Latest news with #LAriots
Yahoo
30-06-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
Fans Think Dwight Howard Is Returning to Lakers After Latest Post
Fans Think Dwight Howard Is Returning to Lakers After Latest Post originally appeared on Athlon Sports. The Los Angeles Lakers ended the 2024-25 season with a 50-32 record, securing the No. 3 seed in the Western Conference before being eliminated in five games by the Minnesota Timberwolves. Their playoff run was derailed by the absence of a reliable big man, exposed most clearly when Rudy Gobert dominated in Game 5, finishing with 27 points and 24 rebounds against undersized Lakers lineups. Advertisement A pivotal factor in the lack of frontcourt presence was the departure of Anthony Davis midseason. The team's limited size and interior depth often cost them crucial possessions, particularly against bigger opponents like Minnesota had. Minnesota Timberwolves center Rudy Gobert (27) against Los Angeles Lakers guard Austin Reaves (15) and forward LeBron James (23).Gary A. Vasquez-Imagn Images The Lakers' strategy to play small-ball without a true center left them vulnerable, and their exit highlighted a glaring weakness heading into the offseason. That need has fueled speculation about the Lakers' hunt for a reliable big man. On Sunday, Dwight Howard, currently with the LA Riots in the Big 3, stirred conversations with a post on X addressing Los Angeles fans: Advertisement 'Don't worry we gone bring one back for LA 🏆😤.' While Howard was most likely referring to his current LA team, the timing of the message prompted some to read between the lines about an NBA return. 'Are you coming back to the Lakers?' one fan asked. 'With the way the Lakers are suddenly being run, wouldn't shock me. SIGN ME UP,' another fan posted. 'LAKERS… SIGN THIS MAN ON A VET MINIMUM DEAL!!!! 💯💜💛,' a third fan added. 'Now that AD gone, we really need you. Y'all owe us a parade,' another fan mentioned. 'Sign. Him. Rob,' urged another. Howard was part of the Lakers' 2020 NBA championship team–the only NBA title on his resume. His return would bring playoff experience as well as a physical interior presence. However, he hasn't played in the NBA since the 2021-22 season. Advertisement Related: Luka Doncic's Strong Feelings Toward Dallas Mavericks Surface Related: Dalton Knecht Named in Lakers Trade Report on Saturday This story was originally reported by Athlon Sports on Jun 29, 2025, where it first appeared.
Fox News
24-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Fox News
Gavin Sipped Wine as LA Burned
Holy cow! Governor Newsom was doing WHAT as the riots raged in LA? I'm Tomi Lahren, more next. It's bad enough Governor Newsom allowed the streets of LA to be taken over by mobs of anti-ICE rioters and arsonists but guess where he was when it all went down? He was SIPPING WINE at a ritzy charity event in Napa put on by his sister's foundation. Witnesses were SHOCKED to see the governor of the state enjoying a glass of wine in a v-neck and baseball cap the day after the LA riots kicked off in his state's largest city. This was also the same day President Trump sent troops to LA to tame the chaos and anarchy. This should not come as a surprise though, it was Gavin who enjoyed a fancy dinner at the French Laundry at the height of COVID when he instructed his residents to stay home. Then there was Mayor Karen Bass who was all the way in Ghana when the deadly wildfires broke out earlier this year. 'California leader' is an oxymoron. Those two words are like oil and water. I'm Tomi Lahren and you watch my show 'Tomi Lahren is Fearless' at Learn more about your ad choices. Visit
Daily Mail
13-06-2025
- Politics
- Daily Mail
ICE Barbie Kristi Noem's LA riots press conference interrupted as Democrat Senator is thrown out
Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem's LA riots press conference descended into chaos on Thursday when a screaming Democrat Senator interrupted the event. California Senator Alex Padilla shouted over Noem before he was forcibly removed from the room by multiple guards and placed in handcuffs. Noem was speaking and the Q&A portion of the meeting had not yet started when Padilla begun heckling and interrupting. He said: 'I'm Senator Alex Padilla, and I have questions for the secretary.' SCROLL DOWN FOR VIDEO As Padilla was escorted out of the room during the tense interaction, he said: 'The fact of the matter is half a dozen violent criminals that you're rotating on your... hands off!' Startling footage shared by Padilla's team show him being forced to his knees, then onto the ground and outside of the room before being put in handcuffs by the FBI. Padilla, who is the son of Mexican immigrants, slammed the Trump administration and their treatment of migrants after the ordeal at his own blistering press conference. In a statement he said: 'If this is how the Department of Homeland Security responds to a senator with a question, you can only imagine what they're doing to farmworkers, to cooks, to day laborers out in the Los Angeles community.' Trump's immigration chief Noem was in Los Angeles to discuss the Trump Administration's response to the anti-ICE protests and immigration raids that have been occurring in the area. As Padilla interrupted, Noem said: 'We are not going away. We are staying here to liberate this city from the socialist and the burdensome leadership that this governor and mayor have placed on this country and what they've tried to insert in this city.' Noem condemned the senator for the disruption and noted that he had not even asked for a meeting with her. She added: 'I think everybody in America would agree that that was inappropriate.' Padilla's team released a statement shortly after insisting that he was at the press conference to perform his congressional duties. The statement read: 'Senator Padilla is currently in Los Angeles exercising his duty to perform Congressional oversight of the federal government's operations in Los Angeles and across California. 'He was in the federal building to receive a briefing with General Guillot and was listening to Secretary Noem's press conference. 'He tried to ask the Secretary a question, and was forcibly removed by federal agents, forced to the ground and handcuffed. He is not currently detained, and we are working to get additional information.' After the press conference, Noem addressed the incident while standing outside the federal building. She said: 'If he would have reached out and identified himself and let us know who he was and wanted to talk. His approach was something I don't think was appropriate at all. But the conversation was great and we are going to communicate. 'We exchanged phone numbers and we are going to continue to talk. People need to identify themselves before lunging during press conferences.' DHS said on X that Secret Service agents believed Padilla was an attacker and so acted accordingly. The agency said: 'Senator Padilla chose disrespectful political theatre and interrupted a live press conference without identifying himself or having his Senate security pin on as he lunged toward Secretary Noem. 'Mr Padilla was told repeatedly to back away and did not comply with officers' repeated commands. @SecretService thought he was an attacker and officers acted appropriately. 'Secretary Noem met with Senator Padilla after and held a 15 minute meeting.' Noem called Padilla's statement about the incident 'ridiculous' and told Fox News she believed he wanted to cause a scene. She said: 'The way that he acted was completely inappropriate. It wasn't becoming of a U.S. Senator or official and perhaps he wanted the scene. 'This man burst into a room and started advancing towards the podium, interrupting an opening statement and, elevating his voice and shouting questions. 'People tried to stop him from interrupting the press conference, but he refused and continued to lunge towards the podium.' Noem told the outlet that she met with the senator for about 10 to 15 minutes afterwards and the two even exchanged phone numbers. California Governor Gavin Newsom condemned Padilla's detention on social media. He said: 'Sen Alex Padilla is one of the most decent people I know. This is outrageous, dictatorial, and shameful. Trump and his shock troops are out of control. This must end now. 'If they can handcuff a U.S. Senator for asking a question, imagine what they will do to you.' Former Vice President Kamala Harris, who Padilla replaced in the senate when she was elected VP, said: 'United States Senator Alex Padilla was representing the millions of Californians who are demanding answers to this Administration's actions in Southern California. This is a shameful and stunning abuse of power.' Republican Senator Lisa Murkowski told reporters: 'It's horrible. It is shocking at every level. It's not the America I know.'
