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Lakers secure permission to interview Quinn, Borrego, Adelman, Cassell, Nori



The Los Angeles Lakers are ramping up their search for a new head coach following the dismissal of Darvin Ham, as they secure permissions to interview several NBA assistant coaches.

According to NBA insider Adrian Wojnarowski, the Purple and Gold have obtained permission to interview New Orleans’ James Borrego, Denver’s David Adelman, Boston’s Sam Cassell, Minnesota’s Micah Nori, and Miami’s Chris Quinn, among others.

The Lakers secured permission to interview Miami assistant Chris Quinn too, sources tell ESPN.

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SLAM Celebrates 30 Years With Upcoming Sneaker Collabs 

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When I heard SLAM was turning 30 this year — man, first off, I felt old as hell — but of course, I was also hyped. 

Ever since I can remember playing the game, watching the game, loving the game — SLAM Magazine has been right there. I’ve been wearing a rubber band ever since that first KICKS issue.

It was the foundation. The blueprint. The culture. All along. For both basketball and sneakers. For the last thirty years, and however many years it runs from here…

I knew I could also contribute to the anniversary in a unique way. 

To celebrate the impact of SLAM and its 30th anniversary, we’ve partnered with footwear brands across the industry. We’re looking back at some of the most iconic covers and players over the last 30 years, to tell the story of SLAM’s impact on the basketball world, all through some fire collaborative sneakers. 

My favorite part about SLAM is the chapters. The eras. The way that the magazine and the platform meant different things to different people along the way — each decade — but always made an impact and left its mark.

Tonight in New York, we’ll be previewing some of our upcoming SLAM 30th Anniversary footwear to come at the magazine’s 30 YEARS OF SLAM party, with a runway spanning throughout the entire rest of 2024 of more heat on the way. Here’s an early look at what to expect all year long. 

SLAM x LEBRON x NIKE

By the time the already-dubbed “King James” appeared on the cover of SLAM #78 at the midway point of his rookie season, the most hyped prospect in league history was already meeting, and even exceeding the hype.

“It’s only the beginning,” read the cover text. 

He was lacing up his first signature shoe, the Air Zoom Generation, throughout his historic 20.5.5 rookie year. It wasn’t just the league that had stamped him as the future, but Nike coined him “generational” off top with a record-setting $90 Million rookie shoe deal. 

The history between SLAM and Bron is also long stamped. The text behind the tongue of the SLAM x Air Zoom Generation is updated from the cover and says as much: “Since The Beginning…” 

Flipping the hues of his first shoes, a rich red suede takes on the base color, while a series of design details celebrating his debut signature all come to life. There’s a nod to his first PE, the “Laser” Generations worn on Christmas Day, which was also the first lasered hoop shoe to hit the NBA hardwood. A detailed lasered graphic highlighting the SLAM logo and James’ upbringing tells the story further.

For the first time, there’s a collar Swoosh placement, just as Aaron Cooper originally designed them. The molded parts on the shoe that drafted off of his much-discussed Hummer H2 are all chrome to honor his 18th birthday gift. We’re only just getting started with this one.

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SLAM x AND1

When SLAM #41 dropped in April of 2000, we had just witnessed perhaps the greatest Dunk Contest performance of all time. Vince Carter was famously a sneaker free agent in just his second season, and he laced up the white and red AND1 Tai Chi for that instant classic array of dunks. 

AND1 had been around for a few years as a rising apparel company by that point and their transcendent streetball Mixtapes were moving major, but now, their footwear was taking off too. VC laced up a simple black and white pair of the Tai Chi on the very next cover slot that was available. The header was straightforward:

“The Greatest Show On Earth” 

To celebrate the 2000s era of AND1 and the impact of the Tai Chi on sneaker culture, we’re creating a new version that brings to life SLAM’s heritage colors of white, grey, black and orange, fittingly the exact shades from that cover shot of Issue 41. 

The mesh fade is a nod to another model from the era that I always loved, the Finger Roll, and a way to bring the Tai Chi’s original yin and yang inspired split read to the side of the shoe. As always, the shoe looks best with a suede color along the inside panel — a bright orange suede is seen on the SLAM edition. 

Our 30th anniversary crest can be seen along the inner collar, along with the three vertical stars found on the cover text. The 3M hits throughout tie back to the bright lights of All-Star Weekend, and the impact of The Greatest Show On Earth all these years later. 

