🏀 LeBron Creates The 50K Club

PLUS Kyrie Tears His ACL, Aggies Upset Auburn, Saquon Gets PAID 💰

March 05, 2025

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  • LeBron Creates The 50K Club

  • All-Pro Receiver Needs A New Home

  • Kyrie Tears His ACL

  • Aggies Upset Auburn

  • Saquon Gets PAID 💰

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🏀 LeBron Creates The 50K Club

LeBron James just became the first player in NBA history to hit 50,000 career points (counting playoffs)! The King wasted no time getting there, drilling a three midway through the first quarter to reach the milestone he just barely missed on Sunday when he finished with exactly 49,999 points.

To put this achievement in perspective, only TWO other players have even hit 40,000 combined points - Kareem Abdul-Jabbar sits at 44,149, and he's a distant second. The closest active player is KD at around 35,000 points, meaning this record might never be touched.

What's crazy is LeBron's still balling at an elite level at 40 years old, putting up 24.9/8/8.5 this season. He dropped 34 in this 136-115 blowout win over the Pelicans, and it was fitting that Luka Dončić assisted on the milestone bucket. Dončić had his own special night with 30 points and 15 assists - joining only LeBron, Magic and Jerry West as Lakers to hit those numbers.

Twenty-two seasons in, LeBron's still making history while keeping the Lakers (39-21) firmly in the championship conversation.

All-Pro Receiver Needs A New Home

The Jets are cleaning house and erasing all traces of the Aaron Rodgers experiment.

Three weeks after parting ways with A-Rod himself, they just released his BFF Davante Adams and gave Allen Lazard permission to seek a trade (translation: he's getting cut too).

This move was a no-brainer financially - Adams was due to count a WILD $38.3 million against the cap in 2025 (the highest of any WR in the league), with $35.6 million in non-guaranteed salary. By cutting him, the Jets clear nearly $30 million in cap space, which more than doubles their previous room to work with in free agency.

Remember when the Jets traded a 3rd-rounder for Adams last October when they were 2-4, hoping to recreate that Green Bay magic? Yeah, they went 3-8 after that. Despite Adams putting up solid numbers (67 catches, 854 yards, 7 TDs in 11 games), there was obvious tension as Rodgers clearly favored targeting his old buddy over Garrett Wilson.

New coach Aaron Glenn and GM Darren Mougey are wiping the slate clean after that 5-12 disaster. First Rodgers, then OC Nathaniel Hackett, now Adams and Lazard. The "Packers East" experiment is officially dead.

🏀 Kyrie Tears His ACL

The Luka trade is looking more catastrophic for Dallas by the day. First, they shipped their generational talent to LA, and now their season is completely imploding due to injuries.

Kyrie Irving just tore his ACL and is done for the year. That's devastating news considering he was the one guy keeping them afloat (24.7 points, 40% from three). Now add that to Anthony Davis, Daniel Gafford, PJ Washington, Dereck Lively II, and Caleb Martin all being sidelined, and the Mavs are in serious trouble.

Meanwhile, the Lakers are THRIVING. They've gone 18-4 in their last 22 games, including 10-2 since the Luka trade. Dončić has seamlessly fit in, putting up 22/8.3/6.8 while still working his way back from his own calf injury. Even more impressive? He's somehow rejuvenated 40-year-old LeBron, who's been a monster since the trade (27.8 points, 9.9 rebounds, 6.6 assists).

The Mavs are currently hanging onto the 10th seed by their fingernails, but get this - the true nightmare scenario isn't missing the playoffs entirely. It's if Dallas gets the 7th seed and has to face the 2nd-seeded Lakers in round one, giving Luka the chance to personally end their season.

Revenge is a dish best served cold.

🏀 Aggies Upset Auburn

The Aggies just pulled off one of the biggest upsets of the college hoops season, taking down #1 Auburn 83-72 in a game that wasn't even as close as the score suggests. This wasn't just any win - it was Texas A&M's FIRST EVER victory over a top-ranked team!

Bruce Pearl didn't mince words after his Tigers got manhandled: "They physically dominated us." A&M, who leads the nation in offensive rebounding, absolutely crushed Auburn on the glass with a ridiculous 24-9 advantage on the offensive boards. That's not a typo - TWENTY-FOUR offensive rebounds!

The Aggies never trailed once, snapping their own four-game losing streak while ending Auburn's six-game win streak. The Tigers had been the unanimous #1 team in the country for two straight weeks and had just clinched the SEC regular season title last weekend.

For A&M, this was the perfect Senior Night sendoff.

Saquon Gets PAID 💰

The Eagles just BROKE the running back market! Saquon Barkley just landed a massive two-year, $41.2 million extension that makes him the NFL's first-ever $20+ million per year running back. The deal includes $36 million guaranteed and could reach $56 million with incentives.

Running backs have been getting lowballed for years, and now the Eagles are rewarding Saquon just ONE YEAR into his original deal! But when you look at what he did last season, it makes perfect sense. Dude literally broke the all-time single-season rushing record (including playoffs) with 2,504 yards, surpassing Terrell Davis' mark from 1998 while leading Philly to a Super Bowl win.

Remember when everyone thought the Eagles were crazy for signing him to that 3-year, $38 million deal last March? GM Howie Roseman saw an inefficiency in the market and pounced.

The Eagles are taking the extremely rare step of extending a player in the SAME LEAGUE YEAR they signed him. This could completely reset the RB market - Christian McCaffrey was previously the highest paid at $16 million annually, with only six backs making over $10 million. Meanwhile, 16 WRs were making $20+ million!

Big win for Saquon and potentially all NFL running backs! 💰🏈

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