Everyone thought Jonathon Nicola was a 17-year-old junior from South Sudan, in Canada on a student visa, working his way towards a shot at the NBA dream. Now it turns out he's likely just another 30-year-old dunking on punks too young to compete with him.

His on-court victims have little sympathy for the extenuating circumstances.

According to the Windsor Star, the Canada Border Services Agency detained Nicola for allegedly violating the Immigration Refugee Protection Act.

Speaking from this author's personal experience, it's decidedly more fun to play basketball with people below your skill level, lest you perform like the Jew with asthma you actually are. But for Nicola, the situation's much more complex than wanting to play with the fifth graders at the JCC. His goal likely wasn't to inflate his basketball abilities by playing at a lower level. According to the Star, Nicola said he came to Windsor in November 2015, claiming it was just days before his 17th birthday. "He said he left South Sudan, his disease-ridden, wartorn home, for a better life in Windsor." 

If true, Nicola's not just taking advantage of his 30-year-old, six-foot-nine build to dominate the high school competition at Ontario’s Catholic Central High School. It reportedly took him six months to get his visa to leave South Sudan. "With the war going on, terrorism and all this, they make it real double hard," he said. Details are scarce, but the visa may have had something to do with his basketball abilities. It almost certainly hinged on his age. Nicola was living with his head coach thanks to a program called Canada Homestay, "which finds homes for foreign students."

It goes without saying that any shot at the NBA is dashed for him if the allegations are true—a 17-year-old has limitless potential while a 30-year-old is nearly washed up in NBA years. What's more depressing is what might happen to his future if he's completely kicked out of the country.  

Nicola is not the first to hear accusations that he's juiced up on the natural steroid of age. In 2010, a "boyish-looking 22-year-old posed as a 16-year-old sophomore phenom" in Texas before authorities put him in jail for fraud, according to ESPN. Then there are the baseball players, like Miguel Tejada, who flubbed their age for a better shot at the Major Leagues.

"A few of my friends know of my background, how we live over there," Nicola said in January of his Canadian friends. "I don't know how many of them have a clue of how it is in Africa."

If Nicola manages to stay in Canada, it still won't be all fresh roses and sneakers. He'll have to answer to the bitter, 17-year-old tweeters he schooled on the court. 

GOP front-runner Donald Trump gave his position on North Carolina's new anti-LGBT law on The Today Show this morning. The controversial law called House Bill 2 was passed last month, and it forces transgender individuals to use public bathrooms that correspond with the gender on their birth certificates. When asked about his feelings on HB2, The Donald gave an answer that may surprise you. The short clip is worth a watch.

When asked if he had any transgender people working on his campaign, Trump said "I don't know. I really don't know, I probably do, I really don't know."

Of course, those pesky Kardashians found their way into a news story that had seemingly nothing to do with them. Matt Lauer asked "So if Caitlyn Jenner were to walk into Trump Tower and want to use the bathroom, you would be fine with her using any bathroom she chooses?"

Trump replied, perhaps shockingly: “That is correct.”

Despite his more inclusive answer, it is doubtful that any of your liberal friends will be sharing this story on their news feeds in celebration of the Donald any time soon.

People strain to follow the rules at work because even if they despise management, they know that money is a necessity. However, in the 23 stories of workplace defiance that follow—pulled from a red hot Reddit thread—these employed rebels stick it to the man with callous disregard for the hand that feeds them. They don't give a damn about the consequences. These are true rebels.

1. If Karisma_not_Karma keeps doing this to his boss he can kiss good karma goodbye.

I do print design, and sometimes when my boss asks me to move something just a little bit to the left and I feel like they're making changes just for the sake of making changes, I don't move it at all. They always accept these "changes."

2. Crabfarts plays dumb to make his boss happy.

I had a boss that just HAD to find something to correct or he else felt like he wasn't doing his job. So when I'd get a project down to pretty much done I'd intentionally leave in a minor spelling error so that he'd feel better about himself and I wouldn't have to even look at his bullshit changes.

3. Ferociousaurus isn't a fan of capitalizing words.

I'm a defense attorney and when I write motions and appeals in federal court I don't capitalize the "g" in "government" when referring to it as a party. It's pretty badass.

4. And neither is dinizio.

When a client pisses me off I don't capitalize the first letter in their name when I bill them.

5. Graintop is Google's worst enemy.

When Google search predicts what I'm going to type, I finish typing it myself. Get over yourself. You don't fucking know me.

6. Iftheyever reminds people yet again to be nice to the people who are making your food.

I work at a restaurant. If customers are loud and/or obnoxious, I draw ketchup dicks on their burgers, or whisper "fuck you" to their pancakes as I flip them.

