I don’t think people talk about the impact of Nas “I know I can” on Black children’s racial esteem in the 2000s. I heard it at a family friends house and I can just remember being so happy to see another Black girl singing and being so happy! Feeling like the world was mine.
Angel was visibly emotional, wiping away tears as she watched her little brother, JuJu, play live as an NBA player for the first time. 🤎🫶🏾
Although JuJu had already appeared n a couple of NBA games after earning his call up from the G League, this was Angel’s first opportunity to watch him on an NBA court n person.
A beautiful full circle moment for a proud big sister. Watching someone you’ve supported every step of the way see their dream become reality is special, and when it’s your sibling, it hits even harder.
Some moments are bigger than basketball. 🤍🙏🏾
Jaylen Brown says he used the NBA Players Association instead of hiring an agent for the NBA Draft because they're paid to help players
“When I entered the draft, I didn't have an agent. I'm probably the highest picked selected ever that didn't enter with an agent. When I was evaluating, I went through the whole process and sat with a bunch of people, and what they was offering I ain't really need. It was kind of already slotted, so I leaned on the union a lot more”
“A lot of the agents came and was like, ‘Yeah, we'll move you to L.A. We'll get you a trainer, put some money in your pocket,’ and I was like, ‘For what? Do I gotta give the money back?’ They was like, ‘Nah, but standard agent fee is 4%.’ I'm starting to do the math, and a house, car, and all that, whatever he was offering, is a lot less than what 4% would have been”
“Long story short, the math wasn't mathing for me. I ended up being the third pick. I think because I came in like that, a lot of people, I think it was the agents, they tried to slander my name a little bit, put it in the media that he's too this, he's too that. Ended up backfiring. It all worked out in the end”
“With the union, we pay dues. All the players in the NBA pay dues. We all pay like $10,000 out of our salary that goes to hiring lawyers, hiring staff, CEO, everything that you need to lead a company that works for us. So all of that is our resources that we all pay for, that we agree to. Once I learned that, I just started using it”
“I'm talking about you can get private investigations done. They give referrals for financial advisors. All type of stuff. Foundation wise, health insurance, whatever you need. They have a liaison that's paid to make sure that you get it done. So I put it on their desk like, ‘I need you to get this done.’ And they do because that's their job”
Drake just liked this video of 2Chainz explaining how “Fuckin Problems” came about… how Drake gave it to Asap Rocky and now it’s Rocky’s biggest song ever 👀
“Asap Rocky dropped the song which is cool, but that’s one of his biggest records up to date”💯
Bow Wow’s lil film run in the 2000’s is underrated actually. Like Mike, Johnson Family Vacation, Roll Bounce, Tokyo Drift, Lottery Ticket
All classics imo
Tank was the special guest at the Detroit show. Everybody went wild! 🤣
Listen. Ol girl had me cracking up!
I don’t even like Tank like that and I would have done the EXACT same thing and probably a little more. 🤣🤣🤣👏🏾