Gil's Arena - Gil's Arena Breaks Down NBA Tip-Off With Dwight Howard

Episode Date: October 23, 2024

Gil's Arena Breaks Down NBA Tip-Off With Dwight Howard as the NBA & Dancing With The Stars Legend returns to Gil's Arena to celebrate the start of the NBA Season alongside Gilbert Arenas & The Gil's Arena Crew. They open up the show by reacting to the Los Angeles Lakers opening game win over the Minnesota Timberwolves where Anthony Davis showed he may finally be ready to take the keys from LeBron James as the team's #1 option and JJ Redick shined in his debut as an NBA head coach. They also react to the viral moment when LeBron & Bronny James took the court together as the NBA's first father-son duo before analyzing the new look Timberwolves with Anthony Edwards, Julius Randle and the newly extended Rudy Gobert. Next, they move over to the Eastern Conference where the reigning champion Boston Celtics started right where they left off and bludgeoned the New York Knicks. Gil & The Crew analyze Jayson Tatum's monster game and debate if the NBA inspired him to find a new gear after his disrespectful summer before discussing if this disappointing start for the new look Knicks was an early season outlier or a sign of things to come. Please leave us a like and subscribe!!! Gil's Arena Crew - Gilbert Arenas, Josiah Johnson, Dwight Howard, Nick Young & Brandon Jennings Gil's Arena Merch is Available NOW at http://gilsarenamerch.com/ Use code GIL10 for 10% off your SeatGeek order https://seatgeek.onelink.me/RrnK/GIL10 Sign up for Underdog Fantasy HERE with promo code GIL and get up to $1000 in Bonus Cash and A FREE Pick: https://play.underdogfantasy.com/p-gil's-arena SUBSCRIBE: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCAvjYgmwadC682OoC4Cc6TQ Subscribe To Dwight's Channel https://www.youtube.com/@Dwighthoward.AboveTheRim Join the Underdog discord for access to exclusive giveaways and promos! https://discord.gg/underdog Intro 0:00:00 Show Start 0:02:07 Lakers Big Opening Night Win 0:06:39 AD Is Finally Taking The Keys From LeBron 0:19:21 JJ Redick Was Perfect In His Coaching Debut 0:22:43 Lakers 2025 Championship Parade 0:41:09 Bronny & LeBron Make History 0:42:15 Time To Worry About The New Look T-Wolves? 0:52:16 Rudy Gobert's Extension 1:00:32 Dwight Howard Enters The Arena 1:01:24 Is AD A Top 5 Laker Big? 1:05:35 Celtics DESTORY The Knicks on Ring Night 1:11:05 Can Anybody Stop The Celtics? 1:41:43 Mikal's Janky Jumper Sets Off The Arena Again 1:43:59 Dwight on DWTS Experience 1:53:43 Dwight On Joel Embiid's Load Management 2:07:12 MostlyFans 2:33:19 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Born in Mexico, Tia Rosa knows how to turn your next taco night at home into the real deal. Find Tia Rosa Tortillas at select grocery stores and get the good vibes going. Tia Rosa, Tia Rosa. Welcome back to Gil's Arena presented by Underdog World. Gil and Nick already started before the show. I don't know if I'm hitting the right hook. This side is good. My teeth is good on this side.

You can hit me on this side. Already talking about some fisticuffs and different things as such. But lovely day here in the arena. The things we needed to happen, happened last night. God is good. Championship on the way. At least NBA comes. We've seen it.

We've seen it. We've seen it. We've seen the vision. KJJ. We respect it. Show them how you do it. But this is Gil's Arena presented by Underdog Fantasy. As always, we've got the legend Gilbert Arenas here with us. What's up, Gil? You good? Okay.

You don't seem like yourself right now. You kind of look like you're mad the Lakers won or something. We don't need you to be the vessel, Gil. We need you... Yeah, man, we need you to... Okay. We need a shot or something? We need you to be the vessel, not the preacher. Shot at Konyaka. We need you to be the vessel, not the preacher. Shout out, Konyaka. We need you to be the guy, not the preacher.

We got NBA champion Swaggy P, Nick Young, back in the arena. And victory. You ready to go today? I see you got the robe on. It's a big week for me, man. Feeling good. Feeling like the champ. Look like it, too.

Don't I look like it? You got the jersey ring on? You got one of these. I wore this because you got one, you know. I didn't want to wear it at a war. I didn't want to ask for these, y'all. It's a little big three. Just keep it.

Okay. The baby chair, for sure. All right. Did you earn that one? Is that because you earned it? That's why you wear it? No, I'm just saying. Is that why you wear it?

Because you, like, you... Nah, I really didn't earn this one. You're like, yeah, I earned this, and I coached my ass on the other one. You're just a dick on the team. You know what I mean? That will be a $100 contribution. Take it! You do have the freebie.

That's my freebie. So that is your freebie. You already gave up. Go ahead, introduce B. I want to know how you get freebies and shit. He overpaid already, knowing one was incoming. And we got Mr. B, Brandon Jennings, up in here. See you styling in the Gilderina merch. Yeah.

OK. Oh, we got a hat. You got all type of collection going down. Dark over here. We ain't going to tell you too much just yet. I was in the house yesterday. Yeah, we've seen you. You know, it was dope to see Bronny and LeBron

checking at the same time. That was a dope little moment. We saw you turning up in the underdog suite. Yeah. I saw a picture. Ken Griffey Jr. was there, his dad. That was dope. You got to put that up on the wall.

Yeah, for sure. Of course. We will chat about it. We got a lot to get into today, but for all the fans out there, we still have two viewing options for our traditional version and a mobile vertical version. Click on whichever one you want

to watch. If you're at work, you can watch the mobile version. If you're at the crib, go ahead and watch us on the laptop. But just make sure you tune in to your favorite show. But here's what's cracking in the arena today. The Celtics surprised the Knicks with a Boston three-party in their season opening win as Tatum left no doubt who the number

one option is, but is Boston primed to repeat as champs this season? We already know the answer to that. The Wolves signed Rudy Gobert to a three-year extension. What impact will the four-time defensive player of the year have on the Wolves championship aspirations? Will Ampey play in football in three to four years?

If they win a championship? We will discuss. And LeBron and Bronny made history as the first father and son duo to play in an NBA game. But AD stole the show. Is the Lakers big man finally ready to take the keys as the number one option?

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wherever you get your podcasts. So we're going to go the show live with us on YouTube, we got audio versions available on Apple, Spotify, wherever you get your podcast. So we're going to go ahead and start with the most important game of last night. Mr. B, you were in the building. You got to witness history firsthand. Some of us were watching at the crib, but nonetheless, the New Look Wolves pulled up to LA to take on the Lakers and JJ Reddick's head coaching debut. So like I mentioned, LeBron and Bronny made history becoming the first father-son duo to play in an NBA game. We're going to talk about that in a little bit. But first, we got to talk about Anthony Marshawn Davis Jr.

Lakers hadn't won a season opener since 2016, but AD put the team on his back. When was the last one? Who was on that team? Who was on that team in 2016 when they won? We needed you, Nick. A game opener? Yes. Season opener. Uh-oh. Since 2016. We needed you, Nick. A game opener? Yes.

Season opener. Uh-oh. Since 2016, it's been a while. Obama? He's been hanging around his son too much. What the fuck that mean?

All right, now, you're going too far. Come back to come back to the trash talk again. Bring it back until we're done. No, your son is at the age where everybody wins, right?

Like they play basketball, no one keeps score. You're in that, you know, we all winners here. Everybody get the trophy shit. So, like, celebrating the first game. So, Nick. Opener. You were a part of the last Lakers season opening win in 2016. Our producer wanted you to know you had eight points.

But you were three. Three for 12. I had 10, I think. It was 10. Three for 12 from the field. Three for 12? Two for nine from three. You were just getting, you were just getting.

But Jack, shoot or shoot? Shoot or shoot. Yeah, you shot it. It was hard, man. I had to guard, isn't it, James all day? I didn't say that. I said... It's fine.

That counts. James, he had 40. Oof. It wasn't on me, though. It wasn't all on me. I said, it's fine. That counts. James, he had 40. Oof. It wasn't on me, though. It wasn't all on me. But is it all on you if he had? We've had this discussion.

That's cool. It wasn't all on me. It wasn't all on me, but he had 40. So I tried to say Gil's 60 wasn't all on Kobe, but 60 is 60. 40 is 40. But back there. He was averaging about 36, so it don't really. Oh, so 60 is 60. 40 is 40. He was averaging about 36, so it already...

Yeah, it already kind of got his average. No, that was not an average. He won, though, by 10 or 20, though. That's the first game he's establishing what he's about to average. But he's coming off...

That's his MVP year. His MVP year. So he started off averaging 40 16 17 right Y'all want But let's talk about this 2024 squad 80 put the team on his back with the offensive and defensive Explosion on the reigning defensive player of the year, Ant-Man, and the rest of the Wolves squad. Let's take a look at it. So, AD finished with 36.16 rebounds, four assists, three blocks, and one steal in 38

minutes. Beat that. Beat that, Gil. So, AD was 11-23 from the field, 13-15 from the free throw line. His 36 points was the most by a Laker in a season opener since Kobe dropped 45 on the Rockets back in 2007. Rui Hachimura added 18 points to five rebounds, and LeBron had 16 points, five rebounds, four assists, and two blocks. On the other side, Ant-Man led the Wolves with 27 points. Julius Randle added 16 points, nine rebounds, and 4 dimes in his debut with the Wolves.

And Gobert had 13 points, 14 rebounds, and 1 block. So off the bench, Nakiel Walker-Alexander at 14, Nasrid at 12. And Dante Givintenzo was 3 for 11 from the field, 2 for 8 from 3. So Anthony Davis has made 5 all-defensive teams, including 3 first teams in his career, but is number 1 defensive player of the year. After the game, he appeared to take a shot at Gobert. We know you've got the length, but the timing on those two blocks, is it about just identifying where the shot, the taker, is going to be?

The defensive player of the year type stuff. Yes, it is. All right. I agree. Taker. Damn. Yes, it is. I agree. Damn. Damn, kid. That was crazy. I don't know if Rudy Goldberg

won the defensive player of the year. He couldn't get three blocks. Well, that's... Playing that type of defense, you lose to the defensive player of the year. That's real tough.

But now on the bright side, the Lakers sit atop the Western Conference, tied for the best record in the league with 81 games remaining in the season. Who's better? It's lonely at the top, as y'all know. But there are some games tonight, so it will not last long.

But what message did Anthony Davis send to Rudy Gobert in the league with his performance in the Lakers season opening? The same thing everybody says when they play Rudy Gobert. No. Yeah. Not everybody. Everybody. It's only like three bigs that could do that to Rudy Gobert.

Everybody. It's only three bigs that could do that to Rudy Gobert. Who? A.D. Do it. Joker and A.D. The rest of the bigs that can do that to Rudy Gobert. Everybody. There's only three bigs that can do that to Rudy Gobert. Who? AD, Joker, and AD. The rest of the bigs don't score. That's what I'm saying. The rest of the bigs don't score.

The ones that scored say the same thing. How? So it's not really a message. How is he... Let's give Giannis some love. Giannis, I mean, every big that can score kills him. So there's no – Bam be killing him? Yeah.

Who? Everyone. Bam. Everyone. I mean, I don't know. I mean, we can – He's never shut – what I'm saying is he's never shut another big down. There was never no like, oh, you contained him today.

There's never been that. Never? No. That's why they all have a problem. Like, wait, when has he stopped us? No, y'all just like messing with Gobert. But he do stop people. It's hard to stop them.

It's hard. He's skinny, too. I'm just saying. So there's no, me, there's no message. That's just a normal day at the workplace. So there's no, me there's no message. That's just a normal day at the workplace. It ain't no message. It's just a normal day at the workplace against Rudy Goldberg. I mean, he should be doing that against Rudy.

36 is 16. I mean, honestly, if AD wasn't doing that, it'd be like. Man, that's, yeah. Because he ain't got to worry about him going back at him on defense. Facts. He saves no energy. Facts. You got to just play all defense all game.

She'd give him something. Imagine going You got to just play all defense all game. Give them something. Imagine going out there and just play defense. And get mad at it. Never look at it. Don't even look at the real. You set speed to play defense. It's a hard job. I'm not going to lie.

It's a hard job. It's a hard job. You just get talked about every day. Stupid ass out there. You don't know what I go through, but my job is to come to the arena and play defense. Get scored on. Get scored on. As much as possible.

Okay, okay. I lay off of a game. Okay, all right. I ain't looking at it like that. Whatever y'all are saying, Gobert, four-time defensive player of the year, reigning defensive player of the year. So he plays a little defense, at least in the mind of the square media. But I'm just saying from the AD standpoint, coming out looking aggressive.

We saw AD at times last season kind of defer later in the game, kind of just be out there getting cardio. MVP. I mean, they're going to need AD if they want to, you know, make a run. He's going to have to take that next step. You know, be that number one option for real. I mean, there're going to need AD if they want to, you know, make a run. He's going to have to take that next step. You know, be that number one option for real. I mean, there's nobody else over there for the Lakers that can do it. There's no other player on the team that could?

As the number one option for them? Could be the number one option? This is you for the number one option. It's all AD. If the Lakers win, and I think he got a chance to be MVP if he plays like this and don't get hurt. He needs one. Do he need something like that in his resume? The MVP? Because they said he was supposed to get one all his years.

Where is he ranked as the top Laker big? Is he even top five? Yeah. Laker big? Top five? Will Kareem, Shaq. I don't know if anybody I'm pretty sure you got this. Oh you have him over the soul Like if you don't have him over your soul like something's wrong with you as a player As a basketball player over the soul. He's a better player to all the players, but the song but Gasol won though. Gasol won twice. Gasol won twice. But who did he win with?

I mean, who did AD win with? But AD was a lead dog in the league. He was a lead dog. Gasol has never been top. When was Gasol? Gasol was the guy up in Memphis. Yes, carry. Averaging 18 points.

No. Cool, he was the best player in Memphis. There's always the best player on a sorry team. There's the best player on the Detroit Pistons. There's the best player on the Wizards. There's the best player on Toronto. Thomas was trash when he was the best player in New Orleans. They were trash.

AD. What did he do? So Gasol, I think, career high with the Grizzlies, averaged 21 and 10 in the 06, 07 season. 21 and 10, okay. 06,-07 season. 21-10, okay. 06-07 season. Yeah, okay, that's good. Oh, man.

Oh, man. By himself, he averaged 21-10. Yeah, that's good. By himself. That's when it scored in 88. Back then, that was good. By himself. The score, though.

By himself. They did it. The pace was different back in those days, Nick. Yeah, by himself. The game was different, though. The pace was different back in those days, Nick. Yeah. By himself. The game was different, though. The pace was different. That was good. He averaged 18-19 with Kobe.

Oh, that's good. Two less points. You ain't getting that ball that much. I mean, shit. I mean, Kobe went and got it. I mean, he acted like he didn't have a squad, though. He had a final. He had a final.

Final order. Yeah, Lamar. You had a squad. I'm the number one option. I'm only averaging 21. I'm the number two, three option. I'm averaging 18. Okay.

You don't see the difference. To win the championship? That's cool? To win the championship? AD finished top ten MVP voting four times. The highest he ever finished was third back in 2017-18 when he averaged 28 and 11. Who was on the team when he averaged 28? Two and a half blocks.

Drew Holiday, Eric Gordon. That sounds a lot better. 28 in the game. I'm talking about in the Laker uniform. As a Laker big? As a Laker big. Is he top five? That's all I'm saying. In his Laker time? All the Lakers.

Just in a Lakers uniform? Yeah, just Lakers uniform. Oh, yeah. Or what he did in that uniform. What he did in a Lakers uniform? When it's all said and done,

is he going to be a top five Laker? Big. I would say he's one right now. Top five Laker. He's a top five Laker? If he win the MVP.

A five Laker. Laker? If he win the MVP. A top five Laker if he went MVP a top five No, he's a movie set Korean magic and then you gotta put him Elgin Baylor Jerry West. Yeah Jerry the logo Jerry Jerry was Jerry West the show Elgin Baylor, so if you had to do a draft pick, you know pick

Jerry but Jerry West over AD? Remember, we didn't play back then. So they was the shit back then. You know what I'm saying? I mean, I'm just going to be honest. He had to be. In the Laker uniform. You the Lakers are.

You picked Jerry West. You got Wilt Chamberlain. You got Kareem. You got Shaq. You got Kobe. You got Magic. You got Wilt Chamberlain. You got Kareem. You got Shaq. You got Kobe. You got Magic.

You got Dwight. But as a Laker, you're talking about as a Laker player, though. That's what I'm saying. Soul? I don't know. You got Drummond. You got Drummond. You got JaVale.

No, as a Laker, not just today. Oh, I thought we were just talking. I thought we were just talking about today. It'll be probably some of the older people got a question is your bell Hall of Fame All right, come on man, let's go man, he got rings in a Olympic Make they want to know what's in the cup. Wait, is he a Hall of Famer? Come on, man We'll be talking. Look who we put in this year. That's all say Chelsea we put in this year. That's what I'm saying. Who did we put in this year?

Chelsea. We put in Cooper. We put in Zach Randolph. Zach Randolph. I don't think Zach Randolph got in. You think Zach Randolph got in? No. Vince should have got in.

Vince going to the Hall of Fame. He just has three championships. He don't have no personal accolades. Oh. Yeah. Vince going to the Hall of Fame. He just has three championships. He don't have no personal accolades. Oh, yeah. Zach Brown, his first Grizzlies player inducted to Memphis Sports Hall of Fame. Yeah, sure. Okay. But back to AD. We asked to chat, will AD overtake LeBron as the number one option this season?

74% said yes. Brandon, do they agree with you? It's time. It's time. Robert, where are you getting it? Robert, where are you getting it? But here's the real question. Is AD finally ready to take the keys from LeBron?

LeBron has said previously, I'm trying to give AD these keys, but he got to want them. He got to be willing to drive this car. Is AD finally ready to take the keys from LeBron in year 22 at 39 years old? Going to be 40 in December. Yeah. I mean, he has no choice. He has to. He has to.

I mean, they have nothing else. Nobody else can do it but him. So this is his time. This is... I mean, just make the playoffs and just keep going. Like, you know? Just stay healthy.

The biggest thing is just staying healthy, though, for him. I just want him to stay healthy. You know, this is L.A. playoffs. We're not getting up. We already know we're going to the playoffs. Already know.

We already know that. Hey, look, we got the rookie of the year. You know what I hate? Oh, in-season tournament. I'm going to just play. No, no, no, no, no. That's the narrative that needs to stop. I heard Charles, we got the rookie of the year. You know what I hate? Oh, the in-season tournament. I'm going to just play. No, no, no, no, no. That's the narrative that needs to stop.

I heard Charles Barkley say it, too, where y'all made the in-season tournament. Shut the fuck up. You take the in-season tournament. I mean, no, no. You take the play-in. You take the play-in out. Seven spot is the playoffs. That is true.

Period. Old school. Seven spot, seven playoffs. That is true. Period. Old school. Seven spot, seven spot is the actual playoffs. I don't even know why that's a, oh, y'all made the, we made the playoffs. Unfortunately, now, seven spot and

eight spot gotta fight for seven spot and eight spot. Right? But don't try to discredit like last two years is we're barely making it. So 9 and 10 are the real playing team. 7 and 8. You made the playoffs since playoffs has been

starting. So don't stop using that as a narrative as the Lakers barely made it. For sure. Because if it wasn't a play, it was a play. If it wasn't a play, it would be the Western Conference Finals, right? If it wasn't a plan, it would be the Sevens Finals. With Darvin Hamm.

With D. Hamm. So how impressive does that now look? The pressure's on JJ. JJ Reddick got to get to the Western Conference Finals. No, it ain't. D. Hamm did. D. Hamm got him to it. I love how that goes.

If JJ can't do it in two years, you can go. Nah. Yeah, you can go. Nah. I like that. I like that. I like that look last night. Well, give him two.J. can't do it in two years, you can go. Nah. Yeah, you can go. Nah. I like that. I like that. I like that look last time. Well, give him two.

Nah. I see A.D. bump J.J.'s chest. I've never seen the coach do that. Nah. The way they did Z-Ham, it ain't happening. And the ham got me. Lakers will never taste that. They have to bake that ham, man.

Honey bake. Honey. So you talked about A.D.'s position amongst Lakers bigs all time, but where does A.D. rank among the Lakers best defenders all time, regardless of position? Defenders? I don't really know. Y'all don't care?

I care four. I forgot this is an anti-defense topic. Michael Cooper? Michael Cooper? Kareem? Kareem? Trevor? Koby?

Ron Artes? Who else? I mean, he wasn't in there long enough. I'm putting Derrick Fisher in there. Nah, I mean, we got to go off the people who had... Tyronn Lue. What? Derrick Fisher used to run through the screens? Is Mr. B already? It's not even noon. Is Mr. B already in the building? Tyronn Lue.

He had to be Iverson. Tyronn Lue got 48 put on him in the game one finals. Watch out. I mean, it's Iverson. It's Iverson, though. I mean, I mean when it comes to awards does that I mean does he rank top five? I don't know I don't I know y'all don't like defense I'm just their time looking at who made So they'll get him multiple references in the past few weeks of much love But now let's see if you talked about Darvin ham what they were able to accomplish in the Darviham era. Did go to a Western Conference Final 2023.

Respect. Shout out to them. Did have the toughest gentleman sweep in NBA history last playoffs. But now let's shift to J.J. The J.J. Redick era. How did J.J. Redick look in his Lakers head coaching debut? Perfect. Couldn't do no wrong.

Looked perfect. The way he played the Lebron brony perfect time and they up by like 15 throw man if they come back to about nine bring them out the rookie oh man i love connect you gotta play the whitey again you gotta play the whiteys together helmet helmet often exciting white we're gonna get rid of Russ. Train him for, like, Blandfleet. Blandfleet. What's his name? Blandfleet.

Blandfleet. We're going to train him for Blandfleet because Reed is about to take that spot so they can't keep him. Blandfleet. Fred. You talking about Fred? Blandfleet. We get him, the whiteys out there, LeBron AD. We get him and the whiteys out there, LeBron AD.

Connect rookie. He's going to be on the rookie team this year. No, JJ's looking good. No, but they look like they got chemistry, though. They look good. They look like they know what they do. Like, when it comes to coaching, coaching is about subbing, making the right subs at the right time, play calling,

and knowing how to manage the right time. Play calling. And knowing how to manage the timeouts. Right? That's really what coaching is judged off of. It's how you manage the game. Because your coaching itself in print is in practice you know play calling people remembering stuff and then from there you're watching how it is played out right but from there you're just managing the time making sure you're subbing in the right lineups at the right time making sure someone is on fire and you're not just subbing them because of the time. The time set. You really got to be in tuned with the game itself.

Player, coach. Some guys just coach from their piece of paper. They don't have the flow of the game. For you, I obviously played with a bunch of coaches in your time. How much do you respect coaches more that don't just stick to the game plan, that understand the actual feel of the game from game to game? We might come in with an initial strategy, but like you said, Gil, player X or player Y is cooking, so it's not your night today.

We going to ride this? Shit, Mo Cheeks. I played Mo Cheeks in Detroit. That's how he was. Play. Flow. Let me play. Flow.

He was great. Mo Cheeks was great. Who else Let me play. Flow. He was great. O'Cheeks was great. Who else? Player coaches. Scott Skiles was great for me. And we've seen Lakers players' comments about the previous regime didn't seem too enthused or too in tune with it. Guys seem to really be willing to rally behind JJ. Obviously, it's just one game.

And as you all know, the season is long. But that's at least... It's not about the game. It it's just one game. And as y'all know, the season is long. But that's at least... It's not about the game. It's about just the approach. His approach is coming from being a player and being coached by some of the best minds that played. Even Coach K.

You know, you talk about Coach K. Doc, Stan Van Gundy, right? So he already has blueprints of X's and O's, what to do out of timeouts. And then as a player who played a long time, he understands, like, situations. Right? You can't talk to someone like him about not running the floor. Because that's all he did. Not being in shape, not looking fit, not eating. He's one of those players you cannot have an excuse for.

Not getting shots up before the game, after the game. You're talking about a guy who didn't cheat the game. I think he told a story about why he retired. And he said he retired because when the summer came, he couldn't do his summer routine with the same passion. He said when he got to his summer routine, he was like, I can't do this. It's too hard. And when it became too hard, he's like,

I'm not going to do half of it just to make a team. I'm just not going to. That's real. So with a guy like that, he takes everything serious. Yeah. We've seen ex-players make the transition to coaching with various success. But as former players, when y'all were hooping, did y'all respect the ex-hoopers more because they had actually lived the life

and played the game versus guys who had never played in the league, trying to tell you what to do or how to operate on the floor? As into, like, just listening, taking little bits. They say to me, like, during the summertime, I see it now, you know, what they was talking about, don't take the game for, like, granted because it go by, like that, stuff like that. Because before you know it, you'll be up to be 30-something, man.

So listen to the Vets, really. And for J.J., I've seen sometimes he was getting back into player mode, but he caught himself. He was on the sideline about to go get a tick, but then he settled down. It was dope to see for me. I've seen him bump chess with A.D. I like that type of stuff, man. I've seen him, like, get behind players, like when they made a shot,

clap hands when they was running down, running down the floor. So I like coaches that, like, uplift their players, too. So what's one thing that every good coach does? Just give me one example of what a good coach does, and then give me one example of what a bad coach does. Yeah, what's your example? Coach.

A bad coach? I mean, I listen to coaches. I listen to some of the ex, well, some of the ex-players. But back then it was ex-players as, what do they call them? Rebound? Player development? Yeah, them. And then some of the ex-coaches themselves,

I'm going to listen to you until you don't make sense. Right? Usually it was pass the ball. Whoa. I guess you ain't watching no films. That's not my best attribute. You better watch out. That's funny.

You know what I mean? No, but serious. If you're working me out and Let's say a coach and this is real story. I Remember coach Hubbard Phil Hubbard is working me out and then it was working out. All right three shots move Three shots move and I'm sitting there finishing my workout. You didn't feel tired? Hey, man.

What's your name again? I had to look up his stats. Okay, all right, okay. So if I want to average this, I got to get everything. You can't look up my stats. Yeah. No. Because your work ethic, what you're telling me is your work ethic you did,

and that got your ass eight points. No. Again. No. A game, right? No, no, no. That ain't supposed to be all your work. If you just go, that's supposed to just show up to get you. But what I'm saying is your mindset tells me how you think. Right? So if you're telling me five shots a spot,

that's what you really believe, right? Did you ever hear me ever tell you five shots a spot, that's what you really believe, right? Did you ever hear me ever tell you five shots? No. Yeah, 100. But you were saying shit is unrealistic. No, it's not unrealistic. It's like 1,000 shots a day. I'm like, man, I don't want a break.

I tried that. I couldn't shoot for a whole week after that. Again, do you think you're getting better with 1 a thousand shots a day or five shots per spot like i'm i'm looking i'm listening to your mind what is your mind what are you teaching so you can only like you can only like let's say let's say a defensive player like a defensive player as an offensive player can a defensive player tell you how to put yourself in position to score if he never was that right right rudy can't go and teach someone how to be yokich right he can only tell people how to be great at defense that's high so if i'm asking a guy who meant mentality was a role player

passed the ball he's he's projecting what he was onto me. And no, you tell me three shots, I'm going to bump it up to at least 25. You average eight? Okay, 16, 24. I would average 48. You're not listening to JJ. JJ averages, what, 12, 13?

You're not listening to that? What are you going to say? Gilbert, take 15 shots. I'm taking 30. I'm going to up it up. I'm going to up it up. I'm upping 15 shots? I'm taking 30 I'm opening it up But I'm opening it

Open it up. That's why I started to make good. I'm opening it up though It's what I'm saying is I'm not gonna do your mind is gonna tell you take it It was a pass first go here's a sheer Goodest to play devil's advocate. You talked about the Gobert Jokic comment, but couldn't Gobert be like, well, this is how he cooked me. Yeah, that's what I'm saying. He's always giving me this one. He can't do it. He can't do the But that's not like

I see how you use that, but if I tell somebody how to play defense, everybody's like, you never play no D. But you could. You just didn't. You had other priorities. See, I'm going to teach you how to score against great defenders. How they're supposed to move where they're supposed to be.

Right? Because that was my skill. So I can give you that. Right? If you never did it to a certain level, it's hard to give it to the person. So if you're a guy and the guy next to you is telling you how to work, you got to think about

his work ethic and who he was and then you might have to double it or triple it for your skill set. You basically just told people that trainers can't train unless you score 20 points

or something more in the league. There's some good trainers that never made the league. There's people that work hard. There's niggas that 24 right now still training hard as hell to get to the league. There's some good trainers that never made the lead. There's people that work hard. There's niggas at 24 right now still training hard as hell to get to the lead. There's a bad guy. But you know what I mean. Yeah, yeah.

In there every day training hard. You just can't get it. But you just can't tell I average 20. I'm the best trainer in the world. No, it's not averaging 20. If I'm a trainer... Work after this, work after this. What I'm saying, if I'm a trainer,

you can only go about how you played the game, how you wasn't in the game, right? If you think you... If Pat Beverly was your trainer, you're pretty sure that shit's going to be intense, right? Mm-hmm. It's going to be intense. You just...

Because that's how he played the game. He's going to project what he is, what he was, onto this work at this, what's his name? So if I'm working with a trainer and he's giving me three shots a spot move, three shots a spot move, I'm going to ask him, hey, what's your background? What did you do? Oh, I played here. I was a pure point guard. His workout is around how he played the game. What'd you do? Oh I was a you know, I played here. I was a pure point guard his his work His workout is around how he played the game. So I know if I'm gonna work with this guy

He's thinking from a point guard Mindset so I got to put my skill set on it. So I'm gonna up some of these dosages I'm not gonna stay with his dosage if I want a real work ethic, right? So if he's saying three spots, I'm gonna say five or ten That's all But sometimes most player development coaches Put you through the plays you go like you coming off this crew. You're gonna do that and how many they gonna say? Yeah They just to work out with them that's's just to get in good with the coach.

You don't have to base that goddamn workout. You're just building a relationship. Yeah, you're just building a relationship. I didn't know I was here to build. I thought I was here to give you that. Your trainer is who you really trust. That's how you got there. That's who you go with.

So do you like trainers? Yeah. All I'm saying is some of these trainers, you got to up the dosage. That's it. So, you don't really just change it? So, do you like trainers? Yeah. All I'm saying is some of these trainers you got to up the dosage. That's it. Yeah, for sure. That's all. You just open, like that's what I said. If, think about it, you're trying to get better at this, like let's say we're doing a step

back. Yeah. And I say, all right, three step backs going left. All right, three steps going by right. Did you learn anything? No, you got to do more. No, you got to do more. That's all I'm saying.

So, just just now just add on to it knowing if you train with me there's not gonna be three shots a spot you are going hard so you're gonna be in there dialing it in we go into i see that you perfected it and you understand it right and that's why some people can't translate what they've been training on into the game because they don't do it enough for it to be comfortable for them. He's got to play too, though. That's game. But let's shift it back to J.J. for a second. If Lakers fans were uncertain about J.J. Redick's coaching acumen and dedication,

he showed how locked in he was during and after the game. So as Cuffs the Legend pointed out, Redick showed some extreme discipline and restraint. By not looking at Taylor Rooks during his in-game interview. Very few have been able to accomplish that feat. And after the Lakers win, he offered these thoughts about the game ball. I'm going to send in a request for the league tomorrow that we can play with Warren in basketballs.

I'm not sure why we're playing in real games. I'm being dead serious. I'm not sure why we're playing in real games with brand new basketballs. I'm not sure why we're playing in real games. I'm being dead serious. I'm not sure why we're playing in real games with brand new basketballs. Anybody's ever touched an NBA ball brand new? It's a different feel and touch than a worn-in basketball. I didn't realize it until a timeout. There was a long rebound. I grabbed it. I was like, what? Why are we playing with this ball? Give the guys the opportunity to pick a good basketball. You think I'm joking. No, I'm positive. I'm neurotic.

I'm positive. I'm positive. Does that look like a coach? Hey, yo, he look nuts. Yo. That's what you need. No, no, he's like wired. We all go a little massive.

The fact that he even noticed that is like, yo, he's locked in, bro. That lets you know what type of coach you have, though. I love it. For sure, no. Because he played. So he's the guy at the beginning of the game, even though that's a – what he's talking about is your captain.

So that's between LeBron James and Anthony Edwards, who picks the balls between the three that they have, right? But he understands that because he was a shooter, he, because I played with him, he usually go touches the ball and see which one, right? So when they're picking it, he'll be like, yo, throw it to me so he can feel it. Yeah.

So Jermier go up there and then whoever playing and Jermier throw it to him so he can feel him like, nah, the other one, boom, boom, boom. So like usually if someone picked a hard ball or one of them new ones, nobody liked it. So, y'all talking about just being able to be that locked in. How many coaches do you think in the league could make an observation like that?

I don't know how many would say that, though. Who was just going to come out and say it? Probably like J.K. You don't remember? Have you heard somebody say that? In reality, if it was a coach Steve Nash. Yeah, yes, even Steve Nash I'm thinking about people who's really

particular about the ball LeBron How many very close duke a and duke a No, I mean't touch the ball. Chancy Billups? He ain't touch the ball. You can't blame Darvin Hamm. He ain't getting in the game. He done grab that motherfucker like, oh shit. Oh, this feel good.

This is what they feel like. I ain't know this when I was bringing all them back boards. Unnecessary, Gil. If he was a coach, I'm sure he would. Chris Paul. You got to think about the guys who really. I don't have that bitch on me. I don't have that bitch on me.

He's the type of guy, because he didn't really shoot, shoot. He's passing. He didn't care. You didn't want no older player picking. Like, when I came in, you didn't want the old, like somebody who was like, like Gary Payton or let's say John Stockton when I came in. No, that ball going to be brown. They try to get that old school brown one that look like the football.

Then you be like, come on, dawg, what is this? How is this even part of it? Because it needs an X on it, right? So like all the game balls have what, three X's on them? Yep. Yeah. So you can tell which one is game ball so they'll get them and there'll be three X's on them.

So like... We'll pick. Yeah. Use them in practice and try to get them... Man, I remember my first NBA ball. Wizards, I took that motherfucker home. It was cold, yeah. You didn't do that?

What? When you got your first NBA basketball. Y'all didn't do that? Like, when you got there and you had the first time touching the real NBA. The first time you got it, you stole it. Yeah. Damn. No, no, I'm just saying.

You didn't have one in high school? I'm sorry. You got it taken home. No, I went to Cleveland. I went to public. I didn't go to Oak Hill. I didn't get paid in high school. I went up the street with all the men.

I just asked if he had an NBA ball. I just asked if he had an NBA ball. It could have been in the... You could have been open run. You ain't made no open run. No NBA ball. I didn't go to UCLA. I was... You didn't go to UCLA still wanting a ball?

I was Drake. I was in my own world. I didn't do none of that. So you ain't touch an NBA ball until you got to the NBA? I don't believe you. The summer, well, training, training. The pre-draft shit. You didn't still want it all? Right. No, but it was the Wizards, the team I got drafted on.

So... I made it, motherfucker. But did you still have that ball? Hell no I got my championship ball with all the names on it though. Katie All you do I made it that's what I took this ball to say I made it And you did not like ship it back in your house when you get it You didn't you there are I need and send it back to your mom. It got lost in your house when you came in. You didn't sign it and send it back to mom to say, keep this in the... When you kick me out...

Keep this body liquor. And we've been having a gay boss since eighth grade. So... I'm just saying, like, that was... Got a serious question for you, Gil. I got all my middle school and elementary school basketball jerseys. That's because you was in the room by yourself.

You know, just, it's this big. And I'm like, man, how's this little... I still got those jerseys. That's because you was in the room by yourself. You know, just, it's this big. And I'm like, man, how's this little? I still got those jerseys. It's middle school? Yeah. I got the trophies, dog. I got my trophies. Like a church on the way.

Yeah, yeah. I got my trophies. I still got those. Damn, I wish I had them jerseys. Serious question for you, Gil. I know it's only one game into the season. No need to overreact, but should the Lakers have the same parade route for their upcoming 2024 in-season tournament chip

as their 2025 NBA chip, or should they mix up the parade route a little bit? This should make it longer. Okay, so a shorter one. We should just march all the way down to the Clippers. To pass into it, though? Yeah, right on through it.

Okay, but just right? Walk through the arena down to the Clippers. Through pass, into it, though? Yeah, right on through it. Okay. Right on through it. Walk through the arena, out the other side. Right on through it. All right. All right. Okay.

All right. That makes sense. Okay. Because I didn't, you know, you want to use the in-season tournament one as a walkthrough for the actual real parade. Y'all might. Y'all might go back-to-back this year. Let's get it. That's crazy.

Back-to-back. Yeah. Somebody else would have won an in-season tournament. It wouldn't be nothing. No, listen. That's one thing. I can see the Lakers winning would have won an in-season tournament. It wouldn't be nothing. No, listen, that's one thing. I can see the Lakers winning, though. The in-season, like, they'll just keep letting them win that. They'll keep letting us?

