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[November 16, 2016]    Nov 15 (The Sports Xchange) - Cleveland Cavaliers star LeBron James is irate over recent comments by New York Knicks president Phil Jackson and made it clear Tuesday that he has no respect for the coach who won 11 NBA titles.

 

Jackson used the word "posse" to describe James and his business associates in a recent interview with ESPN. James was so offended by the term that he said he has lost all respect for Jackson.

"We see the success that we have, but then there is always someone that lets you know still how far we still have to go as African-Americans," James said. "But it won't stop us from doing what we need to do as a group. We're not going to let Phil Jackson's comments stop us from doing what we need to do. It just gives us extra motivation. But it's still sad."

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The Denver Nuggets waived forward/center Jarnell Stokes, the team announced.

Stokes, who signed with Denver on Sept. 15, appeared in two games and averaged 1.5 points, 1.0 rebounds and 1.0 assists in 3.5 minutes.

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The Philadelphia 76ers assigned guard Timothe Luwawu-Cabarrot to the Delaware 87ers of the NBA Development League.

Luwawu-Cabarrot, 21, has averaged 1.1 points in seven games with the 76ers this season. He was the team's first-round selection (24th overall) in this year's draft. (Editing by Frank Pingue)

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