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Baker Mayfield is pushing through the pain and suiting up for Tampa Bay this Sunday against Carolina. The two-time Pro Bowl quarterback dislocated his right thumb on a fourth-down desperation pass in Week three, but Mayfield says it's been improving daily and he expects to be under center when the Buccaneers and Panthers kick off.
Shifting to the hardwood, the NBA officiating office has come out and confirmed what everyone watching could already see — LaMelo Ball traveled. The league reviewed his now-viral double stepback and ruled it illegal, stating plainly that Ball took four steps on the move. No gray area, no asterisk, just four steps and a whistle that should've blown.
And we can't leave the desk without mentioning this — President Trump took aim at LeBron James, accusing the Philadelphia seventy-sixer of disrespecting the country by continuing his warmups during the national anthem. LeBron has not publicly responded, but this one is already generating significant noise well beyond the basketball court, and it is not going away quietly.
That's your play-by-play. Sports Desk, back to the booth.
