Only two seasons for the cult series Game of Thrones

It's confirmed. Game of Thrones will stop after the season 8, in 2018, according to HBO, the channel that broadcasts it. The announcement was made by the head of programs Casey Bloys, at a conference of the Television Critics Association, according to the BBC.
The seventh season will consist of seven episodes instead of ten usually. It must be broadcast next summer. The latest season is scheduled for 2018. According to Casey Bloys, the number of episodes is not yet decided. "We will take as much as we will give producers", he just said.
A spin-off is not excluded. "We are open to that", he explained, but again "for the moment, there are no concrete plans".

Last year, Game of Thrones won 12 Emmy Awards, a record for a series in a single year. This year, the HBO series is leading of the Emmy Awards nominations with 23 mentions.


Source : FranceTV Info

Tim Duncan retires after 19 NBA seasons

Tim Duncan, the iconic player of San Antonio Spurs, decided at 40 put an end his career after 19 seasons in the NBA, announced Monday the Spurs.
This decision was widely expected by the leaders of the Spurs and their fans : Duncan was under contract until 2017, but he had indicated at the end of the 2015-16 season he wanted to think about before deciding whether to continue his career.
Duncan with Gregg Popovich, the Spurs coach, the cornerstone of the Texas franchise with which he won five NBA titles (1999, 2003, 2005, 2007, 2014). He forms with the French Tony Parker and Argentine Manu Ginobili the "Big Three" most prolific in the history of the NBA. With this trio, nicknamed "The Big Fundamental", the Spurs have won 1,072 regular-season games with a win rate of 71%, the highest in the last 19 years in all US professional leagues. Shy and discreet outside flooring, Duncan was not player to highlight with angry dunks and statement-shock.
He won the trophy for best NBA player (MVP) twice (2002, 2003). Since his beginnings in San Antonio in 1997, the power forward shows averages of 19 points and 10.8 rebounds per game. This season, his statistics dropped with 8.6 points and 7.3 rebounds in 25 minutes per game. He was particularly bothered by pain in his left knee.
Second in the Western Conference at the end of the regular season, San Antonio was eliminated in the second round of the playoffs by Oklahoma City (4-2). The Spurs began the transition since several seasons and became the team of Kawhi Leonard, supported since last season by LaMarcus Aldridge. He will be replaced numerically by Spanish Pau Gasol, who arrived this summer from the Chicago Bulls.


Source : Le Monde

Draymond Green arrested for assault

Draymond Green , 26, was arrested that Sunday in an East Lansing City restaurant in Michigan, state where he played four years in the NCAA championship. Police said that Green was involved in an altercation with another man. Neither was injured. The Warriors player was released on bail of 200 dollars and will go to court on July 20.
Green is one of the dozen players expected to join the American team for the Rio de Janeiro Olympic Games. This season, he scored 14 points, made 9.5 rebounds and made 7.4 assists per game on average, allowing Golden State to reach the NBA Finals, lost face the Cleveland Cavaliers.


Source : L'Equipe

“I was very wrong” to post image of officer being killed

Tension is high in recent days in the United States, and some players didn't hesitate to approach the subject of police violence.
Isaiah Crowell did a very direct way, by publishing on his Instagram account a violent drawing of a policeman about to be slaughtered. He quickly removed the image, but a controversy was already launched.
"Last week was difficult, and there were a lot of emotions because we have seen acts of extreme violence against black men across the nation, but also against police officers in Dallas", now explains the runner in a statement. "I put online an image under the influence of that emotion. I shouldn't have, and I immediately deleted. It was a very bad decision, I apologize for this error and to have shocked people".
On the side of the franchise, we want to mark the occasion.
"It was completely inappropriate and we told him of our disappointment," said the statement from the team. "Isaiah apologized, but he also knows that an apology will not be enough, and it must show that he can make the difference in a positive way after this very negative message."


Source : TouchDown Actu