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Tim Tebow gets hitched HE MARRIED MISS UNIVERSE 2017 IN SOUTH AFRICA By AJ Bafer Alligator Contributing Writer

Former UF quarterback Tim Tebow may have led the Gators to a championship in 2008, but he earned a different kind of ring. Tebow and Miss Universe 2017 Demi-Leigh Nel-Peters are now married, and the wedding showcased a mixture of American and South African traditions.

The 2007 Heisman Trophy winner married the model in her home city of Cape Town, South Africa. Nel-Peters and Tebow walked down the aisle together in their venue La Paris Estate while white petals were thrown onto them in celebration, as shown in Nel-Peters’ Instagram post. She wore a wedding dress from David’s Bridal while Tebow wore a suit tailored by South African fashion designer Gert-Johan Coetzee. Dara Durosomo, a 21-yearold UF public health and international studies senior and

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Repairs to campus manholes are past due THE MANHOLES WERE BUILT IN THE ‘60S By Hannah Phillips Alligator Staff Writer

David Hall, a 26-year-old UF agricultural economics masters student, sat downwind from a billowing manhole on the Plaza of the Americas during Tuesday. He’s eaten Krishna lunch there almost every day since he began at UF in 2011. “It wasn’t always like this,” Hall said as a pocket of hot steam enveloped him. The words “Danger, hot, keep off” were painted on UF manhole covers in 2014. The covers can reach temperatures around 150 degrees Fahrenheit, and UF Facilities Services added barricades to keep students away. This was a temporary solution until a better, more permanent one could be implemented. Six years later, the barricades are still up. There are more than 200 manholes on campus, said Douglas “Bubba” Boyd, an employee of the UF utilities and energy department. All were built in the ‘60s and it’s likely that a majority have fallen into a state of disrepair in the decades since, he said. “It’s way past time for them to do some rehabilitative work,” Boyd said.

Manholes are access points in the ground that let facility workers maintain the network of underground piping below, he said. Those pipes contain hot water and steam, and they control the temperature and humidity in surrounding buildings. Rain and groundwater can seep through leaks in pipes to strike the water, causing hot steam to billow up and out of the manholes, Boyd said. The steam isn’t toxic, he said, but its heat poses a safety risk to students and staff. When the steam spews out, the manhole covers can reach temperatures hot enough to fry an egg. If someone touches it with their bare hands or feet, they’ll be scalded, Boyd said. He recalled an incident three years ago when a couple and their toddler were jogging around Ben Hill Grifﬁn stadium. The toddler tripped and put a hand out to catch himself – directly on a steaming cover, where his hand was burned. It’s rare that accidents like that happen, Boyd said, but they are serious, and need a solution. The current plan is to repair all 200 manholes on campus, he said. This has been the plan since 2014, but they only secured suﬁcient funds in 2019.

SPORTS/SPECIAL/CUTOUT UF comes up short at the buzzer

Story description ﬁnish with comma, pg# Florida lost 84-82 on the road at LSU Tuesday night, pg. 11

SEE MANHOLE, PAGE 4

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Participants march in downtown Gainesville during the annual march on Martin Luther King, Jr. day. The holiday, observed on King’s birthday, celebrates his life and achivements as a civil rights leader.

Lucky’s Market to close Gainesville store THERE WILL ONLY BE ONE STORE LEFT IN FLORIDA STARTING FEB. 12 By Alex De Luca Alligator Staff Writer

When Eric Cheek left his shift at Lucky’s Market late Monday night, he didn’t think it would be one of his ﬁnal times doing so. As front end supervisor of the Gainesville store, he’d recently celebrated his ﬁve-year anniversary there. But now, Cheek is just one of thousands of Lucky’s Market employees laid off as the chain prepares to close nearly all of its Flori-

Gainesville is ranked 51st But in cases of STDs, pg. 5

da stores in the next few weeks, as ﬁrst reported by the South Florida Sun Sentinel. Jason Rief, the store’s regional director, told the Sentinel that the 20 stores will be closed as of Feb. 12, and the only remaining location will be in West Melbourne, Florida. “I feel really betrayed, like I’m sure all the other team members there,” Cheek, 43, said. While the news came as a shock to almost everyone, Cheek said speculation was “running rampant through the employee grapevine” after a sign was hung in the store informing employees of an important meeting Tuesday morning.

It was during that 7 a.m. meeting that the store informed its employees of the abrupt closure, he said. Kroger invested in Lucky’s Market in 2016, back when the chain only had 17 stores. It later pulled out of the agreement in early December. Cheek said ever since Kroger pulled out of the partnership, there’s been a lot of uncertainty about the store’s future. He thinks by divesting its stake in the company, Kroger was aware of the impact its decision would have on Lucky’s fate.

SEE LUCKY’S, PAGE 5

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Her dress was from David’s Bridal TEBOW, from pg. 1 president of UF’s African Student Union, said it was great to see the couple married. In line with her organization’s mission to celebrate African culture and discuss Africa’s pressing issues, Durosomo hopes Nel-Peters will utilize connections created through she and her husband’s bond to help the continent. The wedding itself reﬂected this course of action: People magazine wrote that it included traditions from both South Africa and the U.S., mixing different cultures through both customs and cuisine. Tebow posted a video of the couple celebrating the union, captioned “Blending Cultures + Traditions,” on his Instagram account. It showed

the newlyweds dancing to American jazz music and being adorned with traditional African face paint. Daniel Perez, a 21-year-old UF dietetics junior, said he grew up a Florida fan when Tebow played around 2008. Perez said he has had the opportunity to see Tebow at events including Gator Growl and College GameDay and is happy he is ﬁnally married. Perez said he appreciates that Tebow is still active as a sports announcer and within the Gainesville community. He said he hopes to go into the realm of sports nutrition and that as an athlete and sports lover, watching Tebow also played a role in choosing this path. “He did a lot for UF,” Perez said. “I’m glad to be a part of a community that he helped foster and grow.”

Only 20 manholes were repaired

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Zoya Mukherjee, an 18-year-old biology freshman, and Justin Ho, an 18-year-old computer science freshman, sit near a barricaded manhole on the Plaza of the Americas Tuesday.

