Basketball fans have probably at least seen a little bit of "The Last Dance" which is the documentary based on Michael Jordan and his last season with the Bulls. Yesterday, episodes three and four aired on ESPN, and fans were excited to see that episode three was completely based around Dennis Rodman who was known for his antics and personality, at the time. Of course, Rodman is still very much a character and his behavior was on full display while trying to be interviewed for the doc.
As director Jason Hehir explained on "Jalen & Jacoby," Rodman was incredibly difficult to track down and when they were finally able to interview him, he was all over the place. In fact, most of the time he was trying to talk about North Korea.
“Interviewing Dennis Rodman is like interviewing a feral cat,” Hehir said. “He’s not looking in the same place, he’s got those big shades on. Every other statement was coming back to Kim-Jong Un and how he’s going to be in the history books. I’m like, ‘No. We’re talking about the Pistons. No Korea! No! Stay with me.' [...] “He’s like, ’10 hours, huh? I’ll give you 10 minutes. So he sits down, I’m just shooting with him, and he says, ‘I need a tuna sub from Subway and some chamomile tea.'”
Essentially, getting answers out of Rodman was like pulling teeth without any anesthetics. Regardless, the job got done and they were able to get the answers they needed out of him.
Michael Jordan Was Bamboozled By T-Wolves Fan With Mom Hoax
Michael Jordan once had to deal with a prank caller who said his mom was in the hospital.
Michael Jordan has been getting a lot of attention lately thanks to ESPN’s “The Last Dance” documentary. The docuseries is a look inside of the mind of MJ as he took on one of the biggest challenges of his career during the 1997-98 season. His Chicago Bulls were going through plenty of trials and tribulations during that season and they are all on full display in this brand new TV series.
According to Steve Aschburner of NBA.com, there was one story from the documentary that was left out for TV audiences. The story in question was actually quite sinister and involved a malicious Minnesota Timberwolves fan. As the story goes, the Bulls were beating the T-Wolves at halftime when a fan called the Target Center claiming to be Jordan’s brother. The man lied and said MJ’s mother was in the hospital. When Jordan was alerted of this, he spent minutes trying to contact his family and missed parts of the third quarter. Of course, he quickly found out it was all a hoax.
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By the time he came back into the game, he was so shaken up that he couldn’t hit a shot and the Timberwolves eventually stole the game. It was a pretty awful prank to pull especially on a player that had lost his father just years prior.
In the end, things worked out for Jordan that season as the Bulls eventually won the championship. So much for the prank caller.
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Kanye West Sent Forbes A Shady Text After Billionaire Article
Kanye West sent an angry text message to Forbes after they allegedly undervalued his billion-dollar empire.
Four years ago, Kanye West had $53 million in personal debt. He didn’t stop hustling though and now, he is officially a billionaire.
Finally being recognized by Forbes as a billion-dollar man, Kanye West is apparently still very unhappy with the magazine after they allegedly incorrectly reported his net worth. It was initially reported that West tried to argue that he has actually made $3.3 billion, and not $1.3 billion like Forbes claimed. Now, it is being reported that West actually sent an angry text message to the publication after their article was published.
According to CNN, Kanye West fired off an angry text after learning that Forbes allegedly undervalued his earnings when they revealed he is officially a billionaire.
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“It’s $3.3 billion since no one at Forbes knows how to count,” reportedly wrote the artist/fashion designer in a message.
The final total of $1.3 billion was reportedly tallied up with account debts, “asset illiquidity,” and the publication’s trend to “look at self-appraisals somewhat skeptically.”
Regardless of how much money is in Kanye’s bank account, this is still a major success story. Just four years ago, he was tweeting about being in personal debt and now, he’s finally made his way to a very exclusive club.
Congratulations, Ye!
NBA Youngboy Jokes About Herpes Trolls With Fan
Youngboy Never Broke Again invited a fan on Instagram Live, where he revealed he was bracing himself for an incoming herpes joke.
Several things are constant with Youngboy Never Broke Again. You know that he will always come through with a flurry of new music. You also know that there will be lots of drama about his personal life leaking out into the media. Finally, you know that fans will be clowning him for his previous herpes admission.
Several years ago, it was revealed that Youngboy Never Broke Again had been diagnosed with the sexually transmitted disease herpes, which he was actually referenced in a couple of his songs. While that normally isn't something that people would publicize to the world, YB willingly faced the consequences as people have been clowning him for years because of it.
Recently, he invited a fan onto his Instagram Live to have a conversation, where he joked that he was bracing himself for incoming comments about herpes.
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"You know, when you jumped on my Live, I thought you were going to hurt my feelings and say something about herpes," said the rapper during his conversation with the fan.
The man on the other line asserted that he would never disrespect the 20-year-old rising star like that, to which Youngboy said he was convinced that a troll was joining the stream.
Thankfully, no herpes jokes were exchanged.
