maybe nerves for riders trying to qualify for saturday's vent. they just finished clearing up the field getting it set for competition. organizers are expecting a sell out crowd for the weekend but more than that, how hope the radio helps the community start to heal. this year's gilroy radio starting off with lady's barrel racing. eric martin the radio director brought back the radio last year after more than 60-year hiatus. he wants to preserve and celebrate the ranching heritage of the area. he says this year's event already takes on a special meaning. >> this rodeo is the first major event afterwards and i feel like the majority of people are going to come out here and support the community, support gilroy strong. >> reporter: part of gilroy strong is keeping gilroy safe. organizers say they stepped up security for this event by adding patrols and identifying areas that needed to be beefed up like the perimeter, which was a problem at the gilroy fwar

ligsh garlic festival. >> we ensured our perimeter has been secured. there may not be things that you see that we've done. >> very scary event. >> reporter: cody is one of the volunteers. he says being out here is helping him cope to keep his mind off the shooting and focus on moving forward. >> volunteering definitely helps, you know, just getting out here and being out here with everyone. all these good people. >> reporter: helps get back to normal? >> yeah. >> reporter: there is no rodeo without a queen. >> i understand it was a tragedy but we can't let that take us over. >> reporter: this year's queen wants a strong turnout. her message, stay strong and think positive. >> everyone has to get back to normal and live their daily lives, you can't live your life in fear. >> reporter: gilroy strong. >> gilroy strong, yeah. >> reporter: indeed. if you plan on making it out, expect extra security. the fact they added to the list of banned items, you cannot

bring in soda, no weapons and no animals except for service dogs. >> no doubt extra special focus on security there tonight. along with the rodeo competition, organizers have something special planned for the gilroy garlic festival victims, tell us more. >> reporter: organizers didn't want to give us too many details and ruin the surprise but said there will be a special tribute that's part of the grand entry, which is in rodeo terms is the opening ceremony. it will include the queen, gilroy strong flags and a choreographed event to music. >> thanks. employees at the corporate walmart offices in san bruno and other cities staged a walkout today hoping the company will stop selling guns after one store was a scene of a shooting and two employees were killed last week at a mississippi

store. thomas marshall organized the protest. the walkout also had a moment of silence. >> we're simply tired of living in a country where we're fearing for our lives. it truly breaks my heart people are walking into stores of ours and they are afraid. >> reporter: abc 7 news reached out to walmart for a response but we haven't heard back. walmart ceo doug mcmillan promised in a post yesterday to respond to the shootings in a quote thoughtful and positive way. president trump visited dayton and el paso. the president was kept mostly out of view. this photo was released by a hospital in dayton. president trump was greeted by protests. >> racism should be out of the white house. >> that was the scene in el paso which was the second stop of the day. protesters held signs showing opposition to the stance on guns and immigration. president trump told abc news today his words are not to blame for violence.

>> believes it's pure rhetoric that's white nationalist and inspiring with anger. >> so my critics are political people. i don't think my rhetoric has it all. i think my rhetoric is a very -- it brings people together. >> president trump's press secretary told reporters at the hospitals today the president was greeted quote very warmly and everybody was excited to see him. tonight congressman eric swalwell will host a forum to discuss gun violence. the meeting starts at 6:30 at hayward city hall. the district includes alameda and san ramon, dublin, pleasen ton, livermore and hayward. kris reyes is at tonight's meeting and will have11:00. a sheriff on administrative leave because an inmate died. the death happened in june at the santa rita jail in dublin and the inmate's name is not

released. lieutenant craig is on leave while an investigation is underw underway. he was taken to the hospital after being retrain in a cell while being admitted to the jail on a drug related charge. >> nine months later another victim of the butte county fire died. paul earnest died monday after complications from burns suffered. the 72-year-old spent the last nine months in the icu at uc davis medical center. once the butte county coroner's office confirms the sishls stan -- circumstances, he would be the 86th person killed by the fire, which is the deadliest in state history. sky 7 flew above oakley when a wind fire destroyed two buildings. it forced people to be evacuated. neighbors reacted quickly when they saw the flames approaching. >> i moved my cars and moved some of my belongings just in case because i live right here

that it was very close. >> evacuated horses and goats and dogs and everything else. >> it's that time of year any little spark or fire can definitely spread very quickly especially out here with the delta winds in the afternoon. >> all evacuation orders have been lifted. the flames burned 58 acres, no homes were damaged and no one was hurt. investigators are working to figure out what sparked that fire. in the north bay, a city of 14,000 made a bold move last night to prevent fires. mill valley is going to require residents to fireproof their properties much more than anybody else. wayne freedman joins us live from mill valley with more, wayne? >> reporter: this story is only just beginning. mill valley has 14,000 residents. it's right smack dab in the middle of what fire people call a wildfire urban interface. people here have looked at the fires in sonoma county and paradise. they don't want that to happen here and they are taking bold steps to prevent it.

