Obama joined by Curry to tell minority boys `you matter'
Former President Barack Obama and Golden State Warriors superstar Stephen Curry told minority boys on Tuesday that they matter and urged them to make the world a better place.
Obama was in Oakland, California, to mark the fifth anniversary of an initiative he started after the 2012 shooting death of 17-yearold Trayvon Martin. The death of the African-American teen sparked protests over racial profiling.
Obama launched My Brother's Keeper as a call to communities to close opportunity gaps for minority boys, especially African American, Latino and Native American boys.
He and Curry talked about what it means to be a man and the struggles they had as teens.
The My Brother's Keeper Alliance is part of the Obama Foundation.
Ex-NBA player Davis avoids jail time in marijuana bust
Former NBA player Glen "Big Baby" Davis has agreed to pay $15,000 to avoid jail time on drug charges.
News outlets report the forward had faced up to five years in jail. He was arrested at a Maryland hotel with 126 grams (4 ounces) of marijuana and a briefcase containing $92,000 last February, and indicted on seven counts of drug possession and distribution.
Davis' attorney Brandon Mead says prosecutors will dismiss the charges after the 33-year-old pays the fine. Mead says nothing indicates Davis was selling drugs.
Davis was a star player at LSU who also played for the Boston Celtics, Orlando Magic and Los Angeles Clippers. His NBA career ended in 2015.
Davis was also charged with felony assault in an April altercation outside a West Hollywood, California, club.