Gil's Arena - Pascal Siakam Will Take The Indiana Pacers Over The Hump!

Episode Date: January 17, 2024

Gil's Arena Reacts To The Pascal Siakam - Indiana Pacers Trade and Joel Embiid Proves He's The NBA's Most Dominant Player as Gilbert Arenas and The Gil's Arena Crew recap Embiid finally beating the smoke-ducking allegations with a dominant performance over Nikola Jokic and The Denver Nuggets! Other NBA Topics include - A Potential Indiana Pacers trade for Pascal Siakam, The Los Angeles Clippers potentially hanging a banner in their new arena, and Darvin Ham switching things up for LeBron James and The Los Angeles Lakers. Please throw us a like and subscribe if you enjoyed the show! Gil’s Arena premieres every Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday at 11:30am PT / 2:30pm ET. Sign up for Underdog Fantasy HERE with promo code GILSARENA and get a $100 first deposit match: https://play.underdogfantasy.com/p-gil's-arena SUBSCRIBE: / @gilsarena APPAREL PARTNERS TUFF CROWD: https://www.tuffcrowd.com/ ADIDAS: https://www.adidas.com/us/agent-gil-restomod-basketball-shoes/ Gr8ness: https://www.gr8nss.store/ Pre-Order Rashad's Book Here - https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CD9ZQ3HD?ref_=pe_3052080_276849420 CHAPTERS: Intro 0:00:00 Show Start 0:02:34 Gil's Got The Codes! 0:02:55 Shootout Promo 0:08:35 Should Men Vent To Women? 0:16:15 Blueface Loves Jail 0:19:59 Gil's Prison Story 0:23:25 Indianapolis Airport Basketball Court 0:27:33 Most Random Place You've Got Buckets 0:30:31 BREAKING NEWS - Pascal Siakam Trade 0:32:43 How It Feels To Be Traded 0:40:50 Clippers Hosting 2026 All Star Game 0:46:56 Paul George Is Carrying The Clippers To A Title 0:51:47 How Far Can The Clippers Go? 0:58:56 Will James Harden Spend The Rest Of His Career in LA? 1:03:41 Joel Embiid PROVES He's The NBA's Most Dominant Player 1:14:24 How Scary Are The Suns? 1:25:59 Don't Fine Mike Brown For Being Right! 1:32:23 GG Jackson Is Fueled by The Haters 1:36:49 Who Made Gil Star Struck 1:48:30 Darvin Ham Switches Things Up For The Lakers 1:54:10 Mr B Blows Up His Haters On Gil's Arena 2:02:40 Fan Tries To Hug LeBron 2:09:03 Sad News In Golden State 2:17:41 MostlyFans 2:20:06 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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terms apply. Instacart. Groceries that over-deliver. Y'all don't know what goes on in practice. Baby, flashing lights everywhere. They could see shit about me, they didn't even fucking know me. This is my school. This is what I was doing when I was little. Y'all don't know what goes on in practice or the locker room. Welcome What? I wear jeans. Welcome back to Gil's Arena presented by Underdog Fantasy. Woo! Woo!

Woo! We back. How you feeling, Gil? What's up? Who, me? You got something to say? No, I mean, you know, I've been up since three, so I'm wired, you know what I mean?

That's not normal or healthy. That's not good behavior, Gil. I know it's not normal. Healthy, fine, been doing it since I was little. For my point, but, okay. What you been up since three for, Gil? Working out. For what?

Shootout. The first annual, Gil? First annual. Okay. First annual, you mean? Okay, okay. The one annual? First annual. Okay. First annual, yeah. Okay, okay. The one this Saturday? Yeah.

Hey, yo, is it important to win your first annual shootout, like if it's yours? If it's your namesake and you get packed up in your first one, I think that doesn't bode well for the future. That don't work on me. That don't work on me. We got to change it to whoever the winner is. At least we get to the final round. That don't work on me. Whoever the winner is, it becomes their shootout. I'm there for one person one person

Listen everybody else is just the y'all just there man one fucking person. That's it So as long as he in it y'all have no chance of winning right when he go like once he loses then from there from there you know it's open you are only the killer's all is that is that one person known as the dream killer rashad mckinnon i don't know who's dreaming killing because i don't sleep i don't sleep for him to affect me and shit. I stopped working out at 11. I stopped working out at 11. I was back in the gym at 3.

11 last night, back in at 3? 11 last night was my last shot. 3 a.m. was my first shot. Are you still working out at the district, getting the competitive advantage above every other consultant? Okay. It is your shootout. You cut the checks, You'll do what you do He probably got the key if you have the key that if I do not have a key

If you have a key that's definitely okay, no look there's no key right There's a there's a code We got the guy got a call you're cheating now. That's's what i'm saying i told you now you're officially a cheater i told you getting let in when it's open i mean it's his first time going in when it's not open because you have the code it's cheating but what happened but y'all can go what if you go to 24-hour fitness you can go there for 24 hours six nine six nine you can go there for 24 hours straight. That's not what we're doing. I've competed with like, oh shit, 24, they got 24 hours in there. He sits at 24, so I'm like, oh shit, he got 24 hours in there.

Shit. The shootout is not a 24 hour fitness. But that's the cheating part. What happened? We're not shooting there. We're shooting at the district. We can move it. Who you are.

It's too late, Gil. The check is big cash. We can move it. I mean, it don't matter. I'm just going to be at the 24 hours for 24 hours. I don't even think 24 hours is open for 24 hours. No it's open. Trust me. I've tested it out. Bro.

And I'm going to tell y'all some things about 24. It get grimy late at night? 2, 3 in the morning. They selling it at 2, 3 in the morning and they selling it in 2 3 in the morning at the 24 At the 20. Oh, yeah They selling so was it like $25 to get in for the day. Yeah, basically they be selling it Well, I guess it's street prostitution in there at that time allegedly what no no we cannot confirm nor deny That's crazy But this is gil arena presented by underdog fantasy as always we got the legend Gilbert arena's here

And you could already see he's turnt up on a hundred now right now already We got Lexi brown back with us Lexi. Okay like the fashion. Yeah, thanks mom and dad you got to boost with Damn They're so cute Thanks, Mom and Dad. You got the boots with the fire. With the boots. Damn. They're so cute. Very stylish. We got Brandon Jennings back here with us, Mr. B. For anybody who can see your pants, special message on them.

That may not be geared towards our younger audience, but nonetheless. Oh. And here's what we got cracking. We got to talk about his shoes. Oh, look at that. Oh, my Dorothy shoes. He dazzled. My Dorothy shoes.

You're going to have to click click the mother was to go home We got the shoes So you got your legs back out today, you know Apparently a lot of the fans were complaining Not enough calf muscle for them on a daily basis, so I'm going to stop wearing jeans as much. But here's what's cracking in the arena today. The last two MVPs squared off Tuesday, but what statement did it be made with this 40 piece on Joker and the Nuggets?

The Clippers are hosting the All-Star Game at their new arena in 2026, but will they ever hang a championship banner there? They'll have a lot of bathrooms, for those who are interested. And Darvin Ham made a major move with the Lakers starting lineup, but will it be enough to keep him off the hot seat? And we also got some breaking news we'll talk about in a second,

but Pascal Siakam is getting traded from the Raptors to the Pacers. Will that make a difference in the East? But before we get into all that, as always, this show is brought to you by Underdog Fantasy. Download the app, use promo code GIL. They will match your first deposit up to $100.

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alluded to it at the top of the show, but it's getting ever so close. The first annual Gills Arena shootout presented by Underdog Fantasy is this Saturday. I repeat, this Saturday, 1 p.m. at the District in Chatsworth, California. 74 hours. Woo!

Do you feel like it may be detrimental, though, to not be on a normal sleep pattern as you get ready for your first annual Gills Arena shootout presented by Underdog Fantasy Woop Woop? It is my normal sleep pattern. Okay. Just asking. I just got time to put it somewhere besides just watching Netflix all day.

So our qualifiers will be competing against our Guilds Arena crew, some celebrity influencers, and some special guests who may be pulling up for 100 000 in a winner take all battle so to get you hyped here's a video of the gills arena ig account in collaboration with lexi i would describe the shootout competition as competitive what's at stake on january 20th is a hundred thousand dollars i'm going for that 100k i'm not worried about anything entering the competition, but I will say that I think that the guys are trying to soften me up a little bit by all of a sudden complimenting me on my shooting ability.

My money on legs. I don't think y'all know how good of a shooter I was. You guys are weak as shit. They don't know what's up. I think Nancy gonna win. I used to be good. It's not going to work, but nice try. Don't take me lightly.

I'm coming for that 100k So underdog will also be doing special pickems during the shootout where you can go higher lower on all the contestants Including our gills arena crew. We also got Cameron coming through famous. Los max is nice. No Max is nice and famous. Los booted cuz they would another crew. What does that mean? They would another Sponsor, oh, they might they, the rival. Oh, that is true. They not whoop whoop. They not whoop whoop. They not whoop whoop. Get them out of here! Oh yeah, like Draft Queens, some black, who cares, one of them. Okay, you know. Get them out of here. Queens. We're not quite ready for war yet, Gil, alright? We're getting our toolery together still, but. I'm always ready for war., Gil, all right? We're getting our toolery together still. I'm always ready for war.

Niggas is always ready. Hey, look, whatever shooters they got over there, let's go. Let's go. We can do battles against other crews for sure. But Lexi, underdog has your higher or lower listed at 17.5 from the mid-range in the first round. Are you insulted by that number?

Yes. Okay. Extremely insulted. That's so... Are you insulted by that number? Yes. Okay. Extremely insulted. That's good for you. How much you playing now? I'm like... I'm gonna be like 22, 23. Okay.

We should go higher than that. Yes. Yeah. Okay. It's like what? You know it's gonna be loud in there, right? It's just not, you know... It's not in your own, like...

I don't care. You like loud noises? It doesn't faze me or bother me. Okay, just checking. So if you're in L.A. this weekend, make sure you come out. 17.5. If you're in L.A. this weekend,

make sure you come out to the shootout. We are signing a warm-up jersey right now. We'll be giving it away to crowd members at the shootout. More to come for those who are in the audience on Saturday. Y'all really want me to sign this? I feel like I'm going to be smerched.

Let me see if I still got it. Make sure you buy the merch. One miss per spot. Hey Gil, how much do we sell the hoodie for? $59.95. No, at least $100. Gil, how much do you think? $500, huh Gil? If you can't afford the Gil's Arena hoodie, you are not a big baller.

For a sweater? If you cannot afford the Gil's Arena hoodie, then you are not a big baller. Get your weight up. But we mentioned the influencers, former athletes participating in the shootout. But let's get to know one of our qualifiers, Anthony Miracola. My name's Anthony Miracola. I'm 39 years old from Temperance, Michigan. Not too many times do opportunities come up where you're, you know,

playing for big, huge money. So I just thought, man, I might as well take a shot. He has, like, all these world records. He's hit 31 consecutive NBA threes to set a new Guinness World Record. He's the one who shot with Keith Smith, right? Even if you think you're the best, you got to just relax and try to do your best. You can't worry about anybody else. Let's go home, ladies and gentlemen!

Let's go home! You know, because anybody can have a bad round, anybody can have a good round. You never know what's gonna actually happen. All right, fellas, on three on the whistle. Here we go. One, two, three. Let's get it. He pulled from the bottom. Oh, yeah, he ain't got no chance.

You see where he shoot from? And it's timed. So, he can't got no chance. Is that where he shoot from? And it's timed. He can shoot fast though. Miracle is higher. His higher lower is listed at 16.5 for the first round. You going higher or you going lower, Gil? Yeah, higher. Okay.

When you got 20, this is 19. He did 19 off the plane. I feel like the middie's gonna mess some people up. Key. Can you shoot me a range? Cause we don't be willing be seen you shoot me. We see you shoot threes. Yes, I can shoot me range I've been working on them. Oh Repertoire It's moving higher We will find out this Saturday again 1 p.m. At the district in Chatsworth, California

If you cannot pull up to the event, we will be live on the gills arena YouTube channel Starting at 12 30 p.m. Pacific going all the way through the competition and we will see whose arena it will be next week Hey, yeah, bring you bring if you have date bring your girl Food truck you can pretend that you own the food truck stuff like that right cuz it's free play. Yeah Yeah, gonna get it. Yo, what's the money? Well? I'm just I'm letting all y'all know if all y'all get eliminated If I'm taking this shit over it's gonna be my arena for the week That's fair. That's fair. Yeah, whatever. That's the word I got some you got some moves. I'll make it give we got something for you give don't worry Johnny who trip

You like your beverage You got some moves on making, Gil. We got something for you, Gil. Don't worry. You don't need to trip. You don't need to trip. You like your beverage? Go ahead and drink it. Taste it. I mean, she got the email before me. She said that. Everyone got the email. Like third round is 50 shots?

Yeah, I saw that, yeah. You seen that too? Yeah, high school to NBA. I just got mine. Oh, and then Yeah high school to MBA. I just saw I just got my college. Oh and then 25 high school and 25 college and then 25 college 25 MBA Yeah, I don't even think your arms built like that And now that I know that's like the round

I mean, I thought it was all college and I didn't even know Man, you know, I'm gonna spin,. Man, I'm spending all day on the racks. That's all I'm gonna do all day, round two or three and four. That's three and four? Yeah. Three and four. That's all I'm doing. That's what I'm doing on Friday. Hours on hours on hours on hours off the rack.

