The Yellowstone flagship series will soon be ending (after Season 5’s back half, to be released at an unspecified date), but the Taylor Sheridan empire shows no signs of slowing down. At present, people are watching the heck out of 1883 on Paramount Network even though it’s been streaming for awhile. In addition to all of the existing Sheridan shows already out there, the former Sons Of Anarchy deputy is also gearing up for the release of Special Ops: Lioness, which should put Zoe Saldana back in butt-kicking mode, so Sheridan sat down for an expansive profile with The Hollywood Reporter.
In addition to revealing which legendary actor nearly portrayed John Dutton in Yellowstone, Sheridan also addressed Kevin Costner’s early departure from the series, and Sheridan honestly sounds fine with it, but he’s not exactly thrilled. He’s “disappointed” because this “truncates the closure of his character,” even if “[I]t doesn’t alter it.” Sheridan does declare (when prompted) that he won’t craft John Dutton’s final path to suit any agenda but the storytelling:
Sheridan hints that John Dutton was never going to be around for the very end of the show, and that the conclusion of Yellowstone is unchanged from his original movie script. So Dutton will likely be — in the parlance of the series — “taken to the train station.” Or perhaps, I suggest, meet his fate in “a f*ck-you car crash” (a phrase made famous after Grey’s Anatomy creator Shonda Rhimes killed off Patrick Dempsey’s character amid behind-the-scenes tension).
“I was killed in a fuck-you car crash!” Sheridan points out … I don’t do f*ck-you car crashes,” Sheridan says. “Whether [Dutton’s fate] inflates [Costner’s] ego or insults is collateral damage that I don’t factor in with regard to storytelling.”
Now he’s got me curious, but it will likely be awhile before we find out how John Dutton leaves the show. As for Costner, he’s stayed pretty mum on the rumors of drama, and Sheridan doesn’t address the gossipy-type stuff either, but who could blame him?
As for the “f*ck you car crash” that Sheridan mentions, this obviously happened in Sons of Anarchy, but it’s all good. RIP to Deputy Hale, who got trounced by a van during a funeral shootout. At the time, Sheridan told the LA Times, “As far as deaths on that show go, it was about as merciful as I can remember.” He added, “It was fitting to Hale that he went out in battle without any regard or awareness.” And Taylor Sheridan only went up from there.
Coi Leray‘s second album, Coi, is coming soon after an extended rollout that saw her release a string of well-received singles, blow fans’ minds with some unexpected features, and accidentally get into a short-lived feud with Latto.
Coi is the follow-up to 2022’s Trendsetter, which was fairly warmly received by critics despite “underperforming” commercially. However, after the past year, the new album is perfectly positioned for a much better reception than its predecessor. Coi’s accumulated an impressive collection of plaques for Gold and Platinum records, partnered with brands like the WNBA, and advocated for more solidarity among the women in hip-hop.
She’s become a sought-after feature artist, gone viral with her contribution to the latest Spider-Man soundtrack, and put on some impressive performances that have improved her reputation among fans, all but ensuring that her new album is going to be the hit she has been working toward her whole career.
Here’s everything we know about Coi so far.
Release Date
Coi is due 6/23 via Uptown and Republic. You can pre-order it here.
Tracklist
1. “Bitch Girl”
2. “Bops”
3. “Make My Day” Feat. David Guetta
4. “Players”
5. “My Body”
6. “Get Loud”
7. “Phuck It”
8. “Spend It” Feat. Saucy Santana
9. “Don’t Chat Me Up” Feat. Giggs
10. “Run It Up”
11. “No Angels” Feat. Lola Brooke
12. “Man’s World” Feat. James Brown
13. “Black Rose”
14. “Radioactive” Feat. Skillibeng
15. “Come And Go”
Features
Coi features David Guetta, Giggs, James Brown, Lola Brooke, Saucy Santana, and Skillibeng.
Singles
Coi has released a multitude of singles for this project, including “Players,” “Bops,” “My Body,” and “Run It Up.”
The Denver Nuggets are fresh off of winning their first NBA championship, but building out their roster this summer will require them to be able to add some players on smaller deals.
The best way to do that is through the draft, but Denver came into the week holding only second round picks — including the 37th overall pick they acquired in a trade during the Finals with the Oklahoma City Thunder. On Wednesday, the Nuggets made their second trade involving draft picks of June, sending the 40th overall pick and the least favorable of their first round picks next year to the Pacers for the 29th and 32nd overall selections in tomorrow night’s draft.
