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Rachel NicholsRachel Nichols

Kyrie Irving has become the elder statesman and leader in the Mavericks' locker room

Kyrie so settled in even more than last year, he's such a leader in the locker room. . . the fact that Kyrie has willingly stepped in to do all of that, the guys in that locker room love him. It's really unbelievable.

Numerous reports from within the Mavericks organization supported this during their Finals run.

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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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May 24, 2024
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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
#25086
Big CatBig Cat

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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Rachel NicholsRachel Nichols

I gave my NBA MVP vote to Shai Gilgeous-Alexander.

I actually voted for Shai. And it was a very, very, very hard vote... The Thunder had 18 more wins than the Nuggets. Right. At some point I don't always vote for the guy who's the highest in the standings, but at some point that matters.

She is reporting on her own official ballot entry.
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Rachel NicholsRachel Nichols

LeBron James should take significantly less money to win another championship ring

If it were me, I would say I will take significantly less, as less as it helps basically to make sure that we get other people in here who can help us win. Because here's the thing, you can't buy a championship ring after you retire all that money... He's not gonna feel any difference in his life.

Whether he 'should' take a pay cut is an opinion.
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Rachel NicholsRachel Nichols

The Celtics will win the NBA Championship

Before the season I picked the Boston Celtics. With the Boston Celtics down two to one in this series, I still pick the Boston Celtics... they're the best complete team and they just won last year.

The Celtics were eliminated in the second round by the Knicks in 6 games. The Oklahoma City Thunder won the 2025 NBA Championship.

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