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Question: Armless Syrian boy thrives in US, hopes family can join him

He attended Democratic President Barack Obama's final State of the Union address as a special guest of a congressman. He learned to bike and rollerblade, took martial arts and gymnastics classes and spent his summer playing soccer and swimming in a lake at a day camp in the Boston suburbs.
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Rubio went for a triple-double in a Game 3 victory , the first playoff triple-double for the franchise since John Stockton had one in 2001.
Westbrook said he'd shut down Rubio in Game 4.
His efforts backfired — Rubio got more of Westbrook's attention, and the Thunder weren't as effective helping on Donovan Mitchell and Rudy Gobert, Utah's two best players. Westbrook was overly aggressive and had four fouls at halftime. The Jazz rolled 113-96 .
Westbrook toned it down after the game.
"It wasn't about me or him," he said. "Let's get past that. We're done with that."
Looking around the playoffs, that's probably a good thing.
How goes a team's point guard, so goes the team.
New Orleans' Rajon Rondo and Philadelphia's Ben Simmons are among the point guards whose play has lifted their teams.
That has been true in the matchup between Toronto's Kyle Lowry and Washington's John Wall. In Toronto's two wins, Lowry averaged 10.5 assists, but 6.5 in two losses. Wall averaged 27.5 points and 14 assists as Washington won two games to even the series.
The 32-year-old Rondo appeared to be overmatched heading into the matchup with Portland's Damian Lillard but showed he is not past his prime.
Rondo averaged 11.3 points, 7.5 rebounds and 13.3 assists to help the New Orleans sweep the Trail Blazers. Lillard averaged just 18.5 points in the series, eight below his regular-season average, and shot just 35 per cent from the field.
Philadelphia's Simmons has averaged 19.3 points, 10.8 rebounds and 9.8 assists t help the 76ers take a 3-1 lead in their series against the Miami Heat. In Game 4, he had the first triple-double for a rookie in a playoff game since Magic Johnson in 1980.
Miami's Goran Dragic is playing well, too — he's averaging 19.5 points and shooting 49 per cent. But when Simmons has been special, the 76ers have won.
Milwaukee's Eric Bledsoe and Boston's Terry Rozier have gone back and forth on the court and in the media. Rozier dominated the first two games — both Boston wins — averaging 23 points on 47 per cent shooting while Bledsoe averaged 10.5 points and shot 36 per cent.
Bledsoe won the next two matchups, and so did the Bucks. Bledsoe averaged 13 points on 50 per cent shooting while Rozier averaged 9.5 points on 26 per cent shooting.
Rubio doesn't have to statistically out-perform Westbrook, who has averaged a triple-double the past two seasons. For Rubio, the key has been not trying to do too much. Just be the team's floor general.
On offence, he takes open shots and finds his teammates. On defence, he can take chances because the 7-foot-1 Gobert can erase most mistakes.
"That is our strength," Rubio said. "Play as a team and get a win."
One more Utah win and Oklahoma City's season is done.
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Question: Bitcoin jumps above $1,000 for first time in three years

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Digital currency bitcoin kicked off the new year by jumping above US$1,000 for the first time in three years late on Sunday, having outperformed all central-bank-issued currencies with a 125 per cent climb in 2016.
[LONDON] Digital currency bitcoin kicked off the new year by jumping above US$1,000 for the first time in three years late on Sunday, having outperformed all central-bank-issued currencies with a 125 per cent climb in 2016.
Bitcoin - a web-based "cryptocurrency" that has no central authority, relying instead on thousands of computers across the world that validate transactions and add new bitcoins to the system - jumped 2.5 per cent to US$1,022 on the Europe-based Bitstamp exchange, its highest since December 2013.
Though the digital currency has historically been highly volatile - a tenfold increase in its value in two months in late 2013 took it to above US$1,100, before a hack on the Tokyo-based Mt. Gox exchange saw it plunge to under US$400 in the following weeks - it has in the past two years been more stable.
Its biggest daily moves in 2016 were around 10 per cent, still very volatile compared with fiat currencies, but markedly lower than the trading of 2013, which saw daily price swings of as much as 40 per cent.
Bitcoin may have been boosted in the past year by increased demand in China on the back of a 7 per cent annual fall in the value of the yuan in 2016, the Chinese currency's weakest showing in over 20 years. Data shows most bitcoin trading is done in China.
Bitcoin is used to move money across the globe quickly and anonymously and does not fall under the purview of any authority, making it attractive to those wanting to get around capital controls, such as China's.
It is also may appeal to those worried about a lack of supply of cash, such as in India, where Prime Minister Narendra Modi removed high-denomination bank notes from circulation in November. "The growing war on cash, and capital controls, is making bitcoin look like a viable, if high risk, alternative," said Paul Gordon, a board member of the UK Digital Currency Association and co-founder of Quantave, a firm seeking to make it easier for institutional investors to access digital currency exchanges.
Though bitcoin is still some way off the all-time high of US$1,163 that it reached on the Bitstamp exchange in late 2013, there are now more bitcoins in circulation - 12.5 are added to the system every 10 minutes. Its total worth is at a record-high above US$16 billion, putting its value at around the same as that of an average FTSE 100 company.
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Bitcoin prices fell below $8,000 (£5,650.48) today, for the first since November, sparking a market-wide panic about the future of the token. BTC prices have been on a gradual decline since the start of the year, plummeting more than 40 percent, leading some investors to believe reality has finally caught up with the bitcoin bubble. At 5.32pm GMT, bitcoin was exchanging hands at $8,718.66 (£6,158.95) per token, 3.69 percent down on the past 24 hours, according to CoinDesk. Many senior analyst who have studied bitcoin’s rise through 2017, have now argued that the timer is now set on bitcoin.
American economist Nouriel Roubini, who saw the tell-tale signs of the imminent 2008 market crash, joined the choral of experts predicting bitcoin’s demise. The expert, dubbed ‘Dr Doom’ by his peers, warned BTC’s sharp decline is in fact the beginning of a crash. He said: “I say it’s the mother of all bubbles and it’s also the biggest bubble in human history if you compare it to the Mississippi Bubble, the Tech Bubble or Tulip Mania.” Mr Roubini underlined the bitcoin bubble is in fact much worse than the infamous 17th century Tulip Mania. He said: “It’s much worse. If you look at the peak, bitcoin was in a magnitude higher than the Tulip Mania and now it’s crashed by 60 percent compared to the peak of mid-December.
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American economist Nouriel Roubini, who saw the tell-tale signs of the imminent 2008 market crash, joined the choral of experts predicting bitcoin’s demise. The expert, dubbed ‘Dr Doom’ by his peers, warned BTC’s sharp decline is in fact the beginning of a crash. He said: “I say it’s the mother of all bubbles and it’s also the biggest bubble in human history if you compare it to the Mississippi Bubble, the Tech Bubble or Tulip Mania.” Mr Roubini underlined the bitcoin bubble is in fact much worse than the infamous 17th century Tulip Mania. He said: “It’s much worse. If you look at the peak, bitcoin was in a magnitude higher than the Tulip Mania and now it’s crashed by 60 percent compared to the peak of mid-December.
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“It’s crashed 30 percent last week and 10 percent today, and it’s all the way down to zero.
I say it’s the mother of all bubbles and it’s also the biggest bubble in human history Nouriel Roubini, Economist
“The fundamental value of bitcoin is zero.” Since December 18, bitcoin prices suffered a 60 percent plunge on their peak price of $19,511 (£13,779.84). But it is not just bitcoin that is suffering, and Mr Roubini argued that there are many more crypto tokens that are in a much worse position that bitcoin. The economist said: “There are already something like 1,300 plus cryptocurrencies or Initial Coin Offerings (ICO’s).
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“Most of them are worse and don’t have any intrinsic value like bitcoin, so if bitcoin is a bubble, then they are a bubble to the power of two or three. “And there is all this hype about blockchain saying, ‘ok maybe bitcoin and cryptocurrencies are a bubble or a fad, but blockchain is really a revolutionary industry’. “It has been round for 10 years and the only application is bitcoin or cryptocurrencies are a scam.” Other analysts have since joined to sound the alarm bells, feeding bitcoin’s detractors more ammunition.
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Question: White elephant gift exchange ideas

