Month: June 2022

June 23, 2022February 5, 2024

Champions are crowned at the BLTA Junior Nationals

As of Tuesday, June 21, 2022

#IT was a weekend of exciting and competitive tennis matches at The Bahamas Lawn Tennis Association (BLTA) Junior Nationals.

#The event was held June 16-20 at the National Tennis Centre. Juniors participated in U10-U18 categories for the coveted junior national champion.

#On Sunday, the following national junior champions were crowned:

#Girls singles U-10

#Champion: Marina Bostwick.

#Runner Up: Victoria Sandi-Aguilar

#Boys singles U-10

#Champion: Kingston Rees.

#Runner Up: Harrison Van Onselen

#Girls singles U-12

#Champion: Kaylah Fox.

#Runner Up: Briana Houlgrave

#Boys’ singles U-12

#Champion: Patrick Mactaggart. Runner Up: Atharva Hombal

#Boys’ singles U-18

#Champion: Dentry Mortimer Jr.

#Runner Up: Sharano Hanna

#The event offers the highest ranking points on the BLTA’s calendar and based on the performance in this event and others national team representation in international team competitions is determined.

#Over 100 matches were played across the singles and doubles categories by the end of tournament play.

#The BLTA expresses appreciation to Equity Bank and Trust Bahamas Limited, Limeade Bahamas, St Global Markets Limited and The Trophy Case who sponsored this prestigious event. The tournament referee was Everette Munroe, tournament director Esther Newton and assistant tournament director Denise Mortimer.

#All tournament information results can be found on the BLTA’s website https:// www.blta.net/blta-junior-nationals-tournament/ .

#The tournament wrapped up with the girls and boys U-14 and U-16 singles finals and the doubles semis and finals.

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June 23, 2022February 5, 2024

Basketball Smiles is back

SAM Nichols shares a moment with his visiting instructors from the United States.

As of Tuesday, June 21, 2022

BASKETBALL Smiles Sam Nichols, left, and coach Patty Johnson.

#By BRENT STUBBS

#Senior Sports Reporter

#bstubbs@tribunemedia.net

#SAM Nichols and his cadre of American coaches from Basketball Smiles are back for its 23rd year, bringing a lot of smiles to the faces of Bahamian girls and boys basketball players during the camp that opened up yesterday at the HO Nash Junior High School.

#Unlike in the past where the instructors spent the entire week training the youngsters, this year’s camp, coordinated by coach Patricia ‘Pattie’ Johnson, will run through Wednesday, but Nichols said they are just delighted to be able to return to impact their knowledge. “I love the coaches and the friends we’ve made and the boys and girls, whose lives we have been able to impact,” Nichols said. “We had over 11,000 kids who have gone through our programme over the past 23 years. This is like our second home. That’s why we continue to come back.”

A BASKETBALL Smiles instructor cheers on a young camper.

#Adopting the quote “if you want to live a full life, give yourself to the next generation,” Nichols said he’s thrilled to be able to assist in the development of the next generation of Bahamian citizens as he and his coaches try to point them into the right direction.

#“What I’ve found out is that 90 percent of these boys and girls want to be coached,” Nichols said. “They want somebody to care for them, they want somebody who will teach them the right specifics and that is why they are so coachable.”

#Nichols is back with a coaching staff that includes a seven-year returnee, one with six years, another with five, two with just two years experience under their belt and two more who are making their debut. “There’s a networking in the coaching profession and I told them that we just don’t take any coach to come to the Bahamas,” Nichols said. “We want them to represent Basketball Smiles in a positive way and they have to come for the right weekend, which is pour themselves into these kids for a week.”

#The coaches are focusing on the fundamental skills of the girls in the morning sessions and the boys in the afternoon. They also go through some 3-on-3, 4-on-4 and 5-on-5 drills and group participation.

#“The kids really make it happen,” said Adam Young out of Lubbock, Texas, where he works for a television company as well as Texas Tech. “They really enjoy learning the game and they are so enthusiastic, which helps me in my drive to get back over here every year.”

#As for working with Nichols, Young said he has been a mentor, who helps him through the rough and the good times in and outside of basketball. He noted that he’s even been impressed with how Nichols has worked with an amazing woman in Johnson, who is now going through her challenges.

