That was because they were waiting on what would happen in the Cavs-Nets play-in game on Tuesday night, as they wanted to put a Nets-Celtics game (or Nets-Heat) in the lone network TV spot on ABC on Sunday afternoon. So, when the final buzzer sounded after Kyrie Irving led the Nets to a 115-108 win over Cleveland, the league quickly put out the Sunday TV schedule now that Nets-Celtics was locked in as the 2-7 series in the East.
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The first game on Sunday will be Miami hosting the winner of Friday’s play-in game in Cleveland, as the Cavs await the winner of Hornets-Hawks, at 1 p.m. ET on TNT. Nets-Celtics takes the 3:30 p.m. ET slot on ABC, followed by Bulls-Bucks at 6:30 p.m. ET on TNT and the Suns at 9:00 p.m. ET, also on TNT.
The rest of the playoff schedule figures to be released once the play-in tournament concludes and all 16 teams are known, but for now we at least know when teams will play their first round openers this coming weekend on ESPN, TNT, and ABC.
After 82 games of regular season action, the Brooklyn Nets and Cleveland Cavaliers finished with 44 wins. Appropriately, the two teams matched up in the opening game of the 2022 NBA Play-In Tournament on Tuesday evening, with a spot in the Eastern Conference Playoffs and a date with the Boston Celtics in the first round on the line. The Nets entered as significant betting favorites, led by Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving, and Brooklyn led wire-to-wire to win by a final margin of 115-108.
The Nets started the game in explosive fashion, even with Durant and Irving taking only a small handful of shots in the opening minutes. Led by Bruce Brown’s early energy on both ends, Brooklyn build a lead, and Durant extended it to 17-9 with a breathtaking sequence including a block against Lauri Markkanen and a pass to Drummond for an easy bucket.
Cleveland did counter with talented lead guard Darius Garland, who scored seven points in his first eight minutes. Garland’s creativity is always impressive, and it was on full display.
The Nets kept their strong start going on offense, however, as Brooklyn went on a 21-6 run to open the lead to 40-20 at the end of the first quarter. Durant and Irving combined to score 15 straight points for the Nets, and when Goran Dragic, Patty Mills, and Nic Claxton got into the action with jump shots late in the first quarter, it was a full-fledged barrage.
Brooklyn shot 71 percent from the floor and 4-for-6 from three-point range in the opening period, reminding observers of why the Nets are terrifying in a playoff scenario when firing on all cylinders. The Nets scored 40 points on only 23 possessions, and the 20-point edge was the largest deficit for the Cavaliers after the opening period all season.
After the quarter break, Cleveland found its footing, using a 9-2 run to slash the deficit. Brooklyn scored only two points in the first five and a half minutes, and the Cavaliers avoided what could’ve been a disaster if the onslaught carried over from the opening period.
Cleveland’s offense wasn’t exactly lighting the world on fire, but Brooklyn’s offensive struggles continued. The Nets committed seven turnovers, including three instances in which players inexplicably stepped out of bounds, and Brooklyn tallied only eight points in the first ten minutes of the second period.
Unfortunately for the Cavaliers, the margin was still double-digits when Brooklyn’s drought came to an end, and Irving continued to cook. In fact, Irving scored seven points in the final 46 seconds, punctuating a 20-point half in which he made all nine shots that he attempted.
Early in the third, the Nets continued to build their advantage, using a 10-4 run to push the advantage back to 20 points, Irving made his tenth consecutive shot, with no signs of slowing down.
The Cavaliers did not roll over, putting together a 14-4 response to keep things manageable with a 12-point deficit. Cleveland’s offense came alive a bit, especially when compared to early shooting woes, and the Cavaliers strung a few stops together in the process.
After a mini-flurry on both sides, the Nets took a 12-point lead to the fourth quarter, with Irving still operating without a single missed shot. He did finally come up empty on an attempt but, in making his first 12 shots, Irving set a new career-best for most consecutive makes to begin a game.
