Gil's Arena - Giannis Antetokounmpo DESERVES The NBA MVP

Episode Date: March 14, 2023

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We back Good good. I feel good. So joined by the living legend Gilbert arenas as always we got Brandon Jenny back on the plush leather Amen, I like the dog like your slippers me. Oh, thank you, man. Yes Not it's the tough crowd gears. I'm saying what Steph wearing it everybody you moving it around the league Yes, they actually were stuff you send up stuff. How does that work? I usually sin. I send a great player some stuff What happens the boo-boo do that I've called calm. Yeah, you gotta go Full price hurry up and buy so we got a lot to talk about today, but let's get right into it.

You know, it seems like this John Moran story keeps taking twists and turns. So initially suspended for two games. Grizzlies tacked on four more. Thought he'd be available this Friday. Who did it, Gil? Wait, you said tacked on four more what? Four more games were added. Not to the suspension.

I didn't say it. He suspended for two games. four more games were added for more not set a suspension I say all be suspended for two games, huh? Four more games were added not necessarily suspension But he would not be with the team Okay, so he was supposed to come back this Friday But the news broke Monday that Jah had checked himself into a counseling facility in Florida Where he'll be for the foreseeable future No timetable on his return. Oh Oh, shoot. I thought we were live, y'all, so we already, you know,

things are going. So, but Ja's been in contact with the team. You know, they've been on the Grizzlies group chat getting it in. Hopefully no green bubbles on there. So, in regards to Ja Morant's situation, when do you think Ja should come back to the Grizzlies? To be honest, I guess it would be against Golden State Warriors at home. So if you looked at their schedule, it was a smart move,

adding on four more games of just disappearing, right? Because those four games, one was at home and three was on the road. So you don't want Ja to be on the road getting hackled by the fans and by the road media. So, you know, I guess, what, three games left now before Golden State? So they had Golden State this Saturday, March 18th. Then they've got the Mavs, then the Rockets on Wednesday, the 22nd. Okay, and then when is the next Golden State game?

So the next Golden State game, I think that's the last one of the season. Right? There was supposed to be like seven home games. So they've got a slew of home games. So they've got the Warriors, they've got the Mavs, the Rockets. Didn't I just say the Warriors? I told you they got the Warriors Saturday. Okay.

Next Saturday. The 18th, this Saturday coming up. Yeah, yeah. So I think he's going to come back Saturday because he has four home games and he goes to the Hawks and then he has three more home games. So you'd rather him come back for those home games where he's protected, he can get his energy back, he can get his vibe back. You know what I mean?

And it's all positive love. No outside influence. But with this latest news that he's now going to counseling, you think it's still going to be Saturday? Counseling for what? The fuck are you getting counseling for? What is he getting counseling for? I mean, what is the counseling for? For his actions, I guess.

Which behavior does need counseling? Last time I checked, going to the strip club and dropping 50 stacks. Very legal. Yeah, very legal. Yeah, very legal. Supporting local communities. That's just to shut up the media. Like, what is we getting? Come on, y'all.

They need to stop this shit already. They're just fucking with the man and he's gonna be fucking with them back. But counseling, what is the counseling for? I mean, it's just something to say. Well, Jaws acknowledged that he's had some mental situations. He's trying to get his mind right, get back. Did he have mental, was he fucked up averaging 28 and 10

and scoring 40s and 35s? That was the mental problem then. There ain't no mental problem now. So you still think target this Saturday? I mean, it's the only thing that made sense to me when I looked at that schedule. Because, look, I feel like if he does this, I mean, we go a week, 10-day stint, he can get himself back. They got two games against the Rockets, the 22nd and 24th. So I'd say maybe a week from Friday,

he's back in there. But there's also been reports, which I don't know if you guys have heard, but Mark Spears said that it's the potential that he might not come back for the rest of the season. Yeah, I heard that too. I heard that too, that he wouldn't come back. But I do want to see him play. I mean, he's exciting. I mean, he is what the league needs. And, I mean, you know, Memphis is at another level when he is playing. So I hope he, you know, figures it out, whatever the counseling is, you know.

But, you know, he needs to be on that floor again, though. But, you know, counseling for us is basketball. Yeah, I mean, yeah. That's our therapy. On the floor again, though. But we know counseling for us is basketball. Yeah. That's our therapy. On the floor is our therapy. That's the only therapy that a hooper, an athlete needs, a football player needs. When you keep them off of something they've been doing their whole life,

that's when we go crazy. That's when we go crazy. So telling him he's not going to play the rest of the season or advising him not to play the rest of the season, what do you think is going to happen? He's going to get in more. Yeah, he's going to get in more. And he's in Miami? What?

He's got more free time. Yes. So here's the other caveat of this whole situation, and we never like to pocket watch on this show, but it appears that Ja won't make an all-nba team this season Which means he's losing close to 40 million on his contract So by not making an all-nba it reduces a contract from projected five-year 233 million dollar deal to five year 194 million dollar deal shout out to Nate Duncan for the lob on that one

Um, but the question for you guys would be what advice would you give Ja on how to move going forward? Time out. Why wouldn't he make an All-NBA team again? You think the media, the square media, Gil, is going to go rock with Ja and put him on an All-NBA team? Numbers is numbers.

Wait, the media votes All-NBA? No. That's coaches, right? I don't know. Who votes All-NBA? I thought it coaches, right? I don't know. Who votes all NBA? I thought it was the media. I don't know about that. According to the powers that be, our voice of God, a global panel of sports writers and broadcasters, Gil. Perkz said it was 80, but it was really 68%.

That's 68%. The 68 percenters. But at the end of the day, it's still about numbers, right? It's still about numbers and his production and how he played. He's only missed three games. As of right now, he's only missed three. I mean, I think if the media gets a hold of it. I mean, just think about it.

Kyrie didn't make top 75 because of, what, the media? The very same square media. So it's the, you know. Yeah, I want to hold off on whoever wrote that neat-as-ass whoop just for just jumping out the window like that. You can't just jump out. You can't jump out the window like that. When you put shit like that in the air, you know, you.

It's just pointing it out. I mean, if you've got the media who's been very critical of Ja, the media, the square media, because we're media too technically, but I rock with y'all. I know you got some burners upstairs. I already know you got the blinkies. But when you talk about the square media, all legal, all legal. When you talk about the square media, you don't think they're going to hold this against Ja? I mean, hold what? Okay. What are we holding again? Let's like so we're actually clear

What did he do wrong for us to hold something against him? Having a gun in a strip club. Is it legal to have a gun in that city? Colorado's an open carry state. So that means what he did have a a gun in Colorado, in a strip club, is normal for Colorado. So there's no law being broken. The Colorado police seem to agree with you. Okay. They're not pursuing it. Okay.

