☕️🏀NBA 1/31: Son of a Troy Brown, Not the Patriots Wide Receiver🏈

~ 8 games ~ 

 Player of the day🏆Troy Brown Jr. (LAL🎬) ~  11 pts, 17 reb, 7 oreb, 4 ast, 4/8 fg, 2/3 3 pt, 1/2 ft

Player of the day🥈Deni Avdija (WAS🧙‍♀️) ~ 25 pts, 9 reb, 1 oreb, 1 ast, 1 stl, 1 blk, 10/12 fg, 2/2 3 pt, 3/4 ft

Player of the day🥉Josh Giddey (OKC⚡️) ~ 21 pts, 8 reb, 6 ast, 3 stl, 2 oreb, 9/18 fg, 1/3 3 pt, 2/4 ft

LeBron Radar🐐DNP 

LeBron went to Ralph’s and got a couple new tote bags to coronate his dominant season at 38 years old ~ one has green and red apples on it and the other is kittens playing with a ball of yarn but the kittens are wearing goggles and a scarf like a Wright brother ~ he passed up on the one with the polar bear who just kicked a field goal to win the Super Bowl and is being carried off the field (to a celebratory ice bath).

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Wacky stat of the day📈 The Hawks and Blazers had just 7 and 8 turnovers a piece in the Blazers 129-125 home W. 

Quote of the day🧐 “The truest wisdom is a resolute determination.” - Napoleon Bonaparte 

Countdown to 30🎉~ Sprint up a hill of sand wearing a horizontally-striped tank top NBA official hoodie while 80s synth music is bumping and a crowd of Eastern European tourists rowdily cheers and toasts their sno-cones and there’s one gloomy duck man in the corner but now he’s all jacked up on Mountain Dew and sand hills. 

Photo of the day🖼Colorful Spokie🌈

 

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⛸🏀NBA 1/30: Cedi Collection💿

~ 4 games ~ 

 Player of the day🏆Cedi Osman (CLE🐴) ~ 29 pts, 2 reb, 2 ast, 2 stl, 1 blk, 11/13 fg, 7/7 3 pt

Player of the day🥈Terry Rozier (CHA🐝) ~ 31 pts, 7 ast, 6 reb, 1 oreb, 1 blk, 11/19 fg, 5/11 3 pt, 4/5 ft

Player of the day🥉Kira Lewis Jr. (NOP🎺) ~ 15 pts, 6 reb, 3 ast, 1 blk, 7/11 fg, 1/3 3 pt

LeBron Radar🐐LeBron put some cool stickers on his cell phone case and enjoyed the design so he replicated the model for mass reproduction ~ he’s going to name his cell phone case company Don’t LeBreak Your Phone. 

Wacky stat of the day📈 The Pacers led 56-37 midway thru the 2nd quarter but fell to the Grizz in Memphis 112-100. 

MVP watch ~ Damian Lillard (POR🚲) ~ 36 games, 30.1 pts, 7.4 ast, 4 reb, 46/37/90%

Quote of the day🧐 “Concentration is the ability to think about absolutely nothing when it’s absolutely necessary.” - Ray Knight 

Countdown to 30🎉~ Go on a natural water slide, like a big smooth rock-face that launches you into a teal-colored, bubbly hot springs. 

Photo of the day🖼By a Sign, Down by the River🌊

 

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🎿🏀NBA 1/29: Son of a Neck Kiss💋

~ 11 games ~ 

 Player of the day🏆Kenyon Martin Jr. (HOU🚀) ~  15 pts, 13 reb, 3 oreb, 1 ast, 1 blk,  7/11 fg, 1/2 ft

Player of the day🥈Spencer Dinwiddie (DAL🛩) ~ 35 pts, 8 ast, 4 reb, 1 stl, 1 blk, 11/23 fg, 6/11 3 pt, 7/10 ft

Player of the day🥉Daniel Gafford (WAS🧙‍♀️) ~ 21 pts, 12 reb, 5 oreb, 5 blk, 2 ast, 1 stl, 8/11 fg, 5/8 ft

LeBron Radar🐐41 pts, 9 reb, 8 ast, 1 oreb, 15/30 fg, 6/12 3 pt, 5/6 ft

LeBron read a bedtime story the the family of holiday mice living in a hole adjacent to the billiards table in his basement rec room ~ when a ball hops off the table it’s like Indiana Jones with the boulder for the mice but cuter and less profitable. 🐭 🎱 

Wacky stat of the day📈 The Raptors and Blazers each shot over 50% from the field (Raptors 52.2 and Blazers 52.6%) in the Raptors 123-105 road win. 

MVP watch ~ LeBron James (LAL🎬) ~ 39 games, 29.9 pts, 8.5 reb, 7 ast, 1 stl, 51/30/77% 

Quote of the day🧐 “The man who wants to lead the orchestra must turn his back on the crowd.” ~ James Crook

Countdown to 30🎉 ~ Build a house of cards and put a lil joker angel on the top. 

Photo of the day🖼Mini Washington Monument🇺🇸/Washington State Washington Monument❄️

 

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☕️🏀NBA 1/28: Mr. Anderson🏫

~ 5 games ~ 

 Player of the day🏆Kyle Anderson (MIN🐺) ~ 23 pts, 6 ast, 3 reb, 2 stl, 1 oreb, 1 blk, 9/16 fg, 4/7 3 pt, 1/1 ft

Player of the day🥈Evan Mobley (CLE🐴) ~ 23 pts, 11 reb, 2 oreb, 2 blk, 1 ast, 9/18 fg, 2/2 3 pt, 3/4 ft

Player of the day🥉Cole Anthony (ORL🪄) ~ 19 pts, 7 reb, 1 ast, 5/9 fg, 4/7 3 pt, 5/6 ft

LeBron Radar🐐LeBron carved his own housewarming signs made of cedarwood, pine and sand from Zuma Beach, West of Malibu ~ the sayings included, “Home is where the house is”, “Take your shoes off, I just vacuumed”, “Say thanks for Tom Hanks”, “Los Angeles is the City of Angels but that should be Anaheim’s nickname ~ LA should be the City of Dodgers” and my personal favorite, “Welcome to Los Hanksgeles”. 

