News about Tim Duncan

Owner of Michigan vape factory where huge explosion left a teenager dead is arrested at airport after buying one-way ticket to Hong Kong

www.dailymail.co.uk, April 26, 2024
Noor Noel Kestou, 31, was arrested by US Customs and New York Port Authority personnel at John F. Kennedy International Airport and was soon brought back to Michigan. He has been accused of involuntary manslaughter after a fire at his factory left Turner Lee Salter, 19, dead. The March 4 explosion was initially caused by a truckload of butane that caught fire, sparking hundreds of smaller explosions as cannisters inside the factory burst into flames

OLYMPICS SPOTLIGHT: 20 years on from disaster in Athens, USA goes for basketball gold again... led by LeBron James and Steph Curry, the Americans are gunning for a 17th title - and there can be no excuses in Paris

www.dailymail.co.uk, April 15, 2024
When the USA men's basketball team waltzed into the 2004 Olympics with a roster featuring Tim Duncan, Allen Iverson and a young LeBron James, most would have thought that a fourth straight gold medal was a foregone conclusion. Instead, the tournament started and ended with disaster, as Team USA dropped its first game to Puerto Rico by 19 points (its worst Olympic loss ever) and lost two more times before finishing with the bronze medal. 'We didn't have the discipline, we didn't have the structure to be able to play on a world stage,' James, who was just 19 years old during the tournament, later told ESPN. 20 years later, James - along with the likes of Stephen Curry, Kevin Durant and reigning MVP Joel Embiid - is expected to take his last crack at Olympic gold this summer.

Turner Lee Salter, 19, was killed in a cannister explosion in the air and smacked in the head by a Michigan teen

www.dailymail.co.uk, March 7, 2024
Turner Lee Salter of Clinton Township died after being fatally injured from flying rubble from an industrial fire explosion that was over 1,000 feet away. Salter was walking at a car wash on 15 Mile Road when he was struck by airborne shrapnel from one of the cannisters. A funeral service will be held on Friday at 9am, both at the church and 15 Mile Road

A 19-year-old boy is killed by a flying cannister that strikes them from 1,000 feet away as a result of a massive explosion and rainstorms that have sparked HUNDREDS of explosions and rain fall on the town

www.dailymail.co.uk, March 5, 2024
On Monday night, a shocking video caught the aftermath of the inferno as plumes of smoke dotted the area in Clinton Township, Michigan. A truckload of butane caught fire, causing hundreds of smaller explosions as cannisters inside burst into flames, causing officials to warn that the immediate area could be brimming with toxic fumes.

Fans remember Kobe and Gigi Bryant as the NBA pays emotional tribute to the Lakers legend and his daughter four years after tragic death in helicopter crash: 'This is still heartbreaking'

www.dailymail.co.uk, January 26, 2024
The Lakers released a snapshot of Kobe and Gigi enjoying a Lakers game courtside, adding the 'Forever' symbol with a purple heart emoji. The article was also posted by the NBA's account. Fans of both the Atlanta Hawks, Milwaukee Bucks, USC Football, and the Los Angeles Galaxy all expressed their displeasure with Kobe's legacy in the comments. 'Even four years after the fact, this is still sad, and it will always be so sad,' one fan said. 'All the victims of that helicopter crash have been in danger,' says the pilot.'

Victor Wembanyama's latest $500 million gym: Spurs rushing to finish the job ahead of their rookie year as the top pick

www.dailymail.co.uk, July 24, 2023
The San Antonio Spurs' latest $500 million clinic is almost complete, but just in time for No. 93. Victor Wembanyama's rookie season, and it might be one of the world's most advanced. Spurs CEO Robert Buford has been planning this for almost a decade. He has been all around the world, visiting 200 countries and seeing what works for other teams. Ideas kept coming, not just from the basketball arena, but also from skiing and soccer, eSports, and even Formula One. He became more interested in the concept and more invested in how to make it come true hour after hour, day after day.

Victor Wembanyama officially signs his rookie contract with the San Antonio Spurs

www.dailymail.co.uk, July 2, 2023
The No. 3 Spurs have officially signed the No. 22. Victor Wembanyama, the overall draft pick, was released on Saturday. The terms of the deal with the 7-foot-4 French forward were not disclosed, as per team policy. Forbes had previously reported that the 19-year-old's rookie season would bring in about $12.2 million.

Victor Wembanyama of Spurs fame, Tim Duncan and David Robinson, a Spurs legend, stars

www.dailymail.co.uk, June 25, 2023
Victor Wembanyama's first dinner in his new home city was packed with San Antonio royalty. Of course, Gregg Popovich was there. Tim Duncan, David Robinson, Manu Ginobili, and Sean Elliott were among Tim Duncan, David Robinson, David Robinson, Manu Ginobili, and Sean Elliott. All of the NBA champions were named. Wembanyama is now an apprentice with the club. On Twitter, Wembanyama wrote about himself, Robinson, Ginobili, and Duncan.'Couldn't ask for better role models.'

The 2023 NBA Draft is a ratings hit with an average of 4.92 million viewers tuning in to watch the first round

www.dailymail.co.uk, June 24, 2023
This year's NBA Draft was a smash hit for the league in terms of ratings as millions tuned in to watch Victor Wembanyama draft him top overall. According to television ratings firm Nielsen, the first round of the draft on ESPN and ABC had a record of 4.928 million viewers. With the consensus top candidate in this draft class since last summer, Wembanyama's selection at first overall was no surprise - with the 7-foot-4 French phenom being the consensus top prospect.

