Club Shay Shay - 520 In The Morning - Jeff Teague REACTS to Thunder beating Celtics, Wolves BLOW OUT Nuggets

Episode Date: March 13, 2025

On the Thursday, March 13 episode of 520 in the Morning, Jeff Teague, DJ Wells, and B Hen react to Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and the Oklahoma City Thunder beating Jayson Tatum, Jaylen Brown and the Boston Celtics. The Thunder completed the sweep of the Celtics, and the guys debate whether that success could translate into OKC winning the NBA Finals. The guys then react to the Minnesota Timberwolves blowout win over the Denver Nuggets, Rockets-Suns, and Knicks-Trailblazers. 0:00 - Thunder sweep Celtics6:00 - NBA 2K question7:30 - SGA 60-straight 20-point games9:15 - Adams and Plumlee fight10:45 - Jalen Green14:00 - Phoenix Suns struggles16:00 - T'Wolves-Nuggets21:30 - Superchat questions23:00 - Knicks-Blazers30:00 - Blazers future35:00 - Superchat questions part 237:30 - Other games results47:00 - Lakers vs. Bucks preview48:00 - Warriors vs. Kings preview52:00 - Get Well Soon #Volume #ClubSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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Watching this great game by the Thunder in the Celtics yesterday Thunder got got the dub yesterday, won 18 to 112. SGA went crazy yesterday, 34 and seven. Chad hooped out 23 and 15. My bad, yeah. Yeah, the Chad was on team gas last night. Talk about Chad, we'll talk about some more though. JT showed up with 33 and eight. Derrick White hooped out with 22 and eight. And JB went five for 15 yesterday with only 10 points.

And he fouled out the game. Unfortunately Yeah, we could talk about that effort. That's hilarious. But hey, that was a crazy game yesterday, man I'm thunder getting that win without j-dub. I know the Proziga set out, but that's impressive way. Hey, I feel about it No, I was it was a game bro And to what Jeff was saying, I mean he just bro just wasn't explaining it for real And our camera shit was going in and out Chet just ain't he got to get stronger Yeah, you got to get stronger to compete down in the paint, but he was he's a killer bro. He's killer

Man watching SGA take over in that third quarter yesterday was crazy. Yeah, he looked like he was the best player on the court No, and I didn't even know they swept him this year. That's crazy. Yeah, the last game they played, they shut him down in the second half. Yesterday was a very, very close game, obviously. Celtics ain't gonna have Jalen Brown shooting five for 15 again, but shot to the thunder. Their rotations in the second half really showed up for sure.

Man, Celtics shoot way too many threes. They so capable to get into the basket. We said it countless times on the pod. I mean watching the game last night. Drew Holliday's at the rim, wide open layups, kicking them out for threes. And I get it, you know, touch the paint, kick it out and get threes, but he had layups.

And they would turn down layups for threes and they ain't shoot well. But they shot 60 something threes last night. Yeah, and they only hit about 20. 64 probably. Which is insane. and I'm not even gonna say insane that's what they do. Yeah 20 for 63. They had so many opportunities to get to the layups and Jason Tatum had a mismatch every time 16 to 30. He can get to the pavement there if he wanted but you know they settled for a bunch of threes.

And that could be their Achilles heel right there if they're not shooting the ball well. I mean, they can guard, they got all that. But SGA, they put pressure on you. They get to the free throw line. Kass and Wallace gets to the line. He gets to the basket. Chet, rebound and trying to get his open,

his open put backs and things like that. They get to the paint. And that's the only thing the Celtics didn't do last night. They didn't touch the paint really. Yeah. Most definitely. Like you said, Kasey Wallace had a hell of a game yesterday. Eric Wiggins has been hooping,

but he did not show up at all yesterday. Put up a dud yesterday, but Kasey Wallace hooped out yesterday. I want to talk a little bit more about the Celtics. You talked about this on the stream. Man, Luke Cornette be giving them crazy minutes, but Al Horford was really hooping last night. Yeah, Al, yeah.

He kept it close. He played 40, yeah bro, he didn't even play, what, 33 minutes yesterday? What's his plus, his plus minus had to be OD yesterday, bro. Damn, it went to a negative nine, they sold on Al, cause Al was keeping them afloat. That's crazy. Your plus minus don't say nothing, cause he in there,

he was in the group, he was in there with a group that wasn't playing well, because he was in there with a group that wasn't playing well, but he was playing well. So your plus minus is basically an overall team thing. Like, if you're playing good and your team's not, why you in there? It's fucked up. I could have 25 and a quarter, and we down seven at the half,

but I was killing, but our team just had a bad quarter, but now my plus minus is a minus seven, whatever. I believe in all teamwork, but in that situation, hey, I was hooping, bro. Don't put that plus minus on me, bro. Y'all just wasn't hitting. I'm pretty sure Luke Cornette plus minus is high, though. It's always gotta be even.

He had to break even or something. He was negative one. That's crazy. Look, but I mean, they lost the game, so I get it, but he was ho he was hoopin'. Didn't miss a shot. Come on, bro. Yesterday they needed Peyton Pritchard.

Yeah, he didn't show up this time. He didn't give him nothing yesterday, man. Dang. Because his game is, you know, I love Peyton, but his game is based off him making threes. Yeah. So if he's not hitting threes. Two for nine.

He don't really do anything else, you know what I mean? Right. Like, he can, but just in that offense, if he's not hitting threes. Two for nine. He don't really do anything else, you know what I mean? Right. Like he can, but just in that offense, he's not making his three. He's a good defender, he competes, but he not making his threes, it don't really matter. And then look at Drew. Would Drew have nine last night, if I'm correct?

Yeah, that's not gonna get it done. Yeah, that's not gonna get it done. Is that more to say about how good OKC was, or we gonna say Boston had an off night? I mean, OKC competed, but we watched the true holiday literally walk to the basket and kick the ball up. He probably had another eight points if he just either dunked it to the left.

Cause he was scoring that wheel. It was lightweight. When he actually shot the ball, when that wasn't a three, he probably scored it. Heavy on if it wasn't a three. For real, cause I think he was probably one of them for seven. I think it's up there for threes. He was, he was settling, all of them were settling.

JB was for sure settling. One for seven from three is crazy. Him going to the hole and kicking it out, I'm like, yeah, he throwing the game, bro. He acting like Terry Rosier. He had so many opportunities to score a layup and was just kicking it out. I'm like, that ain't even your game damn near. You an aggressive, like, going to the basket type of player. And then Free Terry Rosario, man.

I don't know what he got going on with Free, Free the guys, man, for sure. Super Chat, somebody wrote me on Instagram, like 30 times, like, I'm the dude that was the middle man between him and Jontay Porter. I'm like, bro, get out of my way. Stop writing, bro. I think I blocked him.

