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Dwyane Wade Receives
Kevin Love Inks $120M Extension With Cleveland Cavaliers
KEVIN LOVE
The Cleveland Cavaliers are making a point that they're not just going to tank for the next few seasons in wake of LeBron James' departure.
The Cavs reportedly went out and signed Kevin Love to a four-year, $120M contract ex- tension that tops out his overall deal at five years, $145M.
Love, 29, had opted out of the 2019-20 season on his cur- rent five-year deal, which would have made him a free agent next Summer when sev- eral other All-Star players are set to hit the open market. In- stead, he'll earn the $24.1M next season before the four- year extension kicks in.
Jordan Brand Won't Re-Sign Kawhi Leonard
KAWHI LEONARD
Kawhi Leonard will have to find a new on-court sneaker when he makes his Toronto Raptors debut, as his Jordan Brand contract is set to expire in October.
Jordan Brand will let Leonard walk this Fall, after he turned down a four-year, $22 million extension.
Leonard, who appeared in just nine games last season due to injury, was featured in Jor- dan Brand's "Like Mike" cam- paign earlier this year but he's not exactly the type of guy who is adept at marketing products, especially in the social media era.
Known for his expression- less face and somber demeanor, the 27-year old forward is at the opposite end of the spectrum when compared to other signa- ture athletes like Jordan Brand's Russell Westbrook, Adidas' James Harden, or Under Armour's Steph Curry.
LeBron James Congratulates
3-Year Offer From
Kevin Love On New
Zhejiang Golden Bulls
Contract With Cavs
Dwyane Wade still has not decided if he'll return to the NBA for the 2018-19 sea- son but there are reports that several teams in the Chinese Basketball Association are making offers to the future Hall of Famer.
Wade, who was recently given a lifetime contract with Chinese sportswear brand Li- Ning, has been offered a three- year $25M to join the Zhejian Golden Bulls. There have also been reports of a "monster" offer from the Xinjiang Flying Tigers, though the numbers have not yet been revealed.
DWYANE WADE
During Wade's Li-Ning event in China last week, the 36-year old veteran was asked about the upcoming season but said he'd wait until he got home to make any decision.
LeBron James may have paved the way for Kevin Love to sign a massive con- tract extension when he de- cided to leave Cleveland for a second time, and the new Los Angeles Lakers star is looking to get a little something out of it.
Love signed a four-year, $120 million extension with the Cavs on Tuesday, and Le- Bron took to Twitter to con- gratulate him. He also wants
LEBRON JAMES AND KEVIN LOVE
Love to buy him dinner next time the two get together.
Lamar Odom Involved In Altercation At Hooters,
Ben Simmons Celebrates
Gunshots Fired
Birthday In Vegas With
star Lamar
Meek Mill, Robert Kraft
Ex-NBA
Odom is back in the news again for a negative reason.
The former Sixth Man of the Year was allegedly in- volved in an altercation at a Hooters restaurant in Queens, New York in the early hours of July 20, leading to the cops being called.
Witnesses say that Odom and a group of friends were leaving the restaurant when they got into a verbal argu- ment with another group. A man from the other group is said to have pulled out a gun and fired multiple shots into the air. Nobody was struck however, and the other group fled the scene, per witnesses.
As for Odom, the report
NBA Rookie of the Year, Ben Simmons celebrated his 22nd birthday in Las Vegas over the weekend, hitting up both Drai's and TAO night- clubs.
Simmons was spotted partying with a unique cast of characters that included Meek Mill, New England Pa- triots owner Robert Kraft, Philadelphia Sixers co-owner Michael Rubin, and two- time NBA MVP Kevin Du- rant. Of course, Kendall Jenner was also on hand for Simmons' birthday celebra-
BEN SIMMONS
tions. The duo have reportedly been dating since the end of May, following Simmons' short lived relationship with Tinashe.
LAMAR ODOM
says that he has not been ac- cused of any wrongdoing and is cooperating with the police as they actively search for the shooter.
Odom, 38, last played in the NBA during the 2012-13 season. He has since ex- pressed interest in suiting up for Ice Cube’s BIG3 basket- ball league.
Lonzo Ball, Denise
Garcia Welcome
Their First Child
Los Angeles Lakers point guard Lonzo Ball and girl- friend Denise Garcia wel- comed their first child on Sunday, a baby girl named Zoey Christina Ball.
Lonzo, 20, sent out a tweet yesterday that read, "7.22.18 #ZCB," revealing that the newest addition to the Big Baller Brand has arrived.
Ball and Garcia have re- portedly been dating since they attended Chino Hills High School together. A fam- ily rep confirmed Zoey Christina Ball is as happy and healthy as can be.
In his rookie season with the Lakers, Ball appeared in 52 games, averaging 10.2
DENISE GARCIA AND LONZO BALL
points, 7.2 assists and 6.9 re- bounds en route to All-Rookie Second Team honors. He also finished the season with 13 double-doubles and two triple- doubles, tying LeBron James as the youngest player in NBA history to record mul- tiple triple-double games.
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