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🏀 Donald (Tatum): Jayson Tatum was moved off the floor for his contactless injury to his lower leg, causing him to writhe in pain in the late Boston loss to the Knicks. He received an MRI later today.

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🏈 NFL Bottle Opener: The defending champion Hawks will host the Cowboys on September 4 in the first game of the 2025 season. The league's full schedule will be released tomorrow night.

MJ on NBC: Michael Jordan will join NBC's NBA coverage next season. The theme song "Circular Rock" that accompanied his heyday will also return to the nostalgia of the 90s.

⚽️ Coach Carousel: Xabi Alonso will leave Bayer Leverkusen at the end of the season to replace Real Madrid's Carlo Ancelotti, who will become the new head coach of the Brazilian national team.

🔒 32 years in prison: Chief Superfan Xaviar Babudar (also known as the "Chief") has been sentenced to 17.5 years of federal verdict for robbing banks in seven states. Now, he will provide 14.5 years of service to another bank robbery.

🏀Mavericks win the lottery in amazing results

NBA Draft Lottery It has always been the fertile foundation of conspiracy theories. This year’s amazing results sparked another.

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What opportunities are there? The Mavericks won the Cooper Flagg raffle in an incredible way, overcame the odds in astronomy (1.8% chance) and scored 10 spots (the biggest leap ever) in the draft next month to get the first pick.

background: This came three months after Dallas transported Luka Dončić to the Lakers’ giant blockbuster, which was almost universally invested and resulted in death threats from GM Nico Harrison.

• The Mavericks scored 13-20 for the rest of the game, missed the playoffs a year after the finals and found themselves in the lottery, and they miraculously won the victory with 20 wins.

• Harrison and other places in the front desk should not be honored for this. Their goal is to build a competitor, but bad luck (star players are injured) put them in the lottery, and good luck makes them the first choice.

Bottom line: The background of the Dončić trade has now changed forever - thanks to Ping Pong Balls. What once seemed like a franchise misconduct felt more like a chance genius. Maybe it's all a huge conspiracy!

A big question: The Mavericks drastically shortened their championship window when they won Anthony Davis in the Dončić trade, so you must now doubt whether the group is still on the road. Will they rebuild around Flag or will they replace him to win now?

🏀🏒Part 3-1. Is it time to panic?

Five NBA and NHL Playoffs Teams On the 3-1 hole, the Celtics, Warriors, Capitals and Golden Knights all lost to the Celtics, Warriors, Capitals and Golden Knights on Monday to join the Cavaliers on the Fringe.

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Scoreboard:

Is it time to panic? Yes, it may. Although this is a more unstable position for the three NBA teams than for the two NHL teams.

By number: Of the 351 NHL teams, 32 (9.1%) fell 3-1 in the seventh series to win, while only 13 (4.5%) of the 290 NBA teams can be said.

⚾️ Rocky Mountain Horror Show

Rockies lost again On Monday, the real surprise of this season was 7-34.

The overall situation: How could Colorado be terrible? Do they have any hope of improving? Jake Mintz of Yahoo Sports answers these questions in his latest feature story, including fascinating insights into the way owner Dick Monfort's spending:

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Although the Rockies often maintain a substantial payroll, Moford has been consistent in making financial investments in organizational infrastructure. This is the most influential in terms of technology, with the Rockies lagging far behind the other 29 clubs.

In fact, Yahoo shows Yahoo that Monfort (who chairs the owners committee in 2022 CBA negotiations) hopes that the next CBA will include a salary cap, which he believes will make his degenerate franchise better.

Monfort is reportedly seeking to exceed the cap on the MLB payroll to cover all organizational spending, including coaching, technology and scouting.

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📸Photo: New York's mentality

The Knicks are a victory Since they have been in the final for the first time in 25 years. Can you tell me?

The team held a free dance party On Monday, thousands of New Yorkers gathered outside MSG to watch Game 4 on a large screen and compete in fan games, photo OPS and other events.

"One-fifth of the Knicks" Actor and superfan Timothée Chalamet said he sat next to the stadium next to his girlfriend Kylie Jenner and many other celebrities.

📺Surveillance List: Survival or Progress

Best Seed Knight Face-to-face Elimination Fight against the Pacers tonight (ET, 7 pm, TNT)they are a victory from their second straight victory in the Eastern Conference Finals.

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Injury Report: Donovan Mitchell was considered a game decision after aggravated ankle injury on Sunday. He has always been the best player in this series in Cleveland, with an average of 34 points.

More places to pay attention to:

• 🏀 NBA: Nuggets (2-2) in Thunder (9:30 pm, TNT)… OKC will try to be the first team in two consecutive games in this series.

• 🏒 NHL: Jets (1-2) in the stars (8 pm, ESPN) …Mikko Rantanen scored 15 goals or assists in the last 17 goals.

• ⚾️ MLB: Tigers' Red Sox (6:40 pm, TBS) …No. 1*Detroit (27-15) has the second best record in baseball.

• 🎾 tennis: Italy open (1 pm, tennis) …16ers men’s round, women’s quarterfinals.

• 🏒 PWHL: Montreal, Ottawa (1-1) (7 p.m., YouTube) …Second final, Game 3.

*Division heads: Yankees (24-17), Tigers (27-15), Mariners (22-18), Mets (27-15), Cubs (24-18) and Dodges (27-14) are division leaders six weeks later. And shouted to Padres (25-15) that he was only behind the Dodgers, Tigers and Mets for the best record in baseball.

⚾️MLB trivia

Judge Aaron, He averaged the Grand Slam (.414), home runs (14) and RBI (40), and could be the sixth batsman to win the MLB Integration Era (since 1947).

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question: Can you tell the other five?

hint: Red Sox (2 times), Yankees, Orioles, Tiger

Answer at the bottom.

🍿The new "F1" trailer

Brad Pitt's "F1" has a new trailer This was released in the theater on June 27 and frankly, it looks great.

How about another new trailer? "Stick," the Apple Comedy series about the golfer (Irving Wilson) trying to make a comeback, premiered on June 4.

Trivia answer: Ted Williams (1947), Mickey Mantle (1956), Frank Robinson (1966), Carl Yastrzemski (1967), Miguel Cabrera (2012)

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