MANHOLE, from pg. 1

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Former UF quarterback Tim Tebow married Miss Universe 2017, DemiLeigh Nel-Peters, in a ceremony in her home country of South Africa.

The manholes will be disassembled to repair leaks, and vents will be added to redirect rainwater from the hot pipes. The process is time consuming and disruptive to campus activities, Boyd said. The hot water must be shut off for workers to get into the manholes, which means surrounding buildings will be without air-conditioning and humidity control for a time. The repairs must take place over summer, when there are fewer students and faculty on campus, Boyd said. Repairs began in Summer 2019. So far, only around 20 manholes have been repaired. There is no projected end date for the repairs, Boyd said. If the facilities department continues to mend the manholes at a rate of 20 per summer, all should be re-

paired by 2028. Until then, barriers and a painted warning will serve as a reminder to students to stay away. the manhole covers can reach temperatures hot enough to fry an egg. If someone touches it with bare hands or feet, they’ll be scalded, Boyd said. He recalled an incident three years ago when a couple and their toddler were jogging around Ben Hill Grifﬁn stadium. The toddler tripped and put a hand out to catch himself – directly on a steaming cover. It’s rare that accidents like that happen, Boyd said, but they are serious enough to warrant a solution. The current plan is to repair all 200 manholes on campus, he said. This means completely disassembling the manholes to repair leaks, as well as adding vents to redirect rainwater from

the hot pipes. The process is time consuming and disruptive to campus activities, Boyd said. The hot water must be shut off for workers to get into the manholes, which means surrounding buildings will be without air-conditioning and humidity control for a time. The repairs must take place over summer, when there are fewer students and faculty on campus, Boyd said. Repairs began in Summer 2019. So far, only around 20 manholes have been repaired. If the facilities department continues to mend the manholes at a rate of 20 per summer, all should be repaired by 2028. Until then, barriers and a painted warning will serve as a reminder to students to stay away. @haphillips96 hphillips@alligator.org

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Santa Fe College nationally recognized for campus safety program THE SANTA FE POLICE DEPARTMENT IS A FINALIST FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF THE YEAR AWARD BEING ANNOUNCED IN FEBRUARY

By Valentina Botero Alligator Staff Writer

Santa Fe College has made a national achievement in public safety. The college was ranked second in the country in campus safety initiatives by Safe Campus, a program dedicated to improving campus safety. Because of this recognition, the Santa Fe Police Department is also a ﬁnalist for the Department of the Year Award that will be announced Feb. 26. There were 4,298 U.S. accredited highereducation institutions eligible for this ranking. Safe Campus released a list of the top 25 university departments that made a difference in student safety on Friday. Santa Fe College ranked above two Florida universities, Lynn University and Florida Atlantic University. UF was not listed in these rankings. The college’s campus safety program highlighted initiatives such as reducing crime, department’s branding and messaging and community policing partnerships. It was an honor for Santa Fe College to be recognized, said Jay Anderson, the spokesperson for the college. “The college’s police department has been recognized for a number of different things over the years,” Anderson said. “So this is another reinforcement of that.” The police department takes cutting edge

technology seriously. It was the first department in the region to have body cameras and is one of only five community colleges in the Florida College System with a full-time campus police department, said Ed Book, the Santa Fe Police Chief. “I consider the work the police department does integral to making sure that the students have a great education experience,” Book said. Uniform Crime Report crime statistics — which collects data on murder, rape, robbery, aggravated assault and burglary — showed that Santa Fe College’s crime rates have decreased from 89 incidents in 2011 to 18 in 2018. Although its police department has not yet completed reports for 2019, Book said he believes that it is about the same number. Valentina Torres, a 20-year-old Santa Fe College nursing sophomore, said it’s a relief knowing she is at one of the safest campuses in the nation. “As a girl, knowing that we’re unfortunately more vulnerable to these kinds of things,” she said. “It definitely feels like a lot safer to just be there overall.”

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UF student in crash had citations IT’S UNKNOWN IF HE WAS INTOXICATED By Stephany Matat Alligator Staff Writer

Kassandra “Kassy” Guzman-Ramirez died at 20 years old on Jan. 9 from her injuries related to a car crash on University Avenue. Emergency responders said Adam Mandel a 19-yearold UF student, was driving a 2007 gray Lexus when the car crashed into a guardrail and a utility pole. The front of the car was compressed and had a shattered windshield, according to a trafﬁc crash report. Mandel was given a drug and alcohol test, and the reporting Gainesville Police Department ofﬁcer said he wasweating profusely and had dilated pupils, according to the report. Guzman-Ramirez, who had applied to Santa Fe College, lived with her boyfriend in Gainesville after moving from Weston, Florida to be with him, her family said. They both were from Weston, and he is a UF student. Guzman-Ramirez’s GoFundMe page was paused on Jan. 13 to withdraw money to pay for her funeral, and

the funds donated as of today reached more than $14,000. It is unknown if GuzmanRamirez was intoxicated at the time of the crash and the results of her toxicology exam are not completed yet, according to the District 8 Medical Examiners Office. Jorge Campos, Gainesville Police Department spokesperson, said the department did not have the results for Mandel’s drug and alcohol exams either. However, Mandel’s driving record had a list of citations court documents show. In December 2018, Mandel received a traffic citation for careless driving a few blocks away from the crash that occurred this month, according to court documents. He was fined $209 and ordered to complete four hours of a driver improvement course and submit two letters to the judge after visiting two roadside memorials. On the morning of August 2017, he was also given a citation for driving nine mph over the speed limit on an interstate in Osceola County, according to court records. He received another citation on January 2018 for driving 16 mph over the speed limit on a highway in St. Lucie County.