Fox News
12-06-2025
- Politics
- Fox News
Was Sen. Padilla's Removal From a DHS Briefing Justified? Andrew McCarthy Weighs In
Andrew McCarthy, Fox News Contributor, former Assistant U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York, and author of Ball of Collusion: The Plot to Rig an Election and Destroy a Presidency, joined The Guy Benson Show today to weigh in on Senator Alex Padilla's removal from a DHS briefing, and McCarthy explained why Padilla's claims of oversight don't hold legal water when he isn't in the legislature. McCarthy also unpacked the legal merits of President Trump's mobilization of the National Guard in California amid the LA riots, pushing back on claims from Governor Newsom and Mayor Bass that the move is unlawful. Finally, McCarthy and Benson sounded the alarm on NYC Councilman Zohran Mamdani's radical leftist positions and discussed the risks if Mamdani is elected to be the mayor of NYC. Listen to the full interview below. Listen to the full interview below: Listen to the full podcast below:
Daily Mail
12-06-2025
- Daily Mail
'LA rioter' instantly stops acting the big man after being caught by cops in dramatic new video
An alleged LA rioter with cowered with fear as he was arrested by federal agents in a dramatic stand-off. Christian Cerna-Camacho was apprehended Wednesday morning by federal agents who rammed their vehicles into his car. Newly released video of his arrest shows how he exited the vehicle with his hands up, visibly shaking as ICE agents pointed their weapons at his car. Cerna-Camacho, who revealed he had 'two kids in my car' at the time of the collision, slowly walked towards police with his hands behind his head. He was placed in handcuffs and searched as he, in a soft spoken tone, seemingly tried to plead with the agents and claimed he was not a criminal. But one agent hit back and asked, 'you remember Saturday?', referring to the day Cerna-Camacho allegedly assaulted an officer during a riot. He admitted he remembered the incident, before saying how he was the victim of officers who 'put their hands on me'. 'Yes, I remember you when you pushed on me. You pushed me,' Cerna-Camacho said. 'Yes, I remember what happened. I know you guys put your hands on me first.' ICE agents rammed into his car and pinned it between two unmarked vehicles on Wednesday in the 3700 block of Whittier Boulevard in LA's Boyle Heights neighborhood The officer, however, did not show any sympathy for Cerna-Camacho and instead reminded him how he has video of the incident. But the suspect, who also claimed to video, continued to plea: 'I was on a public road, man. I was on a public road. I was on a public road. 'I was on public property. I was in the middle of the street and you pushed me. You put your hands on me.' The ICE officer remained unphazed by Cerna-Camacho's claims, reiterating once again how the alleged assault was caught on camera. As he was dragged away from the scene, Cerna-Camacho commented on the damage to his vehicle: 'You guys are going to pay for that s***.' The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) released the new footage of Cerna-Camacho's arrest hours after video of agents ramming into his car and pinned it between two unmarked cars went viral on social media. In dramatic clip, the suspect is seen turning onto the road in the 3700 block of Whittier Boulevard in LA's Boyle Heights neighborhood. In just seconds, an unmarked light blue van car maneuvers in front while another boxes the vehicle in from behind. Federal agents then exited the vehicle with guns drawn and appeared to release tear gas as they attempted to make an arrest. As the video circulated online, social media users unleashed a wave of unsubstantiated theories including that ICE agents were involved in a hit-and-run. DHS released a statement explaining the operation was a 'targeted arrest' of a man described as a 'violent rioter who punched a CBP officer'. 'This was no hit and run. This was a targeted arrest of a violent rioter who PUNCHED a CBP officer,' DHS Assistant Secretary Tricia McLaughlin wrote in a statement on X. 'When Homeland Security Investigations tried to arrest Christian Damian Cerno-Camacho for the assault, he attempted to flee. He was ultimately arrested and taken into custody.' Cerna-Camacho was in the vehicle with a woman passenger, a toddler, and a baby in the backseat when the two cars pinned the vehicle, the Los Angeles Police Department told local ABC affiliate, KABC. The woman was identified as his wife and was seen in other videos in a heated confrontation with officers as protesters gathered at the scene. Cerna-Camacho was in the vehicle with a woman passenger, a toddler, and a baby in the backseat when the two cars pinned the vehicle. His wife is pictured leaving the shop with their toddler aged son after the incident The LAPD added the incident was being investigated as a possible assault with a deadly weapon involving federal agents. 'Our officers are facing a 413 percent increase in assaults against them as they put their lives on the line to arrest murders, rapists, and gang members,' DHS said in a statement. 'Secretary Noem's message to the LA rioters is clear: you will not stop us or slow us down. ICE and our federal law enforcement partners will continue to enforce the law.' 'And if you lay a hand on a law enforcement officer, you will be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law.' Witnesses told that a smoke device was dispersed during the altercation. An employee at a nearby grocery store told the Los Angeles Times after Cerna-Camacho's arrest, his wife and children went to the business for almost three hours before family picked them up. Jesus Trujillo, told KABC, that he was a friend of the family and said Cerno-Camacho is an American citizen. DHS also confirmed his citizenship. Community activist Verita Topete echoed a similar claim, questioning why DHS agents arrested the man. 'We saw her with one of her hands up and her toddler child in the other hand,' Topete said of his wife. She added: 'He was crying and the mother was in a lot of distress. She was frantic, she was in distress.' DHS said Cerno-Camacho was arrested and taken into custody, but it's unclear where he's being held and how long he was detained.
