"Jalen Brunson is at least as valuable as Luca Doncic…North Texas blew up because they got rid of Luca, nobody had that reaction when Jalen Brunson walked out of North Texas." – Michael Wilbon
CBS Sports’ Adam Finkelstein on Brayden Burries:
“The interesting thing is that so far he hasn’t taken a lot of workouts. There are teams higher in the lottery that would be interested in working Burries out, and yet there’s growing speculation he may prefer Dallas.”
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Underdog Sports received a cease and desist letter regarding a promotion that makes fun of Shai Gilgeous-Alexander’s efforts to draw fouls, per @TheAthletic
“In a letter dated May 22, 2026 obtained by The Athletic, Eric Fishman of law firm ArentFox Schiff LLP, representing Gilgeous-Alexander, asked Underdog to: “permanently cease and desist from any and all use of Mr. Gilgeous-Alexander’s NIL in any and all media, including but not limited to your website (including the Unethical Hoops Website), apps, social media accounts, digital marketing and advertisements, promotional emails, push notifications, affiliate or influencer placements, and any physical goods including but not limited to the board game advertised on the Unethical Hoops Website.”
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We’ve reached a point where it’s hard to imagine this Thunder team’s legacy being anything other than its antics and the way the overwhelming majority of basketball fans felt about them.