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Stephen Curry Crashes House Party In Rhode Island
A man of the people, Stephen Curry con- tinued his offseason victory lap by crashing a house party and chugging Bud Light this week- end.
After imitating LeBron James’ workout video at Harrison Barnes' wedding on Satur- day, the Golden State Warriors superstar stopped by a stranger's shindig in Newport, Rhode Island. Jim Marrinan took some photos with the unexpected guest.
According to TMZ, the two-time MVP ap- peared with Atlanta Hawks guard Kent Baze- more. The 29-year-old Curry is apparently still young enough to down a can of Bud Light.
Then again, it looks like his shirt consumed most of the beer.
Michael Jordan And Scottie Pippen Reunited In Jordan Flight School Camp
JORDAN AND PIPPEN
The Chicago Bulls domi- nated the NBA landscape in the nineties, winning six championships in two sepa- rate three-peats. The central figures in those amazing runs were Michael Jordan and Scottie Pippen. Jordan is the consensus best player ever, and Pippen was the star who perfectly complemented His Airness.
In 1998, after the team won the NBA championship, the Bulls roster was totally re-
vamped. Pippen was traded to the Houston Rockets and Jordan retired for the second time. While Jordan did come back, albeit at an already-ad- vanced age, the two never shared a court again, at least not until a couple of days ago.
During Jordan’s Flight School camp in Santa Barbara, the famous duo reunited. As TMZ Sports reports, this was their first time stepping on the same court in almost 20 years.
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Stephen Curry And Kyrie Irving Appeared To Mock LeBron James' Workout Videos While Dancing At A Wedding
As a potential trade looms on the horizon, Kyrie Irving may not be improving his al- legedly fractured relationship with LeBron James.
When Irving requested a trade from the Cleveland Cav- aliers, he reportedly said he didn't want to play alongside James anymore.
While the particulars of James and Irving's relation- ship are unknown, it may have taken a hit when Irving ap- peared to enjoy a laugh at James' expense, courtesy of Stephen Curry.
Over the weekend, Curry and Irving attended the wed- ding for Dallas Mavericks for- ward Harrison Barnes. Video of the reception made its way to Instagram in which Curry appears to be mocking
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one of James' workout videos as Irving laughed alongside of him.
Here's Curry's "dance." It features the same song as one of James' most recent Insta- gram videos:
It's unclear if any of this is meant as a shot at James or just good fun. After all, despite the rivalry between the War- riors and Cavs, most of the
players seem to be on good terms.
Draymond Green and James had a social media spat shortly after the Finals, that even with some harsh in- sults, seemed to be in good fun.
After news of Irving's trade demands were leaked, James took to Twitter to push back against the idea that he was mad at Irving.
However, given the state of the Cavs, perhaps there's a bit more to this roasting of James. He surely can't be happy about Irving having fun with Curry, whose War- riors just beat the Cavs. Addi- tionally, there's already reportedly some “disdain” for Curry’s success among NBA stars, including James.
Seahawks, Kam Chancellor Reach Multi-Year Extension
The Seahawks did not disclose terms, but a source said that Chancel- lor agreed to a three-year extension worth $36 mil- lion.
The deal includes $25
million in guaranteed
money. That ranks seventh
--- just behind teammate
Earl Thomas --- among
current safety contracts,
according to ESPN Stats & Information.
Chancellor indicated on Monday that the two sides were close to finalizing a deal. The Seahawks now have $123 million in guaranteed money committed to their secondary, which is $32 million more than the Cardinals, who are No. 2 in the league.
"I love this team," Chancellor said. "They gave me the first opportunity and the only opportunity, and I would love to retire here."
The Seahawks have locked up safety Kam Chancellor, who has 12 ca- reer interceptions, through the 2020 season.
NBA Investigated If LeBron James Had Ownership Stake At Klutch Sports
It has become common knowledge that Le- Bron James shares a uniquely tight bond with his close friend Rich Paul, who is a sports agent for Klutch Sports Group.
Throughout much of his career, James has had some close dealings with the agency that has at least sparked some questions about his in- volvement. The NBA has previously conducted an investigation to see if James had any owner- ship of the company.
Several notable players in the league aside from James such as Eric Bledsoe, John Wall, Ben Simmons, Tristan Thompson, and J. R. Smith are clients under Klutch Sports with Paul as their agent. It would be only rea- sonable for the league to look into the situation given the closeness between James and Paul, who are childhood friends. The reason the league looked into the matter is because the current CBA does not allow players to be stockholders in any agency.
However, Paul has operated as his own en- tity despite his strong connection to the four- time league MVP. That doesn’t mean that
James hasn’t had some influence on the han- dling of Thompson and Smith’s free agency situations over the last couple of years, because he surely has, but the league determined that James ultimately doesn’t have any owning in- terest in Klutch Sports. Instead, James has em- powered his close friends and helped them create names for themselves.
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