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NBA Playoffs: LeBron James chooses to ignore Dillon Brooks's trash talk

The build-up of the third game between Los Angeles Lakers and Memphis Grizzlies has seen a war of words between LeBron James and Grizzlies forward Dillon Brooks, but the Lakers' star chose to not pay much attention to it.

The Times of India

‘Ready to play’: LeBron James deflects Dillon Brooks trash talk ahead of Game 3

LOS ANGELES — Even at 38 years old, with 20 seasons of mileage on his legs, LeBron James is still plenty agile.

Los Angeles Times

LeBron James Had an Extremely Blunt Response to Questions About Dillon Brooks’s Comments

The veteran is solely looking ahead for Game 3 on Saturday.

Sports Illustrated

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Twitter’s legacy blue checks are gone, stirring confusion

Twitter Inc.’s widespread removal of legacy blue checkmarks was sowing confusion across the social-media platform on Friday, with celebrities saying they were verified without paying, government-affiliated labels on some media accounts disappearing and businesses being told they needed to pay for checkmarks to advertise.

Tribune News Service

Pope Francis, Ronaldo Lose Twitter Verified Blue Status, Others Keep It

Twitter on Thursday began removing legacy blue checkmarks from user profiles, with famous people including Pope Francis, Microsoft Corp co-founder Bill Gates and Portuguese soccer star Cristiano Ronaldo losing their verified status. Under Elon Musk's ownership, Twitter has changed how it hands out the coveted blue checkmarks, previously given to…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Hey, Dillon Brooks, Poke LeBron at Your Own Peril

Many other opponents have tried, and failed, to throw James off his game. So can we expect more of the same in Saturday’s Game 3?

Sports Illustrated

Twitter blue ticks: Celebs react to losing their checkmark, from Charli XCX to Rylan Clark

Some of Twitter’s most followed accounts, including Cristiana Ronaldo and Lady Gaga, have lost their official status

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Twitter scraps legacy blue checks - here’s how to tell who's real and who's fake

Twitter has removed its legacy blue checks which is… a move, but we can help you tell the fake accounts from the real ones so you’re never caught out.

TechRadar

Twitter boss Elon Musk's picks three celebs to personally pay blue ticks for

Elon Musk took away blue ticks on Twitter this week, so users must pay a subscription to be 'verified' - but some celebs still appear to have theirs

Daily Mirror

Elon Musk pays for Stephen King and LeBron James to keep Twitter blue ticks

Writer and basketball star are among famous names to retain ticks despite not signing up to Twitter Blue

The Guardian - UK

Elon Musk ‘personally paying’ to keep blue ticks on some verified Twitter users

Stephen King, LeBron James and William Shatner are among the stars whose blue ticks remain, despite claiming they had not paid a subscription

Evening Standard

Musk's Twitter drops labels for government-funded media

Twitter has removed labels describing global media organizations are government-funded or state-affiliated

The Independent UK

Some people will keep Twitter blue ticks despite not paying

It comes after legacy verified checkmarks were removed from the social app on Thursday

Wales Online

Elon Musk forced to backtrack after LeBron James refuses to pay for verification

Twitter chief Elon Musk unverified millions of accounts on Thursday - including the one belonging to Cristiano Ronaldo - but LeBron James still has his blue tick

Daily Mirror

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Musk says he paid to verify LeBron, Stephen King, William Shatner

All three celebrities had publicly stated they would never pay for Twitter Blue and verified status.

The Independent UK

Elon Musk trolls celebrities by ‘personally’ paying for their Twitter blue ticks

Platform’s verification system was overhauled on Thursday (20 April)

The Independent UK

All the celebrities who appear to be paying to keep Twitter blue ticks

‘I’m paying for a few personally,’ Musk says

USA Today Sports Media Group

Rui Hachimura is proving his worth to the Lakers in the playoffs

Rui Hachimura, whom the Lakers traded for in January, is playing at the top of his game at a time they really need him to.

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The Guardian - AU

With Twitter’s legacy blue checks gone, here’s how to see if celebrities and other users are real

Users from the Pope to former US president Donald Trump had their blue checks removed, while Elon Musk paid costs for some celebrities

Sports Illustrated

Old Dillon Brooks Tweet Going Viral After Grizzlies Forward Trolled LeBron James

The antics between the two players makes this playoff series that much better.

Sports Illustrated

Elon Musk Confirms Report About LeBron James’s Unique Twitter Verification Situation

The Lakers star has a unique reason for why he was able to retain his Twitter verification.

Los Angeles Times

Dylan Hernandez: Inconsistency still a major problem for the Lakers in Game 2 loss to Grizzlies

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — The opening game of this series showed what the Lakers could be. The second revealed what they are.

Daily Mirror

LeBron James' Twitter Blue vow backfires as check mark remains for LA Lakers All-Star

Mass change has been made to Twitter as all formerly verified accounts that haven't paid have lost their blue tick, which has sparked question marks over LeBron James

TechRadar

Twitter removes Legacy Blue Checks and sparks anger, confusion, ennui

Twitter and Elon Musk carry out the promise to remove all verified Blue check for those who refuse to pay.

USA Today Sports Media Group

LeBron James wouldn’t pay to keep his blue check on Twitter so Elon Musk is doing it for him

Last month, LeBron tweeted “If you know me, I ain’t paying the 5 [dollars].”

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