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Time of India
a day ago
- Entertainment
- Time of India
Jalen Williams once revealed how women wait in hallways after games: 'You are already vulnerable"
Image credit: Getty Images The Oklahoma City Thunder have won their maiden NBA championship, a victory that brings with it not only name, fame, and money — but also an increase in female attention. With million-dollar contracts and stardom reaching new heights, NBA players often find themselves vulnerable to situations that can go far beyond admiration. Some women go to extreme lengths, with a few even using the opportunity to deceive or exploit them. Jalen Williams, now a member of an NBA title-winning team, once opened up about this aspect of fame, speaking candidly about how players can be susceptible to the wrong kind of attention — and the consequences that may follow. Jalen Williams on the insane female attention the NBA players get In a 2023 appearance on the Don't Trip We Got You podcast, Jalen Williams — popularly known as J-Dub — was asked if he had personally experienced any of those 'crazy' situations involving women seeking the attention of NBA stars. 'Me personally, no. I try and stay out the mix as far as… like girls… during the season," Williams responded. He said, "I've seen some stuff just in general. Like I know girls be hanging out in the hallways and hotel rooms all the time and kind of do that just to see who they can get to come upstairs. They know your schedule and stuff, and you always get the random DMs like 'fly me out.'' When the host pointed out that such attempts sometimes work, Williams explained why many young players fall into the trap. by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like Najwygodniejsze buty do chodzenia w 2025 roku! ducencenn Kup teraz Undo 'You guys definitely see it, but like, that's the trap that I think a lot of—especially younger—guys fall into. You got girls at 2 a.m., 3 a.m., you're already tired, you're vulnerable. Just played a back-to-back. You might have had a good game. Then they'll be at your hotel room like, 'Take me upstairs, let's go out to eat,' blah blah blah,' he said. Williams called it 'insane,' suggesting that such encounters have, at times, ended in theft or blackmail involving compromising photos. 'There's been all kinds of stuff. People get their wallets stolen, or they'll take a picture of you while you're asleep. So you always gotta be careful in that regard,' he added. Jalen Williams keeps focus on basketball Despite his rising popularity, Jalen Williams has kept his personal life extremely private. There have been no public confirmations of a relationship, and if he is dating someone, he's kept it well under wraps. As a result, the spotlight has remained firmly on his performance. In Game 7 of the NBA Finals, Williams scored 20 points along with four assists and four rebounds, becoming the second-highest contributor for the Oklahoma City Thunder behind Finals MVP Shai Gilgeous-Alexander. After the win, Alexander called Williams a 'once-in-a-lifetime player' — and it seems he just might be right. Game On Season 1 continues with Mirabai Chanu's inspiring story. Watch Episode 2 here.
Economic Times
a day ago
- Entertainment
- Economic Times
NYT Strands Hints Today, June 26, 2025: Theme, answers, spangram and tips to solve puzzle
The June 26 edition of the New York Times Strands puzzle features the theme "Fowl Business," with all words related to hunted birds. The spangram is 'Game Birds.' The puzzle uses a unique word search format, where players link letters in any direction to form theme-related words. Tired of too many ads? Remove Ads Theme Based on Hunted Animals Today's Spangram Hints or Clues to Unravel Theme Tired of too many ads? Remove Ads Answers for NYT Strands for June 26, 2025 How to Unlock Hints? How to Solve Puzzle Efficiently? Tired of too many ads? Remove Ads Tips to Tackle Strands Puzzles Begin with short, obvious words. Find the spangram early. Watch for common word parts like '-ing' or '-ed.' Use the day's clue for guidance. Remember to check diagonal and curved paths. FAQs The New York Times Strands puzzle for June 26, 2025 challenges players with a theme linked to animals. The twist for today's puzzle lies in identifying hunted bird species. The game includes a spangram and several theme-based words that connect in various directions. Solving the puzzle requires recognizing patterns and understanding the theme of today's Strands puzzle is 'Fowl Business.' This refers to birds that are commonly hunted. All words hidden in the grid fall under this category. The player's task is to locate and connect these bird names using adjacent letters. Words can bend or change direction within the special word in each Strands puzzle is the spangram. It captures the main idea of the day's theme. For June 26, the spangram is Game Birds. It appears horizontally in the grid. Finding the spangram early can help in locating the other hidden words that relate to clue provided for the theme is 'Fowl business.' Another clue offered to players is 'Feathery menu items.' These clues help players understand that the hidden words are birds typically seen as game meat or hunted complete list of theme words for today includes several bird species. These are all types of game birds. Each of these words uses connected letters in the puzzle grid. The list is as follows:QuailTurkeyGooseGrousePheasantPartridgeGame Birds (Spangram)Strands allows players to earn hints during gameplay. When players find three words of four or more letters that are not part of the main theme, the puzzle reveals one of the hidden theme words. Words like 'AILS,' 'BASE,' 'PAGE,' and 'RIDGE' can be used to unlock these complete the puzzle, players should start with easy-to-find words. Recognizing the spangram early helps in understanding the rest of the puzzle. Players can also spot patterns like common endings or repeated letters. Since words can bend or go diagonally, it is important to check all NYT Strands puzzle involves connecting letters in any direction to form words. Each puzzle has a specific theme and includes a spangram that spans across the grid. The spangram may begin or end anywhere. Finding it helps guide players toward other words linked to the spangram is Game Birds, and it appears horizontally in the puzzle earn a theme hint when you find three words of at least four letters that are not part of the theme.
