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Tech Draft: FIA to publish F1 technical directives

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Tech Draft: FIA to publish F1 technical directives

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On October 1, 2021, Grandprix247.com published an open letter I penned to your organization relating to frustrations resulting from a lack of public disclosure of Formula 1 Technical Directives that are issued from time to time and asking you to consider that they indeed be made publicly available in the future in the pursuance of transparency.

I would like to thank you for, not only taking the time to consider the request made not only on my own behalf, but also on the behalf of the GP247 and wider F1 community, and for informing us that it is the FIA’s intent to publish F1 technical directives in future on your website, starting with this weekend’s 2021 United States Grand Prix.

I would like to thank the FIA for the openness and willingness to pursue and place importance on the concept of transparency and in this instance, I am sure that, as an industry, access to technical directives will only provide greater value to its stakeholders.

Over the years, and especially throughout the tenure of President Jean Todt, the importance of the democratic process in FIA governance has always appeared to have been a priority, and this decision only reinforces that perception.

Once again, thank you for considering my request, and for informing me of your decision.

Kind Regards,

Mark Kay

Zach LaVine puts on an opening-night show, says new-look Bulls ‘looking forward now,’ not back

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Zach LaVine puts on an opening-night show, says new-look Bulls ‘looking forward now,’ not back
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  • Eric WoodyardESPN

DETROIT, Mich. — Chicago All-Star guard Zach LaVine got the new-look Bulls off to a flying start this season by dropping 34 points, seven rebounds and four assists to lead them past the Detroit Pistons, 94-88, in their opener on Wednesday night.

After igniting a third-quarter rally with 15 of his points and then adding eight more in the fourth, he sat next to new teammate DeMar DeRozan during postgame interviews with added confidence, saying he is only looking ahead, not back at 2020-21.

“This ain’t last year. We’re looking forward now,” LaVine said of the revamped Bulls, who also added Lonzo Ball and Alex Caruso to the roster. “It’s a whole new team. A whole new mindset. So, I’m excited that we grinded that one out. A win’s a win.”

The win gave the Bulls their first season-opening triumph since 2016-17.

And for LaVine, it marked the second time he has recorded 30 points in a Bulls’ season opener, joining Michael Jordan (7 times) and Artis Gilmore (2 times) as the only players in franchise history to do that on multiple occasions, according to ESPN Stats & Information research.

“The shots that he made and things that he does with athletically and talent wise, I think people have seen that for years,” said Bulls coach Billy Donovan. “He’s always kind of had that. I think he’s looking at things through a different lens. His voice is there. There’s a different message coming from him in a really, really different way. He sees things in a different way now, based off his experiences.”

Donovan also credits LaVine’s Olympic experience over the summer of winning a gold medal for Team USA and being around the elite level of NBA players during the 2021 All-Star Game in Atlanta with helping his maturation process.

Entering the year, LaVine told ESPN that this season would be “crucial” for the direction of the franchise, plus his own future, while entering the final year of his contract.

He elaborated on these thoughts after Wednesday’s game, saying that he’s been a part of teams for much of his career that were rebuilding but said he’s “thankful” for the new faces as the Bulls look to reach the playoffs for the first time since the 2016-17 season and the first time of his career.

“I’m always confident. I put the work in but having this dude next to me (DeMar DeRozan), having Vooch next to me, that just makes me more confident and more ready to play,” LaVine said. “We have a bunch of dogs on the team now and guys that will step up for each other so I’m really excited, but a win’s a win and we’re going to go forward from here.”

Anthony Joshua gives away Oleksandr Usyk plan in private chat with Mike Tyson’s ex-trainer | Boxing | Sport

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Anthony Joshua gives away Oleksandr Usyk plan in private chat with Mike Tyson’s ex-trainer | Boxing | Sport

AJ was unable to cope with Usyk’s sharp speed and movement and the former cruiserweight made it very difficult for the Brit to land his killer right hand.

He came into the contest as the much bigger man, carrying an advantage of more than a stone in weight and three inches in height, but unfortunately for Joshua, he was unable to use it to his advantage.

The win was massive for Usyk, who extended his unbeaten record to 19-0.

Joshua’s defeat now puts a blockbuster fight with Tyson Fury, who defeated Deontay Wilder earlier this month, on the backburner.

Toronto visits Boston after Brown’s 46-point game

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Toronto visits Boston after Brown’s 46-point game


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Posted October 21, 2021 3:04 am

Toronto Raptors (0-1, in the Eastern Conference) vs. Boston Celtics (0-1, 10th in the Eastern Conference)

Boston; Friday, 7:30 p.m. EDT

BOTTOM LINE: Boston hosts the Toronto Raptors after Jaylen Brown scored 46 points in the Celtics’ 138-134 overtime loss to the New York Knicks.

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Boston went 35-36 overall and 20-22 in Eastern Conference action last season. The Celtics averaged 17.9 points off of turnovers, 13.2 second chance points and 31.3 bench points last season.

Toronto went 27-45 overall and 17-25 in Eastern Conference play during the 2020-21 season. The Raptors averaged 8.6 steals, 5.4 blocks and 12.5 turnovers per game last season.

INJURIES: Celtics: Josh Richardson: out (migraine), Al Horford: out (health protocols).

Raptors: Yuta Watanabe: out (calf), Pascal Siakam: out (shoulder).

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.




