导出博客文章RIO DE JANEIRO -- For Australian Mack Horton, having his Chinese rival Sun Yang
bomb out of the Olympic 1500m freestyle event is water off a swimmers
back.Horton sealed his spot in the 1500m final, but Sun - the world
record-holder and defending Olympic champion - wont be there after crashing in
Fridays heats at the Rio Games.It doesnt really matter if hes there or not, to
be honest, Horton said.Im just doing my own thing.Horton, after beating a field
including Sun to win the 400m freestyle gold medal earlier in the week, sparked
controversy by labelling the Chinese swimmer a drug cheat.Sun was banned for
three months in 2014 for doping.Hortons comments triggered a chorus of support
from swimmers including American legend Michael Phelps criticising the presence
of past drug cheats at Rios Games.Chinas Olympic officials also demanded Horton
apologise, a request roundly rejected by Australian hierarchy.Asked on Friday if
he was surprised by the furore, Horton replied: Probably not.I dont know. Im not
really paying that much attention to it, he said.The Olympic village is kind of
like a bubble and you just stick to your own sort of thing in your little
tower.Horton qualified fourth-fastest for Saturday nights final but a sagging
Sun was 16th-quickest and missed the cut.
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forward Anthony Davis is coming off one of his worst games of the season.
Philadelphia 76ers rookie center/forward Joel Embiid is coming off his best.The
two big men square off Tuesday night, when the Pelicans (9-20) close out a
three-game road trip against the Sixers (7-20) in Philadelphia.Davis, the NBAs
second-leading scorer (29.6), managed 12 points in Sundays 113-100 loss in San
Antonio. It was his second-lowest total of the season, and came two days after
he was limited to 22 minutes by a left lower-leg contusion in a 122-100 loss in
Houston. He scored 17 points in that one.Embiid, meanwhile, piled up a
career-high 33 points in Sundays 108-107 victory over the Brooklyn Nets, and
added 10 rebounds and three blocked shots.For the first time, all over, he
wanted to dominate the game, coach Brett Brown said.Embiid said he was feeling
the effects of a head cold before the game, but he nonetheless made 12 of 17
shots from the floor and added 10 rebounds and three blocked shots. His
3-pointer with 2:43 left put the Sixers ahead to stay, as they snapped an
eight-game home losing streak.Philadelphia has, however, won just three times in
its last 13 games.There is also some intrigue with the Sixers, as Brown
announced before Sundays game that center/forward Nerlens Noel will not be part
of the teams frontcourt rotation for the foreseeable future. Noel missed the
seasons first 23 games following minor knee surgery, then sprained his left
ankle upon returning last Sunday in Detroit.That caused him to miss last
Wednesdays loss to Toronto, and he saw only eight minutes of court time in
Fridays loss to the Los Angeles Lakers. Afterward he complained about his role,
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in recent years, are all best suited to playing that positionBrown, however, is
now starting Embiid and Okafor in tandem, then alternating the two of them at
center. The coach believes that trying to find minutes for Noel disrupts the
balance and flow of the Eastern Conferences worst team.On Monday general manager
Bryan Colangelo told reporters that Brown didnt mean Nerlens wouldnt play at
all, though Brown did say Noel would only see the court if someone gets in foul
trouble or something of that nature.Were trying to determine if (Noel) is a fit
for this roster, Colangelo told reporters.Colangelo also said there is
considerable interest in Noel throughout the league, but also trepidation about
trading for him, since he has barely played. Colangelo went on to say that he
doesnt feel he has to make a deal before the end of this season.Embiid managed
14 points on 5-of-15 shooting in the Sixers 99-88 victory over the Pelicans on
Dec. 4 in New Orleans. He also contributed seven rebounds.Davis had 26 points
and 11 boards for New Orleans that night, but shot just 8 for 21 from the
floor.He was also limited to two points on 1-of-7 shooting after the first
quarter of Sundays loss in San Antonio. He missed seven of 12 shots in all.The
Pelicans other top scorers this season are ex-Sixer Jrue Holiday (14.6) and Tim
Frazier (10.9).New Orleans forward Dante Cunningham returned Sunday after
missing the previous 12 games with a fractured right fibula. Solomon Hill is not
with the team because of the birth of a child, and Quincy Pondexter (knee) is
out. ' ' '
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