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Pablo Torre taped an envelope of the whistleblower complaint under Adam Silver’s chair at Sloan. So Adam Silver was (literally) sitting on the smoking gun.

Torre: Key sources in Clippers investigation refused to talk to NBA investigators they see as working for Steve Ballmer

[Weiss] Klay on JT’s return: “I know what it’s like. It’s not fun watching your teammates compete without you…you know what you’re capable of, how much you can help. So that’s the worst feeling, feeling like a prisoner in your own body. For him to do what he did tonight, I was very happy for him.”

[Highlight] Wembanyama emotional after 25-pt comeback for the Spurs

[Highlight] Doncic splits the defense and finds Vanderbilt under the rim

[Highlight] Carter Bryant blows the roof off the Spurs arena with the transition lob dunk

Jayson Tatum in his return: 15 points, 12 rebounds and 7 assists, +20 in 27 minutes

[Lowlight] Video of Dillon Brooks interaction and arrest with the Scottsdale Police Department

[PTFO] Torre: “Who pays the bill for the Wachtell investigation?” Samson: “Steve Ballmer. When you become an owner, if you’re investigated, you pay for it… I wonder if he’s going through the hourlys of Wachtell.” Torre: “There’s several key sources who see the investigators as working for Ballmer”

Jaylen Brown on the happiness he felt to see Jayson Tatum return

[Highlight] Tatum smokes the dunk

[Highlight] Jayson Tatum exits his first game back this season to a roaring ovation from the Boston faithful. Tatum finishes with 15 points, 12 rebounds and 7 assists.

[Post Game Thread] The San Antonio Spurs (46-17) comeback from down 25 to defeat the Los Angeles Clippers (30-32), 116-112.

Rick Carlisle on Luka Doncic: “He’s the greatest player I’ve ever coached.”

Luka Doncic checks out in 3 Quarters: 44 PTS, 9 REB, 5 AST, 3 STL, 2 BLK, 75% TS, +20

[Highlight] Jayson Tatum gets introduced for the first time after rupturing his Achilles in May

[Highlight] Victor Wembanyama connects on a pair of clutch buckets to help the San Antonio Spurs complete the 25-point comeback over the Los Angeles Clippers. It’s the second-largest comeback in San Antonio’s franchise history in the play-by-play era.

[PTFO] Pablo Torre provides the smoking gun as he shows the original whistleblower complaint that led to the Aspiration Investigations. It contains wording that specifically says that Aspiration was used for cap circumvention to pay Kawhi

[Royer] Rick Carlisle on Luka Doncic: “He’s the greatest player I’ve ever coached. He’ll be an MVP. I coached Dirk Nowitzki, we won a championship together. But Luka is just, he’s the extra special of the most extra special, just in terms of everything he can do on the basketball floor.”

Jayson Tatum: “The things I want to accomplish are still in front of me, but how you get there looks different for everybody.”

[Highlight] Victor Wembanyama after Spurs win over Clippers:

“I thought I was about to pass out in the first quarter from exhaustion. That was close to being the hardest game of my life.”

[Highlight] Tatum with the 3 right after the putback dunk

[Ryan Greene] Knicks locker room absolutely cranking Natasha Bedingfield’s ‘Unwritten’, so loud that you can hear it in the Nuggets press conference room.

[Highlight] Stephon Castle misses the free throw with 6.1 seconds remaining in regulation, but gets the rebound off his own miss and scores!

Pablo Torre Unveils New Kawhi Leonard Evidence, Live at MIT Sloan Sports Analytics Conference: Five sources who worked with the Clippers while at Aspiration say the law firm investigating on behalf of the NBA (Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz) did not mention Ballmer’s name at all in questioning

[Highlight] Tatum with his first points in 10 months with the Putback and then the quick 3!

Victor Wembanyama as Spurs defeat Clippers: 27 PTS, 10 REB, 1 STL 4 BLK, 22 MIN

[Highlight] Tatum shakes off the rust after starting 0-6 and goes 5-5 with his 5th straight field goal and 12 points total

[Highlight] During a 1v2 fastbreak in the clutch, Amen Thompson remembers he has athletic free will and snatches the lob attempt

Dillon Brooks Arrested For DUI

[Post Game Thread] The New York Knicks (41-23) annihilate the Denver Nuggets (39-25) behind OG Anunoby’s 34 points, 142-103.

Jayson Tatum with praise for his trainer/best friend Nick Sang

[Injury] Jamal Murray is down after rolling his ankle on defense and is being carried to the locker room.

How does Wemby sleep on the road?

[Highlight] OG Anunoby with the steal and reverse dunk to put the Knicks up 28

Luka Doncic in the First Quarter: 22 PTS, ⁷⁄₉ FG, ⁵⁄₅ 3PTS, 4 REBS, 3 ASTS.

[Post Game Thread] The Boston Celtics (42-21) defeat the Dallas Mavericks (21-42), 120-100 as Jayson Tatum drops 15/12/7 in his first game since May.

Joe Mazzulla on Jayson Tatum’s return

[Haynes] Boston Celtics star Jayson Tatum is making his season debut tonight against the Dallas Mavericks.

Drew Hanlen on Carmelo Anthony: “I’m standing on the fact that JT doesn’t need Carmelo’s advice on how to win. JT is an NBA champion & 14-6 in playoff series. Melo is 3-13 in the playoff series.” Melo’s response: “Damn….. my bad y’all I won’t speak on any topics related to Winning anymore”

[Lowlight] Batum is inbounding the ball; Brook Lopez passes it back to him when he’s still out of bounds

[Highlight] Stephon Castle misses the clutch free throw, gets the rebound and scores- Spurs win! Victor Wembanyama gets emotional Spurs/ESPN/Clippers commentaries

[Highlights] Jayson Tatum full highlights vs. Dallas Mavericks last night (120-100 W), on his NBA return after not playing an NBA game for 298 days: 15 Points, 12 Rebounds (1 Off. Reb), 7 Assists (2 TOV), 1 Steal, and a +/- of +20 in 27:10 minutes played. With many extras

Cooper Flagg on Jason Kidd: “I’m not extremely familiar. I know he’s a legend, but no. I didn’t watch J-Kidd a ton”

Dillon Brooks arrested for suspicion of marijuana-related DUI in Scottsdale; not charged upon his release

[Karalis] Celtics announce Vucevic’s surgery on his right ring finger and say he’ll be reevaluated in 3 to 4 weeks.

[Friedell] Gary Payton II says he would request a trade to the Seattle SuperSonics if they come back, and hopes to keep playing long enough to make that happen

[Highlight] Jayson Tatum with the driving layup through contract, the fadeaway jumper, and the corner 3 in P.J. Washington’s face (with replays)