I'm just going to the gym tonight. It don't take that long. No, I know. No, I just get rhythm. It's called understanding, pulling it, trying to figure out. Because the balls are sticky. You don't know. And if you...

There's going to be a lot of people. Paul. Right? There's going to be a crowd, too. There's going to be... If you or someone you know is work, Rashad needs a rebounder. You're welcome. Please.

He'll be at Venice Beach for 24 hours. Hunt him down. He need a rebounder. He'll be the one on IG with the glasses and the boots just follow the big red boots all right let's get into this show with a little bit of a different subject complaining about why you asking me hey did y'all sit for the last live why are you asking me questions I'm just trying to shoot. Y'all.

Some beef will never. Hey, man. Y'all messing with it. Hey. Eternal beef. Hey, man, let McCain shoot in peace, y'all. Let him go live. Shoot in peace.

People trying to say, man, you want to play once? He got so offended, bro. So there was an interesting tweet posted recently that we need to discuss in the arena. It said, men, please vent to women. They do care. So Lexi, I got you here. Should men vent to women? Yeah.

Do y'all care? We do care. I care. I can't speak for all women. But I am a woman that cares about y'all's feelings. Y'all vent to women? Y'all need to be more comfortable sharing your feelings.

Your mother? Your mother? That is a woman. I mean, that's the woman, your mother. You mean, like, your girl? I think. It says women. Women.

I mean, I think your woman. It depends, I mean. It's not comfortable venting to. Oh, men, we don't vent. Like, we're not allowed to. Zach? Why? Because y'all will call us weak Oh, men, we don't vent. Like we're not allowed to. Exactly. Why? Because y'all will call us weak when we do vent and then you're going to use that against

us after we vent. Take all that information. Like me and my father, we don't get along and then, that's why nobody like you. Like, damn. That don't just happen to y'all though. That happens to us when we vent. Shit. Oh, shit.

So I'll bring you to my next question. Should women vent to men? That don't just happen to y'all, though. That happens to us when we vent. Shit. Oh, shit. So I'll bring you to my next question. Should women vent to men? We got two strong black men here on this couch. Do you like when women vent to you? To be honest, I mean, look, you can vent to us because we're not going to judge you. We're not going to judge you after.

But to be honest, we don't want to hear that shit y'all got going on. The shit y'all be talking about, you know, then you going to judge you after. But to be honest, we don't want to hear that shit y'all got going on. The shit y'all be talking about, you know, you be, then you going to ask, like you're venting to then quiz, right? We like treat us like walls. Like you just say it. We be, oh, why? Why? They did what?

Right? Yes. We're not retaining the shit you're saying, but we're, we're there. We're like a sponge for you. Don't ask us questions. Like, so what do you think? You have to listen to a little bit. You know that the question is coming.

Why would you not listen a little bit? Like Sidney Dean said, listen to the woman. No, I mean, I don't know. I mean, I don't care. I'll vent to a woman. I don't care. I don mean i don't care i'll vent to a woman i don't care i don't give a fuck here so go ahead but you don't worry about it down the road they're taking all that information because by that time if i'm done with you by that time i don't care where we were was then okay so it's all about where i'm at now um but far as like um yeah if i was an

asshole back then hey you got me as an asshole bj Now I'm just cool. But as far as women venting, it's cool. I just don't care to know about that when your friends are having problems with their relationships. I can care two less. I think that's when it starts getting messy on your own because it's like you're trying to give advice

about their other relationships and I don't care. I don't care about other people's relationships. I hate venting about that. Okay. I mean, when we do vent, though, we vent to the side chick. Because usually our problem is with the main chick, right?

In a sense. Nah. Like, so we can't vent to the person that we... Nah, just vent to... ...we're having a problem with. Nah, I... Nah, I vent to my woman.

Really? Yeah. Or, or... Get a therapist, because that's what a lot of y'all actually need. The therapist don't work. The therapist don't work.

We ain't going to no therapy. A male therapist or a female therapist? Just a therapist. This is therapy, though. Just go to the barbershop. Just go to the bar. That's all the therapy you need. Nobody cares about men.

Who cares about us? That's true. Really, nobody care about our feelings and we crying inside, yeah, yeah that nobody cares I care. I just been just to put it out there. So you know who I am shit I'm not I'm not tiptoeing around hard. I like one thing about I'm not tiptoeing around my house So I tiptoe no I run I tip I run I tiptoe I be all around this motherfucker hide I miss equal, but. I run my shit. I tiptoe. I be all around this motherfucker, hiding. I mean, it's equal, but I run my shit. I'm not tiptoeing. Speaking of venting, Blueface is in jail for a probation violation.

Good. Not scheduled to be released until this summer. He's making the most of his time behind bars and even said he's enjoying being locked down. Hey. I love it here. It's active. It's cranky. It's the only place you can fuck over. Hey, I love it here. It's active. It's cranky.

It's the only place you can fuck over and not go to jail for it. Because I'm already in jail for it. Oh, that's my girl. Hey, I love you, girl. You know I'm going to be hung soon. Wait for the date. So, yeah, let them know I said that. That's why.

And ain't no Soulja Boy niggas in here. Everybody would be here. Everybody with the false lids. Ain't nobody in here talking about some, oh no, oh that's why. Please, just know you are. That was a prime example of someone who should have utilized therapists. They did, though.

They go. They were drinking at the therapy session. That's true. Take me to jail. It was on their show. They was drunk telling that they were. They was. They was. They be getting to it.

So, blue face saying he loved it in jail. Facts or cap? That's cap. Oh, I think it's a fact. You think he likes it? I think he loved it in jail Facts or cap that's cat. Oh, I think it's a fact you think he likes it I think he like being a car that's kind of has too much drama on the outside He has a lot of responsibilities that he's been running away from he'll gotta worry about none of it in there That's good. I like my freedom Yeah Different life He's still like he own why he on Like, he on TV. He got money.

Like, you ain't got to go into jail giving all that up. His life is in a shambles. I mean, shit, he probably is having fun in there. It's the first time he's just been by himself. He ain't got to worry about no baby mothers, kids. He's got to worry about some other shit, though. I don't think he's fighting in there. Damn, man. He's got to worry about Nasty Nate.

He's probably getting down. They're not going to have him with the regular public. Yeah, it is. Yeah, he's not... For probation? No. He's in regular jail. Nah, it's celebrity.

Nah. I guess so. No. Like, what's the criteria of celebrity? They're in a different prison than jail. Huh? Like, so blue face status is like... He's a celebrity.

So I'm pretty sure he's isolated with the weekenders He very well may get released early like he's not in a detention center he's not gonna be in there with the straight Especially since he's gang related nah, what you mean? That's where they put you nah, man Yeah, I'm good. Nah. I don't even think Tory Lanez right now is in regular jail. I can tell you, I don't give a fuck what y'all talking about. You put me in jail two, three, four hours.

I better be by my damn self. Shit. I'll... Hey, Joe, hey. You ain't going until summer, though? I I'll pay I'll pay lockdowns and keep whatever isolation solitary oh I'm not going in there no there's no way you taking solitary you got to get somebody give soon as you get in you got to test somebody or you get a phone check so one hour a day zero I do zero. I'm not going. Do you watch TV? Do you see what be happening to you?

You better fight. You better fight. You better get down. I'm talking about, man, whatever, bro. You ever seen the booty band? I don't know. For one hour? I don't know.

Listen, I don't know. You're going to go crazy. I don't know. What stories you been hearing? I heard a dude saying, yo, I tried to check him. He didn't. Next thing you know, he had to wear a pamper. I thought about what he was saying Never bow you got the knock them out. They not together all not this person out and had turns. Well, whatever bro

I'm good. Well, I'm gonna keep getting every day. They like people like you They like people like you and no they don't No way. Hey, hey, how much you want? You want you want You want the corn gravy? You want the water? You want everything. Take it. I remember I had to do

three days in the weekend. I had to do three days. Halfway house or an actual? No, actual jail. But it was for weekenders. Weekenders. Like a fucking resort. No no it was like non-violent so people who like you know like probation they violated that so it's not really so i remember the they're giving us another food and then they had like some purple juice and it was like yeah don't drink the juice because they don't get you hard for a week.

Why do I not, like, why do I want to be hard in here? No, everybody, drink the juice. Drink the, no, drink up. Nigga, give him two cups. That's the way he's looking at me. They literally said, don't drink the juice. It don't get you hard for two weeks. Like, oh, man, y'all crazy as hell in here.

Good, anybody trying to take your fruit your fruit cocktail And I didn't leave no Tell it you can tell because it was this one. There's just us here. I can tell you this for sure just like any American Before I went in I was doing push-ups and shit right thinking thinking that's gonna worry I did all yeah, I did all that dumb shit. Yeah, push-ups and shit. Yeah, I get in there You know yeah, and then I went in there was Push-ups and shit, yeah. I had to get in there, you know? And then I went in there, it was like old men and shit. Like, oh, man! I'm not even smoking! How y'all doing up in here?

Got my confidence up once I seen the room. It was just a bunch of old dudes trapping tickets and shit, so I was cool. But, Gil, Blueface saying he loves it in jail, are you going with facts or cap? Facts. OK, so we have not a unanimous, but a majority decision when it comes to Blueface

saying he loves it in jail. Facts. Which is very sad, but... I mean, some people do. Some people do. It's free food, free living. Purple juice, apparently. You don't be watching YouTube in jail? Yeah, I mean, I've seen all...

The dudes be going there and being people's girlfriends and stuff? Yeah, I know. Like, hell no. Put me by myself. Put me in isolation forever. Whatever I got to do. Gilberto. How much I got to pay to get in that room by myself, solitary?

Give it to me. I'll be, damn, I come home. How was jail? And then... No, you're right. No, you're right. Just give me a... They want to know what would you do to get solitary?

Pay. Man. You got to do something else, Gil. No, I'm paying. Knock the first cop out. No, because he's going to hit me back. Whatever. I'm not trying to go to jail to be hurt. What's wrong with y'all? They're not going to put you for beating up an inmate. You got to

just go in and... I'm paying, bro. Huh? I'm paying. Oh, okay. I'm paying. Okay. Cigarettes, whatever. Okay.

Okay? That's smart. Y'all can't... Listen, I'm not built... Listen, I don't have McKiss muscles. No, this is us, man. This is us, bro. We got to be realistic.

They on the yard 24-7. They ain't sitting there. got nothing to do in life Okay, we've been privileged Not going in there thinking hell no Talking actually yeah when I get in there, I'm a no you being in like he's here. He got game scared myself Who needs shoes who gets you I got free Adidas for everyone in here that shit. That's me right 15 bucks Just put money on niggas book Got people on outside. Yes, what you need of him?

Listen, let's get to some basketball if you ever wanted to get some buckets at the airport, the Indianapolis got you covered. So the Pacers Twitter posted a photo of a new full-length basketball court installed at the airport in anticipation of All-Star Weekend next month. So naturally, the Internet has some thoughts. Me after getting through TSA. Got the backpack Dre. Backpack shot. And then there was this more astute take.

Said, this should be here all the time. Imagine showing up early to the airport to get some room with the fellow travelers. Then grabbing some post-game beers with your buddies. Then boarding your flight to never see each other again. So, should more airports have basketball courts? Hell no. Are there basketballs on the court? I think you got to bring BYOB.

You got to bring your own ball. To the airport? They ain't got no airport. How nasty and sweaty and musty people going to be getting onto their planes? Cologne showers. I'm thinking about the shit we say during games. Yo, before I say this, are we going to Indiana? We're working on it right now.

If you or someone you know knows famous NBA basketball players that would love to pull up to Gilderina, Indianapolis, please reach out to us. All right, well, never mind then. I'll wait. Hopefully. Oh, wait.

Were you about to say some inflammatory shit about the beautiful city of Indianapolis? No, nothing. Oh, you wanted to go play? No. Pick up there? No, I'm just, like, like, to put that in your airport, like...

I mean, it's just going to just linger. I mean, like, how bad is the marketing in the city? Like, hey, you fly in. Come to here. Come get some buckets. We could do an impromptu shootout. Listen, listen, listen. Somebody's getting arrested quick.

Pick up game. Who got the shooter? Done. Done. John Moran go through that motherfucker, he done. Stop, stop, stop. He dunk it one time, bop, bop. He flying in private.

Yeah, you right. They not, they not. Hit his ass. John Moran with his antiques boy Yeah, yeah, yeah Get him. There is a long list of words that are not permitted at the airport active shooter bombs away Having a basketball court in the airport. No, you're not feeling it. They just need more massages For More massages. More massage. Yeah, more massage. For a hooper, man, that shit might be all right, man. I ain't gonna lie.

That shit might be all right, man. You get snowed in, you ain't got shit, you got to sit in the airport all day. Are they going to leave it there after? Probably not. I want to see flight crews like Fear vs Southwest. Indiana is known for basketball. They should actually, I mean, for being in Indiana, they should actually keep it there. I don't think that, that wouldn't work in any there Yeah, I don't think that that wouldn't work in any other city. Oh like being what a you team you already know damn

We stuck if somebody got the ball Just to shoot on that so what's the most random place that you've gotten buckets before? What is random? I mean, Gil's Arena. Somebody's backyard? Is that random? Depending on who the person is, it could be extremely random. I was playing in the jungles.

