Grizzlies showed off Draymond’s Basketball skills.

SAN FRANCISCO — The Warriors beat the Memphis Grizzlies 122-120 in the last second on Wednesday night. Steph Curry, Klay Thompson, and Jordan Poole scored 31 of the Warriors’ 32 points in the fourth quarter. Draymond’s  Basketball Green got the last point for his team.

Green was just as important to the Warriors’ victory over their growing rivals as their three-headed scoring monster, so don’t get the wrong idea.

Don’t look at how many points Draymond’s Basketball gets as a way to judge him. Even on a night like when he had 8 points, 13 rebounds, 7 assists, 3 blocks, and 1 steal against the Grizzlies, you shouldn’t judge him by his box score. To really understand how great Green is, you have to watch him.

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His basketball smarts can be subtle at times. The most recent one happened with 2:45 left in the game and the Warriors down by two points, 113-111.

Green looks to his right to see where Grizzlies big man Jaren Jackson Jr. is while Desmond Bane is shooting a 3-pointer. He then blocks Brandon Clarke, beats Jackson to where Bane’s miss was landing, and that’s when one of the smartest players in NBA history always wins. Draymond  Basketball didn’t just get to the ball before Jackson.

He put on Jackson’s body because he knew that the Grizzlies’ best defensive player had five fouls. Green pointed right away in the direction of Golden State. He did everything right to get Jackson to foul out.

Then there’s the last thing that Kerr was able to use when Jackson wasn’t there. He said that made it possible for the Warriors to get smaller as the game went on. Anthony Lamb and Kevon Looney switched places with each other, with Looney playing defence and Lamb playing offence. He was also able to keep DiVincenzo on the court. DiVincenzo helped keep the Warriors’ hopes alive by fighting for a rebound and blocking Ja Morant when Thompson missed a late jumper, and then by passing to Poole.

Poole, Thompson, DiVincenzo, Lamb, and Green played together for 28 seconds. As a team, they were plus-5 and beat the Grizzlies by a score of 5-0.

Draymond’s Basketball Green is a world-class chess player.

“That started in the 2015 NBA Finals, so I’m all for it,” Thompson said of the Warriors’ decision to play with fewer players. “I’m still here and I’m still working. If it’s not broken, don’t fix it. It just gives us a lot of space, and since we have so many great scorers on this team, it will be someone’s night.

“Any game, any night, it could be anyone’s.”

When it came to points scored, the Grizzlies were Curry, Thompson, and Poole’s game. Green and the final score are both the same.

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Peter Bol, an Australian Olympian, has been suspended temporarily because he failed a drug test outside of competition.

Bol tested positive for the banned substance EPO at the Tokyo Olympics, where he came in fourth place in the 800 metres.

Bol has been banned since January 10, which means he can’t train or compete at any level.

In a statement posted to his Twitter account, he said that he was not guilty.

“It is very important to say with absolute certainty that I am innocent and have not done what I am accused of doing,” the statement said.

Australian athlete Peter Bol has tested positive for a performance-enhancing substance. Bol vehemently denies ever researching, purchasing or administering any prohibited substance.#TheProjectTV pic.twitter.com/v60Iu5hYum

— The Project (@theprojecttv) January 20, 2023

“I’m asking everyone in Australia to trust me and let the process work itself out.”

Bol said he was “totally shocked” when he found out last week that the synthetic EPO I in his urine sample from October was positive.

“To be clear, I have never in my life bought, researched, owned, given, or used synthetic EPO or any other illegal drug.

“My hopes and dreams for my career are literally on the line for the next few weeks.”

Peter Bromley, who is in charge of Athletics Australia, said that the test result was “extremely concerning.”

“Procedural fairness and the investigation limit how much we can say, and at this point it would be wrong for Athletics Australia or anyone else to guess about the details or try to guess what the outcome will be,” he said.

“But what we can say is that this negative analytical finding came as a surprise and was very worrying. We will support Sport Integrity Australia, which is leading the investigation into the matter.

“Right now, our main concern is that the right steps are taken and that they aren’t messed up by inappropriate speculation.

“The welfare of our athletes is still very important during this process, and we will continue to do everything we can to help Peter and all the other athletes, coaches, and support staff who need it.”

