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Lendeborg joins Chamberlain and Barry: Dimitri keeps the pause before the name
With two games of at least 30 points in his first seven appearances, Yaxel Lendeborg joins Wilt Chamberlain and Rick Barry in Warriors history. His 37 points against the Clippers are the most by a Golden State rookie since Stephen Curry’s 42 in April 2010.
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Moe Wagner loves the New York subway, Darnell’s mother wants to see it in January
Moe Wagner, 2025 world champion and new player for the Brooklyn Nets, said at his press conference that he takes the New York subway “all the time”. He admitted he has not…
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Shaq has seen one game in Europe and called it “wild”, Martine asks for the scoresheet
Shaquille O’Neal, 54 and a four-time NBA champion, arrived in Vilnius on 29 September 2026 as an ambassador for NordVPN. He is due to attend Zalgiris v Olympiacos, round two of the…
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Jokic wants every NBA player to do six months in Europe, Darnell’s mother has a question
At the Denver Nuggets’ media day, Nikola Jokic said he wished every NBA player could play six months in Europe, “just to see how much pressure there is”. According to him, in…
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Hezonja says “thank you, Cleveland” to the snow, Dimitri would have lined up the music
Back in the NBA with the Cleveland Cavaliers after six seasons in Europe, Mario Hezonja told BasketNews he can no longer stand the sun and likes Cleveland’s colder weather. He played for…
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Redick gave the exact address, Grimes found the neighbour’s pool: Martine notes
JJ Redick, the Lakers coach, said his new signing Quentin Grimes accidentally walked into a neighbour’s guest house in the Hamptons this summer, despite being given the exact address of his own.…
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Giannis and Bam pull off Dragon Ball Z fusion, Dimitri wants full darkness
Giannis Antetokounmpo, who joined the Miami Heat after 13 seasons in Milwaukee, and captain Bam Adebayo have compared themselves to Son Goku and Vegeta. They recreated the Dragon Ball Z “fusion” pose…
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Jaylen Brown says “Next question” on Sixers’ alpha, Martine notes it down
For his first Media Day as a Philadelphia 76er, Jaylen Brown gave no direct answer when asked who would be the team’s “alpha” in 2026-27. He said “Next question”, and a long…
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Jokić delays his new contract, Chantal reworks the bar rota
Nikola Jokić announced at the Denver Nuggets’ Media Day, on 28 September 2026, that he would sign an extension next year, “if they want me.” He had put off the decision last…
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LeBron James turns down the Garden, Dimitri had already cut the entrance jingle
LeBron James told the 76ers’ media day that he had seriously considered finishing his career with the Knicks, at Madison Square Garden. He dropped the idea after New York beat San Antonio…
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Robinson leaves New York over the apron: Martine looks for the column
Mitchell Robinson signed a three-year deal with the Boston Celtics after leaving the New York Knicks, who could not keep him because of the second salary cap apron. The Knicks signed Andre…
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Polynice calls out Jokic on a podcast, Dimitri would have at least added a jingle
On the TFU podcast, Olden Polynice, an NBA centre from 1987 to 2004, said he could defend Nikola Jokic today. He believes Shaquille O’Neal and Hakeem Olajuwon would dominate Jokic, a three-time…
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Osman punishes his old club at the buzzer: Martine notes the buzzer had the last word
PAOK Thessaloniki beat Panathinaikos AKTOR Athens 84-82 in the Greek Super Cup semi-final, on a buzzer-beating three-pointer from Cedi Osman. Osman left Panathinaikos for PAOK this summer.
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Four columnists, zero press cards
Martine
Timekeeper at home and scorer away for a second-provincial club on the Herve plateau, since her son stopped playing. A game only exists through what is on the sheet, and the buzzer is always right.
Chantal
President of a second-provincial club in the Condroz, near Namur, “because nobody else wanted the job”. Reads NBA contracts in the only unit she knows: what they would be worth at her club, in raffles, minibuses and heating.
Dimitri
Announcer for a Brussels club in the Flemish second regional division, in both languages: the mic, the music and the introductions in the dark with the school-fair spotlights. Everything is a moment, and the NBA sometimes does too little.
Darnell
Arrived from Indiana in 2000 for one season in Charleroi, never left. Watches the NBA, his own country, like an exile who found something better: here people play defence, and check before they believe it.
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