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Yahoo
04-07-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
San Antonio Spurs' Rookie Carter Bryant Compares Himself to Overlooked All-Star
San Antonio Spurs' Rookie Carter Bryant Compares Himself to Overlooked All-Star originally appeared on Athlon Sports. The San Antonio Spurs drafted Carter Bryant 14th overall to much fanfare. Expected to be a high-level 3-and-D player, the Spurs were willing to trade up to draft him, although that ended up being unnecessary. Advertisement Bryant shot a solid 37.1 percent from deep in his lone season at the University of Arizona, although he was a standout defender. Still, he was a bench player and is expected to be very, very raw in the NBA, although with time to develop behind Devin Vassell, Harrison Barnes, Julian Champagnie, and Keldon Johnson, there isn't much of a rush. Upon being picked by San Antonio as a wing, it was hard to ignore the similarities between him and Spurs legend Sean Elliott, who made two All-Star teams with the Spurs and two All-American appearances with the Wildcats. Elliott is the color commentator for the Spurs' broadcasts. "Every time I walked outside of the game, it would either be people telling me to stay [at Arizona] longer so I could be like Sean, or people telling me that I reminded them of Sean Elliott on the court," Bryant revealed. "So I mean, that's a hell of a person to be compared to. I'm not complaining." Elliott himself has admitted that he sees a little bit of his game in Bryant's, although Elliott is likely a better shooter, and Bryant is likely a better defender, although "Ninja" was no slouch. Advertisement Elliott is the best player to ever suit up for Arizona, helped by the fact that he stayed for all four seasons before being picked third overall by the Spurs. Check out the Inside the Spurs home page for more news, analysis, and must-read articles. Related: San Antonio Spurs Should Trade Two Untouchable Assets This Summer Related: San Antonio Spurs Break Silence After Free Agency News This story was originally reported by Athlon Sports on Jul 3, 2025, where it first appeared.
Belfast Telegraph
29-05-2025
- Business
- Belfast Telegraph
Nearly 30 NI firms including well-known pub owner ‘failed to pay minimum wage to workers'
The Department for Business and Trade (DBT) released a list of 518 employers in the UK that underpaid workers over several years, including 28 people or businesses here. In total, around 1,650 workers in Northern Ireland were underpaid almost £160,000. It means pay for some staff fell short of the national minimum wage, or the national living wage, which is what the Government calls the minimum wage for those aged over 21. The Northern Ireland company with the highest bill was Property Management Services, which has a registered office address in Annagh Drive, Craigavon. DBT said the company had underpaid 414 staff to the tune of £54,852.44. It is one of the Belfast-based Golf Holdings group of companies, which spans pubs, off-licences and retail. Four other Golf Holdings limited companies with registered offices in Belfast are also identified in the list. In total, its firms had underpaid workers around £116,300. Golf Holdings company Regency Hotel (Northern Ireland) failed to pay £19,952.21 to 201 workers, while Winemark the Winemerchants failed to pay £15,738.33 to 186 workers. Philip Russell failed to pay £10,507.58 to 111 workers, while Wine Inns failed to pay £9,295.35 to 103 workers. Wine Inns is the owner of pubs and clubs around Belfast including Alibi, The Empire, Cutters and the Four Winds. Golf Holdings has been contacted for comment regarding the non-payment of the minimum wage by its subsidiaries. Sean Elliott, a director of Elliott's Garage in Ballymena, failed to pay £17,518.00 to one worker, according to the government. The business has been contacted for comment. Whistledown Inn in Warrenpoint failed to pay £2,154.29 to 46 workers, the government announcement said. It has been contacted for comment. There are five nurseries on the list, with Building Blocks Day Nursery (NI) in Toome recorded as having failed to pay the highest amount, at £5,576.45, due to 45 workers. Owner Kate McFerran told the Belfast Telegraph: 'We didn't realise that we should have been paying for their (staff) uniforms. "This has all been rectified. It was an oversight for us, and even our accountant didn't know. "Everyone has now been back-paid.' Restaurant