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Cleveland Cavaliers Owe It To LeBron James To Overpay For J. R. Smith
Pistons Guard Reggie Jackson Out 6 To 8 Weeks With Knee Injury
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Pistons guard Reggie Jackson could be out six to eight weeks with a knee in- jury, coach Stan Van Gundy told reporters Wednesday.
Van Gundy said surgery is unlikely but it will be up to Jackson to decide the next course of action. He also added that Jackson is very likely to miss at least the first four preseason games.
The Pistons open preason play on Thursday at Brook- lyn.
After missing Tuesday's open practice, Jackson told reporters he's been battling tendinitis in his left knee for years.
Texas Youth Football Team Receives Threats After Kneeling For National Anthem
THE BEAUMONT TEXAS TEAM
Cinesport called to ask about unsigned guard J. R. Smith and his contract stale- mate with the Cleveland Cav- aliers.
It is easy to spend other people's money, especially Cavs owner Dan Gilbert's money. Still, the Cavs need to end the silliness and settle the "dispute.'' If it means over- paying, well, overpaying is the cost of doing business post- championship.
Above all else, the Cavs owe it to LeBron James to get all of his guys together
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without issues, posthaste. Think about how much cash LeBron has generated for this franchise.
LeBron James Writes Op-Ed To Say Why He Is Supporting Hillary Clinton
Everything’s bigger in Texas. That statement holds true when it comes to foot- ball especially. In the state’s southeast region, a team made up of 11-12-year-old middle schoolers took a knee prior to the start of their Sept. 10 game along with their coaches, not knowing what would come of it.
The Beaumont (small oil town east of Houston) Bulls protest went viral, resulting in threats to the kids and coaches, along with the Beaumont Bulls’ board threatening to cancel the boys’ season. Through all of
it, the team continued its protest of the national an- them for social injustice.
“Since Colin Kaeper- nick took a stand, we wanted to do the same,” a sixth-grader said in an inter- view with B/R. “We wanted to stand against racism and injustice.”
Bulls head coach, Rah Rah Barber, went to the parents of the kids and the league to ask for approval of the protest, which they re- ceived. As media coverage arrived, so did the death threats to the kids over Face- book.
LeBron James took to Business Insider Sunday (Oct. 2), to pen an op-ed where the three-time champ explained his reasoning be- hind the endorsement of Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton, as the next presi- dent of the United States of America.
The 31-year-old remi- nisced on his childhood days growing up poor with his mother in Akron, Ohio, stat- ing that Clinton “under- stands the struggles of a kid growing up in poverty.” James also compared his foundation’s values to that of Clinton’s, saying, “Like my foundation, Hillary has al- ways been a champion for children and their futures. For over 40 years, she’s been working to improve public schools, expand access to
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health care, support chil- dren’s hospitals, and so much more.”
James believes Clinton will continue to “build on the legacy” that President Barack Obama has already started during his eight-year term as leader of the free world. The King joins a laundry list of athletes en- dorsing Clinton over Don- ald Trump in this year’s presidential election.
Eminem, YG And Others Are Designing NFL T-Shirts
The NFL season is about to get a lot more colorful. Thirty music artists are taking a shot at fashion and have signed on to design T-shirts for various NFL teams.
The design roster, includ- ing Eminem, YG, Wale, Mac Miller, Bone Thugs- N-Harmony, and Fergie, will launch the co-branded shirts. The objective for the collection is to create a collec- tion for fans who love the game of football and the music that comes out of their hometown.
In most cases, the artists were paired with their home teams — Eminem with the Detroit Lions, YG with the Los Angeles Rams, and Wale with the Washington Red- skins. The collaboration, which was organized by on- line venture company,
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Teespring will feature shirts with both the NFL team’s logo and the artist’s name. The shirts will be available for purchase exclusively on Teespring.com for one month. Each shirt runs for about $25. While the artists will receive a small percent- age of the sales, a large cut will be donated to various charities and causes.
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