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Triple H has broken his silence on one of the most talked-about moments from the early days of AEW, revealing he had no problem with Cody Rhodes breaking the throne at Double or Nothing in May 2019.

Speaking on Rhodes’ “What Do You Wanna Talk About” podcast, Levesque cleared the air on the entrance that generated significant conversation at the time by asking whether it was a direct attack on his former employer’s top creative person.

The entrance in question took place during AEW’s first event held in Las Vegas. When Rhodes came to the ring for his match against his brother Dustin Rhodes, his wife Brandi Rhodes handed him a sledgehammer.

Triple H told Rhodes that when the clip was brought to his attention, his reaction was entirely positive. Triple H said, “I remember when people brought it to me and were showing it to me, and I was like, ‘F—yeah, okay, good for him.’ “That’s the kind of s– that you do. You’re trying to make a name for yourself. You’re trying to get out there. You’re trying to do some good s– and trying to do some different things.”

Triple H said that he never understood the gesture from a place of genuine malice, and said that if he had felt otherwise, he would have reached out to Rhodes directly out of respect for his father, Dustin’s father, Dusty Rhodes.

“If I had thought there was any malice in it, and maybe there was indirectly at that time, I don’t know. But if I had thought there was any serious malice in this, I would have called you and said, ‘Hey, buddy, like, are we OK?’ Because I was very close to your dad, but then I always felt connected to you.

He described that moment as exactly the kind of decisive step an artist sometimes has to take when trying to break out of a rut and establish a new identity.

Triple H said, “Sometimes you have to get out of the rut that you’re in. You just have to break it and go in a different direction. Turn left, right? And it was very difficult, but during that time I remember I thought, OK, let’s get out there. Be bold and make a statement.”

Rhodes returned to WWE in 2022 and has since become the company’s top babyface and world champion. He has headlined the last three WrestleManias and will do so again at WrestleMania 42 on April 18 and 19 at Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas, where he will defend the Undisputed WWE Championship against Randy Orton.

The Milwaukee Bucks recently caused a stir when it was revealed that they were not on the same page with superstar Giannis Antetokounmpo regarding a possible return to the lineup this season. The Bucks prefer to shut down the superstar for the year, while Antetokounmpo himself is eager to get back on the court.

Recently, NBA insider ESPN’s Brian Windhorst speculated on what this could mean for the team moving forward.

“It’s a failure to communicate between Giannis and the Bucks,” said Windhorst, formerly of NBA on ESPN on Twitter. “It’s a failure to get on the same page as what happened during the trade season… At the risk of making a copy of ourselves, why wouldn’t the Bucks want to play Giannis? They don’t want to play him because they don’t want him to get hurt.”

This was definitely a callback to a viral meme from a few years ago, in which a clip of Windhorst pointing to the ceiling while speculating on what was going on with the Utah Jazz at the time went viral on social media.

Windhorst expressed his belief that the Bucks currently want to keep Antetokounmpo out of the lineup so that his potential value on the trade market does not diminish this offseason. Milwaukee surprised many by opting to retain the star during the recent NBA trade deadline, though some have speculated that this was simply a move to wait out the summer, in which teams would be in a better position to make a more attractive offer.

In any case, the Bucks are next scheduled to take the floor against the Portland Trail Blazers on Wednesday evening as they continue their West Coast trip.

The Atlanta Hawks got an injection of energy earlier this week when Jonathan Kuminga made his debut for the team and scored 27 points in a blowout win over the Washington Wizards. This was an interesting development for a Hawks team that is looking for anything to get excited about during a disappointing season.

Perhaps in an effort to increase the intrigue, on Thursday, the Hawks, in partnership with the famous local strip club, Magic City, announced a “Magic City Monday” night for the upcoming home game against the Orlando Magic.

As part of the promotion, the Hawks marketed a sweatshirt with the Magic City name on the front.

Magic on Monday? 👀 @Magic City pic.twitter.com/xwWrGyVE20

– Atlanta Hawks (@ATLHawks) 26 February 2026

Needless to say, fans were losing it in the comments section on X, which was formerly Twitter.

“Our pockets are empty and I love it,” one fan wrote with a laughing emoji.

“An NBA team collaborating with a strip club. I’ve seen it all,” added another.

“James Harden has requested another trade,” another joked, noting the Cleveland Cavaliers guard’s well-documented affinity for nightly entertainment.

The Hawks have never been shy about securing partnerships with companies whose fans don’t necessarily associate with NBA teams, including hosting a Tinder “Swipe Right” night several years ago, allowing fans to matchmake in real time at games, along with other promotions.

At some point, Atlanta will have to hope that the product on the court will be enough to generate interest in the team. Currently, Atlanta sits two games under the .500 mark, on pace to finish in the play-in tournament for an astonishing fifth straight season.

However, the addition of Kuminga could give the Hawks another potential building block moving forward, and the emergence of Jalen Johnson this season is worth watching.

In any case, the Hawks will take the field next Thursday at 7:30 pm ET for a home game against the Washington Wizards.

The sadness of the way the 2025 World Series ended is now in the rearview mirror for the Toronto Blue Jays. Spring training is underway and the focus is on 2026.

However, there are some moments from that Game 7 that no Blue Jays fan will ever forget. The humiliating consequences of some dramas unfortunately remain imprinted in the minds of many people. The play at the plate in the bottom of the ninth inning in which Isiah Kiner-Falefa – the potential winning run – was out by mere inches was prominent among them.

Now safely away from Jays media and fans — but still within the division — IKF spoke from the Boston Red Sox camp, speaking candidly for the first time about that controversial game.

Did IKF not take a big enough lead from third base?

Situation: Game tied, bases loaded, one out. The World Series is at stake. Ground ball to Dodgers second baseman Miguel Rojas. The throw comes home, and Kiner-Falefa is cleared by inches.

The general consensus is that if IKF had taken a bigger lead at third, it would have beaten the throw home. The Jays, and the entire country of Canada, will be celebrating a World Series championship today. Many people also felt that the slide was not even necessary. The idea was that if he just kept running to step on home plate, he would make it safely.

But how does Kiner-Falefa see it?

Speaking to the media about the game for the first time since that fateful day, IKF essentially blamed the Jays’ coaching:

If I could pull it off, I would definitely get a few steps out. But you have to do what the organization wants and that’s the way it is, with runners in that position, they’re always going to keep the runner.

Kiner-Falefa gets a lot of ‘online hate’ after unsuccessful game at the plate

As he explained to Jen McCaffrey in The Athletic, IKF said he “got a lot of hate online in the days that followed”, and that he regretted not getting a chance to explain himself after the game.

“If it was going to be such a big deal, it would have been nice to have the cameras in front of me and have a chance to speak. But it flew by without me having a proper interview, so I thought that was unfair.”

As for the whole sliding instead of running through home plate thing, he said that, with one out, he was just trying to break up a potential double-play.

“I was just thinking early on, break up that double play right there and get your best, hottest hitter at the time. It almost paid off. Ernie (Clement) almost got the job done on the next one. Of course, that also ended in heartbreak, when Andy Paige stole the almost certain game-winning extra-base hit from Clement with a crazy catch, running over his own left fielder.

It’s all water under the bridge for Kinnar-Falefa now. But after signing with the Red Sox back in the AL East, he and Jays fans will get plenty of opportunities to reinvent himself this season. And it all starts on April 27, when Boston visits Rogers Center for a three-game set.