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The NBA is formally stepping into the prediction markets ecosystem. The league announced agreements Monday morning with Kalshi and Polymarket that will allow the companies to use official league data and intellectual property and give the league control over what trades the companies are allowed to offer. nyti.ms/4smgsfG

Notes on the Fever and their reputation within the WNBA, per @anniecostabile, @_Brian_Hamilton: - An agent said clients regularly disable social media accounts before and after games against Indiana due to increase in toxic messages they say they received - A different agent said clients have reported being called the N-word at Fever games "multiple times"; Fever say they have received no complaints about racial slurs from fans at home games - Amber Cox plans to reach out to WNBA, WNBPA after Finals to tackle issue of player-fan dynamics

Jason Whitlock will tell the truth about twice a year “Angel Reese will get the first and last laugh” He finally admits he was wrong about Angel Reese the whole time.

This is accountability! Towns is so important to what NY wants to do on the floor. Don't try and get the foul if it isn't there. 9 times out of 10, if you do that, it's likely you're going to be called for the foul. He's way too good of a player to have to do that. Take if it's there but if not play your game. Great message here from Coach.

We expect the Atlanta Dream to win. Whatever suspicions thing Angel Reese did to go from Chicago to an established playoff team that needed help at her position, credit to her for making that move. Sometimes avoiding a challenge can get you results faster. But deep down, you know the difference between putting in the work yourself and joining a situation where others have already laid the foundation. It’s like letting everyone else do the work on a group project and then putting your name on it.

Angel Reese is in the WNBA FINALS and still can’t manage to generate more viewers than Caitlin Clark and the Indiana Fever on a random Tuesday night in July. 😳 We’re talking about the WNBA FINALS HERE. “Barbie is setting more records!! 💅” Yet, the ONLY reason why it’s the most viewed is because the bar is on the ground, go figure. Caitlin hasn’t played in it yet to set the bar where it should be. Will this league EVER thrive without CC?