Ryan Reed

Brooks Bandits

[Andy Bailey @AndrewDBailey]

This is one of the most vivid examples of what drives a lot of basketball fans crazy these days. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander obviously isn't the only one who does this, but players trying to get fouled instead of trying to score makes for an awful viewing experience. Sure, it's the smarter analytical play. Free throws are very efficient. But 20 years ago (and maybe even more recently than that), players used pump fakes to then take an open shot. Now, the free throws are prioritized by so many stars.

[RUSS @russdiemon]

SGA is dead nice. Undeniable. His mid range game, his pace, etc. So the criticism of “he’s only good because of refs” is lazy and obviously untrue, but the criticism of his style of play is consistent enough that dismissing it entirely is just dishonest. There’s a difference between attacking contact while genuinely trying to score and prioritizing creating officiating dilemmas, and even when refs don’t reward it, anyone who’s watching still registers the intent…which is why you actually have to watch the games instead of just reading the box score. A lot of times it just feels like watching somebody tryna play the system instead of play basketball…very video game 2k glitch that basically is “I know how to enter the animation that makes the defender legally lose.” Reality is we don’t watch basketball just to see the outcome, we watch to see how the outcomes are produced. SGA is dead nice but the critiques are not ALL just fluff.

[Brooks Bandits @brooks_bandits]

“Built to Win”

A Brooks Bandits Documentary

Full documentary is at https://t.co/dCov2ShGOY!

A special thanks to @lelandscreative for putting this all together!

[Ryan Phillips @RumorsandRants]

This kind of stuff is getting ridiculous. The NBA has to have a frank conversation on how to ref the Thunder. This is not, in any way, a foul on Johnson.

[🇿🇦Denver🇵🇸 @doubledworth]

What happened to him 💔

[William Leblanc @xwleblancx]

You’re telling me that this team still has Micheal Hage, David Reinbacher, Alex Zharovsky and their 2026 first round pick incoming?

[The Players’ Tribune @PlayersTribune]

Attention, @CanadiensMTL fans.

@colecaufield is currently locked in.

But he left this letter with us to share with you before Game 3: “MONTRÉAL!!!! We want the Bell Centre ROCKIN’ tomorrow night!!!” https://t.co/agy5sknDPz

[Real App @realapp]

Why is nobody talking about Maxime Raynaud??

[William Dubé @williamdube_]

40-goal scorers this season:

Cole Caufield
Nathan MacKinnon

That's it.

[Adam Schefter @AdamSchefter]

From seeing ghosts to seeing silver and his reflection: Seahawks QB Sam Darnold is now a Super-Bowl winning quarterback.

[Ari Meirov @MySportsUpdate]

Kyle Shanahan on NBC, asked about what makes the Seahawks so difficult: "I know you guys want my expert opinion, but I haven't scored a TD on these guys the last two times I've seen them." 💀

[The r/BillSimmons Podcast @rBillSimmonsPod]

Non-Patriot fan Bill Simmons listeners right now

[Seattle Seahawks @Seahawks]

21 months in the making. Stacked every opportunity to get here.

[Ari Meirov @MySportsUpdate]

QBs with back-to-back 14+ win seasons in NFL history:

• Tom Brady (2003-2004)
• Sam Darnold (2024-2025)

That’s the list.

[Brooks Bandits @brooks_bandits]

Harijs Cjunskis, Krists Retenais and Dmitrijs Dilevka are in Minnesota to compete in this year’s U20 World Hockey Championship!

Schedule:
Dec 27: 🇱🇻 vs 🇨🇦 2:30 PM MT
Dec 28: 🇱🇻 vs 🇫🇮 2:30 PM MT
Dec 30: 🇱🇻 vs 🇩🇰 2:30 PM MT
Dec 31: 🇱🇻 vs 🇨🇿 1:30 PM MT

You can watch all games on TSN!

Full story is here: https://t.co/7b3dSOCw7V.

📸 @mattpiotrowskiphotography & @jonelle_a_bella

[James Ham @James_HamNBA]

"Sell the team" chants at Golden 1 Center.

[Talkin' Baseball @TalkinBaseball_]

Loud "Let's go Blue Jays" chants break out in Seattle as Toronto is on the verge of evening the ALCS after dropping the first two at home

[Big Head Hockey @bigheadhcky]

The most electric man in hockey.

[Russell Westbrook @russwest44]

LIGHT THE BEAM #whynot

[Sid Seixeiro @Sid_Seixeiro]

The Montreal Canadiens are a fantastic organization.