March 29, 2024 5:05 AM
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π NBA team sale goes *very* wrong
Bleacher Report newsletter detailing sports updates, including NBA franchise sale drama and upcoming NFL Christmas games TV rights auction.
+ the NFL is auctioning off two games
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March 29, 2024 5:05 AM
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no-reply@fans.bleacherreport.com
π NBA team sale goes *very* wrong
Bleacher Report newsletter detailing sports updates, including NBA franchise sale drama and upcoming NFL Christmas games TV rights auction.
+ the NFL is auctioning off two games
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padding-left:25px; padding-right:10px; padding-top:20px; text-align:center; width:100%"><h1 style="margin:0; color:#000; direction:ltr; font-family:'Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-size:30px; font-weight:700; letter-spacing:normal; line-height:120%; text-align:left; margin-top:0; margin-bottom:0"><span class="tinyMce-placeholder">'Seller's Remorse'</span> </h1></td></tr></tbody></table><table class="image_block block-6" width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style=""><tbody><tr><td class="pad" style="width:100%; padding-right:0; padding-left:0"><div class="alignment" align="center" style="line-height:10px"><div class="fullWidth" style="max-width:617.5px"><img src="https://braze-images.com/appboy/communication/assets/image_assets/images/660602ff8682a1004b8e0c66/original.jpeg?1711670015" width="617.5" height="auto" style="display:block; height:auto; border:0; width:100%"></div></div></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table class="row row-3" align="center" width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style=""><tbody><tr><td><table class="row-content stack" align="center" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" width="650" style="background-color:#fff; color:#000; width:650px; margin:0 auto"><tbody><tr><td class="column column-1" width="100%" style="font-weight:400; text-align:left; padding-bottom:5px; padding-left:25px; padding-right:25px; padding-top:5px; vertical-align:top; border-top:0; border-right:0; border-bottom:0; border-left:0"><table class="text_block block-1" width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="word-break:break-word"><tbody><tr><td class="pad" style="padding-bottom:35px; padding-left:5px; padding-right:5px; padding-top:25px"><div style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><div class="" style="font-size:12px; font-family:'Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; color:#000; line-height:1.2"><p style="margin:0; font-size:18px; text-align:left">A big NBA story dropped on Thursday:</p><p style="margin:0; font-size:18px; text-align:left"> </p><p style="margin:0; font-size:18px; text-align:left; margin-left:40px">β€ Timberwolves governor Glen Taylor pulled the plug on a years-long sales process, basically <a href="#" target="_blank" rel="noopener" style="text-decoration:underline; color:#000000">accusing</a> Marc Lore and Alex Rodriguez of being unserious buyers</p></div></div></td></tr></tbody></table><table class="image_block block-2" width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style=""><tbody><tr><td class="pad" style="width:100%; padding-right:0; padding-left:0"><div class="alignment" align="center" style="line-height:10px"><div class="fullWidth" style="max-width:600px"><a href="#" target="_blank" tabindex="-1" style="outline:none"><img src="https://braze-images.com/appboy/communication/assets/image_assets/images/66062807df6d34004beb16e4/original.gif?1711679495" width="600" height="auto" style="display:block; height:auto; border:0; width:100%"></a></div></div></td></tr></tbody></table><table class="text_block block-3" width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="word-break:break-word"><tbody><tr><td class="pad" style="padding-bottom:35px; padding-left:5px; padding-right:5px; padding-top:35px"><div style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><div class="" style="font-size:12px; font-family:'Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; color:#000; line-height:1.2"><p style="margin:0; font-size:18px">Background: </p><p style="margin:0; font-size:18px"> </p><p style="margin:0; font-size:18px; margin-left:40px">β€ Lore and A-Rod initially agreed