(‘The TEN” is not a top ten but ten items worth being included in “The TEN”)
1. The Golden State Warriors beat the Toronto Raptors 106-105 in Game 5 of the NBA Finals Monday night. Toronto still leads the series 3-2 with Game 6 scheduled for Thursday night in Oakland.
2. Warriors forward Kevin Durant was reinjured in the game and flew to New York to undergo an MRI.
3. The Angels beat the Dodgers 5-3 Monday night in the opening game of the Freeway series.
4. The Oakland Raiders will be featured on the HBO reality series “Hard Knocks” in August.
5. The U.S. Women’s National soccer team beat Thailand 13-0 to open its World Cup campaign.
6. Former Boston Red Sox star David Ortiz flew to Boston for a second surgery as he continues to receive medical treatment after being shot in the Dominican Republic. Ortiz remans in stable condition in intensive care.
7. The Memphis Grizzlies named former Milwaukee Bucks assistant Taylor Jenkins as their new head coach.
8. The New Orleans Saints signed four-time Pro Bowl defensive end Cameron Jordan to a three-year, $52.5 million extension.
9. Former NFL tight end Dallas Clark turns 39 today.
10. On this day in 1981 Larry Holmes beat Leon Spinks in a three round TKO to win the WBC Heavyweight title.
The Lakers need to sign Durant at the asking price of $38 million, because then the team could bring Kobe back in the capacity of an Achilles healing expert/team president. The Mamba probably works harder than Pelinka, so if any nasty emails get sent, they will be from Kobe, claiming Rob is a slacker. Then too, Lebron would be satisfied to have another genuine star with whom to share age-related injury stories, as they steer the team toward the ultimate prize of qualifying for the playoffs.