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☆ F1 exceeds Las Vegas expectations as Verstappen wins one of the most competitive races of the season
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-19 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +6 min

Red Bull driver Max Verstappen, of the Netherlands, drives past the Sphere during the Formula One Las Vegas Grand Prix auto race, Saturday, Nov. 18, 2023, in Las Vegas. Max Verstappen hated everything about the Las Vegas Grand Prix from the moment he arrived in Sin City. "Viva Las Vegas! Viva Las Vegas!" Verstappen had slammed Saturday night's spectacle at every chance, yet raced in an Elvis-inspired firesuit and took the victory on the famed Las Vegas Strip.

Persons: Red, Max Verstappen, Justin Bieber, Verstappen, firesuit, Charles Leclerc, Leclerc, Sergio Perez, Martin Garrix, Brad Pitt, Rihanna, Usain Bolt, Shaquille O'Neal, ", Verstappen —, impersonators, Jacques Villeneuve, Liberty, Carlos Sainz Jr, Lewis Hamilton, Mercedes, Logan Sargeant, Williams, Sainz, Ferrari, Bull, Perez, Red Bull, Hamilton, Abu Dhabi, Lando Norris, McLaren Organizations: Las, Las Vegas, Bellagio, Liberty Media, Liberty, Ferrari Locations: Netherlands, Las Vegas, Sin City, Vegas, Bellagio, United States, Abu

☆ Viva Las Vegas, Formula One betting big on Sin City race
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-15 | by ( Steve Keating | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +5 min

Wynn resort is offering the first-ever Las Vegas Grand Prix Million Dollar All-Access Experience that includes a $100,000 philanthropic gift. "However, the brand synergies with the inaugural Las Vegas Grand Prix are unmatched." Formula One has long been a magnet for the celebrity class and Las Vegas is sure to be an irresistible pull. Las Vegas may be the gambling capital of the world but there will be little bet on F1. "I would say this is due to lack of parity," Derek Stevens, owner of Circa and several other Las Vegas casinos told Reuters.

Persons: Max Verstappen, Greg Maffei, Red Bull, Aston Martin, Hilton, Red, it’s, Rebecca McAdam Willetts, Mark Wang, David Beckham, Shaquille O’Neal, Mark Wahlberg, Gordon Ramsay, Toto Wolff, Derek Stevens, Steve Keating, Toby Davis Organizations: LAS VEGAS, Las Vegas, Liberty Media, Formula One, Vegas, Ferrari, Mercedes, McLaren, Red Bull, PokerStars, Public Relations, Reuters, Poker, New York Stock Exchange, American Express, Heineken, Hilton, MGM Resorts International, Fountain Club, Hilton Grand, Club SI, Drai's Beach Club, Thomson Locations: Vegas, United States, Sin City, VVIPs, Las Vegas, Monaco, Drai's, Toronto

They arrested 29-year-old Shaquille Taylor after surveillance video and witness statements pointed to him as the shooter. The investigation showed Taylor was shooting at a car while Ludwig was walking in a park on the opposite side of the street, according to police. Taylor is charged with aggravated assault and evidence tampering, and was being held on a $280,000 bond. Taylor has been charged criminally several times in the past including three counts of assault with a deadly weapon. Earlier this year, a Nashville judge dismissed those charges, and Taylor was released after three court-appointed doctors testified that he was incompetent to stand trial.

Persons: Jillian Ludwig, Shaquille Taylor, Taylor, Ludwig, “, Angelita Blackshear Dalton, Glenn Funk, ” Funk, Greg Jones, Jones Organizations: Belmont University, Metro Nashville Police, Vanderbilt University Medical, Nashville, ” Belmont University Locations: Tenn, Nashville, Tennessee, New Jersey

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Defending national champion and No. 1 LSU lost to No. 20 Colorado 92-78 on Monday night in the Hall of Fame Series. Mikaylah Williams led LSU with 17 points, Angel Reese had 15 points and 12 rebounds, Sa'Myah Smith scored 16 points and noted Louisville transfer Hailey Van Lith and had 14 points. Also in attendance was Hall-of-Famer Grant Hill, Las Vegas Raiders wide receiver Davante Adams, former major-league veteran Dexter Fowler and members of the two-time WNBA champion Las Vegas Aces.