Wacky stat of the day📈 The Bucks and Pacers both shot over 50% from the field (Bucks 53.1% and Pacers 55.1%) in the Bucks 141-131 road win.

MVP watch ~ Ja Morant (MEM🐻) ~ 41 games, 27.3 pts, 8 ast, 5.5 reb, 1 stl, 47/32/74% 

Quote of the day🧐 “It’s no wonder that truth is stranger than fiction ~ fiction has to make sense.” ~ Mark Twain 📚 

Countdown to 30🎉 ~ Make a half court shot at a college basketball halftime to win 500 tacos. 🌮🏀

Photo of the day🖼Inland Jaws/Moby Pic📷🦈

  

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🛷🏀NBA 1/27: Under the Plumlee Tree🌳🍇

~ 6 games ~ 

 Player of the day🏆Mason Plumlee (CHA🐝) - 21 pts, 12 reb, 3 ast, 1 oreb, 9/9 fg, 3/4 ft

Player of the day🥈Edmond Sumner (BKN🌉) - 24 pts, 5 reb, 3 ast, 7/10 fg, 2/2 3 pt, 8/8 ft

Player of the day🥉Tari Eason (HOU🚀) - 18 pts, 11 reb, 5 oreb, 3 ast, 1 blk, 8/13 fg, 2/3 ft

Player of the day4️⃣ Jericho Sims (NYK🍏) - 2 pts, 14 reb, 4 oreb, 1 blk, 1/1 fg

LeBron Radar🐐LeBron went to a local thrift shop and bought a Charlotte Hornets baby blue starter jacket and a pair of Indiana Hoosiers candy cane-striped warmup pants - a bold fashion move for even the swaggiest of wearers. 

Wacky stat of the day📈 Nic Claxton (BKN🌉) is shooting 74% from the field for the season ~ he was 11/13 in the Nets home loss to the Pistons 130-122.

The Clippers shot 58.4% from the field and had just 5 turnovers in their 138-100 home victory over the Spurs. 

MVP watch ~ Julius Randle (NYK🍏) ~ 49 games, 24.6 pts, 10.9 reb, 4 ast, 2.3 oreb, 46/35/75%

Quote of the day🧐 “The fool wonders - the wise man asks.” - Benjamin Disraeli 

Countdown to 30🎉 ~ Enter a cage match with a black bear in New Jersey (the state with the most black bears - also the most black bears that use hairspray and GTL on the regular.

Photo of the day🖼Avatar 69🍿

 

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☕️🏀NBA 1/26: Gary🐌

~ 10 games ~ 

 Player of the day🏆Gary Harris (ORL🪄) - 22 pts, 1 reb, 1 stl, 8/9 fg, 6/6 3 pt

Player of the day🥈Nic Claxton (BKN🌉) - 25 pts, 11 reb, 4 oreb, 2 ast, 2 blk, 11/12 fg, 3/6 ft

Player of the day🥉Jalen Williams (OKC⚡️) - 24 pts, 5 reb, 4 stl, 2 ast, 1 oreb, 11/16 fg, 1/1 3 pt, 1/2 ft

LeBron Radar🐐20 pts, 11 ast, 9 reb, 1 oreb, 8/20 fg, 1/6 3 pt, 3/4 ft

LeBron bought a bag of those gross Jelly Beans - his least favorite flavors were dirty laundry and wet socks that were sniffed then ignored by a golden retriever.

Wacky stat of the day📈 The Jazz and Trailblazers both shot over 50% from the field in their matchup (Jazz 52.2% and Blazers 57.3%) ~ the Blazers won 134-124 in Rose City. 🌹

MVP watch ~ Shai Gilgeous-Alexander (OKC⚡️) ~ 44 games, 30.7 pts, 5.5 ast, 4.8 reb, 1.7 stl, 1.1 blk, 51/36/91%

Quote of the day🧐 “It’s so strange that autumn is so beautiful, yet everything is dying.” 🍁🍂

Countdown to 30🎉 ~ Go snowshoeing in Alaska and follow the Iditarod and cheer for the dogs like the Tour de France but the Tour de Prance. 🐾🚴

Photo of the day🖼John Candy🍭

 

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☃️🏀NBA 1/25: Just Mathurin, You?📱

~ 7 games ~ 

 Player of the day🏆Bennedict Mathurin (IND🏁) - 26 pts, 7 reb, 2 ast, 1 oreb, 10/17 fg, 1/5 3 pt, 5/7 ft

Player of the day🥈Cam Johnson (PHX☀️) - 24 pts, 3 reb, 3 ast, 1 oreb, 9/11 fg, 6/7 3 pt ~ 18 mins 

Player of the day🥉Haywood Highsmith (MIA☄️) - 15 pts, 10 reb, 3 oreb, 1 ast, 1 stl, 5/7 fg, 4/4 3 pt, 1/2 ft

LeBron Radar🐐46 pts, 8 reb, 7 ast, 2 stl, 1 oreb, 1 blk, 16/29 fg, 9/14 3 pt, 5/5 ft

LeBron watched an old episode of The Office and considered the theory that Jim is an evil villain ~ he also enjoyed the Creed wildcard dynamic.✏️📺

Wacky stat of the day📈The Wizards and Mavs both shot over 50% from the field (Wizards 50.6% and Mavs 52.8%) as the Wizards won 127-126 in Dallas. 

