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The Athletic @theathletic.com

Tyrese Haliburton is ready to attack his Achilles rehab like the stars before him — including Kobe Bryant. "Give me some time, I’ll dust myself off and get right back to being the best version of Tyrese Haliburton." (via Haliburton on X)

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jun 24, 2025, 10:22 am • 2,811 214

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Jillian Kate @jillian-kate714.bsky.social

Tyrese Haliburton, Damian Lillard & Jason Tatum... ALL with torn Achilles right now.

jun 24, 2025, 4:07 pm • 3 0 • view
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Jillian Kate @jillian-kate714.bsky.social

And all three torn during the playoffs. ❤️‍🩹❤️‍🩹❤️‍🩹

jun 24, 2025, 4:24 pm • 4 0 • view
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Lambo Goes Outside @lambo-goes-outside.bsky.social

And all 3 wear #0

jun 24, 2025, 6:19 pm • 2 0 • view
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Jillian Kate @jillian-kate714.bsky.social

OMG that as well. 🤔

jun 24, 2025, 8:41 pm • 0 0 • view
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tkinz.bsky.social @tkinz.bsky.social

Stop

jun 25, 2025, 5:32 am • 1 0 • view
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ozzieski.bsky.social @ozzieski.bsky.social

All the best Tyrese.

jun 24, 2025, 2:18 pm • 4 0 • view
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Shelly Amber @shellyamber.bsky.social

Maybe don’t be a cocky jerk before the game and trip over your own feet in the first 5 minutes of the Finals.

jun 25, 2025, 3:36 am • 0 0 • view
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Ruti @ruticious.bsky.social

Please don’t compare Haliburton to #Kobe. There’s no comparison.

jun 24, 2025, 3:46 pm • 2 0 • view
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muskraker.bsky.social @muskraker.bsky.social

gotta be able to get away with this before you can be compared to Kobe.

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jun 24, 2025, 7:52 pm • 0 0 • view
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Melissa B @mam4music.bsky.social

It’s not a comparison, he’s using Kobe as inspiration.

jun 24, 2025, 10:36 pm • 1 0 • view
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Chad @yaboypnut.bsky.social

Love shoehorning Kobe in there

jun 24, 2025, 10:59 am • 2 0 • view
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hasdruhbahl @hasdruhbahl.bsky.social

Dude! I felt it here when I saw it happening!! WTF OUCH!!!! Good luck, man!!!

jun 24, 2025, 12:15 pm • 1 0 • view
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Robin Hood @robinhood1.bsky.social

It will be a long road to get back, but attitude & an unrelenting spirit is what's needed...plenty of haters & doubters out here, so stay the course & attain greatness once again

jun 25, 2025, 4:26 pm • 1 0 • view
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ol-guillermo.bsky.social @ol-guillermo.bsky.social

Tough injury, Kobe was never the same, he lost his athleticism, and he never was a very good shooter or intelligent on the court to begin with so once that was gone, he was finished... These guys are both younger, smarter and better shooters they should be alright...

jun 24, 2025, 11:40 am • 2 0 • view
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muskraker.bsky.social @muskraker.bsky.social

Kobe got all the calls and was an excellent free throw shooter. Breathe on him from 3' away and he's going to the line. The NBA made him into a superstar.

jun 24, 2025, 7:39 pm • 0 0 • view
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luvteaching.bsky.social @luvteaching.bsky.social

I wish him well and a complete recovery!

jun 24, 2025, 5:42 pm • 2 0 • view
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Howell J. Malham Jr. @howelljm.bsky.social

I know this—they hurt. Bad.

jun 25, 2025, 1:02 am • 2 0 • view
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dr. salvatore j fallica @sjf124.bsky.social

i feel these words should be taken into consideration by Democrats.

jun 24, 2025, 12:21 pm • 2 0 • view
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Moon Maiden @mysticmoonmaiden.bsky.social

Tyrese Haliburton is the epitome of class and a team player. I wish him a speedy recovery and can't wait to see him back on the court. It was exciting to see him and the Pacers this year. Yes 'Cers!