Ted Hollander, the lawyer who represented him in December 2018, declined to comment. Kristine Van Vorst, the judge for his December 2018 case, declined to comment. The Alligator made numerous attempts to reach out to Mandel but received no response. The Alligator also reached out to Mandel’s relatives but was unable to find a responsive phone number. With the other citations shown through Mandel’s past, there were similar patterns of speeding tickets also given to his parents in Broward County, reports show. Stefano Itria received a traffic citation in June 2016 for careless driving after driving at 55 mph in a 45 mph speed limit, according to the traffic report. Radmila Itria-Mandel, Mandel’s mother, was given two citations for unlawful speeding. According to the traffic report, she was going 45 mph in a 30 mph zone in December 2014, and she was driving 68 mph in a 45 mph zone in November 2015. @StephanyMatat smatat@alligator.org

Gainesville ranks among top

cities in country for cases of STDs THE CITY WAS RANKED 51ST IN THE COUNTRY By Sarah Mandile Alligator Staff Writer

A new study ranks Gainesville just at the cusp of the top 50 cities in the country for cases of sexually transmitted diseases. The study from Innerbody.com ranks Gainesville 51st in the country for STDs per 100,000 people. Conducted with data from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the U.S. Census, the study also showed Gainesville as having 1,057 cases reported per 100,000 people. Cecilia Luna, the marketing and communications coordinator for UF’s Health Care Center, said there are no definitive answers in the medical community to explain the high rate of STDs. “There’s a couple theories in the medical community,” Luna said. “It could be because more people are getting tested than they were before.” The care center hasn’t seen a significant change in STD trends, she said. As of now, there’s still a steady rate of students getting tested regularly and using the “Get Yourself Tested” clinic in the Infirmary building. Luna said the most common STDs she sees at UF are Gonorrhea and Chlamydia. The data collected on Gainesville shows similar results, with Chlamydia being the most prevalent STD. UF’s Health Care Center offers prevention efforts on campus and works to inform students of the resources available to them, Luna said. Even students who are asymptomatic, or not showing Resources for STDs • Free HIV testing is available in GatorWell main office appointments can be made here • STI testing is offered at the Student Health Care Center • Alachua County Health Department offers sexual health services

any symptoms, can visit the clinic for a full panel screening provided through the Alachua County Health department. “We think that [prevention efforts on campus] might help them feel more empowered to go and get tested and get treated,” Luna said. Samantha Evans, a health promotion specialist at GatorWell, said that while they provide about 400 to 500 STD tests per year, they don’t have any data that currently reflects trends in the number of UF students getting tested. Evans said her experience has shown that students are more likely to get tested when testing is free and information is confidential. She wants UF students to know that while there are numerous sexual health resources out there, they should be sure to find sources that are credible and up to date. GatorWell’s Sexual Health page is regularly updated with a variety of reliable sources, she said. “This can be a really taboo topic and people can feel uncomfortable,” Evans said, “Find a way that works for you to get those questions answered in a reliable way.”

@sarahmandile smandile@alligator.org The Top 5 U.S. Cities with the Highest STD Rates 1. Baltimore, MD 2. Jackson, MS 3. Philadelphia, PA 4. San Francisco, CA 5. Montgomery, AL

• GatorWell has presentations around Sexual Health that are available for classes and student groups • The GatorWell Sexual Health page is regularly updated with resources

MidiCi ofered jobs on Facebook LUCKY’S, from pg. 1 “They knew if they pulled out they were going to kill Lucky’s,” Cheek said. “And that’s exactly, essentially, what they did.” The company has made no ofﬁcial statement as of Tuesday evening. The Alligator reached out to the Gainesville store’s director for comment but was unable to get in touch as of Tuesday evening. Mike Mangus, general manager of MidiCi at Celebration Pointe, posted in Gainesville Word of Mouth Tuesday, a Facebook group for Gainesville residents, offering jobs to those recently laid off by the grocery store. Among the positions Mangus listed at the pizza restaurant were kitchen staff, server and bartender.

He wrote that while he can’t hire everyone, he wanted to set up some interviews for those interested. “I hate seeing that Lucky’s is closing,” Mangus wrote. “It really is my favorite place to shop and extremely convenient.” Cheek said he’s already received a ton of community outreach in the wake of the news, even from strangers who have informed him of available job opportunities. A few of his regular customers at the store also reached out to show their support Tuesday. “People loved Lucky’s, people loved our store, and there’s a lot of upset people out there in the community right now,” Cheek said. @alexldeluca adeluca@alligator.org

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Tory Lanez to perform in February The event will celebrate Black History Month By Chasity Maynard Alligator Staff Writer

Give your boo a “Chixtape” this Valentine’s Day. Canadian rapper and singer Tory Lanez will perform Feb. 24 at the O’Connell Center. The musician will be hosting a series of concerts in February for his most recent album, “Chixtape 5.” UF Student Government Productions and Black History Month will host Lanez and a guest performer in celebration of Black His-

tory Month, according to a UF SGP Facebook post. Samuel Hodge, an 18-year-old UF finance freshman and member of the Leadership Development Institute under the Black Student Union, said he is looking forward to celebrating Black History Month. “I like where it is going so far, and I can’t wait to see where it goes because I love Tory Lanez,” Hodge said. Wallyah Pierre, a 19-year-old UF biology freshman and also a member of LDI, said she is excited to

see a popular artist performing on campus. “I didn’t expect any big-name black artists to come here, but now that I know he is, I’m very excited,” she said. Last year, SGP and BSU collaborated to host 21 Savage for a Black History Month celebration. After 21 Savage was detained by ICE, his performance was rescheduled. Representatives from BSU, Black History Month and SGP did not respond to requests for comment at the time of publication. The Facebook post said ticket sales information will be announced soon. @chasitymaynard0 cmaynard@alligator.org

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UF student falls from parking garage, in critical condition HE REMAINS IN THE SHANDS ICU AS OF SUNDAY By Samia Lagmis Alligator Staff Writer

A UF student is in critical condition after falling from a parking garage in downtown Gainesville, according to authorities. Mitchell Capps, a 22-year-old forest resources and conservation student, fell from a parking garage located on the 100th block of Southwest Second Street Friday evening.

