Basketball

Not surprisingly, the list of all-time leaders for NBA Finals games played is dominated by players who played at least part of their careers for the Celtics or Lakers. What player is the first player on the list to have never played for either the Lakers or Celtics? He is 22nd all-time with 36 career NBA Finals games played. Hint: He started fewer than a third of those games.

Andre Iguodala

Obscure

Identify either missing word in this statement recently released by Major League Fishing—words that complete the common names for Micropterus salmoides and Micropterus dolomieu, the two most common bass species in professional angling:

“Much as they were in 2020 on big-bass fisheries like Lake Eufaula, Lake Fork, Lake Okeechobee and the Kissimmee Chain, Bass Pro Tour anglers will be on the hunt for trophy-sized _________ and _________ in 2021.”

Largemouth, Smallmouth (any common synonym for these fish will be accepted, including "bigmouth")

Racing & Combat

The 2024 Tour de France kicked off in Florence with an unexpected and heartwarming first stage result. Late in the stage a French rider, competing in his final Tour, broke away from the peloton alongside teammate Frank van den Broek. The pair held off the chasing pack by just five seconds, with van den Broeck allowing his veteran teammate to edge ahead at the line to claim the stage win and his first-ever yellow jersey. This rider had previously made the overall podium twice, including a decisive Stage 19 victory in 2016 that secured his second-place finish behind Chris Froome. Name this rider who crowned his career with a day in yellow.

Romain Bardet