Sports Minute

Earlier today, the Charlotte Hornets traded their star guard LaMelo Ball and Josh Green to the Minnesota Timberwolves for Naz Reid and a series of draft picks. In addition to Reid, the Hornets will receive a 2033 unprotected first-round pick and three second-round picks (2029, 2032, 2033). 

Charlotte also gets first-round pick swaps in 2028, 2029 and 2030. Last season, Ball averaged 20.1 points, 7.1 assists and 4.8 rebounds and shot 36.8% on three-pointers in 72 regular-season games. Reid, 26, averaged 13.6 points and 6.2 rebounds per game last season and is a career 37.1% 3-point shooter. He was the 2024 Sixth Man of the Year. 

Now, the Timberwolves will have its 24-year-old backcourt of Edwards and Ball and 25-year-old wing Jaden McDaniels. All three are under contract through the 2028-29 season. 

This trade will give Minnesota one of the better backcourts in the NBA. One concern is the frontcourt of the Timberwolves? Julius Randle was traded to the Brooklyn Nets. Naz Reid was supposed to move into Randle's spot in the starting lineup and now he was traded to the Charlotte Hornets. We will have to wait and see what Minnesota does in the off-season. 

Detroit Lions cornerback Terrion Arnold, is facing felony charges of armed robbery and kidnapping, appeared in court on Thursday in Tampa, Florida, and was ordered held without bail until a pretrial detention hearing scheduled for this Monday morning. Arnold briefly appeared in court Thursday by video as a judge announced charges of kidnapping, armed robbery and conspiracy against the cornerback. The charges could carry a sentence of up to life in prison.

Arnold, 23, was the "primary conspirator" in the attack, police said in a statement. Arnold turned himself in and was taken into custody Wednesday night. Authorities accuse him of leading a plot to detain three people, he thought had stolen from him. 

It turned out, the victims had nothing to do with the theft in February. "He's absolutely denying these allegations," defense attorney R. Timothy Jansen said in Hillsborough County court. Arnold denies involvement, according to Denise White, the CEO of EAG Sports Management agency, which represents the football player. "There is no credible evidence linking Mr. Arnold to these allegations," White said. "Instead, the government appears to be relying on testimony from multiple convicted felons who have admitted their own involvement and may have substantial incentives to shift blame in an effort to lessen their sentences." 

It sounds to me like a snitches get stitches situation.