In the 1979 film Stalker, the eponymous Stalkers are informal, illegal guides to a blighted Zone somewhere in Eastern Europe. In the middle of the Zone, it is said, there is a room that grants the true heart’s desire. And we learn, secondhand, about the tale of one Stalker named Porcupine.
Porcupine brought his brother into the Zone, where he perished in an accident. Porcupine, grieving, entered the room, expecting that his brother would be brought back to life. When he arrived back in civilization, though, he unexpectedly came into a bunch of money.
Porcupine brought his brother into the Zone, where he perished in an accident. Porcupine, grieving, entered the room, expecting that his brother would be brought back to life. When he arrived back in civilization, though, he unexpectedly came into a bunch of money.
- 9/28/2023
- by Corbin Smith
- Rollingstone.com
WME Sports has added NBA All-Star Anthony Edwards to its growing roster of basketball talent. The agency will represent Edwards in all areas, on and off the court.
After attending the University of Georgia, Edwards was drafted as the first overall pick in the 2020 NBA Draft by the Minnesota Timberwolves. In his debut season, Edwards was named first-team All-Rookie, and in 2023 he was selected as an NBA All-Star. The 21-year-old guard has already made his entrée into Hollywood, making his acting debut with a supporting role opposite Adam Sandler in Netflix’s “Hustle.”
“I’ve been locked in to giving everything I have to be the best I can be on and off the court, and no one is better equipped to support me and my family through this journey than WME Sports,” stated Edwards. “I’m excited about all we will do in basketball, entertainment, business and philanthropy,...
After attending the University of Georgia, Edwards was drafted as the first overall pick in the 2020 NBA Draft by the Minnesota Timberwolves. In his debut season, Edwards was named first-team All-Rookie, and in 2023 he was selected as an NBA All-Star. The 21-year-old guard has already made his entrée into Hollywood, making his acting debut with a supporting role opposite Adam Sandler in Netflix’s “Hustle.”
“I’ve been locked in to giving everything I have to be the best I can be on and off the court, and no one is better equipped to support me and my family through this journey than WME Sports,” stated Edwards. “I’m excited about all we will do in basketball, entertainment, business and philanthropy,...
- 6/27/2023
- by Angelique Jackson
- Variety Film + TV
WME has acquired full ownership of BDA Sports Management, which has built up a formidable client list of NBA players during its 25 years in business.
BDA founder Bill Duffy will join WME Sports as head of its basketball division and BDA agents, staff and clients will be under the WME umbrella after the official close of the deal.
In 2020, WME had taken a minority position in BDA, which was founded in 1998 and has repped many top-tier players, among them 30 NBA Draft lottery picks, 44 All-Stars and 15 winners of an NBA title. BDA’s current roster includes more than 40 NBA players, among them Luka Dončić, Scottie Barnes, Rj Barrett and Deandre Ayton.
“It is hard to name a basketball agent more respected across the league than Bill. We couldn’t be more thrilled to have him and his team fully join WME Sports as we continue this chapter of tremendous growth,” WME...
BDA founder Bill Duffy will join WME Sports as head of its basketball division and BDA agents, staff and clients will be under the WME umbrella after the official close of the deal.
In 2020, WME had taken a minority position in BDA, which was founded in 1998 and has repped many top-tier players, among them 30 NBA Draft lottery picks, 44 All-Stars and 15 winners of an NBA title. BDA’s current roster includes more than 40 NBA players, among them Luka Dončić, Scottie Barnes, Rj Barrett and Deandre Ayton.
“It is hard to name a basketball agent more respected across the league than Bill. We couldn’t be more thrilled to have him and his team fully join WME Sports as we continue this chapter of tremendous growth,” WME...
- 3/9/2023
- by Dade Hayes
- Deadline Film + TV
Cardi B and Offset headlined the Hall of Fame pre-Super Bowl party early Sunday morning, and when the rap princess was feeling a little thirsty, the Migos performer played the role of prince charming.
