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Kevin Durant is sidelined through the NBA All-Star Game, leaving the league to name a replacement. Indiana Pacers forward Domantas Sabonis will take his place.

The All-star selection is the second for the Pacers big. While Sabonis will replace KD, the Nets swingman will still serve as team captain and will pick rosters alongside LeBron James this Thursday on TNT.

The Brooklyn Nets revealed Durant will require an additional reocvery period for his hamstring.

The Pacers are led by Sabonis who averages 21.5 points per game alongside 11.7 rebounds and 5.7 assists.

From a major snub to a major DUB
Congrats @Dsabonis11 on your second #NBAAllStar appearance
Full story https://t.co/MBdqFnQ373 pic.twitter.com/sAOThiugGY
— Indiana Pacers (@Pacers) February 26, 2021

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The United States Food and Drug Administration has authorized the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine. CNN reports the single-dose vaccine “checks nearly all the boxes.”

NEW: J&J single-dose COVID-19 vaccine supported by FDA Advisory Committee.
FDA meets to finalize Saturday.
A third safe and effective vaccine is very welcome news.
— Andy Slavitt (@aslavitt46) February 26, 2021

The vaccine is currently authorized for thsoe over the age of 18, is single dose and does not need special storage.

“We need a vaccine that can be quickly mass produced,” said Dr. Greg Poland, head of the Mayo Clinic’s Vaccine Research Group. “We’d want to see a reasonable duration of efficacy and protection.”

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Justin Bieber is ready to return to music, announcing his sixth studio album, JUSTICE, set to arrive on March 19.

The new album will feature “Holy” featuring Chance the Rapper, “Lonely” featuring Benny Blanco and “Anyone,” three hit records that have blast past two billion streams worldwide.

“In a time when there’s so much wrong with this broken planet, we all crave healing – and justice – for humanity,” said Justin Bieber. “In creating this album, my goal is to make music that will provide comfort; to make songs that people can relate to, and connect to, so they feel less alone. Suffering, injustice and pain can leave people feeling helpless. Music is a great way of reminding each other that we aren’t alone. Music can be a way to relate to one another and connect with one another. I know that I cannot simply solve injustice by making music, but I do know that if we all do our part by using our gifts to serve this planet, and each other, that we are that much closer to being united. ..

Mac Miller is officially a platinum-selling rapper. The late star has received his first-ever platinum plaque for the 2018 album Swimming.

The release was certified platinum on Feb. 24. Miller’s follow-up album, his firth posthumous effort, Circles, is certified gold as of Feb. 24 after selling 500,000 albums.

Congrats and rest in peace to Mac Miller.

Mac Miller earns his first platinum album with ‘Swimming’ pic.twitter.com/x9XvBt17Xq
— MacheadHeaven (@MacheadHeaven) February 26, 2021

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Wrestlemania 37 will be the first time two African-American wrestlers will battle one-on-one over a world title. To make the match even better, the fight will be between two women.

During Friday Night Smackdown, Bianca Belair cashed in on her Royal Rumble win and officially challenged reigning champion Sasha Banks for the championship.

The battle between Banks and Belair is the second match official for the card.

You can see the moment below.

IT'S ON.#SmackDown @WrestleMania @SashaBanksWWE @BiancaBelairWWE pic.twitter.com/XPoldczcvX
— WWE (@WWE) February 27, 2021

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A fan recently noticed that Joe Budden was no longer verified on the social media platform, Twitter. In the height of the digital age, the blue check verification is a badge of status. If you have the blue check, it supposedly separates you from the rest of the pack. Those who had notoriety prior to the dominance of social media put very little emphasis on the blue check. One of those people happens to be the former rapper and now famed podcaster, Joe Budden.

After losing his blue check, the JBP Network founder could care less about digital verification. He responded to a fan on Twitter, who was curious about it.

“What happened to your blue check,” they asked. “Doesn’t matter lol…. i was verified long before Twitter,” said Budden.

Doesn’t matter lol… i was verified long before Twitter. https://t.co/9no79z7a99
— Joe Budden (@JoeBudden) February 26, 2021

Prior to Twitter, Joe Budden was a rapper and respected lyricist. Known for his Grammy-Nominated hit, “Pump It Up” he later becam..

Tory Lanez recently called on celebrities and artists alike to band together to help the people of Texas. Over the past month, Texans have suffered from the aftermath of freezing temperatures due to a winter snowstorm. In addition to lives being lost, Texas found their homes to be damaged, many lost electricity, lack of access to clean drinking water, and more.

The Canadian native recently announced on Twitter that he is not only helping Texas but supplying them with his own water.

“Thankful to say I officially just CREATED MY OWN *ALKALINE WATER* BRAND ….. ‘Umbrella Water’, he started. “THE FIRST THING IM DOING IS GOING TO TEXAS AND DELIVERING A WHOLE BUNCH OF CASES TO THE PEOPLE IN NEED … sh*t y’all ain’t got water … I’ll make it .. and bring it.”

With his new initiative underway, Tory Lanez further embraces the role as a philanthropist and entrepreneur. There is no timeline as to the execution, but we hope to see the plan come to fruition very soon.

Thankful to say I officially..

The United States military launched an airstrike in Syria on Thursday, that targeted groups that were allegedly affiliated with an Iran-backed militia.

Defense officials said this move, which is believed to be the first known offensive military operation carried out by the Biden administration, was in response to multiple rocket attacks against Americans in northern Iraq earlier this month.

“At President Biden’s direction, U.S. military forces earlier this evening conducted airstrikes against infrastructure utilized by Iranian-backed militant groups in eastern Syria. These strikes were authorized in response to recent attacks against American and Coalition personnel in Iraq, and to ongoing threats to those personnel,” said Pentagon press secretary John Kirby.

Kirby called these strikes a “proportionate military response” and explained that “It was conducted together with diplomatic measures, including consultation with Coalition partners. The operation sends an unambiguous message..