A white elephant gift exchange is a holiday tradition where a group of friends, family members or coworkers exchange useless and wacky gifts during a holiday party.
You can either play by Secret Santa rules or each person draws a number to determine who goes first. The person who draws number one chooses a gift and opens it for everyone to see. Each person after that can either steal an already opened gift from someone before them or he/she can choose an unopened gift.
If a gift is stolen from someone, that person gets to pick another unopened gift. This process continues until the last person has gone. A gift can only be stolen three times so the fourth person to steal it gets to keep it.
Generally this type of holiday exchange is for entertainment so you do not have to spend a lot of money on the gift and the funnier or weirder, the better! Here are 30 ideas for your white elephant gift exchange this year:
1. Star Wars Ice Cube Trays
2. Cat Bingo
3. Beer Belly Fanny Pack
4. Human Face Anti-Stress Balls
5. Drinking Buddies Cocktail/Wine Glass Markers
6. Crazy Patterned Socks
7. Selfie Toaster
8. Bubble Gum Refrigerator Magnets
9. Foot Hammock
10. The VERY Embarrassing Book of Dad Jokes
11. Ugly Christmas Sweater
12. Toilet Golf
13. Bacon Flavored Toothpaste
14. People of Walmart Calendar
15. Dog Butt Magnets
16. Horse Head
17. Googly Eyes Stickers
18. Microwavable S’mores Maker
19. Unicorn Onesie
20. Finger Hands Finger Puppets
21. Pickle Lip Balm
22. Adjustable Visor with Spiked Hair
23. Smuggle Your Booze Sun Sunscreen Lotion Flask
24. Bubble Wrap Rain Jacket
25. Prank Pack iArm
26. Poo-Pourri Toilet Spray
27. Moose Oven Mit
28. NapSack Sleep Hood
29. Meat Maniac Insect & Bug Candy
30. Holiday Toilet Paper

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Question: GOP Strategist from WNY Wants to Give "Roseanne" A New Home

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In an interview with 2 on Your Side, Former Trump campaign aide and Republican Political Strategist Michael Caputo said he is working to bring comedian Roseanne Barr back on the air.
Caputo, who lives in Western New York, is an executive with an online streaming startup company called Bond. The streaming site plans to launch on June 25th, and hopes to create a new economic model for the film and video industry through subscribers and crowd investing.
"I think people make mistakes when they're on Twitter when they're trying to crack jokes, none of it's funny, and it tends to happen to people who are trying to be funny," Caputo said. "I don't think she was funny at all. I found it to be a profoundly disgusting comment, but I think she made a mistake, just like others in our community have made mistakes and at some point in time, they have to be able to return to their normal life. They have to be able to make a living."
ABC canceled the "Roseanne" reboot following a racist tweet from Barr aimed at Obama White House adviser Valerie Jarrett. In an interview first published in The Daily Beast, Caputo said he's reaching out to Barr in the hopes of capitalizing on her popularity and giving the show a new platform.
"I think that Roseanne can find her way through to apologize to the community, to apologize to the people she offended most, and move on with her life," Caputo told 2 on Your Side. "To think that she can't is almost totalitarian. I think that she deserves a second chance."
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Question: FAA Investigating After Harrison Ford Flies Over Jetliner Awaiting Takeoff

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Noted aviator and actor Harrison Ford flew his private plane over a jet airliner on the ground at a Southern California airport Monday. It's not the first time the Star Wars and Indiana Jones star has had problems landing.
The 74-year-old Ford was instructed to land on a runway at Orange County's John Wayne Airport but mistakenly landed on a parallel taxiway, passing over a Boeing 737 carrying 110 passengers and six crew members.
On a recording, Ford asked air traffic controllers, "Was that airliner meant to be underneath me?" according to NBC News, which first reported the incident.
Federal Aviation Administration spokesman Ian Gregor said the pilot heard and read back the correct landing instructions, according to The Associated Press. Gregor did not confirm it was Ford who was piloting the plane, a single-engine Aviat Husky. The AP reports that he didn't say how close Ford's plane came to hitting the jet on the ground.
No one was injured and the jet, American Airlines Flight 1456, took off for Dallas shortly after without incident.
The FAA is now investigating, which "could result in a simple warning letter to a suspension of Ford's pilot's license," NBC reports.
Ford collects vintage planes and has been flying for decades. According to NPR's Russell Lewis, Ford is "a highly-skilled and highly-rated pilot. He's qualified to fly single and twin engine planes, sea planes, helicopters and he's also an instrument-rated pilot." In 2015, Ford said he owned "eight or nine various types of airplanes," according to NTSB documents posted on AirSafe.com.
Ford reported on a medical certificate application that he had logged at least 5,200 flight hours, according to the NTSB.
He was a 2008 honoree and received the Legends Aviation Legacy Award from Kiddie Hawk Air Academy, and subsequently had an award named after him.
Ford was seriously injured in March 2015 when he crash-landed a restored World War II-era trainer plane on a golf course near the Santa Monica Airport shortly after takeoff. A National Transportation Safety Board report found the crash was caused by a loose engine part.
In 2000, Ford's plane "departed" a runway in Lincoln, Neb., because of a gust of wind, according to AirSafe.com. He was flying a Beechcraft Bonanza which "sustained minor damage," though Ford and his passenger were not injured.
And in 1999 he crash-landed a helicopter during a training flight in Ventura County, near Los Angeles, according to the AP. "Although the helicopter rolled over on its left side, neither Ford or the instructor were injured," AirSafe.com notes.

