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Embrace of Wemby as face of the NBA proves resistance toward Jokic was always racial | Bobby Burack
Nikola Jokic has been the best basketball player in the world this decade. He has put forth one of the most statistically dominant stretches in the history of the sport. He is a three-time MVP and an NBA champion.
Yet the NBA, its players and much of the media never fully embraced him as the sport's premier figure.
For years, ESPN commentators told us Jokic could not be the face of the NBA because he is European. They said the same about Luka Doncic.
Apparently, those concerns no longer apply to Victor Wembanyama, who was born and raised in a suburb in west Paris.
Moments after the Spurs defeated the Thunder in Game 7 of the Western Conference Finals, Kendrick Perkins declared on SportsCenter that Wembanyama is "the best thing that's happened to the NBA since LeBron James in 2003."
In 2023, Perkins challenged MVP voters to prove they weren't favoring White or European players by voting for someone other than Jokic, even if he deserved the award. Voters responded by selecting Joel Embiid, a Black European.
A year later, Perkins warned that "international players are taking over the game of basketball."
Others voiced similar frustrations. Before Jokic won his championship, Draymond Green told Gilbert Arenas that "European players have not caught the same flak of not winning a championship as American players, and I don't understand it."
Even after Jokic delivered a title, many remained reluctant to acknowledge him as the world's best player. Former ESPN broadcaster Mark Jones said he could never view Jokic that way. Arenas went further, openly calling on American-born players to "take out" and "remove" Europeans, like Jusuf Nurkic, from the game.
"They are takin' the league from our people," Arenas added.
At the time, I argued that these anti-European narratives were actually a coded resistance to accepting White players as equal to, or better than, their peers.
To be clear, the excitement surrounding Wembanyama is understandable. At 7-foot-4 with guard skills and a jump shot, he looks unlike any player who has come before him. Like Shaquille O'Neal and LeBron James, he possesses a combination of physical traits that immediately captures attention. He may have the highest ceiling of any prospect in NBA history.
Put simply, Wembanyama would probably be a bigger star than Jokic even if they were the same color. At the same time, Jokic would almost certainly be a bigger star if he were not White.
The anti-European backlash toward Jokic also coincided with the blatant racism Caitlin Clark faced in and around women's basketball. The timing wasn't accidental. A day after Jokic led Denver to a championship, ESPN published an article describing him as the latest "Great White Hope," despite offering no evidence that anyone viewed him through that lens.
Even Barstool podcaster Ryen Russillo acknowledged last month that there was an effort to knock Jokic from his position atop the sport "in part because he's white."
Jason Whitlock discussed the subject this week on Fearless. During the segment, former ESPN reporter Steve Kim argued that the same dynamic exists in boxing.
"I'd be stunned if these guys don't have a bit of color or racial bias," Kim said of the different treatment afforded to Wembanyama and Jokic.
"I see this a lot in boxing. If it's a European fighter, a white European, I see a lot of boxing fans try to tear them down. But if it's a black European, let's say from Africa, it's different. It's still not American, but they're more accepted as elite fighters."
Kim's observation helps explain why Wembanyama's rise feels different.
NBA culture may never embrace Wembanyama the way it did American-born Black superstars if he avoids the league's preferred cultural circles, be it Hollywood, hip hop, partisan politics or social activism. Still, there is little reason to believe it will resist acknowledging his greatness the way it did Jokic's.
The discourse around Jokic carried an unmistakable hostility. There is a territorial element to many of these discussions. Notice the claims from Black players that basketball is "our league."
But the players are more symptoms than causes.
For years, major institutions in American culture have promoted the idea that racial identity is central to social and political life. That environment naturally encourages people to view achievement, status, and influence through a racial lens. Particularly, the Democratic Party has worked to convince Black Americans that White people should be viewed as their adversaries.
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Activist and social media personality Dr. Umar Johnson articulated this perspective during a discussion about Eminem in 2023. Johnson took particular offense to claims that Eminem could be considered the greatest rapper ever.
"No non-African can ever be the best of anything African," Johnson said. "It's an insult to the ancestors. It's an insult to the race and it's an insult to every black person."
