Chet Holmgren on playing bottom-tier teams in the regular season: “You don't get extra excited to play a tanking team in December. A lot of times you're like, ‘F---. Why don't we just get a f---ing night off instead of having to play [this team].” (Via @SIChrisMannix)

In ONE word, what make poor people poor?

Sosa and the U.S. Flag

Things could get dangerous in South Beach 👀 How many games is this lineup winning? 🤔

Bleacher Report’s trade idea: Toronto Raptors receive: Kyrie Irving Dallas Mavericks receive: Immanuel Quickley Ja'Kobe Walter 2028 first-round pick (top-five protected)

The #Mariners are opening to moving RHP Emerson Hancock in their search for a right-handed hitter, per @Ken_Rosenthal and @WillSammon

Sending good vibes 💙

If you’re down 2 points with 1 second to go, who would you choose to shoot the game winning 3 pointer?🧐

LeBron James says that teaming up with other stars isn’t cheating. “It’s no different from someone in business going from one place to the next place, because they get a better opportunity to be around better people. In sports, sometimes people get so caught up in ‘He should do this on his own.’ I don’t play tennis and I don’t play golf. The way I grew up is, we’ve got to do this together as a team.” (Via time.com/collection/time100-…)

Mark Cuban says the NBA has shifted from passionate owners who loved the game and connected with players to business-minded investors who run teams more like corporations than passion projects 👀 (Via @FOS )

“The whole quote unquote loyalty thing, I think it’s overrated.” James Harden speaks on why it's become normal for players to be on multiple teams in their career 👀

Youth sports are usually a waste of time, money, and energy. They replace free play, exhaust families, dominate weekends, and frequently outrank church and family time.

Draymond Green says playing on Christmas ‘f*cking sucks’ and that it can affect your mood 😳 “Playing on Christmas Day also f*cking sucks. And the reason it sucks is, number one, what I—what I just said, uh, it can affect your mood. Number two, we are human beings and, just like everyone else, enjoy Christmas Day with our families. That kinda gets messed up for us. Um, they’re in their homes or on vacation with their families, makin’ memories. We don’t—we don’t get that opportunity. So I hate when people are like, ‘Oh man, it’s an honor to play on Christmas Day.’ People should shut up. Like, no—you should shut up, because whether you played on Christmas Day or not, I don’t—I don’t really care about the perspective.” (🎥 @DraymondShow / h/t @NBA__Courtside )

Just in: Giannis Antetokounmpo and his agent Alex Saratsis have started conversations with the Milwaukee Bucks about the two-time NBA MVP's future – and discussing whether his best fit is staying or elsewhere, sources tell ESPN. A resolution is expected in the coming weeks.

🏀 Before everyone rewrites the story, remember: the Mavericks never got to see the team Nico Harrison constructed at full strength... 🎙️ Hear the full conversation on The Draymond Green Show - available wherever you get your podcasts & YouTube

Honestly, I think the Mavericks panicked and fired Nico Harrison too quickly. I know they started 3-8, but their best players Kyrie Irving, Anthony Davis, and Dereck Lively are injured. I think they should’ve given them a chance to come back and play together this year, and then make a decision in the offseason.

IN-OUT CROSS 😧 BETWEEN 😨 BEHIND 🤯 SPLASH 😱 7'5 people are not supposed to do this. 🎥 ESPN

Jimmy Fallon reacts to ABC suspending Jimmy Kimmel’s show: “A lot of people are worried that we won’t keep saying what we want to say, or that we’ll be censored, but I’m going to cover the President’s trip to the UK, just like I normally would”