Despite Georgia authorities’ attempt to shut down production at last week’s AEW Dynamite taping, the crew was able to film multiple weeks worth of content, including matches in the TNT Championship tournament.

The timing couldn’t be better for the show to take a break from filming live, according to one of the newest members of the AEW roster, Jake “The Snake” Roberts. During an interview with The WrestlingInc Daily’s Nick Hausman, Roberts agreed that wrestling needs to follow the lead of other pro sports organizations and halt production.

“We gotta buckle down,” Roberts said (H/T Pro Wrestling Sheet). “As much as I hate it, we gotta do what’s smart. I’m not a doctor or anything, but that’s all I hear on television. We got to go home. Just go home and stay there until this sh*t’s gone.”

While AEW has been shooting empty arena shows since late March, they have included the roster sitting ringside to form an audience of sorts. Roberts’ decision to attend the March 18 show has now resulted in him being self-quarantined in an Atlanta hotel.

“I’m quarantined in here. I was living with Dallas [DDP] and he was one of the first people to say if you leave, you can’t come back. Well, AEW wanted me to come out so I went and did it but I couldn’t go back to Dallas’ house,” Roberts told Hausman. “He had a baby in the house and nobody needs to be sick around a baby. He took the hard line and said, ‘Dude, if you leave, you can’t come back.’

“I had to do it for AEW as I wanna help these guys. Now I’m paying for it, brother.”

Roberts plans to stay in the hotel room for 3-4 more weeks. As for AEW, the organization is currently slated to crown the first TNT Champion at Double Or Nothing (II) in Las Vegas on May 23. However, with Nevada’s stay-at-home order currently running through April 30 and other similar restrictions extending throughout the United States, AEW’s next filming session opportunity is very much up in the air.

Cardi B continues to commit to coronavirus relief throughout the ongoing epidemic. The “Press” rapper’s latest philanthropic endeavor finds her teaming up with one of her biggest business partners, Fashion Nova, to give away $1 million to families in need. Cardi and Fashion Nova will give away $1,000 every hour until they hit the target total. Those who want to enter the giveaway can do so at fashionnova.com. Cardi and Fashion Nova’s previous partnership, a line of clothing designed by the rapper herself, made $1 million in its first day of availability before selling out completely.

Previous to the giveaway with Fashion Nova, Cardi donated 20,000 meal supplements to New York hospital workers to ensure they get proper nutrients despite being sometimes being so busy that they can’t eat during their shifts. Before that, Cardi promised to donate the proceeds from her viral “Coronavirus” single to charity after a DJ remixed her original Instagram rant addressing the outbreak.

Cardi’s rant is just one of Instagram’s top ten videos for the month of March, of which Cardi content comprises half. In another video, she joked about the disparity in testing between celebrities and everyday people, while in another she clarified her reasoning for the previous video. She also took a stand for Asian people against the xenophobia that has risen in the wake of the virus’ spread.

For more information about the giveaway, click here.

Cardi B is a Warner Music artist. Uproxx is an independent subsidiary of Warner Music Group.

Stoners and foodies rejoice! We now have a new Netflix show that’s specifically curated for our dual-interests. Honestly, we’re surprised this show or something like it didn’t appear years ago — food and cannabis are a natural pairing after all. One gets you all set up for the munchies and the other feeds that craving.

This looks like the perfect show to watch while you light up a bowl and work up the willpower to get up and cook. If so, we suggest going with a Sativa in this case, to avoid couch-lock.

Launching on April 20th (because 4/20 of course) Netflix’s Cooked with Cannabis is hosted by singer and chef Kelis along with fellow chef and cannabis connoisseur Leather Storrs and sees the world’s best chefs compete in a cannabis-infused cook-off that will see the winner take home a cool $10,000 dollar prize, as well as walk away sufficiently baked. In each episode, three expert cannabis chefs will prepare a three-course cannabis-infused menu where they’ll utilize ingredients like cannabis flowers, leaves, and other CBD infused products while Kelis, Leather, and a group of celebrity guests hang-out and enjoy the goods.

The unique premise offers a breath of fresh air in the often overly-serious and high production value cooking competitions we’re used to seeing. We’re particularly interested in seeing just how well one can judge when they’re high, because if the trailer above makes one thing crystal clear, it’s that every single person on camera is stoned out of their freaking gourds.

Hopefully, this sets up a precedent for future cannabis-friendly shows, think of the possibilities: Cannabis King, 90-Day High Fiancee, The High Bachelor. Put weed in all of it, watch the awards roll in.

Cooked with Cannabis is set to air on April 20th on Netflix.

Tracy Morgan made a memorable and instantly viral appearance on the Today show on Tuesday where the comedian peppered host Hoda Kotb with a barrage of hilarious anecdotes about his life under quarantine, including the wild claim that he’s already gotten his wife pregnant three times over the past three weeks. “Every week she got pregnant,” Morgan joked to a very surprised Kotb.

