News about Luke Kennard

After a paedophile become obsessed with a young girl and grooms her into a pattern of violence, my Heavenly Favorite, by Dutch author Lucas Rijneveld, shares a bizarre tale of obsession. The novel, which has been dubbed'sickening' and lauded for its brilliance in equal measure by critics, tells the tale of grooming from the perspective of the perpetrator as he seeks ways to manipulate her. It's Rijneveld's second book, which received the International Booker Award for his first book The Discomfort of Evening. Critics also characterized My Heavenly Favourite as having 'ghastly power' in describing an obsessed sex killer's twisted thoughts, but critics have warned readers to proceed with caution.

Xavier Tillman, a career-high 22 points and 13 rebounds, and the Memphis Grizzlies tied their first-round Western Conference series at 1-1 on Wednesday night, with All-Star guard Ja Morant sidelined by an injured hand. No. Memphis sat Morant, a second seed, since the right hand was tested in a win over Milwaukee and aggravated driving to the basket in the first loss to the Lakers on April 7. He had more tests on the hand before being declared inactive and watched from the bench with his hand bandaged.

Luke Kennard scored 30 points to reach his career high, Desmond Bane added 25 points, and the Memphis Grizzlies clinched a playoff spot after building a 31-point lead and coasting to a 151-114 victory over the Houston Rockets on Friday night. Kennard, who was acquired by the Los Angeles Clippers in a trade deadline shooter on Feb. 9, scored 10 of 11 shots from outside the arc, making him the second player in NBA history to score 30 points all on 3-pointers. Memphis made 25 3-pointers to set a franchise record, with 5 of 7 out of 7 from 3-point range. 'I start feeling it a little bit when you first hit a couple in a row, usually about three for me.' "It's the sort of thing where once it leaves your hand, you'll be sure it's going in." Well, it was fun.'

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.