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Simone Biles Named Olympic Female Athlete Of The Year By Team USA
Stephen Curry And Will Arnett To Produce Basketball Comedy Series
STEPH CURRY AND WILL ARNETT
Simone Biles had an amazing 2019 and is capping it off by bringing home one more piece of hardware.
During a ceremony in Los Angeles on Tuesday (Novem- ber 19), Team USA awarded the record-setting gymnast Female Olympic Athlete of the Year.
“Synonymous with mak- ing history, synonymous with AMAZING us all every time she competes,” Team USA tweeted the same day. “GIVE IT UP for the 2019 Female Olympic Athlete of the Year, @Simone_Biles!”
This year was very special
SIMONE BILES
Marcus Smart
Golden State Warriors point guard Steph Curry has teamed up with Will Ar- nett to produce a basketball- themed comedy series for Fox.
As The Hollywood Re- porter revealed, multicamera comedy The Second Half has received a script order with Curry and Arnett on board as executive producers.
The series promises to follow a retired NBA player
who moves back to his home of Charlotte, North Carolina. Upon coming home, he pur- chases a car wash and at- tempts to reconnect with the family he left behind, as well as his ex-girlfriend and best friend from childhood.
Sean Clements, who previously worked on Mak- ing History and United We Fall, has been tapped to tackle the script and execu- tive produce.
for the Columbus, Ohio na- tive. She had two new moves named after her and became the most decorated gymnast in the world championship in
October.
Biles also threw out the
first pitch at the World Series last month after doing a standing twisting backflip.
Pelicans Expect Zion Williamson To Return By Mid-December
ZION WILLIAMSON
Zion Williamson is ex- pected to return to game ac- tion in the upcoming weeks, according to the Pelicans' ex- ecutive vice president of bas- ketball operations David Griffin.
Speaking with ESPN New Orleans 100.3 on Friday, David Griffin provided an update on the team's rookie star, who was sidelined with a knee injury back in October. Griffin reassured fans the No. 1 overall draft pick was making great progress as he recovers from surgery and will likely get back on the court be- fore the year's end.
"He's progressing exactly as we had hoped he would," Griffin told the station. "We're really optimistic, and most importantly, Zion is re- ally excited and that's where we want him to be."
Accuses Fan Of Making
Inappropriate Comment
Late in the Boston Celtics’ loss to the Denver Nuggets on Friday night, Marcus Smart toppled into the stands while attempting to save a loose ball, ultimately getting his foot caught in a chair.
As Smart struggled to free himself, he claims a bizarre and inappropriate conversation with a courtside fan unfolded.
Smart says he ultimately walked away, but did point out the fan to arena security.
MARCUS SMART
Kendrick Perkins Suggests Kyrie Irving Planned Shoulder Injury To Avoid Celtics Game?
KYRIE IRVING AND KENDRICK PERKINS
A tweet sent by Kendrick Perkins on Friday night re- ceived plenty of attention in the form of likes and retweets, and it contained quite a claim.
Perkins suggested that Kyrie Irving planned his shoulder injury so that the guard would avoid the Brook- lyn Nets’ game in Boston on Wednesday.
Irving has not played since a loss to the Denver Nuggets on November 14 due to a shoulder impingement. Irving actually suffered the injury in the team’s previous game against Utah on No- vember 12 but played hurt against Denver. He has not played since then and has missed four games.
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