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Come Fan with UsSaturday, August 15, 2026

Good morning. The Warriors are just being mean now.

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THE WARRIORS ARE JUST MEAN: Golden State has nothing to play for but history and sharpness before the playoffs at this point. And yet here’s Harrison Barnes putting a very sad period on the Suns’ bitter season at the buzzer. Rude.

CRUSHING: The Cavaliers crushed the Heat much like Tristan Thompson crushed this alley-oop. The Nets are now the No. 7 seed! The Brooklyn Nets! Miami is tied for No. 8, but holds the tiebreaker over Boston. Here’s your updated East playoff guide.

SELF-FULFILLING PROPHECY: The difference between being the No. 2 seed and the No. 3 seed in the West is huge. The 2 faces Dallas. The 3 faces either the Spurs or Clippers. Houston played Dallas on Thursday with a chance to take No. 2 at least temporarily with a win. So of course they won. Here’s your West playoff guide.

NO JOKE: Joey Dorsey might be the worst NBA free throw shooter in memory.

COACH EARL: Strong story by Marc Spears on why Earl Watson has begun his coaching career.

A BIZARRE TRUTH: Lance Stephenson has been a complete disaster for Charlotte.

REVENGE OF BLATTASTROPHE: Brian Windhorst recently went on the B.S. Report and shared a lot of juicy info about the David Blatt-LeBron James relationship. One of the revelations was that often LeBron will call a play and Blatt will then yell it out to the rest of the team. Blatt and LeBron addressed that Thursday, saying it’s not actually weird -- LeBron and Kyrie Irving have the freedom to call some plays based on reads. It strikes me that this is the first time Blatt’s had a controversy and hasn’t immediately poured gasoline on it. Progress!

YO: Is LeBron ... is LeBron wearing a skirt? #swag

MIGHT I SUGGEST THE KINGS? Picking next season’s bandwagon team today.

AHAHAH: Andrew Bogut is nonplussed with Mark Jackson picking James Harden over Stephen Curry as MVP.

It’s Friday. Get out of here, you rascals. See you next time.

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