to buy the team in 2021 for $1.5B</p><p style="margin:0; font-size:18px; margin-left:40px"> </p><p style="margin:0; font-size:18px; margin-left:40px">β€ The deal included a three-year payment and succession plan</p><p style="margin:0; font-size:18px; margin-left:40px"> </p><p style="margin:0; font-size:18px; margin-left:40px">β€ Taylor <a href="#" target="_blank" rel="noopener" style="text-decoration:underline; color:#000000">claimed</a> the group failed to make its final payment by Wednesday's due date, thus killing the deal</p><p style="margin:0; font-size:18px; margin-left:40px"> </p><p style="margin:0; font-size:18px; margin-left:40px">β€ Lore and A-Rod insisted they have 'necessary funding' and accused Taylor of 'seller's remorse' </p><p style="margin:0; font-size:18px"> </p><p style="margin:0; font-size:18px">FWIW: Franchise values have skyrocketed since 2021; MJ sold the Hornets in 2023 for <a href="#" target="_blank" rel="noopener" style="text-decoration:underline; color:#000000">double</a> what Taylor agreed to. </p></div></div></td></tr></tbody></table><table class="image_block block-4" width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style=""><tbody><tr><td class="pad" style="width:100%; padding-right:0; padding-left:0"><div class="alignment" align="center" style="line-height:10px"><div class="fullWidth" style="max-width:600px"><a href="#" target="_blank" tabindex="-1" style="outline:none"><img src="https://braze-images.com/appboy/communication/assets/image_assets/images/66063b876ca8bc004c950b7b/original.gif?1711684487" width="600" height="auto" style="display:block; height:auto; border:0; width:100%"></a></div></div></td></tr></tbody></table><table class="text_block block-5" width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="word-break:break-word"><tbody><tr><td class="pad" style="padding-bottom:35px; padding-left:5px; padding-right:5px; padding-top:35px"><div style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><div class="" style="font-size:12px; font-family:'Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; color:#000; line-height:1.2"><p style="margin:0; font-size:18px">Sidenote: Kevin Garnett has <a href="#" target="_blank" rel="noopener" style="text-decoration:underline; color:#000000">vowed</a> not to have his number retired in Minnesota until Glen Taylor sells the team. </p><p style="margin:0; font-size:18px"> </p><p style="margin:0; font-size:18px; margin-left:40px">β€ So, dreams of a ceremony are dead, too</p></div></div></td></tr></tbody></table><table class="image_block block-6" width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style=""><tbody><tr><td class="pad" style="width:100%; padding-right:0; padding-left:0"><div class="alignment" align="center" style="line-height:10px"><div class="fullWidth" style="max-width:600px"><a href="#" target="_blank" tabindex="-1" style="outline:none"><img src="https://braze-images.com/appboy/communication/assets/image_assets/images/66062feee3531e004cff7100/original.gif?1711681518" width="600" height="auto" style="display:block; 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border-bottom:3px solid #000000; border-left:3px solid #000000; padding-top:10px; padding-bottom:10px; font-family:'Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-size:16px; text-align:center; word-break:keep-all"><span style="padding-left:20px; padding-right:20px; font-size:16px; display:inline-block; letter-spacing:normal"><span style="word-break:break-word; line-height:32px"><strong>π NBA POWER RANKINGS</strong></span></span></a> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><table class="divider_block block-9" width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style=""><tbody><tr><td class="pad" style="padding-top:35px"><div class="alignment" align="center"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" width="100%" style=""><tbody><tr><td class="divider_inner" style="font-size:1px; line-height:1px; border-top:4px solid #000"><span>β</span></td></tr></tbody></table></div></td></tr></tbody></table><table class="text_block block-10" width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="word-break:break-word"><tbody><tr><td class="pad" style="padding-bottom:30px; padding-top:40px"><div style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><div class="" style="font-size:14px; font-family:'Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; color:#000; line-height:1.5"><p