The real agent. Super Chat said, Malcolm is nice and 2 to cake Mike was getting the FGAs up But the lights were too bright for him when you run it with us T Young Horatio is this really uh, is this Malcolm burner account make sure 14 points forces two rebounds You shout like the damn self-sustained three last night 20 and 21 Two rebounds. You shot like the damn Celtics in three last night. Let's not talk about that. Six for 20 in the pick-up game. Six for 21 in the pick-up game?

You don't even play two games. Why do you think you ever get 20 shots? But he also told me he went one for 10 to his first 11 attempts and I said, so you decided to keep shooting. Like who let you, who did y'all play with? Y'all was playing with him? Mike told them, Mike told them, if y'all don't pass me the ball, I'm quitting. Hold on, so y'all played with them?

Yup. With this dude right here? Yup. Yo, Karrick, you know what? Mike told them, if y'all don't pass me the ball, I'm quitting. Hold on, so y'all play with them. With this dude right here. Yo, Karatio, we need a live reporter. Mike has never scared them bright lights, bro. Trust me.

He bring them. He lives behind these, for sure. Oh, man, that's crazy. But shooting 20 shots and you really ass at 2K is crazy. 14 points and we won by 30 That make it even worse. So y'all playing some bombs Yeah, some holes for telephone let him tell you all that like He'll be an AI soon as hell. This will be CPU.

This guy never played a serious basketball game in his life. Shout out for free, you might forget that. I'll be honest with you, I'll fuck with that. You can like them. I'm an AI kid, I'm just gonna say that. Shout out to the kids. Move it to you. SGA becomes a seven player with 60 straight games

of 20 points and more. That is crazy. We looked at this list of people who have accomplished this. You got KD from 2015 to 16. He has 64 in a row. Kobe, 0506 has 62 in a row. MJ has 69 in a row from, that's crazy, man. That is crazy.

90 to 91, 69 games to 20 plus. Jabbar, 62, 71 to 72. Will did 80, Oscar Robertson did 76. Yeah, you better put some respect on Oscar name, boy. Yeah. Oh, you talking to me? Yeah. Oscar who?

Robertson. Hey, you see what Oscar Robertson was talking about, Dreymon? I don't give a fuck. Dreymon my nigga, not that nigga. 76 in a row, boy. Yeah, man. Respect, okay.

I guess. You shitting me. For sure. Move on, man. Now after this game, can we finally say we feel confident that Thunder are real contenders? We keep talking about the Boston Celtics that swept them this year.

I know the regular season don't always matter, but. It don't because Jeff and them play good against the Cavs. See what happens to them. So regular season really don't mean Jeff and them play good against the Cavs. And you see what happened to them. So regular season really don't mean that man. It's really middle fingers in the air to you. But I'm gonna be really respectful. No, I didn't mean, I'm just saying like a team like that play really well.

Not even like that. It's a Cavs team, great regular season run, but you know, shit you gotta prove yourself in that, in that playoff man, it's a different beast for real. Yeah, cause that could just be one, that's one game right there. They gotta wake up two days later and do it again. Facts, it was different.

We're showing man, shout out to OKC for getting a dub yesterday. They played well though. They're still my guys. Most definitely, Rockets got the win yesterday, 111-104. It gets the Suns. Hey, load up the Drake.

Steven Adams, young Plum, we got in two yesterday. Real Plumlee? Damn Steven Adams. Steven Adams so strong, he hadn't even mobilized, bro. That's father time though. Steven Adams. Steven Adams, what's wrong? He hadn't even mobilized, bro. That's father time, though.

Yeah, that. What caused that, though? I mean, what is that? What you doing, bro? Let go of me. Yeah, Steven Adams out of pocket, bro. Steven Adams already aint left a bunch of luck. Yeah, move your arm.

Yeah, plumbing from Indiana, bro. We ain't fucking going. Move your fucking arm. That's crazy. What the fuck about that? Where you from? I hate that Dre mind be doin' that shit. Like, holdin' people under they arm, bro.

Let me go. Bro, I'm from Indiana, I ain't goin'. That's hilarious, man. Shout out to the Plummies, man. That's what the Suns is good for right now, man. Shout out to Jalen Green. Got it done yesterday, 29 and seven. Jalen Green had 20 and seven as well.

Brad Bill hooped out with 25. KD and Book both had 19. Jalen Green, we've had 20 and seven as well. Brad Bill hooped out with 25, Katie and Book both had 19. Jalen Grigg, we've been talking about his development. T, what's the next step for him? What he need to do to go to the next level to be a pretty much all star? Obviously he got a raise in scoring. I think he's at what, 21 again?

20, somewhere around there. Maybe I'm wrong, I don't know. But his overall, he's killing, it's a great year for him. But his presence just gotta be felt a little more. For us, you gotta know he the guy on the team. And I don't think we, anytime we talk about him, we don't feel like he the guy. We feel like he one of the guys, right?

We don't think it's him as the go-to player on the Rockets. We like, man, we can trade Jalen Green. We kind of go with the Thompson twin a little bit. And I think the next level for him is just knowing he the guy and embracing that. Because, you know, with a new coach, MA, you got to get to know the coaches, and he's starting to turn into his own person.

He's starting to mature a little bit. And you see it in his game. So I think his next step is just knowing that he's the guy. He's got all the qualities. Yeah. Most definitely. All the dudes around him gotta believe it too though. So however much work he put in in the off season, during the year or whatever,

the guys around him gotta believe he that guy. But his talent is there. He got all the tools to be the guy like you said. But watching K cutting him take that step, being a guy, it's his time. They've been, I guess, you know, rivals, competitors or whatever. Since high school.

I can't wait to see what that really turn into as they really grow old and leave for real. Yeah, but K took that step. He had 26 a game, almost 10 assists. Like, you know he the guy. Yeah, it's a land spot on this team. They go as far as Detroit go. Detroit go as far as K goes,

but we can't say that or anything about the Rockets. So, we like, any given night, one of the guys from the Rockets can be the best player on the team. Yeah, you also have Shagon too, so. That was gonna be my counter to that, obviously. We feel like Kane might be, got the edge on him right now, but the fact that he does have another all-star

and other quality players, I'm not gonna say Detroit don't, but you, like, this Rockets team said, they probably have a little bit more talent than that Detroit team for sure. He gotta pass the ball more. It ain't that, it's just like, SGA got talent, a talented player, he got J. Williams. You talking about separating yourself. Yeah, yeah, yeah. Oh yeah, I'm wrong, it's just like, SGA got talent, talented players. He got J. William. He's talking about separating yourself.

Yeah, yeah, I'm rolling with you. I'm just saying that's the argument that I see a lot. J. Dub, Chet, and you just know Shay is the guy. I'm rolling. And Shay was on the team where he was with Chris Paul, Dennis Schroeder, and we never said he was the guy at that time. We thought CP was the guy.