But Morgan’s knack for off-the-cuff interview answers didn’t stop there. The Last OG actor also made remote calls from his house to Late Night with Seth Meyers and Conan where he continued to crack wise about his sex life, home-schooling his kids, and his beloved shark aquarium, which was a constant source of comedy.

While talking with Meyers, Morgan joked that his new method of foreplay is taking off his medical mask, and he also upped the ante on his wife’s pregnancies, which he now says is up to four. Just for the record. The comedian then took Meyers to task for asking about the names of his fish. Apparently, Morgan doesn’t believe in naming his pets. “They don’t even have brains, they just have nerves.” When asked how his kids are doing, Morgan said that his version of home-schooling is taking them down to the turnpike and teaching them how to get hit by a FedEx truck. Is that a reference to Morgan’s own accident, or just the first thing that popped into his head? Who knows?

You can watch the full Late Night interview below:

As for Morgan’s appearance on Conan, he continued to wheel out the sex jokes, only this time he added a trip to the doctors where he was diagnosed with three types of crabs. He also kept busting out a pirate impression in front of his aquarium, which left Conan laughing every time. Without fail. As for Morgan’s kids, they’ve gone from learning how to get hit by FedEx trucks to seeking shelter in his aunts “64DD” bra. Apparently, it’s keeping everyone safe at the Morgan house.

You can watch the full Conan interview below:

(Via The AV Club)

Michael Jordan’s tenure with the Wizards is one that many fans prefer to forget. There was something perfect about the way he left the game with his second retirement after hitting the game-winner to win the NBA Finals in 1998 as a member of the Chicago Bulls. When he returned in Washington, he was an aging star that wasn’t as effective on a nightly basis and, despite still being effective, couldn’t shake the expectation to be Mike.

It turns out fans of Jordan aren’t the only ones that wish the Wizards years didn’t exist. Jerry Stackhouse played one season in Washington with Jordan after being traded there from Detroit for Rip Hamilton, and the now-Vanderbilt head coach recently joined ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski on The Woj Pod and explained why his year with his idol was far from the experience he’d hoped it would be, noting it tainted his perception of Jordan a bit.

“Honestly, I wish I never played in Washington and for a number of reasons,” Stackhouse said. “I felt we were on our way in Detroit before I got traded there. It was really challenging to be able to be in a situation with an idol who at this particular point, I felt like I was a better player. Things were still being run through Michael Jordan, and Doug Collins, I love Doug, but I think that was an opportunity for him to make up for some ill moments that they may have had back in Chicago.

“So, pretty much everything that Michael wanted to do… We got off to a pretty good start and he didn’t like the way the offense was running because it was running a little bit more through me. He wanted to get a little more isolations on the post, of course, so we had more isolations for him on the post. And it just kind of spiraled in a way that I didn’t enjoy that season at all. Kind of the picture I had in my mind of Michael Jordan and the reverence I had for him, I lost a little bit of it during the course of that year.”

For a Carolina guy who grew up in Kinston, NC and was a Tar Heel, Jordan was Stackhouse’s idol, but as he says, at this point he felt he was the better player, which made it tough to play with Jordan. Mike wasn’t one to give up the mantle of being the top dog and, as Stack notes, got his way when he wanted the offense to shift away from Stackhouse and more to post isos. It’s something that, surely, a number of players have gone through over the years. Young guys that play with former legends on the tail end of their careers have to deal with that inner strife of feeling they’re better than their once idol and not fully knowing how to handle the situation.

It’s even tougher when you’re dealing with the GOAT, and Stackhouse goes on to note he was pretty thrilled when he left Washington and was no longer in that situation.

A Modern Farewell (ABC, 8:00 p.m.) — The network looks back on one of its most influential comedy series before the show signs off for good. Exclusive interviews, behind-the-scenes filming, auditions, first table-reads — it’s all here folks.

Modern Family (ABC, 9:00 p.m.) — The show’s two-part series finale begins with the family struggling to say goodbye. Mitch and Cam adjust to their new normal; Phil and Claire take back control of their house; and Gloria comes to terms with Manny’s independence.

Chicago Med (NBC, 8:00 p.m.) — The doctors clash over how best to treat a teenager brought into the ER after falling from an overpass.

Survivor (CBS, 8:00 p.m.) — Friendships are tested during a chaotic tribal council and one castaway’s kind gesture paints a target on their back.

The Masked Singer (Fox, 8:00 p.m.) — Sharon Osbourne joins the judging panel as the final four singers pair off to battle it out on stage.

Chicago Fire (NBC, 9:00 p.m.) — Gallo and Ritter attempt to launch Firehouse 51 into the social media age as the rest of the crew deals with a group of troublemakers that invade the Firehouse.

