Claims extracted
32
sentences that state something as happening or true
Uncertain
0%
0 of 32 hedged
("reportedly", "may", "according to")
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not political
takes no side on a contested political question
Publisher signals
66/100
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Austin Reaves was asked what he has learned from playing alongside Walker Kessler at Lakers practice on Wednesday.
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he → ask → Wednesday
He began waxing poetic about Kessler’s care factor — before abruptly cutting himself off.
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He → begin → himself
Reaves lost his train of thought.
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Reaves → lose → thought
Something stunning caught his eye.
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Something → catch → eye
He came to a full stop.
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He → come → stop
He had to acknowledge it.
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He → have → it
“Luka’s made five f—,” Reaves said before pausing to collect himself.
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Reaves → make → himself
And he just made another one.
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he → make → one
I hate him.”
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I → hate → him
Reporters swung their heads in time to witness Doncic’s final halfcourt shot swish through the net.
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shot → swing → net
This is the type of thing that can happen when Doncic plays around after practice.
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Doncic → happen → practice
He led the league in scoring last season with 33.5 points per game.
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He → lead → game
Last March, he averaged 37.5 points, 8 rebounds and 7.4 assists per game before suffering a strained hamstring on April 2 that sidelined him for the entire postseason.
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that → average → postseason
He’s healthy.
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He → ’ → ?
And he has apparently found his stroke.
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he → find → stroke
So much so that he made Reaves, a star himself who signed a four-year, $180 million contract in July, feel the need to take stock of the moment.
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who → make → moment
It was an especially striking because Reaves and Doncic have a brotherly rapport in which they love to tease one another.
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they → have → one
They joke about beating one another in golf.
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They → joke → golf
They throw towels at each other during their TV interviews.
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They → throw → interviews
They’ve used the words “idiot” and “stupid” to describe one another.
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They → use → one
So when one of them heaps praise on the other one, it means something.
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it → heap → something
All jokes aside, they’re good friends who have palpable on-court chemistry.
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who → ’re → chemistry
In fact, Doncic made it abundantly clear to Lakers’ brass that he wanted to keep playing alongside Reaves, who turned down his $14.9 million player option in June.
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who → make → June
The Lakers then signed Reaves to the richest contract in NBA history for a player who went undrafted.
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who → sign → player
Last season it became obvious that Doncic and Reaves soar together on offense.
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Doncic → become → offense
When LeBron James was sidelined at the start of last season because of sciatica, Doncic and Reaves led the Lakers on a 15-4 run.
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Doncic → sideline → run
And when James missed a smattering of games in March, Doncic and Reaves helped ignite what went on to become a 16-2 run.
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what → miss → March
This season, there are hopes that Reaves will develop into an All-Star.
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Reaves → be → Star
He finished fourth in MVP voting last season behind Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Victor Wembanyama and Nikola Jokic.
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He → finish → Alexander
Here’s to guessing he’s going to try climb higher up that ladder this season as he attempts to lead the Lakers to their first championship since 2020.
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he → ’ → 2020
The Lakers are now Doncic’s team after James left in free agency for the 76ers.
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James → leave → 76ers
And if Wednesday’s theatrics are any indication, he’s more than ready to put on a show while embracing that challenge.
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he → ’ → challenge
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