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Sunday Sundown Rundown - 6/3/18


3 Up 

1. Mamadou Gassama - Gassama thrilled us all this week by scaling a building to save a child in Paris. No words can truly explain he feat, you simply have to watch the video. However, props to France for giving this guy citizenship. However, it is quite interesting that it takes such efforts for some to look upon immigration in a different light. 

2. LeBron James - Is it me, or are you also torn watching LeBron in these NBA Playoffs. Amazed every step of the way by his greatness. However, sort of sad to watch how much he has to do just keep his team competitive. 

3. Karthik Nammani - I've done a few spelling bees in my early education career and they're incredibly hard. Kudos to the 2018 Scrippts Spelling Bee champ! 

3 Down

1. Puerto Rico - If the reports are true that over 4,000 fatalities happened, that is very awakening. However, it's still unbelievably sad how little our country has done for the people in Puerto Rico. 

2. Samantha Bee - Stupid comment. Fire her. Remove her show. And let's move on and stop saying dumb things. Can we do that, please? 

3. JR Smith - Duuuuuuuuude?! How do you NOT know the situation at play? It'll definitely go down as one of the biggest mental mistakes in sports history. 

1 What?!

1. Michael Rotondo - This story is just incredibly weird. Give it a read and be prepared...

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