The Mid-Morning Dump: NBA 2k20.5

YOU KNOW WHAT’S FUNNIER THAN 24? Iowa State will start the football season ranked at 23rd, and if you move out the Big 10, and Pac 12 teams, they’ll be slotted at 15.

NOT THE WRIGHT FIT Former Iowa State QB commit, Charles Wright, decommitted over the weekend and will be a Texas Longhorn. Just like the program, I don’t think he’ll be ‘back’.

HOLES TO FILL (Michael Scott take it away) The D-Line is missing some big bodies from last year, here’s how Matt Campbell is going about replacing them.

MAMBA DAY The Lakers wore black mamba uniforms for the date of 8/24, but an unplanned Kobe tribute happened in the first quarter.

POWER RANKINGS ESPN breaks down all 32 teams and where they stack up against each other. Apologies if you’re a Jaguars fan.

TRADE TALK The Sixers and Nuggets both need to move things around, why not help one another out?

BUBBLE BLOG The Ringer’s staff brings you how the Thunder are out small balling the Rockets. (Also Luguentz Dort is like Marcus Smart without the grotesque flopping, and I love him).

2k20.5 NBA 2k caught some heat on twitter for changing practically nothing. The 2k community of fans were not impressed.

MELO v. BRON LeBron and Carmelo were dueling it out this past Sunday, bringing back all of the nostalgia.

98.3 VIBE OF THE WEEK In the age of Hamilton, “3 bad brothers you know so well” were rapping about the revolution long before it wound up on Broadway. (Also, @LeviRStev hates Beastie Boys, so if you feel compelled to tweet @ him, you may do so.)