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talksport.com | Jack Savage
James Worthy is an all-time Los Angeles Laker. Big Game James won three NBA championships alongside Magic Johnson and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, and played against some of the best that the league has ever seen. Including gigantic battles against Michael Jordan and Larry Bird. But it's the Chicago Bulls legend that Worthy said he would rather guard than the Celtic great. In an ESPN documentary focusing on Bird, Worthy explained his reasoning.
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talksport.com | Jack Savage
Not so fast, says Daniel Jeremiah. The NFL insider and vaunted draft expert believes that the quarterback competition in Cleveland will be won by either Shedeur Sanders or Dillon Gabriel come Week 1. DJ appeared on The Rich Eisen Show and gave a bold prediction that it will be a rookie behind center when the Browns welcome Joe Burrow and the Cincinnati Bengals to Northeast, Ohio to kick off the 2025 season.
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1 week ago | 
talksport.com | Jack Savage
Michael Jordan and LeBron James may soon become even bigger rivals. The GOAT debate might be taking an interesting twist in the near future. Front Office Sports has reported that the growing partnership between James and Amazon could possibly pave the way for James to join Prime's NBA coverage. This comes on the heels of Jordan being announced as a “special contributor” to NBC’s NBA coverage next season.
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1 week ago | 
talksport.com | Jack Savage
It's the two best words in sports: Game Seven. The Indiana Pacers throttled the Oklahoma City Thunder 108-91 in Game 6 of the NBA Finals to force a Game 7. Call it devil magic, call it stones, call it whatever you want, but the Pacers do not die. It is the first time in nearly a decade that the Finals has gone to a Game 7. The last time the Finals went the distance?
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1 week ago | 
talksport.com | Jack Savage
It's all Indiana. Pacers star Pascal Siakam went viral before Game 6 of the NBA Finals when the camera caught him in the pregame huddle with his eyes completely rolled into the back of his head. As it turned out, it was a sign of what was to come. The Pacers are fighting for their lives in the Finals against the Oklahoma City Thunder down 3-2, but you wouldn't be able to tell after watching the first half.
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1 week ago | 
talksport.com | Jack Savage
The face of ESPN doesn't have too many fans in Indiana. After Stephen A. Smith laid into Indiana Pacers star Tyrese Haliburton after his pedestrian Game 5 performance in the NBA Finals and questioned his superstardom, Smith went after Indy's point guard once again. The Oklahoma City Thunder are up 3-2 against the Pacers in the Finals with Game Six taking place on Thursday evening at Gainbridge Fieldhouse.
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1 week ago | 
talksport.com | Jack Savage
The players aren't the only ones with traditions. NBA referees are gifted a special outfit when they earn the chance to work a Finals game. It is a coveted custom white warmup jacket with the Finals logo and Finals script on it. In the last 35 years, only 56 people have officiated a Finals game, thus receiving the jacket. The white jacket symbolizes the highest honor an NBA referee can receive. It is similar to the black belt in karate. For example, in the regular season they wear black.
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1 week ago | 
talksport.com | Jack Savage
Who is Nightcap's strongest host? We are about to find out. Shannon Sharpe and Chad Johnson, the two co-hosts of the popular Nightcap podcast and YouTube channel, sound like they are going to put their money where their mouth is. Sharpe posted a clip of him bench pressing 405 pounds. Ochocinco scoffed at him and playfully mocked the NFL Hall of Famer, saying that he could do the same.
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1 week ago | 
talksport.com | Jack Savage
It's no secret that the end is near for Travis Kelce. The Kansas City Chiefs star tight end won't be around for much longer. After losing to the Philadelphia Eagles in Super Bowl LIX, Kelce took serious time to contemplate retirement. He ultimately decided to return for at least one more season. The 35-year-old announced his return on an episode of his New Heights podcast, alongside his older brother, Jason Kelce.
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1 week ago | 
talksport.com | Jack Savage
It's over before it started. The much anticipated 50-yard race between Olympic 100-meter champion Noah Lyles and Miami Dolphins wide receiver Tyreek Hill has officially been cancelled. And it was reportedly the American sprinter who called it off. ESPN reported that Lyles called off the race due to 'personal reasons.'The cancellation comes on the heels of Hill running 100m in an impressive 10.15 seconds last week.