style="margin:0; font-size:15px; letter-spacing:normal"><span style="font-size:15px"><strong>π </strong><a href="#" target="_blank" rel="noopener" style="text-decoration:underline; color:#000000">Takes, observations from Opening Day</a></span></p><p style="margin:0; font-size:15px; letter-spacing:normal"><span style="font-size:15px"><strong>π </strong><a href="#" target="_blank" rel="noopener" style="text-decoration:underline; color:#000000">Sweet 16 winners and losers</a></span></p><p style="margin:0; font-size:15px; letter-spacing:normal"> </p><p style="margin:0; font-size:15px; letter-spacing:normal"><u><span style="font-size:15px"><strong>IN OTHER NEWS</strong></span></u></p><p style="margin:0; font-size:15px; letter-spacing:normal"> </p><p style="margin:0; font-size:15px; letter-spacing:normal"><span style="font-size:15px">β‘οΈ <a href="#" target="_blank" rel="noopener" style="text-decoration:underline; color:#000000">UConn looks unbeatable vs. SDSU</a><a href="#" target="_blank" rel="noopener" style="text-decoration:underline; color:#000000"></a></span></p><p style="margin:0; font-size:15px; letter-spacing:normal"><span style="font-size:15px">β‘οΈ <a href="#" target="_blank" rel="noopener" style="text-decoration:underline; color:#000000">Alabama stuns UNC late</a></span></p><p style="margin:0; font-size:15px; letter-spacing:normal"><span style="font-size:15px">β‘οΈ <a href="#" target="_blank" rel="noopener" style="text-decoration:underline; color:#000000">Rockies give up 14 in one inning</a></span></p><p style="margin:0; font-size:15px; letter-spacing:normal"><span style="font-size:15px">β‘οΈ <a href="#" target="_blank" rel="noopener" style="text-decoration:underline; color:#000000">Red Sock makes Opening Day history</a></span></p><p style="margin:0; font-size:15px; letter-spacing:normal"><span style="font-size:15px">β‘οΈ <a href="#" target="_blank" rel="noopener" style="text-decoration:underline; color:#000000">Duquesne hires LeBron's teammate</a></span></p><p style="margin:0; font-size:15px; letter-spacing:normal"> </p><p style="margin:0; font-size:15px; letter-spacing:normal"><u><span style="font-size:15px"><strong>NFL BUZZ</strong></span></u></p><p style="margin:0; font-size:15px; letter-spacing:normal"> </p><p style="margin:0; font-size:15px; letter-spacing:normal"><span style="font-size:15px">1οΈβ£ <a href="#" target="_blank" rel="noopener" style="text-decoration:underline; color:#000000">Jets owner rips 'irresponsible' report</a></span></p><p style="margin:0; font-size:15px; letter-spacing:normal"><span style="font-size:15px">2οΈβ£ <a href="#" target="_blank" rel="noopener" style="text-decoration:underline; color:#000000">Penix Jr. meeting with five teams</a></span></p><p style="margin:0; font-size:15px; letter-spacing:normal"><span style="font-size:15px">3οΈβ£ <a href="#" target="_blank" rel="noopener" style="text-decoration:underline; color:#000000">Davante Adams wants a specific QB</a></span></p><p style="margin:0; font-size:15px; letter-spacing:normal"><span style="font-size:15px">4οΈβ£ <a href="#" target="_blank" rel="noopener" style="text-decoration:underline; color:#000000">Andy Reid throws out first pitch</a></span></p><p style="margin:0; font-size:15px; letter-spacing:normal"><span style="font-size:15px">5οΈβ£ <a href="#" target="_blank" rel="noopener" style="text-decoration:underline; color:#000000">Jayden Daniels to WSH a done deal?</a></span></p></div></div></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table class="row row-4" align="center" width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style=""><tbody><tr><td><table class="row-content stack" align="center" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" width="650" style="background-color:#fff; border-radius:0; color:#000; width:650px; margin:0 auto"><tbody><tr><td class="column column-1" width="100%" style="font-weight:400; text-align:left; padding-top:5px; vertical-align:top; 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text-align:left; padding-bottom:5px; padding-top:5px; vertical-align:top; border-top:0; border-right:0; border-bottom:0; border-left:0"><table class="paragraph_block block-1" width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="word-break:break-word"><tbody><tr><td class="pad" style="padding-bottom:10px; padding-left:40px; padding-right:10px; padding-top:55px"><div