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NBA’s 75 greatest players of all time

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NBA’s 75 greatest players of all time

The NBA is celebrating its 75th anniversary all season long during 2021-22, and part of that celebration includes the unveiling of the list of the 75 greatest players in NBA history. It has been 25 years since the league unveiled its list of the 50 greatest players in NBA history, which tipped off a season-long celebration of the NBA’s 50th anniversary in 1996. During halftime of the 1997 NBA All-Star Game in Cleveland, 47 of the 50 members of that team were honored in person. The 2022 All-Star Game is once again slated to return to Cleveland as a nod to that moment.

The NBA’s 75th anniversary team was selected by a blue-ribbon panel of media, current and former players, coaches, general managers and team executives. The first 25 members of that team, representing a cross section of positions and eras from throughout the NBA’s history, were unveiled Tuesday night. The next 25 members were announced Wednesday on NBA Today on ESPN, and the final 25 players will complete the list on Thursday on TNT at 6 p.m. ET.

The complete list of players announced so far is in alphabetical order below.

Stats: 24.6 PPG, 11.2 RPG, 3.6 APG in 20 seasons with Milwaukee Bucks (1969-70 to 1974-75) and Los Angeles Lakers (1975-76 to 1988-89); NBA’s career leader in total points.

Accomplishments: 19-time All-Star, 15-time All-NBA, 11-time All-Defensive Team, six-time MVP, two-time Finals MVP, 1969-70 Rookie of the Year, two-time scoring champ, four-time blocks champ, 1975-76 rebounding champ, six-time NBA champion.

Stats: 20.9 PPG, 9.1 RPG, 4.5 APG in eight seasons with Milwaukee Bucks (2013-14 to 2020-21)*.

Accomplishments: Five-time All-Star, five-time All-NBA, four-time All-Defensive team, two-time MVP, 2019-20 Defensive Player of the Year, 2016-17 Most Improved Player, 2021 Finals MVP, 2021 NBA champion.

Stats: 18.8 PPG, 2.3 RPG, 7.4 APG in 13 seasons with Cincinnati Royals/KC-Omaha/Kansas City Kings (1970-71 to 1975-76), New York Nets (1976-77), Boston Celtics (1978-79 to 1982-83) and Milwaukee Bucks (1983-84).

Accomplishments: Six-time All-Star, five-time All-NBA, 1972-73 scoring and assists champ, 1981 All-Star MVP, 1981 NBA champion.

Stats: 22.8 PPG, 8.6 RPG, 2.3 APG in 10 NBA seasons with Philadelphia Warriors (1950-51 to 1961-62).

Accomplishments: 10-time All-Star, four-time All-NBA, 1950-51 Rookie of the Year, 1952 All-Star MVP, two-time scoring champ, 1956 NBA champion.

Stats: 22.1 PPG, 11.7 RPG, 3.9 APG in 16 seasons with Philadelphia 76ers (1984-85 to 1991-92), Phoenix Suns (1992-93 to 1995-96) and Houston Rockets (1996-97 to 1999-00).

Accomplishments: 11-time All-Star, 11-time All-NBA, 1992-93 MVP, 1991 All-Star MVP, 1986-87 rebounding champ.

Stats: 23.2 PPG, 6.5 RPG, 5.1 APG in 10 NBA seasons with San Francisco/Golden State Warriors (1965-66 to 1966-67; 1972-73 to 1977-78) and Houston Rockets (1978-79 to 1979-80); also played four ABA seasons with Oakland Oaks (1968-69), Washington Capitols (1969-70) and New York Nets (1970-71 to 1971-72).

Accomplishments: Eight-time NBA All-Star, six-time All-NBA, 1975 Finals MVP, 1965-66 Rookie of the Year, 1966-67 scoring champ, 1974-75 steals champ, 1975 NBA champion.

Stats: 24.3 PPG, 10.0 RPG, 6.3 APG in 13 seasons with Boston Celtics (1979-80 to 1991-92).

Accomplishments: 12-time All-Star, 10-time All-NBA, three-time All-Defensive team, three-time MVP, two-time Finals MVP, 1979-80 Rookie of the Year, 1982 All-Star MVP, three-time NBA champion.

Stats: 30.1 PPG, 22.9 RPG, 4.4 APG in 14 seasons with Philadelphia/San Francisco Warriors (1959-60 to 1964-65), Philadelphia 76ers (1964-65 to 1967-68) and Los Angeles Lakers (1968-69 to 1972-73).

Accomplishments: 13-time All-Star, 10-time All-NBA, two-time All-Defensive team, four-time MVP, 1972 Finals MVP, 1959-60 Rookie of the Year, 11-time rebounding champ, seven-time scoring champ, 1967-68 assists champ, two-time NBA champion.

Stats: 18.4 PPG, 5.2 RPG, 7.5 APG in 14 seasons with Boston Celtics (1950-51 to 1962-63) and Cincinnati Royals (1969-70).

Accomplishments: 13-time All-Star, 12-time All-NBA, eight-time assists champ, 1956-57 MVP, two-time All-Star MVP, six-time NBA champion.

Stats: 17.6 PPG, 13.6 RPG, 3.8 APG in 11 seasons with Boston Celtics (1970-71 to 1979-80) and Milwaukee Bucks (1982-83).

Accomplishments: Eight-time All-Star, three-time All-NBA, three-time All-Defensive team, 1972-73 MVP, 1973 All-Star MVP, 1970-71 Rookie of the Year, two-time NBA champion.

