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Scottie Pippen Divorcing His Wife Of 19 Years Over Future?
Anthem Singer At 76ers-Heat Game Kneels During Performance
DENASIA LAWRENCE
A woman performing the na- tional anthem before an NBA preseason game between the 76ers and Heat on Friday night did so while kneeling at mid- court, and she opened her jacket to show a shirt bearing the phrase "Black Lives Matter."
The singer was identified by the Miami Heat as Denasia Lawrence, who called the Black Lives Matter movement a "rallying cry" while explaining her decision to kneel in a Face- book post early Saturday.
Heat players and coaches stood side by side for the an- them, with their arms linked, as has been their custom during the preseason. Many had their heads down as Lawrence sang, and the team released a state- ment saying it had no advance knowledge that she planned to kneel.
Kyrie Irving Intends To Give His Dad His NBA Championship Ring
KYRIE IRVING
The Cleveland Cavaliers will receive their NBA championship rings prior to their regular sea- son opener on Tuesday night and one of the team's best play- ers already knows what he'll be doing with his piece of history.
Following Saturday's prac- tice, Cavaliers star point guard Kyrie Irving informed repot- ers that he'd be giving his first NBA championship ring to his father as a sign of appreciation for all that he's done to help the former No. 1 overall pick get to this point.
"I give my dad almost every- thing," he said. "So, every ac- complishment, every MVP award, every trophy that I've had since I was probably about 13 or 12, I've given to my dad."
Like the rest of his team- mates, Irving is excited about receiving his ring and seeing Cleveland's first NBA champi- onship banner be raised to the rafters of Quicken Loans Arena but he knows that the past is the past and that the rest of the league will be gunning for the Cavaliers more than ever before now that they're the defending champions.
NBA Schedule 2016-2017: Season Openers Start Tuesday (Today)
BEAUTY UNLIMITED
TERESA
Warm up with this week’s Beauty Unlimited fea- ture, Teresa. With her exotic looks and obvious ap- peal, Teresa can always aim for the stars, and expect nothing but success. Congratulations to Teresa as this week’s Beauty Unlimited feature.
Ballers and rappers mix and align in various qualities but in the case of NBA legend Scottie Pippen, he may want to avoid the Hip Hop scene for a bit as it’s being written as fact that his soon-to-be-ex-wife, Larsa (née Younan) got a little too close to the Future Hive and she fully realized what a time it was to be alive.
Over the past couple of months, Larsa, 42, had been a VIP passenger on Future’s private jet (including im- promptu trips to Vegas among other cities) and was spotted at Miami’s Komodo nightclub with the superstar rapper in a scenario that wasn’t ideal for a married woman.
The former Real House- wives of Miami star reportedly met the popularizer of Dirty Sprite back in August at the Haute Living Color Reveal Party in Miami and they have been on the move ever since. Her suspicious relationship with Future is being chalked up as being revenge after the Chicago Bull allegedly flirted with an unnamed actress in her presence, thus triggering that “hell hath” gene in her DNA.
While the presumption of a rapper breaking up a happy home is ripe for tabloid fodder
Mercifully, the preseason is over, which means actual NBA games are right around the corner. With opening night coming up Tuesday, here are some key dates to mark on your calendar. And yes, many of these involve the Golden State Warriors. How could they not?
Oct. 25: Opening night. It all starts with the New York Knicks visiting the defending champion Cleveland Cava- liers, and it continues with the Golden State Warriors playing host to the San Antonio Spurs. For the die-hards, there's also Trail Blazers-Jazz on NBA League Pass.
Nov. 1: Are the Jazz for real? There's a lot of hype about them, and they have an early season test against the Spurs.
Nov. 3: Russell West- brook vs. Kevin Durant, for the first time. You can call this the cupcake bowl. Also, the Cavaliers visit the Celtics, which is a nice litmus test for the team that many observers are calling Cleveland's biggest challenger in the East.
Nov. 10: Dwyane Wade's return to Miami. The NBA isn't making the newest member of the Bulls wait long before paying the Heat a visit.
Nov. 23: The Pelicans play host to the Timberwolves, which means Anthony Daviswill go up against Karl-Anthony Towns. You can't call this a rivalry, but these are the league's two most promising young stars.
Dec. 7: Marreese Speights revenge game? OK,
KEVIN DURANT
that's not most people's pri- mary reason for watching the Clippers play the Warriors, but it's a reason. This is a gen- uine rivalry, even though the Warriors swept the season se- ries last year. And the Staples Center crowd will be ready to boo Golden State like crazy.
Dec. 11: The Warriors visit The Future. In Minneapolis, Towns' Timberwolves will welcome Golden State. Let's not forget that the young pups gave the Warriors problems last season.
Dec. 25: Christmas! That means cool uniforms, a re- match of last year's NBA Fi- nals in Cleveland, plus these four games: Knicks vs. Celtics, Spurs vs. Bulls, Thunder vs. Timberwolves and Lakers vs. Clippers. (Honestly, not the matchups I would have cho- sen, but you know you're not going to miss the battle of the superteams.)
Jan. 16: Cavs-Warriors II. This is the marquee matchup of the NBA's Martin Luther King Day schedule.
Feb. 11: Durant's return to OKC. This will be as hostile an environment as the league has ever seen for a regular- season game. Must-watch.
SCOTTIE AND LARSA PIPPEN
and grounds for marriage dis- solution, the Pippens appar- ently had a litany of issues well before this particular story broke. Scottie officially filed for divorce on October 18 but reporters discovered that Ft. Lauderdale police were sum- moned to the couple’s home on October 2 and again on Octo- ber 4.
During the first disturbance, Larsa was reportedly found waiting in her car in front of the home and described a “heated verbal argument” to the re- sponding officers. On the sec- ond incident, no exact details were made available but like the initial altercation, no ar- rests were made.
The couple were married in 1997 and have four children to- gether. Scottie also has three other children from previous relationships.
San Antonio Spurs guard Danny Green will miss Fri- day's preseason finale at home against the Houston Rockets because of a strained left quadriceps that is expected to keep him out of the lineup for three weeks, including Tues- day's season opener at Golden State.
Spurs coach Gregg Popovich said Green's lat- est setback is the same injury to his high thigh that he suf- fered during pickup games be-
DANNY GREEN
fore the start of training camp. "Knowing Pop, it won't af- fect them at all," Rockets coach Mike D'Antoni said.
"He will figure it out."
Spurs' Danny Green Out 3 Weeks
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