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Charles Barkley Invites LeBron James To Be TNT Analyst
BEAUTY UNLIMITED
AMBER
This week’s Beauty Unlimited feature is Amber. Amber has her sights set on something really big in the near future, and she promises everyone will know who she is no matter where her journeys take her.
Amber says she’s very easy going, very easy to work with, and always looking for extra work, and the reason she started model- ing was because she has never been great at drawing, but loves art. Congratulations to Amber as this week’s Beauty Unlimited feature.
Charles Barkley made his plea on Sunday night for LeBron James to join the TNT crew as a studio analyst during the playoffs, and he did so in a way that only he
canA. ppealing to James after the Houston Rockets’ Game 1 win over the Utah Jazz in the first round of the playoffs on Sunday night, Barkley said James should join them be- cause he doesn’t have any- thing to do with the Los Angeles Lakers eliminated from the postseason.
Of course Barkley joked about LeBron needing to
The Lakers Threatened To Void Lonzo Ball’s Contract If He Went Through With Surgery
LONZO BALL
There are numerous things that happened during the 2018-19 Los Angeles Lak- ers season that were really, really weird. One such in- stance was the ankle injury suffered by Lonzo Ball. Originally, it was believed that the sprain would only keep him out for 4-6 weeks, but seeing as how the injury occurred in mid-January and he’s still not cleared to play, that ended up being ex- tremely wrong.
A new report from Shams Charania of The Athletic shows both the ex- tents to which Ball was will- ing to go to fix the issue while highlighting the dysfunction that was on display in Los An- geles. Ball’s camp — namely estranged business manager Alan Foster — had him fly out to Ohio in February to get an ankle procedure per- formed by a doctor that had previously worked with his younger brother, LiAngelo.
The issue was that Los An- geles had zero idea this was happening, and when the or- ganization found out, they weren’t happy. Ball was warned that if he went through with the procedure, the team reserved the right to void his contract.
CHARLES BARKLEY AND LEBRON JAMES
hire a coach and GM for the Lakers, which was a reference to James’ power within the organization.
Surprisingly, Rob Pelinka is running the team’s coaching search,
which means James should have even more free time. He’ll probably be spending it working on his movie career. He should drop into TNT for a show or two and give the fans a thrill.
EASTERN CONFERENCE:
Milwaukee Bucks (1) vs. Detroit Pistons (8) Milwaukee leads series 1-0
Game 1 (at MIL): Bucks 121, Pistons 86
Game 2 (at MIL): Wednes- day, April 17, 8 p.m. - TV: NBA
TV
Game 3 (at DET): Saturday,
April 20, 8 p.m. - TV: ESPN
Toronto Raptors (2) vs. Orlando Magic (7)
Orlando leads series 1-0
Game 1 (at TOR): Magic 104, Raptors 101 (Box Score)
Game 2 (at TOR): Tuesday, April 16, 8 p.m. -- TV: TNT
Game 3 (at ORL): Friday, April 19, 7 p.m. -- TV: ESPN
Philadelphia 76ers (3) vs. Brooklyn Nets (6) Brooklyn leads series 1-0
Game 1 (at PHI): Nets 111, 76ers 102 (Box Score)
Game 2 (at PHI): Monday, April 15, 8 p.m. -- TV: TNT
Game 3 (at BKN): Thursday, April 18, 8 p.m. -- TV: TNT
Game 7* (at PHI): Saturday, April 27, TBD -- TV: TNT
*If necessary
Boston Celtics (4) vs. Indiana Pacers (5) Boston leads series 1-0
Game 1 (at BOS): Celtics 84, Pacers 74
Game 2 (at BOS): Wednes- day, April 17, 7 p.m. -- TV: TNT
Game 3 (at IND): Friday, April 19, 8:30 p.m. -- TV: ABC
WESTERN CONFERENCE:
Golden State Warriors (1) vs. Los Angeles Clippers (8)
Golden State leads series 1-0
Game 1 (at GS): Warriors 121, Clippers 104
Game 2 (at GS): Monday, April 15, 10:30 p.m. -- TV: TNT
Game 3 (at LAC): Thursday, April 18, 10:30 p.m. -- TV: TNT
Denver Nuggets (2) vs. San Antonio Spurs (7) San Antonio leads series 1-0
Game 1 (at DEN): Spurs 101, Nuggets 96
Game 2 (at DEN): Tuesday, April 16, 9 p.m. -- TV: NBA TV
Game 3 (at SA): Thursday, April 18, 9 p.m. -- TV: NBA TV
Portland Trail Blazers (3) vs. Oklahoma City Thunder (6) Portland leads series 1-0
Game 1 (at POR): Trail Blaz- ers 104, Thunder 99
Game 2 (at POR): Tuesday, April 16, 10:30 p.m. -- TV: TNT
Game 3 (at OKC): Friday, April 19, 9:30 p.m. -- TV: ESPN
Game 4 (at OKC): Sunday, April 21, 9:30 p.m. -- TV: TNT
Houston Rockets (4) vs. Utah Jazz (5) Houston leads series 1-0
Game 1 (at HOU): Rockers 122, Jazz 90
Game 2 (at HOU): Wednes- day, April 17, 9:30 p.m. -- TV: TNT
Game 3 (at UTA): Saturday, April 20, 10:30 p.m. -- TV: ESPN
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