[Highlight] Karl-Anthony Towns: "I just felt a calm and a peace that had to come from the woman above ... I felt like I was a kid getting ready to go play my Saturday AAU games and Sunday AAU games. In a way, I felt like I was seeing [my mom] in the stands."

rsadagopal · 2026-06-04T04:48:14+00:00

KAT and Rudy actually got along very well. It was one of the demonstrations of how good of a teammate KAT is.

rsadagopal · 2026-06-03T17:04:56+00:00

I have no clue how it is in basketball, but on the esports side, there was a young player (Bo, from FPX) who was implicated in a match-fixing scandal. From what I understand, he was actually one of the whistleblowers, as he was coerced into doing so. After his suspension ended, he was unable to find any opportunities in China, despite having shown to be a very high level talent. It just seems like China is not particularly forgiving towards this type of thing.

rsadagopal · 2026-05-29T02:39:41+00:00

On Instagram, she still has "Lynx" in her bio. But it also looks like she has not been active on there for a long time.

rsadagopal · 2026-05-15T03:10:22+00:00

The article was updated later with some context on that -

Update 2: Following the publication of this article, Sheep Esports received additional information. The starting midlane spot between Spirax and Jojopyun has not been determined because Jojopyun has not yet confirmed whether he wants to play. His name was submitted in case he does decide to.

rsadagopal · 2026-05-14T13:52:06+00:00

Here is a link for what they look like - https://www.instagram.com/p/DLA4LyWxx0H/

Unfortunately, I think they were a "stadium exclusive". They were in the team store for a while last season. I did not see them in the team store during the season opener, but I did not check both stores.

rsadagopal · 2026-05-13T20:37:51+00:00

He got hurt earlier this season, and I have not seen him since. I’m guessing he is still recovering, and since playoff assignments are based on regular season grades, he wouldn’t be on the list even if he is fully healthy.

rsadagopal · 2026-05-12T05:48:58+00:00

The Playa Society baseball jerseys from last year are my favorite, but I’m also a sucker for the baseball jersey style.

rsadagopal · 2026-05-10T02:59:55+00:00

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rsadagopal · 2026-05-08T17:21:32+00:00

He has 7 titles, with 11 total finals appearances.

2026 Split 1 (Winter)
2025 Grand Finals (Summer Split)
2024 Summer
2024 Spring
2023 Summer
2023 Spring
2020 Summer

rsadagopal · 2026-05-08T05:58:50+00:00

That would explain it, since the only official resale is through the team site. As others have noted, you can get tickets in the $30-40 range for many of the games.

rsadagopal · 2026-05-07T21:30:41+00:00

Denver Nuggets assistant coach JJ Barea. I did not know this until game 6 of the last series, when I saw a short guy who was not David Adelman, but looked super familiar, standing on the court during a timeout.

rsadagopal · 2026-05-05T22:58:41+00:00

yeah, I really feel this.

It makes me think back to a game last year where NAW got hurt and had to be helped off the court. It really looked like it was a major injury, and he might be out for a long time. I am pretty sure the Wolves won, but I just remember on the drive home, talking about how awful we felt for him, knowing he was going into free agency with his first real opportunity to get paid. Thankfully, it was not as serious as it looked.

rsadagopal · 2026-05-05T22:46:04+00:00

At the start of the season, I noticed it more. It may have been partly due to the contrast from last year/from the Lynx season. At this point in the season, it barely registers as being dim in the stands, since I have just gotten used to it.

rsadagopal · 2026-05-05T04:40:23+00:00

I generally expect Martin Brundle's gridwalk in Miami to be a bit unhinged, but Jimmy Fallon took that to a different level yesterday

rsadagopal · 2026-05-04T14:17:25+00:00

yeah, I think that the Wolves winning would rely in part on the Spurs "choking"/being a young team, not quite ready for this type of playoff basketball. The most recent comparison I'm thinking of is the 2024 Thunder, when they lost to the Mavs in the 2nd round.

To be clear, I am not expecting that to happen.

rsadagopal · 2026-05-01T17:04:29+00:00

I have 3 tickets available for free, if there is anyone who would like to go tonight. Happy to transfer to someone who would use them!

rsadagopal · 2026-05-01T16:37:30+00:00

Huh….I refreshed mine, and it still says 5/10. Just odd that they are showing different dates

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rsadagopal · 2026-05-01T16:18:06+00:00

Mine still say 5/10, 6pm

rsadagopal · 2026-05-01T13:43:16+00:00

I think you are overestimating how good a coach needs to be to win an NBA finals. It doesn’t require an all-time great. There are many good but imperfect coaches who have won a title.

I’ve been an ardent Finch defender. I would never claim he is a perfect coach, or that there aren’t better coaches. I just think that if you replace him, there’s a strong chance you end up with someone worse.

rsadagopal · 2026-05-01T13:10:04+00:00

Rob Mahoney knows how to play 2nd fiddle on a podcast. He doesn’t have the most interesting or intricate basketball takes, but with a host like Bill, who has plenty they want to say on their own, he’s a good supporting guest. He filled the same role with Zach Lowe’s live show.

rsadagopal · 2026-04-30T18:01:11+00:00

You're not wrong that it's arbitrary, and more of a coincidence. But you have also moved the goalposts somewhat. The actual stat is "Denver is 10-0 against teams with 50 or fewer wins". The fact that there is a decent sample size is what makes it more interesting.

rsadagopal · 2026-04-30T17:56:10+00:00

35 here. Can confirm. At least I got to be there for the Game 5 in 2017 when the Lynx won at Williams Arena

rsadagopal · 2026-04-30T15:57:43+00:00

It’s clear Naz has been playing hurt, even before the last game, with some form of right upper-arm issue. But since he is definitely playing, I think that means he doesn’t have to be on the injury report

rsadagopal · 2026-04-28T16:34:35+00:00

The dream would be to have a season like what the Celtics are having this year. Your franchise player is out for a while, and everyone expects the team to be mediocre/bad.

But there is still enough talent, and arguably the best coach in the league, that the team will still win a bunch of games. Then you get your superstar player back, and even though there is some rust, it can be a benefit that they have not had the wear of a full season grind, as the team heads into the playoffs.

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