5 things you need to know this morning: May 28

Start your day off right with five things you need to know this morning.

Five things you need to know

1. Valedictorian banned from speaking at grad takes his speech outside

Christian Bales, an 18-year-old high school valedictorian from Kentucky, was denied permission to speak at the ceremony when his school’s diocese said his speech was too political and inconsistent with the teaching of the Catholic Church. As such, Bales walked across the stage and got his diploma before taking his speech outside, delivering it with a megaphone.

Holy Cross High School valedictorian Christian Bales wanted to deliver a speech about youth advocacy at his graduation tonight, but the diocese said it was inappropriate.

So he accepted his diploma, grabbed a megaphone and gave the speech outside. https://t.co/25VRma0PDF pic.twitter.com/k80O4Ns66X

— Sarah Walsh (@sarahbellewalsh) May 26, 2018

2. The Stanley Cup Final begins tonight

It feels like forever since we’ve had hockey, but it’s only been five days. However, that ends tonight when the 2018 Stanley Cup Final gets going in Las Vegas (wait, what?). The Vegas Golden Knights and Washington Capitals are squaring off, both teams looking for their first cup. Also of note, Lil Jon will perform before tonight’s game.

Guess who's holding a free concert on Toshiba Plaza at 3 p.m. before tomorrow's game

YEAAAAAHH

YOU GUESSED IT pic.twitter.com/mQEg95XTXz

— Vegas Golden Knights (@GoldenKnights) May 27, 2018

3. Britain’s annual Cheese Roll happened this morning

It’s a lot riskier than the the name suggests, but Britain’s annual Coopers Hill Cheese Roll took place today in Brockworth, England. Competitors chase a roll of cheese down one of the steeper hills you’ll ever see, with many of them losing their footing early and cartwheeling helplessly after the cheese. There’s even a rugby team on hand to tackle/stop the competitors at the bottom.

Just WOW ! #Cheeseroll @itvwestcountry pic.twitter.com/CVj83OLxyK

— Richard Payne (@richardpayneitv) May 28, 2018

4. Coca-Cola launches its first-ever boozy drink in Japan

When is this bad boy coming to North America? Coca-Cola has launched the first alcoholic beverage in its 132 year history in Japan. There are three flavours, which are salty lemon (7% alcohol), lemon (5%) and honey lemon (3%).

Coca-Cola launches first alcoholic drink in Japan https://t.co/1QOCfzfkAG pic.twitter.com/1ssnuOPqgd

— NDTV (@ndtv) May 28, 2018

5. LeBron James and the Cleveland Cavaliers are going to yet another NBA final

The script is starting to get a little predictable, but once again it’s LeBron James and the Cleveland Cavaliers in the NBA final. The Cavs advanced to the final after beating the Boston Celtics 87-79 in game 7 of the Eastern Conference final on Sunday. It’s LeBron’s eighth straight NBA final, dating back to his time with Miami. Cleveland will play the winner of game 7 between Golden State and Houston, which goes tonight.

The @cavs are Eastern Conference Finals champs and #NBAFinals bound for the 4th straight year! #WhateverItTakes#NBAPlayoffs pic.twitter.com/B5KfdKLolp

— NBA (@NBA) May 28, 2018

Notable Birthdays (via Famous Birthdays)

Kylie Minogue (50), Jep Robertson (40), Michael Oher (32), Jerry West (80), Carey Mulligan (33)