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The New York Knicks are NBA champions, and the story of how they got there runs straight through Nico Harrison and a bet he made on Jalen Brunson back in two thousand twenty two. Harrison pulled Brunson out of Dallas, built the roster around him, kept him healthy through the grind, and now the Larry O'Brien trophy is headed to Madison Square Garden. New York waited a long time for this one.
Shifting gears to Formula One, Lewis Hamilton finally got what he came to Ferrari for. The seven-time world champion took the checkered flag at the Barcelona-Catalunya Grand Prix on Sunday, his first victory in the red suit. Hamilton said he never gave up hope on that dream, and on Sunday in Spain, the dream delivered in a major way.
And back stateside, the Atlanta Braves are holding their breath over Spencer Strider. His MRI came back showing inflammation in that right elbow, and now everything hinges on what Dr. Keith Meister sees when he reviews those results. For a rotation already navigating a long season, losing Strider for any stretch of time would be a serious blow to Atlanta's postseason math.
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