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The Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame Class of 2023 is nothing short of loaded. It’s hard to pick out one individual as the headliner of the class, as greats of the game like Pau Gasol, Becky Hammon, Dirk Nowitzki, Tony Parker, Gregg Popovich, the late Jim Valvano, and Dwyane Wade will all find be enshrined in Springfield by the end of the evening.

A number of those names are no-doubt inductees, and Wade is certainly among them. While he spent time with the Chicago Bulls and the Cleveland Cavaliers during his career, Wade’s best years came as a member of the Miami Heat, which selected him fifth overall in 2003. Wade won a trio of titles with the Heat, with two of them coming alongside LeBron James, his good friend who joined Wade and Chris Bosh in Miami during the 2010 offseason. Ahead of his getting inducted into the Hall of Fame, James took to Instagram to pay tribute to Wade.

“Today is the official day my brother @dwyanewade goes into the HOF!!!!!” James wrote in his caption. “WOW WOW WOW bro!! Man I can’t say enough how proud and happy I am of/for you. The kid from Robbins, IL now in the HALL!!! You a bad man Trey Ball! SCREAMING CONGRATULATIONS . Love you kid!! #WadeCounty”

James also posted a tweet earlier in the week to praise Wade.

In addition to their four years together in Miami, James and Wade were teammates for 46 games in Cleveland during the 2017-18 season.

Will Donald Trump finally get his comeuppance? It’s hard to say. The former president has evaded any real consequences over his entire life. There’s a chance — maybe a slim one — that that might change with the three — possibly four — indictments he’s amassed over the last handful of months. Judge Tanya Chutkan, presiding over the one involving Jan. 6, is already up to here with his antics. She reportedly couldn’t contain herself when one of his lawyers floated a ”loser” argument during a pre-trial courtroom hearing.

As per Raw Story, Guardian reporter Hugo Lowell went on MSNBC to reveal what went down when Chutkan laid down the law for the legal teams on Friday. Asked about what her body language was like, Lowell said she was clearly nonplussed at some of the things Trump’s lawyers said, including whining that the trial would impact their client’s third presidential campaign.

Still, Lowell said, Chutkan was “sympathetic” to some of their arguments, namely the ones about how difficult their client was. But she “grew exasperated by all the discussions about politics.” At one point, Chutkan “had her face in her hands and rolled her eyes when there was another discussion about the Biden Administration coming after Trump.”

Trump lawyer John Lauro picked up on Chutkan’s body langauge, Lowell thought. “So clearly that was something he thought was gonna be a loser and changed tack,” he said.

Anyway, fasten your seatbelts, it’s going to be a bumpy trial. So will the others, probably.

You can watch Lowell’s MSNBC appearance in the video below.

(Via Raw Story)

Hip-Hop legends came out in full force last night (August 11) at Yankee Stadium. The line-up for Hip-Hop 50 Live boasted several iconic acts, including rap legend, Lil Kim.

Kim is often credited for opening doors for women in rap, as she was unapologetic with her sexuality and innovative with her fashion. She came out of the gate ready to win what was previously a man’s game with her debut album, Hard Core. Hard Core dropped in 1996, and boasted several game-changing hits, including the Jay-Z-assisted “Big Momma Thang” and her breakthrough single, “Crush On You,” with her fellow Junior M.A.F.I.A. member Lil Cease.

Last night, Kim reunited with Cease to perform “Crush On You.” Throughout the course of the performance, fans reminded Kim and Cease that song has been a favorite among them for years, as the two took quick breaks while rapping, and the audience joined in, filling in the blanks.

In addition to this exciting performance, we can expect to hear a lot more from Kim soon. Last month, Kim took to Instagram to share that her long-awaited autobiography, co-written by journalist Kathy Iandoli, has completed the editing process. She also revealed that legendary fashion designer Marc Jacobs wrote the foreword.

You can see a clip of the “Crush On You” performance above.

Who doesn’t love Barbie? Some far right dorks sure don’t. And some who wield power in certain Middle Eastern countries don’t either. Last week Greta Gerwig’s follow-up to her prized adaptation of Little Women was banned in Kuwait, because it allegedly “promotes homosexuality.” It was expected that Lebanon would follow suit. But the film’s still playing in the region’s other nations, including Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates, which means that if people in Kuwait or Lebanon really want to see it, they’re going to have to travel.

