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[Shams Charania @ShamsCharania]

The Oklahoma City Thunder will retire Russell Westbrook's No. 0 in the rafters on Feb. 7.

[Boss @_ValTown_]

Derrick Rose was truly one of the most exciting basketball players I ever saw in my life. Speed and hops every game with the crazy layup package.

[Ahmed/The Ears/IG: BigBizTheGod 🇸🇴 @big_business_]

ANGEL REESE LAST 6 GAMES

◻️ 18 PTS 8 REBS 1 AST 2 STL 1 BLK (TODAY)
◻️ 21 PTS 11 REB 1 AST
◻️ 15 PTS 17 REB 1 AST 1 STL 1 BLK
◻️ 25 PTS 9 REB 3 AST 2 STL 1 BLK
◻️ 17 PTS 17 REB 4 AST 2 STL
◻️ 18 PTS 17 REB 4 STL 1 BLK

Angel Reese is the fastest player in WNBA history to reach the 1,000 rebounds, doing it in just 79 games, 10 games quicker than the previous record

[wini @winigoat7]

Kyrie Irving after going down 3-1 in 2016:

- 30 PPG
- 4 RPG
- 3 APG
- 2 SPG
- 52/53/100 Splits
- 64% TS

[Ballislife.com @Ballislife]

16 YEARS AGO TODAY 💛💜
Kobe Bryant's favorite championship

[StatMuse @statmuse]

Guards with double-digit 40-point playoff games:

— MJ
— West
— Kobe
— Harden
— Iverson

and Jalen Brunson.

[Boardroom @boardroom]

Allen Iverson turns 51 today.

— No. 1 pick
— Rookie of the Year
— 3× steals leader
— 4× scoring champ
— 11× All-Star
— MVP
— On-court career earnings: $154M
— No. 3 retired: 76ers
— Hall of Fame
— NBA 75th Anniversary Team
— Film: Like Mike
— VP of Reebok Basketball
— Earns $800K annually from lifetime Reebok deal; set to receive a $32M trust when he turns 55

HBD to the original AI.

[Legion Hoops @LegionHoops]

Mike Breen on SGA:

"Does Shai sell calls sometimes? Absolutely, but so do 287 other players in the NBA… When they weren't a championship contender, nobody complained. They only complain now because they are winning.”

(via @dpshow)

[MeekMill @MeekMill]

Dreams and nightmares one of the best rap songs to ever come out! From my years on this earth I never seen nothing with the same impact! Thank God for that lifetime energy shifter!

[Legion Hoops @LegionHoops]

Scottie Barnes: “Shai don't really foul bait. He's aggressive going to the basket so they call fouls for him. There's no reason to hate on his game.”

[Jacob Bartlett @jacobtechtavern]

My toxic trait is I keep earnestly asking my friends if they've thought about using AI to automate their workflows.

[ESPN Insights @ESPNInsights]

Vintage D-Rose 💭

On this day in 2011, Derrick Rose become the youngest MVP in NBA history at the age of 22 🌹

[Real App @realapp]

Rui Hachimura now has the highest career 3PT% in NBA playoff history (50.8%).

[StatMuse @statmuse]

Scottie Barnes vs Cavs:

25 PTS
7 REB
14 AST (!!!)
3 STL
3 BLK

The first player with a 25/5/10/3/3 playoff game since 2016 LeBron.

[Real App @realapp]

Scottie Barnes tied the NBA playoff record for most assists in a single half by a forward.

[Josh Lewenberg @JLew1050]

Only players in Raptors history to start a playoff run with 4 consecutive 20+ point games:

Scottie Barnes

That’s the list. Kawhi didn’t even do it in 2019.

[Real App @realapp]

Scottie Barnes is tied as the fastest forward ever to reach 100+ PTS & 25+ AST in a postseason.

[NBACentral @TheDunkCentral]

Evan Mobley + Jarrett Allen combined today:
11 points, 5/16 FG

Rookie Collin Murray-Boyles today:
15 points 5/11 FG

[The Lead @TheLeadSM]

Most points scored off the bench in a Playoff game in the last 50 years:

43 - Ayo Dosunmu (tonight)
40 - Steph Curry (2016)
40 - Nick Van Exel (2003)
39 - Thurl Bailey (1988)
37 - Tyler Herro (2020)

WOW.