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SLAM x CURRY BRAND

Stephen Curry had just signed with Under Armour a few months before he was on his first cover of SLAM in December of 2013. And man, what a run he’s had in the decade since. He’s now the President of Curry Brand, his own damn brand within the Under Armour umbrella.

On the original cover, he’s wearing the Anatomix Spawn, a sneaker that marked a new era of design for UA, and the first model he wore with the brand to start the 2013-2014 season. 

The real story is the shoe that Stephen wore for the cover shoot was a mix of blue, purple and teal. In a full circle moment I couldn’t have imagined, I actually photoshopped the original picture, shifting the purple midsole to royal blue, and the teal collar to a Warriors-matching yellow. This was long before the league let go of their color rules, of course. 

A decade later, and Curry Brand has recently launched the Anatomix Spawn through its Flotro filter, remixing the company’s innovative Flow midsole with a modernized version of the original upper. 

While SLAM #173 was just the starting point of Curry as cover man, the SLAM x Spawn Flotro celebrates all of the covers that the 4-time champ has appeared on in the years since. 

The design incorporates a collage of his covers across the entire upper, with torn edges inspired by everyone’s childhood ritual of tearing out the pages of SLAM to tack up on their bedroom walls. 

The concept is also a nod to the generational impact that Curry has had on the game, inspiring young readers and players around the world to reimagine how they approach the game, extend their shooting range, and experience the joy of hoops.

The heel hang tag features the SLAM logo, while a pearlized midsole references the common 30th anniversary stone. The lace tips are a nod to both the milestone and Curry’s iconic jersey number, simply reading “THIRTY.” 

Stay tuned for more on the full SLAM x Curry Brand pack to come. We’ve got another model on the way, too…

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SLAM x SABRINA x NIKE 

A year after being selected #1 overall in the WNBA draft, SLAM stamped Liberty star Sabrina Ionescu as “The Next Queen of NY” for the mag’s Future Issue

The following year, Sabrina was launching her very own signature shoe with Nike, taking her starpower and impact on the game to yet another level. An All-Star and All-WNBA PG in each of the last two seasons, the 3-Point Contest record setter will once again be running point this season for a loaded Liberty squad that reached the WNBA Finals last year.

The expectations are rightfully high yet again as Sabrina enters her fifth season. There’s also equally high expectations for her follow-up signature shoe, the Nike Sabrina 2.

After her debut signature model broke barriers and saw adoption at all levels of the game, inspiring “anyone, anywhere,” the momentum around her second sneaker makes it one of the anticipated models of the entire year.

We can’t wait to share how SLAM x Sabrina comes to life in New York later this year.

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SLAM x LAMELO x PUMA

Since he was a teenager, LaMelo Ball has been SLAM Fam. He was doing full-scale photoshoots throughout his high school run at Chino Hills, with his starpower and basketball journey taking him around the globe ever since. 

After his Rookie of the Year start in the league, the face of Puma Hoops saw the launch of his first signature shoe coincide with his first All-Star Game appearance during his sophomore season. It was on Issue #237 that he pulled up for the cover of SLAM in his unlaced MB.01s, hitting the league’s longtime logo pose in a custom LaFrancé jersey from his own clothing line. 

With an iced out, 3D UFO pendant on his neck, the cover declared him “Out Of This World.”

With more to come later this year, look for SLAM and LaMelo to bring to life his “rare” and “1 of 1” personality in the loudest way possible, as we team up with Puma to celebrate Ball’s impact on the sneaker industry and his place in the future of both the game and SLAM’s next chapter ahead. 

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SLAM x PENNY x NIKE 

As we looked back through the decades of SLAM covers over the years, we also looked at the various milestone issues since the very first cover went to print in ’94.

The 30th issue of SLAM featured none other than Penny Hardaway, with a Scoop Jackson-penned cover story that perfectly captured his immediate rise with the Orlando Magic and his mission to stay on top of the game that he poured everything into. 

Around that same time in the late ’90s, Nike had just unveiled one of their most innovative sneakers ever with Penny as the headliner. The Foamposite One has been one of the most unique and iconic sneakers across the industry ever since, with its molded upper and clear bottom making for an unmistakable look and a global following. 

The SLAM x Penny Foamposite takes it back to one of the earliest sketches from designer Eric Avar, who somehow saw the future when first crafting the shoe in the mid-90s. The molded Foamposite upper found here features a printed graphic inspired by Avar’s concept sketch, with the details dialed in from there. 

