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Yahoo
a day ago
- Sport
- Yahoo
Thunder's Jalen Williams ‘feeling loose' at parade after viral ‘Shirley Temples' comment
The post Thunder's Jalen Williams 'feeling loose' at parade after viral 'Shirley Temples' comment appeared first on ClutchPoints. The Oklahoma City Thunder celebrated their NBA Finals win on Tuesday with a parade. Players and coaches alike were spotted having a good time together and with the fans. Forward Jalen Williams claimed that he was even feeling good after some drinks, despite claiming he was going to originally stick to drinking Shirley Temples. Advertisement In Williams' original statement about drinking alcohol in celebration of the title win, the 24-year-old forward did admit that he was planning on drinking during the parade. It appears he was true to his word. 'I told them at the beginning of the year, 'If we win a championship, I'll drink.' … I had a couple of shots, champagne, had beer. It was all disgusting. I'm gonna stick to Shirley Temples… I can't speak on the parade, though.' After the parade was over, Jalen Williams was spotted holding a box of Don Julio Tequila and a bottle of Moet champagne. He was heard saying that he's 'feeling good' and 'feeling loose.' Jalen Williams and the Thunder more than deserve the celebration. They entered the playoffs as the No. 1 seed in the Western Conference and owned the top regular-season record in the NBA (68-14). After a hard-fought journey, Oklahoma City took home the championship after defeating the Indiana Pacers 103-91 in Game 7 of the NBA Finals. Advertisement The one-time All-Star proved to be a fantastic second option behind Shai Gilgeous-Alexander. He emerged as a go-to scoring option for the Thunder, especially in the postseason, which saw him average 21.4 points, 5.5 rebounds, and 4.8 assists per game while shooting 44.9% from the floor and 30.4% from beyond the three-point line. He also helped defensively, averaging 1.4 steals per contest through 23 total games played in the playoffs. It's nice to see the team having fun during the parade. Especially considering how calm the players were immediately after the Thunder won the championship. But this is a team that likely isn't going anywhere anytime soon, as this is a young roster stacked with a ton of talent. Related: Thunder news: OKC mayor crowns Shai Gilgeous-Alexander over Kevin Durant, Russell Westbrook Related: Isaiah Hartenstein reveals hilarious story of Thunder's free agency recruitment
The South African
3 days ago
- Entertainment
- The South African
How to correctly pronounce Moët & Chandon
How do you pronounce the name of your favourite French champagne Moët & Chandon? Probably incorrectly! But help is at hand. Say the 't' in Moët : It's not 'Moe' like in 'Moe's Tavern'. The name Moët is Dutch in origin, not French, so the 't' is pronounced . in : It's not 'Moe' like in 'Moe's Tavern'. The name is Dutch in origin, not French, so the . Chandon is French: The 'n' is soft, and the 'don' ends with a nasal 'on' sound – similar to 'dawn' but more nasal. Moët → mo-ET → Chandon → shan-DAWN (French-style nasal ending) So: mo-ET shan-DAWN Make sense? Perhaps this video will help further … @khayadlanga With the GM of Dom Perignon and Moet & Chandon giving the correct pronunciation of Moet. His words. ♬ original sound – Khaya Dlanga History Moët & Chandon is a French champagne producer and house, founded in 1743 by Claude Moët. It is one of the world's largest and most renowned champagne producers, known for its iconic Moët Impérial Brut and other prestigious cuvées. The brand is part of the Moët Hennessy division of Moët Hennessy Louis Vuitton (LVMH). Let us know by leaving a comment below, or send a WhatsApp to 060 011 021 1 Subscribe to The South African website's newsletters and follow us on WhatsApp, Facebook, X and Bluesky for the latest news.
