NBA Champ Plans to Leave USA, ICE Detains 6'9" Player

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Read online In partnership with   Publication by EssentiallySports October 09, 2026 | Edition #499       Hey NBA Fans, Kyrie Irving could be looking at a future beyond Team USA, and his next international move might surprise you. Meanwhile, a 6-foot-9 basketball player finds himself in a situation far removed from the court. Let’s tip things off…   Kyrie Irving Plans to Leave USA A surprising development has Kyrie Irving’s international future back in the spotlight. Read More ↗ ICE Detains 6'9" Basketball Player Read More ↗ Did Luka Doncic Get Injured Again? Read More ↗ Shai Gilgeous-Alexander Declares He's the Best Player in the NBA Read More ↗ Wemby Reveals Why French Students' Protests Hit Home Read More ↗ Think You Know the NBA? Yes, I'm an NBA Expert 😎 I'm a Casual Fan 🏀       Is Shai Gilgeous-Alexander the Best Player in the League? Yes No (Share Your Choice) Yesterday’s Result: 68% of voters answered correctly. 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Get Gravité Cologne Today       ESPN Analytics says the Knicks have only an 8% chance of repeating. The Thunder lead the charts at 28%, followed by the Spurs at 22%.             The Boston Celtics opened their preseason with a 124-113 win over the Cleveland Cavaliers. Luka Garza led the way with 22 points and 10 rebounds, while Devin Carter added 17 points. Baylor Scheierman and Jordan Walsh chipped in 16 points apiece, and Hugo González finished with 15 as Boston showcased its depth. The Cavaliers struggled to keep pace in the fourth quarter, scoring just 17 points. The Miami Heat defeated the New Orleans Pelicans 128-118, using a strong second quarter to take control. Miami poured in 40 points in the period and finished with 128. Giannis Antetokounmpo led the way with 18 points on 8-of-13 shooting, adding four rebounds and four assists. Andrew Wiggins contributed 13 points, while Tim Hardaway Jr. chipped in 11 off the bench. The Pelicans kept scoring throughout but could not close the gap. The Brooklyn Nets spoiled the Philadelphia 76ers' star-studded lineup debut with a 114-108 win. LeBron James and Jaylen Brown joined Joel Embiid, Tyrese Maxey and VJ Edgecombe in the same starting lineup for the first time. Brown led Philadelphia with 18 points, while Maxey added 14. James finished with 10 points, five assists and four rebounds, making all eight of his free throws before sitting out the second half. Embiid had six points and eight turnovers as Brooklyn rallied after trailing 58-56 at halftime. The Washington Wizards edged the defending champion New York Knicks 111-109, rallying in the fourth quarter to steal a road win. Trae Young contributed 15 points and four assists for Washington, which outscored New York 30-25 in the final period. The Wizards also had the edge from beyond the arc, making 13 of 33 three-pointers compared with the Knicks' 11 of 38. Jalen Brunson and Josh Hart scored 13 points apiece for New York, but the Knicks could not hold on despite leading for much of the game. The Atlanta Hawks came back from a 23-point deficit to beat the San Antonio Spurs 123-116 in the Spurs' preseason opener. San Antonio looked in control early, with rookie Dylan Harper leading the team with 16 points, four rebounds and four assists. Stephon Castle added 14 points, while Victor Wembanyama finished with nine points, six rebounds and a block in limited minutes. After the starters sat, Atlanta's reserves changed the game. Asa Newell scored 16 points off the bench, while rookie Kingston Flemings added 15 in his return to his hometown. The Hawks also made 18 three-pointers, including 10 in the second quarter alone. The Los Angeles Lakers held off the Sacramento Kings 114-110, earning another preseason win behind Luka Doncic and Sandro Mamukelashvili. Doncic led Los Angeles with 23 points, while Mamukelashvili added 19 points, three rebounds and four assists off the bench on 7-of-10 shooting. The Lakers built a comfortable lead before Sacramento made the final score closer in garbage time. The game was far from clean, however, as the teams combined for 50 turnovers and the Lakers gave up 20 offensive rebounds.         Thank you for reading the latest edition of Essentially Dunk     As always, we appreciate your honest feedback. So please tell us…       Did You Enjoy This Edition? ❤️ Yes, Loved It! 🫤 Do Better       Never miss another fresh Essentially Dunk update. Just Click Here!     Update your email preferences or unsubscribe here © 2026 Essentially Dunk 228 Park Ave S, #29976, New York, New York 10003, United States

