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LeBron James is officially a Philadelphia 76er, and the entourage is already forming. Kentavious Caldwell-Pope is negotiating a buyout with the Memphis Grizzlies and intends to reunite with James in Philly, per Chris Haynes. Rich Paul reportedly had LeBron headed back to Miami before Philadelphia won out as the final destination, so the Sixers front office pulled off something significant here.
Shifting to the hardwood in a different direction, the Duke-Michigan rematch that college basketball fans had circled on their calendars is officially dead. Broadcast rights issues killed the matchup, and Texas Tech steps in to face the Blue Devils on December twenty-first at Madison Square Garden. It's a different opponent, but MSG in December still carries weight.
And in Chicago at WNBA All-Star, Dallas Wings rookie Azzi Fudd delivered a moment nobody is going to forget quickly. She dropped thirty points in the final round to win the three-point contest and make history, then immediately called out Steph Curry for a rematch. The confidence from the number one overall pick has been backed up every single step of the way.
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