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USA Today
02-08-2025
- Sport
- USA Today
Boston Celtics jersey history No. 28 - Tony Delk (2002-03)
The Boston Celtics have had players suiting up in a total of 68 different jersey numbers (and have three others not part of any numerical series) since their founding at the dawn of the Basketball Association of America (BAA -- the league that would become today's NBA), worn by well over 500 players in the course of Celtics history. To commemorate the players who wore those numbers, Celtics Wire is covering the entire history of jersey numbers and the players who sported them since the founding of the team. With 25 of those jerseys now retired to honor some of the greatest Celtics to wear those jerseys, there is a lot of history to cover. And for today's article, we will continue with the seventh of 14 people to wear the No. 28, Boston guard alum Tony Delk. After ending his college career at Kentucky, Delk was picked up with the 16th overall selection of the 1996 NBA Draft by the Charlotte Hornets. The Covington, Tennessee native also played for the Golden State Warriors, Sacramento Kings, and Phoenix Suns before he was dealt to Boston Celtics in 2002. His stay with the team would span parts of two seasons before he'd be dealt to the Dallas Mavericks in 2003. During his time suiting up for the Celtics, Delk wore only jersey Nos. 28 and 7 and put up 9.2 points, 3.5 rebounds, 2.2 assists, and 1.1 steals per game. All stats and data courtesy of Basketball Reference.
Yahoo
15-07-2025
- Yahoo
Woman shot at anti-violence rally in Boynton Beach plans to sue city, attorney says
BOYNTON BEACH — A woman who was shot and wounded during a July 5 anti-violence rally at a Boynton Beach park has filed a notice of intent to sue the city, her attorney said Friday. Richard Ryles announced the pending lawsuit July 11 on behalf of Diamond Delk, one of three women shot and wounded when gunfire, reportedly between rival gangs, erupted at Sara Sims Park. Police investigators say the shootings occurred during an unsanctioned "Peace in the Hood" gathering of about 500 people. The city denied an organizer's request for a permit. But Ryles said that denial did not absolve the city of responsibility. "The city of Boynton has an ultimate responsibility for maintaining its property in a safe condition and they failed to do that," Ryles said during a news conference at the park, off Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard east of Interstate 95. Ryles said Delk was shot in the hip and fractured her leg as she tried to escape the hail of bullets. He said Delk is recovering at home after receiving care at a hospital. She did not attend the news conference. Boynton Beach has six months to investigate before formal litigation can begin. A city police spokesperson did not immediately respond to a request for comment. The department had not announced any arrests as of July 11. Royal Palm fire: July 4 blaze costs family nearly everything: 'All I could do was just stand in disbelief' Ryles questioned the city's handling of the event. He said city police should have disbanded it since it was being held without a permit. "Other cities throughout Palm Beach County routinely take precautionary measures in response to unauthorized gatherings, including increased police patrols, public warnings, and proactive park closures," he said. "Boynton Beach did none of these things. Their inaction allowed an unlawful, high-risk event to unfold unchecked, placing hundreds of innocent lives in danger." He noted that several young children were present during the event and referenced videos posted to social media showing some of them fleeing from the gunfire. "Hopefully, this litigation will make Boynton Beach police do things differently in the future so that I don't have to see social media (videos of) toddlers running for their lives when they're out just having a day of fun with their families," he said. Measles in Florida: Doctors urge vaccinations, saying South Florida's two cases could grow City documents indicate a suburban Lake Worth Beach woman applied for the permit. She has not returned calls seeking comment. The city documents also show that a Boynton Beach police captain advised against approving the permit due to staffing concerns related to the Fourth of July holiday. Dedrick Straghn, president of the south county chapter of the NAACP, said police officers were present for a period of time, but did not intervene. Straghn said everyone knew that the event was unsanctioned except for the attendees. "I agree that not only did police not do their job, but the city did not do their job," Straghn said. "There was a police presence here. At that time, they should have known that event was not sanctioned and shut it down, but they didn't. They were here and then they left. They left these attendees here without protection." Julius Whigham II is a criminal justice and public safety reporter for The Palm Beach Post. You can reach him at jwhigham@ and follow him on X, the platform formerly known as Twitter, at @JuliusWhigham. Help support our work: Subscribe today. This article originally appeared on Palm Beach Post: Woman shot during Boynton Beach anti-violence rally to file lawsuit
