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All hail Dion Waiters, the new king of Florida
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SPEND SPRING BREAK ON WAITERS ISLAND: What’s Dion Waiters up to for the quite bad Miami Heat? Oh, just dropping 33 on the best team in the NBA, sticking a game-winner in Klay Thompson’s teeth, and celebrating with an epic pose. Waiters Island is open for business!
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PUT JOEL EMBIID IN THE DAMN ALL-STAR GAME. In the unlikely event anyone cares, here are my full All-Star reserve picks: Kyle Lowry, Isaiah Thomas, Kevin Love, Kristaps Porzingis, Joel Embiid, John Wall, and Kemba Walker in the East; Russell Westbrook, Chris Paul, Boogie Cousins, Draymond Green, Marc Gasol, Gordon Hayward, and Klay Thompson in the West. Don’t at me.
THE KNICKS SEASON, IN ONE HORRIBLY AIRBALLED JOAKIM NOAH FREE THROW. (The Knicks did win this game, however.)
SCORES GALORE ...
Wizards 109, Hornets 99
Spurs 112, Nets 86
Clippers 115, Hawks 105
Warriors 102, Heat 105
Kings 109, Pistons 104
Rockets 114, Bucks 127
Cavaliers 122, Pelicans 124
Knicks 109, Pacers 103
Thunder 97, Jazz 95
THE CLOCK STARTS ... NOW: What it’s like to actually get called up on a 10-day contract. It sounds like a logistical nightmare.
KAWHI FROM THE BLOCK: Zach Harper on Kawhi Leonard’s deadly post-up game.
WELL THEY DID PLAY IN A FOG: The Pistons accidentally turned on the smoke machine during the middle of play.
D-LEAGUE COMIN’: The Grizzlies are launching a new D-League team in Mississippi. The Timberwolves bought the Iowa Energy. These moves will get us to 23 teams for the 2017-18 season — the Hawks have announced an expansion team, too, but aren’t launching it until 2019-20.
NEXT UP: NBA TV has Spurs-Raptors (7 p.m. ET, the Cory Joseph Bowl!). On League Pass we have the Celtics vs. the Wizards, a true petty modern rivalry, at 7 as well.
AND FINALLY: To everyone who tells Gregg Popovich, any athlete or, hell, me, to stick to sports? No. One should not stick to sports.
Be excellent to each other.