Persons: Frida Formann, Aaronette Vonleh, Jaylyn Sherrod, Mikaylah Williams, Angel Reese, Sa'Myah Smith, Hailey Van Lith, Famer Shaquille O'Neal, Famer Grant Hill, Davante Adams, Dexter Fowler, Kim Mulkey, Reese, Moyne Organizations: LAS VEGAS, —, LSU, of Fame, UConn, Louisiana Tech, ESPN, Huskies, NCAA, Buffaloes, The Buffaloes, Famer, Las Vegas Raiders, Las Vegas Aces, Tigers, Wednesday, AP, womens Locations: Colorado, Louisiana, Louisville, Las, Vegas

☆ From Travis Kelce to Serena Williams, how 4 top athletes spent their first big paychecks
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-04 | by ( Mike Winters | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

Travis Kelce before a game against the Los Angeles Chargers on October 22, 2023 in Kansas City, Missouri. Travis Kelce has made more than $70 million throughout his career in the National Football League, but he still remembers how he spent his first paycheck. Kelce says he spent around $10,000 on the limited-edition sneaker, which are replicas of the futuristic shoes Michael J. "I spent way too much money in clubs, and I was avoiding the rent lady," he said. Following a five-year $46 million contract extension in 2016, Kelce signed another four-year extension in 2020, worth just over $57 million.

Persons: Travis Kelce, Marty McFlys, Kelce, Michael J, Fox, I've, Jason Kelce, Shaquille O'Neal, Mercedes Benz, O'Neal, Klay Thompson, Maverick Carter, Thompson, Carter, Serena Williams Organizations: Los Angeles Chargers, National Football League, Nike Air MAG, Nike, Philadelphia Eagles, Forbes, Basketball Association, Washington State University, Del Mar, Target Locations: Kansas City , Missouri, Del, U.S, Bahamas

☆ Young parents in Baltimore are getting $1,000 a month, no strings attached, a deal so good some 'thought it was a scam'
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-04 | by ( Charles R. Davis | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

The Baltimore Young Families Success Fund provides 200 young parents $1,000 a month. One participant told Insider they were "ecstatic" to get the cash "without stipulations and strings." Then Tazhane Jordan told Insider that she was offered a lifeline. But there was no questioning the impact, she told Insider: The money "helped me keep my life afloat." People know what they need to support their family," Moore told Insider.

Persons: —, Tazhane Jordan, Shaquille O'Neal, Jordan, Tonaeya Moore, Moore, It's, We're Organizations: Baltimore Young, Service, Fund Locations: Maryland, Baltimore, Jordan

HOUSTON (AP) — Chris Paul came off the bench for the first time in his NBA career Sunday. Paul entered Golden State's game at Houston as a substitute, checking in with 6:58 left in the first quarter. Including playoffs, Paul started the first 1,365 games of his NBA career. “But at the end of the day it's basketball.”Political Cartoons View All 1223 ImagesThe question — would Paul start or not? Paul started the last 25 games of his college career, and then every game of his 19 NBA seasons until Sunday.

Persons: — Chris Paul, Paul, Green —, —, “, ” Paul, Steve Kerr, Paul —, LeBron James, Philadelphia's P.J, Tucker, Golden, Chris, ” Kerr, ‘, ’, ” Green, Stephen Curry, Steph Curry, Chris Paul, Milwaukee’s Damian Lillard —, Irving, James, Phoenix's Kevin Durant, Tim Duncan, Karl Malone didn’t, Shaquille O’Neal, Michael Jordan didn’t, Paul didn’t, Jason Kidd, Kobe Bryant, Temple, ” Organizations: HOUSTON, NBA, Golden, Houston, Warriors, Golden State, Los Angeles Lakers, 833rd, Dallas, of Fame Locations: Golden, .

☆ Taylor Swift achieves billionaire status amid monumental Eras tour
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-26 | by ( Erin Snodgrass | Sebastian Cahill | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Taylor Swift is a billionaire, according to a Bloomberg News analysis. The pop star's record-breaking Eras Tour helped cement her status among a rare economic class, according to the analysis. Swift is one of the few people to reach billionaire status almost exclusively from her music. AdvertisementAdvertisementAfter nearly two decades of monumental music-making, Taylor Swift has officially built a billion-dollar empire, according to a Bloomberg News analysis published Thursday. Swift is one of the few people to reach billionaire status almost exclusively from her music and performances, the outlet reported, citing publicly disclosed and traceable assets and earnings.

