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The Morning Mile is a daily column written by Culture Editor Ryan Shepard and published at 9 a.m. CT. The views of Ryan Shepard do not necessarily reflect those of Def Pen writers, editors and staff.
NOTE: This column was originally written on June 12, 2020.
George Floyd is the first Black American to have a funeral. In the wake of Martin Luther King Jr.’s murder, riots ate the city of Boston whole, but the Celtics and 76ers continued to play the NBA Finals as scheduled. The Rodney King riots started on April 29, 1992 and nearly 20% of the U.S. population tuned into watch The Cosby Show finale the next day. Kobe and Gigi Bryant died on the eve of the 2020 Grammys. Billie Eilish was on stage within 12 hours. Black lives have been left to rot in the Tallahatchie River and neglected in Louisville apartments. Millions of Black Americans have been buried, but none have truly gotten the funeral they deserve, until now. America has never mourned a Black life until it had to.
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Golden State Warriors guard Stephen Curry dished out his 4,856th career assist in the third quarter of tonight’s game against the Los Angeles Lakers, passing Guy Rodgers (4,855) to become the franchise’s all-time assists leader.
Curry, who celebrated his 33rd birthday yesterday, entered tonight’s game with averages of 29.3 points (fourth in the NBA), 6.3 assists, 5.4 rebounds and 1.32 steals in 34.0 minutes over 37 games this season. A two-time NBA Most Valuable Player, Curry earned his seventh career All-Star appearance this season and leads the league in three-point field goals made.
Curry dished out his first career assist in his NBA debut on October 28, 2009 vs. Houston on a pass to Stephen Jackson and broke the franchise record tonight on a pass to Kelly Oubre, Jr. Rodgers recorded 11 assists at the Lakers on March 20, 1966, in his final regular season game with the Warriors, establishing the franchise record that stood for 55 years.