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Question: Detectives identify man fatally shot by deputy near South El Monte

Authorities released the name of the man wielding two knives who was shot and killed by a deputy near South El Monte on Sunday.
Deputies assisting on a possible burglary in the 900 block of Durfee Avenue tried to talk to 40-year-old Manuel Borrego who ran then started walking toward them swinging the 12-inch knives, according to Lt. John Corina of the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Homicide Bureau.
Borrego, whose last known address was in Pico Rivera, was shot in the upper body and died at the scene. Corina said Borrego was a documented gang member and had an arrest warrant for a parole violation.
It started with a call to the sheriff’s Temple station on Sunday morning about a possible burglary at a vacant building in the 900 block of Durfee Avenue. Corina said homeless people have been staying at the building which used to be a business.
Corina said the owner went by to check on the property and saw a woman by the fence which has a hole in it. He said the property owner thought the woman came out of the fence and called the station.
A deputy detained the woman. There was a suspicion there were more people were in the building.
Two deputies in separate cars arrived to assist. Corina said the deputies saw Borrego who was sitting on the sidewalk across the vacant building.
Corina said as deputies went to talk to Borrego, he got up and ran, leaving his backpack and other items on the sidewalk.
Deputies followed Borrego who ran across the street. He stopped then turned back toward the deputies. Corina said Borrego was holding two kitchen-type knives.
He said the deputies at gunpoint ordered Borrego to the get on the ground. Borrego didn’t say anything as he walked toward the deputies “swinging the knives,” according to Corina.
One of the deputies opened fire.
Corina said deputies searched the building and found three transients inside.

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Question: 6 arrested in latest prostitution sweep in Pomona in well-known area for the crime

The latest operation targeting prostitution and human trafficking along the Holt Avenue corridor in Pomona has led to the arrests of four women and two men, Pomona police announced.
On Wednesday, members of the Major Crimes Task Force, in plainclothes, arrested four women from Hemet, Los Angeles, West Covina and Perris on suspicion of loitering with intent to commit prostitution, a police statement says.
The arrested women: Yuliana Soto, 22, of West Covina; Lashanae Steward, 22, of Hemet; Erin Crowfield, 22, of Perris; and Jessica Lucas, 28, of Los Angeles.
Devion Taylor 25, of Bellflower and Darren Carr, 22, of Ontario were arrested on suspicion of aiding prostitution.
The recent operation comes a few weeks after the task force rescued a 16-year-old whom police said was working as a prostitute along Holt Avenue in Pomona, officials said.
The Holt Corridor, which encompasses one of the city’s main arteries of travel, is nationally known as a location where prostitution takes place, police said.
Pomona police have conducted stings that have resulted in arrests or rescues at least seven other times since November. The operations have been conducted in response to complaints from residents and business owners. Officers focus on recovering trafficked children as well as arresting adult prostitutes, pimps and so-called Johns, officials said.
Authorities ask anyone with information regarding human trafficking or any of the recent investigations to call the Pomona Police Department at 909-620-2085. Anonymous tips can be made by calling Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS (8477).

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Question: Lue taking leave from Cavaliers to address health issues

CLEVELAND (AP) — Cavaliers coach Tyronn Lue is taking a leave of absence from the team to address health issues that have included chest pains and loss of sleep.
Lue said Monday in statement that tests have offered no conclusion about what the issue is and offered no timetable for his return. The coach said he feels he needs to step away “and focus on trying to establish a stronger and healthier foundation” from which to coach the rest of the season.
“While I have tried to work through it, the last thing I want is for it to affect the team. I am going to use this time to focus on a prescribed routine and medication, which has previously been difficult to start in the midst of a season,” Lue said. “My goal is to come out of it a stronger and healthier version of myself so I can continue to lead this team to the championship we are all working towards.”
The Cavaliers also didn’t say who would lead the team in Lue’s absence, though that responsibility could fall to associate head coach Larry Drew.
LeBron James said he was informed of Lue’s decision Monday morning at shootaround, saying it was “probably well overdue.”
“I knew he was struggling, but he was never not himself. He was just dealing with it the best way he could,” James said. “Once he leaves the gym and goes home, there’s things we don’t know, but he was the same every single day even though he was going through what he was going through.”
A stress-filled season for the Cavs has taken a toll on the 40-year-old Lue, who led them to the 2016 NBA championship after taking over for David Blatt midway through that season. They are just 40-29, third in the Eastern Conference, and have endured roster shake-ups, injuries and other distractions as they try to return to the NBA Finals.
Now they will play without their coach.
“We all want great players, we all want the best teams, but with that comes a lot of pressure as well. And what Ty Lue has had to go through this year with that team, with the trades and the injuries and the pressure, it’s unrelenting,” Denver coach Michael Malone said. “So I hope that he gets healthy and is able to get back in time for the playoffs and help that team win as many games as possible.”
Lue spent the second half of Cleveland’s victory in Chicago on Saturday in the locker room because of an illness, the second time this season he left a game because he wasn’t feeling well. The former NBA guard also sat one out against Chicago at home in December.
Drew coached the second half of Saturday’s game, the finale of a six-game, 11-day road trip. Cleveland is back home to host Milwaukee on Monday.
“We know how difficult these circumstances are for Coach Lue and we support him totally in this focused approach to addressing his health issues,” general manager Koby Altman said.
Charlotte coach Steve Clifford also left his team to address his health this season. He took six weeks off. Medical tests revealed that the 56-year-old Clifford did not have any internal problems, but the doctor’s diagnosis was the coach was suffering from severe sleep deprivation.
Just as the Cavaliers are nearing the return of All-Star forward Kevin Love from injury, they will have to go an undetermined length of time without Lue. James was asked how his absence would impact the team.
“We’re going to find out,” he said. “It’s tough. It’s like losing one of your best players, a guy that’s pretty much the captain of our ship who has run the team the last three years. Everyone had to step up. We have coaches in place who are ready for that challenge. We have to do our jobs as players as well.”
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Hassan Whiteside missed his first game of the season Sunday. Now he is missing his first road trip, left behind along with Justise Winslow and Josh McRoberts as the Miami Heat took flight Monday.
Sidelined from Sunday's loss to the Detroit Pistons at AmericanAirlines Arena with what the team listed as a right retinal contusion, Whiteside will be among at least three players sidelined for Tuesday night's start of this six-game trip.
Winslow did not travel for the game against the Phoenix Suns at Talking Stick Resort Arena because of the "stinger" his sustained to his right shoulder on the final play of Friday's loss to the Boston Celtics at TD Garden, shortly after Whiteside was poked in his by Celtics forward Jae Crowder.
McRoberts has missed the past four games with a stress fracture of his left foot that is expected to have him out for an extended period.
The encouraging news for the Heat is that guards Goran Dragic and Dion Waiters both made the trip. Dragic has missed three of the past four games, including Sunday's loss, due to back spasms. Waiters has been out since Nov. 28 with a groin injury, not expected to play on the trip until he goes through a contact practice.
Caption James Johnson sees opportunity for Heat on trip James Johnson said there is no place for doom or gloom in Heat locker room. James Johnson said there is no place for doom or gloom in Heat locker room. Caption James Johnson sees opportunity for Heat on trip James Johnson said there is no place for doom or gloom in Heat locker room. James Johnson said there is no place for doom or gloom in Heat locker room. Caption Willie Reed appreciative of Heat opportunities Willie Reed knows these are the moments he can seize with Heat. Willie Reed knows these are the moments he can seize with Heat. Caption Josh Richardson: We ran out of gas against the Pistons Josh Richardson discusses falling flat at the finish against Detroit. Josh Richardson discusses falling flat at the finish against Detroit. Caption Goran Dragic says back getting better amid Heat ills Goran Dragic says the time off has helped his ailing back. Goran Dragic says the time off has helped his ailing back. Caption Justise Winslow says shoulder should not be major issue Justise Winslow is now dealing with a shoulder stringer. Justise Winslow is now dealing with a shoulder stringer.
With Chris Bosh away from the team since failing his preseason physical, after missing the second half of the past two seasons due to blood clots, it will leave the Heat with no more than 11 players available for the start of the trip that includes games against the Suns, Sacramento Kings, Los Angeles Lakers, Los Angeles Clippers, Golden State Warriors and Milwaukee Bucks.
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Question: Samsung unveils first smartphones since Note 7 debacle

