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Sports Desk · 3 PM Update

Welcome in, this is Sports Desk and we've got plenty to get into tonight.

Victor Wembanyama is already rewriting what basketball looks like, and ESPN is out with a deep dive into the making of a generational talent — tracing thirty-four generations of ancient warrior training traditions from central China that quietly shaped the discipline behind the most unguardable player in the NBA today. The kid is not an accident.

And speaking of the Spurs, they're back in action tonight against Oklahoma City in Game Two of the Western Conference Finals. San Antonio comes in hungry after dropping the opener, while the Thunder are looking to go up two-nothing and seize control of this series early. Expect Wembanyama to come out with something to prove on his home floor.

Meanwhile in the East, the Cavaliers had a twenty-two point lead and somehow let it slip right through their fingers against New York in Game One. James Harden was exposed badly down the stretch — the Knicks made him a non-factor when it mattered most, and Cleveland is now staring at a deficit they absolutely did not see coming heading into this series.

Big night of basketball ahead, folks. That's your play-by-play. Sports Desk, back to the booth.

Sources

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