The Denver Nuggets are trading 2024 first-round pick and 2023 40th pick to the Indiana Pacers for No. 29 and 32 on Thursday, sources tell ESPN.
With Bruce Brown declining his player option and hitting free agency, and a number of veterans like Jeff Green, Reggie Jackson, DeAndre Jordan, and Thomas Bryant all set to be free agents, Denver wanted to get into the first round to land a player on a rookie scale deal that they can lock in for the next four years. After hitting big on Christian Braun last year, as he was part of their playoff rotation on the way to the title, Denver will hope to once again bring in a player in the late first round capable of contributing immediately. They’ll also get another swing at an early second-round pick at No. 32 overall to try and land a quality prospect — or could try and continue maneuvering into the late first with the 32nd and 37th picks.
Plaza attended Tuesday’s WNBA game between L.A. Sparks and L.A. Sparks. “I started coming [to Sparks games] last year,” she told reporter Nikki Kay. “My sister had season tickets and so I started coming with her. It’s awesome.” Plaza, a basketball player herself, enjoys watching the games because “I just love watching the players. It’s inspiring, they’re so good. I just love watching them.” She also loves flipping people off, apparently.
Aubrey Plaza giving the middle finger on the jumbotron at the Sparks vs Lynx game is truly legendary stuff pic.twitter.com/PdIpwPznhS
The New York Post reports, “Plaza jokingly flipped the bird when she was featured on the Jumbotron at Crypto.com Arena during the segment, ‘Look who’s here cam.’ Plaza, who’s a Sparks fan, was sitting courtside when cameras captured her sporting sunglasses while she waved her middle finger back-and-forth.”
Plaza should become the Jack Nicholson of L.A. Sparks games. All she needs is a tub full of chili (it’s real to me).
After Trump embarrassed himself by displaying how absolutely clueless he is about his own hard stance on drug-related crime, Joe Scarborough and Mika Brzezinski had a good laugh together over the former president’s complete incompetence. The pair played a clip from Baier’s interview which saw the Fox News correspondent quizzing Trump on his new policy that, if enacted should he become president, would seek the death penalty for people convicted on drug charges. At first, Trump touted his pardon of Alice Marie Johnson, a Mississippi woman sentenced to life in prison for her involvement with a drug trafficking ring. Johnson served 21 years of her sentence before Kim Kardashian helped to persuade Trump to commute her sentence. But, under his new plan, Johnson likely would have faced the death penalty following her conviction. When Baier mentioned that fact to Trump his response was a stunned, “Huh?” seeming to indicate he doesn’t fully understand his own policy.
But that momentary glimpse into the hollow shell that is Trump’s brain — plus Baier’s own incredulous reaction — had Scarborough and Brzezinski dissolving into an on-air giggle fit while trying to make sense of the former president’s cluelessness.
“I’m thinking Brett Baier and Jonathan Swan [NYT political reporter] should get together and have drinks and compare notes,” Scarborough began. “He’s so lost. Trump is so clueless about the fact that he’s bragging about commuting the sentence of a woman that his new policy would’ve killed.”
If you didn’t realize it, we’re officially halfway through 2023. This means that it’s a great time to take a deep dive into the events, foods, and drinks we’ve enjoyed the most this year (so far). And while I personally love to stare off into the middle distance, slack-jawed and lamenting on the epic, life-changing road trips I’ve gone on and delicious, meaty, cheesy memorable meals I’ve enjoyed so far this year, what I really care about is the beer I drank.
Obviously, that might seem strange to you. It sounds pretty odd. But it’s my job to imbibe a lot of beer during the year — so thinking back on it is pretty fun.
In half a year, we’ve enjoyed quite a few IPAs, lagers, pale ales, pilsners, sour beers, and imperial stouts. So even though we’re just entering summer, I’m going to highlight them all. Who knows, maybe you’ll want to sip on a porter or bourbon barrel-aged stout on an unseasonably cool summer night. We’re not here to tell you when you can and can’t drink certain beers.
It took a lot of drinking and ranking, but I somehow managed to make a list of the top twenty beers I’ve enjoyed in 2023 (so far). Keep scrolling to see all of the picks.
