Chris Crouse

Sports Biz, NBA/NFL, Olympics 🏀 🏈 @FortyEightMins (MIA Heat/Team USA credentials) Past: 📊@CNBC / @SLAMOnline 🦉• Retired Cowboys Fan • RT ≠ endorsements

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I know I’ve said it before but covering Russell Westbrook this season has truly been such a privilege.

The way he genuinely cares about his teammates and making them better through consistency—that’s leadership. It’s really inspiring.

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@DeanO_Lytics Kyle Lowry without the early career adjustment period.

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@TrolledByNate 🎰

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If I had to guess, the Giannis trade gets announced on Wednesday afternoon
https://t.co/DL3HkKTzex

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@MikePasq22 Whenever New York gets something, Philly will get it 10-15 years later. So…

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This game is awesome and it’s still the first quarter

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The Judge set a pretty interesting precedent in the Sorsby case. Part of Sorsby's argument was that the NCAA's hard and fast no-gambling rules are BS because of the close ties between college sports and Gambling companies.

The judge bought that, at least in part. That softens the argument for strict penalties for gambling on games, even games your team is playing in, as long as the NCAA maintains any type of relationship, even through broadcast partners, with gambling.

Essentially, this judge has said the NCAA can't really tell you not to gamble anymore, because they are making too much money off of it.

Now, that's not the entirety of the judge's reasoning, and this is just an injunction, but that certainly is an interesting development.

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@jasonrmcintyre @clarencehilljr So what is the proper punishment?

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@MichaelRedd_ @BStulberg 100%

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If I had to guess, the Giannis trade gets announced on Wednesday afternoon
https://t.co/DL3HkKTzex

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First with the Kawhi Leonard-Heat connection
⏬ @ChrisCSports (video from the Heat arena)

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@Allenismnemonic @NBATRADERUMORS8 Ty

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This is incredible

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Incredible quote from Big 12 coach in @DanWetzel's column on the Sorsby ruling:

[Link to column below]

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Per @IraHeatBeat , the Heat have not told any of the local Miami Heat beat writers to “back off” on their coverage of Giannis Antetokounmpo landing in South Beach, like they did with other stars in the past.

Is this finally going to happen? 👀

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For those looking for the Joel Embiid-Mavericks trade rumor.

Here is the piece where it came from: https://t.co/ltdWdJLISO

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The Dallas Mavericks are a potential trade suitor for Joel Embiid, per @FortyEightMins

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Extended rest and constant stopping/starting playing no doubt causes more injuries.

The majority of load managing is borderline negligence.

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Adam Silver says the NBA 65-game rule is not going anywhere and the league’s internal data suggests that extended rest might cause more injuries, per @sam_amick

“On so-called load management, I think that the only place where we see an uptick in injuries is not towards the end of the season when guys have played more games… The only place we see upticks is after the All-Star break… Whether it’s just correlation, or it turns out there’s causation, it may be because (players) are not getting appropriate load during those days they take off.”

(https://t.co/yKwRdSK5NP)

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Latest NBA Draft and Trade Intel:

> Sixers targeting Cenac?
> Mavs as a Joel Embiid Trade Suitor
> Bucks like Steinbach, per @Sam_Vecenie.
> @ScoopB reports that Giannis would sign an extension in Miami + Kawhi could join.
> More on the Wizards and Heat:

https://t.co/ltdWdJLISO

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NBA Draft Notes: Cenac, Sixers, Mavs, Trades, Steinbach, No. 13, Heat https://t.co/ltdWdJLISO

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NBA Draft Prospects who have worked out for the Miami Heat:

Rashaun Agee, Texas A&M
Amari Allen, Alabama
Tre Donaldson, Miami (Fla.)*
Tobi Lawal, Virginia Tech
Yaxel Lendeborg, Michigan
Dillon Mitchell, St. John's
(*scheduled, per @RookieWire)

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Update 10 tier, 60 player draft board, including details on:

> Nate Ament just outside the top 10
> Likely lottery-bound Karim Lopez player projections
> Multiple Gs > Darius Acuff
> Oscar Cluff earning a ranking (with most other public scouting doesn't)
https://t.co/vwbcSdYEFM