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Shaquille O’Neal‘s Instagram account often sparks basketball debates, with the big fella comparing his stats to other greats of the game. Recently, he shared a leaderboard showcasing point leaders in NBA Finals series post-1999. Shaq topped the list with 38 points per game in 1999-00 and 36.3 points per game in 2001-02. Fans were upset about Michael Jordan’s exclusion, alleging cherry-picking. Despite the criticism, Shaq still ranks fourth on the all-time list with two top spots. Michael Jordan leads the chart with 41 points per game in 1992-93.

 

The Naismith Awards for the college basketball season were announced on Wednesday with familiar names claiming the top prizes. Iowa Hawkeyes star Caitlin Clark earned her second consecutive Women’s Player of the Year award, while Cameron Brink, Stephen Curry’s god-sister, took home the Defensive Player of the Year honor. Brink’s impressive stats for Stanford included 17.4 points, 11.9 rebounds, and 3

7 blocks per game. The Curry family showed their support as Stephen, Sonya, Sydel, and Callie Curry all celebrated Brink’s well-deserved win._excited about the futureBrink, a defensive powerhouse, wrapped up her college career with numerous accolades and is set to enter the 2024 WNBA draft as one of the top prospects alongside Clark and Reese.

 

 

Larry Bird was known for his exceptional basketball skills, and one of the players he used to school on the court was none other than the legendary Michael Jordan. This article delves into how Bird was able to dominate Jordan during their encounters.

Bird and Jordan faced each other multiple times during their careers, and it was evident that Bird had the upper hand in their matchups. Despite Jordan’s immense talent and skill, Bird seemed to have a deep understanding of Jordan’s playing style and was able to exploit his weaknesses.

One of the factors that contributed to Bird’s success was his meticulous study of Jordan.

Bird would watch Jordan’s games and observe his moves closely, analyzing every aspect of his playing style. This allowed him to anticipate Jordan’s moves and positions on the court, giving him a significant advantage during their matchups.

 

Another reason for Bird’s dominance over Jordan was his ability to mentally get in Jordan’s head. Bird had a unique skill of trash-talking and using psychological tactics to rattle his opponents. He would constantly provoke Jordan, testing his patience and pushing his buttons. This often led to Jordan becoming frustrated and losing focus, ultimately affecting his performance on the court.

Bird also had a superior basketball IQ, which enabled him to outsmart Jordan strategically. He would use a variety of moves and tricks to confuse Jordan, making it difficult for him to defend against Bird’s offensive plays. Bird’s ability to read the game and make quick decisions allowed him to exploit Jordan’s weaknesses and create scoring opportunities for himself and his team.

Furthermore, Bird’s physicality and toughness played a crucial role in his domination over Jordan. Bird was not only a skilled shooter but also a fierce competitor who would never back down from a challenge. He would use his strength and size advantage to outmuscle Jordan, constantly pushing him out of his comfort zone and disrupting his rhythm.

In summary, Larry Bird’s success in schooling Michael Jordan can be attributed to his comprehensive understanding of Jordan’s playing style, his mental tactics to unsettle him, his basketball IQ, and his physical prowess. Bird’s ability to exploit Jordan’s weaknesses and create opportunities for himself ultimately led to his dominance over the legendary player.

Jason Kidd made headlines recently with his bold claims about Luka Doncic. After the Dallas Mavericks’ win over the Orlando Magic, Kidd showered Doncic with praise, comparing him to basketball legends Michael Jordan, LeBron James, and Kobe Bryant. However, Shaquille O’Neal respectfully disagreed, stating that it was too early in Doncic’s career to make such comparisons. O’Neal believes that Doncic is a great player but needs to surpass Stephen Curry before being in the same category as the mentioned legends. Jamal Crawford also agreed with O’Neal and expressed his faith in Doncic’s potential to become an all-time great. Crawford declared that Jordan is the greatest player of all time and urged people to stop comparing others to him. While Doncic has had a terrific career so far, it is premature to place him alongside Jordan, James, and Bryant.

The retired NFL pro shares his three girls with wife Kylie Kelce

 

 

Jason Kelce’s daughters are proving that they’re just as big of Swifties as their uncle Trav.

In a video posted to X (formerly Twitter) on Friday, April 12, Jason and Travis Kelce can be seen dancing around to one of Taylor Swift’s songs, “Shake It Off.”

While recording a live episode of their podcast New Heights with Jason and Travis Kelce, the retired Philadelphia Eagles center and his Kansas City Chiefs tight end brother dance around on stage as they both share how much they like the song.

“Oh, I know this one,” Travis, 34, says as he begins grooving to his girlfriend’s tune. “That’s one of my favorites right there, ladies and gentlemen.”

“Wyatt’s favorite too!” Jason, 36, adorably adds of his 4-year-old daughter.

Jason shares his daughters Wyatt, Elliotte, 2, and Bennett, 13 months, with wife Kylie Kelce, 32.

In December, the mom of three shared a heartwarming video on TikTok of daughter Wyatt reading a book, which was set to Taylor Swift’s song “Never Grow Up.”