Indian Express
2 days ago
- Entertainment
- Indian Express
Squid Game 3 ending: 7 burning questions answered in Netflix thriller finale; future possibilities explored
Squid Game wrapped with Season 3 dropping on June 27. The Lee Byung Hun, Lee Jung Jae-led Korean thriller may not return for another season, but it hints at a spin-off, possibly an American one. Since the finale aired, Hwang Dong Hyuk's direction has drawn mixed reactions, with many fans let down by how things ended, especially some characters who felt completely pointless and Gi Hun's fate undoing everything he fought for. The tagline teased how low humanity can sink, and sure enough, survival came at a brutal cost. We got a winner, yes, but not much closure. So here we are, breaking down all the loose ends that still need answers. Also read: Squid Game Season 3 ending explained: The truth about Gi Hun's fate, the mystery woman, and all survivors While some viewers are still holding on to theories that Gi Hun might be alive, there's no real possibility. The core message of the show has already been delivered. The economic divide, the dehumanisation, and Gi Hun's final words, 'We are not horses. We are humans'. were aimed at those enjoying these brutal games, using people as pawns for their entertainment. He makes the ultimate sacrifice in the final round, choosing to throw himself off the tower rather than kill the newborn. But yes, it's safe to say his sacrifice will trigger another story, a fresh web of entanglements. Because nothing really ends here. In the final moments, we see In Ho, aka the Front Man, ordering the island's self-destruction and escaping with Jun Hee's newborn. Cut to a few months later, he's spotted in LA, visiting Gi Hun's family. So yes, Front Man survived and vanished. Jun Ho failed. But what's loud and clear is this: In Ho isn't done. His next move, possibly tied to a global expansion of the Game, is already being teased. Also read: Squid Game Season 3 review: Brutal games and bigger moral dilemmas make you pause and reflect The Latin phrase 'hodie mihi, cras tibi' ('today it's me, tomorrow it will be you'), the words written on the dormitory walls, sugegsting, the game is far from over. Korean writing '사람 조심 바보' ('Beware of people, idiot') teasing player 333 betrayal '안전 제일' ('safety first') was ironically written at the final game. Player 456's game timer reads '4:56' just before Gi Hun manages to eliminate the other player. The 'blacklist players' binder that No-eul skips, hinting that more is yet to come. The original mastermind, Oh Il Nam, is long gone. The Front Man, once a winner himself, now runs the show. In Ho survives Season 3, and as the story gears up for a spin-off, a new player steps in. Cate Blanchett's mystery woman is seen recruiting new players, playing Ddakji, hinting at a new organisation pulling the strings. Meanwhile, operations in South Korea have shut down. After 2 years of digging through islands, Detective Jun Ho finally tracked down the betrayer, Captain Park, and landed on the right one, just as the game wrapped up. But before he could act, Jin Ho gave the order to blow up the island and bailed. Jun Ho and No-eul made it out, but the entire Korean operation went up in smoke, with the Front Man wiping out every trace. So, yeah, the authorities failed again. Still, with spin-offs teased, Na Eul might've already cracked open a lead that changes everything. They appear to have evaded justice for the most part. We saw the VIPs enjoying the deaths and betting on contestants, but towards the end, it seems like they managed to escape. Unconcerned about being caught, they were seen gulping down drinks, which shows continued power and the difficulty of exposing such a powerful, clandestine organisation. There is a big possibility, and it makes sense, given Cate Blanchett's role was a treasure in the very last part as a recruiter, suggesting the operations will now be shifted to America. Earlier, in an interview with talk show host Jimmy Fallon, actor Lee Byung Hun, who plays the Front Man, teased a possibility of a spin-off featuring his character. So either we get that, or the story shifts oversees with Lee continuing his role.
