The Denver Nuggets have waived veteran NBA forward Josh Childress, league sources told Def Pen Hoops. The move brings the Nuggets’ roster count down to 17 players. Childress confirmed the transaction in a text message on Wednesday night.
Nuggets waive Josh Childress
August 16, 2018 | 9:56 am EDT Update
Emiliano Carchia: Norris Cole signed a contract with Scandone Avellino, a source confirmed @Orazio Cauchi and me. The official announcement will arrive tomorrow, as first reported by @sportchannel214
During his recent appearance on Power 106 radio in Los Angeles, the outspoken father of Lakers guard Lonzo Ball said the team still belongs to his son. “How is it going to be LeBron’s team? He ain’t homegrown,” LaVar said. “You say what you want but we know what it is… Lonzo didn’t go to Cleveland. LeBron came over here. We already over here.”
“He can’t learn nothing from Lonzo, and Lonzo can’t learn nothing from him,” LaVar said. “What they gotta do is win together. They both know how to win, so that’s the main thing.”
August 16, 2018 | 8:55 am EDT Update
He was hopeful a reunion with his former Lakers coach Mike D’Antoni might happen in Houston. “He’s one of the best coaches I played with,” he says. But the Rockets’ signing of Carmelo Anthony likely will force him to look elsewhere. “I just have to find that exact spot. That’s more key than anything for me than just rushing out there,” says Young. “It’s my 11th year. But I’m not used to it. I’m used to signing early. My agent’s telling me to relax and to be more patient.”
Nikola Jokic, along with many Serbian basketball stars and players, appeared in the The Basketball Without Borders (BWB) camp in Belgrade and spoke with the media about joining the national team, his preparation ahead of the new season and more. Here is what the Denver Nuggets center said, per Basketball Sphere: On playing for the National Team in the FIBA World Cup Qualifiers in September: “I wouldn’t talk about that. Next question.”
Four days later, P was shirtless at the championship parade through downtown Oakland, having the time of his life. When he returned to Los Angeles, the newly crowned champ couldn’t ride around town with his window down without fans running up to congratulate him. Largely, they used to leave him alone. “We should have had a parade, my own special parade in a ’64 Impala, driving down Ventura [Blvd.] for my Valley friends and then driving down Hollywood for my L.A. friends,” says Young.
“I won a championship. I’m over it,” he says. “The Warriors had to see something in me for them wanting me to come there and be part of something special. Hopefully they saw that, and if not, I’m still a champion.”