Stats: 20.4 PPG, 6.1 RPG, 5.6 APG in 15 seasons with Portland Trail Blazers (1983-84 to 1994-95) and Houston Rockets (1994-95 to 1997-98).

Accomplishments: 10-time All-Star, five-time All-NBA, 1995 NBA champion.

Stats: 19.0 PPG, 10.8 RPG, 3.0 APG in 19 seasons with San Antonio Spurs (1997-98 to 2015-16).

Accomplishments: 15-time All-Star, 15-time All-NBA, 15-time All-Defensive team, two-time MVP, three-time Finals MVP, 2000 All-Star MVP, 1997-98 Rookie of the Year, five-time NBA champion.

Stats: 27.0 PPG, 7.1 RPG, 4.2 APG in 14 seasons with Seattle SuperSonics (2007-08), Oklahoma City Thunder (2008-09 to 2015-16), Golden State Warriors (2016-17 to 2018-19) and Brooklyn Nets (2019-20 to 2020-21)*.

Accomplishments: 11-time All-Star, nine-time All-NBA, 2013-14 MVP, 2007-08 Rookie of the Year, two-time All-Star MVP, two-time Finals MVP, four-time scoring champ, two-time NBA champion.

Stats: 22.0 PPG, 6.7 RPG, 3.9 APG in 11 NBA seasons with Philadelphia 76ers (1976-77 to 1986-87); also played five ABA seasons with Virginia Squires (1971-72 to 1972-73) and New York Nets (1973-74 to 1975-76).

Accomplishments: 11-time NBA All-Star, seven-time All-NBA, 1980-81 MVP, two-time NBA All-Star MVP, 1983 NBA champion.

Stats: 21.0 PPG, 9.8 RPG, 2.4 BPG in 17 seasons with New York Knicks (1985-86 to 1999-00), Seattle SuperSonics (2000-01) and Orlando Magic (2001-02).

Accomplishments: 11-time All-Star, seven-time All-NBA, three-time All-Defensive team, 1985-86 Rookie of the Year.

Stats: 18.9 PPG, 5.9 RPG, 6.1 APG in 13 seasons with New York Knicks (1967-68 to 1976-77) and Cleveland Cavaliers (1977-78 to 1979-80).

Accomplishments: Seven-time All-Star, six-time All-NBA, seven-time All-Defensive team, 1975 All-Star MVP, two-time NBA champion.

Stats: 17.0 PPG, 10.0 RPG, 3.7 APG in 21 seasons with Minnesota Timberwolves (1995-96 to 2006-07; 2014-15 to 2015-16), Boston Celtics (2007-08 to 2012-13) and Brooklyn Nets (2013-14 to 2014-15).

Accomplishments: 15-time All-Star, nine-time All-NBA, 12-time All-Defensive Team, 2003-04 MVP, 2007-08 Defensive Player of the Year, 2003 All-Star MVP, four-time rebounding champ, 2008 NBA champion.

Stats: 26.2 PPG, 4.6 RPG, 2.8 APG in 10 NBA seasons with San Antonio Spurs (1976-77 to 1984-85) and Chicago Bulls (1985-86); also played four ABA seasons with Virginia Squires (1972-73 to 1973-74) and San Antonio Spurs (1973-74 to 1975-76).

Accomplishments: Nine-time NBA All-Star, seven-time All-NBA, 1980 All-Star MVP, four-time NBA scoring champ.

Stats: 19.2 PPG, 5.0 RPG, 4.0 APG in 15 seasons with Syracuse Nationals/Philadelphia 76ers (1958-59 to 1972-73).

Accomplishments: 10-time All-Star, seven-time All-NBA, 1968 All-Star MVP, 1967 NBA champion.

Stats: 25.1 PPG, 5.5 RPG, 6.5 APG in 12 seasons with Oklahoma City Thunder (2009-10 to 2011-12), Houston Rockets (2012-13 to 2020-21) and Brooklyn Nets (2020-21)*.

Accomplishments: Nine-time All-Star, seven-time All-NBA, three-time scoring champ, 2016-17 assists champ, 2017-18 MVP, 2011-12 Sixth Man of the Year.

Stats: 20.8 PPG, 6.3 RPG, 4.8 APG in 16 seasons with Boston Celtics (1962-63 to 1977-78).

Accomplishments: 13-time All-Star, 11-time All-NBA, eight-time All-Defensive team, 1974 Finals MVP, eight-time NBA champion.

Stats: 21.0 PPG, 12.5 RPG, 1.8 APG in 16 season with San Diego/Houston Rockets (1968-69 to 1971-72; 1981-82 to 1983-84) and Baltimore/Capital/Washington Bullets (1972-73 to 1980-81) .

Accomplishments: 12-time All-Star, six-time All-NBA, two-time All-Defensive team, 1968-69 scoring champ, two-time rebounding champ, 1978 NBA champion.

Stats: 26.7 PPG, 3.7 RPG, 6.2 APG in 14 seasons with Philadelphia 76ers (1996-97 to 2006-07; 2009-10), Denver Nuggets (2006-07 to 2008-09), Detroit Pistons (2008-09) and Memphis Grizzlies (2009-10) .

Accomplishments: 11-time All-Star, seven-time All-NBA, 2000-01 MVP, two-time All-Star MVP, 1996-97 Rookie of the Year, four-time scoring champ, three-time steals champ.

