Omar Jimenez

@OmarJimenez

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Joined September 2011

Omar Jimenez
@OmarJimenez
Aug 16
"The reason why I started golf was because my dad stopped playing me one on one on the court, so I needed to find something else to beat him in," Jalen Brunson tells me. It's all part of an ever-growing love story between basketball and golf, LeBron among the latest to join.
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Omar Jimenez
@OmarJimenez
Aug 13
For Jalen Brunson, the term "overlooked" means something personal. "I feel like I was overlooked in sport, but there are a lot of kids and people who are overlooked just in life." It's the basis for his charity foundation. "You can go down so many different roads with that term."
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Omar Jimenez
@OmarJimenez
Aug 13
Jalen Brunson's mom, Sandra, sends him texts before games and before the Finals clinching one she told him, "he and his team had an opportunity to create history." There were times in the series she could barely watch. "I was just trying to will myself into believing that they
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Omar Jimenez
@OmarJimenez
Aug 10
On LeBron going to the Philadelphia 76ers, Jalen Brunson tells me, "When it comes time to get back with my team, we'll focus on that." For now, he's enjoying the offseason and spending time with family.
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Omar Jimenez
@OmarJimenez
Aug 9
Rep. Nancy Mace says President Trump needs to answer more directly to Congress on Iran, that the Epstein files won't go away, and stands by her post that every Muslim in office is a "threat to both national security and our republic." Our full interview:
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