We love a classic imperial stout. Stone might be most known for its IPAs, but its Imperial Stout (formerly called Russian Imperial Stout) is a classic beer. This 10.5% banger is known for its pitch-black color, roasted coffee, toasted malt, and light hop flavors (from the use of Magnum hops). Not over-the-top exciting, but well-made, it’s the kind of beer you’ll always want on hand.
Tasting Notes:
A nose of dark chocolate, dried fruits, and freshly brewed coffee greets you before your first sip. Those were the main aromas that could be found. The palate is more of the same with coffee and chocolate taking center stage. There are also some dried fruits and vanilla. All with a dry, lightly hoppy, bitter finish.
Bottom Line:
If you’re a fan of classic imperial stouts, you’ll love the coffee and chocolate flavors. The only downfall is that it doesn’t really go beyond that basic flavor profile.
First released in October of 2022, Lord Hobo Atomic Insomniac is one of our favorite recent coffee milk stouts. Not only is this flavored with coffee, but it’s also infused with cold brew coffee from Atomic Coffee Roasters. Adding lactose gives this robust, coffee and chocolate-filled stout a creamy mouth feel.
Tasting Notes:
Not surprisingly, there’s a ton of coffee on the nose. There’s also a good deal of bitter chocolate and not much else sneaking through. The palate is creamy and has more coffee, chocolate, and roasted malts. It’s very coffee-centric and a little one-dimensional to that degree.
Bottom Line:
If you’re a fan of both imperial stouts and cold brew coffee, this is absolutely the beer for you. If not, you might not love this beer as much as we do.
3 Floyds Zombie Dust is one of the most popular, highly-rated pale ales on the market. This “undead” double pale ale gets its bright, floral flavor from the liberal use of Citra hops. If you like the original, you’ll love this ramped-up version just as much (if not more).
Tasting Notes:
This turbo-charged pale starts with a bouquet of caramelized pineapple, mango, orange peel, and lemongrass. There’s also a bit of pine. The palate continues this trend with notes of passionfruit, pineapple, mango, tangerine, and earthy, herbal pine. The finish is a little boozier than one would expect.
Bottom Line:
This is a higher-ABV version of the popular Zombie Dust pale ale. It carries some of the same aromas and flavors. It’s just a bit boozier.
17) Fat Head’s Green Grunge
Fat Head’s
ABV: 6.5%
Average Price: Limited Availability
The Beer:
Fat Head’s Green Grunge is a classic, hoppy IPA. Brewed with Chinook, Citra, and Pahto hops as well as Pale 2-row, Munich, and Carahell malts, this is a piney, citrus, and tropical fruit-filled IPA perfect for any hot day regardless of the time of year.
Tasting Notes:
Classic IPA aromas of citrus zest, orange, lemon, grass, and pine greet you before your first sip. Drinking it reveals flavors of ripe peaches, candied orange peel, wet grass, pineapple, tart grapefruit, and dank, sticky pine. The finish is floral, resinous, and lightly bitter.
Bottom Line:
This is a classic American IPA for fans of the style. It’s well-balanced and flavorful, but really isn’t breaking any new ground.
16) New Glarus Pilsner
New Glarus
ABV: 5%
Average Price: Limited Availability
The Beer:
We couldn’t be more excited that breweries are beginning to embrace lagers and pilsners again. One of the best newer varieties is New Glarus Pilsner. The name might not be overly exciting, but this beer is. This mash-up of Czech and German-style pilsners gets its flavor from the use of malted barley as well as Diamant, Mittelfrüh, Saphir, Select, and Hallertau Blanc hops
Tasting Notes:
Cereal grains, fresh-cut grass, pilsner malts, and floral, herbal, and piney hops start the nose off on the right foot. The palate adds to this with a ton of grass, pine needles, citrus peels, pilsner malts, and just a hint of hop bitterness at the finish. The ending is crisp, dry, and refreshing.
Bottom Line:
This is a classic, no-frills pilsner. It’s a great example of American brewers using traditional ingredients and techniques to make something really special.
Available from February through May, this imperial stout is matured for a full nine months in barrels that were used to age the brand’s popular Dead Guy Whiskey. A favorite of whiskey barrel-aged stout fans, this popular beer is released every year including 2023.
Tasting Notes:
Boozy whiskey, toasted vanilla beans, bitter chocolate, coffee, and roasted malts are prevalent on the nose. On the palate, you’ll find flavors like chocolate fudge, freshly brewed coffee, sweet vanilla, roasted malts, and sweet toffee. It’s a sweet, lightly bitter, indulgent beer.
