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By Frank Parkison
Apr 12, 2021
CLEVELAND, OH The Cavaliers were without Collin Sexton and Darius Garland, who were added to an injury list that already had Jarrett Allen and Larry Nance on it. Coming off of a beat down against the Raptors a day before Sunday s game, the Cavaliers came out of the gates with a gritty performance. The Cavaliers ran out of gas down the stretch, as Zion Williamson and the Pelicans closed out the game with a 116-109 win.
Cleveland had a lack of bodies to guard Zion, and the big man took full advantage. Williamson lit the Cavaliers up for 38 points on 16-22 shooting, and did not take or make a single three pointer. Brandon Ingram was the second leading scorer of the game with 27 total points.
The Atlanta Hawks (28-25) will take on the Charlotte Hornets (27-24) Sunday afternoon looking to win for the sixth time in seven games following a win over the Chicago Bulls Friday evening. To the.
MLB All-Star Game yanked from Georgia over voting law
By RONALD BLUMApril 3, 2021 GMT
NEW YORK (AP) Atlanta lost Major League Baseball’s summer All-Star Game on Friday over the league’s objections to sweeping changes to Georgia voting laws that critics including the CEOs of Atlanta-based Delta Air Lines and Coca-Cola have condemned as being too restrictive.
The decision to pull the July 13 game from Atlanta’s Truist Park amounts to the first economic backlash against Georgia for the voting law that Republican Gov. Brian Kemp quickly signed into law March 25.
Kemp has insisted the law’s critics have mischaracterized what it does, yet GOP lawmakers adopted the changes largely in response to false claims of fraud in the 2020 elections by former President Donald Trump and his supporters. The law includes new restrictions on voting by mail and greater legislative control over how elections are run.
MLB makes 2021 All-Star Game move to Denver official
By FOX 5 Atlanta Digital Team
Published
MLB pulls All-Star game from Georgia
The game had been scheduled to take place in July at the Braves Truist Park, but the MLB announced the game will be moved amid Georgia s controversial election law.
ATLANTA - Major League Baseball has officially announced it is relocating the 2021 All-Star Game to All-Star Game to Denver s Coors Field after pulling the game from Atlanta in response to Georgia s controversial voting law. We appreciate their flexibility and enthusiasm to deliver a first-class event for our game and the region, MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred said in a statement. We look forward to celebrating our sport’s best players and entertaining fans around the world.