The incident was reported to police at 10 p.m., said Jorge Campos, Gainesville Police Department spokesperson. Campos could not confirm which floor Capps fell from. However, Capps’ father, Bryan Capps, Sr., wrote that his son fell from the fourth floor of the garage in a Facebook post Sunday. Capps, Sr. wrote that police were “miraculously” on the scene about 30 seconds after the incident. Although Capps did not have any identification on him, one of his best friends happened to drive by and identify

him to police upon recognizing his clothes. Capps remains in critical condition at Shands’ Neurological ICU as of Sunday, according to the post. He suffered a serious brain injury, two broken femurs, a broken pelvis, a broken ankle, a broken elbow, broken fingers and broken bones in his face. Comments and posts extending support to the Capps family have been shared on Facebook since Sunday night. On Monday, Capps’ father wrote another post in response: “I want everyone to know that I have been reading to Mitchell your prayerful

posts, as he sleeps,” the post read. “So, perhaps without knowing it, you have actually been speaking directly to him — just in my voice….” Campos said authorities are still investigating the circumstances of the case. They have not gathered any information that indicates foul play. The Alligator reached out to the Capps family through Facebook but was unable to receive a statement as of Tuesday evening. @SLagmis slagmis@alligator.org

UF ‘shots fired’ alert was Gainesville community not an active shooter remembers Ed Jennings, Sr.

Police say better safe than sorry By Samia Lagmis

By Sarah Mandile

Alligator Staff Writer

A series of UF alerts warning of shots fired on campus Friday afternoon may have caused some confusion. Five alerts were issued by UF’s alert system after the Gainesville Police Department received a report about a person shooting a firearm in a wooded area behind the UF College of Veterinary Medicine. Minutes after the initial alert, another message was sent out stating there was not an active shooter, and that the suspect was practicing target shooting in the woods. University Police Department Capt. Kristy Sasser said at the time, they wanted to get out as much information as quickly as possible, knowing that there would be updates to follow. “We don’t want to take the additional time to determine is this for sure [a threat] because then we’d have lost time,” Sasser said. The initial alert description stated that the suspect was 59 years old, a typo that was intended to read “5’9” in regards to the suspect’s height. Although the alerts stated that shots were fired, they did not state that an active shooter was present.

JENNINGS WAS FORMERLY MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSIONER OF GAINESVILLE

“Obviously, any time you hear ‘shots fired’ related to a university or a school, everyone’s first thought is going to be ‘Is it an active shooter?’” Sasser said. “So we wanted to very quickly let everyone know that it was not an active shooter situation.” Sasser said that in situations such as this, it’s important to follow the directions provided in the alerts and to notify police with any information regarding the alerts. UPD currently offers active shooter safety training that can be accessed on its website, Sasser said. A message from UPD Chief Linda Stump-Kurnick was shared on UF’s twitter following the incident. The tweet stated that UFPD issued the alerts out of “an abundance of caution during a rapidly developing situation.” “The goal of UF Alerts is to make the community aware as quickly as possible of potential threats, so that individuals can use their best judgment and take the best course of action for their own protection,” the message read. @SLagmis slagmis@alligator.org

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Former Gainesville mayor, city commissioner and civil rights trailblazer Edward Jennings, Sr. is remembered for everything from his cakes to his public service. Jennings died on the evening of Jan. 17 at 82 years old. A celebration of his life will take place at 11 a.m. Jan. 25 in Mt. Carmel Missionary Baptist Church, located at 2505 NE Eighth Ave. Jennings served the Gainesville community for nearly two decades, according to the Gainesville Sun. He was Gainesville’s first community affairs coordinator in 1971, a city commissioner in 1993 and mayor in 1996. Pegeen Hanrahan, who served as mayor of Gainesville from 2004 through 2010, described Jennings as warm, loving and “bigger than life.” She said Jennings used to ride around Gainesville with a bullhorn, informing residents

of important events and updating them on news happening in the community. He also Jennings Sr. brought a cake into City Hall every week, she said, but wouldn’t eat any of it himself because it was always for others to enjoy. “He will be very, very deeply missed by the Gainesville community,” Hanrahan said. Carl Harness, a Gainesville assistant city manager from 1998 to 2003, said his friendship with Jennings all started with the cakes Jennings would bake. Jennings’ cakes were wellknown, Harness said, and they weren’t your average cakes. He baked them by hand, and they usually weighed between five and seven pounds. When Jennings learned that Harness and his family were having a reunion one year in Las Vegas, he decided to send about six cakes to them. “Needless to say, that was the hit of the reunion,” Harness

said. “Everyone was talking about these cakes and talking about Mr. Jennings.” In the time he served the Gainesville community, Jennings gave “a voice to those who didn’t have a voice,” he said. Harness said he’s honored to have had the opportunity to work alongside him. “I could definitely count him as one of my mentors,” Harness said. Jennings’ cousin Roy Alford, Jr., the owner of Gainesville barber shop Hair Wonders: The Cutting Edge, said Jennings was always supportive and encouraging toward local business owners. Alford remembers Jennings as a “man of his word” who made efforts to create equal opportunities within Gainesville. “He would fight for the wellbeing of the community and the citizens of this community, both in the private sector and in the business sector,” Alford said.

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MUSIC

Black Lips perform first show of tour at High Dive BLACK LIPS BROUGHT THEIR BRAND OF GARAGE ROCK TO HIGH DIVE ON TUESDAY By Christopher S. Cann Alligator Staff Writer

Tuesday night Black Lips ripped through their discography and new songs during a headlining set at High Dive. The performance was the ﬁrst on their current 2020 tour in support of their Jan. 24 album “Sing In A World That’s Falling Apart.” The tour will cap off with two nights at the Earl venue in the band’s hometown city of Atlanta. The group, comprised of frontman Cole Alexander, drummer Oakley Munson, saxophonist Zumi Rosow, guitarist Jeff Clarke, and bassist Jared Swilley took the stage after sets from Gainesville natives, The Walkers and The Amphetamines. Before the show, bassist Jared Swilley discussed touring Florida, their new album, inﬂuences and his experience covering the Beatles with Sean Lennon and working with Yoko Ono. Black Lips toured Florida in April 2016 supporting the Black Angels. Being Atlanta natives, the band has become familiar with Florida and enjoys their time touring the sunshine state according to Swilley. “We love touring Florida, the weather is always good and I think we are one of the few bands that go down regularly,” he said. The initial recording of their new album “Sing In A World That’s Falling Apart” occurred in Berlin, but the band re-