We knew he was nice, he was averaging 20. He was kind of the same mode as Jalen Green. He was getting shit done, he was averaging 20. And then he took that next leap. And that's all he gotta do is take that next step, like, all right, yeah, I got it, shake on him. He nice, he my center.

He giving me 20 points a game, but I'm gonna give you 25. Jalen Green gotta be like, bro, I need that ball in the fourth quarter. me 20 points a game but I'm gonna give you 25. Jaly Green gotta be like bro I need that ball in the fourth quarter. Like I gotta be that guy. Okay I can see that being the next day for sure. But they gotta believe it. Once your team believe it he got the talent obviously. It jumps off the screen when you watch him play.

Yeah he just gotta take that next step. Yeah Jaly Green is cold for sure. That definitely missed for a bit. Fleetham happy he's backing the lineup. I know Thompson's twin is out, but they are a different team. He's on the court for sure, man. Some of those rookie mistakes they were doing,

losing those close games. I don't think they lose those for Fred, but for sure. Shout out to him for getting a dub yesterday. I don't know what we say about the Suns. We don't know what they're going to do. We know they got to trade people because they don't have no assets. So we'll figure that out.

I don't think that should fire but Man it's one year. I mean that team was just a bad team. Yeah I told you bud do way better with less Like he was biting he was fighting an uphill battle You got to I guess you can say premier two guards Most definitely one of them one of them gonna be uncomfortable. We said that from the beginning. Yep.

But now it look like they all uncomfortable. D-Book don't look like the normal D-Book. Yeah. And Bradley Beal just looked confused on the court yesterday. And he hooked out, he had 25 yesterday. Yeah, but I'm just saying, it's just like, man, he couldn't even get in the real rhythm.

He kept running to the corner. I'm like, damn, that ain't even how he hoop. Mm-mm. Yeah. Because I used to be in focal points in the offense. Yeah. And when you're the third option, you might get some easy shots or whatever,

but you ain't in the focal point. That's why I said that team just didn't mix with it. Like if KD was a natural big, maybe if KD was a pick and pop four man, KD a two guard. Book a two guard, Brad Bill a two guard. Like if he was a pick and pop, I don't know, if he played like Al Horford, then it might've worked.

You know what I mean? He said screens, pick and pop, and them two dudes played off of KD screens and stuff like that, but KD a two guard, he need screens. Needed out the wing for sure. So it's just not a good fit. Super chat, James asks,

Shay 2025 versus Harden, breakout season with the Rockets, who y'all starting to team around? Oof. I'm rolling with Jimmy, I'm rolling with James. I'm going with James Harden. But I love Shay though. What's Shay doing with that young core? I think people forget too, James was winning 50 plus games

with them teams as well. James Harden was going to total one of the best teams in NBA history. Yeah, I think people fail to realize that as much as they say he was dominating the ball, his teams were still overachieving at that time. So. For sure, great question for sure.

Let's get straight to it man. T Wolves, six straight win yesterday man. Took care of the Nuggets, built an ass situation, 115 to 95. The real JR is back, baby 25 to four. AE had 29, Yo hooped out 34 and eight as usual and Russ had 19. Six straight dub man.

How you feel about it? 10 straight when JR plays. That's a good win for the team, bro. Okay. Because they played against a quality team yesterday, so that's a good dub. I don't want to put too much sauce on it, but definitely see them, good to see them in the up and up for sure.

Most definitely. Super chat, Delaney White asked, do y'all think the Nuggets are better with Westbrook in the starting lineup and what you thinking ever happened to his mid-range? I don't know, Russius have a crazy middie. I like him as a starting PG, but he's to me valuable off the bench too for them.

I mean. They went on a run with Aitlin, and when World was out, they were starting. I like Westbrook. I mean, people go through ups and downs on the season, so this might be a bad loss, but I don't know what happened to the middie. That mother of these used to be deadly.

Automatic. I mean, that come with like, he had so much freedom. And he had so much free reign to do what he wanted. Like now you're getting 11, 12 shots when you was used to getting 28 to 30 shots. That's a big change. Yeah, your baby might not look as good no more. You can miss 10, you still know you had 10 more.

That makes sense. You know what I mean? Your confidence was different. When you only getting 12 shots now, when you was getting 30, it was a little different. 12 shots is good on that goddamn team. Yeah, but okay, see that was good. 30 shots a game.

Yeah, y'all move out the way. This is a good with Arenas, Washington, wizard ball. Yeah, you got MPJ, Angel Mall Murray, and then Yoke. Yeah, we got those touches for you. So Rush is what, the fourth option? No, maybe fifth, because Eric Gordon, he touches. Jesus. He still performing like this? Shout out to Rush, man. Nah, Rush is. Jesus. He still performing like this?

Shout out to Rush, man. Nah, Rush is a legend. Professional, bro. Going from one to five, man, you still capable of getting the dub, man, you raw. He a legend, bro. Yeah, bro, one of the best ever. Still impacts the game, bro.

Even when he ain't shooting well, he gonna play hard and go rebound. He a legend. For sure, yeah. Super Chat, it's Ricky May, asks, how many big market teams are there in the NBA? Me, I always says this guy should be in a better market, but I feel like there's only four cities.

It's not too many big markets. It's only New York, California, well, let me say not California, New York, LA, Chicago, and Boston, they might be big markets teams. That's really it. Only four? LA, the New Yorks. The biggest, yeah, for sure.

LA, New York, New York, Chicago. And then Boston. Boston for sure. You're not gonna say any Florida teams, because they weren't even going to the Lebron. Small market, Texas small market teams. I mean, Golden State, now, Golden State's a big market now.

San Fernando Tech, the tech world, it's a big market. Shout out to stuff. Damn, is the Maverick, I don't know if the Maverick's. No, that's a small market team. Y'all, I was gonna say, I know about TV market size. You got Philly up there. Philly a big market but, yeah. I mean it is.

As relevant to the NBA I don't know cause it's not like they ever like pushing them. Nah but at LA, Chicago, New York. Yeah, the NBA is not happy about a 76ers final. The Wizards being higher than the Boston is funny as hell. But they push Boston so much. Yeah. Ever since ever, you know what I mean?

Yeah. Boston always been pushing. That's a solid list though. For sure. All right man, five and five, the last ten games, Nuggets, they figured out before they go into the playoffs, they ain't tripping, they're just ready to get started. I'm going to be real bro, I'm just ready for the playoffs to start. Okay, last 17 games, like everybody's trying

to Olympic cross the line. Yeah, I'm just ready for the games to begin, bro. People lock in differently for the playoffs. Okay. You would love to see a team rolling before they hit the playoffs, like catching they stride, but all you gotta do is win your last six or seven games and you rolling.

