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The Warriors' value is up 14% in the last year, right in line with league average. The Boston Celtics (28%), Brooklyn Nets (25%) led the way among the NBA in value growth, with only the NFL's Tampa Bay Buccaneers (29%) beating them among teams listed in Forbes' 50 most valuable franchises. According to the publication, NBA teams pushed a pair of MLB franchises (the Chicago Cubs and San Francisco Giants), F1 teams (Ferrari and Mercedes) and one NFL franchise (the Buffalo Bills) out of the top 50.

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John Gambadoro: I would rule out that rumored Jae Crowder trade for Ibaka/Hill/Nwora with the Bucs. Not going to happen.

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“I really like the sport,” Doncic said in a rare walk-off interview he granted in support of the Cowboys’ playoff push, which starts Monday night in the wild card round against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. “I like the Cowboys. They have great players. They have a great team. I’ve liked them since the beginning, since I learned about the sport.”

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ESPN’s Dave McMenamin also reported that LeBron planned to go straight to bed immediately after their Wednesday night game. LeBron James reassured Lakers fans nonetheless, saying that they need not worry about his repeated appearances on the injury report even as he approaches his 38th birthday on December. He mentioned NFL legend Tom Brady of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers as someone who, despite being 45 years old and being a frequent inhabitant of the injury report, always suits up on the field. “Tom Brady’s been on the injury report for like 20 straight years. Somehow he just plays,” James added.

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During LeBron’s Twitter Q&A, Brady joined in the fun and asked James who would win in five rounds of an ice hockey shootout between them. The Lakers star said he’ll probably come out on top, but “barely” considering the age they are in. James also noted he might be “swinging from my knees” when that shootout happens. Of course the Tampa Bay Buccaneers QB couldn’t help but laugh off at the response.

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Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback Tom Brady is a co-founder of Autograph, an NFT platform highlighting Brady and other stars of the sports world. Philadelphia 76ers star James Harden is getting in the Autograph business with a new NFT drop called “Untouchable,” which is part of the James Harden: The Way of the Beard Collection. The drop occurred just hours before Harden and the Sixers took on the Raptors in Game 1 of their first-round playoff series on Saturday. Brady took to Twitter to welcome Harden to the Autograph team.

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According to WDAF-TV, the shipment included 80 fake Kansas City Chiefs Super Bowl rings, 10 Milwaukee Bucks NBA championship rings, 30 Tampa Bay Buccaneers Super Bowl rings and 110 Atlanta Braves World Series rings.

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In an interview with Tyler Tynes for GQ Sports, Pippen questioned how Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback Tom Brady could be considered the best because of how many other players play roles in an NFL game. “It’s hard to place Tom Brady at the top of the NFL,” Pippen said, via Wajih AlBaroudi of CBS Sports. “Even though he’s won a lot of championships. There are almost 70 players on each team, so is he playing on every side of the football? Is he on kickoff? Is he on the punt returns? Because if he ain’t playing all them roles, then he got to give credit to his team.”

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Here are FTX’s sports deals so far this year: A 19-year, $135 million naming rights agreement for the Miami Heat’s home to become FTX Arena. A 10-year, $210 million naming rights agreement that changed the name of esports organization Team SoloMid to TSM FTX. No. 1 overall NFL draft pick Trevor Lawrence was signed to a multi-year, multi-million-dollar endorsement deal with Blockfolio, which is FTX’s crypto tracking and management app. The Jacksonville Jaguars quarterback reportedly took payment in different kinds of cryptocurrency. A multi-year deal, financial terms not disclosed, to become Major League Baseball’s official cryptocurrency exchange. Aside from the usual signage, social media presence, etc., MLB umpires will wear FTX patches on their uniforms starting with the July 13 All-Star Game. A group rights deal with MLB Players Inc. allows FTX to use player highlights in its marketing content. A deal with Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback and crypto fan Tom Brady and his wife, global supermodel Gisele Bündchen, to become “brand ambassadors” to promote FTX in exchange for an undisclosed ownership share of the company and unspecified amount of cryptocurrency.

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Ky Carlin: Dwight Howard says the Buccaneers defense last night inspired the #Sixers to want to play better defense. He was impressed with how they held down Patrick Mahomes and the Chiefs.

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The Los Angeles Lakers and Tampa Bay Buccaneers will put "White House trip" on the calendar in the near future. Both championship squads will receive an invite from the president to visit, a change from the lack of invites and willingness from teams to go during the previous administration. White House press secretary Jen Psaki said during a news briefing Monday both teams will be invited to visit with President Joe Biden "when it's COVID-safe."

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Teams spending Sunday on the road will not be permitted to leave their hotel to watch the Kansas City-Tampa Bay game, according to the memo obtained by The Associated Press. Watching in a pre-arranged, private area with a small number of family members who have been tested is permitted under certain circumstances, the NBA said. There are five games on Super Sunday: Washington at Charlotte, Miami at New York, Utah at Indiana, Boston at Phoenix and Sacramento at the Los Angeles Clippers. All will start between 1 p.m. and 3 p.m. Eastern, meaning all should be done long before kickoff between the Chiefs and Buccaneers.

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Wes Goldberg: Does Steph Curry think about his title window? "Absolutely. This is what you play the game for. ... You live in reality so unless you're playing quarterback for Tampa Bay Bucs right now, there's a fine line between when you're at your peak."

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The NBA is set to return next month, with the rest of the season being played in Orlando. Fans will not be allowed to attend the games, but one NFL star is desperate to be let in the building. Tampa Bay Buccaneers wide receiver Mike Evans is making it clear he's willing to do just about anything to see some NBA action in person:

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