Persons: Taylor Swift, Swift, —, Sam Bankman, Fried's, Larry David, Shaquille O'Neal Organizations: Bloomberg, Service, Bloomberg Economics, Forbes, Dassault

ST. LOUIS (AP) — St. Louis suspended a youth football team whose coach was shot in front of the players allegedly by an upset parent, according to a statement provided to The Associated Press on Friday. Latimore has since been released and is recovering at home, the St. Louis Post-Dispatch reported. Latimore told police that Clemmons was “upset with him for not starting his son,” according to a probable cause statement. Political Cartoons View All 1211 ImagesLatimore told the Post-Dispatch he's disappointed the season was canceled. “I’m very upset about it,” Latimore told the newspaper.

Persons: — St, Louis, “, Shaquille Latimore, Latimore, Daryl Clemmons, Clemmons, ”, Dispatch he's, ” Latimore, It’s Organizations: LOUIS, —, Associated Press, Recreation Division, Legends Football, Louis Post, Dispatch, Post

Abdul-Jabbar spent five seasons as the league’s oldest player. ALL-STAR LEVELThe “oldest player” in an NBA season has been picked for the All-Star Game on 13 previous occasions. Stockton turned 41 that season; he spent two years as the league’s oldest player and missed zero games in that span. NUMBER 43James will become the 43rd player in NBA history to hold the distinction of being the league’s "oldest player." Robert Parish was the league’s oldest player for seven seasons, the most in NBA history.

Persons: LeBron James, He’s, James, —, Udonis Haslem, Andre Iguodala, James wasn't, Darko Milicic, Milicic, KAREEM —, Kareem Abdul, Jabbar, Abdul, ”, Karl Malone, Michael Jordan, Nobody, Vince Carter, Dirk Nowitzki, Carter, Nowitzki, — Moses Malone, Kevin Garnett, Kevin Willis, Robert Parish, John Havlicek, Larry Costello, Slater Martin, Bobby Wanzer, Johnny Green, Parish, It’s, John Stockton, Stockton, Shaquille O’Neal, Mike Novak’s, Paul Silas, James ’, Bob Cousy, Nat Hickey —, Elvin Hayes, Dikembe Mutombo, Al Cervi, Dolph Schayes, Andre Miller, Silas, Cousy, Hickey, Lenny Wilkens, Grant Hill, Steve Nash, Dale Ellis, Sam Perkins, — James, ___ Organizations: NBA, Utah, Cleveland, Providence Steamrollers Locations: Akron

[1/2] A ‘No’ sign sits in front of the Tent Embassy near the Old Australian Parliament House as voters arrive during The Voice referendum, in Canberra, Australia, October 14, 2023. An Australian referendum requires a majority vote in at least four of its six states, as well as nationally. Ultimately, no state supported the "Voice" and the national vote was 40% "Yes" to 60% "No", according to preliminary counting. After the votes were counted, Dutton said his party supported Indigenous reconciliation but he made no mention of an alternative measure. Albanese, asked on Saturday why the vote had failed, said no referendum had succeeded without bipartisan support.

Persons: Tracey Nearmy, Anthony Albanese, Kos Samaras, Matt Qvortrup, Peter Dutton, Dutton, Timothy Graham, Graham, Cate Blanchett, Russell Crowe, Chris Hemsworth, Jason Mamoa, Shaquille O'Neal, Samaras, Donald Trump, Paul Smith, Smith, Albanese, Qvortrup, Byron Kaye, Praveen Menon, Edmund Klamann Organizations: Tent Embassy, Old Australian, House, REUTERS, Rights, Labor, Redbridge Group, Australian National University, Liberal Party, Queensland University of Technology, Qantas, NBA, Labor Party, U.S, European Union, Liberal, Thomson Locations: Tent, Canberra, Australia

☆ Neighbors app floods police inboxes with alerts that have nothing to do with crimes
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-11 | by ( Lam Thuy Vo | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +17 min

People can use Neighbors to publish footage alongside their posts; when the posts are forwarded to police officers, officers can click through to view the accompanying media. "All posts and comments on Neighbors are publicly viewable on the Neighbors feed by users and public safety agencies alike. As with Poole, other LAPD officers The Markup identified as using Neighbors to keep tabs on crime did not respond to requests for interviews. To familiarize LAPD officers with the platform, the company organized in-person training sessions as well as video calls. In this dataset, at least 26 LAPD officers posted in Neighbors at least once and received responses from users.