Though there was plenty of attention on Irving, the more consequential activity came on the team side, and the Cavaliers began to heat up to begin the fourth quarter. Garland scored nine points in less than four minutes for Cleveland, bringing the visitors within an 88-82 margin with plenty of time to make a charge.
With fewer than five minutes to go, the Cavaliers were within six at 99-93, but the Nets had Kevin Durant. Durant buried back-to-back jumpers, with the second coming over the outstretched hand of Evan Mobley to give Brooklyn a double-digit cushion again.
That was, effectively, the dagger sequence of the evening. Cleveland did climb within six points on two different occasions in the final 90 seconds, but the final result was never in doubt after the Nets generated easy buckets on each ensuing possession.
Brooklyn did cool off after the first quarter, though the Nets still finished with 54 percent shooting and 33 assists. Irving was masterful with 34 points (on 12-for-15 shooting) and 12 assists, with Durant adding 25 points, 11 assists, and three blocked shots. The Nets did need all of that production from their stars, and the duo of Brown (18 points, nine rebounds, eight assists) and Drummond (16 points, eight rebounds) was helpful to the cause.
The Nets will begin a best-of-seven series with a road game against Boston on Sunday, with the Cavaliers now forced into a single-elimination scenario on Friday evening. Cleveland will face the loser of Wednesday’s game between the Atlanta Hawks and Charlotte Hornets, and the Cavaliers will host that matchup.
If you’re a veteran fan of craft beer (and IPAs specifically), you might have a tough time explaining exactly why you’ve been vibing more with craft lagers, pilsners, and hazy IPAs as of late. Craft beer pros call it “hop fatigue” and it’s responsible for that cosmic force that draws longtime IPA aficionados towards beers with a much lighter hop flavor.
Simply put, “hop fatigue” is exactly what it sounds like. It’s your palate looking for a respite from the overly bitter, floral, piney flavor of hops. It prompts you to grab for more malt-forward lagers, crispy pilsners, and hazy, juicy, tropical fruit-centric New England-style IPAs. Obviously, there’s nothing wrong with that. In fact, there are myriad beers and beer styles well-suited for anyone suffering from this hoppy ailment and looking for a change of pace.
Today, we turn out attention to the juicy, cloudy, fruity New England-style IPA specifically. If you’re suffering from hop fatigue but you’re not ready to give up on hops completely, this style of beer is a perfect choice. Some are so juicy they’re on par with drinking a glass of freshly squeezed orange juice or mango juice and others have a nice mix of fruit, malt, even oats, and slightly bitter hops. Also, while there’s no wrong time to enjoy this complex, flavorful beer, this spring with its mix of cloudy, rainy days and warm, sunny days just might be the best. Keep scrolling to see eight of our favorite hazy brews for the hop fatigued.
This 8% Double IPA is brewed with Golden Promise malt, Citra, Mosaic, and Simcoe hops. It gets its added creamy, sweet flavor from the addition of Maine wheat. Made in the New England-style, it’s juicy, hazy, and doesn’t carry the hop bitterness of many other double IPAs.
Tasting Notes:
This beer has the aromas you’d hope from a New England-style IPA. The nose is all tropical fruit and tart, fresh citrus. It definitely draws you in. The palate continues this trend with notes of ripe pineapple, mango, tangerine, lemon curd, tart grapefruit, and juicy peach. While it’s obvious the hops are there, there isn’t much bitterness at all.
Bottom Line:
There’s a reason Bissell Brothers Swish is one of the highest-rated New England-stye IPAs. It’s juicy, sweet, creamy, and should appeal to drinkers not looking for hop bittering.
With a name like ‘Juice Bomb’, you certainly know what you’re getting with this beer. This 6.5% year-round New England-style IPA is well-known for its mix of low bitterness and juicy, hazy, tropical fruit and citrus flavor. It’s Sloop’s flagship beer for a reason and definitely deserves a spot in your cooler.
