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Yaxel Lenderborg on his NBA debut and guarding Luka: "I got to see what the NBA is like, man. Lot of flopping, lot of foul baiting, lot of praying to the ref. Interesting first game for me... Being in there firsthand, just watching all the whining and complaining, I lost all respect. That was awful"
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"Yeah, it was interesting. I got to see what the NBA is like, man. Lot of flopping, lot of foul baiting, lot of praying to the ref. Interesting first game for me, for sure.
I had a lot of respect for him (Luka). You know, just watching. I didn't really watch the NBA much, I just watched highlights. Seeing him, you know, kill people all the time. But then being in there firsthand, just watching all the whining and complaining, I lost all respect, man. Like that was awful.
Like me getting frustrated, it's not about the foul being called, it's about him complaining the entire game. And then you get the foul call, congratulations bro. And then you talk to me like you did something great, bro? Come on, dog. That's just weak. It kinda threw me off for a little while, cause you know, like I said, I had so much respect for him. Gone man, gone.
I was telling him he sucks, he can't score on me. You talking and you can't score on me. I said it the whole game. I said a couple cuss words obviously, you know, that's why I got the technical and all that. But I was letting him know, because he was laughing and talking all this because of that one foul call.
His only bucket on me was a banker from half court. Like I know that it's a team sport. You know, he had 28pts on us as a team. Me, I took my matchup personally. Tried not to get caught on the fouls. Tried my best. I was thinking about playing him with my hands behind my back to see if that worked, probably would've still got a foul call."
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LeBron is not a "total disgrace" - he does amazing things for many people. That said, what he did was wrong. It disrespected the many who gave their lives for the freedoms we all take for granted. It also disrespects those following orders around the globe to protect us today.
A lot of young people look up to LeBron. He should apologize and be an example of accountability.
I think LeBron is incredible for many, many reasons. This was one mistake.
From @TheAthletic: President Trump called LeBron James "a total disgrace" for taking practice golf swings during the national anthem before James’ 76ers debut against the New York Knicks on Tuesday. nyti.ms/4z46HFF
Mavs lost the game but @Cooper_Flagg be ballin 🏀
Mike Ybarra retweeted
Today's GeForce Game Ready driver adds support for Advanced Shader Delivery, which significantly speeds up shader compilation and reduces frame stutters! Works in select games across both Xbox and Steam as long as the Xbox app is installed 👍
Great @NBA opening day yesterday with some big games. This season is going to be wild.
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Mike Ybarra retweeted
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Mike Ybarra retweeted
Oregon State Football is on the rise 📈🔥
First-year HC JaMarcus Shephard has the Beavers firing to start the season, with the nation’s leading QB and WR.
Is Oregon State a sleeper to make the CFP? 👀
Mike Ybarra retweeted
Social programs went from $8.5 billion (25%) to $62.7 billion (45%) — 7 times more, nearly half the entire budget on handouts.
“Healthier Oregon” spends $1.3 billion giving free medical care to illegal migrants.
$724 million went to “homeless services” in 2024 — $60,412 per homeless person — while the homeless population rose. Walk Portland’s streets and see where that money actually went.
Oregon schools sank to the bottom of the country in reading and math. Democrats’ solution? Pass a law eliminating proficiency requirements to graduate, extend it again, then brag about higher graduation rates.
They’re not lifting people out of poverty or fixing education.
25 years of one-party Democrat control in Oregon is a masterclass in how leftist rule destroys a state’s ability to govern.
This is the same state whose governor leads a system that no longer requires students to prove proficiency in reading, math, or English to graduate high school.
2001–03 budget: $34 billion
• 32% education
• 25% social programs
• 12% infrastructure
• 12% administration
• 6% public safety
• 13% everything else
2025–27 budget: $140 billion (over 4× higher)
• 18% education
• 45% social programs
• 7.5% infrastructure
• 14% administration
• 5% public safety
• 10.5% everything else
Social programs went from $8.5 billion (25%) to $62.7 billion (45%) — 7 times more, nearly half the entire budget on handouts.
“Healthier Oregon” spends $1.3 billion giving free medical care to illegal migrants.
$724 million went to “homeless services” in 2024 — $60,412 per homeless person — while the homeless population rose. Walk Portland’s streets and see where that money actually went.
Oregon schools sank to the bottom of the country in reading and math. Democrats’ solution? Pass a law eliminating proficiency requirements to graduate, extend it again, then brag about higher graduation rates.
They’re not lifting people out of poverty or fixing education.
They’re building a permanent dependency empire with themselves in charge. Their ads say it plainly: “Vote for us or Republicans will take away your benefits!”
Governor Kotek can’t blame Trump. Democrats have controlled Oregon the entire time — even as the federal government flipped party control five times.
This is what one-party Democrat rule delivers.
#Oregon #DemocratFailure #Accountability
I find this very hard to believe.
A "console" is a mass-audience device and you need great games and a low entry price (IMO $399 to $499). A console at the prices rumored below will never sell meaningful units to be of any value vs. alternatives. Zero.
I wouldn't release it at all.
Stick with PS5 Pro/Series X until prices normalize. The capabilities of those boxes are both fine for 99% of the audience. No one is screaming "I need a more powerful console" right now and I believe tons of optimization can and is happening on those platforms (see Xbox's AMD announcement on FSR 4.1 today - which is fantastic).
I met @JohnLynch49ers at the @oregonfootball game. Was too nervous to ask for a picture so I just did a 🤜🏻🤛🏻 and said "go @49ers" 🤷🏻♂️