MVP watch ~ Giannis Antetokounmpo (MIL🦌) - 36 games, 30.9 pts, 11.9 reb, 5.3 ast, 52/26/65%

Quote of the day🧐 “The bird a nest, the spider a web, man friendship.” - William Blake

Countdown to 30🎉Visit all 50 states (been to over half already)

Photo of the day🖼Hockey 2.0🥅🏒

 

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🎿🏀NBA 1/24: Varsity Greens🏈/Greenstone🤠

~ 7 games ~ 

 Player of the day🏆Sam Hauser (BOS☘️) - 13 pts, 2 reb, 1 ast, 1 blk, 5/9 fg, 3/6 3 pt

Player of the day🥈Dennis Smith Jr. (CHA🐝) - 15 pts, 9 ast, 3 reb, 6/11 fg, 3/4 ft

Player of the day🥉 Tari Eason (HOU🚀) - 11 pts, 9 reb, 3 ast, 3 stl, 3 oreb, 2 blk, 5/8 fg, 1/2 ft

LeBron Radar🐐 LeBron got a fake snow-making machine for his LA backyard - he made a Winter Wonderland for the neighborhood and charged $5 for entry - he donated the proceeds to a Big Bear ski school for underprivileged youths. 🎿 

Wacky stat of the day📈 The Kings shot 55% from three point and outrebounded the Grizz 53-31 in their 133-100 home victory. 

MVP watch ~ Nikola Jokic (DEN🏔) 41 games, 25.1 pts, 11 reb, 9.9 ast, 1.4 stl, 63/37/82% 

Quote of the day🧐 “Hearts are wild creatures - that’s why our ribs are cages.”

Countdown to 30🎉 ~ Go to 4 pizza places in 5 days with my parents ✅ 🍕 

Photo of the day🖼Snow-leton 

 

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🏂🏀NBA 1/23: Son of a Tim Hardaway👶🏾

~ 7 games ~ 

 Player of the day🏆Tim Hardaway Jr. (DAL🛩) - 22 pts, 8 reb, 4 oreb, 2 blk, 1 ast, 8/17 fg, 5/10 3 pt

Player of the day🥈Zeke Nnaji (DEN🏔) - 12 pts, 10 reb, 3 oreb, 2 blk, 1 ast, 3/5 fg, 2/3 3 pt, 4/8 ft

Player of the day🥉Dyson Daniels (NOP🎺*rookie*) - 11 pts, 7 reb, 6 ast, 2 oreb, 2 stl, 1 blk, 4/7 fg, 1/4 3 pt, 4/4 ft

LeBron Radar🐐37 pts, 11 reb, 4 ast, 2 blk, 14/24 fg, 2/7 3 pt, 7/10 ft in Lakers win at Trailblazers 121-112. 

LeBron played Ticket to Ride USA version with his family - he enjoys the USA version because it’s simpler (you don’t have to do the extra tunneling but the cards are too small). 

Wacky stat of the day📈 The Thunder and Nuggets each had less than 10 turnovers (8 for OKC and 9 for Denver) ~ the Thunder won 101-99 in Denver. 

MVP watch ~ Luka Doncic (DAL🛩) ~ 33.7 pts, 8.9 reb, 8.8 ast, 1.5 stl, 50/36/73% 

Quote of the day🧐 Law of Jante (Nordic countries attitude of disapproval of expressions of individuality and personal success created by Aksel Sandemose in 1933) 

1.  You are not to think you are anything special

2. You are not to think you are as good as we are

3. You are not to think you are smarter than we are

4. You are not to imagine yourself better than we are 

5. You are not to think you know more than we do 

6. You are not to think you are more important than we are

7. You are not to think you are good at anything

8. You are not to laugh at us 

9. You are not to think anyone cares about you

10. You are not to think you can teach us anything

Countdown to 30 

Photo of the day🖼Skeleton Bookworm💀

  

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❄️🏀NBA 1/22: Bokogie Boarding🏄‍♀️

~ 7 games ~ 

 Player of the day🏆Josh Okogie (PHX☀️) - 24 pts, 10 reb, 4 ast, 4 oreb, 4 blk, 1 stl, 6/11 fg, 1/2 3 pt, 11/15 ft

Player of the day🥈Grant Williams (BOS☘️) - 25 pts (career high), 5 reb, 3 oreb, 1 blk, 7/13 fg, 4/6 3 pt, 7/8 ft

Player of the day🥉Evan Mobley (CLE🐴) - 38 pts, 9 reb, 3 oreb, 3 ast, 19/27 fg

LeBron Radar🐐LeBron went to Orange Julius at the local mall as he was wearing an Orange Dr. J, Julius Erving jersey - the Sixers Halloween-themed getup. 

Wacky stat of the day📈 Both the Hornets and Hawks shot over 50% in their matchup (Hornets 50.6% and Hawks 54.2%) - the Hornets won 122-118 on the road. 

