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Lillard requested a commerce from the Path Blazers after 11 seasons with the crew.
The Crimson Sox defeated the Blue Jays 5-4 on Sunday, finishing the three-game sweep. Jarren Duran went 5-for-5 for Boston, scoring three runs within the course of.
Tomorrow, the Crimson Sox start a three-game sequence at Fenway Park towards the Rangers. First pitch is ready for 1:35 p.m.
The Celtics and Damian Lillard: After it emerged over the weekend that Path Blazers star Damian Lillard had requested a commerce, it was most likely inevitable that the Celtics — a minimum of at some stage — can be linked to a doable deal.
Lillard, 32, has performed in Portland for 11 seasons, profitable Rookie of the 12 months in 2013 and making seven All-Star groups alongside the way in which.
According to Bleacher Report’s Chris Haynes, the Celtics had been amongst a number of groups to test in on a doable Lillard commerce.
“It did trigger groups to pause, maintain on, let’s wait on what he had deliberate and let’s look to see if we had a shot,” Haynes mentioned throughout a current episode of his podcast. “The Clippers, the Timberwolves, Pelicans, Boston Celtics, these are the groups off the highest of my head, I’m fairly certain there have been extra, these had been the groups that I do know referred to as out to achieve out to see what it might take.”
Precisely what the Celtics would supply in a possible commerce for Lillard stays to be seen, or if a deal is even viable contemplating the crew’s present roster. Boston would want to maneuver a minimum of $41 million in crew wage to suit Lillard below the NBA cap for the 2023-2024 season.
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On today: In 1932, the primary ever Sunday baseball recreation was performed at Fenway Park. Initially, Massachusetts “Sunday Legal guidelines” prohibited baseball on Sundays for non secular causes. Even when the legal guidelines had been amended by Mass. voters in 1928, it wasn’t till 1932 that baseball lastly got here to Fenway on a Sunday.
The consequence was a well-recognized one for the 1932 Crimson Sox: A loss to the Yankees. Boston (14-57) was routed by New York (50-21) by a 13-2 last rating. Babe Ruth, Lou Gehrig, and 4 of their teammates every contributed multi-hit video games.
Nonetheless, the precedent had been set, and Sunday baseball at Fenway took off.
Each day spotlight: Ahbram Liendo made an incredible diving catch to clinch a 4-2 win for the Single-A Salem Crimson Sox on Sunday.
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