So what are we really talking about here? What is the actual crime? Is it because it's John Morant? Is it because it's an NBA player? Because if an NBA player decides to go to the gun range and shoot because the gun range is legal and you can do that legally there, nobody's going to say shit, right?

So, is it because where he was, he was throwing money while having fun? I'm trying to figure out what the actual, what is the actual problem? Jealousy. I think it's jealousy. I think he's just, he's young, you know, he's black, he's making a lot of money, he's, you know,

everybody likes him, and I think it's just jealousy too. They're trying to find, they're just, they're always trying to find something. Like, you know, they're always trying to find something, so they're gonna just nick and pick now. Everything is just nicking and picking now at him. But you're right, he didn't do anything, but they're just just Nick and pick now everything is just nicking and picking them at him But but you're right. He didn't do anything, but they're just gonna Nick and pick they're gonna keep trying to find different things That's why I like if this is if this is

You know if we're talking about reality Fuck you and your Your mental shit like that's what I'm telling them. Fuck y'all and this mental shit. I want to play. Like, if y'all have a, if I've committed a crime or somehow, okay, penalize me. If not, shut the fuck up. It's important to point out that all the incidents are alleged. Again, nothing on the legal side has happened yet to Josh.

Because there's actually nothing. Like, even the latest one where he went up to his sister's volleyball game, right? Now there's an open investigation. How? If there was cops there, there were cops there at the event and there was nothing. So now there's an investigation on what?

These days, people people just doing shit now Just people coming out of what we're trying to know like all of it all of it is just just air to me Okay, let me know. What did he actually do? What was the crime? There was no crime fuck off fuck off So if you're the Grizzlies, and let's just say hypothetically, Jai doesn't come back this season, would you try to go after any of his bread? No, because it's your decision. No.

I would say fuck no because I'm trying to keep you here for the long-term, Jai. For sure, yeah. That's what I'm saying. I don't see how, I mean, unless they're just going to give up on the season, if they're just going to give up on the season, if they're just going to give up on the season, other than that, if I'm the owner, you make money on Memphis, right? You make your money with that arena. So what is the purpose of it? Is somebody going to boycott?

Who's going to boycott? Even Powerade. What the fuck is wrong with y'all? You think somebody's going to boycott Powerade? Oh, we're not going to... Too late. Yeah, we're not going to... That's what I'm saying. It's like, oh yeah. I mean, most of the people didn't even know they fucking had Powerade shit.

Hey, I'm going to be real. Ja made me actually want to drink some Powerade because I hadn't thought about Powerade in years. That's what I'm saying. It's like, so what are they doing? Like, oh yeah, we're going to we're going to drop. We're going to drop. Drop. First of all, we didn't even know he was with you guys.

And the only person that the only person that really cares that much would probably be Skip Bayless because the fucking Michael Jordan and Gatorade. Other than that, no one cares. So if you're the Memphis owner, what do you tell Ja? Like, if you're the Memphis owner, like, what are you telling Ja from here on out? I'd be telling him, train, and I see you're going to go to the state. First of all, I would have then lied and said he went to Florida,

but he's asked his training. First of all, the team is on the road anyway, so, you know, it's really just, you know, staying in shape and let's get ready to go because where's the backlash? Where's Memphis Grizzlies going to get a backlash if he's playing? You think there's going to be a whole bunch of people from Beale Street talking about, oh, no. But do you bring up the situation as an owner?

Like, do you guys have the discussion about it? Oh, no, we've already had a discussion. Like, hey, man, you know, they're coming after you. They're coming after you. He just, like? Come on. The owner's young too. Right? I mean, it's not like he's done had some rough players over there that's been in worse situations

than him. So, you know, if I'm like, you know, just like somebody like Mark Cuban, if I have that type of relationship with my players, like, yo, they're going to keep coming. You know, I'm going to try to deflect as much as possible. I need you to make sure that everything gets solved with winning. As long as you're doing

your job on the court, this will blow over. We'll protect you as much as possible. The easiest way to protect you is in this home state. We've got seven games home out of the eight. You're coming out. We're 70. You know, at that point, everything speaks for itself. All right, so you think we'll see Ja back on the court again this season? I would hope so.

Yeah, we need to. Yeah. Yeah, we need to. I hope so, too. So let's keep it moving, man. You know, we got some good news on the Lakers front. LeBron has been out with a foot injury, So let's keep it moving, man. You know, we got some good news on the Lakers front. LeBron has been out with a foot injury,

but Dave McMiniman posted a video today of LeBron getting some free throws up after a Lakers shoot-around. I think they saw him at the Knicks game. He was without the boot, walking without a limp, and to be in good spirits, dapping people up. So let's just take a look at these Lakers. Lakers are the ninth seed right now, four and three since LeBron's been out. And as of right now, they have the easiest strength of schedule remaining.

That's always in flux. But as of this taping, easiest strength of schedule. So if you're LeBron, would you risk it all to come back to the Lakers for a playoff push? I thought we've already discussed this, that we're just going to see how they do. They're in the ninth, so they're in. They've been doing all right, they're four, three. As I said, there's no urgency. There's really no urgency or anything

because as long as they stay within 10th, they get to go for that playing game. But that seven through 12. I mean, if they can get seven, but that's on them. But I'm saying that seven through 12 right now is compact. Every team's within a game and a half, two games of each other. So if this team goes on a losing skid,

they very well go from out of that ninth seed out of the playoffs. Okay, first of all, you just said they have the easiest schedule. So if they go on a losing skid on the easiest schedule, then you shouldn't even fucking be in the playoffs anyway. Right? But that's why you need...

I think the Lakers make the playoffs. I do, too. I think so, for sure. Like the 6th or 7th seed. That's... Yeah, I think 6th. If they got the... We're not talking about the hardest.

We're talking about the easiest schedule. So why should I have LeBron come back? And we supposed to win this. They still got to win those games, though, is what I'm saying. Easiest schedule on paper doesn't mean we're going to win all those games. Yeah, these are still NBA teams. Yeah, but if you can't win without LeBron and you have Anthony Davis, right, with the easiest schedule out of the other 29 teams, then let it go, right?

Let it go. Start shipping people out because it ain't even no point. He should be able to like come back in April one or two games left to just make sure his ankle is fine. But you think all the way to that point Yeah, I got the easiest schedule. That means I'm playing Rockets about three times. You play the Rockets you playing magic But those Rockets magic about twice Very winnable, but the Rockets are beat the Celtics. I'm just saying, the Magic have been playing teams tough. This is up. Anthony Davis is supposed to be carrying us to the promised land.

