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What Had Happened Was: 10/21/16
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GAME. BLOUSES.
The Los Angeles Sparks took home the WNBA Finals championship Thursday night by winning a squeaker, 77-76, against the favored Minnesota Lynx. All-Star forward Nneka Ogwumike’s clutch jump shot with 3.1 seconds left on the clock gave the Sparks its first title in 14 years.
Two-time regular-season MVP Candace Parker finished with 28 points and 12 rebounds and was named Finals MVP. She dedicated her first WNBA title to her late college coach, Pat Summitt.
https://t.co/9W2GIcnAbO
The game was an intense battle that, of course, caught notice from the basketball universe.
Nice ovation for the WNBA Champion @LA_Sparks at the #Cubs–#Dodgers game 👍🏼🏀👏🏼
— Rachel Nichols (@Rachel__Nichols) October 21, 2016
https://twitter.com/danecarbaugh/status/789287517702856704
Omg this WNBA game is crazy LOL
— John Henson (@Johnhenson31) October 21, 2016
BLESSINGS!
How great is Chance The Rapper for putting out this new video he shot on an iPhone? The opening two minutes will have you running back to church if you haven’t been in a while. It’s absolutely beautiful, and then it leads into an amazing rap.
#HowGreat Official Video featuring my cousin Nicole. Shot on iPhone. Lock yo screen pic.twitter.com/KqDy5hqv68
— Chance The Rapper (@chancetherapper) October 20, 2016
SOCIAL STATUS
So on Thursday, it came to light that New York Giants kicker Josh Brown admitted to abusing his wife back in 2014. This caused quite a reaction around the NFL.
Can confirm that the #Giants had not seen the newest documents on Josh Brown released yesterday. Were unaware of admission of abuse.
— Lorenzo Reyes (@LorenzoGReyes) October 20, 2016
Steve Smith has zero tolerance for domestic abuse pic.twitter.com/wmQWUYJ41v
— Bleacher Report (@BleacherReport) October 20, 2016
The only t statement I want to read from the NFL is that Josh brown is suspended indefinitely. Anything less is unacceptable!!!
— Jerry Franklin (@JerryFranklin34) October 20, 2016
if Josh Brown isn't sent home from London by the Giants I'm not watching a single game in Week 7. enough is enough.
— Chris Brockman (@chrisbrockman) October 20, 2016
To make things somehow even worse was Giants owner John Mara’s comments.
.@Giants' Mara: "He’s certainly admitted to us that he’s abused his wife in the past. I think what’s not clear is the extent of that.” What?
— Pat Leonard (@PLeonardNYDN) October 20, 2016
John Mara in 2014: "There is no place in the game for domestic violence.”
Yeah, OK. https://t.co/Q7U693YXtw
— Kimberley A. Martin (@ByKimberleyA) October 20, 2016
Thank you John Mara for letting women know there is an acceptable amount of physical violence we can suffer before it's taken seriously.
— Jemele Hill (@jemelehill) October 20, 2016
As of now, Brown has been pulled from the Giants’ trip to London. However, this situation is far from resolved.
FOR THE CULTURE
Moonlight: Is this the year’s best movie?
Jay Z may make musical history as the first rapper to be inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame.
Janet Jackson’s 1986 hit Nasty spiked 250 percent on Spotify after the final presidential debate.
Prodigy from Mobb Deep has a whole cookbook out on prison food he made while locked up.
TOP THREE TWEETS
1. IMITATION IS THE BEST FORM OF FLATTERY
We gone sit here and act like Hillary Clinton ain't been representing Death Row Records at all 3 debates? pic.twitter.com/z6ZWzQJ6O6
— Android 69 (@double_cupp_me) October 20, 2016
2. WE’RE LOST, TOO
Odell Beckham's antics = "distracting"
Colin Kaepernick's protest = "disrespectful to the flag"
Josh Brown beats wife = *silence* pic.twitter.com/lpkMCCSsu0— 𝑪 𝒉 𝒓 𝒊 𝒔 𝒕 𝒊 𝒂 𝒏 (@TrueWarner) October 20, 2016
3. FINISH HER
You know what to do, @noobde: pic.twitter.com/oGZYW4Y4Ry
— Philip Lewis (@Phil_Lewis_) October 20, 2016
#ICYMI
New Barack Obama Netflix film alert.
Before he was POTUS, he was #BARRY. pic.twitter.com/U4W0LNj0zK
— Netflix US (@netflix) October 20, 2016
PICTURE PERFECT
I'm STILL not over this. Who knows how many subway posters I walked by hoping to one day feel as beautiful as the faces I passed. pic.twitter.com/IMiER9MGoS
— Gabby Sidibe (@GabbySidibe) October 20, 2016
Kendrick Lamar wearing insanely expensive coats for GQ. pic.twitter.com/VduQepko41
— Philip Lewis (@Phil_Lewis_) October 20, 2016