Kobe Statue Has Typos, Flying Cars Are On The Way & Bachelor Busted Cheating At Vegas Pool Party
I'm not really a movie person.
I don't know why — cinema has just never really been my thing. I generally attribute it to my short attention span, but that's not necessarily true. After all, I can sit and watch football for 10 hours on a Saturday or Sunday, but somehow a 90-minute movie is too much of a commitment.
Of course, there are movies I like. And I'll certainly watch if my husband throws one on in the living room. But I'll certainly never go out of my way to watch one.
So when a producer asked me to go on OutKick the Morning yesterday to talk about the Oscars, I had to politely decline. Not because I don't love chatting with Charly, but because I have seen exactly zero of the nominees for Best Picture — not even Barbie or Oppenheimer.
And apparently no one wants to watch me ramble for 20 minutes about how much I love Messi the dog.
That's truly the only Oscars clip I didn't scroll past on Twitter/X yesterday. And what's even better is how they got him to clap like that.
Take a look:
I love my actual job, but can someone please tell me how I can maybe get a side gig as "dog clapper helper?" I just feel like I would be really good at it.
Meanwhile, I'm feeling pretty jazzed. I leave for a little five-day trip to Arizona tomorrow, and I'm so ready for margaritas, Spring Training and trying to convince my friends to hike up mountains with me every morning.
Pumped for everything except the part where I forgot to check in on Southwest, so I'll likely have a four-hour flight in a middle seat at 5:45 a.m.
You'll drink to that? Perfect — grab something tasty. It's Nightcaps time!
There Are Multiple Typos On Kobe's Statue
Remember that Kobe Bryant statue they put out in front of Crpyto.com Arena last month? Well, it's going to need some updates already.
The base of the 19-foot bronze statue features a box score from Kobe's 81-point game in 2006 against the Toronto Raptors — the second-most points scored by a player in NBA history. But apparently they forgot to spellcheck that bad boy before they chiseled it into stone.
Instead of José Calderón, a former Toronto guard, his name was written as "Jose Calderson." And former Los Angeles Laker Von Wafer's name was misspelled as "Vom Wafer." But it wasn't just names! A "Coach's Decision" is now his "decicion."
Some German reporter — whose name I certainly cannot spell — noticed the errors and posted photos to X on Sunday.
Editors matter, y'all.
The Lakers told ESPN they already knew about the errors, and they'll fix it eventually — SHEESH, stop nagging them!
"We have been aware of this for a few weeks and are already working to get it corrected soon," a Lakers spokesperson said.
Maybe they can call up the Royal Family's PR person for a much more concerning and cryptic apology. That chap is on a heater this week.
We Could Have Flying Cars In 2025
It's a bird! It's a plane! It's a …terrible idea.
Alef Aeronautics, a Silicon Valley-based startup that is backed by SpaceX has developed a real-life flying car, called the Model A. Not to be confused with the Model T, which came out in 1908, because we're just throwing alphabetical order to the wind at this point.
The Model A retails for the low, low price of $300,000, and the company has already taken 2,850 pre-orders for the new flying vehicle. That's a casual $855 million in sales, for those too lazy to whip out the calculator app.
If — and this is a big, giant monster "if" — they can get this thing off the ground. No pun intended.
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The 850-pound, two-seat car, first unveiled at the Detroit Auto Show last year, is an electrical vertical takeoff and landing vehicle (eVTOL, I'm told those in the industry call it). It can reach ground speeds of 35 miles per hour and up to 110 miles per hour in the air.
What could possibly go wrong?!
Everything. The answer is everything. Half of y'all can't even parallel park your regular car, but let's go ahead and give you a pilot's license.
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has already granted the Model A a Special Airworthiness Certification — allowing the company to fly the car in limited locations. Now, it just needs approval from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration to go on roads.
If that happens, Alef CEO Jim Dukhovny says the company plans to start production NEXT YEAR.
I can see it now:
The car has a driving range of 200 miles and a flight range of 100 miles. For comparison, a Tesla gets anywhere from 300-400 miles per charge, so the flying version will run out of battery in significantly less time — and with much graver consequences.
There's a wise old saying that goes, Just because you can, doesn't mean you should.
I can't think of a better example than making an 850-pound flying machine available to the masses.
What Happens In Vegas…
…ends up on TikTok.
I would normally save something like this for Wednesday Womansplaining, but tomorrow's column is already packed and stacked. Plus, you gotta strike that viral iron while it's hot, baby!
A woman named Tiana Wiltshire — a true girl's girl — has raked up millions of views on social media after outing a guy who was bragging about cheating on his fiancée during his bachelor party in Las Vegas.
"If your fiancé just went on his bachelor trip to Las Vegas and was at the MGM Wet Republic pool yesterday, he cheated on you," she said in the now-viral video.