MVP watch ~ Joel Embiid ~ 34 games, 33.6 pts, 9.8 reb, 4.2 ast, 1.7 blk, 54/35/86

Quote of the day🧐 “Find what you love and let it kill you.” - Charles Bukowski 

Countdown to 30🎉 Attend two minor league hockey games in two weeks ✅ 🏒 

Photo of the day🖼🐻‍❄️Polar Eclipse

  

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🎿🏀NBA 1/21: The Bus🚎

~ 9 games ~ 

 Player of the day🏆Ty Jerome (GSW🦈) - 22 pts, 8 ast, 1 stl, 1 blk, 9/13 fg, 3/4 3 pt

Player of the day🥈Cole Anthony (ORL🪄) - 22 pts, 4 ast, 3 reb, 6/9 fg, 2/4 3 pt, 8/8 ft

Player of the day🥉Norman Powell (LAC🛳) - 26 pts, 3 reb, 1 ast, 1 oreb, 1 stl, 1 blk, 9/11 fg, 4/5 3 pt, 4/4 ft

LeBron Radar🐐23 pts, 9 reb, 6 ast, 2 oreb, 2 stl, 2 blk, 8/21 fg, 1/5 3 pt, 6/7 ft

LeBron did hot yoga at the local spot - all the old foxes gave him lil boxes of Valentine’s candy hearts. 🦊 💜 

MVP watch ~ Jayson Tatum (BOS☘️) - 44 games, 31.2 pts, 8.5 reb, 4.3 ast, 1.1 stl, 47/35/87%

Wacky stat of the day📈 The Knicks and Hawks both shot over 50% in their matchup (Knicks 59% and Hawks 56%) - the Hawks won 139-124 at home. 

Quote of the day🧐 “It takes a long time to become young.” - Pablo Picasso 🖼 

Countdown to 30 ~ With my 30th birthday just over three months away, let us begin a new segment that lists an activity to do before the big 3-0 ~ Arctic birdwatching in the North Pole while wearing a South Pole hoodie. 

Photo of the day🖼Nicolas Caged

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🏂🏀NBA 1/20: Hungry Like A Wolf🐺

~ 5 games ~ 

 Player of the day🏆Jalen Duren (DET🔧) - 11 pts, 12 reb, 3 oreb, 2 blk, 1 ast, 1 stl, 4/4 fg, 3/4 ft

Player of the day🥈Scottie Barnes (TOR🦖) - 29 pts, 8 reb, 5 ast, 2 oreb, 2 stl, 11/15 fg, 1/1 3 pt, 6/7 ft

Player of the day🥉Joe Harris (BKN🌉) - 16 pts, 4 ast, 3 reb, 6/6 fg, 4/4 3 pt

LeBron Radar🐐LeBron went to the mall at door open, 7 AM, and walked with the oldies - he bought them matching neon tracksuits from Old Navy too (get it…OLD Navy). 

Wacky stat of the day📈 The Raptors and Timberwolves each shot over 50% from the field - the T-wolves hung on at home, 128-126.

Quote of the day🧐 “Time is the soul of this world.” - Pythagoras 

Photo of the day🖼Jesus Rocks🪨

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🎿🏀NBA 1/19: One Jalen in a Million

~ 9 games ~ 

Player of the day🏆Jalen Green (HOU🚀) - 41 pts, 7 ast, 5 reb, 16/24 fg, 4/10 3 pt, 5/6 ft

Player of the day🥈Luguentz Dort (OKC⚡️) - 22 pts, 11 reb, 8/14 fg, 3/5 3 pt, 3/4 ft

Player of the day🥉Darius Garland (CLE🐴) - 24 pts, 14 ast, 5 reb, 2 stl, 7/17 fg, 5/11 3 pt, 5/6 ft

LeBron Radar🐐32 pts, 9 ast, 8 reb, 1 stl, 1 blk, 2/9 3 pt, 8/9 ft in Lakers home loss to Kings, 116-111.

LeBron went to Eddie Bauer and tried on a bunch of comfy, furry fleeces with cool Native American patterns on them - he bought matching ones with turquoise and burnt orange hexagons on them for his family. 

Wacky stat of the day📈 The Hawks and Mavs both shot over 50% from the field in their matchup in Dallas (Hawks 57% and Mavs 52.4%) - the Hawks won 130-122. 

Quote of the day🧐 “Collect moments - not things.” 

Photo of the day🖼Scary Pavement Art🖼🪨

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🏂🏀NBA 1/18: Son of a Gary Trent👶🏾

~ 4 games ~

Player of the day🏆Gary Trent Jr. (TOR🦖) - 28 pts, 4 stl, 3 reb, 2 ast, 10/19 fg, 4/9 3 pt, 4/4 ft

Player of the day🥈Michael Porter Jr. (DEN🏔) - 23 pts, 4 reb, 9/13 fg, 4/6 3 pt, 1/1 ft

Player of the day🥉Ben Simmons (BKN🌉) - 10 pts, 11 ast, 10 reb, 4 stl, 2 blk, 1 oreb, 4/10 fg, 2/2 ft

LeBron Radar🐐LeBron went to Cabellas and hit some balls in the golf simulator, knocked out a few buffalo, tried on some furry socks, checked out the beanies with poof balls on top and perused the cowboy boots made of alligator back. 🐊🦬 🧦 ⛳️ 

Wacky stat of the day📈 The Trailblazers shot 24/25 (96%) from the free throw line in their 113-122 road loss at the Nuggets.

Quote of the day🧐 “Seek the seeker.” - Ramana Maharshi 

Photo of the day🖼Go Eags🦅🏀

  

 

 

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⛸🏀NBA 1/17: Trader Joe’s McConnell🍇

~ 9 games ~ 

Player of the day🏆TJ McConnell (IND🏁) - 29 pts, 9 ast, 5 reb, 3 stl, 1 oreb, 11/16 fg, 4/4 3 pt, 3/3 ft

Player of the day🥈Mason Plumlee (CHA🐝) - 19 pts, 12 reb, 7 ast, 6 oreb, 7/9 fg, 5/9 ft 

Player of the day🥉Walker Kessler (UTAH🎵) - 20 pts (career high), 21 reb (career high), 9 oreb, 4 ast, 2 blk, 9/13 fg

LeBron Radar🐐48 pts, 9 ast, 8 reb, 1 oreb, 16/26 fg, 5/10 3 pt, 11/12 ft in home win over Rockets

LeBron played that game where you hold a frying pan thingy and try to get the marble thru a maze for like 3 and a half hours while listening to a couple new albums. 💿 

Wacky stat of the day📈 The Timberwolves had just 6 turnovers in their 126-125 home loss to the Jazz. 

