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Things did not end well for the Memphis Grizzlies last season, the West's No. 2 seed was out in the first round at the hands of the Los Angeles Lakers. Many factors went into that — Ja Morant’s first suspension proving a distraction was where the wheels started to come off — but Dillon Brooks became the scapegoat. His poking the bear with LeBron James — while LeBron shot 61% in that series while covered by Brooks — helped the Grizzlies decide it was time to move on from Brooks (who still got a four-year, $86 million contract from the Houston Rockets).
Things are going much better for Brooks with Team Canada this summer — 10.4 points per game, shooting 53.8% from 3, playing elite wing defense, and coming up clutch in helping Canada through to the quarterfinals at the World Cup plus qualifying for the Paris Olympics. Brooks feels rejuvenated by his time with Team Canada, he told Antonis Stroggylakis of Eurohoops.net.
"Coming off a tough year with my old squad [the Memphis Grizzies] it was great having a refresh with Canadian blood," Brooks said. "Guys who believe in me. Guys who trust in me. It was great to win this game in a great fashion."
Grizzlies fans would argue the team and the fanbase believed in him and trusted him until he let them down one too many times.
Brooks will take his rejuvenated talent this season to Houston, a team looking to make a leap forward with their young talent maturing plus the addition of Brooks and Fred VanVleet. How much of a leap remains to be seen, maybe not as much as Rockets ownership hopes, but a leap. Brooks got his payday, and Team Canada may prove the start to winning some fans back over.
Daniel Weinman was crowned winner of the 2023 World Series of Poker (WSOP) Main Event on Monday, taking home a record breaking $12.1 million in winnings. Weinman had to outlast the other 10,043 entrants to take home the prize and get his hands on his share of live poker’s largest ever prize pool – a staggering $93,399,900. As well as taking home the prize money, 35-year-old Weinman also got his hands on the WSOP Main Event bracelet. The huge bracelet contains 500 grams of 10-karat yellow gold, as well as 2,352 various precious gemstones.
Daniel Weinman won the World Series of Poker's main event world championship on Monday in Las Vegas, earning $12.1 million along the way. Playing in the tournament for a 16th year, Weinman was tops in a deep pool of 10,043 players vying for $93.39 million. His victory came after just 164 hands at the final table. "I was honestly on the fence about even coming back and playing this tournament," the 35-year-old Atlanta native told reporters afterward. Weinman's final table featured Jan-Peter Jachtmann, who landed in fourth place and took home $3 million, as well as Toby Lewis, who finished seventh and secured $1.42 million. According to the Las Vegas Review-Journal, the main event's entry pool far outpaced the previous record of 8,773 set in 2006. "I've always kind of felt that poker was kind of going in a dying direction, but to see the numbers at the World Series this year has been incredible," Weinman said. "And to win this main event, it doesn't feel real. I mean, [there's] so much luck in a poker tournament. I thought I played very well." Steven Jones finished second, securing $6.5 million. And Adam Walton settled for third and a $4 million prize.
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