He's supposed to. Okay, then. AD's been struggling a little bit these past few games. D-Lo's been kind of carrying the torch. See? Yep, there it is. There it is. All right, so let's talk bigger picture in this Western Conference.

So, right now, T-Wolves, Mavs, Lakers, Pelicans, Thunder, all within a game of half of each other. Which team do you feel like of that crew is the I-man out and won't make the playoffs? Dallas. The Mavs? Yeah. With Kyrie and Luka? Yeah, I think Dallas slips.

I think Dallas slips. I just don't like them. I just don't like that combination with Luca and in Kyrie I think they slip out sure and then Kyrie leaves So master three and I since the all-star break so you may not be far-fetched on that I mean Kyrie look at my ball in the certain stretches, but again, it hasn't really registered in the win column Yeah, just I don't know. I just don't like it. Something about it. I'm going with the Thunder.

The Thunder don't make it? Yeah. They're the youngest team. Where are they at right now? I think Thunder are 11th. Let me double check the standings. I know I got all this stuff. Gilchrist is balling his ass off.

So, right now, you got T-Wool 7th, Mavs 8th, Lakers 9th, Pelicans 10th, Thunder 11th. Obviously Lakers play the Pelicans tonight. So that could create some rifts in the standings. Thunder on the outside looking in right now. But you think the Mavs or the AFC, like I said, they're 3-9, they've been stumbling. They don't make it.

Do they make the play-in at least and trick it in the play-in? Or are they? They probably make the play-in, they trick it though. Okay. I believe they're don't make it. I don't they make the play in at least in the intricate in the plan or they They probably make the plan they trick it though. Okay, I believe they gonna trick it So follow up for you if the Mavs don't make the playoffs and you Kyrie Are you staying in Dallas or is it deuces? I'm gonna if I'm Kyrie. I'm coming to LA. Yeah, if I'm Kyrie, I'm just coming to LA Like it don't even matter what they I don't care if the five for 200. None of that. I'm coming to LA. If I'm Kyrie, I'm just coming to LA. It don't even matter what they... I don't care if they're five or 200. None of that.

I'm coming to LA. I'm coming to LA. He's the. Because I can make all that back in LA. All right, fellas. You know what time it is. It's time to go zero to 100 real quick. So first, we got to talk about one of my favorite light-skinned hoopers of all time, Steph Curry.

So Steph has this nice guy persona, right? That's how the media portrays him. Oh, he's so sweet. But Steph really got that dog in him, and he loves talking shit. We saw that Monday night during the Warriors' win against the Suns when the NBC Sports camera caught him apparently looking in the direction of CP3 and saying, this ain't 2014 no more. Now, that was likely in reference to the fact that the Clippers Smacked the Warriors in that seven game series in 2014 when all the Sterling shit was going down Which we'll talk about later in the show

So Steph is kind of a pingeant for talking trash like we've seen him get into it and we've seen other grades get tested We've seen MJ Reggie Miller Chris Childs with the two-piece on Kobe, Isaiah Stewart trying to go after LeBron but getting held up by that Lakers wall. So what are the chances, zero to 100, that somebody actually tries Steph? Tries him as in what? Tries to see what he's really talking about. What them hands really looking like.

Bro, they be in motherfucking Bangladesh somewhere. Playing basketball and you fucking touch Steph Curry, bro. What the hell is wrong with you? There's certain players you can't touch in the NBA and he's one of them. Zero, you don't want them dogs to come out? Steph got them dogs with him. I was going to ask, do you think Steph has hands? Does Steph have?

I mean, I don't know, but I'm sure he could defend himself for sure. I mean, I feel like he might just low key. For sure. Got some combos in him. For sure. Who's in Steph's weight class that he could get down with? Listen, bro, Steph Curry, bro. All right, this ain't the 80s, man. All right, this ain't the 80s.

This ain't the 80s, bro. We got Creed III came out. This is 2023. Who coming back out the pen to get Steph's face? You flinch at Steph Raw. You flinch at him and make him do that. Pack your bags, God damn it. You going to a cold country.

All right? Just letting you know. You going to a cold country. Do we think anybody's crazy enough? I think Dylan Brooks may be crazy enough to try it. You see, he ain't tried it yet, right? You see who he talks about. Steph say something. He look right at Draymond. Hey, yeah. Listen, he talks like Steph talks trash every game, but nobody else is. And it seems like nobody really wants those problems. But I think if you try to talk like try him, I think it's just going to level up his play

even more. So I don't even think you even want to get into that. To leave that man alone. Yeah, because, you know, just let him just play. Because if you bark that, that's the wrong tree you're going to bark up. That's real. Think about when everyone goes at Dame, right? Think about the shit he actually does those games after.

Remember when he missed those free throws against the Clippers? Remember he missed the free throws and Pat Bev was over there laughing and giggling and sniggling and shit? 55. The next two games. Pat hit him with the Dame time. I don't think Pat was there for the rematch. Yes he was. It was in the playoffs.

No, this year. He put the watch in his pocket. What are them problems, man? There's just certain guys. So he's untouchable. Let them guys... Just be quiet, man. Just be quiet against certain guys.

He's untouchable because... Didn't I just tell you? Yeah, I'm listening to what you're saying. Okay, just understand. But we've seen other greats and even goal-level dudes. In the 80s. And 90s. 90s.

The NBA was still, what am I saying? 2000s? Not really. Isaiah Stewart's still in the league. Is he? We ain't heard about him since. Yeah, listen. Listen, just so we understand what I'm talking about. You remember Chris Childs? Yeah.

Right? Gave Kobe the two piece, huh? Nobody realized that after Chris Childs' contract was up, he never played another day in the NBA. So two piece wasn't worth it. Them biscuits, eh? Them biscuits was dry. After. No, no, no.

He got traded, but he didn't sign a contract after that. So he played for the Raptors in the next. I know people watching the show. We got traded, right? I mean, when his contract was up. And you're saying they just let it. Two years. It was two years, right? Two years after that?

Just two? One, two. Boom. No. Sayonara. So, question for both you guys. Steph seemed to have a knack for getting under dude's skin. Like, you know what I mean?

It's a skill. Go-level talent. Who was the guy that knew how to get under your skin with the trash talk when you were playing? No, I was him. So, nobody. I was the one who talked the trash. that knew how to get under your skin with a trash talk when you were playing? No, I was him. So nobody. I was the one who talked the trash. So nobody was on your level?

Trash talking? Yeah. No. No. Who did you rattle, or who did you see that your trash talk got under their skin and it literally changed their performance? The whole team.

