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Brown, Jordan, Rice, Smith Earn Top Four Seeds in $250,000 OBL Finals in Las Vegas Friday, Saturday

Isaiah Brown (Queens, N.Y.), John Jordan (Houston), Glen Rice Jr. (Marietta, Ga.) and Mario Smith (Kalamazoo, Mich.) have earned the top four seeds as the Ones Basketball League (OBL) — the first-ever elite competition that celebrates the most skilled one-on-one players on the planet and created by Basketball Hall of Famer Tracy McGrady — today revealed the brackets for the 22-player, winner-take-all, $250,000 OBL Finals, set for Friday (3 p.m. PT) and Saturday (8 p.m. PT) at The Dollar Loan Center in Henderson, Nevada.

Fans can watch the OBL Finals action live on a variety of social media channels, with coverage beginning at 5:30 p.m. PT on Friday and 7:45 p.m. PT on Saturday:

• OBL: Facebook, YouTube, Twitter

• Tracy McGrady: Facebook, Twitter

• Slam: YouTube

• Playmaker: Facebook, Twitter

• Basketball Above All: Facebook

The top three players from each of six OBL Regional Championships held in Houston, Atlanta, Chicago, New York, the DMV, and Los Angeles, plus four Commissioner’s Choice “wild cards” were invited to compete in the OBL Finals. The single-elimination format will feature two wild card matchups, four first round games and eight second-round contests on Friday, followed by the quarterfinals, semifinals and OBL Championship match on Saturday.

The seeds and matchups are as follows:

Friday Game 1 – (WC) Ridge Shipley, Carrolton, Texas vs (WC) Geno Lawrence, Brooklyn, N.Y. Game 2 – (WC) Terry Hosley, Baltimore vs (WC) Chris Staples, Saginaw, Mich. Game 3 –(18) Myron Taylor, Killeen, Texas vs (15) Dont’e Karon Wright, Jackson, S.C. Game 4 – (17) Randy Gill (Los Angeles) vs. (16) Grant Anderson, Chicago Game 5 – Game 1 winner vs. (13) Tiras Wade, Tampa Game 6 – Game 2 winner vs. (14) Darien Davis, Coram, N.Y. Game 7 – (9) Andrew Washington (Washington, D.C.) vs (8) Yoshi Craig, Chicago Game 8 – (10) Zach Radz, Troy, N.Y. vs (7) Antonio Hester, Miami Game 9 – (12) Matt Kiatipis, Newmarket, Ontario vs (5) George Beamon, Roslyn, N.Y. Game 10 – (11) Marcus Hall, Houston vs (6) Kevin Kuteyi, Lanham, Md. Game 11 – Game 5 winner vs (4) Mario Smith, Kalamazoo, Mich. Game 12 – Game 6 winner vs (3) Glen Rice Jr., Marietta, Ga. Game 13 – Game 3 winner vs (2) John Jordan, Houston Game 14 – Game 4 winner vs (1) Isaiah Brown, Queens, N.Y.

Saturday Quarterfinals, Semifinals and OBL Championship

A limited number of tickets are available to the public for the event at https://bit.ly/OBL-LV. Friday’s event will start at 3 p.m. PT, with the Championship Finals starting on Saturday at 8 p.m.

Winners of each of the six OBL Regional Championships won a $10,000 first prize. In addition to the $250,000 OBL Finals Championship prize, this weekend’s champion will claim the title of 2022 OBL “Ruler of the Court.” Athletes aged 18 and up who are currently not under an NBA contract and have not been on an active NBA roster for more than 164 games (equivalent to two NBA regular seasons) were eligible to compete. The aim is to welcome both best-in-class talent and players who may still be under the radar of most basketball fans.

OBL media partners include SHOWTIME Sports, SLAM Media, Playmaker, and Heart and Hustle Productions.

Follow Ones Basketball League at https://www.oblhoops.com/.

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Reflecting On The Willow-Tara Relationship And Why Giles Wasn't Present For The Buffy Reunion

Credit: Entertainment Weekly

Buffy the Vampire Slayer premiered 20 years ago (on March 10, 1997), and to celebrate, Entertainment Weekly got most of cast together for a reunion. Unfortunately, Anthony Stewart Head (Rupert Giles) was unable to attendthe reunion because it fell during the tech rehearsal for a play he’s in. However, they did make sure Giles was there in some way, by adding a…

