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After another exciting evening of NBA playoff action, the biggest piece of news on Thursday morning wasn’t about a specific play, but was instead about a moment during one of the games that didn’t involve basketball at all.  Russell Westbrook of the Washington Wizards had popcorn dumped on him by a Philadelphia 76ers fan while he was walking through the tunnel in the 4th quarter of Game 2. Westbrook had injured his ankle and was headed to the locker room when it happened, but had to be held… Source link

Amid blowback over perceived preferential treatment for LeBron James, the NBA explained on Monday why it declined to suspend him for breaking the league’s COVID-19 health and safety protocols.  James reportedly attended an event promoting a tequila brand alongside Drake and Michael B. Jordan prior to the Lakers‘ play-in game against the Golden State Warriors last week. The appearance reportedly violated the league’s COVID-19 protocols, but the league declined to suspend or isolate James for… Source link

James Bullard, president of the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis, spoke with Yahoo Finance to discuss inflation risks and what lies ahead for Fed policy. Below is a transcript of his appearance on May 24, 2021. – AKIKO FUJITA: President Bullard, it’s good to talk to you today. When you look back at the more recent economic data, it really did feel like the CPI number that came out a few weeks ago kind of spooked the market. We’ve also seen what was really a disappointing jobs number back in… Source link

PHOENIX — Los Angeles Lakers coach Frank Vogel accused Phoenix Suns star Chris Paul of a “dirty play” on LeBron James during Game 1 of the first-round playoff series. “I don’t know anything about that. I have absolutely nothing to say about that. We’re just playing basketball and competing,” Paul told Yahoo Sports after the Suns’ 99-90 victory to take a 1-0 series lead. “I’m just thankful we got the win, and I’m looking forward to Game 2.” The play in question occurred… Source link

LeBron James‘ reported breach of NBA health and safety protocols led to no visible consequences for the Los Angeles Lakers star. Charles Barkley isn’t surprised. During an interview with LaJethro Jenkins on Yahoo Sports’ “Dunk Bait,” the NBA Hall of Famer discussed James reportedly attending a promotional event for a tequila before the NBA’s play-in tournament, in which the Lakers defeated the Golden State Warriors to return to the NBA playoffs. ESPN’s Dave McMenamin reported Saturday morning… Source link

James Hardie Industries plc (ASX: JHX; NYSE: JHX), the world’s #1 producer and marketer of high-performance fiber cement and fiber gypsum building solutions, today announced that its Chief Executive Officer, Dr. Jack Truong, participated in an interview with Yahoo Finance’s “Market Close” on Wednesday, May 19, 2021 New York City, USA time. To watch the segment click : https://finance.yahoo.com/video/james-hardie-ceo-companys-earnings-212829340.html Forward-Looking Statements This Media… Source link

SYDNEY–(BUSINESS WIRE)–James Hardie Industries plc (ASX: JHX; NYSE: JHX), the world’s #1 producer and marketer of high-performance fiber cement and fiber gypsum building solutions, today announced that its Chief Executive Officer, Dr. Jack Truong, participated in an interview with Yahoo Finance’s “Market Close” on Wednesday, May 19, 2021 New York City, USA time. To watch the segment click : Source link

Axios GOP senators hoping White House will counteroffer their infrastructure proposal Top Republican senators are hoping the White House will make some sort of counteroffer to their infrastructure proposal when they meet with President Biden on Thursday, lawmakers and their aides tell Axios.Why it matters: This is a sign of how serious the negotiations are, they say. In advance of the meeting, some of the senators are already publicly signaling the areas in which they have flexibility.Stay on… Source link

The New York Times Inside Democrats’ Scramble to Resist GOP Voting Laws Democrats are struggling to build a surefire legal strategy to block new Republican-backed restrictions on voting rights, relying on broadly worded warnings and urgent pleas that are designed, in part, to build political pressure on the White House, Congress and the Justice Department to act, as well as to engage their supporters to mobilize in advance of the 2022 midterm elections. The approach is aimed at persuading… Source link

The Week Tucker Carlson casually maligns David Frum, who responds by deconstructing his former friend’s ‘cowardly’ act Fox News star Tucker Carlson is having a moment — or, rather, another moment in a Zelig-like career full of them. Lately, he has been torching a select group of conservatives, and David Frum was added to that list Tuesday. Carlson’s ostensible target Tuesday night was the Central Intelligence Agency’s curious new ad featuring an “intersectional” Latina millennial officer…. Source link