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“The official NBA rulebook forbids the on-court use of any foreign substance ‘designed or intended to provide … a competitive advantage.’ However, according to league memos, explicit exemptions are allowed for three categories: ‘Rosin Powder,’ ‘Chalk or Liquid Chalk’ and ‘Hand Lotion (for hand maintenance).'” Inside the NBA’s hand care obsession.

+ Seth Rogen’s The Studio features a parody of a film about the Kook-Aid man. But you can’t really parody Hollywood. Mattel, TriStar to Develop Film Based on Whac-a-Mole. If they need a title, I suggest: The Moles Whac Back.

+ Proposal to ban tush push in NFL fails by two votes. (Oddly, that’s close enough for a tush push to have gotten them over the hump.)