Stats: 19.5 PPG, 7.2 RPG, 11.2 APG in 13 seasons with Los Angeles Lakers (1979-80 to 1990-91; 1995-96).

Accomplishments: 12-time All-Star, 10-time All-NBA, three-time MVP, three-time Finals MVP, two-time All-Star MVP, four-time assists champ, two-time steals champ, five-time NBA champion.

Stats: 17.7 PPG, 4.9 RPG, 2.5 APG in 12 seasons with Boston Celtics (1957-58 to 1968-69).

Accomplishments: Five-time All-Star, three-time All-NBA, 10-time NBA champion.

Stats: 30.1 PPG, 6.2 RPG, 5.3 APG in 15 seasons with Chicago Bulls (1984-85 to 1992-93; 1994-95 to 1997-98) and Washington Wizards (2001-02 to 2002-03); NBA’s career leader in points per game.

Accomplishments: 14-time All-Star, 11-time All-NBA, nine-time All-Defensive team, five-time MVP, six-time Finals MVP, three-time All-Star MVP, 1987-88 Defensive Player of the Year, 1984-85 Rookie of the Year, 10-time scoring champ, three-time steals champ, six-time NBA champion.

Stats: 17.0 PPG, 15.6 RPG, 3.3 APG in 11 seasons with Cincinnati Royals (1963-64 to 1969-70), San Francisco Warriors (1969-70 to 1970-71) and New York Knicks (1971-72 to 1973-74).

Accomplishments: Seven-time All-Star, five-time All-NBA, 1963-64 Rookie of the Year, 1965 All-Star MVP, 1973 NBA champion.

Stats: 25.0 PPG, 10.1 RPG, 3.6 APG in 19 seasons with Utah Jazz (1985-86 to 2002-03) and Los Angeles Lakers (2003-04).

Accomplishments: 14-time All-Star, 14-time All-NBA, four-time All-Defensive team, two-time MVP, two-time All-Star MVP.

Stats: 20.6 PPG, 12.2 RPG, 1.3 BPG in 19 NBA seasons with Buffalo Braves (1976-77), Houston Rockets (1976-77 to 1981-82), Philadelphia 76ers (1982-83 to 1985-86; 1993-94), Washington Bullets (1986-87 to 1987-88), Atlanta Hawks (1988-89 to 1990-91), Milwaukee Bucks (1991-92 to 1992-93) and San Antonio Spurs (1994-95); also played two ABA seasons with Utah Stars (1974-75) and Spirits of St. Louis (1975-76).

Accomplishments: 12-time NBA All-Star, eight-time All-NBA, two-time NBA All-Defensive team, three-time NBA MVP, 1983 Finals MVP, six-time NBA rebounding champ, 1983 NBA champion.

Stats: 17.9 PPG, 7.3 RPG, 1.7 BPG in 13 seasons with Boston Celtics (1980-81 to 1992-93).

Accomplishments: Seven-time All-Star, 1986-87 All-NBA, six-time All-Defensive team, two-time Sixth Man of the Year, three-time NBA champion.

Stats: 23.1 PPG, 13.4 RPG, 2.8 APG in seven seasons with Minneapolis Lakers (1948-49 to 1955-56).

Accomplishments: Four-time All-Star, six-time All-BAA/NBA, 1953 All-Star MVP, three-time scoring champ, 1952-53 rebounding champ, five-time BAA/NBA champion.

Stats: 14.3 PPG, 3.0 RPG, 8.5 APG in 18 seasons with Phoenix Suns (1996-97 to 1997-98; 2004-05 to 2011-12), Dallas Mavericks (1998-99 to 2003-04) and Los Angeles Lakers (2012-13 to 2013-14).

Accomplishments: Eight-time All-Star, seven-time All-NBA, five-time assists champ, two-time MVP.

Stats: 20.7 PPG, 7.5 RPG, 2.4 APG in 21 seasons with Dallas Mavericks (1998-99 to 2018-19).

Accomplishments: 14-time All-Star, 12-time All-NBA, 2006-07 MVP, 2011 Finals MVP, 2011 NBA champion.

Stats: 21.8 PPG, 11.1 RPG, 3.1 BPG in 18 seasons with Houston Rockets (1984-85 to 2000-01) and Toronto Raptors (2001-02); NBA’s career leader in total blocks.

Accomplishments: 12-time All-Star, 12-time All-NBA, nine-time All-Defensive team, 1993-94 MVP, two-time Defensive Player of the Year, two-time Finals MVP, two-time rebounding champ, three-time blocks champ, two-time NBA champion.

Stats: 14.5 PPG, 9.1 RPG, 1.5 BPG in 21 seasons with Golden State Warriors (1976-77 to 1979-80), Boston Celtics (1980-81 to 1993-94), Charlotte Hornets (1994-95 to 1995-96) and Chicago Bulls (1996-97).

Accomplishments: Nine-time All-Star, two-time All-NBA, four-time NBA champion.

Stats: 18.3 PPG, 4.5 RPG, 9.4 APG in 16 seasons with New Orleans Hornets (2005-06 to 2010-11), LA Clippers (2011-12 to 2016-17), Houston Rockets (2017-18 to 2018-19), Oklahoma City Thunder (2019-20) and Phoenix Suns (2020-21)*.