Tasting Notes:
A lot is going on with this beer’s nose. There are aromas of ripe peach, mango, tangerine, and grapefruit as well as some pine needles and caramel malts to tie everything together. Sipping it reveals more grapefruit, ripe pineapple, mango, guava, passionfruit, and slightly herbal hops and sweet oats. Little to no bitterness at the finish.
Bottom Line:
Its name might be Juice Bomb, but while it has an abundance of juicy, hazy flavor this beer is also well-rounded with a nice malt backbone and sweet oat notes.
Similar to Sloop Juice Bomb, you have a pretty good idea about what’s inside this can before you pour it into your glass. This 8.5% double IPA is brewed with El Dorado, Mosaic, and Simcoe hops to give it a ton of ripe citrus flavor with very little bitterness.
Tasting Notes:
Complex aromas of fruit esters, ripe peach, caramelized pineapple, and tangerines greet your nose. On the palate, you’ll find more peach and pineapple along with juicy orange, tangerine, slightly herbal pine, and biscuity malts. The finish is all juicy, slightly tart citrus with little bitterness.
Bottom Line:
This beer is called Juicy Lucy, but maybe it should have been called Citrus Explosion because that’s a better name for this juicy, slightly tart at times, citrus-fueled IPA.
Brewery Ommegang, situated near the town of Cooperstown in Central New York State is well-known for its traditional take on Belgian-style ales. But the brewery makes more than that. Its Neon Rainbows is a juicy, hazy, memorable New England-style IPA that’s brewed with Simcoe, Mosaic, Centennial, Citra, and Topaz hops before being dry-hopped with even more Mosaic, Citra, Simcoe, and Topaz hops.
Tasting Notes:
Dank pine, tart citrus, ripe tropical fruit, wet grass. The nose is everything you could want in a hazy IPA. One drink and you’re immersed in a world of ripe tangerine, juicy orange, grapefruit, guava, mango, honeydew melon, and sweet, caramel malts. While you can taste that there are hops throughout, they don’t add any bitterness to the juicy, fruity flavor.
Bottom Line:
This year-round New England-style IPA is all tropical juice flavor without any lingering hop bitterness. It’s a great entry into the hazy IPA style.
One of the most well-known New England-style IPAs ever made, Tree House Julius is the Massachusetts brewery’s flagship beer. It’s known for its cloudy, hazy, juicy, creamy flavor highlighted by over-the-top tropical fruit flavors and herbal, earthy hops. It’s a true bucket-list IPA every beer fan should try.
Tasting Notes:
On the nose, this beer is all citrus. There are fragrant aromas of grapefruit, ripe orange, tangerine, lemon zest, light, dank resin, mango, and guava. The flavor from the nose was carried into the palate with hints of juicy peach, ripe mango, passion fruit, tangerine, grapefruit, and orange. The finish is dry with little to no bitterness.
Bottom Line:
If you only drink one of these anti-bitter beers, make it Tree House Julius. There’s a reason this is one of the most sought-after IPAs. It’s a citrus bomb that needs to be tasted to be believed.
This complex hazy IPA is brewed with Pilsner malt and rolled oats. It’s dry-hopped with Sabro, Mosaic, and Citra hopped. The result is a complex, well-balanced New England-style IPA known for its bold, juicy tropical fruit flavors and tart, citrus notes.
Tasting Notes:
There’s a nice mix of pineapple, coconut, tangerine, dank resin, and sweet oats on this beer’s nose. Drinking it reveals flavors like honeydew melon, pineapple, grapefruit, coconut cream, tangerine, orange, lime zest, and slight pine resin without any of the expected bitterness. It’s creamy, sweet, and delicious.
Bottom Line:
This is a great example of a very hoppy beer that manages to pull out the fruity, citrus flavor and even some dankness without any of the hop bitterness we’re hoping to avoid.
With a name like King Sue, you have to assume this will be hazy IPA royalty. And it is. This 7.8% double IPA gets all of its hop aroma and flavor from the liberal use of Citra hops. The result is a citrus-forward IPA that has more hop bitterness than the rest of the beers on this list, but it’s tempered by the juicy fruit flavor.
