That's true, W.
Phoenix gave up almost 60 points per game in Dragic and Thomas. I'm happy to have Thomas playing for Boston for the next few years.
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That's true, W.
Phoenix gave up almost 60 points per game in Dragic and Thomas. I'm happy to have Thomas playing for Boston for the next few years.
And who would have thought that Thomas would blossom after 3 years, as the last pick of the second round of the 2011 draft, number 60 overall. He's the same guy who was boo'ed early on when he visited Madison Square Garden simply because Knick fans hated their ex coach Isaiah Thomas so much after the sexual harassment incident.
And I read that the clips could end up as second, third or fifth seed as the season ends. Doc is giving the right medicine after all.
Celtics seal 7th seed. Will meet LeBron and company.
Either they will be swept, or become the Cinderella story of the year.
Hats off to Ainge, Brad and the team.
Either they will be swept, or become the Cinderella story of the year.
Hats off to Ainge, Brad and the team.
Thanks, W.
Clippers quietly get things done. Doc's system is going to be tested in the playoffs. He's going to relay heavily on his starters and hope his thin bench gets things done. The good thing is the his starters are not that old and can grind out games. Will be happy to see Doc succeed here. He's gotta do better than Vinnie in the playoffs.
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Woman loses home, other gifts to wife of ex-Clippers owner
Associated Press By BRIAN MELLEY
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The billionaire wife of former Los Angeles Clippers owner Donald Sterling got her revenge against a woman he secretly showered with gifts and whose recording of his racially offensive rant cost him ownership of the team.
Shelly Sterling's victory Tuesday in Los Angeles Superior Court will force V. Stiviano to surrender a $1.8 million duplex and return $800,000 lavished on her in cash handouts and several luxury cars, including a Ferrari, during a shadowy relationship.
Shelly Sterling claimed that Stiviano seduced her 80-year-old husband and manipulated him to give up community property the couple amassed through a real estate rental empire built over six decades of marriage.
"Shelly is thrilled with the decision," attorney Pierce O'Donnell said.
The award is a trifle for Sterling, but represents a triumph over a younger woman who cuddled up to her husband in public, told others she was the "next Mrs. Sterling" and caused them shame when the recordings surfaced.
Stiviano's recordings toppled her husband and "took us both down," Shelly Sterling testified at trial last month. "We lost the team. They were like another child."
Stiviano was partly undone by those same phone recordings.
"Everything that I have you've given me from your heart without me begging or asking or throwing myself all over you," Stiviano could be heard telling the billionaire in a clip played at trial to show they plotted to shield gifts from his wife.
Judge Richard Fruin Jr. rejected arguments by Stiviano's lawyer that the gifts were made when Donald and Shelly Sterling were separated and that Shelly Sterling couldn't seek them from a third party.
Attorney Mac Nehoray said he and his client were disappointed and would appeal the ruling, which is tentative and will become final in 15 days if there are no objections.
"Judges are supposed to interpret the law not make them," he said in an email.
The ruling comes nearly a year after the recording of Sterling telling Stiviano not to associate with black people caused an uproar and led the NBA to ban him for life and fine him $2.5 million.
With the NBA threatening to seize the team, Shelly Sterling got hold of a family trust by showing her husband had signs of Alzheimer's disease and negotiated a record $2 billion sale to ex-Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer.
Her husband failed to block the sale in court and has sued his wife and the NBA in federal court.
The couple presented a united front at the Stiviano trial, discussing their enduring love for each other.
Testimony shed little light on the nature of the unusual three-way relationship that lasted about 2½ years.
Shelly Sterling said she assumed Stiviano was her husband's mistress.
Stiviano and Donald Sterling denied having sex. She referred to him as a father figure and lover.
Donald Sterling, who was incredulous that his wife had described them at one point as being estranged, referred to the 32-year-old Stiviano as an "ex-friend."
Shelly Sterling and Stiviano didn't hide their disdain for each other.