SAN FRANCISCO (CNNMoney) -- Samsung announced on Monday a batch of cheaper, water-resistant smartphones.
The move marks the company's first product unveiling since the launch of the ill-fated Galaxy Note 7.
Later this month, Samsung will launch three new versions of its Galaxy A smartphone, the low cost alternative to the flagship Galaxy S line. As of now, the devices are set to launch in Russia and expand to other markets thereafter.
Called the Galaxy A3, A5, and A7 -- differentiated by screen size -- the devices are water and dust resistant for the first time. The phones will also include a new 16-megapixel camera, including a "selfie mode" that lets you tap anywhere to take a photo.
The A3 features a 4.7-inch display, while the A5 clocks in at 5.2 inches, and the A7 is 5.7 inches.
The A series resembles Samsung's high-end Galaxy S line and features a fingerprint sensor, metal frame and a 3D glass backing (available in black, gold, blue and pink). However, the inside of the phones pack less processing power than Galaxy S phones and and max out at just 32GB of internal storage, without an external SD card.
Pricing has not yet been announced, but the Galaxy A series devices -- which debuted in 2014 -- typically start at under $400 for the smaller-sized models. Samsung's Galaxy S line starts at $800.
The update to the line comes as the company looks to move past the Note 7 recall that cost the company billions of dollars last year. Samsung has reportedly finished its investigation into what caused some devices to catch fire, but it hasn't publicly revealed the findings.
It's next big smartphone launch isn't expected until February, but the company will show off some of its new technology at CES 2017 on Wednesday.

The Samsung Galaxy S8 doesn't launch around the world until Friday, but some in South Korea are already finding issue with it.
Some customers in the country who preordered the phone received their units early. Reports surfaced on social media soon after saying the display on some S8s had an odd, red tint.
Samsung has reacted to the matter, with a spokesman telling South Korean media the tint isn't a quality issue and that it can be fixed in the phone's settings menu, reports ZDNet.
Pictures of the S8 and S8+ phones with reddish displays have been posted to Instagram, as well as South Korean tech forums like Ruliweb and Ppomppu, where customers are claiming they can't fix the issue in settings.
Samsung was contacted for comment.
The phone is the first to use "Deep Red" OLED tech, which Counterpoint Research analyst Neil Shah suspects is the problem, saying it can "make the usual whites look reddish" and calling it a "software calibration issue."
The full details aren't yet known, but it could be a bad look for Samsung with the company already under the microscope following last year's Galaxy Note 7 fiasco. After several Note 7's around the world started overheating and catching fire, the electronics giant was forced to recall millions of units.
It also comes as Samsung Electronics' de facto head, Jay Y. Park, stands trial in a political corruption scandal, where he's accused of bribing the suspended South Korean president, Park Geun-hye.
The phone will no doubt sell millions of units upon its release, with it being even more preordered than last year's S7 and S7 Edge.
Update, 6:27 p.m. AEST: Added comment from Counterpoint Research.


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Question: Four stabbed on Brampton, Ont., bus

BRAMPTON, Ont. — Police say four people were sent to hospital with non-life threatening injuries after being stabbed on a bus east of Toronto.
Peel regional police say they have charged a woman with four counts of attempted murder in connection with the stabbings, which took place Tuesday night in Brampton, Ont.
Officers say a 49-year-old Brampton man was taken to a Toronto trauma centre, while three Brampton women aged 28, 19 and 18 respectively were taken to a local hospital. Police say none of the injuries are life-threatening.
Police say Jade Nelson, 20, is being held in custody until a bail hearing scheduled to take place this morning.

A 15-year-old boy is accused of stabbing and robbing a woman who was walking to the Claisebrook train station.


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Question: Griffin's big third quarter helps Pistons top Kings 106-90

