From Slam Dunks to Summit Deals: Nuggets Triumph and WAVES 2025 Spark India’s Creative Revolution

A sporting and entertainment weekend of drama has witnessed a wave of front pages, and the Denver Nuggets and Mumbai's WAVES 2025 conference are among the leading stories.

 

In the NBA, the Denver Nuggets edged past the Los Angeles Clippers in a decisive Game 7, winning 120-101 at Ball Arena. Nikola Jokic, battered but brilliant, guided his team to the Western Conference semifinals, where they will play the top-seeded Oklahoma City Thunder. The victory ended a closely fought series, with the Nuggets overcoming physical fatigue as well as a raucous group of Clippers fans brought in for the game. Interim coach David Adelman praised his team's toughness but cautioned that there's little time to bask in the glow because the next series is waiting.

 

While this was going on, Mumbai's WAVES 2025 Audio Visual Entertainment Summit got underway amidst chaos but soon got sidetracked by a succession of high-profile announcements. The event was launched by Prime Minister Narendra Modi with a focus on the government's initiative of 'creating in India'. Key deals included the unveiling of an Indian Institute of Creative Technology and an agreement between Adobe and TCS to set up an AI-driven Creative Experience Studio. The Waves Bazaar already has ₹250 crore worth of deals, which is expected to exceed ₹400 crore. Between the deals, Amul's protein kulfi ad created social media frenzy and a legal judgement established influencer rights in cases of brand contention.

 

The Hindu BusinessLine