🏀 The Spurs selected Kentucky forward Jayden Quaintance with the No. 20 overall pick in the NBA draft last night.
• The Spurs also acquired the draft rights to center Tarris Reed Jr. (Spurs)
🍖 Grecia and Esaul Ramos of 2M Smokehouse will compete on the Food Network's new barbecue competition series, "Pitmasters," which premieres July 13. (Facebook)
⚖️ Mayor Gina Ortiz Jones wants San Antonio to cancel a July Fourth concert by Ye, formerly known as Kanye West, because of his history of antisemitic comments. A majority of city councilmembers condemned the rapper's rhetoric but argued the city should not block the event. (Express-News 🔑)
🗳️ Stat du jour
In a poll released yesterday by UT's Texas Politics Project, 84% of GOP voters said they would support Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton in his bid for U.S. Senate if the contest were held today.
That's compared to 63% in April.
Overall, Paxton leads Democratic state Rep. James Talarico 43% to 42%, with 10% having no opinion.