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Buffy The Vampire Slayer ran from 1997 to 2003. Check out these Entertainment Weekly‘s 20th-anniversary reunion pics!!! The photos include images of Sarah Michelle Gellar, David Boreanaz, James Marsters, Alyson Hannigan, Nicholas Brendon, Emma Caulfield, Amber Benson, Alyson Hannigan, and Seth Green, Charisma Carpenter, Alexis Denisof, Kristine Sutherland, Michelle Trachtenberg and a painting of Anthony Stewart Head:

Buffy The Vampire Cast Reunion Shoot (2017) Actors from left to right, Amber Benson, Alyson Hannigan, Nicholas Brendon, Emma Caulfield, Alexis Denisof, Charisma Carpenter, Seth Green, David Boreanaz, Sarah Michelle Gellar, James Marsters, Michelle Tracthenberg and Kristine Sutherland, with creator Joss Whedon in the foreground of Buffy The Vampire Slayer photographed exclusively for Entertainment Weekly by James White on March 7th, 2017 in Los Angeles. Styling: Annie Jagger/The Only Agency; Boreanaz’s Styling: Rob Bolger; Prop Stylist: Andy Henbest/Art Department; Production: Allison Elioff/Sunny 16 Productions; Benson’s Hair: Toni Chavez/The Only Agency; Makeup: Adrienne Herbert/Art Department; Dress: Self Portrait; Shoes: Saint Laurent; Jewelry Erickson Beamon; Hannigan’s, Denisof’s Hair: Stephen Sollitto/TMG-LA; Makeup/Grooming: Marcus Francis/Starworks Artists; Hannigan’s Dress: ALC; Shoes: Saint Laurent; Denisof’s Shirt: Dolce and Gabbana; Blazer: John Varvatos; Boots: Ralph Lauren; Brendon’s, Whedon’s Grooming: Erika Parsons/Art Department; Brendon’s Jacket:G Star; Shirt: John Varvatos; Jeans: G Star; Boots: Frye; Whedon’s Jacket: John Varvatos

Buffy The Vampire Cast Reunion Shoot (2017) Sarah Michelle Gellar of Buffy The Vampire Slayer photographed exclusively for Entertainment Weekly by James White on March 7th, 2017 in Los Angeles. Styling: Annie Jagger/The Only Agency; Prop Styling: Andy Henbest/Art Department; Gellar’s Hair: Mara Roszak/Starworks Agency; Makeup: Marco de Souza/NARS/Wilhelmina; Dress: Farrah Angsana; Shoes: Jimmy Choo; Jewelry: Erickson Beamon; Production: Allison Elioff/Sunny 16 Productions

Buffy The Vampire Cast Reunion Shoot (2017) David Boreanaz of Buffy The Vampire Slayer photographed exclusively for Entertainment Weekly by James White on March 7th, 2017 in Los Angeles. Rob Bolger; Prop Styling: Andy Henbest/Art Department; Boreanaz’s Grooming: Sonia Lee/La Mer/Exclusive Artists; Jacket: Hollywood Trading Company Production: Allison Elioff/Sunny 16 Productions

Buffy The Vampire Cast Reunion Shoot (2017) James Marsters of Buffy The Vampire Slayer photographed exclusively for Entertainment Weekly by James White on March 7th, 2017 in Los Angeles. Styling: Annie Jagger/The Only Agency; Marsters Groomer: Helen Robertson/Chanel les Beiges/Celestine Agency: Prop Stylist: Andy Henbest/Art Department; Jacket: TK

Buffy The Vampire Cast Reunion Shoot (2017) Alyson Hannigan of Buffy The Vampire Slayer photographed exclusively for Entertainment Weekly by James White on March 7th, 2017 in Los Angeles. Styling: Annie Jagger/The Only Agency; Prop Styling: Andy Henbest/Art Department; Hannigan’s Hair: Stephen Sollitto/TMG-LA; Makeup: Marcus Francis/Starworks Artists; Hannigan’s Dress: ALC; Shoes: Saint Laurent; Production: Allison Elioff/Sunny 16 Productions

Buffy The Vampire Cast Reunion Shoot (2017) Nicholas Brendon of Buffy The Vampire Slayer photographed exclusively for Entertainment Weekly by James White on March 7th, 2017 in Los Angeles. Styling: Annie Jagger/The Only Agency; Prop Styling: Andy Henbest/Art Department; Grooming: Erika Parsons/Art Department; Jacket, Jeans: G Star; Shirt: John Varvatos; Boots: Frye; Production: Allison Elioff/Sunny 16 Productions

Buffy The Vampire Cast Reunion Shoot (2017) Emma Caulfield of Buffy The Vampire Slayer photographed exclusively for Entertainment Weekly by James White on March 7th, 2017 in Los Angeles. Styling: Annie Jagger/The Only Agency; Prop Styling: Andy Henbest/Art Department; Caulfield’s Hair: Silver Bramham/Art Department; Makeup: David Keough/Art Department; Dress: Maje; Shoes: Jean-Michel Cazabat; Production: Allison Elioff/Sunny 16 Productions

Buffy The Vampire Cast Reunion Shoot (2017) Amber Benson, Alyson Hannigan, and Seth Green of Buffy The Vampire Slayer photographed exclusively for Entertainment Weekly by James White on March 7th, 2017 in Los Angeles. Styling: Annie Jagger/The Only Agency; Prop Styling: Andy Henbest/Art Department; Benson’s Hair: Toni Chavez/The Only Agency; Makeup: Adrienne Herbert/Art Department; Dress: Self Portrait; Shoes: Saint Laurent; Jewelry Erickson Beamon; Hannigan’s, Hair: Stephen Sollitto/TMG-LA; Makeup: Marcus Francis/Starworks Artists; Hannigan’s Dress: ALC; Shoes: Saint Laurent; Green’s Grooming: Katy McClintock; Sweater: John Varvatos; Jeans: G Star; Boots: Saint Laurent; Production: Allison Elioff/Sunny 16 Productions

Buffy The Vampire Cast Reunion Shoot (2017) Charisma Carpenter of Buffy The Vampire Slayer photographed exclusively for Entertainment Weekly by James White on March 7th, 2017 in Los Angeles. Styling: Annie Jagger/The Only Agency; Prop Styling: Andy Henbest/Art Department; Carpenter’s Hair: Raul Alvarez; Makeup: Rebecca Janian; Bodysuit: Dolce & Gabbana; Shoes: Stuart Weitzman; Production: Allison Elioff/Sunny 16 Productions

Buffy The Vampire Cast Reunion Shoot (2017) Alexis Denisof of Buffy The Vampire Slayer photographed exclusively for Entertainment Weekly by James White on March 7th, 2017 in Los Angeles. Styling: Annie Jagger/The Only Agency; Prop Styling: Andy Henbest/Art Department; Denisof’s Hair: Stephen Sollitto/TMG-LA; Grooming: Marcus Francis/Starworks ArtistsDenisof’s Shirt: Dolce & Gabbana; Blazer: John Varvatos; Boots: Ralph LaurenProduction: Allison Elioff/Sunny 16 Productions

Buffy The Vampire Cast Reunion Shoot (2017) Amber Benson of Buffy The Vampire Slayer photographed exclusively for Entertainment Weekly by James White on March 7th, 2017 in Los Angeles. Styling: Annie Jagger/The Only Agency; Prop Styling: Andy Henbest/Art Department; Benson’s Hair: Toni Chavez/The Only Agency; Makeup: Adrienne Herbert/Art Department; Dress: Self Portrait; Shoes: Saint Laurent; Jewelry Erickson Beamon; Production: Allison Elioff/Sunny 16 Productions

Buffy The Vampire Cast Reunion Shoot (2017) Seth Green of Buffy The Vampire Slayer photographed exclusively for Entertainment Weekly by James White on March 7th, 2017 in Los Angeles. Styling: Annie Jagger/The Only Agency; Prop Styling: Andy Henbest/Art Department; Green’s Grooming: Katy McClintock; Sweater: John Varvatos; Jeans: G Star; Boots: Saint Laurent; Production: Allison Elioff/Sunny 16 Productions

Buffy The Vampire Cast Reunion Shoot (2017) Kristine Sutherland, of Buffy The Vampire Slayer photographed exclusively for Entertainment Weekly by James White on March 7th, 2017 in Los Angeles. Styling: Annie Jagger/The Only Agency; Prop Styling: Andy Henbest/Art Department; Sutherland’s Hair: Steven Mason/Schwarzkopf/Exclusive Artists; Makeup: Blondie/Laura Mercier/Exclusive Artists; Dress: Valentino Red; Shoes: Alexandre Birman; Jewelry: Erickson Beamon; Production: Allison Elioff/Sunny 16 Productions

Buffy The Vampire Cast Reunion Shoot (2017) Michelle Trachtenberg, Kristine Sutherland, and Sarah Michelle Gellar of Buffy The Vampire Slayer photographed exclusively for Entertainment Weekly by James White on March 7th, 2017 in Los Angeles. Styling: Annie Jagger/The Only Agency; Prop Styling: Andy Henbest/Art Department; Trachtenberg’s Hair: Whitney Olson; Makeup: Liz Zaldana; Dress: Uel Camilo; Ring: Erickson Beamon; Sutherland’s Hair: Steven Mason/Schwarzkopf/Exclusive Artists; Makeup: Blondie/Laura Mercier/Exclusive Artists; Dress: Valentino Red; Shoes: Alexandre Birman; Jewelry: Erickson Beamon; Gellar’s Hair: Mara Roszak/Starworks Agency; Makeup: Marco de Souza/NARS/Wilhelmina; Dress: Farrah Angsana; Shoes: Jimmy Choo; Jewelry: Erickson Beamon; Production: Allison Elioff/Sunny 16 Productions

Buffy The Vampire Cast Reunion Shoot (2017) Michelle Trachtenberg of Buffy The Vampire Slayer photographed exclusively for Entertainment Weekly by James White on March 7th, 2017 in Los Angeles. Styling: Annie Jagger/The Only Agency; Prop Styling: Andy Henbest/Art Department; Trachtenberg’s Hair: Whitney Olson; Makeup: Liz Zaldana; Dress: Uel Camilo; Ring: Erickson Beamon; Production: Allison Elioff/Sunny 16 Productions

Buffy The Vampire Cast Reunion Shoot (2017) A frame that will house a painting of Giles, the actor Anthony Head of Buffy The Vampire Slayer photographed exclusively for Entertainment Weekly by James White on March 7th, 2017 in Los Angeles. Styling: Annie Jagger/The Only Agency; Boreanaz Styling: Rob Bolger; Gellar Hair: Mara Roszak/Starworks Agency; Makeup: Marco de Souza/NARS/Wilhelmina; Boreanaz Groomer: Sonia Lee/La Mer/Exclusive Artists: Prop Stylist: Andy Henbest/Art Department; Gellar dress: TK; Boreanaz Jacket: TK, Shirt: TK

Buffy The Vampire Slayer Cast Reunion Photos Buffy The Vampire Slayer ran from 1997 to 2003. Check out these Entertainment Weekly‘s 20th-anniversary reunion…

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First Winner-Take-All $250,000 OBL Finals Headed to The Dollar Loan Center in Las Vegas July 15-16

Ones Basketball League (OBL) — the first-ever elite competition that celebrates the most skilled one-on-one players on the planet and created by Basketball Hall of Famer Tracy McGrady — today announced that The Dollar Loan Center in Henderson, Nevada, will host the first-ever OBL Finals on Friday, July 15 and Saturday, July 16.

A limited number of tickets will be made available to the public for the event at https://bit.ly/OBL-LV. Friday’s event will start at 3 p.m. PDT, with the Championship Finals starting on Saturday at 8 p.m.

“Our proof-of-concept season for the OBL has played out better than we had planned, and The Dollar Loan Center is the perfect stage for us to crown our king,” said McGrady. “OBL talent is top notch, the competition is intense, and the atmosphere for our first-ever finals will be second to none with $250,000 cash on the OBL throne waiting for the winner.” “Dreams are coming true inside the OBL and Tracy’s vision for change has been spot on,” said Jeffrey Pollack, OBL strategic advisor. “Over the last eight weeks we’ve started to demonstrate that our game has soul, our competition matters, and our events are electric. The gifted and gutsy athletes of the OBL deserve a world-class stage for our championship and that’s what we will create at The Dollar Loan Center.“

“There are few basketball legends and entrepreneurs more astute than Tracy McGrady, and we are proud to welcome his team to our new state-of-the-art arena in Henderson for the OBL’s inaugural championship,” said Kerry Bubolz, CEO of the Foley Entertainment Group, which operates The Dollar Loan Center. “In a city all about action, this promises to be the summer’s most intense event.”

The 22 qualifiers for the OBL Finals are coming to Las Vegas from Regional Championships in Houston, Atlanta, Chicago, New York, the DMV, and Los Angeles. The field was culled from over 200 entrants, including many of the best one-on-one athletes in the world with decades of professional and elite college experience. The winner of each OBL Regional took home a $10,000 cash prize, joining the second and third place finishers plus four “wild cards” with invitations to the OBL Finals. In addition to the $250,000 cash prize, the winner in the head-to-head single elimination OBL Finals will be crowned "Ruler of the Court.”

