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Darrell ‘Bubba’ Wallace, Jr. Was
2017 NBA Champ Warriors Toured
First Black Driver In Daytona 500
AA Museum With Students
In 50 Years; Finishes 2nd
Instead Of Visiting White House
Last Sunday, Darrell “Bubba” Wallace, Jr. hit the tracks in Daytona as the ‘first black driver’ since 1969. But that is just one of the many records he set in history that day.
Last October, Wallace was announced to be a full- time driver for Richard Petty in 2018, and it made him the first full-time African-American driver at the sport’s top level since Wendell Scott in 1971.
The 24-year-old from Mo- bile, Alabama, fearlessly drove the legendary No. 43 Chevrolet for Richard Petty Motorsports that “The King” Petty himself drove to seven wins in the Daytona 500.
And with a breathtaking last moment, he finished sec-
Darrell ‘Bubba’ Wallace is a full driver for Richard Petty Motorsports. He drives Mr. Petty’s infamous #43 car.
While the Golden State Warriors paid no attention to Donald Trump’s “with- drawn” White House invita- tion, the 2016-17 NBA champions put together an- other activity that still com- memorated their win.
The Warriors toured the National African American Museum of History and Cul- ture (NMAAHC) with stu- dents from Washington, D.C.
In a statement made by Warriors shooting guard, Klay Thompson, this visit serves as an educational tool for the youth and that the franchise’s goal is to not insert politics into their decision.
It’s a known and herald tradition for championship teams to meet with the coun- try’s presiding president for a photo-op inside the White House, but Trump doesn’t
The Golden State Warriors took students to the African American Museum, instead of going to the White House. Here they are with Stephen Curry.
share the same views with a number of the Warriors’ mem- bers which led the team to make a decision to decline the opportunity.
ond to Austin Dillon and with a .002 edge over third placer, Denny Hamlin.
He marked the highest ever finish by a rookie full- timer in the race. It was also the best finish by an African- American driver in race his-
tory, breaking Scott’s 13th place finish in 1966.
Kawhi Leonard Returning To San Antonio In Hope Of March Return
KAWHI LEONARD Kawhi Leonard’s sea-
son isn’t over just yet. According to reporters,
the San Antonio Spurs for- ward is returning to team fa- cilities in Texas to work out with the hope of returning in March.
Leonard had been in New York to seek further con- sultation on his right quad in- jury, where he was working out at NBPA headquarters. He will now join up with teammates and hopes to play five-on-five in the near fu- ture.
The Spurs had been preparing to enter the play- offs without Leonard, but it sounds like that fear may not be realized if all goes accord- ing to plan. Gregg Popovich had gone so far as to make that pronunciation publicly, but if he was trying to put pressure on Leonard toputuporshutup,itmay have worked.
LeBron, Jr. Leads His Team To Championship Win
LeBron ‘Bronny’ James, Jr., led his middle school team to a championship win as his dad, LeBron, Sr., looked on.
LeBron James’ 13- year-old son, LeBron James, Jr., aka ‘Bronny’ led his Old Trail middle school team to an ISL Tour- nament title last week with a 52-35 win over Gilmour Academy.
championship performance was in front of his dad who was in the stands to root him on.
Bronny has one more year in middle school, how- ever, many high school bas- ketball programs are already trying to recruit him.
Much of LeBron, Jr.’s
Pachulia Reportedly Will Not Be
Punished For Fall On Westbrook
Golden State Warriors center Zaza Pachulia will not be disciplined by the NBA for his fall on Russell Westbrook.
Westbrook accused Pachulia of landing on him with intent to injure, which Pachulia has denied. The NBA, it seems, has sided with his view of things.
Ultimately, the NBA likely determined that there was nothing clear enough about the incident to justify taking action. That will come as a
ZAZA PACHULIA
major disappointment to some players, who are clearly fed up with Pachulia’s ac- tions.
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