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BOSTON — Back in January, Jaylen Brown had a premonition that the Celtics were turning things around, tweeting that “ The energy is about to shift .” The energy did indeed shift for Boston, and the Celtics became one of the best teams in the NBA. The saying caught on so much that the Celtics had it printed on their rally towels for Sunday’s Game 7 against the Bucks at TD Garden. But on Tuesday night, those words were seemingly been used against Brown and the Celtics. READ MORE: Marcus Smart eyeing Game 2 return, but Celtics not expecting to get Al Horford back Following Boston’s Game 1 loss to the Heat in the Eastern Conference Finals on Tuesday night, Heat big man Bam Adebayo, who had an emphatic rejection on Brown during Miami’s epic third quarter run, may have thrown a little shade at the Celtics’ swingman. “I feel like our energy shifted,” Adebayo said at the podium Tuesday night. “That was the biggest key; our energy shifted. We started getting stops on defense and … [Read more...] about It sounds like Bam Adebayo threw some shade at Jaylen Brown after Heat’s Game 1 victory

BIDEN EXPLOITS TRAGEDY AHEAD OF MIDTERMS… BLAMES POLITICAL OPPONENTS FOR SHOOTING… CALLS FOR DISARMING INNOCENTS… CENSORING INTERNET… NYT : Read a transcript of Biden’s speech in Buffalo. What happened here is simple and straightforward: terrorism. Terrorism. Domestic terrorism. Violence inflicted in the service of hate and the vicious thirst for power that defines one group of people being inherently inferior to any other group. A hate that, through the media and politics, the internet, has radicalized angry, alienated and lost individuals into falsely believing that they will be replaced. That’s the word. Replaced by the other. By people who don’t look like them. […] … [Read more...] about Editor Daily Rundown: Biden Exploits Tragedy Ahead Of Midterms, Blames Political Opponents For Shooting

close Video Fox News Flash top headlines for May 18 Fox News Flash top headlines are here. Check out what's clicking on Foxnews.com. NEW You can now listen to Fox News articles! Two fans taking in a game between the Los Angeles Dodgers and the Arizona Diamondbacks Tuesday night clashed near the concourse of Dodger Stadium . It’s unclear what started the melee. One woman standing near the concourse reached over to slap another woman wearing a light blue hat. Another woman knocked a cap off the head of a man with the woman in the blue hat. A fight among the women and two men erupted with punches thrown. CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COM Los Angeles Dodgers fans walk through the gates prior to the second game of a doubleheader against the Arizona Diamondbacks at Dodger Stadium May 17, 2022, in Los Angeles. (Katelyn Mulcahy/Getty Images) One of the women landed a punch on the man and … [Read more...] about Dodgers-Diamondbacks game includes fans brawling near concourse

close Video Fox News Flash top headlines for May 18 Fox News Flash top headlines are here. Check out what's clicking on Foxnews.com. NEW You can now listen to Fox News articles! New York Mets pitcher Max Scherzer appeared to suffer an injury during the team’s game against the St. Louis Cardinals on Wednesday night. Scherzer was in the middle of an at-bat against Albert Pujols when he threw the ball low to the legendary slugger. He then motioned to the Mets’ dugout that he was done for the night. CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COM New York Mets starting pitcher Max Scherzer talks to teammates during the sixth inning of a baseball game against the St. Louis Cardinals on Wednesday, May 18, 2022, in New York. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II) "I’m done, I’m out," Scherzer can be seen mouthing on the mound. Mets fans gave him a standing ovation as he walked back into the dugout and into the … [Read more...] about Mets’ Max Scherzer pulls himself out of game with apparent injury: ‘I’m done’

Photo-Illustration: Intelligencer; Photo: Getty Images This article was featured in One Great Story , New York ’s reading recommendation newsletter. Sign up here to get it nightly. Last fall, when crypto founder Do Kwon threw a big bash in New York to celebrate and showcase the potential of his own work, he was a rising celebrity in the insular world of digital currencies. He had created two of the fastest-growing projects in the space: TerraUSD and Luna. At the time, the two interrelated cryptocurrencies were worth about $15 billion, on their way to more than quadrupling in just a few months. Before the event kicked off, the 30-year-old did a preshow interview that was livestreamed on YouTube. He sat before a microphone, wearing a bulky blue jacket with a pair of Ray-Bans tucked into the breast pocket, and placed a nearly full beer on the table. Kwon’s shtick — the hyperconfident smirk in service of vague promises of transforming the world and building a global … [Read more...] about The Crypto Cult of Do Kwon: ‘If It Was a Ponzi Scheme, They Did a Good Job’