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Jimmy Butler sat and watched as the Miami Heat upset the Boston Celtics in Game 2 of their first round series. While Butler is dealing with a knee injury he suffered during the Play-In Tournament, Miami got absolutely scorching hot from behind the three-point line and managed to pick up a 111-101 win over the 1-seed in the Eastern Conference.

Despite the fact that Boston are still overwhelming favorites to win the series, things are now moving to Miami, and if the Heat can defend their homecourt (which is a tall, tall task against the Celtics), they’ll win a 1-8 matchup for the second year in a row. So, as you can guess, there’s a whole lot of excitement in South Beach right now, and after Game 2, Butler got swept up in it by posting a meme to his Instagram account where he photoshopped himself over a picture and quote from Jaylen Brown.

If you go back to the postseason last year, Brown gave this quote after Miami went up 3-0 in the Eastern Conference Finals. The Celtics managed to battle back and win the next three games to force a Game 7 in TD Garden, but Miami went on to win and earn a berth in the NBA Finals.

Usher has access to anyone at any time, and his son knows it. Naviyd, 15, did what any teenager would do in his position: Steal your world-famous father’s phone and hit up PinkPantheress.

“So…a week or so ago my son, Naviyd, stole my phone so he could dm his favorite artist @pinkpantheress,” Usher shared on his Instagram Story on Wednesday night, April 24.

The next post is a screenshot of Naviyd’s DM from April 9, reading, “Hello this is Usher’s son Naviyd I’m you true biggest fan please follow me back @_naviyd_ I put him on to masterpieces.” PinkPantheress graciously replied, “hahahahahaa this is wild!”

Next, Usher recounted what happened from his perspective, writing, “Now I just so happened to check my DMs earlier this past week and saw a message exchange from someone with a Powerpuff girl as their profile pic…so I’m like the hell is this.” (PinkPantheress’ Instagram icon is the Powerpuff girl Buttercup.)

Usher continued, “I open it and I’m like oh this boy done DMd this girl from my damn phone..” The following post is another screenshot — this time, showing Usher messaging an apology to PinkPantheress: “I’m so sorry … my son is a super fan.” Again, PinkPantheress was extremely gracious and replied, “don’t apologise! happy to have this interaction. I’d love to host y’all at the next show.”

Usher explained on his subsequent Instagram Story posts that he initially pretended that Naviyd “wasn’t allowed to go” to PinkPantheress’ Capable Of Love Tour “because he did the MOST just to connect with her on my account,” but he let him go to reward Naviyd’s super-fandom, which led to PinkPantheress taking a photo with Naviyd backstage and FaceTiming with Usher.

“PARENTAL TAKEAWAY,” Usher wrote, in conclusion. “This was a great moment for Naviyd … this was him movin on something he was passionate about. Yes… he violated my trust in the process and for that I will never trust him around my phone, but I should have known better. Nonetheless, I appreciate the hustle and him makin’ it happen. From a text, to a concert, to the artist. He masterminded this whole thing and made it happen.”

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In Uproxx’s review of Taylor Swift’s The Tortured Poets Department, Josh Kurp pointed toward “Who’s Afraid Of Little Old Me?” as an example of Swift’s “genuine humor.” Perhaps the only person who can credibly one-up Swift’s self-deprecation — and can understand Swift’s omnipresence in monoculture — is Monica Lewinsky.

On Wednesday night, April 24, Lewinsky posted a photo of The White House on X (formerly Twitter) alongside, “you wouldn’t last an hour in the asylum where they raised me.”

The line from Swift’s “Who’s Afraid Of Little Old Me?” has become a widespread meme in the days after Swift releasing The Tortured Poets Department last Friday, April 19.

For the uninitiated, Lewinsky was a ubiquitous figure in the nineties after it was publicly revealed that then-President Bill Clinton engaged in an affair with Lewinsky, an intern in her early 20s at the time. In 2021, FX aired the third season of American Crime Story, which focused on Clinton’s subsequent impeachment, entitled Impeachment: American Crime Story. Beanie Feldstein starred as Lewinsky, while Sarah Paulson portrayed the late Linda Tripp. Edie Falco and Clive Owen portrayed Hillary Clinton and Bill Clinton, respectively.