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — After two months, Blake Griffin finally looks comfortable playing with Detroit, and it’s showing up across the board.
He’s even got the Pistons winning on the road again, something that hadn’t happened since the five-time All-Star arrived in late January after being traded from the Los Angeles Clippers.
Griffin had 26 points, nine rebounds and seven assists, and Detroit pulled away in the third quarter to beat the Sacramento Kings 106-90 on Monday night.
“I’m much more settled in now,” said Griffin, who has scored 20 or more points in 12 of his 21 games with the Pistons. “The team and the organization has been phenomenal in making me feel as at home as possible. It’s happening. It’s just a slow process for me.”
Ish Smith had 18 points, Reggie Bullock added 17 and Anthony Tolliver scored 12 points behind three 3-pointers — one of three Pistons with a trio of 3s. Andre Drummond had just four points but pulled down 16 rebounds to help Detroit end its three-game losing streak.
The Pistons won on the road for only the 10th time this season and the first time since Jan. 10 — nearly three weeks before acquiring Griffin.
“He’s just a really, really good player,” Detroit coach Stan Van Gundy said. “Whatever problems we have have not been because of him at all. His attitude has been great, his play has been great. When we get healthy and get the right people around him, it’s going to be a good team.”
On a night when the Kings’ Vince Carter had seven points to move past Patrick Ewing into 22nd place on the NBA’s career scoring list, Griffin led Detroit to the lopsided win with another in a string of big games this month.
Griffin scored on a spinning layup, a 3-pointer and a drive from the top of the key to spark a 13-4 run in the third quarter. He later drove around a pair of defenders for a two-handed dunk then added two free throws to put Detroit up 70-61.
It’s the seventh time in the last 10 games that Griffin has scored 24 points or more.
“I just tried to attack them on certain spots,” Griffin said. “I forced certain shots. Our offence was just pretty good.”
Bullock made a pair of 3s in the fourth quarter to extend the Pistons lead to 98-76.
Willie Cauley-Stein scored 20 points for the Kings. De’Aaron Fox added 16 points and four assists while Justin Jackson had 15 points.
“We were a step slow tonight,” Sacramento coach Dave Joerger said. “We talked about it this morning that it had a high probability of being a letdown game but it was a tough game for us. It’s that type of game we (have to) let roll off of us.”
Carter, the 41-year-old former dunk champion, had a thunderous one-handed jam to spark a 9-2 run early in the second quarter then added a 12-foot fadeaway later to put the Kings up 35-33. Carter later made a 3-pointer in the third quarter to pass Ewing.
“On one where we didn’t rotate properly,” Van Gundy said with a grin. “Vince can give us credit for that and Pat’s probably (ticked) at me right now.”
TIP-INS
Pistons: Detroit won in Sacramento for the first time since Dec. 13, 2014. . Reggie Jackson continues to make steady progress and could resume playing this week after missing more than two months with a severely sprained right ankle.
Kings: Sacramento missed eight of its first nine shots but still shot 40 per cent in the first quarter. … Bogdan Bogdanovic (sore left hamstring) did not play for the first time since missing the first three games of the season because of a sore ankle.
FRANCHISE LOW
The Kings made only four free throws, tying their franchise record for fewest in one game.
QUOTABLE
“Vince’s career has been amazing. He’s slowed down a little bit but he’s still playing at a pretty damn high level for a guy that’s been in the league this long. He’s not jumping over buildings now. He’s just playing the game on intelligence, toughness and everything else. One of my favourites.” – Van Gundy, who coached Carter for two seasons in Orlando.
UP NEXT
Pistons: Play at Phoenix on Tuesday.
Kings: Host Atlanta on Thursday.
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Lady Gaga shared the first image on Monday from her film remake of A Star is Born, also starring and directed by Bradley Cooper.
The classic Hollywood tale of two stars colliding, one whose career is on the upswing and the other’s waning, has been made three times previously, most recently in 1976 starring Barbra Streisand and Kris Kristofferson.
Lady Gaga, who will be billed under her real name, Stefani Germanotta, wrote beside the image of herself and Bradley on Instagram: “I am so excited to star in my first movie alongside someone I’m so lucky to call my friend. I always wanted to be an actress on the big screen.”
She added, “The story of ‘A Star is Born’ is so special and I’m so grateful to Bradley for making my dream come true.” She signed off by saying: “Can’t wait for you to meet Ally. She has her first scene in 5...”
The film marks Cooper’s directorial debut and, in addition, he is co-producing the project and co-writing it. He will also play country music legend Jackson Maine who is struggling to keep his career on track. Lady Gaga is hopeful singer Ally who Jackson not only takes under his wing but also becomes romantically involved with.
Fans in Indio, California for last weekend’s Coachella music festival kickoff - at which Lady Gaga was one of the headliners - received an added bonus when they were offered $10 tickets to feature as extras in scenes being filmed at the site for the new film. All proceeds from the sales will go to Lady Gaga’s Born This Way Foundation.
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Question: Man sentenced to 25 years for kidnapping TN 9-year-old - WMC Action News 5 - Memphis, Tennessee

Gary Simpson, the Hawkins County man accused of kidnapping a girl, appeared in court on Oct. 19, 2016. (Source: WBIR)
The man investigators said kidnapped a young Tennessee girl from school in May 2016 was sentenced to 25 years in prison.
Gary Simpson, 58, is the man investigators said kidnapped 9-year-old Carlie Trent that sparked a week-long Amber Alert.
Simpson entered an Alford plea to aggravated kidnapping and aggravated sexual battery.
An Alford plea means Simpson admits there was enough evidence to convict him in court, but he does not admit guilt in the case.
Two men found Simpson while searching a rural area in Hawkins County. The men held Simpson at gunpoint until investigators arrived and took him into custody.
The men donated the thousands of dollars in reward money that they received to local charities.
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A woman is in critical condition after a shooting in North Memphis, Memphis Police Department confirmed.
The shooting happened in the area of Chicago and Breedlove Street, and police arrived on the scene at about 8:43 p.m.
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If you know anything about this crime, you are asked to call Crime Stoppers at 901-528-CASH.
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Question: Hundreds Feared Dead After Mudslide In Sierra Leone

More than two hundred people have been killed and hundreds more are still missing after torrential rains on the outskirts of Sierra Leone's capital Freetown caused a mountainside to collapse onto a residential community.
A government morgue has received 205 bodies from the mudslide, and at least 71 injured people have been transferred to hospitals, Abu Bakarr Tarawallie, the head of communications for Sierra Leone's Red Cross Society, tells The Two-Way.
Some 600 people remain unaccounted for as rescuers continue digging through the mountain of mud to find survivors and recover bodies, Tarawallie said.
"It is likely that hundreds are lying dead underneath the rubble," Sierra Leone's Vice President Victor Foh told Reuters while visiting the scene of the mudslide. "This disaster is so serious that I feel myself broken. ... We're trying to cordon the area. Evacuate the people."
Tarawallie says recovery efforts face serious challenges. "We are not sure if we will be able to recover all of them considering the herculean task of reaching them out of the depths of the huge mud brought down by the slide," Tarawallie says. "We're not sure of the capacity that exists for them to be reached before they decompose."
Video posted by the Sierra Leone Broadcasting Corporation show strong, churning rivers of mud flowing down streets and through houses. "It appears many people were still sleeping when heavy rains triggered the mudslide which engulfed the area," NPR's Ofeibea Quist-Arcton reported.
The damage is extreme, says International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies Programme Coordinator Abdul Nasir: "In places, entire communities seem to have been washed away and whatever is left is covered in mud," he said.
Up to 3,000 people are believed to have lost their homes, Tarawallie says. "It is estimated that over 100 houses are affected, and about 25 houses were submerged in the mud."
Efforts to aid the people who have lost their homes have been "a little bit chaotic," he says. "No organized structure or shelter has been put in place for them." He says that the Red Cross is currently working on a response to help the people who have survived the mudslide.
Reuters spoke with Salimatu Bangura, who lives in the flooded area and lost her brother this morning. "We were asleep when we heard the noise of one of the walls falling down. By the time we got up water was flowing in and the whole house was flooded," she said.
Tarawallie stresses that Sierra Leone regularly experiences floods and mudslides due to heavy downpours. He adds: "The only particularity of this is that it is unprecedented that for the first time we are having this magnitude of impact and huge loss of property and lives."
According to the wire service, deforestation and poor urban planning have exacerbated the dangers in Sierra Leone during the rainy season.
"There is little to no urban planning going on in the city at all levels of society," Jamie Hitchen of the Africa Research Institute told The Guardian. "The government is failing to provide housing for the poorest in society. There is a chronic housing deficit in the city and the issues only get discussed on an annual basis when flooding happens and [it] comes into the spotlight."


