ORLANDO, Fla.—Adreian Payne, a former Michigan State basketball standout and NBA player, has died in a shooting. He was 31. The Orange County Sheriff’s Office said deputies responded to a shooting at 1:34 a.m. Monday when Payne was identified and taken to a hospital where he was pronounced dead. Lawrence Dority, 29, was present at…
Kobe Bryant Rookie Jersey to Be Auctioned, $3 Million–5 Million Estimate
LAGUNA NIGUEL, Calif.—A jersey worn by Kobe Bryant in his rookie season, including two playoff games, will be sold at auction. The jersey from the 1996–97 season could fetch between $3 million and $5 million in an online auction that begins May 18, David Kohler of SCP Auctions said Saturday. “We feel this could bring…
NBA Brooklyn Nets’ Owner Joe Tsai Tied to China
The billionaire owner of a major U.S. basketball team is also the co-founder of Chinese tech giant Alibaba. A report sheds light on how he’s linked to China. Food and medicine are in short supply under Shanghai’s lockdown. Millions of residents are still stuck at home, but some are starting to speak out. What is…
Brooklyn Nets Donate $50,000 to Subway Victims, Win Play-In Over Cavaliers
The Brooklyn Nets held a moment of silence during the pre-game activities against the Cleveland Cavaliers for the victims of the subway shooting on Tuesday, stating that they were donating $50,000 to those that were injured. The Nets won the game 115–108, giving them the No. 7 seed in the Eastern Conference playoffs. Before the…
Lakers Fire Coach Frank Vogel After Failing to Make Playoffs
In his first season with the Los Angeles Lakers, Frank Vogel coached the team to their 17th championship in 2020, but was fired on Monday after missing the playoffs following a regular-season record of 33–49. “Today is not going to be a day of finger-pointing and unwinding all the specific reasons,” said General Manager Rob Pelinka….
Powell Returns, Clippers Beat Suns for 3rd Straight Win
LOS ANGELES—The Los Angeles Clippers got way too comfortable against the NBA-leading Phoenix Suns and it nearly cost them. Leading by 39 points in the third quarter, the Clippers survived an offensive onslaught by Phoenix’s bench in the fourth and hung on for a 113–109 victory on Wednesday night. Norman Powell scored 24 points after…
‘Blatantly, It’s Racism’: Comparing What We Practise With What We Preach
News Analysis Since the invasion of Ukraine by Vladimir Putin, there have been several instances of xenophobia against Russians living abroad that have gone largely uncondemned in Canada and other parts of the world. Last month, the Montreal Symphony Orchestra cancelled concerts by a young Russian pianist, and several prominent orchestras or ballet companies cancelled…
Gene Shue, All-Star Player and Coach of the Year, Dies at 90
Gene Shue, a two-time NBA Coach of the Year who won 784 games with the Bullets, 76ers and Clippers, has died. He was 90. A five-time All-Star as a player for the Pistons, Shue went on to coach for more than two decades. He took the Baltimore Bullets to the NBA Finals in 1971, then…
‘World Needs to Wake Up’: Kanter Freedom Calls for ‘Solid Action’ to Punish Communist China for Abuses
April 1, 2022
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Basketball player Enes Kanter Freedom believes it’s time for the world to “wake up” and take action in the face of a belligerent communist China persecuting its own people and exporting its abuses to other parts of the world. “We need to wake up, the world needs to wake up,” he told NTD, an affiliate…
NBA Roundup: Host Raptors Rout Pacers in Fire-Delayed Game
Following the evacuation of the audience and a delay of more than an hour, the Toronto Raptors completed a 131–91 rout of the visiting Indiana Pacers on Saturday night. An issue with an arena speaker resulted in a small electrical fire beginning in the first quarter in the game at Scotiabank Arena. Toronto Fire Service…
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