Yeah. You know what I mean? Like you hoop and hoop. So if they go on the street, they win a four and a robie for the playoffs. It's like, oh, okay. Here come the Nuggets, but whatever. For sure. Good win for sure there.

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on film, is it their dynasty or is it just set up in the air which franchise would dominate this era? Shit. That could definitely go back to back. I mean, it can go back to back, but I think it's up in the air. I don't see no, I mean, I think Boston is the best team, but it ain't clear cut.

Like Cavaliers are playing great basketball. Yeah. Thunder playing great basketball. Now you got the Lakers, if Bron come back healthy, they ain't in the mix. Denver in the mix. It ain't no clear cut. We think Boston is the favorite

because we've seen what they did last year and they returned everybody and we think they playing at a high level, but it's up in the air. We just watched Boston Luce last night. Most definitely. They ain't had J-Dubbs, so I don't know. Yeah, we just watched a match team go to the finals last

year that nobody's on the team anymore. Yeah. It can change any year, but Shouts to Celtics, they definitely got a chance to make it to dynasty. Tony Reyes asked with high school ball, wrapping up, how important is it to pop off in the state? Also, does any deal with kids transferring to not play against competition?

That is everywhere, Tony. Everybody ducking smoke. Yeah, I mean, I don't know if they transferring to duck smoke, but. Yeah, because it ain't, I mean, who you ducking? For real, here, I don't really. I mean, people dunk competition a lot. That's what I'm saying.

In general. People don't. I don't know about here, I don't really. I mean, people dunk competition a lot. That's what I'm saying. In general. People don't. I don't know about here though. Everywhere people duck smoke. Unless you going, I mean, cause we pretty much even all the way around. We got a lot of good teams and you ain't really, you ain't going from four A to one A damn near here.

No, I'm saying kids like, on the roster like, not, well I ain't gonna it. No, I'm saying kids like, on the roster, not boy I ain't gonna say this school because that'd be important, but say to somebody, all right, I don't want to compete for a starting spot, I'm going to dip to this school. That's what I mean.

I'm not saying like you got to replace somebody, but you know, we know a lot of kids that, you know, hey, I ain't going to get the nods. I'm starting here, all right, I'm going to go see what's up over here. That's what I was meaning about. I got y'all, all right. I'm on the same page as y'all now.

Well, probably though. I just, I'm on the same page as y'all now. Well, probably though. I just, I don't know. The transfer now is open, what do you call it? Open playing field, I guess, to put it in smaller terms. Kids can go anywhere now, so I don't know. It'll be different for the city now. We ain't had that leisure for a long time. Nah, I should say it was not letting people go nowhere.

Yeah, so it was different here. We gotta see how that really pan out. For sure, good question. Next be the place yesterday in OT 114 to 113. Go ahead and load up the Drake. Kel Bridges for game yesterday. That is a good question though, cause even with you, like,

kids when you was at Pike, y'all really was supposed to have a crazy whip. A lot of people disappeared when y'all was in school. Had to. Like Morgan Newton, just to say a few names, not to throw names on the books. Shout out to my dog Morgan. Yeah, Hugh and them, they left.

Mm-hmm. So. I mean, opportunity. Yeah. The block was too hot. Yeah, especially at that guard position. You talking about all these people who are all Division I point guards or Division I players.

That's what made me think about y'all school. I was like damn, now I taking them. They had every cold guard nigga in the city. But I ain't gonna lie, this ain't no shades of none of them especially on my dog, you. But once you left and you got your opportunity, you hooped. But when adversity hit, it made you a, like if you went through that, when adversity hit,

you was used to it. Like if you went to school or wherever you went, you was used to fighting through something like that. Because I wanted to leave. And I would have left, I think that would have played a role when I was at Wake Forest. When I wasn't playing, it's just there. I probably been like, yeah, I probably been like, shit.

But battling Tony James and Reese and all them for playing time all the time, I was used to it. Like, I just gotta kill him. I gotta do this, I gotta show him better than this. That's what made me not have friends though. Yeah, that's the downside. I ain't had no friends. Isch was just so nice that he still was my friend.

Shout out to Isch for talking about that. If it was the other way around, I would not have been his friend. You know what I mean? If he was acting, I was acting, I wouldn't. He's just a nice guy. And even in school, me and Reese and all them, we competed and we damn near ain't like each other, almost.

We rocked with each other, I guess because we had to, but we ain't't like each other almost. We rock with each other, I guess, because we had to, but we ain't really like each other. Okay. Shout out to Cheap My Dog for sure. Because we was competing. Yeah, niggas was competing for sure. Yeah, you know what I mean? We got a little dangerous.

You know what I mean, bro, we competing too much. Yeah. Kids miss that in school though now. It ain't like that no more. But the crazy thing is both of y'all went to the league and y'all perspective sports. Yeah, but the thing was we still wanted to win. Yup.

I wanted to, when we got on the court together, it was like still wanted to win. But when we was in practice, it was like I'm better now. But that adversity give you a little more. When it's always handed to you, bro. Man, when it's not handed to you in your future. When you get older, it kinda. It's at some point you gotta deal with it.

You ain't got any capture. When the rubber meet the road. And I've seen a bunch of people. Respect. I ain't saying, I ain't saying. I'm about to say boy by the tab end, boy! I ain't saying, I ain't saying Road Sparks. The real adversity.

I ain't saying Road Sparks. Road Sparks gets you through that adversity. Yeah, with or without the rubber. I say Rose for I say Rose works well sports gives you today adversity For game Wow Remember how everybody hated his jumper early in the year it don't look it looked different now It's my first game that jump shot looked wicked. That's how I burst into crazy. Sting your tongue out like that as well. Yeah, that's back to his old jump.

Yeah, it is. I'm tired of niggas juggling on me. Hey, look at Kat Arms though. Please replay again. Yeah, any nigga reach out for a hug like that is crazy. Please replay again, look at Kat Arms in the corner. I definitely don't want to hug you, you don't want to.

Kat, I'm not supposed to throw you the ball there, nigga, it's two seconds corner. I definitely don't want to hug you, you don't want to. Kat, I'm not supposed to throw you the ball there, Nick, it's two seconds left. Look how he reached out for a hug, like let it roll. That's a nasty ass team, man. Shout out to the Knicks. Oh man. Oh man, listen, Mckale Bridges was crazy yesterday.

33 in the game winner, OG hooped out with 23 and seven. Caddy the stank with 21 and seven. Scoot had 30 yesterday, you mans. Unfortunately they took the L yesterday. It's funny because McHale Bridges went in, like an interview I guess, basically talking about the playing time of Tiz and Tiz responded quote unquote.

Could we play that clip please? Tiz don't give a fuck what they talking about. Tibbs broke it down real simple. I'd like to hear what he said. Well, we never had a conversation about it, but the facts are the facts. And when you look at our team and the way it works is, Jalen plays 35 minutes, that's he's in the top 20.

