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A brawl broke out at the Lakers-Rockets game on Saturday night, with Chris Paul, Rajon Rondo, and Brandon Ingram all eventually being thrown out of the game. The Rockets contest that Paul was provoked by Rondo when the Lakers guard spit in his face and have provided the league with video to support their case. Suspensions are likely to be announced soon for all three players. LeBron James first game as a Laker in Los Angeles did not go according to plan. With just four minutes remaining in Saturday night's game between the Lakers and Houston Rockets, a fight broke out as tensions between guards Chris Paul and Rajon Rondo boiled over. Punches were thrown, and James was forced to shift from playmaker to peacemaker, helping to separate and de-escalate the brawl. Paul, Rondo, and Ingram all threw punches and were all ejected after the referees stopped the game to break down how to allocate punishments after the dust had settled. Replays show the inciting incidents between...

Frowning Area Man Insists He’s a Fun Guy In under a minute, Doug Smith of the Toronto Star learned as much about new Raptor Kawhi Leonard as the San Antonio community did in seven seasons. “Kawhi,” Smith said, “a lot of people up here don’t know much about you. How would you describe yourself, and what would you like people to know about you?” “I’m a fun guy,” Leonard said without a smile, emotion, or hint of irony. “Obviously I love the game of basketball.” After that, he explained he couldn’t just give “a whole spiel,” especially after volunteering up so much already. Not only did Smith get Leonard to open up on Day 1, he got every emotion Leonard has shown over the past eight years: placid, placid, placid, LAUGH (!), placid. He laughs like he’s rusty at laughing—as if it’s a skill he learned long ago and hasn’t used in a while—which is both 1) believable and 2) all the more credit to Smith. Journalism at work. The best part of the back-and-forth came after the credits. Leonard...