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TUESDAY'S BROADCAST HIGHLIGHTS:MLB: Astros at Yankees, 4:08 p.m. (FS1)MLB: Cardinals at Nationals, 8:05 p.m. (TBS)
AROUND THE WEB:
-- LeBron James called Daryl Morey "misinformed" on Monday for his tweet about Hong Kong and Enes Kanter responded to James was a series of tweets on Monday night.
Wow dude! ----♂️
— Enes Kanter (@EnesKanter) October 15, 2019SMH
— Enes Kanter (@EnesKanter) October 15, 2019--
— Enes Kanter (@EnesKanter) October 15, 2019-Haven't seen or talked to my family 5 years-Jailed my dad-My siblings can't find jobs-Revoked my passport-International arrest warrant-My family can't leave the country-Got Death Threats everyday-Got attacked, harassed-Tried to kidnap me in IndonesiaFREEDOM IS NOT FREE
— Enes Kanter (@EnesKanter) October 15, 2019The outspoken Celtics center has also expressed his thoughts on his native Turkey and tweeted his support for Morey after his initial comments.
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— Enes Kanter (@EnesKanter) October 13, 2019The @NBA stands with me for freedom and democracy.It's made all the difference.I hope we can build bridges, instead of breaking them. https://t.co/6Y8V16lP7j
— Enes Kanter (@EnesKanter) October 7, 2019-- David Ortiz returned to the FOX Sports broadcasting team this postseason and his analysis has been full of the unexpected.
First, Ortiz pranked his fellow analyst Frank Thomas by switching out his water with vodka last week.
"Get the party started early!" --@davidortiz with a prank to loosen up @TheBigHurt_35 for the show today! pic.twitter.com/zzm58kSJMQ
— FOX Sports: MLB (@MLBONFOX) October 10, 2019Then the former Red Sox star brought it to another level when he lit up a cigar on live TV after the Astros' walk-off win over the Yankees in Game 2 of the ALCS.
.@AROD: This is a non smoking building.@DavidOrtiz: I'm not planning on coming back... Smoke'em when you got'em! pic.twitter.com/RHEQ9pLnug
— FOX Sports: MLB (@MLBONFOX) October 14, 2019When Alex Rodrguez informed Ortiz of the building's no smoking policy, Ortiz responded, "I'm not planning on coming back. Smoke 'em if you got 'em."
QUOTE OF THE DAY: "Look, Brandon is a big back. Brandon can play on all downs, so can Sony. I mean whoever is in there, I don't think it is that big of a deal." -- Bill Belichick, to OMF, on Brandon Bolden replacing Sony Michel near the goal-line on Thursday