I mean, you guys. We took it, Brandon. I mean, you guys are. We took what we wanted. Yeah, only because he, you know, he's in shape to, like, you know, at least they will be really good at the beginning of the season to win. So, let's talk about the history that was made last night. Again, Brandon, you were in the building.

You got to feel the aura. Oh, yeah. You got to feel that, yeah. Star-studded affair in the arena formerly known as Staples Center, Ken Griffey Jr. and Sr., the first father and son duo to play together in MLB history, sitting courtside to watch LeBron and Bronny become the first father and son duo to play together in the league. The crew all got together.

Pre-game for this photo. That's tough. That's... Damn, he's fat. Give him another. You get old, you just start looking like that. That's crazy. Whatever, you got the Nike, though.

That good polo. That good polo. So, before the LeBrons made history, TNT cameras caught them on the bench with Elder Bron coaching up his son before the big moment. You all ready? You see the intensity, right? Just play carefree, though. Don't worry about mistakes.

Just go out and play hard. I'm sorry. What? Roddy's a fool, man. I'm not even gonna lie. If you know him, then you would know. I know he like, nigga, shut up. Of course I can see the intensity.

I'm looking right here. Shit out my ears. Shit, I'm trying to get ready for the game. Shut your old ass up. You're making me nervous. I know, shit. My dad, you just got out the game talking about them out ready.

I been ready. I been ready. Shut your old ass up, dad. I'm not saying. You over here trying to make me all nervous. You ready? That's how kids want to stay, right? Hey, I wish your body would have said some reckless shit.

But with four minutes remaining in the second quarter, and the Lakers leading by 16 points, it finally happened. History tonight. The first father-son duo to play together in an NBA game. That's cold. That's cold. That's cold. That's cold. That's cold. That's cold. That's cold.

This is all in the family. That's cold. Yeah. That's cold. And what a celebration. What in the world? For the James family. Ronnie's brother and sister.

Here we go. His mom on hand. That's all right. Man, it's getting a little emotional. Bronny played a total of three minutes in the game, missed his two shot attempts, but on the bright side, that was a two. I didn't think he should have counted.

Could have been a foul. I needed that higher.5 point. We got to figure who that ref is on the side You got to be a part of the script man soon as he whenever you seniors body Wow free throw when it's your free Nothing. Yeah, he'll miss both them. Nah, nah Booty hold You want to want for two for sure. One for two. Right here. Only you miss free throws. Boom!

Only you miss free throws like that. That's it. That booty hole was tight. Booty hole was tight. What? It's normally open. It's normally open. Ain't no problem with a cane and an 8, boy. You my son.

You my son. You my son. Don't miss the free throws, nah. He probably would have walked up to him. At the free throw line, nah. You got to call that ref. Call that tip. Browning shot 68% from the line while he was at SC.

So didn't get a bucket on the offensive side, but showed some promise on the defensive side. Held Ant-Man scoreless as the primary defender. I think it was just one possession. It was just one possession. It's all right. It counts. He didn't make it.

We get to run those narratives. Locked up. It's all right. Climbed down. It's all right. Locked. He didn't make it. We get to run those narratives. Locked up. It's all right. Climbed down. It's all right. Locked down. But in all sincerity, how special of a moment was it to see LeBron and Bronny sharing the floor together for the Lakers in a real game?

Brandon, you were there. What was the atmosphere like? The atmosphere was amazing, man. The crowd was going crazy. I mean, just to witness that live and see those two on the court together, man, it's a great experience, man. I'm happy for him. Just the fact that, you know, he's still playing,

and I don't think we'll ever see that moment ever again in NBA history. So just to be able to witness that, it was dope, man. So congratulations to me. Okay, for sure. Now this side. I think people forget the, forget the, who they are. Yeah. Right? Yeah. the, forget the, who they are, right?

Yeah. The fatherhood and the son, like that's, it seems like that's what everybody don't wanna accept. Right, like you remember the first time, like I know when you seen that everybody's, all fathers and all kids started remembering that one special time they had with their father. Yeah. Right? And that's what that was. It was had with their father. Yeah. Right?

And that's what that was. It was, if you was a father, right? Yeah. You can't even hate on that. But that's what I'm saying. This is when you don't. Like, hating on this moment is crazy. It's crazy. Somebody hating on this moment is crazy.

They even talk about burning stats right there. It's crazy. The stats don't even matter. That don't matter. Who cares? I remember my dad texted me. He was like, dang. I said, I'm going to do that. I'm going to be a coach.

No, he was like, man, I remember when I was getting ready to play a game and the other team only had four and they had to forfeit. And then they said, yo, can your son play? And then I went and played and I had 40. But, uh... Man, you be lying, bro. I'm tired of this shit. Stop gassing this shit, man I had 40. Man, you be lying, bro. I'm tired of this shit. I'm gassing this shit, man, for real.

You had four. Four points. 40, yeah. It's no... You been with your daddy and them? You better not have that stat. Actually, I had 44. No, man.

Stop. Okay, how old were you? He's at 14. And then he said he called, he said, then they called the coach, which is crazy because my son goes to the school now. They called the coach at Chatsworth. Back then his name was Fluke and said, yo.

I remember Fluke, tall-ass Fluke. Yeah, they called him after. He was at 44 in his league trying to get him. I'm like, bro, you read it. But think about it, it made my dad text me that. Because it made him remember that. Yeah, like moments. Imagine, that's why we go in.

That's why we go in. And especially as for our culture and our community, like, bro, we should be embracing that. Like, we don't see that a lot. Think about that. Like, how juvenated is LeBron? Like, I don't know if they live together still. He probably moved. But you get to ride to practice with your Like he, I don't know if they live together still. He probably moved, but you get

to ride, practice with your son. They never live together. I'm not gonna, I'm sure Bronny's like, yo man, he can watch out. He can watch out. Since he was in the ninth grade. Imagine how happy you would be getting up for practice. How happy would you be getting up for practice? Like your son here.

That's what I'm saying. Oh, for Bronny. For Bronny, yeah, for sure. Think about that. Did you have any kids while you played? Yeah. Now, think about... Think about... Just think about what we go through as the parent, right? During the season.

We don't get to really be parents. We don't really get to see our kids, right? Most of us, high 80s, we didn't see our kids' first walk. Probably didn't hear them talk for the first time. We probably missed their first birthday. I know we missed some Christmases, missed some Thanksgivings,

missed some Easter's, right? When you see the road team on Christmas, right? Remember, their family is back home in whatever city that was in. So that whole group missed opening up presence. So that means they got to open it up on the day before or when they get back on the road. So as a parent, you miss a lot. You do.

He's been playing for 20, 20, what, out of 21 years. His son, 20 years. He's missed all these moments. So for LeBron himself, this is probably his most memorable moment, right? He gets to wake up and see his son every single day for the first time in his career 365 days is what he's gonna remember and the first time in his history That's what for LeBron himself. this is the biggest moment for LeBron. Junior don't give two craps.

I made it to the NBA. That's all I care about. Can't wait to get my first point. Can't get my first dunk. Can't get my first assist. He won't, he don't care. Yeah, so we've had four N-words in the last like 10 minutes.

We haven't called them out, but just add it to the pot. Okay, that's some, like, that's some, dad, you're going to always try to coach your son no matter what. So there's him on the bench. You're just going to say son to the pot. That's something, like, that's something, Dad. You're going to always try to coach your son no matter what. Him on the bench, you're just going to say something to your son. No, you're going to say something. I know they get tired of hearing our mouths,

but you're going to say something. That's a half. That don't count. That's a half. I mean, there's no pressure. I mean, there's no pressure on LeBron. Nothing. He's just enjoying the moments now. Enjoying? For LeBron? Yeah. This isBron. Nothing. He's just enjoying the moments now. Enjoying? For LeBron?

Yeah. This is a carefree year. He's just enjoying the moment. He going to work really just like, yo. That's why AD might get a lot of buckets. Because he's like, I'm good and I got my kid. AD, you go ahead and do it. Go ahead, AD.

Yeah. You may go there yourself. That's what I have to do, yeah. I believe that. So let's switch over to the Wolves. Can't look too much into one game, but that's all we got so far. What are your first impressions of this new look

Wolves squad? They'll be alright. You don't like them? No. You don't like them? No, no, no, no. It's the first game. No, no, no, no. You can't do that. They got to adjust to each other. That's like the Ravens.

They lost the first game. They only undefe to each other. That's like the Ravens. They lost the first game. Now they're undefeated down there. Randall going to be all right. Randall going to be all right. I don't like it. I didn't like the way it looked. None of it. Why?

Because the problem is their offense looked exactly like last year's offense. But Randall is not okay the three points he's not the same type of player so when you look at he took ten shots seven of them or threes that's not him that's not his game so if you're gonna have him sitting out there doing cat shit you shouldn't have traded cat. Which is wild, because we're going to talk about the Knicks in a second, but it feels like they reversed roles. Yeah, he on some bullshit, too.

It takes time. But there was no plays that looked like they were going to be like, all right, we're going to do some little drop plays for him or have him do some isos, do the same thing, pass, and he chuck a three. So we got a Mostly Fans question on the topic from Underdog User, born to cash. So he asked, after the Wolves first game, does there need to be concern about Randall only getting ten

shots up like he's a role player? Obviously, we talked about him potentially being that number two option for this Wolves squad. Ten shots, Gil, you mentioned. Seven from deep. I think the timing of the trade was just... So I think both teams are going to hurt off this. Oh, he took three threes, actually, Gil.

He was five for ten. I mean, five free throws. I'm sorry. Seven free throws. Seven free throws. Yeah. I think both teams are going to hurt this year off that move. Just because of the timing of it.

I think it put both their teams down. So we asked initially who won the trade, but did they both lose the trade? No. It's early. I mean, they both didn't lose, but I just didn't like the fact that they added Dante in that trade. From the Knicks standpoint. Why do I thought they shot seven threes? It was free throws.

They shot three threes. I think that was a good pickup, man. I think it takes time throws. Yeah. I think that was a good pick up, man. I know, but... I think it takes time to adjust to... With who? With all of them. I mean, the Wizards lost their... I mean, the Warriors lost their first game of KD to the Lakers, to us.

Yeah, but how long do you have to, like, make a, like... And Randle hadn't played since January. Yeah, Randle ain't played in damn near... Shoulder surgery and kind of getting back acclimated. Yeah, but they went from what number two last year, Minnesota Yeah, like number two. It was number one number two like floating around There were number three actually three in the West they was all like they was all within a 25 shots It's gonna take time

First game everybody's and everybody trying to get theirs. I can tell you this, though. If you're going to have the ball in Anthony Edwards' hands the whole time, Conley's not Conley then. Yeah. Right? So if Conley is not going to be able to manipulate the pick and roll and get everybody involved, then you might as well

put DiVincenzo in so you have the better shooter. So basically now it just looks like Ant's the one, the shooter's the two, and have it more looking like Dallas, right? Make him Luka and Kyrie is DiVincenzo versus having your point guard as the spot of shooter who just is going to just catch and shoot. He's not going to do anything else. So, you know, or let your point guard be a point guard. But, you know, Ant-Man is at the point where he's going to try to turn it up

a notch. You can see game one, 25 shots. Game one. Game one. I say you gotta play them like the, like, put them in the triangle. Let Conley be fish man. Aint man gonna get Kobe shots. That don't be. Put them in the triangle. You can have Randall Schoon that, that free throw. You can't put them in the triangle. You gotta have the triangle man. Yeah Were you guys surprised at all that Rob Dillingham didn't play at all in the game his first career game a rookie Nah, yeah, I didn't see that. I seen that coming

You don't want to go there. But they trained. So he couldn't get no tick last night? No, he was the number one team. Not in there, not in there. You're not, you wasn't winning. Yeah. You wasn't winning enough to put him in.

Like, for you, you're trying to win. This ain't the same situation, right? So he couldn't? No, he couldn't. No. Because they don't have... There ain't no father and son over here, so I don't have a reason to put him in. Oh, okay.

For two, three minutes. Oh, okay. Right? You know, that's the difference. Like, he got in because we was up 16. When you gonna put him in? When they was down. 16?

Yeah. You gonna put him in for that. Yeah. To get a little spark. Yeah. But it needs some type of spark. The way he play. Remember what I'm saying? He might hit like a microwave bucket. I mean, if you wanted

to put him in, you're going to put him in when Bronny came in. Yeah, sure. You don't really know that. But you don't really know that. Like, they come in, boom, you're coaching.

Right when he would... Rob, let's go. Let's get to it. Yeah. One coach in the heat of the moment. Yeah. Y'all losing.

That's what I'm saying. We losing, so we need a spark. You got to keep your best player. That young boy, Rob, Yeah, of course you in the heat of the moment. Yeah, you're losing We lose it so we need a spark you gotta get that young boy Rob gonna come off and give us a spark Now so I was hoping in the free season. He was hoping yeah, but you went to the number that that's why draft Go to teams matter than the number. He would rather have stayed No, you're in Spurs versus coming to a playoff team that's trying to win a championship. They not playing nobody. I don't give a shit if they got the number one pick.

He ain't playing on this team. The number one pick will be playing. No, he's not. For the team. No. Over who? They can fight four or five minutes., basically or five minutes or go bird You get it for go bird you put in the number one picking who never played for the defensive player to you like there

There's not any time. It's thinking about it guard They found minutes for brownie right that's good. They was that's a different situation doesn't matter The point is this is basketball, right? Yes. And I'm trying to win a championship. I'm not playing these guys. That's crazy. It's no different than when Darko went to Detroit Pistons. Yeah.

There's no time for you here. I care you're the number two, three pick. I don't care. You're not better than these guys, and we don't have no room for you. That's this situation. He went to a team that is super loaded. He was just best available. Right?

Best available, yeah. Who's their backup point guard? Devin Chinzo. Off the bench, besides Nas Reed, they did Devin Chinzo, Nikhil Alexander-Walker, and Joe Ingles got seven minutes. Ain't nothing going on. So you gave Joe Ingles seven minutes, but you wouldn't get robbed? That's what I'm talking about. Come on, man. Stop. That Ingles shit is crazy. I can do what Ingles got seven minutes. Ain't nothing going on. So you gave Joe Ingles seven minutes, but you wouldn't give Rob a shot? That's what I'm talking about.

Come on, man. Stop. That Ingles shit is crazy. I can do what Ingles do. Stop. I need a 10-day. Rob will go out there in five minutes and get five shots up. I need a 10-day.

But we don't need five shots in five minutes. Yes, we do. Not on the championship team. Man, yes, we do. Somebody got to get it going. He got to make the first shot. Somebody got to get it going. We need the young boy.

Come on. So we asked the chat. But that was 16. It went from nine. We need the young boy. Come on So we asked the chat now easy, but that was 16 went from 9 it was 16 to 9 that quick So it wasn't I mean it could have been so When did you get in the game? I could do with Joe Eagles second quarter. I need a 10 He was out there when Bronnie was okay. They gave Joe seven minutes, but they couldn't get robbed seven. Come on man. Stop Oh, hey, he is It's a vet team man, it's a bit not playing stop playing do you even know the number one pick came off the bench all preseason I Mean this is actually we all agreed this was a week drive

I'm a little weak though what I'm saying is some like some of these positions like just yeah Some people like ain't about where you get drafted. You said the number one pick? The number one pick, yeah. Remember, and Jason Tatum didn't start for Boston that first. No, he came off the bench in Atlanta. Gordon Hayward started before Jason Tatum. Remember when they was on Boston?

When Jason Tatum got drafted? Mm-hmm. He got... Hayward got hurt. That's when Tatum started. So, we asked the chat, are you worried about the new look T-Wolves? 54% said yes.

There is some concern. Like if LaMelo got drafted to Golden State. Oh, yeah. What about the big? He wasn't going to start at that point with Klay or... He wasn't going to start with Klay or Curry. I don't know why they... He'd be coming off the bench.

I don't know why they... It's just a bad situation. That's all. I don't know why they drafted him. He didn't come off the bench. I don't know why they. It's just a bad situation. That's all. I don't know why they drafted him. Who? The big fella. That year. Wiseman.

What's his name? James Wiseman. James Wiseman. I'd have been in that draft. I'd have been looking at that draft board like, no, don't draft. No, don't draft. Please.

Please don't draft me. Please. Please. Let's talk about some other Wolves news. Before the game, it was announced that Rudy Gobert and the Wolves agreed on a three-year extension. Gobert declined his player option for next season, and the new deal includes a player option for the 27-28 season plus a trade kicker.

Wolves give the Wolves some cap flexibility. Do you like the Wolves extending Gobert? What is the extension? Three-year extension. So he had a player option. Three-year what exactly? What was... Hold on.

He didn't even want to say the number because he was about to start cracking up. I'm telling you, they still here from last night. You know, he could come up in here, whoop your ass. Give me one second.

Oh, $110 million. How much? Three-year, $110? Three-year, $110. Yeah, that's fine. That's cool. I don't mind that. That's fine. That's cool. I don't mind that. That's fine.

That's a good deal. Mm-hmm. That's a good deal. You don't mind it? Good deal. Yeah, that's a good deal. Okay. You like it?

Yeah. Uh-oh. Uh-oh. Ladies and gentlemen. That's right, man. We got a special guest. Pulling up. That's my dog.

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Won the 2020 Chip with the Lakers. And now you can catch him on season 33 of Dancing with the Stars in addition to his podcast Above the Rim. Man, the man ain't even sat down yet. Brandon Jennings on the latest episode of that podcast. Brandon Jennings on the latest episode of his Above the Rim with DH12 podcast. He came in with the crew.

I'll take a shot. He made it look good, but we got Dwight Howard back in Gil's arena. Hey, what brother knowledge is this? Huh? Brother knowledge? What brother knowledge is this? Brother knowledge. Brother Brother polite. So, Dwight, we were talking about... Brother polite. That's what it is. Brother polite. Talking about Lakers, Wolves, obviously, AD. Cook, Gobert last night, 36-16, but the Wolves signed Gobert to a three-year extension. Do you like that move for Minnesota?

Oh, shit. He got three more years? 110. Minnesota, y'all could've gave me 10 mil! What?! They couldn't have gave me 10 mil! What? They couldn't have gave me 10 mil for the rest of the season? They could have gave you $10, too.

They could have gave me $10! They could have, yeah, I was going to say that. They could have knocked off at least nine of you. You would have been like, all right. I was going to be out. I don't understand, like, I don't understand it, like. Oh, he's throwing off his shots. I love, I don't have nothing against Rudy. But come on, you give up Cat?