recorded the album in Los Angeles. Jared said Berlin is the band’s second home and they have spent the last 10 summers in the German city. The singles released this year and in late 2019, such as “Gentleman,” “Odelia,” and “Rumbler,” all have a blatant country twang to them. Swilley said this country direction was always something they have been heading toward, especially as they have aged. He grew up listening to artists such as Buck Owens and Charlie Feathers. “When you get into your 30s, it’s hard to still keep playing punk rock,” he said. The newest ensemble of Black Lips features the band’s first female, Zumi Rosow, and their first Canadian, Jeff Clarke. Courtesy of Dani Pujalte “Cole and I started it when we were kids and Black Lips performs songs off their latest album, “Sing In A it has been a revolving door ever since then,” World That’s Falling Apart. ” Swilley said. Sean Lennon produced Black Lip’s last fulllength album “Satan’s Graffiti or God’s Art?” which features a cover of the Beatles song “It Black Lips’ new album “Sing In A World That’s Falling Won’t Be Long.” “It was Sean’s idea and Yoko gave us the blessing so it Apart” will be available everywhere Jan. 24. When asked was an honor,” Swilley said. “The Beatles are my favorite about the meaning behind the title, Swilley described his band and we got to play through the Beatles equipment dur- point of view: “I don’t think the world is falling apart. The world has always been falling apart.” ing that so it was pretty surreal.” Swilley said that Sir Paul McCartney has heard the cover @chrstophercann and gave it his blessing as well. ccann@alligator.org “My dad was very proud,” Swilley said.

THEATRE

Hippodrome’s “Lone Star Spirits” is hilarious and heart-felt THE PLAY IS THE THEATRE’S FIRST COPRODUCTION WITH FREEFALL THEATRE By Marlena Carrillo Avenue Staff Writer

An ex-football hero, his high school sweetheart and a pioneer ghost walk into a liquor store — but it’s a bit more complicated than that.

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Bryan Mercer and Marissa Toogood play Walter and Marley, father and daughter, in the Hippodrome’s “Lone Star Spirits.”

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The Hippodrome State Theatre’s latest production “Lone Star Spirits,” a play written by playwright Josh Tobiessen, ushers in a comical story of family and superstition, as well as a new feat for the Gainesville theater. For the first time, the Hippodrome is co-presenting two productions with St. Petersburg’s freeFall Theatre. The Hippodrome will show “Lone Star Spirits” from Jan. 24 through Feb. 16, after which the show, including the cast and set, will travel to freeFall Theatre and run from Feb. 29 through March 29. “Lone Star Spirits” is a silly but heart-warming comedy that takes place in a Texas liquor store. It features a bold, seamless cast that ties together all the emotions and idiosyncrasies that make friends and family one. Distantly reminiscent of Netflix’s original sitcom “The Ranch,” the play focuses on the arrival of Marley, played by Marissa Toogood, a former small-town girl who is visiting her estranged father Walter, played by Bryan Mercer, the owner of a local liquor store. Complicating the arrival of Marley and her fiancé is her ex-boyfriend Drew played by Haulston Mann, a high school football legend who refuses to let go of his former glory and re-sets his sights on his former sweetheart. Absurdly funny and surprisingly heartfelt, “Lone Star Spirits” illustrates the subtle tensions that arise from troubled relationships, and tastes like the bittersweet nostalgia of years past and things that could’ve been. Although the entire play is accompanied by the presence of Henry, the spirit of the bear-wrestling pioneer that Drew and Walter always drink to without fail, it goes without saying that the most haunting ghost in the story is the lingering

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presence of words unspoken, and time lost for each of the individuals in it. The play succeeds so spectacularly at this message with the strength of its cast. Familiar Hippodrome names Mercer and Toogood perfectly encompass the strained fatherdaughter relationship of Walter and Marley, while Mann’s portrayal of Drew is as daftly hilarious as he is charming. “It’s very easy to ﬁnd yourself in a lot of these different characters,” Toogood said. “They’re so beautifully written but they’re so imperfect in such wonderful ways. I think a lot of us can relate to going home, and home is always different when you go back.” The second production of the Hippodrome’s collaboration with freeFall Theatre will be “Marie & Rosetta,” a show produced by freeFall Theatre that will then head to Gainesville and run from Feb. 28 through March 22. Stephanie Lynge, the Hippodrome’s artistic director and director of “Lone Star Spirits,” is optimistic about the coproductions and thinks it is a great opportunity for the two theaters. “It gives us a way to kind of cross-pollinate on the artistic side,” Lynge said. “It really allows us to grow artistically, and it’s also a way for us to stay ﬁscally responsible in these much tighter economic times.” “Lone Star Spirits” will be on stage seven shows a week beginning Jan. 24. Tickets can be purchased online through the Hippodrome’s website. @marcar313 mcarrillo@alligator.org

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DOWNTOWN

Gainesville Comedy Shows hosts inaugural Comedy Con MORE THAN 100 PEOPLE ATTENDED AT THE HIGH DIVE By Julia Collins Alligator Staff Writer

Jennifer Vito stood alone on stage. The bright light blinded her eyes and the microphone was lanky, cold and unforgiving. It was the year 2015, and Vito was the only standup comedian in Gainesville. She decided to change that. Over the years, “Jenarchy,” as she’s known onstage, cul-

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Alainna Whatley performs her stand-up set about a life-changing experience she had at 13 years old in the Walmart bathroom.