Persons: —, Poole, Craig Newmark, Detective Poole, Albert Fox Cahn, isn't, It's, Cahn, Ring, Mai Nguyen, Nguyen, Sarah Brayne, Peter Polack, Jamie Siminoff, didn't, Siminoff, Shaquille O'Neal, Neighbors, Andrew Guthrie Ferguson, Andrea Han, Drake Madison Organizations: Service, Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Police Department, Ring News, LAPD, NYCity, Craig Newmark Graduate School of Journalism, CUNY, NBC, University of Texas, Employees, Intercept, Ebay, Neighbors Public Safety Service, Neighbors, Ring's, Los Angeles, Guardian, American University Washington College of Law, Data, didn't, Network Locations: Jeffry, United States, Neighbors, Angeles, Austin, Los, Shadow, Tuna, North Hollywood, RVs, Panera

☆ 'Shark Tank' star Daymond John looks to boost Black entrepreneurs for a fourth year
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-10 | by ( Drew Richardson | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Leon Bennett | Filmmagic | Getty Images"Shark Tank" star Daymond John is looking to give Black business owners a boost for the fourth year running. The FUBU CEO's Black Entrepreneurs Day, billed as a celebration of Black business, will return Nov. 1. Black Entrepreneurs Day was launched later that year to "celebrate" Black business owners amid a focus on systemic racism and economic inequities. Many of the companies standing behind Black Entrepreneurs Day have launched initiatives to support the Black community. This year, Black Entrepreneurs Day will feature a star-studded guest list including Goldberg, O'Neal, Cedric the Entertainer, Anthony Anderson and Rick Ross, to discuss their journey as Black entertainers and entrepreneurs.

Persons: Daymond John, Radhika Jones, Leon Bennett, John, Whoopi Goldberg, Shaquille O'Neal, George Floyd, Rodney King, JPMorgan Chase, Chase, what's, Goldberg, O'Neal, Cedric, Anthony Anderson, Rick Ross Organizations: Wallis Annenberg Center, Performing Arts, Filmmagic, Apollo, Black, CNBC, JPMorgan, Business, General Insurance Locations: Beverly Hills , California, Manhattan

☆ Daymond John talks grants and this year's fourth annual Black Entrepreneurs Day
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-10 | by ( Julie Coleman | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

CNBC's Jim Cramer spoke with "Shark Tank" star and FUBU CEO Daymond John to discuss the fourth annual Black Entrepreneurs Day, which is set to take place Nov. 1 at the Apollo Theater in New York City. The event is meant to celebrate Black business owners, and it partnered with the NAACP to provide eight business owners with entrepreneurship grants of $25,000. Black Entrepreneurs Day will also feature insights from top Black business leaders as well a lineup of celebrity guests including Whoopi Goldberg and Shaquille O'Neal. "We gave away $700,000 so far, we will hit about a million dollars this year," John said of the grants provided to business owners over the years. John first launched the event in 2020 in the wake of George Floyd's murder and amid increased attention to systematic racism.

Persons: CNBC's Jim Cramer, Daymond John, Whoopi Goldberg, Shaquille O'Neal, John, Shaq, George Floyd's Organizations: Black Entrepreneurs, Apollo, NAACP Locations: New York City

But FTX had asserted the opposite in an online post about a car race it sponsored in Miami Beach, Florida, six months before its November 2022 collapse. loadingAt Bankman-Fried's trial on Wednesday, prosecutors played for the jury FTX video advertisements in which a narrator said, "we're inviting everyone in," as well as spots featuring NFL quarterback Tom Brady and comedian Larry David. Bankman-Fried, 31, has pleaded not guilty to two counts of fraud and five counts of conspiracy over the collapse of FTX. Mark Cohen, Bankman-Fried's lawyer, said his client never intended to steal funds. "But on the other hand, many factors that nobody controlled could make crypto go up and down in value.