For the first time, there’s a Swoosh along the shank, just as Avar had sketched it. The tongue logos alternate between Hardaway’s sleek 1 Cent logo and the SLAM logo. The heel tabs feature the three vertical stars found on every cover throughout the magazine’s 30 years, and a number 30 that also honors SLAM’s 30th Issue. 

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SLAM x ADIDAS 

When you ask anyone to pick their favorite cover of SLAM, it’s the 15th issue featuring a fold-out cover of rising rookies “set to blow up” that quickly comes to mind for many. One of the deepest Draft classes ever posed in front of a brick wall, and SLAM was right there in 1996 to stamp the collection of future Hall of Famers as next up. 

In partnering with Adidas, we’ll be bringing to life one of the brand’s most forward-thinking designs in company history. Yes, that means the Crazy Two is retroing in the future, for the first time. 

With a molded silhouette drafting from the automotive industry, the sneaker was every bit as boundary pushing as it was polarizing when it originally launched.

You’ll be seeing the outsized proportions of the sneaker come to life in an entirely new way later this year, as SLAM looks back to the shades found along the classic “Ready Or Not…” cover from the earliest days of the magazine.

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SLAM x BUBBA CHUCK x REEBOK 

You already know this was a must. 

As Allen Iverson writes in the foreword of the “30 YEARS OF SLAM” book:

“I am SLAM.” 

The bond and timeline of the two have been linked ever since Iverson was first featured on the cover, while still in college. When Issue #32 dropped though, the impact reached beyond basketball. 

It’s not just an iconic SLAM cover. It’s an image that kickstarted an entire throwback jersey era for the 2000s, and cemented AI as the most culturally impactful icon that the league has ever seen. 

Throughout the detailed Russ Bengtson feature interview with The Answer, there’s a layout graphic featuring Iverson that’s centered around “The 3 of Diamonds.” 

As we all know, there isn’t much explanation needed to explain Allen’s affinity for ice.

The throwback “PHILA” jersey he’s wearing was custom made by a local nearby manufacturer named Mitchell & Ness, to highlight the history of the league in an “Old School Issue” as the NBA was dealing with a lockout that year. It was the chains, the tats, the watch and the earrings that let you know this was still a modern icon of the next millennium. 

Inspired by “frosted” diamond watches, the midsole of the SLAM x Reebok Question Low features a metallic frosted texture that extends up into the shoe’s iconic toe cap. The SLAM logo appears on the heel, while the lettering up the eyelets have been switched out to read Allen’s longtime nickname among his closest friends, “Bubba Chuck.” 

The “3 of Diamonds” logo from the original cover story layout can be found on both the heel of the shoe and through the clear outsole, bringing one of the most impactful covers in SLAM’s 30-year history full circle, celebrating once again that “Allen Iverson is Soul On Ice.” 

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Power for Living – by Alec Niemi

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Last night I went to the Union Gospel Mission, a local organization ministering to the city’s so called “down and out“, and had the privilege of sharing God’s Word with them before they were treated to supper. An older gentleman approached me after the message and informed me that he was trying to be good but was having trouble with his addiction and if he could get over his addiction then he would be good enough for God. I tried to help him understand that it was not in trying to be good that saved us but that it was a personal relationship with Jesus that gave us His power, the Holy Spirit, who would help us and give us strength to overcome.

My prayer for you this week:

I pray that you would not be a prisoner to sin but rather have accepted that promise that was given through faith in Jesus Christ. Knowing that before this faith came, you were being held prisoner by the law, locked up until faith should be revealed. The law was put in charge to lead you to Christ that you might be justified by faith. When that faith has come, you are no longer under the supervision of the law. You are a child of God through faith in Christ Jesus, and therefore you were baptized into Christ and have clothed yourself with Christ. If you belong to Christ, then you are Abraham’s seed, and heirs according to the promise. Amen.” Galatians 3:22-29

By Alec Niemi
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FURTHER READING

How to Live Today –  by Gail Rodgers

• Success to Significance – Rick Brekelbaum on Success

Transforming Power –  by Debbie West



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Student Story: Phuong Tran Nguyen


Student Story: Phuong Tran Nguyen

By Scholarship America

Growing up in a Minneapolis suburb, Phuong Tran (PT) Nguyen loved school and looked forward to going every single day. But as she got older and became a teenager her relationship with school changed. It became far more challenging, juggling her activities, extracurriculars, interests, friends, studies, work and college applications.

But education was always a priority for PT. “I recognize that [education] is such a pivotal piece to upward and intergenerational mobility for families that look like mine,” she said. She chose to attend the University of North Dakota for her undergraduate degree and earned thousands of dollars in scholarship awards that helped her pay for her education there. 

