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Good morning, Big Blue Nation.
The NBA Finals are back tonight as the Golden State Warriors are looking to avenge their Game 1 loss to the Toronto Raptors.
Pascal Siakam was the story in the first game as he went absolutely bananas and led the Raptors to a win. One has to think that Toronto was happy with the performance but they would rather have superstar Kawhi Leonard break out tonight.
As for the Warriors, Kevin Durant is still out with an injury. Steph Curry didn’t get much help from his supporting cast and will be looking for some assistance tonight.
Tweets of the Day
Interesting Stat: Duke's Cam Reddish had 12 games last season with single-digit field goal attempts. Zion Williamson had five. RJ Barrett had NONE.
— Jon Rothstein (@JonRothstein) June 2, 2019
RJ Barrett loves him some RJ Barrett.
The underdog.
— ESPN (@espn) June 2, 2019
Andy Ruiz Jr. made history last night, becoming the first Mexican heavyweight champion after defeating Anthony Joshua pic.twitter.com/ZlwpFpviLA
I would love it boxing made a comeback. What a cool story.
I have decided to take another official visit‼️
— Justin Rogers (@AllAmerican52JR) June 1, 2019
Get ready for a wild ride with Justin Rogers.
Quickies
Early season SEC games that need more national attention | Saturday’s Down South- Florida at Kentucky tops the list of games that are going to have early impacts on the SEC.
Four questions for game 2 | CBS- Most of the questions here have to do with Golden State’s ability to respond to what happened in Game 1.
Jerry West to receive Medal of Freedom | ESPN- President Donald Trump will award NBA legend Jerry West with the highest civilian award for his impact on and off the basketball court.
Serena Williams exits early from the French Open | USA Today- Has Father Time caught up with the 23 time major champion?
Andy Ruiz shocks the world | Sporting News- I will fully admit I had no idea who the Heavyweight boxing champion was until I saw he was beat last night in what is being called the biggest upset since Mike Tyson lost to Buster Douglas.
Louisville baseball upset by Illinois State | Card Chronicle- It’ll be Cards vs. Hoosiers in an elimination game today and I’m not sure which team to root for.