Persons: Sam Bankman, Mark Cohen, Jane Rosenberg, FTX, Shaquille O'Neal, Tom Brady, Larry David, Bankman, Prosecutors, cryptocurrency, Thane Rehn, Fried, Rehn, Cohen, O'Neal, Brady, David, Luc Cohen, Jody Godoy, Amy Stevens, Matthew Lewis Organizations: Federal Court, REUTERS, Twitter, Miami Heat, Thomson Locations: Bankman, FTX, New York City, U.S, Miami Beach , Florida, New York

☆ Check out pitch deck slides from a startup that raised $11 million to sell smart basketball hoops that use AI to up your game
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-02 | by ( Margaret Fleming | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Childhood friends Paul Anton and Lyth Saeed continued to play basketball together while going to college in different states by using Snapchat. It looks like a TV screen behind the hoop and lets players remotely form teams and compete in challenges. "It's more than just the basketball hoop," Saeed, who serves as the company's COO, told Insider. Anton said Atar supported the technology right away and gave Huupe its first $1 million check. Check out 5 key slides from Huupe's most recent pitch deck, which has been updated since their $8 million seed round:

Persons: Paul Anton, Lyth Saeed, Anton, Saeed, Shaquille O'Neal, Dyson Daniels, Thaddeus Young, Huupe, Jake Paul's, Audie Atar, Conor McGregor, Jozy Altidore, Atar, Young, That's Organizations: Huupe, Marvan Ventures, TRI Investments, Studios, Paradigm Sports Management, US Men's National, Ventures Locations: Miami

☆ See the private jets a Bahamian aviation firm says Sam Bankman-Fried and FTX funded with a $28 million handshake deal, which are now at the center of a 3-way ownership battle
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-22 | by ( Pete Syme | Taylor Rains | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

FTX loaned $28 million to a private jet company to finance its purchase of two jets, a court filing says. One of them has been in government custody since February, while the FTX Debtors claimed ownership of the planes in August. AdvertisementAdvertisementThursday's court filing says IAC received the loan after a "handshake deal" between Aranha and Bankman-Fried. It wasn't until August 7 that the FTX Debtors claimed ownership of the planes, the filing says. This is not the first time FTX Debtors have tried to get back assets.

Persons: FTX, SBF's, Sam Bankman, Fried's FTX, Paul Aranha, Fried, Aranha, Shaquille O'Neal, Stephen Curry, Naomi Osaka Organizations: Service, Bahamian, Court, Bombardier Global, Embraer, Island Air, IAC, Trans Island Airways, FTX Ventures, Trans, Airways, TIA, Bombardier, Global, US Marshals Service, Bradley International Locations: Wall, Silicon, Delaware, Connecticut

☆ See the private jets a Bahamian aviation firm says Sam Bankman-Fried and FTX funded with a $28 million handshake deal, and are now at the center of a 3-way ownership battle
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-22 | by ( Pete Syme | Taylor Rains | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

☆ The ‘Mandela Effect’: How a psychological phenomenon took over the internet
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-18 | by ( Jacopo Prisco | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +10 min

But you might also be experiencing the so-called Mandela Effect. Ken Drinkwater, a fellow researcher at Manchester Metropolitan, added that the effect might be connected to a condition called false memory syndrome. Jon Elswick/AP; Scott Olson/Getty ImagesSome common examples of the Mandela Effect have perhaps logical explanations, such as Mr. “Advocates of the Mandela Effect think it’s a genuine effect. These people had this false memory right after learning about the characters!

