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 [May 22, 2017]
May 21 (The Sports Xchange) -
The San Antonio Spurs, on the brink of elimination being down 3-0,
likely will be without star forward Kawhi Leonard on Monday night
for Game Four of the Western Conference finals against the Golden
State Warriors.
Spurs coach Gregg Popovich said Sunday the MVP candidate is "likely
out" for a third straight game after Leonard re-injured his left
ankle in the series opener. Popovich also said forward David Lee
(knee) is expected to miss the game.
Leonard aggravated the ankle injury when he landed on Warriors
center Zaza Pachulia's foot after taking a jump shot early in the
third quarter of Game One on May 14. The Spurs led by 23 points when
Leonard was forced to leave in the third quarter, and they have
since been outscored 314-241 by the Warriors.
Lee underwent an MRI exam and was found to have a partially torn
patellar tendon. It is possible that he injury will require surgery.
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Oklahoma City Thunder center Enes Kanter, who was stopped at a
Romanian airport on Saturday when he said his passport was revoked
by his home country of Turkey because of his political views, is
back in the United States after landing in New York on Sunday
morning.
His agent, Hilmi Cilnar, told ESPN that Kanter will be holding a
news conference on Monday in New York.
Kanter, a six-year NBA veteran, arrived in Bucharest, Romania, on
Saturday from Jakarta, Indonesia, as part of his 2017 Enes Kanter
Light Foundation global tour.
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Kanter, 25, was permitted to leave Romania later
Saturday and then took a flight to London.
He has been an outspoken critic of Turkey president Recep Tayyip
Erdogan, and that has caused tensions in his home country.
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Cleveland Cavaliers forward LeBron James was selected the winner of
the J. Walter Kennedy Citizenship Award for community service.
The 32-year-old superstar is being honored for improving the
educational opportunities of disadvantaged youth in his hometown of
Akron, Ohio.
More than 1,100 at-risk students have benefited from programs
through the LeBron James Family Foundation, which motivates children
to stay in school and attend college. (Editing by Gene Cherry) [© 2017 Thomson Reuters. All
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