“You go to bed one night a private person, and the next day, you’re a public human being and the whole world hates you,” Lewinsky told The Hollywood Reporter in August 2021. “And you might go to jail. And you’re going to bankrupt your family. And, and, and… […] And just because I wasn’t on the news every night for 20 years in the same way that I was in 1998 doesn’t mean that this story ended. Ten years on, I still could not get a job. I couldn’t support myself.”

The Miami Heat have done it again, folks. After looking overwhelmed in the first game of their first-round series against the Boston Celtics — due in part to the absence of Jimmy Butler due to an injury — Miami was able to follow a familiar formula to steal homecourt advantage away from the 1-seed in the Eastern Conference. By the time the final buzzer went off at TD Garden, Miami picked up a 111-101 win to tie the series up at one win each.

Miami leaned heavily on the great equalizer early on in the game: the three-point line. After getting seriously outgunned from deep in Game 1, the Heat shot 8-for-15 in the first quarter from deep and ended the first half with an absolutely ridiculous 13 makes on 24 attempts, good for a 54.2 percent clip from deep.

The problem, however, was that they were still outgunned despite this. While Miami needs to hit threes to beat Boston, their defense also has to be spot on, and that just was not the case in the first half. Powered by 21 points from Jaylen Brown, 18 points from Jayson Tatum, and a team-wide 8-for-20 clip from deep, Boston took a 61-58 lead into the locker room.

But the Heat’s hot shooting did not relent, and not long after a triple by Tyler Herro gave them the lead for the first time in the second half, Miami opened up a double-digit lead thanks to a 15-3 run. Even though Boston was able to chip away to close the frame, the Heat’s arsenal of shooters kept them at arm’s length, and gave them an 85-79 lead after three.

Early on in the fourth quarter, any time the Celtics started to make a little bit of headway, something from the Heat — a Bam Adebayo jumper, a three from someone, etc. — cut them off at the pass. And by the time Herro stepped up to the free throw line to ice the win and stretch the team’s lead back to double-digits, the fans at TD Garden started to head for the exits.

All five of Miami’s starters hit double-digits, with Tyler Herro leading the way with 24 points, 14 assists, and five rebounds. Bam Adebayo and Caleb Martin both hit the 21-point mark, while Jaime Jaquez Jr. had 14 and Nikola Jovic stuffed the box score with 11 points, nine rebounds, six assists, three steals, and a block. As a team, the Heat shot 23-for-43 (53.5 percent) from behind the three-point line. For Boston, Brown and Tatum combined to score 61 points, but as a team, the Celtics were 37-for-80 (46.3 percent) from the field and 12-for-32 (37.5 percent) from three.

Now, the two teams are heading back to Miami, where the Heat will look to defend their homecourt and make it so when they return to Boston, they only need one win to earn a spot in the Eastern Conference Semifinals. Game 3 between the Heat and the Celtics will take place on Saturday afternoon at 6 p.m. EST on TNT.

Since last November, Diddy has been at the center of several very troubling allegations and lawsuits. Most recently, Homeland Security raided his Los Angeles and Miami residences. Thus, countless people are taking the opportunity to air their unfiltered opinions on Diddy, including 50 Cent, Kesha, Katt Williams, and Mase.

Add Gucci Mane to the list. On Wednesday, April 24, the Atlanta-bred rapper dropped “TakeDat,” a four-minute song that ruthlessly mocks Diddy. The first line uttered is, “I’m just f*cking around, but no Diddy.” Throughout the song, more or less every bar is punctuated with “No Diddy,” such as, “I got a Yung Miami b*tch from the city / I’m spendin’ money like a trick (No Diddy),” and “But she can’t be underage (No Diddy).”

The accompanying video finds Gucci Mane in a jacuzzi, surrounded by women. If the scene looks familiar, that’s because Gucci Mane not-so-subtly recreated Diddy’s scene from The Notorious B.I.G.’s 1994 “Big Poppa” video. And just in case there’s any confusion as to whether this was absolutely, one-hundred percent intentional, Gucci Mane posted a side-by-side image on Instagram alongside the caption, “Hardest song of the summer #TAKEDAT.”

Elsewhere in the video, Gucci Mane rides a motorcycle while delivering perhaps the song’s biggest blow to Diddy (and, unfortunately, the Detroit Pistons caught a stray): “Why you ain’t ever seen Wop at the brunch? / ‘Cause they might spike the punch, man, that sh*t too risky / Rule No. 1, never be too friendly / These industry n***** have bad intentions / I don’t trust nobody, and I stay my distance / Plus, your whole team suck, like the Detroit Pistons.”

Watch Gucci Mane’s “TakeDat” video above.

When it comes to the world of mixed drinks, things changed with the cocktail renaissance of the early aughts. Before that, if you wanted an old fashioned, you’d have to hope the ancient bartender at your local watering hole knew how to make one (or had the directions on a laminated piece of paper somewhere). Now, it seems like you can visit any big city, small town, or one-stoplight pass-through and find at least one “bespoke” or “craft” cocktail bar.

This has also led to countless novices taking up mixology in the privacy of their own homes.

But, for everyone who purchased a home bar or bar cart and filled it with the necessary bottles, tinctures, and ingredients, countless others felt too overwhelmed to do anything more than buy a bottle of Jack and a six-pack of Coke. We’re here to help those would-be home bartenders along on their journies. Well, technically a slew of bartenders are going to help.

“Chefs know that their food depends on great ingredients, and as a home mixologist, you should too,” says Jim Lunchick, mixologist at Merriman’s Waimea in Waimea, Hawaii.

With this in mind, we asked a handful of well-known bartenders to tell us the most underrated home bar ingredients. They were kind enough to list their can’t-miss ingredients and even explained why they’re necessary home bar ingredients. We’re not talking about the alcohol or the tools today. Simply the important ingredients you can’t mix without. Keep scrolling to see all of their picks.

Fresh Herbs

Martin Gutierrez, bar manager at Joia Beach’s Bar in Miami

“In my opinion, one of the most underrated home bar ingredients is fresh herbs. While commonly used in cooking, fresh herbs like mint, basil, rosemary, and thyme can elevate the flavor profile of cocktails in a unique and refreshing way. Adding a sprig of mint to a mojito or a basil leaf to a gin cocktail can bring a burst of freshness and complexity to the drink that is often overlooked. The aromatic qualities of fresh herbs can complement and enhance the other ingredients in a cocktail, creating a more well-rounded and enjoyable drinking experience.”

Vermouth

Ray Tremblay, corporate beverage director of COJE Group in Boston

“I believe that vermouth is probably the most underrated home bar ingredient. It’s a staple of many classic cocktails, but in home bars, it’s usually collecting dust and poorly stored. Investing in quality vermouth and storing it properly in the fridge can result in some great cocktails such as martinis, Manhattans, boulevardiers/negronis, spritzes, and Americanos.”

Ice

Christian Taibi, bar czar at Mahina & Sun’s at The Surfjack Hotel & Swim Club in Honolulu, Hawaii

“Ice! You can maintain bar quality drinks by prioritizing your ice. Mahina & Sun’s not only creates clear ice but has invented coconut water Ice. It’s incredible for not only the evolution of its texture and flavor in the cocktail as it melts but also its next-day benefits. Infusing ice with creative ingredients puts any whiskey, tequila, or any spirit on a journey.”

Bitters

Samantha Nieves-Rivera, event manager at Mad Room Hospitality in Miami

“I think there are a few underrated home bar ingredients, but I’d have to say bitters are the most underestimated. While some may see them merely as decorative pieces at their home bar or only good enough for an old fashion, they possess the power to elevate any cocktail. From margaritas to sweet rum punches, bitters add depth and complexity, transforming ordinary drinks into extraordinary experiences.”

Fruit

Jim Lunchick, mixologist at Merriman’s Waimea in Waimea, Hawaii

“The most underrated home bar ingredient is fruit. Are you using freshly squeezed, high-quality limes? I cringe whenever I see a bottle of premade margarita mix. And using dry, inferior fresh limes isn’t a whole lot better. The fruit you are selecting for your cocktails should be picked out with as much attention as your choice of spirits. In fact, the seasonality of the fruit should be a factor in deciding what drinks you are going to make at home in the first place. Do the mangoes at the store look and feel amazing? Then your mango colada will be amazing too. Is it fresh blackberry season? Muddle them into your old fashioned and celebrate.”

Simple Syrup

Justin Lawrence, head bartender at Vasili’s in Naperville, Illinois

“I think the most underrated home bar ingredient would have to be simple syrup. It’s not only used in so many popular cocktails but there are also so many cool ways to concoct your own at home. Even something as small as using demerara instead of regular white sugar is a huge difference maker. You can take that a step further and start adding different flavor profiles to suit your needs. I’ve recently been obsessed with making my own cucumber jalapeno syrup that I like to use in my tequila smash recipe. I use a 1:1 ratio and throw in tons of sliced cucumbers and jalapenos. I finish it off with a few bottles of Aegean tonic to bring the flavor of cucumber forward. You can try a technique like this with different flavors to fit your needs and it’s a fairly low-maintenance task.”

Salt

Kodi Satra, beverage manager at Tattersall Distilling in River Falls, Wisconsin

“Salt. We put salt in almost everything when it comes to food, but most people don’t think to do so in cocktails. It makes fruit pop in syrups, cancels bitterness/bite in spirit-forward cocktails, and overall, just makes for better flavor. We use Tamari in our old fashioned syrup which is a gluten-free soy sauce, along with demerara sugar and chicory. It helps all the individual flavors to pop. We put kosher salt in almost every syrup we use behind our bar for the same reasons. We’re always balancing sweetness/acidity/salt similarly to when cooking.”

Tomatoes

Kelvin Thairu, head bartender at Hero Bar in Nairobi, Kenya

“My take would be tomatoes either ripe or unripe. There are a couple of ways I use to extract flavors from a tomato, be it ripe, green, or even almost going bad. For fresh and green tomatoes, I can blend and extract clear water through filtering with cheesecloth and filter paper. I can as well mix with vinegar and sugar to make a shrub that will stay long without going bad, and it’s always very refreshing and good for sours. For the almost going bad, I do lacto-fermentation which works best with tequila or mezcal.”

Tea

Panji Wisrawan, head mixologist Apéritif Bar in Ubud, Bali

“Tea is the most underrated home bar ingredient, it’s always there in every house, easy to get, and offers layers of flavor in the cocktail making with its tannins and complexity. It can be a great mixer or infused with your favorite spirits. Or mix it into any punch or milk punch.”

Homemade cocktail aromatics

Petr Balcarovsky, lead bartender of The Apparatus Room in Detroit

“You can elevate your home bar experience with this underrated secret ingredient: homemade cocktail aromatics. These wonders have the power to transform your ordinary cocktail into a masterpiece that will leave your guests in awe. Not only does the aromatic spray take the flavors of your cocktail to new heights, but it also adds a touch of sophistication and elegance to your presentation. Imagine the conversations that will spark when your guests witness the final flourish of the aromatic spray. You can take your mixology skills to the next level with combinations of citrus oils and herbs to elevate your spring cocktail ideas, which will impress your friends and family with cocktails that are not just drinks but an experience to remember.”

Citrus

Simon Sebbah, beverage director at Grand Tour Hospitality in New York City

“I would say citrus overall (orange, lime, mandarin, grapefruit, etc.) is one of the most underrated home bar ingredients. It is very versatile when it comes to making drinks at home and allows you to have many different choices depending on the mood for you and your guests.”

Fats

Kyle Bobkowski, beverage manager at Crossroads Hotel in Kansas City

“Butter, oil, and fats in a home bar are very underrated and underutilized ingredients. Cooking some bacon for breakfast? Reserve the rendered fat pour it into some whiskey and freeze it and you have an automatically rich and savory liquid for an old fashioned or Manhattan. Have some extra coconut oil from a curry you were making but don’t know what else to use it for? Pour it into some rum or tequila, let it sit cold overnight and you’ll make some complex and dazzling coconut daiquiris or margaritas without using overly and artificially sweet coconut-flavored rums or other flavored spirits. I cook often at home and I’m always trying to upcycle or re-use ingredients in my cooking that would otherwise go to waste. An olive-oil-infused dirty martini is also a showstopper and olive oil is usually a fixture in kitchens and easy to infuse.”

Citric Acid

Daniel King, head bartender at Evelyn’s at Hutton Hotel in Nashville

“At the risk of sounding like a nerd, citric acid has found a very comfortable place in my pantry at home. Its foremost use is as a preservative for extending the life of fresh juices and syrups, which I don’t use nearly as quickly at home as we do in a commercial bar. It’s great for helping to extract oils from citrus peels when making oleo and works wonders in a homemade sugar or salt rim to add a little pucker.”

Welcome to SNX DLX, your weekly roundup of the best sneakers to hit the internet. This week we’ve got a lot of variety! Jordans, NB 1000s, and Kawhi, PUMA — there is a little bit of something for everyone. Unless you’re an Adidas fan in which case… well, sorry, maybe next week.

We’re going to go ahead and say this week’s heavy hitter is a three-way tie, which has never happened in SNX history! That tie is between the women’s exclusive Jordan 3 Georgia Peach (no surprises there, a Jordan at the top spot), the New Balance Kawhi IV (a b-ball signature that isn’t made by Nike? What are the odds!), and the Fenty x PUMA Creeper Phatty Earth Tone, which Rihanna has graciously sized for men, women, children and toddlers.

Even as a sneakerhead, I’ll never understand shelling out big bucks for children’s shoes, but hey, who knows, when I have kids of my own I might want them to be dripped out too. We’ve got a lot of great sneakers to talk about so let’s just jump right into it!

Nike Women’s Jordan 3 Georgia Peach

Price: $200

Peach season has come early via Nike’s women’s exclusive Jordan 3 Georgia Peach. The sneaker sports a smoothed-out white leather upper with cement gray elephant print mudguards and hints of Cosmic Clay at the eyelets, heel piece, and on the embroidered swoosh branding.

We would’ve liked to see this one in a full-size run, but we’ll take what we can get! If you can fit into a Men’s 10.5, you can squeeze into these comfortably.

The Nike Women’s Jordan 3 Georgia Peach is out now for a retail price of $200. Pick up a pair via the Nike SNKRS app.

New Balance 1000 Silver Metallic

Price: $149.99

Over the last two weeks, Joe Freshgoods has reintroduced the New Balance 1000 into rotation, and we thank him for that! Though it’s not a JF design, we’re happy to see New Balance giving this reintroduced classic some love by dropping a brand-new colorway.

The sneaker sports a black mesh underlay with metallic silver synthetic overlays over a sculpted ABZORB midsole with reflective details throughout. We’re counting down the days until we get a Teddy Santis spin on the sneaker.

The New Balance 1000 Silver Metallic is out now for a retail price of $149.99. Pick up a pair at New Balance.

New Balance Kawhi IV White

Price: $159.99

Kawhi Leonard’s signature NB sneaker is back! For me, the IV is the best in the Kawhi lineage (my favorite Jordan is also the IV, I guess I have a thing for IVs) and this new rendition with its white, red, and black colorway can’t help but make me think of a certain famous Jordan colorway. I’m sure that wasn’t New Balance’s intention, but as a Jordan head, I can’t help myself from noticing these things.

The sneaker features a distinct low-rise silhouette with a lightweight mesh upper, an exposed carbon fiber plate designed for energy return, and a dual-density FuelCell midsole.

The New Balance Kawhi IV White is set to drop on April 25th at 7:00 AM PST for a retail price of $159.99. Pick up a pair at New Balance.

Nike Dunk Low Veneer

Price: $115

Nike has been going hard on the Dunks this year and we assumed we were going to be getting some re-releases of beloved colorways, but if you told me one of those colorways would be the Veneer, I wouldn’t have believed it! First released in 2001 before going on a 19-year break and re-emerging in 2020, the Veneer is back after just a four-year break.

The sneaker sports an all-suede upper with a mix of dusty forest green and brown with loud purple accents at the outsole, laces, and branding. It’s the sort of colorway that demands to be seen, and given its legendary status, sneakerheads on the streets are bound to notice your exquisite taste. To normal eyes though, this sneaker probably looks insane.

The Nike Dunk Low Veneer is set to drop on April 25th for a retail price of $115. Pick up a pair via the Nike SNKRS app.

Fenty x PUMA Creeper Phatty Earth Tone

Price: $140

Last year’s Fenty x PUMA collaboration, the Avanti, was one of our favorite releases of the year. And as much as we love new silhouettes, we couldn’t help but miss Rihanna and PUMA’s first sneaker, the Creeper, which thankfully returns this week in three brand-new colorways.

Dubbed the “Phatty Earth Tone” collection, the updated Creeper is made from luxe nubuck in a collection of earth-toned (hence the name) monochromatic colorways that can’t help but remind us of the golden days of Yeezys. Gold foil branding adorns each colorway. The entire collection is available in a full-size run, as is always the case with Rihanna, she’s making products for everyone. That’s part of why we love her.

The Fenty x PUMA Creeper Phatty Earth Tone is set to drop on April 25th at 7:00 AM PST for a retail price of $140. Pick up a pair at PUMA.

Nike ISPA Link Axis Multi-Color

Price: $300

If looking at all the sneakers dropping this week has you wondering, “where is all the weird stuff?” Nike has got you with its ISPA Link Axis. This weird alien shoe has sustainability in mind, being made with recycled parts, few materials, and absolutely zero glue. Although this shoe relies on recycled parts, Nike still decided to emphasize the feel, creating a responsive and bouncy outsole that gives you the sort of energy return and feel of your typical Nike Airbag.

The brand suggests that once you’re done with the sneakers, you can simply drop them off at a participating Nike store so they can continue the renewable project. The design makes sustainability in footwear a statement, and for that, we can’t help but like this admittedly very weird shoe.

The Nike ISPA Link Axis Multi-Color is set to drop on April 25th at 7:00 AM PST for a retail price of $300. Pick up a pair via the Nike SNKRS app.

MSFTSrep x New Balance 0.01

Price: $109.99

For a second we forgot that Jaden Smith has been riding with New Balance since before the rest of the sneaker world got behind the brand. Now the original NB-head is back with a brand-new silhouette. The 0.01 (such a Jaden title) sports a low-top design with an oversized midsole and outsole, with proportions inspired by the Fibonacci Sequence.

The 0.01 sports a synthetic upper, a classic black and white colorway, and branding from MSFTrep, Jaden’s new clothing line.

The MSFTSrep x New Balance 0.01 is set to drop on April 26th at 7:00 AM PST for a retail price of $109.99. Pick up at New Balance.

Nike Air Jordan 1 High OG Artisanal Red

Price: $180

If you’re not feeling the early summer vibes of the Jordan 3 Georgia Peach and want something a bit more classic, closing out the week we’ve got the Jordan 1 High OG Artisanal Red. The sneaker is your classic AJ1, leather build, high-top design, and simple two-color combination. The red here leans more toward warm burgundy tones contrasted nicely with a bright white leather upper.

The Nike Air Jordan 1 High OG Artisanal Red is set to drop on April 27th at 7:00 AM PST for a retail price of $180. Pick up a pair via the Nike SNKRS app.

Disclaimer: While all of the products recommended here were chosen independently by our editorial staff, Uproxx may receive payment to direct readers to certain retail vendors who are offering these products for purchase.

