'Guardians' stars dole out solid advice for dealing with family drama
Sep 5, 2017
So in the spirit of such squabbling, at Wednesday's world premiere of Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2, we asked the stars how they deal with family drama at home.Chris Pratt kept it real#GuardiansoftheGalaxyVol2 is all about major family drama. @prattprattpratt's real-life fam advice is ?? pic.twitter.com/QSMnL1E2JA— Andrea Mandell (@AndreaMandell) April 20, 2017Zoe Saldana basically stays in her own laneZoe Saldana keeps it ?? when family drama heats up #GuardiansoftheGalaxyVol2pic.twitter.com/XUg8VFzVvv— Andrea Mandell (@AndreaMandell) April 20, 2017Chris Sullivan is the family peacemaker. I'm guessing. #GUARDIANSOFTHEGALAXY2pic.twitter.com/ZQQVVky5pN— Andrea Mandell (@AndreaMandell) April 20, 2017Read or Share this story: http://usat.ly/2pF8WwL...
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Monty Williams to receive Sager Strong Award during inaugural NBA Awards
Sep 5, 2017
The award, named after the late, great Turner Sports reporter Craig Sager will be “presented annually to an individual who has been a trailblazer while exemplifying courage, faith, compassion and grace.”That description certainly fits Williams, 45, who inspired NBA players and coaches alike even before tragedy struck his family early last year while he was an assistant coach with the Oklahoma City Thunder.On Feb. 9, 2016, Williams lost his wife Ingrid, his college sweetheart and the mother of his five young children— aged five to 18 at the time— to a car accident. Since then, he’s shown great strength, courage and perseverance in being there for his family and thriving in their time of great need.“My children and I couldn’t have made it through the tough times without the grace of God and the wonderful support we received from family and friends,” Williams said, via a press release. “For all of those who prayed for us, everyone who provided us with hope, love and support, it’s impossible to thank each of you enough. We are forever grateful.”“There couldn’t be a better recipient for the first ‘Sager Strong’ Award than Monty Williams,” said Sager’s wife Stacy, “whose own character and strength has been an inspiring example to the entire Sager family.”The latest But even before that harrowing ordeal, Williams’ faith and kindness was an inspiration to so many around the NBA. In Chris Ballard’s incredible profile on Williams for Sports Illustrated in April, Kevin Durant said that “he’s the best man that I know. And that’s no slight to my dad, my godfather, my uncle or any coaches that I’ve had.” When Durant needed to make the biggest decision of his life on whether to leave the Oklahoma City Thunder for the Golden State Warriors, he looked to Williams for advice, per Ballard.In 2013, Williams was there for then-Pelicans forward Ryan Anderson, who in 2013 found his girlfriend dead after committing suicide. Anderson, per Ballard’s piece, went to “the one person I knew in New Orleans that would be there for me ...
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