Magic Johnson on how special this Knicks team is:
Magic: “I don’t wanna hear no talk about Giannis, or no other player coming to this team. This is a great team. I’ve watched a lot of basketball. The way these guys love each other. Play for each other. Pull for one another. You’re not gonna see this anywhere else. The, grit, the toughness that’s how they beat you. Together.”
Stephen A: “You’re telling me, this team, as presently constructed, you wouldn’t change—”
Magic: “Nope.”
Stephen A: “Even if they don’t win the Finals, no changes?”
Magic: “You keep em together and make small changes. This team knows how to play so well with each other. And off of Brunson. Everybody is comfortable in their role. KAT could start for another team tomorrow. OG can go to another team and be a star. But he’s good to play his role. Bridges too. And Hart, no 2 guard rebounds like Josh Hart. So you’ve got the pieces, and they’re all happy.”
Stephen A: “But—”
Magic: “Now, if you trade for Giannis, how many dudes you gotta give up just to get him? It’s a different team now. The whole team changes.”
Stephen A: “That’s true.”
Magic: “This team. I love this team. I love the Knicks. They play basketball right. Don’t change.”
1. The brutal murder of 18-year-old Henry Nowak by a 'Sikh which all Sikhs and Hindus condemn, takes us back in time to 1976, when another 18-year-old and a Sikh known Gurdip Singh Chaggar, or Rohit Duggal, a 16-year-old in the 1990s were murdered in unambiguous racial
..had there been more chiefs like him, the Sikh nation would have preserved the independence, which it madly threw away.
~ L Griffin on Sardar Sham Singh Attariwala, who attained martyrdom in the Battle of Sabraon today in 1846, with British annexing the last independent kingdom
CENTCOM Provides Life-Saving Assistance Following Flooding in Pakistan
U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) provided urgent, life-saving assistance to Pakistan on September 5, 2025, to deliver essential relief to civilians impacted by the recent catastrophic flooding.
The joint operation, conducted in coordination with the U.S. Chief of Mission and at the request of Pakistan, included the delivery of urgent supplies and equipment on U.S. Air Force aircraft, supported by U.S. Army Soldiers. The effort directly supports the Pakistani military’s ongoing flood operations.
Four C-17 aircraft departed Ali Al Salem Air Base carrying the initial shipment of life-saving materials, arriving at Nur Khan Air Base in Pakistan before onward distribution to the areas most severely affected by the floods.
“Our close coordination and seamless interoperability have been instrumental in rapidly delivering vital assistance,” said Adm. Brad Cooper, CENTCOM commander. “This mission reflects the enduring friendship and shared resolve between our two militaries.”
In the 1930s, Bhai Dhanna Singh Chahal left his job in Patiala’s royal garages & set off on a bicycle with his camera—documenting Sikh heritage across #Punjab, from NWFP to Assam.
200+ photos & 8 diaries from his journey are now digitally preserved by PDL.
#WorldBicycleDay2025
Someone sent me this photo on WhatsApp. Sukh Preet Singh (the name on the photo) has done this has done an amazing job.
For the uninitiated, this is a painting of the Lahore Durbar (at the Musamman Burj in Lahore fort) by August Theodor Schoefft (1809–1888).
He was a Hungarian painter from the 19th century. In 1841, he traveled to the Sikh Empire, where he spent over a year capturing portraits and scenes from the region.
Among his most celebrated works are The Court of Lahore (there are two versions) and Maharaja Ranjit Singh at Darbar Sahib.
A letter from King Louis-Philippe I of France to Maharaja Ranjit Singh, dated October 27, 1835.
“The Maharaja is addressed as ‘Rendjit Sing Bahador’ and honoured with the titles of Patshah of Punjab, Conqueror of Kashmir, Multan, Kangra, Attock, and Peshawar.”