Last week, Youngboy Never Broke Again released his new album 38 Baby 2, which will be the last collection of music from the Baton Rouge musician in a while as he has announced he is taking a break. The album is expected to sell approximately 75,000 copies in its opening week.
Lil Baby Gives Quality Control An Ultimatum
Lil Baby wants his money and he wants it now, demanding $5 million from his label Quality Control.
Lil Baby knows his worth and he’s not afraid to ask for his money upfront. The Atlanta rapper has had a sensational year thus far, which included the release of his first-ever #1 album My Turn. Being recognized as Lil Wayne‘s favorite rapper in recent weeks, Lil Baby is shooting his shot at his label, demanding more money before he quits music altogether and returns to the streets.
Hopping on Instagram Live following the release of his new single “All In” from the upcoming deluxe edition of My Turn, Lil Baby sent a message to Kevin “Coach K” Lee and Pierre “P” Thomas to run him his money or he’s heading back to hustling.
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“I told my label they need to give me $5 million or I’m going to hustle, fuck it,” said the rapper on Instagram Live. “Give me $5 million or I’m doing what I do.”
Considering the fact the Lil Baby is easily one of the hottest rappers in the entire game right now, Quality Control would be smart to run him his money. After the success of My Turn, there’s no telling how big the 25-year-old Atlanta native will become in the years to come, and $5 million is well-deserved at this point in his career.
Get your money, young king!
Kanye West Welcomed To The Billionaire Club By Lil Nas X
Lil Nas X joked about being excessively rich just like recently-appointed billionaire, Kanye West, by welcoming the Yeezy designer to the club.
After it was revealed by Forbes magazine that Kanye West's Yeezy brand has officially made him a billionaire, Lil Nas X teased that he was also among this elite group of excessively wealthy folks by welcoming Ye "to the club." It's not everyday that somebody becomes a billionaire, so when someone as high profile as Kanye West hits that milestone, you're sure to hear about it. On Friday, Forbes broke the news that Kanye is now, in fact, a billionaire, due largely to the success of his Yeezy sales.
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Fellow music artist Lil Nas X caught wind of this major news, and decided to congratulate Kanye over social media with a little comedy bit. He took to Twitter to officially welcome Kanye "to the club," seemingly implying that he, at 21-years-old with a virtually newborn music career, was also a billionaire.
"Just heard kanye west is a billionaire," he tweeted. "Welcome to the club bro!" Obviously, he was kidding, as a quick Google search will reveal that Lil Nas is only worth approximately $4 million. His followers totally caught on to the joke, though, and one even replied with a link to one of his tweets from last summer in which he had teased his fans that he now had billions of dollars in his bank account compared to the mere pennies he had 7 months prior.
"You are way ahead of him," the fan wrote. "U ain’t have to pull out the facts like this," Lil Nas X replied. "We all start somewhere give him some time." While Lil Nas was able to have fun with the topic, Kanye was less than impressed with Forbes' profile. The publication reported that Kanye boasts a total net worth of $1.3 billion, but the multi-hyphenate mogul claimed that none of the financial experts over at Forbes knows how to count, insisting that he's worth over $3 billion. While we may never know for sure how much of a billionaire Mr. West is, at least he was still able to receive a warm welcome from a totally legit fellow billionaire.
Rihanna Flashes Her Underwear & Lil Uzi Vert Approves
Lil Uzi Vert screenshotted Rihanna's Instagram story of her flashing her underwear at the camera and proceeded to share it on his own story.
Lil Uzi Vert's crush on Rihanna has yet to subside, as the rapper shared a shot of Rih flashing her underwear on his Instagram story. It's no secret that Uzi has a thing for Rihanna. He's confessed his love for her on multiple occasions, but Rih doesn't even seem to mind his affection for her, as the two of them danced together on Instagram live recently. Since she's the only account that he follows on Instagram, he never misses when she shares new content and always makes sure to give her posts some love.
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That goes for stories, as well, apparently. On Saturday, the multi-hyphenate mogul posted a boomerang on her IG story, in which she had lifted her T-shirt to show off the sheer, high-waisted underwear she was wearing. She included a link to the website for her lingerie brand, Savage X Fenty, leading us to believe that this peek at her drawers was actually a crafty way to promote her line's new arrivals.
Regardless, Uzi clearly appreciated the clip, as he took a blurry screenshot of her story and proceeded to post it on his own.
It looks like Rih will always be the apple of Uzi's eye. Hopefully they'll end up together one day and live happily ever after.
NBA Youngboy’s Other Girl Speaks Out On Being "Sister Wife" To Yaya Mayweather
Another girl who’s been linked to NBA Youngboy speaks out after Yaya Mayweather’s claims.
Okay, let’s try to unpack all of this. This morning, we reported on how last night NBA Youngboy was sharing a couple of Instagram Stories were a lady friend was seen in the background, and said lady friend was apparently ~not~ his girl, Yaya Mayweather. Yet, Yaya Mayweather tweeted otherwise, claiming to be in the two Instagram Stories that fans are now dissecting to the tenth degree.
