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Even by Nikola Jokić’s absurdly lofty standards, his performance on Tuesday night was something special.

The three-time NBA MVP put up 61 points, 10 rebounds and 10 assists, but it wasn’t enough to prevent the Denver Nuggets from losing 140-139 to the Minnesota Timberwolves in a double overtime classic.

Jokic’s 61 points are the most scored in a triple-double in NBA history and mark a new career-high, while it is also the most points any player has scored in a game this season.

The Serbian star also becomes only the second player in NBA history after Wilt Chamberlain in 1963 to lose a game when posting at least 50 points in a triple-double, per ESPN.

It’s not even the first time Jokić has recorded a historic triple-double within the last month, after posting the first 30-20-20 triple-double in league history against the Phoenix Suns in early March.

After the game, Nuggets coach Michael Malone called Jokić “Superman.”

A wild finale to the contest concluded with Nickeil Alexander-Walker hitting two free throws to seal the win for Minnesota.

Moments earlier, Russell Westbrook had stolen the ball back for Denver but then missed an open layup. Westbrook then fouled Alexander-Walker on a three-point attempt at the other end as the game clock expired, giving the Timberwolves guard three free throws to win the game.

Alexander-Walker made the first two and then deliberately missed the third to ensure the clock expired again with just 0.2 seconds remaining.

“I feel awful for him,” Malone said of Westbrook. “When you put forth that kind of an effort, you put so much into and you don’t get the result, I just feel bad for our guys.

“It never comes down to who deserves to win, but our guys did everything within their power to win that game and it didn’t go our way.

“We’ve just got to regroup and find a way to get one tomorrow night.”

Jokić’s record-breaking night further emphasized his MVP credentials and again highlighted the frequent lack of help he endures on a consistent basis. Though fellow Nuggets star Aaron Gordon did add 30 points, eight rebounds and five assists on the night in the losing effort.

For the Timberwolves, Anthony Edwards scored a team-high 34 points to go with 10 rebounds and eight assists, while Julius Randle and Alexander-Walker had 26 points each as six Minnesota players hit double figures.

The Timberwolves have now won three straight to climb to the No. 7 seed in the Western Conference as they bid to avoid the play-in, while the Nuggets remain the No. 3 seed.

Steph Curry cooked up a vintage performance on Tuesday, dropping 52 points as the Golden State Warriors beat the Memphis Grizzlies 134-125.

The 37-year-old hit 12 three-pointers in the contest. It is the 15th 50-point game of Curry’s career, tied for sixth all time with Damian Lillard.

Curry’s final line was 52 points, 10 rebounds, eight assists, five steals and a block, and he surpassed Jerry West to move up to 25th in the NBA’s all-time scoring charts.

“Fifty-two points with people draped all over him, all game long,” Kerr said, per ESPN. “I’ve been watching this for 11 years, and actually longer before I became his coach.

“You get a real sense of just the magnitude of his talent. The guy is amazing to watch.”

Jimmy Butler added 27 points, six rebounds, four assists and three steals for the Warriors, who have won three straight and jump ahead of the Grizzlies into the No. 5 seed in the West.

Ja Morant had a team-high 36 points for Memphis, whose slide down the standings continues with a fourth consecutive loss.

Away @ home (winners in bold)

Phoenix Suns 123-133 Milwaukee Bucks

Philadelphia 76ers 91-105 New York Knicks

Portland Trail Blazers 127-113 Atlanta Hawks

Golden State Warriors 134-125 Memphis Grizzlies

Toronto Raptors 118-137 Chicago Bulls

Orlando Magic 116-105 San Antonio Spurs

Minnesota Timberwolves 140-139 (2OT) Denver Nuggets

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Jason and Kylie Kelce announced that they have welcomed a fourth daughter together.

In a post published on Tuesday on Instagram, the couple said that Finnley “Finn” Anne Kelce had been born on Sunday.

The post showed pictures of Finnley wrapped up with a pink hat and a blue bow, as well as both parents holding the newborn.

The four pictures were accompanied by the caption: ‘‘Whoop, there she is!”

Finnley is the fourth daughter of Jason and Kylie Kelce, having already welcomed Wyatt, Elliotte and Bennett to the family.

Kylie announced her pregnancy on Instagram in November with a photo of her three daughters at the time. In the photo, Wyatt had her hands over her ears, Elliotte is smiling for the camera and Bennett is crying.