jun 24, 2025, 6:07 pm • 1 0 • view
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Lambo Goes Outside @lambo-goes-outside.bsky.social

😂😂😂 “class”

jun 24, 2025, 6:19 pm • 0 0 • view
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vampi80.bsky.social @vampi80.bsky.social

No choke holds signs today mocking the Knicks right loser

jun 24, 2025, 6:44 pm • 1 0 • view
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Falstaff's Horse @falstaffshorse.bsky.social

*than

jun 24, 2025, 12:47 pm • 2 0 • view
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LC @lcarter2626.bsky.social

Please don’t be like Kobe the rapist.

jun 24, 2025, 2:49 pm • 2 0 • view
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Scootrbum @scootrbum.bsky.social

I hope he gets better. Being a multi millionaire and getting the best medical attention available doesn’t hurt though. Even if he never plays again he won’t be sleeping in the streets.

jun 24, 2025, 4:53 pm • 1 0 • view
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RunForBeerSteve @gobucksgo.bsky.social

Third person mention of himself? sorry about your injury Tyrese but really happy the thunder won

jun 25, 2025, 2:50 am • 1 0 • view
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emmespace.bsky.social @emmespace.bsky.social

A Halliburton one can root for.

jun 25, 2025, 4:07 pm • 1 0 • view
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jizum.bsky.social @jizum.bsky.social

2 SUPER STARS

jun 24, 2025, 10:01 pm • 1 0 • view
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helena0110.bsky.social @helena0110.bsky.social

Stars

jun 25, 2025, 12:59 am • 1 0 • view
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Jonathan Feder @feder122.bsky.social

What about Jayson Tatum?

jun 24, 2025, 6:05 pm • 1 0 • view
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Fabi Wave ✌🏾 @nfblvrgsbnt.bsky.social

Watching that injury happen twice this season to 2 of the best players in the league is fucking devastating. Perhaps Gordon wasn’t wrong about what he said on the physical fatigue of the players coming out of the play-ins.

jun 24, 2025, 11:32 am • 0 0 • view
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Chas490 @chas490.bsky.social

👊🏻 💙💛

jun 24, 2025, 7:16 pm • 1 0 • view
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The White Bamba 🇨🇦 🇺🇦 🇵🇸 @thewhitebamba.tormentedmemoriesrecords.com

No offense, but Kobe is the second greatest player of all time (after MJ). Comparing Haliburton to him is pretty insulting.

jun 25, 2025, 7:59 am • 0 0 • view
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SylvieCanPlayGuitar @fungusjoe500.tgirl.gay

The fact that you see a player taking after his idol and immediately see it as a "comparison" is alarming

jun 25, 2025, 10:32 am • 2 0 • view
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The White Bamba 🇨🇦 🇺🇦 🇵🇸 @thewhitebamba.tormentedmemoriesrecords.com

Your definition of "alarming" is alarming. Secondly, I was talking about the OP's comment.

jun 25, 2025, 5:25 pm • 0 0 • view
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Thomas L Dean @thosldean.bsky.social

Let's face it, the season is too long. As a result we have playoffs with star players sidelined, or at the very least, a crippled version of themselves. With Jason Tatum out too, as a fan, I feel cheated.

jun 24, 2025, 10:53 am • 16 0 • view
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hellogracie98.bsky.social @hellogracie98.bsky.social

Umm 😳 What 🤨 They've been playing how many games for how long now? And now the season is too long??

jun 24, 2025, 11:40 am • 0 0 • view
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meidastori.bsky.social @meidastori.bsky.social

Championships were always in April, so there is that. Playing at an elite level takes its toll.

jun 24, 2025, 12:13 pm • 0 0 • view
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Evelyn Rosales @pinayevelyn.bsky.social

Agreed. I think they should settle on about 70 games.

jun 24, 2025, 3:39 pm • 4 0 • view
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Boricua @olmedacamilo1.bsky.social

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jun 24, 2025, 6:17 pm • 0 0 • view
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BECSPKisLIFE @becspkhb4m0i.bsky.social