in mill valley, this is the daily routine of fire battalion chief michael st. john walking through terrain that fire burned again and again and has nlts happ -- hasn't happened since 1929. >> we lost 100 homes in 1929. >> reporter: steep terrain, thick forest and in short, it's a tinderbox waiting to ignite. >> if thunder starts over the ridge top, mill valley is toast. >> i don't think you can fireproof an entire city but improve odds. >> reporter: all true where three of four homes sit on a wildfire interface so last night the city counsel made a bold move to require residents to hard scrape the areas around their homes and remove fire-prone plants like bamboo and juniper. >> this bush could put off 20 or

30-foot tlaflames when it goes. >> reporter: the improvements could cost thousands of tens of thousands of dollars. with no choice, that's a sticking point. >> i have a lot of questions and i think cost is immediate but also, where does this lead? >> reporter: the mayor said the city does not have an answer for all questions. mill valley might be able to provide assistance but it's this move or disaster. >> it's a compromise in particular in the community as a whole versus individual properties. >> what we're seeking a is culture change. >> reporter: a first step one which other communities may follow before disaster strikes. >> when they are homeless after their home burns down, they will know in retro spect appreciate what they are told right now. >> reporter: mill valley will be tiering this in. it won't happen immediately. if you own a property in a

wildfire urban enter space, the fire department says give them a call. they are happy to take a look. tell them what you need to do. they will be happy to do that assessment free of charge. wayne fred miedman abc 7 news. police discovered what looked like dangerous narcotics when they stopped a driver this afternoon. hazardous material experts checked out what appeared to be fentanyl inside a car. officers arrested the woman driving the car and say she had been involved in some domestic dispute. the i-team's dan noyes is on a plane now that will land in about an hour. he's returning after two weeks in italy working the case of two bay area teens accused of stabbing a police officer to death in rome. dan posted this tweet from the plane quote only regret, didn't reach widow despite trying several times understandable given shock she felt as a newlywed. wanted her to know the remorse

from americans. check out an example of where the murder weapon was hidden and got the first interview with the father of a suspect. that family says they are using dan's reports in the preparation of their son's legal defense. finn elder and gabe na charged with killing a police officer in a drug deal gone wrong. abc 7 news is committed to building a better bay area as you know and we're focused on the issue that affects all of us, housing. >> meet a man that searchrved h country and has nowhere to live. >> our 7 on your side hot line is open now. we're looking live. call 415-954-7621. cool and breezy but summer heat is on its way. i'll have the

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and doing it right. a week of settling in, still yet to feel every position. >> we have about 27 openings currently. our staff are recruiting staff is working feverishly trying to find new folks. >> reporter: meanwhile across the bay san francisco met 93% of the its demand. >> because of pay, it's a hard decision to continue this work and stay in the city. >> reporter: the keep r shoteac shortage is not exclusively a problem in the bay area. it's a national problem expected to get worse. let me show you what i mean. the dotted line rep septemberes dotted line for new teaches in the country expected to surpass the 300,000 mark. in contrast, the solid line represents the projected supply of new teachers which will

clearly not meet that demand. also needed are special education teachers. >> we need to make sure that instructionally, they are served properly but having the support. >> not everybody can do it. >> not everybody can do it. >> reporter: some suggest offering financial support and incentives for them thinking about education. >> you have to stick with it. there will be ups and downs but if it's something you really want to do, don't let anybody tell you no. it's a hard job but worth it. >> reporter: in oakland, lyanne melendez, abc 7 news. >> we spent a week digging into the issues that teachers face all over the bay area. we looked what it takes to find housing and some are living with their parents. all of our stories are on abc7news.com/better bay area. this week our focus is on the housing crisis. it affects us all and veterans can be hit especially hard even though there are services designed to help them.