Quote of the day🧐 “Each day provides its own gifts.” - Marcus Aurelius 

Photo of the day🖼Lighthouse, Buffalo & Field🦬

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🏂🏀NBA 1/16: You Da Mann✌️

~ 8 games ~ Player of the day🏆Terance Mann (LAC🛳) - 31 pts (season high), 6 reb, 4 ast, 2 oreb, 12/16 fg, 5/8 3 pt

Player of the day🥈Nic Claxton (BKN🌉) - 17 pts, 13 reb, 5 oreb, 4 blk, 7/10 fg

Player of the day🥉Markelle Fultz (ORL🪄) - 20 pts, 7 reb, 6 ast, 2 stl, 1 oreb, 8/10 fg, 1/1 3 pt

LeBron Radar🐐35 pts, 10 ast, 8 reb, 1 stl, 1 blk, 15/23 fg, 1/5 3 pt, 4/5 ft

LeBron went for a walk thru a beautiful local park - he went past the pond and fed the swans bacon bits - he got some dirty looks from a smattering of avian addicts. 🦢 🥓 

Wacky stat of the day📈 The Kings had just 6 turnovers in their road victory at the Spurs, 132-119 - both teams shot over 50% from the field.

Quote of the day🧐 “Whatever you do, do with all your might.” - Marcus Tullius Cicero 

Photo of the day🖼Go Zags🏀🐶

 

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🎿🏀NBA 1/15: Malcolm in the Middle📺

 Player of the day🏆Malcolm Brogdon (BOS☘️) - 30 pts (season high), 3 reb, 3 ast, 1 stl, 11/17 fg, 4/6 3 pt, 4/4 ft

Player of the day🥈Scottie Barnes (TOR🦖) - 27 pts, 12 reb, 3 oreb, 3 stl, 2 ast, 1 blk, 9/16 fg, 9/10 ft

Player of the day🥉Evan Mobley (CLE🐴) - 19 pts, 8 reb, 2 oreb, 1 ast, 6/11 fg, 7/8 ft

LeBron Radar🐐LeBron went to Denny’s and pet all the bunnies - he also had a noice conversation with a parrot and taught it a bunch of funny words like “goop”.  

Wacky stat of the day📈 The Celtics had just 7 turnovers in their 122-106 win at the Hornets - they each had 46 rebounds.

Quote of the day🧐 “Fall seven times, stand up eight.” - Japanese proverb 🇯🇵 

Photo of the day🖼Go Cougs🐾🏀

 

 

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❄️🏀NBA 1/14: The Omen😈(on Friday the 13th)

Player of the day🏆Damion Lee (PHX☀️) - 31 pts, 6 reb, 2 ast, 10/17 fg, 6/7 3 pt, 5/5 ft

Player of the day🥈Onyeka Okongwu (ATL🦅) - 18 pts, 20 reb, 7 oreb, 4 ast, 4 blk, 2 stl, 9/12 fg

Player of the day🥉Jonas Valanciunas (NOP🎺) - 33 pts, 16 reb, 4 oreb, 3 ast, 1 blk, 12/15 fg, 1/3 3 pt, 8/10 ft

LeBron Radar🐐LeBron did the laundry and washed his sheets - bedroom hygiene is important. 🧺 🛏 

Wacky stat of the day📈 There were just 15 total turnovers in the Knicks 112-108 win @ the Wizards (7 for NYK & 8 for WAS). 

Quote of the day🧐 “The true success is the person who invented himself.” - Al Goldstein 

 Photo of the day🖼Track & Felt🧶

 

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🏔🏀NBA 1/13: St. Vincent😇

Player of the day🏆Gabe Vincent (MIA☄️) - 28 pts (career high), 

Player of the day🥈Dame💵Lilliard (POR🌲) - 50 pts, 3 ast, 2 reb, 1 stl, 16/28 fg, 5/13 3 pt, 13/15 ft

Player of the day🥉LaMelo Ball (CHA🐝) - 32 pts, 7 ast, 4 reb, 2 stl, 1 oreb, 11/19 fg, 4/10 3 pt, 6/9 ft

LeBron Radar🐐24 pts, 16 reb, 9 ast, 6 oreb, 2 stl

LeBron continued working on his adult animal coloring book - today he drew a houndstooth pattern on a raccoon’s letterman’s jacket - the raccoon had just graduated with a B.A. in dumpster thievery. 

Wacky stat of the day📈 The Lakers had just 10 turnovers in their 2OT home loss to the Mavs, 119-115. 

Quote of the day🧐 “Let him that would move the world first move himself.” - Socrates 

Photo of the day🖼Gleek for Gleason

 

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⛸🏀NBA 1/12: Bey Area🦈

Player of the day🏆Saddiq Bey (DET🔧) - 31 pts, 6 reb, 1 ast, 1 oreb, 1 stl

Player of the day🥈Jrue Holiday (MIL🦌) - 27 pts, 5 ast, 4 reb, 2 stl, 1 oreb

Player of the day🥉Malcolm Brogdon (BOS☘️) - 20 pts, 4 reb, 4 ast, 2 stl, 7/11 fg, 2/5 3 pt, 4/4 ft

LeBron Radar🐐LeBron worked on his adult coloring book - today he spent his time shading his Golden Retriever’s nutsack. 

Wacky stat of the day📈 The Pistons shot 60% from the floor in their 135-118 home W over the Timberwolves (Justin Timberlake’s favorite squad…Land of 10,000 Timberlakes).

