The Pi Brew
We’re back at it again with the latest edition of the Morning Brew. We’re coming off of NBA All-Star Sunday in Atlanta, aka NBA All-Star Weekend sponsored by COVID-19 – where all festivities were held in a condensed evening due to safety and health protocols. All Elite Wrestling held their Revolution pay-per-view Sunday night, with another “big” signing. All of this and much more in this week’s Brew!
Sean Brace and The Gambler team continue to prove the doubters wrong
18 months for @foxphlgambler & this week was our best week in quite sometime. A lot of hard work happening, we appreciate everything! Mentions, listens, everything… thank you. pic.twitter.com/lpDBLvjXFO
— Fox PHL Gambler (@Sean_Brace) March 6, 2021
Joel Embiid and Ben Simmons were ruled out from the All-Star game due to contact tracing
76ers All-Stars Joel Embiid and Ben Simmons have officially been ruled out of the All-Star Game due to contact tracing.
— Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) March 7, 2021
Here’s the NBA press release on the matter
The NBA has ruled Joel Embiid and Ben Simmons OUT of tonight’s All-Star Game: pic.twitter.com/RUn4iNrfwc
— Marc Stein (@TheSteinLine) March 7, 2021
LeBron James reacts to the situation
LeBron James on Ben Simmons & Joel Embiid: “Well I think it’s, it’s very unfortunate that, Joel and Ben won’t be able to play on our game tonight. Obviously, they are two worthy All Stars and this means a lot to all of us even no matter how you feel about having to be here.”
— Keith Pompey (@PompeyOnSixers) March 7, 2021
Domantas Sabonis won the skills challenge
Domantas Sabonis wins #TacoBellSkills to earn an additional $75,000 for UNCF, bringing the total to $250,000! pic.twitter.com/s4FTi2eyKd
— NBA (@NBA) March 8, 2021
Steph Curry won the 3-point contest
🗣️ THE CHAMP IS HERE @StephenCurry30 is the 2020-21 #NBAAllStar 3-Point Contest champion! ☔️ pic.twitter.com/EedAAyyOBb
— Golden State Warriors (@warriors) March 8, 2021
Anfernee Simons won a lackluster dunk contest
🚨 Anfernee Simons WINS #ATTSlamDunk 2021! 🚨
All of #NBAAllStar in One Night on TNT
— NBA (@NBA) March 8, 2021
Some dunk contest highlights
Anfernee Simons tried the kiss the rim dunk 😘 pic.twitter.com/hZYyQdPcTl
— Bleacher Report (@BleacherReport) March 8, 2021
Cassius Stanley, Obi Toppin and Anfernee Simons showing off their bounce early in #ATTSlamDunk! ✈️
All of #NBAAllStar in One Night LIVE NOW on TNT pic.twitter.com/PtqZWgVIXm
— NBA (@NBA) March 8, 2021
Obi Toppin windmill over his dad and Julius Randle 😱 pic.twitter.com/KRsErC79mj
— Bleacher Report (@BleacherReport) March 8, 2021
Judges gave CASSIUS STANLEY a score of 44!?!
— Ballislife.com (@Ballislife) March 8, 2021
From the 3-point contest to the All-Star game, Curry is a bad man!
ah so this is what it would look like if Steph and LeBron ever played together pic.twitter.com/XabLOtiny4
— Rob Perez (@WorldWideWob) March 8, 2021
And more Steph
Steph 💀 pic.twitter.com/cn0keTodZG
— CJ Fogler #BlackLivesMatter (@cjzero) March 8, 2021
Here are some more game highlights
LeBron can still throw it down even in his 17th All-Star Game 👑 pic.twitter.com/Npm6opjfBi
— Sky Sports NBA (@SkySportsNBA) March 8, 2021
Steph with the dime 👀 #NBAAllStar pic.twitter.com/CtKk4PnklK
— NBA on TNT (@NBAonTNT) March 8, 2021
A Steph jam!
On the same damn team and one-upping each other! 🎯
(🎥: @NBA) pic.twitter.com/VAHf836JwB
— theScore (@theScore) March 8, 2021
DAME TIME TO WIN IT ⌚️#NBAAllStar pic.twitter.com/YQDQ32lYeG
— NBA on TNT (@NBAonTNT) March 8, 2021
Team LeBron took home the W
Team LeBron dominates and comes away with the W 🔥#NBAAllStar pic.twitter.com/jlcP8koifL
— ESPN (@espn) March 8, 2021
The Greek Freak was the MVP
35 points.
