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The WNBA will split up and a new women's basketball league will form next year

My preemptive take of the Year is that the, there's gonna be a new women's basketball league. The WNBA's gonna split up. And a new league is gonna form. Players are gonna leave.

The WNBA is currently growing rapidly; a split or collapse into a new league would be a major, unexpected event.

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Jul 24, 2026
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ZacZac

LeBron James will announce his free agency decision today

Today could be the day. We got a lot of hours left in this day. But I hear that around the league. They're saying like, pretty strong. Today's the day LeBron James makes a decision.

The decision was not actually announced on the day of the Takies; he waited longer.
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Jul 24, 2026
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I expect LeBron James to wait until at least the weekend to make his decision

I still think he's gonna wait until at least the weekend. There was that thing on YouTube where the Miami Heat said they had a placeholder for a news conference... announcing LeBron James for next Monday.

LeBron did indeed wait through the weekend.
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Jul 24, 2026
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HankHank

Anthony Kim is the comeback story of the year in all of sports

Anthony Kim... probably comeback story of the Year overall in all of sports. Coming back, quit golf, went to rehab, conquered his demons. Came back, won on the LIV tour.

Subjective ranking of 'comeback story' status, but based on real-world events in the 2026 timeline.

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HankHank

The WNBA badly mishandled its Finals scheduling

Instead of doing it in an arena where it's like a 5,000 capacity arena, they could have done it at the regular time. They chose to do 12:30 in the afternoon.

This is a judgment about scheduling strategy and is subjective.
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HankHank

There is real tension between Jalen Brown and the Celtics

I don't think it's Jason Tatum and Jalen Brown really have personal beef. I think it's just, you know, Jalen Brown, Celtics, and that's turning into Jason Tatum in some ways. But I think there's definitely beef between Jalen Brown and the Celtics organization.

The existence and extent of internal tension is not definitively verifiable from the transcript alone.
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HankHank

The Browns cannot make a serious playoff run

Could they make a run to the Super Bowl? No. Yes or no. Yeah. Think of the Browns. The Browns aren't good. We know the Browns aren't good.

The Browns' eventual playoff performance will determine whether they make a serious postseason run.