Bottom Line:
This beer should be labeled as a dessert beer as it’s extremely sweet and heavy. It would best be paired with a rich dessert or poured onto vanilla ice cream.
Firestone Walker No Vacancy is the official beer of the 2023 Firestone Walker Invitational Beer Fest. This classic tropical, lightly bitter, piney West Coast IPA is a collaboration between the iconic Paso Robles, California-based brewery, and Monterey, California’s Alvarado Street Brewery.
Tasting Notes:
The nose is classic West Coast IPA with aromas of resinous, dank, pine, and light citrus peels. It doesn’t need to be overly exciting because it’s exactly what you’d hope for in an IPA. The palate only adds to this with notes of grapefruit, tangerine, lemongrass, and more floral, dank pine. The finish is perfectly bitter.
Bottom Line:
This limited-edition beer might have been made for the beer fest, but it did have some distribution this spring and is definitely worth seeking out if you enjoy a crisp, fresh, crushable West Coast IPA.
Introduced in late January, this black lager is a welcome addition to the von Trapp family of beers. This is the Vermont-based brewery’s take on the black lagers traditionally produced in Bavaria. It might be made with dark and roasted malts, but the addition of noble hops makes it surprisingly light and drinkable any time of year.
Tasting Notes:
On the nose, you’ll find aromas of freshly brewed coffee, caramel, and roasted malts. The robust nose gives way to a surprisingly crisp, easy-drinking black lager with notes of caramel, dark chocolate, roasted malts, coffee beans, and floral, herbal, lightly bitter hops at the finish.
Bottom Line:
Another home run from von Trapp. This winter beer is both malty and rich and crisp and easy-drinking. It’s a great example of the style.
Lawson’s Finest is a big deal in the Vermont beer scene. Its Sip of Sunshine is a must-try for New England-style IPA fans. But this spring, the brewery also released Hazy Rays, a hazy, juicy, fruit IPA brewed with Mandarina Bavaria and Citra hops.
Tasting Notes:
Complex aromas of tangerines, lemongrass, mandarin oranges, ripe peaches, pineapple, and lightly herbal, earthy pine start the nose off on the right foot. Drinking it reveals flavors like mango, tangerine, peach, mandarin oranges, lemon peels, and more floral, earthy, herbal pine. The finish is dank, sweet, and memorable.
Bottom Line:
If you already enjoy Sip of Sunshine (or just New England-style IPAs in general), you need to try Lawson’e Finest Hazy Rays. You’ll be glad you did.
This light, crushable, easy-drinking ale is brewed with pilsner malt and wheat as well as Mosaic, Ekuanot, and Citra hops. Not only is it crisp, fruity, and refreshing, but 5% of sales go to Surfrider Foundation, a not-for-profit foundation that strives to protect the oceans and beaches for surfers and anyone who enjoys a day at the beach.
Tasting Notes:
This is referred to as “coastal ale”, but it smells like a pilsner through and through. Light aromas of cereal grains, pilsner malts, and herbal, floral pine make for a great start. Sipping it brings forth notes of citrus peels, pilsner malts, honey, and more earthy, herbal, floral pine. It’s crisp, refreshing, and highly crushable.
Bottom Line:
This is the epitome of the no-frills warm-weather beer. It’s fruity, crisp, and very easy to drink. The kind of beer you’ll want to stock your fridge with.
10) Firestone Walker Another Life
Firestone Walker
ABV: 6%
Average Price: Limited Availability
The Beer:
In the past few years, the cold IPA has become a popular beer for brewers. One of the best recent examples is Another Life from Firestone Walker. Brewed with Citra, El Dorado, Chinook, and Centennial hops, it’s known for its mix of tropical fruit and bright pine.
Tasting Notes:
The nose begins with aromas of honeydew melon, caramelized pineapple, tangerine, fresh-cut grass, and pine needles. On the palate, you’ll find a symphony of orange peels, watermelon, pineapple, tangerine, and a ton of dank pine. The finish is a nice mix of bitter pine and tropical fruit sweetness.
Bottom Line:
This spring beer is complex, balanced, and loaded with fruity flavors and gentle pine. It’s perfect any time of year.
