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The Boston Celtics have committed nearly 100 fewer live ball turnovers than any other NBA team this season

The Portland Trail Blazers on the other hand...

1. Yes, agreed. Also, some not-easy songs in there! Like, I’d forgotten how rapid-fire “Star 69” was until MS sang it. Super impressive!
2. Ha, fair. But it just means our music was way better than our parents’ music. Which we knew anyway.

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Some SGA fun facts:
- On pace to be the first player since Michael Jordan in 1993 to have 4 straight 30 PPG seasons
- On pace to have the 2nd-highest TS% in a 30 PPG season all-time, behind Steph Curry.
- On pace to lead the NBA in 30-point games for the fourth straight season.

No, it’s perfect

Tonight was Shai Gilgeous-Alexander's 182nd thirty-point game since the start of the 2022-23 season.

Luka Doncic has the second-most at 152.

Holy Sh(a)it

Thanks. Never have subscribed to YouTube, but maybe that’s the answer.

Google says channel 220, but it ain’t there.

Hmm, will have to see if that’s available on DirecTV. Thanks.

Man, the Peacock app glitching during NBA games is going to destroy my sanity.

Jay is the reason Bluesky exists and has gotten to where it is today - thank you!

I'm thrilled to announce that I'll be joining Bluesky as interim CEO. I deeply believe in what this team has built and the open social web they're fighting for. More here: toni.org/2026/03/09/c...

Listen to Michael Stipe & Andrew Watt's theme song for Steve Carell's HBO series 'Rooster' "I Played the Fool" also features blink-182's Travis Barker on drums and Josh Klinghoffer on guitar and piano.

Listen to Michael Stipe & Andrew Watt's theme song for Steve Carell's HBO series 'Rooster' www.brooklynvegan.com/listen-to-mi...

Re-posting from The Ringer:
The @zachlowenba.bsky.social Show is hitting the road again, and this time it's headed to the Rocky Mountains.

He'll be LIVE from the Fillmore Auditorium in Denver on April 13!

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If a Democrat anywhere says something even marginally controversial, Republicans solidify to categorize it as the position of the Democratic Party as a whole, publicize it, and so on.

I sincerely have no idea why Democrats don't do the same about bigotry and religious intolerance by Republicans

According to DOGE flunky, a documentary about the experiences of Jewish women's slave labor during the Holocaust is "inherently discriminatory." Come ON.

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Agreed, but also:
1. Shannon/Narducy & Co are an EXCEPTIONALLY great cover band. And tho no one can sing like Stipe, MS channels his energy.
2. Audience def skews older, but I was struck Saturday by how many 20-somethings I saw, absolutely rocking out and singing every lyric. Warmed my GenX heart.

Jayson Tatum’s Return Was a Celtics Dream—and a Nightmare for Everyone Else Boston was very good without Tatum. With him, it can absolutely win the title.

i wrote about jayson tatum, who's looked better than anyone could have expected: www.theringer.com/2026/03/09/n...

Same, but I was trying not to get my hopes up in case he didn’t make a repeat cameo. This one was even better than last year.

THREAD: I got laid off from NYMag/Vulture after 14 years. The family lost 75% of income + medical. Now mzs.press bookstore, once a side project. is do-or-die for Judith & I. I feel weird telling you this because others are doing much worse. But if you could like or share this, we'd be so grateful!

I feel like I did both things

I can’t even put into words how big a thrill it is to see this man back on stage. Came out for the encore and sang “These Days” and “The Great Beyond.”

And Shannon/Narducy promised to be back next year to do “Document.”

Closest thing to @remhq.bsky.social we can get. Love these guys. Thank you, @jasonnarducy.bsky.social and Michael Shannon … and please keep touring! Another 10 albums to go!

Or, if you'd prefer to read, here's the oral history, penned by @alansiegella.bsky.social and Kirk Goldsberry:

“Dorkapalooza: How the Nerds Won,” With Bill Simmons, Daryl Morey, Jessica Gelman, and More YouTube video by Ringer NBA

For all my #NBASky peeps and stat nerds everywhere:

A brief history of the MIT Sloan Sports Conference Analytics Conference, aka Dorkapalooza, produced by my Ringer pals Kirk Goldsberry, @alansiegella.bsky.social et al.

CBS obtained video of the DHS killing of an unarmed man in Texas that DHS concealed for nearly a year, which clearly contradicts claims that he violently rammed anyone. He is shot with his brake lights on, car not moving or barely moving. Another DHS crime.

We are so back." 🥲💚🤞

JT's back with the signature arrival Q&A ahead of his season debut!

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