#And Xavier Jackson, a basketball coach at Ward High School in Houston, Texas, is back for his fifth year.

#“I love the people and the kids and the energy that everyone brings to the camp,” said Jackson, a good friend of Bahamian Olympic bronze medallist Frank Rutherford. “We are able to do something for kids who are less fortunate, so I get to remember that when I get back home.

#“Many of the campers I’ve seen every year since I came here. So just knowing that everything you do and say, they get to put it into action. So we’re just delighted to be able to make an impact on so many lives here.”

#Having met Nichols for the past nine years, Jackson said he could call him on any subject matter before, during and after the season and when he was introduced to Johnson, she inspired him a lot. But he noted that once he met Rutherford, he learned so much more about the Bahamas.

#Johnson said she’s so grateful for coach Nichols and his cadre of coaches returning to plant a seed in the lives of the young Bahamian people.

#“They are dropping the seeds, but we have to take it and put it in the soil and water it,” Johnson said. “What they learn, they can go home and do these drills, they can do them in their neighbourhood and when they go back to school, they can do these drills with their team-mates to help them to become better ball players.”

#Along with their attitude, their academics and their availability, she said it’s her hope that some of these players will be able to secure athletic scholarships and go on to become better basketball players but, more importantly, productive citizens of the Bahamas.

#At least two of the players noted the impact Basketball Smiles has had on their lives.

#Alencia Brice, a 16-year-old CI Gibson student, has been attending the camp for the past few years and she’s eager to see what the instructors have to offer this year.

#“A wise person once told me that once you give, you will receive, so I’m just happy to be able to give back some of the knowledge I’ve learned to helping some of the youngsters in the camp,” Brice said.

#“The camp has taught me how to be more aggressive and strong and coming here will only help me to be better when I go off to college on a basketball scholarship to become a veterinarian.”

#One of Brice’s “very good friends,” Terrell McCoy said it’s good to be back in the camp environment after they missed the past two years because of COVID- 19. “I really needed this again and I really wanted to see coach Nichols because I missed him,” McCoy said. “I get to hone my dribbling skills, my shooting skills and they give me new drills to do at home when I’m bored so that I can get better on my own.”

#McCoy, a 14-year-old student at Windsor Academy, has also been making her presence felt in track and field as one of the up and coming shot putters, but she’s not sure exactly which sport she will be leaning more towards yet.

#Nichols said Basketball Smiles has been able to grow by leaps and bounds in the Bahamas because “no child will never pay and no child will ever be turned away. But he said what Johnson did over the years and now that she is experiencing her own personal and medical challenges, they all just want to be here for her. “She’s my sister. We carry Patty in our heart all the time because people don’t really see or know what she’s done for this country,” Nichols said. “We are coaches. She is solid as gold and we will continue to support her in all that she’s going through in life.”

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June 23, 2022February 5, 2024

Top squash players to hit the walls swinging

Four Walls owners Michael Fields and Noelle Nicolls prepping for the start of service.

As of Tuesday, June 21, 2022

SQUASH players Jon Hope, left, and Chadbourne Rolle.

#THIRTY local squash players are set to compete in the inaugural Four Walls Squash Open Championship tournament, starting Wednesday at Four Walls Squash and Social Club.

#Matches will be held daily, starting on Wednesday at 6pm at the Village Road facility, which has three regulation size squash courts.

#The public is welcome to watch matches from the indoor stadium on the Keith Parker Championship Court, or inside the member’s bar and lounge, which has glass window viewing galleries.

#The finals will be held on Sunday afternoon, June 26, followed by an awards and after-party.

#“Most of our members play the game to de-stress and exercise, but they are competitive people at heart. Whenever we have tournaments, it’s an opportunity to let that competitive spirit out, while winning prizes and having a lot of fun,” said tournament director Michael Fields, who thanked platinum sponsors Rubins, John Bull and Technical Adjusters Bahamas Limited.

Four Walls squash player Adrian Burrows.

#“We had a very successful beginner’s tournament last year, and now we are hosting our first open championship, which will feature the top local players, in addition to beginner and intermediate levels. In the future, we expect to attract amateur players from the region to participate in the open championship,” said Mr Fields.

#Gold and silver tournament sponsors include Fortress Insurance, TCBY, Pump It All and International Private Banking Systems.

