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Luka Doncic of the Dallas Mavericks has no plan of sitting out as long as his team has a mathematical chance of reaching the postseason. Doncic stated unequivocally that he plans to compete until the Mavericks are formally eliminated.
Doncic understands the Mavericks are one game out of the play-in after losing seven of their last eight games, but he refuses to give up optimism for the time being, according to ESPN.
"I'm playing tomorrow," Doncic said after exercise on Tuesday. "I'll play if there's still a chance." So that's not going to happen just yet."
The Mavericks are one game behind the Oklahoma City Thunder for the final play-in berth. Because the Thunder hold the advantage, the Mavericks must win two more games than Oklahoma City to secure a play-in berth.
Doncic's announcement comes a day after it was rumored that the Mavericks may bench both Doncic and Kyrie Irving during the final week of the NBA regular season. The move should offer the Mavericks a greater chance at a higher draft selection. Their selection is top-10 protected, and if it falls out of the top 10, it will go to the New York Knicks as the concluding component of the Kristaps Porzingis trade. As of last Tuesday, Doncic , who has a left quadriceps injury, and Irving, who has a right foot injury, are both expected to play against the Sacramento Kings on Wednesday.
Doncic is in the middle of another incredible season. Doncic has a career-high 32.8 points per game through 64 contests. He is second in scoring to Philadelphia 76ers big man Joel Embiid, who averages 33 points per game.
The Mavericks will need some luck to earn the final play-in berth, but their schedule isn't too difficult. Dallas faces the Chicago Bulls on Friday and the San Antonio Spurs on Sunday after facing the Kings on Wednesday.
The Thunder will play the Golden State Warriors on Tuesday, Utah Jazz on Thursday and Memphis Grizzlies on Sunday.
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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