As per The Hollywood Reporter, Barbie hit Saudi Arabian cities this weekend, which has prompted a Kuwaiti blogger to set up a helpful website entitled “How to Watch Barbie if You Live in Kuwait.” There, residents can learn about how to see the film in the Saudi cities of Al-Jubail, Dammam, and Al Khobar.

“If you’ve never driven to Saudi before, it’s super easy,” the site reads. “You also don’t have to worry about [a] visa since any resident of Kuwait can get one.”

None of the cities are exactly near the Kuwaiti-Saudi border, but it could be worse. The closest cinema is a two hour drive each way, or about the length of the movie itself.

So far, there’s no stats on how many Kuwaitis are making the trek to go see the movie that turned Joe Rogan into the improbable voice of reason (on this issue, at least).

People flocking to Saudi Arabia to see movies is a reversal of how it used to be. Movies were banned in the nation up until 2017, which prompted residents to travel to nearby countries where they weren’t. Some traveled to nearby Bahrain, others to the United Arab Emirates. Indeed, in 2012 it was estimated that some 230,000 Saudi tourists had flocked to the latter just to watch movies. Because movies are (sometimes) pretty great!

(Via THR)

Hip-Hop had a special 50th birthday celebration last night in New York City — where it all began. During the star-studded event, several hip-hop legends and fans packed Yankee Stadium for a stacked set of performances.

One of the performers was New York City legend Nas, who went down his catalog to perform several songs—including some of his earliest hits, as well as his newer songs from his King’s Disease and Magic series.

Of course, he performed “If I Ruled The World (Imagine That)” from his 1996 album, It Was Written. The song is a collaboration with Lauryn Hill which has gone on to be a signature song for both artists.

During the performance of “If I Ruled The World,” Nas brought out Hill herself as a surprise treat to the audience.

Dress in a flowing pink coat, Hill maintained a magical presence onstage, which was met with cheers from the crowd. Elsewhere during the performance, the two performed “Nobody,” their collaboration from Nas’ 2021 album, King’s Disease II. Though, a particular line from that song, on which, Hill raps, “I’m savin’ souls and y’all complainin’ ’bout my lateness,” seemed to ruffle a few feathers among fans, who have often joked that Hill rarely arrives on time to her performances.

You can see some clips for Nas and Hill’s performances above.

A pair of teams with brand new head coaches squared off in the NFL’s preseason on Friday night. Thanks to a touchdown pass from David Blough to Brian Cobbs with two seconds left in regulation that was followed by a successful two-point conversion, the Arizona Cardinals were able to help first-time head coach Jonathan Gannon pick up an 18-17 win over Sean Payton and the Denver Broncos.

You can only ever take so much away from preseason football, but one thing that received plenty of attention was the performance of Russell Wilson, who is now in his second season in Denver. He had an up-and-down game, going 7-for-13 for 93 yards and a touchdown while playing into the second quarter, which isn’t always common for established quarterbacks in the first game of the preseason. What is common, however, is for people to get jokes off at Wilson’s expense, and after the game, the official Arizona Cardinals Twitter account decided to do just that.

If you missed the video being referenced here, Wilson put out a few clips of him training earlier this offseason following last year’s disaster campaign in Denver that featured him working out with a football that was the subject of a bunch of jokes. If you missed the other video in here, well, this should get you up to speed.

Wilson will try to avoid being turned into a punchline next Saturday during the Broncos’ second preseason game against the San Francisco 49ers.

Are Elon Musk and Mark Zuckerberg actually going to go mano a mano inside a cage? If you believe Musk, then yes. But maybe you shouldn’t believe a chaos agent who can’t even do a simple top-to-bottom brand change without checking out all the details. On Friday the Twitter honcho announced details about the upcoming tussle, claiming it would not only be livestreamed on his and Zuck’s respective social media platforms, but would also randomly have an Italian theme. Why not! But maybe none of that is true.

Hours after the alleged details dropped, Zuckerberg chimed in with a post on his own attempted “Twitter killer,” Threads, claiming that Musk was full of it.

I love this sport and I’ve been ready to fight since the day Elon challenged me,” Zuckerberg wrote. “If he ever agrees on an actual date, you’ll hear it from me. Until then, please assume anything he says has not been agreed on.”

