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Alabama Star Tua Tagovailoa Set For Hip Surgery In Houston
Paul George Has Funny Explanation For His Hot Start
Alabama quarterback Tua Tagovailoa is sched- uled to have hip surgery in Houston.
Team surgeon Dr. Lyle Cain said in a statement Sunday that Tagovailoa will have surgery on his dislo- cated right hip Monday. An Alabama spokesman de- clined to disclose where he was having the surgery citing privacy reasons.
Cain says the medical team “consulted with multi- ple orthopedic experts across the country, who specialize in hip injuries and surgeries.”
TUA TAGOVAILOA
He reiterated that they expect Tagovailoa to make a full recovery.
The fifth-ranked Crimson Tide’s star, a potential top pick in April’s NFL draft, was
injured while being dragged down by two defenders late in the first half of Saturday’s 38- 7 win over Mississippi State.
Tagovailoa had been nursing an ankle injury and Alabama was considering holding him out of this game. Defensive linemen Phidar- ian Mathis and Raekwon Davis posted a picture with a smiling Tagovailoa in his hospital bed Sunday.
He passed for 418 yards and four touchdowns in a loss to No. 1 LSU less than three weeks after right ankle sur- gery.
Jamal Crawford Finds It ‘Baffling’ That He Is Still Unsigned
JAMAL CRAWFORD
Carmelo Anthony offi- cially made it back into the league this week, but one fel- low veteran is wondering why he hasn’t been afforded the same treatment.
In an interview over the weekend with NBA.com’s Shaun Powell, former Sixth Man of the Year Jamal Crawford spoke on his con- tinued NBA unemployment.
“I know I can play,” said Crawford. “And I would think my reputation is still solid. It’s baffling to me.”
Crawford, who turns 40 in March, averaged a decent 7.9 points and 3.8 assists in just 18.9 minutes per game for the Phoenix Suns last season. That included a scoring out- burst of 51 points towards the end of the year.
Paul George had a funny explanation on Saturday night for his hot scoring start to the season.
George made his season debut for the LA Clippers on Thursday night after missing the first 11 games as he recov- ered from offseason surgeries on both shoulders. He scored 33 points in Thursday’s loss and 37 in Saturday night’s 150-101 win over the Atlanta Hawks.
Asked about averaging 35 points per game to start the season, George offering a
PAUL GEORGE
humorous explanation.
It’s no surprise George is scoring well now that he’s had his shoulders repaired. The guy was on fire last season and an MVP candidate until
injuring his shoulder.
DeAndre Hopkins Calls
Odell Beckham, Jr. Says He’s Upset Over Volume Of Random Drug Tests: ‘Nobody Is Getting Tested Like Me’
For Changes In NFL’s Pass
Interference Reviewers
While most of the NFL world was still talking about the jaw-dropping actions of Myles Garrett after Cleve- land’s 21-7 win over Pitts- burgh on Thursday, Odell Beckham, Jr. was staring at a piece of orange paper in his locker.
The sheet read: “You have been selected by the NFL drug-test program’s Inde- pendent Administrator to complete a performance en- hancing substance test today.
Beckham, exiting for a post-game interview with Fox, walked down the hall asking a reporter from cleve- land.com, “Man, why don’t you write a story about why the NFL is drug testing me after every game?"
A clearly frustrated Beck- ham then told cleveland.com he’s been tested multiple times per week through what are supposed to be random drug tests for players across
the NFL. This week alone, Beckham said he was the subject of two ran- dom drug tests.
“ ( T h e NFL) made me come in Monday when we had an off day. Had a drug test," Beckham said. “Made me come in Thursday after the game. Had another drug
test.
“Every week, twice a
week.”
Beckham has made it
clear he feels the league holds him to a different standard than any other player, be it his fashion choices on the field or the lack of yellow flags he sees following passes thrown his way. He has long had an idea the league is keeping a distinct eye on him.
DeAndre Hopkins be- came a high-profile victim of what looked like obvious pass interference on Sunday that was not called and not over- turned on review, and he’s openly calling for changes in light of that.
After an offseason rule change gave teams the option to challenge pass interference calls, it turned out the rule didn’t really work in practice. Calls are almost never changed on the field from the league review that takes place in New York.
Hopkins was the victim of this Sunday, when what
ODELL BECKHAM,JR.
DEANDRE HOPKINS
looked like a clear instance of pass interference was not flagged on the field or on re- view. That prompted Hop- kins to take to Twitter after the game and call for new re- viewers in New York going forward.
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