He continued:
"Eminem has all the privileges of a white male and all the privileges of being in the hip hop community, so we got to be careful about letting non-Africans into our community."
That mindset appears remarkably similar to how some Black players, commentators and media members discuss White basketball players.
This isn't new. Larry Bird encountered the same phenomenon in the 1980s.
"Larry Bird is a very, very good basketball player," Dennis Rodman famously said. "But if he was black, he'd be just another guy."
Of course, Bird is one of the ten greatest players in NBA history. Jokic is already building a résumé that places him among the 20 greatest players ever. Both were better than the overwhelming majority of the Black players they competed against. Yet cultural stereotypes continue to portray White athletes as less athletic, less gifted and less deserving of elite status.
Wisconsin-Green Bay basketball coach Doug Gottlieb made a similar observation in 2024.
"Most black [people] and a lot of white guys think white guys can't hoop and need special treatment in order to be viewed on the same level."
He has a point.
Many people have been taught that White athletes benefit from hidden advantages while lacking the physical gifts of their Black counterparts. These beliefs naturally create animosity toward white players. How could they not?
Of course, it's all a lie.
The most famous American athletes of the past 40 years are Black, including Michael Jordan, Tiger Woods, LeBron James, Steph Curry, Serena Williams and Patrick Mahomes.
The only visible form of racism in sports is toward white athletes. The examples are striking.
The resistance to Jokic was never really about nationality. The issue was always about Jokic emerging as the world's best player during a period when open hostility toward White people had become increasingly acceptable in influential corners of media, politics and culture. In some cases, like in sports media, anti-White bigotry was often rewarded.
And let's dispense with the notion that NBA culture was ever protective of American identity. The league's most prominent players spent years criticizing the United States while remaining largely silent about the conduct of the NBA's business partners in China.
So yes, the NBA is likely to embrace Wembanyama in ways it never did Jokic.
The league and its media ecosystem were never comfortable with a White player, whether European or American, occupying the throne as basketball's unquestioned king. Not in this era.
If anything, many of the same voices will enthusiastically elevate Wembanyama because he is the first truly acceptable challenger to snatch the title of best player in the world from the big White Serbian.
College softball star eats ladybugs for good luck, and it actually seems to be working
Athletes being superstitious is far from a new thing. I'm sure there were athletes during the ancient Olympics who were making sure they put their left sandal on first or had to eat the same number of olives before every event.
But Texas Longhorns softball star Hannah Wells has a superstition I have never heard of.
I'm familiar with the idea of ladybugs being lucky. I'm not familiar with the idea of them needing to be consumed to get that luck.
ESPNW shared a promo for a Longhorns softball game as the team worked its way to a run at a national championship, and the clip focused on freshman pitcher Hannah Wells and her habit of downing any ladybug she finds for good luck, something that dates back to her childhood.
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Which is good. If it was a new thing, that would be weird.
Alright. Go ahead and eat whatever insects you want if you're going to immediately hit a dinger afterward.
I've never heard of this, and what if there's actually some serious mojo that comes with eating a ladybug? Imagine seeing a ladybug, checking over your shoulder to see if anyone is watching, eating it, then going and buying a scratcher.
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The best that can happen is it works, and the worst that can happen is you're out a couple of bucks and get a little extra protein.
And hey, don't sleep on eating bugs. I ordered a shot of mezcal at a Mexican joint once, and it came out with a cricket (I think it was intentional). I ate it, and it wasn't half bad. It was no ladybug, but I still kind of felt like if I had to take an at-bat in a company or church league softball game, I'd be kind of dangerous.
The Longhorns defeated Tennessee on Monday to move on to the Women's College World Series, where they will take on Texas Tech.
The series gets underway on Sunday, and Texas Tech better start praying there aren't any ladybugs in the dugout.
Street takeover arrests surge across US as summer kicks off with social media-driven crime trend
Agencies across the country have been busy making arrests responding to street "takeovers" as the U.S. enters the summer months.
Police departments in Charlotte, North Carolina; Clearwater, Florida; Cincinnati, Ohio; and Naperville, Illinois, have all made arrests in the last two days, all because of this growing social-media-driven crime trend.
The Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department arrested 28-year-old Jefferies Hernandez-Moreno, who is the accused mastermind of a takeover involving "100 motorcycles" that swarmed a South Charlotte intersection, local news outlet WSOC reported.
FOX 13 Tampa Bay reported a gunman accused of firing shots and injuring a 17-year-old victim in Clearwater, Florida, remains at large following a Sunday takeover event on Clearwater Beach.
In Cincinnati, young people took over Paycor Stadium, home of the Cincinatti Bengals, which resulted in six arrests, according to WLWT.
The group was seen racing and doing burnouts among other offenses.
Naperville Police made three arrests and issued 20 citations after "about 100 teens" gathered near The Naperville Riverwalk, a popular park in the affluent Chicago-area suburb, NCTV17 reported.
A few days before that planned unauthorized gathering, NPD put out a post on social media saying in part, "We welcome those who wish to gather lawfully and respectfully enjoy our community. However, anyone who chooses to engage in criminal activity, disorderly conduct, or acts that threaten public safety will be met with zero tolerance and held accountable to the fullest extent of the law."
EXCLUSIVE: DHS announces New Jersey illegal immigrant arrests as Newark protests rage outside facility
FOX FIRST: The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced the arrests of numerous illegal immigrants in New Jersey last week, including those previously convicted of manslaughter, sex crimes and weapons charges.
The U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) arrests come amid violent protests outside the Delaney Hall ICE detention center in Newark, New Jersey, over illegal migrants' living conditions in the facility.
"While sanctuary politicians and leftist agitators spread false smears about the Delaney Hall ICE facility, the brave men and women of ICE are still hard at work removing criminal illegal aliens from New Jersey," DHS acting assistant secretary Lauren Bis told Fox News Digital. "In New Jersey, they have removed dangerous criminal illegal aliens with criminal histories that include voluntary manslaughter, sex assault, burglary, fraud, terroristic threats and aggravated assault."
"These sanctuary politicians need to stop peddling false smears about ICE detention facilities and start thanking ICE law enforcement officers for getting these thugs off New Jersey streets," Bis continued. "We will not let violent rioters slow us down from making America safe again."
Some of the "worst of the worst" arrested in New Jersey last week, according to DHS, include:
Marcos Delacruz, an illegal immigrant from El Salvador, was arrested by ICE on Friday.
His criminal history includes convictions for sex assault and fraud, as well as an arrest for assault.
Success Bounte, an illegal immigrant from Ghana, was arrested by ICE on Thursday.
His criminal history includes convictions for robbery, burglary, identity theft and fraud — illegal use of credit cards.
Jose Manuel Rivera-Mes, an illegal immigrant from Guatemala, was arrested by ICE on Thursday.
His criminal history includes a conviction for voluntary manslaughter and arrests for weapon offense and possession of weapon.
Ismael Antonio Moreno-Javier, an illegal immigrant from the Dominican Republic, was arrested by ICE on Thursday.
He has previously been arrested for charges including terroristic threats, assault, child neglect and fraud.
Carlos Javier Llano-Batista, an illegal immigrant from the Dominican Republic, was arrested by ICE on Thursday.
He has previously been arrested for charges including fraud, larceny, burglary and robbery.
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Esteban Pastor Montes Navarro, an illegal immigrant from Mexico, was arrested by ICE on May 25.
His criminal history includes convictions for simple assault and possession of weapon.
Cesar Augusto Diaz Poveda, an illegal immigrant from Ecuador, was arrested by ICE on Wednesday.
He has previously been arrested for charges including assault and obstructing police.
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Pabline Patricia Da Silva, an illegal immigrant from Brazil, was arrested by ICE on Saturday.
She has previously been arrested for charges including for burglary, larceny and damage property.
David Benitez, an illegal immigrant from Honduras, was arrested by ICE on May 26.
His criminal history includes convictions for simple assault, obstructing police and public order crimes, as well as arrests for simple assault, possession of weapon and contempt of court.
Jacinta Contreras Reyes, an illegal immigrant from Mexico, was arrested by ICE on Friday.
She has previously been arrested for charges including domestic violence, strongarm aggravated assault, possession of weapon, carrying prohibited weapon and property damage.
