Derek Nielsen

@ozhoopsdrek
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"You don't really know what goes on / That's why all this looks like a perfect mess." Basketball tragic, travel junkie, occasional streamer and constant cynic. He/him.
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Tasmania's #WNBL expansion team unveils its identity: they're the Jewels. #WNBL27
https://www.tasmaniajewels.com.au/
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The #WNBL is reporting the sad news that Sydney and Syracuse alum Tiana Managakahia has lost her battle with breast cancer. She was still actively playing NBL1 in the first week of August (a conference semi, no less). Hard to hear the news after seeing her just weeks ago. #FuckCancer

Them: What do you do for a living?

Me: I mostly drink coffee and try not to lose my shit.

Me: *clicks “fewer posts like this”*
Reddit: I get it, you didn’t want to read about THAT crypto scam coin. Here are 367 recommendations for other scam coin subreddits.

The W's newest team wins the "Logo That Would Make The Most Badass Tattoo" award straight out of the gate. #WNBA

https://www.wnba.com/#stories/6413252d-303b-1d0c-3c18-3a1b1da49e1d

The Official Home of the WNBA | Women's National Basketball Association

The official home of the Women's National Basketball Association. Keep up to date with news, scores, and standings for your favorite teams.

The #NBADraft is so slow, it's almost more tedious than the Brownlow Medal count. Almost.

Proposal for next year's Draft- remove the time limit on picks, but impose a word limit on the talking heads on the panel. 75 words each, then Mark Tatum walks onto the set and steals their mics.

Secret Panel HERE 😐 https://tapas.io/episode/3542876

Australia’s Women’s National Basketball League, now privately owned, announces a rebrand. https://wnbl.com.au/blog/news/wnbl-unveils-bold-new-brand/

#WNBL

WNBL Unveils Bold New Brand | WNBL

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🇦🇱 #ALB Not sure if it will change anyone's minds this late in the show, but the staging is striking.

Pyro! Drink! (28)

Final count:
Shots taken: 28
Power leotard/boots combos: 4

Bookies' picks in Australia: Sweden, Austria, France, Finland
For the wooden spoon: UK, Norway, Portugal, Iceland, Denmark

But whatever. Time to vote! #Eurovision

🇸🇪 #SWE Just in case you were worried the show wasn't goofy enough this year. here's "Sauna". Bookies' favourites, apparently.

Pyro! Key change! Smoke! Drink! (25)

🇫🇷 #FRA Only the third-best French-language song of the night. Crowd loved the big finish, though.

Smoke! Drink! (26)

🇸🇲 #SMR Good bounce-along song to (almost) end. Bonus points for the classical statue with the 'who farted' face in the background.

Pyro! Drink! (27)

#Eurovision