Shelly Sterling said Stiviano had been nasty to her and taken advantage of her husband and didn't deserve millions in gifts. Stiviano called Sterling the "Wicked Witch of the West" and said she hated her.
Sterling initially sought about $3.6 million from Stiviano, a figure an accountant said was a conservative estimate of the gifts that included the $240,000 Ferrari, a Bentley, a Range Rover, extravagant spending sprees and world travel.
After Fruin said he was having difficulty connecting all the money to Stiviano, lawyers for Sterling reduced their claim to $2.8 million, based on evidence and Stiviano's own admissions.
Fruin awarded all of that but $200,000, saying he had no credible evidence to support Stiviano's guess that she rang up hundreds of thousands of dollars on Donald Sterling's credit card.
Associated Press By BRIAN MELLEY
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The billionaire wife of former Los Angeles Clippers owner Donald Sterling got her revenge against a woman he secretly showered with gifts and whose recording of his racially offensive rant cost him ownership of the team.
Shelly Sterling's victory Tuesday in Los Angeles Superior Court will force V. Stiviano to surrender a $1.8 million duplex and return $800,000 lavished on her in cash handouts and several luxury cars, including a Ferrari, during a shadowy relationship.
Shelly Sterling claimed that Stiviano seduced her 80-year-old husband and manipulated him to give up community property the couple amassed through a real estate rental empire built over six decades of marriage.
"Shelly is thrilled with the decision," attorney Pierce O'Donnell said.
The award is a trifle for Sterling, but represents a triumph over a younger woman who cuddled up to her husband in public, told others she was the "next Mrs. Sterling" and caused them shame when the recordings surfaced.
Stiviano's recordings toppled her husband and "took us both down," Shelly Sterling testified at trial last month. "We lost the team. They were like another child."
Stiviano was partly undone by those same phone recordings.
"Everything that I have you've given me from your heart without me begging or asking or throwing myself all over you," Stiviano could be heard telling the billionaire in a clip played at trial to show they plotted to shield gifts from his wife.
Judge Richard Fruin Jr. rejected arguments by Stiviano's lawyer that the gifts were made when Donald and Shelly Sterling were separated and that Shelly Sterling couldn't seek them from a third party.
Attorney Mac Nehoray said he and his client were disappointed and would appeal the ruling, which is tentative and will become final in 15 days if there are no objections.
"Judges are supposed to interpret the law not make them," he said in an email.
The ruling comes nearly a year after the recording of Sterling telling Stiviano not to associate with black people caused an uproar and led the NBA to ban him for life and fine him $2.5 million.
With the NBA threatening to seize the team, Shelly Sterling got hold of a family trust by showing her husband had signs of Alzheimer's disease and negotiated a record $2 billion sale to ex-Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer.
Her husband failed to block the sale in court and has sued his wife and the NBA in federal court.
The couple presented a united front at the Stiviano trial, discussing their enduring love for each other.
Testimony shed little light on the nature of the unusual three-way relationship that lasted about 2½ years.
Shelly Sterling said she assumed Stiviano was her husband's mistress.
Stiviano and Donald Sterling denied having sex. She referred to him as a father figure and lover.
Donald Sterling, who was incredulous that his wife had described them at one point as being estranged, referred to the 32-year-old Stiviano as an "ex-friend."
Shelly Sterling and Stiviano didn't hide their disdain for each other.
Shelly Sterling said Stiviano had been nasty to her and taken advantage of her husband and didn't deserve millions in gifts. Stiviano called Sterling the "Wicked Witch of the West" and said she hated her.
Sterling initially sought about $3.6 million from Stiviano, a figure an accountant said was a conservative estimate of the gifts that included the $240,000 Ferrari, a Bentley, a Range Rover, extravagant spending sprees and world travel.
After Fruin said he was having difficulty connecting all the money to Stiviano, lawyers for Sterling reduced their claim to $2.8 million, based on evidence and Stiviano's own admissions.
Fruin awarded all of that but $200,000, saying he had no credible evidence to support Stiviano's guess that she rang up hundreds of thousands of dollars on Donald Sterling's credit card.
