Talofa, Ma’lelei, Bula and Welcome to Season 05 Episode 51 of Breakfast Bites by TeivovoSports.com – a wrap of Pasifika people’s sports news on this partly cloudy but bright Wednesday morning 24 May 2023.Coming to you with tons of hanisi from the 180th meridian, in the middle of the Pacific Ocean. In rugby: Former All Blacks star and popular Sky Sport commentator, Justin Marshall was so frustrated by the lop-sided contest between the Crusaders and Moana Pasifika last Friday night at Mt Smart Stadium, that he switched channels to watch rugby league."Look, I will throw it out there; once they pulled out by 20-odd points, or whatever, I stopped watching and switched over to see what rugby league game was on,'' Marshall said on a sport radio show.More on the troubles of rugby in “Background Buzz” at the end of this podcast.In rugby league: NRL Round 13 Games: Thursday Dolphins vs St George Dragons at Kayo Stadium, 7.50pm AEST, on Friday the Eels vs the Cowboys at CommBank Stadium, 8.00pm.And on Saturday NZ Warriors vs the Broncos in Napier NZ 5.30pm, South Sydney vs the Raiders at Accor Stadium, 7.35pm and on Sunday the Knights vs Manly at McDonald Jones Stadium, 4.05pm.Teams on a Bye: Bulldogs, Panthers, Roosters, Sharks, Storm, Titans, Tigers because of course because of ORIGIN I next Wednesday.In boxing: Tyson Fury stole the show at a media conference in Melbourne yesterday for the Parker-Django fight.And The Gypsy King expects “fireworks” between Joseph Parker and Faiga ‘Django’ Opelu and declared “someone’s getting knocked the f*** out” in the heavyweight slugfest.Fury is in Melbourne to support his “brother” Joseph Parker against Opelu as the two face off tonight at Margaret Court Arena in a blockbuster night of fights.In football: Spanish police arrested seven people yesterday over two incidents of racial abuse targeting Real Madrid’s Brazilian star Vinicius Junior, including one last weekend that sparked an international outcry.The player has been taunted by opposition fans since joining Real, but the latest incident has kicked up a storm over whether Spain is doing enough to stamp out racism in football.In SportsBiz: Organizers of the Paris Olympics 2024 said they have sold 6.8 million tickets out of 10 million available with 14 months left before the opening ceremony, brushing off criticism that prices are too high.The organizing committee President, said the second ticketing phase that ended last week exceeded expectations despite some fans and athletes complaining about high prices.The most expensive tickets are US$2,900 for the opening ceremony, and the sports with the highest prices are the athletics, swimming and basketball finals.The cheapest tickets are US$26 and were quickly snapped up.In the NBA: The Lakers are gone! All hail King Jokic!Two-time NBA Most Valuable Player, Nikola Jokic led a second-half fightback with 30 points for the Denver Nuggets to send LeBron James and the Lakers crashing out of the postseason 113-111 at the Crypto.com Arena to complete a 4-0 Western Conference sweep and reach the NBA Finals for the first time in their franchise history.Jokic recorded his eighth triple-double of the postseason, surpassing Wilt Chamberlain’s record which had stood for 56 years.Now the big question hangs over the future of LeBron James.Okay sports fans, on “Background Buzz” today I take a closer look at just how much trouble rugby union in the southern hemisphere is in.This after off-duty Sky Sport commentator and former All Black star, Justin Marshall revealed that he was so frustrated by the lop-sided contest between his old team, the Crusaders and the winless Moana Pasifika last Friday night, that he switched channels to watch rugby league."Look, I will throw it out there, I stopped watching the Crusaders,'' Marshall said on a SENZ sport radio show."Once they pulled out by 20-odd points, or whatever, I switched over to see what rugby league game was on.''Marshall's frank admission follows the scathing asses