eric thomas has one man's story. >> no one expects to be in the situation but it happens. >> reporter: this motel will be home for eric taylor thanks to a voucher from a veteran support group, after that home could well be his rental car. >> i can see why some people could easily give up to have to go through this. >> reporter: spread out are letters, applications and responses from agencies he's contacted for housing help. the army veteran is disabled from a training injury that broke his lower back in the 80s. he lived in emeryville for 14 years until his landlord died and he was forced out. he then moved to hayward and lived there for nine years until the owner turned it into an air b and b. since april, taylor has shuttled between motels and his car until it broke down. since then, he's been renting a car to get to physical therapy appointments. in fact, last month he charged $8,000 to his credit card for car rental, motel stays, gas, meals and bills. >> people will say, oh, thank you for your service but give

some vestts a chance. >> reporter: he has veteran's affairs support housing. it's similar to section 8 and that's the problem. >> how much luck have you had? >> nothing yet. >> reporter: in fact, it is so tough for homeless vets to find a place to rent that santa clara county came up with a special incentive program to pay landlords extra to take them in. >> we'll give you a $1500 incentive if you sign a year lease and for any subsequent unit available, you get another $500 additional unit. >> reporter: eric taylor is applying to every program he can think ofil his motel voucher runs out next week. join the conversation. go to abc7news.com/better bay area and click on the big image for housing crisis. you will find all of our stories and an easy way to share your

story. we received many submissions already and are following up. >> love to hear from you. i haven't been able to use one of my favorite lines spencer loves in awhile which is it is too windy to stack feathers today. >> great day for flying kites. it is windy out there. here is live doppler 7. mostly sunny skies and with the wind it's quite a bit cooler than yesterday. check out the 24-hour temperature change. you can see the most locations especially inland are several degrees cooler than at this time yesterday and about that wind, well, pretty gusty right now san francisco has 31 mile per hour gusts and fairfield 23 and san carlos all around the region is pretty breezy as you can see with trees blowing in the breeze as we look out over the emba embarcadero. 76 in morgan hill and 63 at half moon bay. here is what san francisco looks

like. skies clear. 78 up north and petaluma 74 and 74 livermore and here is a view at the golden gate where often time we see low clouds and fog but the sky is clear right now and the traffic is moving nicely. these are our forecast features. we'll see areas of low clouds develop overnight into early tomorrow morning. it will be cooler than average the next few days through saturday but start heating up big time beginning on sunday. here is the forecast animation taking us through the late night and overnight hours and we'll see some fog develop along the coastline. it will push locally over the bay and won't last long. it will burn back to the coastline giving us a mainly sunny day tomorrow. highs will range from low 60s to the costa mainly upper 60s to low 70s and low to mid 80s inland. the same range, maybe a degree or two warmer in some inland areas and some picture on saturday but sunday, the big warmup begins. we'll see high temperatures inland low 90s in the inland

east bay, 92 at concord, antioch, 93 fairfield and upper 70s right around the bay shoreline. so the warming will kick in on sunday and looking at the sven-day forecast, you can see the warming will continue well into next week. monday and tuesday will likely be the warmest days with high temperatures inland in the mid to upper 90s. not likely anybody will top out in triple digits but close. we'll see mid to upper 80s around the bay shoreline and upper 60s to near 70 at the coast and drop off and not much of a cooldown. maybe later in the week we'll get relief from the early week heat. >> okay. >> all right. >> sounds nice. >> thanks. we want to check in with 7 on your side michael finney. >> that's right. michael? >> first thing you need before you buy a home is solid iformation. that's what these guys right here have. our hot line is open now if you want to buy a home, these are experts. they have the answers. they have the answers. 415-954-7621. we're here for you.

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7 on your side has efforts to help build a better bay area. >> they are hosting a hot line specifically for homeowners. >> we've been saying since 4:00 no matter your income, there is a pbossibility you can buy a hoe in the bay area. we have the san francisco mayor's office of

community development. you gave me interesting numbers. let's start with new units. >> sure . in san francisco we have about 200 new uniting coming online this fall 156 in one building the chancetransbay area. >> that's the new up and coming high rises. we're talking about 200 units for sale. what's the price? >> well, at transbtransbtransbtb instance, the up anytinits will from $220,000 to $550,000. >> most people would faint when they heard those numbers. i'm staggering here. how much can you make and still qualify? >> it all depends on your household size, but household between $68,000 and $150,000 a

