Plus, a bump on a woman's knee leads to a rare diagnosis.
June 18, 2024 | [VIEW IN BROWSER]( [This is TODAY] The Boston Celtics won their first NBA title in 16 years and passed the Los Angeles Lakers for the most in league history. Plus, a summer camp for kids at a Chick-fil-A, and a woman's cancer journey after doctors dismissed a bump on her knee as harmless. The Latest //link.today.com/click/35753926.247681/aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubmJjbmV3cy5jb20vbmV3cy9zcG9ydHMvbmJhLWZpbmFscy1jZWx0aWNzLWRlZmVhdC1tYXZlcmlja3MtbGVhZ3VlLWJlc3QtMTh0aC1jaGFtcGlvbnNoaXAtcmNuYTE1NzI2Nj9jaWQ9ZW1sX3RoaXNpc3RvZGF5XzIwMjQwNjE4/57c0b694487ccdda088b6a14B2135e9f7[The Boston Celtics defeated the Dallas Mavericks for a record-setting 18th NBA title](. One of the NBA's most storied franchises is back on top, as the Boston Celtics beat the visiting Dallas Mavericks 106-88 last night to claim a [league-record 18th NBA championship]( and their first since 2008. [Jaylen Brown was named Finals MVP]( after averaging 20.8 points, 5.4 rebounds and 5 assists in the five-game series. Teammate Jayson Tatum led the way last night with 31 points, 11 assists and 8 rebounds. [Continue reading](. [ð Chick-fil-A charged $35 for a controversial kids summer camp â and it sold out in an hour.]( Chick-fil-A franchise in Hammond, Louisiana, raised some eyebrows by offering [a $35 day camp for kids]( ages 5-12. During a 3-hour session, campers get a look at the inner workings of a franchise location (and, of course, meet the Chick-fil-A Cow), the restaurant said. Reactions were mixed. One commenter wrote, "Yay!! Child labor!!â, while another said it was "nice to see an offer to teach young children about work ethic and responsibility." Parents seemed fine with it, as all the sessions sold out in an hour. [Read more](. [𩼠Doctors dismissed a bump on her knee. It was a rare cancer.]( Mary Witkop visited multiple doctors after finding a [bump on the inside of her right knee](, and all of them told her it was harmless fatty tissue. But three years later, a scan found it was an aggressive type of soft tissue [cancer known as sarcoma](. A chunk of her knee was taken out, and she had to re-learn how to walk. âIt had just been improperly diagnosed because nobody had done any imaging,â Witkop told TODAY.com. âThey were just diagnosing me based on the looks.â [Continue reading](.
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