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SPARTANBURG, S.C. -- NFL Most Valuable Player Cam Newton and some of his Carolina Panthers teammates took a break from training camp to remember the victims of last years Charleston church shootings.Newton, along with fellow co-captions Luke Kuechly, Thomas Davis, Ryan Kalil, Greg Olsen and Charles Johnson visited a local museum in Spartanburg, South Carolina on Monday night to view artist Dr. Leo Twiggs paintings that honor the victims of the shootings and those who rallied behind the church and the victims families in the aftermath of the tragedy.The series of nine paintings is called Requiem for Mother Emanuel after the church where nine people were killed on June 17, 2015. The paintings are currently on display at The Johnson Collection art gallery just minutes from where the Panthers are holding training camp.It takes you back to that day when you heard the news and what you were doing, knowing how tragic it was and knowing there were a lot of people whose lives have been changed in one instant, Davis said. He did a phenomenal job of capturing that.Panthers coach Ron Rivera, who attended the gallery along with assistant coach Steve Wilks, called the gallery a powerful statement. He felt that with his players representing the Carolinas it was something they needed to see.It really is a tremendous piece, Rivera said.The Panthers took a vested interest following the shootings.Newton traveled to Charleston to meet with the families of those killed in the shootings and help in the healing process. Panthers owner/founder Jerry Richardson donated $100,000 to the victims families to help cover burial costs and to build a memorial in the city.Based on what has happened in our society today that type of a statement was important for us to make, Rivera said. You could see the impact that the exhibit was making on the guys and the expressions as the curator at the art gallery was talking about each piece individually.Davis said each of the players had different interpretations of the paintings. For Davis, who is African-American, the depiction of the Confederate flag in the paintings really struck home.That stood out to a lot of us, Davis said. ... I think it was powerful for the state to actually take that flag down because of what it represented.Davis said the exhibit helped put things in perspective for players.It makes you take a closer look at it, Davis said. 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He is second on the revitalized Lakers with 16.1 points per game, and he leads the team with 4.8 assists.Disappointing because well definitely miss that but more as we continue to try to build something and now hes not out there being part of that, hes not learning and building the trust that youre trying to get when players are together for a long time, first-year coach Luke Walton said before his team faced the familiar Golden State Warriors. He misses a couple weeks of that, but yeah well definitely miss what hes been doing for us so far this year.Walton said he is unsure how long Russell has been in pain, but it did get worse. Russells injury caught the coach off guard because he was limping at practice and not running well, so he was taken out.ddddddddddddalton said he likes to keep it pretty positive, and isnt yet concerned about Russell potentially needing surgery.They tell me they think this is going to help get him to get him back out there, then Im going with the belief that in two weeks hell be ready to play again, Walton said.Jose Calderon moved into the starting lineup against the Warriors in Waltons return to Oracle Arena to face the team he helped coach to a runner-up finish in the NBA Finals last season. Calderon also started the two previous games Russell missed. The veteran Spanish guard scored a season-high 12 points in the Lakers 111-109 victory over Oklahoma City on Tuesday night.In addition, forward Julius Randle was out with a hip pointer. He tried to play through it Tuesday.Obviously he didnt look like the same that hes been the last couple games before that, Walton said. Pretty painful every time he cuts or tries to make a basketball move, so were going to sit him out tonight and try to get him back soon, too.---AP Sports Writer Greg Beacham in Los Angeles contributed to this report. ' ' '