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OKC vs SA is going to be a bloodbath this year. Both teams have a much bigger frontcourt and they both can still get better during free agency.

The streets of Uptown are safe once again.

Heat went from the 9th seed currently to like the 5/6th seed in the East and that's if everyone stays healthy.

Spo will have earned a COTY award if he gets that team past that. He's a hell of a coach but even he has his limits.

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Toyota has a massive project on its hands with twin-turbo V6 repairs. More than 270,000 vehicles with the V35A-FTS engine have been recalled to date, with the only thorough remedy thus far being complete engine replacements. That remains the case for some Toyota Tundra pickups as well as Lexus LX SUVs, but now, the manufacturer will require many to undergo dealer evaluation with new inspection software to determine if their engines are actually defective.

The new protocol is detailed in a National Highway Traffic Safety Administration document, updated on June 15. It reads as follows:

All known owners of the subject vehicles will be notified to return their vehicles to a Toyota and Lexus dealer. Using an inspection software, dealers will evaluate the #1 main bearing and collect available vehicle drive data to confirm the condition of that bearing. If the inspection software cannot confirm that the bearing will be free from abnormal wear due to this issue, dealers will replace the engine. The remedy will be provided free of charge.”

To quickly get you up to speed, some of Toyota’s V6 truck engines have failed due to problems with the aforementioned main bearing. Manufacturing debris, called swarf, can adhere to the main bearing and cause knocking, rough idle, or total engine shutdown. It’s been the subject of three expansive recalls at this point, with the first issued in May 2024, the second in November 2025, and the latest in May 2026.


had questions for Toyota about which vehicles this new protocol applies to. When reached for comment, a Toyota spokesperson explained that earlier trucks—those included in the May 2024 recall—will still receive engine replacements if they haven’t already. (So far, Toyota has replaced more than 70,000 twin-turbo V6s.) And when I asked if Toyota and Lexus owners who have had their V35A-FTS replaced already would need to undergo the inspection, the spokesperson replied, “No. A design change was implemented to the #1 main bearing starting July 2024, which has been used in vehicles that have received the recall remedy.”

I also asked how this inspection software works, considering that the info is gathered from drive data rather than engine disassembly. The Toyota spokesperson explained, “Fundamentally, this inspection uses the resonant frequency of the front of the crankshaft to assess the condition of the #1 main bearing. Toyota’s development of this inspection included testing numerous engines to identify the resonant frequency differences between a #1 main bearing with and without abnormal wear.

“In addition, available vehicle drive data is collected to determine if there has been enough load that has been put on the engine so that there is confidence in the assessment of the condition of the #1 main bearing. If there is insufficient vehicle drive data, the engine will be replaced.”


So if there is damage in a bearing other than #1, will they fix it? Also, since they're checking vehicle data/load, if you tow for a long distance and the engine blows up, will they fix it?

I think Toyota has shot itself in both feet and arms with this imo

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What’s does this even mean? WTF, if the team believes this, they’re toast.

So you think Knicks are “supposed” to be here?

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There has only been one team in NBA history to win a title as you.g as they are and that was 1977. And there's multiple reasons for that: Endurance, team makeup, understanding the game, etc. MJ, Lebron, Curry, etc. all took years after getting drafted before winning their first title. The only one that didn't was Duncan really and he had 3 years in college to polish up.

Spurs were expected to be anywhere from a 6 seed to a play in team based in preseason expectations. They really weren't supposed to be playing in the Finals. Even after the December games against OKC, no expected them in the Finals now. Not with 3 players under 23 playing significant minutes. Only Barnes and Olynk has ever been in a Finals before and neither play significant minutes.

Team obviously doesn't believe this as they've been saying at all preseason, but there's a reason why its only happened once.

If the Spurs lose game 2 the series is over. The season has been great for getting experience and next year should be ready for prime time after more corrections to the roster ( ie getting a true Power Forward either in the draft or in free agency).

Shout-out to the Knicks they came in and smoked us at home.

Such an awesome close to the half. Knicks rebounding is a massive problem, but the Spurs are right there with them. Lack of turnovers by SA is helping greatly too

Im so glad we did this in OKC. We packed those frauds up.

What a game. Let's get it done. Knicks aren't going to be easy though

Mitchell, OG and Kat are problems that the Spurs had issues with this season. It's why we were 1-2 against them this year. The one win was a Julian Champagne legacy game where he hit 10 there's and still was a one possession game.

I'd imagine we'd employ a similar game plan that we used against Minnesota, but Knicks are deeper and aren't injured.

They'll be a problem for us for sure if we make it out.

Shocking news wow.

Not the worst result after using one point guard most of the game.

Thunder win by only 9 after having double the turnovers. Hopefully Fox can go Friday. That should cut that down a lot

Spurs remaining somewhat close despite a billion turnovers by Castle. If we can cut those out we can comeback. Going to be tough though.

I remain impressed by this young team, but I really hope Fox plays on Friday