Embarrassing to even mention him in the same breath as Kobe…

jun 24, 2025, 2:42 pm • 6 0 • view
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muskraker.bsky.social @muskraker.bsky.social

breathe on Kobe and they'll send him to the line

jun 24, 2025, 7:45 pm • 0 0 • view
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Melissa B @mam4music.bsky.social

I don’t think they are making a connection or comparison - he’s using Kobe’s experience as inspiration.

jun 24, 2025, 10:31 pm • 2 0 • view
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BECSPKisLIFE @becspkhb4m0i.bsky.social

Mayyyyyybe… 🙃

jun 24, 2025, 11:10 pm • 0 0 • view
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zulajosefa.bsky.social @zulajosefa.bsky.social

These young athletes are amazing! And heartbreaking 💔.

jun 25, 2025, 1:57 pm • 2 0 • view
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Bargdaffy @bargdaffy.bsky.social

Well yeah, I Imagine there is a lot of Money involved.

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jun 24, 2025, 4:01 pm • 1 0 • view
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Paula Shaw St. James @paula72.bsky.social

Don’t forget to add Jason Tatum- currently working on his Achilles rehab

jun 24, 2025, 1:18 pm • 0 0 • view
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Evelyn Rosales @pinayevelyn.bsky.social

Wishing Tyrese all the best! He is such an amazing young player 👏

jun 24, 2025, 3:38 pm • 4 0 • view
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NoGo @n0go.bsky.social

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jun 24, 2025, 7:52 pm • 0 0 • view
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JACK ON A SOAPBOX @jackjack59.bsky.social

He'll be back

jun 24, 2025, 12:29 pm • 5 0 • view
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edwinoduyela.bsky.social @edwinoduyela.bsky.social

Kevin Durant had the same exact injury. I'm sure he's going to bounce back likewise

jun 25, 2025, 12:11 am • 4 0 • view
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Mike Pod @podmanietzsche.bsky.social

No mention of Tatum

jun 24, 2025, 6:48 pm • 0 0 • view
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Glennghis @glennid10t.bsky.social

Or, KD and Klay Thompson...🙄

jun 24, 2025, 7:15 pm • 0 0 • view
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Jeremy Peeples @jeremypeeples.bsky.social

"than"

jun 25, 2025, 3:21 pm • 1 0 • view
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lmurray6300 @lmurray6300.bsky.social

Tatum, Dame and Halliburton all tore their achilles late in the season or in the play-offs. they all wear #0

jun 24, 2025, 7:18 pm • 5 0 • view
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Sean Davis @designerplant.bsky.social

Why people always quoting Kobe like he wasn’t a rapist or something? Find someone else who said the same shit and didn’t do something totally abhorrent. I promise you they exist.

jun 25, 2025, 1:42 pm • 0 0 • view
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linnyb.bsky.social @linnyb.bsky.social

Having severed my Achilles playing basketball, that was a hard injury to come back from …. How many Achilles injuries have happened just over the past few weeks? I want to say I’ve seen 4?

jun 25, 2025, 12:52 pm • 1 0 • view
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homerjade @homerjade.bsky.social

Demons=DNI

jun 25, 2025, 12:09 am • 1 0 • view
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Fasten your seatbelts. It’s going to be a bumpy ride. @mirimg.bsky.social

👏👏👏

jun 24, 2025, 5:23 pm • 0 0 • view
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cdmoore-25.bsky.social @cdmoore-25.bsky.social

I remember reading this article about the youth www.espn.com/nba/story/_/...

jun 25, 2025, 2:22 pm • 0 0 • view
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Christina 💙 @politicalchicky.bsky.social

How do athletes tear their Achilles to begin with? They invest so much in their bodies. Idk how their Achilles frequently tear?

jun 24, 2025, 6:31 pm • 1 0 • view
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Glennghis @glennid10t.bsky.social

Well...Adamantium doesn't actually exist.😉

jun 24, 2025, 7:21 pm • 0 0 • view
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michaeldrlovegrove.bsky.social @michaeldrlovegrove.bsky.social