Yahoo
4 days ago
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How Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, OKC Thunder took their place atop the NBA as champions
They deliberated, still unsure what victory tasted like. Chet Holmgren's lanky arm reached for the neck of the Moet bottle, and Jaylin Williams' unraveled the seal like a Hershey's kiss. Across a table littered in neatly lined beer, the centerpiece of this locker room of baby-faced champions, rookie Dillon Jones barbarically shook his bottle like a shake weight. They cluelessly distributed the champagne, seeking Alex Caruso, the 31-year-old in the room and the only player who knew how to celebrate. You'd chuckle at the ceiling. In the aftermath, the once elegantly illuminated white tiles looked like a Jackson Pollock, painted by bottles handled by eager first timers. Advertisement 'We messed up the champagne toast a couple times,' Caruso told The Oklahoman after helping secure the Thunder's first-ever title in a 103-91 Game 7 win. 'Couple guys went early, like two or three times. … All the guys were trying to figure out what to do.' Dozens of bottles were left unopened on ice. Jaylin Williams' face soured at a sip of Michelob Ultra. Jalen Williams' first-ever drink came Sunday night. This was the second-youngest champion in NBA history's biggest tell. During a regular season that saw them heralded but questioned, propped but not yet anointed, this was the leading pitfall that left pundits reluctant. Wearing their youth was treated more like a sin than a commandment. The Thunder informed you of its adolescence with TikToks and group postgame scrums, but confused you with the bite of its snaggle-toothed defense and the gut punches it could stomach. For 68 regular season wins, OKC covered its ears. Unfazed by the outside world's attempts to convince it that its collection of talent wasn't aged enough to be ripe. Advertisement Buy our commemorative Thunder prints, books, keepsakes NBA Finals inside the stats: How Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Thunder won their first title Inside these playoffs, it was consistently challenged. Fight back from down 29 versus the Grizzlies. Rob and rip your way out of a seventh game versus Nikola Jokic's Nuggets. Make quick work of Minnesota, even if it pummeled you by 42. These Thunder babies were asked to grow into grown men, full-fledged leaders and capable champions so quickly that they never quite learned how to properly pose — or drink — like them. 'It's a unique capability to be able to do that for 21- to 27-year-old kids,' Caruso said. 'For me, I've seen greats do it, so I knew the way. I knew the mindset. But to see these guys do it, man, it's really cool to see it in person. I'm so happy for the guys to be able to figure it out and to be able to get this done.' Advertisement These Indiana Pacers pushed OKC unlike any other. Their insatiable role players, their unwavering offense, their late-game devilry. They were almost never out before the buzzer sounded, and even then, a double-take was necessary to know that it wasn't just a bullhorn. Tyrese Haliburton's grim first-quarter exit after a leg injury Sunday, reported to be a torn Achilles, wasn't Indiana's instant demise. It grinded out a halftime lead. It still earned crossmatches and seals and drilled 3s with its series-long precision. All the while, OKC's offense clenched up. The Thunder was faced with that months-long choice. Put up or shut up. Shrivel up or grow up. Appear as youthful and inexperienced as your detractors prefer you to be or be Benjamin Button, wrinkled at heart and whippersnappers in the face. Its third quarter told the story of its season. Advertisement Five steals, double the 3-point attempts that the trigger-happy Pacers could manage and more points off turnovers than they could handle. Vigor in a bottle. Oklahoma City technically isn't the youngest to rock the crown. It's the youngest champion since the 1977 Blazers, when cigarette fumes and 70s air normalized Maurice Lucas' scotch-on-the-rocks goatee and aged mug; ask your barber for Lionel Hollins' afro sideburns and beard combo and receive a copy of Marvin Gaye's album. CARLSON: Mark Daigneault credits players, but Thunder wouldn't be champs without its coach Thunder players celebrate after Game 7 of the NBA Finals between the Oklahoma City Thunder and the Indiana Pacers at Paycom Center in Oklahoma City, Sunday, June 22, 2025. But the Thunder is the youngest in a modern era whose stone-age ways deem this squad an outlier. A league that requires your stars to be conditioned by bruised ego and immense playoff loss. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, 26, completed one of the most decorated seasons in league history. On Sunday, he tapped into no-look passes and jumping kickouts, adding 12 assists to his 29 points on 27 shots, eventually named the unanimous Finals MVP in just his second postseason run as franchise cornerstone. Advertisement Jalen Williams, his All-NBA co-star, is 24. His shoes are bright and cartoon-inspired. Kobe Bryant is his muse. He doesn't have a redeemable memory of the 2016 NBA Finals. Only after staring into Sunday's hardware did he uplift his target as scapegoat for a Thunder team living in the space between being expected to do great things and expected to look underage. Chet Holmgren's series was grueling. Flat 3s, thrusting his hips into an oak tree like Myles Turner. But his hands were made for this. Phalanges like putty. They tipped away Indiana's interior ambition, with his five blocks being a Game 7 Finals record. Their second-half maturations still came with boyish reactions. The childhood dreams of overgrown children came into focus. Advertisement Holmgen checked out his golden reflection in his first encounter with the Larry O'Brien, polishing its bald head with a T-shirt. When Jalen Williams checked out for a final time this season, he peered into the stands, close enough to see the tears escaping his mother's eyes. He pulled his jersey to wipe his damp eyes, the collar tugging like hotel covers, before taking his seat amid a bench on its feet. 'I looked at my parents,' Williams told The Oklahoman. 'My mom's crying, (so) that made me cry.' On this night, they couldn't be labeled too young. Their adversity was enough. Their innocence sufficed. Protected by general manager Sam Presti's vision. Affirmed by this tantalizing talent and weaponized in the form of friendship. Young adults who enjoyed playing with one another. Who, perhaps even more rare, almost played not to disappoint each other. 'I think the most impressive part is the group that did it,' SGA said. 'Our togetherness on and off the court, like how much fun we have, it made it so much easier. It made it feel like we were just kids playing basketball. It was so fun. Advertisement More: OKC Thunder championship parade route, date announced after NBA Finals win: How to attend 'All the achievements and accolades and things, like, they don't even come close to the satisfaction of winning with your brothers and people that you are so close to and want to succeed just as much as you want yourself to succeed. That's been the most impressive and fun part of it, just to know that I have 15 brothers that I just experienced a once-in-a-lifetime experience with. I'll never forget them, they'll never forget me.' They didn't know what they didn't know. They didn't have so much time shared or enough series losses to be thwarted. Broken down into cliques or conflicting agendas. Presti vets to avoid those qualities. It produced a combination of youthful ignorance and bliss, basketball braun and incubated culture that went the distance. That's what fueled this AAU energy. The 15-man push to pressure, to chase possessions and a title with reckless abandon. It couldn't be tracked by spreadsheets or DARKO. From 84 wins and four playoff series as a group, these 20-somethings knew both who they were and each other. That proved immeasurable. Advertisement 'Great basketball wins, whatever that looks like,' Caruso told The Oklahoman. 'If you're good enough, you earn it. You win it. I thought we were good enough the whole time.' Inside the Thunder's true locker room, an intimate setup next door to the space that faintly smells of champagne into the morning, where players' jerseys hang and bottles sit idle, Jalen Williams choreographed a photoshoot. He demands that the Thunder reserves — namely the two-way players and young end-of-benchers — hand over their phone for pictures with the Larry O'Brien. Pose. Grab the trophy. I got a few of you, don't trip. Advertisement Out on the floor, Jaylin Williams squeezed team reporter Nick Gallo so hard his spine was audible, and his feet dangled mid-air from the embrace. They flashed their teeth, contagious now. The energy that built and carried this title run. The most difficult intangible Presti ever needed to calculate. As he went to find his folks, Jaylin Williams wore that signature wide smile as he lugged around a tin bucket of ice, two bottles of Moet and a bevy of Michelob on tap. It's unclear whether he's learned how to enjoy them or if he enjoys them. But Williams, 22, kept them at his hip. Perhaps it's an acquired taste. More: See the day OKC Thunder made history as NBA champions, in photos Advertisement Joel Lorenzi covers the Thunder and NBA for The Oklahoman. Have a story idea for Joel? He can be reached at jlorenzi@ or on X/Twitter at @joelxlorenzi. Sign up for the Thunder Sports Minute newsletter to access more NBA coverage. Support Joel's work and that of other Oklahoman journalists by purchasing a digital subscription today at This article originally appeared on Oklahoman: Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, OKC Thunder took place atop NBA as champions
Daily Mirror
17-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Daily Mirror
Royal Ascot drinks prices as punter's Peroni and Champagne costs revealed