Trump reveals new WHCA Dinner venue after shooting chaos derailed gala
President Donald Trump announced Tuesday that the rescheduled White House Correspondents’ Dinner (WHCD) will take place at the Waldorf Astoria in July, nearly three months after gunfire abruptly ended this year’s banquet at the Washington Hilton.
"In a sign of Strength and Fortitude, it was just announced that The White House Correspondents’ Dinner, which violently ended rather abruptly on April 25th, will be rescheduled to July 24th. This announcement is a very good thing in that we cannot allow Lunatics to change our way of life, or even its scheduling," wrote Trump on Truth Social.
"It will be a 'HOT' ticket! Interestingly, the location will be The Waldorf Astoria, on Pennsylvania Avenue, a Building and Ballroom that I built," Trump continued.
The annual dinner has historically been held at the Washington Hilton. Chaos, however, broke out at this year’s banquet when an armed suspect stormed the event in what authorities say was an attempt to assassinate the president. The incident prompted Secret Service agents to rush the president and first lady from the room as guests scrambled for cover, abruptly ending the dinner.
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"I was asked to be there, and speak, by Weijia Jiang, President of The White House Correspondents’ Association, and have accepted. I don’t know whether or not I will give the same rather nasty statements, at least as it concerns certain people, but we will soon find out," Trump continued.
The Waldorf Astoria occupies the Old Post Office building, where the Trump Organization previously operated Trump International Hotel Washington D.C. The Trump Organization sold the hotel’s lease rights in 2022.
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Jiang announced the rescheduled date was decided by the White House Correspondents’ Association board in an email to association members, sharing the rescheduled event will be a more "intimate gathering."
"The event will feature significantly enhanced safety measures and new access procedures," Jiang stated.
White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt, who has been on maternity leave, said on X that she will attend the event, writing, "Looking forward to a great night."
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"This dinner will not only be an opportunity to carry out our program. It will be a statement that violence has no place in American life and a free press will not be intimidated into silence. As you have all demonstrated, courage and community can and should rise above," Jiang said.
In May, suspect Cole Allen pleaded not guilty to attempting to assassinate the president of the United States, discharge of a firearm during a crime of violence, transporting a firearm across state lines and assaulting a federal officer with a deadly weapon.
Fox News Digital reached out to the White House for additional comment.
Golfer smashes car's windshield with tee shot, gets confronted by car on course, then aces very next hole
Golf is inexplicably random at every level, which is one of the key components of what makes it such a perfect game. A player truly never knows what exactly is going to come after making contact with a golf ball with a swing, and this story out of a qualifier in Ohio may be the greatest example of that we've ever seen.
The story was first reported by Ryan French at MondayQ, who does the Lord's work covering amateur golf, Monday qualifiers, cheating accusations, and essentially the side of golf absent from the spotlight.
At the center of it all is amateur golfer Mark Knecht, who hit an errant tee shot during his U.S. Senior Open qualifying round at Miami Valley Country Club in Dayton. It wasn't your typical bad tee shot, however, at least not when it came to the events that immediately followed.
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While playing the par-4 12th hole, Knecht hit a tee shot way offline, but didn't exactly know where his golf ball ended up. He hit a provisional off the tee just in case his first tee shot couldn't be found or left the property.
According to French, Knecht and his playing partners searched for the first tee shot for the allotted three minutes but were unsuccessful in finding it. From there, he played his provisional onto the green, but seconds later, he quickly figured out exactly where his original tee shot ended up.
The red pickup truck with a cracked windshield that was driving down the middle of the fairway searching for the player responsible for the damage gave it away.
Greg Davies, a player in Knecht's group, explained that the driver stopped the truck "10 to 15 yards" short of the players in the fairway.
His playing partners, caddies and the many rules officials on the scene never gave up Knecht's identity during the confrontation, which eventually ended when the driver took his truck back up the fairway and up to the clubhouse to seek payment for the damage.
While already remarkable given what had unfolded, the story was far from finished.
After looking up to see a truck driving at him in the middle of a fairway on a golf course, getting into a heated back-and-forth, and then carding a triple bogey on the hole, Knecht and his playing partners still had six holes left to play.
