💬 Quoted: “No regrets.”

• A Phish fan’s recent celebration has earned him widespread recognition – and a major burn notice. Weeks ago, an Instagram user posted a video of himself taking what he described as the “first ever bong rip” in the Vegas Sphere, which came shortly prior to a Phish concert on 4/20. After the video blew up on social media, the user says he received a lifetime ban from the Sphere and all other Madison Square Garden Entertainment venues, though the company also sent him a plaque to commemorate his new claim to fame.

🏀 Stat of the Day: Following its new TV rights deal, NBA front offices now project the league will see its first player earning $100+ million/year by the 2032-33 season. For reference, NBA teams’ entire salary cap first crossed the $100 million mark in 2019.

🤔 Did You Know? The revenue earned by South Korean tech giant Samsung accounts for more than one-fifth of the country’s entire GDP.

📰 Worth a Read: How Apple Fell Behind in the AI Arms Race → (WSJ)