Tasting Notes:
On the nose, you’ll find notes of dank pine, ripe grapefruit, tangerine, caramelize pineapple, mango, and sweet caramel malts. Compared to the other hazy IPAs on this list, there is a decent amount of hop bitterness up front. The reason this beer won’t trigger any hop fatigue is the fact that, after the initial slight bitterness, there are notes of mango, pineapple, melon, tart grapefruit, and fresh-squeezed orange juice. It’s also mellowed by sweet oat and malt flavors.
Bottom Line:
Toppling Goliath King Sue is a great beer for fans of overly hoppy, bitter IPAs to slowly work their way down to less bitter, juicy IPAs.
This complex, hazy IPA begins with a base of German pilsner malt, German malted wheat, and American wheat flakes, as well as Mosaic, Citra, and Simcoe hops. This results in a multi-faceted beer with bright floral hops, juicy tropical fruit flavors, and sweet wheat and oat notes.
Tasting Notes:
The is a great mix of caramel malts, honey-coated oatmeal, dank pine, ripe peach, tangerine, and mango. The palate continues this trend with hints of slightly bitter pine needles mellow by notes of apricot, tangerine, peach, pineapple, and a slightly herbal, floral flavor. All with a creamy, pleasing, pillowy mouthfeel.
Bottom Line:
Threes Logical Conclusion is another beer that still has some residual hop bitterness that’s paired with enough citrus, tropical fruit, malt, and oat flavors to make it one of many flavors and not overwhelming.
Prior to the end of 2021, it’d been a while since Cozz released a project. The wait for new work from him wasn’t all that grueling as he made several contributions to Dreamville’s 2019 compilation project, Revenge Of The Dreamers III. Thankfully, he made an official return back in December with Fortunate, an 7-track release that featured a lone contribution from YG. Fast forward to now and Cozz’s latest work comes through Dreamville’s new compilation project D-Day: A Gangsta Grillz Mixtape.
One of his contributions to the project is “Big Trouble Freestyle,” which sees him rapping over The Notorious B.I.G.’s “Who Shot Ya,” and less than two weeks after the project’s arrival, Cozz debuts a new video for the track. It captures him walking around his hometown of Los Angeles while firing off some scathing while flexing some heavy muscle about his career. He does it all while the West Coast sun sets behind him.
As for Dreamville’s D-Day: A Gangsta Grillz Mixtape, the project includes appearances from the rest of the Dreamville cast, that being J.Cole, Ari Lennox, JID, Earthgang, Cozz, Bas, Lute, and Omen across the project’s 15 songs.
You can watch Cozz’s video for “Big Trouble Freestyle” above.
D-Day: A Gangsta Grillz Mixtape is out now via Dreamville and Interscope. You can stream it here.
The Cleveland Cavaliers tried to mount a fourth quarter comeback during their play-in game matchup against the Brooklyn Nets on Tuesday night. While Brooklyn opened up a convincing lead in the first quarter and led by double-digits most oft he way, Cleveland was able to get it down to single digits off of a three by Darius Garland with less than 10 minutes remaining.
It was a five-point possession by Garland, although that was not necessarily for a good reason. Garland tried to drive to the rim when he saw he was matched up against Goran Dragic, and the veteran guard seemed to realize he was in some trouble. So instead of just letting Garland blow by him for a layup, Dragic stuck his right hand out and, uh, made contact with a sensitive area below the belt.
— CJ Fogler AKA Perc70 #BlackLivesMatter (@cjzero) April 13, 2022
Dragic knew that he committed a foul, thus his throwing one arm up in the air, but what he probably didn’t expect was that the referees would go over to the monitor and take a look at this. After review, Dragic was hit with a flagrant 1, and because it took a minute and Garland got some time to compose himself after getting hit in the groin, he was able to cooly step up and knock down both free throws.
