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SPORTS Tuesday 25 sepTember 2018

Welcome to camp: NBA teams starting their new seasons

By TIM REYNOLDS Dallas and Philadelphia,
AP Basketball Writer who were permitted to
There were some Larry start camp early because
O'Brien trophies on display they're headed to China
at Golden State's media for preseason games, ev-
day on Monday, shiny ery NBA club holds its first
golden reminders of the practice of the season on
three championships that Tuesday. The Los Angeles
the Warriors have picked Clippers are going to Ha-
up over the past four years. waii, Denver is headed to
Their quest for another is San Diego, Toronto is set-
about to begin. ting up camp a few miles
So will the quest by 29 other outside of Vancouver.
teams to thwart them. Whether they're going on
The offseason is over in the the road or staying home,
NBA. Most teams held me- the goal for every club —
dia day Monday, the pre- the Warriors included — is
lude to the start of training the same: Be better.
camps. And just like last "There's one team that's fig-
year, those camps — from ured it out, all right?" Miami
Hawaii to British Columbia coach Erik Spoelstra said.
to Massachusetts and 27 "Golden State has figured
other spots in between — it out. They have the tem- Houston Rockets' James Harden (13) yells for the camera during media day Monday, Sept. 24,
will begin with the Warriors plate right now. Everybody 2018, in Houston.
reigning over the league else is just trying to figure Associated Press
and everyone else pining it out. Some people think
to get on Golden State's they have a better track a Lakers uniform out in Los game stuff that you can't gins for real with Philadel-
level. at it than others. Prove it. Angeles. In Toronto and get from drills." phia visiting Boston and
"We've got a long way to That's the whole point of San Antonio, new Raptors Preseason games start Fri- Oklahoma City headed to
go to get to Golden State," this association. It's com- forward Kawhi Leonard day, with Boston going to Golden State — the night
said LeBron James, who left petition and you've got to and new Spurs guard De- Chapel Hill, North Carolina when the Warriors will pick
Cleveland — and what be- prove it." Mar DeRozan talked about and set to face Charlotte. up their latest champion-
came an annual date with Warriors guard Stephen the summertime blockbust- The Hornets are training in ship rings.
Golden State in the finals — Curry said he was eager for er that saw them chang- Chapel Hill, which undoubt- "The excitement that I have
for the Los Angeles Lakers media day, calling it "the ing jerseys. Up in Boston, edly pleases team owner right now to get this thing
over the summer. "They can official start to another sea- Gordon Hayward talked — and Tar Heels legend — rolling and get on out to
pick up right where they left son." about how he's finally been Michael Jordan. That same training camp, it's unbeliev-
off ... we're picking up from "Excited to get back to able to play 5-on-5 again night, Philadelphia plays able," said Carmelo Antho-
scratch. So we have a long work, get the guys back in recent weeks after his Australian club Melbourne ny, who signed with Hous-
way to go. We can't worry together. Look forward to first season with the Celtics United. ton this summer in an effort
about what Golden State chasing another champi- ended with a horrific leg in- Those are the first two of 79 to push the Rockets over
is doing. Golden State is onship," Curry said in a vid- jury on opening night. preseason games on the the top in the Western Con-
Golden State and they're eo posted to the Warriors' "There's nothing like play- calendar, running through ference. "Big shoutout to
the champions." social media channels. ing basketball," Hayward Oct. 12. the fans. You guys won't be
With the exception of James made his debut in said. "There's nothing like in- And then on Oct. 16, it be- disappointed this year."q

APNewsBreak: France Football launches Women's Ballon d'Or

By SAMUEL PETREQUIN on Dec. 3 in Paris. told the AP. "It's coming prize will be announced on confident we will get a jury
PARIS (AP) — A woman will Pascal Ferre, the to maturity and growing Oct. 8 alongside the 30- of about 40 journalists, from
win the most prestigious magazine's editor in chief, bigger. More than 760 man selection. The players countries where women's
individual trophy in soccer told The Associated Press million TV viewers watched will be selected by France soccer is growing."
for the first time this year. women's soccer has grown games at the last women's Football and a panel of The Ballon d'Or merged
Awarded every year by so much in recent years it World Cup in 2015, this did international journalists with the FIFA World Player of
France Football magazine was a logical step to create not happen by chance." specialized in women's the Year award from 2010-
since Stanley Matthews the new award. France Football will make soccer will vote on a winner. 15, but the magazine and
won it in 1956, the Ballon "Women's soccer is a an official announcement "The jury won't be the soccer's governing body
d'Or for the best player of booming discipline that in Tuesday's edition of the same as the jury voting split two years ago. FIFA
the year will be given to deserves the same respect magazine. for the men," Ferre said. also awards a trophy to the
both a woman and a man as men's soccer," Ferre A list of 15 nominees for the "Only experts can vote. I'm best women's player.q