Leonard, George each score 31, Clippers tie series with Jazz
Kawhi Leonard and Paul George each scored 31 points โ the second straight game they have both had over 30 points โ and the Los Angeles Clippers defeated the Utah Jazz 118-104 in Game 4 Monday night to even their Western Conference second-round series at two games apiece.
New mom Wie West looks forward to first-tee nerves again
It's been nearly two years since Wie West last played a competitive round on the LPGA Tour, and nine months since she gave birth to daughter Makenna. (AP Photo/Chris Carlson, File)SAN DIEGO โ New mom Michelle Wie West is looking forward to being nervous again on the golf course. Itโs been nearly two years since she played a competitive round on the LPGA Tour and nine months since she gave birth to daughter Makenna. โIโm definitely nervous but also grateful to feel nervous again,โ Wie West said in a videoconference Wednesday from the course in northern San Diego County. โThat moment that Tiger had with Charlie, that is the first thing that popped to my mind and thatโs been a huge motivation and thatโs been a new dream of mine,โ Wie West said.
Elgin Baylor, Lakers great and aerialist pioneer, dies at 86
FILE - Elgin Baylor stands next to a statue, just unveiled, honoring the Minneapolis and Los Angeles Lakers great, outside Staples Center in Los Angeles, in this Friday, April 6, 2018, file photo. Elgin Baylor, the Lakers 11-time NBA All-Star, died Monday, March 22, 2021, of natural causes. The Lakers announced that Baylor died in Los Angeles with his wife, Elaine, and daughter Krystal by his side. Baylorโs second career as a personnel executive for 22 1/2 years with the woebegone Los Angeles Clippers was far less successful, but he remained a beloved figure in Los Angeles and beyond. A Los Angeles County jury unanimously ruled in the Clippersโ favor in March 2011, refusing to award any damages.
Agent: LeBron inks 2-year, $85 million extension with Lakers
LOS ANGELES โ LeBron James has agreed to a two-year, $85 million contract extension through the 2022-23 season with the Los Angeles Lakers. Davis and James teamed up last season and won the Lakers' 17th championship in the bubble in central Florida. Instead, James has committed to play through his 20th NBA season with the Lakers, where he moved in 2018 after title-winning tenures in Cleveland and Miami. Los Angeles famously gave a two-year, $48.5 million extension to Bryant when he was 35 years old in November 2013. For instance, Davis could structure his deal to allow Los Angeles to pursue a third superstar in free agency next summer.
Comforts of NBA bubble not lost on Lakers' Danny Green
Thatโs just fine with Los Angeles Lakers guard Danny Green. Sunday would be his 257th career postseason appearance, two shy of matching Derek Fisher for the most in NBA history. He entered Game 3 of the NBA Finals seven free-throw attempts shy of matching Shaquille OโNeal (2,317) for another postseason record. Itโs the 20th NBA Finals game for Foster, the 10th for Brothers and the first for Fraher. Itโll be the eighth finals game for Zarba, the fifth for Goble and the first for Brown.
Michelle Wie West gives birth to a daughter
Michelle Wie West now has a little one of her own. The former U.S. Women's Open champion announced on Instagram that she and her husband, Golden State Warriors executive Jonnie West, are parents of a daughter born Friday. Kenna baby, I have waited my entire life to meet you, Wie, the former U.S. Women's Open champion, wrote on Instagram. They named her Makenna Kamalei Yoona West. Kamalei is a Hawaiian for beloved child.Wie and West, the son of NBA great Jerry West, were married in August.
Petition created to honor Kobe Bryant in NBA logo
More than 1,100,000 signatures have been added to a change.org petition to change the NBA logo to feature Bryant, as of 10 p.m. Monday evening. Fans have been taking a stand on social media to honor Bryantโs legacy, on and off the court. As one of the most influential basketball players of this generation, the love for the Bryant family has been overwhelming. After their sudden death on Sunday, friends and family have been sharing their condolences and memories across various social media platforms. Organizers say the change.org petition is โan attempt to immortalize him forever.โ
Trump to honor NBA legend Jerry West with Medal of Freedom
(CNN) - President Donald Trump will award the Presidential Medal of Freedom to famed basketball player Jerry West in the Oval Office Thursday afternoon. Clutch -- will be the sixth professional athlete to whom Trump has presented the medal, the highest civilian honor in the US. West was drafted by the Lakers in 1960, shortly before the franchise relocated to Los Angeles. During his time in leadership for the Lakers, West helped rebuild the team, bringing on Shaquille O'Neal and Kobe Bryant in the 1990s. Trump has diverged from some of his predecessors, who took to celebrating several Medal of Freedom honorees at large, public ceremonies inside the White House.
Stars hit the links in the Pro-Am of the Greenbrier Classic
WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS, WVa. Tiger Woods had an early tee time and wrapped up his round on the 18th hole before noon. White Sulphur Springs got a taste of Hollywood, or rather, Louisiana. While the Pro-Am stars wrapped up play after their rounds. The golf stars will align Thursday as the first day of the Greenbrier Classic tournament begins.