Will the Kardashian Curse Affect The Lakers?!

From Kim K’s BOATLOAD of an appearance on the hardwood, to Jalen Brunson’s 48-minute game, to Lonnie Walker saving the day, to Steph and the Warriors trying to force a Game 7, the NBA playoffs is probably more entertaining than the NIGHTCLUB that Ja Morant attended in Denver. Sorry Ja, depressed Grizzlies fan here, so I had to.

Also, is Air Corg from the future? Look him up on Tiktok if you haven’t. Stay away Michael Vick…

In 2️⃣day’s newsletter, we’re going to touch:

• A Look Into Friday Night 🏀

• Playmaker Creator Picks (don’t shoot the messenger) 😬

• Ja Morant Misses Out On $39 Million 🥴

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A LOOK INTO FRIDAY NIGHT 🏀

FRIDAY NIGHT PROPZ (5/12/23) 🔋

LAL Leads Series 3-2

• Game 6. Friday night. Back in LA. A-LIST celebrities. Steph vs LeBron. WE DON’T DESERVE THIS!!

• AD will play in game 6 despite going through concussion protocol, LeBron is favoring a previous injury and even though Stephen Curry is THE best shooter in NBA history, he is 0-12 on potential go-ahead shots in the final 45 seconds of regulation or overtime. Best believe Game 6 will come down to the wire too.

• Per Caesars Sportsbook

ODDS: Lakers -2.5; O/U 223.5

When leading 3-1 in a playoff series, the Lakers have won every single series except for once in 2006. Can Steph get revenge for the 2016 LeBron James-led comeback?

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LAST WEEK’S POLL: whO’s GoINg tO wiN tHe nbA FInALs?

MIA Leads Series 3-2

• The New York Knicks stayed alive by winning Game 5 on their home court with a 112-103 victory over the Miami Heat at Madison Square Garden, thanks to Jalen Brunson’s 38 point game…without sitting for a minute.

• Per DraftKings Sportsbook

  • Brunson’s Pts + Rbs + Ast is projected at 39.5 (-115) in Game 2

👉 Honorable Game 6 Player Prop Mentions (NOT MY PICK!!!!)

• Bam Adebayo 8.5 Rebounds (-125) (Per DraftKings Sportsbook)

Reason: Rumor has it he eats his Wheaties two times a day only during the Playoffs 😱

PLAYMAKER’S CREATOR PICKS (DON’T SHOOT THE MESSENGER) 😬

WhO’s YoUr LeASt FaVorITe PlAYeR LefT iN ThE PlayOFFs anD WhY?

Playmaker Garf’s Pick (@playmakergarf)

• Draymond Green. I’m all for the new media and players having their own podcast, but it seems like he’s more focused on putting out content than winning a playoff series. At one point, they were down 3-1, and he recorded an hour-long podcast, which doesn’t sit right with me.

Playmaker Cambo’s Pick (@playmakercambo)

• Deandre Ayton has me absolutely sick! He’s playing hard when he gets shots if he could care less on defense and hustle plays.

Playmaker Cool’s Pick (@playmakercool)

• D’Angelo Russell. For what he did to Nick Young…

Playmaker Nyrie’s Pick (Pretty Big Plays)

• Marcus Smart. Professional flopper, Patrick Beverly knock-off, looks like the broccoli from VeggieTales.

  

Playmaker Hailey’s Pick (@playmakerhailey)

• Austin Reeves because he’s learned to perfect his flop artistry from the king 👑 He was a G before all that though.

JA MORANT MISSES OUT ON $39 MILLION 🥴

• Tough year for Ja Morant overall, and it didn’t end well either…He was suspended for eight games and already lost 1.5 million dollars of his 2022/23 salary due to conduct detrimental to the league after being seen holding a gun in a livestream video.

• That incident may have indirectly cost him much more, as he missed out on the opportunity to earn an additional 39m dollars over the next five seasons by not being named to the All-NBA first team, nor to the second or third teams either.

• Did Ja deserve to be snubbed from $39 million?

• ⚾ Playmaker is hosting a Celebrity Softball game on June 17th in Palm Beach, FL

• 🤣 How many parlays have you touched this week?!

• 😅 So close…yet so far away

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