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NFL Free Agency Predictions, an NBA Power Poll, and Tatum’s Return With Danny Heifetz, Danny Kelly, Michael Pina, and Joe House Spotify video

I went on The Bill Simmons Podcast to power rank all 30 teams in the NBA: open.spotify.com/episode/23Cg...

06.03.2026 13:41 πŸ‘ 13 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

i don't think i can watch another rockets game until the playoffs start

06.03.2026 11:17 πŸ‘ 21 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 0

how is jalen suggs so strong

06.03.2026 02:34 πŸ‘ 16 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

[grabs notepad, takes notes]

06.03.2026 02:30 πŸ‘ 10 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

how is cooper flagg so strong

06.03.2026 02:29 πŸ‘ 12 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 1

honestly didn’t even consider that. mostly thought about braun’s injury

05.03.2026 21:50 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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How Worried Should We Be About Nikola Jokic? Jokic doesn’t look like Jokic. With the playoffs looming, is this a slump, an injury, or something else?

i'm not that worried about the nuggets and think most of their problems are health related.

BUT...it's also worth pointing out the dip jokic has had since returning from his injury, along with some of the season-long statistical shifts seen with denver's offense: www.theringer.com/2026/03/05/n...

05.03.2026 15:33 πŸ‘ 11 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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How Worried Should We Be About Nikola Jokic? Jokic doesn’t look like Jokic. With the playoffs looming, is this a slump, an injury, or something else?

i wrote about nikola jokic, the denver nuggets, and how much of their recent struggle is an actual concern: www.theringer.com/2026/03/05/n...

05.03.2026 14:52 πŸ‘ 35 πŸ” 7 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 1
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How Worried Should We Be About Nikola Jokic? Jokic doesn’t look like Jokic. With the playoffs looming, is this a slump, an injury, or something else?

i'm not that worried about the nuggets and think most of their problems are health related.

BUT...it's also worth pointing out the dip jokic has had since returning from his injury, along with some of the season-long statistical shifts seen with denver's offense: www.theringer.com/2026/03/05/n...

05.03.2026 15:33 πŸ‘ 11 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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How Worried Should We Be About Nikola Jokic? Jokic doesn’t look like Jokic. With the playoffs looming, is this a slump, an injury, or something else?

i wrote about nikola jokic, the denver nuggets, and how much of their recent struggle is an actual concern: www.theringer.com/2026/03/05/n...

05.03.2026 14:52 πŸ‘ 35 πŸ” 7 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 1

And: "we had a very stupid and incompetent leader in this White House for four years who gave away many of our best weapons for nothing, for free, to another country very far away by the name of Ukraine."

Her name will live in infamy as one of the worst human beings to ever serve in the White House

04.03.2026 23:16 πŸ‘ 1384 πŸ” 222 πŸ’¬ 110 πŸ“Œ 7

if the hornets play the bucks they will win by approximately 35 points

05.03.2026 01:14 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0

celtics-hornets is extremely high level. whichever team has to play charlotte in the first round is not going to have a fun time

05.03.2026 01:08 πŸ‘ 20 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 0
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The Beard, Reimagined: Why the Cavs Will Win the East James Harden isn’t a system anymore, but he’s perfected Cleveland’s

the cleveland cavaliers are a problem: www.theringer.com/2026/03/02/n...

02.03.2026 18:11 πŸ‘ 29 πŸ” 6 πŸ’¬ 4 πŸ“Œ 2
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The Beard, Reimagined: Why the Cavs Will Win the East James Harden isn’t a system anymore, but he’s perfected Cleveland’s

on james harden being exactly what the cavs needed, and why i think they will win the east: www.theringer.com/2026/03/02/n...

02.03.2026 15:03 πŸ‘ 42 πŸ” 6 πŸ’¬ 7 πŸ“Œ 5
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02.03.2026 18:24 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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The Beard, Reimagined: Why the Cavs Will Win the East James Harden isn’t a system anymore, but he’s perfected Cleveland’s

the cleveland cavaliers are a problem: www.theringer.com/2026/03/02/n...