Both East and West 8th spot are to be determined tonight. Pacers or Nets. And OKC or Pelicans. Can't wait for the playoffs to begin!
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How I wish too, Steve.
James proclaimed 'We don't have to worry about the Celtics anymore' a couple of years ago when KG and Pierce were traded to the Nets. Well, he'll be visiting the Garden again, maybe not that soon as he thought, and not much love for him there either. No pressure for Boston and a ton of pressure for the nuclear powered Cavs. But you still gotta play the game. Steal Game 1, and the Celtics fans will be rockin'!
The Celtics team now is all about their young college coach. Ainge saw something in him when virtually no one did. I'm amazed at how he is able to distribute 30+ minutes each for his 3 guards. Last year he said he wanted ALL of his players to be able to shoot 3s, and I couldn't believe he was serious till I saw some games myself; practically all guys in the rotation can make 3s, save to center Tyler Zeller, who couldn't really make foul shots. And how 'bout Jason Kidd leading the Bucks to a playoff spot. He's not kidding with the owner it seems.
Stiviano, Shelly, Donald......a despicable trio. Not an honorable person among them. Wish they would all just slither away and never be heard from again.
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And I really really hope this does not happen.
http://seattle.suntimes.com/nba/7/72/932912/kevin-durant-miami-heat
Kevin Durant might follow in LeBron James' footsteps and join the Miami Heat
ESPN’s Bill Simmons floated in his latest column that he thinks Kevin Durant could be headed to Miami when he can become a free agent after next season.
“Dudes will always want to play in Miami. For that and many other reasons, here’s your stealth Durant/2016 destination. Not Washington, not New York, not Los Angeles. Here. South Beach. They’ve done it before; they’ll do it again. Miami will ALWAYS be fine. That’s why Riley doesn’t care about giving up those future first-rounders. Ride or die — remember?”
It makes sense that the Heat are a popular destination for free agents. Would you rather spend half the winter in Miami or Chicago? How about Milwaukee? Not a very hard choice.
If Durant were to make his way to South Beach, the entire NBA would be rattled. Over the span of five years, Pat Riley would have convinced the game’s two best players to leave the only professional cities they had known.
Take a look at what people have been saying on social media in regards to Durant potentially leaving the Thunder.
http://seattle.suntimes.com/nba/7/72/932912/kevin-durant-miami-heat
Kevin Durant might follow in LeBron James' footsteps and join the Miami Heat
ESPN’s Bill Simmons floated in his latest column that he thinks Kevin Durant could be headed to Miami when he can become a free agent after next season.
“Dudes will always want to play in Miami. For that and many other reasons, here’s your stealth Durant/2016 destination. Not Washington, not New York, not Los Angeles. Here. South Beach. They’ve done it before; they’ll do it again. Miami will ALWAYS be fine. That’s why Riley doesn’t care about giving up those future first-rounders. Ride or die — remember?”
It makes sense that the Heat are a popular destination for free agents. Would you rather spend half the winter in Miami or Chicago? How about Milwaukee? Not a very hard choice.
If Durant were to make his way to South Beach, the entire NBA would be rattled. Over the span of five years, Pat Riley would have convinced the game’s two best players to leave the only professional cities they had known.
Take a look at what people have been saying on social media in regards to Durant potentially leaving the Thunder.
Wow, how bout the Western bouts. Clippers square off with the defending champs Spur in Rd1. And the Texas elimination series bet. Dallas and Houston. These 2 will be very exciting to watch. Will Doc move to Round 2 as the chief Clipper? Will Dallas be able to contain Harden?
Not much excitement on the East, as sadly the Pacers bowed out for the first time in recent memory.
Not much excitement on the East, as sadly the Pacers bowed out for the first time in recent memory.
Stephen Curry says Warriors' season will be failure if they don't win title
https://sports.yahoo.com/news/steph...if-they-don-t-win-championship-171843925.html
https://sports.yahoo.com/news/steph...if-they-don-t-win-championship-171843925.html
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