…It’s mandated by the city, so if you live in New York, you’re technically breaking the law if you don’t abide by it. And if you’re still searching for a Game 4 watch party, there’s an app for that. But also, here’s one in Central Park. Here’s another outside of MSG (you’ll need a ticket). I imagine the parties are open to Spurs fans, but please everyone stay safe. 

Looks like I gotta get Roku, because I can’t miss “Gamechangers: America’s Top 25 Female Athletes,” Roku, Omaha Productions, and others came TOGETHXR to produce an hour-long special documenting the impact of the greatest female athletes of all time. Reply to this with your Roku login. 

Time has released its 100 Most Influential People in Sports of 2026, (even though it’s only June and it seems like they do this 3x a year) and the list is chalk full with great personalities and profiles. LeBron, Eileen, Jannik, A’ja. Even you made the cut! Just kidding, no you didn’t. 

Since her retirement, Sue Bird has been instrumental in telling women’s sports stories, and that’s never going to change, even if she says she will never play basketball again in this Women’s Health piece by Amanda Lucci. She also talks about her breakup with Megan, so you’re gonna want to click on it. 

I’m at the Knicks watch party, I’m at the Chanel-hosted Tribeca Festival Artists Dinner, I’m at the combination Knicks watch party/Chanel-hosted Tribeca Festival Artists Dinner. I wasn’t, but every celebrity from Keke Palmer and Cole Escola to Ayo Edebiri and Robert DeNiro celebrated the Knicks’ final appearance with the French luxury label. 

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When it comes to sports merchandise for women, gone are the days of pinking it and shrinking it. The ante has been upped by brands like DANNIJOPRO. The white space — as sisters and founders of DANNIJOPRO, Danielle and Jodie Snyder, referred to the merch space they built a brand to exist in — is now filled with eye-popping upcycled versions of the old and more traditional gear. I’m a jacket-carrying member of their fanclub, and I’m thrilled there’s a brand like DANNIJOPRO with league and team licenses, because you can tell they really care about producing something special. 

This isn’t your grandpa’s merch. 

For the sisters, their love of upcycling began at a young age. “We taught ourselves as kids to play with our dad's medical tools and instead of using arteries and veins, we used wires and beads. We started a jewelry company called DANNIJO that we launched in 2008, known for statement jewelry,” Danielle told me.

While Jodie’s been a long-time sports fan (their family has had Jacksonville Jaguars season tickets since ‘95), Danielle began to understand the power (and therapy) of sports when her husband started taking her to Golden State Warriors games. 

“I realized there was nothing cool to wear to these games, so I started cutting up my husband's old jerseys and ordering things on eBay, adding crochet collars, stitch work, crystal work, and glitter,” Danielle said.

Fellow fans flooded her with questions about where to purchase them and the rest is history. 

“Especially in the world we live in now, with AI and everybody wanting fast fashion — sports is one thing where, if you're a fan, you're always a fan. We love sports, but we also want to look good and love what we're wearing. It's an expression of yourself,” Jodie said. 

DANNIJOPRO customers are “sport-ish” — they may not know the entire roster, but they understand the importance of community in sports and the excitement of the competition, and perhaps above all else, the power of storytelling in fashion. 

“Our greatest inspiration is sort of the cross-pollination of sport, right? So this idea that we’re having fun with the female lens,” Danielle told me. 

Speaking of expression, the founders say no one does it like New York. We spoke before the historic playoff run, but even at that time, the best selling team was the Knicks. You’d be hard-pressed to sit courtside at MSG and not see someone in DANNIJOPRO, in fact. Allison Williams, Susan Sarandon, Leslie Jones, Brooke Shields, even Buddy Hield, they’re all doing it. 

The brand sent me their Half-Court Coat, and I’ve worn it so much, it’s actually given me reason to rejoice the lack of summer we’ve had in NYC. Plus, if I ever run into Susan Sarandon, we’ll be matching. Life’s all about perspective, you know.

Live from the World Cup: foreigners are discovering all America has to offer. It’s mostly food (like this Quesadilla Explosion Salad from Chilis, which I’m now learning is a real thing), gorgeous greenery, and strip clubs, at least for German soccer fan @FreddyLA7 on X. 

He’s (I’m assuming gender here, but forgive me if I’m incorrect) currently going viral for taking a road trip (with a World Cup replica trophy) through the States to learn all about our culture. And although I disagree at the metro in Atlanta is scary, I can see the comparison to a GTA lobby. 

So far he’s seen the USMNT play Germany in a friendly, Taco Bell, and Stranger Things. 

He’s learned about Walmart, Waffle House, the Chattahoochee River, and the burden of American choice.

He’s headed to an Auburn game and then Houston for Germany’s next game. 

He’s getting free DoorDash, B-Dubs, and engagement from HOF American footballers, even if he doesn’t know it. 

And they say Americans have no culture…