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The LeBron watch is officially on in Cleveland. A Cavaliers legend is sounding the alarm that a James homecoming is close, and the belief is his impact would be seismic. We're talking about a player who rewired that franchise once before, and the city is buzzing with the kind of energy that only LeBron can generate.
Shifting to the diamond, the All-Star festivities in Philadelphia gave us one of the better moments of the week. Paul Skenes, the Pirates' young ace who was unavailable to pitch in the Midsummer Classic, still found time to face his girlfriend Livvy Dunne in a batting session. As you'd imagine, the man throwing triple-digit heat did not go easy, and the results were exactly what you'd expect when a professional pitcher faces someone who is decidedly not a professional hitter.
And on a deeply serious note, the Las Vegas Aces and the broader sports world are reacting with outrage after guard Chelsea Gray received a racist message following a loss to the Indiana Fever. Gray posted the harassment publicly on Instagram, and Hilton Grand Vacations confirmed the employee responsible has been terminated. No place for it, full stop.
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