Morning Sports Update: Jaylen Brown stands out in Celtics summer league debut
Kevin Durant picks the Warriors, the Red Sox win, and the Celtics’ top draft pick looks good in his first game in green.
Jaylen Brown impresses in Celtics’ summer league victory: Brown’s dazzling fourth-quarter propelled the Celtics to a 102-94 win over the Philadelphia 76ers in the opening game of the Utah Jazz summer league in Salt Lake City.
“Jaylen can do some things,” Shrewsberry said, “and he can fly a little bit.”
Red Sox collect 13 extra-base hits in 12-5 rout over Rangers: Brock Holt hit a two-run homer that hit the top of Boston’s bullpen and fell in, Sandy Leon had four hits with three of a season-high nine doubles, and the Red Sox beat the Texas Rangers 12-5 Monday. (Boston.com)
Kevin Durant chooses Warriors over Thunder, Celtics: Kevin Durant announced on the Players Tribune website Monday morning that he will sign with the Golden State Warriors for the 2016-17 season. (Boston.com)
Sam Presti: OKC had ‘pretty good indication’ Kevin Durant leaving: “When you do this long enough, I would say this: I would say we have means known and unknown to try to understand and interpret where things probably are headed, and so we had a pretty good indication, I think, that this was a potential outcome,” he said. (ESPN.com)
Christian Vazquez optioned to Triple A as Ryan Hanigan returns: Hanigan will be activated Tuesday and share the position with Sandy Leon. (Boston Globe)
Joey Chestnut sets a new record with 70 hot dogs eaten: Joey Chestnut avenged last year’s shocking loss to Matt Stonie in consuming 70 hot dogs (and buns) at today’s Hot Dog Contest at Coney Island. Stonie managed just 53 in a disappointing second-place finish. (Deadspin.com)
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