Watch the video and/or read on to learn PT’s specific tips for getting through the scholarship application process.

Why You Should Apply to Scholarships

Higher education can oftentimes be much pricier than you think. The fees add up between tuition, room and board, and so many other hidden costs. That’s why applying to scholarships is a great opportunity for students who could really use extra financial help. Here’s how PT had the idea to apply for scholarships:

“I got the idea of applying to scholarships when I was taking a look at FAFSA and our university’s financial aid account. I saw that there were a lot of tuition dollars that we just couldn’t cover out of pocket and that’s where the idea stemmed from. If we can’t afford it out of pocket, let’s give it our best shot to apply for scholarships.”

– Phuong Tran Nguyen

Student Tip: College is expensive. It never hurts to try to earn scholarships.

When to Apply to Scholarships

Don’t put those scholarship applications off. Read the age and graduating class requirements for each opportunity and then get to work ASAP. Here’s what PT says about getting those scholarship applications out the door:

“I recommend that students should apply as soon as they are eligible. Make sure you read the criteria on the websites or on the portals of the scholarships you are applying to. Some have age restrictions and some have depending on your specific undergraduate class, like freshman, sophomore, junior senior – you are eligible for different things. So always make sure you read for those things and apply as soon as you can.”

– Phuong Tran Nguyen

Student Tip: Apply as soon as you are eligible.

Overcoming Failures

PT knows the feeling of being rejected for scholarships. But she also knows the feeling of receiving many others. Here’s her advice on how to reframe disappointing news:

“I believe that the hardest part about applying to scholarships is to not internalize a rejection as a failure or personal failure. And a lot of students struggle with this because they spend a lot of time and effort and they tell their whole life story for a committee that might have rejected that story. What you need to understand is it’s not a rejection, it’s a redirection. You may not have been the best fit candidate for that scholarship and that’s ok. You will find an opportunity that’s a better fit for you and you’re going to be much happier with the next opportunity that comes up.”

– Phuong Tran Nguyen

Student Tip: Scholarship rejections are not personal failures. Think of a rejection as just a redirection.

Prioritizing Time Management

What’s the best way to keep track of all your scholarship application to-dos and deadlines? Is it using a spreadsheet of some kind? Fancy project management software? An old-school planner?  PT went old-school with her time management strategy:

“I used a planner and a calendar to keep track of my deadlines and what opportunities I had open. Know that you can squeeze time in to apply for scholarships. Sometimes it might just be on a Friday night and that’s not what people want to hear, but that’s how I was able to do it. Sometimes I would do it on the breaks that I would get off from school. I would carve in time to do these things. So it is possible, it just takes a little bit of discipline to figure out where and when it works best in your schedule. But you’ll figure it out as long as you craft a plan that works for you.”

– Phuong Tran Nguyen

Student Tip: Carve out time for the process and craft a plan that works for you.

Browse Scholarship America’s full list of available scholarships.





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Student Story: Phuong Tran Nguyen

By Scholarship America

Growing up in a Minneapolis suburb, Phuong Tran (PT) Nguyen loved school and looked forward to going every single day. But as she got older and became a teenager her relationship with school changed. It became far more challenging, juggling her activities, extracurriculars, interests, friends, studies, work and college applications.

But education was always a priority for PT. “I recognize that [education] is such a pivotal piece to upward and intergenerational mobility for families that look like mine,” she said. She chose to attend the University of North Dakota for her undergraduate degree and earned thousands of dollars in scholarship awards that helped her pay for her education there. 

Watch the video and/or read on to learn PT’s specific tips for getting through the scholarship application process.

Why You Should Apply to Scholarships

Higher education can oftentimes be much pricier than you think. The fees add up between tuition, room and board, and so many other hidden costs. That’s why applying to scholarships is a great opportunity for students who could really use extra financial help. Here’s how PT had the idea to apply for scholarships:

“I got the idea of applying to scholarships when I was taking a look at FAFSA and our university’s financial aid account. I saw that there were a lot of tuition dollars that we just couldn’t cover out of pocket and that’s where the idea stemmed from. If we can’t afford it out of pocket, let’s give it our best shot to apply for scholarships.”

– Phuong Tran Nguyen

Student Tip: College is expensive. It never hurts to try to earn scholarships.