Yahoo
28-03-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Family remembers Cobb woman as one of the members of the Six Triple Eight unit during World War II
The Six Triple Eight unit was the only unit made up entirely of Black women in World War II and one of them called Cobb County home. Channel 2 Cobb County Bureau Chief Michele Newell spoke with family members of Lettie Roberta Williams who deployed overseas with the unit in 1945. The 855 women of the Six Triple Eight Central Postal Directory Battalion were tasked with working around the clock in extremely poor conditions to sort the massive backlog of mail that had been stacked in a warehouse. [DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News app for alerts as news breaks] 'You're helping these families who did not know where there soldiers were, whether they were deceased, missing, alive,' Williams' great-great-niece Trina Delk said. After just three months, the Six Triple Eight had given countless families the answers they had been missing and raising morale among soldiers. Delk and Lacresia Couser say they knew Williams served in the war, but didn't know the extent of what her unit went through until they watched the movie 'The Six Triple Eight' from filmmaker Tyler Perry. 'They started rolling the credits of the names, and I was like, 'Wait a minute,'' Couser said. 'This is amazing. This was my great-great-aunt.' 'I actually watched it twice because I was just in awe,' Delk said. TRENDING STORIES: Missing 5-year-old's body found in Gwinnett County pond Principal identifies student killed in after-school shooting in DeKalb Former Cobb deputy faked multiple sclerosis to get donations, prosecutors say Williams was the first Black woman in Marietta to enlist in the Army Corps. 'She was the first Black librarian of Cobb County,' Couser remembered. 'She worked at the Housing Authority. She helped develop the YMCA,' Delk said. Delk said her great-great-aunt inspired her to not be afraid to join male-dominated fields, prompting her to join the Cobb County Sheriff's Office. 'When I started, I was with mostly men. I ended up training some of the officers and the civilians. Don't let it be just a male thing that you can't do it, just know you can,' Delk said. [SIGN UP: WSB-TV Daily Headlines Newsletter]
USA Today
28-01-2025
- Sport
- USA Today
On this day: Payton Pritchard, Tony Delk born; Bobby Wilson signed
On this day: Payton Pritchard, Tony Delk born; Bobby Wilson signed On this day in Boston Celtics history, point guard Tony Delk was born in Covington, Tennessee in 1974. Delk had played his collegiate ball at Kentucky from 1992 to 1996, where he won SEC Player of the Year, the NCAA's Final Four Most Outstanding Player, and even won an NCAA national championship in his final season with the team. His pro career began after being picked up with the 16th overall pick of the 1996 NBA draft by the Charlotte Hornets and played for that team, the Golden State Warriors, Sacramento Kings, and Phoenix Suns before being traded to the Celtics. That deal saw Delk and Rodney Rogers dealt to the Celts for Randy Brown, Joe Johnson, Milt Palacio, and draft assets. Delk's time with the Celtics spanned 2 seasons, playing in 89 total games, of which 55 were starts, and averaging 9.2 points. 2.2 assists and 1.1 steals per game in his time in green. The Covington native would be traded with Antoine Walker to the Dallas Mavericks for Raef LaFrentz, Chris Mills, Jiri Welsch, and draft assets in 2003. It is also the date that shooting guard Bobby Wilson signed with the Celtics in 1977. An alum of Wichita State drafted by the Chicago Bulls with the 52nd overall pick of the 1974 draft, Wilson would play two seasons with the Bulls before joining Boston as a free agent. The Indianapolis native would play in 25 games of the 1976-77 season for the Celtics, averaging 2 points a game for Boston. Finally, current Celtics guard Payton Pritchard was also born on this day in 1998 in Tualatin, Oregon. Playing his college ball with his hometown Oregon, Pritchard was drafted 26th overall in the 2020 NBA draft and has played for the Celtics since. Listen to the "Celtics Lab" podcast on: Apple Podcasts: Spotify:
