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LeBron James Fined $15,000 For 'Obscene Gesture' Celebration
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LeBron James' celebra- tion of Thursday's overtime victory over the Indiana Pac- ers has landed the Los Angeles Lakers forward with a fine from the NBA.
The $15,000 punishment was handed to James "for making an obscene gesture on the playing court," said the NBA in a statement on Friday.
'The incident occurred with 1:17 remaining in the fourth quarter of the Lakers' 124-116 overtime win against the Indiana Pacers on Wednesday at Gainbridge Fieldhouse," said the NBA statement.
James made the gesture after making a deep three- point shot.
Tiger Woods Says His Days Of Being A Full-Time Golfer Are Over: 'Never Full Time, Ever Again'
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In an exclusive interview with Golf Digest, Tiger Woods spoke publicly about his golfing future for the first time since his car crash earlier this year.
"I think something that is realistic is playing the tour one day, never full time, ever again, but pick and choose, just like Mr. (Ben) Hogan did," Woods told interviewer Henni Koyack.
"Pick and choose a few events a year and you play around that. You practice around that, and you gear yourself up for that. And you play. I think that's how I'm going to have to play it from now on.
"It's an unfortunate reality, but it's my reality. And I un- derstand it, and I accept it."
Woods began the remote interview from his South Florida home by walking into the room with what he called a slight "hitch" in his stride, evi- dence of the serious leg in- juries suffered in a car crash
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near Los Ange- les in February.
Woods says during his gru- eling rehabilita- tion, things as simple as watching his son play or lis- tening to birds
Baltimore Ravens Sit Atop AFC, But Lamar Jackson's Flaws Could Prove Fatal
sing have taken on greater meaning.
"I have so far to go ... I'm not even at the halfway point. I have so much more muscle de- velopment and nerve develop- mentthatIhavetodoinmy leg. At the same time, as you know, I've had five back oper- ations. So I'm having to deal with that. So as the leg gets stronger, sometimes the back may act up ... It's a tough road.
"I'm just happy to be able to go out there and watch Charlie play, or go in the backyard and have an hour or two by myself with no one talking, no music, no nothing. I just hear the birds chirping. That part I've sorely missed."
Baltimore Ravens star quarterback Lamar Jack- son proved so many doubters wrong through his first three seasons.
"He should convert to wide receiver."
"He can't play from the pocket."
"He can't win if he's not running the football."
"The Baltimore Ravens of- fense will be figured out by defenses."
All of these things, plus more, have been disproved through an electric start to Jackson's career. However, he's now facing some legiti- mate adversity because of his recent play, and the Balti- more Ravens have too much on the line for the quarter- back to regress.
In Sunday's 16-10 victory over the Cleveland Browns, Jackson threw four inter- ceptions. If not for Cleve- land's offensive ineptitude, helped along by Baltimore's outstanding defensive effort, the Ravens wouldn't be sitting atop the AFC standings.
Just how miraculous is the
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fact Baltimore owns an 8-3 record and the No. 1 seed in the conference? Well, teams lost 41 straight games when their quarterback threw four or more interceptions, per ESPN's Jake Trotter. The difference between a win and a loss was first and sixth place.
Offensively, the Ravens didn't play particularly well. The unit finished with 303 total yards. Jackson threw for only 165 yards, with 39 coming on a single play. De- spite a good ground attack with the game's most dy- namic runner behind center, Baltimore averaged 3.4 yards per carry. The Browns de- fense had their number.
Defensive ends Myles Garrett and Jadeveon Clowney lived in the Ravens' backfield. Cleveland's cover- age schemes had Jackson confused. The difference in the contest came down to two plays, both of which Jackson made because of his mobility.
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