20 May
Robert Williams III Rumors
NBA announces 1st and 2nd Team All-Defense, led by Giannis Antetokounmpo
Shams Charania: 2021-22 NBA All-Defensive teams: First team: Giannis Antetokounmpo, Mikal Bridges, Rudy Gobert, Jaren Jackson Jr., Marcus Smart Second team: Bam Adebayo, Draymond Green, Jrue Holiday, Matisse Thybulle, Robert Williams III
Through two games, Antetokounmpo is 6-for-22 shooting with Horford as the primary defender and 4-for-10 with Grant Williams as the primary defender. The Celtics have other quality defenders, too, including center Robert Williams III, even with Smart missing Game 2.
Adrian Wojnarowski: NBA player agent Kevin Bradbury is joining REP1 to become President of Basketball and oversee a growing @REP1Basketball division. Bradbury’s client list includes the Clippers’ Patrick Beverley and Boston’s Robert Williams III. Rep1 has established NFL and MLB groups.
Celtics players speak out against facial recognition technology through Boston Globe
Boston Celtics players: We were disappointed to see that Governor Charlie Baker, in his amendments to the police reform legislation, removed the bill’s proposed regulations of government use of facial recognition technology. Since the tragic and outrageous police killing of George Floyd in May, Boston Celtics players have doubled-down on our commitment to raising public awareness about policing and systemic racism, and advocating for sound changes to law enforcement that improve public safety and strengthen racial justice for everyone.
Boston Celtics players: The stakes could not be higher: Black people are three times more likely to be killed by police than white people in this country. A recent study found that one in 1,000 Black men in the United States will be killed by police. And beyond the killing of civilians, police continue to be a permanent and oppressive fixture in communities of color, resulting in daily harassment and targeting of Black and brown people through unnecessary and disproportionate stops and searches, citations, and arrests.