Ooh. I got buckets, I had like 50 in the jungles during the lockout. You went down to the jungles? Yeah. Shoot program. I went there. I went to Imperial Court. Okay.

And Watts played there. Me and Nick Young. You were just balling in Watts? Berry Farms in D.C. That is. I went to Berry Farms one time. It was just a car on fire, and nobody even acknowledged it. Just car burning.

Like, let's get some buckets Probably China on a roof a rant no. Oh my god. I Just thought about that just thought about in China they flew me in metalwall piece to do a 15-minute skit. It was in the middle of like a flower field. So they built a whole court in the middle of a flower field. Just a flower field, just. Was it pretty?

It was pretty, yeah, no, no, it was pretty. Like it was just random, just to do a 15, it was there for 15 minutes. Flew all the way there for 15 minutes flew all the way there For 15 minutes of work you and metal world peace Get your back on my head like the any random place you got in buckets When I was younger I went to this like sleep away Christian

summer camp and they had, a basketball tournament. And I won. I won it with... It was, like, just random girls. And I just won the tournament. Any shit-talking going on in the name of the Lord? No, I was, like, 12. In the name of the Lord. I had gone the year before and lost.

So, like, the next year, I was ready. And we won, and we got a pizza party. That's what the reward was. So on the subject of Indianapolis, we got some breaking news to report to y'all. The Pacers and Raptors are finalizing a deal for Pascal Siakam. Details are still being worked out, but the Pacers are sending the Raptors Bruce Brown, Jordan Noir and three first-round picks For Siakam according to ESPN the first rounders include two in 2024 and one in 2026 I believe it's the Pacers pick they own this year and the Thunder

2024 pick so both Will presumably be like in the mid-20s. So rather boo-boo first-round picks and then one in 2026. It's done. The news is here. No smoke for Siakam? I see what time it is. Y'all not tripping? Nobody cares? We don't care. No, I mean, we do not care. I mean, well, shit, I mean, fuck, Milwaukee got a

Yeah, I mean, you know, they're one team that has been struggling this year. I mean, isn't that what we said that what's-his-name Halliburton needed was someone who could generate their own offense a little bit. So we'll see how it can be a good fit for the Pacers. It depends what position they're putting him at because he's been playing center for the last fucking three years. I mean, they're going to put him at his real position, small forward.

They have Miles Turner there. As the center. That's what I know. So they're going to put him in his natural position. Are they going to put him in his natural position, shooting small forward? forward. They have Miles Turner there. As the center. That's what I know. So they're going to put him in his natural position shooting small forward? Or are they going to do that small ball shit and put him at the five and then run it while he can't do it? Let me text Rick Carlisle real quick.

I hope they put him at his natural position. As long as he's the small forward, I think that's going to help a lot. It's a good move, good pickup for him. Yeah. So Mark Spears is reporting that Siakam is expected to sign an extension with the Pacers, so this doesn't appear to be a short-term thing. That's what he was looking for. He had previously curved the Kings who were trying to get him. He wasn't really feeling that crew or maybe just the city of Sacramento.

No clue. We picked Indianapolis. So he decided to go to Indianapolis instead of Sacramento. If you're in Sacramento, do you feel disrespected? Huh? No, I'm going to Indianapolis. You're going to Indianapolis over Sacramento? Hell yeah. Really?

Okay. I mean, Sacramento, I mean, nobody... Macrame-no? Because I'm going to have a better chance to win if I'm in, like, on the east than the west with Sacramento life That's what's the West's you know, they was rated the the most ugliest city who Sacramento was

There the most of those ranked one most ugly the city in America like as far as people yeah, but like no Looking like a live there Paula you know How do they figure that out? Do they go do like the DMV? They rank them in that that's like the you can google. Yeah, I would like to see a top ten list of that. That's ugly. The cities with the top ten ugliest people ever? Yeah, I was like, man, that's crazy. That's a rude list to create.

I don't support that. So what does a Halliburton Siakam pick and roll look like? And if you're Tyrese, how happy are you? Why the fuck are they pick and roll? He's not a five man. He's a small four. He should be isolating, playing his man one-on-one. He's 6'9". One-on-one. That's not tall anymore, Gil.

Paul George is a shooting guard at 6'9". Okay, that's... No. Wim Byama is a small four at 7'5". I know, so yeah. Exactly. 6'9 ain't tall no more at that position. Hey, yo, with these trades, yo, they got to start, like, yo, they should start filming these trades, like, when it happens.

Behind the scenes? We can see, like, behind the scenes of, like, the reactions of, like, the front office. Like, when they make these trades. Oh, the front office? Yeah, like, the front office. So say, like, when the trade is complete, and then, like, we can go back to it, like, so if it worked or if it didn't work work we could see who the idiot is and who the genius is That would be nice. I would like to see players react right people

Yeah, it don't work players reactions when they literally don't find out from the team and see world or Shams tweet That's how they learn that they just post in practice getting traded Two players from was it Detroit Detroit, that's crazy. Mm-hmm. I first thought I'd be mad as hell. I did a whole practice, and y'all like, my. I mean, y'all could have told me before practice. I mean, that's just what TV is now. Like, but just to see, like, the reaction, like, and then look back, like, five years, like, that was a dumbass trade. So, like, hard knocks for hoop was a dumbass So like hard knocks for who's yeah, okay?

Not a messed up one is this one when you're getting traded during the game, right? So you're in the middle of game and they got to pull you out of the game After you don't already got to you know, you already done started cuz you know that messes up your scoring all your stats You like hey, no no subs up. So what happened now? You've been treated Yeah, any mic'd up so like the league already how you mic'd up knowing this This is ruthless out there. So Halliburton obviously had the with the hamstring injury. He'll be coming back. Hopefully in the near future What is adding to Yakim me for the patient in the East are currently the six seed right now Can they crack the top four or

even top three with Siakam? He's still got to get adjusted to that speed that they play at, right? You know, that's a different level of moving, and I don't think he's ever been used to moving that fast. A lot of people haven't. You know what I mean? So, he's going to probably have to get in shape to just move with them like that. So, it's going to take a couple weeks before you can really see what they have. And then, when Hallenberg gets back, that's another

adjustment. Because right now, he's going to be playing without him, so he don't really know what he brings. For sure. Yeah, what is the average? See, how come? Probably just 20. Just 20? I'm saying just 20 because that's Right. And who's the leading scorer? Probably just 20. Just 20? I'm saying just 20 because that's... Right. And who's the leading scorer for... Six and five. Which is solid.

Yeah, I mean, yeah. They need that. They don't have... Does Indiana even have... They don't have nobody else that can do that. They don't have a 20-point score other than Jerry. No, they need an ISO 101 player. Yeah.

So Pacers are 4-1, I believe, versus the Bucs this season. Bucs currently... 4-1. They've played five times. They've played five because of the in-season tournament. believe, versus the Bucs this season. Bucs currently holding. 4-1. They've played five times. They've played five because of the in-season tournament. But Bucs currently holding down the two spot. Should the Pacers be trying to gun for that three spot to see the Bucs in the second round? I don't know if they're going to get past 4-1.

I mean, I'm sure. I mean, if you go 4-1 against somebody in the regular season, you definitely lose nothing. I mean, but you definitely, for them, that has confidence. They have confidence. They feel like that. And they should. Especially if they have their point guard back, they should. So they'd be ducking the Celtics, basically, is what I'm saying,

to the Eastern Conference Finals if they can make it that far. I mean, beating somebody in the regular season because your offense is tuned in versus the playoffs where the game is slowed down, everything is in half court. Pacers, this is a perfect trade for them because they need a half court player. When the game slows down, they got somebody to pass the ball to.

Okay. We talk about their defense too. They're not going to win a series playing defense the way they're playing. They got to tighten that up. They're not even getting out the first round with that? No. They're playing defense the way they're playing. What do you got, six?

They're six in the East right now, so they would face the Sixers. Yeah. In that 3-6 matchup. Even six, then you got five. I don't even know. It'd be fifth seed. Who's the fourth seed? They can't beat us.

Cleveland right now. It's Cleveland, Miami, and – They can't beat the, uh, Cleveland right now. Is Cleveland, Miami, and... They can't beat the Sixers right now. Is that not a... Can they beat Cleveland? They can beat Cleveland. Yeah. With Donovan?

I don't know. Wait, without their point guard? Or with... No, with... With a team that, uh, close to fourth. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah.

With a point guard, they can. So we got a good Mostly Fans question from Underdog User. First to last boom. What? It's a video. Oh, not a video. Okay, you know, players fuck up too on occasion. The front fucks up as well.

What's the transition and preparation like for a player traded to a new city? I mean, it depends on when you're getting traded. So I've never been traded midseason, so I'm not sure what that transition's like. You ever been traded? Yeah. I think it's just getting there. I think just getting there is the main thing, figuring out.

I know when I got traded from the Knicks to the Wizards, that was, like, during the season, and I was just mentally checked out. So, I mean, it just depends on what type of season you have it in you know you know just where you are mentally I think that's the biggest thing. Yeah I got traded from Washington to Orlando and the adjustment is this right you gotta you to get there. You got to get acclimated with the team, right? Meet the players.

Try to figure out who they are. Try to figure out their offense, right? What they do on game day, what they do on practice day so you don't infringe on, you know, them. So for the most part, you're taking a back seat trying to figure out what everybody else is doing. So like if you get on a table at like, you know, them. So for the most part, you're taking a back seat trying to figure out what everybody else is doing. So like if you get on a table at like, you know, 5.30, but that's somebody else's time, you can't be in there like, no, no, this is my time, right? So now you got to adjust your whole regimen, right? For the most part, you're going to be staying in a hotel

until you find some rental place that you can, you know, you can rent for the moment. If you have a family, the family ain't going to be coming. So in terms of like finding lodging and all that stuff, do you talk to players you may know who are on the team? Do you ask guys around, like, where's the spot to live out here? Or are you just kind of on your own? I mean, see, you hope you know somebody.

Yeah. Usually, I mean, they'll have somebody on staff that'll guide you to a place that you can rent for a little bit. But you got to remember, you're only going to be there, especially like right now. It's January, February, March, April, May. He's only going to be there three months. So he's going to probably be at the Conrad. He's going to be at the Conrad, staying there, you know, living at a hotel. If he was a real one, he would stay at the courtyard.

Did y'all know that y'all was going to be traded? Because, like, y'all didn't have, like, all that social media chatter like they do now, like when guys can kind of see. No, you find out when you get traded, like, right. You don't ever, like, you don't have, like, I feel like they're going to make a change and I might be on. You don't have. I did. Yes, let me take mine back.

Actually, my first happened when I was in Detroit with Stan Van Gundy. He called me and told me that he was trading me to Orlando. And I was doing All-Star weekend. Damn. So I was in L.A. All-Star weekend. I just came back from my Achilles. But I got traded there because Scott Scowl was one of me. So I was actually going to a situation where I knew in L.A. All-Star weekend. I just came back from my Achilles. But I got traded there because Scott Skiles wanted me. So I was actually going to a situation where I knew the coach.

Because he was your coach with the Bucs, right, when you first came to the league? Yeah, but I was just at a time where I think they had Victor Oladipo, Alfred Payton, and other players, and I think Eric Gordon at the time. So they were young, but I think just like that transition, like you said, that transition of going to a younger team, like I already got traded for Milwaukee, getting traded again. So I was just more like had to find myself again. Are you depressed at all when those type of things happen?

I mean, it was just like I was just coming back from injury too, my Achilles. So I had just played like maybe two or three weeks with Detroit. Then they shipped me off to Orlando. And then it was just like whatever. Like you said, just staying in a hotel. You know, it was kind of like just alone. Like you just kind of like, like loneliness, like a little bit, like, you know what I'm saying? Cause there's no family, no nothing. And you just kind of like, just trying to figure it out. Like, I know people like think about a

lot. Y'all got millions. Yeah. But it's like, you know, when you're talking about like trying to like dialing your profession or dialing something, everything that you knew is gone. Right. And you're coming to the city and you're like, all right. You know, when I went to Grizzlies, when I tried out for Grizzlies, which was in March, right, I had no intentions of making the team. You know, my son's birthday just happened. So, you know, I told him I'm about to go try real quick I'll be right back and then on the way to the airport

Leaving the workout. There's like yeah, we're gonna sign you come back sign the autograph. I mean sign your contract and then you got to fly straight to Portland because that's where the team's at Ain't got no I don't have no bags, no nothing. So I fly, I fly, and then from there I just got to go to the mall, so I'm just shopping out of this. I'm just going to the mall everywhere we go. Get a little mall, get some outfits, get some little fits, you know what I mean? And then from there I just stay in the hotel the whole time. And across the street. Yep, just living out of your bag.

And then Lexi, obviously you've been traded off season. What's that feeling like? Well, my first trade from Connecticut to Minnie, I knew that was going to happen. That was kind of conversation we had when the season ended. Like, this ain't really working. We'll figure something out. So that was cool. When I got traded, well, I didn't even get traded for Minnie. I got, when I got cut like that was cool when i got traded well i didn't even get traded for many i

got i when i got cut that was weird because i didn't have any type of conversation with anybody from the links for like weeks so we had my first season there we went to the bubble i got a concussion left the bubble and that was like the last time i talked to anybody in minnesota and you know i started inquiring about like training camp and living situations and stuff. And I was just getting ignored, like just straight up ignored. So I was like, um, what's going on? So my agent reached out and like, oh yeah, we've been trying to trade her. And we were like, y'all wasn't going to say anything about that. And then they couldn't make a trade happen. So they just cut me because we don't have the guaranteed contracts. So I just got cut, had to scramble and find a training camp,

and then getting traded to L.A. Again, that was a conversation I had had with Coach Wade, who's also our GM, and he was just like, we're going to make this trade happen, just be patient. But, I mean, he took forever. Were you happy coming to L.A.? Yeah. Okay.