That prompted Musk to talk some smack, saying that if he “really wants a lesson in why there are weight categories in fighting so badly, I could just head over to his house next week and teach him a lesson he won’t soon forget.” He added, “Otherwise, we will do it as soon as the arena in Italy is ready.”

It’s worth noting that Zuckerberg is a Jiu Jitsu champ who has gotten himself quite ripped. Musk, on the other hand, is neither of those things. However, he recently said he’s been “lifting hard almost every day.” Good luck with that!

(Via The Daily Beast)

Last year, Cardi B and beverage company StarCo Brands launched Whip Shots, a brand of vodka-infused whipped cream. Upon its first release, Whip Shots bottles were only available in select states. Now, according to the brand’s Instagram page, Whip Shots are now available across the US.

“We’re thrilled to be able to offer Whipshots to even more consumers in more locations across the country,” said Ross Sklar, CEO of Starco Brands, in a statement. “The demand for Whipshots has been astounding and shows what is possible when you have an incredible product and elite retail partners.”

Since arriving on shelves last year, Whip Shots have dropped vanilla, caramel, mocha, and lime flavors, as well as a peppermint flavor that came just in time for the holidays. In March, Cardi and StarCo Brands celebrated 2 million sales of Whip Shots.

Still, Whip Shots have proven to be a bit of a challenge to find. You likely won’t find Whip Shots at your local Target or Ralph’s.

According to Whip Shops’ store locator, you can find the whipped cream at liquor stores like Total Wine & More, Metro Liquor, and Spec’s. Various locally-owned liquor stores also carry Whip Shots, and you can look for them on the store locator by typing in city on the map.

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Coco Jones’ major-label debut EP What I Didn’t Tell You hit No. 1 on Apple Music’s US R&B/Soul Chart, and she told Uproxx how she commemorated the accomplishment.

“I was literally crying because I had edited a picture to make it look like it was my album that went No. 1, and I put that on my vision board,” Jones said in an interview published this January. “So to see that in real life… like all I had to do [was] screenshot it.”

Jones is going to have many moments worth capturing on her supporting What I Didn’t Tell You Tour, which kicked off in Ontario, Canada on August 5 and subsequently made stops in Boston, Toronto, and Detroit, Michigan. Next up is Chicago’s House Of Blues on August 13. See all of the remaining dates here.

If Jones’ set at Broccoli City Festival last month was any indication, it’s worth trying to attend her headlining tour. Check out her setlist below (as chronicled by setlist.fm based on Jones’ show at Paradise Rock Club in Boston).

1. “Caliber”
2. “Spend It”
3. “No Chaser”
4. “Put U On”
5. “Headline”
6. “Love Is War”
7. “Ex-Factor” (Lauryn Hill cover)
8. “Simple”
9. “Plan B”
10. “Double Back”
11. “Rain” (SWV cover)
12. “Fallin”
13. “Just My Luck”
14. “ICU”
15. “Crazy For Me / Crazy in Love” (Beyoncé cover)

Guns N’ Roses already co-headlined Glastonbury Festival 2023 earlier this summer, and they’ll do the same for the inaugural Power Trip Festival this October, but sandwiched in between are several North American dates for their ongoing world tour.

On Friday, August 11, Guns N’ Roses performed at Hersheypark Stadium in Hershey, Pennsylvania. The iconic rock band will then fittingly hit iconic venues such as MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey (August 15), Boston’s Fenway Park (August 21), and Chicago’s Wrigley Field (August 24).

According to setlist.fm, Guns N’ Roses took the Hersheypark Stadium stage at 7:45 p.m. local time.

The North American leg began on August 5 at Croix-Bleue Medavie Stadium in Moncton, New Brunswick, Canada, followed by a show at Parc Jean Drapeau in Montreal, Canada on August 8. Axl Rose, Slash, Duff McKagan, Dizzy Reed, Richard Fortus, Frank Ferrer, and Melissa Reese are said to have started at 8 p.m. local time in Moncton and 8:25 p.m. local time in Montreal. Carrie Underwood tagged along as Guns N’ Roses’ special guest, and she’ll return for the August 26 show in Nashville, Tennessee.

Setlist.fm has also chronicled this tour’s setlist so far, including their 1988 No. 1 hit “Sweet Child O’ Mine” and other classics like “Welcome To The Jungle,” “Paradise City,” “November Rain,” “Patience,” and “You Could Be Mine.”