Month: May 2021

The Lakers were defeated 100-92 on Sunday by the Phoenix Suns, who evened the series out at 2-2. Los Angeles lost superstar Anthony Davis at the end of the second quarter to an injury that has since been diagnosed as a groin strain. Sources claim that AD is “day to day,” although there is no official word on how long the big man must remain out. Of course, LeBron James was asked about AD’s injury after the game, to which he responded as expected. 

“We’ll see,” James answered when asked how his role may change if Davis misses time. However, he elaborated further later. “These shoulders were built for a reason,” LeBron declared. “So if it takes for me to put some more on top of it, then so be it. Win, lose or draw, I’m ready for the challenge.”

Lakers coach Frank Vogel believes that LeBron is more than capable of leading the win. “When I competed against the Miami Heat, and either [Dwyane] Wade or [Chris] Bosh was out, that meant more touches for Bron. And that wasn’t always a good thing for my Pacers teams,” Vogal admitted. However, this is a much older LeBron coming off an injury that derailed his amazing season. 

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Coi Leray took to Twitter to vent after a clip of a crowd reaction from one of her recent shows went viral. The performance took place in Houston for their Memorial Day celebrations. The crowd can be seen standing still and looking unamused by Coi in the clip, as she goes hard on stage. “The love use to outweigh the hate but now the hate outweigh the love and it’s slowing destroying me,” Coi tweeted in response to the clip. “Feel like ya’ll tryna kill me. That’s why I stay outta the way gotta make sure I keep my distance.”

Polo G and Nicki Minaj noticed Coi’s distress, and responded to her tweets. “That’s always how it b when u 1st come in Compared to when u really blow u gotta block that shit out & keep goin crazy u got it🖤💯💯,” tweeted Polo G. 

“Don’t do that. Chin up,” responded Nicki. “Always remember this, when black ppl not fkn w|you #TheyWillBoo,” Minaj wrote. “Those ppl were on their feet. That means they may not have known the song, but they were interested in getting to know more— so they were observing u. Charge it to the game & move on” 

The Los Angeles Lakers were beaten by the Phoenix Suns on Sunday after superstar Anthony Davis suffered yet another injury. The big man strained his groin in the final minutes of the second quarter while trying to get a bucket.

Lakers coach Frank Vogel stated after the game that Davis is undergoing additional evaluation and that, “we’ll have more information tomorrow.” He continued on to state, “You know, he’s one of the best players in the world, so you have to adjust. “And I thought we gave great effort trying to overcome that loss, but it certainly wasn’t enough.” The Lakers went down 100-92, with the series now tied heading back to Phoenix. Game 5 is on Tuesday. 

The Lakers were also missing Kentavious Caldwell-Pope, an integral part of their defense. However, if Davis has to miss significant time it will severely hurt the Lakers’ chances of repeating. Davis had a bad Game 1 before bouncing back and averaging 34 points, 10.5 rebounds, 3.5 assists, and 2 blocks in Games 2 and 3. Kyle Kuzma started the third quarter in place of Davis, and ended the game with 11 points on 4-for-11 shooting. It will take all of the Lakers’ might to overcome the #2 seeded Sun, who recently got a healthy Chris Paul back into shape. 

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50 Cent isn’t the man to mess with on social media. The world-renowned rapper is also an infamous troll who bullies and pokes at everybody he can. The mogul just can’t help himself. But it appears that another troll has gotten the upper hand on Fif’, well, at least for a short moment of time. The G-Unit leader took to Instagram to call out an impersonator who has been acting as if he works with 50’s cognac company, Branson.

“This guy is a whole fraud, he does not work for Branson or have anything to do with my brands and is going around taking meeting with club owner’s @quadirkenneysam you are a fucking weirdo,” wrote Fif’ on Instagram to accompany a post showing the imposter’s profile. 

Quadir has been posting Branson to his profile heavy, while also using screenshots from 50’s page. Fif’ and Quadir met back in 2019, Quadir posted a photo of him and the rapper on IG, stating, “U KNOW THE VIBES NOTHING R E A L can be threaten.” The two probably just met at this meet and greet, and never again. 

It is unclear what Quadir is trying to accomplish here, but incurring the wrath of 50 Cent is not a wise choice. 

The pandemic shut down the movie industry, but it’s coming back in full swing. The first sign of significant life at the box office was Godzilla VS Kong, which scored a pandemic-breaking opening weekend. That record has now been broken as well, by A Quiet Place II. The horror film took the box office by storm this weekend, racking up $48 million. The sequel is expected to amass $58 million by Memorial Day. The first film scored a $50 million opening, so the sequel is on track to outdo it, all without things being fully reopened.

“This is an outstanding opening,” stated David A. Gross, who runs the movie consulting firm Franchise Entertainment Research. “[It’s] well above average for a horror sequel.” Gross believes that A Quiet Place Part II could have debuted to $60 million if all theaters were open. “Still,” Gross stated, “this movie is going to make a lot of money and bring enormous value to streaming.”

A Quiet Place II will debut on Paramount Plus in 45 days. The new streaming service is aiming to compete with the likes of Netflix, Disney+, Amazon Prime, Hulu, and HBO Max. Disney’s Cruella is also doing well, especially for a film that can be watched at home for $30 on their streaming service. The origin story for the famous villain brought in $37.4 million globally, which is expected to hit $42.6 million through Memorial Day.

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Joe Budden’s fallout with Rory and Mal has been well documented and discussed. Many, such as Charlamagne tha God and Kevin Hart, believe that Budden self-sabotaged himself and showed bad leadership skills. The bad blood doesn’t seem to be at the point of malice anymore, and Rory and Mal did a hilarious skit highlighting some of the issues they felt revolved around the whole situation. 

Hindsight can be 20/20, and Budden is really trying to be positive after admitting his mistakes. On Saturday’s episode of Budden’s podcast, he glorified Rory and Mal. “I’ma just say it, I don’t even care,” he stated around the 26-minute point. “I’m happy for Rory and Mal. I don’t want to stay on them, but I’m only bringing it up because of what y’all just said about [Lil] Wayne. When you get your business together, how it could revitalize you.”

Budden continued, “When I was watching it, the video, and I’ma say it, ‘Oh man, these guys were unhappy here for a long time.’ I’m happy. I want them to do it. Take control. Go, go, go, go. I love that shit.” Budden, of course, is responding to the aforementioned sketch released by Rory and Mal.