Wearing striped pajama pants and a Philadelphia Eagles sweatshirt, Wyatt looked lost in thought as she read her book. The video then switched to footage of a much younger Wyatt as she read a picture book by herself, wearing an Eagles long-sleeve shirt in support of her dad.

“If you’re gonna try to make a headline out of this, you better offer a suggestion of a better audio…because there isnt [sic] one. (Eagles gear was a happy accident.),” Kylie wrote in the caption of her video.

Earlier this year, Kylie shared that while her daughters love to get crafty, they haven’t yet tackled friendship bracelets.

“The girls are very into arts and crafts,” Kylie told PEOPLE.

“We will often get little wooden things that we can paint and things like that. They will paint anything you put in front of them, almost to a fault,” she laughed.

“We have not gotten into friendship bracelets at home, only because we have littles, and beads are our worst enemy,” the mom of three noted.

 

The brothers both previously completed their degrees but neither was able to attend a graduation ceremony to receive their diplomas.

The Kelce brothers took their podcast to their alma mater this week and the live show ended with a surprise — a long-overdue college graduation ceremony at the University of Cincinnati.

Travis and Jason Kelce returned to the university Thursday night to record a live episode of their podcast, “New Heights,” in front of thousands of fans at the Fifth Third Arena.

The live taping concluded with a surprise graduation ceremony for the brothers, during which they were both dressed in the classic graduation cap and gown.

University of Cincinnati president Neville Pinto — also in traditional graduation garb — presented the brothers with their diplomas, the Cincinnati Enquirer reported. Their parents, Donna and Ed Kelce, and UC athletic director John Cunningham joined them on stage for the mini ceremony.

After hugging Pinto but before grabbing his diploma, Travis Kelce downed an entire beer as “Fight For Your Right” by The Beastie Boys blared over the arena’s speakers.

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Jason Kelce attended UC from 2006 to 2010 and Travis Kelce from 2008 to 2012, according to the university. The brothers played football for the school and shared the field for two years as their educations overlapped.

According to the Enquirer, Jason Kelce earned a marketing degree, but wasn’t able to make it to the commencement ceremony, and Travis Kelce finished his outstanding credits to complete his degree in interdisciplinary studies from the College of Arts and Sciences in 2022.

“A surprise commencement we’ll never forget,” the Cincinnati Bearcats said on social media alongside a carousel of images from the event.

“Congratulations to Travis and Jason on (finally) picking up their diplomas!”

Travis Kelce talks about how he didn’t know how he and Taylor Swift became an item since she originally wasn’t into sports.

Travis Kelce reflected on how he was able to get Taylor Swift to be his girlfriend, admitting that she wasn’t really into sports. Kelce and his older brother Jason Kelce spoke about the beginning of Travis and Taylor’s relationship with their guest Lil Dicky on their podcast New Heights with Jason and Travis Kelce.

The men went back and forth on while Jason’s life hasn’t really changed in terms of Swifties being interested in what he’s doing, his brother could not say the same. Travis said that he loves bridging his football world with Swift’s die-hard fans and is “having a blast in life.”

When speaking of Taylor and Travis’ relationship, Lil Dicky made it known that since the couple is at the top of their games, many people who have a problem with it are just oozing jealousy.

“I think there’s just something that makes everyone feel like the world is like high school, where your most popular pop star beloved musician somehow how met your most popular beloved athlete, and they actually fell in love, and it’s just real. Anyone who hates on it is a bitter loser.”

“I appreciate it, man,” Travis responded. “I don’t know how I did it because she wasn’t into sports, so I don’t know how the f— I did it.”

Lil Dicky said, “Well, you did because you called her out on…”

“No, I know exactly how I did it,” Travis said, laughing.

How did Travis Kelce and Taylor Swift romance begin?

Travis Kelce shot his shot with the pop star when he put his number on a friendship bracelet and attempted to give it to her before her Arrowhead Stadium tour date last summer. However, that tactic failed.

“I was disappointed that she doesn’t talk before or after her shows because she has to save her voice for the 44 songs that she sings,” Kelce said, “so I was a little butt-hurt I didn’t get to hand her one of the bracelets I made for her.”

“She doesn’t meet anybody, or at least she didn’t want to meet me, so I took it personal,” he added.

In September 2023, he was a guest on The Pat McAfree Show, and he said that it’s up to her if she is interested in getting to know him better.

“I threw the ball in her court,” he said. “I told her, ‘I’ve seen you rock the stage in Arrowhead. You might have to come see me rock the stage in Arrowhead.’ We’ll see what happens in the near future.”

“It’s hilarious how much traction this has actually got,” he added of the public’s interest in his potential relationship. “I think it’s, right now, it’s like that old game in school called ‘Telephone,’ where everybody is just whispering in each other’s ear, just hearing some random stuff.”

On Sept. 24, Swift appeared at her first NFL game of the season. She later attended 12 more games, including the Super Bowl. After Swift’s September appearance, it kicked off fans of their budding romance.

