Jae Crowder was liking a lot of negative tweets while Paul George rumors swirled

While rumors were swirling about a possible Paul George deal on draft night, a bunch of people were tweeting at Jae Crowder, ready to send him to Indiana in a deal. Crowder, who isn't shy on social media, liked the series of tweets, perhaps saving them as motivation for later. jae_crowder_twitter_likes_062317.png Crowder had a couple noteworthy moments on Twitter this past season. The first was when he fired back at Celtics fans after the TD Garden cheered for Jazz forward Gordon Hayward. He also exchanged comments with Devin Booker after the Suns guard's 70-point game against the Celtics

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  Pacers Exec Calls Paul George Wanting To Leave Franchise A ‘Gut Punch’

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  Pacers' Kevin Pritchard on Paul George: 'It couldn't have come at a worse time'

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Why is Wilmer Difo in center for the Nationals tonight?

Dusty Baker still isn’t saying what is wrong with Michael A. Taylor that’s kept the 26-year-old outfielder out of the lineup for the last two games. Baker declined to offer any detailed information before or after the series finale in Miami, other than to say that Taylor was unavailable. Asked again this afternoon where the issue was, after Wilmer Difo was penciled in as the starting center fielder with Taylor sitting out again, Baker offered the reporter who wondered two reasons why he wasn’t saying. “No. 1, it’s none of your business,” Baker said with a wry smile, “and No. 2, the opposition don’t need to know where. You know what I mean?” “Certain things are our business. Everything is not

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  Washington Nationals recall Wilmer Difo, option A.J. Cole to Triple-A...

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  Nationals recall Wilmer Difo to restore full bench

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Winners and Losers of NHL Draft 2017

CHICAGO – The 2017 NHL Draft weekend in Chicago has come to an end. There were some stunning trades. There were some interesting picks in a tricky draft. There were winners and there were losers, at least in a hasty first glance.