Because I heard, listen, I heard Larry Bird say something, so I just started, once I heard I was like, oh that's some fly shit. So you know like, red on tip ball, right? When you're shaking everybody's hand. I'm like, all right fellas, look, we're going to treat them like some hoes. We're going to get a little ass and then we're going to get out of here. Yo, they did not. No one liked that.

No one liked that. Do you remember which team this was? Every team. I used to just say, just randomly just say stuff. Then when I used to hit, like, big shots, you know, like everybody looked back at you. Like, yo, don't look at me. Look at TV. Right?

This is going to be on the replay after this. When you get home to your hotel, watch the TV. No one likes it. NBA players don't like when you say something. If you hit shots and you just said little stuff, I don't care what it is, they'd be like, ooh, raindrops, something like that. That irritates. Just anything.

Were you talking shit to Kobe? Nah. All right. That's all I wanted to know. You had your respect? No, it just depends. I was already on fire. Usually when I talk trash, it's more on bad talk trash, it's more on bad teams to try to get me going.

I used to talk trash to KG. I remember me and KG got into it my rookie year. Your rookie year? Wow. My rookie year, yeah. Because we were good, too. So, you know, Boston, we wanted to see Boston first round. I remember me and KG getting into it, going through the tunnel.

I had a red mohawk and he was calling me the red rooster. And going back and forth, like, you ain't gonna do this and that. You know how KG, he just finds stuff about you and is just like, yo dude, shut up. But he's just handling you all game, all game. And who was the dude that got under your skin with their trash talk? Probably just KG. Really? Yeah, that's about it. But nobody else really. I just remember I remember I was trash-talking Nate Robinson one game in Chicago. I was clowning Nate. I was clowning. I was doing the flying thing, all type of stuff. I gave him like 30 something like that in Chicago, but

Yeah, I didn't really talk as much though. I was just waiting for somebody to say something to me. And was there anybody y'all played against that you were surprised? I know you're not talking. Sam, I mean, the biggest trash talkers was basically like Sam Cassell. Sam Cassell, KG.

Gary Payton didn't talk trash as much. I'm pretty sure those was his 90 days when he was in the 90s. But the Sonics years. But usually big man. Sam Cassell was the worst. Danny Granger was talking. I remember playing

against Danny Granger. He was talking crazy. He was nice. Yeah, Danny Granger was talking in Indiana. Yep, he was nice. He was talking reckless. I used to be like, what? But no, he was talking crazy. He was nice. Yeah, Danny Gray was talking in Indiana. Yup, he was nice. Yeah. He was talking reckless.

I used to be like, what? But no, he was nice though. But KG talked to himself. For the most part, KG talked to himself. No for sure. But it's just so animated and loud and you're like, yo, is he talking to... Yeah, who is he talking to? Like, they can't guard you, KG.

We can't just, can't guard you. They can't guard you. They sweet. They sweet. They sweet. They sweet. Like, they can't go they sweet Okay sweet like this He voted to let us that he mostly talked to himself about you. Yeah Could you respond or do you have to respond? You didn't that's to respond. It was just awkward because he's not saying it to you.

You play a TV, he can't guard you KG. He's sweet. He's sweet KG. Coach, he's sweet KG. You just sit there like, uh, I guess. All right. Shit. All right, well let's keep this thing moving.

So next up, we got to talk about this MVP race. And obviously it was a bunch of controversy shit that went on last week after Perk, JJ, all them guys got into it, kind of exposed the global panel of sports writers and broadcasters that are tasked with voting for the MVP and the large percentage of them that are a lighter shade of skinned than you, than all of us. Gil stopped. This is lovely caramel. They're much paler than me.

But it seems like right now the MVP race has come down to two guys, right? You got Joker, you got Embiid. That's what everybody's talking about. Then you have Giannis, who's kind of the third guy looking out. He has the third best odds of winning MVP. Those other two guys are in front of him. But the Bucks are what? the number one team in the NBA? Yep, yep.

Giannis has been killing arguably better numbers than his MVP seasons. He's putting up 31.5, 12 rebounds, close to six assists, playing like 32 minutes. Joker's averaging the triple-double right now and has been impressive in those triple-doubles that he's dropped. I think he's like 25-1. And then you've got Embiid as well. But I want to ask you guys, with these last 14, 15 games left in the season,

what are the chances, 0-100, that Giannis can actually win the MVP? You know, I'll say he has a 75% chance, to be honest. Like, he's actually number two. He's in front of Embiid. I think the only reason people are pushing for Embiid is because one of the last two years should have actually been

his and they're trying to make up for it now, which you can't do. You can't make up for it now. You can't do that. You should have gave it to them on the first one or the second one, which Joker got two. So the only way Greek gets in front of Jokic is if Jok by three, I think, from last year. And his rebounds dropped by two, but his assists went up three. So you're still technically in the negative.

But the triple-double makes it look good, and you're number one. I think Giannis is up three points from last year, and you're number one. I think Giannis is up three points from last year and you're number one. That's amazing. Embiid, you're up a couple points, you're down a couple rebounds. Your team is in fourth.

You're leading the league in scoring, but you're not doing anything that you didn't do last year. Me, I'm going 100 percent Giannis. You got it. But you're a Bucs guy, so we got to preface it. But you said his numbers is better, right? His numbers is...

Let's see. Lay. Lay. Lay. Let's see, man. This man over here, 100. Yeah. Giannis, I mean, his numbers is better.

They will finish number one. And I mean, the triple-double is cool, but I just think is Giannis's year I mean his numbers is better than his MVP numbers and they're number one in these without without Chris Middleton Yeah, I mean Chris middle Thank you Middleton's back now obviously he's getting getting this stuff right and getting it together But when you talk about you know most impactful of those three on both ends of the court, and a lot of people give Joker a lot of shit.

You know, we've seen the clip of him against the Spurs and everybody going at him. Obviously, his defensive statistics, and I'm not an analytics guy, but they would suggest that he's a much better defender than how the media portrays him. But I don't think he's on the level of Giannis on the defensive side. And Giannis just dominates. Like, he dominates the game. Like, I think, okay, say Like, he dominates the game. Like, I think, okay, say Philly meets Milwaukee in the playoffs,

you know Giannis is going to dominate that series. Like, it's already written. I think things are just already written for him this year. I got the Bucs winning it all, so you know I'm coming. I pander for Bucs tickets, so you already know. I'm not disappointed in that. You know. They always take care.

We're going to get you out to Milwaukee For sure. It's last affinity stuff. Yeah, you need you need to improve your relationship We're bringing you girls. We're bringing the gills arena to the Milwaukee for the playoffs for sure. We can't do a gills marina in walking Listen I got some good listen got some good restaurants. I can show you I've never been I've never to be honest, I never left the hotel. Never left the hotel? Where'd they put you all the time? I was about to call them and I was like, do they have the P, is that the P-Cot or is that Memphis?

