MINUTES IN THE NBA

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40 MONTH OF MAYHEM May we introduce you to one wild May?

42 “WE’RE PLAYING FOR EVERYTHING” Raptors super duo Kyle Lowry and DeMar DeRozan are ready for their

crowning moment. BY RACHEL NICHOLS

48 TRUST THE PROGRESS According to the numbers, Joel Embiid is next level. The NBA playoffs better

watch out. BY MICAH ADAMS

50 DO YOU SMELL WHAT THE ROCKET IS COOKING? Ready. Set. Bake! Chef Clint Capela’s quiche is ready to rock it. BY SAM ALIPOUR

54 THE MOST FRIGHTENING 3 MINUTES IN THE NBA Question: What do you do when the Warriors come for you? Answer: Absolutely nothing. BY BAXTER HOLMES

62 PETRA KVITOVA WILL NOT BE BROKEN The ex-Wimbledon champ won’t let past trauma define her. BY BONNIE D. FORD

64 HOUSE MONEY For the expansion Golden Knights, what is happening in Vegas … has never happened before. BY EMILY KAPLAN

68 THE TOUGHEST OUT After 23 surgeries, Kendall Burton has earned her place as the heart and soul of the Georgia Bulldogs. BY WAYNE DREHS

74 A QUEST FOR PITCH PERFECTION NCAA softball’s ace, Kelly Barnhill, owns a perfect game but is still out to perfect

her game. BY JESSICA MENDOZA

76 BUZZWORDS BY THE NUMBERS The Bee broken down! BY AMY GOLDSTEIN

If you think Joel Embiid’s protective mask looks intimidating, check out the playoff game face behind it.

F O R WA R D

9 SKIN DEEP Mike Tomlin is often analyzed but rarely, if ever, understood.

BY TOM JUNOD

20 WHAT BEATS AN ACE? THIS GUY Albert Pujols on his greatest hits as he nears 3,000.

BY JERRY CRASNICK

22 HANG TIME Microphone check, one-two, what is this? Lonzo Ball in the music business.

BY SAM ALIPOUR

26 THE WALK-IN The Cavs’ Jordan Clarkson is a Gucci cardigan kind of guy.

BY STACEY PRESSMAN

28 SILENCING THE HERITAGE Black athlete activism, once lost, is found.

BY HOWARD BRYANT

32 HOW SHE GOT THAT BODY Surfer Coco Ho bags the gym.

BY CHARLOTTE GIBSON

34 PRATIMA’S DREAM Pratima Sherpa, 18, is staying on course, literally, to be Nepal’s first woman golf pro.

BY TOM RINALDI AND KRISTEN LAPPAS

C O L U M N S

6 THE NUMBERS Trading elite-level talent, like Giants WR Odell Beckham Jr., is a fool’s errand.

BY PETER KEATING