Persons: Ash, Fiona Broome, Nelson Mandela, Mandela, Broome, “ Luke, ”, Wilma Bainbridge, hadn’t, Deepasri Prasad, Bainbridge, Prasad, Stan, Jan Berenstain, ” Bainbridge, Neil Dagnall, Dagnall, “, ” Dagnall, Roediger, McDermott, Ken Drinkwater, they’ve, Drinkwater, they’d, you’ve, Jon Elswick, Scott Olson, David Adkins, Sinbad, Dennis Van Tine, Shaquille O’Neal, Clara Nellist, Lionel Flusin, hasn’t, ” Drinkwater, University of Chicago’s Bainbridge Organizations: CNN, “, Bears, University of Chicago’s, Science, UChicago, Dartmouth College, Manchester Metropolitan University, Manchester Metropolitan, Monopoly, Fox Television Network, European Organization for Nuclear Research, CERN, Collider Locations: South Africa, “, Hanover , New Hampshire, United Kingdom, New York City, Switzerland —, Geneva

☆ iOS 17 release: See what’s new in iPhone features
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-18 | by ( Catherine Thorbecke | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

iPhone users can update to iOS17 starting Monday by clicking on the Software Update section in the phone’s Settings app. Here are some of the buzziest and most-anticipated new features that iPhone users can expect from iOS17. This allows iPhone users to design a custom image that will show up when making calls. iPhone users will also be able to personalize their contact card “poster” with a photo or memoji of choice. iPhone users will also now receive predictive text recommendations in-line as they type, making adding entire words or completing sentences as easy as tapping the space bar.

Persons: iOS17, FaceTime, Facetime, Hey, Siri ”, “ Hey Siri, Siri, “, Shaquille O’Neal, “ Siri, Apple, Craig Federighi, TS6YzyXi30, Greg Joswiak Organizations: CNN, Conference, “ Locations: iOS17

☆ Insider Today: Apple's new iPhone is here
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-13 | by ( Dan Defrancesco | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +9 min

This post originally appeared in the Insider Today newsletter. But the show's real stars were the new versions of Apple's iPhone and Apple Watch. But if you were hoping a new iPhone will send Apple's stock soaring, think again. Prior to Tuesday's event, Apple's shares fell an average of 0.2% on days a new iPhone was announced, according to Barron's. The Insider Today team: Dan DeFrancesco, senior editor and anchor, in New York City.

Persons: Bond, Elon Musk's, Justin Sullivan, Octavia Spencer, Tim Cook, Max, Insider's Sarah Jackson, Jordan Hart, Lakshmi, iPhones, Gary Coronado, Jamie Dimon, — Warren Buffett —, Bill Gross, DoubleLine's Jeffrey Gundlach, Pimco, DoubleLine's, Gross, Anna Moneymaker, Thomas Trutschel, isn't, Sundar Pichai, Elon, Walter Isaacson, Read, Kent Walker, Chelsea Jia Feng, Patreon, Naomi Osaka, Shaquille O'Neal, Allegra, Dayquil, Jennifer Aniston, Reese Witherspoon, Yelp, Dan DeFrancesco, Naga Siu, Hallam Bullock, Lisa Ryan Organizations: Service, Jets, Apple, Apple Watch, Getty, Bloomberg, JPMorgan, Wall, Google, Software, Amazon, FDA, North American, Detroit Auto, GMC, Bourbon Locations: Wall, Silicon, Milwaukee, Lakshmi Varanasi, ., China, that's, Latvia, Estonia, Chelsea, Colorado, Arizona, Morocco, New York City, San Diego, London, New York

☆ FTX is hoping to claw back the millions of dollars spent on celebrity promotions including Shaq and Naomi Osaka
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-12 | by ( Pete Syme | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Shaquille O'Neal and Naomi Osaka are among those who could be told to return huge sums to FTX. Shaquille O'Neal, Stephen Curry, Naomi Osaka, and Major League Baseball are among those who could be told to return huge sums to FTX. The NBA big man received about $4.3 million from FTX in total, according to Bloomberg, which first reported on the court documents. Bloomberg reports that the tennis player Naomi Osaka was paid $3.2 million for FTX partnerships, $2 million of which was transferred just two days before the crypto exchange filed for bankruptcy. The FTX Debtors and representatives for O'Neal and Osaka did not immediately respond to Insider's request for comment, sent outside US working hours.