The Pfister. The Pfister. The Pfister Hotel, yeah, the Pfister. Yeah, the Pfister, I know that hotel. That don't sound like a hotel you want to stay. I was just going to be real. That was a good one, that's what I said, that was a good hotel. So we're going to get you out of the lobby, travers. That's what I said. That was a good one. Yeah, it was a good spot. So we're going to get you out of the lobby, traversing the beautiful streets of Milwaukee,

talking to some Milwaukeeans. Milwaukeeans. In the Giannis jersey. For sure. Brandon got your back, so you don't got to check in. Oh no, you good. You good with me. You good with me.

Ain't nobody going to do nothing to you. You good. Like you're over to the hood so you can see the real side of Milwaukee, where they're really going to embrace you. I don't see the media giving it to him. Giving it to Giannis. So even if they end the season with the best record, his numbers is better than his

MVP numbers. Yeah, it is. Chris Middleton's been gone half the year. Drew Holiday's playing. They're pushing Embiid so much. It's like, I think if they don't give it to him this year, I think they don't think he's going to be able to get it next year

or the year after because of the way the team's going. It seems like they just want to give it to him. You don't think they want to give Joker that three-piece so he can join that prestigious group? See, I can see that. I mean, it ain't about, like, has he earned all three? It's really the case. But to your point.

But he's earned all three, so it ain't really like you're doing him a favor. You're not. What I'm saying is I don't want people to, like, you're doing him a favor. Like, his game has, he's been, it ain't dominating like we see it dominating. It's dominating in the fact that he's doing everything to help this team win. And that's dominating. Embiid has done the same thing he's done for the last four or five years. He's played well.

He has played well. He has played well. It's not translating into amazing seasons for the ball club. So here, I'll give you this. The Sixers are third in the East right now. Third. Three and a half games out of first place. If the Sixers somehow finish first in the East, then, of course, then Embiid.

They're trying to give it to him now? Yeah, that happens. Yeah, that happens. So if they go on a of course, then Embiid. They're trying to give it to this. They're trying to give it to him now? Yeah, that happens. Yeah, that happens. So they go on a run right now and Embiid kills. You think he gets the notch over Joker? Yes.

They're going to do it? Yes. Yeah. Yeah, they finish one. Yeah. They finish one, yeah. But I feel like you've got to finish one.

There's one year, I think one of the years, the first one, Joker won, right? And Embiid team was first. They might try one of those shits. Embiid team was first. I mean, what we got, like 15 games left? 14?

It's going to be a run. It's going to be a run. Right now I have Joker because of the triple-double, Giannis, and then Embiid. Embiid's third for me. Okay. But the caveat, if Embiid can get the Sixers top spot in the East. Which won't happen. They got to be top in the NBA or just top in the East.

So Nuggets finished with a better record than the Sixers. That triple-double just... Because it's just one of those things that... He is the least person that's supposed to have a triple-double. Who Joker is. Yeah. Okay. Right? I mean, let's just be honest. I don't want to say the colors, but let's just say he's the least of the triple.

If you don't want to say the colors, just don't say the colors. If we started off the season, we wouldn't think that. Yeah. Why is the big man being able to? The big man averaging triple-doubles, this would be the first time in NBA history. Do you think Jason Tatum will ever win MVP? It'd be one of those things where he averages 32, 33, and they win, and they're number one.

Yeah. So Giannis will probably be having a bad year. Huh? I said, well, because Giannis is in the East. It ain't even about a beat. What's so funny, it's not even about Giannis being. It's never about the best player in the league, right? It's never about the best player in the league right, it's never about the best player because you But Barkley has an MVP while Michael Jordan was an NBA

Malone has an MVP. I think they have Michael Jordan. I think they have better records though No, they just had a better record than they did before So you're not having So you're not having a, you're not having a MVP year, you're just have the best record on the, you're the best player on the best record team. So it's not really, if Giannis and Jason Taylor. I think one of Malone's though, the Jazz had the best record in the NBA. That's cool. Until they see them.

But what I'm saying, but was he better than Michael Jordan? No, that's not the better. No. Okay. Okay. You know, so it's like you're giving, you're giving, you know, the best player on the best team. So what seems like the criteria is always changes, right?

It changes frequently to support whatever the narrative is, but it's going to be interesting to see. We're going to see how these next 14, 15 games play out. But let's talk about a team that we haven't given enough love to. That's the Kings of Sacramento. But before we talk about that, we've got to talk about what went down last night in the Kings-Bucks game. In the final moments of the Kings' loss to the Bucks Monday night, got a little turnt

up. Trey Lyles pushed Giannis in the back. We got the video. Oh, see the shove. Brooke Lopez came to the defense. Wasn't really with it. It doesn't seem like it took much to start this whole thing. More of just a frustration with the loss.

But they definitely got into a pseudo chokeout match. You see Brooke Lopez caressing the back of his head. Yeah, that's a good one. Yeah. That's like, that's technically like a fight. They touch each other. Cool. That's a good, nice NBA fight.

You know what's crazy? I had a moment like, see, one thing about us Bucks players, don't, don't, don't touch none of us. I did something like that with Bradley Bill. He knocked Monte out of the air. I had to let Bradley Bill know. Don't mess with, don't mess with, don't mess with my team. And you talk about that game, but you guys were up nine with like 20-something seconds

to go. Game was pretty much decided. Montague tries to go to the cup, get an extra bucket. Bradley Bill didn't rock with it. Yeah, and DC, I had to, you know. I've never, to be honest, I've never understood that part of the game. It's the dumbest concept ever invented in sports. Sportsman-like conduct

where the team that's winning is supposed to dowel it down while the team that's losing gets to keep going hard. You wonder why there's comebacks. You're up 20. No one ever says you're up 20 and they set their starters, fuckers over there getting ice and shit, and then they still got their starters in and they make this comeback.

Now we got to come take our shit off, come into the game, y'all on fire, y'all win, and say, oh, it's a miracle. Yeah, it's a fucking miracle because this bullshit y'all was going to say if we would have stayed out there and just ran it up by 40. So I said this. If it's two minutes left, a minute

left, and you're coming down playing fast offense as a loser, I'm coming back playing the same offense as a winner. Don't come at me hard trying to embarrass me and then expect me to run the offense. No, fuck you. You run the offense.

Don't tell me to get off the gas so you can get your fucking stats. Play it to the end. Isn't that what we're talking about? For sure.. Like, play it to the end. Isn't that what we're talking about? For sure. Play it to the end. So if I have the ball, if you sit here and try to score on me with 30 seconds left, you sit here trying to bop me and then I get the ball back. Bitch, you're getting bopped.