Accomplishments: 11-time All-Star, 10-time All-NBA, nine-time All-Defensive Team, 2013 All-Star MVP, 2005-06 Rookie of the Year, six-time steals champ, four-time assists champ.

Stats: 26.4 PPG, 16.2 RPG, 3.0 APG in 11 seasons with Milwaukee/St. Louis Hawks (1954-55 to 1964-65).

Accomplishments: 11-time All-Star, 11-time All-NBA, two-time MVP, four-time All-Star MVP, two-time scoring champ, 1958 NBA champion.

Stats: 16.1 PPG, 6.4 RPG, 5.2 APG in 17 season with Chicago Bulls (1987-88 to 1997-98; 2003-04), Houston Rockets (1998-99) and Portland Trail Blazers (1999-00 to 2002-03).

Accomplishments: Seven-time All-Star, seven-time All-NBA, 10-time All-Defensive team, 1994 All-Star MVP, 1994-95 steals champ, six-time NBA champion.

Stats: 18.7 PPG, 12.9 RPG, 1.8 APG in 10 seasons with New York Knicks (1964-65 to 1973-74).

Accomplishments: Seven-time All-Star, five-time All-NBA, 1969-70 All-Defensive team, 1969-70 NBA MVP, 1964-65 Rookie of the Year, 1970 All-Star MVP, two-time Finals MVP, two-time NBA champion.

Stats: 25.7 PPG, 7.5 RPG, 9.5 APG in 14 seasons with Cincinnati Royals (1960-61 to 1969-70) and Milwaukee Bucks (1970-71 to 1973-74).

Accomplishments: 12-time All-Star, 11-time All-NBA, 1963-64 MVP, 1960-61 Rookie of the Year, three-time All-Star MVP, six-time assists champ, 1971 NBA champion.

Stats: 21.1 PPG, 10.6 RPG, 3.0 BPG in 14 seasons with San Antonio Spurs (1989-90 to 2002-03).

Accomplishments: 10-time All-Star, 10-time All-NBA, eight-time All-Defensive team, 1994-95 MVP, 1991-92 Defensive Player of the Year, 1989-90 Rookie of the Year, 1993-94 scoring champ, 1990-91 rebounding champ, 1991-92 blocks champ, two-time NBA champion.

Stats: 15.1 PPG, 22.5 RPG, 4.3 APG in 13 seasons with Boston Celtics (1956-57 to 1968-69).

Accomplishments: 12-time All-Star, 11-time All-NBA, five-time MVP, 1963 All-Star MVP, four-time rebounding champ, 11-time NBA champion.

Stats: 17.8 PPG, 3.9 RPG, 3.0 APG in 11 seasons with Washington Capitols (1950-51) and Boston Celtics (1951-52 to 1960-61).

Accomplishments: Eight-time All-Star, seven-time All-NBA, 1955 All-Star MVP, four-time NBA champ.

Stats: 13.1 PPG, 10.5 APG, 2.2 SPG in 19 seasons with Utah Jazz (1984-85 to 2002-03); NBA’s career leader in total assists and steals.

Accomplishments: 10-time All-Star, 11-time All-NBA, five-time All-Defensive team, nine-time assists champ, two-time steals champ, 1993 All-Star MVP.

Stats: 19.2 PPG, 3.6 RPG, 9.3 APG in 13 seasons with Detroit Pistons (1981-82 to 1993-94).

Accomplishments: 12-time All-Star, five-time All-NBA, two-time All-Star MVP, 1990 Finals MVP, 1984-85 assists champ, two-time NBA champion.

Stats: 15.0 PPG, 15.0 RPG, 2.7 APG in 14 seasons with San Francisco/Golden State Warriors (1963-64 to 1973-74), Chicago Bulls (1974-75 to 1975-76) and Cleveland Cavaliers (1975-76 to 1976-77).

Accomplishments: Seven-time All-Star, five-time All-Defensive team.

Stats: 10.8 PPG, 14.0 RPG, 3.9 APG in 13 seasons with Baltimore/Capitol/Washington Bullets.

Accomplishments: Five-time All-Star, 1968-69 All-NBA, 1968-69 MVP, 1968-69 Rookie of the Year, 1978 Finals MVP, 1974-75 rebounding champ, 1978 NBA champion.

Stats: 13.3 PPG, 10.5 RPG, 3.4 APG in 10 seasons with Portland Trail Blazers (1974-75 to 1977-78), San Diego/LA Clippers (1979-80 to 1984-85) and Boston Celtics (1985-86 to 1986-87).

Accomplishments: Two-time All-Star, two-time All-NBA, two-time All-Defensive team, 1977-78 MVP, 1977 Finals MVP, 1985-86 Sixth Man of the Year, 1976-77 rebounding champ, 1976-77 blocks champ, two-time NBA champion.

Stats: 27.0 PPG, 5.8 RPG, 6.7 APG in 14 seasons with Los Angeles Lakers (1960-61 to 1973-74).

Accomplishments: 14-time All-Star, 12-time All-NBA, five-time All-Defensive team, 1969 Finals MVP, 1972 All-Star MVP, 1969-70 scoring champ, 1971-72 assists champ, 1972 NBA champion.

Stats: 17.6 PPG, 5.1 RPG, 3.0 APG in 12 seasons with Los Angeles Lakers (1982-83 to 1993-94).

Accomplishments: Seven-time All-Star, two-time All-NBA, 1988 Finals MVP, three-time NBA champion.