Once The Shade Room got their hands on NBA Youngboy’s video clips, they quickly spread across the internet, forcing Yaya to respond: “That was me in both videos on his story ain’t no “Yaya there too” let’s be very clear Yaya been here and the ONLY one that’s here dpwm,” she wrote.
Fans weren’t convinced though, zooming all the way in on the two video clips to spot inconsistencies with the possibility that Yaya was present; citing everything from hair to nails. Now, the girl who was in the video has spoken out.
We still don’t really know who this girl is, but she shared a couple of IG Stories in response to the headlines, which were stealthy captured by TSR. In the stories, she writes, “The storyline was false…I never denied my presence. Relax,” thus insinuating that she was there, despite Yaya’s claims. She continued, “BUT just know…I ain’t never “sister wifing” it with another female…or being in the same house. That’s wild and an assassination of my character. Ain’t nobody thuggin me like that. PERIOD.”
What can we assess from this statement? It’s unclear if she’s claiming she is or is not romantically attached to NBA Youngboy– but she does make it clear that she won’t be playing second fiddle to Yaya Mayweather.
We’ll have to see how this all unfolds. In the meantime, stream NBA Younboy’s new album 38 Baby 2 here.
50 Cent Responds To Trump’s Coronavirus Suggestion: "I Think I Like Him"
50 Cent reacts to Donald Trump saying we should consider injecting bleach and disinfectants to combat coronavirus.
Donald Trump proposed that millions of Americans condense disinfectants like Lysol to be injected into their veins to fight off COVID-19. That is a real thing that happened and, justifiably so, Charlamagne Tha God named him Donkey Of The Day for doing so. In addition to his startling remark, Trump also suggested Americans use bleach to fight off the virus.
With good reason, the President of the United States is being clowned HARD online because of what he said. All over social media, people are reacting to the man’s disturbing suggestion with memes and 50 Cent joined in on the fun.
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“This fucking guy is a nightmare,” wrote 50 Cent on Instagram, sharing an animated photo of Trump guzzling a bottle of bleach to prevent catching COVID-19. His next statement was a little worrisome though.
“But i think i like him,” said Fiddy. “I cant believe he said that shit out loud.”
Comments have been disabled on the post, much like on all of his other uploads.
50 Cent is not the only person to have commented on the perplexing speech given by Trump this week. Snoop Dogg has also chimed in, sharing a similar meme to his page.
Maybe Trump should test out this bleach method before suggesting it to millions around the nation.
Charlamagne Hits Donald Trump With "Donkey Of The Day"
Charlamagne Tha God invites Donald Trump to practice what he preaches in a scathing edition of “Donkey Of The Day.”
Following a press conference that appears destined for infamy, Donald Trump seemed to suggest the notion that injections of “chemicals” might be able to cure the coronavirus. It didn’t take long for both incredulity and alarm to settle in, especially given the likelihood that at least one fearful person will take Trump’s word as gospel and actually harm themselves in the process. Naturally, Charlamagne Tha God took a moment to bestow the President with the world’s most dubious honor, the title of Donkey Of The Day.
“Have you ever seen the movie Idiocracy?” ponders Charlamagne, before providing a succinct summary of the cult classic. “Ladies and gentlemen, I’m saying all that to say that we are here. Based off all the opression and marginalization American has put certain citizens through, it is getting the President it deserves. Well, I don’t know if that’s the case, but American is getting the President it voted for. Oh, yes it did.”
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“And yesterday during a press conference covering the disinfectants that can kill coronavirus on surfaces and in the air, President Trump pondered whether those chemicals could be used to fight the virus inside the human body,” he explains, before queening up audio from Trump’s press conference. “Alright Maga,” begins Tha God, challenging Trump’s loyal base. “What you going to use? Mr. Clean? Lysol? Clorox? This man is about to have half his base kill themselves because they are the only ones dumb enough to try this stupid-ass remedy.”
“Who will be the first to inject bleach and DIE?” ponders Charlamagne. “D-I-E, and D-Y-E! Who?!” He proceeds to outline his own stance on peddling experimental treatments, which is to say, you first. “Stick your neck out king. You are a leader, and leaders lead by action and example. Don’t tell people injecting disinfectants will kill coronavirus! Show us! Do it yourself. Or better yet, do it to one of your kids. One of your grandkids. Somebody you love. But Mr. President, you probably won’t though, cause you don’t love anybody but yourself. And you would never harm yourself because you don’t take responsibility for anything.”
It should be noted that Lysol’s creator has since come out to urge the masses not to inject the disinfectant into their bodies. Check out the full Donkey Of The Day segment below, and sound off — who else can lay down the law on the Donkeys of society like Charlamagne Tha God?