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SALT LAKE CITY — Three more stories from the world of sports in today's From Left Field.
LeBron's home vandalized, he responds
A Los Angeles house owned by LeBron James was vandalized Wednesday morning with a racial slur painted on the home's front gate. Police didn't reveal what specific slur was used, and it has since been covered up by property management.
James was asked about the incident in his pre-NBA Finals media availability Wednesday:
Some key quotes:
"On my behalf and my family’s behalf, I look at it as this — if this is a shed of light to continue to keep the conversation going on my behalf, then I’m OK with it. My family is safe. They’re safe and that’s the most important. “But it just goes to show that racism will always be a part of the world, a part of America. Hate in America, especially for African Americans, is living everyday. And even though it’s concealed most of the time. We know people hide their faces and will say things about you when they see that smile on your face. It’s alive every single day. I think back to Emmett Till’s mom actually and the reason that she had an open casket is because she wanted to show the world what her son went through as far as a hate crime and being black in America. No matter how much money you have, no matter how famous you are, no matter how many people admire you, being black in America is tough. We got a long way to go for us as a society and for us as African Americans until we feel equal in America.”
Play-by-play of a sandwich
NBC's Doc Emrick is probably my favorite play-by-play man in all of sports. Emrick's mastery of the language, and his fantastic delivery of the words he uses as he describes hockey action, makes him a cut above the rest.
While he's in Pittsburgh for the Stanley Cup Finals, Emrick visited a sandwich shop, and called play-by-play for the construction of his sandwich.
Well done.
A double off the bounce
Rays outfielder Corey Dickerson is on a tear right now. So much so that he swung at this ball that had already hit dirt, and ended up hitting a double!
That's pretty impressive.
