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Washington has become an enforcer for Mavs
CHICAGO – With 7:03 remaining in this past Saturday’s game against the Detroit Pistons, Dallas Mavericks forward P.J. Washington showed just how much he has Daniel Gafford’s back.
At that time, Gafford drove to the basket and was physically knocked to the ground by Jalen Duren. Washington stepped in to defend Gafford, Duren pushed Washington, Washington pushed back, officials, coaches and staff members from both teams rushed in.
In the aftermath, Washington received a technical foul, and Duren was issued a foul and a pair of technical fouls and was ceremoniously ejected from the game. Washington acknowledged that he likes being in the role of an enforcer.
“Whenever one of our brothers fall, I’m always going to be there to help him and pick him up no matter who it is,” Washington said. “I’m not going to let anybody push him or just do anything to cheapen him in my eyes.
“To me. I’m always going to be there and be present.”
Coming to Gafford’s defense, Washington, said, had nothing to do with the fact that both he and Garrod joined the Mavs on Fb. 8 in separate trades. Washington was traded to the Mavs from the Charlotte Hornets, while Gafford was traded to the Mavs from the Washington Wizards.
“I’ve been playing against Daniel for a long time,” Washington said. “I’ve played against him growing up, but this is our first time actually being on the same time.
“Just kind of being familiar with him growing up, and then just being with him here is kind of like being a brother, I guess. It’s just fun being able to be on this team as well, too.”
Mavs coach Jason Kidd wasn’t surprised Washington came to Gafford’s defense.
“He’s our tough guy,” Kidd said, referring to Washington. “We need that. I think when you have someone new, they’re always trying to prove their worth and they’re trying to show their importance.
“That’s a small thing of protecting the teammate and protecting the other newcomer in Gafford, who was down on the floor. But I thought it was the right thing to do. Just understanding that protecting each other, and I thought P.J. did a great job with that.”
As with any trade, there are adjustments that have to be made once the player suits up with his new team. So, what’s the biggest adjustment for Washington thus far?
“Trying to find a way to play alongside Luka (Dončić) and Kyrie (Irving) and everybody here,” he said. “It’s obviously new for me, so just getting a rhythm out there and just trying to fill my game out as well.
“I’m happy to be here. Just for me, it’s one day at a time and I’m just trying to learn as much as possible along the way.”
That adjustment for Washington also includes rounding up tickets for family members and friends. Washington played part of his prep career at Frisco Lone Star High School, and still has family and friends in the Dallas/Fort Worth area.
“Everybody’s been hitting me every day asking for tickets to all the home games,” he said. “Outside of that, it’s been good.”
While Washington suggested he “definitely” may need to hire a secretary to sort out the demands for tickets at Mavs’ home games, he’s overly excited about the prospects of making his debut in the NBA playoffs. Chosen on the first round – 12th overall – of the 2019 NBA Draft by the Hornets, Washington has never participated in the NBA playoffs.
With the Mavs, he now has that chance.
“For me it was just huge coming home and just being on a team that has playoff aspirations,” Washington said. “I’m excited to go to the playoffs.
“I’m excited to be here. I just can’t wait to be in the postseason play.”
Washington also is thrilled about the Mavs being able to improve their lot in life on the defensive end of the floor.
“I think our biggest concern is the defensive end,” he said. “Just making sure everything is right on that end.
“Once that takes care of itself, we don’t really have anything to worry about offensively.”
DONCIC WINS WEST PLAYER OF THE WEEK HONORS: Mavs point guard Luka Dončić won NBA Western Conference Player of the Week honors for the spectacular job he performed last week, the NBA announced on Monday..
In leading the Mavs to a 2-1 record last week, Dončić averaged 37.7 points, 10.3 rebounds, 10.7 rebounds and .3 steals while shooting 51.3 percent from the field and 38.5 percent from the three-point line.
“I think he had a great week,” Mavs coach Jason Kidd said. “The team has had a great week. Understanding, we’ve had our struggles, but it just shows the character of the team.
“It shows Luka as a leader, being able to play at the highest level that he’s playing that. And so, he’s had a great month in February, and now he’s won
Player of the Week.”
This is the third time this season and the 12th time In his career that Dončić has won Player of the Week accolades.
BRIEFLY: Forward P.J. Washington said fixing issues on the defensive end of the court for the Mavs is simple. “The biggest thing is just talk,” he said. “I feel like if we just talk, everything will fill itself out and everything will be a lot easier from that standpoint. If we talk, there’s nothing we can really mess up on and everybody will have each other’s back.”. . Mavs coach Jason Kidd said P.J. Washington and Daniel Gafford are settling in nicely since the two trades that brought them from the Charlotte Hornets and Washington Wizards, respectively, on Feb. 8. “The energy, everybody’s excited,” Kidd said. “It’s something new. When you talk about Gafford and P.J., those guys are playing at a high level, trying to get their feet settled. What helps a little bit when he talked about P.J. being from Frisco being back home, he has built-in support. But I think we look at on the floor, those guys, the value of being able to have a third scorer. You look at Gafford, he has the ability to score, but not to miss a shot. When you look at who sets the table for him. Luka (Doncic) has done that, (Kyrie Irving) has done that. And Gafford has responded in a positive way. So, once you start to settle in, now it becomes a rotation, being able to adjust to the new schemes that things are different. You can see that they’re starting to settle in and we’re starting to play as a team.”
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Beirut, Lebanon – On Tuesday, representatives from Lebanon and Israel met at the US Department of State in Washington, DC – the first session of a two-day round of negotiations that Lebanese negotiators hope will end an invasion of their country.
The negotiations, which started at 9am local time (13:00 GMT), come as Israel’s invasion of Lebanon pushes deeper than at any point since the year 2000 and as Hezbollah and Israel continue to trade attacks. Israel has killed 3,468 people in Lebanon since March 2, according to Lebanon’s Ministry of Public Health.
With the war raging on, what do Lebanon and Israel have to discuss and will the talks lead to an end of the Israeli assault?
Here’s everything you need to know.
What will Israel and Lebanon discuss?
Similar to past meetings, the two sides are ostensibly looking to come to some kind of deal following fighting between Israel and Hezbollah, with strong doubts it will be achieved.
Lebanon’s government is still pushing for a total ceasefire. However, as talks started, Israel was striking various parts of southern Lebanon. Lebanon is also trying to get Israel to withdraw from Lebanese territory in the south, so that more than 1.2 million displaced people can return home, and so the state can resume finding a way to disarm Hezbollah and rebuild areas devastated by Israeli attacks.
Israel is meanwhile looking to get assurances that Lebanon will disarm Hezbollah, a prospect analysts say Israel knows is complicated by the continuation of its military operations and occupation of swaths of southern Lebanon. Instead, Israel appears to be trying to fuel sectarian tensions inside Lebanon, leading to chaos and internal strife.
What has happened so far?
An initial meeting took place in April between Israel and Lebanon’s ambassadors to the United States. A second round took place in May with a larger delegation on both sides.
On Friday, a meeting took place with Lebanese and Israeli military representatives, while Hezbollah, the Iranian-backed Lebanese group, is not involved in the meetings.
Israel claimed the two sides found common ground in that they both wanted to see Hezbollah disarmed. Some Israeli officials suggested there may soon be trade agreements and an exchange of tourists between the two countries. Lebanon, however, said it preferred to find a deal closer to the 1949 armistice agreement between the two countries.
In the last meeting, Beirut reportedly outlined the damage done by Israeli attacks since the 2024 ceasefire agreement and presented detailed maps showing homes destroyed or razed by Israel.
Is there a chance for a ceasefire?
That remains to be seen, but for now, Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said his country’s military would continue attacking Lebanon.
On Monday, Netanyahu announced that attacks on Beirut’s southern suburbs would resume, despite a ceasefire. Apart from two targeted attacks, Israel has not struck the suburbs, known as Dahiyeh, since April.
Iran, which has attempted to include Lebanon in a wider ceasefire between themselves, on one side, and Israel and the US on the other, then intervened by threatening to attack northern Israel.
US President Donald Trump reportedly intervened to stop Israel’s attacks. He announced another ceasefire, after his previous announcement of one between Israel and Lebanon on April 16, after claiming he had gotten the approval of Netanyahu and spoken to Hezbollah.
“There will be no troops going to Beirut, and any troops that are on their way have already been turned back,” Trump announced on his social media platform, Truth Social.
But attacks from Israel and Hezbollah are continuing.
How do Lebanese people feel about the talks?
Not everyone is on the same page.
Some Lebanese support the talks and say they are the only option the state, which has little leverage, has. Among those who believe direct talks are the best way forward are Lebanon’s President Joseph Aoun and Prime Minister Nawaf Salam.
“There is no option other than negotiation,” Aoun said in a statement on Tuesday.
Others, however, oppose direct talks. Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri and his allies, Hezbollah, have said indirect talks are preferred and that negotiations cannot be conducted while attacks are ongoing.
How are Iran and the US connected?
Israel and the US attacked Iran on February 28, killing the country’s longtime leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.
Iran is Hezbollah’s primary benefactor, and two days after Khamenei’s assassination, Hezbollah fired six rockets towards Israel on 2 March.
Hezbollah’s response brought a huge response from Israel, who have crossed the Litani River – the supposed buzzer zone in southern Lebanon it had created – towards the Zahrani River.
Despite a 2024 ceasefire, Israel had never stopped attacking Lebanon, while Hezbollah had only responded once in December 2024.
Iran has attempted to include Lebanon in the ceasefire deal it has with the United States and Israel, who say this theatre is not part of the agreement.
Although Trump has now announced a ceasefire between Hezbollah and Israel twice, the invasion of southern Lebanon continues.
Are there other actors involved?
Gulf states have also intervened. Saudi Arabia has been working behind the scenes to get Lebanon’s leadership – Aoun, Salam and Berri – on the same page. Meanwhile, analysts say Saudi Arabia and Qatar engaged the Trump administration to stop an escalation in Lebanon.
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A contract worker was killed by a falling tree on Monday afternoon in Washington County, officials said.
The Washington County Office of the Coroner said in a news release that the contractor was killed after the tree fell on them around 4 p.m. The worker, who was not immediately identified, was hired to cut down a tree at a residence on Lynn Portal Road in Canton Township, and it fell in an unintended direction, killing the person, the coroner said.
No other information was immediately released on Monday evening. The Greene-Washington Regional Police Department and the coroner are investigating.
This is a developing story. Please check back for updates.
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