7. StaleRomantic's act of defiance really bites.

My work truck is infested with bed bugs. My boss refuses to treat it because he thinks that it's coming from the patients I transport. So, whenever I find a bed bug, I save it live in a jar and release it into his office. When his office is infested, he'll do something about it.

8. Greatewhitedope would rather crimp than primp his work clothes.

My company's dress code is very strict, but does not contain anything about the condition of clothes (wrinkly, ironed). I haven't ironed in years, and I still keep getting promoted despite it being mentioned on every PR.

9. Spectrumero is a true outlaw when it comes to defying his company's dress code.

A director at our company sent out a passive aggressive dress code email requiring leather shoes (i.e. no trainers (sneakers)). I had been wearing a comfortable soft pair of shoes, and I think it was directed at me.

I switched to cowboy boots.

10. There are dress shoes and then there are "shoes" that look like dress shoes. Guess which one Wiltron wears at work? 

My work requires dress shoes to be worn at all times.

I bought black slippers that I wear around the office and claim they're suede, and management and coworkers believe it.

11. Shiggens is one of those people who likes to vacation at work.

I taught in a public high school. My principal forbid the wearing of jeans. I started wearing Aloha shirts. When I realized how much it pissed him off I amassed a collection of more than 50 of them by making frequent purchases at local thrift stores. I wore them every single day other than school picture day when I wore a tuxedo complete with a tie and cummerbund fashioned out of... aloha print cloth!

12. GodHatesMegaman's girlfriend will be upset if she finds out what he's wearing at work.

Some coven of old ladies is on a committee at my work that decides random things for the building and they decided to ban yoga pants. Its warehouse work and a lot of my female coworkers were understandably upset as trying to bend in any direction while wearing jeans can be difficult. So I 30yo 130lb male have been wearing my girlfriend's yoga pants and leggings to work everyday, for a WEEK now.

13. SoCJaguar must be a guru at what he does or else he would've been axed for doing this.

I wore jeans at my company for a year straight. Our policy is to wear dress clothing. They kept coming after me but I kept replying with "I refuse to wear fancy clothing when I am working on computers in the warehouse" Our warehouses are very dirty and we often have to climb on modules. Nonetheless. We were bought out and the policy changed to wearing Jeans. The VP came up to me and said "You finally won."

14. If your name is Steve don't expect everywhereasign to give you a hug.

We had an acting manager attempt to make it a rule that people couldn't hug each other at work. He felt it was unprofessional.

This resulted in everyone, hugging everyone, for everything. As a form of greeting, farewell, good job, 'let's have a coffee', etc.

Turns out he was the only one that no one ever wanted to hug.

Luckily, a real manager put a stop to his arbitrary rule. Our workplace has become a very hug friendly environment now. Clients always comment on how close everyone is.

Steve, if you're reading this, maybe people would want to hug you if you weren't so hell-bent on making our work life as awful as possible.

15. Stanfan114 really loves his morning coffee and cereal.

I worked in a computer lab at Microsoft with another team (who had a different manager, a Texan). Well Tex decided one day to ban all food and drinks from the lab for his team, so I made it a point to show up every morning with a cup of coffee and bowl of cereal to eat in the lab. Of course he loses temper and goes crying to my manager who tells him to quit wasting his time, everyone drinks soda and has snacks at their desks. I also would talk shit about Texas when he was in the lab, that drove him nuts. Fuck control freaks with their tiny bit of power.

16. CyrusonRed is all about fancy cheese and saving money at the same damn time.

I have a hookup with a certain lunch lady in the cafeteria at work. She tucks the more expensive cheeses in the middle of my grilled cheese so they don't spill out. I think it saves me ten cents... Grand theft pimiento.

17. Blame MistaSmee for taking up too much time in the bathroom stall.

Poop on company time. Saves on TP, too!

18. This guy's phone is definitely old.

Charging my phone at work. I'M TAKING ALL THEIR ELECTRICITY.

19. Bunchasomething became best friends with an office supply.

20. Tion24 is a bad sport.

I was at an awards presentation and a person that I don't like won an award. I didn't applaud. I'm sure someone noticed my silent protest.

21. HarvesterConrad is a true WFH (work from home) master.

I got really tired of over an hour long commute to my office where I literally don't work with anyone there. So one day last November I stopped coming into the office. Nobody has said a word, and I was promoted in January.

22. Blue-eyed-badger is bringing fashion to the military. Just don't tell her supervisor that.

I'm in the Military and a female so when the undercut thing became popular I got one. It's totally against regulation (can't be faddish or asymmetrical) but I left a small bit that frames my face long so I can hide it when I pull my hair into a bun. I also got my septum pierced and wear it flipped up during the day.

