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The NBA Conference Semifinals are set. The Nuggets and Warriors win Game 7s to close out the opening round. The Indiana Pacers takes home court from Cleveland right out the game after winning Game 1 in Cleveland. New York-Boston and Denver-Oklahoma City gets underway tonight.

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The NBA Playoffs are heating up. The New York Knicks gets the 3-1 leads after a missed call on the Pistons. Lakers found themselves down 3-1 to the Timberwolves after a 43-PT performance from Ant-Man. OKC swept the Memphis Grizzlies while the Cavaliers look do the same to the Miami Heat.

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The NBA Playoffs have begun. All of the Game 1s were blowouts expect for 2 games. OKC and Cleveland dominated as one seeds winning by a combined 72 points. The defending champs, Boston Celtics took a punch in the 1st half but punched the Magic out in the 2nd half. Both LA teams lose Game 1s in surprising fashion.

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The NBA regular season has concluded, and the playoffs are set. Before the playoffs begins, the Play-In Tournament must take place first. The Orlando Magic and the Atlanta Hawks battle for the 7th seed as well as the Memphis Grizzlies and the Golden State Warriors.

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The men's National Championship is set. As the Florida Gators will meet the Houston Cougars Monday Night. The Gators beat SEC rival Auburn and Houston completed a shocking comeback to down Duke.

Also, the UConn Huskies women's basketball captured their 12th championship in domination over then champions, South Carolina.

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The women's Final Four is set for Tampa Bay. The four favorites entering the NCAA Tournaments are the last ones standing. Top overall seed UCLA Bruins. The defending champs, South Carolina Gamecocks. The Texas Longhorns. The Connecticut Huskies.

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The men's Final Four is set for San Antonio. For the second time ever, all four 1-seeds are in the Final Four. Auburn Tigers from the South Region. Duke Blue Devils from the East Region. Houston Cougars from the Midwest Region. Florida Gators from the West Region.

Also, we talk about the beef heard around the sports world between Stephen A. Smith and LeBron James.

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The Sweet 16 is set for the women's NCAA Tournament. The top seeds proven why they are the top dogs as all four one seeds, 2-seed, and 3-seed all advanced. The SEC dominates the NCAA Tournament again with six teams in the Sweet 16. The regional semis and finals set for the weekend.

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The Sweet 16 is set for the men's NCAA Tournament. The top seeds proven why they are the top dogs as only one 1 or 2 seed fell. The SEC makes history again through the first weekend. The regional semis and finals set for the weekend.

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The brackets are official, and the Madness is set to begins. On the men's, no surprises about the top 1-seeds, but major questions about who did get in like UNC. On the women's, UCLA the top overall seed over South Carolina raised some eyebrows. Plus, USC and UConn back in the same region for second year.

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Champs Week in college basketball is in full effect. South Carolina proves the SEC still runs through Columbia. UCLA gets revenge with the Big Ten Title. The men's champ week begins this week. Tickets are being punched for the NCAA Tournament.

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With March in full effect, the ladies in college basketball have begun their conference tournament play. JuJu Watkins began the Big Ten Tournament with a statement. The men have entered the final days of the regular season before their conference tournaments start.

Also, LeBron James confronts Stephen A. Smith after a huge win over the New York Knicks.

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The calendar has changed to March. Basketball across the landscape has now entered the madness. The Cleveland Cavaliers have won 10 straight games and are in full control over the East. The Los Angeles Lakers are now 2nnd in the Western Conference and the Luka trade is now in LA's favor.

College basketball is entering Conference Tournament as the women's begin on Wednesday. The men's game is in their final week of the regular season before their conference tournaments...

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The second half of the NBA season is underway. The New York Knicks are struggling against the top teams in the league. Things are even worse in Philadelphia as the Sixers are getting waxed.

College Basketball is coming down the stretch. The women's game goes into their final week before Conference Tournament play. For the men, they two weeks left before they enter Conference Tournament play.

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College Basketball continues to display excellence on the hardwood from the women and men. JuJu Watkins lit up UCLA, Azzi Fudd and UConn sent a strong message in Columbia. Johni Broome fighting through pain to lead Auburn in Iron Bowl. SEC has 3 teams sitting on the one-line as Top 16 teams revealed.