16-16 from the field.@Giannis_An34 is your #NBAAllStar Game MVP! 🏆 👏 pic.twitter.com/KveJHEIbPa— theScore (@theScore) March 8, 2021
Brooklyn just got tougher to beat
Breaking: Blake Griffin is expected to sign with the Nets, per @ShamsCharania pic.twitter.com/45AaiMJKer
— Bleacher Report (@BleacherReport) March 7, 2021
Bryce Harper mashed his first homer of the spring
Bryce Harper’s swing 😍 pic.twitter.com/eFQa5Mu1ff
— Athlete Swag (@AthleteSwag) March 5, 2021
Tic-Tac-Toe
WATER BOTTLE SMASHER pic.twitter.com/Nwvi7jTKC3
— Nick Piccone (@nickpiccone) March 6, 2021
Flyers take a L in their first game back in front of their home fans
Flyers fail in front of fans as Capitals fight back (@lhenry019)https://t.co/thHR7HzOAy
— Philly Influencer (@PHL_Influencer) March 8, 2021
AEW’s “Hall of Fame worthy” signing was Christian Cage
Welcome to the team… #ChristianCage is #AllElite pic.twitter.com/3MycwGDTiJ
— All Elite Wrestling (@AEW) March 8, 2021
This was interesting
Pure power!
Order #AEWRevolution now on all major providers, @brlive, and @FiteTV (international fans) pic.twitter.com/iCkSucrhk6— All Elite Wrestling (@AEW) March 8, 2021
Nice cinematic shot
That Street Fight is the blueprint for cinematic matches. Perfectly shot and executed to utilize Sting without exposing him. Great stuff.#AEWRevolution pic.twitter.com/Rt7S1twPWk
— EliteAEW®️ (@EIiteAEW) March 8, 2021
Sting and Darby Allin win
.@Sting & @DarbyAllin pick up the street fight win, thoughts on the match and Sting’s return? #AEWRevolution pic.twitter.com/6UA3t5Roed
— FITE (@FiteTV) March 8, 2021
An explosion match
Damn!! First Explosion set! That’s just the beginning!#AEW #AEWRevolution pic.twitter.com/jGmqBOi4yf
— infamous (@inFAMOUSsassin) March 8, 2021
Good grief
…and we have our first explosion! #AEWRevolution pic.twitter.com/twypojuYox
— WrestleZone (@WRESTLEZONEcom) March 8, 2021
It’s a crimson mask!
I’m sure it’s fine pic.twitter.com/TsLz6fIT0r
— CJ Fogler #BlackLivesMatter (@cjzero) March 8, 2021
Not a great look for Tony Khan and the fellas
How I celebrated my 30th birthday pic.twitter.com/R79oOvgxUa
— Nick Piccone (@nickpiccone) March 8, 2021
Shaq went through a table earlier in the week thanks to Cody Rhodes and AEW
Another view of #Shaq going through the table… #CodyRhodes #AEW pic.twitter.com/uNZXtmPeX8
— thepibrew (@thepibrew) March 4, 2021
Republican Party politicians in a nutshell post-Donald Trump
I still like Dr. Seuss, so I decided to read Green Eggs and Ham.
RT if you still like him too! pic.twitter.com/2pbRbSiJD6
— Kevin McCarthy (@GOPLeader) March 6, 2021
How embarrassing!
So about Trump and the Republican Party
Scoop: Trump sent a cease-and-desist yesterday to the RNC, NRCC and NRSC to stop using his name https://t.co/hxKynja7jS
— Tara Palmeri (@tarapalmeri) March 6, 2021
Many Americans are one step closer to getting a third stimulus check
Joe Biden Stimulus Check: Who Will Get $1,400 and What Are the Changes? – Bloomberg https://t.co/Rg2MLtr4Ev via @GoogleNews
— Gregory Shelton (@gregorymelody) March 7, 2021
Things are getting interesting with the investigation of the incident at the Capitol
Federal investigators are examining records of communications between members of Congress and the pro-Trump mob that attacked the US Capitol, an official says https://t.co/sk7gb28rBk
— CNN (@CNN) March 4, 2021
AND look at what we have here
JUST IN: FBI uses cell data to tie Trump White House associate to Proud Boys before Capitol riot https://t.co/R5kEFDYUZz pic.twitter.com/igsnnkNfpz
— The Hill (@thehill) March 7, 2021
Do you know these individuals?