Maine Beer is the kind of brewery that seems to only brew award-winning beers. Its Maine Beer Thank You (2023) is no different. This annual beer is made with a different recipe every year (hence the year in the name) and it’s brewed as a thank you to everyone involved in the brewery’s production, sales, distribution, and others associated with the brand. Brewed with Citra, Mosaic, and HBC 586 hops, it’s known for its fruity, complex flavor profile.
Tasting Notes:
The nose is filled with bready malts, ripe peach, caramelized pineapple, lemongrass, and pine. Taking a sip reveals more ripe peach, tangerine, yeasty bread, lemon peels, mango, and just a hint of spicy, floral, herbal hops. The finish is piney, bitter, and memorable.
Bottom Line:
If you’re a fan of the other popular IPAs from Maine Beer, you’ll definitely want to seek out this highly complex, balanced IPA.
8) Untitled Art Barrel Aged Midnight Toffee Stout
Untitled Art
ABV: 14.9%
Average Price: Limited Availability
The Beer:
This collaboration between Untitled Art and Angry Chair is a barrel-aged pastry stout. But that description doesn’t even do it justice. This barrel-aged imperial stout made with brown sugar, Belgian candi syrup, and other natural flavors is aged for a full fifteen months in bourbon barrels.
Tasting Notes:
A nose of boozy bourbon, toffee, vanilla, chocolate, and rich oaky wood greets you before your first sip. The palate continues this with notes of dark chocolate, buttery caramel, vanilla beans, oak, and warming, sweet bourbon. It’s a rich, sweet, warming beer perfect for a cold evening.
Bottom Line:
This beer is the definition of decadence. When you read the description, it almost seems like too much. But the long aging actually tempers all the sweetness well. It’s a great imperial stout… if you can find it.
Formerly, Avery sold a beer called “El Gose”. Recently, the Colorado-based brand changed this up and released a salty, sweet, refreshing Gose called Gose Con Sandia that’s brewed with sea salt, lime, and sweet, juicy watermelon.
Tasting Notes:
The nose begins with lime, cereal grains, and floral hops, but ends with a bit of salinity. The palate is crisp, salty, and has flavors like juicy watermelon, lime peels, and lemon zest. It’s crisp, salty, and highly sessionable. It’s a crushable beer for a hot day.
Bottom Line:
This is a great example of taking the salt and refreshment of a classic Gose and running with it (in the right direction). The addition of lime and watermelon adds an extra element that really rounds this beer out.
This juicy, fruity double IPA is named for the late brewery dog lovingly referred to as Murphy. This aromatic and flavorful IPA is brewed with Strata, Citra, and Idaho-7 hops. The addition of Heliogazer yeast adds even more flavor.
Tasting Notes:
On the nose, you’ll find notes of tangerine, lime, pineapple, grapefruit, and dank, resinous pine. On the palate, you’ll find hints of passionfruit, tangerine, lemons, wet grass, bready malts, and dank, earthy pine. The finish is fruit, piney, and leaves you craving more.
Bottom Line:
The fact that this beer is adorned with an adorable dog should be reason enough to buy this beer. The beer inside lives up to the heart-warming label.
Sometimes we want a simple, no-frills, refreshing lager. Not only does the recently released Green Torch from Half Acre fit that bill, but this session-able lager is also flavored with a hint of lime. The result is crisp, lightly tart refreshment to the max.
Tasting Notes:
The nose is loaded with corn sweetness, lime zest, cereal grains, and lightly herbal, floral, piney hops. The nose sets you up nicely because the palate is more of the same with corn sweetness, honey, light pine, and a nice hint of fresh lime. The finish is crisp with barely any bitterness.
Bottom Line:
This is a simple, sessionable, easy-drinking lime lager perfect for yard games or standing around talking about the weather.
We can’t get enough juicy, hazy IPAs so we try a lot of them. One of the best of the year is the now year-round available Pure Brewing Project Diamond Dust. Referred to as a “murky” IPA, this juicy, tropical fruit, and citrus-filled banger is brewed with Mosaic and Cashmere hops.
Tasting Notes:
Before your first sip, breathe in the aromas of toasted coconut, tangerine, caramelized pineapple, ripe peach, guava, and floral hops. Drinking it reveals notes of tart grapefruit, ripe berries, juicy peach, mango, pineapple, coconut, and lightly floral, herbal hops. It’s juicy, sweet, and has very little bitterness.
