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Considering how he played and the stakes of the game, Steph Curry might have had the best performance of his decorated NBA career on Friday night in Boston. Curry led the Golden State Warriors into a hostile TD Garden and went for 43 points and 10 rebounds in a 107-97 win. It tied the series up at two games each, and after the game, Draymond Green praised Curry for how he “willed us to a win.”

Two of the best players of all time think Curry deserves his flowers after what he did on Friday. Dwyane Wade tweeted that he believes much of the conversation surrounding Curry focuses on what he cannot do, but that game was an example of how he’s a “BAD MFer.”

Noted fan of Curry’s game LeBron James saw Wade’s tweet and chimed in by saying that people don’t appreciate how rare it is to have a player who can do the things Curry can do on the basketball court.

There is certainly an element of the famous “but I was told Steph Curry wasn’t a good shooter” tweet to this (and the composer of that tweet, noted Bar Rescue enthusiast @killakow, has chimed in on this conversation), but regardless, it’s interesting to see how two all-time greats believe Curry is viewed by the basketball watching universe.

Last month, it was announced that J. Cole was signing with a professional basketball team for the second time in a year. After his stint with the Rwanda Patriots last summer, Cole decided to take his talents to Canada as he signed with the Scarborough Shooting Stars. Cole played five games with the team, which is a part of the Canadian Elite Basketball League, and during his time with them, he was able to serve as contributing player off the bench as he knocked down a few threes while earning some steals and rebounds in the process.

Despite this, Cole’s time with the Shooting Stars might have just come to an end. After the team’s 99-81 win on Wednesday, in which Cole scored a career-high of six points, the rapper announced that he would be stepping away from the team for an unknown amount of time to fulfill his tour duties. “I was telling the guys in there like, ‘I’m going for these shows, I’m not sure if I’ll be back,’” Cole said in an interview that was shared on the team’s Instagram account. “But just in case, I had to let them know how incredible this was. The players, the coaching staff, the organization, the league, it’s a crazy thing when you see it on paper, when you see what’s actually happening, and they made me feel so welcome.”

Cole also took a moment to show love to the people of Scarborough for the love they showed him over the last few weeks. “I gotta shout-out the people of Scarborough because coming from America, I didn’t really know,” he said. “So I’ve learned so much that the people there feel seen with this basketball team and this league highlighting them.”

He continued, “The people there feel seen and I’m assuming that was not always the cause, so I’m proud to be able to add something to Canada and to this talent that’s in Canada. Those guys are incredible so to be able to get some extra eyes on them is a pleasure.”

You can watch the full interview above.

Fox News is very busy right now trying their best to ignore the Jan. 6 hearings, despite them being a ratings boon. (Meanwhile, Donald Trump’s Truth Social is going so far as to boot anyone who mentions them.) They desperately need counterprogramming. Perhaps that’s why they wound up airing a segment on a subject that many of their viewers do not like: an empathetic portrayal of a trans teen.

The right-leaning segment highlighted a 14-year-old, described by correspondent Bryan Llenas as a “typical California teenager.” It goes on to portray how his family came to accept him after he came out as transgender at five years old. They were “confused” at first, confessing that they thought “gender and sexuality were the same thing.” But they eventually realized “those two things are different” and supported his transition.

It’s a heartwarming segment, and it will help lots of other families. But it naturally enraged prominent conservatives. Among them were Matt Walsh, who recently released an anti-trans documentary. “I have appeared on Fox News many times. I appreciate the platform they’ve given me. If what I’m about to say ruins that relationship, so be it,” he wrote. “Everyone involved should be fired immediately.”

Ben Shapiro, head of the rightwing The Daily Wire and noted “WAP” critic, was also incensed. “This would be absolute despicable insane lunacy if I saw it on CNN or MSNBC,” he wrote. “To see it on Fox News is a complete betrayal of anything remotely resembling conservatism or decency.”

There was more raging on Truth Social, not that you need to see any of that. Congrats to the family and may their story inspire others.

(Via The Daily Beast)

The Jan. 6 hearings began on Thursday night, and they were a big Nielsens hit. Almost 20 million people tuned in to watch the House select committee make public their findings into the Capitol riot, which ended Donald Trump’s presidency in disgrace. Fox News, meanwhile, tried, badly, to ignore it, while Trump’s social media service is infringing on its users’ free speech. Among the revelations was that the former president seemed perfectly fine with his supporters wanting to hang his vice president, Mike Pence.

As it happens, Trump’s longtime counselor, Kellyanne Conway, was booked on Real Time with Bill Maher, there to promote her low-selling memoir. Maher repeatedly offered her a chance to redeem herself, namely by condemning her old boss. And, as always, she refused.

Conway began by brushing off the hearings, pointing out, however rightly, that it’s not a “courtroom,” i.e., that the committee can’t actually prosecute anyone. (Though they can offer plenty of evidence for others to do that.) Maher pushed back, saying that “doesn’t mean it wasn’t valid” and that “the footage is the footage.”