“Shoutout to Taylor for pulling up!” Travis said on New Heights at the time. “That was pretty ballsy. That was pretty ballsy, yeah. I just thought it was awesome how everybody in the suite had nothing but great things to say about her, the friends and family — she looked amazing. Everybody was talking about her in great light, and on top of that, the day went perfect for Chiefs fans, of course.”

“To see the slow-motion chest bumps, to see the high-fives with Mom, to see how Chiefs Kingdom was all excited that she was there,” he added, “it was definitely a game I’ll remember, that’s for d–n sure. Then we just slid off in the getaway car at the end. Took my Chevelle to the game.”

A few weeks later, the two were seen out in New York City holding hands, confirming their romance. They later made a surprise appearance on the 49th season premiere of Saturday Night Live.

The retired NFL pro shares his three girls with wife Kylie Kelce

 

 

Jason Kelce’s daughters are proving that they’re just as big of Swifties as their uncle Trav.

In a video posted to X (formerly Twitter) on Friday, April 12, Jason and Travis Kelce can be seen dancing around to one of Taylor Swift’s songs, “Shake It Off.”

While recording a live episode of their podcast New Heights with Jason and Travis Kelce, the retired Philadelphia Eagles center and his Kansas City Chiefs tight end brother dance around on stage as they both share how much they like the song.

“Oh, I know this one,” Travis, 34, says as he begins grooving to his girlfriend’s tune. “That’s one of my favorites right there, ladies and gentlemen.”

“Wyatt’s favorite too!” Jason, 36, adorably adds of his 4-year-old daughter.

Jason shares his daughters Wyatt, Elliotte, 2, and Bennett, 13 months, with wife Kylie Kelce, 32.

In December, the mom of three shared a heartwarming video on TikTok of daughter Wyatt reading a book, which was set to Taylor Swift’s song “Never Grow Up.”

Wearing striped pajama pants and a Philadelphia Eagles sweatshirt, Wyatt looked lost in thought as she read her book. The video then switched to footage of a much younger Wyatt as she read a picture book by herself, wearing an Eagles long-sleeve shirt in support of her dad.

“If you’re gonna try to make a headline out of this, you better offer a suggestion of a better audio…because there isnt [sic] one. (Eagles gear was a happy accident.),” Kylie wrote in the caption of her video.

Earlier this year, Kylie shared that while her daughters love to get crafty, they haven’t yet tackled friendship bracelets.

“The girls are very into arts and crafts,” Kylie told PEOPLE.

“We will often get little wooden things that we can paint and things like that. They will paint anything you put in front of them, almost to a fault,” she laughed.

“We have not gotten into friendship bracelets at home, only because we have littles, and beads are our worst enemy,” the mom of three noted.

 

Taylor Swift and boyfriend Travis Kelce opted to skip Coachella for a quiet date night at one of her favorite restaurants in Los Angeles, California on Friday night.

While many fans speculated the couple would be heading to the desert to watch her longtime pal Lana Del Rey perform, the couple passed on the three-weekend event for a little quality time away from any crowds.

The pop icon and Kansas City Chiefs star, both 34, looked happy in love as they held hands while exiting Sushi Park, located on the second floor of a strip mall, together.

The lowkey celeb hotspot is often frequented by some of Hollywood’s biggest stars, including Dua Lipa, Kendall Jenner, Beyoncé and Harry Styles.

 

 

The omakase-only Japanese restaurant has a strict no photos or no videos policy and is only open Tuesday-Saturday for three hours a day, from 5:30 pm to 8:30 pm.

For their evening out, Swift sported a red varsity jacket with a ‘W’ decal on the front and white racing stripes down the sleeves over a dark top and denim skirt.

She also sported her signature red lipstick and a $3,200 Gucci bag.

Her man looked handsome in an olive green long sleeve, matching shorts and a pair of black sneakers.

Although they did not make it to weekend one of Coachella, the lovebirds may be planning on going the second weekend, which will take place from April 19 to 21.

A source told DailyMail.com that ‘Taylor and Lana had dinner this week to talk about their time at Coachella, and what they will be doing and wearing.’

‘So they already have it all planned. They want to have fun and really enjoy themselves while in the desert and make it stress-free. Coachella can get stressful because of the crowds and all the events, but they want to be more chill,’ the insider claimed.

The ladies plan to ‘capture the vibe of Coachella,’ with their fashion choices, it was added and will go ‘hippie chic with an artist flair for fun,’ it was added.

The source also said that Taylor has been in Los Angeles this week with Travis and even attended a taping of his new show Are You Smarter Than Celebrity? in the Culver City neighborhood.

‘She has been by his side and likes to support him. Plus she thinks the show is super fun and will be a hit, so she is happy for him,’ it was added.

Kelce has already told People that he is a ‘Coachella guy’: ‘I love going to Coachella. I love live music in general. So you might see me pop up over there at some point.

‘I’m not sure if I’ll go to a weekend, one or two, or if I even have time knowing my schedule’s filling up pretty quick before we get started back up for football here.’

Taylor and Travis started dating in September.

Their relationship started heating up around the holidays and became very high profile when she attended the Super Bowl to support him. Lana was also there in her VIP box.

Swift is on a two month break from her The Eras Tour.

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