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2 days ago | nbcsports.com | Kurt Helin

OKLAHOMA CITY — Nobody should be talking about market size or ratings now. We have witnessed one of the most entertaining, well-played NBA Finals in recent memory — it needed to go seven games. It’s had a little bit of everything. While this series has been a chess match that will thrill fans of the Xs and Os of the game (Indiana moving the pick-up point back in Game 6 was one big one that threw Oklahoma City off for a night), Game 7s are more about execution than strategic changes.

2 days ago | nbcsports.com | Kurt Helin

OKLAHOMA CITY — Sunday night we will witness the 20th Game 7 in NBA Finals history — one game with everything on the line. “One game. I mean, this is what it’s all about,” Pacers coach Rick Carlisle said. “This is what you dream about growing up, this kind of opportunity.”It’s a stage where the biggest, most legendary names in the game — as well as some role players with impeccable timing — have etched their name in NBA lore.

2 days ago | nbcsports.com | Michael Smith |Michaël Smith

Former NFL player Kirk Barton has been charged with a felony after allegedly driving drunk and causing a crash that killed the other driver. Barton is charged with a second-degree felony count of aggravated vehicular homicide as the result of operating a vehicle under the influence, according to NBC 4. According to a statement from the city of Dublin, Ohio, Dublin Police the crash occurred at 2:56 a.m. today.

3 days ago | nbcsports.com | Michael Smith |Michaël Smith

It didn’t take Bears quarterback Caleb Williams long to decide he hates Packers fans just like generations of Bears before him. Williams said at Fanatics Fest that when it comes to negative experiences with fans, it was the fans in Green Bay who stand out from his rookie year. “Probably Green Bay,” Williams said. “I mean, they suck. After the game, after we won at Lambeau — 1-0 at Lambeau — we tried to do the Lambeau Leap, tried to jump into the crowd where our fans were.

3 days ago | nbcsports.com | Mike Florio

A year after Jets receiver Malachi Corley arrived as a third-round pick, his time with the team could be running out. That’s the takeaway from an item posted earlier today by Rich Cimini of ESPN.com regarding Corley’s current status. With the regime that drafted Corley gone, he needs to prove himself with the new one. Because he missed plenty of the offseason program with an undisclosed injury, he’ll have work to do to get the attention of the new coaching staff.