“Can I get a little liquorrrrr?,” Cardi B asked. “There’s no liquor for me, huh? Damn. I don’t like that.”
The duo performed their Grammy-nominated hit “Clout” and kissed onstage. But then Offset returned with a small gift for his wife.
“Thank you, baby,” Cardi B said. “Let’s take a shot. Put your drink up, bitch. One, two, three — bottoms up, bitch!”
Cardi B and Offset perform at pre-Super Bowl Hall of Fame Party 2023.
She then performed her fiery verse on “Tomorrow 2,” her collaboration with breakthrough rapper GloRilla. Cardi B — in a shiny, mini green dress — kicked off the show at Gila River Resorts & Casinos in Arizona with “Money” and also performed upbeat...
“Can I get a little liquorrrrr?,” Cardi B asked. “There’s no liquor for me, huh? Damn. I don’t like that.”
The duo performed their Grammy-nominated hit “Clout” and kissed onstage. But then Offset returned with a small gift for his wife.
“Thank you, baby,” Cardi B said. “Let’s take a shot. Put your drink up, bitch. One, two, three — bottoms up, bitch!”
Cardi B and Offset perform at pre-Super Bowl Hall of Fame Party 2023.
She then performed her fiery verse on “Tomorrow 2,” her collaboration with breakthrough rapper GloRilla. Cardi B — in a shiny, mini green dress — kicked off the show at Gila River Resorts & Casinos in Arizona with “Money” and also performed upbeat...
- 2/12/2023
- by Mesfin Fekadu
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Superstar Brooklyn Nets forward Kevin Durant is on the move in a trade that will rattle the NBA and send oddsmakers scrambling to reset the odds.
With a 3 Pm NBA trade deadline looming on Thursday, the Nets agreed to trade superstar Durant to the Phoenix Suns. Durant is currently out with a sprained McL, but is expected to return this month.
The deal sends Durant and forward T.J. Warren to the Suns, with the Nets getting back Mikal Bridges, Cam Johnson, Jae Crowder, four first-round picks and a 2028 pick swap. They’ll get unprotected picks in 2023, 2025, 2027 and 2029.
The deal means Brooklyn is heading back into a long rebuild. They had hopes of playing for a title when they brought together fellow superstar guards Kyrie Irving and Durant in the summer of 2019, adding guard James Harden the following year.
But the trio played just 73 games together for various reasons. A disgruntled...
With a 3 Pm NBA trade deadline looming on Thursday, the Nets agreed to trade superstar Durant to the Phoenix Suns. Durant is currently out with a sprained McL, but is expected to return this month.
The deal sends Durant and forward T.J. Warren to the Suns, with the Nets getting back Mikal Bridges, Cam Johnson, Jae Crowder, four first-round picks and a 2028 pick swap. They’ll get unprotected picks in 2023, 2025, 2027 and 2029.
The deal means Brooklyn is heading back into a long rebuild. They had hopes of playing for a title when they brought together fellow superstar guards Kyrie Irving and Durant in the summer of 2019, adding guard James Harden the following year.
But the trio played just 73 games together for various reasons. A disgruntled...
- 2/9/2023
- by Bruce Haring
- Deadline Film + TV
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For many of us basketball fans, the NBA’s Christmas games are better than any gifts under the tree. Every year we get a string of huge matchups featuring the league’s top teams and, best of all, we’re (usually) at home all day with family and friends, ready to enjoy the games.
Related: How to Watch NBA Games Online
If you’re looking to join in...
For many of us basketball fans, the NBA’s Christmas games are better than any gifts under the tree. Every year we get a string of huge matchups featuring the league’s top teams and, best of all, we’re (usually) at home all day with family and friends, ready to enjoy the games.
Related: How to Watch NBA Games Online
If you’re looking to join in...
- 12/25/2022
- by Oscar Hartzog
- Rollingstone.com
Puma just found a way to give the WNBA some much-deserved visibility: a signature shoe with one of the league’s top players.
