Day: February 3, 2022

Monty Williams Appointed as Western NBA All-Star Coach

The latest NBA news, Ekingsnews, has revealed that Monty Williams of the Phoenix Suns will coach LeBron James’ team at the All-Star game in Cleveland next month.

Sunday night, the Suns’ 115-110 victory against the San Antonio Spurs. It was their 10th consecutive victory, increasing their record of 40 wins in games, meaning that whether another team in the west can get past them until February 6th does not affect their decision to cut the player. for all-star game

As a result, Sun’s coach Williams will coach the All-Star game for the first time. and the rest of the team will join him. He will be Phoenix’s first head coach at the All-Star Games since Mike D Anthony joined the team in 2007.

The Suns and All-Stars point guard Chris Paul said the dignity from Williams was what the players had in mind for the past few weeks.

“Over the course of a long season, There is nothing wrong with having such a small standard. There are few goals,” Paul said. “I’m just happy with Monty. Happy for our team, cool.”

Honorable achievement

Williams said he appreciates that. “It’s a great blessing to be in this position where you can be a team administrator and represent your city, your team, and your family,” Williams said. “I take into account all the sacrifices people have made for me. I will be in this position. It’s definitely a team effort.”

The east side will have to win close to Feb. 6 because the statistics of the results of each team’s top 1-6 teams are not far apart. But at least cut the name Doc Rivers, head coach of the Philadelphia Seventy Sixers. Can leave because the privilege is expired because it had already served the previous year.

The kick-off for the Feb. 20 All-Star game was announced on Thursday when LeBron James and Kevin Durant were named captains after fan voting was open.

Other positions in the All-Star team will be selected by both Western and Eastern coaches. It will be revealed on Thursday on TNT. James and Durant will then select teams accordingly. This is the format that was first established in 2018.

Avram Grant accused of sexual harassment

The latest Ekingsnews has revealed that former Chelsea manager Avram Grant was accused of sexually harassing a number of women during a televised documentary in Israel.

The 66-year-old led Chelsea to the 2008 Champions League final and has also managed Portsmouth and West Ham. He denies any wrongdoing that he is accused of.

In the Israeli TV show investigation, he has been accused of seducing young women and pressured to stay with him.  This matter will now be investigated by FIFA.

Giovanni Infantino, president of the International Football Federation, said: “Given the nature of the allegations, The FIFA Ethics Committee will investigate the matter. When it comes to misconduct and harassment in football, we reiterate that FIFA takes reporting of allegations very seriously.”

Avram Grant was Israel’s national team manager from 2002-2009 and most recently managed Ghana from 2014-2017.

Claims innocence

“I want clarity. I never have and will never force myself to harm a woman or anyone,” he told the Telegraph. “Any sexual relationship I have with a woman is consensual.”

Many of the women who were victims of Grant were reported to be well-known journalists. One accuser claims Grant invited her to his apartment in 2020 to help her find a job. She claimed that he asked her to take off her clothes and tried to kiss her.

And a former model accuses Grant of trying to pressure her into having sex in a hotel room in England. After traveling to meet him when he said he could help with her job.

Several other women also spoke on the show, who had testified about him for nearly an hour that Grant had talked about sex with them. At the same time, they wanted to work together professionally with Grant.

“Over the years, I have maintained relationships with women. In all these relationships, I do my best to treat them with respect and friendship. And I never intended to behave unfairly or hurt any woman,” Grant replied on Israeli TV.

“Who felt uncomfortable or was hurt by me? I regret and apologize from the bottom of my heart,” Grant concluded.