I was well aware of domestic abuse and sexual assault issues before the SNES launched too.
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The Los Angeles Lakers and free agent Carmelo Anthony are pausing talks on a possible contract agreement unless the franchise makes a turn back toward pursuit of Western Conference playoffs contention, league sources told ESPN.The Lakers had been leaning toward signing Anthony for the rest of the season -- until losses in four of the past five games left the organization and Anthony's camp wondering if it made sense to bring the veteran into an unsettled environment with suddenly so little chance of making the playoffs, league sources said.
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Greek broadcaster/former coach Vangelis Alexandris accused ex-Cavs coach David Blatt of lying — because "he has Jewish blood inside him" — when he said he didn't know his Olympiacos team would walk off/forfeit a game last month. Said World Jewish Congress CEO Robert Singer Thu.: "Such expressions of antisemitism recall the darkest days of history and the oldest tropes in the book. It is inconceivable that someone in the sporting community could make such shameful comments. We demand an immediate retraction and apology."
With the playoffs already out of the picture, LeBron James and the Lakers played for pride in Sunday's 111-106 win over the Sacramento Kings -- and to appease the mythical basketball gods."I would never cheat myself," James told Spectrum SportsNet in his on-court interview, after recording his eighth triple-double of the season (and 81st of his career) with 29 points, 11 rebounds and 11 assists. "I know we're out the playoff race, but if I'm on the court, I'm going to play how I play, and I play to win. So, I will never cheat the game."There's such a thing called 'game gods.' And they're watching no matter what you're doing, and it's our obligation to go out and be a professional, and that's what I'm about."After the contest, James expounded on his approach for the 32-41 Lakers, who snapped a five-game losing streak."When I'm on the floor, I've got to play the game no matter what our circumstances is, no matter how many minutes I'm out on the floor, through the basketball gods, I've always respected the basketball gods," he said. "If I'm on the floor, I've got to try to play as hard as I can or do something to affect the game and not cheat the game. So, if I'm on the floor, if I'm in uniform, then I've got to try to make things happen."Not saying I'm going to make every shot, not saying I'm going to make every play or not have any turnovers. But just try to make an impact on the game and, like I said, I was on the floor tonight, and I was able to make a couple plays to help make our team win."
FILLER:QuoteGreek broadcaster/former coach Vangelis Alexandris accused ex-Cavs coach David Blatt of lying — because "he has Jewish blood inside him" — when he said he didn't know his Olympiacos team would walk off/forfeit a game last month. Said World Jewish Congress CEO Robert Singer Thu.: "Such expressions of antisemitism recall the darkest days of history and the oldest tropes in the book. It is inconceivable that someone in the sporting community could make such shameful comments. We demand an immediate retraction and apology."
When Zion Williamson goes into beast mode I can see those comparisons to younger LeBron. Only plus like 70-80 pounds.He's got that same absurd hard dribble move that LeBron and Kawhi have where dudes can't take it away but desperately try for some reason even as they're being knocked away from the force of the body hitting them.
"Memphis was the only team that showed me any consideration," Noah tells ESPN.com. The Grizzlies promised a small role. That was fine with Noah. He needed to build his confidence back almost from scratch.He injected energy right away. At his first practice, Noah dunked on rookie Jaren Jackson Jr. and screamed in celebration, "Don't do it to him like that, Sticks!" he and his coaches recall. (Noah's high school nicknamed him "Stickman" because he was so gangly.)
I'm at D-Wade's last game. Fighting back tears rn
Lakers fired Luke Walton
"Make sure that door is closed," Johnson said, referring to the locker room entrance, before shocking the basketball world by resigning as the president of basketball operations.He cited all sorts of reasons for his decision in an impromptu 45-minute news conference (which was followed by separate 10-minute and 15-minute breakout sessions, as if he hadn't already said enough). Included on that list was his desire to avoid conflict with Lakers owner Jeanie Buss -- whom he didn't inform of his decision to step down in advance -- because of their differing opinion on Walton. Johnson wanted to fire him; Buss supported her young coach."Tomorrow, I would have to affect someone's livelihood and life," Johnson said of his plans to dismiss Walton as soon as the season ended. "I thought about that and said, 'That's not fun for me. That's not who I am.' Then I don't want to put her in the middle of us. Even though, she said, 'Hey, you do what you want to do.' I know she has great love for him and great love for me."
The implicit pressure that came with coaching the team became far more direct after L.A. limped out of the gate 2-5. Johnson dressed down Walton in an explosive meeting, demanding immediate results. Everyone in the Lakers organization began feeling the pressure of trying to win now despite the fact that Johnson had asked the fan base to remain patient.In the aftermath, Johnson told the Los Angeles Times and ESPN that Walton was safe and would coach the remainder of the season -- offering no vote of confidence beyond that.Beyond the early-season meeting, communication between Walton and the front office was fraught, sources told ESPN. At one point, Pelinka sat in on coaches' meetings, involving himself at a granular level in Walton's workload. In another example, Walton went weeks without hearing a peep from Magic Johnson. Both tactics were unusual for an NBA team.As damning as Walton's early-season meeting with Magic might have been, the true death knell came when he was left out of LeBron's exit meeting with Johnson and Pelinka, conducted several days before the end of the season, according to a report by ESPN's Ramona Shelburne.
And then came the Anthony Davis debacle.In the weeks leading up to the Feb. 7 trade deadline, Walton said he tried to tell his young players, all of whom had heard their names mentioned in one reported deal or another, to block out the noise.And when the trade for Anthony Davis didn't go down, the stench only lingered.When the Lakers arrived in Philadelphia after the trade deadline, Johnson came into the locker room about 30 minutes before tipoff -- the time usually reserved for the coaching staff to go over the game plan -- and had an announcement for the team.Johnson reasoned to the players that the fact they weren't traded meant the Lakers wanted them more than any other team did and then tried to rally them together, declaring his goal of making the playoffs.The message fell flat, sources told ESPN."It was bad," one source said. "It was bad." Another source was sketchy on Johnson's exact message because, well, he "tuned the m-----f----- out."
