Steph Curry and the Golden State Warriors fell to the Los Angeles Lakers
Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James and Golden State Warriors star Steph Curry have written another chapter of their rivalry. With the Lakers defeating the Warriors in Game 6 on Friday night, they advanced to face the Denver Nuggets in the Western Conference Finals, while the defending champion Warriors were sent home.
Following Game 6, Curry was asked about the matchup with James, and gave an extended answer:
“It’s just a battlҽ every time,” Curry said. “I know there’s a lot of different narratives within each of the series we’ve had, different teams and teammates and all the above. But it’s just great basketball, great competition. Understanding who LeBron is, and who he’s been his entire career. The accolades and the championships he’s won, and the records he has. He’s an amazing basketball player, and brings the best out of you. You know you have to be your best if you’re gonna try to bҽat him, and I think he feels [the same] vice-versa. So you love those experiences. Somebody has gotta win, and it’s part of the nature of what we’re dealing with. But there’s so much respect and appreciation for the battlҽs and the experiences and the back and forth, because it’s basketball at the highest level and that’s all you can ask for.”
It was a disappointing ending for Curry and the Warriors, but this core expects to be back in the mix next season.
Shaq, a memorable Mother’s Day gift and how Lucille’s giving mindset influenced him
Shaquille O’Neal has the means to provide his mother, Lucille, with just about anything he wants for a Mother’s Day gift.
When asked what his mom would say was a memorable Mother’s Day gift, O’Neal could have answered several ways. Something extravagant like a house or a vacation. Maybe a large sum of cash.
For O’Neal, who considers his mom probably the most influential particular person in his life, it was a easy reward.
“She would say the cutting board I got her years and years ago with the inscription ‘Lu’s Kitchen,’” O’Neal stated. “It was one of the first Mother’s Day gifts I ever got her. Over the years, though, I have been fortunate to get her bigger gifts.”
A chopping board is extra memorable than a automotive or a visit or cash? O’Neal knew the kitchen utensil could be particular due to their shut bond. Lucille defined in a 2017 interview with Scoop B Radio why that chopping board means a lot.
“The reason I love it is because when we get in the kitchen together and I cook fried chicken and macaroni and cheese, that cutting board always comes to my mind,” Lucille stated. “It was one of my first Mother’s Day gifts.”
Lucille has an imprint on O’Neal’s life in some ways. When O’Neal made rap albums within the Nineteen Nineties, he’d shout out to his mom. One of his present enterprise ventures, his Big Chicken eating places, options “Lucille’s Mac N’ Cheese.” The reference to meals stretches past the chopping board.
He stated his mom “instilled strong values” and is an enormous purpose for his giving mindset. O’Neal has made giving again to the neighborhood part of what he does often, thanks largely to Lucille. O’Neal focuses numerous his charitable work on households in want. He remembers his mom struggling financially when he was rising up, so he tries to alleviate the burden for different moms.
Lucille was 18 when she gave delivery to O’Neal and had difficulties as a younger mom. This was earlier than she met O’Neal’s stepfather, the late Phillip Harrison. She as soon as stated she was “a baby myself, just out of high school” so she primarily grew up with him. Remembering Lucille’s struggles early in his life sparked him to need to assist moms in want.
As the oldest of 4 youngsters, O’Neal discovered to be a helper and go with out for the sake of his youthful siblings.
“I see giving back as just something we’re supposed to do,” O’Neal stated. “I was one of these kids, and my family and community helped me when I needed it, so now I’m just trying to do my part.”
O’Neal doesn’t all the time publicize what he does. Some of his philanthropic efforts occur when he’s at a retailer and decides to purchasҽ one thing for a kid whose mother won’t be capable to afford it. Lucille doesn’t like her son bragging about what he has or does, so O’Neal is mum on a few of his endeavors. But if you’re 7 ft 1, an NBA legend and one of the recognizable pitchmen, it’s arduous to not be seen.
Some of O’Neal’s public efforts embrace his Comebaq Courts, which he locations in areas he’s accustomed to to assist youngsters. The latest courtroom is on the Shaquille O’Neal Boys & Girls Club of Henry County within the metro Atlanta space. He additionally had courts in-built partnership with Icy Hot in Las Vegas, Miami (with former teammate Alonzo Mourning) and his hometown of Newark, N.J.
“You know, a lot of these kids come from certain backgrounds where mom and dad work two jobs,” O’Neal stated. “A lot of times they are left alone, so this gives them a safe haven, a place to come by.”
Lucille continues to be the one one who can put the Hall of Fame heart in his place. Six years in the past, O’Neal was feuding on social media with heart JaVale McGee, who was usually featured on his “Shaqtin’ A Fool” section on TNT NBA broadcasts, which spotlight on-court bloopers.
As the meat seemingly obtained private, Lucille informed her son to chop it out — and he did.
This week, O’Neal took some warmth for laughing after Lakers star Anthony Davis left Wednesday’s playoff sport with a head harm. He stated he wasn’t mocking the ιnjury.
If there’s anybody who can test O’Neal about that — or something — it’s Lucille.
“She’s always been my guide,” O’Neal stated. “She still is the first person I call when I need advice. She’ll always be the most important person in my life and my biggest influence.”