Yeah. I agree. A bop for a bop. A bop for a bop. Why not? Okay. Play defense. Don't get mad at me because I scored. Play defense. I agree about for about about what why not? Okay, I play defense Don't get mad at me cuz I scored play defense

You just try to score a game with a pointless with a pointless shot that but that's that's the thing that Like we think is cool by oh, he look at he's trying to get two points I'm gonna follow him and push him out and let him know I'm mad And that's the thing, when you watch the video, Giannis didn't really appear to do anything wrong other than dribbling towards... What he did was he baited a stupid motherfucker. That's what he did. Right?

There's 15 seconds left. They up by eight. He drives and he just walks in front of him, see what he's going to do. Stupid ass went for the bait, foul, two free throws. But he told you, whatever shot you missed down there, don't blame it on Giannis. Don't blame it on Giannis. He took the bait. He took the bait and tried to swipe.

Because, listen, he walked in front of him. He's walked in front of him. What happened was he tried to actually steal it. Okay. So you're still playing. Yeah, he tried to steal the ball and caught the hand and fouled and did all that extra shit. But he swiped at the ball.

Didn't get it, got mad, got a foul, two feet though. Shut up. Okay. Mike Brown had a different opinion, but also admitted he didn't see the play. And he said, I don't know what happened, but we ain't taking no shit from nobody. Trust me on that. So that brings me to our next topic We gotta talk about these Sacramento Kings. Mm-hmm. I got a crazy ass staff for y'all

Oh Mike Brown made history last week history became just the second coach in Sacramento Kings history history to win 40 That's not history. It's historical Gil. No wait said the second Second coach in Kings history. History would be in number two? Yeah, you got to be number one. What the fuck is history number two? In the history books, Rick Adleman, Mike Brown.

Only coaches that win 40 games with the Sacramento Kings. Wait, hold on. Hold on. Okay, you want to talk about history? It was just February. Let's talk about black history. Mike Brown, the first black coach in Sacramento Kings history. We're not going to run narratives like that, okay?

That is historical. We're going to change it up. In February, the Kings will run that as a black history nugget. History is breaking something. He didn't break shit. He broke the 40 win barrier. No. Someone put him in the 40. Someone lowered someone else's

stats to put him in the 40 mark. No. He broke the 40 win barrier. No. Someone lowered it to 40 so he can get into it. The mark should be at least 50. Because I guarantee you, what's the record?

Yeah. He got 50. He got 60 wins. For sure. So don't lower the margin because he's a black man. Make the black man go to the 50 mark. But to get to the 60, he had to get to 40 first. Because I guarantee you what's going to happen is when you get to 50, oh, he broke

another record because he got the 50. No. He don't keep fucking records. 50 is the mark. Is that one of the saddest stats that you've heard in your history? No, no, no, no, no. The saddest stat was my man Draymond, right? They put my man Draymond in a stat and I was like, okay, now that's some bullshit.

This was back when, y'all know when he was doing them easy stats, it was like 2015, 16, 16, 17, around that time. It was Draymond Green just jumped into, he's the only player, he was the only player to average at least, you know they do that at least shit, it was like at least like 13 6 and 7 it was one of those type of stats right?

and then you put it up and then the other two people was it was LeBron, it was like 36 and 7 and then it was Oscar Robinson Oh, God. It was LeBron. It was like 36-7. And then it was Oscar Robinson, 30-10-10. It's like, wait, how did this wait? Wait, you can't lower the other two down to make this one fit. Make him jump to that one.

First of all, but you have a triple-double guy, so that means you had to take off three assists, two rebounds to get LeBron in that stat. Yeah. To then lower the fucking 20-some points to get, what's the name? So it's like the real stat was basically a triple-double. That was the real stat. It was a triple-double, and then they lowered the stat to get LeBron in there so he can be him in, because they didn't think

nobody was going to do a triple-double. So technically, it's only two people inside the stat and it's basically at least 30-10-10. And what's going to end up happening is when Joker gets into it, they're going to take off 10 points to add in Joker and say, oh, there's only three people to average at least 20-10-10. Right, right, right. Fucking goofy shit.

If that's the goal, make everybody get to the goal. Don't put the fucking finish line closer so everyone can finish. But Draymond can't get that bronze medal? No. Nobody wants a bronze medal. Why? Everybody wants a bronze medal when you got four ratings. And I guarantee when you see stats like that, you be like, ah.

That's why players like that don't acknowledge it. Like, eh. Because it ain't the same. Like, if that's the stat, it's 30, 10, and 10, then just leave me the fuck off of it because I ain't getting there. Does Mike Brown get coach of the year? So, yeah, that's the question I have for y'all. What place are they in?

They are in third place right now in the West. I think he gets it because no one expected them to be this good this year. So, okay. But is it like the beam? I mean, I think he gets it, but their first round out. That's like the beam. Now we're going to get to the 0-100. What are the chances 0-100 the Kings win a playoff series?

You're saying 0? Can they get 1%? No playoff experience on that team. I don't think so. I think if they catch, were they in third? They're in third right now. So in the hypothetical world that we live in now, with that third seed, they would play the Clippers.

Ooh, Clippers. Clippers in five. Yeah. Clippers in five. Because you have two stars. You got three stars on a team where, you know, Kawhi, they're still respected. Yeah.

You know. They got half. Ty Lue. Ty Lue's over there. Yeah. You know. They got half. Oof. Ty Lue. Ty Lue's over there. He's an NBA champion. It's only if Mike Brown decides to try to play a defensive game with a team that's an offensive juggernaut right now.

You know, really, it all depends on who they get, you know. But I have seen the Kings play an offensive game with the Clippers. No, I mean, that's what I'm saying. If Mike Brown keeps it an offensive game and don't try to go back to what he's known for and just sit there and try to, you know, put the kids in half court and make this a half court defense because they're not a very good half court team yet. Why do you feel like, it feels like this is a narrative that the media is pushing. Why is there such a consensus that the Kings can't win a playoff series despite wherever they're going to finish in the West?

Home court advantage is not beneficial to them? I just think experience. It's going to come down to experience right now. What if they bring back Dollar Beer Night? Ooh, Dollar Beer Night. Listen, Dollar Beer Night and Sacktown and playoffs. Wait, Dollar Beer Night? What's that?

Whenever they played their rivals, they had Dollar Beer Night. All beer cost a dollar to get everyone drunk. And the cowbells too, right? Yeah, so if you was like Golden State, you didn't really want to go there on Dollar Beer Night because most likely

once someone got drunk, you are the target of anything. Their fans turned into how a Raider fan would turn into. All extra aggressive. Your jersey's sparking. They get the shit talking. You get your ass whooped. So basically, they whooped ass in that arena. Plenty of ass.