I think he's 20th or 21st in minutes played. Cat is a primary scorer, he plays less than Jalen. So he's like 25th in the league in average minutes Your wings play more right so they're matched up with primary scores So the way it works is if Jason Tatum is in the game and Jalen Brown is in the game Og will be in the game and then Mikael will be in the game When those guys go out they go out when. When they come back, they come back. You try to keep the matchups.

After the lead, all those guys are playing 36, 37 minutes, whether it's Durant, Tatum, Brown, the wings are going to play more. So they're primary wing defenders. So that's the way it works. And then sometimes you're caught in matchups. So the Lakers were big wings. So you got to deal with that.

And you look at, Mikael's minutes have gone down. We started the season with Landry Hurt and Deuce with not 100%. So our wings did play more. So are they playing a little bit more than I would like yet? Probably 35, 36 is where you would, that's where Mikael is. You look at the last 10 games,

he's playing 35 minutes a game, and four of those games are overtime games. Yeah. Hey, Tiz broke it down very simple for y'all. He be killing people. I know that we gonna let them jokes fly anyway, but it all makes sense to me. All right, shit.

Y'all see, let him cut your minutes down to 29. Yeah, it's to be mad as fuck, but trust me, I was one of them guys. Played 29 minutes and you go somewhere and play 36, you like, oh, I could have been averaging 20 my whole career. Yeah, you just gotta stay healthy. That's all you gotta do, but, man,

they don't know why we won't come out the game. Man, scratch off, they don't wanna come out the game. It's cap. No, it's cap fam bro. I mean I was talking to PJ Tucker yesterday. We, people do not want to come out the game. I used to see him run to the bench and be mad when they subbed him out.

Like what we do? I'm like, he played 43 minutes. Yeah. Shout out to PJ, knew it was Nick. Yeah, when you competing too, you definitely don't want to come out. I just used to want to come out the game. Like when I was in my prime, you definitely don't wanna come out. It's just a situation. I didn't used to wanna come out the game. Like when I was in my prime,

I did not wanna come out the game. I used to be shitty. Like what? Sit on the bench for eight minutes straight? Damn. Yeah. And you watch Kyle Liery playing 38 minutes a game, you like.

Little BBL Kyle. Nah, I'm just saying you do not want to come out the game. So, that's cool. You ain't never heard Jalen Brunson complain. Yeah, I like how you started. Me and Mikel never had a conversation. Cause I'm looking for what you talking about. You gonna play regardless.

Shout out to Tiz, man. The Blazers lost the last five games, but what you like about this team, man? Young Cor, you spoke highly of them. I like how hard they play. They exciting to watch. They need to get rid of Grant. For Jamie Grant?

Yeah, not even for him. He just don't fit that team. Like they had something going with them young boys. They had one dude coming off the bench and I can't remember his name, but he was competing hard. What's my guy, what's his name? That went to play in Washington.

I don't know how to say his name. Abidja, yeah, he be hoopin'. He be playin' with him at 27-15. He be playin' with, I just like them young guys, like let them young guys rock out, sit Jeremy Grant down and all them, and just let these young dudes, exciting team, some high flyers, losing DeAndre Aitken though,

that played a role in why they on this losing streak though. Most definitely. Somebody could use Jeremy Grant. Hell yeah. Yeah, but yeah, go ahead and move him around. And A. Simon too. He could go somewhere. Nah, you gotta keep him.

Keep him? Okay. Keep him, cause Harper on the way. But DeAndre Aitken, losing him, is the reason they fell off like that. Okay. He was playing well. I'd love to see what draft pick they get

and see what Chauncey do with them. Especially if it's a guard, like to have your head coach be Chauncey Billings, bro, that's a hell of a head start. So if you get a Dylan Harper type player, that could be a dangerous combo. I was kind of struggling with Scoot. I'm like, you kind of built like Chauncey.

You way more athletic. Like, why is it not? I mean, he had 30 points this game, but why is it not? Translated so quick. Yeah, like, and you got the opportunity. Probably still learning the game too. I get that, but you took a different road. Like, you've been in the NBA system for longer

than everybody else. Like, you went to G League Unite. What'd you do, two years in the G League? I don't even know how long you did. You did one. Just one. But I'm just saying, you took that role. True. In your rookie year.

Second year almost finished. You ended it right now in a good note with a 30 point game. I'm just wondering, what took so long for it to click? Got to click, but I'm interested to see what they will do if they have opportunity to get a guard in a situation. I think you got to, cause on a bad, I ain't gonna say a bad team, but on a developing team, you wanna see your number two pick have some moments.

So he should be around 18 points a game. For sure. Even if he's shooting 40%. Bare minimum, for sure. Yeah, he's 17, 18 the game. Easy. Yeah. 18 and six.

On that team though, when you say with Jeremy Grant and Ace Simons, he's supposed to take more shots than them? Yeah, bro, I think so. I mean, Ace Simons gonna be the guy. Yeah, he's no more option. But is he the third option? But they play so fast.

Okay. Like, think about all the kids that we seen get drafted. Like, Lamello was with Tupik, whatever he was. We see him his second year, we made the All-Star game down there. That's a fact, he did. Just all these guys, like, even Lonzo,

his second year we seen like a leap, like, Lonzo gonna be straight. We haven't, we don't be like, is Gook gonna be straight? We kind of be like, hmm. We already be straight? We kinda be like, hmm. We already talking about getting another guard, but if he was at like 16, 17, we'd be like, ah. Nah, I agree, different conversation.

Pressure and hype didn't help either. He had a, ah, he damn had Zion Williamson hype coming into the league. Yeah, people were saying, should they pick Wimby or Scoot? I remember those conversations. For real, bro. It was tweaking, but those were real conversations, for sure. I mean, we those were real conversations for sure.

Get well soon though. It's 13-5 for a top heavy first round pick, second round pick is pretty good, but this is more expected out of you. Well, this is the year before though. 14. 13. 13-5?

Now it's not a bad year. It was 14 last year. But it's not a bad year. He was 14 last year. But it's not a bad year. I mean, yeah. If you like the 18th through 30th pick, that's solid. He the number two pick. That's what I said, it's more expected out of you. Oh yeah, yeah.

That's what I, yeah, nah, bro, that's what I'm saying. I'm like, now you the 20th pick, 13 and five. That's solid. Oh, this looking bright. Yeah, that's what I'm saying, that's what I'm saying. But the two pick, nah. Yeah, he was third pick that draft for sure. I mean third, whatever he was.

