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After the Suns secured a 119-116 victory, Nurkic shared his thoughts on the incident, expressing concern for Green’s behavior. “What’s going on with him? I don’t know. Personally, I feel like that brother needs help,” Nurkic said. “I’m glad he didn’t try to choke me. At the same time, it ain’t nothing to do with basketball. “I’m just there to play basketball and [he is] out there swinging. I think we saw that often, but I hope whatever he got in his life gets better.”
Source: BasketNews

Anthony Slater: Klay Thompson said it was “strange” to be benched to close the game but said he “deserved” to be benched: “I’ve been playing like crap.” He said he wasn’t given explanation but “I trust Steve. I trust Steve now and forever will.”
Source: Twitter @anthonyVslater

Jorge Sierra: DeMar DeRozan moved past Clyde Drexler in the all-time scoring list last night. He’s No. 35 now. Only 127 points behind Stephen Curry.
Source: Twitter @hoopshype

Nigerian football enthusiast Kelechi FC recently trended online after clips of him leading the celebrations on the streets of Marrakech as Osimhen wins CAF award.

Australian cricketer Usman Khawaja has challenged a ban on him wearing shoes during a match highlighting the humanitarian crisis in Gaza. Khawaja, a Muslim, wore hand-written slogans like "Freedom is a human right" and "All lives are equal" during training sessions. The International Cricket Council (ICC) prohibits messages related to politics, religion, or race during matches. In an emotional video message, Khawaja questioned the universality of concerns like freedom and equal lives, expressing his determination to seek approval.

London — In 1979, British painter Martin Lever was only 9 years old when he moved to Hong Kong because his father was employed as a surveyor in the Hong Kong Housing Department. He tells VOA’s Cantonese service that growing up in the multicultural city gave him a very different upbringing, one he is grateful for to this day. Lever returned to England to attend university and worked there for several years. But he returned to Hong Kong, where he pursued a career in the advertising industry. By the time he left in May 2022... Читать дальше...

The Spanish Supreme Court has backed two local communities with rules against tourist apartments in their buildings as part of an ongoing reaction against holiday lets in Spain.

If you need a spare gamepad for your Xbox or PC, Microsoft's wireless Xbox Series X/S controller is currently available for $45 at Amazon. That's close to the lowest price we've seen and the sale applies to multiple finishes (carbon black, blue and velocity green). 

In a video message, Khawaja said he "respected" authorities' decision to bar his shoes bearing the words "all lives are equal".

The Republican has been accused of copying Kathy Manning's letter to university presidents about antisemitism.

All three part-time member posts of pension regulator filled

Mistral claims the new large language model surpasses the capabilities of Open AI’s GPT 3.5 and Meta’s Llama 2 on several performance benchmarks.

Erik ten Hag saw Manchester United crash out of the Champions League with a whimper and the Dutchman has admitted reinforcements are needed in the January transfer window

1. Deputy editor of Putin's 'favourite newspaper' found dead  Metro.co.uk
2. Deputy editor of Putin's favourite newspaper 'found dead just one year after boss'  The Independent

Like no other artist before her, Taylor Swift has dominated the media and a large portion of the cultural zeitgeist this year.

The cast of Strictly Come Dancing 2023

Strictly Come Dancing bosses have revealed that not all of this year’s contestants will be returning for the live final.

On Saturday night, Bobby Brazier, Ellie Leach and Layton Williams will go head-to-head in the hopes of taking home the coveted Glitterball Trophy.

And while it’s usually customary for the whole cast to come together for one last dance in the finale, it’s been revealed that one member of the team will not be back.

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Bundesliga Highlights Show Catch up on all the latest action from Bundesliga.

Associated Press Mid Atlantic Daybook for Wednesday, Dec. 13. The daybook is for planning purposes only and is not intended…

Associated Press Virginia Daybook for Wednesday, Dec. 13. The daybook is for planning purposes only and is not intended for…

WhatsApp is adding the ability to pin a message to the top of a chat. Seven days is the default duration for a pinned message, however, users can pin a message for up to 30 days. With WhatsApp pinned...

Post-Brexit move intended to protect British businesses and consumers from overpayment