Victor Wembanyama arrives in San Antonio and is greeted by fans who've waited for hours to greet him

www.dailymail.co.uk, June 24, 2023
The NBA's newest No. 1 is the NBA's newest No. 2. In San Antonio, a draft pick who hasn't even played a single game in the league has relived in his first Spurs moment, yelling fans and in the Texas heat. On Friday afternoon, Wembanyama arrived in San Antonio, Texas. He was a few hours behind schedule; Spurs fans awaited something like this; Spurs fans were eager to see a little more of the franchise's revival as soon as possible; Spurs fans had waited a long time for something like this; Spurs fans were awaited, but not really waiting would do nothing to dampen the excitement.

Victor Wembanyama's last French game is a loss as he returns to the NBA

www.dailymail.co.uk, June 16, 2023
Projected No. 1 (no.) Victor Wembanyama, the top pick of the LNB Pro A's championship series, lost Game 3 of the LNB Pro A's championship series 92-85. With 22 points, seven rebounds, and four blocks, Wembanyama put on a good showing, but it wasn't enough to keep his team from being swept. Game 3 - and 4 if they had won - were changed from a 4,000-seat venue to Court Philippe Chatrier at Roland Garros, home to the French Open tennis championship, which has more than 14,000.

Victor Wembanyama of the Spurs is expected to SKIP in Sacramento next month

www.dailymail.co.uk, June 14, 2023
The San Antonio Spurs will play in Sacramento next month, but they will not be able to do so without the presumptive top pick in this month's NBA Draft. According to a survey from the Spurs Talk blog, Victor Wembanyama, 19, is likely to miss Summer League action. The agent for Wembanyama did not respond right away to a request for confirmation. The Sacramento event is sold out, just in case Wembanyama attends. Any courtside seats are on resale websites for more than $500 apiece; for the summer league, it's basically unheard of.

Victor Wembanyama mania gets real in San Antonio as Spurs season ticket sales soar

www.dailymail.co.uk, May 18, 2023
Since the lottery ended on Tuesday, staff members have been working around the clock, with several Spurs fans excited about the team's creation of 'Wemby' on June 22. Frank Miceli, the chief revenue officer of Spurs Sports & Entertainment, told KSAT, 'We were here until midnight last night, checking phones and making sure people's deposits, the website was working properly, and everybody was back at it at 7:30 a.'

Victor Wembanyama of France joins NBA Draft Lottery for his French basketball prodigy

www.dailymail.co.uk, May 17, 2023
At the NBA Draft Lottery, Kylian Mbappe (left) has joined basketball prodigy Victor Wembanyama (right). On Tuesday evening, the San Antonio Spurs, who are based in Texas, were named No. 1 in the Draft Lottery. Wembanyama, a generational player who Lebron James once referred to as a 'alien', is likely to be drafted by the Spurs. Mbappe, one of the best players in the world, and Paris Saint-Germain forward Mbappe met with Wembanyama on the evening of the draft, according to a social media video.

Victor's headed to San Antonio! The Spurs beat No. 3 to determine Wembanyama's likely NBA home. 1 pick

www.dailymail.co.uk, May 17, 2023
After winning the NBA Draft lottery on Tuesday night, the Spurs will be able to select 7-foot-5 bull Victor Wembanyama with the first pick. San Antonio had the joint best chance - 14 percent - of obtaining the No. 8 badge. They'll now have the opportunity to select a 'alien' by LeBron James, and they'll now have a chance to select a generational prospect. During a live interview with ESPN from Paris, he said, 'I'm gonna [do] as many games as I can.'

How the French sensation blends with NBA lottery teams is a mystery

www.dailymail.co.uk, May 14, 2023
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.

In a horrific attack, a Oklahoma woman's ear was almostripped off by a neighbor's pet monkey

www.dailymail.co.uk, March 15, 2023
After the animal got out and assaulted the resident outside of her house, an Oklahoma woman was injured and a neighbor's pet monkey was shot dead. After finding the creature running around outside, Brittany Parker of Dickson, Oklahoma, had called for the police to come to her home. Parker expressed confidence in speaking with officers after arriving, and that's when the assault took place. He crept up my back, yanked out multiple wads of hair, and then cut my ear in half.' Parker told KXII, 'It was just hanging.' The monkey managed to escape, but police were unable to locate it. It was only after a friend of Parker's came over to assist the animal after it was shot for hours later.

At auction, LeBron James' 2013 NBA Finals Game 7 jersey sells for $3.7 million

www.dailymail.co.uk, January 27, 2023
As his 2013 NBA Finals Game 7 uniform went for $3.7 million at auction, LeBron James jersey was shattered by more than five times. To beat Tim Duncan and the San Antonio Spurs in the championship, James, then of the Heat, scored 37 points and 12 rebounds. This auction in New York dwarfs the $630,000 one fan paid for the Lakers' 2020 NBA All-Star Game jersey.

After winning versus the Cavs, Kevin Durant celebrates the passing of 'legend' Tim Duncan in scoring

www.dailymail.co.uk, December 27, 2022
Kevin Durant was able to celebrate two victories on Monday night as the Nets stayed hot with a 125-117 victory over the Cavaliers and the star forward pushed the record books to its new heights. Durant poured in 32 points in the win, but Tim Duncan for No. 91 was in charge of that. On the NBA's all-time scorers list, 15 players rank 15th. In fact, the 34-year-old needed just 14 points to overthrowrown the former Spurs big man in the first half, when he put in yet another good show.

Giannis Antetokounmpo jokes he wants to follow Tim Duncan and 'disappear' in retirement plans

www.dailymail.co.uk, October 2, 2022
Giannis Antetokounmpo has revealed that his plans post-basketball involve a life of anonymity. Although the 27-year-old currently shines as well as every NBA player on the planet, he longs for a life in a polar opposite future. When he joked he wanted to be like Tim Duncan, he revealed that his post-NBA life revolves around disappearing.