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LeBron James Steals The Show In Amy Schumer's 'Trainwreck'; Opening Today
Dez Bryant Tweets He Won't Report Unless He Gets Long-Term Deal
C.J. Wilson Released From Hospital, ‘In Very Good Spirits’
While no one knows at the moment what it means for his football career, C.J. Wilson is at least out of the hospital.
The Buccaneers cornerback was released from the hospital Friday after losing two fingers in a fireworks accident and is “in very good spirits.”
Wilson had at least two sur- geries to repair the damage to his hand, losing the middle and index finger.
His father said last week he was simply grateful his son was alive, and any concerns about his football career were secondary.
C.J. WILSON
Wilson’s under contract this year with the Bucs for $585,000, though that’s not guaranteed.
LeBron James, Bill Hader and director Judd Apatow on the set of "Trainwreck."
CLEVELAND, Ohio - "Trainwreck," the comedy starring Amy Schumer, Bill Hader, Tilda Swinton and LeBron James, which opens today. The movie is already earning rave reviews, espe- cially for James' perform- ance.
When word of the film's ex- istence spread late last year, it was thought James would be a glorified cameo. It turns out the basketball star is a major part of the ensemble.
"It's not just a cameo," di- rector Judd Apatow told USA Today. "He's actually a large part of the movie."
"Trainwreck" premiered to a sold out crowd at SXSW on Sunday. USA Today film critic Mike Snider calls James' performance "revelatory."
In an interview with Enter- tainment Weekly, Schumer, who wrote the film, and Apa- tow talked about James'
presence on set, which drew other celebrities like Chris Rock.
"Chris Rock was pitching jokes for LeBron, all of which are in the movie, all of which killed," Apatow told EW. "There is a run where he says, 'You have to be careful because you don't want a baby mama,' and he goes on this run about how you handle your baby mama because before you know it, you have to buy her a pantsuit line."
The Daily Beast calls James' work "stellar," while Cinema Blend says James is the "Trainwreck's" "secret weapon." Huffington Post even went as far as to label James a movie star.
The general public will have to wait until July 17, when the film opens, to see James' per- formance. Let the anticipation begin.
DEZ BRYANT
As the NFL deadline ap- proaches for franchise players to sign multiyear contracts, wide receiver, Dez Bryant has attempted to increase the pres- sure on the Dallas Cowboys.
The Cowboys receiver tweeted Monday that he won't report to the team unless he has a long-term deal.
The tweet comes on the heels of a phone call he recently made to the team to communi- cate the same message, accord- ing to league sources.
The wide receiver personally informed Cowboys executive vice president Stephen Jones that he will not attend training camp and will sit out regular- season games unless they reach agreement on a long-term deal.
Jones, in a text message Monday, denied that Bryant communicated to him a will- ingness to miss training camp and regular-season games.
The Cowboys and Bryant's representatives, both CAA's Tom Condon and members of Roc Nation, have had one face-to-face negotiating ses- sion. They have exchanged pro- posals once, just before the Fourth of July holiday.
Bryant also made the argu- ment that he has proved him- self to be the top receiver in the league over the past five years and should be compensated ac- cordingly.
Bryant cannot be fined for missing training camp without signing his franchise tender, but would be forfeiting $752,000 for each regular-sea- son game missed while not hav- ing the ability to get the long-term contract he desires.
‘Extreme DUI’ Subjects Donovan McNabb To Longer Sentence
On Tuesday, via multiple re- ports, the numbers are now in- about former NFL quarterback Donovan McNabb’s second DUI arrest in Arizona. At the time, those details did not in- clude the blood-alcohol con- centration measured by police.
They measure at more than twice the legal limit of 0.08 percent.
The 0.171 percent reading constitutes “extreme DUI” in Arizona. Coupled with McN- abb’s prior DUI in Arizona, he now faces a mandatory mini- mum sentence not of 90 days but 120 days.
In the aftermath of the June 28 arrest, McNabb has taken a leave of absence from his
DONOVAN MCNABB
weekday show on NBC Sports Radio, and FOX Sports has suspended McNabb indefi- nitely.
Fireworks May Have Cost Pierre Paul His Football Career; Giants Pull His $60M Contract
New York Giants star Jason Pierre-Paul has been re- leased from the hospital 10 days after suffering an injury that may put his football ca- reer in jeopardy.
Pierre-Paul had his right index finger amputated after injuring his hand lighting fire- works during a Fourth of July celebration.
The defensive end was said to have opted for the surgery in a bid to speed up the heal- ing process so he could return to the field for the regular sea- son, which begins in two months - but Giants officials reneged on his $60 million contract offer after learning of the procedure.
Making matters worse, the team was kept in the dark be- fore Pierre-Paul went through the procedure, and were unaware he had taken the drastic action until it was revealed by ESPN's Adam Schefter. Officials at the hospi- tal cited Health Information Privacy laws when they al- legedly barred Giants VP of medical services Ronnie Barnes from seeing the 26- year-old athlete.
Some of the staff from the
Pierre Paul was a star DE at USF, before going pro
franchise even left Miami without seeing the player, it has been reported.
Pierre-Paul cannot be placed on the Non-Football In- jury (NFI) list as he is not under contract, and there is a question on what deal, if any, he may sign in the future.
There are reports his team were hoping the Giants would rescind the franchise tag, al- lowing him to become a free- agent and sign for another team, but it seems this may not be the case.
Pierre-Paul is understood to have burnt his palm and three fingers, suffering nerve damage to a digit.
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