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LeBron James' NBA Finals Run Is Perhaps The Best Ever Through 3 Games
With Jameis Winston
Could what has long been a casual discussion be on the verge of erupting into a raging debate?
As LeBron James puts on an NBA Finals series per- haps unmatched in the his- tory of the sport, putting his Cavaliers up 2-1 on the War- riors after Tuesday night’s 96- 91 win, is it time to give credence to the argument James is playing on a level comparable to Michael Jor- dan?
For this series, the answer could very well be yes.
One of the first arguments
Draymond Green's Mom Thinks Matthew Dellavedova Should Be Fined
DRAYMOND GREEN
Draymond Green's
mom is almost as famous as her son, and that's thanks in large part to her vocalness on Twitter during Warriors games.
Throughout the Warriors run in the postseason, Green’s mother has become more and more vocal on Twit- ter about her son's perform- ance and the plays he's involved in — and it's golden.
She usually gets on her son for ways he can improve, but when it comes to defending her little boy on the court, she's quick to use social media to get her voice out there.
This happened during Game 3 of the NBA Finals, when Draymond Green seemed to be taken out at the knees by Matthew Dellave- dova. Green's mother went right to Twitter to let the world know what she thinks about Delly.
Dellavedova certainly isn't winning over many fans with his style of play, which many have deemed as dirty. He took out Taj Gibson in the Conference Semifinals and broke Kyle Korver's ankles in Game 2 of the Eastern Con- ference Finals. These plays, in combination with this low blow on Green, are what paints Delly as a dirty player.
He may not be a dirty player all of the time, but he's not going to be winning over Mary Barbers-Green as a fan anytime soon.
jured All-Stars Kyrie Irving and Kevin Love, took the floor in Game 3 joined in the starting lineup by Timofey Mozgov, Tristan Thomp- son, Iman Shumpert and Matthew Dellavedova. On Tuesday night, they com- bined for 39 points — James scored 40. LeBron had more assists in Game 3 (eight) than the rest of the Cavs — starters and reserves — combined (seven). Thompson at least did his best impression of The Worm with a game- high 13 rebounds (just edging James’ 12).
And that was one game after perhaps the best game of James' postseason career: a triple-double in an overtime thriller on the road that evened the series and felt as exhausting to watch as it was to play.
The two guys who are likely to catch most of Jameis Winston's passes had plenty of praise for the rookie quarterback last Thursday.
Wide receivers Vincent Jackson and Mike Evans said they have been im- pressed by what they’ve seen so far.
"He throws a good ball," Evans said. "He goes through his reads and makes the right decisions."
Winston has been shar- ing first-team reps with third- year pro Mike Glennon during organized team activi- ties.
"They’re both making good throws, one after an- other," Evans said. "So it looks like they’re competing. They’re just making good throws. They split the first- team reps from time to time, so I guess most people think it’s a competition."
But make no mistake; it’s only a matter of time before Winston is running the show. He was the first overall pick in the draft, and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers didn’t
JAMEIS WINSTON
bring him in to sit on the bench.
Winston’s arrival is good news for Jackson and Evans. Despite poor play at quarterback last season, each had more than 1,000 receiv- ing yards. Both are 6-foot-5, and Winston was most suc- cessful in college when throw- ing to a big target in Kelvin Benjamin.
"He’s very dynamic," Jackson said. "He puts the touch on it when he needs to, but he will sling it. He will fire it across when he knows it’s a tight window. He’s only going to continue to get better. You see his competitiveness. He doesn’t want to miss a throw. He comes out here every day and works on his craft."
LEBRON JAMES And STEPHEN CURRY
for Jordan as basketball’s greatest player is His Airness’ supporting cast. Aside from fellow Hall of Famer Scottie Pippen, Jordan won his six titles in eight seasons in Chicago with the likes of Bill Cartwright, Ron Harper, Horace Grant, Luc Long- ley, Bill Wennington, Steve Kerr, Toni Kukoc and Dennis Rodman.
But James, without in-
Floyd Mayweather Tops Forbes' 2015 List Of The World's Highest-Paid Athletes
Floyd Mayweather tops this year's list of the highest-paid athletes with a record $300 million in earnings.
Floyd Mayweather has had a career full of monster paydays, with cumulative earnings of $420 million en- tering 2015.
But Mayweather still craved the score of a lifetime. “Even from day one when I was with Bob Arum, I said I wanted to work extremely hard to get to a certain point in my career, which is to get to a point to be the first fighter to ever make nine fi- gures in one night,” May- weather said ahead of his May 2 fight with Manny Pacquiao. Mission accom- plished for the man they call Money.
Mayweather received a $100 million check on fight night, but the real payoff came after the revenue fig- ures were tallied up. The fight was a dud in many people’s eyes, but it smashed every fi- nancial record in boxing, in- cluding pay-per-view buys (4.4 million and climbing), total gate ($73 million) and sponsorships ($13 million).
The fight is expected to gross $600 million once everything is counted. The fighters and their promotion companies will divvy up roughly $400 million, with Mayweather owed a 60% cut. Factor in his September 2014 bout against Marcos Maidana, and Mayweather earned $285 million over the last 12 months in the ring.
“Floyd Mayweather just pulled off the biggest score in the history of sports and entertainment,” says Leonard Ellerbe, who heads Mayweather Promo- tions.
Mayweather has shunned endorsement deals in the past, but he inked agreements with Hublot, FanDuel and Burger King ahead of the Pacquiao fight. The sponsorship deals and other earnings outside the ring from things like his TMT merchandise (short for The Money Team) added $15 mil- lion to Mayweather’s his- toric year.
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