Why the NBA’s City edition jerseys are just bad. Plus, do the Celtics feel like champs?

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The Bounce Newsletter  | This is The Athletic’s daily NBA newsletter. Sign up here to receive The Bounce directly in your inbox. Hey, it’s Zach Harper! I’m back from Europe! Big thanks to Jason Jones for writing killer editions of The Bounce in my absence. We know the season is right around the corner because social media is letting…

Caitlin Clark autograph card sells for $84,000, setting new women’s basketball card record

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A one-of-a-kind Caitlin Clark WNBA Draft autograph card sold at auction for $84,000 on Thursday night, breaking the record for the most expensive women’s basketball card. The previous record was set in January of this year when an autographed 2022 Bowman University Caitlin Clark Superfractor (a 1/1 parallel) sold for $78,000. The card in this…

Shohei Ohtani’s historic 50/50 home run ball prompts chaotic scramble among fans

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When the Los Angeles Dodgers’ Shohei Ohtani hit his second home run of the night against the Miami Marlins on Thursday to become the first player to reach 50 home runs and 50 stolen bases in a single season, it set off a mad scramble for the ball in the left-field stands at LoanDepot Park….