You give up Cat? So you're not a fan of the Trey? No. Come on, Cat been there for nine years. They don't get to where they get to without Cat. Let's be honest. Come on, man. Then you just throw him away, and he going to a fire team.

Mm-hmm. Well, they got their ass booked. In preseason, they got to learn how to play together. No, no. Yesterday, they got their ass booked. They got their ass booked. About Boston? That's Boston.

Yeah. Hey, that's Boston. That's Boston, man. No, but Boston put a whooping on them. It's Boston. That's what I'm saying. It's Boston. But they made that the compete with Boston. They thought New York. Yeah, yeah, man. Nothing but Boston put a whooping on them. It's Boston. That's what I'm saying. It's Boston. But they made that the compete with Boston.

They thought New York was going to be like. That's what I said. But what happened last night is the reason I'd be like, some of these scheduling games you don't need. Some of these guys need to build their team. Not right now. So a team like New York shouldn't have played first. It's too early.

Not them. Let them play a Charlotte. They got to get used to playing with each other. Like, right now, no. That's why you can't go by what's going on right now. They ain't, Cat ain't, all of them ain't together. Cat's still pissed. He mad at Minnesota.

Yeah, he's still there. He's still there. I said, he was doing, he watching the game and shit. He's still pissed. So, like, no, you got to. I said he was doing something. He watching the game and shit. He still pissed. So, like, nah, you got to let it fizzle. So, he didn't want to get traded? No. Like, he didn't know?

He said he found out, what, 20 minutes? When he was shooting or something? That's crazy. He was at the facility. Yeah, he found out. He was at the facility shooting and got traded. That's crazy. Hey, get him out of here.

Get him out of here. Hey, Rudy, who you want going, Rudy? We got 110 waiting for you. Tell him his key card don't work, though. Get him out. Get him out. So we're going to talk about Nick Celtics in a moment, but before we do, Gills Arena merch is finally here.

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Go ahead. GillsArenaMerge.com. Buy some of our first drop. I said, yo, do you think AD, when he's done, do you think AD would be a top five Laker big? Ooh. When it's all said and done, he got to win at least three. Would he be top five?

He'd be top five. Laker big. Look at the Laker bigs. Shaq, Wilt Chamberlain, Kareem. Wilt won one championship. Wilt won one championship. Wilt won one with the Lakers. He looked at Paul Gasol.

He didn't like So Like there's no like He did the same when you when you break it down, it's like I know Wilt came in at the end of his career. So if he's in the top five, he would be fighting for that Wilt spot. What Wilt did as a Laker. Who's the other two? Shaq.

Okay, we got Shaq, Wilt, and Kareem. That's three, though. That's three. George Mikan. George Mikan just created the Mikan drill, man. That was a positive thing. Dwight, do you know why he created the Mikan drill? Because he shot like 40% of them. He shot 40%. He couldn't make a layup.

He couldn't make a layup. He was doing his own drill to try to get his numbers up. I mean, that's four, so... That's what I'm saying. He'll be fighting for fifth with... Kurt Rambis. Kurt Rambis wasn't a bit, but... Laude D-Bots. Violet? Yeah, that's how you play. Hey! Yeah!

He took the Lakers. Y'all saying AD is not on Vlade's level right now? I need to see all the Laker bigs. Yeah, I know you got to see all the Laker bigs. It's not a... Once you get past that initial crew... How many? But Shaq, how many Shaq got with LA? He took LA? Three.

Three? Yeah, I took one. So that's why I say he at least got to pass him. ButA.? Three. Three? Yeah, I took one. So that's why I say he at least got to pass him. But I think that's what I'm saying. Whatever Wilt is. That's what I said. Wilt got one, and then he was older. Yeah, that's what I said.

If Wilt is put in there. I just said in the Laker jersey. Man. In the Laker jersey? Yeah, in the Laker jersey. And they both got one? How you put Wilt in there? It's not about what you. I'm just saying in the Laker jersey.

Your time with the Lakers. So Wilt, five seasons. How you put Wilt in there? 5,000. Damn near 6,000 points. 6,500 rebounds. You can't put him at three. One chip.

He got to have at least two. Will got one chip. That's what I'm saying. They both got one chip. Okay. I mean, basically, he's saying his chip is better than the bubble chip. That's what you're saying. No, that's not possible, though.

That's not what I'm saying. Because that was the hardest NBA championship in history. Will was a four-time All-Star and one-time All-NBA player as a Laker. But back then it was only two rounds of All-NBA. It wasn't three. Anthony Davis. Let's see, Anthony Davis as a Laker. And wasn't that the Minnesota Lakers too?

The Minnesota Lakers. Or was it Los Angeles Lakers? Oh, Minneapolis. Minneapolis. He might be top five. I mean. He can be top five. He can be top five.

I just say he need to win at least two. You said top five. I just say he need to win at least two. You said top five Laker player. He got to win at least two in the Lakers. He has three All-Stars and two All-NBA, two real All-NBAs, first team, second team, one championship. If he win it, if he win it this year, he'll be a top five Laker. He's right there, right there. Like him and Wilt, they're right there.

If he win it this year, then he'll get a top five Laker. That's it, yes. But y'all still have a name 55 he got 65 like a big he got 66 three so you said this top five Laker overall Five Laker as a number that's all right wait whoever wait wait. Oh, he said it's ever top Five Lakers ever. I said hell no. Top five? Lakers ever. You got Magic. OK.

Magic. Kobe. Shaq. Kareem. That's it. Jerry West. Jerry West. You got OJ Baylor.

Jerry West won one chip. Yeah, but he got 14 All-Stars, 12 All-NBAs. He the logo right now. He's all that in here. He has an MVP. He has a finals MVP. He has a logo right now. He has the MVP. He has the finals MVP. He has the five-time all-defense. Like, his whole career to get the logo was as a Laker.

So why did you put Braun over it? If you're going by stats, why did you put Braun over everybody? He only won one championship. Because Braun got the most points in NBA history in the Lakers. But we're talking about as a Laker. No, as a Laker. Oh, as a Laker. How is he super far AD? How is he so advanced and far AD?

He only got one ship. Yes. One ship like AD. And he's the number two Laker. Wait, wait, huh? Who's the number two? Who has him as number two Laker? He's not the number two Laker.

No, Bron not top five Laker ever. That's what y'all... I mean, I mean... You said Bron, Kobe, Shaq. No. No, he didn't say Bron. No, he said Magic, Kobe... He said Magic. Magic, Kobe, Shaq, you said bruh Kobe. No, you don't know. No, I didn't say bro. No, he said magic Kobe's a magic magic magic Oh, Jack Shack Kareem and Jerry was very well Elgin Baylor like is

It's some Lakers LeBron got a finals MVP and if he's in tournament MVP Nick Because LeBron only really had he only has an Olympic MVP. That was a Laker. MVP of the Olympics. I didn't hear about that. I thought that was a fraud in the air. I was like, how you throw him? The whole Olympics. He was the most valuable Olympian.

That's fire. No, I'm just kidding. That's crazy. But let's shift. We did a lot of Lakers talk to Chaz getting salty. All right. So we have to talk about the other game because we're obligated to do so

by the folks over at Underdog. What other game? Boston. Nick Celtics. Jason Tate. 37 MVP. He mad. That was not a game.

Jason Tate. That was a basketball game. It was a regulation basketball game. He's still not the best player on that team. NBA season opener. I'm not looking at this year. Yes, we are. I'm not fighting.

I'm not arguing with you. I'm not arguing with you. I'm not arguing with y'all. I'm not arguing with y'all. I'm not arguing with y'all. I'm not arguing with y'all. I'm not arguing with y'all. I'm not arguing with y'all. I'm not arguing with y'all. I'm not arguing with y'all. I'm not arguing with y'all. Y'all heard what Jalen Brown said. We heard what he said.

That's fine. And see what he did. Jalen Brown. We ain't about to make this. Jalen Brown, yeah. We ain't about to make this. Eastern Conference Finals, MVP. Yeah, we're not worried about that.

Yeah, all that. I'm the best player. I'm still the best player on the team. Until you do what I do, what I did last year, I'm still the best player on this team. So you can move around? What you mean? I'm MVP. I'm everything.

Until you get all this, what I got, then you'll be the best player on this team. Until then, you sit back and relax. Iguodala got tattoos. He told Steph that? Nope. My girl look better, my shoes look better, everything. Ooh. No, I'm just saying.

Mr. B is in the building. Mr. B is in the building. Mr. B is in the building. Ain't getting it off. So there was plenty of hype for the Celtics' next season opener with many predicting this game as an Eastern Conference Finals preview. Celtics won a chip last season. Brandon, as you mentioned, their dynamic duo had a chip on their shoulders coming into this one. Boston was celebrating ring night, hoisting their NBA record

18th championship banner. We got to put an asterisk by one of them though so they can sell the same amount as the Lakers. But after missing out on finals MVP and riding the bench on Team USA, Jason Tatum made a statement for all his critics. So Tatum came out gunning from the opening tip, dropping 37 points, 10 assists and 4 rebounds. Going 14 for 18 from the field including including 8 for 11 from 3. One shy of his career high. The rest of the Celtics were locked in as well, tying the NBA record with 29 threes in the game.

And with a comfortable lead, they spent most of the fourth quarter trying to break the record, launching threes and no avail, and one of the most disrespectful season openers. Where's the best player in the corner? I mean this game Bro this is game one Congratulations. Tell me say tell me we'll see where you at in. Uh, we'll see where you had a mate Oh, we'll see where you had in May and June We'll see where you at in May. Don't feed into it. We'll see where you at in May and June. Don't feed into it. Hey, Boston's going to be there, though.

We'll see where you at in May and June, though. I know one thing. That dude that's sitting in the corner with them Braids, he won't be sitting there come May and June. That's all I know. You see how locked in he is? Give me the rock. Where's he going to be?

Give me the rock. Drew Holliday? Drew? Everybody lose on the game night. I'm talking about the one with the circle Braids. Oh, Jalen? Jalen, yeah. So Jalen Brown.

Come May and June, you know what time it is. Come May and June, everybody lose on game night,. Come May and June, can't anybody lose. Go game night, Dale. I'm the O-ring night. How the hell he the best player? That's like Scottie Pippen winning finals MVP over Michael Jordan back in the day. Come on. But he the best player.

But you would say that Scottie's the best player if that happened? No, no. Would you do it? No, other people would. Okay. I've never heard nobody say in 07 when the Spurs won that Tony Parker was the best player on the team. Because he won the finals MVP. That's what it is.

When Bird didn't win the MVP in that finals, I don't think anybody was like, Oh, my God, you're the best player on the team. No one's that stupid. Yeah, but that's, no. Well, in this era, yeah, well, we're changing that narrative. Back then, there was no narratives being pushed. We're changing that narrative. Well, I mean, it is.

I mean, Jason, get it. Get it there. Go get the final game. I don't know why they're pushing it. I don't know why they're so, I don't know why they're so hyped on pushing. Shit, go get it. You want to talk about the best. They was sitting getting their rings for 30 minutes and still went out there and won.

They just got one. Game over. I think the Celtics are going to be there. Game over. No, they are going to be there. They are going to be there. First couple minutes of the game. You getting them rings? You thinking about others?

The game was over. Like, yeah, why y'all leave? Y'all can go back home. The Celtics definitely going to be there. We just, y'all just came here to watch us do ring night. Who win the finals in the East? This is what it look like, Knicks. This is what it look like getting your rings.

I got to see. Nah, nah, nah, nah, nah. Think about it. They taking all those pitches before the game, and they still went out there and won by 30. So, Brandon, Brandon, do I ask you your finals, Eastern Conference finals prediction? Who did you say you didn't see?

I said I got to see what the Bucs look like. Okay, so, all right. I'm giving the Bucs to December. Okay. Figure it out, but. They're going to win. It's a 4-1-4. They're going to win tonight.

Huh? They're going to win tonight. Sixers. And B not playing, he said. He not playing? Was it back-to-back? No. Yeah,? Sixers. And B not playing, he said. He not playing? Was it back to back? Yeah, yeah, yeah.

How's the back to back in the first game? Who the seeds? Yesterday, yesterday games count, too. Oh, practice. They had a scrimmage before the game. He played the scrimmage, but he can't play tonight. Nah, they gonna win tonight. They gonna win tonight.

Man. I'm kind of hot, though. But that's what I'm saying. I don't know why we... I'm mad at that, man. I wish I would have missed some games. No, not some games, but dang, that's crazy. So we're going to talk Embiid in a second,

but let's get back to these sucks. I do want to hear your opinion on that. Jalen Brown finished with 23.7 boards, five threes. Oh, yeah. Derek White had 24 points, his six threes. Drew Holiday, 18, four and four. He had four threes. Oh, boy.

Jalen Brunson had 22. You're not going to do that at the end of the year when he finals MVP and leading the team and everything They don't let those twist in there. Yeah, no one Jalen Brown You know how you wearing Jordans and you let somebody else not that don't wear Jordans get finals MVP take the mics off man Mike I'd never let that happen man. He said by your mushroom. I've never let that happen I'm not it's more and rebound when they got finals if he did What else you supposed to do What else do you supposed to do? He averaged more points steals rebounds assists. What else are you supposed to do?

Like what I'm not even gonna go with it. But how about this? Where's the how about this just? Just just for shits and giggles Show me on physical proof what Jalen Brown did better in the Eastern Conference Finals and the Championship. You don't have to do it today. You can go home. You got all year to do all the research. Put the family together.

All year 2024, Gil, so by... Yeah, yeah, yeah. You got all year to show just what part of the game that you're using. Especially defensively. Yeah, no, just show it. Yeah, yeah, yeah. Go, go. So you can… Show us.

Show us. We hear you. Show it. Yeah. That's all. Just show it. Just show it. We all saw the same thing.

I mean… Oh, no, nobody saw. You don't get easy MVP and finals MVP just on accident. Show up. I mean, show up. No, just show up. Just show up. Show up.

So let's get back to the game. So after the game, I just want to see it. Josh Hart was asked about the Boston 3 party and had this to say. I don't know.

I thought, you know, MD needs a drug test all down my teeth. I ain't never. I thought, you know, M.D. needs a drug test all down my teeth. I ain't never seen nothing like that before, man. Said M.D. needs a drug test all of them. He wants them all to pee in a cup. I've got record time 29-3. Got to shoot him, son.

I'm sure that looked like one of them Mike Tyson fights. Right? That was the first one. Ding, ding! Ding, ding! You shouldn't have said that. What? Man, they watch this. He been saying all type of crazy stuff. Brandon, can we get a mediation between former Nick,

Mr. B Brandon Jennings, and current Nick Josh Hart? No, I don't have a problem. I told you I still send him tough crowd. OK. You send him tough crowd? It's OK. I'll still send him tough crowd. Hey, send him these shorts.

You just sent me. They are very luxurious. They got Josh Hart in their starting line of things they're going to beat the Boston Celtics. Talk about it. It's crazy. Damn, I mean. They got a team for the corner, niggas.

I got to say it. That's my pop. Time out, Nick. Time out. Time out. That is your slogan. That is your slogan. That is your slogan, so we... Bridges is a... Bridges is an elite corner, nigga.

That shoot three, he's played defense. You just not gonna throw it in with immunity. Josh Hart. Josh Hart just rebounded, played defense. No corner inward immunity, Gil. No, no, no, no. But it's kind of... Keep finish. Go on. It's just another 200. Just go. Just go. Josh Hart was four for six.

Who? Josh Hart. Come on, man. That's... Of course you can shoot when you're down 30. It's over. Who are they for? Cat? He just...

OG and Anobi was out there. OG and Anobi. Look. OG is another elite corner that has played defense. He was one for seven, had points in there over four from three That's what I'm saying. Mm And then cattle had nine shots over here and cat You gonna get cat here and there now

You know so cat average five threes per game last season with the Wolves took two threes in this game Doing a lot of his work from the post Hmm. So did the season opening blowout tell you more about the Knicks or the Celtics? Both. Okay. It is your show. How many teams actually win on ring night? It's hard.

It's hard, right? It's hard to win on ring night. It's hard to win on ring night because you're not focused on the game, right? It's everything else right your family pick you're doing all these you weren't about the whole yeah, it's it's right in Tickets so it's always the advantage for the road team to come in and win right cuz you sitting there they getting extra mad So that means y'all was extra mad when y'all was getting that ass whooping Are you sitting there just mad, just like, all right. Yeah, yeah, yeah.

We're going to spoil it for them. Yeah. And got out there and got knocked out. First round. The game was over. First quarter. Yeah, I mean, yeah. Right when the ball went up.

Soon as it was live. Yeah, I thought soon as it was live. I said, right when the ball went up, it was over. They just made them came down and hit that three. I said, this is over. I think it was live. Yeah, I thought, soon as it was live. I say, right when the ball went up, it was over. When Jason Tatum came down and hit that three, I said, this is over. I think it was just one game. One game. New York gonna bounce back.

It was over during the Olympics. It was over with Steve Kerr. Game one. Yeah, game one. Steve Kerr. Sit down right there. Right? Yo, listen,

the last time the Knicks played a home opener, I think I was on the Knicks. We played against Cleveland when Cleveland won the finals. No, no, we're talking about ring. No, no, the last time the Knicks played a home opener, I think I was on the Knicks. We played against Cleveland when Cleveland won the finals. No, no, we're talking about ring. No, I know that's what I'm saying. Ring night.

No, ring. I'm saying, no, I played for the Knicks. Like, we got our ass beat, too. Y'all got your ass beat? Man, y'all just know if we're getting your ass beat. No, I'm saying the Knicks, no, the Knicks are, I mean. Coming out just. Coming out just.

Ring night. I think it's more pressure on the physical team. Hey, we're going to put the Knicks on ring night. They're going to lose. No, no, no. Because you sitting around. Because we were sitting around waiting the whole time for like 30 minutes. What is the stat on? What is the stat on?

I know this one last year, but I'm looking at it. You didn't have to say all that. We were not worried. We were this year. We were not worried about what happened last year. But we were not worried about that. I think it's easier for the home team. We lost, though. I think we lost though.

On ring night? Yeah. Oh. We played Houston. We were trying to secure that information. I played James a lot on Friday. Game opening. On my own.

They gave me 40. I think that they won around like 70% or 7%, but not necessarily on ring night, but defending champs on season opener. Took another 10 years off. Yeah, I was just talking about just ring night. Yeah, but just on ring night. But you guys talked about Tatum, Jalen Brown earlier.

We have Cemetery Larry Rashad McCants watching the show in preparation for his appearance tomorrow. He said, somebody tell Brandon to calm down. Larry will be in studio tomorrow. Jalen Brown played better defense. That was his message. No, because you asked me, you said, name the things that he's done better. And you said, you don't have to.