Today, Puma Hoops dropped Brenna Stewart’s Stewie 1 — the first signature shoe for a WNBA player in 12 years, and Puma’s first-ever signature shoe for the league. Channeling “Breanna’s fierce-yet-humble nature,” the shoe features a bold neon yellow and black colorway dubbed “Quiet Fire.” On the performance front, the Stewie 1 features multi-zoned monomesh layers for targeted support throughout the foot and Puma’s Nitro Foam technology for lightweight responsiveness.
Today, Puma Hoops dropped Brenna Stewart’s Stewie 1 — the first signature shoe for a WNBA player in 12 years, and Puma’s first-ever signature shoe for the league. Channeling “Breanna’s fierce-yet-humble nature,” the shoe features a bold neon yellow and black colorway dubbed “Quiet Fire.” On the performance front, the Stewie 1 features multi-zoned monomesh layers for targeted support throughout the foot and Puma’s Nitro Foam technology for lightweight responsiveness.
- 9/16/2022
- by Oscar Hartzog
- Rollingstone.com
Brooklyn-based sports startup Overtime has raised $80 million in Series C funding from investors including Bezos Expeditions (the personal investment company of Jeff Bezos), Drake and more than 25 current and former NBA stars including Trae Young, Devin Booker, Klay Thompson and Pau Gasol.
In total, Overtime, which was founded in 2016, has now raised more than $140 million in funding.
It also has 50 million social media followers and crosses verticals from content to e-commerce, its sports app, and live events. It said the fresh funds will go in part to develop new basketball league Ote (Overtime Elite), guaranteeing salaries for athletes and hiring a staff 80 league employees to launch an inaugural season in September.
The funding round was led by return investors Sapphire Sport and Black Capital along with Micromanagement Ventures (the family of the late David Stern), Alexis Ohanian, Jeff Kearl (via Pelion Capital), Morgan Stanley Counterpoint Global and Blackstone Strategic Partners.
In total, Overtime, which was founded in 2016, has now raised more than $140 million in funding.
It also has 50 million social media followers and crosses verticals from content to e-commerce, its sports app, and live events. It said the fresh funds will go in part to develop new basketball league Ote (Overtime Elite), guaranteeing salaries for athletes and hiring a staff 80 league employees to launch an inaugural season in September.
The funding round was led by return investors Sapphire Sport and Black Capital along with Micromanagement Ventures (the family of the late David Stern), Alexis Ohanian, Jeff Kearl (via Pelion Capital), Morgan Stanley Counterpoint Global and Blackstone Strategic Partners.
- 4/22/2021
- by Jill Goldsmith
- Deadline Film + TV
It was a winning game from the start for the Phoenix Suns. On Tuesday, Aug. 11, the Arizona basketball team victoriously faced off against the Philadelphia 76ers, but before the game got underway, the players got an ultra sweet surprise from their families back home. Considering they've been in the NBA "bubble" in Orlando, Fla. for about a month now amid the coronavirus pandemic, the athletes got a special reminder of their loved ones when they popped up in pre-taped clips to enthusiastically announce the starting lineup for Tuesday's game, which included Cameron Johnson, Deandre Ayton, Mikal Bridges and Ricky Rubio. Shooting guard Devin...
- 8/12/2020
- E! Online
A battle for virtual basketball bragging rights has concluded with the final NBA 2K Players Tournament results. In Saturday night’s championship game, the Phoenix Suns’ Devin Booker took on teammate Deandre Ayton for the title of best NBA 2K20 player. Here’s how the tournament’s semifinals and the final game went down to determine the league’s NBA 2K20 champion. NBA 2K...
- 4/12/2020
- by Matt Couden
- Monsters and Critics
HBO has added to its documentary library with The Scheme, which follows one of the biggest college scandals in recent history - no, not that one. The documentary tells the true story of Christian Dawkins, a young man at the center of a ring of bribery and fraud involving college basketball recruits. In case you missed the film's premiere on March 31, here's a brief primer on the cases you'll hear about on screen.
