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Rudy Gobert shuts down critics with two playoff career highs as Minnesota Timberwolves eliminate Los Angeles Lakers

By Julia Andersen, CNN (CNN) — Rudy Gobert recorded two playoff career-highs to lift the Minnesota Timberwolves past the Los Angeles Lakers in Game 5 and advance to the NBA Western Conference Semifinals. Gobert – who had career postseason marks in scoring and rebounding – and the Timberwolves won 103-96 to clinch the first round

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American teenager Maya Merhige withstood thousands of jellyfish stings during a 14-hour swim across the Cook Strait

By George Ramsay, CNN (CNN) — Maya Merhige eventually stopped counting her jellyfish stings, such was the frequency with which they were getting scorched against her skin. At this point, Merhige was already several hours into her 27-mile swim across the Cook Strait in New Zealand and had slowly become immune to the small, burning

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Giannis Antetokounmpo clashes with Tyrese Haliburton’s dad after ‘disrespectful’ behavior as Pacers clinch playoff series win

By Ben Morse, CNN (CNN) — Milwaukee Bucks star Giannis Antetokounmpo said the confrontation between him and the father of Indiana Pacers guard Tyrese Haliburton at the end of Game 5 of their first-round playoff series was sparked by “disrespectful” behavior. Haliburton had hit what would be a game-winning shot with 1.3 seconds remaining in

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