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Walker Kessler is fired up to be a Laker. The center, cleared of any health concerns heading into next season, told reporters he will run through a brick wall for Los Angeles after the franchise gave up serious money and draft capital to land him. That kind of buy-in from a young big man is exactly what a retooling Lakers roster needs.
Shifting to a story with some legal weight to it, Bryce Harper is pushing back on FanDuel. The Phillies slugger says he had no idea how the sportsbook would use a personalized video he recorded for a customer, who has since filed a lawsuit claiming FanDuel exploited his gambling addiction. Harper's making clear he was not a willing participant in whatever FanDuel had planned.
And on the injury front, Baker Mayfield is getting some long-overdue credit. The Buccaneers quarterback quietly played through a sprained MCL and PCL in his knee from week two of last season all the way through the final whistle, a detail now surfacing through Netflix's Quarterback docuseries. His numbers dipped last year, and now we know a significant part of why.
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