Cleveland Adult Entertainment: NBA in Brief
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Friday, November 27th, 2009 | 2:10 am
Canwest News Service
CAVALIERS: SHAQ PAYS FOR FUNERAL
FAYETTEVILLE, N.C. — Basketball star Shaquille O’Neal paid for the funeral of a five-year-old North Carolina girl after being moved by national news coverage of the case of Shaniya Davis, who police say was kidnapped and killed.
The Cleveland Cavaliers player was touched by the stories he saw and got in touch with the family to see what he could do to help. “I was sitting at home watching it on the news and the story brought a tear to my eye,” O’Neal told the Cleveland Plain Dealer newspaper.
The girl’s mother, Antionette Davis, is charged with human trafficking and child abuse involving prostitution.
76ERS: WILLIAMS OUT FOR 8 WEEKS
NEW YORK — Philadelphia 76ers guard Lou Williams will be sidelined for eight weeks after having jaw surgery on Thursday, the team said in a news release.
See the full article from “Kelowna.com”