Because B-Mill one too. That nigga was born in 04, that's crazy boy. Third pick, you just want to see a little more, like Brandon Miller being a two pick, we see like, yeah, man. He liked that. Yeah, he got it written on him. And he on the team with two other 20 plus point

and like Mikel and Lamello, so. You just wanna see a little more. But I mean, he got time though. For sure, Super Chat asks, y'all gonna stop down playing OKC, their defense was amazing last night and if they put a kind of defense in the playoffs, they can anyone on my mama and be here and hanging look like a milked up with a lining bull

learn how to type mama Mike 23 I'm a laugh is just GP right on for sending donation money gifts donations where the future Vegas NBA team be considered a big city with big names players wanna go there. No, that market would have to be created for basketball. Charlotte, nah, Nola for Cooper. Our Ricky Mays at best landing spot for Cooper flag, Charlotte, Washington, Utah, Nola, send him to NO. Let's go.

Plant the flag in NO. If those are the four, come on and know them, man. They got a whiff, they get Cooper. Get you some gumbo, my boy, for sure. Him design after four and five, let's go. Let's go. Trey Murphers the three. I like him, just go to Utah, man.

Why you try sending me to Utah? Send my boy Trey some help. Nah, turn him up. Send him to Washington. It's just very finny. It just, he's going to Utah. And like, The white Carl Malone.

Shout out to my dog, Lou Will. He made a great point. Like, you know, people saying he gonna go back to Duke cause he hates them teams. Same teams. Like, they're gonna be the same teams next year. Like, literally. And you will be pissed to go back to school,

fuck around and get injured or something. But it's literally gonna be the same four teams next year. Imagine going back to school in Utah still picking you. Hickleball, you think we bullshit, we would train everybody on this team. You will be in Utah. Literally. Flip Walski, he'll stay another year

before the start of next year. You gotta do a Shio Sanders being in school, boys. Skip a team. Literally, they're gonna be the same teams next year. But they got Walker Kessler out here dying to get this pick. You think you ain't about to be in Utah? You crazy as hell. Yeah, literally.

Tap in. I pray they don't get number one. Go ahead and get your multi-million dollar contract. Utah's gotta fall out of the top five. Because Harper and Noor, other crash out, deserve to go there. They better not say Ace Bailey to Utah, that's all I know.

They better not dare say my boy, Ace Bailey. Harper, Ace Bailey do not fit, which I got going on. They gonna break every rule out there. Harper, A's Bailey do not fit, which I got going on. They gonna break every rule out there. It's gonna be a young boy out there for sure. They do not want to sell to kill Utah, bro. We're trying to in and out for sure. I'm about to get traded for something. That's crazy.

All right, best of more games took place yesterday. Oxford care to hornets yesterday, 123 to 110. Trey Young were crazy yesterday, 35 and 12. 21 for Twinsville from the free throw, which is insane. Miles Bridges hoop that with 31-11. Mello had 25 and nine. They took care of business yesterday. Shout out to Hawks.

The Hornets are awful, bro. Yeah, they. I told y'all that, though. That's a bad basketball team, bro. Don't worry, the real's on the way. Oh, let me see, bro. Go to the standings. Right there, 14, baby.

They competing with the Wizards. It's a fight for that last spot. Let us get that number one pick, boys. I pray the Hornets don't get the number one pick. I ain't mad, though. Nah, we locked in Charlie, come on. Carolina, picking him in Carolina, they had to trade people though.

They have to revamp their whole squad. What if they got him and traded Mello? They said he on the block. They would have to. Damn. Nah, I would trade Brandon Miller. Nah, they gotta trade Mello. Nah, I ain't trading Brandon Miller.

I would, shit, if I got a wing, white Cooper flag. They gonna trade, what what I'm saying is, cause Lamello's a great talent. He unbelievable. But to make this thing work, we gotta, Cooper gotta be the face. He ain't out facing Lamello for us, but like. Yeah bro.

Lamello. We too lit bro, I want to match him on my side in the Lambo. Yeah, Lamello. You can never. On me. You never gonna outshine LaMelo. Nah.

Yeah bro, me and Jello put a music video of Mello's game. Yeah. Everybody six seven, damn, Mello, B Miller, Markel. Cause you gotta hand Cooper Flag the franchise, cause it's only right, he the only white American star right now. That's a fact. So if you don't hand your franchise to him

as a sad franchise, you damn near out of pocket because you know the fan base is about to be crazy and you went to Duke. And he the only white dude from Duke that everybody likes. Think about it. All the white stars from Duke, we hated Christian Lagner.

People hated him. JJ Redakenor, people hate it. JJ Reddick, they hated him. Grayson Allen. Grayson Allen hated him. Cooper Flagg, the only one, everybody like, yeah I'll fuck with him. Nah, that's a fact. So if you don't hand your franchise to him

and y'all suck, you out of pocket. But so, we shall see you soon, man, get well soon to them. The Raptors took care of the set of six yesterday, 118 and 105, nobody cares about that game, but Quinton Grimes had 29, turned up. so see you soon, man, get well soon to them. The Raptors took care of the seven sixes yesterday, one 18 and one 05. Nobody cares about that game, but Quinn Grimes had 29. Turned up. I told you, starting too good. The fact that y'all got him as by himself

on that stat line is crazy. It's all that matters, bro. It's gonna be killing, bro. Quinn Grimes, of course, keep hooping, bro. We locked in. You got her, terrible people, bro. Other people scored in that game. They didn't get 29.

Quinn Grimes didn't get it. Quinn Grimes got 29. It's time for the extension boys. He probably get paid as well. Look. Hey why are we zooming in on everybody else's scores? I don't care. Like I know other niggas had buckets in that game. Quinn Grimes bro, that's all that matters for sure.

I'm a Quinn Grimes man. We locked in. Mitchell Ness send me a jersey. He does not have a throwback. He played for somebody, though. Get you a swing, man, bro. All right. Shout out to T-Move.

Clippers beat the heat yesterday 119-104. Boy, Yonah Bitch was crazy yesterday with 30-10. James Harden had 24-11 in a big zoo. Flashback, boy. Been ballin' 26-14. Your favorite white boy had 31-7. 24, 11 and a big zoo flashback boy been balling 26 and 14 if every white boy had 31 and seven, we were crazy with 22 as well yesterday. Damn, Zubi hoopin' man.

He do man, he don't get enough respect. It's under the radar for real, but he a top three big in the league. Okay, with respect. I give him top five. I don't know who else. No, top seven. Damn. Nah, it ain't six. No, top seven. Damn.

Nah, it ain't six bigs, six centers. Oh, you taking Shagon or Graham? It don't matter, for real, they even to me. Damn, just as effective. I'm gonna take the All-Star, I'm gonna take Wimby, I'm gonna take Shagon, I'm gonna take Jokic, I'm gonna take NB, I'm gonna take Kat. Damn.

I'm gonna take Porzingis. I'm gonna take them stat for stats. Center porzingis. I'm gonna take one, stat for stats. Center, pure center. I'm rolling with Zul. I ain't mad at him. Zul or hard stop. You got. Zul.