Bottom Line:
This is one for the juice bomb fans. This IPA is bursting with tropical fruit flavor. Yet, even with all the various flavors, everything seems to work together in perfect harmony.
3) Tree House Breakfast Juice
Tree House
ABV: 9%
Average Price: Limited Availability
The Beer:
Juicy, hazy, New England-style IPA already reminds us of a glass of freshly squeezed orange juice so it only makes sense that a brewery would literally make one and call it “Breakfast Juice”. This triple IPA lives up to its name as it’s brewed with peach, mango, and guava puree. The use of milk sugar adds sweetness and a creamy mouthfeel.
Tasting Notes:
This beer certainly smells like a glass of fresh fruit juice. There are aromas of ripe mango, tangerines, grapefruit, juicy peach, and aromatic, floral hops. The palate continues this trend with a creamy, juicy mouthfeel and notes of apricot, pineapple, ripe mango, mandarin oranges, and floral, lightly piney hops. It’s all sweetness and little to no bitterness.
Bottom Line:
This IPA is so fruity and loaded with tropical fruit flavors you might want to pair it will a platter of rich bacon, cheesy scrambled eggs, and savory home fries instead of your usual orange juice. It’s not for everyone, but I adore it.
Troegs Nimble Giant is one of those annual offerings we look forward to every year. This 9% double IPA is brewed with Azacca, Mosaic, and Simcoe hops, house ale yeast, and Pilsner and Vienna malts. It’s a complex, well-rounded IPA that needs to be sipped to be believed.
Tasting Notes:
The nose is a mix of candied orange peels, clover honey, sweet malts, and floral, herbal pine. One sip and you’ll be immersed in flavors like dank pine, sweet honey, tangerine, grapefruit, mango, caramelized pineapple, sweet malts, and floral hops. The finish is gently hoppy and bitter.
Bottom Line:
As double IPAs go, you’ll have a tough time finding out as balanced and flavorful as Troegs Nimble Giant. There’s a reason it’s so sought after every year.
1) Schilling Jakobus
Schilling
ABV: 5%
Average Price: Limited Availability
The Beer:
While we love a good barrel-aged stout, a fruity sour, and a bitter, hoppy IPA, sometimes we want tradition and simplicity. That’s where Schilling Jakobus comes in. This German-style pilsner is complex and well-balanced with Hallertau Mittelfrush and Saphir hops.
Tasting Notes:
The nose is clean and fresh with lemon zest, freshly cut grass, honey, pilsner malts, and floral noble hops. Drinking it brings forth notes of cereal grains, pilsner malts, lemon peels, honey, orange zest, and floral, piney hops, It’s crisp, refreshing, and perfect any time of year.
Bottom Line:
Schilling Jakobus is a masterclass on simplicity. It’s as traditional as American pilsners come. No frills, but perfectly balanced, crisp, and refreshing. Undeniably impeccable.
It seems likely that Brandon Miller is going to hear Adam Silver read his name at the 2023 NBA Draft when either the Charlotte Hornets pick second or someone — either the Portland Trail Blazers or the team that gets the pick from the Portland Trail Blazers — picks third. While there is a real debate as to whether Miller or G League Ignite guard Scoot Henderson is the second-best player in the Draft, Miller’s size and shooting are the sorts of things that every NBA team covets nowadays, so it’s not hard to get the appeal with him.
Miller, like many players who will go in the Draft tomorrow, held a media availability on Wednesday. He was asked a pretty basic question about his perspective on the Michael Jordan vs. LeBron James greatest of all time debate and whether he believes it is “overdone,” at which point he responded with a collection of words that I do not think any human has ever said ever.
“I actually don’t think LeBron is the GOAT of basketball… My GOAT of basketball is Paul George.”
“No, because I actually don’t think LeBron is the GOAT of basketball,” Miller said. “My GOAT of basketball is Paul George. I grew up watching him, so, it was never just LeBron.”
With all due respect to Paul George, a wonderful NBA player and someone who has accomplished a ton in his career, this marks the first time I have ever seen someone anoint him the GOAT. It is worth mentioning that, in the past, Miller has compared his game to George, telling HoopsHype that he likes how George “takes pride in the defensive side. I steal some of his moves and put my own twist to it.”
