CREATED BY SPORTS BETTORS FOR SPORTS BETTORS
LET’S HEAR YOUR STORY
CLEVELAND (AP) — As a kid growing up in New York, Donovan Mitchell idolized LeBron James. On Tuesday night, he upstaged him. Mitchell scored a season-high 43 points and Jarrett Allen returned from injury to add 24, leading the Cleveland Cavaliers to a 116-102 victory over the Los Angeles Lakers in James’ only visit home this season. With Anthony Davis out for the final three quarters due to illness, the Cavs advanced to an NBA-leading 11-1 at home, their best start since James led them to a championship in 2015-16. Mitchell, who has Cleveland fans dreaming of another title run, took over in the second half and scored 29 points, similar to what James did on a regular basis during his 11 seasons with the Cavs.
"You always want to ruin the homecoming," Mitchell joked.
Mitchell finished the Lakers with a 3-pointer from the left wing with Cleveland ahead by 12. Following the shot, the All-Star guard strutted around the Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse floor, nodding his head as James stood helplessly by. Davis didn't make a field goal and only scored one point before exiting.
"It grew increasingly worse over the day," Lakers coach Darvin Ham said. "His temperature was 101 degrees and changing. A-D wanted to play, but he was too weak. He is exhausted and dehydrated. "With the way he's been playing lately, that's definitely a major loss."
Without Davis cluttering the center, Allen, who had missed the previous five games with a damaged back, hit his first ten shots, helping the Cavs establish a 57-49 halftime lead. When asked how he felt about losing Davis, James answered, "Next man up." "That's a hefty order, both literally and metaphorically." During an early stoppage, the Cavs honored James with a video tribute. Following a montage of clips, including some from 2016, James waved to the audience and blew kisses to express his gratitude.
The friendly scenario contrasted with what happened nearly precisely 12 years ago, when he returned to the Miami Heat and was greeted with boos and worse on a night James has claimed he'll never forget. The homage caught James off guard, he said.
"I always like returning here," he remarked. "I'll never forget the memories I've made here."
Daniel Weinman was crowned winner of the 2023 World Series of Poker (WSOP) Main Event on Monday, taking home a record breaking $12.1 million in winnings. Weinman had to outlast the other 10,043 entrants to take home the prize and get his hands on his share of live poker’s largest ever prize pool – a staggering $93,399,900. As well as taking home the prize money, 35-year-old Weinman also got his hands on the WSOP Main Event bracelet. The huge bracelet contains 500 grams of 10-karat yellow gold, as well as 2,352 various precious gemstones.
Daniel Weinman won the World Series of Poker's main event world championship on Monday in Las Vegas, earning $12.1 million along the way. Playing in the tournament for a 16th year, Weinman was tops in a deep pool of 10,043 players vying for $93.39 million. His victory came after just 164 hands at the final table. "I was honestly on the fence about even coming back and playing this tournament," the 35-year-old Atlanta native told reporters afterward. Weinman's final table featured Jan-Peter Jachtmann, who landed in fourth place and took home $3 million, as well as Toby Lewis, who finished seventh and secured $1.42 million. According to the Las Vegas Review-Journal, the main event's entry pool far outpaced the previous record of 8,773 set in 2006. "I've always kind of felt that poker was kind of going in a dying direction, but to see the numbers at the World Series this year has been incredible," Weinman said. "And to win this main event, it doesn't feel real. I mean, [there's] so much luck in a poker tournament. I thought I played very well." Steven Jones finished second, securing $6.5 million. And Adam Walton settled for third and a $4 million prize.
Your experience on this site will be improved by allowing cookies.