#“For friends of squash it will be an exciting week, so we invite the community to come out. For curious members of the public, who want a taste of what we have to offer, this week is a great time to take in some competitive play and discover the sport.

#“Every night, the kitchen will be open and guests can meet new people and socialise in our member’s bar and lounge,” he said.

#Under new ownership and management, Four Walls renovated and reopened the Village Road Squash Club during the pandemic, bringing fresh energy to a niche sport that is not widely known.

#Played indoors on a court with four walls, squash is known as the “chess of racket sports”, given the importance of strategy and mental fitness in addition to flexibility, strength and endurance. Unlike tennis where players rally across a net, squash players hit the ball off the walls as they rally to keep the ball away from their opponent.

#“Local interest in squash continues to soar, and we invite the public to take advantage of our affordable membership, learn-to-play programme for adults, and our summer camp for kids.

#“Guests can learn more and sign up for all of our sessions online at www. fourwallsbahamas.com,” said Mr Fields.

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June 23, 2022February 5, 2024

Junior boys suffer third straight loss

FIBA UNDER-15 CENTROBASKET CHAMPIONSHIPS

As of Tuesday, June 21, 2022

#By BRENT STUBBS

#Senior Sports Reporter

#bstubbs@tribunemedia.net

#THE Bahamas junior boys’ basketball team suffered their third straight loss at the FIBA Under- 15 CentroBasket Championships in Puerto Rico.

#Playing their third straight game in three days, the team played much better than they did in their first two encounters, losing 70-59 to the Dominican Republic on Monday at the Coliseo Fernando ‘Rube’ Hernandez.

#Team Bahamas, coached by Quentin Hall, Denykco Bowles and Kevin Clarke, suffered two embarrassing losses on the first two days of competition – 107-42 to host Puerto Rico on Saturday and 99-49 to Mexico on Sunday.

#Like they did in their previous two games, Team Bahamas still had some difficulty getting out of the gate. They trailed 26-14 at the end of the first quarter and were outscored 13-9 for a 39-23 deficit at the half.

#But for the first time, Team Bahamas came out of the locker room with some sense of urgency and went on a 20-14 rout to cut the deficit to 10 (53-43) at the end of the third.

#And they made it a contest in the fourth, getting outscored at the end by one, 17-16.

#Richard Fernandez lit up the nets for a game high 28 points, the most points Team Bahamas gave up to any one player so far in the tournament. Fernandez, in leading the Dominican Republic, also had seven rebounds, five assists and four steals. No other Dominican Republic scored in double figures.

#For Team Bahamas, Noah Bain had a game high 14 points with five steals, a pair of rebounds and as many blocked shots to lead a balanced scoring attack.

#Desmond Hall had 12 points, five assists, three rebounds, two steals and a block. Bradleon McDonald added 10 points, nine rebounds and a block and Joshua Williams also contributed 10 points, nine rebounds, two assists, two steals and a block. The other members of Team Bahamas are Trevor Clarke, Kenyon Johnson, Michael Munnings, Condae Smith, Christopher Brown, Justin Hanna, Aiden Miller and Romial Strachan Jr.

#Team Bahamas has two more games to play to complete the round robin play. They are slated to face Costa Rica today and the Turks and Caicos Islands on Wednesday – both at 3pm.

#Costa Rica was also winless going into their game against Mexico last night.

#Turks and Caicos, who is 1-1, played Puerto Rico in the featured match last night.

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June 23, 2022February 5, 2024

Swimmers make a splash at FINA Worlds

GO TEAM BAHAMAS: Shown, from left to right, are Lamar Taylor, Lilly Higgs, Zaylie-Elizabeth Thompson and Izaak Bastian – the members of the Bahamas Aquatics’ four-member team at the FINA World Aquatics Championships in Budapest, Hungary.

As of Tuesday, June 21, 2022

#Competition got underway for Bahamas Aquatics’ four-member team at the FINA World Aquatics Championships in Budapest, Hungary.

#Zaylie-Elizabeth Thompson has been the top finisher of the four-member team thus far at the Duna Arena in Budapest.

#Thompson finished no.30 overall in the women’s 200 Individual Medley with her time of 2:30.15 seconds.

#Izaak Bastian, the veteran member of the team, competed in both the 50 and 100 Breaststroke.