tivated a comedy scene that is now as alive as a heartbeat, prompting her to organize the first Gainesville Comedy Con. The Saturday evening event, hosted at High Dive, saw more than 100 people attend and 16 comedy acts. The Sunday portion took place at the University Club and featured comedy burlesque and an open microphone after-party. The energy in the High Dive that night was palpable, the audience roaring with laughter at most of the jokes. It was a drastic difference from when Vito started in the Gainesville comedy scene. Once the audience was settled inside, Vito went onstage and introduced the event. She did a few jokes, including one about a “Tide-PODS-related incident,” and then welcomed the first act onstage. The first comedian was Daniel Biddle, a tall, lanky public school teacher by day and comedian by night. Biddle’s humor had the crowd laughing right from the start. He humanized teachers with anecdotes about rallies, his students and the XMen. Biddle ended his set with, “Those kids treated me like a god. They came up to me in the hallway and said, ‘Thank you for your service.’” Every comedian had their own flavor. One talked about race, another politics and one even compared himself to Seth Rogan. “I am not Seth Rogan undercover at a Gainesville comedy festival,” Daniel Perea said. “Though when God made me, he really just hit the copy and paste button with the tubby, white, Jewish comedian thing.” The night ended with an improv group called House Improv. They closed the show with a bang, touching on a range of topics from Dolly Parton to strawberry milk to Narnia — and the audience loved it. “I would’ve thought standup would be easier than improv, but it’s not,” said Marcus Ball, one of the members of House Improv. “We’re not planned funny — it all just kind of comes together onstage. Standups are expecting laughs at certain spots.

DOWNTOWN

Local absurdist art show turns 35 THE TOM MILLER SHOW: REVEREND ANGELDUST’S TABERNACLE OF HEDONISM AT HARDBACK CAFE By Chloe Greenberg Alligator Staff Writer

Sure to out-weird all Gainesville oddities and obscurities, The Tom Miller Show celebrated its 35th anniversary with its latest installment, “Reverend Angeldust’s Tabernacle of Hedonism with your Host, Tom Miller: Undertown Edition” at the Hardback Cafe Wednesday. Tom Miller, 53-year-old Gainesville resident and live entertainer, began The Tom Miller Show in 1985. He has been running the ever-changing and indefinable show under different names and at various Gainesville venues ever since. “It’s kind of an open mic night, but it’s partly a show,” Miller said. “It’s partly reality and it’s partly fiction.” The show’s current installation showcases the Reverend Angeldust, a character created and personified by Paul Cohen, and the Church of Absurdism, a religion offered by Cohen and Miller. Mostly for absurdist and comedic purposes, the goals of the church are inclusivity, respect, legalizing marijuana and worshipping the Great Dumpster Goddess Jamba, Miller said. The “open mic” component of the show is an invitation for anyone to entertain, perform or share whatever they would like with the audience. Some longtime followers of the show have come to adopt niche roles in it and are expected to take the stage — what they will do with their stage time is often unknown and unpredictable. Rose Loston, known as Granny, is a “houseless” Gainesville woman who has a recurring

role in the show and gave a prayer for the audience to kick off Wednesday night’s event. Following Granny, a Gainesville man who goes by Tape Werm performed original murder-themed songs and lit ﬁrecrackers out of his nose. “It would be fair to say that we have a cast,” Miller said. “And the cast ﬁnds us. We don’t hire anybody. It’s just people who are willing to connect closer to the show than anyone else, and they keep coming.” Among other acts were the local grunge band The Friendly C**ts and Michael Garvin’s “What Am I Wearing?” and ask-me-anything-style segments. Garvin is a visual artist and the church’s Minister of the Interior. Longtime supporter of the show and colleague of Tom Miller is Hardback Cafe owner Alan Bushnell. A 60-year-old St. Petersburg native, Bushnell opened the original Hardback in 1989, focusing on cultivating a local band scene. “We just provide a venue for people to do their creative work,” Bushnell said. “And he’s [Miller] always taking advantage of the opportunity. And that’s all I exist for — is just to give people opportunities.” The “Reverend Angeldust’s Tabernacle of Hedonism” is a performance art spectacle that not even those involved can fully understand. It represents all that is outrageous and offensive, and they have no plans of changing that. “A lot of people think we’re really weird and really subversive and they think we’re a cult,” Miller said. “Respecting each other for our differences, and thinking of our diversity as a strength — if that’s weird, I want to be as weird as possible.” @_chloegreenberg cgreenberg@alligator.org

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S/LAUGHTER HOUSE COMEDY Gainesville Improv Guild House Improv Generation Sketch Comedy Keg of Laughs Allie Goodwich Jennifer Vito Alainna Whatley Andrew Wilkerson Jr. Zachary Weidner Derrick Ross Cam InksAton Giles Chickering Daniel Biddle Caleb Frost Daniel Perea Roberto G. Munoz Emma Porter Spencer Mikell Acree Niousha Nyurie Aldana

We’re just hoping for the best.” The comedy convention will be a yearly or bi-yearly event, Vito said. “The Gainesville comedy scene is growing and thriving, and I’m just trying to keep the audience growing with it.”

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FOOD

Food Review: Newk’s Eatery WITH A FEW STAND-OUT DISHES, NEWK’S EATERY EARNS A 7/10 Katie Delk Alligator Staff Writer

With hand-cut produce, meat and cheese, and handmade cakes, Newk’s Eatery is sure to make you feel at home. “I know every restaurant says that they want to take care of their customers, but for us everything is focused on our guests,” associate manager Philip Stevens said. “We’ve had a lot of people come out and a lot of positive feedback online and in the store,” Farmer’s Market Classic Sandwich - Although this sandwich is meatless, it certainly isn’t lacking in ﬂavor. The earthy squash, zucchini, portabella mushrooms, caramelized onions and spinach compliment the house-made basil mayo sauce well. The 11-grain bread — soft on the inside and crunchy on the outside — completes the sandwich. The smoked Gouda and tomatoes are delicious additions, tying the sandwich together. Deanna Lambert, a 43-year-old counter server, suggested this sandwich. As a vegetarian, she said there are many options for her at Newk’s Eatery. “It’s easy to eat here especially because I know everything is fresh in house,” Lambert said. “I think that makes a big difference in the taste.” Five Cheese Mac & Cheese - This mac and cheese is a Newk’s family recipe. Tossed with a rich blend of Asiago, Vermont white cheddar, Parmesan and Ammerlander Swiss, the small dish contains a

