Damian Lillard scored 41 points for the second game in a row, Jerami Grant converted the game-winning layup with three seconds remaining and the Portland Trailblazers remained unbeaten after a 106-104 win over the Los Angeles Lakers on Sunday afternoon at Crypto.com Arena.
Recently, three NBA head coaching jobs went to African Americans. Jason Kidd is to lead the Dallas Mavericks, Ime Udoka will coach the Boston Celtics and Chauncey Billups will be at the helm of the Portland Trailblazers. This shows how the NBA is attempting to resolve its racial disparities in a predominantly Black league. At the end of the regular season this year, seven out of 30 NBA teams had Black head coaches. In the NBA, 74.8 percent of the players identify as Black, and 81.9 percent consider themselves as people of color. In 2019, 18.1 percent of NBA players
Two weeks after parting ways with their eight-year head coach Doc Rivers, the Los Angeles Clippers are finalizing a five-year deal with assistant coach Tyronn Lue.
The singer’s vocals soared as she performed three ballads including her 2009 smash hit “Halo” and “Ava Maria” after saluting the character of Warner/Chappell Music Publishing CEO Jon Platt at the City of Hope gala near Los Angeles on Thursday night. She took the stage following her husband, Jay Z, who presented Platt with the Spirit of Life award during a charity event that raised more than $6 million.
Rashad McCants was selected as the #1 pick in Ice Cube’s inaugural Big 3 League