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By Joe Lucia on 10/11/2021

About Joe Lucia

I hate your favorite team. I also sort of hate most of my favorite teams.

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Politics

Stephen A. Smith tweets fundraising link for Chris Christie’s presidential campaign, claims it’s not an endorsement

"This is about helping the Gov get on that debate stage so we can all see who’s the best man or woman for the job."

Apple

Live sports on Apple Vision Pro hailed as “incredible”

"I would genuinely consider buying a Vision Pro if the one and only thing it did was show entire sporting events like this"

ESPN

Brian Windhorst details process that led to Victor Wembanyama’s lottery night interview

"The fact that we were able to get him to talk about those things within two minutes, I thought, was a great accomplishment. And I won’t let anybody put me off of it.”

HBO

The NFL can, and should, force the Jets to be on ‘Hard Knocks,’ despite Robert Saleh’s objections

Hard Knocks prefers teams to volunteer, but there's a case for ignoring that and just forcing the Jets to do this given the interest in them after their trade for Aaron Rodgers.

NBA

Charles Barkley doesn’t think Kobe Bryant would have fit Inside the NBA: ‘He’s a real serious guy.’

"I don’t know if he was built to have fun. He was a great person, I liked him, rest in peace. But he was a real serious guy."

Films

‘Life & Basketball: The Rise of Lethal Shooter’ documentary will explore shooting coach Chris Matthews’ remarkable story

"Behind those athletes are individuals dedicated to making them even greater. No one can teach how to shoot a basketball better than Chris Matthews."