NBC News
2 days ago
- Entertainment
- NBC News
How does ‘Squid Game' end? Who wins the final game, Player 456's fate and more, explained
After three seasons, hundreds of deaths, billions of Korean won handed out, and a seemingly infinite rollercoaster of twists and turns, 'Squid Game' has now dropped its final episodes on Netflix. A series that wasn't originally designed for a second season, 'Squid Game' became a phenomenon with hundreds of millions of views around the world. Season 1 introduced audiences to the Korean series in which a secret game show was played on a remote island for the benefit of a few, wealthy, masked, VIPs, with only one winner allowed to take home the prize. Seasons 2 and 3 returned that winner (Lee Jung-jae, who played Seong Gi-hun, aka Player 456) to the arena, but also delved into the lives of the armed, pink-suited guards and a bulldog detective determined to shut the whole system down. Now that the final game (or so we think) has been played, who were the winners? Who were the losers? Let's dig into what we know. But beware — things get dark in this 'Game.' Warning: Spoilers for all of 'Squid Game' ahead. Does Player 456 die in 'Squid Game'? Seong Gi-hun's fate, explained Gi-hun went through the wringer in Seasons 2 and 3. He brought himself back into the game in order to subvert it, believing that his experience could foment a rebellion among the players. It turned out in the game — as often in real life — players preferred to vote for their own personal interests, rather than what was best for the collective, a brutal metaphor. Disillusioned by humanity after several of the games, Gi-hun checked out of active participation as much as he could — until circumstances brought him a baby to protect during the game. The baby was given its late mother's (Jo Yuri, playing Kim Jun-hee, aka Player 222) number, and permitted to 'participate' in her stead. In the final round of the Game, Gi-hun and the baby made it to the last stage. They'd had to face off numerous final players in the last test, which involved pushing players from the top of several tall towers. But on the final tower, Gi-hun, the baby, and Player 333 (Yim Si-wan, playing Lee Myung-gi, the baby's father) were the only ones left standing. The rules dictated that one person on the tower must die for the game to end, but that person had to die after a button on the tower is pressed. Gi-hun and Myung-gi fight — and Myung-gi fell from the tower. Unfortunately, the button wasn't pushed before he fell, so time had not started and the death didn't count. A death was still required to end the game. The VIPs in their protected booth expected Gi-hun to sacrifice the baby — but they clearly didn't know him well. There's no real winning at Squid Game, the show seemed to be saying — all that money didn't make Gi-hun's life a whole lot better. So Gi-hun kissed the baby, put her on the ground and turn to the camera to say, 'We are not horses. We are humans.' Then he fell from the tower and died. It's a bittersweet ending, but a profound one — and answered the question Front Man asked Gi-hun in Season 3: 'Do you still have faith in people?' By not sacrificing an innocent baby, we got Gi-hun's final answer. So, who wins 'Squid Game' in Season 3? Player 222, the infant. What about the detective, Jun-ho, who's been investigating the Squid Game? Hwang Jun-ho (played by Wi Ha-joon) was too late to save Gi-hun, but he was able to send the Korean Coast Guard to the island. Jun-ho did rescue the escaped Player 246 (Park Gyeong-seok, played by Lee Jin-wook), whose daughter was hospitalized with leukemia. Jun-ho arrived on the island, looking for his brother (In-ho, aka Front Man, played by Lee Byung-hun), making it to the VIP chamber — just as In-ho retrieved Player 222/the baby from the top of the final tower. Jun-ho considered shooting his brother, but couldn't, afraid of harming the baby. Six months after the game ended, Jun-ho found the baby and the game's prize money left for him (probably by In-ho). Does the pink-suited guard No-eul survive? Kang No-eul (aka Guard 011, played by Park Gyuyoung), had lost her daughter and bonded with Player 246's child before coming to the island as a guard. But when she discovered the organ harvesting operation going on between the guards and the dead players, she stepped up her efforts to help Player 246 escape. She destroyed all evidence he had been on the island, and was prepared to die in the Front Man's office when she saw Gi-hun's sacrifice. Hearing the baby, she decided not to kill herself. Six months later, she showed up visiting Player 246 in the amusement park where he still works, and where she used to work