Quote of the day🧐 “Every noble work is at first impossible.” - Thomas Carlyle

Photo of the day🖼Ice King👑 

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❄️🏀NBA 1/11: The Butler Did It🍴

Player of the day🏆Jimmy Butler (MIA☄️) - 35 pts, 7 reb, 4 ast, 4 stl, 3 blk, 2 oreb, 23/23 ft

Player of the day🥈LaMelo Ball (CHA🐝) - 24 pts, 14 ast, 4 reb, 4/9 3 pt

Player of the day🥉Mikal Bridges (PHX☀️) - 26 pts, 9 reb, 5 ast, 3 blk, 3 oreb, 1 stl, 10/18 fg, 1/3 3 pt, 5/7 ft

LeBron Radar🐐LeBron reorganized his clutter drawer, got some new chip clips, a new roll of duct tape, a fresh set of highlighters to match his ties (tie-lighters), and a shiny new mini stapler (with a staple remover companion). 

Wacky stat of the day📈The Heat broke an NBA record by shooting 40/40 from the free throw line. 

Quote of the day🧐 “Success is the child of audacity.” - Benjamin Disraeli

Photo of the day🖼Travel Guy🧳

   

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☃️🏀NBA 1/10: Paddy’s Pub☘️

Player of the day🏆Pat Connaughton (MIL🦌) - 11 pts, 11 reb, 4 ast, 1 oreb, 4/8 fg. 3/7 3 pt

Player of the day🥈Jalen Brunson (NYK🍏) - 44 pts, 7 reb, 4 ast, 2 oreb, 15/30 fg, 4/10 3 pt, 10/10 ft

Player of the day🥉Grant Williams (BOS☘️) - 20 pts, 8 reb, 2 oreb, 2 blk, 1 ast, 8/15 fg, 3/9 3 pt

LeBron Radar🐐DNP in loss @ Nuggets

LeBron broke out the ol’ Nintendo Wiid - Snoop Dogg is on the cover of the console - games range from Hacky Sack House to Frisbee Friends to Pass the Grass, an interactive story-based game in which your character uncovers a series of whodunits. 

Wacky stat of the day📈 Steven Adams shot 3/11 from the free throw line in the Grizz home win over the Spurs, 121-113 - he is shooting 33% from the charity stripe for the season. 

The Joker🃏Nikola Jokic snagged his 11th triple double in the Nuggets W in the Mile High City over the Lakers, 122-109. 

Quote of the day🧐 “If it matters to you, you’ll find a way.” - Charlie Gilkey 

Photo of the day🖼Merry Still Christmas🎄

   

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🏂🏀NBA 1/9: Left on Paul Reed📱

Player of the day🏆Paul Reed (PHI🔔) - 16 pts, 12 reb, 8 oreb, 3 stl, 1 ast, 6/7 fg, 4/4 ft 

Player of the day🥈Christian Wood🪵(DAL🛩) - 27 pts, 16 reb, 3 oreb, 2 ast, 8/13 fg, 1/5 3 pt, 10/12 ft

Player of the day🥉Killian Hayes (DET🔧) - 26 pts, 6 ast, 4 reb, 3 stl, 1 blk, 11/17 fg, 4/8 3 pt

SeaaaaaaaaaaaHAWKS! 🌊🏈

LeBron Radar🐐LeBron cleaned his garage - he found one of those lil individual trampolines and spent the afternoon bouncing on that while catching up on podcasts and considering whether to eat a burger or pizza for dinner.  🍔🍕 

Wacky stat of the day📈 The Rockets led by 20 but lost in Houston to the Timberwolves, 104-96. 

Quote of the day🧐 “Whatever you are, be a good one.” - Abe Lincoln

Photo of the day🖼Sunrose Part Deux🌅🌹

  

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🎿🏀NBA 1/8: Jonas Bro🎤

Player of the day🏆Jonas Valanciunas (NOP🦢) - 25 pts, 10 reb, 3 ast, 2 oreb, 10/13 fg, 5/6 ft

Player of the day🥈Jarred Vanderbilt (UTAH🎿) - 15 pts, 14 reb, 3 ast, 2 oreb, 1 stl, 6/13 fg, 3/3 ft

Player of the day🥉Anthony Lamb🐑(GSW🌉) - 26 pts, 8 reb, 4 ast, 3 oreb, 2 stl, 9/20 fg, 5/14 3 pt, 3/3 ft

Player of the day4️⃣Thomas Bryant (LAL🍿) - 29 pts, 14 reb, 4 oreb, 1 stl, 1 blk, 12/14 fg, 5/7 ft

LeBron Radar🐐37 pts, 8 reb, 7 ast, 1 stl, 14/28 fg, 1/6 3 pt, 8/9 ft in Lakers road win @ Kings 

LeBron finally took down his Christmas tree - he donated it to a family of holiday chipmunks in the cul-de-sac, who accepted it as their new home, along with an advent calendar full of nuts for next year. 🌰 🥜 

Wacky stat of the day📈 The Jazz and Bulls each had just 10 turnovers as the Bulls pulled away at home, 126-118.

Quote of the day🧐 “When nothing goes right, go left.” 

Photo of the day🖼Sunrose🌅🌹 

   

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☃️🏀NBA 1/7: Right in the Vooch😲

 Player of the day🏆Nikola Vucevic (CHI🌬) - 19 pts, 18 reb, 10 ast, 2 oreb, 2 blk, 8/14 fg, 2/3 3 pt

Player of the day🥈Terry Rozier (CHA🐝) - 39 pts, 4 ast, 2 reb, 1 stl, 15/29 fg, 6/15 3 pt

Player of the day🥉Zach LaVine (CHI🌬) - 41 pts, 6 ast, 2 reb, 2 stl, 1 blk, 14/19 fg, 11/13 3 pt

LeBron Radar🐐25 pts, 10 ast, 7 reb, 10/19 fg, 1/5 3 pt, 4/6 ft

LeBron hit the sauna 🧖‍♂️ for a noice morning sesh before shoot-around, laid out his cool, teal, fashion-forward pre-game outfit on his bed and ate a few handfuls of sugar-free gummi worms; he also emailed his Grandma back and caught up on some old Survivor on Paramount+. 