style="color:#fff; direction:ltr; font-family:Helvetica,Arial,Sans-serif; font-size:22px; font-weight:700; letter-spacing:0; line-height:normal; text-align:left"><p style="margin:0"><u><strong>GUESS THE NBA PLAYER</strong></u></p></div></td></tr></tbody></table><table class="paragraph_block block-2" width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="word-break:break-word"><tbody><tr><td class="pad" style="padding-bottom:60px; padding-left:40px; padding-right:10px; padding-top:15px"><div style="color:#fff; direction:ltr; font-family:Helvetica,Arial,Sans-serif; font-size:15px; font-weight:400; letter-spacing:0; line-height:150%; text-align:left"><p style="margin:0; margin-bottom:0"><strong>CLUE 1:</strong> Most shot attempts, NBA history</p><p style="margin:0; margin-bottom:0"> </p><p style="margin:0; margin-bottom:0"><span style="color:#ffffff">β’ <a href="#" target="_blank" data-mce-attribute-name-1="" data-mce-attribute-value-1="" rel="noopener" style="text-decoration:underline; color:#ffffff">Kobe Bryant</a> β’ <a href="#" target="_blank" data-mce-attribute-name-1="" data-mce-attribute-value-1="" rel="noopener" style="text-decoration:underline; color:#ffffff">LeBron James</a></span></p><p style="margin:0; margin-bottom:0"> </p><p style="margin:0; margin-bottom:0"><span style="color:#ffffff">β’ <a href="#" target="_blank" data-mce-attribute-name-1="" data-mce-attribute-value-1="" rel="noopener" style="text-decoration:underline; color:#ffffff">Wilt Chamberlain</a> β’ <a href="#" target="_blank" data-mce-attribute-name-1="" data-mce-attribute-value-1="" rel="noopener" style="text-decoration:underline; color:#ffffff">Karl Malone</a></span></p><p style="margin:0; margin-bottom:0"> </p><p style="margin:0"><span style="color:#ffffff">Guess, click and see if you're right.</span></p></div></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table class="row row-6" align="center" width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style=""><tbody><tr><td><table class="row-content stack" align="center" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" width="650" style="background-color:#fff; border-radius:0; color:#000; width:650px; margin:0 auto"><tbody><tr><td class="column column-1" width="100%" style="font-weight:400; text-align:left; padding-bottom:5px; vertical-align:top; border-top:0; border-right:0; border-bottom:0; border-left:0"><table class="image_block block-1" width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style=""><tbody><tr><td class="pad" style="width:100%"><div class="alignment" align="center" style="line-height:10px"><div style="max-width:650px"><img src="https://braze-images.com/appboy/communication/assets/image_assets/images/64b15f2d8efcfc22daf0fdee/original.png?1689345837" width="650" height="auto" style="display:block; 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margin-top:0; margin-bottom:0"><strong>Hoops πΏ </strong></h1></td></tr></tbody></table><table class="image_block block-3" width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style=""><tbody><tr><td class="pad" style="width:100%; padding-right:0; padding-left:0"><div class="alignment" align="center" style="line-height:10px"><div class="fullWidth" style="max-width:590px"><img src="https://braze-images.com/appboy/communication/assets/image_assets/images/660640da88c90e004c13a0fc/original.gif?1711685850" width="590" height="auto" style="display:block; height:auto; border:0; width:100%"></div></div></td></tr></tbody></table><table class="text_block block-4" width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="word-break:break-word"><tbody><tr><td class="pad" style="padding-left:5px; padding-right:5px; padding-top:35px"><div style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><div class="" style="font-size:14px; font-family:'Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; color:#000; line-height:1.5"><p style="margin:0; font-size:15px"><span style="font-size:17px"><strong>π Sweet 16 Friday (M)</strong></span></p><ul style="font-size:15px; line-height:1.5"><li style="text-align:left">11 NC State vs. 2 Marquette (CBS, 7:09 PM ET)</li><li style="text-align:left">5 Gonzaga vs. 1 Purdue (TBS, 7:39 PM ET)</li><li style="text-align:left">4 Duke vs. 1 Houston (CBS, 9:39 PM ET)</li><li style="text-align:left">3 Creighton vs. 2 Tennessee (TBS, 10:09 PM ET)</li></ul><p style="margin:0; font-size:15px"><span