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Why Master P's Son Hercy Miller Chose Tennessee State Basketball Over LSU, UCLA, Vanderbilt, Others
Andre Drummond Signs With Lakers
ANDRE DRUMMOND
The Los Angeles Lakers have been viewed as the front- runners to sign Andre Drummond since the big man reached a buyout agree- ment with the Cleveland Cav- aliers, and that is exactly what is going to happen.
Drummond’s agent, Jeff Schwartz, told ESPN that the 6-foot-10 center has agreed to a deal with the Lakers.
Drummond has been linked to the Lakers for a month, so the decision is hardly a surprise. The Lakers have a big need for a player like Drummond with An- thony Davis sidelined due to an injury.
Russell Westbrook Made NBA History With His Triple-Double Against The Pacers
RUSSELL WESTBROOK Russell Westbrook has
had a pretty rough season — at least by his standards. He has- n’t shot the ball well all year and has turned it over a bunch. He’s also looked a step slower on some nights, which is rea- sonable at 32 years old.
But Westbrook might have played his best NBA game ever against the Pacers on Monday. It’s definitely in the running.
The Wizards point guard put up numbers that no one has ever seen before — quite literally. He finished the game with 35 points, 14 rebounds and 21 assists to lead the Wiz- ards to a win over the Pacers.
And with that triple-dou- ble, he is now the Wizards’ all- time leader in triple-doubles after 38 games. That’s all it took.
LaMarcus Aldridge Signs With Nets
Hercy Miller, left, with his father hip-hop legend Master P., committed to play basketball Friday at Tennessee State.
The Brooklyn Nets con- tinue to absolutely load up for a championship run.
As first reported by
ESPN’s Adrian Woj- narowski, the Nets have agreed to sign veteran for- ward LaMarcus Aldridge for the remainder of the sea- son. Aldridge’s agent, Jeff Schwartz, later confirmed the agreement to ESPN.
Thiscomesasabitofa surprise, as a different team was viewed as a frontrunner for Aldridge after he was bought out by the San Anto- nio Spurs. Ultimately, the ap- peal for Aldridge became
LAMARCUS ALDRIDGE
obvious. The team should be able to afford the veteran for- ward playing time, and he will have a great chance to win a title alongside James Harden, Kyrie Irving, and Kevin Durant.
Hercy Miller, the son of hip-hop mogul Percy “Master P” Miller, com- mitted Friday to play basket- ball at Tennessee State after saying he also received offers from Vanderbilt, LSU, UCLA, USC, Missouri, South Carolina, Arizona, George- town and several other larger schools.
Miller, a 6-foot-3 senior star guard at Minnehaha (Minnesota) Academy, an- nounced his decision at his school.
He had narrowed his final decision to Vanderbilt or TSU and chose the Tigers be- cause wanted to be a part of a movement across the nation where several high-profile
high school athletes are choosing HBCUs over bigger schools.
"I want to be a leader and a dream of mine and a goal of mine is to change the narra- tive," Miller said. "I want to show people you don't have to go to one of these big schools, Power Five confer- ence schools, just to be great. There are a lot of great peo- ple who came out of HBCUs or mid-major schools. I want to be the next one."
Miller mentioned that Oprah Winfrey graduated from TSU, and Rob Cov- ington, who is in his eighth NBA season currently play- ing for Portland, played for the Tigers.
Alvin Kamara And Cam Jordan Rip NFL Over 17-Game Season
ALVIN KAMARA AND CAM JORDAN
The first reaction to the NFL’s expanded schedule among players does not ap- pear to be a positive one.
New Orleans Saints team- mates Alvin Kamara and Cam Jordan reacted on so- cial media to the announce- ment of a 17th regular season game. Neither seemed partic- ularly happy about the deci- sion.
Kamara’s response was more blunt: “S— dumb... as hell..”
The reaction isn’t a shock,
and it may be representative of where most players stand. The NFLPA wanted signifi- cant concessions to agree to a 17-game season during nego- tiations, and it was not some- thing they were eager to pursue.
Players are concerned about injuries and the added wear and tear of another game on top of an already dif- ficult season.
The NFL might not be done making major changes to its schedule, either.
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