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Dwight Howard is devastated. And he wants answers. The former NBA great and current player for the Big 3’s L.A. Riot on Wednesday wrote on Instagram that his dog, Sunday, died in an apparent hit-and-run accident on June 18 in Suwanee, Ga. Howard said that he was visiting New York when he received the tragic news that his beloved Belgian Malinois “got loose and was hit by a car that kept going.”

Los Angeles Times

Cooper, 50, met Bailey in the eighth grade and featured him on his travel team, Athletes of Tomorrow, before Bailey relocated 100 miles south from Chattanooga to Powder Springs, Georgia during high school. Cooper then helped route him to Rutgers, where Cooper’s friend, Brandin Knight, is the associate coach. Bailey credits Cooper, whose son, Sharife, played in the NBA briefly, and whose daughter, Te’a, played in the WNBA, for developing him.

Newark Star-Ledger

Silas Demary Jr, who transferred from Georgia to UConn last month, has withdrawn from the NBA Draft process and will play for the Huskies this season.

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Bitadze’s summer plans also include competing for his home country, the Republic of Georgia, at EuroBasket, an international basketball competition that begins in late August. “I take that very seriously,” he said. “So, I’m going to prepare for that and I’ve got to stay in shape all summer. Hopefully, we win a lot of games with the national team. That’s the goal.”

Orlando Sentinel

Mason Williams: #Magic center Goga Bitadze said alongside his summer work, he's planning to play for the Georgian national team in Eurobasket this summer.

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A Georgia businessman who scammed former NBA players Dwight Howard and Chandler Parsons out of millions of dollars was sentenced Thursday to more than 12 years in federal prison.

ESPN

Since pleading guilty to one count of conspiracy to commit bribery in March 2019, Chuck Person has been one of the few targets of the Department of Justice’s controversial college basketball corruption probe to have maintained his silence, declining numerous interview requests from reporters until now. In a brief telephone call this week with Sportico, a cautious Person spoke publicly about his former team for the first time since he was sentenced, revealing that he plans to attend Auburn’s Sweet 16 game against Michigan in Atlanta on Friday. “I feel like I had a hand in revitalizing the program,” said Person, who resides in the Atlanta suburb of Alpharetta, Ga.. “We brought in a great bunch of kids, with great talent and great character.”

Sportico

Former NBA star and Georgia native, who briefly played with the Atlanta Hawks, Dwight Howard and his partner Daniella Karagach were the latest pair eliminated from “Dancing with the Stars."

WSB Channel 2

A civil lawsuit filed against Dwight Howard that alleged sexual assault and battery was dismissed Monday in Gwinnett County, Ga., according to a court filing obtained by The Athletic on Wednesday. Stephen Harper, who filed the lawsuit against Howard in July 2023, dismissed all claims he asserted against the former NBA player with prejudice, which means Harper cannot refile a suit on those same claims against Howard in Gwinnett County Court. ESPN first reported the news and details of the filing.

New York Times

Harper had alleged in the lawsuit that Howard sexually assaulted him at Howard’s home in Georgia on July 19, 2021. In the complaint, Harper also accused Howard of “intentional infliction of emotional distress” and false imprisonment. In a filing in October, Howard denied the allegations and said he engaged in “consensual sexual activity” with Harper. In his response, Howard also said he expressed interest in meeting up with Harper in Atlanta after the two corresponded via text and Instagram beginning in May 2021. Screenshots of the alleged exchanges were included in the complaint.

New York Times

Georgia guard Noah Thomasson has announced that he will be entering the NBA Draft.

Sports Illustrated

Georgia guard Jabri Abdur-Rahim plans to enter the NCAA transfer portal, but will also test the NBA Draft waters this spring.

on3.com

Sarah Todd: It's actually "Collin". Ant swapped jerseys with fellow Georgia native Collin Sexton after the game.

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A Georgia judge denied a motion by lawyers for former NBA star center Dwight Howard to immediately dismiss a lawsuit against him that alleges sexual assault and battery. The Gwinnett County judge made the ruling this week, according to a filing obtained by ESPN, while also ruling to seal an exhibit filed in December 2023 that contains what Howard's lawyers argued were embarrassing, sexually explicit text messages.

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