Tim Nelson

[Tim Nelson @chiefforever2]

@evanxscales @KyleTuckerCBB What's nasty is a player choosing to quit playing on that side of the ball.

[Tim Nelson @chiefforever2]

@ABlessing89 @TheIowaHawkeyes @IowaHoops @IowaWBB Seems so. It's not Final tho.

[OptaSTATS @OptaSTATS]

Ayo Dosunmu of the @Timberwolves is the first player in NBA history with:

40+ points
75% FG shooting
5+ threes without a miss
10+ FT without a miss

...in any game (regular season or playoffs, off the bench or not).

[Tim Nelson @chiefforever2]

@RaphealDavis3 @itsAntWright @BoilerDadRodney It's not always those who did it that say no one else can have a valid opinion, but when it is, it's pry raph. You're so above everyone else, raph, I'm sure that feels good.

[Ian Rapoport @RapSheet]

From The Insiders on @NFLNetwork: #illinois QB Luke Altmyer joined the show to discuss his Rubik's Cube prowess, what he learned from coach Bret Bielema, and what his best-case scenario is.

[Tim Nelson @chiefforever2]

@courtneylaynebr @ALionEye Dawgs out Robert all the way!

[Andrew Fulk @fulknA]

The #B1G drought is over

It’s Michigan.

[Illinois Football @IlliniFootball]

FamILLy effort behind the scenes. Pressed, packed, ready for the Final Four.

Shirts are available online and at all local Gameday Spirit locations!

[Tim Nelson @chiefforever2]

@FanDuel @Reecedavoice 05

[SKS @SteveKSnider]

All the bandwagon Duke fans in the State of Illinois are back to being “lifelong” Illini fans.

Welcome back!

[Tim Nelson @chiefforever2]

@WannaMeetCartii @IlliniNation_ Hell yes!

[Tim Nelson @chiefforever2]

@WannaMeetCartii @IlliniNation_ You were in a bad spot when you made this tweet.

[carl @CarlsBeef]

THANK YOU BRAD UNDERWOOD FOR THE FINAL 4

[The Field of 68 @TheFieldOf68]

Brad Underwood on Keaton Wagler:

"The first time I saw him live, we'd already signed him. And it was a game where he had 2 points. I walked out, and I couldn't wait to get my son on the phone, and said, 'We just got an incredible talent.' He wasn't selfish, he didn't force things, he made every right play... He's just very, very mature... I'm proud as heck of him."

[That Guy Rocked @ThatGuyRocked]

Dee Brown

That guy rocked.

[Bob Zuppke @BobZuppke]

Just set an unbelievable off-ball screen in the kitchen on my wife to open up the shooter I am so fucking LOCKED in for tonight

[Busch Beer @BuschBeer]

@BBallSchoILL @Illinifan05 I-N-I

[Tim Nelson @chiefforever2]

Which closet Gonzaga fan that hates few for some dumb reason posted this? Lol

[FanDuel @FanDuel]

Mark Few has ZERO National Championships in 27 seasons at Gonzaga 😳

Is it time to move on? 🤔

[Lemma the Optimist @DoctorLemma]

19 years ago, a high school basketball coach put his team manager into a game for the final four minutes. The kid had never played a single minute of competitive basketball in his life. He scored 20 points.

Jason McElwain was diagnosed with severe autism at age two. He didn’t speak until he was five. He couldn’t chew solid food until he was six. He wore a nappy for most of his early childhood. As a baby, he was rigid, wouldn’t make eye contact, and hid in corners away from other children.

He tried out for his school basketball team every year and got cut every time. Too small. Too slight. Barely 5’6 and about 54 kilograms. But he loved the game so much that his mum called the school and asked if there was any way he could be involved. The coach created a team manager role for him. For three years, McElwain showed up to every practice and every game. He wore a shirt and tie on match days. He ran drills, handed out water, kept stats, and cheered every basket like he’d scored it himself.

On 15 February 2006, the last home game of his final school year, the coach let him suit up in a proper jersey and sit on the bench. With four minutes left and a comfortable lead, the coach sent him in.

His first shot missed. His second missed. Then something shifted.

He hit a three-pointer. Then another. Then another. His teammates stopped shooting entirely and just kept passing him the ball. He hit six three-pointers and a two-pointer. 20 points in four minutes. The highest scorer in the game. When the final buzzer went, the entire crowd rushed the court and lifted him onto their shoulders.

His mum tapped the coach on the shoulder, in tears. “This is the nicest gift you could have ever given my son.”

McElwain won the ESPY Award for Best Moment in Sports that year, beating out some of the biggest names in professional sport. He’s 36 now. He works at a local supermarket, coaches basketball, has run 17 marathons including five Boston Marathons, and travels the country speaking about never giving up.

When asked about that night, his coach still gets emotional. “For him to come in and seize the moment like he did was certainly more than I ever expected. I was an emotional wreck.”

[Tim Nelson @chiefforever2]

@JWerner247 BuT bRaD cAnT wIn In ThE tOuRnAmEnT- our stupid fans.