Persons: FTX, Shaquille O'Neal, Naomi Osaka, endorsers, Stephen Curry, O'Neal Organizations: Service, Major League Baseball, NBA, Bloomberg, MLB, O'Neal, Osaka Locations: Wall, Silicon, Alameda, FTX

☆ Kobe Bryant: Los Angeles Lakers announce date for NBA legend’s statue unveiling
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-25 | by ( Ben Morse | David Close | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

CNN —Vanessa Bryant, the late Kobe Bryant’s wife, announced the date on Thursday when the Los Angeles Lakers will unveil a statue honoring the former NBA superstar. “As you know, Kobe played his entire 20-year NBA career as a Los Angeles Laker,” Bryant said while sitting in front of the now iconic jersey numbers in a video posted at 8:24 a.m. on Thursday morning. “Since arriving in this city and joining the Lakers organization, he felt at home here, playing in the City of Angels. The Lakers also said the statue “is the first in a series of physical tributes to honor his legacy.”“Kobe Bryant was one of the most extraordinary athletes of all time, and one of the most iconic individuals in the history of Los Angeles,” Jeanie Buss, Los Angeles Lakers Governor, said. Bryant was an 18-time NBA All-Star over his legendary career during which he won five NBA titles.

Persons: Vanessa Bryant, Kobe Bryant’s, Bryant, Kobe, ” Bryant, Gianna Maria Onore Bryant, Kobe Bryant, ” Jeanie Buss, Chick Hearn, Kareem Abdul, Jabbar, Earvin, ” Johnson, Shaquille O’Neal, Jerry West Organizations: CNN, Los Angeles Lakers, NBA, Los Angeles Laker, Lakers, City of, Star Plaza, Crypto.com Arena, Los Angeles Lakers Governor, Elgin Baylor Locations: Kobe, City, City of Angels, Los Angeles, Calabasas , California

☆ Lakers announce plans to honor Kobe Bryant with bronze statue
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-24 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

Former NBA star Kobe Bryant, CEO of Kobe Inc, speaks at the Milken Institute Global Conference in Beverly Hills, California, U.S., May 3, 2016. Acquire Licensing RightsAug 24 (Reuters) - A bronze statue honoring late Los Angeles Lakers great Kobe Bryant will be unveiled outside the team's arena in February, the NBA club announced on Thursday with his widow Vanessa. "As you know, Kobe played his entire 20-year NBA career as a Los Angeles Laker," Vanessa said in a video on the team's social media accounts. The Lakers said Bryant participated in the initial planning of the anticipated statue that will be the first in a series of physical tributes to honor his legacy. "Kobe Bryant was one of the most extraordinary athletes of all time, and one of the most iconic individuals in the history of Los Angeles," said Lakers owner Jeanie Buss.

Persons: Kobe Bryant, Lucy Nicholson, Vanessa, Gianna, Kobe, Bryant, Shaquille O'Neal, Kareem Abdul, Jabbar, Earvin, Johnson, Jerry West, Chick Hearn, Jeanie Buss, Frank Pingue, Ken Ferris Organizations: NBA, Kobe Inc, Milken Institute Global Conference, REUTERS, Los Angeles Lakers, Kobe, Lakers, Denver Nuggets, Los Angeles Laker, City of, Laker, Elgin Baylor, of Fame, Thomson Locations: Beverly Hills , California, U.S, City, City of Angels, Los Angeles, Kobe, Toronto

☆ She's an 'Alien Superstar' — and now she's in housing. Beyoncé joins Kelly Rowland and the city of Houston in support of a new affordable development.
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-07 | by ( Alcynna Lloyd | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Beyoncé Knowles is teaming up with Kelly Rowland and Houston officials to support a housing project. It was unclear if Knowles and Rowland are investing in the project. However, Knowles and Rowland are among the few that have taken their real estate interests beyond the glitz and glamor of purchasing luxurious homes. With more buyers moving into the area, home prices and rents have surged as residents compete for housing. Given that statistic, he said he's "grateful" for the Knowles and Rowland project.

Persons: Beyoncé Knowles, Kelly Rowland, —, Knowles, Rowland —, Kennedy Sessions, Rowland, LeBron James, Shaquille O'Neal, Queen Latifah, they're, Harris, Lina Hidalgo, Joe Biden's, Houston Pastor, Rudy Rasmus, he's Organizations: Houston, Service, American, Harris County, Hollywood, NBA, Golden Globe, Coalition, Homeless, Census Bureau, Texas Tribune Locations: Houston, Harris County, Midtown, Harris, America

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