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Harrelson played basketball with Sandler in Maui

Harrelson played basketball with Sandler in Maui

NBC Sports28-02-2025

Woody Harrelson, the star of "Last Breath," a new movie about saturation diver Chris Lemons, joins Dan Patrick to talk about playing basketball with Adam Sandler in Maui and hosting "Saturday Night Live" five times.

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