It's a great city. So speaking of L.A., on Tuesday, Adam Silver announced that the Clippers will host a 2026 All-Star Weekend in their new Intuit Dome, which is scheduled to open next season. The new state-of-the-art arena will have several premium amenities, and of course, is going to have... Toilets! 1,160 toilets in the house! Three times the NBA average number of toilets in urinals!

We do not want people waiting in line! We want them to get back to their damn seats! 1160 toilets in urinals. That's a lot of places to pee pee. You think that's why people be waiting? It's the concession stand. Right, it's the concession. No, bathroom lines are crazy sometimes. No, it's the concession stands.

Have you been to the concession stands trying to get some food? At a women's bathroom. Listen. Y'all can only use stalls. I don't know where I was at. I was just, it might have been the Laker game. The men's line was crazy. Yeah.

I don't know what y'all be doing in there. It's the concession. You can't get a drink. You be sitting there like, man. They're fast now because everything is on the touchscreen and automated and stuff. They like to take their time. They definitely do.

They still like to lollygag. But this means that California will host consecutive All-Star Weekends. The Warriors being selected to host in 2025. But let's go back to All-Star Weekends in LA. You may recall the last time the All-Star game was in LA that this happened Gave proof through the night That our flag was still there

Oh, say That's funny. So, how y'all feel about the Clippers hosting All-Star Weekend in 2026? In Inglewood? It's going to be cracking. Yeah. It'll be a new Inglewood.

It's going to be a new Inglewood, but don't come here with that shit. It's new Inglewood, same robbers. Same robbers. It ain't far. It ain't far from Compton and all that and everything. Good luck. More robberies All-Star Weekend 2025 in the Bay or 2026 in England?

2026. Gil, the Bay is fucked up. No, that's San Francisco. Yeah, that's San Francisco, so nah, if they wasn't... Yeah, San Francisco. Gil, the Bay is fucked up. They got to get over that water.

Yo, the Bay, but San Francisco, no. He goes down out there. He's bad up there. The smash and dash. Do you guys... Y'all know who Keith Lee is? Who? The food? Yeah, he. San Francisco. He goes down out there. It's bad up there. The smash and dash. Y'all know who Keith Lee is? Who? The food.

Yeah, he said he out. He went and did the, he's been on a food tour around the United States and he went to San Francisco and he had to leave because he was like, I'm not going to promote

this city for tourism right now. That's basically what he said. Why? What's the last time I went there? Some good shopping. He said it's a mess there. Like, I'm not going to give y'all recommendations for y'all to come travel here when they got all this stuff going on.

San Francisco's beautiful. You got to leave your windows rolled down. Beautiful city, but. He tripping. I just went there. They had some. You got to leave the windows rolled down. No tough crowd.

Merchandise in the car, or you will see that floating around the city. LA is. LA and Vegas. Boyd Robbins is there. Yeah, I'm about to say, yeah. L.A., good luck. Right off L.A. actually. They're going to be waiting. Woo!

Woo! Yeah. You know where we're going to be at? In the Valley. Hell yeah. Right here. We're good out here. We're good. You niggas have fun. Y'all see they're going to them clubs, not realizing the bounce has been paid. Right. Been paid. But that's good for them.

I mean, that's just like anything. You know, when somebody builds a new arena, they get all started trying to generate some of that money back. So that's good. And you feel like being at the Intuit Dome, we got SoFi right down the street. It holds a lot more people. I went to SoFi.

So nice. That was my first football game. My daughter was cheerleading. Have y'all ever got caught lacking in a city that you feel free sharing? Nobody ever? Like Rob? Nobody ever take your chain anywhere good?

I'm not wearing no chain, man, what's wrong with you? Being from LA, as a LA Hooper, to rob a LA Hooper is crazy. Like that's like, the fuck you do? We have some codes. I guess we are. It's just like with BD and all, like the OGs, nah, bro.

Come on. Because you know too many people that knows too many people, so it's like... Like, get that right back. Yeah, yeah. Get that right back. Like, don't...

Get that right back. Did y'all ever come to L.A. to see your teammates maybe trying to floss a little bit too much and weren't familiar with the rules and regulations and protocol of being out here Oh, yes, a lot of NBA players that learned the hardware Yeah all the time

Yes, especially back when we played cuz that's when they had a big down yeah Dip set shit, that's why I salute Ann Edwards. He says you wear fake jewelry. I do not blame him. He not take it. I mean, all LA is just about knowing your crowd and people around you. Like, I mean, but that's just anywhere in life. Like your crowd.

So. Okay. Aren't the Olympics in LA? 2028, I believe. Oh, yeah. Man. So right back, we back to back. Yeah.

The city is active. Cali is active once again get some profit Yeah, you know people gonna need somewhere to stay come Olympics. Yeah, a lot of Europeans will be getting pressed People getting like robbed at the Beverly Center not members is a person. Yeah, like rodeo Yeah, I just walking up to watch Give me the watch. Like damn. No, but even Vegas. Remember they was traveling to Vegas. Oh yeah, yeah. People driving four hours to go get them.

Give me that. Give me that. Drive right back. Give me that. Give me that. Posted on Zizek Road. But speaking of the Clippers, we got to show some love to the squad with a little hibachi time.

So Paul George put the Clippers on his back against the Thunder on Tuesday night. PG finished the game with a season-high 38 points. Outscored the Thunder 18-16 in the final eight minutes of the game. Also had this sequence late in the game to seal the win. He's shimmying, but he gets better. Give me those. Palmdale P. Still the win, he's shimmying, but he gets better. Give me those, Palmdale P.

And here he is with the other end. And with a nice finish, a little tired fourth quarter. But nonetheless, Clippers are now 18-4 since September 1st, 22-7 since their own sixth start in the Harden era. P.G.'s average of 24 points a game, five rebounds, four assists. But will we finally see the return of playoff P this season? Pressure, P. He gonna put the pressure.

He's applying pressure? Yeah. I mean, they playing well right now, man. You can't even, you can't even hate on it right now. Like, everybody who was laughing at 0-6, they gotta... We was.

Was we? No. Probably, but... Probably, but we laugh at everything. No, we were saying that once they get their rhythm. We were like, give them time. We were probably climbing...

Oh, yeah, you're right. You're right, you're right. But Gil, you also said that this team could rattle off 10, 20 straight, but then you reneged on that statement. They did 10.

In the heat of that. They said they did 10. But they did 10, though, right? They said 21st. You said 10, 20. I said they're the type of team that'll put off 20, but they did 10. You the heat of that. They did 10. But they did 10 though, right? They said 21st. You said 10, 20. I said they're the type of team that'll put off 20, but they did 10. You said it very confidently.

But they, yeah, they capable. They balling. They balling. We talked about this before, but with a squad with so many people from Southern California on it, do we ever see L.A. rallying behind the Clippers? We are a city that loves winners.

Obviously, this is a Lakers town. Yeah, and I feel like that's why we should rally behind them. Yeah, man, come on, bro. I feel like when Bron is done being a Laker, then maybe the tide will turn. Paul George, why? Listen, to the Lakers' history, to what they meant to me, too, but right now, I'm going to go with my Clippers, the L.A. homies.

Okay. They're your Clippers now? No, no, not my Clippers. I'm just saying, I'm cheering for them with my Clippers, the L.A. homies. Okay. They're your Clippers now? No, no, not my Clippers. I'm just saying, like, I'm cheering for them. Like, I want them to be successful. Like, it's for L.A. It's for L.A. I get it.

But when has the sister team in any sport done well? Well, we're about to see it now. Now, when is the sister team good? The sister team is usually the... So who are the sisters? You got the Jets, right? They'll be the sister team. Right?

Now you got the Brooklyn... I mean, New York is the sister team, but... New York. Yeah, but this is just a different ballgame. I'm just saying, what other sport? They got the Mets. The Kings... Are we talking about all sports?

All sports. The Kings and the Ducks. Dodgers and Angels. Dodgers and Angels. You were and the Ducks? The Dodgers and the Angels? The Dodgers and the Angels? Yeah, you were wearing a Ducks jersey on a recent episode, girl. Hey, if it was to support the movie. If it was a Russ Tyler, we're rolling. Who's the sister team on the hockey?

The Kings or the... Ducks, probably. The Ducks is the sister team. But they're in Anaheim, so that's... The movie, Mighty Ducks 2? It makes it tough. It's a quandary The boobie, Mighty Ducks 2? It makes it tough. It's a quandary. To the Kings?

Mighty Ducks 2? The boobie? The boobie alone? Russ Tyler. Salani? Charlie Conway. Mighty Ducks 2 alone. My nigga Adam Banks with the wrist game.

He came back, put the team on his back, worked nicely, Gil. What's he talking about? He said, I can play, coach. Woke up up the pain Barry Bonds over there. They had the it was the Was it the not the Angels the uh? What it was Oakland what oh wait? Who's the who's athletics?

That ain't even a fucking great baseball team name Wayne Grestin Who did he win anything Wayne Grest? Probably the Bears right now, unfortunately. What year? What about in baseball? The late 80s? Who's the sister team in Chicago for baseball? Ooh. It's the White Sox.

Really? People roll with the Cubs. Yeah, the Cubs. Oh, yeah, Cubs games are fun. Yeah. But we have seen a flip. It used to be Raiders and Rams here in L.A. Obviously, we're all rolling with the Raiders,

but now we are forced to roll with the Rams. Forced. Again, our city, they love champions. They both support. Obviously, we're all rolling with the Raiders, but now we are forced to roll with the Rams. Forced. Again, our city that loves champions. They both sisters. Yeah, we don't acknowledge the Chargers, unfortunately. They both sisters. We do not acknowledge the Chargers. That's San Diego's team. They both sisters.

Yeah, so they're both sisters. I mean, they're twin sisters. But we do not roll with the Chargers. They're twins. That's why I said they're twins, man. They're twin sisters. Until they bring back the Raiders, we don't care. So that's what I said. The Clippers is the twin. They're the sisters. Rams went to St. Louis, said, we're not fucking with this.

We need to come back where the weather's nice. Even if they, what if they win a championship? What if they win? It's nice not to win for them. Clippers. And they knew. No. What if they win this year?

But what if they. They're sisters, man. If they win it this year and they go to their new arena. How many banners would the Clippers need to win for you at least to give them respect? Would they need to match the Lakers 18 championship? No, they can't do that. That's just that.

That's just that. That cannot happen. Yeah, that's God. That's basketball. That's back. That was built back before, you know, black people came into the league. So most of those championships, you can't. You ain't be able to.

You ain't going to be able to. Huh? How many? Clippers just won. They get one chip, would you drive by the parade and honk? Delusional...

Listen, delusional people just need one, and that one is amazing for them. Okay. Right? So Clipper fans

is delusional, so one, that can carry them for the next 50 years. So you think Toronto ever win one again? Or is that it? Was that one it? I think they're done. Because if think Toronto ever win one again? Or is that it? Was that one it?

I think they're done. Because if the Clippers win one, they're going to win one again. Let's talk about this season, though. I don't know. After the game, PG said the Clipper, that a healthy Clipper squad controls their own destiny. How far do you think you guys can go?

I think we're in the driver's seat. We control our destiny. We can go as far as we want to go. I think we committed to one another, which is the most important thing for this team. So after this interview, Shaq chastised them. He said he wanted to hear them say that they can win a championship this year.

But how far can this Clippers team go? This is I Mean listen, they they can get to the championship if everything, you know, just like anybody if you know Certain teams get hurt anything that happens at the end of the season in the playoffs They can I mean they they have a team that can get them there So, you know you can't you know, you can't say I I mean, they're not like Dallas, right, where you need help still. You know, they have four pieces that can get them there. And nice players, role players that can make some noise in the playoffs.

Lexi, are you wrong with the Clippers being a championship-level team this season? Yeah. I think they're going to definitely get to the conference finals. I think it's going to be them and Denver, depending on how the standings pan out. But they're playing well. And what's his name, Zubak? He's hurt, right?

Yeah, he should be back soon, in the near future. I really like him. I like how he plays. He plays hard, does the dirty work, does little things for them, which prevents them from having to do the dirty work and the little things so they can focus on just hooping. And you have some swag as well. Yeah. Negro tendencies, if you will.

For sure. Brandon, how far will the Clippers go this season? I'm hoping they go far, but from the interview, it doesn't look like they really have... The confidence. No confidence to make it to the championship. I think this late in their careers where they're at, I think everything should be championship.

Like, it's nothing else that should be put on the table, on the board, or anything. It should be championship with the talent that they have and the coach. Are you still salty at all that Paul George said that he was comfortable being the number two guy, the Robin? I mean, it is what it is. I mean, you know, that's who, you know, some people are.

And, well, whatever, it's working for them. You know, at the end of the day, you know, I would just like to see more of that from Paul, though. Like more of those breakout games for him because those are going to be needed for them if they want to get over that hump. Like he's going to have to have breakout games like that for them. And is it possible to have a championship team

where there isn't just one designated guy where it can be the number one guy by committee? Like, could it be Kawhi's night, Harden's night, PG's night? I mean, no, that's usually how the championship teams are built now, right? You know, there's multiple players that got to be great at different times, right?

