NBA Free Agent Boom: Kyrie Irving Staying With Dallas, Lakers Re-Up Rui Hachimura, Sign Gabe Vincent

The Cleveland Cavaliers have won the 2023 NBA Summer League Championship! The Cavs were dominant throughout the 11-day tournament going an impressive 6-0. With a big win over the Houston Rockets, the Cavaliers have won their first Summer League titles with a final score of 99-78. “It was incredible. Amazing group of guys here,” said Summer League coach Mike Gerrity.

Selome Hailu MTV is launching a new dating series titled “The Love Experiment” that aims to bring the choices and excitement of dating apps to life. The series, which premieres on Aug. 15 at 10 p.m., follows three single best friends who enter a hall of eligible men who are all ready for committed relationships. Inside the “dating utopia,” the women are in control, but they quickly realize that having too many ideal choices is harder than it seems. The stars of Season 1 and are Marcia, age 30; Paige, age 27; and Tamara, age 30. They are all from Atlanta, Ga. Mari Waugh aka Spicy Mari will help guide the women through “The Love Experiment” as a relationship expert. As the CEO and founder of the Spicy Life, Waugh works to encourage singles and couples to communicate and connect more effectively by incorporating passion and adventure in their interpersonal relationships.

Erika Jayne recently met with several people who accused her estranged husband, Tom Girardi, of defrauding them.

Erika Jayne is putting in the work to make amends for alleged victims of her ex, Tom Girardi. The Real Housewives of Beverly Hillsstar recently met with multiple individuals her estranged husband allegedly cheated out of settlement money, according to . «I came here with an open heart to listen to what's going on, hear what happened and figure out how to be a part of how to move forward together in a way that's beneficial for all victims,» Erika told the outlet.On Sunday, the 52-year-old singer was seen arriving at the Valley Inn Restaurant in Los Angeles for a Paul's Ice Cream event, wearing a pink top and black pants.

Tim Chan If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Variety may receive an affiliate commission. Mexico and Panama face off for the 2023 Gold Cup trophy Sunday and while El Tri are the overwhelming favorites for the title, they could face some surprisingly stiff competition from a determined Panamanian team that took down the U.S. in the semifinals.

“Mission: Impossible III” to prevent a college prankster from flying “insulting” airplane banners aimed at Tom Cruise and his controversial religion.Documents passed down from a reportedly former top Scientology executive to the Daily Mail include a letter from the church’s “Watchdog Committee” from its “Office of Special Affairs,” ordering someone named “Linda” and the church’s “Director/Commanding Officer in the Office of Special Affairs, International Division” to “find out everything you can about them and let me know at once.”The documents, published Thursday, claim that Stephen “Josh” Schofield, a then-21-year-old University of Central Florida student, raised about $3,500 on the online forum offtopic.com to “sabotage” the movie’s May 4, 2006, premiere at Grauman’s (now TCL) Chinese Theatre.Schofield had hired two airplanes to fly over the theater with banners reading: “The baby belongs to Xenu” — referring to Cruise and his then-partner Katie Holmes’ newborn daughter Suri — and “Hail Xenu (Heart) OT [Off Topic].”Xenu refers to the “galactic overlord” in Scientology’s mythology. Scientology’s chief spokesperson Karin Pouw told the Daily Mail that she had no knowledge of the incident and could not locate any documents.

Telly, the smart TV start-up with a novel product (two screens instead of one) and an even more novel business plan (giving sets away for free in order to focus on ad revenue), has passed several new milestones.

Tiffany Haddish used to love a good wedding…

Todd Spangler NY Digital Editor Telly’s free 55-inch 4K dual-screen TV sets are set to arrive at users’ homes this week — but of course, there’s a catch. The start-up, which plans to ship some 500,000 free, ad-supported TVs in 2023 in the U.S., is calling the initial wave a “public beta program.” The company says the new Telly households represent a diverse cross-section of the U.S. population, although the initial user base overindexes on education level and household income — and also skews toward Gen Zers and millennials. According to Telly, more than 250,000 people have signed up to receive a free TV set, which displays an always-on, rotating ad unit on a 9-inch-high second screen situated below the main 55-inch one. Each unit also includes a free Chromecast with Google TV adapter. The bulk of the half-million TVs will go out in the fourth quarter of 2023, Telly chief strategy officer Dallas Lawrence said: “We think there’s no better Black Friday deal than free.”