23. __Severus__Snape__ and the other 22 people mentioned on this list are definitely guilty of doing this.

Well, I'm on Reddit at work...

Rebels. 

Rapper B.o.B hasn't had a big hit since his song "Airplanes" came out in 2010, so he seems to have a little extra time on his hands to sit around and come up with conspiracy theories to tweet out to his 2.32 million Twitter followers. The latest one is his theory that the popular app Snapchat is using its filters to create a face recognition database without users' knowledge. Which is totally crazy! Right? Right?

For those who don't use the app, Snapchat filters recognize facial features and overlay them with fun skins and filters that can turn you into anything and anyone from Bob Marley to a tomato.

According to Snapchat's private policy, all pictures are deleted right after the snap is opened or expired, so there is simply no way that the company is harboring information. Or is that just what they want you to think?

Feeling paranoid yet?

Earlier this year, the rapper and part time conspiracy theorist decided that the world is actually flat, and got into a tiff with actual scientist Neil deGrasse Tyson about it on Twitter.

B.o.B, who, according to his Twitter bio, likes to "provoke thought, and piss off sheeple," really does tweet out some bizarre stuff (and this was all in the last month alone).

But at least he is somewhat in on the joke. 

On Monday, the birth of a baby dolphin was documented at the Shedd Aquarium in Chicago. The mom, a first time mother named Katrl, was in labor for three hours before giving birth to the Pacific white-sided calf. The calf took its first breath and did a great job swimming with mom, like a fish mammal takes to water. Dolphins are already magical to watch, so the chance to see one being born is almost as rare as a unicorn birth:

Almost as impressive as Chrissy Teigen's latest baby photos. The calf's still not named yet, so hopefully they don't open the process up to Internet voting.

The names of this breed of dolphin at Shedd come from the Tlingit language, natives of the Pacific Northwest near the dolphins' natural habitat. Mom's name, Katrl, means "to breathe air," so the calf will probably be named the Tinglit translation of "to be born on CNN." 

The first step to mastering cool card tricks is making a very, very serious face like the wildly talented Zach Mueller does in this video for Fontaine Cards. Set to moody electronic music, the way that Mueller makes his cards twerk and writhe will encourage you to try your hand at Cardistry but ultimately stick with Texas Hold 'Em.

Impressive, Mueller. His sleight-of-hand tricks are nearly as impressive as the hat collection behind him.

But can he do hat tricks?

Rob Kardashian and Blac Chyna, the seemingly engaged couple that has even other Kardashians befuddled, may have just straight-up eloped. Fans are speculating as much from this Instagram photo Kardashian posted of Chyna, which has the caption "My beautiful wife."

Kardashian—the brother of Kim Kardashian and the only son of Kris Jenner and Ross Geller Robert Kardashian Sr.—just announced his engagement to Chyna a few weeks ago, so this would be a quick marriage indeed. Mazel tov?

Brace yourselves. TMZ is reporting that beloved musician Prince has died at the age of 57, at his Paisley Park compound in Minnesota. Now, his publicist has confirmed the sad news:

On April 15, the "When Doves Cry" singer was forced to make an emergency landing in his private plane because of severe flu symptoms. He later appeared in concert and reassured his fans that he was fine. But with today's news, it seems he failed to fully recover.

Tributes to the recording legend are already pouring in, but there's no better way to remember him than by listening to his music. Here's a rare clip of him performing a longer version of his immortal song "Purple Rain" in 1983, which is notably different from the later album version.

The world has lost a one-of-a-kind entertainer. And 2016 has confirmed its reputation as the worst year ever.

There is yet another ridiculous video challenge on the Internet that is making waves with America’s brightest teens. Apparently, the condom challenge and duck tape challenge were not enough to satisfy teens, so here’s the latest dumb trend to become a viral hashtag: #TrustFallChallenge.

It’s the classic trust fall that you probably learned sometime in middle school, but with one very unfortunate twist. Instead of being properly partnered up with some human-catcher, these kids are just falling on unassuming people instead.

Assumedly, the more they fall, the more retweets they get. That’s what’s important nowadays, right?

Ouch. Do not try this at home, at school, or in any other place.

No, Ernest! No! Don't fall for this video challenge.

It's no secret that President Obama enjoys a good White House Science Fair.

If that's not enough for you, below you can also watch Obama help Stephen Curry make the perfect science fair volcano.