Conway agreed that the “footage is appalling,” but tried to steer the conversation to other issues: inflation, high gas prices, etc. Maher called her a “spin doctor,” which she denied.

At one point Maher brought up claims that Trump okayed the idea of Pence being murdered. He asked Conway, “How do you spin that?” Then she gave it a try.

“That’s, those are reports I’ve seen that people are saying that,” she said. “And if people were threatening the life of the Vice President, I’m sure there are great federal laws against that. Let’s use them.”

Conway also brushed off the idea that Trump actively encouraged his supporters to storm the Capitol. When asked about telling them to “fight like hell,” she claimed that’s ‘What every college football coach says to the guys that are taking the field.”

Eventually Conway wondered aloud why people persist in talking about her old boss, who’s been accused of attempting a coup. “You’re always talking about Donald Trump,” she said. “He hasn’t been president in a year and a half.”

You can watch the exchange in the video above.

(Via The Wrap)

When it came out late last year, Spider-Man: No Way Home lifted the box office curse that afflicted so many before it. Audiences weren’t returning to theaters in droves, not like they had before a certain public health crisis. Now they were. And now they are again. But it looks like the web-slinger is coming back to theaters for another hurrah.

As per The Hollywood Reporter, No Way Home is returning to the big screen in early September in what’s called the “The More Fun Version.” What does that mean? It’s not entirely clear, but what’s known is the new cut will feature deleted and extended scenes for a movie that already runs two minutes longer than Goodfellas. The three filmic Spider-Men all appeared in a video for the re-release, each trying to claim the title of the real Spider-Man.

No Way Home reignited interest in Andrew Garfield’s take on Queens’ favorite fictitious son. The actor, who scored an Oscar nomination around the time the film was raking in millions, managed to keep his appearance a secret from most, including his former co-star Emma Stone. Meanwhile, the movie is still being debated. Benedict Cumberbatch recently argued that it’s not Doctor Strange who’s to blame for opening the multitude of madness but Peter Parker himself.

The “More Fun Version” of Spider-Man: No Way Home hits theaters on Sept. 2.

(Via THR)

Phoebe Bridgers is currently on the road for the 2022 edition of her Reunion Tour. She announced new dates for the tour three months ago, revealing that she would hit the road once again starting on April 13 in Phoenix. Phoebe will perform in cities in the US, the UK, Europe, and Canada for a string of shows that continues up until August 28 when she will conclude the tour with a show in Los Angeles. On Thursday night, Phoebe made a stop in Portland, Maine where covered a classic from The Wiggles.

During the show, Phoebe took a brief moment to sing The Wiggles’ “Fruit Salad.” She sang a few words from the song before saying, “I could do that anytime.” Naturally, videos of this moment made their way around social media, and eventually, The Wiggles caught wind of it and shared their appreciation for it. “Nailed it, @phoebe_bridgers!” the children’s group replied with an assortment of colored hearts and fruit emojis.

The video arrived after Phoebe was announced as one of the performers for the 2022 Corona Capital Festival, a showcase headlined by My Chemical Romance, Arctic Monkeys, and Miley Cyrus. Who knows, this moment could lead to a collaboration of sorts between Phoebe and The Wiggles, as the group is already due for one with Lil Nas X.

You can watch a video of Phoebe’s performance in the video above.

Kate Bush’s career received a new jolt of life in the past couple of weeks and it’s all in thanks to Stranger Things. The recently released fourth season of the show used her 1985 single “Running Up That Hill” during a critical scene in the show, and as a result, it’s helped to place the record back on various charts around the world. The song checked in at No. 1 on both the Spotify global daily chart and the iTunes singles chart. It also gave Bush her first top-10 single on the Billboard Hot 100 as the song appeared at No. 8 on the chart. However, that’s not the only chart peak that “Running Up That Hill” delivered.

The song also reached No. 2 on the Official UK Singles Chart, the highest position that the song has ever secured on that chart. For a while, the record held off from a top-two position on the chart thanks to Harry Styles’ “As It Was.” After “Running Up That Hill” checked at No. 2, Bush shared a message in celebration of the feat. “Running Up That Hill has just gone to No 2 in the UK charts and No. 1 in Australia, New Zealand, Switzerland, Sweden….,” Bush wrote in a post on her website. “How utterly brilliant!”

She continued, “It’s hard to take in the speed at which this has all been happening since the release of the first part of the Stranger Things new series. So many young people who love the show, discovering the song for the first time.”

Bush noted that the response to the song was “something that has had its own energy and volition” and that it was a “direct relationship between the shows and their audience.” She concluded, “We’ve all been astounded to watch the track explode! Thanks so much to everyone who has supported the song and a really special thank you to the Duffer Brothers for creating something with such heart.”

You can view the full statement on her website here.

