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Four members of the San Antonio Spurs have been added to the NBA’s health and safety protocols Thursday afternoon and are out for Friday night’s road game against the Philadelphia 76ers, according to the team.

Derrick White, Keldon Johnson, Devin Vassell and Thaddeus Young have all apparently tested positive for COVID-19. They now join Doug McDermott, who is still listed as out for Friday night’s game. Lonnie Walker IV is currently listed as questionable in his return to competition due to reconditioning.

This is by far the worst outbreak of COVID-19 to hit the team this season. After testing positive and missing five games, guard Dejounte Murray returned to the lineup Wednesday night against Boston and scored 22 points in a 99-97 victory. He was cleared from COVID-19 protocols last Saturday, Jan. 1, but still missed the next two games against the Pistons and Raptors — both losses — due to reconditioning.

Tipoff between the Spurs and 76ers is set for 6 p.m. on Friday.

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There’s a new public sculpture at the Martin Luther King Park which pays homage to the representation of African American culture.

Local artist Kaldric Dow is created the new sculpture at the park, called “Spheres of Reflection”.

“This piece was created to portray African-Americans in a dignified way,” Dow said.

The spheres feature key words commonly used by Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. in his speeches and writings.

The sculpture is 17 feet tall and made of steel and concrete.

Dow’s vision came to life thanks to the city’s Department of Arts and Culture’s public art program.

“Creating this piece was great working with the city, working with the Department of Arts and Culture because we took it from a sketch, which I do great, and then we had to work with fabricators to build it up into the sculpture that it is today,” Dow said.

“This is a program where we work one on one with the community to figure out where they want to see art. And then we work to develop that our alongside our artists. And then we actually work with the community to figure out what they want to see through the art,” Krystal Jones, interim executive director of the Department of Arts and Culture said.

Dow is thrilled for the community to see his first piece of public art.

“I think they will appreciate it and see representation of themselves, you know, within the sculpture,” Dow said.

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Friday, January 7th

Wagner at East Central – Boys Basketball – 7 p.m.

Perennial power Wagner faces historic power East Central at the legendary Stan Bonewitz Gymnasium.  Both teams are 2-0 in district and tied for 1st place in 27-6A with Judson.  Wagner is led by Austin Nunez, averaging 29.3 points per game; Reginald Stewart leads East Central with a 15.5 points per game average.

Saturday, January 8th

O’Connor vs Stevens (Northside) – Girls Basketball – 12 p.m.

29-6A features a four-way tie for second place amongst O’Connor, Stevens, Warren, and Harlan.  Stevens is led by Annalia Cuellar with 17.7 points per game; Victoria Adeniran leads O’Connor with 16 points, 4.4 rebounds, and 4.3 steals per contest.

Tuesday, January 11th

Clemens at Steele – Girls Basketball – 7 p.m.

27-6A has a four-way tie for first amongst Clemens, Steele, Judson, and Wagner.  Steele features Sidney Love with 20.7 points per contest.  Clemens is led by Aysia Proctor with 17 points, 6.9 rebounds, and 2.1 steals a game.

Cole at Stockdale – Boys Basketball – 8 p.m.

Defending state champion Cole is ranked #2 in the state this season; they visit an emerging Stockdale Brahma team that’s #25 in the state.  Both are undefeated in district play.  Cole is led by Trey Blackmore’s 24.8 points per game; Stockdale is led by Jeremy Irwin’s 16.7 points per game.

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