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Antoine Griezmann has finally broken his silence regarding the intense speculation linking him with a high-profile move to MLS side Orlando City. Despite heavy interest from North America, the French forward has confirmed his intention to remain at the Metropolitano as he continues to cement his status as an all-time legend for Los Rojiblancos, ensuring he stays as the club's main focal point. Griezmann clarifies his immediate future Orlando Citys interest in the World Cup winner has been no secret, with sporting director Ricardo Moreira reportedly traveling to Spain multiple times to negotiate a potential deal. However, Atleticos sporting director, Mateu Alemany, was quick to dismiss the speculation, affirming that Griezmann remains committed to the club where he is under contract until June 2027. Speaking after Atletico Madrids 5-2 Champions League victory over Tottenham Hotspur - a match in which he netted a goal and provided an assist - Griezmann made it clear that his immediate future lies in the Spanish capital rather than Florida, emphasising that he is still deeply committed to the project under Diego Simeone. "Im really good here, enjoying myself a lot," Griezmann said on Movistar TV. "What I do on the pitch speaks for me by itself. Well see, but the idea is to stay until the end, and then others can speak." Chasing silverware in Spain The primary motivation for Griezmanns decision appears to be the pursuit of a major trophy, specifically the Copa del Rey, where Atletico Madrid are set to face Real Sociedad in the final on April 18. With the MLS primary transfer window closing on March 26, the Frenchman has no intention of forcing a mid-season move. "Thats my dream and my objective, to hopefully achieve something big," he added of his pursuit of a trophy. While Orlando City, who hold his "Discovery Rights" - a method used by MLS to give one team priority when negotiating a non-league players transfer - must now wait until at least July 13 to revive their pursuit. Orlando City's missed opportunity The rejection is a bitter pill for Orlando City, who currently have the worst record in the entire MLS with three defeats, only three goals scored and 11 conceded. The club hoped Griezmann would provide the star power needed to compete with rivals like Inter Miami. Meanwhile, Simeone remains delighted: "Im very happy with how Antoine is applying himself. He knows how important he is for Atletico Madrids history." The growing MLS trend While Griezmann has opted to stay for now, he remains part of a trend of superstars expected to pursue a future in MLS following Lionel Messis move. Griezmann has never hidden his admiration for American culture, suggesting a move is a matter of 'when' rather than 'if'. For now, his focus remains on Madrid and the pursuit of more historic moments in the famous red and white shirt.

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Chicago Bears general manager Ryan Poles characterized sending wide receiver DJ Moore and a fifth-round pick to the Buffalo Bills in exchange for a second-year selection in this year's draft as one of "those business decisions.""DJ's one of my favorite players, will always be one of my favorite players. I knew that that was going to be tough for our organization," Poles told reporters on Thursday.It was also tough for his son, Mason."I've mentioned this before my son is a passionate fan of the Chicago Bears. He was not very happy with me at all," Poles said."I think it was cool that DJ sent him a video telling him not to be mad at dad [and that] it's part of the business."[Join or create a Yahoo Fantasy Baseball league for the 2026 MLB season]It's easy to understand why Mason, and so many others, loved watching Moore in Chicago. He caught 20 total touchdowns in three seasons with the Bears, most notably hauling in game-winners to cap a pair of incredible comebacks against the rival Green Bay Packers, the second of which helped deliver Chicago its first playoff victory since the 2010 season.Less than two years ago, the Bears inked Moore to a four-year extension reportedly worth $110 million. At the time, Moore was coming off the best season of his career. He reeled in a career-high eight touchdowns, and his 1,364 receiving yards were more than he logged in each of his three 1,000-yard campaigns with the Carolina Panthers.Poles was asked Thursday about parting ways with Moore just two seasons later."There's a financial piece of it, but you're also looking at the room," the 40-year-old GM said. "And when you have Rome Odunze and how talented he is I know he went through some injuries last year. You look at what Luther did. Again, that's why you follow the draft board. I did not expect Luther Burden to be where he was, and he showed up and showed some big-time flashes. Every time that dude touches the ball, special things can happen.Poles then said, referencing Colston Loveland: "And then obviously our tight end is a special player as well. So with that said, you have to look at different moves that are going to help you continue to build your football team, and that's what we felt like was best."Poles noted that there were "quite a few teams" that were interested in Moore. Ultimately, the 2018 first-round pick ended up with the Buffalo Bills.The soon-to-be 29-year-old Moore is reunited with now-Bills head coach Joe Brady, who was Moore's OC at one point in Carolina. And he'll be catching passes from 2024 NFL MVP Josh Allen."I'm probably a little bit different when it comes to trades," Poles said. "There was an opportunity to put DJ in a really cool spot for him to have success. Unfortunately, we have to play him next year."But I think for his career, for that team, I think it's a ..." he added before joking, "I told one of my friends I'm from Western New York and I said, 'My immediate family's not very happy with me. My extended family is very happy with me.' So, yeah, we wish him well."

