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Shohei Ohtani’s former friend and interpreter, Ippei Mizuhara, will plead guilty to bank fraud after stealing almost $17 million from him to pay off illegal gambling debts. Tony Award-winning producer Scott Delman (“Mean Girls,” “The Book of Mormon”) is working with former Sports Illustrated reporter Albert Chen on a scripted TV series about this scandal.
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Denver Nuggets center Nikola Jokic won the NBA’s MVP award for the third time.
In NBA Playoff news:
The Dallas Mavericks evened their series 1-1 against the Oklahoma City Thunder, while the Cleveland Cavaliers demolished the Boston Celtics to even their series as well.
