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Goooood morning, Winners! Welcome again to the Morning Win. Thanks a lot for rocking with us at present.
Cooper Flagg cooked Staff USA on Monday. There’s not likely every other method to put it.
You all the time hear these tales concerning the youngins enjoying effectively towards the OGs of the sport throughout Staff USA coaching camp. There’s all the time any person on the Choose Staff giving the precise staff suits.
Probably the most outstanding instance you’ll most likely clock instantly is the 1992 Dream Staff vs. Chris Webber, Grant Hill and the remainder of the Choose Staff. Rumor has it that the Choose Staff really gained a recreation towards the most effective gamers on this planet, as laborious as that’s to imagine.
There’s additionally the story from the artist previously often known as Ron Artest, during which he talked about LeBron James giving Corridor of Famers work (together with Michael Jordan!) at simply 15 years outdated.
These are normally tales we solely hear about. Previous basketball folktales about legends within the making. These video games are normally performed behind closed doorways and in secret. You virtually by no means see them.
With Cooper Flagg? Whew, boy. We noticed it.
Pull-up three-pointers over Anthony Davis. Turnaround jumpers over Jrue Vacation. Good hit-ahead passes and sky-high putback makes an attempt. This child has the products, people.
17-year-old Duke commit Cooper Flagg is TORCHING Staff USA 🔥 pic.twitter.com/6E7IblYhFA
— Yahoo Sports activities (@YahooSports) July 8, 2024
That’s not simply anyone he’s doing that towards. These are the most effective gamers on this planet. They’re the most effective defenders on this planet. And Flagg made this appear like a daily pick-up run. This isn’t regular.
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This single scrimmage will change the NBA’s panorama. Not less than two groups had been going to tank heading into this 12 months’s NBA draft. After watching this? The Faking the Funk for Flagg membership goes to be packed.
When you’re like me and your staff (the Wizards) is locked in on bottoming out, you’d higher construct a shrine and ship prayers to the basketball gods. You’ll want all the assistance you may get for this one.
READ MORE: Right here’s our first 2025 NBA mock draft and, yup, he’s proper up there on the prime.
Is Novak Djokovic enjoyable or unbearable?
(Photograph by ANDREJ ISAKOVIC / AFP)
I can’t fully inform. Djokovic gained his Spherical of 16 matchup towards Holger Rune on Monday, which is fairly unbelievable by itself.
This man tore his meniscus a couple of weeks in the past and opted for surgical procedure. Now, he’s a couple of rounds away from one other Wimbledon Finals look. That’s not exceptional, however at 37 years outdated, that’s unbelievable.
However that’s not the story at present. Petty Djokovic is the story at present.
The viewers cheered for Rune in the course of the match, and he was given a superb “Ruuuuuuune” chant, which sounds quite a bit like “Boooooooo” in the event you’re unfamiliar with it. Djokovic is perhaps unfamiliar with it.
He went off on the group in his post-match interview, telling his haters to have a “gooooooood night time.” Once more, it sounds quite a bit like “boooooooo.” Even when he was advised they had been simply cheering for Rune, he actually stated he wouldn’t settle for it.
“I do know they had been cheering for Rune however that’s an excuse to additionally boo. I’ve been on the tour for 20 years so, belief me, I do know all of the tips. I understand how it really works,” he stated. “I’ve performed in way more hostile environments than right here. You guys can’t contact me.”
We’re formally in our Petty Djoker period, people. He normally doesn’t discuss like this. I don’t know if it’s the knee harm or what, however one thing about this event has him juiced up.
Let’s see how far this goes.
Joey Chestnut eats wings, too
Final week, I accepted Joey Chestnut as the final word Glizzy Gobbler after he ate 57 hotdogs in 5 minutes. Disgusting but spectacular.
It seems he doesn’t solely specialise in glizzies. Boneless wings higher run and conceal as a result of he’s coming for them, too. He gulped down 200 in 38 minutes in a promotion for Buffalo Wild Wings. Right here’s Cory Woodroof with extra.
“Chestnut devoured 200 BWW boneless wings in underneath 38 minutes on Monday, which extends the eating places’ all-you-can-eat boneless wings and fries promotion on Mondays and Wednesdays by way of Aug. 14.
The skilled eater known as it a “file for generations” on Twitter (X) earlier than taking over the problem, which we’re certain stuffed him up shortly and made him not wish to eat boneless hen wings for a superb whereas.
What a meal for Chestnut to devour, which advantages us all in the long run.”
This shouldn’t be humanly potential, but right here we’re. Joey Chestnut is really one of many biggest athletes amongst us.
Fast hits: Don’t fear about Jamal Murray but … The opposite Josh Allen is now Josh Hines-Allen … and extra
— Robert Zeglinski maps out why Jamal Murray’s contract extension not being completed but shouldn’t concern Nuggets followers
— Josh Allen is altering his title to Josh Hines-Allen. It is a fairly cool story. Christian D’Andrea has extra.
— Elly De La Cruz must be essentially the most thrilling participant in baseball. Right here’s Charles Curtis along with his newest superhero transfer.
— Christian D’Andrea ranked all 32 NFL staff’s logos from worst to finest
— Pascal Siakam forgetting what staff he performed for is hilarious. Right here’s Cory Woodroof on that.
— Giannis Antetokounmpo celebrating Greece’s Olympic bid along with his children simply warms my coronary heart. Right here’s Bryan Kalbrosky with extra.
That’s a wrap, people! Thanks a lot for studying. Let’s do that once more tomorrow. Till subsequent time — peace!
-Sykes ✌️