variety of flavors. Under the top layer of cheddar cheese, the elbow pasta is cooked to a golden brown. While the sauce is thin and the noodles lack a bite, the dish has a nice flavor throughout. Pepperoni Pizza - A California style pizza, it is thin and crunchy. The Campioni pepperoni is briny and slightly crisp, and packed a flavorful punch. With the addition of basil, tomatoes and cauliflower crust, the pizza is light, fresh and feels healthy. However, the pizza could benefit from a bigger portion of toppings, as it felt a little sparse. According to Stevens, this pizza is one of the most popular. While it manages to balance savory with sweet tomato sauce, the dish lacks the kick needed to set it apart from the standard American restaurant. Dozen-layer Chocolate Cake - Decadent and moist with a silky icing, this cake leaves you wanting more. Unlike the produce and cheeses that are hand-cut each morning, it’s obvious that the cake was made a few days prior — particularly because it is presented in a plastic container. Even still, the taste and texture more than make up for the presentation. Overall, Newk’s stayed true to their word in terms of hospitality. Full of welcoming faces and Southern charm, it really does feel like home. The food is pretty pricey but not unreasonable given the quality. While the mac and cheese and pizza didn’t stand out as anything great, the sandwich and cake make Newk’s worth a visit. Overall rating: 7/10 @katie_delk kdelk@ufl.edu

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Johnson’s layup misses buzzer, Gators lose on the road By Joseph Salvador Sports Writer

Forward Keyontae Johnson caught an inbounds pass with 0.5 seconds to go in the game. With his team down by two, Johnson laid the ball up at the buzzer, and it found the bottom of the net — much to the dismay of the home crowd. Johnson then clapped as if his late-game heroics would continue on to overtime while his teammates jumped and celebrated. They basked in their teammate’s clutch performance — except forward Kerry Blackshear Jr. — who stared blankly at his team while on the baseline. Maybe he saw that the ball didn’t leave Johnson’s fingertips in time. The referees confirmed Blackshear Jr.'s suspicions after a review. No basket. Florida’s men’s basketball team lost to LSU 84-82 on Tuesday in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. The Tigers entered the matchup as the top team in the SEC and seemed like the favorite.

This was on the heels of Florida’s most impressive win of the season in which it dismantled then-No. 4 Auburn on Saturday by 22 points in Gainesville. Nevertheless, UF (12-6, 4-2 SEC) and LSU (14-4, 6-0 SEC) have a recent history of tight games dating back to last year where two of the three matchups went to overtime, and the total difference in points was only seven (236-229). This game was no exception. The offense was sporadic for both teams in the first half, and it usually followed a good defensive play. The Tigers had multiple possessions with sloppy play leading to seven turnovers. Florida took care of the ball until the Tigers brought the fullcourt press. Freshman guard Ques Glover struggled against the aggressive defense and had three turnovers in the first half. LSU kept the game close by capitalizing on those steals and scored 11 points on UF’s six

first half turnovers. The opening half ended with UF leading 36-34 after guard Scottie Lewis drained a fadeaway jump shot at the top of the key with three seconds to go. Lewis led Florida at the half with nine points, while LSU’s leading scorer, Trendon Watford, had 10. In the second half, LSU’s aggression was the catalyst for its eventual win. The Tigers went 16 of 31 from the field and cashed in on 17 points from the free throw line — they had 24 in the game. Earlier in the week, coach Mike White praised LSU’s talent — especially its ability to convert from the charity stripe. “They’re fantastic in a lot of areas,” White said on Monday during media availability. “Getting to the foul line; converting free throws at a really high clip; they are arguably the best offensive rebounding team in our league.” White’s praise was warranted. LSU was second in the SEC in free throw percentage at

76.3 and had the No. 2 offense in the SEC — averaging 79.9 points per game — entering Tuesday’s game. The Tigers stretched the lead to 11 at one point before Johnson hit back-to-back threes in the game’s final minute to give Florida hope. It wasn’t meant to be. The officials determined that the ball didn’t leave Johnson’s fingertips before the final buzzer. Johnson and guard Noah Locke led UF with 16 points each. Blackshear Jr., who was suffering from a stomach virus, had 15 points, as did guard Andrew Nembhard. Six of LSU’s players scored in double digits and were led by forward Emmit Williams with 19. After playing the top team in the SEC, the schedule only gets harder for the Gators. Florida plays No. 1 Baylor (161) at 8 p.m. on Saturday in Gainesville. @JSalvadorSports jsalvador@alligator.org

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Keyontae Johnson scored 16 points, including a pair of clutch three-pointers, in the road loss at LSU.

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Franks announces transfer to Arkansas, will stay in the SEC By Kyle Wood Sports Writer

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Feleipe Franks led Florida to a 10-win season in 2018. His 2019 season was cut short by an ankle injury in the third game of the year. Cameron Miller was named SEC Co-Men's Runner of the Week after a 20.81 second, NCAA-leading 200 meter dash at the Gamecock Opener last weekend.

Former Gators quarterback Feleipe Franks is making a move to the SEC West. Franks announced Monday night on Instagram that he is transferring to Arkansas by simply writing “New Beginnings” with an edited photo of him in a Razorbacks uniform. On Dec. 1, he posted a photo on Instagram that said, “I plan on exploring my options of entering the NFL Draft or playing my final year elsewhere.” Seven weeks later and Franks has made his move to the SEC West, adding to the division’s active offseason which saw its top two quarterbacks declare for the draft in Joe Burrow and Tua Tagovailoa and a slew of coaching hires, including Sam Pittman at Arkan-

UF football commit earns fifth star in 247 composite Gervon Dexter, a 2020 defensive tackle from Lake Wales, Florida, was bumped to a five-star prospect in the 247Sports composite rankings, which averages multiple recruiting rankings. He is the No. 24 overall prospect in the class and the No. 2 defensive tackle.

sas. Pittman was previously the associate head coach and offensive line coach at Georgia. His hiring at Arkansas was announced a week after Franks’ original Instagram post that said he was leaving Florida. Franks’ time at UF saw the highs of a dominant Peach Bowl win over Michigan in a year that he started all 13 games and the lows of a four-win campaign in which he shared time under center. He finished his career as a Gator with 4,593 passing yards, 38 touchdowns, 17 interceptions and an additional 438 yards and eight touchdowns on the ground. He started the first three games of the 2019 season for Florida, leading the team to a 2-0 record before he dislocated his ankle with a fracture in the third quarter against Kentucky. He