year would qualify for those. >> up to $150,000? >> yeah, depending on your household size, yes. >> a lot of people would not think it would go that high? >> sure, we go to 120% of area immediaten income. that means income in this area are pretty high. >> right. >> and we go up 20% of that median income. >> all right. maria, thank you very much for your time. appreciate it. >> of course. >> they are going to continue. maria and everybody else will continue taking your phone calls until 8:00 tonight so 415-954-7621. i'm going to continue talking to addition kexperts on facebook live. if you're interested, go to facebook live if you want toee the r of e sy wyo g le from the your side offices, i'm michael finney. >> or do both. >> yeah, do both. >> thanks so much. run, hide or fight after several shootings, it's

information we all need. >> even your phone, iphone you smash on the back as hard as you can, boom. >> that advice could help save your life. a south bay serial rapist was sentenced to 400 years in prison but up for parole after serving 30

george anthony sanchez has been arrested as the ski mask rapist. >> that report was issued in the '80s. today that raine erapest came u parole. he's 30 years into a sentence of more than 400 laws. >> a california law that alalow this rapist a chance at freedom. >> reporter: a case in the mid '80s that left so many living fear. a rapist that terrorized women over a three-year period. the break in the case coming in 1987. >> we are convinced with the evidence at hand that he is clearly the ski mask rapest.

>> reporter: two years after his arrest, form er san jose sewer worker was accused of ambushing and raping at least 25 women. his victims thought they could move on without fear he could ever be released by california's program has shaken the sense. the mercury news, i would give anything in this world from keeping that from happening. and i will do whatever it takes to keep him in prison. the program offers parole hearings state prisoners 60 or older and served at least 25 years. sanchez who is 58 went in for an early hearing today under a special set of circumstances because he committed most of his crimes before the age of 26, which classified him as a youthful offender. prison reform advocates believe the program adopted in 2014 but put into law in 2017 were one of

the most humane, practical and cost effective solutions to prison overcrowding and people too frail to cause a danger. the inmates that don't qualify are serving life sentences without parole or on death row. chris nguyen, abc 7 news. >> a crime crackdown is underway in san francisco's tender loin district. police announced they arrested more than 50 people today. the department posted these images of a gun and drugs. today the feds also announced a new initiative to clean up the tender loin. 15 federal prosecutors have been assigned to prosecute criminals in the neighborhood for a year, long over due says randy shaw head of the tender loin housing cris. stny law enforcement official made these commitments. it's been 40 years waiting for that response. >> today u.s. attorney david anderson said things are already underway.

he announced the arrest of 32 alleged drug traffickers. he says his office will not prosecute what he calls quote innocent homelessness nor will they go after drug users who are not dealing. >> tonight, puerto rico has the third governor in less than a week. wanda vasquez was sworn in after pedro's governorship was unconstitutional. vasquez is the former secretary of justice. the court determined she's next in line to assume the top leadership position even though she said she was not interested in taking on the role. the hand picked successor of former governor ricardo who stepped down after weeks of protests. a manhunt for two young men accused of several murders in canada is over tonight. canadian police found two bodies believed to be those of two fugitives belonging to the men were found near the bodies. they were suspects in the shooting deaths last month of

tourists who were from australia. their bodies were found july 15th on a remote highway in northern british colombia. the men were accused of a third murder. at a shopping center on the town, visiting foot festival, shootings in the past week proved that none of those places are guaranteed to be safe. as the sense of safety decreases, the need to know how to survive goes up. here is abc 7 news reporter from our sister station in los angeles with advice that could save your life. >> reporter: be the aggressor, that's the message from self-defense expert nelson if you ever come face-to-face with an active shooter and can't run or hide. >> first thing you do is fake compliance. if you're here for instance, okay, okay, okay, i'll do whatever you want. >> reporter: while you're talking, you shove the gun away, attack with your elbows and knees and don't stop. >> once you fight, you need to be fully committed.