#Bastian swam a time of 28.47 to finish no.32 overall in the 50 field and finished the 100 in 1:03.79 for no.42 overall.

#Lilly Higgs finished no.41 overall in the100 Breaststroke in 1:13.13. Lamar Taylor has yet to compete and will swim both the 50 and 100 Freestyle. Higgs will compete in the 50 Breast while Thompson will swim in the 100 Freestyle.

#Bastian, the 2020 Tokyo Olympian, is competing in the event for the second time following his participation in the 18th edition in Gwangju, South Korea, in 2019.

#Both Bastian and Taylor previously competed in Budapest at the FINA World Junior Championships in 2019.

#Last year, Higgs, Taylor and Bastian were in competition on the international FINA championship level at the 2021 World Short Course Championships in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.

#Thompson is making her senior national team debut. She last represented The Bahamas in April at the 2022 CARIFTA Games.

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June 23, 2022February 5, 2024

BAHAMAS KARATE CHAMPIONSHIPS, hosted by sensei Shawn Smith, is all set for June 25 at Anatol Rodgers High School Gymnasium on Faith Avenue East.

As of Wednesday, June 22, 2022

SENSEI Shawn Smith.

#THE Society of Shotokan Stylist presents the Bahamas Karate Championships, hosted by sensei Shawn Smith – a 4th degree black belt in Shotokan karate and black belt in Shito ryu Karate.

#The big event is all set for on Saturday, June 25 at the Anatol Rodgers High School Gymnasium on Faith Avenue East.

#This tournament will provide an opportunity for competitors young and old to enjoy the various disciplines of karate, to build goodwill and sportsmanship. There will be kata, kumite point fighting, kickboxing and continuous fighting. The black belt division is set to be one of the most exciting segments of this tournament.

#Spectactors are also asked to come and see some of their favourite senior martial artists in the Bahamas from various styles of martial arts, karate, kung fu, jujitsu, gojo ryu karate of whom will be awarded for their many years of service in the martial arts, so come and experience an exciting dynamic martial arts show on Saturday.

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June 23, 2022June 23, 2022

Duke of Edinburgh Cup set for this weekend at Atlantis

As of Wednesday, June 22, 2022

#UNDER the patronage of Governor General of the Commonwealth of The Bahamas Cornelius and Lady Clara Smith, the Duke of Edinburgh Cup Tournament will be held this weekend at Atlantis on Paradise Island.

#The Golf Clinic for Students of the GGYC will take place at 10am on Saturday at the Ocean Golf Club, the Networking Cocktail Reception and Presentation of Awards to Legacy Sponsors will follow at 6pm at Atlantis and the Duke of Edinburgh Cup Semi-Finals Charity Golf Tournament will wrap things up at 8am on Sunday at the Ocean Club Golf Club.

#GGYA’s primary fundraising event is The Duke of Edinburgh Cup Semi- Finals Golf Tournament.

#The full proceeds of the tournament impact approximately 2,000 GGYA students across The Bahamas, supporting meaningful programmes under four pillars: voluntary service; skill development; physical recreation; and adventurous journey. GGYA helps to develop universal life skills, complementing students’ formal education.

#Interested persons can get involved by helping the youth award programme through one of the following ways:

#• Entering a team in the Tournament (4 persons made up of 2 twosomes) as a Bronze Sponsor ($5,000)

#• Sponsoring a Hole, where your business or charity is featured ($1,500)

#• Or donating in any amount

#Participants and winners are eligible for many gifts and prizes including:

#• All-expense paid trip to England for the Duke of Edinburgh Cup Finals for First Place and Second Place twosomes

#• A multitude of weekend packages, Aquaventure passes and dining Prizes at Atlantis, Paradise Island

#• 2022 Mercedes C- Class Sedan Hole in One Prize, donated by Tyreflex Star Motors

#• Dazzling Men and Ladies Prizes donated by John Bull

#• Delights donated by Graycliff Cigars and Chocolatiers

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June 23, 2022June 23, 2022

FIBA Centrobasket: Team Bahamas in win column

As of Wednesday, June 22, 2022

#By BRENT STUBBS

#Senior Sports Reporter

#bstubbs@tribunemedia.net

#After improving in each of their first three games played, the Bahamas junior boys’ team finally got in the win column at the FIBA Under-15 Centrobasket Championships.