And I just said better defense. And then we say, yes. So he's saying, he said he's done more than that. Like driving to the ball, getting to the line, being aggressive. That's what he said. Did he do better? Yes. That's what he said.

Cleaning his shoes, running down the court, waving. Okay. Drinking his water good. Bitch, you hear this? Drink his water better. Just, ah, drink the water better. Got up faster. All right, coach.

Clap hard. Hey, come on, man. What are y'all talking about? That's crazy y'all doing Jalen Brown like that. No. Not Jalen. No, because you're doing Tatum like that. Like, y'all not.

No, y'all doing Jalen. What? Y'all doing Jalen Brown like that. No one said, Jalen Brown, you keep throwing it in there, so we're defending. You're defending a statement that's not true. He's not better. Oh, my God. Let's not.

Don't do it, because we're going to put down Jalen Brown. See, then that's the problem. I'm not. I'm not trying to put down. I'm just saying, who's the better player? Just show me. It's okay. Y'all thought he was the Michael Jordan of the Boston Celtics.

Just show us the proof. Show us the stats. Just show us the proof, like a ranking. All I'm saying is that's like Scottie Pippen. Just show me a ranking. Just show me a ranking. No, since he's under Jason Tatum, that's like Scottie Pippen winning finals MVP with Michael Jordan on the team.

Yeah. If somebody wanted to give him that, they would have gave him. It's not like he picked it himself. Since he's under Jason Tatum, that's like Scottie Pippen winning finals MVP with Michael Jordan on the team. Yeah. But would you be on the top 10? He would have gave him. It's not like he picked it himself. It's not like his stats showed everything. Hey, who was on the cover of a video game? Jordan? No, no, no.

Oh. Jason Tatum. No, no, no. It was the best player. Oh, Jason Tatum. The best player does not always get the cover of So he was the only in the league last year they said The best player on the team get them

Can somebody show no you don't so so Kobe so you telling me all the years with that? It was on the cover NBA live. They were the best No, but they wasn't the best team. No, he was more beautiful. No, you said that the best player on the team is on the cover Right. No He's not the best way on the team, but I'm Jason Tatum isn't the best player on the team. No, what I'm saying is Jason Tatum isn't the best player in the NBA. No, we're talking about the best player on the team. I've never seen a second option on a video game on the team. I've never seen.

He was on the cover of NBA Live. Exactly. Who could have been? So, Brandon Hayward was on the cover. Why didn't he have Antoine Fish on? Not Fisher. Antoine Fish. Why didn't he have Antoine Jameson on there?

He wasn't the best player. My point. Your point. He was. What I'm saying is just because the Boston Celtics is the best team. Antoine Fisher, great film. No, no, no, no, no. We're saying there's never been a second option player on his team on a cover of a video game.

Over the best player. How am I a second option? I'm the best player on the team, and I'm the finals MVP. I'm the best player on the team. You can't put that much on finals MVP and all the other stats. I mean, listen. Come on, man. Listen, man.

The best player in the NBA is the finals MVP. Says who? No, man. That's me. So you're saying he's the best player in the NBA is the Finals MVP. Says who? No, man. So you're saying Egan Dollars is the best player in the NBA? Because when it's time to go get it, that's me. Crash out, Mr. B. Crash out. When it's time to go get it, and we got four games to win it, right? That's who the best player is.

So you're the best player for four games? The best player in the league. You're not it. Nobody's, everybody else at home. It's only us left. So why did Finals MVP is whoever get hot? Huh? Whoever get hot at that moment. You're not it. Yeah, nobody's everybody else at home. It's only us left Peas whoever get hot, huh? Whoever get hot at that. Well, god dammit. He picked a good time He picked a great time to get hot. He picked a great time to get higher of the team So Tana finished sixth in MVP voting

I don't know when that they made the decision in the first team all NBA last season six Why Luca wasn't on the cover of six?K? He the best player in the league. He was in 22. What I'm saying is, whoever the cover boy is, whoever's on the cover, he's usually the best player on the team. He's never been the second option. So when it was the Laker on it, it wasn't Paul Gasol. He's more marketable. That's all.

He's just more marketable. You know, Jalen Brown want to go left. Why everybody go right? I love the excuse. I mean, no, that's just what it is. No, that's facts. That's facts. If he just, you know, played his role and did what everybody else did and played the game,

he would be where everybody else is. But, you know, he want to go left. He got MVP. I don't think nobody on that team pretty much played a game. Jason, hold on, Jalen got MVP right? Yeah, Jalen got MVP because of his game, but far as marketing. Yeah, Jason Tatum is definitely more marketing But we losing the whole argument was the best player on the team is the cover of the So as our producers always working always researching always researching, pointed out, this comes from our producer, not me, so I don't want any slander.

He said, I found a third option NBA 2K cover. I asked who it was. It was the J. Cole 2K23 Dreamer Edition. Man. J. Cole was on it? J. Cole was on the cover. That's the only third option. That's the corner.

But whoa, was he a third option then? The corner made the cover. He said J. Cole? Yeah, J. Cole third option then? He was a quarter. The quarter made the thing. He said J. Cole? Yeah, J. Cole. The rapper? The rapper. What year was this? This is when he played in Africa.

2K23. This is when he went to Africa and played. Yeah, I remember, yeah. And the Ben Simmons don't count because that was the Australian, New Zealand edition of NBA 2K. That was the NBA. He local. He regional. Australia. Oh of NBA 2K. He local. He regional. Australian edition.

Oh, that's fire. He regional. Let's go back to Tatum, 37-10, eight threes. Everybody who's watched starting five, eight threes in game one, five is career high. How impressive was Jason Tatum in the Celtics season? Fire. That's amazing, dog.

Man. I mean, who who gonna stop you? Three was looking nice a for 11 from deep He just hit you get better and better who gonna stop them Hey, nothing, you know, it's one of those things where the team now like when you think about white like remember white When Marcus Smart was there you seen more like a a role-player, defensive-style type of guy. Last two years, last year and this year, he became very aggressive on the offensive end.

He's not a liability. He's just not a defensive player anymore. He's now considered a two-way player. He's an official two-way player now. Good corner. Yeah. Thanks. Good corner. Good corner. And that's why they have more upsides.

Yeah. I remember when they first made the trade and Drew got there and they were talking about this lineup. I'm like, if Drew's playing the way he was playing in the end and then Derek White is going to be how he was last year, that's horrible. It's hard to play a team with all shooters. Now he's a shooter-shooter?

All shooters on one team, that's hard. How many games do you think they'll win this year? Who, Celtics? Do they have a better record than last year? I think they were 64-18 last year, won the East by 14 games. If they have a better record than last year, who's going to beat them? I think they can win 67 games. Can somebody get MVP or is it still going to be,

you don't care about the number one? You know who's going to be MVP this year. I got to read the script. Who's going to be MVP? The third option? Listen, listen, if they do win 60, if they do win like. Somebody got to get MVP. I can see Jason Tatum definitely getting MVP.

After the year, after the summer has been disrespected, and if he come out balling like this, you got to give it to him. I can see that. I can see him holding up the MVP. If he win MVP this year, is he the best player? No, he still got to go do that shit in the finals. Go do it in the finals. So I'm saying if he win the MVP.

That's 82 games. Congratulations. Now, let's go to another level. Win the 16. Because your man is over there at number seven. Your man is over there at brown number seven. He got what you really want. So go ahead and go get one.

Go get that. Nah. Go get that. He ain't got what he's really for. But he don't got what he want. He does want a finals MVP. He want an MVP too, probably. He want everything.

He want a scoring champ. You don't know what's going on. I don't even know what they're thinking about. There's one thing that's flawed. Let's talk finals MVP. The finals MVP has shown to be flawed. No, they ain't. Right? There's a lot one thing that's flawed. The finals MVP? The finals MVP has shown to be flawed.

No. There's years where the third, fourth, fifth option has won this trophy. That's not happened in the NBA. What fifth option has won the finals MVP? Andre Godala. He was not the fifth option. He was the ninth option. He was the sixth man off the bench.

He was not. Oh, my God. So he's the sixth option. He was the ninth option. He was the sixth man off the bench. He was not the sixth option. Oh my God, so he's the sixth option. No, it was only... You said it. No, it wasn't the... I'm saying he's the sixth man, but I'm... Yeah, he can only be the sixth man if he coming off the bench.

First of all, the start line-up, it was the first two options and he's the third option. No. No. No, he wasn't the third option. Andre Godalla was the third option on that championship team. He was the sixth option. What is the average in the finals? Seven.

No, no, no. Seven points. Seven points. What did he average in the finals? Seven. No, no, no. Seven points. What did he average in the finals? Eight points and two rebounds. And three steals. He did. He did.

I just looked it up. It's on Google Fact Check. It's on Google Fact Check. Andre Iguodala, he averaged. Oh, wait. That's 2015. Give me 2016. How much he averaged?

Andre Iguodala. Hold on. It can't be more high. 9.6 rebounds. 9 points and 6 rebounds. No. The ninth option. In the finals?

No, he have a 7.8. In the finals. 7.8, 3.3 rebounds, 3 assists. He the third option. Why he didn't get the... No, in 2016. Or 2015. I'm 15. I'm option. Why he didn't get the... No, in 2016? Or 2015? I'm 15.

Andre, get out of here, smart. I'm getting the move. And then LeBron, in the year when Kawhi won it... He averaged 16-6-4 in the 2015 NBA Finals. Andre, we're done. In the playoffs, he averaged 7. No, we talked the finals. The finals.

NBA Finals. He averaged 16-7 off the bench. So what. NBA finals. He averaged 16. What? Seven off the bench. So what option was he on that team? Third. No, he wasn't. He averaged seven for the season.

After the first two games, he started. He was the third option. No, he locked up LeBron, though. Exactly. Yeah, he locked up LeBron. How much LeBron averaged? Just so you can hear. It was Curry. What did LeBron? It was Curry. How much did LeBron? And Borg. Hold on. Borg. No, Gil, the point is he locked out LeBron. How much did LeBron average? Just so you can hear. It was Curry.

It was Curry. How much did LeBron? Hold on. No, Gil, the point is he held LeBron to 36 and 13 and 9 and 6. He held LeBron to 36, 13 and what? You said that's impressive. 36, 13 and 9. For LeBron?

He held him to 36, 13 and 9. 36, 13 and 9. That's 40 points a night. I'm just fucking wrong. He averaged 40 points against the finals the year after that. He averaged 40 points against Andre Iguodala, and you talking about he should win MVP? Did you see Steph face after he won? I averaged 16 and 7 off the bench.

Steph was heated. He was heated. He was heated. You know he was bad. That's just a narrative like Iguodala locking up LeBron. He should win MVP. He averaged 40 points. All I'm saying is anybody in who handles this up the ground.

Hey, Cedric Maxwell, what option was he on the team when he won finals MVP? He played for Houston, right? No, he played for Boston Celtics. Dang, Cedric Maxwell. We're going back to 1970. Not burning, not burning. Joe Dumars won it over Isaiah Thomas.

Yep, second option. He didn't get no cover. Second option. You're not marketing for him. You're not marketing for him. What do you mean, second option? Joe Dumars won it over Isaiah Thomas. Yep, second option. He ain't get no cover. Second option. You're not marketing for him, though. You've got to be marketing for him. What do you mean, second option? Joe Dumars? Yeah.

Right, wasn't he a second option on that team? Because Isaiah Thomas was the first option, right? The whole second option one. So was he better than Isaiah Thomas? That year he was, yeah. In the finals, yeah. Get it done. Get it done.

You got four games to prove who the best. Get it done. Get it done. That's the games to prove who the best. Get it done. Get it done. That's the problem. No, that's not the problem. No, that's the game of basketball. They're both the first option. I said it.

If you have a chance to be in the finals and you got a chance to go, man, go get that shit. I know, but. Then we're going to lose. Man, we win. We are going to lose. If you get to the finals and all of a sudden you talk about something, man, I'm going to go get you. No, no, no. It's easier for the second option than the finals.

Because they're playing. Because they're trying to stop the first option. No, they're not. Who are they trying to stop? They're trying to stop Kobe. Who? Shaq. Shaq was there.

They had the one-two punt. The fourth quarter. Who had him? Shaq had the ball, and they doubled. No, they both had the ball. No, they both had the ball. I'm saying the last two, though. The last two. Who got the cover? Shaq had the ball and they doubled. No, they both had the ball. I'm saying the last two though. The last two.

Who got the cover? 24. Who got the cover? 24. Who got the cover in 2K? They both did, right? Shaq? I don't know.

Shaq been on the cover? Shaq been on the cover. 2K is all about who was more marketable. So who was more marketable, Shaq or Kobe? I believe it. Who was more? Oh, Shaq was for sure. Shaq was?

Nah. Yeah. You got to go back outside and come back in. What do you mean? Shaq was for sure. Shaq was? Nah. You gotta go back outside and come back in. What do you mean? Shaq does more. We got voted in the All-Star game. No, no, I'm saying more remarkable. Shaq does more. Like Shaq a dude. Shaq a rapper. We're talking about a video game cover.

James Worthy got a Finals MVP. Okay. No big game James. What's wrong with that? What's wrong with that? He's a legend. No big game James. He was the third's wrong with that? No big game James Flanders. What's wrong with that? He's a legend. No big game James Flanders. He was the third option. Walk lightly. He's trash.

Nobody said he was trash. No, we're not saying that. Nobody said he was trash. Number one overall pick. In that series, he was. When it was time to go get the ship, I was. So you're saying he's better in that series, but overall, he's not better. Basically what you're saying. Okay.

Okay. Okay. All right. We got it. We got it. We got it out of his mouth. I get it. We got it out of his mouth.

Right now, Jalen Brown is better. Yes. Overall, I don't. No, you just say it of his mouth. I get it, I get it. We got it out of his mouth. Right now, Jalen Brown is better, yes. Overall, I don't... No, you just say it. Overall, I don't know, but... Oh, just for that series. No, no, no, no, no. Just for that series.

Just for the finals. Just that series. Just for the finals. It's coming into this series. No, no, no, no, no. Just that series. Just for the finals. No, for that finals.

No, you just said the finals. Jalen Brown... You was good for tonight. I got it, I got it. Tonight? For the weekend. Tonight? One night on. For the weekend, that's what you said. One night it. I got it. Tonight? For the weekend. One night only.

One night only. The whole world is watching. You was good for... I was talking about how good for one night. Yeah, you goddamn right. You was good for... So you can't play back-to-back neither? We can't.

You should have played in this era. I can't play back-to-back. No, you can't play back-to-back. You said one night only is all that matters. I played in the era when we had three back-to-backs. What era was that? Because I played in the air when we had three back-to-backs. What era was that? Because I played on it. Oh, no, no, no.

Remember? He said it was the era like we did it for 10 years. No, no, I'm just saying. It was a moment. Remember that? That was the number three game back-to-back? Hell, yeah. I was watching it.

I said back-to-back-to-back. Oh, yeah. I was watching it. I wasn't on the TV. I was at home like, yeah, they was watching. I wasn't on the TV. That was their own. They playing three. Everybody was dropping like flies. Man.

Remember that? That was nasty. Give a couple stats you wanted. Defending champions have won six of the last seven opening night games. Only teams that lose. Wait, what? Six of the last seven. I don't know if that changed your opinion at all there.

Ben Wallace was on the cover of 2k5 Only like non superstar type Can I ask you a question but what he's done no can I ask you a question I know I know you got another shot. There's no way you got to answer for this. Ben Wallace was more marketable for the Pistons. Huh? Ben Wallace was more marketable on the Pistons. They didn't have nobody. It was the hair.

Who was more marketable on the Pistons? Nobody. Him and Rasheed Wallace. Pushing Rasheed. Why Rasheed Wallace got no cover? They wasn't pushing Rasheed. They got to cut the check. I think so.

She said. No, but Ben Wallace, you got to think. Ben Wallace, defensive player of the year. I mean, defensive player. He had the throw. He had the. She's not but being walls you got think Ben Wallace defensive player of the year I mean defensive player he had the fro he had that he was born on that You know he was you know was more my who was on the Detroit Pistons They say I see Billy Rip Hamilton Tayshaun Prince he's more marketable than all these guys Chelsea, but in those three yeah, Ben Wallace. Hell. Yeah The nose yeah for sure. I mean, yeah, for sure.

Boyd and Rip Hamilton? Yes, for sure. For sure. Yes, for sure. I'm taking that. Nobody on that team. Because at that time, I could just get a black face and put a fro. And nobody on that team.

I can work at that. Nobody on that team. But no offense to Ben Wallace. But how many people have said, we're going to go get this? Yeah, I'm not. But you got to think about the team, though. I remember the team. Chauncey didn't really have a personality.

That's what I'm saying. He is more marketable than that. He was the only person that actually kind of stand out. Yeah. I know. Yeah, yeah. I understand that, but more marketable? I get it.

Yes, I can make more money if I'm pushing Ben. Yeah, they had. At that time, yes. At that time, yes. But that's what I'm saying. Just like, it was like, okay, you know what? Yeah. It's like having Draymond Green, but you don't have to step in the clay.

I see what you're saying. Because he the backbone of the team. Yeah, hell yeah. He blocked the shots. Hell yeah. That was a rare one. He the muscle of the team. Everybody know Detroit they start with

Air I'm gonna definitely go with Ben and that same year Green Mouth came out I tried to help! Put this big Green Mile dude on the cover. I tried to help, but I couldn't. So they're like, get Green Mile. Yeah, that was that. But the same year, it pays. It goes in. My name is John Kofi. John Kofi. Green Mile came out that year.

Hey, that was a good movie. You seen that movie? Yeah. You ain't seen the movie. I have seen it. Oh, that was a huge one. You ain't seen the movie. Forrest Gump.

Forrest Gump was in it. No, no. Forrest Gump was in it. He's the police. The big black Green Mile. Hey, Forrest Gump. Forrest Gump was in it. No, no. Forrest Gump was in it. He's the police. The big black green man. Forrest Gump? That's why. Tom Hanks is in the movie. Tom Hanks is in the movie. Tom Hanks, he's a.

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I had a teammate. Great movie. His nickname was Coffee. Just sit there and look at the ocean. Hey, he's bored as shit. His nickname was Coffee. Yeah. You ain't seen it.

You ain't seen the movie. I swear to God. I seen it. They had a... Gil, I know where you're seen the movie. I swear to God. I seen it. They had a, uh. I know where you're going, Gil. There's no need to do that anymore. Look, I had a Green Mile. I had a Green Mile type of dude on my team. His nickname in the NBA was just Coffee.

I love cities like Green Mile. What's the Green Mile type of dude? What was your nickname? What was Superman? I want my nickname. You turned into a Green Mile. B-12 Superman, like, I'm just saying. You turned into Green Mile later.

