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The Best of the Day: January 22nd, 2021
See the best of the day in sports from January 22, 2021 including HOFer Hank Aaron passing away, Ayton filling his potential, and more!
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The sports world mourns the loss of legendary Hall of Fame OF Hank Aaron, who passed away Friday morning. One of the greatest baseball players ever, Aaron broke Babe Ruth’s home run record and holds a number of other career records. Also, former Suns No. 1 overall pick Deandre Ayton appears to be fulfilling his massive potential, Jarrett Allen posterized his former teammate, and Joel Embiid had another huge night against the rival Celtics.
Here is the best of the day from January 22, 2021:
MLB Hall of Famer, icon, and long-time HR King Hank Aaron passed away
Baseball legend and long time Braves player Hank Aaron passed away on Friday at the age of 86. Aaron played 23 seasons in Major League Baseball from 1954-1976. During his career, he played 12 seasons for the Milwaukee Braves before the team was sold and moved to Atlanta in 1966. He spent nine more seasons in Atlanta before finishing his career back in Milwaukee with the Brewers. During his 23-year Hall of Fame career, Aaron was a 21x All-Star, 3x Gold Glove winner, 2x Batting Title champion, MVP, and World Series champion with the Milwaukee Braves in 1957.
On April 8, 1974, Aaron broke Babe Ruth’s home run record of 714. He would go on to finish with 755 career home runs. That mark wasn’t surpassed until the steroid era in 2007 when Barry Bonds topped it, finishing his career with 762 homers. However, most baseball purists view Aaron as the legitimate HR record holder. He is also the all-time leader in career RBI (2,297) and Total Bases (6,856). Hank Aaron is widely regarded as a baseball titan and one of the greatest to ever play the game.
Here’s Vin Scully calling Hank Aaron’s 715th home run. RIP Hank. pic.twitter.com/B53KqcvVs4
— Chad (@ChadBlue83) January 22, 2021
BREAKING NEWS: Hall of Famer and one-time home run king Atlanta Braves legend Henry Louis “Hank” Aaron passed away this morning at the age of 86. https://t.co/v72XAnGpmY
— Atlanta News First (@ATLNewsFirst) January 22, 2021
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Deandre Ayton is showing flashes of the MVP-caliber Center he’s capable of being
After Phoenix selected Deandre Ayton No.1 overall in 2018, it has been viewed as nothing but a disappointment considering the sky-rocket rise to the top No. 3 pick Luka Doncic has experienced in his first few seasons as an NBA player. While Luka Magic is special in his own right, Ayton deserves some respect too. He’s not on the same MVP-level as Luka, but he’s recently shown flashes of developing into that.
The Suns Center is still just 22 years old, has all the natural tools, and athleticism that highlights his potential as a future Most Valuable Player candidate. Playing with Chris Paul is the perfect person to help unlock his game mentally as CP3 is one of the best vets in the game and has played alongside tremendous bigs over his illustrious career like Blake Griffin, DeAndre Jordan, Clint Capela, Steven Adams, and a prime David West among others. Ayton is also put in great positions around the basket now due to Paul’s passing prowess.
If Ayton can fully develop his outside shot that he showcased at the collegiate level, there’s nothing stopping him from evolving into that Joel Embiid/Karl-Anthony Towns type big man that has an unlimited offensive game, can rebound among the best in the league, and can anchor the defense at the rim. He’s not there yet by any means, but back-to-back games of setting his season-high with 26 and 27 points, respectively, has Suns fans optimistic that they’re witnessing the growth of their No.1 pick right in front of their eyes.
26 points.
— NBA (@NBA) January 21, 2021
17 boards.
Career-high 5 blocks.
11-15 shooting.@DeandreAyton does it ALL to lift @Suns. #WeAreTheValleypic.twitter.com/V6ws2QGK4U
Deandre Ayton tonight despite the L:
— Hoop Central (@TheHoopCentral) January 23, 2021
27 PTS
13 REB
84 FG%
5/5 FTM
Ayton is making some major improvements. 🔥 pic.twitter.com/Y3zpgqWIMj
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The ‘Fro put his former teammate on a poster
JARRETT ALLEN POSTER! 📸😤 pic.twitter.com/EwG7oBqxy3
— NBA TV (@NBATV) January 23, 2021
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C Joel Embiid, PHI (W v.BOS): 38 PTS (11-15 FG | 2-2 3P), 3 AST, 11 REB, 0 BLK, 1 STL, 5 TO
#PlayerOfTheDay (1/22/21) - C Joel Embiid, PHI
— Pro Sports Outlook (@PSO_Sports) January 23, 2021
THE FACTS:
- Led 76ers to NBA-best 9-1 home record this season
- Only missed 4 shots (11-15 FG) and 1 FT (14-15)
- 80 PTS & 21 REB over the last 2 GP vs. Boston
- AVG 27.3 PPG, 11.3 RPG, 56 FG%, & 40 3P% in 2020-21 https://t.co/TPZJXgIWn8
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Denver Nuggets (130) vs. Phoenix Suns (126) [OT]
[Highlights] DEN (+110; $9.26) d. @PHX (-110; $12.12) 130-126 (OT) [DEN +1 | o218.5]
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Predicting the biggest moves of the offseason. One of them already came true ⬇️ https://t.co/idgLJeuneq
— Pro Sports Outlook (@PSO_Sports) January 23, 2021
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YEAR: 2006
SIGNIFICANCE: Kobe Bryant dropped 81 points AND Seattle Seahawks made their 1st Super Bowl OTD in 2006
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