#In a matchup of two winless teams yesterday at the Colieseo Fernando ‘Rube’ Hernandez in Puerto Rico, Team Bahamas pulled off a 94-57 victory over Costa Rico to push their record to 1-3.

#Team Bahamas, coached by Quentin Hall, Denykco Bowles and Kevin Clarke, was blown out in their first three games, losing 107-42 to Puerto Rico in Saturday’s opener, 99-49 to Mexico in game two on Sunday and 70-59 to the Dominican Republic in game three on Monday.

#Bahamas 94,

#Costa Rica 57

#Team Bahamas opened a 5-0 lead in the first two minutes of the game and extended it to 10-2.

#But after going up 12-4, both teams went into a scoring drought.

#Costa Rica came back to cut the deficit to 14-11 before Aiden Miller scored on what was an attempted fastbreak slam dunk that he turned into a lay-up for a 16-11 lead before they held on for an 18-11 lead at the end of the first break.

#Team Bahamas opened the second quarter on a 6-0 run for a 24-11 lead and extended it to 11, 26-15.

#After Costa Rica managed to trim the lead to 33-25 with just over three minutes to go, Team Bahamas went on another scoring spree to surge ahead 44-27 at the half.

#In holding Costa Rica scoreless, Team Bahamas surged ahead 54-27 to start the third quarter.

#After cutting the deficit to 56-35 over the next few minutes, Costa Rica watched as Team Bahamas exploded for a 68-45 advantage at the end of the third.

#Again holding Costa Rica scoreless to start the fourth quarter, Team Bahamas extended their margin to 78-45 with a little over five minutes left. Another surge with over two minutes remaining enabled Team Bahamas to go up 88-53.

#While it boiled down to what the final score would be, there was an issue of whether or not Team Bahamas could have scored more than 100 points.

#Joshua Williams exploded for a game high 18 points and six rebounds, Desmond Hall had 14 points, five assists, four rebounds and four steals and Trevon Clarke had 13 points and three rebounds.

#Noah Bain also had nine points, five rebounds, four assists and two steals, Kenyon Johnson added eight points with five rebounds, Aiden Miller finished with seven points, four assists, four steals and two rebounds.

#Condae Smith also had seven points with three rebounds, two assists and two steals and Bradleon McDonald chipped in with six points, eight rebounds and three blocked shots.

#Josafat Cedeno was the only player in double figures for Costa Rica with 16 points, nine rebounds and two assists.

#Team Bahamas will play Turks and Caicos Islands in their final regular season game at 3pm today before they determine where they will end up for the final playoffs that start on Thursday.

#The Turks and Caicos won their only game so far in the tournament against Costa Rica.

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June 23, 2022June 23, 2022

Mychal ‘Sweet Bells’ Thompson reflects on son Klay’s NBA triumph

Klay Thompson poses with his father Mychal Thompson and brothers Trayce and Michael Thompson as they display the Bahamian flag.

As of Wednesday, June 22, 2022

KLAY Thompson displaying the Bahamian flag on the Warriors float parade on Monday.

#By BRENT STUBBS

#Senior Sports Reporter

#bstubbs@tribunemedia.net

#HAVING watched as his son surpassed his achievements before his injury two and-a-half years ago, Mychal ‘Sweet Bells’ Thompson was grateful to witness Klay Thompson’s return to the Golden State Warriors as they reeled off their fourth National Basketball Association championship title.

#Thompson had sustained an anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injury in Game 6 of the 2019 NBA Finals and missed the entirety of the 2019-20 season. Thompson then suffered a torn Achilles tendon while recovering from his knee injury and missed the entire 2020-21 season as well. He returned to play in January 2022, after missing nearly 31 months.

#After he helped the Warriors stun the Boston Celtics in a 103-90 rout to end the series 4-2 on Thursday night in Boston, Thompson draped himself in the Bahamian flag as he celebrated with his team-mates. They returned to San Francisco for their parade through the streets on Monday.

#“Shout out to my Bahamian family in Nassau watching…can’t wait to spend the summer with you,” Thompson said.

#Prime Minister Philip ‘Brave’ Davis was one of the first Bahamians to congratulate the 32-year-old Thompson on his achievement.

#“We are proud of you! @KlayThompson. I can’t wait to celebrate with you when you get home,” Davis tweeted on social media.