But he was not Green Mile. We had a Green Mile. He a Green Mile. B-12 Superman, like, I'm just saying. You turned into Green Mile later. But he was not Green Mile. We had a Green Mile. He is Green Mile. His little name is Koffman. Green Mile was Big Black Strong. Big Black Strong. Just don't do nothing.

Big Green Mile. Just don't do nothing. Just Big Black, huh? I was like, put him on the cover. On the other. Like a crash, that'd be hot. They had both of them together like this. I'm just saying, you just put them out there, they don't do nothing, huh? They had both of them together like this. I'm just saying, you just put them out there,

they don't do nothing, huh? They ain't worth a lump. The Stinson version, Green Mile and fucking... Like, any time you put a Green Mile type of player out there, they did nothing, just foul. You love Green Mile. Just get out the game. Name a Green Mile type of player.

Just set a screen. Name one. Reggie Evans? Reggie Evans. He's a big black guy, man. I don't know. I think he's too skinny. No, the dude I'm thinking of.

Kwame Brown. Kwame Brown's a big green man. I used to call him Green Man, Kwame. They got to be short. His name is Green Man. No, his name is Coffee. So you know exactly who it was. I know.

Big Green Man. I don't know how who it was. I know. Big green light. I don't know how we got here. You're going to be doing 15 lives on you, boys. I don't know. Let's talk about another green team. Let's talk about another green team, the Boston Celtics. Can anybody stop the Celtics when they're playing at this level? 29-3, they shot 48% from three, but they missed like their last 11, 12 in a row

while they were just pounding the Knicks trying to get the record. Who going to beat them? I mean, that's what I'm saying. They can win 67 games. Who going to beat them in the East? In the East? Yeah.

Right now, no one? Nobody. There's no one right now. I mean, because as a starting five, bro, look at that starting five. If they don't have Porzingis back, Porzingis out for a couple more months. Everybody can score in the starting five. Everybody can play defense.

And then their real third option is not even here yet. You still got a big man that averages 19 and 10. So if Porzingis wins the MVP this year, is he going to be on the cover? They ain't got nothing to worry about. Is he going to be on the cover? Yeah. Oh, no. He marketable?

There's a little more pressure. He not? He not marketable. He live in New York. Porzingis averaged 19. That's the third option. He averaged 19 in New York. He going to get the cover next year.

I was going to say it was 20 at one time. Why? You know, we got the guy from SGA. It was 20. For the cover? Because. I was gonna say it was 20 at one time. Why? You know, I'm going SGA. It was 20. For the cover? Because I think they were doing... They did what y'all did with the Whips. I'm sorry, he averaged 20 last year.

No? No, they need another vet piece. OKC now. Who? OKC? No, they can't get to the finals yet. No, they need another. No, OKC is...

They're just Boston probably three years ago. Right? They're gonna have to go through them. They're gonna be like, shoot, you know, it's gonna be that time. They should be bringing this team up, the whole team, 25 only. Right? It's gonna be one of those. Who gonna stop? Who gonna stop? They need a big, like a Horford type. Nothing.

He just, he's the veteran. Like, he's the veteran. It's everybody else that's still 21, 22. Right? It's when, like, um, when what's-her-name gets a little bit older. No, oh, Chet. We're talking about, like, when Chet is 20. He's got about three years. Yeah, that's when that team is going to be like,

okay, they're going to win. They're getting there. So let's talk about the team that was on the receiving end of that ass-whooping opening night, the New York Knickerbockers. Game out of hand early. Carlton Towns only played 24 minutes. Man, he knew it was going to be a game. 12.5 for 9 from the field, had seven rebounds.

Their other big trade piece, Mikael Bridges. Brandon, obviously in the chat you sent... He need to go see Lethal Shoot. I saw you on Twitter talking about his shooting issues. He need to go see Lethal Shoot. It was nasty in the first half. Didn't score. No, Mikael Bridges about the shooting for him and the hitching his shot.

Yeah, like what happened? He need to go see Lethal Shooter. No, but what I'm saying is why did he... Somebody told him he couldn't shoot. No, but why would you... Somebody told him he couldn't shoot. Somebody told him he couldn't shoot. Who?

So they tried to change... Who told you that? Somebody had to because he... But he's been tinkering with it. He keeps saying he's trying to change his shots. Some girl probably told him. Nah. Oh, no, no.

That's all right. They be in that bedroom pillow talking. Who told you that? But he's been tinkering with it. Tinkering with it since. He keeps saying he's trying to change his shot. Some girl probably told him. Nah. No, no. That's all right. They be in that bedroom pillow talk. Nah, somebody told him, like, you know, they saying my shot. They ain't no damn girls no more. The girl make you change your shot.

The girl make you change your shot. And you don't know if it ain't no more. Told him he couldn't get it up, couldn't last five minutes. And he was like, just start spilling the beans. Nah. The worst pandemic is somebody who changes shots. Some trainer came in talking about, yeah, you know, this is your percentage on this shot. If you change it, get your hands here. Boom, boom, and that's you.

But what is that? Like, what is that? Because he didn't have that. I had nine different coaches. No, no, he got a hit. It's for shooting. Now, listen to me. I'm telling you, I can see what's happening to him.

Every year, I try to get a new coach because they're saying I need to get my shot right. I need to do this. I had some coaches say, what was the coach? He used to say, follow through, get the goose neck. Get the goose neck in your shot. That's what Rashawn McCann says as well. So now I'm thinking about getting my goose neck. Then this coach saying, no, your guy hand got to be like this.

No, turn it like this. Do this. You need to practice this way. That's what's happening to him. He's getting out to shoot. He's thinking about every shot that he shoots. Dang, this coach it like this do this you need to practice this way that's what's happening to him he getting out to shoot he's thinking about every shot that he shoot dang this coach told me to do this this one said nah I need to do that cuz this shot is not fluid he ain't never shot this bad Oh, no. You didn't see his new shot? I swear I have. No, I'm confused. He was two for 19 from three in the preseason. Oh, yeah.

Yeah. I swear. No, I swear. It's written up on the camera. It's like a hitch now. He stopped right there. Hold that. We got it.

Hold up. Y'all lying. Oh, yeah. It is. Hey, Paolo, we can grab the clip from yesterday of Bridget. That's why he changed it. That's what I'm saying. We're going to pay you all this money.

Like, he's just like,. We I'm saying. He got the idea. You're all tripping. We're going to pay you all this money. We're going to change your shot. You know, like when you go to a barbershop, you be like, let me get number four. So then why is he saying he need to change his shot? He's a 3 and D guy. That don't even make sense.

Watch when you see. 38% career three-point shooter shot. 37% last year on a career high seven attempts. Was two for 19 in preseason to Let me finish let me finish so he didn't score in the first half of the season opener against it I'll do it but was seven for 13 from the field but was only two for seven from three-point range But you also had to guard Jason Taylor. I haven't seen him, and I put this thing on.

Legs might have been a little wobbly. Look at that. Oh, shit. Look at that. All right, boy. So Nick, Nick Reed. Look, look. On Underdog, they had him three points.

Look, look, look. Hold it. What the? What is that? He thinking about it. Oh, shit. He need Lethal Shooter. Lethal.

Nah. If you watching. I told him to shoot it and keep it high. At the corner, dude, they told him to keep it high Oh shit. He need leave the shooter lethal if you watch Yeah, the corner do they told him keep it high for you don't have to bring it down That's what he still do it. He always He's always shot with that with that always that for me just like a little hit You gotta bring the ball down have a quicker release and he think that's that's not how you get a quicker release though Let's play do that. He how you get a quicker release though because play do that he should like he'd be a warm-up look at no but look i can tell you but

i can tell you look all right like here can you pause it no no this for the trainers get him catching the ball uh you want to speed up a guy's shot go stop okay get ready when he's about to pull it in and that's for every now and then. Keep going. Keep going. He caught it. That right there, stop. Go back to where the ball is at his knee. You don't post a shoot like that all the time. Right there. That fast shot all the time.

Now, as a... When you're trying to speed up someone's shot, it's not like him. He's coming all the way down and trying to shoot it fast here. The faster shot is from where you catch it. You pass it to me from here to here. I don't dip. So all you do to teach the person something here.

Uh-oh. Give Nick a bucket. Where's brother knowledge? Do we have a basketball? Basketball time. Can we make sure it's a worn basketball, not a new basketball? Come out! What about the knowledge?

But you don't do this for your- But the knowledge! Let me JJ Redick. That's good enough, good enough. Like if I'm his trainer- Who ought to grab that? If I'm his trainer and I know he dips, all I'm going to do is put my hand, I'm just going to put my hand right here.

So he just- Right? So he can't go all the way down. And this is where you speed his shot up at. So every time they pass it, you're just standing here bringing it down. Yes, so Because the slow part comes down like here the shot He stopped I'm just gonna do all you do just stay right here in his chest so he don't pull it down But he's put he's pulling like if you look at you remember when D low in and was it last year

Yeah, he started catching the shooting from here That's all you do is you just Every time every day, he wanted you know one of your boys corner good cool. That's what I'm shot But that's I'm saying you gotta know we yeah. But Rashad is bringing it here. Rashad not coming here. Rashad catching it like this. It's just a pull down, right? This part is slowing his shot down.

I know people don't think I'm a shooter because I ain't shooting the games. I ain't going to lie. But I got form. I seen you shoot a three. That's a nice gooseman. I got form. I got good gooseman.

I was about to say, you do got nice form right there. And we played one on one, and I torched him shooting. Wait, what? You remember that. You remember that. We played once. He know. And I was not in the post.

Tell him the truth. Nick, I want to hear your story. Come on, Nick, tell him the truth. Because I said I dumped him the last time. He got me back. I would beat you in one-on-one. Yes, I would. This is what happened.

All three dribbles, too. I'll beat you still in one-on-one. Yes, I would. This is what happens. All three dribbles, too. I'll beat you still in one-on-one. Yes, I would. Bro, how are you going to stop me in three dribbles? How are you going to stop me? I got three defensive players of the year. I'm locking you up. I'm locking you down.

I've scored a lot of buckets. I'm blocking that. I've scored a lot of buckets over you. One-on-one, three dribbles. I've scored a lot of buckets over you. One-on-one, three dribbles. I've scored a lot of buckets over you. How did you score a lot of buckets over me?

Easy. He's right by you. Pull it up. Okay, I will. You're not going right by me. Gil, he's going right by me. He's going right by me. I'm prime Dwight. Hell, Dwight right now. I've been dancing with the stars. You ain't going back.

You see the thing? I'm dancing with this thing now. We seen the tango. We seen the tango. We seen the three eggs. And my man did this one. 24 out ofo. We've seen the 3-8s. You're not doing it. 24 out of 30. I'm in safe right now. You're not beating me one on one.

Three dribbles. Three for easy. Three dribbles. And if I got the ball, what you going to do? Shoot. Shoot that. No, if I have the ball. Shoot that.

OK. One dribble, you have to read. You got to let him know. No, no. First of all, I'm not getting to him. First of all, I'm not letting him know. He is different. It's one of those things. It's one on one. First of all, I'm not letting him know. He is different.

It's one of those things. It's one on one. It's one of those things. It's one of those things. I don't care about that. He's a big strong motherfucker. I'm gonna score. He shocked me.

He was hitting jumpers. You know, he's trying to lay back. I'm torturing him. He's too small. Too small. You're not torturing me. If you can't go in the post. No, no, no.

No post. No post. We don't need to go in the post. Yeah, you're getting killed. Yeah, you're getting killed. I'm getting killed. Step back, jumper. Three dribbles, I'm blocking that. Step back, jumper. I'm blocking. Just like I did in real life.

I'm blocking that. He can do it in real life. He can do it in real life. He can do it in real life. He's faster than you. He never blocked my shot. He never blocked my shot. Did you see that, Mr. B?

You know I didn't block your shot. You're shooting jumpers at me. He never blocked my shot. You never came to the paint. Yes, I did. No, I did not. You saw me and said, you did not. You saw me and said, shit.

Pass. I don't care about that Orlando Magic jersey. I don't care about that Orlando. That nigga's white now. Pass. Give her a witness. I ain't lockin' that shit. He was a witness.

He was on my team. Yeah, that was on Vince Washington. Hey, bruh. What's that thing was you gettin' off on me? What you mean? The left. When? Off the right.

Boom, boom. I'm right here on that. No, you're not. No, you wasn't. I'm on it right now. Buck right now? Okay, you ain't gonna be able to do this. I should give you out here. I should give you a word Yeah, I should give you our work. You gonna be able to yeah, you did give them work right you You're right after the game. I got some work for you. Who got some work That's the only work you gave us no work on the court. Yes, we were torching them a wall. We were all mr B the high we was starting to walk here, but right now they the court. Hey, Mr. B. The hype. We was torching them to walk the book. Right now they got it.

Dwight would beat you 97%. Thank you. Easy. 100%. I'm beating him once, any day, all day. Shooting no posts wherever. We see that. I'm beating you right now.

I'm voting. We'll figure it out. We'll figure it out. The chat is going ham right now on the program. I'm going to wait to see the results change. I'm beating your side. I'm voting yes. I'm beating your side. I'm voting yes.

We got mail-in votes coming. We're checking voter IDs. We're checking voter IDs right now just for verification. I'm in safe, safe. Like it, you need a big. Ooh. Tell them. Are you taking steroids or something?

No, I ain't taking no dollars. I'm taking steroids. The knees look good. The knees look good because it's pointing through the skin. The bone part. Look at everybody else's knees. You know the knee good. Your shit look like one thigh.

Man, it's a whole thigh. His shit look like one thigh. I'm like, you need to drain it. Yeah, I do. Dancing. Now look at his knee poking through the ceiling. He happy feet, bro. Look at all the calories. He's out there.

Hey, bro, how many times you dropped her, though? How many times you dropped her? I haven't dropped her at all. When you threw her in the air, you ain't never said, my bad. Oh, shit. No. How hard is it? You ain't dropped her.

I know you dropped her almost. No. Almost. How long you practicing, though? How long we practicing? I mean, how long you're yeah, how long you're practicing though. How long we practice Yeah, I mean how long you training? All right, so two days ago. We had practice from one o'clock to 10 p.m. Jesus Christ, yeah What for what today is dance? I lost 15 pounds is dancing

I'm cut up like I don't know every day if everybody does it nine hours You're cast member on Dancing with the Stars. There's a 33 some dog on hard toes shoes, man My toes like this, but We dance and dancing and I'm talking about we move here say for real I am not on no steroids. He can shoot up and then go dance. How? You ain't playing, bro. Bro, we dancing, dancing. And I'm talking about we moving. He in shape for real. He always in shape. So Dancing with the Stars, season 33.

For all the Dancing with the Stars fans out there, Tuesday night you avoided elimination after your tango tribute to the animated series Wreck-It Ralph earned eight threes from the judges, 24 out of 30. Man, I was... Or three eights, excuse me. Me and my partner was eight threes from the judges 24 out of 30 man I was three eight excuse me I was me and my partner was a little tight at the judges because they said stuff about and it's not like I'm against the judges or anything but they said something about me

missing steps yeah your feet didn't look and I'm like we ain't missing no steps I was like how can anybody know that ain't doing the dance that we missed a step I seen how can anybody know that I seen your feet working and it's y'all got good footwork, but that don't even make sense. So we in a basketball game, if I ain't never seen this team play, how am I going to know they're running a thumb down 25? Yeah, easy. For real.

I can tell by your feet. No, no, no. That's not possible. That's the argument that when you have reporters reporting on why he didn't take the shot he was open How do you know our play? How do you know what we doing? You didn't like the back screen with that's double Yeah, that's what happened. That's what happened doing our dance last night We did a part where they said I missed the step and I said no

That's the part where our step looked like this It looked like we were supposed to do this because we both did it at the same time. How are you going to tell me that we missed a step when you don't know how it is? How are we going to know if somebody watching the basketball game, oh, shoot, they just called a high pick and roll. And that's that's a play. Shoot, that's that's triangle. How are they going to know? Oh, they didn't run that right. They didn't run that right triangle. How they going to know? Oh, they didn't run that right.

Yeah, they didn't run that right. How they going to know that? So how somebody who ain't never watched my choreography. Some place, you know, he's supposed to backdoor if you. He's supposed to backdoor. No, that's what you would do in a situation. But not in a dance. We already got our steps.

And it's hard because we learning. We learning to dance in six days. But that's like how we critique. You six days and you still came to the arena, Dwight. We appreciate it. We dance and critique the dancing. We got to learn the dance in six days. So like say...

You only got six days to learn the dance? We got to learn the dance in four days, really, but we got to perform it on the sixth day. So we only get six days to learn how to do a new tango, like a tango dance or contemporary or paso doble, different holes, salsa, cha-cha. We're learning it on the fly. We only get six days to learn it. So imagine having to go learn it in six days, then go perform it in front of the whole world.

It ain't like playing basketball. You got your team out there. You can build. If I'm not feeling too well, I can say, shoot, I got Gil playing good. You know, Swag playing nice. I can build myself up. But it's just two people. And the whole world watching you saying, oh, look at his foot.

He could have did this. His hip could have been better. How you know what my hip could have been? You ain't never dog on Cha-Cha. And you talking about he could have rolled his hips a little more. You do a cha-cha to his own. Let me see it. Let me see it.

You do it. You gotta put some oil on that. Put some oil on how? I know I can move my dog on hips. But it's hard doing it when you trying to dance, man. Shoot, I played basketball for 90 years. Nine hours. Nine hours. I'm talking about nine hours.

What are you doing? We did the show and we still dancing? Oh, my God. Yes. What are you doing in those nine hours? How much of it is grueling physical activity? How many breaks are you getting? How are you budgeting out that nine hours?

If we're breaking, the only break I might get is for like 30 minutes. And I go chill. And I'm still dancing because I'm trying to learn the song. And then this week we had to learn two songs in a week. We had to learn a song for ourselves and then a team song with four other people. And how long was the group song? Two minutes for the group song and a minute for our song and you got a point That's a long time dancing

You got to force yourself to like the song, huh? It ain't about liking a song you can't even worry about the song cuz you can't hear the song when you dancing you gotta Go to step. Okay. So when you dance and you're not out there thinking about the song cuz if you do you gonna miss a step Yeah, how you stay on beat though? Well, that's the hardest part because for me, when I hear a song, I already got that rhythm in my head. I'm like, oh yeah. But then that's not the same

rhythm. That's not the same steps. So if the song is real slow, like the other week I performed my song for my kids that I made. The song is a slow song. So if I'm actually dancing to it, I'm dancing slow and I'm doing this. But the steps is fast as hell.

