The Rush: Giannis, Curry and a kiss highlight the NBA All-Star Game
Team LeBron and All-Star Game MVP Giannis Antetokounmpo outduel Team Durant in Atlanta, March Madness starts to heat up with a crazy buzzer-beater and Kenny Powers makes his college baseball debut?
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MARV ALBERT: With 20 seconds to go in the half, oh, my! [LAUGHS]
CHRIS WEBBER: You see what you started, Reggie?
REGGIE MILLER: What I started?
CHRIS WEBBER: You see what you started?
MARV ALBERT: --3's in a half, seven by Russell Westbrook and by Kawhi Leonard. Here's number seven!
REGGIE MILLER: Anything you can do, I can do better, Mr. Lillard.
[MUSIC PLAYING]
JARED QUAY: NBA All-Star Sunday kicked off without Ben Simmons and Joel Embiid, who were forced to sit out of the game after their barber tested positive for COVID. Yo, we got to get a barber bubble going. Because let's be honest, your barber's the most important guy on your payroll.
He's really like your therapist, your doctor, and your like DJ for your music video. Come on, Adam Silver. I mean, I know you don't need a barber, but the rest of us do. In fact, my barber could hook you up and get you a lineup. You'd have full hair. You'd be like Kid 'n Play. Steph Curry showed out in the 3-point contest.
ERNIE JOHNSON: Got to make this.
DWYANE WADE: [INAUDIBLE]
[CHEERING]
REGGIE MILLER: Oh!
KENNY SMITH: No, he got him. He got him.
REGGIE MILLER: He got him.
KENNY SMITH: He got him.
REGGIE MILLER: I told you.
JARED QUAY: Hitting the walk-off, moneyball 3 like Larry Legend back in the day. And Anfernee Simons made me fall in love with the dunk contest all over again with a rim kiss that netted him the trophy. That was a sweet dunk. As for the game, Team LeBron set the record for most points in a quarter at 60 on their way to an absurd 170 points and a 20-point victory over Team Durant. The Greek Freak won the MVP award and a trophy for efficiency, going 16 for 16 on the way to 35 points.
- It's crazy, right?
JARED QUAY: March Madness is just around the corner. So let's get into some of the most entertaining college hoops action from the weekend with a little help from Paramount+. The madness is in full swing after this miracle in Houston.
[BUZZER]
[CHEERING]
Tramon Mark's off-balance heave gave the Cougars the win and a 21 and 3 regular-season record. And that's hot. We know the Cougars are going to make the big dance. But the loss for Memphis nudges the Tigers a little bit towards the wrong end of the bubble. Both teams have a first round bye in the AAC Tourney.
But in the ACC, UNC beat the brakes off of Duke in the Dean Dome on Saturday, all but putting an end to an incredible 24-straight seasons in the NCAA Tournament for the Blue Devils. Rest in peace y'all's streak. The Tar Heels are definitely climbing the peak to March Madness success. But for Duke, finishing the season at 11-11 ain't good. Their only road to the dance is paved through the ACC Tourney, where the Blue Devils will face Boston College in round one on Tuesday.
Speaking of Boston College, their baseball team balled out on Sunday. Down 8 runs with two outs in the top of the ninth, the Eagles made an incredible comeback beating Auburn in 10 innings. But that wasn't even the amazing part, though. Check this out. The game-tying shot came off of this exact replica of Kenny Powers.
- My face looks all computery and damn pixelated.
JARED QUAY: Yo, this might be a deep fake, because that looks too much like Kenny Powers. Either that or college baseball is trolling us. And they actually put Kenny Powers in the game to see who would notice. You know who does notice? "The Rush" notices.
