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The Cleveland Cavaliers are addressing the Kevin Love incident internally as the forward apologized to his team after Monday night’s loss to the Toronto Raptors, league sources told Yahoo Sports. Love could be fined by the Cavaliers for swatting the basketball inadvertently inbounds out of frustration towards an official, resulting in a turnover and leading to a three-pointer by the Raptors. Love’s intent wasn’t to slap the ball inbounds, sources said. Love was frustrated with officials… Source link

Best Life These 4 Beloved Foods Are Disappearing From Grocery Shelves, Experts Warn Thanks to the COVID pandemic, we’re no strangers to major shortages of household staples. Last year at this time, toilet paper and cleaning supplies were almost impossible to find and prices surged, making these necessities a luxury. Now, with more and more people in the U.S. getting vaccinated, it may feel as if the end of the pandemic is just around the corner, but the lingering effects of the last year are… Source link

Charlotte Hornets guard LaMelo Ball, during the first half of the season, emerged as one of the top rookies and a huge reason for that success is the improvements made seemingly every night on the court. The play of Ball this season has forced many to change their opinion of his overall game. While fans have had to change course, players themselves have also had to do the same with Golden State Warriors forward Draymond Green the latest to offer praise to Ball. Ball, through 36 games played,… Source link

The New Orleans Pelicans picked up a wild win over the Boston Celtics on Sunday. In the process, they lost shooting guard JJ Redick to one of the more bizarre ejections of the NBA season. In the midst of rallying from a 24-point second-half deficit, Redick picked up a pair of technical fouls that resulted in an early trip to the locker room. The first occurred with 11:42 remaining in the fourth quarter. Two quick technicals result in Redick’s ouster With the Pelicans on offense, Redick appeared… Source link

Another impressive comeback from the Hornets on Wednesday fell short as the Sixers survived the late rally to earn a 118-111 win. Trailing by as many as 26 late in the second quarter, Charlotte used big runs in the third and fourth quarters to make the second half an interesting one. A 27-9 run in the third quarter, particularly, cut the deficit to single digits and though Philly responded to push the lead back to double digits, the Hornets stayed within shouting distance the remainder of the… Source link

The New Orleans Pelicans and point guard Lonzo Ball failed to reach an agreement to extend his rookie contract, ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski reports. The fourth-year point guard will become a restricted free agent next summer. Wojnarowski, who spoke with Ball’s agent Rich Paul, reports that the two sides “remain positive” they can eventually reach an agreement. The Pelicans will retain the right to match any offer Ball receives in free agency. The Pelicans acquired Ball last offseason… Source link

LaMelo Ball was once again hurling dimes on Saturday night. The Charlotte Hornets rookie had plenty of stellar assists during their 120-117 loss to the Orlando Magic, their final preseason game before the season starts on Tuesday. While those were fun to watch, the weak points in Ball’s game shined through the cracks once more, too. LaMelo Ball’s impressive assist game Ball threw two ridiculous passes during the game at the Amway Center, reminding fans just how good the youngest Ball brother… Source link

The Detroit Pistons made their first preseason roster cuts and will not continue on with a Ball brother. The move was unsurprisingly ripped by the family patriarch later in the day. The Pistons announced they had cut LiAngelo Ball on Monday, the morning after a preseason win against the New York Knicks. He did not play in either of the Pistons’ two preseason games and is reportedly dealing with a right ankle injury. The team also cut Anthony Lamb and Louis King. Ball has had a tougher time… Source link

MMA Weekly Kevin Holland’s brutal knockout tops UFC 256 performance bonuses The UFC closed out its 2020 pay-per-view events with a fight card that suffered from several title bouts dropping off, but which delivered when it came to action come fight time. There were numerous candidates for the UFC 256 performance bonuses, including both the Fight of the Night honors and the Performance of the Night awards, for which fighters receive a $50,000 bonus. Performance of the Night: Kevin… Source link

As LaMelo Ball prepares for his first taste of NBA action, one of his purchases received some scrutiny this week. Video of the Charlotte Hornets rookie showing off a very sparkly diamond grill started making the rounds on social media Wednesday, and the reaction was what you could imagine with one of the NBA’s most famous rookies and his infamous father. “He’s got nice teeth, what’s he putting a grill on for? These kids are something,” LaVar Ball said. “If that’s what he wanted,… Source link