Anthony Edwards Is Living His Best Life, Believe That!

Welcome to the Monday night Daily Digest. The Anthony Edwards tour has given our editors a case of summer FOMO and the Busses have officially left the Laker station. The Avengers and X-Men are squaring off against the salary cap, Kristen Bell froze the Savannah Bananas and Jaylen Brown needs your help naming his next signature shoe. Are we getting older or are these MLB games getting that much louder? As always, OffBall is here to help you properly grieve the end of an NBA legend’s career.

On to the links.

Our Cover Stories

• We’re Still Working Off The Russ Retirement Hangover (Basketball Feelings on Substack)

• All We Know About The Kawhi Leonard Saga Is We Know Nothing (Bagel with Locks on Substack)

• Major League Baseball Has Never Been So Heavy Metal (ESPN)

• Is The NWSL Ready For A Relocation Revolution? (The Fixture on Substack)

• The Art Of Racket Smashing Is A Time Honored Tennis Tradition (The Athletic)

Agenda Setters And Trends, When One Take Isn’t Enough

We’re Living Vicariously Through Ant’s Summer Vacation

• Manila Made An Adidas Event Look Like A Music Festival… (adidasph on Instagram)

• …But Anthony Edwards Threw His Own (NSFW) Concert (antjr._ on Instagram)

• The Vacation Vibes Tipped Off In Paris (The Athletic, Free Guest Link)

• How The Impostor Avengers Assembled In The Philippines (SneakerNews)

• Can Somebody Please Tell Us Where To Find These New AE 2s (House Of Heat)

The Internet’s Best Stuff

• Let Your Favorite Color Palette Pick Your NFL Team (olivialayne6 on TikTok)

• Jalen Williams Is Taking The Three Stripes On Tour (jalenjdubwilliams on Instagram)

• Tucker Lepley’s Grandma Couldn’t See Him Play, So He Got Pink Boots (dripfc on Instagram)

• What Does Your Premier League Team Say About You? Don’t Worry, Shannon Fiedler Will Diagnose You (shannonfiedler13 on TikTok)

• Inside The Trademark War Between The WNBA And MLB (hoopinwithmel on TikTok)

More Stories, Deeper Cuts

• Noah Kahan Brought The Rose Bowl To Tears (GQ)

• The Glam Game Is Always Changing On The Dance Floor (The Skin on Substack)

• We Had No Idea There Were This Many Levels In Run Club (Footnotes on Substack)

• When Did Everyone Start Copy/Pasting For Clout? (The Glitching Hour on Substack)

• Alex Iwobi Is Following The Kickerz Footsteps Back To School (Bigger Than Sports on Substack)