The qualifiers are: Grant Anderson, Chicago (Chicago 3rd); George Beamon, Roslyn, N.Y. (Los Angeles 1st); Isaiah Brown, Queens, N.Y. (New York 1st); Yoshi Craig, Chicago (Chicago 2nd); Darien Davis, Coram, N.Y. (New York 3rd); Randy Gill, Los Angeles and Laurel, Md. (Los Angeles 3rd); Marcus Hall, Denver and Houston (Los Angeles 2nd); Antonio Hester, Miami (Atlanta 2nd); Terry Hosley, Baltimore (DMV, wild card); John Jordan, Houston (Houston 1st); Matt Kiatipis, Newmarket, Ontario (Houston 2nd); Kevin Kuteyi, Lanham, Md. (DMV 1st); Eugene Lawrence, Brooklyn, N.Y. (New York, wild card); Zach Radz, Troy, N.Y. (New York 2nd); Glen Rice Jr., Marietta, Ga. (Atlanta 1st); Ridge Shipley, Carrolton, Texas (Houston, wild card); Mario Smith, Kalamazoo, Mich. (Chicago 1st); Chris Staples, Saginaw, Mich (L.A., wild card); Myron Taylor, Killeen, Texas (Houston, 3rd); Tiras Wade, Tampa (Atlanta 3rd); Andrew Washington, Washington, D.C. (DMV 2nd); and Donte Wright, Jackson, S.C. (DMV 3rd).

OBL media partners include SHOWTIME Sports, SLAM Media, Playmaker, and Heart and Hustle Productions.

Follow Ones Basketball League at https://www.oblhoops.com/.

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Ones Basketball League Crowns L.A. Regional Champion at Pauley Pavilion, Awards $10,000 First Prize

Pauley Pavilion on the campus of UCLA is home to more than a few basketball champions. Add one more to the historic venue’s title total as the Ones Basketball League (OBL) -- the first-ever elite competition that celebrates the most skilled one-on-one players on the planet and created by Basketball Hall of Famer Tracy McGrady -- crowned its sixth and final 2022 Regional Champion in front of enthusiastic crowds on Saturday and Sunday.

A total of 32 national-level basketball players squared off in spirited action, and it was George Beamon (Roslyn, N.Y.), Marcus Hall (Denver) and Randy Gill (Los Angeles) who took the top three places in a weekend filled with close contests. The trio now qualify along with the other OBL Regional winners for the first-ever OBL Finals in Las Vegas next month.

Beamon came into the day as the No. 8 seed, needing to win four games including the 8 vs. 9 play-in to win the title and the $10,000 first prize that accompanied the championship. After edging Austin Armstead (Los Angeles) in the play-in and then dispatching No. 1 seed Jalil Abdul-Bassit (Las Vegas) and fifth-seeded Chris “Everybody Hates Chris” Staples (Woodland Hills, Calif.), the Manhattan College product won the championship by taking out the sixth-seeded Hall, 10-4, burying a two-pointer to secure the win in which his five straight points after trailing 1-0 put the New Yorker ahead to stay.

“I’m just blessed with the opportunity, and so humbled to be able to showcase my talent,” said Beamon, who came in from New York to compete in the OBL Los Angeles Regional when scheduling conflicts kept from participating in the New York Regional held in Brooklyn last month. “Cali love always and shout out to my family back home in New York who always has my back.”

Hall, a University of Colorado graduate who now splits his time between homes in his native Houston and Denver, seeded sixth entering Sunday’s play, advanced to the OBL Finals with wins over No. 3 Julius Bilbrew (Inglewood, Calif.) and a thrilling 9-7 win over Gill in the semifinals.

In the third place game for the final Las Vegas spot, 44-year-old Randy “White Chocolate” Gill, originally a Laurel, Md., native who played his collegiate ball near home at Bowie State, outlasted Staples, 9-6. Gill, who won MTV’s “Who’s Got Game” reality competition in 2003, showed superior jump shooting skill and guile in advancing to Las Vegas.

“Pauley Pavilion is a storied and classic basketball venue and we are excited and honored to have showcased our amazing OBL players in such a historic location,” said McGrady. “The competition rose to championship level with incredible games all weekend.”

The Los Angeles Regional follows successful events in Houston (April 30-May 1), Atlanta (May 7-8), Chicago (May 21-22), New York (May 28-29) and the DMV (June 4-5). Now that first-ever OBL Regional competition is complete, OBL will soon announce the field for next month’s two-day OBL Finals in Las Vegas (dates and venue TBA). The winner of each of the six Regionals earned a $10,000 cash prize along with an invitation to the Finals, which will also include four “Commissioner’s Choice” wild cards for a 22-player field competing for a chance to win a $250,000 grand prize and be crowned "Ruler of the Court.”

OBL media partners include SHOWTIME Sports, SLAM Media, Playmaker, and Heart and Hustle Productions. Follow Ones Basketball League at https://www.oblhoops.com/ and on Twitter and Instagram.