You know, with a team like this, right, if all three are playing very great, they're not going to be beat, you know. You know, two might be on in the first half. I mean, you have so many, you have so much greatness on the team that all you need to do is for them to be great in moments, right?

You don't need them to be great the whole 48 minutes. Just in moments, you know, Just keep making plays until it counts. I mean until the game is close and making plays, enough plays to win the game. And then hopefully your superstar mentality will just take over from there. Yeah, yeah. This reminds me of that, somebody with that, like that Miami team when they had all those vets. Like they have a lot of vets right now. Like their four best,

their four best players are like all vets, right? Would you go to the parade if they win? Would I go to the parade? Fuck no. But I'd be happy for them. But I mean,

but where is the parade going to be? Mr. B, hold on, time out. You're a visionary. You're a businessman. Get some tough crowd Clippers themed merchandise. Get out there and sling it at the parade. Bro, I can't do that, bro. Stand in front of all them $1,160

on selling. I'm not going to. I'm $824 for the fullest. Okay. I could never do that. But I'm rolling with the West Coast, the LA homies. I'm trying to figure where that shit going to be at. I mean, I think, I mean, listen, I think if they do win it, the LA homies. I'm trying to figure where that shit going to be at. I mean, listen, I think if they do win it, they might as well just march their ass over there by the arena.

By the new arena. Because it should be done by there. It should be done. Yeah. Might as well just get it cracking. That would be the coolest way to introduce the new arena. Fresh off a championship. For people that have lived here, though, is that Englewood, obviously the champions,

Lakers, Showtime era, playing at the Forum, is that weird now for the Clippers to basically take over the trap? I mean, it's a new era. I mean, the thing that's going to be crazy is when they start putting those, like, you know, people names on the boulevards, like the names on the streets. Oh, wow. So, you know, that's going to come next over there. Donald Sterling Drive?

No. No. Oh, they can't do that? I mean, I can see Kawhi Leonard. Donald Sterling Drive is crazy. No? No. Oh, you can't do that? I mean, I can see Kawhi Leonard. Donald Sterling Drive is crazy. Kawhi's court. No, Kareem got one? No, Kareem got one over there, a street?

Yeah, right on the side of where he is. Yeah, so I can see that. Damn. Why, is they going to put a Ritz over there, a Ritz-Carlton over there in Englewood? So, Kawhi locked in for the next few seasons. PG and Harden's future with the Clippers still yet to be determined. But Harden wants to lock it down in L.A. for the long term. Have you seen enough now just being here?

Yeah, I mean, that was a hope. Like, I thought the same thing last team I was on. I mean, that's why I did all those sacrifices. But I'm here at home, you know what I mean? We have opportunity. Like, I want to be able to keep a core together for a few years. You know what I mean? And I hasn't had that opportunity these last few years.

So things are going well, and I'm happy. So does Harden deserve a long-term deal from the Clippers, and would it be wise for the team to give him that deal just considering the past few seasons he's had and bouncing around. What's considered long-term? How many years? Two, three. Oh.

Nowadays, shit, three weeks? Listen, all four of them got like three more years to really show that they can win it. So, yeah, like you said, three years. Two or three years. I don't think nobody really understands L.A. dudes, California kids, right? Right?

If you haven't noticed basketball kids from California, it's hard to get them on the East Coast, right? So when you have players, like, going to, like, to Duke, they got paid. They're not. No California kid is moving that fucking paid. They're not. No California kid is moving that fucking far. Okay, right. You got to get paid to leave this state.

You know what I mean? You got to get paid to leave this state. So when the NBA comes and Cali kids come home, that's an advantage for the Clippers because they're not going back. They're not going back out there. You think Russell's leaving to go back to the... Hell no.

This is where California kids want to stay on the coast. It's hard to move a California... What do you have to offer me? So is the bag the only thing you're going to... You offering me snow and ice and shit? I don't know what the fuck that is. I'm wearing sandals all year round. No, that's true. So you think James Harden is about to go back out to the wilderness? Especially like in this latest in his career. In his career? No. Like nah, like I'm gonna finish it here. He probably bought his house here. Yeah, probably gonna end his career here Especially for us like you said with Russ got a house here family here. I'm cool. Yeah, no, it's very fair

It's a very comfy cozy out here I'm definitely not leaving people be like man. You should leave California for what I'm done hooping I've traveled everywhere ain't nothing like here So good when you left the Warriors for the Wizards, you also had, I believe, an offer from the Clippers as well. Was it just based on the total value of the bag? Was that the determining factor? Or did you give any serious thought? Different Clippers time, obviously, at that stage in life, different ownership. No, I mean, you know, we was negotiating.

You know, we came out the gate talking about we want the max, right? You know, just asking for the max, you know. Clippers asked, you know, it was $55 million out, just look at your the max, right? You know, just asking for the max, you know. Clippers asked, you know, it was $55 million out, just, we'll give you $55, right? You know, it was $51, Clippers came $55. Miami was hesitant to pay a young dude, right? Brian Russell opted out of his Wizard contract to come play for the Lakers.

Salary cap went up. Wizards had $64. So salary cap went up, Wizards had 64. So when I went there, they said, he said, if you get me out of this Jordan era, you're taken care of. So I didn't even go back to renegotiate. All I heard was, you get me out of this blank erase Jordan's name like this you think about me it's the competition of this is a competition erase your this name and you cool like that was here playing like the ideal of playing home right being

distracted I didn't I didn't want that idea like the coins flipping all that shit think about it I flipped the coin it landed Clippers I Go I just did the opposite you still said right it was I just did the opposite it was it was more like Me being somewhere else don't know anybody. I just got to put in the work me being here all my friends and all that I was like You know, I'll be out of the lead before anything. I'd rather just... I tasted fame. I tasted the hard work and what it took and saw the reward of it.

Two years, 12 months of basketball, and I got paid $64 million. That's... What do you mean? That's what I felt. It wasn't the money aspect because it was like, oh, I did this, won most improved, won rookie, sophomore, all-star, MVP, right? It was like, ooh, I want more. But, Gilbert, why would the Wizards want to erase MJ's legacy?

Isn't he the GOAT? They just had a big falling out. Okay. Right? You know, and, you know, I know people, you know, try to pretend that it didn't happen, but when he went there, you know, it was the gang ownership. Um, and you know, he, he got rid of like the Rip Hamiltons and all the young guys, Courtney Alexander, Popeye Jones, which is not old. I mean, which is not young, but it was to

build a playoff team to make it to the playoffs, right? And then he was going to go into management. And, you know, how he was dealing with the players, they didn't like the idea that this is how they're being dealt with as the player version of him. What happens as the owner version of him? So the team had a meeting and basically said, we don't want him here.

We don't want him to be our owner. So, you know, Mr. Poland basically said, well, I mean, the players voted. So they gave him, when he had the meeting with MJ, gave him that check and said, you know, the team don't want you. Gave him $10 million. MJ threw that motherfucker left.

Damn. So, you know. So he was getting killed, so Mr. Pony was getting killed because of the MJ thing. So he was like, yeah, just erase his name out of here, let people start talking about that. That's a bar deal, he ain't telling nobody that. Bet. Wow. Shit, got Mike name up out of there.

Wow, crazy to hear. In the bed. Wow. Shit, got Mike name up out of there. Wow. Crazy to hear. I don't know what you mean. I did. Hey, I should be the GOAT. I did something MJ couldn't do. Got the Wizards in the playoffs. Talk about it.

And won the playoffs series. I'm the GOAT. Talk about it. Move over, LeBron. Talk about it. Move over, Joy. Talk about it. It's your boy. So we asked him to stop the cap.

And I mean, if you add our stats up together, I mean, I burn him. You know? If we want to go to history, you know, I gave him 41. I'm about to tell my kids that. You gave Mike 41? You should. Mike and him 41? I mean, it wasn't like all Mike.

No, no, but I'm saying he was on the court. So Mike was 41, Mike, and then 60 on code. I mean, he was old, but the fact that it's still six rings. It don't matter. It's still on Mike. He was on the court. So Mike was 41, Mike, and then 60 on Cole. I mean, he was old, but the fact that it's still... It don't matter. He was still six rings. He was still six rings. It don't matter. You're on the court. He was still MJ, you know what I mean? It counts. It counts. That's it. It counts.

When I tell my story, it was the MJ with the Bulls. He just had the blue alternate jersey. They don't know. Jerry Krause, we talked about this earlier this week, but Jerry Krause was the GM of the Bulls when MJ was there, right? So he was the architect of those two chips So MJ put in a kind of GM capacity with the Wizards was unable to reach the playoffs Yeah, okay, because there's a I don't mean currently playing that gets called late GM all the time that has championships in that capacity

But just wanted to keep this movie. Well harden spend the rest of his career in LA? Over 1,000 votes. 63% said yes. 37% said no. So we want to keep the beard out here. Audubon legend, Artesia. I can't believe he held on to the beard this long. That's crazy.

He has to. I mean... Commitment. That's crazy. I mean, that's his... Bro, he can't cut that shit. Literally his nickname. If he cut that... We wouldn't even know who we were. Like, that's crazy. I mean, I mean that's his Well, he can't cut that if he cut that we wouldn't even know who we were like, that's crazy Listen, if no no if he cut that we probably we probably wouldn't even recognize him So what's gonna happen? You probably wouldn't recognize him without the beard

What'll happen first Harden cutting his beard or Kawhi getting rid of the braids? damn, oh No, I mean, I mean just I mean listen listen, keeping the braids with the hairline is like back here is fucking nuts. The Floyd Mayweather senior has been called. I don't think he letting that shit go. Because that shit is like. The Jerry Rice Raiders?

Some of them let it go. Like the braids, that's like right. I don't think quietly letting that motherfucker go. He keeping the Jerry Rice going? Have we seen him with the Raiders? Has he had any other hairstyle playing in the game? No. That's commitment, Gil.

Not even in college. Did he have braids in college too? We haven't seen him with a little fro. I feel like the braids were at varying levels of jankiness but always consistent. Man, that's crazy. And it's never been like designs or nothing. Just straight backs. Don't A's crazy. And it's never been like designs or nothing. Just straight backs. Straight backs. Don't A.I. still got braids?

A.I. still got braids? Remember when he cut his joint? He does. Man, when he cut that shit, yeah. Hey, that's, you know what? I mean, that tells you. Oh, he did rock the fro. Oh, he did?

When? San Antonio. Hair braider. Might have been on the IR. No, but that's a- Why don't you look different? We got the photo. I'll show you.

Ew. Yeah, nah. Let me see. that is horrible. It's like a mad scientist Matt let me man. I might tell you a lot but that tells you a lot about his personality Right that he's he's down in he's down into what he likes there's no He ain't she ain't trying But how many hours we think of his life? He his life he's dedicated to getting his hair braided? Think about it. If he has the same braider, that should be quick. What I'm saying is, how long have you been in the league?

2010. 2010, so you're talking about 13 years. I mean, 11. 13 years, and he hasn't tried a new design? You don't need it. He's the same length. He's very consistent with that. That's what I'm saying.

He's got to cut his hair sometimes. That reminds me of just the work at the park. I could definitely see him getting dreads when he's done. Nah, man. We definitely not going to see him when he's done. When he's done hooping, we're never going to see him no more. We're going to have to check and see if he's still

alive. I got to come with the Jerry curl at least once before he retires. on to the MVP battlep battle so joel and b hold on one second so joel and b officially beat the smoke ducking accusations reigning mvp squared off against the reigning finals mvp in philly and it was an interesting battle and b gave joker and the nuggets 41 points going one-on-one 10 dimes, 7 rebounds. It was Embiid's league

leading 8th 40 point game this season. Whoever wanted it, anybody can get that work. He was going hard. Embiid has been doing his thing. We talked about earlier this week. We talked about him not playing Joker this past March.

But had another 40-piece to give him. And are we sure he's not this generation's version of Jack? That's looking very unstoppable. That's looking very unstoppable. And he gave him what the generation... Suck it all in a bucket. So Joker finished with 25 and 19 boards. But what statement did Embiid make with this performance?

He's MVP. That simple? 65 games or not, this is MVP. I don't care. I don't care who wins it. If he don't make it to 65 games, like, he's acting so different right now. And I love it. He's moving better.

He's got a little bit of energy. He's got some pep in his step that we haven't seen. He's an American citizen now, so that's what comes with the territory. Okay? Swag. I mean, he's definitely playing better, definitely having more pep in the step since James Harden's left. But, I mean, the game don't mean shit.

Like, it don't mean nothing to me. I mean, where was that last year when we was all looking for it? But that's the problem. He barbecued them last year, though. Who? Embiid barbecued you for the last year. They played once.

They played once. He gave his ass 50-something. I mean, okay. We just made it a big deal because we didn't get to see it. And then what happened is when he was going down to the wire of who was going to be MVP. They didn't have that game. He didn't show up. He gave Yoko 47 and 18. Does MVP matter this year?

47 and 18. I mean, do we care about MVP now? I feel like the MVP's going to be dead. That's just going to be nothing because you've got to play certain games. That isn't heightening it, though, or making it more... No, because all I've got to do is play 65, and if he's missing

this, then I've got a chance to win. The matchup don't mean nothing until you get to the finals and beat him. He needs to beat him in the finals. Have they did the metrics on what was the, who's won an MVP with less than 65 games in the past? For them to utilize it. Yeah, for even to put it in. I just think the 65 games just take away from a lot of things.

