- Warriors win NBA Championship 2021-22 season 103-90 against Celtics
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Santiago Leon – @sleon
Joseph Hastings – @JosephAHastings
Victor Arocho – @varocho
The Golden State Warriors are NBA champions once again, topping the Boston Celtics 103-90 on Thursday night for their fourth title in the last eight seasons.
Stephen Curry scored 34 points and was named the NBA Finals MVP as the Warriors claimed the franchise’s seventh championship overall. And this one completed a journey like none other, after a run of five consecutive finals, then a plummet to the bottom of the NBA, and now a return to greatness just two seasons after having the league’s worst record.
For Curry, Klay Thompson, Draymond Green and Andre Iguodala, it’s a fourth championship. The first three rings came in 2015, 2017 and 2018, when Golden State was dynastic and made five consecutive trips to the finals.
Jaylen Brown led the Celtics with 34 points but Jayson Tatum finished with just 13, shooting just 6 of 18 from the field. Boston also committed 22 turnovers, dropping to 1-8 this postseason when committing 16 or more.
It was just the fifth defeat in 22 title-series appearances for Boston, which turned its season around to have a chance at this crown. Boston was 25-25 after 50 games, then went on a tear to get to the finals and nearly claim what would have been just the franchise’s second championship since 1986.
Vince McMahon voluntarily steps down as CEO of WWE
Vince McMahon voluntarily stepped down as Chairman and CEO of WWE on Friday morning amid allegations of misconduct and an ongoing investigation by the company, the WWE announced in a statement.
Stephanie McMahon was named interim CEO and interim Chairwoman. She’s the daughter of Vince McMahon, the company’s chief brand officer as well as a former wrestler.
The WWE board of directors began investigating McMahon in April and discovered he paid $3 million to cover up an affair with a former employee, according to a recent report by the Wall Street Journal.
Cowboys, Mike McCarthy fined for holding too physical practices
For the second straight year, Dallas Cowboys coach Mike McCarthy has been fined for violating rules regarding offseason practices, according to owner and general manager Jerry Jones.
McCarthy was fined $100,000, and the Cowboys were docked an organized team activity for 2023 for holding practices that were deemed too physical by the NFL. The organization was not fined, unlike in 2021.
FIFA announces World Cup 2026 host cities
West Coast
Vancouver
Seattle
San Francisco
Los Angeles (So-Fi Stadium)
Guadalajadra
Central
Kansas City
Dallas
Atlanta
Houston
Monterrey
Mexico City
East Coast
Toronto
Boston
Philadelphia
Miami
New York
Predictions
TBL at CO?
JH: TBL
Santiago Leon is the Founder and CEO of the Sports Cast. He covers NFL, NBA, and world soccer. He’s also founder of sleon productions, which he specializes in technology and serves clients with solutions to make their business grow.