The 2023 XXL Freshman has been revealed. The artists gracing this year’s cover include Philadelphia’s 2Rare, UK rapper Central Cee, Milwaukee native DC The Don, Memphis breakout stars Finesse2Tymes and GloRilla, the crooner Fridayy, New Yorker Lola Brooke, Florida fly guy Luh Tyler, New Orleans standout Rob49, Real Boston Richey, Michiganer SleazyWorld Go, and Houston viral star TiaCorine.
If those names aren’t familiar to you, Uproxx has you covered with some background. See the links below for more information about each of these rappers, from their UPROXX Sessions performances to profiles and interviews explaining just who they are and why you should be paying attention.
Here’s 2Rare’s UPROXX Sessions performance of “Q-Pid.”
Central Cee and Dave recently teamed up for the drill hit “Sprinter.”
DC The Don performed “Enemies” on UPROXX Sessions.
Finesse2Tymes shared his Bar Stories with Uproxx’s Cherise Johnson.
One of the biggest K-pop boy bands is teaming up with one of the biggest American boy bands: On July 7, Tomorrow X Together and Jonas Brothers will drop their collaborative single, “Do It Like That.”
“Do It Like That” was produced by prolific producer and songwriter Ryan Tedder. According to a press release that was accompanied by the song’s announcement, “Do It Like That” promises to be “the ultimate summer anthem of the year.”
The song came together last month, while Tomorrow X Together was performing a series of sold-out BMO Stadium shows in Los Angeles. The band wanted to release “Do It Like That” as a summer jam, and invited Jonas Brothers to add to the track.
In July, Tomorrow X Together will make history as the first K-pop band to headline Lollapalooza. Meanwhile, Jonas Brothers are currently gearing up for their tour, appropriately called The Tour, which is set to kick off in August.
Over the course of the next few weeks, Tomorrow X Together and Jonas Brothers will continue to tease more information about “Do It Like That” on their official social media channels, as well as global fandom life platform Weverse.
You can see a calendar below noting when the teasers will drop.
Michael Jordan is in the process of selling the Charlotte Hornets, as he reached an agreement last week with a group headed up by Gabe Plotkin and Rick Schnall (and minority investors like J. Cole) to end his tenure as majority owner.
Jordan’s time as the owner of the Hornets has not seen him reach nearly the level of success he had as a player, and Charlotte’s personnel decisions have been questionable at times, with plenty wondering how much of that was an issue of Jordan’s eye for talent. With that all as background, the Hornets arrive at the 2023 NBA Draft at a critical juncture for the franchise, holding the second pick in a Draft with some considerable talent at the top.
Scoot Henderson is cited by many as the second-best prospect in this class, and the explosive point guard is considered a player that would be the No. 1 pick in most drafts — just not one with a generational prospect like Victor Wembanyama. And yet, the Hornets are reportedly leaning towards taking Brandon Miller, as the 6’9 forward out of Alabama is a clearer fit alongside LaMelo Ball than adding another on-ball guard and reportedly impressed Jordan in his second workout.
On Wednesday, Hornets GM Mitch Kupchak confirmed that, despite Jordan’s tenure as owner coming to a close before next season starts, he will still be the one with final say on Thursday night’s selection at No. 2 overall.
Michael Jordan will have the final say of who the #Hornets select at No. 2, Kupchak said.
Hornets GM Mitch Kupchak said today at a pre-draft press conference that final say on who Charlotte selects at No. 2 on Thursday night — Brandon Miller or Scoot Henderson — will belong to outgoing owner Michael Jordan.
Kupchak would add that he and Jordan tend to be on the same page and the legend will defer to him, but saying outright that Jordan still has final say certainly raises some eyebrows.
But Jordan’s opinion isn’t the total end game. “He’s always, at the end of the day, deferred to me,” Kupchak said. “I can’t think of too many times that we weren’t on the same page.”
It feels like Kupchak is pre-deflecting some blame for a pick that goes against the consensus. The Hornets do not have the best track record making picks and given how the rest of the league seems to feel about the Miller vs. Henderson debate — with teams waiting to see if Scoot is available before engaging in real trade talks with Portland for No. 3 overall — nothing about how this is going seems ideal for Charlotte.
That said, it’s possible Miller is a sensational player, as he’s a tremendous scorer with great size and that could be just what Ball needs next to him. Or, they might be pulling off one of the great pre-Draft smokescreens we’ve seen and will take Henderson anyway.
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