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‪To get a sense of what fans are really spending on game-day snacks, we analyzed prices for bare-bones basket of items most people would grab for a watch party: a 6-pack of beer, potato chips, tortilla chips, and a jar of salsa. This isn’t a full catering spread, just the essentials for a casual game-day setup. Using data from major retailers including Walmart, Target, Costco, Aldi, Kroger, H-E-B, Safeway, Publix, and Food Lion, we calculated the total basket price per city. Here’s what we found: Key Findings The cheapest city to host a basic NBA snack basket is Portland, OR ($26.69), driven by the lowest beer prices in the dataset ($10.70 per 6-pack). Salt Lake City, UT ($26.97) ranks 2nd, followed by Memphis, TN ($27.85) in 3rd. The most expensive city is New York, NY ($44.16). Retailer choice significantly affects costs: ALDI offers the cheapest beer ($0.08/oz), Food Lion has the lowest per-ounce potato chips ($0.40/oz), H-E-B has the cheapest salsa ($0.14/oz), and Costco/ALDI offer the best value for tortilla chips ($0.35-$0.38/oz). Switching stores can save shoppers up to $10-$15 per game, depending on retailer choice and item selection. The national average for a bare-bones NBA snack basket is $33.45.

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Throughout this holiday season, the former No. 1 overall draft pick has been reaching out to those in need. His most recent philanthropic participation came Wednesday, Dec. 22 when he joined his mother, Ebony, in delivering holiday presents to 67 children aged 3-5 from the Head Start program at Orlando’s Hal Marston Community Center. In addition, the parents of the kids received $100 Publix gift cards. Magic Head Coach Jamahl Mosley helped sponsor the event. Attending on his behalf with the team in Atlanta was his wife, Kristina.

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J.J. Redick was asked about Howard’s future this morning on the Open Mike show on 740 AM. “I’m tired of it, to be honest with you,” Redick said. “I go to the airport, I go to Publix, I go to Whole Foods, I go to the movies, and everybody seems to want to know, is Dwight staying or going? And I tell them I know as much as you do, and that’s the truth. I don’t think he has any reason to be rushed in any decision, and I think he also understands the ramifications it has on the Magic organization.”

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