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YNG Dreamerz 88, Diamond Doves 70
Blue Checks 72, Rolling Loud 69
Eli Ellis and the YNG Dreamerz were at it again on Friday night, downing the Diamond Doves 88-70 thanks to another record setting performance from Ellis. For the second time in two weeks, Ellis scored 50 points, nearly two-thirds of the team's total for the night, matching his career-high and the league single game record
ELI “50 BALL” ELLIS @Eliellis25@PrimeVideo
— Overtime Elite (@OvertimeElite)
Jan 20, 2024
The Dreamerz have now won four in a row and are unquestionably the hottest team in the league. Their performance sets up the Game of the Year on Tuesday night in Lincolnton, NC that will be played between the number one and number two squads in the league, the City Reapers and YNG Dreamerz
ELI ELLIS !~€¥\=*}>^\¥ @Eliellis25@PrimeVideo
— Overtime Elite (@OvertimeElite)
Jan 20, 2024
Ellis continues to set new heights for himself, as he has now scored 40+ points in five games this season, with his 50 ball tonight matching the high mark of what has already been a season for the ages. Abu Yarmah stayed hot from three, knocking down another five against the Doves after putting in six triples on Thursday night
Donovan Mitchell dropping some wisdom to Eli Ellis @Eliellis25@spidadmitchell@PrimeVideo
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Jan 20, 2024
Ketraleus “Bo” Aldridge led the team in scoring for the second consecutive night with 19 points, while also pulling down a team-leading seven boards. Carmelo Adkins put together his best performance of the season, tallying 17 points on an efficient 6-for-11 from the field
IT’S GETTING PERSONAL ️ @PrimeVideo
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Jan 20, 2024
A barn burner to close out the weekend, the second game of the night was won by the Blue Checks, as they secured a narrow 72-69 victory over Rolling Loud. With the game tied at 66 apiece, Rivers Knight played the role of hero for the evening, as he knocked down a back-breaking triple with 15 seconds left to seize the win for the Blue Checks
Elhadji Diallo been BODYING the paint to keep the Blue Checks up 45-39 going into Q4 @PrimeVideo
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— Overtime Elite (@OvertimeElite)
Jan 20, 2024
Seton Hall commit Jahseem Felton came up huge for the Checks, finishing the game with 19 points while also dishing out a team-high eight assists to give the Blue Checks their second consecutive win against a West Coast opponent. Rakease Passmore was his usual, steady self as he put together a stat line of 17 points, six boards and five assists
JAHSEEM FELTON PUTS THE BLUE CHECKS UP 3 POINTS WITH UNDER A MINUTE @jahseemfelton@PrimeVideo
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Jan 20, 2024
Dominick Stewart was on a heater all game long, finishing with 23 points, the most he has scored this season, on a perfect 6-for-6 shooting mark from deep. Martin Somerville kept Rolling Loud in the game late, knotting up the contest at 66 apiece with a timely three, as he finished the night with 14 points
MARTIN SOMERVILLE TIES IT WITH 30 SECONDS @jhimartin@PrimeVideo
— Overtime Elite (@OvertimeElite)
Jan 20, 2024
League play will continue tomorrow at 1PM in Brooklyn with a marquee matchup between the league’s top team, the City Reapers, and the winners of three straight, Jelly Fam
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Jon Gruden 'looking forward to having the truth come out' amid lawsuit against NFL
Jon Gruden sent another warning shot toward the NFL after scoring a major win in court. On Tuesday, Gruden welcomed a ruling that will force the NFL to litigate the circumstances of his firing in court rather than closed-door arbitration. The former Las Vegas Raiders coach made it clear that he intends to continue his legal challenge to the NFL, ensuring that they are held accountable. “I’m looking forward to having the truth come out, and I want to make sure what happened to me doesn’t happen to anyone else,” Gruden said in a statement provided to ESPN’s Don Van Natta Jr. “The league’s actions disrupted the whole season. We were leading the division at the time and they completely blindsided me and the team.” The Raiders were 3-1 in 2021 when Gruden was forced to resign after offensive emails he had sent between 2011 and 2018 were leaked. Gruden has alleged that the NFL leaked the emails to force him out of a job after obtaining them during an investigation into the Washington Commanders. The NFL is set to appeal Monday’s ruling, but if that appeal fails, the league may be forced into public discovery. One alternative would be to offer Gruden a settlement, but he has not said whether or not he would be interested in such a resolution. Gruden has not held an NFL coaching job since the Raiders forced him out. He has recently spoken about possibly making a return to coaching at the college level.
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