Bol’s manager, James Templeton, told the ABC that he and the runner would not say anything else, and Bol’s coach, Justin Rinaldi, defended him on Twitter.

“I know for sure that Pete has never even thought about taking a drug to improve his performance, let alone injected himself with one,” he wrote.

Australian Peter Bol provisionally suspended after failing an out of competition test. Traces of synthetic EPO were found in his sample pic.twitter.com/k5yzd0Ygl7

— James Wokabi (@JWokabi) January 20, 2023

“We’ve always been open and honest about our training, and we’ll keep doing that. We can only trust the process and tell the truth.

Bol, the Young Australian of the Year for Western Australia, was supposed to be in Canberra next week for the Young Australian of the Year announcement.

The 28-year-old was born in Sudan and left with his family when he was four because of the civil war. He won over Australian fans with his brave performance at the Olympics in Tokyo, and then won silver at the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham in 2022.

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In today’s world, getting scammed with people has become a common thing. But you may come to know that such a big scam happened with a big personality that almost 80% of the money disappeared from his entire bank account. You heard that right, something similar has happened to Jamaican Olympic sprinting legend Usain Bolt. Usain Bolt has lost millions of dollars in his account with Kingston-based investment firm Stocks & Securities Ltd. Lawyers for the track and field star have said $12 million has gone missing from his account with a Jamaican investment firm and they are prepared to take the matter to court if necessary. Now only 12 thousand dollars are left in the account.

What is the whole matter

“The account was part of Bolt’s retirement and life savings,” his attorney, Linton P. Gordon, told Fortune magazine by phone. “This is troubling news for anyone, and certainly in the case of Bolt, who set up this account as part of his personal pension,” Gordon said on Wednesday. We will take this matter to court. This is a serious disappointment, and we are hoping that this matter will be resolved in a way that allows Bolt to get his money back.”

Olympic legend Usain Bolt has more than $12 million wiped out his investment account after massive scam. He now only has $12,000 in this account 👀😳 pic.twitter.com/1asE2SIpP5

— Daily Loud (@DailyLoud) January 19, 2023

Kingston-based Stocks & Securities Ltd (SSL) said in a January 12 statement that it had become aware of fraudulent activity by a former employee and referred the matter to law enforcement. The Jamaican Constabulary Force said on Monday that its fraud and financial investigation teams are investigating “alleged fraudulent activities at (SSL) which is said to have siphoned off money from Usain Bolt’s account.”

Bolt is the pride of Jamaica

This was Bolt’s lifetime earnings. Dominating world sprinting for a decade, Boldt is one of his country’s biggest figures. If this can happen with Bold in Jamaica, then the money of any citizen of the country is not safe. Boldt has won 8 Olympic gold medals throughout his life. These medals only tell what Bolt has done for his country. Bolt took retirement from sprinting in the year 2017.

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Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh is the president of the Wrestling Federation of India (WFI). Wrestlers Vinesh Phogat and Bajrang Punia held a press conference in New Delhi after meeting with officials from the Union Sports Ministry to talk about their protest.

Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh, president of the Wrestling Federation of India (WFI), will hold a press conference on Friday at the Wrestling Training Centre in Nawabganj, Gonda district, Uttar Pradesh. Wrestlers who are protesting at Jantar Mantar in Delhi will also talk to the press today at 10:30 AM. This happened after top Indian wrestlers met with Union Sports Minister Anurag Thakur and refused to back down from their demand that the government start taking steps right away to get rid of the WFI.

“Exposing the political conspiracy of those plotting against wrestling and playing with the dignity of women wrestlers,” Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh wrote in a Hindi Facebook post announcing his press conference for today.

Indian wrestlers like Olympic medalists Bajrang Punia and Sakshi Malik, world champion medalist Vinesh Phogat, and others have been sitting in at Jantar Mantar to protest WFI president Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh. They accuse him of sexual exploitation and bullying.

On Thursday night, the protesting wrestlers, led by Vinesh and Bajrang and including Sakshi, Anshu Malik, Ravi Dahiya, Sarita Mor, and others, met Anurag Thakur at his home and asked him to act quickly. The two sides had a long meeting that ended around 2 a.m., but they still haven’t come up with a real solution.