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Question: Top Russian, U.S. diplomats to meet after Putin-Trump summit: Russian foreign minister

MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Wednesday that Moscow and Washington had agreed that he would meet U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo after President Vladimir Putin holds a summit with U.S. President Donald Trump on July 16.
FILE PHOTO: Russia's Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov attends a meeting in Moscow, Russia April 5, 2018. REUTERS/Sergei Karpukhin
Lavrov said his meeting with Pompeo would have to take place after the summit in Helsinki and not before because of his U.S. counterpart’s tight schedule.
Lavrov, who was speaking at a news conference with his Jordanian counterpart, also said that Moscow hoped the Putin-Trump summit would serve as a platform for what he called a frank conversation about all the issues that trouble U.S.-Russia relations.
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MOSCOW, April 13 Russia and the United States have a shared understanding that U.S. air strikes on Syria should not be repeated, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov told his Syrian counterpart Walid al-Moualem in Moscow on Thursday, Interfax news agency reported.
He said this was "concluded" during Wednesday's visit of U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson to Moscow. (Reporting by Vladimir Soldatkin; editing by Richard Lough)


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Question: For grads, Las Vegas rent affordable, but job availability lower

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A portion of the Las Vegas skyline on Tuesday, May 23, 2017. (Chase Stevens/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @csstevensphoto
Las Vegas’ affordable rent could be one incentive for new college graduates to move to the state, according to a recent report.
The study, titled “Where New Grads Can Find a Roof and a Paycheck,” was created by real-estate website Trulia and job-searching website Indeed.
Researchers looked at 100 metro areas in the United States to find the most welcoming cities for recent college graduates, measuring the number of graduate-friendly jobs and reasonably priced rental options.
While Las Vegas was in the top third for affordable rental options, coming in at 34th, the city fell behind on grad-friendly job availability at number 64.
Finding the perfect city for graduates, one that offers both affordable rent and an abundance of entry-level jobs, is near impossible, according to Ralph McLaughlin, chief economist at Trulia.
“The most difficult lesson in life is that new grads are going to face that right off the bat,” he said. “It’s tough to find a place you’re likely to find a job and not pay a lot for housing.”
The reason, McLaughlin said, is because those cities tend to pay higher wages, which in turn increases rent prices. Additionally, many graduate-friendly jobs are located in cities that aren’t building a lot of homes, like San Jose or San Francisco.
“It’s very difficult to build new housing in those cities, and they do have a high number of job posting,” McLaughlin said.
Rental affordability in Vegas
According to the study, about 18 percent of rental listings in Las Vegas are considered affordable for recent graduates.
The report defined affordable rent as taking up less than 30 percent of the median monthly income for college graduates between the age of 22 and 30. For recent graduates living in Las Vegas, the median monthly income was calculated to be $2,581.
Las Vegas units are able to offer low rent because Southern Nevada has available land and a growing supply of affordable housing, according to Tim Whitright, deputy administrator of the Nevada Housing Division.
“The average market rental rate of $948 is affordable to new grads who earn about $38,000 a year,” Whitright wrote in an email.
Additionally, Whitright said recent statistics from Colliers International, a commercial real estate company, show development of multi-family units is strong, with “3,000 units currently under construction and another 7,500 units in the planning stages.”
But Las Vegas renters can expect to see prices increase in the future, said Spencer Ballif, a senior vice president at the commercial real estate company CBRE.
“Rents are definitely going to continue to move up for the next few years,” Ballif said. “We were the hardest hit in the (economic) downturn, and we’ve just barely in the first quarter of this year surpassed the peak rents of 2007, which were previously the high … we’re early on in the recovery side of things.”
But Ballif said rising rent prices are “healthier than creating a bubble.”
Grad-friendly jobs in Vegas
Job postings in Las Vegas are considered less graduate-friendly than most other cities; only 15 percent are in occupations with a high share of graduates. But McLaughlin said cities can add more graduate-friendly jobs by attracting industries that employ a large number of recent graduates.
“It may be somewhat tough to do so in the desert,” McLaughlin said. “Many of these jobs are in mining and engineering, so mineral extraction. Petroleum mining and geological engineers rank high, so places that tend to do well tend to have a lot of natural resources for extracting.”
McLaughlin said other industries hiring graduates include those with a hard science degree, such as chemical engineering. Focusing on education within these fields could be another way for the city to attract these industries and offer more jobs to recent graduates, McLaughlin said.
“You could try to pump money into UNLV or other universities in the area,” McLaughlin said. “Make those fields a high priority for funding.”
While Las Vegas may not be hiring the most recent graduates, Bill Anderson, the chief economist for the state Department of Employment, Training and Rehabilitation, said the state’s overall labor markets are performing at their strongest levels since the recession.
“Our job growth rate is in the top five consistently nationwide,” Anderson said. “We’re operating at record levels of employment.”
While unemployment in Nevada peaked at around 13.7 percent during the recession, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported the state unemployment at 4.7 percent in April.
“Our view of the labor market is quite favorable,” Anderson said. “As we look forward statewide, we’re looking at, on average, 40,000 new jobs every year.”
Contact Bailey Schulz at bschulz@reviewjournal.com or 702-383-0256. Follow @bailey_schulz on Twitter.