There was ass whoopers ass in that arena. Plenty of ass. There was ass whoopers over in Sacramento. But seriously, why do you think everybody, though, is so down on this King squad? Because of the playoff experience, but have they not shown enough this season that they at least have the potential to maybe possibly light that beam and win a playoff series? They can. It's just their style. If they get to play their style in the playoffs,

they have the fastest guard moving right now quick and fast for it So that's an advantage, you know, depending on who he gets to go against in the playoffs And you know from there it's it's you know As long as you know, you can put your will on the game versus trying to adjust to somebody else. I think they're cursed They do so I think ever since Robert hit that shot. When Big Rush shot Raw, that was their chance and that was it. And I think they just never, they'll never get over that hump ever again. Damn. Ever. Ever. Ever, ever? Ever. I don't think they'll ever get over that hump. Man, that's rough. I mean, I like that King Squad. I'm gonna be honest.

You like them? I like them. Who can they beat in the first round? That's – It may be to be seen, Gil. But I think there's a possibility. Where's Memphis at right now? So Memphis is two right now. You've got to imagine they're three. They're three.

Wait. So if they drop – I mean, if they end up dropping and get to that six. Memphis is two right now. Kings are three. But this is ever in flux from game to game. So Memphis two, Kings is three. Like I said, they play the Clippers right now. Kings are three. But this is ever in flux from game to game. So Memphis two, Kings is three. Like I said, they play the Clippers right now. But they have the potential, depending on how it pans out.

They can see anybody from the T-Wolves, the Mavs, the Lakers even, potentially the Lakers. If they get the T-Wolves, I think they can beat the T-Wolves. I think they can beat the T-Wolves. Another team with limited playoff experience. Because they don't got no playoff experience, too. Yeah, that's interesting. Yeah, that's an interesting take there.

I wouldn't like that. I mean, I wouldn't. I mean, they don't have D-Lo anymore. So they don't have that third score. Yeah, I'd rather play T-Wolves then. Okay. If they get the T-Wolves. But I don't think Minnesota's going to.

I don't think T-Wolves keep it in. You know, you get the T-Wolves, the Pelicans. T-Wolves, I don't think Minnesota's going to... I don't think T-Wolves keep it in. You know, you get the T-Wolves, the Pelicans. T-Wolves, Pelicans. What about Lakers? The Lakers is getting them out of here. Yeah, yeah. And, yeah, the Lakers is getting them out. They kind of have to, right? They can't.

Can't let that happen. That will affect LeBron's legacy. Yes. Alright, let's keep this thing moving and shaking. Talk to one of my favorite segments, mostly fans. Mostly. Because not all of y'all are fans. A lot of y'all are haters.

Let's just be real. So we've got to start first and foremost. They're coming out with a series on the Clippers, Sterling Affairs. Internet was set ablaze after they released the cast photos. You got Lawrence Fishburne playing Doc Rivers. They showed the photo of Lawrence Fishburne as

Doc Rivers and the lineup was pristine. Too much hair though. Doc is a more lower, hanging off for dear life. Al Bundy is playing Donald Sterling. I don't know who that is. But she look happy. Playing Donald Sterling. Ha! I don't know who that is. But she look happy. Playing Shelly Sterling.

Can we go to the players? Look at our advanced technology. V Stiviano looks like it, but I think the most egregious was the Blake Griffin casting. Lil Murder from P-Valley. Oh, shit. Like, why didn't this just get Blake Griffin's brother to play him? Yeah, why didn't they just get Blake Griffin to play himself?

Yeah, or Blake, yeah. I mean, he's a good actor. Yeah, yeah. Do you think Blake Griffin would star in a TV show as himself? Fuck yeah. Hell yeah. He would do this TV show? Yeah, for sure, yeah.

I think no way. Man, hey listen, every time I've seen Blake, he's TV. Yeah for sure. Yeah, I don't I think no way Listen every time I've seen Blake. He's he's on. Yeah, we got the legend shell Bailey playing DeAndre Jordan Sharuna's Jackson from how tall is that's all is it? I'm gonna say yeah, like six one six two He probably like six four. Oh man with the dumb shit TV magic TV man I think Sharuna's is Matt Barnes and I the most popular. How about the other guy? I guarantee he about 6'1". So him and, how tall is Matt Barnes?

I mean, how tall is? Sharunas is probably like 6'5", 6'6". Yeah, 6'5". He's tall. But he's a very close Matt Barnes. The J.J. Redick is crazy. Yeah. That's wild.

They say all white people look alike. Not all white people look alike. But that's off though. No, I think that's what... No, no, hold on. It's all black people look alike. Black people look alike to white people, white people look alike to black people. Question, in light of this Sterling Affairs show, what NBA team would you like to see

a TV show on? I think the Jailblazers? I was about to say the same think the Jailblazers? I was about to say the same. The Jailblazers would be interesting. Yes. All that drama they had out there, I would like to see that. So we got showtime now.

I know they're potentially in talks of doing the Kobe and Shaq, the three-ring circus. I just don't know. It's too soon. I don't know. Who are you going to get to play Shaq? Who are you going to get to play Kobe? And I don't want it to feel like that Michael Jordan Lifetime movie. Yeah, I think it's too soon.

Hold on, let me see. Okay. We... Um... Hmm. Because we always... Listen, listen. We always do stories on, like, greatness.

Mm-hmm. Right? Let's do stories on greatness. Let's do stories on why a motherfucker team sucks so bad. Let's do one on ooh. Dallas Cowboys. What team? Because it's been a few of them. Don't's been... Don't matter. Been a few of them.

And don't matter. Right? And don't matter. Yeah. My pops played on the Clippers. He always pitched instead of the winning time, that could be losing time. Yeah, that's what I said. We need to see behind the scenes or how, like, the reason.

Like, you got to remember, there has to be dysfunction. That dysfunction is what makes a great TV. That's why I can't wait to see the Clipper thing. I think it's going to be good. But it ain't going to be on the team. They're all involved though. It's covering the DeVece-Deviano situation, but the players are involved too as well. But they were a good team.

Yeah, but they were a good team, but the drama was more interesting then, like the team after that. Listen, a team that wins nine games. Think about the shit that happens in the locker room on a nine, on a nine, nine team. Like, what the fuck is going on over there? Like the Rockets this year. Yeah. Them being young.

You think them boys get along over there? Hell no, man. And they all young? Yeah, hell no. Or the Charlotte Hornets with Mike. We're like Mike. Because they've been terrible. So that would be good to see with Mike being on up in there.