On Thursday, Britney Spears married Sam Asghari, her partner of nearly five years, after he proposed to her last fall. The ceremony was a celebrity-filled event that included appearances from Madonna, Selena Gomez, Drew Barrymore, Paris Hilton, Donatella Versace, and more. Unfortunately, the event also featured an unwanted guest in Spears’ ex-husband Jason Alexander. In initial reports from Billboard and TMZ, Alexander trespassed onto the wedding site in a frantic search for Spears. “I’m here to crash the wedding but nobody’s here but Sam,” Alexander said as he broadcasted the event on Instagram Live. “So where the f*ck’s the family?”

Alexander was eventually arrested by Ventura County police and charged with trespassing, vandalism, and two counts of battery connected to his interactions with Spears’ security team. Now, Spears has received an emergency restraining order against Alexander after his arrest. Her attorney Matthew Rosengart confirmed the news to Billboard noting that there is an “Emergency Protective Order” in place. The EPO expires after five-seven calendar days.

“I thank the Ventura County Sheriff’s Office for their good work,” Rosengart shared in a press release according to Billboard. “This was an outrageous and disgraceful security breach and I hope law enforcement does everything possible to ensure Mr. Alexander is fully and vigorously prosecuted and convicted for his criminal actions.”

Spears and Alexander got married back in 2004, but it was a rather short one as she got the marriage annulled just 55 hours later.

(SPOILERS for this week’s P-Valley episode will be found below.)

Last week, during the season two premiere of P-Valley, we returned to the lives of Uncle Clifford, Mercedes, and Hailey (fka Autumn Night) to see that The Pynk is struggling a bit due to the coronavirus pandemic. Chucalissa, the city in Mississippi where the strip club is located, eventually lifts COVID restrictions, allowing The Pynk to work its way to a “grand re-re-re-opening.” Things are also different now as Clifford and Hailey are now co-owners of The Pynk.

Furthermore, The Pynk is welcoming a new cast of strippers to P-Valley ahead of The Pynk’s “grand re-re-re-opening.” In episode two, we see which strippers are selected while we also get a look into Mercedes’ struggles, Hailey’s complicated relationship with Andre, Uncle Murda’s career and relationship with Clifford, and Keyshawn’s own aspirations.

The aforementioned events in this week’s episode are soundtracked by songs that help to accentuate the emotions behind each scene. They include Jucee Froot’s thumping “Down In The Valley” which serves as the theme song for the series.

What Songs Were In ‘P-Valley’ S2E2?

The songs that soundtracked the standout moments on this week’s episode of P-Valley are DJ Chose’s “Thick” with Beatking and Bubba Sparxxx’s “Ms. New Booty” with Ying Yang Twins and Mr. Collipark as well as Beyonce’s “7/11.” DJ Chose and Bubba Sparxxx’s records appear in the first few moments of the show as Uncle Clifford, Hailey, and Mercedes hold auditions for new strippers at The Pynk. The ladies wait in line – as one even flirts with Big L – and later show off their skills on the pole.

Beyonce’s “7/11” plays during the “grand re-re-re-opening” of The Pynk. It’s here that Mercedes takes the stage with two of the new strippers. Unfortunately, Mercedes takes a big fall as a result of her shoulder giving out due to an injury she let linger for too long. The fall reunites Clifford, Hailey, Dante, and Mercedes for the first time since the chaos that went down during Murda Night.

The soundtrack for this week’s episode also includes the following songs:
Rick Ross – “B.M.F. (Blowin’ Money Fast)” Feat. Styles P
S3nsi Molly & Lil Brook – “Texas”
DJ Zirk – “Lock’em N Da Trunk”
DJ Jimi – “Where They At”
Snoop Dogg – “Down 4 My N’s” Feat. C-Murder & Magic
Shawnna – “Gettin’ Some”
Darondo – “I’m Lonely”
Valerie June – “Stay”

STARZ’s ‘P-Valley’ airs on Fridays at 9:00 pm EST.

Some artists covered here are Warner Music artists. Uproxx is an independent subsidiary of Warner Music Group.

Draymond Green has not been playing his best during the 2022 NBA Finals. It hasn’t been a critical blow for the Golden State Warriors up to this point — they won in Boston on Friday behind a monster game from Steph Curry night to even up the series at two games each — but it’s safe to say that Green is struggling against the Celtics through four games.

Green’s performance on Friday was not up to his standards, as he had two points on 1-for-7 shooting and had lengthy stretches where he did not look comfortable on either end of the floor. The good news for him was he found other ways to impact the game, as evidenced by his nine rebounds, eight assists, and four steals.

The bad news? Well, Green’s mom, Mary Babers-Green, is known for being active on social media during Warriors games, and at one point in the fourth quarter, she tweeted that she both has no idea what’s going on with her son and that Steve Kerr might be playing a clone in his place.

All of us at Dime are extremely excited to see how Green responds to these allegations that were lovingly made by his mom on the latest episode of his pod.