Talofa, Ma’lelei, Bula and Welcome to Season 05 Episode 60 of Breakfast Bites by TeivovoSports.com – a wrap of Pasifika people’s sports news on a bright and sunny Friday morning 02 June 2023.

Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian, in the middle of the Pacific Ocean.

In rugby: Our World Famous Tips for the key mid-table games in the last round of Super Rugby Pacific 2023 this weekend: The Brumbies to bumblebee the Rebels, the Blues to buckaroo the Highlanders, the Fijian Drua to rope-a-dope the Reds in Suva and the Chiefs to chingchang the Force.

So the usual suspects will finish at the top – the Chiefs, the Crusaders, the Blues, the Brumbies, Hurricanes and the New South Wales Waratahs in that order from first to sixth.

In rugby league: The Maroon’s gritty 26-18 win over the NSW Blues in Adelaide Wednesday night was no exception for 28-year-old Cameron Munster, quick to deflect praise onto his teammates. But brushing his modesty aside reveals an undeniable truth: Munster is becoming a bona fide ORIGIN legend,

Another tense ORIGIN battle, another Maroons miracle comeback — and once again it was Munster in the thick of the action.

Talk about pressure, NSW Blues Coach Brad Fittler must now pick up the pieces and head into ORIGIN II at Suncorp Stadium needing to create history to win the series from here.

The reality is that the NSW Blues have never won ORIGIN II in Brisbane and gone on to win a decider.

In football: American soccer teams are quickly becoming some of the most valuable in the global game.

Forbes’ 2023 list of most valuable football Clubs highlights European giants, Real Madrid and Manchester United as surpassing US$6Billion in value each.

The list also includes three Major League Soccer teams in the top 20 for the first time.

LAFC ranked 17th on the list @ US$1Billion valuation, followed by fellow California MLS team, the LA Galaxy @ US$925Million and Atlanta United @ US$850M 19th.

In the NBA: Tickets for Game One of the NBA Finals are unsurprisingly much cheaper on the secondary market than last year’s series between the Golden State Warriors and Boston Celtics.

As of yesterday afternoon, the average resale ticket price for today’s matchup between the Miami Heat and the Denver Nuggets at home is US$1288 compared to last year’s average resale ticket price of US$1999.

However, many experts expect ticket prices to zoom as Denver chases its first ever NBA title. Already, some VIP courtside seats are selling for US$20,000-plus.

Denver fans haven’t seen the Nuggets play at home since mid-May, when they went up 2-0 on the Lakers on the way to a series sweep. The Heat, meanwhile, are fresh off their seven-game series with the Celtics.

In boxing: Anthony Joshua is willing to risk the biggest payday of his career to fight American KO King, Deontay Wilder, which many boxing experts say, is a far more winnable fight for AJ than to take on Tyson Fury at the O2 Arena in London.

But, if Joshua loses to Wilder in December, there is no way The Gypsy King could face an opponent beaten by someone he’s already knocked out twice.

Finally, in SportsBiz: The ongoing legal battle between ADIDAS and Ye has taken another turn after a federal judge denied a request from the athletic apparel company, to refreeze US$75Million it paid to Ye, formerly known as Kanye West.

This, after a months-long freeze on the money was lifted last week despite ADIDAS claiming the millions is at risk of never being recovered.

Hey guys its Ye – that cash is gonna disappear faster than you can say “Hey Kanye”!

For TeivovoSports.com I’m Culden Kamea – please hit the like and subscribe buttons below if you want to receive more Pasifika sports highlights on Breakfast Bites.

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