George Hill has gone from point guard to point grad in the NBA playoffs.
Cleveland’s starting guard missed practice Saturday and had a good excuse for his absence – he graduated from college.
Hill received his diploma from IUPUI and took part in commencement ceremonies in Indianapolis while his teammates got in one last workout before heading to Boston for Game 1 of the Eastern Conference finals.
The 32-year-old Hill
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On his Twitter account, Hill showed off a ”Jaguars” tattoo on his left arm.
Cavs coach Tyronn Lue said Hill would rejoin the team in time for the series opener Sunday against the Celtics.
Hill joined the Cavs in February, coming over in a trade from Sacramento. He was slowed by back spasms and missed three games in the first round of the playoffs against Indiana, but returned and played a key role in the Cavs’ Game 7 win as well as Cleveland’s four-game sweep of Toronto.
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The Cavs struggled without him against the Pacers, but Hill returned for the series finale. Although he was on a minutes’ restriction, he scored 11 points – all in the second half – and helped Cleveland advance.
”He’s been great,” Lue said. ”Just coming into Game 7 versus Indiana where he hadn’t played in 3 games
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The NFL has determined the Buffalo Bills acted properly in the aftermath of team president Russ Brandon's resignation amid allegations he had an inappropriate relationship with a female employee.
The league released a statement Friday saying it will take no further action against the Bills. The league determined the team "addressed the matter in a timely, thorough and appropriate manner."
The statement comes a week after the NFL wouldn't rule out launching an investigation in announcing it planned to contact the Bills to discuss the reasons behind Brandon's abrupt departure.
Brandon resigned May 1 after spending 20 years working up the Bills' executive ranks. He also spent the past three years serving as president of the NHL's Buffalo Sabres, who also are owned by Terry and Kim Pegula.
Two people with direct knowledge of the situation told The Associated Press that Brandon's resignation came after he was confronted about the relationship by the Pegulas. The people spoke on condition of anonymity because it is an internal matter, and the Pegulas did not provide a reason when announcing they accepted Brandon's resignation.
Brandon told the AP he had contemplated stepping down from the job for some time
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The NHL last week consulted with the Sabres and determined Brandon's resignation was a club matter.
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