Then, the NBA All-Star weekend became more of a travesty. Mac McClung has no competition in dunk contest in lackluster Saturday night. All-Star game, itself, had more breaks than gameplay. Stephen Curry takes All-Star MVP in travesty game.

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The NBA trade deadline was Thursday, and more stars got traded. Jimmy Butler traded to the Warriors. Khris Middelton traded to the Wizards. Brandon Ingram traded to the Raptors.

Then, in the world of college basketball, things are heating up in conference play in both the men and women's game. Defending champs suffering losses and the SEC looks to be dominated.

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The NBA trade deadline is Thursday, but massive trades have already taken placed. De'Aaron Fox lands in San Antoino as Zach LaVine lands in Sacramento. The BIG Trade is Luka Doncic heading to the Lakers for Anthony Davis in a move no one saw coming. 

Then, we have the Jimmy Butler Saga down in Miami. The Playmaker discuss it all.  

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Season 3 is here for Shooting Lights Out. Darnell "The Playmaker Sallins returns to his sport basketball for the first time in 2025. Season 3 begins with the spotlight solely on the women's game.

UCLA, South Carolina, Notre Dame, and USC top the women's college game are on collision courses to the Final Four in April. Then, a blockbuster trade in the WNBA involving Jewell Loyd and Kelsey Plum that will shake up the league before next season.

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The WNBA season had concluded, and history was made. The New York Liberty are the 2024 WNBA Champions. Their first-ever champions and it was 28 years in the making.

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The first two games of the WNBA Finals were split 1-1 as the New York Liberty did not have a repeat of Game 1 in Game 2. Now, the series shifts to Minneapolis with a best 2 out of 3 series now.

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The WNBA Playoffs is just one game away from the Finals being set. The quest for a three-peat has ended as the Las Vegas Aces were knocked out by the New York Liberty. The Connecticut Sun defended homecourt in Game 4 and forced a winner-take-all Game 5 back in Minnesota.

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The WNBA Semifinals gotten underway over the weekend. The New York Liberty hand the defending champs their 1st playoff lost, and Breanna Stewart led the way. The Connecticut Sun became the first road team to win a playoff game as they contained Napheesa Collier and sunk the Lynx in Minnesota.

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The 2024 WNBA Playoffs got underway on Sunday. All 4 series took place on a packed Sunday afternoon to evening. The New York Liberty started the festivities with a dominant performance in Barclays and the Connecticut Sun followed suit with a dominating performance at home over Caitlin Clak and the Fever.

Minnesota Lynx survived a furious comeback attempt by the Phoenix Mercury with Napheesa Collier going for 38 points and the A'Ja Wilson, the unanimous MVP, and the Aces struggled early but locked it down in the 4th quarter to beat the Seattle Storm.

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We are down to the final two days of the WNBA season as the playoffs are set to begin this coming Sunday. The battle for the eighth and final playoff spot comes down to Tuesday and Thursday for the Mystics, Sky, and Dream.

A'Ja Wilson made history over the weekend and thus solidifying her claim to the MVP and Defensive Player of the Year awards.

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The WNBA season is down to the final five games of the season. Seven playoff spots have been claimed and only one remains. The Chicago Sky currently holds that spot, but the Atlanta Dream and Washington Mystics are fighting to overtake the Sky. Unfortunately for the Sky, they take a huge hit over the weekend concerning Angel Reese.

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The WNBA season is winding down to a handful of games before the playoffs start. A'Ja Wilson continues to dominate the opposition and is the Queen of the WNBA. Caitlin Clark has Indiana flying high and above .500 for the first time in a long time. Angel Reese continues to set rebounding records.

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The weekend in the WNBA was filled with records, milestones, and jersey retirement. The Connecticut Sun and Minnesota Lynx clinched playoff spots over the weekend. Napheesa Collier outshined Caitlin Clark while Maya Moore's jersey was retired in Minnesota. Angel Reese is on another record-setting with rebounds, but A'Ja Wilson had the last word. The MVP race looks to be closed, but someone is making push and it's not Caitlin Clark.

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The second half of the WNBA season is underway. The New York Liberty picked right where they left off. The Indiana Fever also came out hot with wins over two playoff caliber teams and Caitlin Clark continues to rewrite the history books.