The @FBI continues to seek individuals involved in the violence at the U.S. Capitol on January 6. If you have seen the person in these photos, visit https://t.co/iL7sD5efWD to share information. Reference photo 251 when you leave a tip. pic.twitter.com/DTzCGuqYPy
— FBI (@FBI) March 7, 2021
Some hard-hitting news
Oh you have to be Fucking kidding me
pic.twitter.com/wvhwRbWAtQ— Molly Jong-Fast🏡 (@MollyJongFast) March 7, 2021
These people in Idaho want you to know what you can do with masks
Meanwhile, in Boise, Idaho: pic.twitter.com/hWODEvybro
— David Gura (@davidgura) March 6, 2021
College students will be college students
College students in Colorado throw a party with hundreds in attendance as we reach 525,000 deaths from COVID nationwide pic.twitter.com/bX0zfLS4Rp
— Fifty Shades of Whey (@davenewworld_2) March 7, 2021
The Mississippi Governor ended his state’s mask mandate
Mississippi governor defends ending mask mandate https://t.co/yAwhDQO5Eu pic.twitter.com/hGq8BA7BYw
— The Hill (@thehill) March 7, 2021
Same with Texas
Texas Governor Greg Abbott just lifted the state mask mandate intended to prevent spread of COVID-19 — and gets a round of applause and cheers.
Texas’ leadership really showing its’ collective ass the past few weeks…pic.twitter.com/AYIym1wTx2
— Rex Chapman🏇🏼 (@RexChapman) March 2, 2021
Andrew Cuomo says he will NOT be resigning
NEW: NY Gov. Cuomo makes clear he will not be resigning, saying that demands from politicians that he do so are “anti-democratic,” after 2 additional women accused him of behaving inappropriately when they worked for him. https://t.co/GUOsNgaN3B
— MSNBC (@MSNBC) March 7, 2021
The trial for the officer involved in the George Floyd death is set to begin
Minneapolis braces for trial of officer charged in George Floyd’s death https://t.co/yne5J96oAD
— Maggie Haberman (@maggieNYT) March 8, 2021
Some early March Madness
THIS IS MAAAAAAAAAAARRRRCH!!!!!! pic.twitter.com/M1fJ9bnYf4
— CBS Sports (@CBSSports) March 7, 2021
Another buzzer beater
Losing on a buzzer beater then getting tackled into their pile is some serious rock bottom shit
pic.twitter.com/xol8sB6G20— Barstool Bench Mob (@stoolbenchmob) March 7, 2021
It was Philly’s own Beanie Sigel’s B-Day this weekend
Gen Z takes on Eminem
Eminem has been armed and ready for cancel culture to come for him his whole career (via @toofab):https://t.co/f53ye1U7Hk
— TMZ (@TMZ) March 7, 2021
Naked Cowboy was arrested
Public records from law enforcement show that Robert Burck was arrested for Resisting an Officer without Violence and Aggressive Panhandling. https://t.co/dlfsFyiOWZ
— FOX 29 (@FOX29philly) March 7, 2021
Things got crazy in Bath and Body Works
Bath and Body Works: 3 wick candles with a side of these HANDS
Some early March Madness
— Barstool Sports (@barstoolsports) March 7, 2021
This man is not a good pastor
— Ron Filipkowski (@RonFilipkowski) March 7, 2021
The rich get richer in the land of AMC
AMC furloughed 30,000 employees as theaters shut down around the country.
It just rewarded its CEO with a $3.7 million bonus on top of his $9.7M salary. Other execs got bonuses of $4.5M. Revenue is down 90% but its stock quadrupled because of Redditorshttps://t.co/80Rj3D2BRl
— Dan Price (@DanPriceSeattle) March 2, 2021
This analyst has issues with his wife 🙂
Is this basketball analysis or just an announcer throwing his wife under the bus on national TV?
Seems like a weird time to release some pent-up frustration. pic.twitter.com/cMqRwM6Hyu
— Cork Gaines (@CorkGaines) March 7, 2021
NHL goal of the year?
The Royal Family is a mess
Daily Mail front page – special 3am edition pic.twitter.com/ALPODYGaXB
— Nick Bryant (@NickBryantNY) March 8, 2021
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