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Elgin Baylor, Legendary
Mike Tyson Says Fight With Evander Holyfield Is Officially On For May 29
Hall Of Famer And Lakers
Star, Dies At 86
54-year-old Mike Tyson has announced he will be fighting 58-year-old Evander Holy- field on May 29 -- despite Holyfield's camp saying nego- tiations were over just 24 hours ago.
"I just want everybody to know the fight is on with me and Holyfield," Tyson said during an IG Live session with Haute Living.
"Holyfield's a humble man I know that and he's a man of God but I'm God's man. Listen, I'm going to be successful May 29."
We're reaching out to Holy- field's camp right now to con- firm he's in ... so stay tuned on that.
Remember, it was just yester-
Elgin Baylor, the Hall of Fame star who spent 14 years playing for the Minneapolis and Los Angeles Lakers, has died at 86. The Lakers released a statement about his death, which was from natural causes.
Baylor is considered one of the all-time greatest players in the history of the NBA, and a vital figure in the history of the game. Athletic and quick, his trademark hanging jump shot was part of the movement that took the NBA off the ground and lifted it into the air, where it's stayed ever since.
Over his 14-year career, which he spent entirely with the Lakers, Baylor was an All- Star 11 times, was named to the All-NBA First Team 10 times, and was the Rookie of the Year in 1959. He and the
MIKE TYSON AND EVANDER HOLYFIELD
ELGIN BAYLOR
Lakers went to the finals nine times during his career, finally winning in 1972.
Baylor was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Bas- ketball Hall of Fame in 1977, and his No. 22 has been retired by the Lakers.
day that Evander's manager is- sued a statement saying talks had "fallen apart" between the two sides.
"We were negotiating in good faith all along and it appears we just ended up wasting our time," Kris Lawrence said.
Kevin Hart Surprises Daughter Heaven With A $85K Mercedes For Her Sweet Sixteen
HEAVEN AND KEVIN HART ANDHER NEW CAR
University of South Florida football team had a two-time Super Bowl champion visit them at practice on Tuesday.
Jason Pierre-Paul, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers line- backer who played college foot- ball at USF, could be seen standing with the players on the defensive line. He also spoke to the Bulls about the importance of bonding as a team.
BJ Daniels, the Bulls offen- sive quality control analyst, posted several photos of the visit on Twitter.
Daniels played with Pierre- Paul at the University of South Florida. He called him a “brother for life” so, apparently, the two of them shared a special rela- tionship despite being on oppo-
JASON PIERRE-PAUL AT USF
Bucs LB, USF Grad Jason Pierre-Paul Visits Football Practice At Alma Mater
Kevin Hart, 41, gave his daughter Heaven the gift of a lifetime in honor of her 16th birthday on Mar. 14.
Hart presented the teen with a brand new $85K black Mercedes SUV during her ex- travagant party and clips from the epic moment were shared on the Instagram story of
bDASHd Event Planning And Baker, the company that threw the bash.
Hart also shared clips of the incredible setup at the event and it included a gorgeous set dinner table, video game area, an outdoor movie theater, and even candy boxes with the birthday gal’s pic on them!
Emotional Jameis Winston 'Would Love To Carry That Torch' From Drew Brees As New Orleans Saints QB
site sides of the football.
“A lot of Blood, Sweat and
Tears between the two of us!”
Daniels wrote. “Appreciate you stopping by and dropping knowledge.”
METAIRIE, La. -- An emo- tional Jameis Winston fought back tears Tuesday while talking about how much it meant to work closely with Drew Brees last year. And Winston said he would "love to carry that torch from him" as the New Orleans Saints' next quarterback.
Winston is expected to com- pete for the job with Taysom Hill this summer after Brees announced his retirement and Winston re-signed on a one- year deal with the Saints last week.
"Being able to have an entire season with Drew Brees was a
JAMEIS WINSTON
dream of mine," said Winston, who started to get choked up during a videoconference with
the New Orleans media after he was asked about an intimate conversation he was spotted having with Brees on the side- line during the final minutes of New Orleans' playoff loss in Jan- uary.
"For him to put his arm around me -- or just give me any encouraging words -- after I saw the resilience, the passion, the way that he approached every single day; for that to even be a story, I was touched by that," Winston said. "Because he doesn't even know how much he means to me and my family. For real.
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