NBA: J.R. Smith beats up man he claims vandalized his truck

Longtime NBA player J.R. Smith said he beat up a looter in Los Angeles on Sunday because the man broke the window in his truck during protests in the area.

The video showing Smith kicking and punching the man was released by TMZ Sports and Smith addressed the incident via a different video.

"He didn't know whose window he broke and he got his (expletive) whooped," Smith said of the man.


Smith's vehicle was parked in a residential area.

The video shows Smith kicking a man on the ground multiple times. When the man finally gets up, Smith delivers a powerful right punch to the man's face. The man proceeds to scurry away.

"One of these (expletive) white boys didn't know where he was going and broke my (expletive) window in my truck," Smith said during his explanation video.

Smith, 34, said his display of violence was solely due to the truck incident and wasn't related to racial tension that has been soaring since George Floyd's death in Minneapolis on Monday.

Floyd, a black man, died after white officer Derek Chauvin kneeled on his neck for several minutes.

"I don't have no problem with nobody and nobody has problems with me," Smith said. "I have a problem with the (expletive) system."

Smith, who is currently an NBA free agent, ranks 13th in NBA history with 1,929 career 3-pointers. He has a 12.5 scoring average in 15 seasons with the then-New Orleans Hornets, Denver Nuggets, New York Knicks and Cleveland Cavaliers.

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Trump says Brady 'totally innocent' in Deflategate

LOS ANGELES -- It's no presidential pardon but Donald Trump says New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady is an "honorable guy" and "totally innocent" in the Deflategate scandal that led to an NFL ban.

The comments from the US president-elect were unveiled in a video clip by TMZ Sports of a Fox News documentary on Trump that aired Friday.

They were made during a September 15 interview at Trump's home. At that time, two months ahead of the US election, Brady was serving a four-game suspension without pay for his role in the under-inflating of footballs used in a 2015 playoff game.

An NFL investigation found Brady had knowledge that balls slightly deflated below minimum mandatory levels were used in the American Conference final against Indianapolis. The Patriots won that game and went on to capture the Super Bowl, Brady's fourth career NFL crown.

Brady fought a suspension in court for more than a year before finally dropping the legal fight and accepting the suspension to open this campaign. The Patriots went 3-1 without him to start the season.

"I think Tom is totally innocent," Trump said in the interview. "I think Tom, first of all I know him and he's an honorable guy, and I'm with him all the way."

Brady said before the election it would be "great" for Trump to win but backed off political comments after the vote, saying his wife, model Gisele Bundchen, would not let him make political public comments any more.

"He's a friend of mine, he's a great guy, and he's a great athlete obviously, but he's a winner," Trump said of Brady.

Brady had said he would reveal who he voted for in the election but later told Boston radio station WEEI: "I've got other things to worry about. Just speaking with my family, it's a bad idea. I know I told you I would, and then after I told you I would I changed my mind."

Brady, 39, is 4-1 since returning from the ban, having completed 72.9 percent of his passes for 1,635 yards and 12 touchdowns with only one interception.

At 7-2, the Patriots share the American Conference's best record with Oakland and Kansas City. All three are one game behind Dallas (8-1) for the best mark in the NFL.

New England play at San Francisco (1-8) on Sunday.

source: news.abs-cbn.com

Pacquiao, Floyd finally reach deal: report

Arum, Showtime exec deny report

MANILA, Philippines – Floyd Mayweather Jr. has reportedly agreed to fight Manny Pacquiao, according to an online report published Saturday.

Celebrity news site TMZ said Pacquiao and Mayweather, today’s top pound-for-pound fighters, have finally hammered out a deal after years of back and forth negotiations.

"Floyd Mayweather has agreed to fight Manny Pacquiao ... multiple sources tell TMZ Sports ... who say the two finally came to an agreement moments ago," the site wrote.



The report came out after the two boxers met face-to-face at an NBA game earlier this week. This was followed by another meeting when Mayweather visited Pacquiao at the latter's hotel room.

Both camps are said to have agreed to stage the fight at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, Nevada on May 2.

The report, however, was disputed by Top Rank Inc. CEO Bob Arum and Showtime Sports boxing chief Stephen Espinoza.

Arum said they have yet to settle the finer details of the bout, hence the reason there has not been any official announcements.

"I'm aware of the report, but there are still some contractual issues to work out," the veteran boxing promoter told New York Daily News. "It’s close but not done yet."

Espinoza, for his part said the TMZ report was inaccurate.

"TMZ usually has good sources. This time, not so much," he said wrote on his official account on social media site Twitter.

But Arum said they could come out will a formal announcement in two days, in time for Super Bowl Sunday (Monday in Manila).

"We have two days, it could happen (Sunday)," he said. "That would be incredible, wouldn’t it?"

source: www.abs-cbnnews.com