*All stats/accomplishments for active players are entering the 2021-22 season.

Rosberg: Lewis has these dips in form

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Rosberg: Lewis has these dips in form

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Nico Rosberg said in an interview recently, that Lewis Hamilton has these dips in form, on which he capitalized to beat him in 2016, thus offering some free advice to Max Verstappen.

The 2016 Formula 1 World Champion was speaking to Square Mile about his experience, fighting Hamilton for the drivers’ title during their time together at Mercedes, and what it took for the German to finally beat his friend turned nemesis in 2016.

With Hamilton and Verstappen having an epic tussle this season, the retired champion gave indirect advice to the Dutchman on how to beat his rival based on his own previous experience.

“To win a Formula 1 World Championship, first of all you need to look at your rival,” Rosberg said. “In this case it was Lewis, he was the only real rival, and he’s now proven to be the best of all time, so the level is unbelievably high.

“But, as is the case with any human, there’s also some weaknesses. First of all, it’s important to be at your absolute 110% for the whole season, because anything less you’re just not going to have a chance against him,” he warned.

“And it’s also important to be consistent over the whole season, to really not have any big, bad races, and deliver at every moment,” the veteran of 206 grands prix added.

“And then Lewis also has these periods where he loses a bit of motivation – he has these dips in form – and there it’s important to maximise those moments, to keep him down for a bit longer.

“If all these ingredients come together you stand a chance, and that’s what happened in 2016,” ensured Rosberg.

He then singled out Suzuka 2016 as a central instance in his gruesome fight with Hamilton that year.

“The pivotal moment was in Suzuka where I got pole position by two hundredths of a second,” Rosberg said. “Lewis was on provisional pole, and then I came round and I beat him by the smallest of margins. Two hundredths, for me, was my leg muscles that I dropped in the summer break by stopping cycling.”

After dropping the bombshell on how he gained the two hundredths in Suzuka, the winner of 23 grands prix mentioned some fascinating insights on the details he had to address to prevail in 2016.

He explained: “Yeah, one kilo is three hundredths of a second per lap, so I was looking for an extra bit of performance, anything that could give me the slightest edge.

“I was already super thin, so I couldn’t lose weight, but I still had these leg muscles to get rid of, so I got rid of those across a two-month period, and that proved enough to get me pole position in Suzuka.

“I think Lewis was really put off by that pole position and then he lost his way a bit that weekend – he messed up the start on Sunday and went back to eighth place, and only finished third – while I had quite an easy win.

“That really gave me the championship lead, and ultimately that proved decisive,” Rosberg admitted, before uncovering further intriguing tactics he employed as well.

“My helmet was black because I got rid of the paint,” he revealed, “which was 80g; my socks stopped at the ankle rather than going up to the knee, because that was another 5g saved on each side; on my racing gloves there was a stitching in not an ideal place because it took away a bit of feel on the clutch, so I got that removed.

“I worked extremely intensely with a sports psychologist, I spent two hours every two days on psychology and even learning philosophy with this teacher. It was all these little details that ultimately made the difference. But that’s what you need to win. That’s the sacrifice,” Rosberg maintained.

It is no surprise then, that the former F1 driver – who is now an entrepreneur and tv pundit – decided to retire so abruptly, just days after winning the 2016 drivers’ title. His decision was sooner than one would expect.

“Two metres after the line in Abu Dhabi,” Rosberg said. “If you ask me, ‘When did you decide to retire?’ That was the moment.

“I had given it everything,” he continued. “It was a question of do I want to continue to deliver and live in that intensity, and with my dream having come true – I’d fulfilled my goal of being world champion – it just felt like a great moment to step away and have a new life, with different benefits.

“There was about £100m going down the drain… but shit happens,” quipped Rosberg, when asked about the money he lost because of his retirement decision.

During his tenure with Mercedes, Rosberg has always had his work cut out to deliver, while dealing with two of the biggest names the sport has known. He first partnered with F1 legend Michael Schumacher between 2010 and 2013, before being joined by Hamilton from 2014 up to his retirement at the end of the 2016 season.

Needless to say, the German has held his own pretty well against such formidable teammates.

Anthony Joshua ‘should use Tyson Fury tactics against Wilder’ to beat Oleksandr Usyk | Boxing | Sport

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Anthony Joshua ‘should use Tyson Fury tactics against Wilder’ to beat Oleksandr Usyk | Boxing | Sport

Anthony Joshua has been urged to ‘use Tyson Fury’s tactics against Wilder’ if he wants to defeat Oleksandr Usyk in the pair’s heavyweight rematch, according to WBO cruiserweight champion Lawrence Okolie.

Joshua lost his WBA, IBF, WBO and IBO heavyweight titles after losing to the Ukrainian last month, as Usyk put on a boxing masterclass to defeat the Englishman on points in front of 65,000 fans at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.

Just weeks later there eventually was good news for British heavyweight boxing, as Fury prevailed for a second successive time against Deontay Wilder thanks to an 11th round knockout, to ensure he kept his WBC world title.

Many – both before and after the bouts – had called for Fury and Joshua to meet in an all-British fight following Fury’s win, however Joshua will instead take on Usyk in an attempt to regain his titles.

In their last meeting Usyk clearly outboxed AJ across the 12 rounds, so cruiserweight champion Okolie now believes he should take a similar approach to what Fury took in his win over Wilder in order to beat his arch rival.