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The 33rd Olympic Games have concluded, and Team USA remains on top of the basketball world.

Team USA men's basketball team capture their 5th Gold Medal after a sizzling 4th Quarter from Steph "Chef" Curry over host nation France. Team USA women's basketball capture an unprecedented 8th straight Gold Medal behind gutsy performances from A'Ja Wilson and Kahleah Copper over host nation France.

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Team USA in men and women's basketball are one win away from Gold Medals. The men had a thrilling comeback win over Serbia in the semifinals. Steph Curry turned into the Chef with 36 points and LeBron James recorded his 2nd triple-double in the Olympics.

The women dominated with defense from the start and cruised over Australia for their 60th consecutive Olympic win and back into the Gold Medal Game.

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Team USA men and women's basketball teams easily handled business in the quarterfinals and are now on to the semifinals.

The men dominated Brazil in Team USA's highest scoring performance in these Paris Olympics. The women lead by as many as 30 points against Nigeria as they cruise to the semis.

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The group play in 5x5 basketball saw both the men and women of Team USA finish unbeaten and claim No.1 Seeds in the knockout stage. Women's 3x3 basketball played in the semifinals vs. Sapin.

The Playmaker, the Queen of Hoop (Megan Price), and Cole Johnson continue to cover Team USA Basketball.

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Team USA basketball teams for men and women have both advanced to the Quarterfinals in Paris.

The men took care of business in a much-anticipated rematch with South Sudan. Bam Adebayo led Team USA with 18 points and 7 rebounds.

The women had a more tough matchup against Belgium but still came out victorious to move to 2-0 as well. Breanna Stewart led Team USA with 26 points and 7 rebounds. A'Ja Wilson added 23 points and 13 rebounds.

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5x5 Olympic Basketball in Paris is off and running. The men and women of Team USA both got off the good starts.

Kevin Durant and LeBron James led the men in beating MVP Nikola Jokic and Serbia to opened up Pool Play. Durant scored a game-high 23 points in first action since April. James added 21 points, 7 rebounds, and 9 assists

The ladies dominated a feisty Japan team led by A'Ja Wilson and Breanna Stewart. Wilson had 24 points, 13 rebounds, and 4 blocks. Stewart added 22 points and 8 rebounds.

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Team USA men and women played their final showcase games before heading to Paris. Both teams matched up with Germany in London.

The men were in the fight against the reigning World Cup Champs. While the ladies showcased their dominance against the first-ever Olympic women's team from Germany.

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Team USA men's team ESCAPED South Sudan on Saturday afternoon. The heroics of LeBron James capture Team USA from an embarrassing lost with a game-winning layup in the final seconds.

WNBA All-Star game saw history repeat itself. Team WNBA once again defeated Team USA, 117-109 just like in 2021. In 2021, Arike Ogunbowale was named All-Star MVO, while she did it again Saturday night. Setting the All-Star record for point with 34 point and named All-Star MVP.

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The WNBA has hit their Olympic Break. New York Liberty sent a strong message on Tuesday with Brianna Stewart. Chicago Sky picked up a massive road win. Caitlin Clark had a historical performance, but turnovers aided lost.

Team USA men played their 3rd showcase games on Wednesday. A pre-Olympic matchup with NBA MVP, Nikola Jokic and Serbia.

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Massive weekend took place in the WNBA. Angel Reese's double-double streak ended while Caitlin Clark and the Fever are stacking wins. A'Ja Wilson continues to show why the MVP race is over.

Team USA men's team played that 2nd exhibition game against Australia in Abu Dhabi as preparations for the Paris Olympics continue.

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A short week in the WNBA, 7 games in 3 days. Caitlin Clark does something never done in the NBA as well as the WNBA in losing effort. Angel Reese Double-Double continues despites questions surrounding it.

Team USA men's basketball team began their showcase series with a matchup against Canada on Wednesday. How did Team USA look?

The Playmaker talks every happening in the WNBA and react to Wednesday's Showcase between Team USA and Canada.

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The WNBA had a historical weekend as two rookies in Angel Reese and Caitlin Clark continue to make head ways in the league. A'Ja Wilson became the All-Time leading scorer in Aces' history as DeWanna Bonner and Natasha Cloud put on career-high performances.

Team USA Men's National begins to prepare for the Olympics.

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