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In Dallas, the Mavericks have overhauled their frontcourt and the fallout is real. A forward sitting on ninety million dollars — a guy who delivered in the playoffs — is suddenly the odd man out, and the trade phone lines are reportedly burning. His future in Dallas looks shakier by the hour.
Meanwhile in Los Angeles, the Lakers have officially parted ways with one of the greatest big men the game has ever seen. A Hall of Famer, an NBA champion, a generational force at six feet ten — the Lakers cut ties Wednesday, closing a chapter that belongs in any serious conversation about the best to ever do it at the center position.
And switching gears to baseball, Mike Trout is back. The Angels activated their superstar center fielder Wednesday after a seventeen-game absence following a hamstring strain, and the timing could not be better — Trout returns just in time to head to Philadelphia for the All-Star Game, the city he calls home in his heart. He was in the lineup immediately, batting second as the designated hitter against Texas.
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