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Inside the NBA is significantly more important to the NBA's culture than the In-Season Tournament

Inside the NBA is more important to the NBA than the in-season tournament by a large margin. Like those are not equal to me in terms of the consumption of the culture around the sport, the way the sports talked about.

This reflects a general sentiment among die-hard NBA fans regarding the show's value.

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May 24, 2024
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Jalen Brown is the best player on the Celtics except for almost every statistical category

I can definitely smell a narrative that's building. There are gonna be people that ask like, is Jalen Brown really the, the leader of this team? Is he the best player on this team? And aside from the player efficiency rating, scoring field goal percentage and defense and dribbling with your left wind shares and all the other advanced stats, except for all those, he is the best player on the team.

This is a satirical take on a subjective debate. Statistically, Tatum usually leads, but Brown had the better game/series at this specific moment.
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The Celtics-Pacers series might be a sweep because of Tyrese Haliburton's injury

I do think that they're gonna beat the Pacers... No, I'm saying like in game. Don't get crazy in game three. I think it, it might even be a sweep because Halliburton's probably not gonna play.

The Celtics did sweep the Pacers 4-0.
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May 24, 2024
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The Boston Police Department giving the Pacers an escort is proof the series is over

The reason why this series is over is after the game, Rick Carlisle, thank the Boston Police for escorting the Pacers team bus today... Do you think there's any chance if the Boston Celtics or the Boston Police thought the Pacers posed any type of threat, they would escort 'em and give them that type of treatment? That is a full sign that they know this series is over.

The Celtics did indeed sweep the Pacers, making the 'series is over' claim correct.

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France is unstoppable in the 2026 World Cup

When we first got the bracket, I said I was gonna go chalk and just bet on France. They just seem like there's nothing that you can do to stop him. France looks unstoppable.

The 2026 World Cup final is likely still pending or just occurring around the episode date.
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The toxicity towards Christian Pulisic proves America is finally a real soccer country

I think with the amount of vitriol that has gone towards Christian Pulisic, we have shown for the first time we might be a real soccer country because that actually, it's nuts how he's gotten bashed by everyone. The fact that it's gotten so toxic towards this one guy, it's like, oh shit. Maybe we could become a country that people cared that much about it.

This is a subjective cultural take on fandom.
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LeBron James is returning to the Cleveland Cavaliers for the third time

Pardon My Take... July 10th. We are the first to report that LeBron James is going back to Cleveland... LeBron James is a Cleveland Cavalier yet again for the third time in his career.

LeBron's 2026 team choice is pending the actual offseason events of that year.