Tiffany Haddish used to crash weddings in order to feed herself while she was homeless. Haddish, 43, admitted she would often show up to a hotel in the Westchester neighborhood of Los Angeles that held wedding receptions in search of the food catered to the events.

In a move to inject some excitement into its regular season, the National Basketball Association has unveiled its new in-season tournament.

Back on Sunday, a since-deleted TikTok video went viral showing a woman having an issue on an American Airlines plane at a gate at Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport prior to takeoff.

while giving his flywitness testimony in one of the clips. He also captured the incident and posted it to Instagram.“I hope she’s happy!!! We’re all stuck in Dallas now because of her,” he wrote at the time.The Post has reached out to Carrot Top’s reps for comment.For the uninitiated, the flightmare transpired Sunday after the unnamed passenger was filmed ranting about an imaginary passenger aboard an American Airlines flight preparing to depart Dallas.“I’m telling you, I’m getting the f–k off and there’s a reason why I’m getting the f–k off and everyone can either believe it or they can not believe it,” the woman yells while pacing towards the front of the plane, as seen in a TikTok with 13.5 million views.

UPDATE: Austin Reaves is returning to the Los Angeles Lakers. Reaves, a restricted free agent, agreed to a four-year, $56 million Early Bird maximum contract. He proved himself this season, averaging 16.9 points, 4.4 rebounds and 4.6 assists for the Lakers in 16 playoff games.

With an already crazy start to the NBA off-season, now Kyrie Irving is set to meet with the Phoenix Suns in free agency! While this does not make any sense at all it is happening. Kyrie is very likely to re-sign with Dallas but he seems to be testing the waters. Dallas and Phoenix are the two teams Irving has been reported to be interested in. The Meeting with Phoenix is a confusing one.

With the news that James Harden had opted into his $35.6 million deal for next season came some other news that 76ers fans more than likely did not want to hear. James Harden and the Philadelphia 76ers have been reported to be working together to find a trade for the 10-time NBA all-star. After two disappointing seasons with Philly, it seems Harden is ready to move on. Many teams will try to throw a package together for the former MVP, but as of right now the Los Angeles Clippers and the Miami Heat are the frontrunners to land Harden.

Todd Spangler NY Digital Editor Augmented-reality games pioneer Niantic Labs is laying off 230 employees, about 25% of its workforce, and shutting down its Los Angeles studio as it refocuses on flagship title Pokémon Go. CEO John Hanke announced the cuts in a memo to staff Thursday, saying “we have allowed our expenses to grow faster than revenue” after the sales boom it saw during the COVID pandemic subsequently evaporated. As part of the reorg, Ninatic is “sunsetting” NBA All-World and stopping production on Marvel: World of Heroes games. “Post Covid, our revenue returned to pre-Covid levels and new projects in games and platform have not delivered revenues commensurate with those investments,” Hanke said in the memo, which Niantic released publicly.

Netta is back, and it’s “Everything”!

Kylie Minogue is a big fan of Dua Lipa.

Angelique Jackson WME Sports has added NBA All-Star Anthony Edwards to its growing roster of basketball talent. The agency will represent Edwards in all areas, on and off the court. After attending the University of Georgia, Edwards was drafted as the first overall pick in the 2020 NBA Draft by the Minnesota Timberwolves. In his debut season, Edwards was named first-team All-Rookie, and in 2023 he was selected as an NBA All-Star. The 21-year-old guard has already made his entrée into Hollywood, making his acting debut with a supporting role opposite Adam Sandler in Netflix’s “Hustle.” “I’ve been locked in to giving everything I have to be the best I can be on and off the court, and no one is better equipped to support me and my family through this journey than WME Sports,” stated Edwards. “I’m excited about all we will do in basketball, entertainment, business and philanthropy, and as I look at the legacies of other WME athletes, I know there is no limit to what’s possible.”