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By Joe Torosian

Kick it!

Just call me, Knick.

Is my worst nightmare the Dodgers winning a third consecutive World Series? No.

My worst nightmare is Team USA winning the World Cup. I can’t think of a more catastrophic event happening to American sport.

I didn’t realize, until reading the comments, that the wounds from the 1993 heisting of the Stanley Cup from the Kings were still open.

What a beautiful thing. Tiberius Kirk would agree, as sports fans we need our pain.

Not so beautiful was the Met Gala in New York last night. I’m very judgey on this…I don’t want to see any player from my team go through the humiliation process. And, if they choose to, I’ll be a bit skeptical of them going forward.

After seeing the highlights while doomscrolling, my eyes needed a penicillin shot.

Last Add Gala: A lot of people want Joe Burrow, who attended the Gala, as the Rams quarterback down the road…Pasadena on that.

If you’re in OKC tonight, $152 will get you into the Paycom Center to see the Thunder dirt-road the Lakers. If you want to see the Cavs-Pistons, 79-bones will get you into Little Caesars Arena in Detroit.

How far has the world fallen? NBA teams used to play at The Mecca, The Omni, The Palace at Auburn Hills, Joe Louis Arena…and now Little Caesars Arena?

Every kid’s dream…

I was indifferent to Minnesota at San Antonio last night until I saw what the Spurs were wearing. 

What in the name of Mark Olberding is going on in Alamo City? 

The sight of the fiesta/city connect colors enraged me. The look immediately made me a life-long T-Wolves fan. Tony “Top Cat” Campbell lives!

When you have no emotional investment, you have the freedom to make irrational choices about who you root for. The Spurs were easy to hate last night.

(And I’m a George Gervin guy!)

For almost my entire adult life, I’ve had two jobs—sometimes three—so it’s hard to watch an NBA player, with only one job, be terrible at the foul line.

Doesn’t it bug you?

Julius Randle has to have the most bipolar game in NBA history. I’ve never seen a player so frustrating and then so good. It’s probably why he’s on his fourth team in 12 seasons.

Didn’t we bring up something last week about bodying up Wemby?

In the end, Minnesota got the steal because Chris Finch out-coached Mitch Johnson.

Did the Chargers get enough help for Justin Herbert this offseason? They still feel thin at wide receiver to me.

Does anybody ever wake up in the morning and say, “Cool! I’ve got Angels tickets!”…?

#38—May the San Francisco Giants rot and lie stinking in the earth…

The Mets have won two in a row, are only 11.5 back in the East, and just seven off the pace for a wildcard—Yah, now things are starting to come together!

Last Add Spurs: I like Terry Gannon and Jamal Crawford calling the games, but if you’re going to talk about the greatest big men in San Antonio history, you’ve got to mention The Whopper—Billy Paultz.

The Dude abides…

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