Papa Haliburton Is Allowed Back For Game 4 👀

PLUS New Job Openings, Caitlin Clark Out For 2 Weeks, KAT Saves The Knicks In Game 3, NFL Players Gotta Earn Their Olympics Spot

May 27, 2025

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  • Caitlin Clark Out For 2 Weeks

  • Papa Haliburton Is Allowed Back For Game 4

  • KAT Saves The Knicks In Game 3

  • NFL Players Gotta Earn Their Olympics Spot

  • Thunder Go Up 3-1 In WCF

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Caitlin Clark Out For 2 Weeks 🤕

Caitlin Clark is out at least two weeks with a left quad strain, which is a major bummer for both the Fever and everyone who's been tuning in to watch her ball out this season.

Clark was averaging 19 points and leading the league with 9.3 assists through just four games, so she was already in early MVP conversations. Speaking of which, her MVP odds just took a hit, going from -115 to +210, while A'ja Wilson and Napheesa Collier are now the favorites.

The injury happened sometime around their loss to the Liberty on Saturday, though coach Stephanie White isn't sure exactly when. Clark had dealt with some quad tightness in preseason (probably from playing too much basketball, as she put it), but this is apparently a new issue.

This will be the first regular season games Clark has ever missed in her entire career, including college. That’s crazy.

Papa Haliburton Is Allowed Back For Game 4 👀

Papa Haliburton is finally allowed back at Pacers home games after getting himself banned for basically starting a fight with Giannis after that insane Game 5 buzzer-beater against the Bucks.

So here's what went down: after Tyrese hit that series-clinching game-winner, his pops got so hyped that he literally ran onto the court to confront Giannis. Like, full dad mode activated. Players from both teams had to get involved to break it up, and the league was NOT having it.

John Haliburton missed the entire Cavs series because of the ban, but he's getting a second chance for Game 4 against the Knicks at home. He can't go to road games still, but honestly, that's probably for the best.

But you gotta respect the dad energy. Dude saw his son hit a playoff game-winner and completely lost his mind with pride. Still can't be running onto NBA courts though.

KAT Saves The Knicks In Game 3

After looking absolutely cooked for three quarters - missing shots, turning the ball over, fouling left and right - Karl-Anthony Towns went full video game mode when it mattered most.

We're talking about a dude who had just 4 points through three quarters, watching his team get embarrassed by 20 points in Indianapolis. Then the fourth quarter hit and Towns dropped 20 points in those final 12 minutes, basically outscoring the entire Pacers team by himself to spark an insane comeback win, 106-100.

The man was hitting threes, driving to the rim, posting up - basically showing off his entire bag when the Knicks were on life support. Even got the and-one celebration going when he knew he was cooking. Jalen Brunson sealed it with a clutch runner, but this was the KAT show.

NFL Players Gotta Earn Their Olympics Spot

So the NFL just gave their players the green light to try out for Team USA when flag football debuts at the 2028 LA Olympics, and the current flag football stars are NOT having it.

Darrell Doucette, who's been the U.S. flag football team's starting QB for almost a decade and has led them to multiple world championships, is basically telling NFL players to pump the brakes. He's arguing that flag football and tackle are "entirely two different games" and that NFL guys can't just assume they'll waltz onto the Olympic team.

These flag football players have been grinding for years to get their sport to the Olympics, and now that it's there, everyone wants to act like the NFL can just take over. Doucette's calling out the physicality differences and the quick movements needed to avoid getting your flags pulled - stuff that flag players have been perfecting forever.

Even though he's defending his teammates, Doucette said if NFL players come in and prove they're better, he'll tip his cap and support whoever represents the country.

Competitive but classy.

Thunder Go Up 3-1 In WCF

SGA just dropped a masterpiece when the Thunder needed it most! After that absolutely brutal 42-point beatdown in Game 3, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander came back with arguably the best playoff game of his career - 40 points and 10 assists to lead OKC to a 128-126 win and put them one game away from the Finals.

The newly crowned MVP was in complete control from the jump, with the Thunder leading basically the entire game after the first seven minutes. Jalen Williams was cooking too with 34 points, showing why he's one of the best second options in the league right now.

Meanwhile, the Timberwolves are having some serious offensive issues. Anthony Edwards is getting completely locked up by OKC's defense - only 16 points on 13 shots, and he's been super inconsistent with his shot attempts all series. Dude went from 13 shots to 26 to 17 and back down to 13. That's not gonna cut it.

Julius Randle was even worse, scoring a career playoff-low 5 points and basically admitting he was just "spectating" out there. Minnesota's bench kept them alive, but when your two stars combine for 21 points, you're probably not winning many playoff games.

Thunder smell blood in the water heading back home.

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