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00:00Before we get to all that, let's recap some things that happened yesterday in sports.

00:03And we'll begin with the possibility of sports betting coming to the arena for the Oklahoma

00:08City Thunder.

00:09There is a bill that's currently underway that could potentially get passed.

00:12It's called Senate Bill 585, where they need 25 votes to pass.

00:17And then there's a possibility that a motion could end up getting closer and closer to

00:22legalizing sports betting in Oklahoma City.

00:25And so the commission would authorize a use to one license to a professional sports team.

00:30It would only be the Thunder and the NBA, so they would be able to do a contract with

00:34a tribal approved mobile sports book.

00:36We don't know who that would be as of yet.

00:38The state could make $20 million in annual tax revenue from the amended proposal, which

00:43would tax online sports betting at a rate of just 10%.

00:47Seems like a win-win for both sides.

00:49We'll keep you updated with our friends at Legal Sports Report as to whether or not this

00:52happens.

00:53Meanwhile, on the side of BetMGM in Canada, they're being penalized for violating the

00:57internet gaming rules in Ontario.

01:00The Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario, the AGCO, has issued a BetMGM Canada an order

01:07for monetary penalty of $110,000 for violating the commission's standards of internet gaming

01:13and regarding advertising for marketing in 2024.

01:16In fact, according to the AGCO, BetMGM representatives offered $100 in cash to new players who opened

01:21up an account and deposited $15 at the National Franchise Show in January, and two months

01:26later, BetMGM, they self-reported the inducement in the marketing through an affiliate above

01:32the street.

01:33Improper results signed up 377 new clients they've self-reported.

01:38We'll see what the penalty ends up being.

01:40Meanwhile, LeBron James, a big night last night, a buzzer beater, 120 to 119 as the

01:45Lakers end up beating the Indiana Pacers.

01:48It was right off a Luka Doncic miss.

01:50LeBron ends up giving the game winner, no question, a huge win for the Lakers down the

01:55stretch here.

01:56JJ Reddick and LeBron talked about the final shot.

01:59Well, I think certainly there was a level of frustration from starting whatever it was,

02:060 for 6 or whatever it was.

02:10We missed them early on some early offense seals against smaller players.

02:15I think we missed them three times in the first half.

02:17And sometimes, when you're not in the offensive flow, just getting the ball at the rim, scoring

02:23a layup, getting to the free throw line, that can really get you going.

02:26We kind of missed out on some opportunities to get him going earlier.

02:31But never have questioned that guy's commitment to winning.

02:34You always talk about the main thing, main thing, and you're going to do whatever it

02:37takes in the course of a game to win.

02:40Is there some kind of poetic justice in a rebound, a putback, when you were scoring

02:44early but you were on the glass, you were playing defense, and that being the difference?

02:46Yeah, I mean, whatever it takes to help your teammates win.

02:51For me, I can always do other things that still impact the game, even when I'm not scoring.

02:56That's the beauty of my game.

02:57I've always built that throughout my whole life, as far as being three-dimensional, being

03:01able to get my guys involved, being able to rebound, defend, and then sprinkling a few

03:05points from here to there.

03:07Boston Celtics end up winning without Jason Tatum yesterday.

03:11Chris Tapp's Porzingis had 30 points.

03:13It was a 28-point win over the Suns for their seventh straight victory.

03:18The Celtics made 10 threes in the first quarter.

03:21They also shot 22 of 52 from three-point range.

03:26And the Celtics end up winning by playing great defense against the Phoenix Suns in

03:31this game.

03:32Essentially, Joe Mazzulla talked about not having Tatum in this one, and the rest of

03:36the squad picking it up on the opposite end.

03:38I just said that I had a defensive approach.

03:40I thought the guys were able to take it to another level.

03:42I thought it was a shootout in the beginning of the game, and we had some cross-match breakdowns.

03:48They had a few offensive rebounds, and then I thought we just really dialed it in.

03:53And I thought our shift activity was really good.

03:55They're one of the best quarter three-point shooting teams in the league.

03:58We were able to take that away and kind of just keep everybody in front, keep it 5-on-5.

04:03So I thought the guys did a great job of that.

04:07Coach clearly got away from you guys.

04:09As far as the three, you knew coming in that they shot it from there, and they shot a volume

04:14of attempts.

04:15How'd they get so loose, and why did they get so loose from there today?

04:18Yeah.

04:19You know, we double teamed the ball some, probably were not sharp enough in our rotations.

04:28They moved it.

04:31You know, they were aggressive, I thought, even just off of offensive rebounds, which

04:35we know they do in transition.

04:38Horford, you know, the two makes he made, I feel like we're both in transition, just,

04:43you know, getting back.

04:44And, you know, I think they just got such a willingness to let it fly.

04:50But certainly, we put two on the ball early, and they made us pay.

04:56And so, you know, we got to be better.

04:59Clippers beat the Knicks 126-113.

05:02James Harden had 29 points.

05:05He also had six rebounds, six assists.

05:07Kawhi Leonard had 27 points as well.

05:10All right.

05:11College basketball's backup tournament, as we call it, NIT.

05:14UC Irvine beats UAB by a final of 81-77, a final in this one, as the Anteaters win in

05:23overtime.

05:25And another final yesterday, Loyola Chicago has advanced to the semis as well.

05:30They beat Kent State, final score, 72-62.

05:36In Major League Baseball, folks, it's here.

05:39Opening day begins later today.

05:41So if you're ready to watch all the games, 3, 4 o'clock Eastern, probably the time to

05:47start for most of these games, and I'll be at one of them, Miami-Pittsburgh.

05:50Of course, Yankees are at home today.

05:53Some fun games this evening as well.

05:54Opening day, one of the great days of the year, and we'll have it for you here.

05:58Of course, covered for you here at SportsGrid.

06:00Meanwhile, yesterday, the Red Sox confirmed Raphael Devers is going to be the DH for them

06:04this season.

06:05We thought this all along.

06:06Alex Bregman would play third base.

06:08Mickey Moniak let go by Philly, picked up by the Rockies.

06:11He signs a one-year deal with them.

06:13And Jason Foley, who was the closer for the Tigers last year, had a really tough time

06:17in the spring.

06:18They actually sent him down to the minor leagues.

06:20We would expect lineups for this afternoon's games in Major League Baseball to come out

06:24probably within the next hour or two, so stay tuned for that.

06:28All right, Russell Wilson says that he expects to be the starting quarterback.

06:31How about this?

06:32Of the New York Giants.

06:34Giants signed him.

06:35They signed Jameth Winston.

06:36They're expected to draft a quarterback, too.

06:38The Minnesota Vikings GM, very interestingly enough, Kwesi Adolfo Menza, said that he's

06:43not ruling out the possibility of Aaron Rodgers signing with them, but J.J. McCarthy is the

06:48quarterback going into the season.

06:50And also, the NFL Competition Committee is trying to pitch making the dynamic kickoff

06:56permanent.

06:57The NFL projects that the kickoff return rate will rise between 60 and 70 percent if owners

07:02approve a rule change that will place touchbacks at the 35-yard line.

07:06It was 32.8 percent last season.

07:09All right, so that's the latest in baseball and basketball, and then again tonight, we

07:13got some great matchups and showdowns, one of which is, boy, a great sports grid showdown

07:19here because my Gators and Greg Sussman's Maryland Terrapins are going to face off,

07:27and hopefully I'll be able to watch some of this game because it would be a baseball game

07:30at the time.

07:31Gators are six and a half point favorites as they take on Maryland tonight, and the

07:35total is 156 and a half.

07:37We're going to preview that game coming up next with Michael DiCorsi of Sporting News.

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