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What We Know About the WFI Protest So Far

Sources told PTI that the government wants the wrestlers to stop their protest, but they have stuck to their demand that the WFI be dissolved first. A source close to the wrestlers told PTI, “The government can take care of other problems later, which is fine with us. But first, it needs to get rid of the WFI.”

Brinda karat told not to give the sports person's protest a political colour, asked to leave the protest site by the wrestlers pic.twitter.com/VwR4ttAs12

— Amanpreet Singh (ਅਮਨਪ੍ਰੀਤ ਸਿੰਘ) (@amanthejourno) January 19, 2023

A group of wrestlers, including Bajrang, Vinesh, Anshu, Sakshi, and her husband Satyawrat Kadiyan, met with government officials on Thursday morning to talk about their problems. They met with Sports Secretary Sujata Chaturvedi, Sports Authority of India Director General Sandip Pradhan, and Joint Secretary (Sports) Kunal.

According to PTI, during the hour-long meeting, the athletes were told to stop their protest and that their problems would be taken care of. Babita Phogat, who used to be a wrestler and is now a leader in the BJP, was also there.

The Sports Ministry has asked the WFI for an explanation about the wrestlers’ claims, but the WFI has not yet given one. Since the government has already asked the WFI for an explanation, the ministry can’t make Brij Bhushan quit until it gets a written answer.

A spokesperson for the National Commission for Women said, “People who have complaints about this matter can go to the women’s panel.”
The protest started with a shocking revelation. On Wednesday, a crying Vinesh Phogat said that WFI President Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh had been sexually exploiting women wrestlers for many years. The sports administrator and BJP MP strongly denied this claim.

The 28-year-old woman said that she had never been used in this way, but she added, “I know at least 10–20 female wrestlers who have told me that the WFI President took advantage of them sexually. They told me what happened. I can’t give you their names right now, but if we get to meet the Prime Minister and the Home Minister of the country, I’ll be happy to “.

“People close to the WFI President have made death threats against me. If something bad happens to any of us sitting here, it will be the WFI President’s fault “She said that.

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WFI vs Wrestlers Protest: 30 wrestlers including star wrestlers like Bajrang Punia, Vinesh Phogat, Sakshi Malik are protesting at Delhi’s Jantar Mantar since January 18. These wrestlers have accused Indian Wrestling Association President Brij Bhushan Singh and several coaches of sexual harassment. After these allegations and demonstrations, today a meeting was also held between the Sports Ministry and the wrestlers. However, the protesting wrestlers were not satisfied with this conversation and have said to continue the strike till justice is served. In such a situation, today we will tell you 10 big things related to this performance.

• On January 18, star wrestlers Bajrang Punia, Sakshi Malik, Vinesh Phogat along with 30 wrestlers sat on strike. He has accused Indian Wrestling Association President Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh and several coaches of sexually abusing players. At the same time, demanded the dissolution of the Indian Wrestling Association.
• WFI President Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh appeared before the media after the allegations were made by the wrestlers and rejected all the allegations leveled against him. Brij Bhushan dismissed the allegations and even said that if the allegations against me are proved to be true, then I will be hanged. At the same time, he accused the players themselves of not participating in the trial.
• Swati Maliwal, chairperson of the Delhi Commission for Women, reached to meet the wrestlers sitting on the dharna. He asked the Wrestling Federation to answer the allegations of sexual harassment leveled by women players. Swati Maliwal also sent a notice to the Sports Ministry and demanded the local police to register a case in this matter.
• This dharna, which started on Wednesday, continued on Thursday as well and Geeta-Babita’s father Mahavir Phogat also reached Jantar Mantar at the dharna site.
• BJP leader and former wrestler Babita Phogat reached out to the wrestlers at Delhi’s Jantar-Tar. After her arrival, Bajrang Punia told that she has come as a mediator between the government and us. Babita talked to the wrestlers and assured them that the government is with them.
• Vinesh Phogat also made serious allegations against the wrestling association of Haryana and said that people like Brij Bhushan Sharan are also included in this new association.
• The wrestlers also got the support of Palam 360 Khap Panchayat of Delhi in this dharna. Khap Panchayat head Surendra Singh Solanki said that the government should immediately dismiss Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh, President of Wrestling Federation, from his post in this matter.
• Communist Party of India leader Vrinda Karat reached in support of the wrestlers. However, he was not allowed to climb the stage. Bajrang Punia has already told that this protest is not happening under political pressure. This is happening for the good of wrestling and we do not need the support of any politician.
• Wrestlers also got the support of the Nationalist Congress Party, they demanded the resignation of Brij Bhushan Singh, President of the Wrestling Federation of India. On the other hand, NCP spokesperson Clyde Craston said in this matter that ‘women wrestlers who won medals for our country are protesting at Delhi’s Jantar Mantar to demand justice for themselves against the wrongdoings of WFI.
• There was a meeting between the sports ministry and the wrestlers. However, the wrestlers were not very happy with this meeting. After the meeting, the wrestlers said that they would accept the resignation of the head of the wrestling association. At the same time, he also said that he will continue the protest until he gets justice. Bajrang Punia said that ‘if the Wrestling Federation is not dismissed by January 20, we will get an FIR registered against the President of the Wrestling Federation’.
  

