Morning sports update: Kevin Durant says free agent decision wasn’t ‘planned’ with Kyrie Irving
"It just came together."
The Red Sox and Royals game was suspended in extra innings on Wednesday night tied 4-4 due to rain. The game will be picked up on Aug. 22 at 1:05 p.m.
The Patriots play the first preseason game of the team’s season tonight in Detroit against the Lions at 7:30 p.m. EST.
Kevin Durant didn’t plan joining the Nets with Kyrie Irving: In a recent interview, Kevin Durant discussed his eventful 2019, including signing with the Nets in free agency. Durant joined Brooklyn along with Kyrie Irving, a partnership that was speculated about for months in advance.
Yet in the interview with Yahoo’s Chris Haynes, Durant refuted the notion that he planned teaming up with Irving beforehand.
“I think the friendship part of the league has really grown, especially since LeBron James and Dwyane Wade became such great friends and ended up playing together,” Durant told Haynes. “People see friendship as the way guys are teaming up. There’s nothing wrong with people speculating. That’s just what it is, but we’re just good friends no matter what. We didn’t have to play together. It wasn’t necessary. But, we were friends before anything, and we just happened to want to hoop together. But it wasn’t a thing we planned. It just came together.”
Trivia: Tom Brady made his NFL debut in the 2000 preseason’s Hall of Fame game. What Hall of Fame quarterback was inducted that year (and was at the game)?
(Answer at the bottom).
Hint: He retired as a member of the Kansas City Chiefs.
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Brad Stevens had some advice for Coach K regarding Jayson Tatum
:
Brad Stevens to Coach K: “Yell at him as much as you can, that way I don’t have to” 😏 pic.twitter.com/ngh5v7iuMi
— Celtics on NBC Sports Boston (@NBCSCeltics) August 7, 2019
Dolphins receiver Kenny Stills called out team owner Stephen Ross for his Trump fundraiser:
🤔 You can’t have a non profit with this mission statement then open your doors to Trump. https://t.co/sNBWfEXvLn pic.twitter.com/nNkRf2wJep
— Kenny Stills (@KSTiLLS) August 7, 2019
Chris Davis and Orioles hitting coach Brandon Hyde had to be separated in the dugout on Wednesday night:
CHAOS IN THE ORIOLES’ DUGOUT https://t.co/yIVg7g8Gy0
— Dan Clark (@DanClarkSports) August 8, 2019
On this day: In 1984, Carl Lewis won his third of four gold medals at the Los Angeles Summer Olympics with a victory in the 200 meter final:
And in 1992, the U.S men’s basketball team (the “Dream Team”) won gold in the Barcelona Summer Olympics. It was Larry Bird’s final game, as he would retire from professional basketball 10 days later.
https://youtu.be/33AtPSMCPzk
Daily highlight: Jackie Bradley Jr. added another highlight to his lengthy career montage.
Please keep running on Jackie. pic.twitter.com/vEuAuDeXi7
— Red Sox (@RedSox) August 8, 2019
Bonus: ESPN 2 turned into “The Ocho” on Wednesday, and it led to good things.
“Turning his whole body into a torpedo with a nuclear war headis.”
That’s one way to describe this play. #TheOcho pic.twitter.com/H1CFnllNNz
— ESPN (@espn) August 7, 2019
Trivia answer: Joe Montana