The steps is one, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight. One, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight. But all I hear is shoot for the stars wherever you are. So I want to do this and do this. But the steps is boom, boom, boom, boom, boom, boom. Move your hips this way. I'm like yeah This is a lot so if people don't understand how much work you got to put in and how much thought you got to have Why you doing all this so I got so much respect for anybody that dance

This is a lot He ain't doing that but I know you didn't say no Nine hours, so if it wasn't my house, what I'm saying is my knee my knee gonna swell up after the first five Swollen you just want you was on the side if you told me what I said Yeah, I can see I can see you want to do it. You would do it. You got your mama knees. I mean, it's a whole new avenue.

Why not? It's going to open you up to a whole new... You're seeing something. You're putting yourself in a whole new atmosphere. You're learning more about yourself and the things that you can do. And I can get in shape. And you're going to get in shape and it's less wear and tear on your knees.

I ain't jumping like that. But now I'm still jumping over folks. Last night I jumped over three people. I see you out there doing a dirt test at Venice Beach. That's when I knew you was something wrong. I was like, how you doing a dirt test at Venice Beach? He was doing a dirt test at Venice Beach. I did.

I was going crazy. 360 windmills, everything. Hell no. And it was just like I walked up to the beach, no stretch, concrete, everything. It had a full dunk contest. Full contest. So what made you decide to want to do Dancing with the Stars? It was crazy.

I always dance. I'm always got my speaker, so I'm always listening to music and dancing. And so everybody's like, you should do Dancing with the Stars. And they asked me about doing it. I was like, I got to do this. So what was harder, Dancing with the Stars or that challenge? The Special Forces. All right, so the Special Forces was so mentally and physically draining

that it was only 10 days. And it wasn't 10 days for everybody because some people got, they left the first day. I was able to withstand being kidnapped, set on fire, all that stuff. And

it's a whole different type thing that we're dealing with on the dance floor. That was hard. I had PTSD after that. Like, I felt like I was really in the army. But doing this is harder. Dancing on the floor is harder than special forces training. But it's fun. Wait, special forces?

It's fun. He did a special forces show. And I seen the first episode. I'm like, I'm good. I can't do this. We got kidnapped. We got really kidnapped. Like guns, we got chased by dogs, helicopters. We had all this stuff.

We got set on fire. We got tear gas. We got tear gas. We had to fight each other. You didn't hear what he's saying? You listen to what he's saying. Don't even be funny. You the type, like we. Let's try to really do it listen to what he's saying? Let me be funny. You the type...

Like, we... Let's try to really do it. I'm not gonna have to be doing this shit. We had to do some of the most craziest things. Like, it was like we was really in the military. We had to... We had to do trust falls from 200 feet in the air. Man, God.

Listen to what I'm telling you. I don't trust nobody that much. And there's people that we don't even know. And you say that was... Dancing with the stars harder than that? The work that we putting in dancing with the stars harder than that? The work that we putting in, dancing with the stars is harder.

When it comes to the mental aspect, that was harder because we doing, like, we had to run up this mountain. When we got up to the top, when we running up the mountain, we don't have nothing on.

So if we fall, we gone. It ain't no, like, let's go save them. We gone. We really doing this for real. So we get up to the top of the mountain. They tie us up. It's one of our teammates

at the bottom. They holding the rope. We have to get to the edge of the mountain, put our hands behind our back, and lay off the mountain. So I know this is a dead person. Yeah, you got to trust him to hold on. He lived a good life, though, Dwayne.

He lived a good life. Well, dang, hold up. My feet is like this, hanging off the mountain. And I'm like this. Imagine just hanging off a mountain, waiting for them to drop you, and you got to trust that somebody 200 feet on the ground is going to hold you up so you won't splat. But do you got to do it? You can say no, right?

No, you can't say no. If you say no, you got to go home. I didn't go all the way to do that show to go home. This man is a competitor, Nick. I'm not trying to go to heaven. I'm going to go home. But we had to sign- I mean, once you ran up that mountain, you had to sign- We had to sign death waivers.

Drop your name. Yes, we had to sign death waivers. We had to- Wait, what happened? you had to sign death waivers. Yes, we had to sign death waivers. We had to sign death waivers. We had to write death letters to our families and kids. Man. I was down for it. I respect it. I respect everything you just said.

And we had to read it out loud. I was like, should I do it? This is what the people in the military, this is what they have to do. That's part of the site, yes. So we had to learn how to do that. We did that. When we went through that stage right there, that's when we all became closer with each other

because we letting out our raw emotions. Like we had to write, could you imagine writing death letters to your kids while you alive right now? Did anybody cry? Everybody cried. I would say that. Yeah, I cried writing it. Were you talking about me? Because I'm thinking about that... Hell, I cried writing it. Were you talking about...

Because I'm thinking about that shit like I got to write a letter telling my kids that I won't be here no more. Yeah, that's all mental. Yeah, and that's the same day we got set on fire. That's the same day we got tear gassed. That's for you though. And then we had to fight each other. Dumb ass daddy want to do that show and kill this dumb ass.

No, I'm just saying... Hey! Don't write no fantasy. That's what you would have said. You never got on the show. Shit, I would have been hot. You would have been hot as your pop. Hell yeah. I'm just mad about writing a letter to you.

You sitting there just, now you, because now you're only thinking about death. Yes, that's us. And you sitting there like, oh shit, what am I going to tell them? Yeah. Right? You know what I mean? Like it's now, now it becomes a reality to you that you never thought about. But see, doing that show, it put me in a place to where it's like anything that I can do

because my mind has went through the worst type situations. Set on fire, bro. That's crazy. Teargas. Teargas feel like somebody is taking out. It just feel like shit. That's crazy. Don't get tear gassed, dog.

We had... Because we had to walk into a room, take off our mask, sit there, and have a conversation like I'm having with you. While tear gas... While tear gas is eating us alive.

Why are you here, Dwight? What's your name? What are you going to doight? What's your name? What are you going to do today? I can do that. You can do that? I've been sitting next to him for an hour. 10 guys that's coming out of his mouth. Trust me,

you ain't been sitting long. I've been holding on. Woo! Shut up! Woo! Okay, all right. So I can do that one. Hey, I'm okay. Hey, I'm gonna

pee down. I did it before you did. What's wrong with y'all two? I did it before he did it. But that's why I got so much respect for anybody who's been in the military, who's done any type of service. I wanna do something like that. We had to do what they've been doing. A boot camp would be Jennings for years, but in 10 days, jumping off a helicopter backwards.

That's great. Into the ocean. Everybody's getting rich. Let's shift this back over to basketball. So, Dwight, you played with Joel Embiid in the sixth in the 2020-2021 season. Sixth or season opener is tonight against the Bucs. Embiid is out as he continues to ramp up and get ready to come back. What is he ramping up for? For the season. Okay.

But he just played in, did he play in the Olympics? He did play in the Olympics, won a gold with Team USA. But there's also the report, too, which we talked about, that Embiid said he probably won't play back-to-backs For the rest of his career, then he just get 300 years. He said he resigned for three years I think what like 160 whatever 150 a three-year extension here, but what's your take on? The Sixers not playing and beating any back-to-backs Are you trying to win? Yeah, I got a better question for you.

I mean, not... It's okay, bro. You can disrespect. It's not about... It's okay. It's fine. Do you think he should have set out this summer? No. No?

No. No, for the USA to get his body right, to get ready. But his body was right. He played for the USA team. So all of a sudden, now you're not going to play for your team? For back-to-backs, you're not going to play for your team? For back-to-backs, you're not going to play, but you want to win

the championship? Trust the process? Maybe you don't. That's what I'm saying. Do you want to win? Maybe the gold medal was the only gold he wanted. Okay, now do you think

he came up with that or do you think they came up with it? What, trust the process? Yeah, no, no, no. Back-to-back? Back-to-back. Not playing back-to-back.

He did. You think so? He ain't been playing? No, I know he want to play. I know. to back? Back to back. Not playing back to back? He did. You think so? He ain't been playing? No, I know he wanna play. I know. I know he wanna play.

I'm just bullshitting. I know he wants to play. He ain't been playing. But at the same time, but like what? Come on, man. Here's my question. Do you think that they can win a championship with both of them not playing back-to-back? No.

You're going to need someone, right? How you going to build chemistry like that? Huh? Ain't no back-to-back. I know there's no back-to-back in playoffs. Why he can't just play less minutes during the regular season? Why he can't do that? Why he can't play less minutes during the season?

Because he can still average 30 in the regular season. He can still get 30. He can get that in 25 minutes. Think about MB injuries. Half his face was full of still get 30. He can get that in 25 minutes. Think about MB injuries. His half his face was full of all that. Okay, then, so play 25 minutes. Put him on the Wimmyama. His foot is broke.

His back was broke. Because he playing 48 minutes a night. Why the fuck do you want him out there dragging his leg? You want the best of him. How many nights he been playing every night? If 30, 34. He's playing 34 minutes a night in the regular season. He wants to get the MVP

for the regular season. He played 35 minutes in that first 30. Today, can you win a championship when your two best players aren't playing that many games? No. You can't.

The Warriors did. What year? What year was this? But look at the squad, though. But look at our team, though. What year was that? What year was that? With KD, right?

You're talking about with KD. So they had KD, Steph, who else? Clay, whoever? Another one played back-to-back. Who was he naming? His team was different, though. I don't know if he was done with two, but Nick Nurse, when he coached the Raptors,

employed a similar strategy with Kawhi. No, that's one person. That's what I'm saying. I don't know if he's been done with two, but Nick Nurse, when he coached the Raptors, employed a similar strategy with Kawhi. No, that's one person. That's what I'm saying. I don't know if he's been done with two, but Kawhi didn't play back-to-backs with the Raptors. When you were KD. They went on to win a trip. Already. 16, 17, 17, 18.

17, 18. And B's got to play. He plays 68 games. And B's got to play more. They never play back-to-back. No, I'm saying, and B's got to play more, though. No, he got to be healthy. Because, okay, if he got to be.

All right, so this is what I'm saying. If he got to be healthy, then. That was Steve Kerr. The reason why I say he got to play more is he not going to get the respect that he wants. And he going to keep saying everybody hate him. So he keep trying to play more. No. This he do.

He got to win. So how is he going to win? He got to win the championship. In order for him to win, he got to do less. No. Yes, he do. He got to do less right now. No. They got Andre Drummond.

They got the other big from France. Let them play longer minutes so MB can get ready for the playoffs. Don't just not play back-to-back. But you say less minutes a game, but play more games, or play more minutes per game and then take the back-to-back? Less minutes per game. But be available for more games.

Be available, yes, because you already got Andre Drummond that can back you up. No. You ain't got to do that much work. Rebound and just hold minutes for it. You got two guys that can do that while you get a break. Why would you play 38 minutes? You already got Mad Max who can give you 50 points. You got Paul George who can score.

You got your scores. It's not about the minutes. It's about you got to get up and shoot around. You got to prepare little weights. You got to go out there. Man, MB don't have to do all that. You can't do all that. He is MB.

All he got to do. Bro, who would stop Embiid? It's the best idea I've ever heard. Who would stop Embiid? It ain't. All Embiid got to do is, if he played 25 minutes, the first two minutes of every quarter, he going to get the big and foul trouble.

Run down the court instead of shooting the three to start off a game. Run down the court. Get your big ass in the paint. Get you an easy layup. Get a foul. Now they can't foul no more. Because they can't play back.

Everybody plays 65 to 70 games per year. Nobody can play a full 82 games. When you got on there, how many years that they played together? This group ain't played together. But what I'm saying is this group ain't played. This is a new group. So you're playing a new group

and they're not playing back-to-back now They're not allowed to miss the same back-to-back. No, man. So they're both playing but they're not playing with each other That's gonna be play all year and they want a champion, but the other But the other players The other players play together four years now nobody play anyone games and he just said it so y'all man He was gonna play six. No. What I'm saying is Paul is a new entity. These are new people. If it was just Embiid by himself,

makes sense. You got a whole new guy you got to put onto the group. They don't know how to play with each other. With fucking Holiday and Przingis was new on the team. If you're good, you're good. But look who you're naming. You're naming Drew Holiday. You're not talking about Tatum and Brown.

But they already got two best players. These are the two best players not playing. And B and the other best player not playing. It don't matter. It do matter. Okay, if it's a team, why are you not having Dre playing and you're not having the other big player, but you're going to have NB playing 40 minutes a night,

but then you're going to complain that he's not ready for the playoffs because you're overworking him in the regular season. He's playing 65. He's not overworked now. He is because when he gets to the playoffs, he's dog tired. Now, how? Name somebody that played 82 games last year

that was awful. It's not about that. Yes, it is. We're talking about games missed. Everybody is missing. If I miss a game, that means I'm not going to be ready for the playoffs. Hold on, hold on.

This is like DeMar DeRozan. Let's say DeMar DeRozan don't play back-to-back, nor De'Aaron Fox. How many back-to-backs are there? There's 14. Sixers have 15, I believe. But you can't miss the same two. But what I'm saying is you can't miss the same two. But what I'm saying is you can't miss the same two unless you're actually hurt. So we both can't miss the same game.

You play one game, the next game you don't play. You're going to play one of the back-to-backs. I'm not. I'm going to play one of the back-to-backs. You are not. So we're going to be altering these games, and our rhythm together is not going to be there. These are the two best players on the team. That's only 15, so you break it.

That's eight games they're't not gonna play together. Whoopie doo. We don't have no chemistry. Eight games, whoopie doo, they ain't not gonna play together. So, Dwight, what were you saying about chemistry? Eight games. Yeah, he was saying the same thing. Eight games.

If we got... If we not playing all year... Together. Man, come on now. Y'all acting all year. It's fucking eight games they not playing together. Eight games. Never been... I don't know if we ever seen it, though. Ever seen it. Together. Man, come on now. Y'all acting all year. It's fucking eight games they're not playing together. Eight games. I don't know if we've ever seen it, though.

Ever seen it? The best player? We got there last year. We seen it last year. With who? The champions? Yes. They played the most. They've been together for years.

They added a couple more pieces. They had a raw blood. Did they win without them? No, they've been in the championship. They was on the championship a year before that. Wasn't they in the finals a year before that? If you go from 30 to 25. But wasn't they in the championship a year before that. Wasn't they in the finals a year before that? You go from 30 to 25. But wasn't they in the finals a year before that?

But you go from 30 to average 30 to 25. Pay your damn taxes. You sacrifice. Okay, so that's what I'm saying. I'm glad you said that. Embiid is not sacrificing. That is. He's not.

He's playing more minutes all year. Sacrifice your minutes from the regular season. You done already got MVP. You done did. Everybody keeps saying that Jokic is better than him. If he want to prove that he is the one, when it comes to the playoffs and finals, he got to win. But he got to have energy. He can't do that if he playing 40 minutes from the regular season.

Come on, you know that, Nick. So he averaged 33.6 minutes per game. 15 games is going to make you tired if you miss 15 games. If you miss 15 games. No, no, it's not. But that's just 15 off the top. That's 15 off the top. Off the rip.

That's not included in injuries. We don't know what's going to happen. No, but what I'm saying is he's guaranteed to not play 15 games, both of them. You're not going to win. What happens if he don't play 15 more games? It's back to back. When is Paul George going to play? 15 back to back.

15 off top. We don't know where Paul is going to be. We don't even know where Paul is going to be. I've been telling y'all. If I'm playing 60-plus games, he should have a chemistry. If I'm playing 60-plus games, he should have a chemistry. If I'm playing 60-plus game you should have a chemistry if I'm playing 60 plus we said how many games is that crew of Maxie and beat and PG need to all play together to get that chemistry we saw a situation with the Suns last season their big three only played 41

games together ended up getting that ass smacked in the first round of playoff if you play a 50 plus game you should have the chemistry. 50 games? 50 as a big three unit. For the first time, big three. For the first time together. Yeah. Man, that's going to be good. I mean, I don't even know when Paul is going to come. And you don't play.

Yo, when is Paul George coming back? Did it? Is Paul George coming back? Is Paul George coming back? I think he's getting reevaluated in the next couple of days. In the next couple of days. He should be back in the next couple of weeks. Listen, he won't be back until, back to like December I'm being serious no right if you see I'm not even

trying to hurt thing was rest you need rest cuz you know we play thank you but you said okay if you need rest and take less minutes doing the regular friends and sit they'll get away we don't mean that you're not gonna be why are you resting doing your season you're not getting out of, it don't mean that. You're not going to be out of shape. Why are you resting during your season? You're not getting out of shape. I don't know how. Why are you resting during your season? What type of champion is going to say, I'm going to rest during the season?

Okay, see, no. The year before that, Clay played 78 games. I'm going to rest during the season and pick it up during the playoffs. I'm going to beat everybody's ass all year. So when we get to the playoffs, they know what? Tell them. We're going to do the same thing. That's the same thing we do.

So lock it up. How are we not talking about that? There's only one. The other three are still playing the same amount of games. So it's just one guy. It's one guy. But I'm saying it's one guy. Two guys are doing that.

You're acting like we're playing 10 games together. Of course. We're playing 60 plus games together. No, you're not. If we can't build shit out of that, you don't need to be on the team. You just said somebody got to sacrifice something, right? They all going to sacrifice. They just three stars on the team.

But you said somebody has to sacrifice something. That's just going to happen regardless. Right, so what I'm saying is he got to sacrifice some of his men. He ain't got to sacrifice his fucking plan every night. If you want me to be my best in the playoffs, why do you want me to be my best in the regular season? Why? Because you're trying to win a best in the playoffs, why do you want me to be my best in the regular season? Why? Because you're trying to win a championship.

What do you mean? But can you be your best in the playoffs? No, we need you out here to be the best because that's what Jalen Brown and the Celtics doing. They didn't come out and say, we're trying to wait until the damn playoffs to be the best. They came out and said last night what? Hey, we won last year,

and we're going to bust everybody's ass this year, starting with the Knicks. They just got a whole new squad. Come on, we're going to bust everybody's ass this year. Starting with the Knicks. They just got a whole new squad. Come on. We're going to bust your ass too. Starting with you and the whole Knicks. They just said we're going to wait until the playoffs. And Przingis wasn't there, right?

And Przingis come back. Don't that make it worse? Why do it make it worse if he's sitting out? Because Przingis can play and they beat him by 30. If he sits out, it don't make it worse? If you win it without him, he didn't come back. It don't make it worse if you sit out. It don't make it worse if you win it without him coming back. Are you comparing Embiid and Porzingis though?

Embiid is the first option. Embiid is the first option. It's your best player. He's missing games. How your best player going to miss all these games? He the leader of the team. Take some less minutes in the playoffs just like you said for rest.

