By Rob Mason, PSO President of Sports Operations
Jan 31, 2020

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Here is the best from January 30, 2020:

Atlanta doesn’t have much to root for this time of the year, especially with the Hawks being such a low-quality team this season. But on January 30th, Trae Young kept his hot streak going with a career-high 18 assists and led Atlanta to an upset victory over the 76ers.

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The NBA announced who made the 2020 East/West All-Star teams as reserves (voted by the Coaches) on Thursday, and as always, there were some snubs. Big time snubs (see below).

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Jordan Clarkson WENT OFF in the 4th quarter to keep Utah in the game, but ultimately Denver prevailed.

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Somehow Bradley Beal & Devin Booker didn’t make the All-Star teams this year, which is extremely rare for such dominant scorers.

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After Bradley Beal realized he was one of the biggest All-Star snubs in history earlier in the day, he put together another All-Star caliber performance on the season, this time to help DC dismantle the Hornets.

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After being named an All-Star reserve, Jokic carried that momentum into Denver’s game against the Jazz in a potential Playoff matchup, as he came up big down the stretch and led Denver to significant victory.


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Steph Curry’s been hurt for most of the season after breaking his hand, but that didn’t stop him from having a front row seat for Marcus Smart hitting a ‘Steph’ by turning around before sinking the 3-pointer.

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TE Greg Olsen is a 3x Pro Bowler and the all-time leading receiver among TEs in Panthers franchise history agreed to part ways on Thursday. With him and Luke Keuchly on their way out and a new Coaching staff on their way in, it’s fair to question if Cam Newton’s days in Carolina are numbered.

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Here are some of the top best NBA highlights from Thursday’s games.

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Super Bowl 54 hype is starting to gear up as the NFL shared some iconic Super Bowl moments and KC-SF season highlights as the players & fans alike prepare for an exciting NFL Championship Game.

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Utah Jazz vs. Denver Nuggets

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Damien Williams is an underrated Chiefs RB.

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