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It turns out that they only needed one hole to make the memorable round one that they'll never, ever forget.
As the last player to hit on the 143-yard par-3 13th hole, Knecht hit a shot that never left the flagstick, and took one hop and in, according to Davies.
A lost tee shot, a fear for your life with a pickup truck driving directly at you, a triple bogey and a hole-in-one in the span of just two holes. Absolute insanity.
Knecht ultimately shot a five-over 76, and signed a scorecard containing a rare 1 and 7 combo. He didn't manage to qualify for the U.S. Senior Open, but he certainly earned himself a story he'll be able to tell anyone who will listen for the rest of his life.
Seattle seniors beg city for help as ‘absolute anarchy’ erupts outside LGBTQ housing complex
Frustrated Seattle residents say their once-vibrant neighborhood has become a nightly nightmare of roaring engines, fears of gunfire and massive street takeovers, warning that the chaos has reached a breaking point as city leaders struggle to contain the growing problem.
"It was a wonderful community," Rick Grossman — a resident of Pride Place apartments, an LGBTQ+ housing community for seniors located in the Capitol Hill neighborhood of Seattle situated in the Pike/Pine Corridor — told KOMO News in an article published Monday. "We’ve got disenfranchised people over here, many of them have been victimized all their lives and they came here for safety."
But Grossman said residents feel anything but safe.
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"We’re just asking for the city to enforce laws," Grossman said. "People are advertising on social media 'come on down here because it’s open for anything' — that’s what’s happening. You have absolute anarchy down here."
KOMO News reported that Grossman said the area becomes chaotic when bars and nightclubs close in the early morning hours, pushing the crowds into the streets and creating "takeovers" in the city.
"It's craziness. We've got people down here doing street takeovers," Grossman said. "There was a party bus out here last night blasting music. My floor vibrates, my windows vibrate, and it impacts my heart."
Grossman wrote a letter to the office of Seattle Mayor Katie Wilson outlining his concerns about the situation at Pride Place, which KOMO News quoted.
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"These conditions are intolerable — our dignity and health are being destroyed," Grossman wrote. "This noise is not incidental — it is the result of purposeful amplified street activity, including unlicensed vendors, vehicles with modified exhaust systems, bullhorns, stadium speakers and large crowds drawn by social media promotion."
He added, "This past Saturday night, for example, we had a four-piece band with drums and an amplifier, an unlicensed food vendor blasting music through big speakers, and a homophobic preacher using a bullhorn and speakers at the same intersection — just yards from our homes. Calls to 911 received no response."
KOMO News reported that people in the neighborhood have taken photos which show powered speaker setups with subwoofers in the trunks of cars, and that cars with excessively loud exhausts tear down the street all night.
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Diana, who requested that KOMO News not share her last name for fear of retaliation, told the outlet that ear plugs don’t even help.
"It’s so loud, even with a noise machine and ear plugs," Diana said.
She added, "I was woken up by, inside my bathroom with the doors shut, through triple pane windows, by extremely loud music by a party bus across the street. Two o'clock in the morning, why are they allowed to do that?"
Diana also said she had woken up to hear gunshots from outside.
According to KOMO News, the Seattle Police Department is sending out officers to patrol the area as bars and nightclubs let out, and the Capitol Hill Seattle blog reported that police are increasing foot patrols as well as increasing meetings with staff at bars and restaurants.
Fox News Digital reached out to Wilson and the Seattle Police Department for comment but did not immediately receive a response.
An FBI crime report for 2024 released in August found that Seattle was ranked fourth-worst out of the 30 largest American cities for total crime.
In August, The Washington State Standard reported that the total number of individuals counted as homeless is a 4.4% increase from 2024 and a 25% increase overall from 2022. Additionally, the year-over-year increase was approximately consistent with the 4.07% rise from 2023 to 2024, but below the 14.8% jump between 2022 and 2023.
NBA Finals betting guide: Why Jalen Brunson at +140 is the best points leader value in the series
Now that the NBA Finals are set, and they start tomorrow, we should start looking at some of the future props that are available for the series. You can bet on virtually anything at any given time, but these individual playoff series props are some of the ones I think can be the most enjoyable if you don't necessarily want to do them game-to-game.
