For me, you can’t be considered the best if you’re not competing on the biggest stage against the very best. Dominating a lower-level league and taking the easy route doesn’t earn you that title. Greatness is about challenging yourself against the best, not avoiding them. Period.

FYI: @tweetelissa joins us on @WPFWDC's The AllEyesOnDC Show at 5pm EST. Topics include her return to council, and engagement with @trayonwhite post-mistrial. We also got actor-filmmaker Samuel Lee Fudge on the air to talk about upcoming screenings for his Marcus Garvey film.

#Cavs Kenny Atkinson: "The starting lineup is not set. We have a whole training camp to work through that." Also said he sees 13 guys who he could justify giving rotational minutes to this coming season.

#Cavs Kenny Atkinson believes Evan Mobley is coming into this season with a "chip on his shoulder" given the lack of accolades this past season and some of the noise that surrounded him.

3 straight penalties to go from 1st and 10 to 1st and 30, just incredible stuff happening

Former NBA player Enes Kanter Freedom was escorted out of Wintrust Arena on Sunday evening after Chicago Sky guard Natasha Cloud confronted him at his courtside baseline seat. Late in the third quarter of a game between the Sky and the Indiana Fever, Cloud scored on a driving layup, prompting a timeout from the Fever. The veteran guard the approached Freedom, who has gained notoriety for his vocal opposition to transgender athletes competing in women’s sports. nyti.ms/45KEuGR

Overheard from a Bills defender: “This s*** checkdown city!”