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“He was in there with a world class fighter, a generational talent,” Okolie told the Mail.

“It’s not just a case of you doing this and that happens. There’s another person in there trying to prevent that and knock you out.

“There’s stuff AJ can do to try and change the way the fight looks and feels, and I think he will. But in terms of his performance, he tried his best and it wasn’t good enough on the day.

“You have to just say Usyk was great that night and AJ has to work on certain things to beat that style. As you saw with Fury and Wilder, Wilder is an exceptional fighter, an exceptional puncher.

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“But Fury decided, you know what, I’m 277-pounds and I’m going to let you know it. 

“He pushed him back, he rallied through the hard rounds, ground him down and got the stoppage. I believe AJ can do something similar.”

As a result the 28-year-old praised the Gypsy King for enforcing his superior size and power upon Wilder, and believes this is the key for Joshua to succeed in his heavyweight rematch.

Okolie added: “Of course AJ is a talented boxer, but Usyk is an extremely talented boxer. Nine out of ten heavyweights aren’t going to try and box Usyk. 

“They’re going to go in there and say ‘I am a natural heavyweight, let me show you.’I believe AJ does that, and alongside the boxing skills he has, he’ll get it done.

“He relied a bit too much on his boxing ability, where sometimes you have to remember it’s a contact sport, so go in there and make contact.”

Joshua’s promoter Eddie Hearn confirmed last week that AJ and his team have exercised the rematch clause in his contract with the Ukrainian boxer, and revealed the Englishman is eager as ever to take his titles back.

Hearn told DAZN: “He’s training now and today we officially triggered the rematch for the Oleksandr Usyk fight, which we will see early next spring. So he’s back in the game and looking to become a three-time heavyweight world champion.”

Recent Match Report – Netherlands vs Namibia 7th Match, First Round Group A 2021/22

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Recent Match Report – Netherlands vs Namibia 7th Match, First Round Group A 2021/22
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This was Namibia’s highest-successful chase in T20Is and also their maiden win at a World Cup

Namibia 166 for 4 (Wiese 66*, Erasmus 32) beat Netherlands 164 for 4 (O’Dowd 70, Ackermann 35, Frylinck 2-36) by six wickets

Namibia completed their highest-successful chase in a T20I to keep their Super 12 hopes alive and put Netherlands on the brink of an early exit. The Dutch have now lost two group stage matches, have to beat Sri Lanka and hope Ireland win both their remaining games. Namibia, on the other hand, have their fate in their own hands after completing their maiden World Cup win in senior men’s cricket.
After conceding 164 runs, a total which could have been lower after a fielding effort filled with fumbles, Namibia stumbled to 52 for 3 in the ninth over and were facing an uphill battle. But a 93-run fourth wicket stand between Namibian captain Gerhard Erasmus and David Wiese, which came in 8.3 overs, put Namibia on the brink of victory before Wiese and JJ Smit saw them home.

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Wiese gets to his fifty with a six

Wiese gets to his fifty with a six

South African of the match
There were several candidates to choose from in this fixture but this unique award has to go to Wiese. He turned Namibia’s innings around with a vintage performance that involved clearing the rope five times, all in the ‘V.’ Wiese’s first shot in anger came when he charged Roelof van der Merwe and hit the ball over his head for six, which put Namibia on 68 for 3 at the halfway stage, needing 97 runs off the last 10 overs. Namibia scored 52 runs off the next four overs, and Wiese was responsible for 37 of those. He brought up his first fifty for Namibia off 29 balls with a six over cover point and brought their required run-rate down to just over six runs an over in the last three overs, when they needed 19 runs. Wiese only faced one ball in the final over, and Smit hit the winning runs, but he set the victory up and finished on an unbeaten 66 off 40 balls. Wiese also took the Player of the Match award.
Bounced out, slowly

Pace off the ball is likely to become the phrase of the tournament, and if you need a visual, look no further than the first two wickets of the Dutch innings. Jan Frylinck delivered a slow-motion bouncer to Stephan Myburgh, who tried to upper-cut him over point, but was earlier on the stroke than he would have liked and lobbed it to Stephan Baard at point. Two overs later, Wiese bowled a short, wide, and slow delivery that van der Merwe tried to cut but ended up slashing high to Bernard Scholtz at third man.
Max(imum) number of lives
Max O’Dowd brought up a second successive half-century at this tournament, this one laced with leg-side boundaries, but it was not without its fair share of luck. He survived four times against some sloppy Namibian fielding, which could have seen his innings end much earlier. O’Dowd could have been run out in the 11th, when he was on 38, and he pushed a Ruben Trumpelmann delivery to cover and set off for a single, but almost immediately realised it was the wrong decision. He gave up about three-quarters of the way down but the throw missed the stumps. Then, when he was on 46, he hit the ball to extra cover, took off and again realised he was too hasty. O’Dowd was ready to run back to the dug-out but the throw was inaccurate. He brought up his fifty six balls later with an inside-out drive over the covers.

O’Dowd entered the last five overs on 65 and sent an aerial shot in the direction of long-off, but the chance fell short. He added two more runs before he got a leading edge off JJ Smit. Baard ran in from the covers and got hands to it but could not hold on. O’Dowd had reached 70 by the last ball of the penultimate over and snuck two byes off a ball that struck him on the leg. He should have been run out at the wicket-keeper’s end but the throw went to the bowler. Eventually O’Dowd was run-out in the last over, chasing a second run but flagging in the heat. He became the first Dutch player to score back-to-back half-centuries at a World Cup.

