News about Norman Powell

A veteran of D-Day has admitted that he lives alone in a tiny bungalow, and that the only way he and the neighbors can communicate is when he takes the garbage out. Norman Powell, 98, is one of an estimated six British men who stormed the Normandy beaches in 1944, one of the key turning points of the Second World War. The former engineer says he has been 'forgotten by society' and has been trapped in his Chilwell, Nottinghamshire, despite the fact that he is waiting two-and-a-half years for a critical knee surgery. Mr Powell says it's 'difficult' to live with since his wife and old relatives have died, while others of family members live elsewhere and have their own lives to lead.' "I can't go anywhere," he said. I don't drive anymore. They've taken my car from me. All I have is a battery-operated scooter, and Tesco is the closest thing I can get. My daughter and, well, the people I talk to throughout the week are my daughter and, well. There is no one on the planet.' The vet was given a list of local social events by the NHS to attend for some form of organisation and company, but he says he'doesn't know' where these venues are located in Nottingham and would require a taxi every time he left the house.

The NBA said in a tweet on Friday that Lue had been fined for 'public criticism of the officiating and questioning the game officials' authenticity.' Following Lue's victory by 130-125, Lue was caught yelling his emotions. His annoyances came from being ejected with two technical fouls early in the fourth quarter as the Clippers trailed the Warriors. Following a brief scuffle between both teams, Lue was dismissed. 'Where the refs at now? Lue yelled to his players and workers outside the locker room,'Cheating.' 'They're all doing.'

With a 151-127 victory over the Indiana Pacers on Monday night in Indianapolis, James Harden scored a season-high 35 points and gave out nine assists to help the Los Angeles Clippers snap their winning streak to eight games. Harden shot 12 of 16 from the ground, including 8 of 11 from 3-point range. Kawhi Leonard scored 28 points, Paul George had 27 points, Ivica Zubac had 18 points, 16 rebounds, and three blocks, and Norman Powell led the Clippers to 19 points, the first in a row since Dec. 25, 2015.

Leonard has a right knee sprain, the same injury that has sidelined teammate Paul George since March 21. With Game 4 in Los Angeles on Saturday, the Suns lead the best-of-seven series 2-1. Norman Powell scored 42 points and Russell Westbrook added 30 points and 12 assists in a five-point loss on Thursday night with Leonard watching from the bench.

After winning Game 3, 124-129 in Los Angeles, Phoenix regained home advantage thanks to Leonard's right knee sprain. Devin Booker, the Suns' guard, made 18 of his 29 field goal attempts. Kevin Durant, the Suns' forward, shot 8-15 overall, taking all of his 11 attempts from the free throw line to 28 points on the night, despite only connecting on 1 of his 3 3-point attempts. Norman Powell led the Clippers to a career-high 40 points on 14-of-22 shootings. Russell Westbrook had 30 points and 11 assists.

In Los Angeles' vital road victory over the Phoenix Suns on Sunday, a tense confrontation on the Clippers bench prompted one teammate to shove another. With a 119-114 victory, the Clippers secured their fifth seed in the forthcoming Western Conference playoffs, but all of that seemed unlikely as tension between Mason Plumee and Bones Hyland erupted before the fourth quarter. Following the third frame, Plumlee confronted Hyland, causing the 6-foot-2 guard to shove the 7-foot center. Terance Mann and Norman Powell, both basketball players, were aided by assistant coach and former NBA guard Dahntay Jones, who aided the two teams.

Norman Powell had 29 points and Russell Westbrook 25 as the Los Angeles Clippers rallied to claim the No. 1 spot. After defeating the Phoenix Suns by 119-114, the Phoenix Suns have climbed to 5 seed in the NBA's Western Conference playoff bracket. The two teams will meet in the first round of the playoffs again. The Suns are the No. 1 on the national charts. In Game 1, the Clippers will be seeded and will host the Clippers. In the third quarter, the Clippers trailed by ten points late, eventually reducing the margin to 86-82 going into the fourth. Kawhi Leonard finished with 25 points, including 12 in the fourth.

The Lakers would have finished the evening with a win over the Clippers on Wednesday night, and more importantly, in an automatic playoff spot. Rather, they stayed in seventh place and are now a game (and a tiebreaker) adrift of avoiding the play-in tournament with only two games available. The Clippers held off their LA rivals in front of a large pro-Lakers audience at the Crypto.com Arena. ********

The Los Angeles Lakers threw the Indiana Pacers 112-111 on Thursday night, LeBron James had 26 points, seven rebounds, and seven assists, bringing him within 63 points shy of becoming the NBA's career scoring leader. James has 38,325 points, with Kareem Abdul-Jabbar holding the record at 38,387. "I just knew my game was more on the interior tonight," James said. "Needed to get some rebounds," says the author, "I felt like we were attacking, particularly in the fourth quarter."

LeBron James scored 28 points, Russell Westbrook had a triple-double, and the Los Angeles Lakers snapped a four-game losing streak, defeating the Orlando Magic 129-110 on Tuesday night. In 31 minutes, James had seven rebounds and five assists. In each of his last seven games, the four-time NBA MVP had scored at least 30 points. 'It was a good victory for us,' James said. They're doing really well.' They won eight of their last nine games and then defeated Boston twice.'