  #WATCH | CPI(M) leader Brinda Karat asked to step down from the stage during wrestlers' protest against WFI at Jantar Mantar in Delhi. pic.twitter.com/sw8WMTdjsk

  — ANI (@ANI) January 19, 2023

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On his 97th birthday, Google honoured Indian wrestler Khashaba Dadasaheb Jadhav, who won India’s first individual Olympic medal following independence at the 1952 Helsinki Olympics.

Jadhav was born on January 15, 1926 in the Goleshwar village of Maharashtra, where he began training alongside his father, who was also a wrestler in the village.

1948 marked Jadhav’s first experience with the London Olympics, following his achievements at the state and national levels. Jadhav was trained in London by former lightweight World champion and American Rees Gardner. Gardner guided him to a sixth-place result in the flyweight division.

Jadhav spent the next four years preparing for the 1952 Olympics in Helsinki by moving up to the bantamweight weight class and competing against even more international wrestlers. Community support made his trip to Helsinki possible, with the Maharaja of Patiala providing the break he needed to qualify. The Principal of Jadahav’s college (Raja Ram College) mortgaged his home for an additional 7,000, while shops in Karad and his friends arranged for his equipment.

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On his 97th birthday, Google honoured Indian wrestler Khashaba Dadasaheb Jadhav, who won India’s first individual Olympic medal following independence at the 1952 Helsinki Olympics.

Jadhav was born on January 15, 1926 in the Goleshwar village of Maharashtra, where he began training alongside his father, who was also a wrestler in the village.

Khashaba Dadasaheb Jadhav was an Indian wrestler who won a bronze medal at the summer Olympics in Helsinki in 1952. pic.twitter.com/ibbjOrdtgE

— Congress (@INCIndia) January 15, 2019

1948 marked Jadhav’s first experience with the London Olympics, following his achievements at the state and national levels. Jadhav was trained in London by former lightweight World champion and American Rees Gardner. Gardner guided him to a sixth-place result in the flyweight division.

Jadhav spent the next four years preparing for the 1952 Olympics in Helsinki by moving up to the bantamweight weight class and competing against even more international wrestlers. Community support made his trip to Helsinki possible, with the Maharaja of Patiala providing the break he needed to qualify. The Principal of Jadahav’s college (Raja Ram College) mortgaged his home for an additional 7,000, while shops in Karad and his friends arranged for his equipment.

At Helsinki, Jadhav breezed through the first five rounds, prevailing in nearly every other match within five minutes. Then came a formidable opponent in the form of Shohachi Ishii of Japan.

Jadhav fell by one point in a match that lasted more over 15 minutes, with Ishii taking home the gold. Jadhav was then asked to battle Rashid Mammadbeyov of the Soviet Union. The rules mandated a rest period of at least 30 minutes between bouts, but there was no Indian official present to defend his position. And Jadhav, fatigued as he was, failed to inspire, while Mammadbeyov capitalised on the opportunity to advance to the final, leaving Jadhav with the bronze medal.

Goleshwar celebrated his victory with a procession through the village, which was comprised of bullock carts.

Unfortunately, Jadhav’s career in wrestling came to an end when he hurt his knee prior to the following Olympics. He later served as a police officer till his untimely death in 1984. In 1992-1993, the Maharashtra Government awarded him the Chhatrapati Puraskar posthumously. The wrestling arena constructed for the 2010 Commonwealth Games in Delhi was named in his honour.

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