Wishing you a speedy and full recovery 💪

jun 24, 2025, 12:53 pm • 5 0 • view
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A Different Smith @adiffernetsmith.bsky.social

#nowplaying #tuesdaythoughts

jun 24, 2025, 2:51 pm • 0 0 • view
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dakotatez.bsky.social @dakotatez.bsky.social

Sadly, he’ll never be the same player again

jun 24, 2025, 4:24 pm • 3 0 • view
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Iggy0318 @iggy0318.bsky.social

I just love that kid! I'm rooting for ya Tyrese!

jun 24, 2025, 10:46 am • 8 0 • view
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Algierslady @algierslady.bsky.social

Maybe it's time to continue with basketball in a different role. A role in broadcasting or coaching. Being healthy is a lifestyle.

jun 24, 2025, 12:17 pm • 0 0 • view
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Glenn @squashthecheeto.bsky.social

Kobe Bryant had class! Halliburton has none!

jun 24, 2025, 7:05 pm • 3 0 • view
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muskraker.bsky.social @muskraker.bsky.social

I see it the other way around. And Kobe got all the calls. This one in the Game 6 Fix in particular.

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jun 24, 2025, 7:29 pm • 0 0 • view
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WakeupSweep (Youtube) @wakeupsweep.bsky.social

how so? Haliburton seems to be a class act

jun 24, 2025, 8:23 pm • 2 0 • view
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Jagbags Podcast @jagbagspodcast.bsky.social

Found the bitter Knicks fan

jun 24, 2025, 8:02 pm • 1 0 • view
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Glenn @squashthecheeto.bsky.social

Nope, the Knicks didn’t deserve to win! I just don’t like assholes like Halliburton!

jun 24, 2025, 8:04 pm • 1 0 • view
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Jose Appling @riversweet.bsky.social

If you don’t get entertainment, why watch?

jun 25, 2025, 2:26 pm • 2 0 • view
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Jagbags Podcast @jagbagspodcast.bsky.social

Sorry he beat your favorite team

jun 24, 2025, 8:05 pm • 2 0 • view
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Glenn @squashthecheeto.bsky.social

He didn’t. The Knicks aren’t my favorite team. Indiana just falls at the bottom of other teams.

jun 24, 2025, 8:09 pm • 0 0 • view
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Jose Appling @riversweet.bsky.social

Sure it does, Glenn. You are the only person seeing it that way. Maybe it’s a YOU problem.

jun 25, 2025, 2:27 pm • 2 0 • view
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Glenn @squashthecheeto.bsky.social

😂😂😂😂

jun 25, 2025, 2:33 pm • 0 0 • view
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Melissa B @mam4music.bsky.social

Based on what? Genuinely want to know why you think this? I’ve never heard anything negative about him personally and I follow the Pacers.

jun 24, 2025, 10:26 pm • 0 0 • view
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Glenn @squashthecheeto.bsky.social

His choking gesture during the playoffs was tasteless. That’s why I said he has no class. He is prone to classless antics!

jun 24, 2025, 10:29 pm • 0 0 • view
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Melissa B @mam4music.bsky.social

It was paying homage to his hero Reggie Miller (who was seated just feet away) who did that gesture in a similar situation against the Knicks in the playoffs. Probably classless when Reggie did it, but made for great theater. It is a game, and Haliburton has fun.

jun 24, 2025, 10:34 pm • 1 0 • view
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angelalove101.bsky.social @angelalove101.bsky.social

Praying 🙏 for him

jun 25, 2025, 8:47 am • 3 0 • view
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Bleed Blue @unceeteegee97.bsky.social

Still think he's a cornball...but if anyone can pull this off, it is him.

jun 24, 2025, 4:36 pm • 1 0 • view
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keithkolich.bsky.social @keithkolich.bsky.social

He's young and determined, he'll be back someday!

jun 24, 2025, 11:52 am • 2 0 • view
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miracleman06.bsky.social @miracleman06.bsky.social

Ty, we feel your pain, which is double the norm because of when it occurred. God bless 🙏

jun 24, 2025, 7:53 pm • 2 0 • view
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anenigma4truth.bsky.social @anenigma4truth.bsky.social

