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There's great data that we have and we use. I can make data say whatever I want it to say. We heavily use it, but we're careful." <a href="https://t.co/r6eRPBAc14">pic.twitter.com/r6eRPBAc14</a></p>— Jackson Gatlin (@JTGatlin) <a href="https://twitter.com/JTGatlin/status/1919827675524255809?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 6, 2025</a></blockquote>\n\n', 'showMedia': True, 'showThread': True, 'componentVariation': 'tweet'}, 'original_ref': 'www.audacy.com/_components/tweet/instances/cmae8vvvo001k357sidto9f5q@published'}, {'data': {'text': 'But the <a href="https://x.com/JTGatlin/status/1919827869930233994">data is still out there</a>, so make of it what you will.', '_version': 2, 'componentVariation': 'paragraph'}, 'original_ref': 'www.audacy.com/_components/paragraph/instances/cmae8wns1001u357s4a39oe02@published'}, {'data': {'text': 'The big takeaway from Stone and head coach Ime Udoka is that <a href="https://www.audacy.com/podcast/payne-pendergast-28fdc/episodes/why-were-not-anticipating-a-big-swing-from-the-rockets-this-offseason-e9b27">a big swing this offseason seems unlikely</a>. 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Houston Rockets general manager Rafael Stone watches as guard Jalen Green (4) warms up before the game against the Atlanta Hawks at Toyota Center.Troy Taormina-Imagn Images