Wacky stat of the day📈 The Bucks had 17 turnovers while the Hornets just had 5 - they both shot 20-48 (41.7%) from 3 point land in the Hornets’ lopsided road W, 138-109, a game in which the Hornets outscored the Bucks 54-22 in the paint. The Hornets also came out of the gates en fuego - matching an NBA record with 51 points in the 1st quarter, a mark set by the Warriors in 2019. 

Both the Pacers and Blazers shot under 30% from 3 point range, in the sloppy 108-99 Pacers home come-from-behind victory (the Blazers led by 10). 

The Bulls shot a whopping 57.1% from the field and 58.8% from beyond the 3 point arc in their 126-112 road win over the Sixers, who led the game by 13 at one point. 

Quote of the day🧐 “Go forth on your path, as it only exists through your walking.” - Augustine of Hippo 🦛 

Photo of the day🖼Clear Night, Full Moon, Can’t Lose 🌝 

   

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☔️🏀NBA 1/6: J Cubed🔳

Player of the day🏆Jaren Jackson Jr. (MEM🐻🎷) - 31 pts, 10 reb, 3 blk, 2 oreb, 1 ast, 1 stl, 12/14 fg, 2/3 3 pt, 5/7 ft

Player of the day🥈Lauri Markannen (UTAH🎵🎿) - 49 pts (career high), 8 reb, 1 ast, 1 blk, 15/27 fg, 6/15 3 pt, 13/13 ft 

Player of the day🥉Paolo Banchero (ORL🪄) - 30 pts, 9 reb, 3 oreb, 3 ast, 1 stl, 10/20 fg, 2/7 3 pt, 8/9 ft

LeBron Radar🐐LeBron binged some pods on his off-day while Swiffering, Sudoku’ing, doing dishes, and folding laundry 🧺 , mainly All Fantasy Everything - he made a list of topics he would like to fantasy draft including favorite fast food places, pizza toppings, animals to have as pets, and city skylines. 

Wacky stat of the day📈 None of the Clippers starters scored in double digits in their blowout loss @ the Nuggets, 122-91. 

Quote of the day🧐 “Once you choose hope, anything is possible.” - Christopher Reeve 

Photo of the day🖼Before & After ☔️🌈

  

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🎿🏀NBA 1/5: Duranting and Raving/Durantula🕷

Player of the day🏆Kevin Durant (BKN🏙) - 44 pts, 5 ast, 4 reb, 2 blk, 1 stl, 15/22 fg, 5/10 3 pt, 9/9 ft 

Player of the day🥈Jalen Brunson (NYK🍏) - 38 pts, 7 reb, 6 ast, 2 oreb, 17/27 fg, 3/7 3 pt

Player of the day🥉LaMelo Ball (CHA🐝) - 23 pts, 12 ast, 4 reb, 1 stl, 4/13 3 pt, 5/5 ft 

Player of the day4️⃣Dennis Schröder (LAL🎬) - 32 pts, 4 reb, 4 stl, 2 ast, 8/15 fg, 4/7 3 pt, 12/14 ft 

LeBron Radar🐐DNP - illness 

LeBron finally bought a 2023 wall calendar - outhouses around the globe - but did not find a page-a-day calendar yet and ya gotta get one of those; those are always a blast, a fine way to start the morning. 

Wacky stat of the day📈 The Bucks had 28 turnovers while the Raptors had just 9 but the Bucks still hung on to win 104-101 in OT - probably because they outrebounded the Raptors 73-47.

Quote of the day🧐 “Try again. Fail again. Fail better.” - Samuel Beckett 

Photo of the day🖼Til December👋🎄

   

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🏈AFFL 16🏈

Hawkeyes plugs in Minshew Mania, gets a couple big WR games and continues to roll to the AFFL championship game, trotting by Whammy with ease.

Moose gets another solid Mahomies showing and a great 1-2-3 RB crew to sail past Pink Panthers on the other side of the bracket to seal an all-Spokane final matchup.

In the pools, Moose continues to triumph as she takes home the fiver with a huge 123 score. 

Good luck to MT Moose and Hawkeyes in our AFFL championship game this week and congrats on an amazing season!

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🏔🏀NBA 1/4: Joe Dust🧢

Player of the day🏆Isaiah Joe (OKC🧱) - 21 pts, 4 reb, 4 ast, 1 oreb, 8/13 fg, 3/7 3 pt

Player of the day🥈Greek Freak🇬🇷(MIL🦌) - 55 pts, 10 reb, 7 ast, 2 oreb, 2 stl, 20/33 fg, 15/16 ft 

Player of the day🥉Daniel Gafford (WAS🧙‍♂️) - 11 pts, 12 reb, 5 oreb, 2 ast, 4/7 fg, 3/4 ft 

LeBron Radar🐐 LeBron drank a Kirkland Signature cold brew (mixed with a few splashes of milk) and gazed at the Los Angeles wintry rainfall from his porch while watching game film on an old school lil tube TV - retro style. 📺  ☕️ 🥛 

Wacky stat of the day📈 Both the Kings and Jazz shot under 30% from three point - it was still a high scoring affair as the Kings pulled it out 117-115.