Okay. You got a cat for sure. I don't consider Wimby a center, but if you got him at center, cool. And shit, and being injured, so. Everybody else pretty much. Yeah. I'm averaging, what is that 18 and 12?

16. 16 and 12? I'm killin'. Are you having a good year? I'm killin'. With three other people who shoot the ball a lot. Yeah, well I was, M-P-Z on that team, don't forget, getting them up.

He taking shots away from me. Kawhi Leonard is on my team. Freaky James Bond is on that team, don't forget, getting them up. He taking shots away from me. Kawhi Leonard is on my team. Freaky James Bond is on my team. No, you're on Kawhi Leonard's team. We're not gonna say that like that. No, nigga, you're on Kawhi Leonard's team. Kawhi, we ain't played enough games. Who you taking, him or Jared Allen?

Ooh. Zou. You crazy as hell. I ain't, no I ain't. I'm taking Zubok. Jared Allen number solid, too. Jared Allen fucking defense of minutes

Come on, man. It's quiet brother. You're shooting 70% We shoot we got all of our stat lines is better than his Irish more points rebounds and assist to him We got more wins y'all though I don't even play fourth quarter sometimes. You're right bro. Put it in chat for show. That's a move. All you gotta should they be killing your stats. Yeah, man. Yeah.

Flashback high school. Yeah. Hey, that kind of shit. But like, all right, my paper tips. He'd be average of 20. I'm just kidding bro. Niggas just be hating bro. That kind of shit buzz like bro. Nevermind. If Jerry Allen paper chips, he be average of 20 and 20. Oh God.

Not Jerry Allen Cole. Who else played last night? The Grizzlies took care of the Jazz yesterday, one 22 to one 15. John were crazy with 28 and seven. Luke Canard balled out with 30. D-Bank had 17. Collins Sexton and Collins both had 22 a piece.

So I was with John Collins, free that man. But yeah. Definitely free John Collins, man. Alright, how you going to throw that out? Oh yeah, if Cooper Flag is headed to Utah, they will have to trade him for the show. That's a good pickup for somebody too. Hell yeah. Hey, good win for the Grizzlies.

Nothing to talk about there. The Spurs beat the Mavs yesterday, 1-26 to 1-16. Man, De'Aaron Fox was crazy with 32 and 11, and nine yesterday, Clay had 12. I don't know why we put that up there, but shout out to the Spurs for getting the dub yesterday. Y'all childish for that. For sure, super chat.

Who will win? Hawks then went on the big win streak, but the Hawks with Joe, Jocs, and Jamal. That nigga that played on the team, what'd I answer to it? Shit, I don't know. Depends who, I don't know. I'ma go with, I was on both teams, I don't know.

Good game. More exciting though on Josh and them side, but I don't know about Willie. I think we probably beat him, because they couldn't guard. That Josh and them side, but I don't know about winning. I think we probably will beat them, because they couldn't go, they was cool on defense, but. You said we. Cause I ain't played that much with Josh and Jamal,

so I'm gonna go with the ones I played more. Okay. You think the coaching is different between those two matchups as well? Yeah, they gonna ice out the whole game. We gonna double team. Yeah, y'all is probably a better team for sure. Yeah.

Most definitely. They had better players though, I ain't gonna hold you. Yeah. Definitely. Yeah. All right, Rexboy asks, with Luca in LA, do you think Brian will stay in the league to play with Bryce now?

Bryce going to the league? I don't think that he's worried about that. I think he just happy to have Luca. Shout out to your real yesterday. Fuck, as you did, they said Bryce is better than LeBron, you was not having it. Yeah, that was my young guns, man. But yeah, man, Bryce, you just gotta see

what he developing too, man. Hopefully he get us some burn in Arizona, but I don't think Brian care about that. If Bryce is a one and done, I'ma know something. If Bryce is a one and done and he's a Laker, LeBron is the GOAT and there's no more conversations to be had about it. But like I said, LeBron deserves everything.

He carried the league for 20 plus years. So whatever LeBron wanna do, make it happen, bro. Fuck it, run it up. Nepotism at its finest. For sure, Donah Gosson asks, would you call it seltzes, just iteration, tennis on your spurs? No.

Sure? Shit, I don't know. and go some ass, would you call it Celtics is just an iteration, tennis on your spurs? No. No. Shit, I don't know. They can start it. They can start it. Jason Tatum, low key having one of them careers. I don't know. Tim Duncan careers? Yeah.

Damn. If he win a couple more, shit, it's up there. What Tim win, five? They do got that spurs kind of feel. Yeah, bro. You know they good, but they boring to watch. You know they good. They superstars, or superstars, but you really ain't.

They mild. Yeah, bro. Yeah, they be chilling. Yeah, you went five. Just get the job done. Tim got five. None of them niggas is fucking with Tim Duncan, though. I ain't even saying that.

I'm just, to make that clear, I know how y'all stretch it. I'm just saying to me, it's the same type of franchise so far. It's like. Same kind of vibe. Yeah. For sure.

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I got the Bucks. Okay, Bucks coming off of a loss, they gotta hold it down for sure, it's a tight spot in the East to get to, as well. If they win this game, what the Bucks gotta do? Is it the bench? I know we've been seeing a lot of natural covers talking about that bench,

you gotta give them a little bit more. Is that the key to success with Milwaukee right now? I don't know about anybody on that bench. Damn. I'm just being real. They just need coos, man, to get comfortable. It's a lot to ask, especially with BP being gone. Yeah, they missing BP, KPJ, E-Cool.

Damn, oh, nevermind. Yeah. Yeah. Once you get back from taking that Roastmind. Yeah. Yeah. Once you get back from taking that Roe Sparks. Yeah. Boy. Roe Sparks give you that boost. I need two of them things. That's all it took to get to the league.

3060 to be Tom's too, that's 72 hour. That weekend trip. I don't know if you can prescribe that one. Roe Sparks is, they're not doing that. Shout out to Roe Sparks. Who said that? Shout out to that. That nigga Shadda said, boy, let's get everything hard.

Shout out to Roe Sparks. Shadda Sharpe is a fool, man. Michelle. The real RollSparks. Oh man, shout out to RollSparks. Great partnership. Shannon got us that deal, man. That's how you sacrifice for the team right there, man.

RollSparks came as soon as that video dropped. So shout out to Shannon and Michelle for that cameo. I'm like, I'm like, I'm like, I'm like, I'm like, I'm like, I'm like, I'm like, I'm like, I'm like, I'm like, I'm like, I'm like, I'm like, I'm like, I'm like, I'm like, I'm like, I'm like, I'm like, I'm like, I'm like, I'm like, I'm like, I'm like, I'm like, I'm like, I'm like, I'm like, I'm like, I'm like, I'm like, I'm like, I'm like, I'm like, I'm like, I'm like, I'm said, if he comes off the bench, it can contribute like we know he can. That makes him that much deadlier, man.

