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Author: Jean-François Tremblay
Publication Date: August 20, 2025 - 20:34
NBA champion Luguentz Dort honoured at Montreal City Hall
August 20, 2025
After reaching the pinnacle of the NBA with the Oklahoma City Thunder, Luguentz Dort was in the heights of Old Montreal to receive an honour at City Hall on Wednesday.
Dort signed the city’s registrar, known in French as the “Livre d’Or,” while Mayor Valérie Plante highlighted his community involvement and excellence on the court.
The fan who took the home-run ball from a kid at a baseball game is being offered $5,000 for her autograph by a collectables store.
“We only ask that you autograph it, ‘I’m sorry,'” Blowout Cards, a trading cards retailer, said on X. The autographed ball will then be returned to the kid, the company said.
The incident that sparked the offer took place Friday when a father in the stands retrieved a home-run ball for his son that hit the seats and had four people scramble for it. The Philadelphia Phillies were playing against Miami Marlins.
The father, identified as Drew Feltwell,...
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