Because she's a beautiful unicorn of a songstress, Adele made it onto Time's 2016 installment of its annual 100 Most Influential People List (once again). Following tradition, an equally well-known person wrote a short explainer for why that person is deserving of the honor. Obviously, no explanation is needed for why the singer of 19, 21, and 25 is so influential. Nonetheless, award-winning cool girl Jennifer Lawrence provided one. Titled "International Treasure," Lawrence's mini-essay on Adele is a treasure, too.

First off, Lawrence recalls meeting Adele in 2013. "I remember sneaking backstage while she performed 'Skyfall,' trying to squeeze a ball gown past a pile of ropes and cables just to get a little closer. See her from another angle as if to peek behind the Great Oz’s curtain." Only, of course, this wizard is the real deal.

Then Lawrence goes on to praise Adele, all while slipping in a Destiny's Child reference. "I felt understood," Lawrence wrote of 21. "I felt stronger, and above all, I hadn’t sung in front of a mirror with a hairbrush since Destiny’s Child." Winning back the popular vote there, Lawrence.

"The way she is able to capture herself, and then in turn us, has turned her into a star that’s not a star we look at, but a giant star with its own gravity that we are drawn to." Poetically perfect.

After further showering accolades on Adele and the singer's "500-year-old wisdom," Lawrence moves on to a more unexpected reason why Adele is hot shit. "But what you don’t see is what a wonderful mother she is," Lawrence wrote. "What a wonderful partner and friend she is. That she makes her son’s Halloween costumes." And she lets him wear Frozen costumes, too.  

"Adele is a gift," Lawrence concluded," an international treasure, but she’s also sweet, funny, intelligent and beautiful. Bitch."

So, who do you love more right now, Adele or J. Law? Fortunately, there's enough love in the world that both these women can be worshipped equally.

Plus-size model Tess Holliday is 32-weeks-pregnant with a child—just the one—according to Hello Giggles. Because strangers like making comments about pregnant women's bodies, Holliday has received her fair share of questionable remarks. Given that Holliday is a notable model breaking the industry mold and advocating for body positivity, Holliday had something to say about the public reception of her pregnant body. 

That caption reads:

Having another baby has been a beautiful process & at times, frustrating. As I enter my 8th month, my body overall looks the same other than my belly & I'm okay with that. What I've had to be learn to be okay with (WHICH IS NOT COOL) is the fact that people still think it's okay to comment on my body: "you don't look pregnant", "you must be have quadruplets", "you are putting your baby at risk" & a slew of other uneducated statements that are very far from my reality. When "celebrities" are pregnant in the press, they look glamorous, toned & are eager to talk about how they are going to get the baby weight off. While I've done my best to look as put together as possible, that's not real life, & it's not for most women. I'm not the first plus size woman in the public eye to have a baby & share it with the world, & I certainly won't be the last. However I'm part of a small minority that's telling you it's okay to not have a perfect baby bump, or not show at all, to be plus size & have a healthy child, & most importantly to find a care provider that doesn't shame you about your size. It's also okay to tell someone to fuck off when they give you unsolicited advice about what's "best" for you & your baby. As women, we know what's best & that's our business.. No one else's.

Her Instagram photo has accrued hundreds more comments than her average post receives, making this picture certifiably viral. As is to be expected, not all these comments are glowing with approval over Holliday's "non-perfect" baby bump.

Fortunately, a fair number of commenters are loving Holliday and her baby bump.

Also, sidestepping controversy for a moment: doesn't Holliday's bun look nice?

It's a very nice bun. And her eyebrows are an A+.

Acting is a complicated craft, and many dramatic artistes have gone to great lengths to get—and stay—in character. Whether they're playing psychopathic villains or the President of the United States who freed the slaves, these actors lived as their characters, to the detriment of their bodies, their sanity, and their castmates. 

1. Jared Leto sent his co-stars used condoms and anal beads during the filming of Suicide Squad.

To tap into the psyche of The Joker, Leto terrorized his castmates, gifting the whole cast with a pig's corpse before shooting even began. “The Joker is somebody who doesn’t really respect things like personal space or boundaries," Leto said. He also sent his castmates such goodies as used condoms, anal beads, and live rats. 

2. Billy Bob Thornton put glass in his shoes so he could convincingly walk uncomfortably in Sling Blade. 

Billy Bob Thornton wrote, directed, and starred in the movie where he played a developmentally delayed man who spent the majority of his life in a mental hospital. To keep his character's awkward shuffle consistent, he put crushed glass in his shoes. Still not as impressive as walking in heels.

