![]() ![]() Fred VanVleet scored 20 points and Chris Boucher finished with 17 points and eight rebounds. ![]() Pascal Siakam had 20 points and 10 rebounds for Toronto. An ailing Gary Trent Jr., started the game but played only nine minutes. Toronto's prized rookie suffered a left ankle sprain in Game 1 and sat courtside in a walking boot. ![]() OG Anunoby had 26 points for the Raptors, who were playing without Scottie Barnes. “(Embiid) was saying to me, 'I'm going to keep making all the free throws, if you keep following,' and I said, 'Well, you might have to,”' Nurse said of the post-game chat that largely summed up the night. Philadelphia had just beaten Toronto 112-97 to take a 2-0 lead in their first-round playoff series and Embiid had run roughshod over the Raptors, scoring 12 of his 31 points on free throws, and hauling down 11 rebounds. “I'm going to hit the ground running and can’t wait to help contribute to what coach Rivera is building here in Washington,” Bellamy said.PHILADELPHIA - Seconds after the final buzzer sounded, the television camera caught Raptors coach Nick Nurse and Sixers big man Joel Embiid having a cordial sideline conversation. Vermillion, who came with Rivera from the Carolina Panthers, was in his second season on the job. Longtime trainer Larry Hess, who had been with the team for 17 years, was fired at the end of the 2019 season after president Bruce Allen. Mayhew called Bellamy “one of the finest men I’ve had the privilege of working with in the NFL" and “one of the most well-respected men in his field.”īellamy is Washington's fourth full-time trainer in four years. He has a connection to Commanders general manager Martin Mayhew, who was a player with Washington during Bellamy's first stint, and the two overlapped with Detroit when Mayhew was in the Lions front office. I’m looking forward to working with Al here in Washington, and I know his knowledge and expertise will be invaluable for our players and coaches.”īellamy spent the past nine years as director of athletic training for Temple University athletics. “His experience and professionalism are both traits that we were looking for when making this hire. “I am excited to welcome Al Bellamy back to Washington,” Rivera said upon announcing the hire. ![]()
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