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You clicked on the headline knowing this but I really want to stress it as often as possible: Luka Doncic, in an NBA basketball game on Tuesday night between the Dallas Mavericks and the New York Knicks, scored 60 points, reeled in 21 rebounds, and doled out 10 assists. The fact that the Mavs beat the Knicks, 126-121, in a remarkable game where some Doncic magic forced overtime after Dallas trailed by nine points with 33.9 seconds left almost seems secondary to the fact that he had 60 points and 21 rebounds and 10 assists in a game in the best basketball league in the entire world.

Doncic, unsurprisingly, achieved an unprecedented statline on the night. Only Wilt Chamberlain (on two occasions) and Elgin Baylor had 50 points and 20 rebounds in a triple-double. Only James Harden had a 60-point triple-double. Never before in NBA history has a player hit 60 points and 20 boards in a single game until now.

After the game, Doncic appeared to be in a pretty good mood, even though he was pretty tired.

“I’m tired as hell,” Doncic said. “I need a recovery beer.”

Doncic did all of this in 47 minutes of work, only turned it over four times, and shot 21-for-31 from the field. He only made two of his six attempts from behind the three-point line. He is pretty good!

The Dallas Mavericks trailed the New York Knicks with 33.2 seconds left by nine points after a pair of made free throws by Miles McBride. Fast forward to the end of those 33.2 seconds and the two teams were tied thanks to an insane 12-3 run down the stretch by Dallas, which was spearheaded by Luka Doncic scoring a career-high and franchise-best 53 points by the time the two teams went to overtime.

Doncic had all those points in a triple-double effort, as he pitched in 18 rebounds and 10 assists by the end of regulation.

Modest Mouse spent most of this month and last month celebrating the 25th anniversary of The Lonesome Crowded West. After invigorating old-head fans with the fervent songs from that classic sophomore LP with a tour, they’ve shared the devastating news that drummer Jeremiah Green has been diagnosed with stage 4 cancer.

Green’s mother Carol Namatame made a Facebook post for the holidays, writing, “Please send healing vibes for my son, Jeremiah Green, who is battling stage 4 cancer. He’s is so strong and so brave and hanging in there!”

Radio host Marco Collins made a Facebook post as well. He clarified that Green had to pull out of the Lonesome Crowded West tour because of chemotherapy. “Despite having a stage 4 diagnosis, his prognosis is good! Also his oncologist is a big MM fan (so he’s got that in his corner!),” Collins wrote. “Sending him nothing but love & healing energy! Get well buddy. We’re all pulling for you!”

Last month, the members of Modest Mouse told Uproxx about the experience of working on The Lonesome Crowded West. Green said, “We wanted to sound like the west. I guess they didn’t have electric guitars back in the day. And they didn’t have trap kits. There was something I was playing on that song, and Isaac [Brock] was like, ‘They didn’t have those.’ Maybe it was too many cymbals. It was like, ‘Native Americans didn’t play cymbals.’”

Ice Cube gets candid about meeting Tupac Shakur during his roadie days for Digital Underground in a recent interview. The rapper stopped by the People’s Party podcast to chat with host Talib Kweli, alongside other West Coast legends, Snoop Dogg, Too Short, and E-40, to talk about their OG supergroup, “MountWestmore.” During the chat, Cube shared that he met Shakur as a young, hungry rapper and that N.W.A heavily inspired him, and he even wanted to make music reflective of the music by Cube and the legendary rap group.

“He would always tell me like, you know, ‘This Digital sh*t is cool, man, but I want to do records like y’all.’” He said, “‘Cause where I live at, sh*t is f*cked up. You know what I’m saying? I want to talk about how the sh*t is.’”

Cube noted that he nudged the rapper to keep going and forge his path. He recalls that Shakur was a “fun dude with a lot of energy” and reminiscences on funny moments with the “California Love” rhymer.

The mature rapper also shared what it was like watching Shakur’s star rise before the later years of his career, which were steeped in controversy due to a series of events including several arrests, his involvement with Death Row Records, and the beefing with Biggie Smalls, which launched a regional war between the West and East coasts. The tension would come to a head, leading to the death of both Smalls and Shakur in quick succession.

Check out the full interview above.

The list of people who are better at passing a basketball than Luka Doncic is very, very short. Doncic is an absolutely genius at using the attention that defenses place on him as a way to set up simple looks for his teammates. He’s shown off this ability time after time, and on Tuesday night against the New York Knicks, Doncic did that once again to set up one of the easiest looks that Reggie Bullock will ever get.

Doncic made his way into the paint and pump faked, which sent a pair of Knicks defenders into the air. Normally, this would lead to a player just going up for a layup and taking a very easy two points, but Doncic knew that Julius Randle — who was guarding Bullock in the corner — would respect his ability to make a layup and try to swat him from behind.

As such, Doncic decided to flick the ball out to a suddenly wide open Bullock. Because Bullock is a very good shooter and he was able to take a wide open corner three pointer in front of his own bench, this was basically like giving up a free three points, all because Luka Doncic is his teammate.

While Drake and 21’s Savage’s Her Loss has had its fair share of controversy, most notably because of its lyrical content and the significant delays that affected its initial October release date, it hasn’t stopped the listeners from rolling in. The duo’s recent project set a new record, earning nearly 1 billion streams on Spotify in less than two months, a new record for both rappers. The album debuted at No.1 on Billboard after being released on November 4.

The project has allowed 21 Savage to earn his first billion streams on the platform and Drake his 12th. Her Loss was a commercial success, debuting at No.1 on Billboard 200 and dethroning Taylor Swift’s Midnights, selling over 400k in its first week, making it the third-highest opening this year in music. But the achievements don’t end there — the album garnered Drake his 12th No.1 album and 21 his third.

During a November interview with SiriusXM Sound 42 last month, Drake proclaimed that Her Loss is one of the “greatest albums” he’s ever made and might even crack the Top 3 in his decorated catalog. “[Her Loss] is one of the greatest albums I ever made in my life,” he declared. “I said the other day, I think this is a clear entry into my Top 5 of my catalog — if not, Top 3.”

Additionally, the Canadian rapper has shared that this project is a part of a trilogy — Certified Lover Boy, Honestly, Nevermind, and now Her Loss — which centers on the pitfalls of love and relationships and the disillusionment that comes with it.

In October, Taylor Swift praised Lana Del Rey as “one of the best musical artists ever.” The next icon to praise her is Courtney Love, who went on the road in 2015 on The Endless Summer Tour.

In her appearance on Marc Maron’s WTF podcast, the Hole bandleader said, “Lana and Kurt are the only two true musical geniuses I’ve ever known. And by that, I mean they can Spielberg anything.” By “Spielberging” it, she was referring to Lana’s recitation of Howl by Allen Ginsberg and Nirvana’s cover of The Meat Puppets on MTV Unplugged In New York.

She continued, “She’s a genius, too. She’s got the integrity that Kurt had. The only two people I know that I can say… By the way, Stipe? Bono? Yes, these are people that I know and love. Billie Joe, sure. But Lana? She’s got a magic thing. And she’s not even f*cked up!”

She also talked about showing Joni Mitchell to the Born To Die performer. “She described a record she wanted to make to me, and I’m like, ‘Oh, you mean Hissing Of Summer Lawns,’ which, I don’t even like that record. She’s like, ‘What’s that?’ I’m like, ‘It’s a Joni Mitchell record.’ She’s like, ‘Who’s that?’” Love said she got Joni records for Lana, and then Lana “changed her f*cking whole thing.” She added, “My boomer rock critic friends are calling after Norman Rockwell, ‘Hey, your friend, she’s pretty good….’ And I said to her, ‘Welcome to the Thunderdome, Ms. Del Rey.’ Even Springsteen! He goes, ‘She’s our greatest songwriter.’”

Listen to the podcast episode below.

Not only may Elon Musk have messed up Twitter; he may have also killed his most profitable company as well. As per CNBC, stocks in Tesla — Musk’s electric car company and the crown jewel in his massive fortune — suffered yet another steep fall, plummeting 11% and bringing it to the low-low price of $109.10. That gives the company’s stock its worst month, its worst quarter, and its worst year.

What caused the latest fall? The news come a day after The Wall Street Journal reported Tesla’s Shanghai factory will continue a weeklong hiatus due to a fresh onslaught of COVID cases. That news hasn’t been good for investors, who are reportedly already furious with Musk for devoting so much time to the social media giant he paid too much to acquire in November. That Tesla cars have been malfunctioning, with dire results, hasn’t helped either.

As such, Tesla stock has fallen a whopping 69% in this year alone, and 73% since its record high last November.

Musk has clearly been preoccupied with Twitter, which is bleeding cash. Its new owner has been selling big chunks of Tesla stock, totaling $3.6 billion — or a fraction of what he paid to buy the social media platform. On December 22, he vowed to not sell any more stock for 18 to 24 months.

Since buying Twitter, Musk has turned into its frequent, if not permanent, “main character,” now regularly dragged for his controversial actions. Was it wise for a thin-skinned narcissist to buy a site primarily used to make fun of the powerful or foolish (or both)? Was it a keen business move to alienate the very people who would buy his electric cars (environmental-minded progressives) while brown-nosing with people (the far right) who would never even be caught dead inside one? Maybe Glass Onion was right about Musk-like “disruptors.”

In any case, Musk treated the news of his vanishing Tesla stock as he usually does with bad news: He tweeted through it.

(Via CNBC)

It’s no secret that Billie Eilish’s relationship with The Neighbourhood’s Jesse Rutherford has sparked controversy. The couple are a decade apart in age, but the main criticism is that Rutherford has known the “Bad Guy” singer since she was 15. The stars are both aware of the drama; on Halloween, they trolled the Internet with their costumes.

Eilish’s brother Finneas made a comment about the relationship in November when E! News asked him about it: “Listen, as long as she’s happy, I’m happy.” Now, he’s addressing the situation head-on after a TikTok user stitched one of his videos and said: “Oh yeah? Well, your sister’s dating a 31 year old man and your music is sh*tty.” Finneas commented: “I want my sister to be happy and safe and she is a 21 year old adult perfectly entitled to make her own life decisions.”

The news follows criticism of Eilish for calling Rutherford “the hottest f*ckin’ f*cker alive” in an interview with Vanity Fair. “I managed to get my way to a point in my life where I not only was known by a person that I thought was the hottest f*ckin’ f*cker alive, but pulled his ass,” she said. “Are we kidding me? Can we just [claps]… round of applause for me. Thank you. Jesse Rutherford, everyone. I pulled his ass, all me. I did that sh*t. I locked that motherf*cker down.”

Sean Dilley, a blind news reporter and project lead for the BBC’s Reframing Disability Programme, was taking a break from work in the early morning hours on Tuesday, December 27, when a robber rode by on a bicycle and snatched his iPhone 14.

However, the thief didn’t know who he was messing with and Dilley was able to get his phone back.

“A man on a bike just SNATCHED and stole my iPhone from my hand, wrong blind person, wrong day. Jumped on him, safely detained and got my phone back. Quite a few cuts and bruises,” Dilley wrote on Twitter.

“I took a running jump and dive on the thief and knocked him off his bike and onto the floor I recover my phone, advised him that he was detained and called @ metpoliceuk on 999,” he continued. “I did let him go after a few minutes, but only when others arrive to help me. I absolutely could have continued to detain the gentleman, but I got my phone back and I actually didn’t want to risk injuring him I had him safely, detained on the floor, with my body weight across his legs and his wrists held to the floor.”

u201cI took a running jump and dive on the thief and knocked him off his bike and onto the floor I recover my phone, advised him that he was detained and called@ @metpoliceuk on 999 I did let him go after a few minutes, but only when others arrive to help meu201d

— Sean Dilley NEWS (@Sean Dilley NEWS)
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After Dilley let him go, the robber fled the scene of the crime. “The suspect left the scene in the direction of Greenwell Street. Enquiries are ongoing to locate them,” the Met Police said in a statement.

Although we should never underestimate people with disabilities, it is pretty incredible for someone born with congenital blindness and uses a guide dog to be able to take down a mugger and get his phone back.

After the incident, Dilley admitted that it was “stupid” for him to have put himself in harm’s way, but he was still proud of himself for getting his phone back.

Yeah, I think he might seriously think about his career choice I know it’s a really stupid thing to have done, but I’m so proud of myself x

— Sean Dilley NEWS (@seandilleyNEWS) December 27, 2022

Dilley was able to locate the thief using his hearing.

Oh very noisy bike, very fast, reflexes and adrenaline were on the pavement, and a very noisy bike, dropped onto the road, and the out of breath thief made a perfect audio, Target

— Sean Dilley NEWS (@seandilleyNEWS) December 27, 2022

People were concerned that Dilley was hurt. But apart from minor scrapes, he was fine.

O no Sean hope your ok what a horrible thing to happen .. good on you for fighting back

— Emb Hashmi (@EmbJournalist) December 27, 2022

I’m glad you not too badly hurt Sean, but also, wow… well done.

— George Mann 🫧⚒️🫧 (@sgfmann) December 27, 2022

Goodness me. Good for you… but blimey. Glad you’re ok, ish. Take it gently today!

— Jen Bartram (@JenBartram) December 27, 2022

Dilley’s story shows we should never underestimate how tough people with disabilities can be but it also highlights an issue that needs more attention. Disabled people are more likely to be victims of crime.

According to the Bureau of Justice Statistics, “Persons with disabilities were victims of 26% of all nonfatal violent crime while accounting for about 12% of the population” from 2009 to 2019. The study also states that one in three people who are victims of robbery has at least one disability and the rate of violent victimization for people with disabilities is almost four times that of those without.

The highest rates of victimization are among people with cognitive disabilities. They are about 7 times more likely to be victims of violent crimes than people without disabilities.

Dilley was brave to go after his assailant to get his phone back and is a wonderful example of courage. Let’s hope that his bravery dissuades other criminals from victimizing people with disabilities.