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The Last Night's Game Team
NBA (National Basketball Association)
It was a star-studded celebration for the NBA's 75th All-Star Game. Magic Johnson, Shaq and Michael Jordan were a few of the legends recognized at halftime in a game that saw Team LeBron take home the victory, and $450,000 for the team's charity, the Kent State I Promise Scholars program. In the skills competition, Karl Anthony Towns won the three-point contest wearing a chain, which he had to petition the league for permission to wear, which honored his late mother, who died from COVID complications in April 2020. GAME ON
Short and Sweet
Thanks to a private jet, Michael Jordan manages to be in two places at once.
New Zealand defender Meikayla Moore scored three goals against the US Women's National Team. Except the goals were own goals, i.e., goals scored for the US, not New Zealand.
Jesse Diggins won the last medal of the Olympics and Team USA's first-ever Olympic sprint medal in cross-country skiing, days after having food poisoning.
Before We Go
NASCAR (National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing) started the season off in a ball of fire. The Daytona 500 had plenty of crashes that took the favorites out of the race. Enter in Austin Cindric, who took home the famed Daytona 500 checkered flag on his eighth NASCAR start. In overtime, the 23-year-old beat Bubba Wallace to the finish line by .036 seconds. THE NEXT EPISODE
SALUD!
Raise your glass to the five athletes you can thank for your next hangover. CHEERS
HELP WANTED
The Winter Olympics is over, which means it's back to work for many Olympians. But what do they do for their day jobs? BACK TO REALITY
