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Stupid Things People Do For Sneakers: South African man caught with more than $50k in counterfeit sneakers

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Police in KwaZulu-Natal, a coastal South African province, said they apprehended a man who was transporting thousands of dollars worth of counterfeit sneakers. Police spokesperson Colonel Thembeka Mbeke said an intelligence operation was conducted June 9 that observed a suspicious bakkie (truck) travelling on the R69 Vryheid/Hlobane Road near the Shona Settlement. Police intercepted the vehicle and in the course of the search, found several bales of counterfeit sneakers , worth 700,000 South African Rand ( $50,963.45 USD) in the rear of the truck. Colonel Mbele said the 30-year-old suspect…

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June 12, 2021 NBA Playoff Recap : Clippers will not get swept

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Who Got It Done : Kawhi’s 34 helps get Clippers somewhat back in the series against Jazz Paul George with a very strong 31-point performance in Clips’ Game 3 win Donovan Mitchell goes over 30 again in Jazz loss pt rb ast Kawhi LeonardLAC vs. UTA 34 12 5   2 stl D. MitchellUTA @ LAC 30 5 4   5-9 3-pt Paul GeorgeLAC vs. UTA 31 3 5   6-10 3-pt Joe InglesUTA @ LAC 19 4 2   5-8 3-pt Nicolas BatumLAC vs. UTA 17 7 2 Reggie JacksonLAC vs. UTA 17…

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June 12, 2021 WNBA Recap

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Who Got it Done pt rb ast Brittney GrinerPHO vs. DAL 19 6 2   2 blk Satou SaballyDAL vs. PHO 17 6 4 Breanna StewartSEA vs. ATL 18 13 3 Jewell LoydSEA vs. ATL 20 4 2 Cheyenne ParkerATL vs. SEA 17 4 0 Yesterday’s Scores Seattle Storm (9-2)  86 Atlanta Dream (4-6)  75 PTS J.Loyd-SEA – 20   TRB B.Stewart-SEA – 13   Dallas Wings (5-5)  77 Phoenix Mercury (5-5)  59 PTS A.Ogunbowale-DAL – 20   TRB B.Alarie-DAL – 9 Today’s On Court Docket All times EST Chicago Sky  (3-7)  Indiana Fever  (1-10) Los Angeles Sparks  (4-4) Minnesota Lynx  (3-5)

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June 11, 2021 NBA Playoff Recap

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Who Got it Done Nikola Jokic’s 30-20 triple-double not enough to overcome Suns Chris Paul looked very healthy in a 27-point performance pt rb ast Nikola JokićDEN vs. PHO 32 20 10   Triple-double Joel EmbiidPHI @ ATL 27 9 8   12-16 ft Chris PaulPHO @ DEN 27 6 8   3 stl Trae YoungATL vs. PHI 28 0 8   2 stl Monte MorrisDEN vs. PHO 21 0 5 Tobias HarrisPHI @ ATL 22 8 5 Devin BookerPHO @ DEN 28 6 4 John CollinsATL vs. PHI 23 7 0 Ben SimmonsPHI…

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June 12, NBA Injury Report

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Atlanta Hawks NAME POS DATE STATUS COMMENT De’Andre Hunter SF Jun 9 Out Hunter (knee) will miss the remainder of the season and undergo meniscus surgery, Shams Charania of The Athletic reports. Cam Reddish SF Jun 6 Out Coach Nate McMillan said Sunday that Reddish has been doing “nothing with the team” and has been mainly shooting as he works his way back from Achilles soreness, Sarah K. Spencer of The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports. Brandon Goodwin PG May 18 Out Goodwin will miss the remainder of the season due to…

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FAMU graduate student Calvin Sykes selected as ESPN the Undefeated Rhoden Fellows Scholar Initiative

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From Florida A&M Sports Information: Florida A&M University (FAMU) sports management graduate student Calvin Sykes has been selected as one of six recipients of the ESPN the Undefeated Rhoden Fellows Scholar Initiative.  The fifth class will feature five different Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs).  Sykes is the second FAMU student in two years to be selected for the program.   “This dream really started in high school when I began working as an intern for CBS when I did South Florida High School sports,” said Sykes. “This is about all the…

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June 11, 2021 NBA Injury Report

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Team InjuriesAtlanta HawksBoston CelticsBrooklyn NetsCharlotte HornetsChicago BullsCleveland CavaliersDallas MavericksDenver NuggetsDetroit PistonsGolden State WarriorsHouston RocketsIndiana PacersLA ClippersLos Angeles LakersMemphis GrizzliesMiami HeatMilwaukee BucksMinnesota TimberwolvesNew Orleans PelicansNew York KnicksOklahoma City ThunderOrlando MagicPhiladelphia 76ersPhoenix SunsPortland Trail BlazersSacramento KingsSan Antonio SpursToronto RaptorsUtah JazzWashington WizardsTeam InjuriesAtlanta Hawks NAME POS DATE STATUS COMMENT De’Andre Hunter SF Jun 9 Out Hunter (knee) will miss the remainder of the season and undergo meniscus surgery, Shams Charania of The Athletic reports. Cam Reddish SF Jun 6 Out Coach Nate McMillan said Sunday that Reddish has been doing “nothing with the…

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June 9, 2021 NBA Playoff Recap

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Who Got It Done pt rb ast Chris PaulPHO vs. DEN 17 5 15 Nikola JokićDEN @ PHO 24 13 6 Devin BookerPHO vs. DEN 18 10 2 Jae CrowderPHO vs. DEN 11 5 0 Torrey CraigPHO vs. DEN 10 4 3 Deandre AytonPHO vs. DEN 15 10 0 Mikal BridgesPHO vs. DEN 16 2 0 Will BartonDEN @ PHO 10 1 3 Paul MillsapDEN @ PHO 11 6 2   2 blk Dario ŠarićPHO vs. DEN 8 4 1 Yesterday’s Scores Denver Nuggets (47-25)  98 Phoenix Suns (51-21)  123 PTS N.Jokić-DEN – 24…

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June 8, NBA Playoff Recap

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Who Got It Done Donovan Mitchell’s 45 helps Jazz to Game 1 win against Clippers Joel Embiid’s grown man 40 and 13 power Sixers to even series with Hawks pt rb ast D. MitchellUTA vs. LAC 45 3 5 Joel EmbiidPHI vs. ATL 40 13 2   12-16 ft Kawhi LeonardLAC @ UTA 23 7 3 Tobias HarrisPHI vs. ATL 22 6 4 Trae YoungATL @ PHI 21 3 11 D. GallinariATL @ PHI 21 9 2   5-9 3-pt Luke KennardLAC @ UTA 18 2 0 Seth CurryPHI vs. ATL 21…

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Lukas Lekavicius re-signs with Zalgiris

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By Johnny Askounis of EuroHoops.net / info@eurohoops.net Lukas Lekavicius extended his contract with Zalgiris Kaunas through the 2021-22 season with an option for the 2022-23 season, the Lithuanian powerhouse announced Wednesday. Lekavicius, 27, returned to Zalgiris in 2019 following a two-year stint at Greece with Panathinaikos. The next season will be his eighth in the Turkish Airlines EuroLeague and sixth attached to his current club. Per the press release: “Right after the Betsafe-LKL Finals series was over, Zalgiris immediately started setting the stones for next season, extending a contract with point guard…

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