If I needed... If you trust your teammates and you try to build chemistry, right? So don't play the whole game. I would just feel a hurt person out there to play 82 games. How is he hurt? He just started. He just got healthy again. Iron Man, all that old Iron Man working hard shit is out.

So didn't he just play during the... He just played a whole Olympics. He was out there cooking the whole Olympics. And then now he can't play? He was out there. He good. They didn't play back to back in the Olympics. What are we talking about?

They did a lot of working out and practicing though. Hell, man, no they didn't. Motherfuckers out there. What? You don't think Anthony Edwards and them was in the gym every day? He looked like it, right? Did you see USA Basketball videos on the radio?

And B looked the best he ever looked. Who? And B. Yes. And B was killing it in the playoffs. And B came into training camp about 25 to 30 pounds lighter than he'd been before. So 25 to 30 pounds lighter. So now he's going to miss games?

So he worked hard enough to lose all this weight to miss games? But y'all trying to win? What message you sending to your teammates? I want to win. I'm the best player, but I'm missing games. I'm so glad Toronto didn't do that when they won. But Kawhi not playing now. He won.

And he was supposed to play. But the rest of the team is playing. This is like the Lakers when Russell came, right? You got Russell playing 78 minutes. I mean, 78 games. Anthony only played 40. LeBron James only played 56. How did that year look?

Your best two players aren't playing. The third option is playing. And what happened? There's no rhythm when they play. So when Bron them came, when Bron not came, Russ don't know what's going on. Y'all usually not here. There's no rhythm. Y'all usually not here. Team missed games. So when Bronham came when Bron not came Russell know what's going on like Y'all usually not here

Be compared see if he plays 60 plus games and you can't get the chemistry. No, we're not saying He's saying that it's already a guarantee he's already telling everybody on this team and everybody, hey, everybody, it's 15 games. I'm going to be on the bench chilling. So now if I have a sore back, ankles, that puts me into the 50 mark now. But let me switch it. Let me ask you this side. I just want him to win. And B said he's not playing back-to-back.

Gil, you said that there's going to come a point late in the season where they don't need him to play back-to-back. So do we believe this is true? Just because you say some shit don't mean you're going to do it. For a playoff seed? Man, for a playoff seed, sure. If it's the difference between. I mean, you don't want to be third.

You know what I'm saying? You know. Oh, man. Now that becomes the point because now he ain't been playing back-to-back. Now you got to. It becomes one of those tit-for-tat. It's back and forth. It ain't stable, man.

You're going to have to contradict yourself. It is basketball, but you're just adding new pieces to your team. You just add somebody else who needs the basketball when you got NB who wants to score, and you got Max who's getting points. Now you add PG who needs the ball. So they got to figure that out, too. For a good team.

For a good team, what's the max a good team really play together at once on a team in a season? What? Is this their first time playing together? Or have they been there? It do matter. Have they been there? Because we see what happened to the Bulls where Jordan just missed one season. He come back and he threw off the rhythm. Just one person, and he kind of threw off their rhythm. Now you're talking about a guy. You're talking about two of them. You're talking about the best one.

The main guy. You're talking about the main guy. And the new guy. The ball goes to. He's not going to be there at least 15 games. Okay. The new person. He hurts.

The new person who don't know nothing about the team. He hurts. He's not going to be there. Now you got the second option who's going to take over as the first option then when Paul George comes back He's like the game. Who are you? I don't know. I don't know nothing about your game now They got to figure out not how many games guaranteed 15 now remember they're starting off the season They're not playing so max. He's the number one option today today, right? So I don't know how long I'm the number one option and then when I come back who's the first one coming back? Paul George, okay. He's the number one one. I'm using a true option. So what do I got?

Me and him play well, then the other one comes back. Oh man, so he's gonna be like, all right I'm gonna give it a make an order. Come on Who's the pecking order? Oh man, that's just like when you start with a pecking order you get to shoot all the shots Okay, when the person back, you. That's just like when the stars don't play. Who's the pecking order? You get to shoot all the shots. And when that fucking person comes back, you know where the fuck to go to the corner. Stop being stupid. Stop being stupid. Come on, man.

Stop being like, oh, it be. You come back. Y'all got to pass it. Who's the pecking order? You know who the pecking order is. Who's the star of the goddamn team? It be. Who's the second option?

Who's the second option? Okay. Who's the second option? Max. Max is the second option. Where's Paul George? Where he need to be? Where? Third. Who's the second option? Max is the second option. Where is Paul George? Where he need to be? Where?

Third. OK, so you know your role. So if Paul George ain't playing. You know where you supposed to be. So if Embiid don't play for a month, who's the second option? Well, why we get to Embiid? I thought we could talk about back to backs. How the fuck he start not playing for a month?

What a piece of. We haven't even started the whole time. We ain't going to play at all. We haven't even started the back to back. We're not to play at all. We haven't even started the back-to-back. We're not even starting the back-to-back. He's already missed the game. The coach got to figure out who won't play. So this is 16 games.

So he can play next game. They trying to figure out what games MB not going to play. Oh, shoot. Okay, MB not going to play this game. So who going to be the option for him on the back-to-back? So this is not even a back-to-back. So this automatically puts you in 16 games. There's already 15 games.

He's not even playing game This is not even a back-to-back series and report you won't play this whole week So that's three games regained it already puts him at 19 games if they stick to what they were saying Like I said Those games they're good not him. We're who they play 50 games They gonna be Boston going to beat Boston? Who could beat Boston? Who can they beat in the East?

Everybody else. How? They're not playing. It don't matter if they're playing or not. They're not playing. They got the best player. They got to play. They got the best player. It don't matter.

We don't know that because they ain't shown it yet. All right. Sorry. Now we don't know East. We do know. LeBron has yet to get out of the second round, get past the second round, though. I'm just saying. MVP. And I think that's because he gets tired every time they get to the playoffs because

he's doing so much. He don't have to do that. He too good. So sacrifice some of that stuff for the regular season. Sacrifice some of your minutes. Let his people play. He not. He can let them play 15 games.

Okay, so now, now, now, okay, let them play 15. Get your confidence right. They not getting their confidence cuz guess what's gonna happen when you come back. They're not gonna play no more No, they're not That's my point he not gonna play no more why because in B's Oh, and so now you should know you're not gonna play over there be okay. So now what's crazy? But fucking with that And so now what is... If you're coming, you should know you're not going to play over Embiid. Okay, so now what's... The crazy motherfucker would think that. Hold on, just... If Tommy think that, he shouldn't be on the team.

He right. Dope or dog food? Dope or dog food? Now, when Andre Drummond ain't playing no more because Embiid is getting all the minutes, what is Andre Drummond saying at that point? Or maybe now because he realized he can't say that, what has he been saying? Or what has anybody said that has been in that position? So Drummond...

Damn! I've been playing all these minutes. Drummond's like, damn, I should be playing over this. What has he been saying? Or what has anybody said that has been in that position? Damn. I've been playing all these minutes. I'm like, damn, I should be playing over this. I've been playing all these minutes. I've been killing, coach. You're going to let me keep playing? We're building this chemistry out here. This group right here, since they use numbers now and plus minus,

this team right here on paper, they got the best chemistry. So we're going to keep them in. But, oh, my God, we got the best chemistry, so we gonna keep them in. But oh my God, we got the pecking order coming back in. We got the process coming back in. So now since he coming back in, what? Everything is going to go through him. Now everybody else, rhythm is off. Why?

Because he ain't played. Now Andre Drummond is mad. You just go get the friends, dude. He trying to learn American. So he having a tough time right now. So why would you get, come on, like what? He was like the Dante. He just watched you.

It's like the Dante situation. Thank you. It's the Dante situation. And that's what's going to happen. You can't rewind somebody back. So if Maxie comes out, since he's the only one playing right now, and he sits out here for these next three games, scoring 40, 42, 45.

When you come back, trust me, he is not thinking about I'm the third option anymore. It's his team. Thank you. Come on, man. How many times I left and Karan took over and I came back and he looking at me like, what is dude trying to do?

You lying. He played with Kobe right you were there when Kobe ain't playing every time I came back one at a time one at a time one at a time when we say the right I was saying this when Kobe wasn't playing what was you doing and when Kobe came back I knew I was gonna be in that corner what was you doing I knew I was gonna be in that corner it don't matter but you said no as a player, you know, I was hoping But when I know he went back I knew I was gonna be in the corner you knew you was gonna be in the corner What about Tyrese Maxine and Paul George to other don't one of the new all-star in another perennial all-star

What are they saying? They not saying that if you and if you are a time all-star To get out there and bust everybody's ass, and now you're telling me to sit down? No, man, no. Come on, dog. He was there. He was there. He know. Hold on. No, I'm not.

I ain't saying for no reason. All right, let's get into the number one option. The number one option got something to say. I'm talking from a selfish mindset. The number one option got something to say. Y'all talking about we need more shots to win. You ain't going to never win. If you got to get more shots, it's me fighting over shots.

So, when I got hurt, when I got hurt, and I wasn't playing, and Karan and Antoine was the number one option and number two option, what was the energy back when he's coming back? It's the Wizards. Y'all wasn't trying to win. Y'all was fighting

who the team was. So, now it's the Wizards. Y'all wasn't trying to win. Y'all was fighting who the team was. Y'all not dead. So now it's the Wizards. It's the self and mindset. Yeah. If I'm trying to win, I don't give a fuck who got the first option.

Who it is. If I'm trying to win, I'm not fighting that young people. And that's what we've been saying. If NBA had a stage where you want to win a championship,

I'm not caring that Maxie want to be the first option. Go ahead, like in the playoffs. So then why is there a pick for him? He kept giving it to Matthew good huh cuz in reality No, I am giving it to Maxie cuz he was tired You just said in order to win you guys

Wasn't tired. He wasn't tired. Let's go look back at all the games. He done did so much doing a regular season He tired doing the playoffs I played for the Sixers So I witnessed it firsthand only thing I'm saying is if this man want to win just like every big man every player that's been an all-star and a superstar in this league you got to take your pride out of your front front pocket so you can put some money in the back and and sacrifice some time minutes of effort he got to sacrifice his time. Not by saying I'm going to sit back and not do back-to-backs.

He got to say, you know what? We got two bigs that need confidence, too. If all three of us playing together, I ain't got to spend that much energy. So now when it's crunch time in the playoffs, I can do what I do best, which is buspeak. Who going to stop this man? Kahn, Drummond's not going to be in the game. That's what I'm saying. He don't have to be then. You know why? Because all season long he done got his rest. When I played in Orlando, I had Marcin Gortek. So I didn't have to play all those minutes. I trusted that when he came in the game, he was gonna

come in, block shots, do his job, rebound, and I could rest. That's a fact. That's a fact. I could rest. So now when I get to the playoffs, I can get all my energy. And then you know what? I can say, Coach, give me a break. I know he coming in. He gonna do what I'm doing, but even more. So would you rather

talk about you all the time? So would you rather him play, let's say, 72 games at 22 minutes averaging about 25 versus 63 games trying to average 30 something.

Which one makes sense for the team? For the team, do the one with less minutes. Because you're building camaraderie. You're building camaraderie with your team. But when you're sitting out, it's hard because they don't feel your presence until you're there. And then when you get back, you're ball dominant. So everybody's like, dang, the shot's not coming.

It's a different flow. Because now those five, six extra shots that he was shooting, now somebody else is getting those shots. So now instead, hey, yo, I want to take a step back because I really want to win. He's been saying he wants to win. He wants to win a championship. This is not want to win. He's been saying he wants to win. He wants to win a championship. This is not wanting to win by doing that, in my opinion.

I'm not saying he don't want to win. I'm just saying from my own opinion from watching this, you've got to sacrifice something. You're the man. Everybody knows you're the man. But when the Lakers won, what did Cap have to do? Who? Cap.

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar. What did he have to do? Who? Cap. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar. What did he have to do? He had to let Magic run the show. Why? Because Magic knew how to get everybody better. He made Showtime Lakers. Kareem was Kareem. But Magic made it fun. He made it exciting. He got everybody involved.

If MB got the ball, it's a ball stopper. He did it in. He got everybody involved. If MB got the ball, it's a ball stopper. He did it in the Olympics. No offense, he was killing, but he stopped the ball a lot. So what is Paul George doing in that situation? What is Maxie doing? Take some time off in the regular season. It's the regular season. You got the playoffs, what really matter, right? So take your time. That's what he said. If you want to be on the 2K cover, cheers.

Cheers to the Sixers, man. Cheers it up. And let's move on to monthly fans. I hope the Sixers get it right. They won't get it right. Presented by Underdog. Download the Underdog app. Use promo code GIL.

Get up to $1,000 in bonus cash plus a special pick-em. And underdogs got you covered with specials all month. Take advantage of those profit boost tokens. I know I'm taking the higher on Maxie tonight. That's just me. Since Bronny let me down. Bronny, you know, you was foul. We needed that one point.

I don't even care. He coming. He young. He young. Hope he got the twist. He still. And let's get it. Nothing.

So our first question is a video question from underdog user J to HNIC25. Brandon, what does that N stand for? J to HNIC25. I don't know. All right, well, let's watch the video. Oh, we on the gas? My question of the day is, do you think the NBA should extend the season by five more games?

Why are you talking like that? This will allow for every team to play each other three times if they retweet the schedule. Bro, chill, man. You got people on the East who play Detroit four times having guaranteed wins, but people on the West will only see them once or twice. Do you think that would be fair if the NBA extended their season by five more games

and allowed for everybody to play each other three times so that their road to the playoffs would be the same? What's your thoughts? So he wanted us to know, should the NBA expand to 87-game regular season so everyone could play each other three times? I think he meant for the West Coast team to play the East Coast team. That was a hot thought. No.

Wait, wait. That was a hot thought. I was going to say, when he goes seem to play the East Coast He was fried the way What he said don't even make no sense more game more game 29 times 3 is 87 So I think he's saying every team will play each other three times Instead of some teams playing each other that are the Western teams playing for and playing the other conference, too He was fried. So no more four, three, two. He was fried.

No, because now it causes more traveling for no reason because, right, instead of me playing a team that's down the street, I got to go fly it to another East Coast team. Or you could just do, if it's three games, play those two home games, like we've been seeing the league do, back-to-backs. And then you play that third game later on in the season. Yeah, so if I'm Lakers, I play Boston twice at home, right? Yeah.

And then playing once over there, they're pissed off because they only get one game. Yeah, but then you flip it. Flip it the opposite year? Man, he was fried, man. You can't ask him. He was fried. It sounded, I mean. Yeah, smoke all in the video.

Nah. And he was talking. Everybody play it. It sounded, I mean, isn't it? He had smoke all in the video. Nah. And he was talking in 60 games. Everybody played with you. They don't want to spend it. They don't need to do that. No. So no more extension?

Mm-mm. All right. I'm pretty sure LeBron would be clapping if they cut it. Oh, I mean, if LeBron, if they can cut it to 60, LeBron would be like, y'all would never beat my record. Ever. Ever. Make it to 50. LeBron be like, y'all would never beat my record. Ever. Ever.

You can't. There's no way. You can't beat it. You have to play 30 years. Dwight, we appreciate you pulling up. Everybody make sure you like and subscribe Dwight's podcast, Above the Rim with DH12. Shout out to Sniper Jones as well. You're a co-host. How much y'all owe? Yeah, man. Make sure y'all go check out me and Dwight's podcast, Above the Rim with DH12. Shout out to Sniper Jones as well, your co-host.

How much do I owe? Yeah, man, make sure y'all go check out me and Dwight. Our interview, we did. I'm paying my debt. How much do I owe? I got N-worded out today. Does anybody know how much I owe?

What happened? You coming out? I can't see that. How many did Gil say today? Four. Four to me. You paid once, so you only paid two. Okay, so I paid three.

Oh, wait, four total? You said it four times. Say what? He said it like four times in 10 minutes. All right, so listen up. So unusual perk. Damn, did you get it? Unusual perk, 400 for you.

Yo, so what, perk P-E-R-C or care? C. P-E-R-C. Wow. Severed hands getting thrown around the unusual perk body bags will be you want to roll on it tomorrow but like I said yeah get a picture of that they got the ring on I got money to give out oh you got money he owes he stole 500 it was French which I owe so the most I mean, hey man I'm gonna tell you the fans gonna start not like you for the estate. They don't like us anyway

They don't do I don't know if you notice the fans do not give a fuck about me They pick every Tuesday every week They like you What happened the NBA is lighting to commit an investigation into the Philadelphia 76ers. Okay. The player participation. And that's what we see. So this is what we said from the beginning when it was announced.

Why would you make that announcement, even if it's an article or whatever, with this player participation policy in the league? That's what I was asking. I said, hold on, because with the new rule, they can't both miss the same. Am I the game? No, can't both miss the same game. No, the same back-to-back. Oh. Right? So they can't both miss the same back-to-back.

So how are you going to do it? So that means one is playing one back-to-back, and then the other is playing the other one. So for the most part, they're not playing with each other. Yeah. That's why they're not going to win. You know it, Swag. Stop snitching is the moral of the story. Hey, Kenyon, there's no no-goos on you. I wish brother knowledge was here with me today. I know, Ken swag. Stop snitching is the moral of the story. Hey, Kenyon, there's no doggos on you.

I wish brother knowledge was here with me today. I know Kenyon. We need some more knowledge. Yeah, K-Mark. So y'all not giving out no money? Man. Y'all give out my money tomorrow. I will give it out tomorrow.

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I'm good for it. Hey chat, just put the middle finger up to a man. Just put the middle finger up you're unnecessary They put in a cash up Nobody Nick Cash app. You just pick somebody. You cash us it out. Right now, $400. You ain't fighting nobody, Creed. Pick somebody. Nick, pick one person. This is the chat. This is the chat watching.

Let me see. The chat. Hey, chat, I'm good for it. I'm just waiting for my check. I'm just waiting for my check, chat. Once it lands, I got your bread for you. No, no, no, no, no, no. Listen, listen.

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I can't think about it. I can't think about it. We will let Nick think about it. We will come to the conclusion the next time you're on the show. Just so you know, I'm a business man. But you got to throw something in there for me. As long as she throws something in there. Oh, look.

As long as she throws. No, no, no. I got my 400 for Nick, so I'm going to pay 400 of Nick's right now. Flo Palace. Shout out Flo Palace. Flo Palace. F-L-O-W Palace. Nick Young owes only 400 more.

I took 404. So, Nick, we're going to get that 400 next time you're on the show. I'm about to do it. But Swaggy, we appreciate you pulling up. Mr. B, we appreciate you as always. Dwight, we appreciate you showing love to the show. Above the Rim with DH12. Make sure you also catch him on Dancing with the Stars Season 33.

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