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REF DRAMA
It’s not just Game 1 … … it’s Game 7 of the 2018 Western Conference finals that’s got the Rockets less than pleased with the NBA’s officials. In a report and accompanying memo obtained by ESPN, the team tabulated the results of 81 potential missed calls and non-calls in the finale of that series and concluded that they ended up costing the team a trip to the Finals. That puts Game 1’s controversial ending in a whole new light, doesn’t it? Read More
THINGS TO CARE ABOUT
Joel Embiid’s quest for greatness … The 76ers went all-in on this season with some big trades, but in the end, it all comes down to their All-Star center — and his health. Jackie MacMullan takes us inside Joel Embiid’s struggles to stay on the court, and how he processes his pain in the biggest postseason of his young career. Read More
Vlad Jr.’s huge weekend … Vladimir Guerrero Jr. is finally in the majors, and his first few games were full of the drama and excitement you’d expect from one of baseball’s top prospects. From his Hall of Fame dad’s speech to an embrace from Drake, here’s an inside look at a debut few fans will ever forget. Read More
Tales from Nick Saban’s surgery … For a coach with Nick Saban’s profile, even a hip replacement becomes a spectacle. Meet the surgeon who had the job of operating on the Alabama coach (no pressure!) and find out just why one of Saban’s former player called him “soft as a baby’s ass.” Read More
THINGS TO WATCH
2:17
Jay Williams demonstrates his frustration over the Rockets trying to take advantage of the landing zone rule.
0:28
Jimmy Butler hauls in a rebound, turns up court and finishes with a tough floater in traffic.
OVERHEARD
“I’ve been fouled by James [Harden] on a James 3-pointer before. I ain’t trying to hear that.”
–Draymond Green, on James Harden’s complaints about officiating. Read More
REMEMBER WHEN?
On this date in 1992, Shawn Kemp dunked ridiculously hard over poor Alton Lister and pointed at him as he lay defeated on the floor. You ever see one of those things that definitely would have been a meme had it happened, say, post-2009? This is Exhibit A in that genre. Watch
WHAT’S ON TONIGHT?
Celtics at Bucks (8 p.m. ET, TNT), Rockets at Warriors (10:30 p.m. ET, TNT): Talk about two series that could not have started off any differently — you’ve got the Bucks getting absolutely dunked on by the Celtics on one hand, and a close-fought Warriors-Rockets game marred by officiating complaints on the other. We’ll find out if either of those narratives continues into each Game 2.
30 for 30: “The Dominican Dream” (9 p.m. ET, ESPN): He was embraced as an immigrant hero … then he was dismissed as an American failure. 30 for 30’s “The Dominican Dream” is a portrait of New York’s Dominican immigrants in the 1980s and 90s, told through the story of a man who found happiness not as a basketball player but as the man he was always meant to be.
Dodgers at Giants (9:45 p.m. ET, ESPN+): Cody Bellinger: so hot right now. Bellinger’s put up practically as much WAR in April alone as he did all of last season. In fact, he might just be having the best April ever — the question is, can he keep it up, or is it just a hot start?
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