Motherland: Fort Salem (Freeform, 9:00 p.m.) — Tally and Gerit’s connection grows stronger as the rest of the base celebrates the rituals of Beltane.

LEGO Masters (Fox, 9:00 p.m.) — In an epic Star Wars-themed episode, Will Arnett and guests BB-8, C-3PO, and R2-D2 challenge the remaining contestants to build their own droids and replicate iconic scenes inspired by the beloved film franchise.

SEAL Team (CBS, 9:00 p.m.) — Sonny heads to Texas for disciplinary training while the rest of the team begins their deployment in Afghanistan.

Chicago P.D. (NBC, 10:00 p.m.) — The clock is ticking after Ruzek witnesses a woman’s kidnapping and the team races to put the pieces together.

A group of WWE’s women wrestlers revealed they’d taken the Don’t Rush Challenge today, and they absolutely nailed it. Naomi was the “mastermind” of the video, which you can watch here:

The Don’t Rush Challenge is one of the newer TikTok challenges that’s blown up in the social isolation era, and one of the easier ones to do with friends. With the song Don’t Rush by British hip hop duo Young T & Bugsey featuring Headie One in the background, someone starts the challenge dressed in clothes they wear to hang out at home. Then they cover their phone for a second, usually with a makeup brush, and uncover it to reveal one of their best going out looks before passing the challenge on to someone else.

In the WWE edition of the challenge, which Young T & Bugsy called the “best one yet,” the theme for the second outfit was ring gear, in most cases what the wrestlers wore at this year’s WrestleMania. It features Sasha Banks, Naomi, Nia Jax, Zelina Vega, Tamina, Bayley, Liv Morgan, Peyton Royce, Billie Kay, Carmella, Natalya (with her cat), Dana Brooke, Lacey Evans, Sonya Deville, Mandy Rose, Bianca Belair (shown in the process of making her own gear), and Lana (in a few different outfits) showing off their style and personalities.

The National Bobblehead Hall of Fame and Museum recently announced that it was designing a Dr. Anthony Fauci bobblehead. The NBHFM pledged to donate $5 of each sale of the $25 item to support the 100 Million Mask Challenge—an initiative of the Protect the Heroes Campaign that is trying to increase the supply of surgical masks for medical workers during the coronavirus pandemic.

Less than a week later, they’ve already had enough pre-sale orders to raise over $100,000 for the cause.

Dr. Fauci has become a folk hero of sorts during the pandemic. As the Director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, a position he’s held since 1984, Dr. Fauci is one of the expert faces of the White House’s coronavirus response team. He has brought a measure of professionalism and expertise and well-informed calm that’s been praised by people of all political persuasions, so it’s no wonder there’s such a demand for a bobblehead of his likeness.

The NBHFM announced on its Facebook page that as of last night the Dr. Fauci bobblehead had become the best-selling bobblehead of all time.

NBHFM co-founder and CEO Phil Sklar described to ASI the multiple goals of the Fauci bobblehead sales.

“We will continue these efforts to raise funds to defeat COVID-19 and keep the nation’s first responders safe while making people smile during these unprecedented and difficult times,” he said. “I also hope we will inspire other businesses and individuals to help others during this pandemic with their unique talents and capabilities.”

Dr. Fauci was asked on Fox News for his thoughts on the bobblehead, to which he laughed and replied, “You know, I’m sorry, but I can’t get involved with that peripheral stuff. Bobbleheads—that’s nice if someone wants to do it, but I have other things to worry about.”

Yes you do, Dr. Fauci. And we’re oh so grateful for it.

The Dr. Fauci bobblehead can be preordered here.

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As the NBA 2K Players Only tournament wraps up this week, the NBA and ESPN are reportedly close to finalizing an arrangement to get basketball on TV again soon. Adrian Wojnarowski reported on Wednesday afternoon that a deal is imminent for a HORSE competition that would include NBA star Chris Paul, Trae Young, various WNBA stars, and even NBA alumni.

The plans for the event would likely include players (who have access to a gym or a basket in their driveway) filming themselves attempting a certain shot, followed by another player attempting to copy the shot from home. Considering that the whole goal of HORSE is to replicate your opponent’s shot perfectly, it’s hard to tell exactly how the event will go, and it’s not hard to imagine some chicanery going on.

However, foul play would certainly make for more fun. The 2K tournament has been a cool insight into the competitiveness and personality of some of the league’s top stars, but they are clearly playing it safe, and the games sometimes drag. A game of HORSE happening remotely has all the makings of chaos and entertainment.

The bar is pretty low. Last time the NBA introduced HORSE, it was at All-Star weekend, and no one took it seriously. This video of Kevin Durant, Rajon Rondo and Omri Casspi competing explains everything you need to know about how dull the event was.

Hopefully more players, better production value, and the intense boredom of self-isolation makes for a better product this time around.