NBa players: taylor grand jury decision “not enough” Panthers put McCaffrey on injured reserve with ankle injury. Jets WRs Perriman, Crowder sit out practice with injuries.
LAKE BUENA VISTA, FLA. » LeBron James sent the word to the Los Angeles Lakers in a group text on Wednesday afternoon, and basketball suddenly seemed irrelevant.
A grand jury in Kentucky had finally spoken. And James was letting his team know that NBA players, who have spent months seeking justice for Breonna Taylor, did not get what they wanted.
“Something was done,” Lakers guard Danny Green said, “but it wasn’t enough.”
Wednesday’s decision by the grand jury, which brought no charges against Louisville police for Taylor’s killing and only three counts of wanton endangerment against fired Officer Brett Hankison for shooting into Taylor’s neighbors’ homes, was not unexpected by many NBA players and coaches. While there were no drugs in Taylor’s apartment, her boyfriend shot and wounded a police officer. State Attorney General Daniel Cameron said the officers’ shots that killed Taylor were fired in self- defense.
CHARLOTTE, N. C. » The Panthers have placed Christian McCaffrey on short- term injured reserve, meaning the All- Pro running back will miss at least three games. McCaffrey suffered a high right ankle sprain in Carolina’s 31- 17 loss to the Buccaneers on Sunday, an injury that normally requires a 4 to 6 week recovery period. McCaffrey said Monday that is how long he was told he should expect to miss, but added that he hopes to be back sooner. The earliest he could return is Oct. 18 when the Panthers host the Bears.
With Saquon Barkley out, Giants sign veteran Devonta Freeman.
EAST RUTHERFORD, N. J. » Two- time Pro Bowl halfback Devonta Freeman has signed with the New York Giants and might play this weekend.
The Giants announced the move Wednesday, a day after 2018 NFL Offensive Rookie of the Year Saquon Barkley was placed on injured reserve with a torn anterior cruciate ligament in his right knee.
Freeman, who was released by the Atlanta Falcons earlier this year, was at practice Wednesday.
FLORHAM PARK, N. J. » New York Jets wide receivers Breshad Perriman and Jamison Crowder sat out practice with injuries, and they could miss the game at Indianapolis on Sunday. Perriman injured his left ankle last Sunday in New York’s 31- 13 loss to San Francisco. Coach Adam Gase didn’t sound optimistic Perriman will be able to play this week or in the Jets’ next game against Denver next Thursday night.
Raiders place OL Richie Incognito on injured reserve.
The Las Vegas Raiders placed starting left guard Richie Incognito on injured reserve with an Achilles injury. Incognito left Monday night’s 34- 24 win over New Orleans in the first quarter with the injury that slowed him in practice the previous week. The Raiders decided Wednesday to shut him down for at least three games on injured reserve. Incognito will be eligible to return for the home game Oct. 25 against Tampa Bay.
NTSB: Pilot’s actions likely caused Earnhardt plane crash.
A pilot’s inability to maintain proper airspeed and the flight crew’s decision to continue an unstable approach and landing likely caused the crash of a small plane carrying race car driver Dale Earnhardt Jr. and his family in 2019, according to a National Transportation Safety Board report released Wednesday.
Budget shortfall forces deep cuts in Ohio State sports program.
COLUMBUS, OHIO » Ohio State’s athletic department will cut 25 jobs, furlough hundreds of other employees and ask coaches and others to take 5% pay cuts to help grapple with a projected $ 107 million budget deficit due to the COVID- 19 pandemic, athletic director Gene Smith said Wednesday.