When to Apply to Scholarships

Don’t put those scholarship applications off. Read the age and graduating class requirements for each opportunity and then get to work ASAP. Here’s what PT says about getting those scholarship applications out the door:

“I recommend that students should apply as soon as they are eligible. Make sure you read the criteria on the websites or on the portals of the scholarships you are applying to. Some have age restrictions and some have depending on your specific undergraduate class, like freshman, sophomore, junior senior – you are eligible for different things. So always make sure you read for those things and apply as soon as you can.”

– Phuong Tran Nguyen

Student Tip: Apply as soon as you are eligible.

Overcoming Failures

PT knows the feeling of being rejected for scholarships. But she also knows the feeling of receiving many others. Here’s her advice on how to reframe disappointing news:

“I believe that the hardest part about applying to scholarships is to not internalize a rejection as a failure or personal failure. And a lot of students struggle with this because they spend a lot of time and effort and they tell their whole life story for a committee that might have rejected that story. What you need to understand is it’s not a rejection, it’s a redirection. You may not have been the best fit candidate for that scholarship and that’s ok. You will find an opportunity that’s a better fit for you and you’re going to be much happier with the next opportunity that comes up.”

– Phuong Tran Nguyen

Student Tip: Scholarship rejections are not personal failures. Think of a rejection as just a redirection.

Prioritizing Time Management

What’s the best way to keep track of all your scholarship application to-dos and deadlines? Is it using a spreadsheet of some kind? Fancy project management software? An old-school planner?  PT went old-school with her time management strategy:

“I used a planner and a calendar to keep track of my deadlines and what opportunities I had open. Know that you can squeeze time in to apply for scholarships. Sometimes it might just be on a Friday night and that’s not what people want to hear, but that’s how I was able to do it. Sometimes I would do it on the breaks that I would get off from school. I would carve in time to do these things. So it is possible, it just takes a little bit of discipline to figure out where and when it works best in your schedule. But you’ll figure it out as long as you craft a plan that works for you.”

– Phuong Tran Nguyen

Student Tip: Carve out time for the process and craft a plan that works for you.

Browse Scholarship America’s full list of available scholarships.





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Joe Oliver, former Canadian finance minister, joins the GWPF

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London, 16 May – Joe Oliver, former finance minister of Canada, has joined the Board of Trustees of the Global Warming Policy Foundation (GWPF).

Joe Oliver is the former Minister of Finance, Minister of Natural Resources and Member of Parliament for Eglinton-Lawrence. While Finance Minister, he presented a budget that was balanced fiscally and socially and kept personal taxes at the lowest level in 50 years. Mr. Oliver represented Canada at G7, G20, IMF and World Bank meetings of Finance Ministers and Governors of Central Banks. He co-chaired the G20 committee responsible for generating and overseeing country plans to increase global growth by $2 trillion. 

Dr Jerome Booth, the GWPF chairman, said:

“I am delighted to welcome Joe Oliver to the GWPF board.  As a former Finance Minister of Canada, but also a former Natural Resources Minister, he shares with our late founder Lord Lawson direct experience of policy making in both economics and energy.  The make-up of our board is increasingly international, as are the continuing efforts of some activists to limit energy policy debate.  The GWPF remains committed to its educational brief.  Our output, much of it open-peer-reviewed, is available to members of the public, policy-makers amongst them, including those having doubts about policies proving to be hugely expensive, engineeringly implausible, environmentally damaging, regressive and politically divisive.” 

Joe Oliver said:

“The GWPF has a remarkable track record of climate and energy research and policy analysis based on science and economics. Its contribution is especially crucial at a time when governments are spending tens of trillions of dollars globally on unrealistic and dysfunctional programs that needlessly damage the welfare of billions of people, especially those most economically disadvantaged. I am honoured to be invited to join its Board of Trustees.”

About the Global Warming Policy Foundation

The Global Warming Policy Foundation is one of the world’s leading climate and energy policy think tanks. The Foundation is committed to providing a platform for educational research and informed debates on these important issues. Its aim is to raise standards in learning and understanding through rigorous research and analysis, to help inform a balanced debate amongst the interested public and decision-makers and to foster a culture of open debate, tolerance and learning. 
 
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Stacked Top to Bottom with Donor-provided Climate Activist “Staff” – Watts Up With That?

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From Government Accountability & Oversight

With Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel filing the “climate” lawsuit that campaign supporter Michigan LCV had lobbied her to file against energy companies, and the UM law school faculty putting the shoulder to the wheel as well, GAO recalls the recently unearthed record of just how occupied Michigan’s government is with donor-financed “climate staff”.

