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LeBron James Caps Classic Performance With Epic Buzzer-Beater
CLEVELAND -- LeBron James has played 984 games for the Cleveland Cavaliers. Whenever it ends, be it sooner or later, it will have been a ride of a lifetime.
Even in a career stocked with incredible playoff per- formances, James delivered a certified instant classic Wednesday night in one of those teeter-totter Game 5s that often determine seasons.
The headline is he made a deep 3-pointer at the buzzer, one of his step-back special- ties, to beat the Indiana Pacers 98-95 to gift the Cavs a 3-2 lead in this Eastern Confer- ence first-round series. The basket came after a game-sav- ing block on Victor Oladipo that might've saved the game and got the Cavs the final pos- session with three seconds left. Those will be the highlights on the reels that run for decades.
But that wasn't the reason his teammates doused him with water in celebration on the floor. They toasted him be- cause of his complete effort, which included 44 points, 10 rebounds and eight assists with the sort of attack-dog mentality that not only saved the season but pushed off
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thoughts of his free agency at least for a few days.
With the Cavs struggling for offense, as they have the entire series, James shifted into bulldozer mode and bullied and bruised the Pacers with a mixture of skill and will. Every point was needed as the Cavs squandered a double-digit sec- ond-half lead for the fourth time in the series.
James made basket after basket in the paint, racking up 12 of them by midway through the third quarter. The Pacers answered by just fouling him. But it didn't slow him down; he made 15-of-15 free throws to complete one of the best free throw-shooting games of his career.
Plaxico Burress Reportedly In Danger Of Having Home Foreclosed
Plaxico Burress has had some problems with money since he retired from playing in the NFL, and it appears the financial troubles are still on- going for the former New York Giants receiver.
According to court docu- ments, a home Burress and his wife, Tiffany own in New Jersey is currently in foreclo- sure. The couple bought the 5,500 square foot home back in 2005, and they have not
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made any mortgage pay- ments since July 2017. The bank is now demanding that Plaxico and Tiffany pay off the $700,000 they owe on the $1.5 million home or the property will be seized.
Burress made nearly $30 million during his 12 seasons in the NFL. He is currently working as a coaching intern with the Arizona Cardinals, though it’s unclear how much the team is paying him.
Saquon Barkley Becomes Father Days Before NFL Draft
Saquon Barkley is going through two major life- changing experiences in the span of three days.
On Tuesday, Barkley an- nounced that he had become a father. He shared a photo on Instagram of himself holding his baby daughter.
“Words can’t even describe how I feel right now,”
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Barkley wrote. “You are the most beautiful thing I’ve ever seen in my life. Thank God for blessing me with you in my life and into my arms. I pray that I can be the best fa- ther to you and help you grow into an amazing woman. I love you so so so much #Dad- dysLittleGirl Jada Clare Barkley 4.24.18”
Redskins' Paul Richardson: Police Thought I Was A
Dealer, Asked If I Was In Gang
The Virginia State Police says it's reviewing claims made by new Washington Redskins receiver Paul Richardson Jr., who tweeted that a trooper asked whether he was in a gang and told him he thought he was a drug dealer after pulling him over Tuesday afternoon.
Richardson, the former Seahawks wideout who signed with the Redskins last month, tweeted that he got pulled over in a toll lane, leading to the questions from the trooper.
"Before asking my name he askedmeifIwasinagang, then minutes later told me he thought I was a dealer (drugs)," Richardson posted. "What a welcome to the east coast. Fin- ished up with asking me how
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much car cost me.
"I've had this car 2 weeks
and this amazing officer gave me a ticket for only having tem- porary registration. Mind you I have up to 2 months in Va be- fore needing to register it AGAIN in Virginia."
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