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missed the remainder of the season, and backup quarterback Kyle Trask took over the starting job and led the team to an 11-win season. Franks is joining an Arkansas program that won just eight games in the past three seasons, going 2-10 in 2018 and 2019 and finishing at the bottom of the SEC both years. Nick Starkel was the Razorbacks’ leading passer this season, appearing in eight games and throwing for over 1,100 yards, seven touchdowns and 10 interceptions. Barring a highly unlikely Florida-Arkansas SEC Championship Game, Franks will not face off against his former team, as the Gators and Razorbacks do not play until 2023. @Kkylewood kwood@alligator.org

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UF falls fraction of a second short By Brendan Farrell Sports Writer

A tenth of a second proved to be the difference between the Gators and LSU on Tuesday. Down 11 with 3:24 to go on the road against the current conference leader appeared to be a death sentence. But somehow, the Gators trailed by just two with half of a second left in the game. Guard Andrew Nembhard inbounded the ball to forward Keyontae Johnson, who appeared to have scored a layup to beat the buzzer, tie the game and send it to overtime. But upon further review, the

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Noah Locke scored 16 points and hit four three-pointers on Tuesday night.

ball was still on Johnson’s fingertips when the clock expired, giving the Tigers the 84-82 win. That extra split second was the difference between another miraculous comeback for Florida and another “quality loss” come tournament time. Such is life in college basketball. Winning on the road against LSU (14-4, 6-0 SEC) was always going to be a difficult task for the Gators, especially since it fell right in the middle of a daunting three-game stretch that ends on Saturday when No. 1 Baylor comes to Gainesville. The thing about the Gators (12-6, 4-2 SEC) recently is that they haven’t lost games because of their offense, something that has been fairly common throughout coach Mike White’s tenure. Florida has scored at least 65 points in each of its last seven games, and it shot over 50 percent from the field against LSU. The Gators’ offense ranks in the top 30 in adjusted offensive efficiency, according to KenPom. The problem for Florida has actually been defense, which has been White’s calling card during his time in Gainesville. The Gators have given up an average of 79 points in their last four losses, while the offense averaged roughly 70 points. UF has finished in the top 25 in KenPom’s adjusted defensive efficiency metric in

White’s four previous seasons, but that hasn’t been the case this year. The Gators are currently ranked 48th by that metric, which would be the program’s worst mark since the 2011-12 season. Offensive performances like the one Florida produced on Tuesday night should end in victories most of the time, but defensive performances like the one it had in the second half will prevent it from doing so. UF allowed the Tigers to shoot over 50 percent from the field in the second half, and LSU plastered the offensive glass, grabbing 15 offensive boards for the game. The Tigers only scored 11 second-chance points, but that also includes a crucial two points scored by LSU forward Darius Days off his own rebound to create that 11-point gap in the first place. LSU’s offense was aided by 24 makes on 31 attempts from the free-throw line, but it was still a poor defensive effort from Florida on Tuesday. The offense has significantly improved since its struggles at the beginning of the season, but the same hasn’t happened on the defensive side of the ball.

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five years and has averBA Twitter is caaged north of 22 points per pable of swaygame for four of those seaing the lasting sons. All he has to show perception of for it is a nod to the Allplayers’ legacies Rookie team because he’s decades from now. been on the lowly Suns for I know that sounds his entire young career. drastic, but it’s true. I’m By Kyle Wood I don’t think Booker not talking about a viral Twitter: Kkylewood should be in any MVP GIF or fans sniffing out kwood@alligator.org conversations but don’t what may or may not penalize a good stats, bad be Kentavious Caldwellteam guy when it comes to the All-Star Pope’s burner account. I’m talking about All-Star voting game, especially if bad stats, good team and the absolute joke that it has be- guys like Caruso and Boston’s Tacko Fall (four games played) are showing come. The size of your fan base (team or up on ballots. Now is a good a time as any to out individual) should not dictate whether you have a place on the All-Star team. myself: I am a Lakers fan. But I don’t Popularity is clearly taking precedence think Caruso or Dwight Howard should over actual basketball prowess in the be anywhere on these ballot returns. I am also a basketball purist. Two fan voting, and it’s laughable. But not for players things can be true at once. It’s criminal that Booker has yet to like Damian Lillard or Devin Booker who have been, and continue to be, be named to an All-Star team or that Lillard missed the cut in 2015-16 and overlooked by fans. Lakers guard Alex Caruso is giv- 2016-17. A few years ago, the NBA ing Trailblazers guard Damian Lillard changed the All-Star voting format bea race for the third-most backcourt cause of online campaigns, like those votes in the deep Western Conference. for Fall and Caruso, that almost put To put into context how blasphemous Zaza Pachulia among the NBA’s best. that is, Lillard lit up Golden State for Now, fans account for 50 percent of a career-high 61 points in a win on the vote for starters and members of Monday night. Caruso, in nine games the media and players each get a 25 played since the calendar flipped to percent share. Those who do not make the start2020, has scored 50 total. But at least Lillard is beating out ing roster (two frontcourt spots, two Caruso in votes. Here are some West- guards, and there’s a whole other deern Conference guards who are behind bate to be had about these near-archaic Caruso and his 5.6 points per game av- designations in a positionless league) erage in the voting: Russell Westbrook can then be named to the reserves by (25.3 points, 7.9 rebounds and 7.3 as- the league’s coaches, or not. Consider this my call to reason: sists per game, second-best player on a playoff team), Donovan Mitchell (24.7 vote for those qualified to be among points, 4.2 rebounds and 4.3 assists per the NBA’s 24 best players. If you’re game, best player on a playoff team) waiting every 24 hours to submit a and Devin Booker (26.8 points, 4.1 re- vote for an undeserving player, then bounds and 6.4 assists per game, best you’re exactly what’s wrong with fan player on a team that is two games out voting. And don’t be surprised if the fan voting share is chopped again if of the eighth seed in the West). Booker has been in the league for this current trend continues.

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