#On hand in Boston to join in the celebrations was the elder Thompson, along with his two other sons, Michael Thompson, who is now a member of the Warriors’ coaching staff and Trayce Thompson, just recently added to the Los Angeles Dodgers Major League Baseball team.

#The elder Thompson, who would have earned two NBA titles with the Los Angeles Lakers during the “Showtime” era in 1987 and 1988, said he’s thankful to everybody who helped Klay Thompson in his recovery and the many persons who offered prayers on his behalf.

#“We have a lot of people to thank and to be grateful for,” the elder Thompson said. “Above all, we thank God for his grace and mercy to bring Klay back.”

#Like he’s been there for the three other titles with the Warriors in 2015, 2017 and 2018, the elder Thompson said it was “nervewrecking” because he wanted Golden State to win “so badly” and he could only sit and watch.

#It was a mixture of emotions, including pleasure, agony, and anxiety that the elder Thompson went through because he said he wanted it so bad for his son, and the Warriors.

#“I just congratulated him and told him how proud I was of him,” said the elder Thompson as the two embraced. “I told him about how hard he worked to get there and how much he respected the game by doing things, he was rewarded.”

#For the first time, Thompson had his two other sons on the same stage at the same time as they joined Klay Thompson in celebrating the victory that extended until about 5am the next morning in Boston.

#“It was a blessing. This was the most gratifying celebration because all of his brothers were there,” the elder Thompson said. “That made it so special to see all everyone there.”

#For the elder Thompson, who was the first foreign-born player to be selected as the number one player in the NBA in 1978 by the Portland Trail Blazers, it was even more thrilling to watch as Klay Thompson, an 11th-round pick in the first round of the NBA draft in 2011, draped himself with the Bahamian flag.

#“Klay always appreciated and respected and loves the Bahamian side of his blood,” said the elder Thompson, who is still mourning the passing of his older brother Colin Thompson.

#“The Bahamas is his other home. He has family back there and Nassau is his home too. He feels he has two homes, the United States and the Bahamas, so he’s proud to have that Bahamian blood in him.”

#As he’s done in previous championship victories, the elder Thompson said Klay Thompson will be returning to the Bahamas in July during the annual Jeff Rodgers Summer Basketball Camp in July to celebrate with the Bahamian people.

#“We are planning to have all of the boys down there with us to celebrate,” the elder Thompson said.

#Having won their fourth title, the elder Thompson said the Warriors created a dynasty of their own and with their big trio of most valuable player Steph Curry and Draymond Green, they have formed one of the best scoring tandems ever assembled in the NBA.

#“You always think about your time in the league and when you won. Those are memories that you will hold onto forever,” the elder Thompson said. “But you’re more happier when you see your son achieve what Klay has been able to do with Golden State, it’s even more gratifying.

#“When I was playing, my boys were very young. At the time, I knew they were going to be athletic, but I didn’t know that any of them would have done what Klay did. I know Klay would have had a good college career and gone on to win, but it’s so good to see him win not just one, but four championship titles.”

#And with the Dodgers performing as well as they are right now, the elder Thompson said if Trayce can remain in Los Angeles and they go on to win the Major League title, it will be another phenomenal year for the Thompson family.

#As a television colour commetator with the Lakers since the 2003/04 season, the elder Thompson said the Warriors have a chance to get back to the NBA finals with the young core of players that surround the big three of Curry, Green and Thompson.

#But he warned that after missing the playoffs this year, the Lakers will be back bigger and better under Darvin Ham, who earlier this month was introduced as the 27th coach in Los Angeles history, replacing Frank Vogel.

#“They have to find guys who can play with LeBron (James) and AD (Anthony Davis) and be able to knock down some shots,” the elder Thompson said. “If they can do those two things, they will be much improved.”

#As for high-scoring point guard Russell Westbrook, the elder Thompson said if coach Ham can get him to accept a role off the bench and be a facilitator in a different role, he would be able to help out the Lakers tremendously.

#If they don’t make the necessary adjustments, the elder Thompson said the Warriors could end up once again being the team to watch and beat out of the Western Conference.

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June 22, 2022February 5, 2024

Junior boys suffer third straight loss

FIBA UNDER-15 CENTROBASKET CHAMPIONSHIPS