style="font-size:17px"><strong>π Elite 8 Saturday (M)</strong></span></p><ul style="line-height:1.5"><li><p style="margin:0; font-size:15px"><span style="font-size:15px">3 UConn vs. 1 Illinois (TBS, 6:09 PM ET)</span></p></li><li><span style="font-size:15px">6 Clemson vs. 4 Alabama (TBS, 8:49 PM ET)</span></li></ul><p style="margin:0; font-size:15px"><strong><span style="font-size:17px">π Sweet 16 Friday (W)</span></strong></p><ul style="line-height:1.5; font-size:15px"><li>3 Oregon St vs. 2 Notre Dame (ESPN, 2:30 PM ET)</li><li>4 Indiana vs. 1 South Carolina (ESPN, 5 PM ET)</li><li>3 NC State vs. 2 Stanford (ESPN, 7:30 PM ET)</li><li>4 Gonzaga vs. 1 Texas (ESPN, 10 PM ET)</li></ul><p style="margin:0; font-size:15px"><span style="font-size:17px"><strong>π Sweet 16 Saturday (W)</strong></span></p><ul style="line-height:1.5; font-size:15px"><li><span style="font-size:15px">3 LSU vs. 2 UCLA (ABC, 1 PM ET)</span></li><li><span style="font-size:15px">5 Colorado vs. 1 Iowa (ABC, 3:30 PM ET)</span></li><li><span style="font-size:15px">5 Baylor vs. 1 USC (ESPN, 5:30 PM ET)</span> </li><li><span style="font-size:15px">7 Duke vs. 3 UConn (ESPN, 8 PM ET)</span></li></ul><p style="margin:0; font-size:15px"> </p></div></div></td></tr></tbody></table><table class="divider_block block-5" width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style=""><tbody><tr><td class="pad"><div class="alignment" align="center"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" width="100%" style=""><tbody><tr><td class="divider_inner" style="font-size:1px; line-height:1px; border-top:4px solid #000"><span>β</span></td></tr></tbody></table></div></td></tr></tbody></table><table class="text_block block-6" width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="word-break:break-word"><tbody><tr><td class="pad" style="padding-top:35px"><div style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><div class="" style="font-size:14px; font-family:'Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; color:#000; line-height:1.2"><p style="margin:0"><span style="font-size:16px"><u><strong>ONE LAST THING</strong></u></span></p></div></div></td></tr></tbody></table><table class="heading_block block-7" width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style=""><tbody><tr><td class="pad" style="padding-bottom:20px; padding-right:10px; padding-top:20px; text-align:center; width:100%"><h1 style="margin:0; color:#000; direction:ltr; font-family:'Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-size:30px; font-weight:700; letter-spacing:normal; line-height:120%; text-align:left; margin-top:0; margin-bottom:0"><span class="tinyMce-placeholder">Auction π°<br></span></h1></td></tr></tbody></table><table class="image_block block-8" width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style=""><tbody><tr><td class="pad" style="width:100%; padding-right:0; padding-left:0"><div class="alignment" align="left" style="line-height:10px"><div class="fullWidth" style="max-width:383.5px"><img src="https://braze-images.com/appboy/communication/assets/image_assets/images/66064392231a76004b6ad82a/original.png?1711686545" width="383.5" height="auto" style="display:block; height:auto; border:0; width:100%"></div></div></td></tr></tbody></table><table class="text_block block-9" width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="word-break:break-word"><tbody><tr><td class="pad" style="padding-bottom:35px; padding-top:20px"><div style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><div class="" style="font-size:12px; font-family:'Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; color:#101b24; line-height:1.5"><p style="margin:0; font-size:14px">The TV rights to those <a href="#" target="_blank" rel="noopener" style="text-decoration:underline; color:#000000">two</a> NFL Christmas games coming later this year are going to be auctioned off by the league, according to a Thursday report. The starting bids are expected to start at $50M. </p></div></div></td></tr></tbody></table><table class="button_block block-10" width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style=""><tbody><tr><td class="pad" style="text-align:left"><div class="alignment" align="left"><a href="#" target="_blank" style="text-decoration:none; display:inline-block; color:#000000; background-color:#ffffff; border-radius:4px; width:auto; border-top:3px solid #000000; font-weight:400; border-right:3px