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Serena Williams says nah to the Tokyo Summer Olympics

The league said "higher risk" players who remain on the sidelines will be entitled to a $350,000 stipend. As for a voluntary opt-out due to COVID-19, those players will receive no compensation. Last year, Anyone who decided not to play due to the pandemic earned a minimum of $150,000.

Shaq was not here for Ben Simmons' excuses for his poor shooting.

LaMelo Ball is going to be great. Write it down in ink, get tattoos and put all your money into his stock.  I knew that before he joined Stan Norfleet and I on Thursday after it was announced he had won the NBA Rookie of the Year award.

Ball averaged 15.7 points, 6.1 assists, 5.9 rebounds in 51 games to lead the Hornets into the NBA's play-in tournament. Despite dealing with a hand injury and missing 21 games he finished second in scoring among all rookies during the regular season.   

Do you feel lucky, Hornets fans? Well…do ya? The NBA Draft Lottery is coming up on Tuesday, June 22nd and optimism for Charlotte Hornets basketball is surging.

Skylar Diggins-Smith had plenty of time for Jazmine Jones.

Punches were thrown and landed.