News about John Wall

Champion horse Think About It suffered a catastrophic internal haemorrhage during the running of the Sydney Stakes on Saturday. Jockey Jason Collett was thrown from the sprinter but quickly got to his feet to provide comfort for the distressed horse as it flailed its legs in the air.

Leading jockey Jason Collett (left) has been praised for his quick thinking and bravery after a horror fall at Randwick in Sydney on the weekend involving a champion racehorse that previously won The Everest (right).

John Wall, a basketball player, has confessed to twice firing a gun to his head and committing suicide. On 'The OGs' podcast with Udonis Haslem and Mike Miller, Wall, 33, opened up about his mental health issues, and revealed that his mother's death in 2019 almost resulted in him dying by himself. "I shot a gun to my head twice and a lot of people who are close to me, acquaintances at the time, didn't know," Wall said.

Jadon Sancho of Manchester United is seen for the first time since he clashed with Erik ten Hag at a New York birthday party. Sancho is facing a turbulent future at Old Trafford after being dropped by the Dutch coach for his 'training effort' for their 3-1 loss to Arsenal last time out - with the England international retaliating and saying he was being made a scapegoat'. Despite being linked to a move to Saudi Arabia, Sancho stayed at Old Trafford, implying that he will continue fighting for his position or be satisfied with a substitute job. But for the time being, he was not absent during the international break.

Victor Wembanyama's next couple of weeks have been planned: He's going to be in the French league finals this weekend, before the San Antonio Spurs almost certainly make him the No. 1 in the French league. In the upcoming NBA draft, there is a top pick. And if that means the French star's first appearance in the summer league comes in Sacramento rather than Las Vegas in early July, the league is fine with that. Adam Silver of NBA said the league hasn't got a preference for the location of Wembanyama's first game with the Spurs.

Victor Wembanyama, France's top export, is poised to replace wine as France's top export, a 7-foot-4 basketball sensation. He's athletic, skilled, vast, and yet only 19, so the winning team will undoubtedly be considered very lucky as the league selects its first pick on Tuesday night in New York. It's either way or not Wembanyama will feel the same way. The 14 teams in Tuesday's lottery aren't all positive, and that's by design. The lottery is supposed to enhance the league's bottom feeders by (slightly) deterring them from tanking their seasons in an attempt to land a top talent in the draft, such as Wembanyama. Mail Online's preview of Wembanyama's 14 future teams, how he'd fit, and what these clubs need to do to attract the NBA's most coveted prospect in a generation.

Tommy Sheppard, the Washington Wizards' general manager, was fired on Wednesday after the team missed the postseason for the second time in a row. Wahington is going to be reshuffled by all - at least in the front office. Sheppard's dismissal comes less than two years after he was granted a job extension in November 2021.

The NBA and players union has been chastised in the new collective bargaining deal that will be announced this summer. If a team's midlevel exception to sign players is reached, the agreed upon seven-year CBA will have a second luxury tax level, which will prevent teams from using their midlevel exception to sign players. That was a concrete compromise, considering how certain clubs needed the so-called 'upper spending ceiling' that would effectively put a ceiling on how much money can be invested each season.

The 34-year-old guard was sent to Salt Lake City as part of a three-way contract involving the Los Angeles Lakers reacquiring guard D'Angelo Russell from Minnesota, ahead of the league's 3 p.m. trade deadline on February 9. Westbrook, who appeared in 52 games for the Lakers this season, has yet to wear a Jazz jersey since being traded, but his new team allowed him to hold talks with other franchises in the hopes of determining the NBA star's destiny ahead of the All-Star break.

According to Shams Charania, Wall was traded from the Clippers to the Rockets before the trade deadline on Thursday as part of a three-team trade that also involved the Grizzlies. On a wild NBA deadline day, the 32-year-old is just one of many players returning to their former teams, but his return to Houston may be more difficult than others. Wall was purchased by the Houston Rockets last year, but the Clippers failed to get to LA. Wall's return to the Rockets and his former teammates just a month after he appeared on the Run Your Race podcast and ripped into the Rockets and their former coworkers.

According to basketball insider Marc Stein, Kyrgios is in talks to purchase NBL side South East Melbourne Phoenix and is part of a group involving LA Clippers star John Wall. "Kyrgios will join a Romie Chaudhari-led ownership group led by John Wall, Zach Randolph, Al Harrington, Josh Childress, and Dante Exum,' Stein tweeted on Wednesday.' Kyrgios, a self-confessed basketball fanatic, is an avid fan of NBA team Boston Celtics and regularly attends Sydney Kings games.

Music festivals are back, this year as partygoers shrugged off the distant past of Covid lockdowns to ring in 2023 in style at the first big event of the year's concert calendar. Field Day is in full swing at The Domain in Sydney, with revellers streaming into the parklands from mid-morning dressed in vibrant, racy, and, in some cases, outlandish festival wear. As the first acts kicked off, approximately 20,000 ticket holders paraded through the gates and onto the three stages, Centre Field, Left Field, and The Island.

Kawhi Leonard had 14 points and seven rebounds in his first game in 16 months as the Los Angeles Clippers opened a season of sky-high hopes with a 103-97 victory over the Los Angeles Lakers on Thursday night. In his first for the Clippers, Paul George scored 15 points and John Wall added 15 points, but the Clippers held on for the eighth straight time. Leonard came off the bench for the first time since 2013 and played 21 minutes in his first game since breaking a ligament in his right knee in a playoff game in June 2021. After missing all of last season due to recovering from surgery, the two-time NBA Finals MVP decided to ease back in a provisional reserve role.

Wall, 32, opened up in an essay for The Player's Tribune exposing his struggles in recent years as he lost his grandmother to COVID and his mother, who he refers to as his "best friend," in 2019. In 2017, the veteran point guard tore his Achilles and has only played in 113 games, first with the Washington Wizards, then the Houston Rockets, before he signed with the Los Angeles Clippers this summer, joining Paul George and Kawhi Leonard.

Shaquille O'Neal (pictured left) has confirmed that he is seriously considering investing in the NBL, with the game continuing to flourish on Australian shores. In recent years, a number of NBA stars have invested, including decorated Aussie actor Andrew Bogut (pictured right). Aron Baynes (inset) a marquee signing for the Brisbane Bullets, and the new NBL season begins in early October.

When dealing with the challenges of his previous three years, Los Angeles Clippers guard John Wall confessed to considering suicide. With the 31-year-old having to deal with a slew of injuries, Wall hasn't been on the court for the majority of the last two seasons. He revealed this week in a frankly honest interview with the Salvation Army, that a combination of those fitness challenges and some health problems led to suicidal thoughts.

Smith's review comes as LeBron James is said to be pressuring the Lakers to expand their current roster, with The Athletic stating that the team must trade for Nets guard Kyrie Irving. According to reports, James and the Lakers have agreed to a two-year, $97.1 million contract extension, but last year, the presence of the four-time MVP does not necessarily ensure success. Following a first-round bye the Suns last year, the Lakers missed the playoffs for the second time in James' four seasons.