:bigass:LeBron James says he will consider retirement this offseason
LeBron James made his way down the ramp to exit the arena Monday night, having just completed his 20th NBA season with an unceremonious sweep out of the playoffs, not knowing if it would be the last time he would make that walk as an active player. James told ESPN he will consider retirement this offseason.
James has one season remaining on his contract with the Lakers, worth $46.7 million for 2023-24, and a player option for the following season worth $50.4 million.
Over the past several years, he has repeatedly made it known that his goal is to play in the league with his oldest son, Bronny, before he retires. As he approached passing Kareem and I'll jab bar's all-time scoring record in February, he told ESPN the last thing left for him to accomplish after the scoring mark was, "I got to play with my boy".
NBA Points Leader
No.1: LeBron James - 38,652
No.2: Kareem Abdul-Jabbar - 38,387
No.3: Karl Molone - 36,928
No.4: Kobe Bryant - 33,643
No.5: Michael Jordan - 32,292
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:bigass:Elite Los Angeles school sued for curriculum branding Jews as 'oppressors' after George Floyd death
An elite Los Angeles school is being sued after its alleged attempt to "transform the school under a racially divisive, anti-Semitic ideology that seeks to indoctrinate children to reject Western values," according to the lawsuit. The suit, brought last year by the father of former eighth-grader Jerome Eisenberg against Brentwood School, alleges a race-oriented curriculum change in the wake of George Floyd's death and subsequent riots that paints Jews as "oppressors" because of their "proximity to whiteness." The lawsuit, which also names school headmaster Michael Riera, claims Riera "started bombarding the community with near-daily missives that amounted to nothing more than politically laced diatribes about the fundamental evil of America and the 'work' that was required of white community members, including students, to fix societal ills that they were ostensibly responsible for due to the color of their skin."
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:bigass:D-Von Dudley Says Vince McMahon's Grudge With Catholic Church Led To Reverend Gimmick
It wouldn't be a stretch to claim that Vince McMahon waged war against the Catholic Church in the early 2000s. In the wake of shocking sex abuse cases against priests, McMahon authorized a televised segment where Booker T posed as a priest and heard the sins of teenage girls inside a confessional, following which Steve Austin chased him around the church. The segment caused an uproar as religious groups began picketing WWE headquarters and invading shows. In typical McMahon fashion, he used the protests to further mock the Catholic Church by creating the heel Reverend D-Von character in 2002. The character was introduced following the 2002 WWE Draft, which broke up The Dudley Boyz into two singles superstars. According to D-Von, McMahon felt it was "hypocritical" on the church's part to criticize WWE's overly-sexual content when the religious institution was dealing with issues of its own.
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WWE Raw results, recap, grades: Brock Lesnar injures Cody Rhodes' arm ahead of Night of Champions rematch
May 22, 2023
Since defeating a bloodied Brock Lesnar at Backlash, Cody Rhodes has experienced nothing but hard times at the hands of "The Beast." That continued on Monday night when Lesnar brutally attacked Rhodes twice during Raw, sending Rhodes into Saturday's rematch at Night of Champions with an injured arm. Lesnar first attacked Rhodes as Rhodes arrived to the arena, damaging Rhodes' arm. Then, as Rhodes tried to confront Lesnar later in the night, locked Rhodes in a kimura to damage the limb further. For the rest of the show, announcers and WWE staff speculated on Rhodes' availability for Saturday's pay-per-view event in Saudi Arabia.
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Monday Night Raw Results
- Bronson Reed def. Ricochet via pinfall with a Tsunami.
- Zoey Stark def. Candace LaRae via pinfall with Z360. LaRae was doing well when Nikki Cross attempted to celebrate with her, allowing Stark to pounce and score the win.
- Alpha Academy def. Viking Raiders via pinfall when Chad Gable used a bridging pin on Ivar.
- Finn Balor def. Shinsuke Nakamura via pinfall after a Coup de Grace. Nakamura was brawling with Damian Priest at ringside at the end of the match, allowing an opening for Balor to get the win.
- Raquel Rodriguez def. Sonya Deville via pinfall with a Tejana Bomb. Chelsea Green and Deville attacked Rodriguez after the match, leading Shotzi Blackheart to run in to make the save. Later in the show, Rodriguez announced Deville as her partner in next week's four-way match for the vacant women's tag team titles.
- Becky Lynch and Trish Stratus signed the contract for their Night of Champions match. Stratus had asked for there to be "no contact" during the segment but left in a huff after Lynch ran her down on the microphone.
- Dominik Mysterio def. Apollo Crews via pinfall after a frog splash. Rhea Ripley interfered to set up the finish.
- Sami Zayn, Kevin Owens and Matt Riddle def. Imperium via pinfall when Owens pinned Giovanni Vinci after a swanton bomb. Riddle was revealed as Owens and Zayn's mystery partner after he helped the duo fight off Imperium during a show-opening promo. The match featured no interference or other dirty tactics, instead playing out as a straight match which the tag champions and Riddle won clean.
:bigass:Devon Dudley says Vince McMahon's grudge with Catholic Church led to Reverend gimmick
"There was talk about Vince having a hard-on, no pun intended, maybe I shouldn't use that phrase for what I'm about to say," D-Von told Chris Van Viliet. "He had it in for the Catholic Church. At the time, we had people picketing and protesting us. This was at a time when the church was having controversy within its own home, with priests, with little boys, and things like that
:bigass:UNCW Wins CAA Regular Season Baseball Title With Sweep
Needing to win both ends of a doubleheader to earn the Colonial Athletic Association regular season championship, UNCW rolled past William & Mary, 6-0 and 6-3, on Saturday at Brooks Field. The Seahawks (31-21, 20-8) claimed their 10th CAA regular season title with the sweep and enter next week's conference championship tournament as the top seed. The Tribe, which also clinched a tournament berth this weekend, saw their record move to 32-23 and 15-15. Conner Kane (4-1), a freshman, picked up the win in the clincher, allowing four hits and no runs over a career-long 5.1 innings. He walked one and struck out five in his first start in conference play.
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