Tuesday brought some shocking news: Gilbert Gottfried, longtime comedian with arguably the most distinctive voice in showbiz, had died. He was 67. A post from Gottfried’s family kept things vague, only saying he had passed away from a “long illness.” But now, hours later, the cause of his death has been revealed.
As per Entertainment Weekly, Glenn Schwartz, Gottfried’s longtime friend and publicist, confirmed that he died of a rare genetic muscle disease that affects the heart called recurrent ventricular tachycardia, an arrhythmia caused by myotonic dystrophy type II.
The Rare Disease Database describes myotonic dystrophy type II as an “inherited muscular dystrophy that affects the muscles and other body systems (e.g., heart, eyes, and pancreas).” It involves “prolonged muscle tensing (myotonia) as well as muscle weakness, pain, and stiffness.” Ventricular tachycardia, meanwhile, is defined by the Mayo Clinic as a heart rhythm problem that makes the heart beat faster than 100 times a minute. (A healthy heart beats between 60 and 100.)
After news of Gottfried’s passing broke, tributes came pouring in. Many shared his countless stand-up, TV, and movie appearances, including that time he epically trolled contestants on Hollywood Squares in the late ‘90s, shouting “You fool!” over and over until he finally threw them a bone.
Twitter users are sharing their soju stories after a viral video about the Korean spirit has taken off on TikTok. Posted by user CrownMeCutie, the video in question, which has been viewed more than 13 million times with 28k comments (and that’s after the OG video had been removed by TikTok), shows CrownMeCutie shopping at an Asian market when she stumbles upon a 12 oz bottle of fruit-flavored Joa Soju and remarks about its strong ABV content and small package.
After a cut and a drive home, CrownMeCutie pops open the bottle, gives it a good gulp, winces, and proclaims “ugh that’s liquor!” repeatedly, gifting TikTok users with one of the greatest soundbites to ever hit the app. Expect to hear this soundbite used throughout the year constantly, especially in videos that have nothing to do with liquor.
Soju, if you’re unfamiliar, is a clear distilled spirit made from rice, wheat, barley, or sometimes potato and often sweetened with fruit flavors like apple, plum, lychee, or other fruit flavors. We wouldn’t classify it as strong, but as CrownMeCutie says, “That’s liquor!”
Bottles of Soju typically hover around 20% ABV, making soju significantly weaker than your typical vodka and tequila but much much stronger than beer (which comes in a similar-sized 12 oz bottle) and wine. Because of its small package, people who are unfamiliar with the spirit tend to underestimate its ability to get you twisted, but most commonly, soju is served as more of a communal drink. The idea is to pour a few shots between friends from a single bottle and reach for another when it’s time for more or keep the buzz going by drinking the shot alongside a beer. That isn’t going to stop people from downing a bottle all by themselves though, and once the viral clip hit Twitter, users started to share their own Soju experiences.
Heed the advice below!
Soju is literally what had me so blacked out, i tripped and hit my head on a wall, and have been recovering from a concussion every since shit is not to be played with! Have fun but be careful folks! https://t.co/wZsb6wm80D
If you really want to elevate your Soju experience, don’t just drink it out of the bottle, invite some friends over and make some Soju Bombs as demonstrated by TikTok user Chanyoung1127.
For all the talk of “cancel culture” being a ruinous force, there doesn’t appear to be much proof that it exists. When this year’s Grammys were announced, some of the nominees included Dave Chappelle, scourge of the trans community, and Marilyn Manson, accused of sexual misconduct. Then there was Louis C.K. The comic and fallen TV god was one of the first men accused of misconduct when the #MeToo movement started in 2017. He even admitted to his crimes.
C.K. wound up winning that Grammy. Now, just over a week later, Julia Wolov, one of the five women who accused him of misconduct almost five years ago, has spoken out against his new trophy. The comedian, actress, and screenwriter spoke to Variety about his latest career turn, and she did not hold back.
“Nobody cares. That’s the message this sends,” Wolov told Variety. “It really does. That’s the truth.”
