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Saquon Barkley is doing his homework. The Eagles' star running back has been consulting with former Rams and Falcons back Todd Gurley as he prepares for Philadelphia's evolving offensive scheme. That kind of veteran-to-veteran intel could pay serious dividends when the season kicks off.
Meanwhile, LeBron James is not making it easy on the Lakers front office. According to Brian Windhorst, LeBron wants the organization to lay out a concrete roster-building plan before he makes any decision on his future. The Lakers do hold a financial edge with significant cap space this summer, but money alone may not be enough to keep the King in Los Angeles.
And in Oklahoma City, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander's camp is drawing a hard line. His management has fired off a cease and desist letter targeting ads that label the MVP candidate a flopper. The messaging war around Shai has been loud all postseason, and apparently his team decided it crossed from basketball chatter into something that needed a legal response.
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