The OKC Thunder had 5 players score 21+ points, the 18th time in NBA history that has happened, as they rolled past the Celtics 150-117. (AP) 

Quote of the day🧐 “Solitary trees, if they grow at all, grow strong.” - Winston Churchill 

Photo of the day🖼Classic Cookie 🍪 

   

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🥶🏈Bowling Talk Soup 1/3🍜

 Games

Citrus Bowl ~ LSU🐯63 Purdue🔧7

ReliaQuest Bowl ~ Mississippi St🏴‍☠️19 Illinois🌾10

Cotton Bowl ~ Tulane🟢🌊46 USC⚔️🐴45

Rose Bowl ~ Penn State🦁35 Utah🌅21

Player of the day ~ Tyjae Spears, Tulane RB ~ 17 rushes, 205 yards, 4 TD 

Mascot of the day ~ Swoop, Utah ~ Swoop is a red-tailed hawk introduced in 1996 with the consent of the tribal council of the Ute tribe (Jeff Probst was not present - Probstyyyyyyyy!) 

My pod picks (18-10)

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🏂🏀NBA 1/3: Looney Toonz📺

Player of the day🏆Kevon Looney (GSW🦈) - 14 pts, 20 reb, 10 oreb, 4 ast, 1 blk, 4/8 fg, 6/8 ft

Player of the day🥈Donovan Mitchell (CLE🐴) - 71 pts, 11 ast, 8 reb, 3 oreb, 1 blk, 22/34 fg, 7/15 3 pt, 20/25 ft

Player of the day🥉Klay Thompson (GSW🦈) - 54 pts, 8 reb, 3 ast, 2 oreb, 1 blk, 21/39 fg, 10/21 3 pt

LeBron Radar🐐43 pts, 11 reb, 6 ast, 1 stl, 16/26 fg, 11/16 ft 

LeBron did The NY Times crossword and word scramble (which sounds like a delicious dish that would enhance your spelling bee skills), sealed it in an envelope, used a winter-themed stamp and mailed it to his mom - old school Wordle. 

Wacky stat of the day📈 The Pelicans outrebounded the Sixers 49-35 but lost 120-111.

The Nets shot 62.4% from the field to win their 12th straight game as they smashed the Spurs 139-103. 

Donovan Mitchell’s 71 points are the most in a game since Kobe Bryant did it nearly 17 years ago, January 22nd, 2006. 

Quote of the day🧐 “Stay foolish to stay sane.” - Maxime Lagacé

Photo of the day🖼Slice of Bow🌈

   

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🗓🌅🏀NBA 1/2: Mayan Ruis🧱

Player of the day🏆Rui Hachimura (WAS🧙‍♂️) - 26 pts, 4 reb, 3 ast, 1 stl, 11/18 fg, 3/5 3 pt

Player of the day🥈Ja Morant (MEM🐻) - 35 pts, 8 reb, 5 ast, 1 stl, 1 blk, 13/23 fg, 8/10 ft

Player of the day🥉Nikola Jokic🃏(DEN🏔) - 30 pts, 12 reb, 12 ast, 1 stl, 10/13 fg, 2/2 3 pt, 8/8 ft 

LeBron Radar🐐LeBron finalized his New Year’s resolutions for 2023 - to make an All-NBA team, lead the Lakers to the playoffs and lead the league in old man dunks.

Wacky stat of the day📈 The Celtics @ Nuggets game was delayed 35 minutes because of a extra strong Robert Williams iii dunk that jacked up the rim - reminds me of when I was an intern at Covington Parks & Rec and had to put the hoops up and remove them - I was born to be on that crew - they coulda called Northridge for the assist. 

Quote of the day🧐 “The fridge is a perfect example of what matters is on the inside.” 

Photo of the day🖼Pappy Polidays🎄

   

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🍾🏈Bowling Talk Soup 1/1/23🍜

Games

Sugar Bowl ~ Alabama 45 Kansas ST 20

Music🎵City Bowl ~ Iowa🌽21 Kentucky🏀0

Fiesta Bowl ~ TCU🐸51 Michigan🐺45

Peach Bowl ~ UGA🐶42 Ohio ST 41

Player of the day ~  Bryce Young, Bama QB ~ 15/21, 321 yards, 5 TD 

Mascot of the day ~ Super Frog, TCU🐸 The Horned Frog first appeared in 1897 on the cover of the first AddRan yearbook. In 1979, the university changed the mascot name from Addy the All-American Frog to Super Frog, which went on to cameo in several Superman films as the lead’s beloved pet.🐸

My pod picks (17-8)

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🍾🏀NBA 1/1/23: Ayo! Happy New Year🍾🎉

Player of the day🏆Ayo Dosunmu (CHI🌬) 19 pts, 5 stl, 2 ast, 2 reb, 7/10 fg, 2/3 3 pt

Player of the day🥈Paul George (LAC🛳) - 45 pts, 9 reb, 4 ast, 3 stl, 2 oreb, 15/25 fg, 7/13 3 pt, 8/8 ft 

Player of the day🥉Tyler Herro (MIA☄️) - 29 pts, 9 reb, 6 ast, 2 stl, 10/20 fg, 3/11 3 pt, 6/7 ft - Tyler was the Herro as he hit a one-legged three-pointer as the clock hit zeros to defeat the Jazz 126-123. 

LeBron Radar🐐LeBron brought in 2023 with LeBron’s 3rd annual New Year’s Eve Ball Basharoo - they played shuffleboard, had an epic Mario Kart tournament, ordered 73 pizzas from Papa John’s (and Shaq was the delivery guy, yet another character from that commercial, in a Shyamalan-esque U-turn) and LeBron belted out the final 10 second countdown into the mic a little too hard - you might say he over-Cher’d. 

Wacky stat of the day📈 The Grizz🐻shot just 17% from three point land but still managed to defeat the 1st place Pelicans 116-101. 

All five of the Piston’s bench players who played scored in double digits in their victory over the Timberwolves in Minnesota.

Quote of the day🧐 “I don’t have grey hair - I have wisdom highlights.”

Photo of the day🖼Santa Slam🎅

    

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