Basketball
Sometimes it can be a bit overwhelming. The attention. The adulation. Even the criticism when expectations aren’t quickly met.
It’s all part of the burden of being the No. 1 overall selection in the NBA Draft.
Nuggets 88, Mavericks 70 — With dad George Karl looking on, Coby Karl scored 16 points and the Denver defense limited the Mavs to 10 second-quarter points in building a 20-point halftime lead.
Omar Samhan was the biggest reason Saint Mary’s became one of the darlings of the NCAA Tournament last season, using his polished post game to lead a surprise Sweet 16 run.
Fans, players, coaches and executives at Cox Pavilion on Friday, the first day of the NBA Summer League, were still talking about LeBron James’ 60-minute, nationally televised spectacle.
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