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WATCH - Max O'Dowd reaches his fifty with a boundary

WATCH – Max O’Dowd reaches his fifty with a boundary

More missed chances, but it doesn’t matter as much
The fielding remained messy when Netherlands began their defence. In the third over, Baard punched a ball into the covers and took a single which appeared completely out of the question. van der Merwe rushed his throw that would have run Baard out at the striker’s end and he escaped an early exit. Two overs later, Namibia’s mini-collapse began, when Zane Green dragged an attempted pull onto his stumps off Frank Klaasen. They went on to lose 3 for 18, with Baard the third of those wickets when he missed a flick and was bowled by the Dutch captain Pieter Seelar. But then came the 93-run stand between Erasmus and Wiese to seize the advantage for Namibia once more, and that was that.

Firdose Moonda is ESPNcricinfo’s South Africa correspondent

Hockey Hall of Famer Mike Bossy battling lung cancer

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Hockey Hall of Famer Mike Bossy battling lung cancer

Mike Bossy, hockey legend turned sports analyst, announced Tuesday in an open letter broadcast on TVA Sports that he is battling lung cancer.

“It is with great sorrow that I must retire from your screens for an obligatory break,” the former Islanders player wrote in French.

“It’s a necessary stop during which I will have to undergo treatment for lung cancer,” he continued.

“One-zero so far, but I haven’t said my last word… I intend to fight with all the determination and all the ardour that you have seen me display on the ice and in my game.”

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Referring to his viewers, he added, “You will never be far in my thoughts. On the contrary, you will occupy a privileged place and will be on of my motivations to get better.”

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Bossy compared the forthcoming challenges like an athlete about to deliver the performance of their life.

“I will need all of my strength and focus,” he said.

The 64-year-old helped the Islanders win four straight Stanley Cups from 1980 to 1983.

In 10 seasons with the NHL — all with the New York Islanders — the Montreal native scored 573 goals and 553 assists.

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Recipient of the Calder Trophy (1977-1978) and the Conn Smythe (1981-1982), Bossy also won the Lady Byng on three occasions.

He was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in 1991 and scored at least 50 goals 9 times, an NHL record he shares with Wayne Gretzky.

— with files from Global News’ Annabelle Olivier




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Draymond Green says Warriors ‘nowhere near a championship team’ right now, but ‘could grow to be that’

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Draymond Green says Warriors ‘nowhere near a championship team’ right now, but ‘could grow to be that’

LOS ANGELES — As the Golden State Warriors ready for the start of the 2021-22 NBA season, they do so with the renewed optimism of a team that hopes to rise back to the top of the Western Conference standings after failing to qualify for the playoffs in each of the past two years.

Warriors veteran forward Draymond Green is hopeful the young team can come together nicely, but he offered an honest assessment prior to Tuesday’s regular-season opener against the Los Angeles Lakers at Staples Center.

“I think this team could be very good,” Green said of the Warriors. “But I think this team has to grow. We have to put it all together. Is there aspirations to winning a championship? Absolutely. But this team is nowhere near a championship team. I think we have a lot of pieces that could grow to be that, I don’t doubt that at all, but we also can’t get fooled by 5-0 in the preseason and say, ‘Oh man, we’re a championship team.’ We’ve got a long f—ing ways to go.”

Green has taken a softer stance than usual compared to years past, as the organization heads into an uncertain season that will be defined in large part on whether or not former All-Star Klay Thompson (ACL/Achilles rehab) and 2020 No. 2 overall pick James Wiseman (meniscus rehab) can return to the floor and contribute at a high level.

Green believes in the talent within the group, but also noted the “focus” and “dedication” needed for any team to come together at the highest level.

“You don’t just win a championship because you think the pieces fit,” Green said. “You don’t just win a championship because you think you got good talent. You got to make that s— work. And so do I think we have a good chance to be a really good team? Absolutely. But to say we can win a championship, we’re so far away from that — as is just about every other team in this league except maybe the Milwaukee Bucks because they’re coming off that. Everybody else has a long ways to go and we’re right there in that group that’s going to be trying to create separation to be one of those teams that can contend in June.”

Green admitted that after two straight disappointing seasons, he hopes the organization is feeling some more heat to turn things around.

“I think there better be some pressure on us,” Green said. “You can’t keep missing the playoffs. [We’ve] missed it two years in a row now. I could make a damn about making it to the playoffs. It’s never my goal. It’s not going to start being my goal today. You get in the playoffs you’re trying to compete for a championship. So that’s just the first layer; I hope that’s not this organization’s goal is to make the playoffs because it’s for damn sure not my goal.”

The Warriors came up just short of qualifying for the postseason last season, but dropped play-in games to the Lakers and Memphis Grizzlies that ended their season sooner than anticipated. Green, who won his second gold medal for Team USA at the Tokyo Games earlier this summer, said he didn’t think about the play-in losses at all.

“It didn’t motivate me at all actually,” Green said. “I didn’t think about it one time like, ‘Damn, that play-in game, we f—ing lost.’ I’ve lost way more important games [than that]. It didn’t motivate me one bit. It didn’t motivate me no more than just losing. I hate losing so that one didn’t stick out more than any of the other ones. I just hate losing.”

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