you can't just do a couple of strikes or throw a couple things and walk. no, with the active shooter with guns like that, you do that you die. so once you throw your first strike or once you throw something at him, you keep going. you have to keep going. >> reporter: this is just part of the training he gives students at shield women's self-defense, his students all ages from children to adults. he says the mass shootings are pro prompt more people to train for protection. >> right now, yes. right now it's on everyone's mind. >> reporter: and while training for your own personal self-defense is crucial, he urges people to think about fighting back as a group especially in the workplace. >> if you can't run or hide and the active shooter is coming in and you have space, you throw stuff at him. you can throw a computer monitor, you can throw stapler, anything in the office you can grab, even your phone, iiphone you smash in the back as hard as you can boom. >> reporter: last thing, don't

be afraid to fight dirty. >> bite if necessary. bite. once you bite you don't let go. let him rip it out. >> intense. once you start, don't stop until it's over. a to z without the x. >> next why fedex is cutting ties with amazon and what that means for getting your order delivered to your doorstep. i'm michael finney. do you need help buying a home? we've got it. check it out. the abc 7 on your side building a better bay area housing hot line 415-954-7621. we're here for you. so chances are, you've seen us around the house. or around the yard... on the shelf... or even out in the field. your mom knew she could always count on us... and your grandma did too. because for over 150 years, we've been right by your side. advancing health and nutrition for everyone you love.

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a late afternoon rally lifted most of the major stock industries that reversed most of the slide that saw the dow falling 580 points in early trading. it closed 22 points lower yesterday and the nasdaq and s&p 500 showed slight gains. fedex announced it's ending a delivery contract for amazon when the deal ends this month. they dropped them from air cargo

services and cnn reports moving freight for amazon adds up to 1%. it comes while the online retailer expands the own delivery network. they plan to continue working for other online sellers. >> sears and kmart is closing 26 more stores including a sears store in antioch. transform company announced five kmarts and 21 sears locations across the united states and puerto rico will close as it struggles to emerge from bankruptcy. officials say liquidation sales will begin in the coming days and stores will shut in late october. sears emerged from bankruptcy in february following the closures, sears and kmart will have 400 remaining stores. coming up next, we are going to check back in with 7 on your side michael finney to see how the hot line for homeowners is doing. >> we're tackling the housing crisis to build a better bay area. you can call the hot line

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let's go back to michael finney. >> it is rough out there if you're trying to buy a home in the bay area. i got to tell ya, you can tell it in this room today because so many phone calls have have been coming in. as soon as a phone is hung up, it starts ringing because there is that much need for this information. give us a call right now 415-954-i always get the number wrong, 7621. we'll be here until 8:00. we have experts from all over the bay area. what are people asking about? down payments. if you talk to people and you say why don't you already own a home? what's the hard part of owning a home? they will tell you coming up with a down payment. the high price they can deal with and high monthly payments they can deal with that, but the down payment, that's the hardes buying a new home? >> having a down payment. >> reporter: no hesitation there because the numbers are so stark. the california association of

realtors says the average san francisco home is now selling for $1.63 million. so a 20% down payment would be $326,000. that's a big hurdle. even for someone like travis. >> who has that kind of money? >> reporter: who does? >> not me. and i work in tech and make a good salary. my partner works in tech and makes a good salary and we don't have that kind of money, so i don't know who does. >> reporter: those with well to do moms and dads or those who have saved a long, long time. another option, check out this website, down payment resource.com. it keeps track of 2500 government and non-profit programs in california there are more than 300 offering help with down payments. now many in the bay area earn too much for those programs but there is an alternative. find a company to invest in your home purchase. he is lending tree's chief

housing economist. >> now there are a lot of private companies that allow you to get an equity share mortgage by them, almost co-investing in the house alongside you. >> reporter: that's where an investor chips in for your down payment. a big player in this space is san francisco based unison. >> we'll help you by giving you funds to get to 20%, which will help you get into a home and in exchange for that, we take future appreciation of your home. >> reporter: the chief marketing officer, she says it isn't borrowing money so there is no monthly payment. in fact, no money is due until the home is sold. >> if you win, we win, but also, if you lose, we take that hit alongside you. so we really are considering this an invest themement partne much like a rich uncle but you don't have to deal with the family part. >> reporter: what is the fine print here?

unison takes about one-third, give a little, take a about one-third of the appreciation if they give you 10%. if you have 10% down, they match that. they will take about one-third. if you go up $100,000 worth, they will take 30% of that $100,000 additional from above what you paid for the house and you get the rest of it. now, there are some fine print. you need to check it out. by in large it is what it is they are taking on as they told me, the bank of mom and dad. they just are willing to give it to you without a lot of advice. reporting live, i'm michael finney. >> nothing is free. [ laughter ] >> thanks very much. one last check on our weather. >> spencer christian is tracking. >> i am the bank of mom and dad. >> me, too. >> here is a look. mainly clear skies but we'll see fog developing overnight and overnight low temperatures will drop mainly into the mid to upper 50s and we'll see a little patch of fog moving across the bay and inland.

