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A former NBA and Tar Heel great is selling his local mansion for $14 million. Antawn Jamison's home in Waxhaw will officially hit the market on May 31, making it one of the most expensive residential properties for sale across the Charlotte area.
Jorge Sierra: After passing Jeff Malone on the list yesterday, Brook Lopez is now a Top 100 player in scoring in NBA history. Also: Giannis Antetokounmpo moved ahead of Antawn Jamison for No. 51.
Antoine Walker: "I’m not going to lie, man. I’ll keep it real—I cried like a baby. I couldn’t believe I got traded, bro. It was because I felt like we were just starting to become one of the best teams. We lost the Eastern Conference Finals, yeah, but we ended up losing to New Jersey when they went to the Finals back-to-back. I felt like we were right there, like we were ready to turn the corner. It hurt. Personally, by myself, I cried, like, ‘Damn, I don’t want to go anywhere else.’ We had built so much there. We were starting to get to that next level, and then, to get traded—it was tough." "But the best thing about my trade, which a lot of people don’t understand, is that I got a chance to go play with three great players, man. I got to play with Michael Finley, Steve Nash, and Dirk. Yes, sir! And then Antawn Jamison was our Sixth Man. Damn, I had a whip down there! You know what I’m saying? I went to a situation where I knew I was going to win, and I didn’t have to do it all."
Amber Nichols, who has worked as the general manager of the Capital City Go-Go since January 2021, is going to be promoted to a larger role within the Wizards’ front office, league sources said. Meanwhile, league sources said the Wizards have parted ways with several members of their front office in recent weeks, most notably vice president of player evaluation Antawn Jamison and senior director of college personnel Tony DiLeo.
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The call came from Sashia Jones, the Wizards' vice president of player development and social engagement. Gilbert Arenas says he couldn't believe the Wizards were asking him back, ready to mend fences after over a decade of separation. "I started asking the questions," Arenas said. "Are you sure? Is Ted [Leonsis] okay with this? Is Tommy [Sheppard] okay with this?"
Arenas, Butler and Jamison technically reunited the night before. That's when Arenas came back to Capital One Arena for the first time in years, walking onto the same court where he became a household name. They also had dinner with season ticket holders. "The love has just been unreal, like I'm still averaging about 30 and still the man," Arenas said. Head coach Wes Unseld Jr. was a young assistant back during the heyday of the 'Big 3,' so it was a treat for him to see the three former NBA All-Stars back together again. "There were some laughs and also some tears," Unseld Jr. said of the reunion.
On Friday night, as the Washington Wizards honored their past, they welcomed back their three best players from the mid-2000s: Jamison, who now works in the team’s front office; Butler, an assistant for the opposing team Friday night, the Miami Heat; and, of course, him. There would be no “Big Three” without him. They can say his name around here again. “I mean, it’s everything. It’s a point in history that’s pretty much not talked about for an extended period of time,” Butler said. “It never felt quite right, but now having Gilbert back where he belongs, it’s only right. It feels special.”
“I didn’t think he actually felt that way until we had the Zoom call and then as we got close. He was like: “Man, I’m nervous. They’re going to boo me,’ ” Jamison said about Arenas’s trepidation. “I’m like: ‘Who going to boo you? Like, why?’ It kind of threw me off that he felt that way but for him to be back to see familiar faces. And I think tonight at halftime, it’s going to be unbelievable.”
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Wizards will honor Gibert Arenas on November 18
Chase Hughes: The Wizards are going to honor Gilbert Arenas, Caron Butler and Antawn Jamison on Nov. 18 at their game against the Heat as part of the 25th anniversary of their rebrand. Gilbert is back.
Jon Rothstein: KJ Williams tells me that he has officially withdrawn from the 2022 NBA Draft. Will play next season at LSU after transferring from Murray State. Averaged 18 PPG and 8.4 RPG last season.
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