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Warriors Confirm Klay
Fred VanVleet
BEAUTY UNLIMITED
CHRISTELLE
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Thompson Tore His
Has Awesome Quote About What Raptors Will Do If Leonard Leaves
FRED VANVLEET
Toronto Raptors guard Fred VanVleet knows as well as everyone else that Kawhi Leonard may leave Toronto this offseason, and he’s prepared for the possibil-
ity.VanVleet said Sunday that he’ll have a simple solu- tion if Leonard departs for another team: they’re just going to beat him.
It’s the best attitude Van- Vleet and his teammates could possibly take. Leonard may well leave, but it’s clear that the Raptors don’t want this to be a one-off either way. VanVleet played a key role in the Finals and can certainly score and come up big in key moments, as can many of his teammates, and he clearly has the attitude to match.
Telvin Smith Racks Up $88K In Fines From The Jaguars For Missing Minicamp
TELVIN SMITH
Telvin Smith will have to pay a minimum of $88,650 to not play football this season.
The Jacksonville Jaguars linebacker announced in early May that he was stepping away from the NFL in 2019 to “get my world in order”. It ap- pears he wasn’t bluffing, or trying to demand a trade or any of the usual tactics to earn more money. Smith hasn’t been involved in any team ac- tivities since January.
The money he owes is the result of skipping a mandatory three-day minicamp recently held by the Jaguars and came to light after Smith posted a notice of the fines on his In- stagram account.
ACL During Game 6
Golden State Warriors player Klay Thompson re- portedly tore his ACL during a hard fought game against the Toronto Raptors during Game 6 of the NBA Finals.
"Golden State’s Klay Thompson has suffered a torn ACL in his left knee, his agent Greg Lawrence tells ESPN," wrote ESPN's Senior NBA Insider Adrian Woj- narowski on Twitter.
This heartbreaking news came a few hours after it was announced that Golden State's Kevin Durant would be out for the 2019-2020 NBA season after injuring his Achilles in Game 5, which re- quired immediate surgery.
Thompson's injury oc- curred during the third quar- ter of last night's nail-biter (Jun. 13). With just under three minutes left in the quarter, the shooting guard
KLAY THOMPSON
Retaining Klay
Thompson And Kevin
Durant Would Cost
was fouled by Toronto's Danny Green.
Warriors head coach Steve Kerr reportedly said that Thompson just needed a "two minute rest" after re- ceiving assistance off the court. While clearly injured, he came back and was still able to make both free throws, ultimately finishing the game with 30 points. He reportedly left the Oracle Arena on crutches.
Warriors $155 million
There’s no denying the fact that Klay Thompson and Kevin Durant played huge roles for the Golden State Warriors this past sea- son. Without them, the War- riors weren’t able to claim the NBA Championship for a third-straight season.
That said, the current plan is reportedly to re-sign both. That’ll be difficult to do, assuming they both want max contracts. For majority owner Joe Lacob, that could mean opening the checkbook to numbers the NBA has never before seen.
Per ESPN’s cap expert Bobby Marks, re-signing both Thompson and Du- rant would add $155 million to the team’s tab. They’d owe $168 million in payroll and
KEVIN DURANT
then the $155 in luxury tax. Re-signing Thompson and Durant would keep the Warriors big-four core in the Bay. While it would come at a cost, majority owner Joe Lacob’s net worth is $3 bil- lion, and if he desires to keep this team together regardless
of cost, more power to him.
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