No, I just think we, I think we just, I think because they put a number on It we get to look at it But I just want to see if there was anybody who won MVP with with less than 65 games. So, uh It was luck savvy. Oh come alone to 49. Yeah the 49 so nobody so what so I'm Walton 58 LeBron 62 Y Giannis 63, the GOAT, Bob Cousy. Giannis 63 was also a little short. Yeah, short, short, short. Cousy 64, then Embiid won it 22-23 playing 66 games.

Okay, so a few. Yeah. I mean, that means they, okay. It's only a few? I mean, that's, shit, that's a few. How much was Bill Walter cooking? He was like, you didn't have to play the rest of this. You just, you seen enough.

But that's what I'm saying. You could be cooking. Like, and then. I just think, I mean, for just besides the MVP, I just think everything else should just be totals. It should just be totals, right? You know, that's the. But what is it?

The assist leader is totals. Total assist. Total assist. So how do you. Not average average so how do you total up the MVP then no? That's the only thing that doesn't have anything to do in first team and all that yeah LeBron When it plays 62 out of 66 games a lot got you before everybody tries to pack me up. Oh, so it was what? Oh, you know I move out here So how many people can we hold wait, hold on. How many... Wait, wait, no, no, no. Players fucked up.

Okay, okay. So let's try this again. Bill Walton. How many people won championships with a full 82 games going on and only played under 60? For MVP that season. Yes.

One. Just one person, Bill Walton. Okay. How many games... Name 13 people just been won. Okay. So one people... Here,ton. How many games did Koozie win? 13 people, just been one. Okay. So one people. We're doing a show on the fly, alright? We are a black show. Just one person

so far. We are a black show. We are a black show. But I mean, for the most awards. So Koozie won it playing 64 games. Okay, so Bob Koozie and... But you already know. And Bill Walton. He was going to win. Okay, so Bob Cousy and... But you already know. And Bill Walsh. He was going with it. Okay, so two people.

Okay. Okay. It's always happened. Not often. Is that two people before the merger? No. When did Bill... Yes.

So both won before the merger? When was... When is the merger year. Oh, so Bill Walsh is the merger year? Yeah. Okay. Okay. Interesting. So... When was the also Bill was the merger year, okay? Okay, interesting so it was hard to that she wouldn't like people here. Yeah Then blacks that's it different

After the game Embiid and Yoko shared a moment and Embiid had high praise for the Joker I just thought it was the best man. I like I told you earlier, you know, you know, you want a championship That's the best human a legal. You know, he's the father's MVP. Like I told you earlier, you know, he won a championship. That's the best team in the league. And, you know, he's the father's MVP. So I was just telling him, keep going. I'll see you in two weeks.

And keep doing your thing. And that's why you're the best in the league. And B's a legend, man. This motherfucker is such a troll, man. So, gotta ask you,

is it B being real or is he just fake humble? Does he really believe that Joker is the best player in the league? I think he's trolling everybody. He's trolling. He's averaging 40-something on this dude.

Like, he know damn well this ain't the best player to him, man. He's averaging 40. Him and Jimmy Butler are, like, the best trollers I've ever seen in my life because they have so many people thinking that they are dead serious. And, like, that's what makes it so funny. Embiid is Wilt Chamberlain. And Jokic is going to be Bill Russell. Think about it.

It hurts more, right? Like, I just gave you 40 something. I just gave you 40 something. Oh, no, he's the best player ever. Yeah, him. Yeah. Yeah. What y'all think?

This guy! The best player wins! But is he saying that because even though Embiid has the MVP, Joker won the final MVP last year and that's really the only MVP that matters? I mean, yeah, y'all keep trying to act like you're the best player in the world, but I'm literally, when we face up, you don't guard me because I be busting your ass. I'm giving you 47. I'm giving you 47. I'm giving you 47 and 19.

What did I give you last night? Because he's playing like a European. What did I give you last night? But do you have one of these? What did I give you last night? 41 and 10. I give you 41 and 10. And I'm saying you're the best player.

I don't believe it. Because you're not. You can't stop me as an individual't I don't need to stop you Well, yeah, you do know when the game is in the game when the game we did we won both Okay, okay, and then we'll tell you you the best. Okay. Okay, then we'll see you in June. Think about see you in June We'll see you in June. All right. We'll see him in June. Right? Will he be there in June? Think about what I'm saying I'm but I'm literally busting your ass as an individual, and then I'm saying you're the best player.

That's like Saturday. I'm going to whoop McKay's ass, and then I'm going to tell him he's the best shooter. Do you believe me? Fuck no. Hell no, you don't. I'm just saying it. Just saying it.

Yeah, he's the best player. He's the best player ever. He can say that. He can say that shit all he wants. He should win the MVP. He should win the MVP, you guys. This is like McCants beating you in the shootout and then a couple months later you beat him in the slam ball, just a random shootout, and then he tells you.

And then I'm telling him best player. I'm just, I'm lying. I'm lying. I want you to say it just like that. I'm lying. I'm going to come on here Monday. Why? Because he got a citizenship. Now you want to fuck'm lying. I'm going to come on here Monday. Why? Because he got a citizenship?

Now you want to fuck with him? I'm going to come on here Monday and be like, hey, hey, give it up for the best shooter ever. It's the best shooter. Yes, you guys. You have to do that, girl. And I'm going to say it in a language. The best shooter right there.

He did very good. Congratulations, Gilbert. No, no, no, no. It's not to me. It's him. It's the best shooter See thank God I'm not playing this Come on man Somebody would talk to me like that

Come on man This man Come on you know how You know how embarrassing that shit is You sitting there with a loss dog You sitting there with a loss He just gave you 41 He said hey

Hey best You's the best player You won championship last year But you you the best player this year. Like come on, that's insulting. He might do it again. That's insulting. Keep on trolling. That troll is going to bite you in the ass.

That troll is going to bite you in the ass. They play in 10 days, I believe. Like a week and a half. They're going to bite him in the ass come June. None of that, man. It's just funny. It's just funny. Because it's always, it always comes from the person who got the best of you to

Always give you to underhand a compliment Kobe's defense was great. You know that night when we played it was like yeah, you gave him safety I know but it was great defense. I'm just I'm just saying shit now Just I'm just saying well sure you say that but I'll call me the best defender in the league Me to 60 underhand he held me to 60 Yeah, yeah. Yeah, man. Oh, man. You got to start doing that again. It'd be funny for that. I'm sorry. Yeah, you got to do that. And then tell the reporter what he said.

Yeah, I was telling him. Hey, I was telling him he was the best player in the league this year. It was like, yeah, you won MVP last year. I know, but he's the best player this year. He should win. Finals MVP though, Gil. Yeah. The only MVP that really matters says who?

Would you rather have a regular season MVP or a finals MVP? I were regular I would rather have a regular season MVP over a finals MVP. Yes Show me some yeah, because anybody because anybody can get fun Finals MVP just depends on how you play it's four games It depends on how I go right somebody get hot in the playoff series and then you end up getting MVP. It just depends on how you play. It's four games. It depends on how I go, right? Somebody can get hot in the playoff series and then he end up getting MVP. That's just strictly...

That's strictly you and your mom. 82 games, I think I... No one is fucking... I beat out the best for this versus whoever we're playing is just us versus them. But they need to take off that 65. Literally, in the championship series,

the two best teams in the league. Yeah. Best teams at the time. I'm curious to hear Rashad's opinion. We'll hope to get that. I just feel like in the finals,

anybody can be MVP. Somebody, you know. That's true. It's been proven. Yeah. It's been proven. I don't know no MVP in history

that it wasn't at least the top two players playing that year. It was not just some random motherfucker down there just, hey, you know, we just gonna get an MVP to this person now You don't have to be dominant in the finals No, you just got it. You got you don't have to be dominant in the finals to be finals MVP Because most of the time the person who gets it if someone gets it That's not the dominant person is because their team won

No, no way and usually the best player on the team didn't play very well the person who gets it. If someone gets it, that's not the dominant person. It's because their team won. And usually the best player on the team didn't play very well. So they just gave it to an alternate. That's happened. We've seen it. Interesting to hear. Always appreciate your guys' perspective.

So let's keep this thing moving. Mike's brown wallet, 50 bands lighter. After pulling out the laptop to call out the officiating, the Kings lost to the Bucs. On Tuesday, the Kings were up 22 in the fourth quarter, but then the Suns made them feel the burn. So, Suns outscored the Kings 32-8 in the final 10 minutes of the game.

Grayson Allen led all scorers with 29 points, went 9 from 14 from 3. It was Allen's fourth game this season with 8 plus 3 point makes. He had 0 in the previous five seasons. KD also came up big both sides of the ball. Huge defensive plays. Dropped 27 points as well.

Including these free throws to seal it. Suns are just the second team in the past 25 years to overcome a deficit of at least 20 points in the final eight minutes. The last team to do it was the Kings in 2020 so the group of

Durant Booker Beal Allen and Gordon had played just five total minutes and 14 total possessions this season entering Tuesday's game damn seems like a good crew that they can ride with so I mean they got I mean they got some shooting on here so how scary is this Suns' big three, especially with the accessory of Grayson Allen here, Gordon, and that crew? And that's the key, right? We know what the other guys are going to do. It's the fact that, you know, Gordon and what's up?

They're shooting the ball. They're putting up. They're putting him up. They're being dangerous also. And that's the key to when you're when you stop the Stars other players, you know step up If they can figure out Some defensive schemes with that group like they could just throw that group out there if they need just some buckets like It's like the flamethrower group But they're very undersized so they would have to like scheme depending on who they blame but

Like that's a good five if they're on like who are you? Like you can't help or anything really Brandi rolling with the Sun squad victory. No kitty. Gotta get out of there. She still got to go He still got a leaf. He can't stay no Hey Devin Booker, I saw your tweet man. Don't delete that shit What do you say? He know he said just don't delete that Keep it on next time. I want to know what he said

Share with the group damn I Want to hold on Damn. I wanna hear. Hold on. He added you? Was it mean spirited? Did he add you? He deleted it, it don't matter. Did he pick me in the three point contest?

No. I don't know, maybe. I know somebody who didn't get picked. He got offended because I said something about his shoes. What shoes? about his shoes. What shoes? Which ones? His shoes. His signature shoes. Those is nice.

The Air Cortez's? That's what they look like. No need to start being fucking real. I fuck with him, though. I fuck with his style, but just don't, you know. I mean, he shouldn't get offended because it's not like he did it all himself As you know, but you know, but that's why I don't know why he threw the shot cuz I said he was fly I just didn't like the shoe, but it's okay though

Maybe he wrote it and then thought about what you said and then took it back. Ha should have utilized Lexi's thought process. I saw it That's all that matter He mad cuz he making shoes for Alright. But you don't know why he erased it. He might have erased it like he thought about it. Because sometimes I'll do some shit. I'll say something. I'll read it wrong and say it.

And then go back and be like Oh shit. Did he tag you? How was this brought to your attention? I just saw it. It was brought to my attention. Were you randomly just perusing? Take a count.

You don't even know. I wasn't. Something sensitive to you? No, it wasn't. Devin Booker, pull up to the shootout if you really about it. No, no. That's not no beef. No, no.

Your higher or lower is 22 minutes. I just saw it. I just, you know. I still think he's a fly guy. All right. Mr. B, okay. Embrace it. But the Suns are 8-3 their last 11 games.

Are the Suns finally getting good at the right time? Yeah, they got everybody back. They're figuring it out. The only thing we was questioning was are they going to ever be healthy. I don't think we questioned the talent once it all got together. It was just frustrating not seeing the talent at this point. So right now they're dialing it in. They have to get their rotation down pack.

So once they figure out who's going to play, where they're going to play, how they're going to play, then from there we might see them go on some type of run. So, Mr. B, what do the Suns need to show you to convince you that KD should stay there? Make a trade for KD to go back to go to state. That did not answer his question at all. That is neither here nor there. Is there nothing that the Suns team can show you to give you confidence

that KD should just ride it out there for a while? I mean, if he wants to. I mean, he's towards the end of his career. I mean, he did make the choice, but we'll see what happens. I mean, if they stay healthy, I mean, everybody has a chance if you stay healthy at the end of the day, but

I don't think their team is put together to win a championship. Okay. Okay. Interesting. Do you agree, disagree? I just see buckets after buckets. Like, you see KD's buckets? He wide open.

Wide? Like, that's, like, wide. I know he's like, oh, wow. Never been this open in a while, so they could be the Clippers That'd be a good-ass matchup Yeah, I mean not the only time I'll watch that game Damn Clippers. Yeah, that's all fuck. Yeah. Oh my god, I'm in heaven. That's all. I might see like 175. I'm about to say, yeah, I'm about to say, we're going to see like, I mean, it's going to be very high scoring. A lot of buckets.

Yes. I don't agree with, this is what I don't agree with the NBA on this. If Mike Brown was correct, when he pulled out and is's correct like what he's saying is correct Like he held them he his complaint is legit. Why are you finding him for that? You're finding because he's pointing out the obvious because it's how you do it like he pointed out that it don't matter listen I don't care about How he did it right if it's correct information that he is right You can't find him because he's right.

