The NBA Is Crying Unc

…You missed a lot. Jokic selling nothing and therefore everything; the Celtics being all business; and so so much more. The day featured many of the storylines that remind us: we’re so back. “Bang!” a Substack written by a mysterious, nameless author, tells the story of Media Day beautifully. It’s a long one, but it’s worth it. 

Wendell Carter Jr. thinks he and (unconfirmed but possibly maybe rumored girlfriend?) Angel Reese would shut out Bam and A’ja in 1v1. I don’t think that’s correct, but you have to respect that level of delusion. 

We’ve all seen the beauty boom in sports, from Fenty to e.l.f. to CoverGirl to Sephora. But did you notice the collabs all focus on glowy, dewy looks that can be worn in the sweatiest of situations, a.k.a. in-game? Substack’s Thought Enthusiast did. 

The Bad Bunny Super Bowl news has been the nonstop talk of the ciudad. But something most people haven’t realized yet is how much of a home run, I mean…touchdown…this is for Adidas, Benito’s biggest sponsor. SportsVerse did, obviously, because our cousin newsletter always figures stuff out before everyone else. 

Matildas and Man City’s Mary Fowler marched down the— ok, I can’t keep that Lalliteration up. But she became the first women’s footballer to appear on a Paris Fashion Week runway—the 22-year-old walked for L’Oréal, and crushed it.