Russ was mentally done letting these teams keep playing with him. Coming off the bench for inferior players and decreasing his minutes. They forced him out.
We can't forget how Kohen Wiley was taken from his family. He was 1 year old when he was fatally shot by an officer responding to an alleged shoplifting call outside of a Walmart in Senatobia, Mississippi. His mother had to witness her innocent baby, who had barely begun to see this world, be killed. No parent should ever have to carry that image. Kohen deserved to grow up. His family deserves justice, and we will not stop fighting until they get it.
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman:
"in the next 6 months, we're close to a world where a descendant of ChatGPT can watch your screen, record every meeting and call, and have perfect context of your whole life"
We're only one model generation away from this being incredibly useful
LeBron James on Kobe Bryant winning the 2008 MVP:
“I’ve always stated... that Kobe Bryant’s the best player in this league. And he’s been the best player in this league for five or six years. It’s good he won it.”
Russell Westbrook had offers from the Kings and Wizards before choosing to retire, per @ShamsCharania
Russ wanted to 'step away from the game on his own terms' 🫡
Following Team USA’s bronze medal finish at the 2004 Olympics, Tim Duncan was completely done with international basketball:
“FIBA sucks... I’m 95% sure that my FIBA career is over.”