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LeBron James expressed his gratitude to the woman who raised him by gifting her a $600,000 Mercedes-AMG G 63 on her birthday.

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Second statue of Kobe Bryant being unveiled in Los Angeles

The first statue of Kobe Bryant outside Crypto.Com Arena was unveiled in February. LOS ANGELES (AP)  — A statue of late Los Angeles Lakers star Kobe Bryant and his daughter, Gigi Bryant, was scheduled to be unveiled during a private ceremony on Friday, according to a published report. The statue is located outside Crypto.com Arena near the Los Angeles Kings’ monument celebrating the team’s 50th anniversary,  ESPN reported , citing anonymous sources. The statue will be available for the public to visit starting Saturday morning. The statue is the second of three planned monuments to Kobe Bryant, who died in a helicopter crash along with Gigi Bryant and seven others in January 2020. The first statue, unveiled on Feb. 8, is a 19-foot bronze memorial to Bryant’s 81-point game against the Toronto Raptors. Friday’s date (8/2/24) holds similar numerology meaning to the February ceremony (2/8/24), representing both of Bryant’s uniform numbers (8 and 24) and the No. 2 that 13-year-old Gigi wore

Gordon Hayward retires after 14 NBA seasons with Utah, Boston, Charlotte and Oklahoma City

  Oklahoma City acquired Gordon Hayward before the trade deadline last season. BROWNSBURG, Ind. (AP)  — Gordon Hayward, who nearly gave Butler a national title over Duke with a half-court shot that just missed on the final play of the 2010 NCAA men’s basketball championship game, retired from the NBA after 14 seasons on Thursday. Hayward played for Utah, Boston, Charlotte and Oklahoma City, and was an All-Star in 2017. He averaged 15.2 points in 835 career regular-season games, and said he was looking forward to spending more time with his family. “Today, I am officially retiring from the game of basketball,” Hayward wrote on social media. “It’s been an incredible ride and I’m so grateful to everyone who helped me achieve more than I ever imagined.” Hayward thanked his parents and family, his agent Mark Bartelstein, coaches, teammates, trainers, doctors and friends for supporting him “through countless years and cities, helping me exceed my own expectations.” “To all my fans: thank you

10 all-time best Olympic players on Team USA since 1992

  The USA is largely and sensibly considered the source for the best collection of players in the world. So who are the best of the best in Olympic competition? As in, the best Americans ever to wear Team USA across their chest? Remember: before the Olympics welcomed professional players 32 years ago, most Americans enjoyed their lone Olympic experience and moved on to making money, disqualifying themselves under the amateur rules. That ’ s why it ’ s tricky, and maybe unfair, to judge those who played before 1992. They ’ d get shortchanged. Bill Russell had only one shot. Same for Oscar Robertson and Jerry West —   and even Spencer Haywood, who was tremendous as a teenager when he led the 1968 team in scoring. All were great Olympians. But it ’ s apples to today ’ s oranges. Besides, the competition around the world, for the most part, was limited to the occasionally imposing team from the former Soviet Union. Here are the top 10 since 1992, with apologies to Dwyane Wade, solid in 200

Paris Olympics, July 31: USA races past South Sudan; Jokic lifts Serbia

  The 2024 Olympic Games are officially underway in Paris, France. Group C for men’s 5×5 basketball will be in action on Wednesday, with Serbia facing Puerto Rico, followed by the U.S. vs. South Sudan. Meanwhile, there are two women’s 5×5 Group A games in play for today with Spain facing Puerto Rico and China facing Serbia. Follow along with updates throughout the action in Lille. USA 73, South Sudan 57 – Start of 4th quarter USA 55, South Sudan 36 – Start of 3rd quarter   USA 26, South Sudan 14 – Start of 2nd quarter Spain 63, Puerto Rico 62 – Group A (Women’s 5×5) •  Box Score • Watch Replay ( Peacock ) Serbia 81, China 59 – Group A (Women’s 5×5) •  Box Score • Watch Replay ( Peacock )