All right, so we got one more mostly fans for y'all. Then we're going to let everybody go home and get about their day. So I know you guys saw the Jai Strip Cup Photo League. So I gotta ask y'all, is nothing sacred anymore? That was a whole move by the owner at, is it Wet Willy's? No Shotgun Willy's. Shotgun Willy's. Like whenever I disapprove, I just change your name, right?

Yeah, Shotgun, that was some whole shit. Like whenever I like whenever I disapprove I just change your name right here shotgun without yeah That was some whole shit that that man went in there and spent 50 grand Yeah in your club and you sell it to TMZ. Yeah, I mean not even Tim's either New York Post which Which I'm pretty sure they had to give them at least a buck fifty or two hundred racks for that photo Yeah, I'm gonna be honest with you. Print journalism is dying at a rapid rate. I don't think they came through with a bag like that. Everybody always thinks it's these elaborate bags, but I'm gonna guess it was much lower than that.

If you sold that shit for less than what this motherfucker done spit in your club. I think black people, we need to cancel that strip club too. I didn't even know they had surveillance cameras. Doesn't that defeat the purpose of the strip club? Take a picture with your money. Nah, you got to have cameras. You got to?

Yeah, you got to have cameras. Just because you just never know what can go down. But I mean, you can see, we see the money. That's a lot of money. And the best part about it is that someone's going to try to top it. Someone's going to try to top it. Someone's going to try to top it. Someone's going to try to... That's just... It's a flex.

That is a... I know what we're supposed to be talking about, but that is a fucking flex. Right there. Fit the racks by yourself. All over the place. Somebody, some rapper, somebody is going to try to outdo that. Yeah, but we already know there was more. See, that's the fucked up part about the whole camp. It's his teammates.

There was a bunch of them in there. You can see the way this shit's laid out. That there had to be other people in there throwing. So the whole fucking team was there. So that means that man had to find out when he was by himself. So the whole team, they all did. He stayed. They probably at the bar or something doing something or they own any own room.

But they were all in that room. So he he he rented out the room for them. OK, he didn't rent out the room by himself. He rented out the room for himself. But this is this But this is a wake-up call. See, y'all got to be on that GA shit. See, this is that shit I was on. I just called

the club and then told the club owner to send three of his girls to the hotel and my room... You had a suite, I hope. I hope it wasn't just like a deluxe king. Presidential. Presidential.

Okay. H and zero. Whatever. But who cleans it up after? Them. They pick their money up and get the fuck on out of there. Do they swifter? Do they swifter?

I don't care how they do it. I'm just saying, do they- We throw it in there. I'm not going into your strip club. Can't have them homeless. Fuck your strip club. It started with... back story, Flip Saunders, rest in peace, came to Washington and he decided to pull in a, I don't even know what it's called, a curfew. A curfew. He tried to put

a curfew in. Like, who the fuck are you? What do you mean curfew? So the curfew was we had to be in the hotel by 9 o'clock. Now, think about pre-game, the day before the game, people got their, you know, they want to get a dinner. Some players, they go to dinner at 9 o'clock,

10 o'clock. So all those people are like, wait, what the fuck are we doing? Then we have players that go to strip clubs. So everyone's complaining. And it was like, yo, you're supposed to be the leader. Talk to him. So I go to Sam Cassell. Hey, man, what's up with the curfew?

Like, who the fuck do you think he is? You know, he ain't even, like, this is the first game of the season. What the fuck is wrong with him? Right? And we're in Dallas, too. So he was like, well, this is his rules and this and this. So I'm like, you know, as the captain, I'm supposed to take your word, send it in. We supposed to come to a compromise.

Players ain't, like they looking at me like, no, you the captain, do something. Right, right, right. First of all, I'm not the captain. That's Antoine shit right there. That's Antoine Caron. Right, right. But they know I'm the hard-headed one. So it was really only three that needed to go to the strip club. That was their thing.

And it was Dallas. So that's DGs. So I was like, listen. He said we had to be in the hotel. Right? So let's just bring the strip club to us. And then I said, you know what, just because.

Just because he wanted to be hard-headed. He wanted to be hard-headed. I tried to be nice, but since he wants to be hard-headed, we're just going to do it my way. Hey, can you make sure the girls are dressed in their uniform? Whatever they're going to wear, I want them to walk in the hotel like that because obviously if there's going to be a curfew, that means the coaching staff is going to be in the lobby to see who comes in late. So while they're in the lobby, I need the girls to come with the bottles.

Bring the bottles. I want you to be in your outfit with the bottles coming in the club. We had about eight girls, half naked with bottles coming inside the whole time. Got the whole floor, all doors is open, money everywhere. Money inside the rooms, outside the hall. See, now that's a flex. When you talking about shoot around the next day, that man was hot! Oh, he was hot! But you found the loophole. We found, hey look, we played, listen, everyone was happy, everyone was satisfied.

We ended up winning. We beat Dallas. We wasn't supposed to win that game, we ended up winning. So if I'm flipped next road trip, I'm doing it for you. Here you go. With the sparklers. That man kept that shit go with the sparkler man kept that shit on man. I mean kept that shit on then it was basically like listen, the older players y'all continue to do what you're

going to do the younger players because you know, it was like we had like like four or five older players and it was just all young and he was trying to put some discipline into the young guys was like you're affecting us. We've been in the league, you know, eight nine years, you know, you're not going to try to put a curfew young guys. It was like, you're affecting us. We've been in the league, you know, eight, nine years. You know, you're not going to try to put a curfew on me. I don't know. This ain't no championship team, motherfucker, so don't even.

Like, I'm not going to be this for the whole year. This ain't the motherfucker. This ain't Detroit 2004. I got there, but this is what I got right here. That's a flex. That's a flex. And that feels like a great way to end this episode, Gil. I appreciate Gil's story time.

I'm going to say you dropped, we had an over-under, how many you got to remember you're going to drop? I don't recall hearing one. You might have dropped one or two. One? We have one you got to remember. We're going to have to do shots on it. I'm ready.

I think I done got it out of my system. No, you got to keep it in. I got it out of my system. I've been practicing. I've been practicing in the mirror. Gil, you got to keep it in. I got it out of my system. I've been practicing. I've been practicing in the mirror. Gil, you got to keep it in. What are we going to do? I'm going to put the bottle here next to it. Every time I say it, I got to take a Thursday.

All right. Thursday. Let's do it. Every time I say it Thursday, I got to take a shot. How do you practice not saying you got to remember? I just talk to myself. You don't say it. I talk to myself.

I talk to myself and just make sure. I don't say it. All right. We appreciate y'all pulling up to Gil's Arena presented by Underdog Fantasy Club. We'll be back Wednesday.