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In a Q&A on his X account, the 32-year-old winger of the Reds welcomed several inquiries on Sunday, including recent news about the eternal rival looking to secure the services of the 33-year-old Lithuanian center. “I don’t know if he will go to Panathinaikos, but I hope he does,” wrote Fournier, spending time on social media during his vacations, “Been playing against Jonas since we were 15. Great guy. Great player. Great for the league. Everyone wins.”

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According to information from Sportal.gr, Olympiacos not only expressed interest in Vasilije Micić but also submitted a formal contract offer to the player’s camp. The Reds are reportedly willing to offer the Serbian guard a deal similar to that of Sasha Vezenkov.

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Olympiacos Piraeus superstar Evan Fournier explained his decision to join the Reds and return to Europe after 12 years in the NBA. “I had already thought about going back to Europe,” Fournier said in an interview with L’Equipe. “If it was to experience something strong, emotions, in a place where it was on fire, it was 100 percent yes. I would have liked to experience more things in the NBA, I only made the playoffs five times. But you don’t control everything about your destiny there. After the Olympic Games, I told my agent that I was keen to [return to Europe]. Olympiakos was my priority.”

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Topps sold 48,654 copies of the 2023 Topps Now #472 card of Wembanyama’s first pitch, and it was the most popular pitcher card PSA graded so far this season. PSA has graded 1,600 copies of that Wembanyama card, while MLB players have multiple cards for grading. The Dodgers’ Shohei Ohtani ranked first as the player with the most cards in total graded at 56,500, while the Cincinnati Reds’ Elly De La Cruz was second with 26,700 cards graded. Skenes marked the pitcher with the most cards graded at 9,000. Last month, Topps released a Wembanyama autograph “First Pitch” card in the 2024 Topps Series 2.

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Olympiacos already has the contract ready, which includes a release clause from the side of the Reds for the summer of 2025, but also ΝΒΑ outs if a proposal from the other side of the Atlantic arises. Petrusev has already left Sacramento for Philadelphia and the East Coast of the US, where he is preparing for the return trip to Europe.

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Liverpool have confirmed a new range of clothing as part of the collaboration with NBA legend LeBron James. James is well known to be a Liverpool fan, and even has a one percent stake in Fenway Sports Group, having previously held a two per cent stake in the club itself. Ever since the Reds’ kit deal with Nike was confirmed in 2020, the partnership between the club and James has continued to grow.

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For the time being, the only name that partly fits the description and has been rumored as one of the Reds' goals is Naz Mitrou-Long. However, it's not certain that the Canadian-born guard will get his Greek passport in order to be considered a local player in domestic competition.

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Perhaps only Michael Jordan has a greater place in our imagination among those elevated. Erving, with his trademark Afro seemingly moving to its own syncopation, controlled both his body and the basketball in mid-air. He was present at the creation of the Slam Dunk Contest during All-Star Weekend, which began in the ABA in 1976. What else is Mark Landsberger, a burly Lakers forward in the late 1970s and early ’80s, remembered for as a player, other than his role in Erving’s gravity-stalling piece of magic during the 1980 NBA Finals? “With great prejudice, Michael’s the greatest that ever played the game. But, honest to God — a young Doc? Boy, he was something,” said Marty Brennaman, best known as the longtime, decorated baseball broadcaster for the Cincinnati Reds, but who also spent three-plus years in the early 1970s as the Squires’ play-by-play man.

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Dorsey can still wait for a last-minute NBA offer, however, the ‘Reds’ have set a deadline for the guard’s final answer. Dorsey has had interest from the US but hasn’t received the offer he was searching for so far.

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Kostas Koufos is the new addition on the roster of Olympiacos with the two sides agreeing to join forces for the remainder of the 2020-21 season, the Reds announced Saturday. The Greek-American center as a free agent was aiming for an NBA return after his season with CSKA Moscow, however, Olympiacos convinced him to join its Turkish Airlines EuroLeague squad.

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Kareem Abdul-Jabbar: For me, what really brought the hearth fire of hope back to life was the instantaneous support of other sports teams and athletes. Major League Soccer, in which only 26% of players are black, postponed five games that day, with players from two teams, Inter Miami and Atlanta United, locking arms and refusing to play. Major League Baseball, with only about 8% African American players, also joined in with players from the Milwaukee Brewers and Cincinnati Reds sitting out their games and the Seattle Mariners voted unanimously to postpone their Wednesday game. More baseball teams joined the boycott on Thursday. In tennis, perhaps the whitest of all the sports, former US Open champion Naomi Osaka walked away from her semi-final match at the Western & Southern Open on Thursday, tweeting, “I don’t expect anything drastic to happen with me not playing, but if I can get a conversation started in a majority white sport I consider that a step in the right direction.” Professional tennis organizations USTA, ATP, and WTA issued a statement in support of her stance and postponed tournament play on Thursday. I have never been prouder of my athlete colleagues.

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Jeff Passan: Following the cancellation of the Milwaukee Brewers and Cincinnati Reds game tonight, more teams are discussing the possibility of not playing, sources tell ESPN. Among those currently discussing it: the Seattle Mariners, who have the most Black players of any team in MLB.

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Olympiacos is strongly considering the addition of versatile power forward/center Alex Poythress as Eurohoops sources mention, though everything is still open as there are more candidates for this position. The team’s interest in Poythress is strongly related to Sasha Vezenkov’s extension case, whose contract with the Reds ends this summer.

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