Once upon a time, in 2014, Big Sean dropped his multi-platinum-certified single “I Don’t F*ck With You” featuring E-40. In 2024, Big Sean does not f*ck with X (formerly Twitter). More specifically, the bots infiltrating the platform post-Elon Musk.

“It’s hornier than Pornhub on here, sheesh,” the Detroit rapper posted on X (formerly Twitter) on Tuesday night, April 23. “Damn near gotta be dolo just to open dis b*tch up… this is NOT one them tweets to drop no freaky sh*t under either.”

Earlier Tuesday, Big Sean was revealed as the latest Essence cover star. The accompanying cover story written by Elijah Watson explored Big Sean’s experience as a relatively new father, including Sean’s admission that he has enjoyed “slowing down and focusing solely on Noah.” (He and Jhené Aiko welcomed Noah in November 2022.)

In late March, Big Sean released “Precision,” which preceded his announcement of a forthcoming self-help book, Go Higher: Five Practices For Purpose, Success, And Inner Peace.

“I’m excited about a lot of things we’ve got dropping this year,” Big Sean said, in part, in a video posted on Instagram on April 3. “A lot of new music, new projects, but aside from the music, it’s another project that’s been years in the making that’s finally time — I can’t even believe it, for real.”

He continued, “I’ve always been about speaking from the heart, following your intuition, checking in with yourself mentally, because that’s how I was raised.”

And so, it goes without saying that Big Sean was raised better than those acting up on X.

Go Higher is out 10/8 via Simon & Schuster. Find more information here.

Dominic Fike is only asking for 14 minutes of your time. On Tuesday, April 23, Fike held a surprise gathering at a warehouse in West Hollywood to share 14 Minutes, a 14-minute video soundtracked by brand-new songs, complete with an 18-wheeler with “What were you really thinking about just now?” projected onto it.

“This is a collection of, like, eight of those songs that I really can’t listening to, and I can’t live without,” Fike said at the release party, as captured in a video by DJ Michael Weber and shared by a Fike fan account on X (formerly Twitter). “And I just get tired of holding it back. I think that sh*t is wack. I think all the sh*t that people tell us — [what] they teach us as musicians, like, wait three-to-five years in between albums and make sure when you come out with that next one, it’s gotta be f*cking nuts. I get tired of that. And so, here’s this. It’s just me running, and it’s just me making music, and that’s it.”

The Jack Begert-directed video is the definition of a mood. Fike’s actual location isn’t diclosed, but it’s easy to imagine Fike is walking (and eventually jogging) on the side of a highway in Forks, Washington — cloudy and damp — and viewers are listening to the same songs soundtracking his walk (and eventual jog).

Fike has not made the individual songs available on streaming services, but the 14 Minutes video is on his official website and YouTube channel. His official website also has a 14 Minutes 10″ vinyl listed for pre-order at $24.98.

Last July, Fike released Sunburn, his sophomore full-length album, and staged the subsequent Don’t Stare At The Sun Tour.

Watch 14 Minutes above.

A crucial member of the Minnesota Timberwolves’ frontcourt rotation is the 2023-24 Sixth Man of the Year. On Wednesday night, it was announced that Naz Reid will take home this year’s edition of the John Havlicek trophy, given annually to the best bench player in the league.

While there were three finalists for the award, the voting showed that this ended up coming down to two options: Reid and Sacramento Kings guard Malik Monk. Bobby Portis of the Minnesota Timberwolves came in a distant third place, while Reid beat out Monk for the award by a margin of 10 points — both came in second place on 39 ballots and third place on 10 ballots, but Reid got 45 first-place votes compared to 43 for Monk.

It’s hard for that margin to be much closer, and it is indicative of two players who were crucial to their team’s success in a reserve role. Reid, who has become a fan favorite in Minnesota, stuck with the team in free agency despite the expectation being that he could go get a starting role somewhere. While he did spend some time in the team’s starting lineup, Reid largely came off the bench this year, as he only had 81 starts in 14 appearances. He thrived in that role, putting-up career best numbers in scoring (13.5 points per game), rebounding (5.2 boards per game), and three-point shooting (41.4 percent on five attempts a night).