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IF YOU ASSUMED ... that the Ed O’Bannon ruling would give the NBA more fuel in its quest to extend the age minimum, you were right.
HOLD EVERYTHING: Drew League Dunk Contest! As they say, California ... knows how to party.
LOOK WHAT YOU’VE DONE: Ambassador Drake’s plea for Kevin Durant to join the Raptors in ‘16 during his recent festival in Toronto earned the Raptors a fine.
STEP 4 -- PROFIT: Paul George is changing his jersey number to 13. Because that’s what Paul George needs right now: a jersey number that connotes bad luck. Expect to see lots of PG-13 brand apparel in the Pacers’ team store and the Dick’s Sporting Goods shops of greater Indiana.
MATRIX IV: Shawn Marion met with the Pacers. That sounds as legitimately sad as him meeting with the Cavaliers sounded legitimately exciting.
NOT JUST THE NFL: The NBA’s recent record on domestic violence is poor.
SWEET, SWEET FANTASY: Cool story from Dave McMenamin on USA Basketball Fantasy Camp.
WIGGIN’ OUT: Esau Howard at The Sports Fan Journal with a good point on how Andrew Wiggins has been treated by the Cavaliers.
WHOA: The Rockets paid a record amount to bring over second-rounder Kostas Papanikolaou. Like $4.8 million as a rookie, which is more than what No. 3 pick Joel Embiid will make. His deal is unguaranteed in Year 2, so this is a case of Daryl Morey leveraging cap space to bolster the bench now.
AS ALWAYS: Read David Aldridge’s Morning Tip.
NO CHASER: Famous Basketball Trainer Tim Grover on what he advises clients who want to drink while training.
SO LONG: We say goodbye to Ben Swanson and Adam Francis, two awesome members of the SB Nation NBA family.
Happy Tuesday. See you next time.