They should hold their heads high as the Pacers played great games even the last one. Injuries happen and Tyrese Hailburton will be back again and better than ever..

jun 24, 2025, 7:47 pm • 9 0 • view
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ivanhoemx.bsky.social @ivanhoemx.bsky.social

Why mention the rapist?

jun 24, 2025, 4:53 pm • 1 0 • view
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wajahatgilani.bsky.social @wajahatgilani.bsky.social

youtube.com/shorts/BGo-I... Candace is the real MVP!!!

jun 25, 2025, 3:48 am • 0 0 • view
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Tfra @timfra.bsky.social

$$$$. Too long a season. Bodies give out. First round should be 5 games. Greedy owners.

jun 24, 2025, 3:38 pm • 8 0 • view
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muskraker.bsky.social @muskraker.bsky.social

... and the lame play-in bs can go, too.

jun 24, 2025, 7:33 pm • 3 0 • view
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Mick719 @mick719.bsky.social

They will be back. That’s a fine basketball team they have there in Indiana.

jun 25, 2025, 2:22 pm • 2 0 • view
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DaNice D Marshall (pronounced duh-NYSE) @danicedmarshall.bsky.social

Yes!!! And if he wants to heal in a healthy way, tell him to get off X That platform is toXic lol 🤮

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jun 24, 2025, 8:19 pm • 0 0 • view
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Lori @lovilu.bsky.social

Don’t let it be your Trojan horse. Good for you.

jun 24, 2025, 10:51 am • 1 0 • view
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Brody @brodobaggins33.bsky.social

Than* lol

jun 25, 2025, 1:42 pm • 0 0 • view
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cowboycat13.bsky.social @cowboycat13.bsky.social

Good Rules to Follow!

jun 24, 2025, 6:28 pm • 0 0 • view
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eastbay- "nothing ever lasts forever" @orindahome.bsky.social

don't forget KD - still cring at the slow-motion

jun 24, 2025, 1:26 pm • 1 0 • view
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qtipsanon.bsky.social @qtipsanon.bsky.social

QtipsANON. 'Tyrese Haliburton is ready to attack his Achilles rehab like the stars before him — including Kobe Bryant.' But not like 'Bone Spur'!

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jun 25, 2025, 6:43 am • 1 0 • view
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Bahá'í Bahá'í Miss American Pie @gkls.bsky.social

Dude we are all on bsky we all hate trump. It's just nice to have some non politics content every once in a while. respect the boundary!

jun 25, 2025, 7:53 am • 1 0 • view
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qtipsanon.bsky.social @qtipsanon.bsky.social

QtipsANON. Seagull Nebula. apod.nasa.gov/apod/archive...

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qtipsanon.bsky.social @qtipsanon.bsky.social

QtipsANON.

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jun 25, 2025, 9:49 am • 0 0 • view
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Bahá'í Bahá'í Miss American Pie @gkls.bsky.social

I just mean you don't need to comment about trump on a non-political post

jun 25, 2025, 10:00 am • 0 0 • view
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qtipsanon.bsky.social @qtipsanon.bsky.social

QtipsANON.

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jun 25, 2025, 10:01 am • 0 0 • view
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Cmdr. Ainur @behindthefrequency.bsky.social

Rehab after a torn Achilles is serious. Anyone is allowed to be frustrated, angry, impatient, and tired. Focusing on that doesn't mean anyone cares any more or less about Gaza, Iran, [insert v. serious issue]. We all have to put on our own oxygen masks first.

jun 25, 2025, 1:53 pm • 1 0 • view
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Overthinker? Thinker overer? @7islucky.bsky.social

#Kobe was also a #Rapist

jun 24, 2025, 8:20 pm • 2 0 • view
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Lynn RPH @raindroprph.bsky.social

Amazing how many people conveniently forget this & laud him like a saint.

jun 24, 2025, 9:34 pm • 1 0 • view
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bplsn18.bsky.social @bplsn18.bsky.social

Pulling for you T.. Get well soon.

jun 24, 2025, 1:37 pm • 6 0 • view