I think one of the best bets might be Jalen Brunson to be the points leader at +140. Victor Wembanyama of the Spurs is the current favorite, but I really think it is overpriced at -185. Brunson is averaging 26.9 points per game this postseason, compared to Wemby, who is averaging just 23.2. In fairness, the matchups Brunson has had were easier, and this should be a harder series for him.
I think the book isn't accounting for the Knicks selling out to stop Wemby whenever they can. Wembanyama has averaged 30.4 points per game against the Knicks in his career, with two 40-point games, so I do see some justification. Since joining the Knicks, Brunson has averaged 32.8 points per game, but that is also inflated because he had a 61-point game against them. Nonetheless, I'll back Brunson to be the leading scorer in the series.
If you watched Game 7, you've probably already bet on Julian Champagnie from the Spurs to win this. He was lethal in Game 7, and probably the reason that the Spurs won the game. He is averaging 2.6 threes in the postseason. OG Anunoby and Jalen Brunson are both averaging about 2.3 threes per game. Devin Vassell, of the Spurs, is at 2.3 himself.
I probably would prefer Vassell over Champagnie, but I can't give you a great reason other than he plays more minutes usually, and does seem to be more involved in the offense. However, Champagnie's role is to catch and shoot.
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A dark-horse long shot that I like is Karl-Anthony Towns. In the playoffs, Towns is averaging just 3.2 attempts, but is shooting at 48.9%. Towns isn't going to go to the basket. He is a soft center. He prefers to shoot, and keeping Wembanyama out closer to the arc means the rest of the Knicks have an easier time at the basket. I think Towns should station himself out there and knock it down if Wemby sinks. I like Towns at +3000.
This one is a bit shocking to me, but Wembanyama is -145. I think that is a great value for this series. He is averaging just 10.8 rebounds per game in the postseason, about the same as Towns. However, he isn't dealing with as physical a group of guys as he has in the past few series. If he gets anything fewer than 10 rebounds a game, it is a problem. He has played five games against the Knicks and is averaging 14.6 rebounds against them, with only one game of nine rebounds. Everything else has been 13 or more.
Josh Hart is the one Knicks player that I might consider betting on for the rebound leader. He flies in regularly to scoop up boards. I also think Towns will be boxing out Wemby, so Hart could get extra rebounds that way.
I don't particularly love these markets. However, there are three listed on DraftKings, and two of them involve De'Aaron Fox. Fox is a bit of a forgotten soldier on the Spurs because everyone else around him is so good. He can still rack up points, but that's not really his role in this offense. He has played against the Knicks twice on the Spurs and scored 26 in the first game, and just seven in the second. He is averaging 16 points compared to Mikal Bridges' 15 points. Both numbers are rounded. Bridges is a better value at +140 in my opinion.
OG Anunoby looks like the second-best scorer on the Knicks, and he is listed at -140 against Fox is an even safer bet in my opinion. Bridges is a bit hit or miss, but Anunoby can attack the basket, shoot threes, get to the free throw line, so he is beating you from different levels. I think this is a solid bet.
Best of luck however you choose to follow these, but my number one bet is definitely the Wembanyama -145 rebound leader bet.
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Georgia groom killed, bride injured on wedding night when helicopter crashes in woods
A Georgia groom and a helicopter pilot were reportedly killed Friday night in a harrowing wedding night sendoff crash that left the surviving widow trapped for six hours later with her dead husband on top of her.
Newlywed wife Jesni Fiji, knocked out from the tragic crash and reportedly surviving with no broken bones and just cuts and bruises, awoke Saturday morning in shock and horror over what surrounded her, including her new husband Dave Fiji's body, the groom's father told Atlanta News First (ANF).
"She was crying on the phone: What happened? What happened?" George Fiji told ANF, recounting the tragedy with Jesni recovering in a metro Atlanta hospital. "I didn't know what she was talking about."
The fateful Robinson R66 helicopter sendoff for the young first officer for Endeavor Air and his wife crashed in a wooded area in northern Georgia on Friday night. They were bound for DeKalb-Peachtree Airport to take the newlyweds to an Atlanta-area hotel after their wedding celebration.
