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He traded his BMW for a Tesla -- even though he is a BMW fanatic who was president of the local club until he couldn't be anymore -- so that his wife, Shelley, wouldn't have a car payment after he's gone. "He's been spending the last two years setting up their life," said Parrish, "knowing that eventually it's going to get him." And so Dial is realistic, if not the eternal optimist he has always been. His friend Marc Lebryk says Dial would love to live long enough to take Shelley on one last, romantic, fabulous trip to see the Backstreet Boys in Las Vegas at The Sphere in July. He has the tickets, though no one is sure he would be able to make that trip. If not that, Dial wants to live long enough to see the Pacers win a title. "I was going to cry anyway (if they won it), but I would cry even more because, you know, he's been waiting for this. And he might not see another run," said Dial's son, Noah, 25. "When we get through this and we win the championship, it's going be a memory I'll always cherish."
A partner in the San Antonio Spurs is working with Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency, the unofficial agency that is spearheading mass layoffs of federal employees and deep spending cuts for the Trump administration. Joe Gebbia is the billionaire co-founder of Airbnb and is described as a close friend of Musk’s. He is a board member of Tesla Inc., where Musk is CEO.
Allen isn’t a stereotypical pro athlete or celebrity who owns numerous cars. He said he just has one car: a Tesla Model X custom built for his extraordinary height. When time permits in the offseason, he likes to take his car for long rides. “I have had my Tesla that I’ve had for five, six years now,” Allen said. “I go on road trips with it. I take it all across the country. That’s my baby. They have electric outlets are all over the country, all over the highways. It’s super.”
Cops certainly knew who they were arresting when they threw the cuffs on Rajon Rondo earlier this year ... as police body cam footage, obtained by TMZ Sports, shows officers discussed his NBA career just after pulling him over. The stop, as we previously reported, happened back on Jan. 28 in Jackson County, Indiana ... after authorities alleged Rondo's black Tesla didn't have a license plate properly secured to its rear.
A judge has not yet made a ruling on the motion ... but there is a hearing on the docket scheduled for late March. Rondo was first booked on the gun charge following allegations that a loaded, black, 9MM, Sig Sauer P365 was discovered under the cupholder of his car after cops pulled him over for not having plates on the back of his Tesla.
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Kendrick Perkins: Ayton said he’s running a Tesla battery… seems like he need to switch over to a Diesel engine to impact this series. Because Jokic gave him that work tonight!!! The Suns are officially in TROUBLE. Carry the hell on…
"By ending this you have me as a friend for life," Cuban said to Sweeney in the DM exchange. "You probably have Elon as a friend for life and I'm guessing that is far more valuable to you than the value of a Tesla. Some day you may start a business and you would have my help."
Mark Cuban: My conclusion, @elonmusk is f------ with the SEC. His filing w/the SEC allows him to say he wants to take a company private for $54.20 😂 Vs his "Am considering taking Tesla private at $420. Funding secured" Price go up. His shares get sold. Profit⬆️ SEC like WTF just happened.
Seven other current NBA players are also investors in Uncharted Power, the company said, but the company declined to name them. Tech has attracted several current and former NBA stars as investors over the years. Top NBA names like Brooklyn Nets star Kevin Durant and Miami Heat star Andre Iguodala are notable tech investors. Iguodala, who just announced a new partnership with Comcast Ventures, also is an investor in tech companies like Facebook, Tesla, Twitter and Apple.
Bonner, 39, so far owns shares Amazon, Apple and Coca-Cola. “J.P. Morgan is killing it,” he said. “Tesla is killing it.” Another stock he likes that’s performed well for him over the years is Waste Management.
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Don't get it twisted ... D-Wade means no disrespect to Lillard -- in fact, he really likes the rap battle going on between the two NBA superstars. But, he had to set the record straight. Remember, Dame dropped a reference to Wade in his dis track this week ... saying: "Said yourself that I'm a Tesla, no longer need Diesel gas. Kinda like the Cavs ain't really need Disel's ass. And even in Miami, won that [championship] on the strength of Flash." So, when we saw Wade leaving the Topanga Mall in L.A., we had to ask if Lillard was telling the truth ... could you have won that ring WITHOUT Shaq?! "No, not at that time," Wade said ... "I was young in the league trying to figure it out." "I needed somebody like Shaq to help me ... gimme me the keys and let me drive the car. I appreciate him doing that."
The company was Beyond Meat, an El Segundo, Calif., producer of plant-based burgers and sausages engineered to taste and look like the real thing. The financial world wasn't sure what to think. Some compared Beyond Meat's CEO, Ethan Brown, with Tesla's Elon Musk, two charismatic founders endeavoring to change the image of products—veggie burgers and electric cars—long deemed deeply uncool. Others saw a bubble born of new-age optimism, part tulip and part Bitcoin. Regardless, anyone in on the IPO was sitting pretty. Among those fortunate few was a cohort of NBA players; in addition to Redick, Irving and Paul, investors included Victor Oladipo, Harrison Barnes and DeAndre Jordan, none of whom, it's safe to say, needed a windfall. Most weren't in it for the cash; rather, they are both converts and proselytizers. Some, like Paul and Redick, eat both plant and animal protein. Others, like Jordan—who was recently in New York hyping the Beyond Sausage Breakfast Sandwich at Dunkin' Donuts—have gone, as Redick says, "full vegan on us."
Kobe Bryant sprang into action Thursday after witnessing a car crash in Newport Beach -- helping out one of the drivers after a Tesla got hit outside his local Starbucks. The retired NBA superstar was driving through the area in his blacked-out Range Rover when he saw a car run a red light and slam into the Tesla. Kobe stopped to make sure the driver was okay.
You attended Stanford and were a part of three straight Final Fours as well. Did you ever have aspirations of playing in the WNBA and professionally around the world? Gold-Onwude: I did have aspirations of being a pro. I think I could have played in the WNBA as a quality role player. I actually have overseas offers and I played with the Nigerian National Team to prepare for the London Olympics as well. Monetary motivations caused me to take other avenues. At that time we had some family struggles and I didn’t want to be halfway across the world. So, out of college I took a job with Tesla and moonlit with broadcasting to try to get my foot in the door.
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