If you want to rent an apartment in one of those high-rise buildings going up in major cities nationwide but can’t find one in your price range, this could be your lucky day — or even your lucky year. Rents may slowly be spiraling downward by as much as 20 percent.
Jay Rollins, the head of real estate investing firm JCR Capital, is predicting that the booming urban rental market in places such as Denver, New York City and San Francisco may have finally become overbuilt and overbought. “A lot of new buildings have come on-line,” said Rollins. “There’s too much, and prices are getting too high.”
Why should perspective apartment dwellers pay attention to Rollins? First, he has skin in the game. Rollins’ firm provides financing for acquisitions in the rental and condo markets with both debt and equity. He describes his mini-investment bank as “opportunistic.”
Rollins also looks for those who want to take over buildings whose original owners end up over their heads in debt and are forced to sell to someone who would “buy it for a dollar in order to make two.” Simply put: high-end “flippers.”
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Rollins’ ability to stay in business and profit depends on timing the elusive real estate market. In July 2007, when it was lurching toward the crisis that brought on the Great Recession five months later, he predicted in an article written for National Real Estate Investor magazine that the market was “As Good As It Gets.” And while he didn’t hit the panic button at the time, Rollins did take aim at subprime lending, the immediate cause of the disaster.
Once again Rollins is sounding the alarm, even if it’s more like a whistling kettle than a gong. That’s because he’s looking at only one subset of rentals, so-called “luxury apartments.” These are the ones young urban professionals are seeking as a way to escape two- to three-hour commutes and baby boomers are interested in as they downsize from their McMansions.
Built mainly during the last five to seven years, these apartments have all the amenities, including the most modern stainless steel appliances, fitness centers, swimming pools and concierge services. They rent for approximately $3 a square foot, or a median monthly rent of $3,000 for a two-bedroom apartment, although it can vary from city to city and region to region.
“That’s a big hit for many renters,” said Rollins, who lives in Denver. “Many of them can’t handle it.”
And that could be particularly true for millennials. While Silicon Valley continues to pump up salaries and workers in Washington, D.C., appear to be recession-proof, data elsewhere in the country shows that younger people — those most likely to become urban apartment dwellers — aren’t keeping pace with their parents when it comes to salaries.
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And as millennials age, they tend to get married, have children and look for homes — often in the suburbs — which appears to be what’s happening now as that housing market heats up.
The basic real estate principle is that the rental and housing markets tend to run opposite of one another. Rents had a good run during the recession, when the sales market turned toxic. Now the wheel is turning counterclockwise.
But if that’s so, it’s not turning fast. Rollins isn’t looking for a crash, even in higher-end urban rentals. The first signs, which he’s already seeing, are when the market begins to “flatten.” Rents stabilize, and apartment buildings begin to offer perks such as free gym memberships and one-year leases with “one month free.”
“Lowering rents will be the last option,” predicted Rollins, “but in the end, they’ll do it. The rule is: You’ve got to keep ‘heads in the beds.’”
The decline won’t be drastic and forever, probably only two to three years and with a 15 percent to 20 percent rent decline before the population pressure once again puts the market on an upward course. Lower-cost units in the inner cities will see some carryover but not much, and the “garden apartment” low-rise rentals in the suburbs will be stable. “They’re renters for life,” said Rollins,” and you don’t see much migration to urban apartments.”
Rollins’s theory is gaining a lot of support in data coming from firms that measure rental prices. San Francisco has dropped several places on RentRange’s chart of the highest-priced rental markets in the country. RentRange said in some areas “builders and investors may have to compete for a limited number of renters.”
CoStar Group, which also provides information and analytics to the multiunit real estate industry, said rentals in New York City are still seeing an “impressive demand,” but about 50,000 units were about to come on-line, and “increased competition is already taking a toll at the top of the market.”
In Philadelphia, “vacancy expansion is on a slow rise, and rent growth is decelerating,” according to CoStar.
But any predictions for the rental real estate market have to factor in the different ways owners can alter the equation. Their buildings can be turned into so-called college dorms by allowing renters to double, triple and quadruple up in one apartment. They can relax rental guidelines by lowering the income standard that rents are based on.
For instance, prospective renters in New York City are often subject to a requirement that they have an earned income four times the amount of their monthly rent. In Boston, landlords can now simply require three times the amount.
And security deposits, once a requisite, are often either no longer mandatory or are reduced. Instead, tenants are now required to buy renter’s insurance that protects the owner against damage or an early vacancy.
And yet another inflationary force is keeping the market high. The allure of cosmopolitan cities like Miami, New York and San Francisco attracts wealthy foreigners who retain apartments as a hedge against trouble in their home countries.
“Instability stemming from Brexit, coupled with other global weakness, should further drive demand for residential assets,” said CoStar. A city such as New York continues to be viewed as a “safe haven.”


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LAS VEGAS (AP) — Floyd Mayweather Jr. said Wednesday he will come out of retirement to face UFC star Conor McGregor in a boxing match on Aug. 26.
Mayweather, who retired in September 2015 after winning all 49 of his pro fights, will face a mixed martial arts fighter who has never been in a scheduled 12-round fight at the MGM Grand arena. The fight that will take place in a boxing ring and be governed by boxing rules.
“It’s official,” Mayweather said on his Instagram account next to a video poster of both fighters.
“THE FIGHT IS ON,” McGregor tweeted several minutes earlier, posting a picture of himself next to one of Mayweather’s father, Floyd Sr.
Mayweather will fight at the relatively advanced age of 41 in a bout that McGregor has been pushing for months. It finally came together over the last few days, and Nevada boxing officials on Wednesday approved the date for a Mayweather Promotions bout.
Though Las Vegas oddsmakers have made Mayweather a heavy 10-1 favorite, the thought of the fight has excited many in the MMA world. It has also intrigued some in boxing, though most dismiss McGregor’s chances under boxing rules against one of the greatest defensive fighters in history.
Even if the actual bout may not shape up as a great matchup, the run-up to the fight will. Both fighters are noted for their ability to sell their fights, and both have exchanged in trash talking and more to promote their bouts.
The fight will be televised on pay-per-view on Showtime and would likely gross tens of millions of dollars. It comes less than a month before Gennady Golovkin and Canelo Alvarez meet in a highly anticipated fight that could rival it for pay-per-view buys.