Background of Bribery
According to ESPN, Dawkins worked as a "runner" - a sort of middleman - for Andy Miller, an NBA agent. For three years, up until 2017, federal investigators were looking into a ring of corruption in the college basketball world. Specifically, they were investigating violations of Ncaa policies against paying college athletes and the ways many colleges and players were getting around those rules. Dawkins was involved with a group connected to Adidas, the sneaker...
Background of Bribery
According to ESPN, Dawkins worked as a "runner" - a sort of middleman - for Andy Miller, an NBA agent. For three years, up until 2017, federal investigators were looking into a ring of corruption in the college basketball world. Specifically, they were investigating violations of Ncaa policies against paying college athletes and the ways many colleges and players were getting around those rules. Dawkins was involved with a group connected to Adidas, the sneaker...
- 4/1/2020
- by Amanda Prahl
- Popsugar.com
File Under, "The Most Obvious News Ever" ... Zion Williamson is leaving Duke and declaring for the NBA Draft. Yeah, no kidding. Williamson was a monster in high school and became a global sensation during his 1 year at Duke -- where he was widely regarded as the #1 player in the country. Now, he's projected to be the #1 pick in the NBA Draft, according to anyone who's ever watched basketball. The 18-year-old made his announcement in a...
- 4/15/2019
- by TMZ Staff
- TMZ
Michael Avenatti has roped Zion Williamson into his Nike bribery allegations -- suggesting the shoe company paid the basketball star's mom to get him to go to Duke. Avenatti tweeted out the accusation Friday night, writing ... "@DukeMBB - About this denial by Coach K the other day relating to payments by Nike...Can you please ask Zion Williamson's mother - Sharonda Sampson - whether she was paid by @nike for bogus 'consulting services' in 2016/2017 as...
- 4/6/2019
- by TMZ Staff
- TMZ
Michael Avenatti is not lying low following his release from custody for allegedly extorting Nike -- instead, he's doubling down ... and throwing two huge basketball stars under the bus. The lawyer just went on a Twitter attack against Nike, claiming the company has not been cooperating with a federal investigation into its Elite Youth Basketball League (Eybl) for over a year. Avenatti adds ... "Unless you count lying in response to subpoenas and withholding documents as 'cooperating.
- 3/26/2019
- by TMZ Staff
- TMZ
Zion Williamson is So good ... a shoe company could sign the guy to a $100 Million contract when he leaves Duke -- so says Jay Williams. TMZ Sports spoke with the Blue Devils legend out in NYC when he told us Zion is so insanely talented, he should get the biggest sneaker contract since LeBron James. "He has that marketability. That smile. And, who else is 6'7", 285 with a 43-inch vertical that can entertain you like that?...
- 2/13/2019
- by TMZ Staff
- TMZ
Boogie Cousins will be making a statement with his shoes when he takes the court Thursday night ... rockin' Puma kicks to support Meek Mill's push for criminal justice reform. Meek teamed up with Puma to launch the new Clyde Court #Reform kicks -- the profits of the shoe will go to Meek's Reform Alliance whose mission is to reform the probation and parole system in the U.S. Boogie is down with the cause...
- 1/24/2019
- by TMZ Staff
- TMZ
Devin Booker ... DeAndre Ayton ... Josh Jackson ... Elfrid Payton -- that sounds like a team LeBron could get down with, right?!?! "Zero percent chance," Suns vet Jared Dudley says ... "Bron's not coming to Phoenix." Well, Ok then ... where is he going?? "Cleveland or L.A." We got Jared on Rodeo Dr. earlier this week ... and despite the Suns loading up on young talent the last year or two -- Jared says there's no way in hell Lbj comes to the desert.
- 6/28/2018
- by TMZ Staff
- TMZ
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