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One of two men who were inside a vehicle former NBA Seattle SuperSonics star Shawn Kemp is accused of shooting at in the parking lot of the Tacoma Mall has filed a lawsuit seeking damages for emotional distress. An attorney for Dajuan Jackson wrote in a complaint for damages that Jackson was a passenger in a Toyota 4Runner driven by his friend on the day of the March 2023 incident. According to the document, Kemp — who had tracked his stolen cell phone to the parking lot — arrived in a Porsche, then approached the other vehicle and shot a .357-caliber revolver at it without warning.
Kemp, 55, walked back to his vehicle and looked through the trunk, according to the complaint, then came back to the Toyota and shot it two more times while the driver tried to flee. A search of Kemp’s car later found an “AR-15 style pistol” in the trunk with no ammunition. Police said no one was injured. According to the lawsuit, Kemp’s actions caused Jackson to suffer general damages for personal injuries, including but not limited to negligent infliction of emotional distress, loss of enjoyment of life, and other general damages.
Chicago Bulls legend Michael Jordan was at Sunday’s NASCAR race at Michigan International Speedway. Jordan is the co-owner of 23XI Racing, which fields a pair of Toyotas in the Cup Series – No. 23 Bubba Wallace and No. 45 Tyler Reddick. Both are sponsored by McDonald’s this week.
At the time of the crash, Alekxei Pino had been assisting another motorist with their disabled Toyota SUV, which had its lights off, when Highwood hit him in his 2021 Audi A5. As he tries to explain the events to an officer, Highwood, visibly shaken, breaks down into tears and bends over with his head in his hands.
After an OTE staffer handed him one, Ausar dribbled outside and climbed next to Amen in the back seat of a white Toyota Rav4. Next stop: the airport. Over the next week, the twins would visit four NBA franchises with lottery picks. Any of the four cities could be their new homes. It was a strange thing to consider: living their dream apart. “That’s my guy, and I’ll be really happy for him wherever he lands,” Amen said of Ausar. “But when we go up against each other, he better be OK with being the second-best player out there.”
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The Charlotte Hornets are set to host the first-ever 23XI Racing Crossover Night when the NBA team hosts the Oklahoma City Thunder on Friday, Jan. 21 at the Spectrum Center. The event will include appearances by 23XI Racing drivers Bubba Wallace, driver of the No. 23 Toyota Camry team in the NASCAR Cup Series and Kurt Busch, driver of the newly formed No. 45 Toyota Camry team. Denny Hamlin, co-owner of 23XI Racing, driver of the No. 11 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota and longtime season-ticket holder will also be on hand.
The Portland Trail Blazers, local government and Oregon Health Authority have partnered on a first-of-its-kind proposal, promoting vaccinations across Oregon while increasing Moda Center capacity with Vaccinated Sections. The announcement comes just in time for Rip City to cheer on the sixth-seeded Trail Blazers as they host the third-seeded Denver Nuggets in round one of the NBA Western Conference Playoffs, presented by Moda Health and your local Toyota dealers. The Trail Blazers are the only team with a playoffs berth in each of the last eight seasons. The Trail Blazers will host games three and four of the best-of-seven series at Moda Center May 27 at 7:30 p.m. and May 29 at 1:00 p.m. After Saturday’s win, the Blazers are 1-0 in the series, and will face the Nuggets again tonight in Denver at 7:00 p.m. If necessary, game five will return to Denver on June 1; game six at Moda Center on June 3; and a decisive game seven back in Denver on June 5.
You've probably heard of Dame Time, but have you heard October 1 is officially Damian Lillard Day in McMinnville? The small city of McMinnville is celebrating the Portland Trail Blazers' star point guard in a big way after announcing Thursday that he purchased a local Toyota dealership. Lillard made the purchase with his longtime friend and business partner, Brian Sanders. The dealership will be called Damian Lillard Toyota.
Patty Mills said he can still picture the car ride during which this was first discussed. Patty was sitting behind his mother in the left-side passenger seat of his parents’ white Toyota Corolla and got out of the car when they arrived at their home, before Yvonne could even open the door. “I remember looking down at my arms and the back of my calves as she’s getting out of the car,” Mills said. “I look up to her and I say, ‘So does this mean they will come and take me away, too?’ “I remember her answer very vividly,” he said, recalling his mother’s words: “ ‘Your dad is going to stand on that big rock in the driveway with a big stick. And no one is going to come anywhere near you.’ ”
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The entire front side of his Toyota was crushed, and emergency crews had to cut him out of the front seat. He and his entire family were rushed to Legacy Emanuel Medical Center. Yim sustained the worst injuries of the group. “I think the accident was just kind of a reminder that you never know when your time is going to end,” Yim said. “You see the photos, I should have died or I should have been more seriously hurt. My family and I, we’re all very blessed.”
The Portland Trail Blazers 50th Anniversary presented by your local Toyota dealers and Spirit Mountain Casino will fittingly tip off the 2019-20 NBA season with a retro-styled preseason game hosted at Veterans Memorial Coliseum – home of the Trail Blazers from 1970-1995 and where fans witnessed the team’s historic 1977 NBA championship. The Trail Blazers will face the Denver Nuggets on October 8, with game activations mirroring that of a game from the team’s earlier decades. In addition to the throwback game elements, the team will wear their new Classic Edition uniforms and play on the new 50th Anniversary court for the first time – both of which will be key features throughout the rest of the season. Celebrating the start of the 50th season and reminiscing on the start of the franchise, members of the original 1970-71 team including Geoff Petrie, Rolland Todd, Jim Barnett, Shaler Halimon and Bill Schonely will be in attendance to honor Portland’s first team and ambassadors.
Ex-NBA star Gilbert Arenas was involved in a WILD car crash over the weekend -- where a Toyota flipped on its head -- but TMZ Sports has learned, miraculously, nobody was seriously hurt. We're told a RAV4 collided with Arenas' pricey Maybach at around 2:55 PM on the 101 freeway in Encino, California on Sunday. The RAV4 appeared to brush up on Arenas' rear quarter panel before it rolled onto its head ... and the footage of the aftermath is crazy.
Popovich has garnered a great deal of attention for his grumpy in game interviews, which he does in protest of having to talk to reporters in the middle of a game, but that persona does not match up at all with the man I've gotten to know. He very quietly is one of the most decent, kind, considerate coaches I know. He hates for us to write about him, but there are countless stories in which he helped someone. As an example, a young employee from the Spurs not on the basketball side got a job and packed up his beat up Toyota to drive across the country. Pop sent him on a crazy errand that took hours - long enough for him to replace the beat up car with a brand new one.
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