That is horrible. So you automatically get fined if you talk crazy about the officiating. And I criticize the officiating. Like, cool, I can't criticize them. Cool, I get it. But I'm right. Yeah, but why

how come officials are the only ones that can't publicly get criticized yeah and they're like some of the most important people on the court at times it's the most they are the most important person and they can't ever get criticized for anything without the person doing the criticizing getting fined a significant amount of money which i think is backwards and that's why i think refs be acting crazy, because they're really... Bulletproof.

Yeah. Like, if you wonder... If you wonder why they act the way they act, because they are bulletproof. Yeah. I get to come out here, do whatever the fuck I want to do. And if you say something about it, ah, they're going to fine you for it.

Like, come on. Wait maybe but you know how to like imagine like a matter but the NBA doesn't know podium no like like when he was like Pointing the thing like he was like, you know, they go review it Like but what I'm saying is imagine you going to you to you got all A's. Yeah, right Yeah, and then you pointed it, and she still put an F. I don't give a fuck what the process is. I embarrassed you. I made you look bad.

I'm actually right, though, in this part. So all that goes out of the window once I prove the point that I'm right. I know you don't like it. I embarrassed you, but I'm correct. So if I'm going to get fined $50,000 for being correct, what the fuck does he get fined for being wrong? Exactly.

Nothing? Then that's a problem. Question for you, Gil, though. He looked like he was right about campaign hooking De'Aaron Fox on that foul, but you also said that De'Aaron Fox giving Dame was actually a foul. His argument is not. His argument is, okay, if this is what you're going to call, then what the hell is this? That's fair.

So that's what he's mad about. You gave this foul, which is a foul. The other one is a foul, too. Well, it's a take the ball out of bounds foul. But it's still a foul. So he's saying what's up with this? Because it's a foul that could put us in a penalty. Help in a penalty might be another foul that gets

his ass out of the game. So he's just saying, what's up here? And the fact that your response is to fine him is just fucking bad. It's just such a bad example. $50,000 I'm fining you to shut up. About complaining about someone not doing their job right.

That's what I'm fin you to shut up about. We know. He had to know though going into that post game press conference, as soon as he pulled the laptop out, because ESPN SportsCenter literally ran the whole three, three and a half minute clip in its entirety on there. You know what I'm saying? So he knew it was going to take. It's like dribbling shut up, like coaching shut up.

Coaching shut up, huh? Huh you talk? You'll be happy that you even let y'all you know, like what I don't I get it. I hear you And back to the Suns obviously a three in her last 11 games We talked about how you guys would be excited to watch the Suns Clippers series Clippers played the Suns twice in the last two weeks Beat them both times January 3rd beat him 131 to 122 in Phoenix January 8th beat him 138 to 111

What I'm saying is that not that we want this this is we wanna like it was built even healthy then He wasn't the healthy Bill that we have now. So I don't really know that. Those scores are crazy. All three of them played in the smackening, as we'll call it. Yeah, that was the beginning of Bill. We won now. 20 games later, Bill. Yeah, I think they're going to figure it out.

All right, well, you said that you'd like to see KD traded back to the Warriors to have a reunion with Steph. Let's talk about a young fella who's not really rolling with Steph. Grizzlies forward G.G. Jackson may be the youngest player in the league, but he respects his OGs even when they disrespect him. G.G. came off the bench and dropped 23 points on the Warriors Monday to become the second youngest player to score 20-plus points in consecutive games. So on his podcast, Draymond Green shed light on the extra motivation Jackson had to cook Chef Curry and the Warriors. Gigi Jackson, he shot the ball like he was Clay Thompson. He

was catching like no hesitation, raising up. He waited for Steph at the half court line. He said, man, I got uninvited from your camp. And Steph's like, oh. Like, I remember that. Like, we were filled on spots, and so they had to, like, pull some invites back. It caught me a bit off guard. After the game, I learned that it was very personal for Gigi, but he found this extra added motivation of, like, they uninvited me from the Steph Curry camp.

So now I don't have any real say-so in this, Gigi, but you're invited to the Steph Curry camp next year as a counselor if you want to go back Make an invited It uninvited to a camp that's good motive. I mean be careful. That's a motivation a Camp like women like curry curry can like her came you remember that clip of me busting everybody ass at curry camp.? Yeah. He wasn't invited there. Like high school kids, right? College kids? He was invited and then got... Hey, pull up to my... Damn, dawg. So was it not a

big name? Because I mean, I don't see them... I mean, Curry Camp is like, it's invite only. So it's only like 30 kids. So it's not like, you know, it's one of those. But we couldn't go 31? I'm just saying. I don't know. I wasn't there. I mean, you know, I wasn't there. Don't put them in everybody's house. It game is hilarious. So I'm pretty sure there's a bunch of kids that I wasn't there. I mean, I mean, you know I wasn't Game is hilarious. I'm pretty sure there's a bunch of kids that got pulled to there. Yeah

Maybe not a bunch, but I'm just saying would you feel different? Decision to make if the campus small he knew exactly who they you telling all your people you're going to curry care I mean, I mean like your rank. If I'm top 30, I should be... If I'm top... I mean, I don't know what his ranking was in high school. If his ranking was top 10... Huh? Nah, because if you're in a camp that small, you know exactly who you

are. That's what I'm saying. Because now you got to see the other people like, hey, Big Doug, I thought you was coming to curry camp. Oh, you know when it happened. Nah, that's just funny, hey, Big Doug, I thought you was coming to Curry Camp. Oh, you know, it wouldn't happen. No, I'm just like, how did it happen? Good for him. No, that's just funny, though, because, I mean, that's how life works, though.

You know, you don't get invited to certain camps, and you remember that. You end up seeing them, like, you know, on the court. Like, it's just a dope basketball moment, though. You know what I'm saying? Like, it's motivation. So how important is it having extra motivation when you're a young player trying to gain confidence in your game? I mean, when you're young, I mean, that's what your whole game should be built on

is your confidence, your work ethic, right? Because that's what's going to carry you through the dark times, through the times where you're sitting on the bench, through the times where, you know, everybody else is second guessing your talent right your Confidence and who you are and what you put in is what's gonna get you over the top. Yeah Brando you've mentioned situation you had when you were a young hooper getting disrespected By certain players. Damn you was getting disrespected

And I thought he was like that. I thought he said he was like that. You and BD came in here and tag teamed. No, no, no. You had to go get your other OG to come tag. I didn't have nobody come talk for me. He said you had to go get the OOG. Yeah, him and BD set this shit up. They set this up. Yes, you did.

You know what I'm saying? Who disrespected you in high school? I don't know. You know who. He told a story before about a certain gentleman. I didn't know. Like, who disrespected you in high school? I don't know. I'm just trying to. No, no, no. No. Who? You know who. You told a story before about a certain gentleman.

Oh, Chris Paul? A current member of the Warriors. Oh, I mean, I wasn't good enough. I mean, he didn't think I was good enough. Oh, I thought you was him. I was. He didn't think he was good enough? Well, Bron was there.

Bron came and saw me play. Bron? Who else was there? What was it? What game was it? I should have known. This was in Vegas, AAU. It was SCA versus O.J. SDA. It was nothing verse OJ mail

Pass on a chemistry OJ mail, huh? So they came to see OJ mail Cuz you know, they can't know no don't him see OJ mail Bill Walker Kevin love myself. I Was a junior I'm a joke. No, I'm in a 10th grade like what are we talking about? Junior in a 10th grade. Like, what are we talking about? I was a junior in the 10th grade. Damn! Boy, this man took in the McKinsey seat. I was going into my junior year. I know, I know. I understand.

I'm going into my junior year. Hey, he in the McKinsey. That motherfucking seat is just delusional. I'm going into my junior year. That's a contradiction. Because there was Kevin Love and O.J. Mel last year. That's a contradiction. That's a contradiction.

See, I was in my junior year. No, I know where I was at. A contradiction seat? I know where I was year. I know where I was at. A contradiction? I know where I was at. I know where I was at. So they had all those players on there. And then when he seen you, he was like,. The game didn't even start, y'all.

He already got the head wave on the layup line. What is your statement? wave on the lay of life How you get waved off in the lay of life, I don't know I went between the legs he couldn't do it I'm just saying what did you do what I do? What were you doing in the lay of life? What dude to just be like I'm good. Damn I thought you was him. I mean I was I mean I can't I mean My aura speaks loud, so I don't expect people like him like I don't Hit for him to like me. I never got me my aura my aura is loud So I was making a or no, I'm just like I like me cuz you know sometimes your aura be yeah

My aura is too loud for him. Yeah, it's too. It's too loud to be around people like that to him Even people you ever been wait. Have you waved off somebody in the layup line? No. Because I'm not disrespectful, so... I mean, because usually... That's a personality. If you see somebody in the layup line, and they trash...

If you go to a high school and try to big time a high schooler, you're a pro. I mean, I'm in 11th grade. I mean, you worried about me. That's weird, though. I mean, think about that. I'm bad. Hey, man, it's all right, man.

We believe you. That's a weird thing to do to a high school kid. I know, right? Out of all... I mean, but he started... Out of all... I'm bad. I'm bad. Hey, man, it's all right, man. We believe you. That's a weird thing to do to a high school kid. I know, right? I mean, but he started... I'm sorry. Out of all those people on the court, he gets raved off. Right.

I spent a lot of time on this guy. My aura. I mean, my aura. I mean, he was... I would just find it... I mean, he was the youngest person. He was a junior in the 10th grade. I mean, you know.

He's never going to listen to me. I was going into my 11th grade year. I was going to Oak Hill next year. Oh, is that so? Hey, I was just trying to find a connection with Gigi Jackson's disrespect. Damn. And you guys feeling disrespected. Gil, did you feel disrespected in high school? No.

You did not get recruited at the level that you deserve. Nah. You were comfortable with that lack of respect. I always got, who the fuck is that? Like, I, that's why I'm saying it's crazy. Like, it's crazy. You were ever disrespected? No.

Like, even before you started? Like, when somebody pointed somebody pointed a dude I never was like then I've never seen So what's the difference we all get it everybody like this to them I mean he was I mean he's old I mean, I'm he was fresh. I mean what that says a lot about you as a man like you'll suck ass And it's hurt man Cliff Paul, can you send him some assurance and something over here man some damn question question for you girl I've been in any warriors game Yep, and I looked him right and I ain't say nothing. So what's I'm pretty sure you remember I don't know he remember I remember I was just in Vegas talking shit

And I don't think you want to sit in that seat no more over there I'm good. No, I mean, it's fine. I don't fuck with no suck ass niggas anyway, like But Gil here's here's the question though. You have Baron Davis on this show last Sunday. You about to make it personal. You about to make it

personal. I'm about to say something about him and then you ain't going to like chill. Let's not do that. Like seriously.

Gil, did you and BD set up Brandon? He's going to run out of smoke. Because I'm about to take it to another level outside of basketball. We don't need that.

We don't need that. I'm just saying. We don't need that on Gil's arena presented by Underdog Fantasy. Chill out. Just keep fucking did you said did you set up Brandon last? Because you knew Baron was coming you didn't tell any of us on the crew. No, no, I forgot I because look I I set up the meet with my boy Cass and cast like because they wanted to see the studio

Okay, and he's our BD gonna come through to see the studio So I didn't think BD would come on the show. So I didn't even think about to tell y'all. You're shooting at the district, not allowing anybody else to get there. Dirty, cheating liar over here. You're shooting at the district. You're trying to sabotage. Mr. B, bring your beer. I mean, I didn't.

Just calling it how I'm seeing it. Whatever, bro. Like I said, before we have to break another window. To the right of me. In here. Fucking cheating. I don't want to break another window. To the right of me. In here. Fucking cheese. I don't want to break no window. Setting up your coworkers.

Hey, man, listen. Hey, man, listen. What? I didn't know. I mean, I'm just over here getting ready for Saturday. No, it's fine. It's fine. It's fine.

It's fine. Mr. B, don't let him get into your mental. Go pack him up on Saturday. I'm not worried about somebody brushing me off. Go pack Gil up at the first annual Gil I get roughed off a lot. Trust me You think you think I got footage on this cuz we can play this at the shoot around and I might fuck him up A little bit. Yeah, let's keep it moving. Hey, I mean, I just know I just know now I just know now Saturday Don't be surprised somebody got a Chris Paul

Jersey why you shoot them and then they on the side and they do this hey listen the last niggas we saw wearing Chris Paul's jerseys that nigga lost in the finals so be careful what you're cheering for. Ooh, that is a fair, that's fair. Hey, Lexi, you got any trauma that I need to... Be careful what you're cheering for. What trauma do you got? None. None. I don't have trauma.

Don't do that. Don't do that. Don't do that. Don't do that. Don't do that. That nigga don't bring me trauma, because I see him all the time. No, no, I ain't gonna lie. It ain't like that.

It ain't like that. One thing, we can always take it to here. Nah, shit like that do, it do, it do. That is like, when you young and you like, you, you supposed to be that dude or you like that. And like somebody who don't know you and somebody, nah. I mean, I had an experience with a player. The thing is, the only thing is like I was a fan. So I'm young, I'm 16.

But I mean, whatever. I don't care about that shit. But good origin story. Went on to have an amazing career. Gigi Jackson getting uninvited from Steph Curry camp. Had to go cook the Warriors and let Steph know. And Steph probably like, oh, he did? Damn. Yeah, my bad. Well.