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Getting Caught Used to Mean Facing Your Father, Not a Ticket Getting caught doing something stupid in a small town usually meant facing a punishment far worse than a municipal fine. News for the America we remember The gravel in the empty A and P grocery store parking lot was practically begging to be spun into a dust cloud. It was a Tuesday night in August of 1978, the air was thick with humidity, and I was behind the wheel of a hand-me-down Ford Maverick that felt like a rocket ship to a seventeen-year-old boy. My buddy Mark was riding shotgun, rolling down the window to let the stifling heat out. With a quick jerk of the steering wheel and a heavy foot on the gas, I sent the rear end of the Maverick sliding sideways. The tires bit into the loose stones, kicking up a satisfying spray of debris that rattled against the wheel wells. We laughed, adrenaline masking our terrible judgment, until a blinding light washed over the interior of the car. It was not the soft yellow glow of a streetlamp. It was the harsh, rotating red cherry light of a Plymouth Fury squad car. My stomach instantly dropped somewhere near the floorboards, and the metallic taste of sheer panic flooded my mouth. I hit the brakes, stalling the Maverick out in a jerky, embarrassing halt. The squad car door creaked open, and out stepped heavy black boots crunching on the gravel. I rolled my window down, my hands gripping the steering wheel so tightly my knuckles turned white. As the figure approached, a flashlight beam cut through the dust settling in the air, blinding me for a second before dropping to illuminate my terrified face. It was Officer Stanowski. He did not look like a television cop, and he certainly did not act like one. Stanowski was a large man with a permanent slouch, a guy who spent his weekends umpiring Little League games and standing in line at the same bakery my mother frequented. He smelled faintly of stale coffee, wool uniform fabric, and Old Spice CONTINUE READING → The Company America’s Cattle Industry Needs Right Now The U.S. cattle herd has fallen to 86.2 million head, its lowest level since 1951.  America needs more output from fewer cattle.  DIT AgTech helps ranchers produce more with less through AI, nutrition automation and real-time data. 500+ units are already deployed, with 370,000 head on the platform. Invest in DIT AgTech Today 𝘐𝘯 𝘮𝘢𝘬𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘢𝘯 𝘪𝘯𝘷𝘦𝘴𝘵𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘥𝘦𝘤𝘪𝘴𝘪𝘰𝘯, 𝘪𝘯𝘷𝘦𝘴𝘵𝘰𝘳𝘴 𝘮𝘶𝘴𝘵 𝘳𝘦𝘭𝘺 𝘰𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘪𝘳 𝘰𝘸𝘯 𝘦𝘹𝘢𝘮𝘪𝘯𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘪𝘴𝘴𝘶𝘦𝘳 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘮𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘰𝘧𝘧𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨, 𝘪𝘯𝘤𝘭𝘶𝘥𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘮𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘵𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘳𝘪𝘴𝘬𝘴 𝘪𝘯𝘷𝘰𝘭𝘷𝘦𝘥. 𝘋𝘐𝘛 𝘈𝘨𝘛𝘦𝘤𝘩 𝘩𝘢𝘴 𝘧𝘪𝘭𝘦𝘥 𝘢 𝘍𝘰𝘳𝘮 𝘊 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘚𝘦𝘤𝘶𝘳𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘦𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘌𝘹𝘤𝘩𝘢𝘯𝘨𝘦 𝘊𝘰𝘮𝘮𝘪𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘪𝘯 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘯𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘪𝘵𝘴 𝘰𝘧𝘧𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨, 𝘢 𝘤𝘰𝘱𝘺 𝘰𝘧 𝘸𝘩𝘪𝘤𝘩 𝘮𝘢𝘺 𝘣𝘦 𝘰𝘣𝘵𝘢𝘪𝘯𝘦𝘥 𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦: https://bit.ly/4bzuWCi​   © 2026 Old Glory Report 1001 Cathedral St Baltimore, MD 21201, United States Unsubscribe Powered by beehiiv