Mike

[Red Sox @RedSox]

The definition of a no-doubter.

[Bill Simmons @BillSimmons]

The Clippers story is 1/1000th as interesting as Mark Walter frantically selling his sports assets one by one right now…

[NBACentral @TheDunkCentral]

BREAKING: The NBA has found no evidence showing that Steve Ballmer funneled money through team sponsors to pay Kawhi Leonard to circumvent the salary cap, per @espn

(h/t @swishcultures_ )

[internet hall of fame @InternetH0F]

Russell Westbrook has announced he is retiring from basketball 👑

▪️ 2016-2017 MVP
▪️ 9x All-Star
▪️ 9x All-NBA
▪️ 2x Scoring Champ
▪️ 2x All-Star MVP

[ESPN @espn]

The Lakers are being sold to American businessman Josh Kushner and Bob Iger for over $12 billion, a record-breaking price, multiple sources told @ramonashelburne.

[Polymarket Hoops @PolymarketHoops]

Kawhi Leonard had an undisclosed multi-million dollar deal with Daktronics, the company that built the Intuit Dome’s Halo Board:

Daktronics, a B2B company, avoids celebrity spokespeople.

Clippers officials openly discussed this as a way to bypass the salary cap.

Money was allegedly FUNNELED to Kawhi through Daktronics. 😳

(via @pablofindsout)

[ESPN Insights @ESPNInsights]

A CAREER-HIGH 14 STRIKEOUTS FOR PAYTON TOLLE 🔥

He's only the third rookie in Red Sox history to have multiple games of 11+ Ks and the first since Roger Clemens did it in 1984 😤

[NBACentral @TheDunkCentral]

Kawhi Leonard reportedly had a hidden, multimillion-dollar "sponsorship" with the Clippers' scoreboard-maker, per @PabloTorre

[Polymarket Hoops @PolymarketHoops]

Steph Curry is reportedly playing golf with Jayson Tatum in Boston today, per @IAmJamesStewart. 😳

(h/t @Savageboston)

[ESPN @espn]

Breaking: The Boston Red Sox are acquiring three-time All-Star catcher Adley Rutschman in a trade with the Baltimore Orioles, sources tell @JeffPassan.

Get breaking news alerts from Jeff Passan through the ESPN App: https://t.co/DoBzGLeRbb

[Gatsby @ZachGatsby]

🚨BREAKING: Adley Rutschman to the Red Sox

The Red Sox are acquiring 3x All-Star catcher Adley Rutschman from the Orioles, according to @Jared_Carrabis.

The deal is currently in the medical review stage.

[SpursRΞPORTΞR @SpursReporter]

NBA superstar Kawhi Leonard, his uncle Dennis Robertson and former agent Mitch Frankel. were discovered to be "secret investors" in two LLCs involved in soccer projects in Rhode Island.

The $130M+ stadium project received over $110M in taxpayer funds and was initially pitched with affordable housing, but none has been delivered. ​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​💰👇🏼

[Davor Vitković @DavorVitkovic]

So Jaylen Brown didn't wanna be Robin in Boston. Now he will be Alfred in Philly

[Bill Simmons @BillSimmons]

I owe House a steak dinner! New BS Pod going up probably 330 ET range, just finished with Zach. We were about to record the 2011 NBA Redraftables when LeBron announced,,,

[Shams Charania @ShamsCharania]

BREAKING: LeBron James is signing with the Philadelphia 76ers on a two-year, $8 million deal with a player option, Klutch Sports Group and Klutch CEO and Game Over show host Rich Paul tells ESPN.

[Polymarket Hoops @PolymarketHoops]

Klutch Sports is reportedly trying to get AD to Cleveland or Golden State but neither team wants to do it, per @DALHoopsJournal.

🍿🍿🍿

[Polymarket Hoops @PolymarketHoops]

LeBron James is delaying his decision to see if his suitors can acquire Anthony Davis or Kyrie Irving, per @KevinOConnor.

Wowwww. 🤯

[Jeff Passan @JeffPassan]

The Boston Red Sox have won 15 straight games. It's only the 17th winning streak of 15 or more in the last century and the longest since St. Louis won 17 in a row in 2021.

On June 24, Boston had the worst record in the AL at 32-46. Currently the Sox have the fifth-best at 52-48.

[ESPN @espn]

126 YEARS OF RED SOX BASEBALL.

In all that time, only the 1946 Boston Red Sox had won 15 straight games. Until now 🔥

[Red Sox @RedSox]

RT if you're hype.