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June 2025

THE OBVIOUS STORY THAT MUST HAPPEN — TRADE LEBRON JAMES TO CLEVELAND
The opportunity makes sense when the East is reduced to one prime title contender — the Cavaliers — and with the Lakers headed nowhere in the breakneck…
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Jay Mariotti
TIME IS RUNNING OUT ON STEPHEN A. SMITH: WE LAUGH AND TURN THE CHANNEL
Because his ESPN bosses like him and President Trump likes him, Stephen A. thinks he can preach about anything and everything in sports and politics — a…
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Jay Mariotti
ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF CHICAGO, OF COURSE, A WHITE SOX FAN BRUTALIZES KETEL MARTE
Having dealt with sick kooks in the same depressed ballpark, I understand why the Arizona second baseman would break down and cry after a fan taunted…
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Jay Mariotti
FLAGG COULD WIN A TITLE, NICO HARRISON IS SAFE — THE NBA NEVER WAS PROBED
It’s astonishing how 1.8-percent odds saved the lost-cause Dallas Mavericks, who will take a “bad-ass, cold-ass white boy” as he makes noise — not…
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Jay Mariotti
OKC WINS, HALIBURTON FALLS, AND IN THE END, THE NBA IS ALL ABOUT EQUALITY
This is what Adam Silver wanted, a Game 7 in the middle of nowhere, and if he could have 29 more champions over the next 29 seasons, the commissioner…
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Jay Mariotti
A DURANT DEAL TO HOUSTON IS HUGE — AND IT SHOULD HAVE WAITED UNTIL MONDAY
Commissioner Adam Silver has allowed the massive sale of the Lakers and an enormous trade to swallow the NBA Finals, which were headed to Game 7 when…
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Jay Mariotti
PLEASE LEAVE CHIP CARAY ALONE, AS HIS GRANDFATHER ANGRILY WOULD PROTEST
Broadcasters stumble, which is why Caray said “fag” when he intended “flag,” and as he avoids punishment in St. Louis, ask why Ozzie Guillen…
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Jay Mariotti
ANOTHER DAY, ANOTHER BAD STORY FOR REINSDORF, WHOSE CAREER IS DEAD AT 89
The White Sox owner will be deposed in a lawsuit in which he claims gunfire came from outside Rate Field — when police said the shots happened inside…
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Jay Mariotti
THE BEAUTY OF A GAME 7 IS PUTTING LEBRON JAMES (WHO?) IN HIS RIGHT PLACE
We will watch two compelling teams try to win an NBA championship, which for some reason doesn’t mean much to James, who would rather be recognized as…
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