The NBA has begun summer league play, with the California Classic, the first of three summer leagues, beginning over the weekend. Playing for the Sacramento Kings, former Alabama guard Keon Ellis scored 18 points in his first game of the summer.
Ellis worked his way from a two-way contract to a standard deal and is a rotation player on the Kings' roster. He's one of seven former Crimson Tide players confirmed to be playing in the summer league, including Aaron Estrada (Pistons), Brandon Miller (Hornets), Noah Clowney (Nets), Alex Reese (Trail Blazers), Charles Bediako (Magic), and Jaden Shackelford (Thunder).
JD Davison is also expected to play for the Boston Celtics, but the roster has not been confirmed yet.
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"If John David doesn't win the Heisman, they ought to stop giving it." — Paul W. “Bear” Bryant in 1957 about his only player to win the Heisman Trophy. John David Crow was born on this date in 1935.