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Most of the World Cup fandom in the Barstool office is entirely fake and performative.

The amount of fake soccer fans that are coming outta the woodwork in this office. Like, I walked into a game... we have TVs in the gambling cave. Four of 'em were on one soccer game. They didn't even have the US Open on that. [...] To act like every game of the World Cup is let's sit down and lock in on these games, it's performative. There's a lot of performative soccer fandom going on. And I'm just not doing it.

Subjective observation of his coworkers' behavior.

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Jun 19, 2026
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Big CatBig Cat

Jalen Brunson walking down Broadway with the Larry O'Brien trophy is the coolest anyone has ever looked.

Jalen Brunson had a great quote and... he was just walking, I think it was down Broadway with the Larry O'Brien trophy. Literally the king of New York. Probably the coolest moment that or the coolest anyone's ever looked, just walking, being like, this is all mine.

Subjective opinion on coolness.
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Jun 19, 2026
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The New York Knicks championship feels like the biggest one in recent NBA history because of how long the city has waited.

I have seen some New York Knicks fans saying that this championship for them feels like three or four for another franchise just because of how much it means to the city and how long they've waited for it. [...] It definitely feels like more, it feels like the biggest one outta that run where we've got like a new champion every year.

Subjective feeling about championship weight.
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Jun 19, 2026
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Trae Young will re-sign with the Wizards on a team-friendly deal to help build a championship roster.

I'm pretty sure Trae Young is gonna leave technically in free agency. He's gonna become a free agent then he is gonna sign like a three-year deal for a lower average annual value than 48.97. So he wants to stick around and maybe, listen, we just saw what the New York Knicks did with Jalen Brunson taking a pay cut.

PFT Commenter predicted Trae Young would sign a three-year deal for a lower average annual value than $48.97 million after becoming a free agent. While Young did decline his $48.97 million player option and re-signed with the Washington Wizards, he signed a four-year, $212 million contract. This new deal has an average annual value of $53 million, which is higher than the predicted amount, and is for four years, not three.

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HankHank

LIV Golf is effectively dead and the league will likely cancel its season before next year

I think Liv might be done. I mean, I think they were trying hard to find some new sponsors that looks like it's going a little harder than they expected. ... I think they canceled this event and it's looking like the league cancellation will probably happen at some point before next season.

LIV Golf continues to operate; this was a satirical bit.
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HankHank

Brad Stevens traded Jaylen Brown to the Sixers as a '4D chess' move to implode the team

I think that this could be the greatest thing that Brad Stevens has ever done. I think he's playing 4D chess. He knew what he was doing with the Jaylen Brown trade. And now with LeBron, like all the pressure's now on LeBron. Jaylen Brown didn't want to be a number two option with Boston. And now the Sixers, it's like he might be number four.

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HankHank

The Boston Celtics are back to being scrappy underdogs after the Sixers signed LeBron

We're back to being the scrappy underdogs, which I feel like is where the Celtics thrives. So it's like everyone's expecting it's gonna be Knicks or Sixers. Everyone's forgetting about the Celtics. That's a fun spot to be in.