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Since he played the role of hero, Haliburton said he had gotten multiple congratulatory messages. The sharpshooter said he had gotten texts from “(Justin) Timberlake, Floyd (Mayweather) and Steph (Curry)” after his late-game heroics. “I've been able to develop some pretty cool relationships,” Haliburton said. “I got some pretty cool texts. But there's a cool video of my dog running around the house after I hit the shot. That's the coolest one.”

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Less coaching obviously means more golf. Del Negro, whose father passed away last week, bested the likes of Tony Romo, Steph Curry, Annika Sorenstam, Justin Timberlake and John Smoltz, whom Del Negro defeated on the first playoff hole.

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Therabody, a leading technology-enabled health & wellness company famous for their percussion massage gun “Theragun,” announced yesterday that they are taking outside capital for the first time since the company was founded in 2016. The interesting part? The investor list is insane, including more than 100 of the most influential names in sports, entertainment, and business. Here are a few of the investors: Jay-Z, Aaron Rodgers, Kevin Durant, Russell Wilson & Ciara, DeAndre Hopkins, James Harden, Rihanna, Justin Timberlake, Will Compton, Maria Sharapova, Marcus Stroman, Cody Bellinger, Bobby Wagner, Sam Darnold, DK Metcalf.

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“I get annoyed when these guys who are born into money think that they’re successful,” Barkley said on the “Coffee With Cal” show. “He’s like the worst member of the boy band who doesn’t realize he’s standing next to Timberlake. When the girls are throwing panties at his head, he’s going to get hit by some drive-by panties, but they’re really throwing panties at Justin Timberlake. “Draymond’s a good little player, but without Kevin Durant, Klay and Steph, he’s just a good little player.”

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NBA Central: "He's the least famous person in the boy band, and he thinks he's a star. And he's not. He's lucky to be in the boy band. He thinks all the girls are screaming for him. No, they're screaming for Justin Timberlake.” -Charles Barkley on Draymond Green (🎥 The Dan Patrick Show)

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it appears that Thompson has changed his look significantly. In a recent Instagram post, Thompson appeared with a full beard and a haircut that’s some kind of hybrid of early-2000s Justin Timberlake, Trae Young, and Pauly D from Jersey Shore. Via Instagram:

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The NBA on TNT crew spent time joking around about the latest Google glitch that listed Shaquille O’Neal as a member *NSYNC before Game 4 of the Western Conference finals on Tuesday night. TNT showed reaction tweets from the real members of the boy band. Then, Ernie Johnson asked Shaq if he had anything to do with the glitch, and Shaq’s response had Ernie, Charles Barkley and Kenny Smith impressed. “When they were young, they recorded their first album at my house, at the studio at my house — *NSYNC and Backstreet Boys,” Shaq said. “True story.”

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Harrison Wind: Paul Millsap hosted a Super Bowl party for his team last night. Nikola Jokic wasn’t a fan of Justin Timberlake’s halftime performance. “I just didn’t like it”

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The clause in the agreement, which was first reported by ESPN, was born of Pera’s tenuous acquisition of the team from previous owner Michael Heisley in 2012. During that process, the value of Pera’s technology company, Ubiquiti Networks, took a sharp plunge, forcing him to bring on Kaplan and Straus as partners with 13.5 percent equity and give a number of owners with Memphis ties, including Peyton Manning and Justin Timberlake, smaller pieces of the pie to be able to close the deal.

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Justin Timberlake: Take that for data...

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The par-3 17th hole at Edgewood Golf Course runs along the lake and allows boaters to dock their vessels on the edge of the course, which creates a unique atmosphere for the players. On Saturday, Stephen Curry, Justin Timberlake and Alfonso Ribeiro were paired together. Before they teed off, the three took a quick break to entertain the crowd with a rendition of the ''Carlton,'' which Ribeiro made famous during his time as Carlton on the 1990s sitcom "The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air."

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Tim MacMahon: A fun part of the Grizzlies' pitch to Chandler Parsons: a FaceTime call from Memphis minority owner Justin Timberlake.

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Ian Begley: Memphis, which plans on using a video featuring Grizzlies part-owner Justin Timberlake as part of its recruiting pitch, per a source, can offer Conley a five-year deal worth approximately $124 million. Other clubs can ink Conley to a max contract for four years worth approximately $92 million. Both Knicks coach Jeff Hornacek and GM Steve Mills has mentioned point guard as a position of emphasis for New York this offseason.

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Baxter Holmes: Nick Young says Lakers were in sync “like NSYNC.” He added, "I was more like Justin Timberlake out there on defense."

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