NBA star Jimmy Butler spends the offseason two hours outside Los Angeles at his private resort: luxurious California digs.

The 35-year-old Miami Heat forward was welcomed Architectural review to his warm, light-filled, lavish apartment, which he called a “resort” designed by an interior designer Tiffany Brooks.

“I am unable to be serious all day, I want balance. This house has all the pieces, that is why I call it a resort,” he told the publication.

With a heightened artistic flair, the home offers resort-style amenities including a sublime infinity pool, a totally stocked wine cellar, a sand volleyball court, an almost accomplished regulation-size indoor basketball court (which can be dedicated to his late father), and its own a restaurant with coffee from the approach to life brand Butler’s BIG FACE.

His home is a spot for all his many passions, including good wine, playing dominoes, tennis, traveling and his growing interest in coffee.

While Butler was in isolation in 2020 NBA bubble, he began selling coffee to other players. Hence, his lifestyle and low brand BIGFACE (slang for $100 bill) was born in October 2021. While BIGFACE’s first location is technically a coffee shop in his home, a second brick-and-mortar location is scheduled to open later this month in Miami’s design district.

“I grew up with nothing, so I dreamed of having a house for myself, for my family, and I put everything into that house,” said Butler, who’s from Tomball, Texas.

He added that his home is for his future children and is meant to encourage them to imagine that “if you want something, you can get it.”

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The coffee enthusiast selected Brooks for the job because she allegedly met his top three requirements, which he has yet to share.

“Jimmy has so many faces; it is like a diamond,” she told AD. “Every time I sit with him, I learn something new about his life and what he loves.”

Brooks launched the project in 2020 and said she focused on emphasizing its worldliness within the design and emphasizing its boldness with design statements resembling “exclamation points.”

In typical Butler style, the six-time NBA All-Star had a straightforward message for Brooks: “Be crazy,” she said in Instagram post we have fun the AD function.

She added: “Who thinks I’ve mastered this task?”

LAS VEGAS (AP) – The celebration was relatively quiet considering how long the Liberty had been waiting to exact revenge on the Aces for beating New York on their home court in last 12 months’s WNBA Finals.

Except Sunday’s victory 76:62 it wasn’t exactly the moment Liberty had dreamed of.

They are three wins away from realizing this vision, and in a best-of-seven series against the Connecticut Sun or Minnesota Lynx, they may have home court advantage. The final series starts on Thursday.

“We made it to the finals last year,” Breanna Stewart said. “We didn’t do anything.”

The Liberty spent almost a 12 months making the most of a finals loss to a short-handed Las Vegas team, playing with a singular focus on establishing the best record in the league. Being two wins in need of a championship won’t be ok this 12 months.

While it was satisfying to beat the Aces, it wasn’t the title.

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Not only does last 12 months’s events hang in the shadow for Liberty, but there may be also a particularly close history of the organization. New York reached the Finals in three of the first 4 years of the league’s existence and lost to the Houston Comets every time. Two years later, Liberty lost to the Los Angeles Sparks.

Maybe this 12 months they may succeed.

One of the important benefits of ending the series against Las Vegas in 4 games was that New York had additional time to rest while the Sun and Lynx played a winner-take-all Game 5 on Tuesday. The winner will then should travel from Minneapolis.

“The playoff schedule is extremely condensed,” Stewart said. “If you go to the fifth match, you have one day to prepare for the first final match. This is crazy.”

Crazy may be an apt description for the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, which attracts large, energetic crowds stuffed with celebrities, including famous courtsider Spike Lee.

Now that the Liberty are back in the finals, you’ll be able to expect the hype to be even louder.

“I hope it’s sold out,” Stewart said. “I hope it’s 18,000. The home field advantage is really obvious, especially when you get to that point because it’s so loud you can’t hear it. “Especially for us in the third game, it was so loud here (in Las Vegas) that we couldn’t hear, and that’s hard on the road.”

Happy Friday, people. This week’s new music releases offer an exciting number of talent and collaborations across several genres.

Today, Victoria Monét continues her incredible yr with a deluxe edition , while Tee Grizzley delivers thrills featuring the likes of J. Cole, Tink and Fridayy, amongst others. A$AP Ferg, Future and Mike WiLL Made-It join forces on the electrifying “Allure,” and Leon Bridges returns along with his soulful self-titled album. Today’s list also includes releases from Kian Ledé, Jaden Smith, Lecrae and more.

You can try today’s new tracklist below.

Victoria Monét – “JAGUAR II: Deluxe”

The multi-talented Victoria Monét continues her successful run in 2024 with the discharge of a deluxe version of the Grammy-winning track JAGUAR. Stream JAGUAR II: Deluxe HERE.

Jaden – “STUPID”

Ahead of the upcoming EP 2024: A case study on the long-term effects of young loveJaden Smith releases his new single “DUMB”. Check it out HERE.

Kiana Ledé – “Space and P*ssy”

Kiana Ledé is preparing to release her third album, Cutting times. In the meantime, he gives fans the song “Space And Pussy”. Hear this HERE.

KAYTRANADA featuring Childish Gambino – “Witchy”

The DJ and producer released the music video for “Witchy” featuring Childish Gambino from his latest album on Wednesday Timeless. Watch the visualization HERE.

Lecrae ft. BEAM – “Lift Me Up”

Today, the 4-time Grammy winner released his new single and accompanying visual for “Lift Me Up” featuring New Orleans native BEAM. Watch the video HERE.

Leon Bridges – “Leon”

Today, Leon Bridges releases his long-awaited fourth studio release. Stream the 13-track album HERE.

Tee Grizzley – “Posttraumatic”

Tee Grizzley abandons his new project, which involves, amongst others, J.Cole, Future and more. Check out the album with 24 songs HERE.

A$AP Ferg, Future and Mike Will Made It – ‘Allure’

A$AP Ferg, Future and Mike WiLL Made-It team up for an brisk track titled “Allure.” Listen to this HERE.

Toosii – “JADED”

Rapper Toosii releases his album JADED today featuring GUNNA, Muni Long and Kehlani. Stream your project HERE.