“I feel like we captured a very accurate representation of how each of the girls feel about getting another sister. At least Ellie, mom and dad are on the same page!” Kylie wrote.

And former Philadelphia Eagles center Jason was able to introduce his newest daughter to his younger brother, Travis, on the latest edition of the “New Heights” podcast, which they co-host together.

At the start of Tuesday’s episode, Jason asked Travis if he wanted to see his newest niece, to which the Kansas City Chiefs star responded exasperatedly.

“Yes, I want to see my new niece, Jason. You only sent one picture,” Travis said. “You didn’t even tell me what name you picked yet.”

Kylie is seen bringing Finnley just into shot, with a gasping Travis exclaiming: “Hey, little muffin. Look at you. You hanging out with mom?” as Jason put his headphones on Kylie.

Still uncertain of the name of his new niece, Travis asked Kylie is it is still a “nameless baby” or whether they’d picked a name, to which is sister-in-law told him about Finn.

Jason then proceeded to put his headphones on Finn’s head to allow his uncle to ask a question to the newborn baby, with the tight-end saying: “Hey, Finn. Finn, you just look adorable. Are you happy to be out?”

“How was Kylie’s uterus?” Jason added, with Kylie quipping: “Too comfy, that’s why we had to evict her.”

The remarks led Travis to break into laughter, before commenting: “I’m sorry your father’s a weirdo.”

After Finn was taken away by Kylie, Travis called the moment “lovely” while Jason called babies “awesome” and admitting that they “don’t do a lot for the first six months.”

“It really doesn’t get exciting until they start smiling and giving you something,” Jason said.

Jason called watching his wife give birth was “one of the most crazy things that you can ever witness” and described the process as “overwhelming.”

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Russian-born tennis player Daria Kasatkina said that she “didn’t have much choice” about the decision to compete for Australia due to her sexuality.

Kasatkina is preparing to play under a new flag for the first time at the Charleston Open after announcing last week that her application for permanent residency in Australia had been accepted.

In recent years, she has been living in Spain and Dubai while competing as a neutral athlete amid Russia’s ongoing invasion of Ukraine.

“With everything going on in my previous country, I didn’t have much choice,” Kasatkina said about choosing to switch nationality, per Reuters. “For me, being openly gay, if I want to be myself, I have to make this step, and I did it.”

Kasatkina, currently ranked 12th in the world, came out as gay in July 2022 and is in a relationship with figure skater Natalia Zabiiako.

Though same-sex relationships were decriminalized in Russia in 1993, the tides have recently shifted. In 2013, the country passed a “gay propaganda” law, which has been used to target the LGBTQ community, according to The Council for Global Equality.

President Vladimir Putin then signed a bill broadening the scope of the 2013 law in December 2022, making it illegal for anyone to promote same-sex relationships or suggest that non-heterosexual orientations are “normal.”

The ILGA-Europe, an organization working for LGBTQ rights in Europe, ranks Russia as the worst country in Europe for LGBTQ people, behind Turkey and Azerbaijan.

Kasatkina wrote on Instagram last week that she now plans to live in Melbourne, adding that Australia “is a place I love, is incredibly welcoming and a place where I feel totally at home.”

Ahead of her second-round match against American Lauren Davis in Charleston, South Carolina, the 27-year-old said: “Honestly, it feels different, I’m not going to lie. It’s emotional for me. I have to get used to it. But I’m really happy to start this new chapter of my life representing Australia on the big stage.”

Kasatkina, in her first match representing Australia, defeated Davis 6-1, 6-1.

And while the scoreline might have made her win look easy, Kasatkina did not see it that way.

“Going on court today as an Aussie this time was stressful, honestly,” Kasatkina said in an interview on the Tennis Channel set. “This week in general was a bit stressful, let’s say, with all the changes and with all the feedback and stuff.

“When the tennis player steps on court, all the stress (she) is living through explodes. That’s how it works. (I’m) really happy how I handled that situation today, because it was not easy, honestly.”

Kasatkina also shared in her interview that she was watching a Tennis Channel broadcast on Tuesday, and when the Wednesday schedule flashed up on the screen – with an Australian flag next to her name – her reaction, she said, was “Oh my God!”

“It’s a really special moment for me to win the first match as an Australian player,” Kasatkina said. “I’m just really happy with that, and I couldn’t believe one day something like that would happen to me.”

This story has been updated with additional comments from Kasatkina.