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A | 当大多数球员在37岁高龄拿着底薪扮演更衣室领袖时,詹姆斯·哈登却在这个年纪签下了一份3年9700万美元的全额保障合同。 JACKSON, Miss. -- The Mississippi sheriff who leads the department where former deputies pleaded guilty to a long list of state and federal charges for the torture of two Black men has asked a federal court to dismiss a civil lawsuit against him. Michael Corey Jenkins and Eddie Terrell Parker were abused in a case of extrajudicial violence that even the sheriff they're suing called the worst case of police brutality he had ever seen. But Rankin County Sheriff Bryan Bailey's attorney argues Jenkins and Parker's $400 million lawsuit against Bailey should be dismissed because the sheriff is entitled to “qualified immunity,” a legal concept that often shields police officers from civil penalties for alleged abuses. Court records show that attorney Jase Dare asked to dismiss the lawsuit on Oct. 6, just one day after a settlement conference was filed with the court. A settlement conference is scheduled when the parties in a lawsuit try to settle a case before trial. On Friday, Jenkins and Parker's attorneys, Malik Shabazz and Trent Walker, called Dare's motion “meritless.”“We believe that the totality of the evidence shows the brutality of the ‘Goon Squad’ was a longstanding problem. The brutality was not just limited to these five deputies, and it’s something that has existed during the entirety of Bryan Bailey’s tenure as sheriff," Walker said. In January, five white former Rankin County deputies and a police officer from a nearby department burst into a house without a warrant after someone phoned one of the deputies and complained that two Black men were staying with a white woman.The officers handcuffed and assaulted Jenkins and Parker with stun guns, a sex toy and other objects. The officers also used racial slurs over a 90-minute period that ended with former deputy Hunter Elward shooting Jenkins in the mouth during a “mock execution.” Then, the officers devised a cover-up that included planting drugs and a gun, leading to false charges that stood against the victims for months. Prosecutors say some of the officers nicknamed themselves the “Goon Squad” because of their willingness to use excessive force and cover up attacks.In March, an Associated Press investigation linked some of the deputies to at least four violent encounters with Black men since 2019 that left two dead and another with lasting injuries. One of those men was Pierre Woods, who was shot and killed by Rankin County deputies in 2019. A family member sued Bailey over Woods' death. Court records show a settlement agreement for an undisclosed amount has been reached through the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals' mediation program. The settlement still must be approved by a chancery court. At least two of the deputies who shot at Woods, Elward and Brett McAlpin, went on to participate in the illegal raid in January. For months, Bailey said little about the episode. After the officers pleaded guilty to civil rights charges in August, Bailey promised to change the department. In his motion, Dare said Jenkins and Parker do not allege that Bailey personally participated in the events but failed to train the deputies adequately. He said internal department policies show the deputies underwent training that complies with the law. He also said none of the allegations are enough to overcome qualified immunity and hold Bailey liable for the illegal actions of his deputies. The law enforcement officers include former deputies McAlpin, Elward, Christian Dedmon, Jeffrey Middleton and Daniel Opdyke, and a former Richland police Officer Joshua Hartfield, who was off-duty during the assault. They agreed to sentences recommended by prosecutors ranging from five to 30 years, although the judge isn’t bound by that. They are scheduled to be sentenced on Nov. 14. ___Michael Goldberg is a corps member for the Associated Press/Report for America Statehouse News Initiative. Report for America is a nonprofit national service program that places journalists in local newsrooms to report on undercovered issues. Follow him at @mikergoldberg.。

B | 北京时间8月21日,据ESPN名记Shams Charania报道,哈登已与克利夫兰骑士达成续约协议。

C | 这份合同包含2028-29赛季球员选项和15%的交易保证金——全额保障、球员选项、交易保证金,三个关键词足以说明骑士对这位老将的绝对信任。

D | 更令人震撼的是另一组数据:签下这份合同后,哈登的生涯总薪资将达到5.11亿美元,成为NBA历史上第四位突破5亿美元大关的球员。

E | 前三位分别是勒布朗·詹姆斯、凯文·杜兰特和斯蒂芬·库里。 5.11亿是什么概念?这意味着哈登正式踏入NBA最顶级的“5亿美元俱乐部”,与这个时代最伟大的三位球星比肩而立。

F | 然而这个故事最动人的部分,恰恰藏在这组冰冷的数字背后。 今年6月,哈登拒绝执行价值约4230万美元的球员选项,成为自由球员。

G | 这不是一时冲动——他主动做出薪资让步,为骑士腾出薪资空间完成后续引援。 整个休赛期,哈登一直处于未签约状态,耐心等待骑士补强。 据消息人士透露,哈登对佩顿·沃特森发挥了重要的招募作用,一直与后者保持积极沟通并推动其加盟。 今年2月交易截止日前,骑士通过交易从快船得到哈登。质疑声铺天盖地——“34岁的老将还能做什么?” 哈登用表现回应了一切:加盟后骑士取得21胜9负的战绩,全明星赛后场均贡献20.5分7.7助攻4.8篮板。在他的助力下,克利夫兰自2018年以来首次打进东部决赛。 从被快船放弃,到成为骑士复兴的基石——哈登只用了半个赛季。 哈登将在下周三(8月26日)迎来37岁生日,这份合同堪称一份提前到来的生日大礼。 而当他正式签下合同时,他将成为NBA历史上第二位在37岁或以上年龄签下超过9000万美元全额保障合同的球员——另一位,正是勒布朗·詹姆斯。 这意味着什么?这意味着在NBA历史上,只有詹姆斯和哈登这两位球员,在37岁的“高龄”依然能让球队毫不犹豫地奉上近亿美元的长期承诺。 进入生涯第18个赛季的哈登,将至少征战至个人第20个赛季。

H | 骑士新赛季预计排出哈登、米切尔、沃特森、莫布利和阿伦的首发阵容——一套足以冲击总冠军的班底。 从俄克拉荷马的超级第六人,到休斯顿的MVP,再到布鲁克林、费城、洛杉矶的颠沛流离,最终在克利夫兰找到归宿。 5.11亿美元,是市场对他的认可。

I | 但比金钱更珍贵的,是37岁依然被信任、被需要。当同龄人逐渐淡出舞台,他仍在为总冠军而战。 五天后,哈登将迎来37岁生日。 这份9700万的合同,是克利夫兰送给他的生日礼物;而他回馈给这座城市的,是一个老将最后、也最炽热的冠军之心。 老兵不死,只是渐凋零。但哈登说——我还远未到凋零的时候。

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