In the years since going public with her accusations, Wolov has come to regret that move, claiming she’s been labeled a “troublemaker” in the comedy scene.
“You sort of take that on, knowing that you might be able to help somebody else. That’s part of what makes you come forward, but it’s not fun. We took one for the team,” Wolov said. “Even talking to you right now, I know this will not work in my favor, but so many people are asking and it’s hard when he’s in the constant news cycle.”
Though the Recording Academy, which runs the Grammys, made changes to create a more diverse voting academy, its 12,000 members still voted to nominate C.K. then handed him a trophy, which he wasn’t there to accept.
“It’s such bulls*it. What is wrong with people?” Wolov told Variety. “Wouldn’t it be nice if people would not be rewarded for bad behavior? But what are you supposed to do? These people voted for him. I guess that’s what happens when comedy and music comes together.”
Wolov also poked further holes in the whole “cancel culture” mythos. “I know that he faced financial repercussions by losing his TV deals, but big deal. For him, I feel like he thinks that’s his god-given right to have these things, where most normal people would see it as a privilege to have that type of platform,” Wolov said. “I don’t believe in cancel culture, but obviously, Louis is not canceled. He seems fine to me. He’s touring. He’s selling out. He’s winning Grammys.”
Playboi Carti’s last project arrived on Christmas Day in 2020. It was highly anticipated Whole Lotta Red, a project that fans of the rapper spent quite a while waiting for. Constant delays and setbacks caused many to doubt that the project would ever arrive. Thankfully it did, and now, after a little over a year, it’s time to focus on Carti’s next body of work. During an interview with XXL, Carti revealed some details about his upcoming project and also opened up about his personal life.
“I was about to name my album Music because that’s where I’m at, you know what I’m saying? Music,” Carti said during the interview. When asked if he had a title for the upcoming project, Carti confirmed that it would be Music because “that’s all it is at this point.” Carti later revealed what topics were “important” for him to discuss on the project.
“Love. Sex. Drugs. Changes in my life,” he replied. “I’ve been rapping about going to rehab. I want to go to rehab because I think I’m bipolar. I want everybody to feel free. I want this album to make everyone feel free. I hope this album brings peace to the world, honestly.” He added, “I’m in love with what I’m doing. Like I told you, you can’t put a genre alternative [on me]. My little brother told me that all the time.”
Elsewhere in the interview, Carti took a moment to show love to Iggy Azalea, the mother of his first child Onyx. Despite their past issues, Carti had nothing but kind words for Azalea. “Iggy, she’s a great mom. I love her to death,” he said. “I’m single. She’s single now. But that’s one of the best mothers in the world. And that’s what you got to put in the book, you hear me? I love her to death. She is the best mother in the world.”
You can read the entirety of Carti’s new interview with XXLhere.
Three years ago, Adam Sandler blew minds with Uncut Gems, an almost unbearably intense gambling thriller that teamed him up with Benny and Josh Safdie, who had previously made Robert Pattinson unrecognizable in Good Time. The star of Little Nicky and Blended got arguably the best reviews of his career. There was Oscar talk. When he was nominated, there was snub talk. And there’s a chance Sandler and the Safdies may try again.
As caught by The Playlist, buried in a new IndieWire report on actors, like Jim Carrey, struggling to find new and exciting auteurs to work with, is this claim: Sources say Sandler and the Safdies are “already cooking up another project.” New details are given. It’s not clear if it’s a film or a TV show, or whether Sandler would even be in it. (He could simply be a producer.)
Needless to say, it’s big if true. Sandler doesn’t venture far outside his Happy Madison bubble often. When he does, as with Paul Thomas Anderson’s bonkers Punch-Drunk Love, he tends to earn acclaim. Uncut Gems was his most extreme venture yet. He even almost got choked while shooting a particularly raucous scene. But if another Sandler-Safdies project winds up happening, please remember that it wouldn’t be the first time the three had reunited: You might recall that short film they made together not long after Uncut Gems first started blowing minds.
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