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[June 01, 2017]    May 31 (The Sports Xchange) - A Los Angeles home owned by Cleveland Cavaliers star LeBron James was vandalized Wednesday morning with a racial slur spray-painted on the front gate of the $21 million estate.

 

The Los Angeles Police Department confirmed officers were called to the Brentwood neighborhood estate to investigate the incident of the racial epithet.

A Los Angeles Times source described the slur as the "N-word."

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The Los Angeles Clippers reportedly are interested in hiring NBA legend Jerry West from the Golden State Warriors.

League sources told ESPN's Marc Stein that the Clippers would like to bring the 79-year-old West into their organization in an advisory capacity, similar to the role he holds with the Warriors since May 2011.

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Former UCLA point guard Lonzo Ball is expected to make a pre-draft workout for the Los Angeles Lakers on June 7, according to multiple reports.

Ball also plans to meet with the Lakers' coaching staff and front-office personnel, ESPN and the Los Angeles Times reported Tuesday night.

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