Ukrainian Basketball Player From NJ Details Narrow Escape From Russian Invasion
"I've never felt so nervous in my life."
That's what Newark native Lucious "Lucky" Jones posted on Instagram Thursday, Feb. 24 — the terrifying day Russia invaded Ukraine, immobilizing and instilling fear in millions.
Jones, 28, who plays basketball for the Ukrainian team, BC Ternopil, posted footage of himself and his teammates stuck in traffic at the Romanian border, desperate to flee.
Around the same time Friday morning that Russia launched an attack on Ukraine's capital, Kyiv, Jones announced that he was safe and would be back in the US Saturday morning.
The previous few days, though,…
NBA Star Gets Closure With Conviction Of Dad's Killer In PA
The father of NBA and University of Pittsburgh star DeJuan Blair, was killed — and his killer has been convicted, authorities said.
Posted by Greg Blairsr on Monday, December 3, 2012
Blair’s father, Gregory Lamont Blair Sr., 45, of Pittsburgh, was shot dead during an argument with Dilon Bartifay, then 32, over a woman waiting for a Lyft in the 900 block of Center Avenue in Wilkinsburg around 10:25 p.m. in Nov. 16, 2019, according to court documents.
Blair Sr. was pronounced dead from the shots to his head, at UPMC Presbyterian Hospital at 11:15 p.m., but had yet to be identified at the…
Covid-19: Two Brooklyn Nets Games Postponed With 10 Players Placed In Safety Protocol
Kyrie Irving is now unofficially the least of the Brooklyn Nets’ COVID-19 concerns.
With nearly a dozen players placed in the NBA’s COVID-19 health and safety protocols, the league announced that the Nets’ games on Sunday, Dec. 19 against the Denver Nuggets and Tuesday, Dec. 21 against the Washington Wizards were to be postponed.
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Currently, the Nets have 10 players in the league's health and safety protocols, including their “big three” stars Kevin Durant, James Harden, and Irving, who has declined to get v…