First, recall Nessel’s embrace of taking in an activist lawyer provided by Michael Bloomberg to file this suit, just as Bloomberg-provided lawyers have filed numerous others for AGs from New York to Oregon:

And Michigan’s Public Service Commission asking for Bloomberg-provided “staff”, brokered by a renewable energy trade association “founded and funded” by Tom Steyer to push his agenda:

A Whitmer administration official hinted that Bloomberg’s group maybe might sprinkle a few more elsewhere:

To join the rest throughout the Whitmer administration, provided by “US Climate Alliance” (Hewlett Foundation, United Nations Foundation)(including the PSC Chair’s spouse):

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It gets confusing which donor groups are to underwrite what state climate activism:

Asking them for three more each from USCA and the Rockefeller joint “Invest in Our Future”:

And, to top it off (so far as the public so far knows), telling Energy Foundation, come “invest in Michigan” government, with more bespoke climate “staff”:

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Jason Kelce Fiercely Reacts to Daughter Wyatt’s Preschool Crush

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Jason Kelce is ready to pull a pass interference. 

The retired Philadelphia Eagles center shared how he plans to handle the fact that his daughter Wyatt, 4, has developed heart eyes for a boy in her new preschool class.

“Wyatt’s got a crush on one of the boys—I’m not gonna tell you his name,” Jason told his brother and cohost Travis Kelce during the May 15 episode of their New Heights podcast. “But you can just tell in the way she talks about him, so I’m ready to beat the f–k out of him.”

Joking that he “knows how these f–kers think when they’re 5,” the former NFL star—who also shares daughters Elliotte, 3, and Bennett, 14 months, with wife Kylie Kelce—explained why he’s not a fan of the new development, saying, “I know exactly what’s going through his mind.”

And Uncle Travis didn’t bother trying to talk his older brother out of the game plan. In fact, the Kansas City Chiefs tight end was equally as protective over his niece, offering his own strategy on how to put a stop to the budding romance.  

Victoria Justice Breaks Silence on Working With Dan Schneider – Hollywood Life

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Victoria Justice is addressing her “complex” relationship with former Nickelodeon producer Dan Schneider. Two months after Quiet on Set: The Dark Side of Kids TV aired on Investigation Discovery, the Victorious alum, 31, opened up about her experience working with Schneider in a new interview, which was published on Wednesday, May 15.

“I’m not condoning any of his behavior,” Justice insisted to Marie Claire, before adding, “At the end of the day, my relationship with Dan is a very complex one: I met him when I was 12 years old, and he’s the person that gave me this big break. He completely changed my life. Most likely, I wouldn’t be here where I am today if it weren’t for him, and for him seeing something in me. For that I will always be grateful.”

The former Zoey 101 cast member also acknowledged Schneider’s apology, in which he admitted regretting his past behavior while working on various Nickelodeon sets.

“After watching his apology, I think he recognizes that he did a lot of things wrong,” Justice said, adding, “And I think if he could step back into a time machine, he would do a lot of things differently.” Nevertheless, Justice noted that she is “definitely one of the people on that list” that Schneider owes an apology to.

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Dan Schneider and Victoria Justice on the set of ‘Victorious’ (Getty Images)

Justice got her big break in Zoey 101, before eventually landing the role as Tori Vega in Nickelodeon’s Victorious. Schneider worked as a producer on both shows.

While addressing the Quiet on Set docuseries, Justice pointed out that Schneider had a “very large ego” working on the network’s teen sitcoms. Furthermore, the actress felt that she was “treated unfairly” at times while working with Schneider.

“Something that was very evident in the documentary is that Dan had a very large ego, and sometimes that ego clouded his better judgment and affected the way he treated people,” Justice noted. “And there were times I felt like I was being treated unfairly.”

While appearing on Quiet on Set, multiple former Nickelodeon cast and crew members accused Schneider of creating a toxic work environment. As a result, Schneider filed a lawsuit against the producers of the ID doc. He subsequently responded to the allegations in a statement obtained by E! News.

“There is no doubt that I was sometimes a bad leader,” Schneider admitted in his statement. “I am sincerely apologetic and regretful for that behavior, and I will continue to take accountability for it. I have no objection to anyone highlighting my failures as a boss, but it is wrong to mislead millions of people to the false conclusion that I was in any way involved in heinous acts like those committed by child predators.”

Binance develops ‘antidote’ to address poisoning scams after $68M exploit

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Binance’s new algorithm has already helped detect over 13.4 million spoofed blockchain addresses on BNB and over 1.68 million on Ethereum.