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2021 NBA Playoffs
EASTERN CONFERENCE FINALS Milwaukee Bucks (3) vs. Atlanta Hawks (5)
Game 1: Wednesday, June 23 Hawks at Bucks, 8:30 p.m. ET (TNT) Game 2: Friday, June 25
Hawks at Bucks, 8:30 p.m. ET (TNT) Game 3: Sunday, June 27
Bucks at Hawks, 8:30 p.m. ET (TNT) Game 4: Tuesday, June 29
Bucks at Hawks, 8:30 p.m. ET (TNT)
WESTERN CONFERENCE FINALS Phoenix Suns (2) lead LA Clippers (4), 1-0
Game 1: Suns 120, Clippers 114 Game 2: Suns 104, Clippers 103 Game 3: Thurs, June 24
Suns at Clippers | 9 p.m. ET (ESPN) Game 4: Sat, June 26
Suns at Clippers | 9 p.m. ET (ESPN) Game 5: Monday, June 28* Clippers at Suns | 9 p.m. ET (ESPN)
Trae Young Gave His Dad An Awesome Father’s Day Gift
TRAE YOUNG
Trae Young gave his dad a perfect Father’s Day gift on Sunday.
Young had 21 points and 10 assists and didn’t shoot well, but his Atlanta Hawks won Game 7 103-96 over the Philadelphia 76ers. Even though he was just 5-for-23 from the field, Young got great support from teammates like Kevin Huerter and Danilo Gallinari. Huerter had 27 points and Gallinari scored 17 in the win.
After the Hawks won the game, Young found his dad Rayford and gave him his game-worn jersey.
Suns' James Jones Wins 2020-21 NBA Executive Of The Year Award
JAMES JONES
Phoenix Suns general man- ager James Jones has been named the NBA Executive of the Year for the 2020-21 sea- son, as announced by Suns gov- ernor Robert Sarver on Sunday prior to tip of Game 1 of the Western Conference Finals against the Los Angeles Clip- pers.
The winner is selected through voting by executives from all 30 teams.
The Suns needed just 48 games this season to record their 34th win—something they needed all 73 games for last season. But that success is a mark of Jones' work over the past two seasons he has served as general manager in Phoenix.
When the former NBA star stepped into the role on a per- manent basis in April 2019, the Suns were coming off of a 19-63 season. Within two years, he had the team finishing at 51-21 and in their first playoff ap- pearance since 2009-10.
La La & Carmelo Anthony Reunite
To Watch Son At Basketball
Game After Divorce Filing
La La Anthony, 38, and her soon-to-be ex-husband Carmelo Anthony, 37, came together to support their son Kiyan, 14, during his basket- ball game in Miami, FL on June 19. The mother and fa- ther were photographed standing near each other while watching the game courtside and appeared comfortable and relaxed.
La La and Carmelo’s lat- est reunion comes just two days after La La filed divorce documents in New York. Al- though the split comes as a bit of a shock because of their 16 years together, a source told
CARMELO AND LA LA ANTHONY
TMZ that the breakup was “amicable” and they remain friendly. They are also report- edly focusing on Kiyan and co-parenting him.
Naomi Osaka Withdraws From
Wimbledon To Take 'Personal
Time With Friends And Family'
Naomi Osaka, ranked No. 2 in the world in women's tennis, has withdrawn from Wimbledon, according to a statement released by her agent on Thursday.
She revealed that she had been dealing with anxiety and depression since bursting into the limelight by winning the US Open in 2018, the first of her four Grand Slam titles. Osaka, 23, withdrew from the French Open before the sec- ond round in the wake of the controversy caused by her de- cision to skip mandatory post-
NAOMI OSAKA
match news conferences at the tournament.
Osaka had also pulled out of next week's Berlin WTA 5000 grass-court tournament on Monday.
Sha'Carri Richardson Dominates
100m, Reveals Biological
Mother Died Last Week
SHA'CARRI RICHARDSON
After Sha'Carri Richardson clinched her first Olympic berth in a domi- nating 100-meter perform-
ance on Saturday, she ran into the stands to embrace her family. When asked about the moment on air shortly after- ward,sherevealedthatherbi- ological mother died last week.
"My family has kept me grounded," Richardson said after competing at her first Olympic trials in Eugene, Ore- gon. "This year has been crazy for me. Going from just last week, losing my biological mother, and I'm still here."
Richardson, 21, was asked to repeat what she said and went deeper on what her family means to her, but did not give details on her biologi- cal mother's death.
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