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United, the Perth Wildcats, and Brisbane Bullets were the other NBL teams pursuing Dellavedova, sources said; he informed them of his decision on Sunday morning. Dellavedova had conducted visits to his free agent suitors over the past week, sources said, beginning in Perth, before traveling to Sydney and Brisbane. He was seeking a high-priced, multiyear deal that would keep him contracted through to the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics.
Bronny James will play only in G League home games
The Los Angeles Lakers have decided that Bronny James will only participate in G League home games, according to ESPN's Brian Windhorst. "He's only going to play in the South Bay Lakers' home games. He's only going to kind of be a part-time G League player, and he's not getting on United Airlines to fly to these road games," Windhorst said on the Hoop Collective podcast. "I know he's getting somewhat special treatment and nepotism. That's fine. Honestly, I don't care. Like I said, it's normal.
“So I sat in Newark Airport, watched the place close down and then almost start to reopen again. So from like 5 p.m., they threw me out of the [United Airlines] lounge at around 10:30 p.m. when it closed and then I just went and sat downstairs until I left about 3:30 in the morning. “That seems to be how the Clippers and 76ers work together, late into the night.”
TMRW Sports, the parent company of TGL, has thus far announced Los Angeles, Atlanta, and Boston as three of its six inaugural teams. The Atlanta club is owned by Atlanta Falcons and United owner Arthur Blank, while Boston Red Sox and Liverpool parent company Fenway Sports Group own TGL’s Boston team.
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President Joe Biden will announce Thursday that he is appointing more than a dozen top education leaders, celebrities and athletes to his board of advisers on historically Black colleges and universities, the White House said. Actress Taraji P. Henson, NBA star Chris Paul, and United Airlines president Brett Hart are among the 18 members of the President's board of advisers on HBCUs. Paul was until last year the longtime head of the National Basketball Players Association.
Matthew Dellavedova: "The body is feeling great. That's the main thing, I feel like I just need to put a good chunk of time together training but also games. Playing a lot of minutes and having the ball in my hands, making decisions and things like that. I'm going to have a great opportunity to do that with United. A shorter season, long preparation of preseason with the season being pushed back is going to allow me to put a good chunk of work together and be in really good shape and condition."
Each ring-inspired design will be released daily from July 26 through July 31 (on sale at 11 a.m. CT, 8 a.m. CT if signed up for priority access) with 91 uniquely encoded versions of the 1991 design becoming available for purchase on July 26, 92 versions of the 1992 design becoming available on July 27, and so on. Within each of those drops are tiers assigned at random: Legendary (six per ring design), iconic (23 per ring design) and rare (the rest). Collecting multiple of each tier can lead to prizes; for example, collecting a legendary-tier token from all six championship years can win a “Bull for a Day” experience, which includes courtside seats to a game and shooting hoops at the United or Advocate Center.
Russell said another reason he decided to sell the items was to provide a portion of the proceeds for the Boston-based nonprofit MENTOR, which he co-founded more than three decades ago. The group’s aim is to strengthen mentoring relationships. An additional donation will be made to Boston Celtics United for Social Justice, which focuses on addressing racial and social inequities in the Boston area.
Jock Landale revealed he has received “a lot” of NBA interest this season, so he wants to perform in the finals for United to secure a contract.
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Chris Fedor: #Cavs announce a limited number of tickets will go on sale at 12 p.m. this afternoon for 3 games: Jan. 11 vs. Memphis, Jan. 12 vs. Utah and Jan. 15 vs. NY. Wine & Gold United members have first dibs. Cavs are allowed close to 2,000 fans moving forward thanks to variance approval
George Karl: Feeling optimistic in the results that Biden won the vote here. Will that hold up? But one thing is clear: we are not a United country. We are now in the eye of a storm and there is wild and difficult winds ahead.
Asked if the Cavs could be a playoff team next season, Bickerstaff expressed plenty of optimism. “Yeah,” he said Wednesday afternoon during a conference call with Wine and Gold United members. “I think our responsibility is to keep improving. You always look outward. You’re always doing your job to see what players you’re going to get in the draft, what free agents may be available, but for us as a coaching staff, our priority is developing the guys that we have here and who we can identify to take the biggest step to make us that team that we want to be. And that’s a playoff-contending team.
D.C. United’s ownership group — one that has changed complexion multiple times in the club’s recent history — has long been the subject of interest and scrutiny amongst the club’s fanbase. That group, The Athletic has learned, could have been the subject of much wider interest had one potential investor succeeded in his attempt to buy a piece of the MLS team. According to multiple sources close to the stalled negotiations, Brooklyn Nets forward Kevin Durant entered into talks with United’s ownership over a potential purchase of a minority share of the club on two separate occasions.
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