Roundup: Video of LAPD Shooting a Homeless Man, Syracuse Goalie Pulls Off Hidden Ball Trick & ISIS Threatens Twitter
By Jason McIntyre
Tremendous story about the country’s leading scorer: Tyler Harvey, who didn’t play AAU basketball, and wasn’t a Top 150 recruit. [Newsweek]
Ray Rice gave an interview. At this point, he can’t possibly say anything interesting, it’s all about whether or not a team is going to bring him into camp. [Baltimore Sun]
Hank Gathers passed away 25 years ago last week. [Philly.com]
The Warriors trailed the Celtics by 26 on the road, but rallied to win thanks in large part to 37 points from Stephen Curry. [SF Gate]
“An emotional confrontation between Tom Benson’s granddaughter, Rita Benson LeBlanc, and wife, Gayle Benson, that briefly turned physical during a New Orleans Saints home game last season happened days before the 87-year-old billionaire decided to sever ties with his family members and cut them out of his estate plans.” [NOLA.com]
Totally love that Paul Molitor is going to have the Twins on a cell phone usage limit on gameday. [Pioneer Press]
Nice piece on how nice of a guy Jerome Kersey of the Blazers was. He passed away last week. [Portland Tribune]
Christian Welp, the Washington Huskies’ all-time leading scorer, passed away at the age of 51. [Seattle Times]
Aaron Craft, to the surprise of nobody, has a massive cheering section at NBDL games. [The Blade]
Markieff Morris of the Suns isn’t happy the fans in Phoenix aren’t giving the team a home court advantage. [Republic]
PJ Hairston’s rookie year in Charlotte probably couldn’t get any worse. [Observer]
Victor Hampton of the Ravens busted going 100 in a 55 and his blood alcohol level was slightly over the limit. [WSOC TV]
I continue to be impressed by the things Jamal Crawford can do with a basketball.
Syracuse lacrosse pulled off a sweet hidden ball trick, and got a goal out of it.
Serge Ibaka steals Mutombo’s finger wag after this enormous rejection of Jordan Hill. [via Rob Perez]
It’s one homeless man against four cops, and you can hear them use a taser on him. Then, they shot him multiple times (:25).