reduced visibility and some limited areas. tomorrow, fog back to the coastline and away from the coastline in some areas. it will be a mini sunny day but much cooler than average. low 60s on the coast and upper 60s to low 70s and low to mid 80s inland. a cooler than average pattern will be with us for several more days. notice on friday, not much change inland areas will just warm up to the low to mid 80s around the bay shoreline, low to mid 70s and similar picture on saturday. things change on sunday as a warmup begins. we'll see a few low 90s in the inland east bay and right around the bay shoreline, you'll see highs rising into the upper 70s. and here is a look at the ac accuweather seven-day forecast. sunday, monday, tuesday -- even wednesday, they will all be warm days. looks like monday and tuesday will probably be the warmest with high temperatures in the upper 90s on tuesday, not quite

100 but close. mid to upper 80s around the bay shoreline and grat well codual . cooler than average, warmer than average beginning sunday. >> thank you, spencer. speaking of temperatures. let's talk giants baseball. >> they are much cooler than they were only a few weeks ago. remember how hot the giants were in july? stone cold in august. really challenging to win when you score a total of four runs in three

good evening, 12 years ago today barry bonds hit homer 756 against washington to break the record. the giants played washington again today and barry would be the giants' best hitter if he showed up at 55 and knocked balls into the cove. he wants to be a camera man. check out the lens. top three, para started the season as a giant enjoying his return to san francisco. a three-run homer. gnats up nats up 4-0. joe ross, ross is boss. six scoreless and struck out five. could it get worse for the giants? bases loaded in the fourth a. dive to make the catch lands hard on the surgically repaired left shoulder concerned coming in, slams his glove as he leaves the game. they call it a sprain.

mri to come but the giants get swept 4-1. they dropped 7 of 8 four runs scored in the series. how about the a's? they crushed the cubs. love the sombraro. sailing along when things went terriblebly wrong. ian happ grand slam. 5-1 lead. gave up seven runs. it gets worse. in and going out. three-run jack. 9-1 cubbies. come get some. that's a fastball down the middle. victor with the cub's third homer of the game. they take two out of three in the series 10-1 the final. the raiders still waiting for antonio brown to get healthy apparently when

didn't wear shoes and suffered frostbite to his feet. one of the raiders strength coaches interrupted. >> he is somebody that just -- >> come on, let's go. we got enough tv. [ laughter ] >> our strength coach, we got to get our arms in. you know, he's somebody that he changes the way defenses play. he's someone that, you know, he changes obviously what coach will call for him and things like that so it definitely, you know, you definitely wish he was out there but we've had a lot of time on task so it's not like what's the unknown? we know what it is and we know when he's healthy when we get him back, we'll be rolling. today is august 7th, 8/7. dwight clark's number. the 49ers honored the late wide receiver at practice today and fans were wearing his jersey. here is jimmy g on a red and gold legend. >> i never got to meet him unfortunately but the energy he brought sounded c ed contagious.

t give dwight the chance in the back the end zone and put it in the only spot you can put it, once in a live time play there. >> 5:00 a.m., five days a week for three years, still ready. ♪ ♪ >> if you're wondering what colin kaepernick is up to, the former 49ers quarterback is working out appears to be in great shape. he posted this today. it's been three years since he last played for the 49ers. remember he started protestng by taking a knee. and his phone is not ringing with any nfl offers at this point. probably not going to happen. >> kevin durant finally answered the question so many people had. did the warriors pressure him resulting in the torn aquilli achilles denton? k.d. said quote, hell no, nobody said a word to me during rehab

as i was coming back. right when the series started, i targeted game five. nobody was responsible for it. it was just the game. those are all quotes from kevin durant that signed with brooklyn on july 1st and will spend next season rehabbingbingbingbing aquia achilles. i hope it finally puts to rest this question out there all along. look, kevin durant is a grown man. he's a multi, mule ti, multimillionaire. nobody will force him to do anything he doesn't want to do. he wanted to win another championship. his goal after that was to go play elsewhere but on that night, he was totally set. his mind was on winning another title and celebrating what would have been the warriors' third championship. i'm sure a lot of fellow players were hoping he would play but nobody forced him to take the court. >> all right. thanks, larry. >> all right.

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