Tiana did some sleuthing to get his name and Instagram handle — information this loser was happily willing to give out — so she could let his poor fiancée know. She didn't call him out by name in the TikTok video, but she did say it rhymes with "Cat Saddams."
Of course, commenters have already deduced we're talking about a "Matt Adams."
(Somewhere, some dude named Pat Thaddams just breathed a sigh of relief.)
Ladies flooded the comments with appreciation for Tiana's service to the female community. Hopefully, her message reached the fiancée and stopped her from making the huge mistake of becoming legally bound to this douche.
And then, like clockwork, here come the clowns to defend him.
Like this fool Justin Brewer, who wrote: "It's a bachelor party. You're supposed to cheat. If you don't, you're a loser."
My thoughts and prayers to Justin Brewer's wife.
Don't let the haters get you down, TikTok Snitch Tiana! What do YOU think? Did she do the right thing or should she have minded her own business? Email me at Amber.Harding@outkick.com and let me know.
Amd Look, I'm not singling out men here. I know there are brides-to-be at bachelorette parties who aren't innocent, either. But the rampant strippers/cheating/escort culture around these bachelor parties is so gross. It's my last night of being single! Nah, my dude, the single days ended when you asked her to be your girlfriend. And they especially ended when you got down on one knee, gave her a ring and promised to love her forever.
Plus, you absolutely cannot convince me that a person — male or female — who cheats at their bachelor/bachelorette party won't cheat during their marriage. If you already have that little disregard for your partner, a ring is not going to change anything.
Fun fact: If you simply aren't in a relationship, you can sleep with as many randoms in Las Vegas as you want.
Anyway, I hope future Mrs. Shat Craddums is doing OK.
Let's open the mailbag.
I Send My Deepest Apologies To Pahrump, Nevada
Last week, I wrote about thousands of tumbleweeds burying a small town in Utah — called Pahrump. Thanks to emails from several readers who are inexplicably very familiar with an old desert town called Pahrump,though, I now know that it's actually located in Nevada.
And that's the last time I trust USA TODAY.
MP From Virginia Blesses Us With A Tequila Banger
Your comments about tequila got me thinking about my favorite song about tequila. Listen for the plot twist at the end.
Amber:
That song was a wild ride. At no point did I accurately anticipate where that story was headed.
Here are 5 other country songs I enjoy about tequila, in no particular order:
- "Jose Cuervo" — Shelly West
- "Straight Tequila Night" — John Anderson
- "Tequila Does" — Miranda Lambert
- "Tequila Talkin'" — Lonestar
- "Tequila Eyes" — Randy Rogers Band
This is not an all-inclusive list. But I do have an entire culturally-appropriated Spotify playlist of country songs about Mexico, cerveza and refried beans — in case anyone needs it for their Cinco de Mayo party.
Will Is Playing Celebrity Matchmaker
I was wondering, (something I do a bit). What if Travis Kelce was dating Miley Cyrus, instead of Taylor Swift? Would some in the media be following them around? Would Billy Ray and Travis already have a song out?
Amber:
I actually think Miley is a better fit for Travis. Swifties paint this picture of Travis Kelce as a perfect, sweet, loving, emotionally intelligent Golden Retriever boyfriend — and, frankly, I don't see it.
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Not that he's a bad guy or anything (other than taking millions of dollars to promote the experimental clot shot), but he's always been the loud, flashy, party dude. Nothing about the guy who chugged beer of the Lombardi Trophy on stage at a music festival named after himself screams sensitivity and emotional intelligence.
But maybe it's just me. That or Taylor is in her frat boy era. (Which is completely fine.)
I Didn't Mean To Scare You, Jack
Geez Amber, as I am sitting on my hotel patio here in Tucson contemplating a margarita, I am now checking my hair to see if it is falling out after using the hotel pump shampoo this morning. Might need a double.
Amber:
Last week, I shared and email from Jacob, who said you should never to use the pump bottles of shampoo or soap at a hotel because kids like to put Nair in them as a prank.
I sincerely hope you still have your hair, Jack. But you should have double margaritas, regardless.
Or maybe a bro-mosa?
Compliments & Beers: Homebrew Bill Has Both
You and the rest of the Nightcaps crew do an awesome job. Just like I read Joe after 8am Central, I read you all when I get home and enjoy a beer. I'd pour you a homebrew from the keg fridge.
Amber:
Bill is going to be SHOCKED when Joe, Zach, Anthony and I roll up to his house in Nebraska — mugs in hand.
One More Thing
Watch this wild video of two zookeepers trying to escape an enclosure after getting stuck in there with a male silverback gorilla. I was holding my breath the whole time:
Pretty stupid of the gorilla to threaten those ladies like that. Didn't he hear what happened to Harambe?
Anyway, I'll see y'all later. I'm off to Phoenix — margarita glass in hand.
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