3. Dustin Hoffman ran, drowned, and didn't sleep for Marathon Man.

Giving birth to one great show biz legend, Hoffman went deeply method for Marathon Man. He did not sleep for three days, to which his costar Sir Laurence Olivier apparently said, "Why not try acting? It's much easier."

In the film about a grad student being tortured by a sadistic Nazi doctor, Hoffman also asked his costar to force him underwater for as long as possible without pressing on his Adam's apple. The renowned method actor would go on to later star in Mr. Magorium's Wonder Emporium. 

4. Robert De Niro gained so much weight for Raging Bull, Scorsese had to shut down production. 

To play Jake La Motta in his older, post-boxing years, De Niro gained so much weight that he had trouble breathing. Scorsese could only shoot a few takes at a time because De Niro would tire so quickly carrying around the extra 60 pounds. Scorsese ultimately put production on pause, fearing for De Niro's health. 

5. De Niro also got his Taxi Driver's license. 

De Niro got his license and spent weekends leading up to filming driving a cab for 12-hour shifts. Rumor has it that on one drive, a passenger recognized him and quipped, “Well, that’s acting. One year the Oscar, the next you’re driving a cab!”

6. Joaquin Phoenix would only respond to Johnny Cash's name on the set of Walk the Line.

While starring in the Johnny Cash biopic, Phoenix would only respond to "JR" on set, which is Cash's real name.

"I'm embarrassed about it now," Phoenix told Entertainment Weekly. "But when I heard 'Joaquin' it just didn't feel right."

It's a good thing he didn't go full-Cash and shoot a man in Reno just to watch him die. 

7. The cast of One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest moved into a mental hospital. 

Jack Nicholson, Danny De Vito, and the whole gang lived in the psychiatric hospital where the film was shot, diverting attention away from actual patients. 

8. Nicholas Cage got teeth pulled without anesthesia for Birdy. 

To play a Vietnam veteran, Cage wanted to experience physical pain like his character had. Because he couldn't enlist in a brutal war, he opted to getting teeth pulled without any anesthesia. Cage also spent weeks with his face wrapped in bandages. "The reactions on the street were brutal," he told The Telegraph. "Men and women laughing, kids staring. And when I took the bandages off, my skin was all infected because of acne and ingrowing hairs."​

9. Marlon Brando confined himself to a bed at a real Army hospital for a month to prepare for The Men.

The icon was dedicated to his craft from the get-go, living in a bed at the Birmingham Army Hospital to prepare to play a paraplegic. He still looked handsome while doing it. 

10. Daniel Day-Lewis didn't leave his wheelchair while filming My Left Foot. 

Much to the chagrin of the entire crew, Day-Lewis stayed in character for the entire shoot. Playing a paralyzed poet, he did not leave his wheelchair, and he insisted that he be spoonfed and carried. 

11. Daniel Day-Lewis only ate what he killed during The Last of the Mohicans. 

Day-Lewis got into his role by living as a survivalist and learning to hunt for food. He only ate what he hunted himself, either with a rifle or a tomahawk, and even learned how to build a canoe.

12. Daniel Day-Lewis BUILT A MOTHERF*CKING HOUSE WITH 17th CENTURY TOOLS for The Crucible.

To experience 17th century living conditions and hygiene standards, HE BUILT THE HOUSE HIS CHARACTER LIVED IN. That's right, he built the set. And with 17th century tools. Now that's witchcraft. 

13. Daniel Day-Lewis sent text messages as Abraham Lincoln for Lincoln. 

His most recent Oscar, Day-Lewis got so immersed in the role that he stayed in character—even while texting—for the entire seven-month shoot. Sally Field, who played Mary Todd, told The Telegraph, "(It) was difficult because you had to figure out how to say what you wanted to say within the vernacular of the time." He also demanded that everyone, including director Stephen Spielberg, refer to him as "Mr. President," and that any British actor speak in an American accent even while the camera's weren't rolling as not to throw of his Lincoln voice.

Following the sudden death of Prince (this year is theworst), news outlets have been avidly discussing the 57-year-old musical legend's life. On CNN, Wolf Blitzer was covering the sad topic and referencing Prince's groundbreaking work, and uh, he made a mistake:

Uh, Blitzer? Prince's hits did not include "Purple Haze."

Nobody wanted to correct him on that?

For reference, this is "Purple Haze."

By Jimi Hendrix. Jimi. Not Prince.

This is "Purple Rain." 

"Purple Rain" debuted 14 years after Hendrix's death in 1970. Different songs, by different men, both of whom should RIP.

To be fair, Blitzer made a pretty embarrassing flub—but don't we all? Blitzer was, after all, reporting live on a major and unexpected death. Plus, "rain" and haze" kind of sound a like. Then again: