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Ex-NBA Star Darryl Dawkins, a.k.a., 'Chocolate Thunder' Has Died
LeBron James Finally Sold His Miami Home For A Cool $13.4 Million
LEBRON JAMES
Well, it wasn’t sold for the original asking price of $17 mil- lion, but LeBron James of the Cleveland Cavaliers has fi- nally sold his former house in Miami for a modest $13.4 mil- lion
James paid $9 million in 2010 for the home, which has six bedrooms and eight and a half bathrooms. He sold it to Timo and Nathalia Kipp, who are married Florida real estate investors.
The couple sold their former home, which just happened to be previously owned by Heat star Alonzo Mourning, and had been leasing James’ home since June, a source said.
James originally put the 12,178 square foot home in Miami’s Coconut Grove neigh- borhood on the market for $17 million in October. The price was dropped to $15 million in March and was eventually sold for $1.6 million less.
The 12,000 square foot home was appraised at just under $9.7 million last year, so he’s still making some nice coin off of the sale. The house, which you can view photos of below, has a game room, wine cellar, theater, elevator, infinity pool and dock.
BEAUTY UNLIMITED
SYREETA
Don’t let the smile of this week’s Beauty Unlimited feature fool you. Syreeta is a full spirited woman who is very serious about her future. Syreeta is very or- ganized in structuring her day. She allows for quality time with family and friends, some ME time, then it’s time to get down to business. Congratulations to Syreeta as this weeks’ Beauty Unlimited feature.
One of our favorite centers, who played with the Philadel- phia 76ers during Julius "Dr. J." Erving era , Darryl Dawkins, whose board-shat- tering dunks earned him the moniker "Chocolate Thun- der" and helped pave the way for breakaway rims, has died. He was 58.
The Lehigh County, Pennsyl- vania coroner's office said Dawkins died Thursday morning at a hospital. Later Thursday, Dawkins' family said a heart attack was the cause of death. Officials said an autopsy was scheduled for Fri- day.
"Darryl touched the hearts and spirits of so many with his big smile and personality, fero- cious dunks, but more than anything, his huge, loving heart," his family said in a statement. "His family, wife Janice, children Dara, Tabitha, Nicholas and Alexis, along with countless family, friends, and fans, all mourn his loss. More than any- thing Darryl accomplished in his basketball career as the inimitable 'Chocolate Thun- der,' he was most proud of his role and responsibility as a hus- band and father."
DARRYL DAWKINS
Dawkins spent parts of 14 seasons in the NBA with Philadelphia, New Jersey, Utah and Detroit. He averaged 12 points and 6.1 rebounds in 726 career regular-season games.
"A great man, entertainer, athlete and ferocious dunker," former NBA guard Kevin Johnson wrote on Twitter. "He will be missed but not for- gotten."
He was selected No. 5 in the 1975 NBA draft by the 76ers. His "Chocolate Thunder" nickname, he often said, was given to him by legendary singer Stevie Wonder — who is blind.
"People don't want to believe it. ... A guy who never saw me gave me the name Chocolate Thunder," Dawkins said in a 2012 interview.
Mayweather Preps To Face
Andre Berto In His Final Fight
On Showtime’s ‘All Access’
In what will reportedly be Floyd Mayweather’s final bout, the fighter will face for- mer WBC champion Andre Berto in an effort to secure a 49-0 record tie with the leg- endary Rocky Marciano.
Leading up to the Sept. 12 match, Mayweather and Berto’s preparations are being captured by Showtime’s All Access. Going behind-the- scenes as Mayweather eyes making boxing history, the show also gets into the mind and technique of Berto, the underdog.
Doing what he does best, May- weather entertains as he takes the cameras onto his pri- vate jets and along for his shopping sprees.
All Access also heads to his Mayweather Boxing Club in Las Vegas, where he his final set of intensive training will take place. Before getting to the “hard work and dedication,” Mayweather offered a few words for his detractors and former opponents.
FLOYD MAYWEATHER JR.
“Put him in front of me. I drink soda, I eat pizza, I hang out with chicks all day. These fighters still can’t beat me. They fighting everyday, they in the gym everyday. Just give me six weeks, and I got him. Give me six weeks,” he affirmed. “It don’t matter who I fight, they gonna complain anyway. Y’all chose Cotto, y’all chose Canelo, y’all chose Pac–y’all did that. And I did was treat them like they was bowling pins; I knocked them all down. Don’t come to me talking about no fighters no more.”
Russell Wilson: We’ll Be Just Fine On Offense
The Seahawks starting of- fense failed to score a touch- down for the third time in three preseason games on Sat- urday and they managed just two field goals against the Chargers despite playing into the third quarter.
Concern created about those shortcomings have largely centered on the passing attack. Russell Wilson was 7-of-15 for 56 yards against San Diego and missed tight end Jimmy Graham twice on plays that would have helped Seattle in their quest for a touchdown. Coach Pete Carroll said after the game that the team wasn’t sharp enough and “missed throws we normally make.” Wilson didn’t dis- agree with the coach, but said that he was confident things will be better when the games start counting in the stand- ings.
RUSSELL WILSON
“Ultimately, we have to fin- ish drives. That’s on me. But we’ll hit ’em,” Wilson said, via the Tacoma News Tribune. “We’ll be just fine. So I’m ex- cited about it. ... I definitely think I’m ready. Can’t wait to play. We are definitely moving the ball,” he added. We just need to finish. That’s the most important thing. And we will.”
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