May your weekend bring you friends, champagne and a cure for maskne.
Putting it out in the universe,
The Last Night's Game
NBA (National basketball Association)
NBA Finals game five is tonight and the Los Angeles Lakers are looking to close out the series and take home a championship title with a win. But the Miami Heat have a higher power on their side. A group of nuns at a Miami Catholic school have gone viral in a video showing their support for the Heat and Kendrick Nunn using #nuntonunn and #unitedinblack.
The Lakers are hoping they have all of “The Bachelorette” fans on their side because if this series goes to game seven on Tuesday, ABC will postpone the season premiere of the show. Don’t worry, they’re pulling out all the stops for tonight’s game by wearing their “Black Mamba” jerseys (read: Kobe Bryant inspired unis). They are undefeated in the playoffs while wearing them. BACK IN BLACK
Overtime
Who needs a laugh? Former tennis great Andy Roddick and his wife Brooklyn Decker are hoping that we all do. The former model turned designer, Decker, is the host of Sunday’s "No Love: A Roast of Andy Roddick" that will benefit the Andy Roddick Foundation. The virtual roast will feature cameos from Serena Williams, Peyton Manning, Mandy Moore, Kendra Scott, and Tiffani Thiesson. Livestream “tickets” sell for $25 and will go toward programs that provide out-of-school, after-school and summer learning programs to the underserved community of East Austin, Texas. LAUGHING FOR GOOD
Sideline stat
While 2020 has been a dumpster fire for most, it’s been a good year for American tennis player Sofia Kenin. On Saturday, the No. 4 ranked Kenin will play in the French Open Finals where she hopes to secure her second Grand Slam (aka a Major) of the year. Her opponent, unranked 19-year-old Iga Swiatek, is an underdog for sure but never count her out – she beat Kenin four years ago. Kenin won her first Grand Slam, the Australian Open, in January. SERVING UP AN ACTION-PACKED WEEKEND
Coaches’ corner
If it seems like the football season might be spiraling out of control, you might be right. First, we have a host of games being moved around in the NFL (National Football League) because of COVID. Due to positive tests both the Buffalo Bills-Tennessee Titans and New England Patriots-Denver Broncos games have been moved to Tuesday night and Monday night, respectively, depending on testing. Tom Brady and his Tampa Bay Buccaneers lost last night to the Chicago Bears in a rematch of Super Bowl 52 quarterbacks. (He lost that Super Bowl to Nick Foles and the Philadelphia Eagles). Then in college football the Missouri-LSU game is being moved for yet another hurricane, Hurricane Delta. A LOT OF MOVING PARTS