Especially if he under Jimmy Tulich, man, he might fucking around and really get to it. That might really change some stuff for them. Because in the playoffs, I wouldn't want to see that. They already got the championship pedigree. And you got young talent, that's tough for sure. You going Warriors night? Yeah, I got Warriors.

You got Warriors too? All right, cool. Very five buckets, be here. Who was getting to it yesterday? Man, I'm gonna give it to Trey. 35, 12, and 7. That boy special. Most definitely hooped out.

I'm gonna go SGA yesterday. 34 piece yesterday. Went crazy, dominated that second half. Shouts to SGA, MVP. I'm gonna go with DNR Fox, near triple double. Yes, sir. Mr. Byer Rebound. I know we don't talk about the spurs a lot since when we been out

But he hope 32 11 9 he definitely his thing yesterday miles bridges. Who be s a 31 11 5 4 blocks as well That's crazy some more games before we get out of here to see hey, I feel about a Wizards at Pistons Pistons, okay magic at Pelicans. Pills. Ward Pelicans. Yeah, I'll take the pills.

Nets at Bulls. Man. Don't care. I'm gonna take the Nets on the road. Don't care. R in Super Chat, Momo Mike 23 asks, I feel like if Charlotte got the first pick, B Miller, LeMelo, and Flag is a crazy encourt

to build around, why couldn't the pairing work? They all played multiple positions. I just told you why it don't work. It's gotta be Cooper Flag, too. Yes, bro. B Miller can be there, but. Yeah, he did just break it down. I just told you.

Tap in. It don't make sense to have Cooper Flag behind LeMelo, just business-wise. Yeah. We know what LaMelo mean to the culture, to the kids, but if I'm a franchise, I ain't putting this man, Pauly, I'm putting Cooper Flag on the front of everything. Yeah, it'll change identity for sure.

What? And for how they feel about him, I don't think they want any of LaMelo to rub off on Cooper Flack. All right. They don't want the influence. If Cooper Flack start dressing like me, they're gonna be pissed.

Yeah, but we see Cooper Flack pull to the game in Durag. They're going to trade LaMelo so fucking fast. That's crazy, he really got that effect though. Come on, bro, he lit. Rex Boyd asks, do signature shoe players feel any kind of way with dudes and other teams rock their shoe You have to get clearance. I'm always wonder this

Shit, I don't know No, you can wear it. She wants it. That ain't true, though Some dudes you do got to ask the word issue Wow, you can't just wear mics. I mean you can but If he say something you gotta take them off. Yeah, I know if you want contract with brands I know you can, but if he say something, you gotta take him off. Damn. I know if you're on contract with brands, I know you gotta wear certain stuff. I know they have guidelines, but if you're a free agent,

you just can't wear whatever, that's crazy. I mean you can, technically. You can, you can wear whatever. I'll take that back. I know, like when you was on Ditas, they had certain stuff they wanted you to wear. But Nike, when I was with Nike, you couldn't wear certain stuff. Damn. Like some people couldn't, you couldn't wear certain stuff.

Damn. Some people couldn't, you couldn't wear Jordans. Damn. So who, man? Mm-mm. Could you wear pennies? Yeah, that was Nike. It was like, you couldn't wear them.

They couldn't wear them, they were separate. Is the question asking, if you about to play LeBron, can you wear LeBrons without his permission? Yeah, niggas, I'm just, they hype. So, okay, I'll be hype. Like, yeah, he a fan. LeBron talked about it. He did a pod some while back. He was like, he's like,

I like people who wear my shoes, but if I don't really wear my shoes, and I see you just went and got my shoes from Foot Locker, you wearing them, guess what, I'm gonna bust your ass. So. All right, see. I'll be hype.

If I had a shoe and somebody was wearing my shoe, I'd be hype. That's some ho-ass shit to say. Nah. Like, I heard Fiji and them was wearing my shoe, I'd be hyped. That's some whole ass shit to say. Nah. I heard Fiji and them say it was dope seeing people wear their shoes. I see Dame say it. I see Jason Tate them say it.

People got their shoes on. Like yeah, that's hard. Also, we didn't mention this, but did y'all see the Converse put the SGA signal on top of the TD Garden history after the win? Like the Batman. Because the Converse, yeah. Wow.

Disrespectful. That's fire. So I give us some be here who needs some encouragement probably Jaylen Brown, man This is SGA put the moves on him on talk like that SGA crossed that nigga bow, yeah, I'm ski Finished to we watch this in real time to hey Finished two. We watched this in real time too.

Hey, tough reverse lay after the sit up. Taylor Brown just had an off night in total yesterday. And that happens man, it's part of the game. Watch out Derrick. He's still a killer to me, K. Off the show, Fonz and VP, no smut. Tig, who you got? I'm probably gonna go with Steven Adams and Plumlee.

We already showed it though, but. That was my good will, so. For sure, my good will is to go to Safon Castle. I'm probably go with Steven Adams and Plumlee. We already showed it though For sure Mike it was some go to Safan Castle he got pranked after the game Good job, yeah Keeps rolling up. There you go. Nope. It's the first one. It's the first one. I take the rims off his car, I'll explain it to you. I wonder if TNT goes through this on Thursdays. I'll put them on blocks, don't even worry about it.

Okay. Is everything automated? Popcorn in my car is one thing, but putting my shit on blocks is crazy. I'm not doing a rookie duty. That's nasty. I'm not doing a rookie duty. I'm not doing a rookie duty. I'm not doing a rookie duty. I'm not doing a rookie duty. I'm not doing a rookie duty. I'm not doing a rookie duty. I'm not doing a rookie duty.

I'm not doing rookie duties. That's something I'm gonna try to nasty. Yeah, I'm gonna need somebody else's car to go home tonight. Good thing about that though, man, they'll get it done for him. Shout out to him being a good spirit, though. I'm gonna get something done too. Don't touch my shit.

But last but certainly not least, let's go ahead and pull up the last one we got. I'm gonna get some done too. Don't touch my shit. But last but certainly not least, let's go ahead and pull up the last one we got. Shake on joint. Nope, all right. Give us some of the production team, fuck it. Hey! Good pass. All right, man, let's get out of here.

Beat head, man, what you got for him today? Shout out to DraftKings, man. The crowd is always yours and never right, man. Let's get out of here. Be here man. What you got for today? Sounds of draft case where the crowd is always yours and never hers man Zion 20 points Palo 25 tomorrow the roses 20 Jimmy Butler 15 K 25 Luca 25 Kobe white 20 300 would you $6,000. 300 get you six man? Yes, sir. For sure.

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