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Mike Trout out 6-8 weeks with grade 2 calf strain

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The Los Angeles Angels were dealt a massive blow.

The team announced that superstar outfielder Mike Trout will be sidelined for the next 6-8 weeks after suffering a calf strain during the team’s 7-4 win over the Cleveland Indians on Monday.

He sustained the injury when jogging while rounding third base during a routine pop fly to end the bottom of the first inning.

“I’ve never felt anything like this before…I felt a pop.” said Trout prior to be put on the injured list.

The 29-year old is in the midst of yet another exceptional season, hitting .333 with a 1.090 OPS, eight homers and 18 RBI through 36 games.

The loss is devastating to the Angels, but the mentality in the clubhouse is next man up.

“It’s really unfortunate, obviously,” said Angels manager Joe Maddon.

“You never wanna hear that about any of your players, especially a player to the caliber of Michael. The way I’m looking at it is this — other guys are gonna get opportunities right now to help us ascend into this race properly, and by the time Mike gets back, he’s ready to go and really fresh into August, September and the playoffs. It’s difficult. I’ve been around it before, I’ve lost good players before in races, and then they’ve come back at the right time and all of a sudden things work out really well. He’ll be one of the best August acquisitions in history.”

The Angels are currently 4th in the AL West with a 18-23 record.

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Jimmy Butler has chance to send Heat to Finals, can’t deliver after clanking wide open three off front of rim

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May 30, 2022

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The Miami Heat were so close to competing the comeback and heading off the NBA Finals.

They were down by two and had possession with less than 20 seconds remaining in the fourth quarter. Instead of managing the clock and waiting as long as possible to get a shot off, Butler tried to take advantage of having a wide open shot and fired off a transition three with no defenders around him with still 17 seconds left. Unfortunately for the Heat, Butler simply didn’t get enough lift into the shot and clanked it off the front of the rim.

By the end of it all, Celtics won by four and find themselves off to the next round while the Heat are forced to reminisce over what went wrong.

Did Jimmy make the right decision? Watch the video below and let us know what you think!

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Raptors forward Pascal Siakam selected to All-NBA third team

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May 25, 2022

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Pascal Siakam accomplished something that not a lot of players that failed to make the All-Star team can do.

The Toronto Raptors forward was officially selected to the 2022 edition of the All-NBA third team after receiving 42 third-team votes and seven second-team votes.

The 28-year old played exceptional on both ends of the floor, and bounced back after a rough pandemic-shortened campaign in Tampa Bay. He averaged 22.8 points, 8.5 rebounds and 5.3 assists through 68 games in 2021/22.

Siakam is just the third player in franchise history to receive the honour (Vince Carter, DeMar DeRozan). It marks the second time in his career he was selected to an All-NBA team. He was previously selected to an All-NBA second team after an impressive All-Star season in 2019/2020.

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Award-winning rapper J. Cole will be playing basketball in Canada this summer

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May 20, 2022

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J-Cole wants to prove to everybody that he is more than just a rapper. He is also an aspiring basketball player and will get to play professionally north of the border.

The Grammy-winning artist has reportedly signed a contract to play for Canadian basketball team Scarborough Shooting Stars of the
Canadian Elite Basketball League (CEBL).

The 37-year old previously played basketball in Africa last May with
Patriots Basketball Club of the Basketball Africa League, but left after just three games due to “family obligations”.

The Shooting Stars will open their season against the Guelph Nighthawks on May 26.

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