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"She said when she woke up she saw my son Dave resting on her bosom," George Fiji said. "She saw blood on him, and by then his body was completely cold. She’s a nurse, so she knew he was gone.
"She’s devastated, but she’s recovering," he added.
The National Transportation Safety Board is investigating the crash and has not determined what caused the helicopter to go down near The Revere, a Dawsonville, Georgia, wedding venue hosting about 400 guests, according to the report.
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"It took them awhile to locate the helicopter itself," George Fiji said.
The aircraft went down on a 10,000-acre tract owned by the City of Atlanta and managed by the state as a wildlife management area.
The weather reportedly was tricky with rain, but the helicopter pilot told the newlyweds they would fly at a higher altitude, according to the father.
"Since my son was a pilot, he told the pilot that there is zero visibility and when there is zero visibility like this, we never fly," George Fiji said, recalling the exchange through his now widowed daughter-in-law.
Dave Fiji had wanted to fly since he was 10 and became a first officer for Delta Air Lines' Endeavor Air, planning a dramatic wedding sendoff that turned tragic.
"My son was so happy," George Fiji said.
Endeavor Air issued its condolences for Fiji, who started with Endeavor in March 2025 and was based in Atlanta.
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"It is with deep sadness that we share the passing of Endeavor First Officer Dave Fiji," it wrote in a statement to its employees. "Dave tragically lost his life in a helicopter accident on Friday, May 29, shortly after celebrating his wedding.
"The loss of a colleague and friend is deeply felt, and we know this news may be especially difficult for those who knew and worked alongside him."
Dave and Jesni met through church connections between South Carolina and Georgia, according to the grief-stricken father who described them as "friends who decided to become life partners."
"I was just standing there watching my son and admiring him," he said of the wedding. "He looked so handsome."
As the family mourns, George Fiji told ANF their Christian faith has helped them face a wedding night that turned from celebration to catastrophe within hours.
"Without God there would be many questions — why?" he said. "God granted us a perfect wedding, and within a few hours everything changed into tragedy. The only place we can find answers and peace is in God."
AJ Brown says he and Eagles quarterback Jalen Hurts grew apart before trade to Patriots
The Philadelphia Eagles traded wide receiver A.J. Brown to the New England Patriots on Monday, and the wide receiver said his relationship with star quarterback Jalen Hurts grew distant.
Brown, 28, said that while there’s no bad blood with his now-former quarterback, the two grew apart.
"Not as close as we once were," Brown said during an appearance on "7PM in Brooklyn."
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"I believe that’s fine. It’s like, there’s no bad blood. There’s actually still a lot of love, I love him to death. I want him to succeed and accomplish all the things that he wants to accomplish."
The three-time Pro Bowler said that nothing happened and both parties accepted that they were drifting apart. Hurts recently made news for not attending Brown's wedding in May.
"Nothing happened. People just grow apart. Nothing happened between me and him, or our families, our wives, anything. Nothing like that ever happened," Brown said. "But life happens and you just look up sometimes and you find yourself drifting away. And that’s fine. And I think both parties accepted that."
The former Ole Miss star said he was confused as to why their friendship became such a talking point among the public.
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"I didn’t truly understand why our friendship became the center of everybody’s attention when it came to football because looking back on it we haven’t been as close as we were for a couple of years now, that didn’t stop anything," Brown said.
"We still competed, we still pushed each other, we still led the team. It’s kind of strange, people just got so fixated on our relationship."
Hurts and Brown helped lead the Eagles to a Super Bowl victory two seasons ago. In four seasons in Philadelphia, Brown caught 339 passes for 5,034 yards and 32 touchdowns.
Despite the success, the Eagles moved on from Brown on Monday after it became more advantageous to trade him on June 1 due to salary cap implications.
The Eagles went from possibly carrying a $43.4 million dead-money charge for the trade to shrinking that to $16.3 million based on NFL June 1 salary cap rules. The team acquired a 2028 first-round pick and a 2027 fifth-round selection from the Patriots for Brown.
Now in New England, Brown has nothing but love for Hurts.
"Nothing but love for him, I want him to do well and accomplish everything his heart desires."
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