Finley joins Celtics as he turns 37



The veteran Michael Finley has signed with the Boston Celtics, hoping to turn around his fortunes with the deal on the eve of his 37th birthday. Finley, whose NBA career dates back to 1995 and who was named to the All-Star team in 2000 and 2001, was released by the San Antonio Spurs earlier this week after being relegated from the main playing rotation to a reserve role. He had asked for his release so that he might be able to join another club. Finley, who played in only 25 games this season for the Spurs because of an early season ankle sprain, will earn a pro-rated portion of US$1.1million (Dh4m), the minimum annual NBA contract for a veteran.

The 6ft 7in shooting guard-small forward won an NBA championship in 2007 with the Spurs and set a franchise-record for three-point field play-off goals in the first round of the post-season. The Celtics coach, Doc Rivers, said Finley, who signed on Friday, would play today against Washington. "We don't know where we're going to fit him in, but adding a veteran can never hurt," Rivers said. The Celtics, 38-21, lead Toronto by seven games in the Atlantic division and have the fourth-best overall record in the Eastern Conference.

On court on Friday the Celtics handed the Philadelphia 76ers a fifth successive loss, beating them 96-86. Rajon Rondo had 16 points and 11 assists and Kevin Garnett got 22 points for the Celtics. It was a third victory in succession for Boston, and Garnett said: "We're a veteran team, we know how to play. "It's just [about] when we want to put our heads together, go out and execute and do the things we have worked on. I think the second half of the season is when you really get into what you do."

* With agencies

The Facility’s Versatility

Between the start of the 2020 IPL on September 20, and the end of the Pakistan Super League this coming Thursday, the Zayed Cricket Stadium has had an unprecedented amount of traffic.
Never before has a ground in this country – or perhaps anywhere in the world – had such a volume of major-match cricket.
And yet scoring has remained high, and Abu Dhabi has seen some classic encounters in every format of the game.
 
October 18, IPL, Kolkata Knight Riders tied with Sunrisers Hyderabad
The two playoff-chasing sides put on 163 apiece, before Kolkata went on to win the Super Over
 
January 8, ODI, UAE beat Ireland by six wickets
A century by CP Rizwan underpinned one of UAE’s greatest ever wins, as they chased 270 to win with an over to spare
 
February 6, T10, Northern Warriors beat Delhi Bulls by eight wickets
The final of the T10 was chiefly memorable for a ferocious over of fast bowling from Fidel Edwards to Nicholas Pooran
 
March 14, Test, Afghanistan beat Zimbabwe by six wickets
Eleven wickets for Rashid Khan, 1,305 runs scored in five days, and a last session finish
 
June 17, PSL, Islamabad United beat Peshawar Zalmi by 15 runs
Usman Khawaja scored a hundred as Islamabad posted the highest score ever by a Pakistan team in T20 cricket

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Wear a face mask.

Stay indoors when conditions are particularly poor.

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Afghanistan fixtures
  • v Australia, today
  • v Sri Lanka, Tuesday
  • v New Zealand, Saturday,
  • v South Africa, June 15
  • v England, June 18
  • v India, June 22
  • v Bangladesh, June 24
  • v Pakistan, June 29
  • v West Indies, July 4
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