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Back in 2005, Johnson was chosen out of Westchester High School in Los Angeles with the 56th pick, by the Detroit Pistons. After that year, the league raised its age requirements, effectively ending the practice of drafting players out of high school. That makes Johnson the last NBA player drafted out of high school. "I am the Jeopardy question," he says now. "Who is Amir Johnson?" That's something Brooklyn Nets fans have been asking after Johnson's Game 2 performance for the Toronto Raptors....

When the accumulation of fluid is accompanied by inflammation of the connective tissues lining a joint, it is called joint effusion with synovitis. Joint effusion tends to affect larger joints such as the knee (sometimes called “water on the knee”), shoulder, elbow, or ankle. It is not the same as edema, which is the generalized build-up of fluid in tissues. Read on to learn more about joint effusion, its causes and symptoms, and what treatments are available....

RELATED:JoJo: Stone Ocean Characters Who Deserve More Credit In order to best make the characters feel faithful to the source material, the ‘battle style’ system was added. Different characters use 1 or 2 of 7 different styles, which change what the style button does. It’s a tricky system to fully grasp, but understanding how each style performs is vital to picking a character, and excelling with them. 7 Mount Mount is a style that only applies to 3 characters, specifically those who took part in the Steel Ball Run race, like Johnny Joestar....

The singer made her debut alongside professional dancer Jenna Johnson on the show’s premiere episode, with the pair dancing a quickstep to “Are You Gonna Be My Girl?” by Jet. Siwa and Johnson’s high-energy performance received the top score of the night as they were given 29 points in total from judges Len Goodman, Bruno Tonioli, Derek Hough, and Carrie Ann Inaba. Goodman praised the performance, while Tonioli claimed he was so happy with it he could “hit the rafters” with glee....

In Mortal Kombat 11, players can perform two types of throws, a forward throw and a back throw, and breaking these grapples require certain inputs to be entered with precise timing. More specifically, players can counter a forward throw by pressing back punch or back kick, and they can counter a back throw by pressing forward punch or forward kick. This means that MK11 asks players to try to predict the direction that they will be thrown, but that is not the case with the Joker’s throws at this time....

Millsap helped the Nuggets breeze past the Los Angeles Clippers 123-96 with a vintage performance that had his coach marveling at his youthful and infectious energy Sunday. Jokic had 22 points and 16 rebounds, and Millsap had 21 points and 16 boards, doing much of his damage after Jokic took a seat two minutes into the second half with his fourth foul. Millsap said he knew he had to step up, “not just scoring inside, but leading the team....

And his shooting touch at the end was perfectly soft. Jokic had his fourth triple-double of the season — 29 points, 11 rebounds and 10 assists — and his high-arching shot in the lane with 2.4 seconds left lifted the Western Conference-leading Denver Nuggets to a 103-99 win over the Miami Heat on Tuesday night. “That’s my kind of shot,” said Jokic, who now has 20 career triple-doubles. “I love floaters, all kind of floaters....

The 20-year-old is Hertha’s third-stringer, but got the nod in the team’s final group-stage game with starter Rune Jarstein unable to play in European matches and backup Thomas Kraft out with illness. And with Thursday’s match tied 1-1 in the 87th minute, Klinsmann went down low to his left to deny Brwa Nouri from the spot. “It was definitely crazy. I don’t know how else to describe it,” Klinsmann told Hertha TV after the game....

Toews and Kane signed identical eight-year, $84 million contract extensions with the Chicago Blachawks on Wednesday. Starting in the 2015-16 season, each will count $10.5 million against the salary cap. That sounds like a lot, and it certainly is, but it’s past time for someone other than Alex Ovechkin to carry the highest cap hit in the league. It’s also time for fans and media alike to recalibrate what constitutes a star salary in the NHL....

The self-proclaimed “professor against political correctness” lashed out at Trudeau on Twitter in a public Christmas Eve outburst. In a December 23 Twitter post that appeared to be aimed primarily at Canadian citizens, Trudeau said: “If you’re taking care of some last-minute Christmas shopping this week, here’s something else you can add to your list: a booster. “If you’re eligible for one but haven’t gotten it yet, please, do so now....

The “natural” course of action for an Arab woman these days–never mind an Arab queen–is often not the most accepted one. Rania’s Saudi excursion, like much of what she does and says, divided her kingdom. Conservative courtiers griped that women shouldn’t muck around where they don’t belong, and a queen, more than anyone, should know enough to follow protocol. Some Jordanian women sniffed that Rania probably wore one of her many designer pant suits under the traditional robe and veil....

Dana White doesn’t believe that should be the direction. He’s adamant that McGregor should have a rematch with Khabib Nurmagomedov and that Masvidal should face Usman for the Welterweight title. As things stand, it’s all up in the air. However, Masvidal’s manager, who was with him at UFC 246, tweeted that Kamaru Usman is injured and out indefinitely and suggested the possibility of Masvidal vs McGregor for the Interim Welterweight Championship....

Despite earlier reports saying the Mets were steering clear of the maligned 33-year-old shortstop, New York and Reyes are in the process of making their reunion official Saturday, ESPN reports. The signing is indicative of one thing: The Mets are desperate for offense. SN EXCLUSIVE: Ranking baseball’s 50 best players The numbers say it all. The Mets are 15th in hits, 14th in batting average and 13th in runs scored in the National League....

“Jose’s coaching ability meets Guoan’s goals. He is an experienced football coach with Spanish football style which represents the advanced technical and tactical trends nowadays,” the club’s statement said. “Jose will come with his solid coaching team which are very young and full of confidence and they are going to be integrated into our club in a very short time.” The 50-year-old spaniard is familiar with Beijing and CSL. He was an assistant of Guoan’s former head coach Gregorio Manzano, his Spanish compatriot, for two seasons, reports Xinhua....

There have been mixed outings for United this season. The win against Southampton away and the draw at Anfield were about grit and determination. The big wins at home against Leicester City and West Ham United as well as on the away trip to Swansea was just about flamboyance and dismantling the opposition. So you can’t really complain about a defensive approach, can you? Long gone are the days where the Premier League was predictable....

Sanches won 40 caps and scored 8 goals for Portugal at youth level. He made his senior international debut in March 2016 and was part of the victorious Euro 2016 Portugal squad at the age of just 18, making him the youngest Portuguese footballer to play an international tournament. He scored one goal in the competition and was also awarded the Young Player of the tournament, as Portugal captured the title for the first time in their history....

Tottenham Hotspur have won six of their 10 games in the league so far and have won four of the last five games. Spurs are tied at the top of the table with defending champions Liverpool but are leading the league by virtue of a superior goal difference. Arsenal, on the other hand, have stuttered under Mikel Arteta and head to the game with just one win in their last five games....

The incident in question happened in the year 2007, after Mourinho had been sacked by Chelsea the first time, and the “Special One” was keen on managing the English national team. FA’s slow response frustrated Mourinho The FA was being headed by David Dein whose hesitation led the Portuguese manager to join the Milan club. This interesting news was given by journalist Robert Beasley in his new book, Jose Mourinho: Up Close and Personal....

A slightly improved May from Ramirez — bolstered by a walk-off home run Wednesday — has not alleviated concern the recent MVP candidate is ill-prepared to carry Cleveland to a division title. His .616 on-base plus slugging ranks sixth on the Indians, who have been miserable all around on offense and continue to slide. Minnesota, meanwhile, continues to mash home runs. The Twins (23-12) hit four of them in a 9-1 win at Toronto on Wednesday, and they now lead the Indians (19-16) by four games....