the Sooty Olive in Londonderry, which has now closed, failed to pay £819.24 to 33 workers. UK-wide, Pizza Express, Lidl, British Airways, and outsourcing firm Capita were among the big businesses named by the Government. In total, nearly 60,000 people UK-wide had been left out of pocket, the DBT said. Capita, one of the Government's biggest suppliers with major public sector contacts, was top of the list, owing £1.15m to 5,543 workers. This meant individual employees were underpaid about £208 on average. A spokesman for Capita said it was 'inadvertent underpayments' between 2015 and 2021, due to issues including adding 25 minutes per week for call centre staff to log in for their shifts. 'All owed monies were paid immediately, and we are sorry for any impact this had on colleagues and former colleagues at that time,' the company added. 'Our processes and systems were updated to ensure there would be no further issues; we have continued to monitor them carefully, as well as any changes to employment regulations.' Pizza Express failed to pay £760,702 to 8,470 workers – amounting to about £90 on average. A spokeswoman for Pizza Express said: 'Once we were made aware of this historic unintentional technicality, which occurred between 2012 and 2018, we swiftly identified who was impacted, apologised and rectified. 'There's nothing more important to us than fairly and accurately paying our team members.' News Catch Up - Tuesday 28th May All the workers left short will be repaid a combined £7.4 million, following investigations by HMRC between 2015 and 2022. The national living wage was £11.44 in the year to the end of March, and has risen to £12.21 since April. The minimum wage for 18-20-year-olds rose to £10 this year, and for those aged under 18 it rose to £7.55. Justin Madders, the minister for employment rights, said: 'There is no excuse for employers to undercut their workers, and we will continue to name companies who break the law and don't pay their employees what they are owed.' The Government said that not all minimum wage underpayments are intentional, but those who do not pay staff correctly will be penalised. The businesses named on Thursday faced financial penalties of up to 200% of the total amount they underpaid. The full list of NI firms named for not having paid minimum wage: Property Management Services (NI) Belfast, BT3, failed to pay £54,852.44 to 414 workers Regency Hotel (Northern Ireland), Belfast, BT3, failed to pay £19,952.21 to 201 workers Sean Elliott, Ballymena, BT42, failed to pay £17,518.00 to one worker Winemark the Winemerchants, Belfast, BT3, failed to pay £15,738.33 to 186 workers Elmoreton, Belfast, BT7, failed to pay £14,782.81 to 391 workers. Philip Russell, Belfast, BT6, failed to pay £10,507.58 to 111 workers Wine Inns, Belfast, BT3, failed to pay £9,295.35 to 103 workers Building Blocks Day Nursery (NI), Toome, BT41, failed to pay £5,576.45 to 45 workers City Office (NI), Belfast, BT12, failed to pay £3,622.46 to two workers Whistledown Inn, Newry, BT34, failed to pay £2,154.29 to 46 workers R J Ferguson Company, Stewartstown, BT71, failed to pay £2,014.04 to three workers CPM Electrical, Omagh, BT79, failed to pay £1,937.71 to four workers Mr John Fulton Allen & Mr John Gary King, Strabane, BT82, failed to pay £1,725.59 to one worker SPI Trading Limited, Lisburn, BT28, failed to pay £1,656.74 to three workers Electrical Services Ltd, Castlederg, BT81, failed to pay £1,542.58 to three workers Mr Francis Joseph McParland and Mr Peter Liam McParland, Armagh, BT61, failed to pay £1,466.04 to four workers Colemans Garden Centre, Templepatrick, BT39, failed to pay £1,450.11 to 35 workers. Mcaleer & McGarrity, Cookstown, BT80, failed to pay £1,207.77 to 2 workers Trinity Park Nursery, Craigavon, BT67, failed to pay £1,020.97 to 17 workers. Birdies Day Nursery, Lisburn, BT28, failed to pay £821.32 to 8 workers Sooty Olive Ltd, Waterside, BT47, failed to pay £819.24 to 33 workers Kids Korner Day Nurseries, Belfast, BT6, failed to pay £779.81 to 23 workers Safe Gas (NI), Newtonabbey, BT36, failed to pay £639.10 to 1 worker Kanto Stranmillis, Belfast, BT9, failed to pay £590.15 to 1 worker Happy Children Day Nursery, Ballynahinch, BT24, failed to pay £573.74 to 12 workers. SC HCW, Belfast, BT5, failed to pay £533.54 to 7 workers Ardmore (Co. Derry) Pre-Cast Concrete, Ardmore, BT47, failed to pay £525.69 to 1 worker Timberquay, Derry, BT48, failed to pay £503.98 to 14 workers
