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NBA Roundup: LeBron James, Becky Hammon, Bol Bol and highly-read sports columnist

Published Jul 24, 2020 03:47 pm
Justice for Breona Taylor, LeBron James calls
LeBron James #23 of the Los Angeles Lakers looks on during the game on July 23, 2020 at the Visa Athletic Center at ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex in Orlando, Florida. (Jesse D. Garrabrant / NBAE via Getty Images / AFP)

LeBron James called for justice for Breonna Taylor in a postgame news conference after the Los Angeles Lakers lost to the Dallas Mavericks at the start of the NBA bubble at Disney World in Orlando, Florida.

Taylor was gunned down last March by plainclothes policemen raiding her home in Louisville, Kentucky. Her death has been condemned by many in the United States and many have taken up support for her.

ESPN columnist’s suspension nears end

ESPN veteran reporter and NBA insider Adrian Wojnarowski (Photo from Adrian Wojnarowski's Twitter account)

More “Woj” bombs are coming.

The suspension of Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN ends Friday and he will probably be seen and heard of at Disney World.

However, Wojnarowski, who was canned for a profane email to a senator, will undergo the usual quarantine for seven days once he gets to Orlando.

Still a long way to go for Becky Hammon

San Antonio Spurs assistant coach Becky Hammon gives instructions during a scrimmage against the Milwaukee Bucks on July 23, 2020 at Visa Athletic Center at ESPN Wide World of Sports in Orlando, Florida. (Jesse D. Garrabrant / NBAE via Getty Images / AFP)

Becky Hammon, the San Antonio Spurs lady assistant coach, took over from a masked Gregg Popovich in their game against Giannis and the Milwaukee Bucks at the Disney World bubble.

However, she failed to lead DeMar Derozan and the gang to victory, losing by 21, 113-92.

This isn’t probably the last that we will be seeing Hammon vice Popovich, the US men’s basketball team head coach.

Spurs assistant coaches – including Tim Duncan – will guide the team in three exhibition games before debuting in the regular season bubble against the Sacramento Kings.

The son of Manute Bol also rises

Bol Bol #10 of the Denver Nuggets drives to the basket against the Washington Wizards during a scrimmage on July 22, 2020 at The Arena at ESPN Wide World of Sports in Orlando, Florida. (David Dow / NBAE via Getty Images /AFP)

Manute Bol’s son Bol Bol earned not just praises but also a random drug test following a stellar performance in a scrimmage against the Washington Wizards in Orlando.

Bol Bol dropped 16 points, 10 rebounds, and six blocks, and Coach Mike Malone said he (Bol Bol) is going to get better as he gets stronger. (Compiled by Tristan Lozano)

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