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dan favale
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professionally inessential. nba at b/r. co-host of 'hardwood knocks' nba pod. listener of sad music that sounds happy. wannabe fitness junkie. shawn kemp dapped me once.
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three rookies playing alongside Cam Thomas is no fun:
January 10, 2026 at 4:04 AM
royce o'neale...
January 10, 2026 at 4:23 AM
kat when he realized he threw an outlet pass to mitchell robinson
January 10, 2026 at 4:05 AM
ja morant when/if embiid gets to seven consecutive games
January 10, 2026 at 12:15 AM
they're gonna need to give kid rock a perma-kennedy center residency to fill out the calendar
The Washington National Opera is leaving the Kennedy Center following Trump’s campaign to remake the performing arts center in his image.

The opera has played there for more than five decades
Washington National Opera Is Leaving the Kennedy Center
www.nytimes.com
January 10, 2026 at 12:10 AM
i think we'll still see those "fun maxes" handed out fairly liberally but negotiations on third and fourth contracts are going to get stingier moving forward.
We're seeing the rapid retreat from max contract players who are not providing max contract value. This was always a thing across the league, but the aprons have hastened this transition
January 9, 2026 at 11:10 PM
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January 9, 2026 at 10:09 PM
January 9, 2026 at 9:58 PM
jordan hawkins snubbed
January 9, 2026 at 9:53 PM
[all is well]

the nba app:
January 9, 2026 at 2:01 AM
so cool to see a young bench player like lamelo making his case to start moving forward
January 9, 2026 at 1:12 AM
becauswe we are young and hip clearly, we are also live....VERTICALLY www.youtube.com/live/ZQuhZMN...
January 8, 2026 at 9:52 PM
currently LIVE with @msjnba.bsky.social discussing the trae young trade and overall outlooks for the hawks and wizards...come hang⤵️

www.youtube.com/live/YaOl58m...
The Trae Young Trade Is Fascinating For So Many Reasons...
YouTube video by Hardwood Knocks
www.youtube.com
January 8, 2026 at 9:25 PM
the warriors are so cooked that giannis' response after *losing* to them was to deliver his most definitive "i'm not requesting a trade" statement to date. sad.
A late-night discussion with Giannis Antetokounmpo, who tells me he’ll never ask for a trade out of Milwaukee.

“It’s…not…in…my…nature, ok?” the Bucks big man said.

Much more here on his superstar saga, from the loading dock, at @theathletic.com

www.nytimes.com/athletic/695...
Giannis says he will never ask for trade from Bucks: 'That's not in my nature'
www.nytimes.com
January 8, 2026 at 4:09 PM
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NAW, when asked if he'd ever seen somebody traded mid-game, "Yeah, me."
January 8, 2026 at 4:12 AM
"they have to hold me back sometimes. otherwise, i go crazy."

-victor wembanyama to jorge sedano on playing a back-to-back
January 8, 2026 at 5:03 AM
back-to-back go-ahead threes off the glass is brain-bending stuff
January 8, 2026 at 3:15 AM
[watching egor demin vs the magic]
January 8, 2026 at 3:11 AM
my official trae young trade reaction
a woman with blonde hair is making a funny face in a room .
ALT: a woman with blonde hair is making a funny face in a room .
media.tenor.com
January 8, 2026 at 3:02 AM
the hawks turned luka doncic into (basically) cj mccollum and corey kispert.
January 8, 2026 at 2:47 AM
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shams: trae young has the washington wizards as his top preferred trade destination, sources tell espn.

trae choosing between possible destinations:
January 7, 2026 at 8:03 PM
wemby: *still on a minutes restriction*

also wemby:
Wemby removes the ball from the net with his... foot. Whaaaa... 🤯

#NBA
January 7, 2026 at 4:35 AM
the wizards at this rate will be fined for tanking if they trade for trae young
January 7, 2026 at 1:50 AM
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At Y! Sports: Wrote about the swooning Knicks, vicious cycles and old habits dying hard: yhoo.it/3N8q0ur
The Knicks are in a serious slump since winning the NBA Cup. How concerned should they be?
The good vibes surrounding the Knicks have taken a dramatic and dire turn during their four-game losing streak.
yhoo.it
January 6, 2026 at 7:09 PM