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By Joe Torosian

Kick it!

For the guys who can sky on a basketball court, is there ever a time when you think you’ve jumped too high?

Last night, I was about to write, “Who is like Wembanyama? Who is able to make war with him?”….and then I saw what Isaiah Hartenstein and fatigue did to him.

Oklahoma City played like it was Game 7 last night, and they won. I asked friends what they thought, and they said they didn’t bother. 

Walking away from the NBA is completely understandable. I know, because I did for a long time, but watching the Thunder-Spurs go at it so hard does restore one’s basketball soul.

The bumerski about this series is watching key players go down. The winner of a seven-game battle of attrition will be…(Drum roll please!)…The New York Knicks.

I was surprised to see Harrison Barnes still in an NBA uniform, and who-what-when-where-how did USC’s Jordan McLaughlin show up?

Last time I saw McLaughlin play was eight years ago for the Trojans…then nothing…and then, after a couple of injuries, presto-chango-zippity-zam and he’s on the court last night. 

It was amazing. Who’s next? Don Carfino?

Game Two tonight in Madison Square Garden between the Cavs & Knicks will cost you $690, but bring your binoculars. You’ll be watching it from the International Space Station.

I was ready to watch the Indiana Fever last night, then it was announced that Caitlin Clark was out with a back injury.

I’m trying, but nope!

I decided to watch the highlights as I continue the search for that one WNBA player, other than Clark, who’s more intriguing than a Seinfeld rerun.

Does anyone watch the Indy 500 anymore? What’s Tom Sneva up to these days?

After getting a strong dose of Shohei Ohtani last night, how disappointed are the Padres and their fans?

I’ve never been a Padres fan. I’ve rooted for them when they play the Dodgers, but based on the way I feel about them and San Diego in general–I wouldn’t root for the Padres if they played the Russians.

In the end, when it counts, it’s always the Dodgers applying the “Thank you, Sir. May I have another?” beat down on San Diego. 

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

Oh, I’ve always been a Las Vegas Golden Knights fan, even when they were playing in La Canada-Flintridge.

The Dude abides…

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