Defending champions the US won their Group C opener against Serbia 110-84 in front of an ecstatic crowd in one of the most anticipated games of the Olympic men’s basketball tournament.
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Leonard, who has struggled with injuries throughout the latter half of his career, missed the final three games of the Clippers’ first-round playoff loss to the Dallas Mavericks due to right knee inflammation.
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Joel Embiid, who holds French and American citizenship, said he is prepared for any jeers the French crowd at the Paris Olympics sends his way.
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The NBA’s all-time leading scorer LeBron James and reigning most valuable player Joel Embiid headline an all-star lineup.
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Russian Opposition Leader Alexei Navalny has been located in a Siberian prison just two weeks after he had been reported missing by his lawyers.
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Serbian police used tear gas to stop hundreds of supporters of the opposition from entering the city council building in the capital in protest of what election spectators said were “widespread vote irregularities.”
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