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How an unassuming Montecito liquor store became a hangout for A-list celebrities and billionaires - including Oprah, Steve Martin and Katy Perry

www.dailymail.co.uk, March 3, 2024
The Bottle Shop, which is part of a bodega, is the place for Hollywood A-listers and local people to buy a sandwich, a bottle of top-shelf Tequila, a lottery ticket, and even ice cream. Steve Martin, a comedian, country singer Brad Paisley, and former Laker's Coach Phil Jackson have all been seen frequenting the unassuming store on Montecito's Coast Village Road. The yellow-colored store is located on a huge corner lot with a stunning view of the Santa Ynez Mountains and the Pacific Ocean. Christian Trad, a hardworking father who immigrated to Los Angeles from Syria in the 1980s with very little, was involved in the company's establishment long before Trad was born.

Jerry Krause, the Bulls' chairman, is booed in the halftime ceremony, moving his widow to TEARS as part of the team's defense of the Hall of Famer who died in Chicago's six-title run: "He deserves to be praised."

www.dailymail.co.uk, January 13, 2024
During the team's inaugural Ring of Honor ceremony, Chicago Bulls fans booed late former general manager Jerry Krause, reportedly bringing the Hall of Famer's widow to tears. Krause, who died at the age of 77 in 2017, is widely blamed for the Bulls' six-title drought by refusing to bring back head coach Phil Jackson for the 1998-1999 season, putting Michael Jordan to the second of his three retirements.

EXCLUSIVE: Chelsea's Israeli former manager Avram Grant opens up on the 'tragedy' of the Israel-Palestine war, as he insists the FA was 'WRONG' to not light up the Wembley arch and condemns 'terrorist organisation' Hamas

www.dailymail.co.uk, October 23, 2023
BY SAMI MOKBEL'S EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW: Avram Grant pauses to take a breath. The football manager, one of the most recognisable Jewish figures in the world, struggles to hold the tears as he recalls the moment when Romi was told she had been murdered as a result of the continuing Middle Eastern war. He then grabs a Quranic copy. 'You see this book? 'I've read it,' he says, according to Mail Sport.

After winning the Super League Grand Final at Old Trafford, Wigan Warriors head coach Matt Peet wants to follow in Sir Alex Ferguson's foot steps by constructing a dynasty

www.dailymail.co.uk, October 15, 2023
The 39-year-old has won the Challenge Cup, League Leaders' Shield, and the Grand Final, after Saturday night's 10-2 victory over Catalans. But rather than resting on his laurels, Peet wants to create a legend at DW Stadium, in the same way Ferguson did at United and another of his heroes, Phil Jackson, won with the Chicago Bulls, so he hopes to create dynasty at DW Stadium.

The NBA calendar has been released: The Nuggets will play in Denver, while the Golden State Warriors' Chris Paul will start against Phoenix, his former team

www.dailymail.co.uk, August 17, 2023
For the upcoming season, the clubs have a 80-game calendar. From 2023-24, a total of 1,230 games will be played. Victor Wembanyama's Spurs will be on national television 11 times. Denver will celebrate its championship and receive a visit from Commissioner Adam Silver on opening night, October 24, when the Los Angeles Lakers play Phoenix. This is the second game of the opening-night doubleheader, meaning Chris Paul's old team will play his new squad.

Jerry West admits he could have signed Kobe Bryant to the Memphis Grizzlies in 2003

www.dailymail.co.uk, June 14, 2023
Jerry West, a member of the Basketball Hall of Fame, recently revealed that he may have signed Kobe Bryant to the Memphis Grizzlies back in the 2003 offseason. Before seeing head coach Phil Jackson and fellow Hall of Famer Shaquielle O'Neal' leave the team due to chemistry issues, Bryant had briefly tested free agency in '03 before he re-signed a seven-year $136.4 million contract with the Lakers. He became a free agent and his rep was Rob Pelinka.' So I met them in Orange County in a hotel room and he said he wanted to come to Memphis and play basketball,' West said while on the Radio P with Paul George show.

Following his deal's termination in the summer, Knicks GM Scott Perry is expected to walk away from MSG

www.dailymail.co.uk, May 31, 2023
Perry, whose deal is set to end this summer, led the revived Knicks to the second round of the playoffs this season, the first time the team has played in the playoffs since the 2012-13 season. The 59-year-old, who worked closely with president Leon Rose and executive vice president William Wesley this season, had been general manager since 2017-18.

Phil Jackson says he doesn't follow the NBA because it became too 'political' since the 2020 Bubble

www.dailymail.co.uk, April 23, 2023
Phil Jackson, a Hall of Fame basketball coach, has admitted that he no longer follows the NBA because it has been "woke" and too 'political' since the 2020 bubble. When speaking with Rick Rubin on the Tetragrammaton, the 77-year-old, who won 11 NBA titles as a head coach, said he hadn't kept up with the most recent events in the league since 2020. In Orlando, Florida, three years ago, postseason games were played, with players allowed to carry messages such as 'Justice' and 'Black Lives Matter' on the back of their jerseys. Only a few people remembered their last names on their shirts.

Jeanie Buss, the owner of Los Angeles, has confirmed his commitment to comedian Jay Mohr, 52

www.dailymail.co.uk, December 21, 2022
Jeanie Buss, the owner of Los Angeles, has confirmed her marriage to comedian Jay Mohr six years after shedding her well-publicized love with former team coach Phil Jackson. TMZ revealed on Wednesday that Mohr, 52, and Buss, 61, had bonded over their shared passions for sports and comedy. She was recently photographed sporting what seemed to be an engagement ring, sparking rumors that the couple was going to marry. The couple was 'quietly dating' before they began to play together at Lakers games, according to TMZ in 2017. Buss inherited the Lakers from her father, Dr. Jerry Buss, who bought the team in 1979 before Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Magic Johnson & Co., went on to win five NBA titles in the 1980s. With Jackson coaching superstar Kobe Bryant as one of many, the Lakers will win another five titles in the new millennium. The senior Buss died in 2013, but the team has since tied the Boston Celtics for their 17th NBA title, with Jeanie in the owner's box.

Michael Jordan's '99 Bulls jersey went for a mammoth $10.09 million at auction

www.dailymail.co.uk, September 15, 2022
A Michael Jordan jersey from the 1998 NBA Finals has become the most expensive piece of game-worn memorabilia ever, as it sold for north of $10 million at an auction on Thursday. The jersey was worn during Game 1 against the Jazz, as Jordan played 45 minutes and scored 33 points, sparking overtime but ultimately falling 88-85 to Utah. In six games, the Bulls will advance to the championship series.