02.03.2026 18:11 πŸ‘ 29 πŸ” 6 πŸ’¬ 4 πŸ“Œ 2

come again?

02.03.2026 18:10 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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The Beard, Reimagined: Why the Cavs Will Win the East James Harden isn’t a system anymore, but he’s perfected Cleveland’s

barring a return to form from tatum, cleveland is the deepest, most versatile team in the east. harden has been fantastic and makes perfect sense with this roster, but swapping ellis (who had 8 stocks yesterday) and schroder for hunter and lonzo was massive, too: www.theringer.com/2026/03/02/n...

02.03.2026 15:11 πŸ‘ 11 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 1

while fully acknowledging the duds and no-shows harden has had in the playoffs, i think that narrative has gone a tad too far. i also think the east sucks and his team is stacked with mutually beneficial two-way players

02.03.2026 16:40 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0
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The Beard, Reimagined: Why the Cavs Will Win the East James Harden isn’t a system anymore, but he’s perfected Cleveland’s

barring a return to form from tatum, cleveland is the deepest, most versatile team in the east. harden has been fantastic and makes perfect sense with this roster, but swapping ellis (who had 8 stocks yesterday) and schroder for hunter and lonzo was massive, too: www.theringer.com/2026/03/02/n...

02.03.2026 15:11 πŸ‘ 11 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 1
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The Beard, Reimagined: Why the Cavs Will Win the East James Harden isn’t a system anymore, but he’s perfected Cleveland’s

on james harden being exactly what the cavs needed, and why i think they will win the east: www.theringer.com/2026/03/02/n...

02.03.2026 15:03 πŸ‘ 42 πŸ” 6 πŸ’¬ 7 πŸ“Œ 5

dirty play from a dirty player

28.02.2026 04:52 πŸ‘ 107 πŸ” 11 πŸ’¬ 7 πŸ“Œ 0

he really just called him "the joker" lmao

28.02.2026 02:55 πŸ‘ 13 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

lol

27.02.2026 12:24 πŸ‘ 37 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Seized Art, Eavesdropping Guards: Parents Describe a Clampdown at Dilley Detention Center as Kids Shared Their Stories Detainees told ProPublica that art supplies have been removed in room searches, immigrants have lost access to Gmail and staff hover within earshot during video calls.

NEW: Guards have taken away crayons, colored pencils & paper during recent room searches at Dilley, according to detainees and others. After one inspection, the children just β€œcried and cried and cried,” a mother said. The facility denies the claims.

By @mckenziefunk.com @micarosenberg.bsky.social

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A White House Staffer Appears to Run Massive Pro-Trump X Account A popular right-wing account that called a video depicting Barack and Michelle Obama as apes "a masterpiece" appears to be run by a White House staffer, according to records reviewed by WIRED.

ICYMI: A popular right-wing account that called a video depicting Barack and Michelle Obama as apes "a masterpiece" appears to be run by a White House staffer, according to records reviewed by WIRED. www.wired.com/story/a-whit...

26.02.2026 12:28 πŸ‘ 818 πŸ” 366 πŸ’¬ 42 πŸ“Œ 40
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Spurs Withstand the Pistons Physicality and Sorting Through the Middle of the West Spotify video

went on the zach lowe show w/ @zachlowenba.bsky.social to chat about the spurs/pistons, power rank 3-7 in the western conference, wonder what's going on with zion (who is playing and pretty good!) and more: open.spotify.com/episode/65Vd...

24.02.2026 20:32 πŸ‘ 38 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 0
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Spurs Withstand the Pistons Physicality and Sorting Through the Middle of the West Spotify video

went on the zach lowe show w/ @zachlowenba.bsky.social to chat about the spurs/pistons, power rank 3-7 in the western conference, wonder what's going on with zion (who is playing and pretty good!) and more: open.spotify.com/episode/65Vd...

24.02.2026 20:32 πŸ‘ 38 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 0

payton pritchard ruined pat riley's evening

23.02.2026 01:55 πŸ‘ 72 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 0