The bonus and later announced it would be suing Neymar for a breach of contract. The fallout stems from the five-year deal the 26-year-old signed with Barca in October 2016. In addition to the bonus he was paid at the time – the amount of which has not ye
Curry shot 14 for 19, including 8 of 11 from deep, and made all eight of his free throws in his third 40-point game of the season. Curry also had 10 assists, six rebounds and two steals.
The buzzer-beater was sweet, giving Golden State “a good vibe.”
“Obviously I feel every one I take has a chance to go in,” he said. “Not really worrying about shooting percentages, just chuck it and see what happens.”
Steve Kerr challenged his superstar roster to begin games better on the defensive end, which the Warriors did. Then the Clippers nearly came back with a surge down the stretch in what became an entertaining back-and-forth in the closing minutes.
Golden State led 104-93 on David West’s two free throws with 11:31 to play before a 9-0 Clippers run cut it to two.
Curry let it fly from nearly halfcourt to end the first quarter, both his furthest three of the season and first as time expired. Those have been his signature shots in recent seasons, so the sellout crowd went crazy. The two-time NBA MVP made another three just before halftime, then Los Angeles’ Danilo Gallinari drained a 47-footer at the buzzer to get the Clippers within 70-58 at the break.
“Steph was incredible as he always is,” Clippers guard Austin Rivers said.
Tobias Harris scored 22 points, Gallinari wound up with 15 and Deandre Jordan had 14 points and 14 rebounds for Los Angeles, which had won five of six.
Mcgee earned his fifth start of the season and had six points and four rebounds in nearly 14 minutes. The Warriors are now 7-1 this season in the next game against an opponent after losing the first meeting. The Clippers beat Golden State 126-106 on January 10 at Oracle Arena.
Thompson made two quick 3s to become the 10th Warriors player to reach 10,000 career points in the regular season, and his first three moved him past Joe Barry Carroll (9,996 points) for 10th place on the franchise’s career scoring list.
Golden State lost at Portland before the break but improved to 13-1 following a loss this season. Dutch speed skater Kjeld Nuis held his nerve to claim gold in the men’s Olympic 1000 meters by the slimmest of margins ahead of Norwegian Havard Lorentzen at the Gangneung Oval on Friday.
Racing in the final pair, Nuis finished 0.04 seconds ahead of Lorentzen to win his second gold medal of the Games, Reuters reported.
South Korea’s Kim Tae-yun took bronze.
The 28-year-old Nuis, who also won gold in the 1500m, took a quick glance at the big screen inside the Oval as he crossed the finish line before raising his arms in celebration.
“I can’t believe it,” Nuis told reporters. “I came here, it’s my first Olympics and now I raced two distances and I go home with two times gold. I couldn’t be more happy than this.”
Lorentzen, who won gold in the men’s 500m, started well and put in a quick first lap before finishing strongly to take top spot ahead of Kim.
“I won the gold medal by one hundredth of a second, today I lose by four hundredths, so I‘m not disappointed,” Lorentzen said. “That’s sprints, it’s close.”
Nuis had to wait for another pair to go around before lining up himself, and he jumped the gun for a false start and had to be called back to the line again.
“I had to reset myself, because the first time the blade was not good in the ice,” he said. “I felt it breaking so I thought, no this is not it.”
Nuis, who placed first in the distance at the world single distance championships in Gangneung, was the first reigning world champion to win Olympic gold in men’s 1000m.
He was also the third man to win the 1000m and 1500m at the same Winter Olympics, after American Eric Heiden in 1980 and Canada’s Gaetan Boucher in 1984. Pep Guardiola is ready to commit his future to Manchester City by signing a new long-term contract – but only once he has lifted his first trophy.
The former Barcelona manager has agreed terms on a deal worth almost £20million a year, which would see his annual salary rise by around £3 million, the Daily Mail reported.
Guardiola’s current contract is due to expire at the end of next season, but he will put pen to paper on an extension to keep him at the Etihad until the summer of 2021.
The Spaniard gave no assurances that he would stay beyond the threeyear
First OAR gold
Russian teenager Alina Zagitova edged compatriot Evgenia Medvedeva with a stunning free skate on Friday that earned the Olympic Athletes from Russia a first gold at the Pyeongchang Games.
The 15-year-old, who led Medvedeva by just over one point after a record-setting short program on Wednesday, effortlessly executed every element of her jump-packed free skate, earning 156.65 points for the performance and 239.57 overall.
“I‘m very happy that I was able to win a medal for our team,” Zagitova told reporters. “I think this is only the beginning. Everything is still ahead.” deal he signed in 2016, but is now keen to continue his project at City.
However, Guardiola wants to collect his first piece of silverware before his new contract is officially announced by the club.
That could be as soon as next week, with City taking on Arsenal in Sunday’s Carabao Cup final at Wembley Stadium.
Owner Sheikh Mansour was determined to tie Guardiola down to an improved deal after watching City storm clear at the top of the Premier League table.
Sergio Aguero and Co. are 16 points
Russian President Vladimir Putin has sent the skaters and their coach Eteri Tutberidze telegrams congratulating them on “brilliant results and very beautiful performances at the 2018 Games”, the Kremlin said in a statement.
The performances of Zagitova and Medvedeva in Pyeongchang reasserted the dominance of Russian women figure skaters on the international stage with third-placed Canadian Kaetlyn Osmond more than seven points behind Medvedeva on 231.02.
Meanwhile, a second Russian athlete tested positive for a performance-enhancing drug at the Winter Olympics, a major blow for the nation’s hopes of regaining its Olympic status and drawing a line under years of doping scandals.
Bobsledder Nadezhda Sergeeva tested positive for a heart drug on February 18, five days after a previous doping test returned a negative result for her, the Russian bobsleigh clear of second-placed Manchester United and have all but sealed their place in the quarterfinals of the Champions League following a 4-0 win over Basle in the first leg of their last-16 tie.
Guardiola opted to leave Bayern Munich after fulfilling his three-year contract at the Allianz Arena, but he will not being doing the same this time around.
He would also like his backroom staff to be rewarded with improved deals - which include the same percentage wage increase as his own - to reflect the importance of their work this season. bronze medal after testing positive for meldonium, which can aid in endurance.
Krushelnitsky’s case shocked the Russian athletes, who are competing at the Games as neutral athletes as punishment over allegations that the sporting powerhouse ran a systematic, state-backed doping program. Moscow denies the allegations.