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Cameron Carr finally got a meaningful opportunity with the Los Angeles Lakers in their game against the Atlanta Hawks.

The 21-year-old, son of former six-year NBA veteran Chris Carr, joined the Lakers after initially being drafted and then traded by the New York Knicks.

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Carr had played a combined three minutes in three games before Monday night, but the wait proved to be worth it in the end.

Luka Doncic says Cameron Carr was ‘very good’ vs the Atlanta Hawks

Carr only played seven minutes against the Atlanta Hawks, but that’s far more meaningful when compared to the one minute each he played across three games.

The former Baylor star made the most of his opportunity, scoring two points and recording three rebounds in just seven minutes.

Of course, there is a lot still to come from Carr, but early signs are definitely positive. And he has caught Doncic’s eye.

Right after the buzzer, the Lakers superstar was seen running to grab the ball so he could give it to the rookie as a memento of his first NBA points.

After the game, when asked about the gesture, Doncic said, as per Benjamin Royer on X: “Obviously, you always want to remember your first bucket, and you want to get that ball. So it was important for me to get it.”

When asked about Carr’s performance, he added: “He was good. He was very good. It’s not easy just to get into the game and play the game. He was very good. He just has to keep going.”

The Lakers were without Austin Reaves and Quentin Grimes against the Hawks, which is why Carr got as many minutes as he did.

It remains to be seen whether he has done enough to impress the coaching staff and earn more playing time in the coming games.

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EFF leader Julius Malema is demanding an apology from the DA’s Johannesburg mayoral candidate, Helen Zille.

This follows controversial comments by Zille about Malema’s relationship with ActionSA leader Herman Mashaba.

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In a recent interview, Zille made remarks about Mashaba’s tenure as Joburg mayor under the DA and his relationship with parties such as the EFF.

“He became the EFF’s mayor. He allowed Julius Malema to dictate major decisions and capture… City Power, and dictate the fleet tender and do all kinds of things that were in the interest of Julius Malema and his front companies, because Herman wanted to stay in power and he needed Julius Malema’s support to do that.

“He even appointed Shadrack Sibiya as the head of the anti-corruption unit at Julius’s instruction, and when I said to him, we can’t do that, and he said to me that is the price we pay to stay in power,” said Zille in an interview with eNCA.

Legal letter

In a legal letter distributed to the media, Malema’s lawyer, Angelike Charalambous, demanded that Zille retract her comments and issue a public apology.

“The public statement is to be shared by you (Zille) on all your social media accounts, including but not limited to Facebook, X (Twitter), and Instagram.

“The public statement is to be issued as a press statement in your name. To that end, it must be sent by you to all media houses with which you have a relationship. The EFF will also distribute your public statement via its communications department to all the media houses whose contact details it possesses,” said Charalambous.

She added that the form and content of the public statement must be submitted to the EFF for approval before publication.

Zille’s alleged motive

According to Charalambous, Zille made the comments about Malema to damage his “good” name.

“We are furthermore instructed that your making these defamatory statements is done deliberately to exact political revenge on our client and the EFF. The defamatory statements are made in an attempt to seek your revenge against our client for being your strongest opposition nationwide, other than the ANC in the political sphere.

“We are instructed that, as such, your conduct is mala fide and done because you are disgruntled and are attempting to cause the EFF and Mr Malema maximum political damage.”

Further action

Charalambous said if Zille fails to respond to Malema’s demands, the matter will be escalated.

“Should you fail to do so, we hold instructions to institute further legal action against you, without further notice, including a claim for damages and an interdict restraining any further publication of the statements.”

The Citizen has reached out to Zille’s communication team for comment on this matter. The publication has also reached out to Mashaba for comment; both comments will be added to this story when received.

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