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Could Zion Williamson,
Khloe Kardashian Splits With Tristan Thompson
KHLOE KARDASHIAN, TRISTAN THOMPSON AND JORDYN WOODS
Khloe Kardashian has thrown in the towel, breaking up with Tristan Thompson after she found out her baby daddy allegedly cheated on her with Kylie Jenner's best friend.
On Sunday night he was at a house party, where we're told he snuggled up with Kylie's best friend, Jordyn Woods.
Witnesses say Tristan and Jordyn were all over each other ... making out. We're told Khloe found out and immedi- ately broke things off with the NBA player ... a source says "she has had enough."
NBA, FIBA And President Obama Partner To Form Basketball Africa League
NBA, FIBA set to launch league in Africa — with assist from Obama.
Duke Sue Nike For
Sneaker-Related Injury?
ZION WILLIAMSON Duke freshman star Zion
Williamson suffered a right knee injury in Wednesday’s game between the No. 1 Blue Devils and No. 8 North Car- olina.
The injury occurred 36 seconds into the game as Williamson—the presump- tive number one pick in the upcoming 2019 NBA Draft— dribbled the basketball as Tar Heels forward Luke Maye defended him. The 18-year-
old forward then appeared to lose his footing and fell to the floor. In visible pain, he then grabbed his injured knee.
As Williamson was on the floor, it was apparent from the television broadcast that his left Nike sneaker had torn apart. The tear appeared to have occurred when Williamson planted his foot while dribbling.
Former President Barack Obama, who at- tended the game and sat in the front row, was shown on camera mouthing “his shoe broke.”
If Williamson’s injury leads to lasting or permanent impairment in his ability to excel as a basketball player, Williamson could argue that Nike is liable for manu- facturing a defective sneaker that caused his injury.
On the eve of the All-Star Game, the NBA announced one of its most ambitious projects in years: the forma- tion of the Basketball Africa League.
The NBA will partner with FIBA, the international gov- erning body for the sport, to form the 12-team league, which is expected to open January 2020, the NBA an- nounced on Saturday. Former President Barack Obama, an avid basketball fan, is ex- pected to have hands-on in-
volvement with league as well. There are already several professional teams across Africa, but this league will at- tempt to unify them into one place while providing finan- cial support, resources and
training.
There will be qualifying
tournaments held to deter- mine which teams make the league with the nations of An- gola, Egypt, Kenya, Morocco, Nigeria, Rwanda, Senegal, South Africa and Tunisia likely to be represented.
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