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BOSTON (CBS) It was a Game of Jones Tuesday on 98.5 The Sports Hub, as Adam Jones and Nick Cattles did a Patriots-free round of “Over/Under.” They covered topics on the Celtics, Bruins, and Red Sox.
The over/under numbers, and Jones’ answers, are below.
Isaiah Thomas’ finish in the NBA MVP voting: 3.5
“The way he’s going right now, I think you have to take under at 3.5,” said Jones. “I thought that was crazy two months ago, I started giving it the time of day a month ago, and he hasn’t slowed down.”
Celtics playoff series wins: 1.5
“I go over that,” said Jones. “Before the year I said they’re the No. 2 team in the [Eastern Conference]. They should win the Atlantic [division]. They should get to the Eastern Conference Finals if they’re the No. 2 team in the East.”
Claude Julien Stanley Cups in Montreal: 0.5
“I’m going to go under a Stanley Cup for Claude Julien,” said Jones. “I don’t see this marriage working out – and when I say ‘working out’, [I mean] resulting in a championship.”
Wins for Claude for the rest of the season: Over/Under Bruce Cassidy’s win total
“I do think Claude, with the better team – and let’s face it, he’s the better coach – … give me the over on Claude,” said Jones.
Combined wins for Rick Porcello, David Price, and Chris Sale: 56.5
“That should be over,” said Jones. “A year ago, David Price wins 17, Porcello wins 22 – Sale should come in and win 20 in year one. … They should be over 56.5, even if the offense comes back to earth a little bit.”
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SACRAMENTO, Calif. — DeMarcus Cousins will spend the rest of the 2016-17 NBA season walking on eggshells.
Having already served a league-mandated suspension for accruing 16 technical fouls, Cousins faces subsequent one-game bans for every two additional violations. Subduing emotion has always been difficult for the All-Star big man, but now the penalty for failure is more severe than ever.
Every incident that could produce a shout, scowl or diatribe against officials suddenly comes at a steeper price. Errant hands to the face of Donatas Motiejunas get extra scrutiny, for example. Reactions to low blows from Buddy Hield, obvious no-calls and every other potential outburst could result in another team-crippling suspension.
And you'd better believe it's weighing on Cousins.
"I don't know how to be myself anymore," he said softly from his locker stall at the Golden 1 Center on Friday night.
The Kings had just engineered a 22-point comeback to steal a win from the visiting Atlanta Hawks, but more importantly, it was Cousins' first night back from his initial suspension. He admitted the threat of future discipline affected his performance. Hence the miniature existential emergency.
"It's well known I'm a very emotional player," Cousins later explained to Bleacher Report. "I play with a lot of passion, a lot of emotion. I know that's what makes me the player that I am. When I'm kind of crucified for how I play, and they want change, it's hard for me to be the same type of player...It's just me trying to find the balance. I'm trying to make the adjustment, I'm trying to make the change for the better."
Can he sustain his productivity while snuffing out the fire that led to his suspension? And can he do it as the pressure of the season's stretch run intensifies?
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Cousins understands the stakes. He knows his team is within sniffing distance of the franchise's first playoff berth since 2007. And he knows one game lost to suspension here or there could be the difference between reaching what he's called his only goal and falling short again.
"The guy's trying so hard," head coach Dave Joerger said. "He's an emotional player, so it's like he's playing with one hand behind his back if he can't ever say anything. He doesn't want to hurt the team. He doesn't want to get another technical."
Cousins survived the comeback win against Atlanta without incurring tech No. 17, but it was no easy thing. He was sluggish, visibly frustrated and unable to hide the strain of, well...restraint. Is his effectiveness divisible from his emotion?
"I'm dealing with my own demons right now," he said. "I've got to focus on what's going on at the moment, and I did a terrible job of that."
Two nights later, Cousins was assessed a first-quarter technical foul for an errant swing of the arm that caught New Orleans Pelicans forward Motiejunas in the face. In order to compose himself, Cousins actually left the floor and went to the locker room.
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"It was kind of hard for me with that one because of the situation that had just occurred where I come back and the slightest thing and I'm back (facing suspension)," Cousins said. "It's hard, but I had to gather myself, refocus and get back to the main objective which is winning the game. I've got to walk the straight and narrow. It's all I can do."
Sacramento won that game as well, getting 28 points, 14 rebounds and seven assists from its best player—despite an ejection-triggering groin shot from Pelicans guard Hield. It was as if the basketball gods were testing Boogie. To his credit, he passed. Plenty of players with less volatile reputations would have snapped in that situation.
But so many more games lie ahead. So many more trials have yet to be undertaken. And, again, Cousins' margin for error is basically nil.
How he handles the challenge he's helped create for himself (despite protestations about unfair treatment from officials, he is partly responsible for his situation) will either signal the kind of growth so many have been waiting to see or reaffirm the doubts that have dogged him for years.
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He'll have help.
"I lean on all my teammates, not just Matt (Barnes). But he is the voice of our team. Everybody leans on Matt when times get hard because he's been through it all, seen it all on all levels."
Barnes, like Cousins, is no stranger to image problems.
"He's got a tough rap—the reputation he's earned," Barnes told ESPN-Tencent's Yuan Fang. "Whether it's good or bad. We both have bad and that took me my whole career to change mine and it hasn't worked. He just has to be able to adjust within his reputation and still be himself. He has to keeps his head."
Barnes has been a calming figure all season, which may seem odd given his volatile reputation. He commands respect like no on else on the roster, and you can see it in the locker room and on the floor. When the Kings found life in the second half against Atlanta, they did so after Barnes gathered his teammates together at the foul line before the third quarter.
When he motioned for a huddle, everyone—Cousins included—hustled over, leaned in close and listened to the veteran as he clapped his hands and exhorted them to perform.
"I thought Matt did a good job of really talking to us the whole game," Darren Collison said. "He was the leader when things weren't going well."
This is about more than Cousins' personal journey, though. The Kings have professed commitment to their big man, with general manager Vlade Divac saying Cousins won't be traded. A contract extension worth upwards of $200 million will likely come by July.
Cousins could validate that faith by adjusting his behavior and upping his level of play. Or he could falter and, in doing so, force the Kings to reconsider their committed stance. Worse still, he might come up short and get that max extension anyway, which would effectively consign Sacramento to another half-decade of maddening sub-mediocrity.
We've seen a lot from DeMarcus Cousins over the last six years.
He's got six weeks to show us something more.
Kings Insider's Notebook
Free Willie
Joerger is loath to play Willie Cauley-Stein with Cousins, which is probably frustrating for fans who'd like to see athleticism like this alongside the proven productivity of an All-Star big man:
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But Sacramento's defense has been untenably bad in the 119 minutes the duo has played together, and it's only gotten worse as the season has worn on. In 50 minutes since Jan. 1, the Kings have allowed 118.1 points per 100 possessions with Cousins and Cauley-Stein on the court.
That's not to say Cauley-Stein's without his uses. Lately, his energy and rim-rolling prowess have charged up the Kings' scrappy second unit. He put up 14 points, five rebounds and four assists in a Feb. 8 win over the Boston Celtics.
"He's getting to balls that are outside of his area, and I think he's a lot more comfortable with our defensive schemes and also our offensive schemes where he can find seams to get to the rim."
In limited minutes as part of a unit with Anthony Tolliver, Matt Barnes, Ben McLemore and either Darren Collison or Ty Lawson, Cauley-Stein has solidified himself as a rotation player with upside. That's good timing by him, as Cousins figures to miss a few games before season's end, which will free up minutes in the middle.
Return of the Mac
Does it count as a return if Ben McLemore's viability as an NBA player was never really certain in the first place?
Rather than worry about the details, check this out: McLemore is tearing it up since regaining a role after six consecutive DNPs.
In February, he's averaging 13.3 points per game and hitting 50 percent of his threes. His 22 points and 6-of-10 effort from long distance were vital in Friday's win over Atlanta.
"He's always been a good shooter to me, it was just a matter of time for him to really turn the corner," Darren Collison said. "One thing about Ben, even when he wasn't playing, he was always in the gym. First one in the gym, last one to leave."
Cousins, as you'd expect, was more forthright: "Ben is like a little brother to me. It's bigger than basketball, just to see him remain positive, remain professional through the bulls--t and things not going his way ... I think he's hitting his stride. I think that good karma's coming around for him now."
Digging Holes and Microcosms
It's fitting the Kings are scrambling to make up ground in the West after an uninspiring first half of the season (or 50-plus games, as the case may be). Because that seems to be the way they operate.
Here's proof:
Kings False Starts Quarter Offensive Rating Defensive Rating Net Rating First 100.7 111.9 -11.3 Second 103.5 111.4 -7.9 Third 108.8 104.9 +3.9 Fourth 108.9 105.9 +3.0 NBA.com
On the one hand, failing to show up for games before halftime is a concern. But, on the other, the Kings have been forced to develop resiliency.
"Our fight and our heart is undeniable," Cousins said. "I believe everybody here can agree with me on that. That being said, we can't keep putting ourselves in that position. We gotta make these games easier for ourselves."
Not getting blasted in every first quarter (the Kings lost all three opening periods in their three-game winning streak) would be a good start.
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All quotes obtained firsthand unless otherwise noted. Stats via NBA.com and accurate through games played Feb. 14.
Special thanks to Shock Doctor for facilitating our interview with Cousins. Cousins uses Shock Doctor's mouth guards in every game, and team-branded products are soon to be released.