in a costume. He remained unaware that she was the one who saved his life, since she had her pink suit and mask on the whole time. She reunited with Player 246's daughter, now healthy. But there's a twist: No-eul is a North Korean defector who was separated from her daughter. She gets news the child might be alive in China. We last see No-eul at the airport, ready to get on a plane to possibly visit her daughter. If that sounds familiar, it's similar to the way Season 1 ended, with Gi-hun about to go see his own daughter in Los Angeles. Does Gi-hun live on? Kind of. When we first met Gi-hun in Season 1, one reason he got into the Game in the first place was so he could support his daughter. But after he won, he became obsessed with ending the game. With Gi-hun dead, In-ho (Front Man) made the trip Gi-hun didn't: He went to the U.S. to see the late player's daughter. He handed over a box of Gi-hun's belongings to his daughter — a bloody uniform and a debit card, which probably had the remainder of Gi-hun's winnings on it. Did In-ho change his own opinion about humanity's worth? It seemed he was preparing to do so. Will there be more 'Squid Game'? Based on the final scenes, we suspect yes. In the last scene, after In-ho finished dropping off the winnings to Gi-hun's daughter, he spotted a woman playing the introductory card-slap game with someone in an alley. And not just anybody — he saw a Recruiter, played by Cate Blanchett! They didn't speak to each other, though she nodded with recognition at him and he moved on.
Time of India
2 days ago
- Entertainment
- Time of India
How to play Squid Game's Red Light Green Light in Fortnite?
Image via Epic Games. Over the years since its launch, Fortnite has collaborated with hundreds of popular franchises 0 be it movies, TV series, anime, music labels, celebrities, or even other games. So, there is no way this fan-favorite battle royale title would miss out on Squid Game. As the Season 3 of this popular Netflix TV series has just been released today, it was a perfect opportunity for the makers of Squid Game to promote it through this hugely popular gaming title. The collaboration brought themed event, a new map, skins, bundles, and a lot more. And yes, you can play the famous 'Red Light Green Light' game in Fortnite as well. How to play the 'Red Light Green Light' game from Squid Game in Fortnite? As previously mentioned, Fortnite has introduced a new map called the Squid Ground on the occasion of this epic collaboration with Squid Games. Just as shown in the series, players will be able to take part in many Squid Game activities, and yes, they are as deadly as the series. However, amongst all of them, the most exciting one has to be the 'Red Light Green Light' game, which you can play in Fortnite. In order to play the Red Light Green Light game, players need to find out the Red Green POIs in the map. However, finding them won't be that tough, because those POI's have been marked with red and green colors on the map. by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like New Container Houses Thailand (Prices May Surprise You) Container House | Search Ads Search Now Undo Upon finding them, players need to enter the POIs and find a stair which will lead them into the actual room where the Red Light Green Light game will be hosted. Red Light Green Light Gameplay - Fortnite Squid Game Map Now, here is a double-trouble. Be cautious before entering that room because you will be instantly eliminated if the giant robotic doll is facing towards you. Also beware from other players because you can be eliminated by them as well before entering the room. For those who haven't watched Squid Game, playing the Red Light Green Light game needs a lot of precision and patience. Players need to move behind the large standing doll only when it is not facing backwards and specific music is being played. If you move even slightly when the music stops and the doll rotates its head towards you, then you will be instantly killed. However, after reaching the finish line, you can leave the room. Completing this game grants you several previous rewards, like rare and normal chests. Players will be given a port-a-potty as well to escape the Red Light Green Light room. Although the Red Light Green Light game was already available via Fortnite Creative, players can enter this code: 9068-3864-7570 (By GINGERJAY91) to find it on that platform. But it can be said that after the Squid Collaboration, the official one is way more exciting. Read More: All Squid Game skins coming to Fortnite prices, release schedule, and more Game On Season 1 continues with Mirabai Chanu's inspiring story. Watch Episode 2 here.