solid #000000; border-bottom:3px solid #000000; border-left:3px solid #000000; padding-top:10px; padding-bottom:10px; font-family:'Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-size:16px; text-align:center; word-break:keep-all"><span style="padding-left:20px; padding-right:20px; font-size:16px; display:inline-block; letter-spacing:normal"><span style="word-break:break-word; line-height:32px"><strong>π MORE AUCTION DETAILS</strong></span></span></a> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><table class="divider_block block-11" width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style=""><tbody><tr><td class="pad" style="padding-bottom:10px; padding-top:35px"><div class="alignment" align="center"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" width="100%" style=""><tbody><tr><td class="divider_inner" style="font-size:1px; line-height:1px; border-top:4px solid #000"><span>β</span></td></tr></tbody></table></div></td></tr></tbody></table><table class="html_block block-12" width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style=""><tbody><tr><td class="pad"><div align="center" style="font-family:Cutive,Open Sans; text-align:center"><div class="our-class" style=""><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" align="center" style=""><tbody><tr><td colspan="2" align="center"><img src="https://sli.bleacherreport.com/imp?s=862153&li={LIST_ID}&e=emulist02@outlook.com&p=2024-03-29&stpe=static" border="0" style="max-height:12px"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><a href="#" rel="nofollow"><img src="https://sli.bleacherreport.com/imp?s=862149&li={LIST_ID}&e=emulist02@outlook.com&p=2024-03-29&stpe=default" border="0" width="100%" style="width:100%; max-width:590px!important"></a></td></tr><tr><td align="left"><a href="#" rel="nofollow" style="display:block; max-width:116px; max-height:15px"><img src="https://sli.bleacherreport.com/imp?s=862150&li={LIST_ID}&e=emulist02@outlook.com&p=2024-03-29&stpe=static" border="0"></a></td><td align="right"><a href="#" rel="nofollow" style="display:block; max-width:19px; max-height:15px"><img src="https://sli.bleacherreport.com/imp?s=862152&li={LIST_ID}&e=emulist02@outlook.com&p=2024-03-29&stpe=static" border="0"></a></td></tr></tbody></table></div></div></td></tr></tbody></table><table class="text_block block-13" width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="word-break:break-word"><tbody><tr><td class="pad" style="padding-bottom:10px; padding-top:20px"><div style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><div class="" style="font-size:12px; font-family:'Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; color:#101b24; line-height:1.5"><p style="margin:0; text-align:center"><span style="font-size:14px">See you Monday π</span> </p></div></div></td></tr></tbody></table><table class="image_block block-14" width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style=""><tbody><tr><td class="pad" style="width:100%"><div class="alignment" align="center" style="line-height:10px"><div style="max-width:590px"><img src="https://braze-images.com/appboy/communication/assets/image_assets/images/62f39ce249e0c52b71ae340b/original.png?1660132577" width="590" height="auto" style="display:block; height:auto; border:0; width:100%"></div></div></td></tr></tbody></table><table class="text_block block-15" width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="word-break:break-word"><tbody><tr><td class="pad" style="padding-bottom:20px; padding-top:20px"><div style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><div class="" style="font-size:14px; font-family:'Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; color:#000; line-height:1.2"><p style="margin:0; text-align:center; font-size:13px"><span style="font-size:13px">You are receiving this email because you are subscribed to the B/R AM newsletter.</span></p><p style="margin:0; text-align:center; font-size:13px"> </p><p style="margin:0; text-align:center; font-size:13px"><span style="font-size:13px"><a href="#" target="_blank" rel="noopener" style="text-decoration:underline; color:#000000">Unsubscribe or Manage Preferences</a></span></p><p style="margin:0; text-align:center; font-size:13px"> </p><p style="margin:0; text-align:center; font-size:13px"><span style="font-size:13px">Copyright Β© 2024 Bleacher Report, Inc. 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