Royal Ascot begins on Tuesday with punters needing to cough up hefty sums for a day on the drink with beer, cider, wine and champagne prices all catching the eye Those heading to Royal Ascot best prepare themselves for an expensive day with a bottle of Moet champagne costing up to £250 for a bottle. Even those wishing to knock back Guinness or Peroni for the day will be spending nearly £8 for a pint. Arguably the sport's most popular meeting gets underway on Tuesday at the world famous Berkshire venue. Prices have continued to rise in recent years with tickets costing just shy of £100 in the grandstand - and those price hikes are reflected when you head to the bar. A Peroni will set a punter back £7.80 - the same for a Guinness. A Meantime pale ale is only marginally cheaper at £7.50. Even those wishing to be sensible and have a day on the non-alcoholic beers will still have to fork out £5.50 for a 0% Peroni. A bottle of Cornish Orchards comes in at £7.80. Anybody eyeing up the wine or the champagne best prepare themselves. A bottle of the very popular rose wine Whispering Angel will be costing you a mammoth £75 for a bottle. Bottles of red and white wine are anything between £30 - £45. A large class comes in at £11 - but not for a Whispering Angel. That is only available by the bottle. Those in need of some fizz could spend up to £560. That will land you a bottle of Dom Perignon Blanc. Moet comes in at between £210 - £250 but those prices are for a 1500ml bottle - anything that's 750ml comes it generally at just under half the price. Those at Royal Ascot will be able to see some stunning race however with three Group 1s kicking off the meeting on Tuesday. It all begins with the Queen Anne Stakes at 2.30pm where Rosallion goes off as the favourite. The feature race is a 4.20pm and features a tantalising prospect of a 2,000 Guineas repeat. Ruling Court won on that May afternoon at Newmarket, edging out Fields of Gold, but goes into this afternoon's St James' Palace Stakes as the second favourite. Fields of Gold has since won the Irish 2,000 Guineas. Thady Gosden, who trains the favourite with dad John, said: "He's been in good order at home since his win in the Irish Two Thousand Guineas and the likely fast ground will play to his strengths. "It's a small but elite field and he goes there in good shape. His draw in stall five is a positive as it will give Colin Keane options rather than being drawn close to the rail, which can make things tricky." Henri Matisse represents the icon that is Aidan O'Brien, the race's most successful trainer. Fresh off the back of a French Guineas success at Longchamp, this horse is a third contender in the St James' Palace Stakes with Ryan Moore on board.
ABC News
08-06-2025
- ABC News
WA couple Peter and Rita are travelling the east coast in their floating caravan
It's a conversation starter among other travellers on the road: Peter and Rita Luck's floating caravan. The West Australians, in their 70s, are undertaking a 12-month adventure of the rivers and lakes of Australia's east coast. They call themselves the amphibious nomads, driving their houseboat from waterway to waterway with their dog Moet. "I've never really liked caravanning … you're pretty limited in where you can go," Mr Luck said. The pair took a detour from the coast to experience the outback, setting up on the Thomson River in Longreach. "It's been fantastic. Something we'll never do again, and not many people do either," Mr Luck said. "It's like glass, it was beautiful and so quiet you just hear the birds." This year's tourist season in outback Queensland has had a slow start due to widespread destructive flooding earlier in the year. Caravan parks are only just starting to fill, but having a floating home means the Lucks will never have to fight for a spot. Twelve years ago, a cancer diagnosis caused Peter Luck to retire early from the Royal Australian Air Force. While Rita continued to work, Peter got busy building the boat. "It was all his idea … he worked on it day after day and I went to work and came home," Ms Luck said. Mr Luck called it his "therapy project" during a bladder cancer diagnosis and recovery. "Having something to look forward to is really important." They'd had the pontoon party boat for around 20 years and used to go camping on it. Then Mr Luck came up with a design and stripped it down to a bare deck to build the frame. "It's pretty basic, but it does the job," he said. "We've got a double bed, portaloo, handheld shower, kitchen up the back, and solar panels on top. "There are platforms on the outside, so we can walk all the way around the outside, and a barbecue on the back." The Lucks are drawn to water and sightseeing offered from a different perspective. "It's the scenery and the incredible bird life you see — you don't see that on the roads," Mr Luck said. Loading the boat back onto the trailer in Longreach, the pair say they'll work their way up to Cairns and then all the way down to Victoria and ferry across to Tasmania. "You learn so much about Australia, and there are some fantastic communities along the way."
