Iman Shumphert tells story of what LeBron told the team on the bus when down 3-1 to Golden State 😳
“The reason we was so calm, when Bron was on that bus and saying like ‘if we beat them here, then they mindset gonna be this, this, and this, and this is gonna happen, and we’ll come back and do this, then we’ll come back here for game 7, and that’s when we send they ass home!’ This n**** done simulated the season on his phone or something. We all got quiet and I see everybody in their mind go like ‘He’s right.’… Then Draymond got kicked out the game, then game 6 they wasn’t talking! That was the quietest game we ever played. That man had everybody on the bus puzzled, we looking at him, then I start thinking about it, ain’t nobody in this league been through this sh*t more than this man right here. This man knows coaching styles now. This man talked to me about what Mark Jackson had them do, but what Steve Kerr now has them doing and how we’re going to take advantage of this because this is what Steve Kerr principles are”
(Via @ClubShayShay)
Team USA captain Auston Matthews on what he told the team during the pre-OT intermission:
“They’re telling us we’re bad people because of our government or whatever…that isn’t us at all. Their last prime minister did blackface, divorced his wife, and then started banging Katy Perry…who can’t sell tickets to her shows anymore. Their biggest star [Drake] is a certified pedophile. So you tell me who’s in worse shape. Let’s go out there and remind them who we really are.”
Anthony Kim will play with Bryson DeChambeau and Jon Rahm tomorrow in the final group at LIV Golf Adelaide. They spoke about AK’s story:
Bryson:
“What an incredible story, first off. Going from the lowest of lows, almost moving away from this earth and then coming back and really taking accountability and raising his little girl and being a family man and being 1 percent better every day. It's an inspiring story that I think honestly should have a lot more media attention than it does. It deserves that.
“It shows some of the opportunities that LIV Golf can provide and give hope to people. It's another opportunity to play. I think that's what's so brilliant about it is you've got a guy like that that's struggled pretty much his entire career, and this is really when he has become more of himself than any other time, more of a family man, a father, a great person that cares deeply about playing good golf now. That's all he cares about, and he loves it. I think that's really inspiring for anybody at any age, that you can pick it up and be a better person.
“My hats off to him for doing everything he's doing, working as hard as he has to get back. He's an incredible talent, obviously; we know that. He's starting to show it, and for him to be in the final group will be fun. I actually haven't played with him yet, so it'll be fun to see how he golfs his ball.”
Jon:
“I was able to enjoy a car ride back to the hotel from the golf course in Riyadh, which somehow there's traffic at midnight there, so it was quite a bit over an hour, and he shared quite a bit of his story with me. What he's doing is nothing short of remarkable.
“I really hope he can find the right person to tell his story, however form, movie, documentary series, book, whatever it is, because what he's doing is so impressive. Where he was at in life to where he's at now -- I've been able to play with him. I played in Singapore in his first season with him early on. Both of us played with him here last year in the first round, and I played with him yesterday, and the progression, the jump from those two times to yesterday, it's impressive.
“The round he played yesterday on not the easiest golf course was incredible. Didn't really miss a shot. Shot 5-under and should have been lower because he did not make many putts. It was a flawless round of golf. It's impressive. It's impressive.
“To see him now being part of a team after earning his spot back in the league, making a 15-footer on the second day to get into the final qualifying day, he's been proving it.
“After everything he's gone through, if there's somebody that's not going to be scared to be out here and have to make the putts, it's somebody him like. I wouldn't be surprised if at this point this season he's somebody who's hoisting the trophy at the end of the week.”
Hopefully AK can put on a show tomorrow and contend with them 👊
Amanda Vance’s header photo has the Clemente Bridge in it.
She’s engagement farming by disparaging a Puerto Rican performer while using a header photo that features a bridge named after a Puerto Rican baseball player& humanitarian.
Simply cannot make this stuff up.
The NFL went too far with Bad Bunny as the Super Bowl halftime performance?
We need to go back to the good old days of American patriotism!
*i don’t have BB on my playlist yet but he’s the #1 streaming artist in the world for 2025. So let’s see how this goes.