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Not even the heat could melt the spirits of Greenville Saturday as the city came out to honor former Greenville High School graduate and 2-time NBA champion Kentavious Caldwell-Pope. The morning began with a surprise sign reveal across from the high school and culminated with a celebratory parade through the square.
Kevin Garnett: I take a second to gather myself. Another rush of images flashing in front of me: sitting at Ruth's Chris Steak House during a family dinner; watching D-Wade playing Chauncey in the Eastern finals; my struggles in Greenville, AAU tournaments, endless games in endless parks in endless neighborhoods, going, growing, never stopping, learning, burning with an energy that gets more intense year by year, wanting this thing, wanting it for all my 12 years in Minneapolis, wanting it for the T-Wolves fans, wanting it for the Celtics fans, wanting this ultimate win, this championship that I've desired more than anything—more than money or fame or sex. And now the reality clicks in my brain, runs down my spine, enters my soul, and I'm taking off my hat and tilting my head straight back and screaming like a madman. "Anything is possible!" A few moments later, I add, "Top of the world! Top of the world! ... I'm certified! I'm certified!"
Cavs, Andre Drummond 'far apart' in extension talks
Hey, Chris: Are the Cavs going to try to trade Andre Drummond? -- Mike, Greenville, S. Carolina. Chris Fedor: Trading Drummond is a possibility -- if he picks up his player option, which is all but certain. By rule, they could start shopping him immediately after, seeing whether the interest increases since he would be on an expiring contract. But trading Drummond isn’t the only option.
“It is a large gap, and a tough pill to swallow,” said Wilson, a Hopkins native who will speak at the quarterly Coaches 4 Character program Thursday night at Greenville’s Relentless Church. “I realize things aren’t going to happen overnight, but it’s more of a respect thing – people on social media downgrading me because I’m a woman. That’s where we have to start. The biggest thing I learned about being a pro athlete is people are going to say a lot of things.”
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The Washington Wizards announced today the team’s eight-game 2014 preseason schedule, which includes three home games at Verizon Center. The team’s exhibition slate is highlighted by the second annual Baltimore Classic against the New Orleans Pelicans at the Baltimore Arena on Oct. 20. The game in Baltimore marks the team’s second consecutive preseason game played in Charm City following last season’s sellout game against the New York Knicks. Prior to last season’s Baltimore Classic, the Wizards had not played in Baltimore since 1999. Washington will begin its preseason action with a rematch against their 2014 first round playoff opponent the Chicago Bulls on Oct. 6 at United Center. The Wizards defeated the Bulls 4-1 in the first round of the 2014 Eastern Conference Playoffs. The team will then head to Jacksonville, FL, where they will face the New Orleans Pelicans on Oct. 8 and then travel to Greenville, SC, where they will take on the Charlotte Hornets on Oct. 10. The Wizards return to Verizon Center for three straight home games when they host Detroit on Oct. 12, Maccabi Haifa on Oct. 15 and Charlotte on Oct. 17. Maccabi Haifa plays in the Winner Sal League, the top basketball league in Israel, where they won a league championship in 2012-13 and were runners up in 2013-14. Washington will head north on Oct. 20 for the Baltimore Classic and wrap up their preseason schedule in New York with a game against the Knicks on Oct. 22.
The Wizards’ preseason schedule will include a visit to Greenville, S.C., to face the Charlotte Hornets on Oct. 10. at the Bon Secours Wellness Arena. A person with knowledge of the plans confirmed the location and date. Earlier this month, Jacksonville, Fla., Mayor Alvin Brown announced his city will host a Pelicans-Wizards game Oct. 8 at the Veterans Memorial Arena.
Basketball took Shammond Williams from Greenville to Chapel Hill, N.C., and the NBA and overseas, is back home. Furman announced this afternoon that Williams has been hired as an assistant by Paladins men’s basketball coach Jeff Jackson. Williams helped lead Southside High School to the 1992 Class AA state championship before joining NCAA power North Carolina for four seasons, reaching the Final Four as a senior. He then was selected by the Chicago Bulls in the 1998 NBA draft and spent 13 years in professional basketball. He played for seven NBA teams as well as internationally for FC Barcelona in Spain and for the Republic of Georgia.
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