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According to a report by Lucas Semb of pensacola news journal, Robinson Jr. was found in Clayton, Missouri by officers of the Clayton Police Department. It was chief public information officer Amber Southard of the Escambia County Sherrif’s Office that broke the news. Robinson was declared missing on February 11th in Escambia County. He had gone missing for two weeks.
Shreveport and Pensacola, Fla., were identified as the two finalists for the Pelicans' G League team, but Shreveport's potential addition of a new arena would have likely put it in prime position to land the team. Pensacola would reportedly utilize the 10,000-seat Bay Center for G League games.
Shreveport and Pensacola, Florida, are the two finalists as home for the Pelicans new NBA G League team, according to a release from Shreveport Mayor Ollie Tyler. The G League is the old NBA Development League or D-League. The Pelicans organization hasn't made any announcements about its finalists for the team that is slated to begin playing in the 2018-19 season. The other three cities that were in the running were Baton Rouge, Jackson (Mississippi) and Mobile (Alabama).
Scott Kushner: Other cities in the region, Lauscha mentioned Jackson, Gulfport/Biloxi, Mobile and Pensacola are potential home for #Pelicans D League.
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Although Reggie Evans has been able to put a lot of focus into his foundation and giving back to Pensacola, he’s still pushing to get back to the NBA. As long as his body continues to hold up, he said he could probably play for another two years. “I want to show I can still play against high-caliber players,” he said. “At the end of the day, I want to be remembered as a guy who laid it all out there and had a lot of love for the game of basketball.”
Jahlil Okafor was to undergo arthroscopic surgery to repair a torn meniscus in his right knee on Thursday in Pensacola. Fla., but it was being delayed, according to source. The procedure originally was scheduled for Wednesday. The injury ultimately will cost the rookie power forward, who hasn't played since Feb. 28, the final 23 games of the season. A CAT scan on March 8 revealed the tear.
Chicago Bulls guard/forward Jimmy Butler was seen today by Dr. James Andrews in Pensacola, Fla. Dr. Andrews gave a confirmatory opinion and supports the current management of Butler’s condition and return to play. Butler will resume workouts today, be monitored and will return to play when appropriate.
Wolves forward Chase Budinger underwent successful arthroscopic left knee surgery on Monday in Pensacola, Fla., the team announced this morning. Dr. James Andrews of the Andrews Institute of Orthopaedics and Sports Medicine performed the surgery. Budinger tore the meniscus in that same knee last November, and he missed much of the season during his recovery. He returned to play the final three weeks of 2012-13, spent the summer rehabbing and by the time he returned to Minnesota for workouts early last month he sounded confident in his recovery. His knee, he said, was getting back to full strength and he once again felt trust in his leaping and his cuts.
Growing up in Pensacola, Fla., Reggie Evans hardly knew his father, Reginald, who was incarcerated for selling drugs. Instead, the power forward was raised by his mother, Janie, in an arrangement that is becoming all too common in the United States. According to the latest census data, more than half of all African-American children are being raised in fatherless homes.
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Evans has injected that same commitment into the Pensacola community. On May 18, his birthday, he held his eighth-annual barbecue in the same Pensacola Village housing area in which he grew up, where kids were treated to plenty of food, basketballs and T-shirts. Next month, on July 13, he'll be hosting his first-ever charity softball game at Pensacola Bayfront Stadium, benefiting his hometown and foundation, which strives to foster change and promote progress in underprivileged communities.
On Monday, Gay visited renowned orthopedic surgeon Dr. James Andrews in Pensacola, Fla. with Alex Saratis (one of Gay's agents with Octagon). I talked to Saratis late Monday night and he filled me in on what the immediate future holds for Gay. Saratis said the shoulder joint is structurally in tact and the muscles around it are very strong. Gay can scrimmage and play but he's been advised not to go 100 percent just yet. Gay will spend a couple of days getting hit by pads. He'll probably spend this week playing one-on-one basketball at Impact in Las Vegas. Gay used his Twitter account earlier this summer to say he'd play overseas during the lockout. But Saratis put the brakes on that, saying: "That's still far down the line. Right now, I don't think he'd be ready to play physically. He wants to get back to being 100 percent basketball-wise. That's going to take some time. He's got to get his timing and confidence back."
Grizzlies forward Rudy Gay underwent successful surgery to repair his partially dislocated left shoulder today in Pensacola, Fla. Renowned orthopedic surgeon Dr. James Andrews of Birmingham, Ala., performed the procedure. Gay will likely be sidelined 4-6 months but he is expected to participate in the Grizzlies’ training camp in the fall. Gay, who was ruled out for the rest of this season earlier this week, was hurt Feb. 15 in a game against Philadelphia. He’s been out the past five weeks, and the healing process hadn’t progressed enough to allow Gay full range of motion in the shoulder.
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