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Erik Spoelstra had a very clear message to those who didn't like how the final minutes of Bam Adebayo's 83-point game played out.Put simply, the Miami Heat coach doesn't care.I apologize to absolutely no one, Spoelstra said Thursday. Period.Adebayo's 83-point game now the No. 2 single-game total in NBA history, 17 behind Wilt Chamberlain's 100 and two ahead of Kobe Bryant's 81 was one unlike any other. The Heat center took 43 shots in a 150-129 win on Tuesday over the Washington Wizards, made an NBA-record 36 free throws and had an NBA-record 43 tries from the foul line.And the last few minutes were a circus, with the Wizards as much as quadruple-teaming Adebayo who was still getting the ball and the Heat fouling Washington players on four occasions in the final moments to extend the game and get their center more opportunities to score.Lost in the hubbub about the final minutes, Spoelstra insisted, is this: Adebayo had 31 points in the first quarter, 43 by halftime, 62 through three quarters, 70 with 9:05 left and 77 with 3:26 remaining. The first instance of Miami fouling to get the ball back for Adebayo was with 1:40 left.There was a moment, and when theres a moment in time like that, its carpe diem," Spoelstra said, using the Latin term for seize the day. "You have to go for it, and that was just thrilling. And Im honored that we were all able to be a part of it.A handful of coaches around the NBA including the Los Angeles Clippers' Tyronn Lue and Denver's David Adelman among them have indicated they had no problem with the Heat using the final minutes to help add to what was already an enormous point total. Adelman said Adebayo is as good of a professional as there is in the league, and to take a night and go a little bit crazy was entertaining.He made the extra pass in the fourth quarter when he had 60. He blocked a shot. He was still playing the game, Adelman said. When you get to 70, I'm sorry, man, like all bets are off. ... I thought it was really cool.Wizards coach Brian Keefe didn't seem thrilled Tuesday with how the last few minutes went. On Thursday in Orlando, before his team played the Magic, Keefe didn't reminisce.We're focused on today, Keefe said.Spoelstra said he spoke with Adebayo before the game about a need to have some urgency. The Heat played with several of their top players Norman Powell, Tyler Herro, Andrew Wiggins and Kel'el Ware among them out of that game with injuries."It's a Tuesday night game against a team where theyre not playing for anything, where their organization is trying to lose," Spoelstra said. Weve already lost a game in that kind of situation. ... I spoke to Bam about I want, as our best player and team captain, for him to be locked in and ready. And, he sure was.He was referring to how the Heat lost a game to Utah last month, a matchup in which the Jazz who keep their first round pick this year if it's in the top eight of the draft held out some of their top players in the fourth quarter and won anyway.Ive seen people say youve got to be a purist. Im a Darwinist in this league," Spoelstra said. "Really, you can do anything you want in this game. You can approach it however you want. ... Theres nothing wrong with what theyre doing. If you can tank and get a great draft pick, I dont care. You could do anything in this league. You can approach it however you want.Spoelstra acknowledged that leaving Adebayo in toward the end of a decided game Adebayo checked out for good with 1:08 left was unusual, and it was. He also said memorable moments are what our fans want to see and that a really magical night just appeared out of nowhere.In his mind, that doesn't merit any apologies.It doesnt take away anything from our organization, how we feel about Bam, how special that night was," Spoelstra said. "Our fan base is electrified by this moment.And so was the head coach, who made clear that he'll do anything for Adebayo.The Heat got blown out at home by a bad Sacramento team on Dec. 6, one day before Spoelstra played host to his annual 5K run to benefit Nicklaus Children's Hospital. The run was starting in the wee hours of a Sunday morning. Adebayo had only nine points in the loss to the Kings, and the Heat were sliding.Without being asked, Adebayo showed up to help that morning. Spoelstra was blown away by the gesture.He was there, not to run, just to support," Spoelstra said. "Just to support and let people know that he was supporting this cause. That says enough about him as a human being. Thats why Ill do anything for him as a competitor and as his head coach.___AP NBA: https://apnews.com/hub/NBA

