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Dwight Howard Interested In Competing In Dunk Contest Again
Heat Dion Waiters Suspended 10 Games For Refusing To Snitch On Teammate
DION WAITERS
It’s early in the season but Dion Waiters has had a tu- multuous two weeks with the team.
Over the weekend Wait- ers, who was previously sus- pended by the team during the preseason for conduct detri- mental to the team, reportedly had a medical emergency on the team plane that involved “weed gummies”.
While it was initially re- ported as an “overdose” Wait- ers’ medical emergency was later revealed to be a “panic at- tack” due to consuming a THC edible.
Waiters has now been suspended 10 games by the Heat over the incident.
Apparently, the team be- lieves Waiters was given the gummy by a teammate but he refuses to snitch.
Waiters will lose $2 mil- lion for the 10-day suspension.
Komen Wins Athens Classic Marathon
JOHN KIPKORIR KOMEN
Kenyan John Kipkorir Komen won the 37th Athens Classic Marathon on Sunday, clocking two hours, 16 minutes and 34 seconds in the rain.
The 42-year-old swept past Rwanda's Felicien Muhi- tira, who had led from the start, about 600 meters from the finish.
Muhitira, 25, took second in 2:16.43 with Greece's Kon- stantinos Gkelaouzos. 29, in third at 2:19.02.
Kenya's Daniel Muindi in 2:21.39 was fourth and Mo- rocco's Khamis Bakari fifth in 2:23.36.
Serena Williams Just
Dwight Howard com- peted in the Slam Dunk Con- test back during George W. Bush’s presidency, but he may not be done with the com- petition just yet.
Speaking this weekend with TMZ Sports, the Los An- geles Lakers center indicated that he was interested in com- peting in the Dunk Contest
again.
“I thought
about it,” he said. “I’m getting my legs back. I feel young again.”
Howard was quick to note though that his
Dropped Another Gem
Antonio Brown Not Expected To Return This Season In NFL
SERENA WILLIAMS
beloved hearts, “along with rings, bracelets, and neck- laces, a diamond-encrusted dog tag, and diamond earrings that spell out SEXY as well as LOVE, the words broken in two.
DWIGHT HOWARD
For Serena Williams, it’s all love—if not in her leg- endary tennis game, then in her growing style empire, which expanded today to in- clude Serena Williams Jew- elry.
The luxury-level line of gold and silver jewelry fea- tures ethically mined and con- flict-free diamonds, and some heavy inspiration by the phe- nom herself, including her fa- vorite motif: hearts.
Williams’ new line, which launched with 70 pieces ranging in price from $299 to $10,000, spreads the love. The designs include the star’s
only priority was winning a title.
— A Jewelry Line
Antonio Brown is still reportedly scheduled to meet with the NFL on Thursday, but don’t expect that meeting to change much between the two parties. Brown isn’t ex- pected to play again this sea- son, ESPN’s Adam Schefter reported.
Brown has not been sus- pended or placed on the com- missioner’s exempt list, but is currently being investigated for several claims of sexual as- sault made against him in a civil lawsuit filed in Florida. The New England Patriots re- leased him on Sept. 20, and Brown has been a free agent ever since.
Schefter reported that if a team decided to sign him, Brown would be placed on the commissioner’s exempt list immediately. That would require the team to pay him until the NFL finishes its in- vestigation, which could last
ANTONIO BROWN
the rest of the season. They’d essentially be paying Brown to be investigated, so teams are going to stay away from him until the NFL makes its decision.
Brown went on a social media tirade on Thursday, just hours after the news broke that he would be meeting with the NFL. Brown again pro- claimed that he was done with the NFL and demanded his name be cleared. He later deleted the posts on Twitter and Instagram, and posted a tweet clarifying that he’s “very frustrated” and intends to play again.
Gordon Hayward Suffers Fractured Left Hand
Boston Celtics forward Gordon Hayward exited Saturday’s game against the San Antonio Spurs with a frac- tured left hand and will not re- turn, the team announced.
Hayward suffered the in- jury with under two minutes remaining in the first half, and an X-ray confirmed its sever- ity. He took a pick from LaMarcus Aldridge and was immediately in pain; Marcus Smart replaced him on the court, and Hayward did not join the team during warmups before the second
GORDON HAYWARD
half.
Prior to the injury, Hay-
ward had scored nine points on 4-of-9 shooting (1-for-3 from three) with two re- bounds, and one assist, steal and block.
Ric Bucher Clarifies After
Warriors Call Stephen
Curry Report ‘Hogwash’
The Golden State Warriors say any talk of Stephen Curry being out for the re- mainder of the 2019-20 sea- son is not based in fact.
In a feature he published on the Warriors’ demise Thursday, Bleacher Report’s Ric Bucher said he was told by a source that Curry’s left hand fracture was “worse than initially thought” and will likely keep the two-time NBA MVP out for the remainder of the year. A short time after, Connor Letourneau of the San Francisco Chronicle was told by a Golden State source that Bucher’s report is false and that the fracture was no
STEPHEN CURRY
worse than anticipated. “That’s complete hog- wash,” Letourneau was told. “Like we’ve said, he’s going to get re-evaluated in three months, and we’ll go from there. There’s no reason to be- lieve right now that he can’t
play this season.”
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