Erik Spoelstra had a very clear message to those who didn't like how the final minutes of Bam Adebayo's 83-point game played out.Put simply, the Miami Heat coach doesn't care.I apologize to absolutely no one, Spoelstra said Thursday. Period.Adebayo's 83-point game now the No. 2 single-game total in NBA history, 17 behind Wilt Chamberlain's 100 and two ahead of Kobe Bryant's 81 was one unlike any other. The Heat center took 43 shots in a 150-129 win on Tuesday over the Washington Wizards, made an NBA-record 36 free throws and had an NBA-record 43 tries from the foul line.And the last few minutes were a circus, with the Wizards as much as quadruple-teaming Adebayo who was still getting the ball and the Heat fouling Washington players on four occasions in the final moments to extend the game and get their center more opportunities to score.Lost in the hubbub about the final minutes, Spoelstra insisted, is this: Adebayo had 31 points in the first quarter, 43 by halftime, 62 through three quarters, 70 with 9:05 left and 77 with 3:26 remaining. The first instance of Miami fouling to get the ball back for Adebayo was with 1:40 left.There was a moment, and when theres a moment in time like that, its carpe diem," Spoelstra said, using the Latin term for seize the day. "You have to go for it, and that was just thrilling. And Im honored that we were all able to be a part of it.A handful of coaches around the NBA including the Los Angeles Clippers' Tyronn Lue and Denver's David Adelman among them have indicated they had no problem with the Heat using the final minutes to help add to what was already an enormous point total. Adelman said Adebayo is as good of a professional as there is in the league, and to take a night and go a little bit crazy was entertaining.He made the extra pass in the fourth quarter when he had 60. He blocked a shot. He was still playing the game, Adelman said. When you get to 70, I'm sorry, man, like all bets are off. ... I thought it was really cool.Wizards coach Brian Keefe didn't seem thrilled Tuesday with how the last few minutes went. On Thursday in Orlando, before his team played the Magic, Keefe didn't reminisce.We're focused on today, Keefe said.Spoelstra said he spoke with Adebayo before the game about a need to have some urgency. The Heat played with several of their top players Norman Powell, Tyler Herro, Andrew Wiggins and Kel'el Ware among them out of that game with injuries."It's a Tuesday night game against a team where theyre not playing for anything, where their organization is trying to lose," Spoelstra said. Weve already lost a game in that kind of situation. ... I spoke to Bam about I want, as our best player and team captain, for him to be locked in and ready. And, he sure was.He was referring to how the Heat lost a game to Utah last month, a matchup in which the Jazz who keep their first round pick this year if it's in the top eight of the draft held out some of their top players in the fourth quarter and won anyway.Ive seen people say youve got to be a purist. Im a Darwinist in this league," Spoelstra said. "Really, you can do anything you want in this game. You can approach it however you want. ... Theres nothing wrong with what theyre doing. If you can tank and get a great draft pick, I dont care. You could do anything in this league. You can approach it however you want.Spoelstra acknowledged that leaving Adebayo in toward the end of a decided game Adebayo checked out for good with 1:08 left was unusual, and it was. He also said memorable moments are what our fans want to see and that a really magical night just appeared out of nowhere.In his mind, that doesn't merit any apologies.It doesnt take away anything from our organization, how we feel about Bam, how special that night was," Spoelstra said. "Our fan base is electrified by this moment.And so was the head coach, who made clear that he'll do anything for Adebayo.The Heat got blown out at home by a bad Sacramento team on Dec. 6, one day before Spoelstra played host to his annual 5K run to benefit Nicklaus Children's Hospital. The run was starting in the wee hours of a Sunday morning. Adebayo had only nine points in the loss to the Kings, and the Heat were sliding.Without being asked, Adebayo showed up to help that morning. Spoelstra was blown away by the gesture.He was there, not to run, just to support," Spoelstra said. "Just to support and let people know that he was supporting this cause. That says enough about him as a human being. Thats why Ill do anything for him as a competitor and as his head coach.___AP NBA: https://apnews.com/hub/NBA