Right? My bad. It wasn't Steph's fault, I'm sure. Maybe it was. I don't know. So after the game, Jackson was interviewed by the Inside the NBA crew and had this reaction when meeting Shaq. Gigi Shaq here. I don't have any questions. I just want to say congratulations, young fella. You played a hell of a game, and the people that know who you were,

they know who you are now. I'm so proud of you. Yes, sir, appreciate you. Congratulations on being ready, brother. Yes, sir, it's an honor to get to hear your voice. Appreciate you. He been there the whole time? Huh?

Yeah, how long has he been on the team? He young. He just got on the team, right? Yeah, he young. I think you're a rookie. Damn. So he been on the team? He young. He just got on the team, right? Yeah, he's young. I think he's just, I think he's a rookie. So, damn. So he's been at a whole, no, he must have been. I think he.

Even during their beginning. He got drafted second round in 2023. Last year. Yeah. And he's still the youngest to score back-to-back 20s? 19 years old, just turned 19, December 17th. Ooh, man. 19 is crazy.

Man, there's some high school kids. There's some high school kids. So he... Wait, wait, wait, wait. Hold on. Wait, wait, wait. That's what... Wait, wait, hold on.

Wait, what? He reclassified. Oh. He reclassified high school. Did he go to school? He went to... Wait, so he was drafted at 17? That's all I'm about to say.

He had to be drafted at 17. He was drafted at 18. He was drafted at 18. Yeah. So he just drafted at 17? That's all I'm about to say. He had to be drafted at 17. He was drafted at 18. So he just turned 19. He just turned 19 in December. Oh, he's a rookie. When you said 2023, I thought about it. But who was a player

that had you starstruck the first time you met them? You can be honest. This is Gills Arena. Shaq. Shaq? you starstruck the first time you met them? You can be honest. This is Gills Arena, I'm not in our fantasy. Penny? Shaq. Shaq? It was Shaq.

It was a combined, because it was my rookie year, right? It was my rookie year, and we went to Hawaii, right? Went to Hawaii, and we was playing. So back then, I don't know if they still do it, but it was like Warriors, Lakers, every other year go to Hawaii to do.

I don't know if they still do, but it was part of us. And it was Shaq, Kobe, Lisa Leslie out there. And I was starstruck. Like, oh shit, that's the real Kobe. And damn, that Shaq big. It was like, because I was anstruck like oh shit. That's the real Kobe and Danishek big like it was like cuz you know I was Orlando Magic fan so You know seeing them like on the court for the first time like I was just sitting like Damn and did they show you love or were they disrespectful?

So when I got in the game, you know, I came off a pick and roll, and Robert Horry jumped out. Fucking Bob jumped out, like, on a hard show. I didn't never know what that was. I failed, and, you know, they was kiki-ing over that motherfucker, too. Man, they was kiki-ing and shit. So good. You felt that. Did you take that? Yeah, I felt that. Did you take that personally? I mean, just look at what I've done to the Lakers

over the years since that time. 60-point game, Orders. You take it personal. Yeah, I take that personal. You take everything fucking personal. Yeah, I take that personal. But it was embarrassing, though. I'm not even going to lie.

So, Lexi, who was a player that had you starstruck the first time you met them? Oh, player. Yeah, player. Well, I have two. So I have the first. Well, they're two players, but I have two stories. The first ones were when I got traded to Minnesota and I met Simone Augustus and Sylvia Faust for the first time. Okay.

They didn't know I was Star Trek. I, like, hit it well. But I grew up watching them in the finals with the Sparks, Candice and all them. So, like, I was like, wow. I'm like, we're teammates now. Like, I was, like, in high school and stuff watching y'all hoop for the finals and the championships.

So that was really cool. And then last weekend at the UCLA-USC game. I met Cheryl Cheryl Miller the first time and That was really cool. So these had last week. Mm-hmm. Yeah So that was cool. Why are you not like that? Are you doing something not because I had to think like last week and then I had to think about the name Yeah, I mean she don't I mean we invited her to last week, and then I had to think about the name. Like, oh, shit, yeah, yeah. Yeah, I mean, she don't, I mean, we invited her to Sparks games because she don't be coming to Sparks games, so we're going to try and get her to pull up. But that was really cool meeting her.

She's dope. So, Brandon, who was the player that had you starstruck the first time you met them? I think A.I. I met him outside of strip club in ATL. He moved different, don't he? What year? This was... Was he Philly still? Nah, nah.

He was done. This was like my third or fourth year. He was in ATL. I went to the strip club in ATL. He was just chilling. Just chilling, like normal playing pool or whatever. I was just star struggling. I wasn't even throwing my money. I was like, yo, fuck this. I gotta get this picture with AI today. So, yeah, AI for sure. Just seeing him I was like, yo, fuck this. I got to get this picture with AI today. So, yeah, AI for sure.

Like, just seeing him and, like, you know, just like, damn, regular person. He was cool. You met him? Yeah, just cool. And you didn't know he was going to beat her. You just pulled up and you happened to beat her? No, I just pulled up. I was walking out.

He was leaving. I was just like, man, like, ask somebody. I was like, man, you think AI would take a picture? He was cool. He was like, man, I love all y'all youngins. Like, you know. But that was cool. That was a cool.

Did he give you, like, the 18 dabs that he's been notorious to give now He was just I love you boy fit. It was like this like you know, you know, I baggy jeans, you know Air Force was Then next night. I had like 35 in Atlanta. Yeah, I had something to do with that 30 for now for sure It was that bump. It was like, you know, yeah young and I'll be watching so I was like, oh shit Yeah, you know it was it's crazy because i met jordan before i met i met you know jordan in high school right but i didn't because it was at the camp so it was a barbara you know it's the camp he gonna be there so the the way we you know organically is so different yeah yeah i'm in a setting like when you at the camp

or like you're in a line signing autographs, like were you in like the same like situation as them? You kind of, you're not there, I wouldn't say they're equal, but like maybe more of a peer than a fan. Like it's different. I think, I think the re, like because, I think I was starstruck because it was the jerseys, right? It was like in real form, like how we know that person, right? You know, meeting them on the street

in regular clothes. You know, that's Jordan. You know what I mean? It's not the competitive dude. Like on the court, and they warming up, and you see them trotting down and dunking,

and you're just like, oh, shit, this... That's the layup line. Because in the layup line, like, oh, shit. Yeah, that's it, cool. You know, so... And that was my first NBA game. I mean, yeah, that's different.

Yeah, so you know what I mean? That's different. My first ever NBA game that I ever been to was the one I played in. You probably, like, looking down. Yeah. Oh, shit. It was warming up. Fuck, I need to warm up for it.

Like, oh, shit. That's me, Leslie, from the Martin. From the Martin. From the Martin. From the Martin is funny. From the Martin. Not from the game. Not from the WNBA.

Not the one that dunked. From the Martin. He would say that, too. Did y'all see the Martin crew at the Emmys? Yeah. Have you seen that video? I'll send it to you after the show. They all have their own videos.

Hope Martin all right. But let's talk a little bit about these Los Angeles Lakers. Darvin Ham must be watching Gills Arena presented by Underdog Fantasy. Because after struggling with Lakers lineups and rotations in recent weeks, Hamm went back to where it started on Monday, rolling out a starting five of AD, D-low, LeBron, Reeves,

and Torian Prince. Same lineup the Lakers used in the first game this season. Six Lakers scored in double figures, led by Anthony Davis, who dropped 27-15-5. LeBronron added 25 played a game-high 39 minutes When asked about the decision ham said just wanted to put as much skill and shot making on the floor around our two captains Before adding that this would be the Lakers starting lineup for the foreseeable future So Gil what are your thoughts on Darvin him?

Being a fan of Gil's arena and taking your advice? It ain't my advice. It ain't my advice. It's just, we don't want to say common sense. That makes it seem like he didn't have common sense at the beginning. It's just great. Just like, that's basketball, right? You know, that lineup scored 91 points, right?

And, you know, in today's game and, you know, since probably mid-2000s, that was the lineup that you had to put on the court, right? Everything else has been fool's gold since then. So the fact that he, you know, he finally put it out and then it showed that it was a great lineup is just the best part, just as a Laker fan. Yeah. You got to put your best players out on the court. Simple. And, I mean, I credit Coach for giving those other players opportunities to prove themselves.

But at a certain point, you got to make a decision. He was on the hot seat. Obviously, everyone has been talking crazy about the Lakers, so putting those shooters around AD and Bron opens up the floor for them. It makes everybody's life easier, I think. And I think he should keep playing Christian Wood more. I think he helps off the bench, so he should be playing more. Lakers have been trash since the East Season championship.

We changed our later. We got our lineup back. They have. We got our dogs back. They've been kind of bad. They've been kind of bad. I don't know if the league trying to curse them for being the first to win it, but that's kind of.

Are they still going to make any moves now that he's inserted them back into the. I still think one more. I mean, we're seeing like these tradable pieces that were sitting during this little rough stretch that they had. Now he's inserted them back into the... I still think one more. We're seeing these tradable pieces that were sitting during this little rough stretch that they had. Now he's inserting them back. They kind of are turning it around a little bit. Sometimes it's just you're just not in line with what the game

is showing you. You're trying to balance. I understand the concept. You're trying to balance your team. But in reality, a bench player is a bench player. Because you put him in a starting lineup, he doesn't turn into a starter. He's still a bench player playing against a starter, and his production is going to

be the same, but you're messing up a starter who's now been put to the bench. If I'm a starter and you put me to the bench, you messed up my mentality. Now you got me fucked up. His two points is still going to translate to two points because that's all he's capable of doing anyway. That don't change. What happens is, I think Madden players will understand what I'm

saying. If you're a great Madden player, and on your defensive line, you can take your right line guy and shift him somewhere else. He was an 89 here, now he a 99 here. This guy was a 64. It's the same thing

in basketball. if you mess your lineup up you mess the whole team up and that's what it looked like so even though we're trying to trade players it's like well it's hard to know what we need to trade until you put the the lineup where it needs to be and then go from there yeah so you can see the issues that you need to address yeah he's putting starters on his bench. He didn't have starters on the bench and he was just playing with what he had that's different. He was removing starters, putting them on the bench for whatever reason. I think D-Lo's been very outspoken about that.

Yeah. Kind of those struggles. He's been balling last two days. I think he had like, what, 20-something the game before that? Yeah. I think, wait, 40, what, 20-something, the game before that? Yeah. I think, wait, 40? 39. 39, yeah.

Lost to the Jazz. You were talking about lineups, right, switching, like, guys. Yo, do you think, and this is just going off a little subject, but do you think if Jamal Crawford was a starter, do you think he would get more recognition as being, like, a Hall of Famer and everything? Or do you think his position was right for him? Because you're talking about switching, right?

So I'm just using him. In some years, he should have been a starter, because the guy who was starting from him didn't make sense. And in some years, that six-man role, him coming in and be just quick, instant you know instant offense yeah you think if he would have stayed in atlanta with joe johnson yeah yeah yeah like like you know like with joe johnson josh smith and them like their starting five was so good like yeah like that's like being a six man coming off and stuff like there yeah okay but you know some of them teams, I'm like, hmm. Okay. That's your starter right there. Okay.

So I did a podcast peas interview, right? And, you know, I think, you know, when I say some stuff, and I'm saying it from my standpoint, and I'm trying to tell you as an offensive-minded player, this lineup makes the game easy for me, right? I rest on offense. I mean, I rest on defense because this guy does not shoot the ball, so I don't have to do nothing. And then I get to give him 100% of my effort every time down court, right?

So this lineup for you is bad, right? So I asked Paul, I said, when you play against the Lakers, how easy is it? He said, oh, it's easy. It's easy as hell because the guy that I'm guarding don't shoot, right? So now I become a defensive player because I get to roam. I get to be here, double, two, see. And he's saying exactly what I said. He's playing against this team and saying, yeah, they got two guys who

can't shoot. Then we're just going to focus here. Pay attention to this guy because we know what he's going to do. The hardest guy to guard is guys we do not know what the fuck is coming. So you said Paul George said it was easy playing against this Lakers squad

when they didn't have offense surrounding LeBron and AD. Yes, it's easy to play against a team or a guy that he's not going to do anything. Just think about the concept, right? Steph Curry's best defensive games will be against guys who do not score, right? He'll be out there, hey, back door. I got you helping this and that because you don't have to do nothing so he becomes a defender that game Like I become a defender when I don't have to guard anybody I can just be the net guy and go as many steals as I want because what is he gonna do?

He's only taking one, two shots a game. Like, I'm not even paying. I'm just going to go and try to steal. So I become the guy who messes up all your offense. Right? And Paul was like, yeah, that's, you know, I don't want to. Like, think about it. I don't want to guard.

Someone taking 20, 25 shots a game. That's my, like. Exhausting. Think about it like this when was the last time you heard someone say My my a hard matchup for me and then they name a defensive player Who don't shoot was the last time you heard when somebody who was the hardest matchup that you had to play and somehow I'd be Like and then they just named someone who just plays Robeson. Yeah, does this play defense? No one in NBA history. This analogy would have been fine without any particular player being mentioned. I'm just saying.

No, I hear you. No, I hear you. I hear you. They just going for anybody that's defense. Just straight. You've never. It's going to be someone who's trying to score fucking 100 on them. That's my hardest matchup because now I have to balance.

Like when we play an AI or Steve Nash, right? He scores, and if I prompt him to score, he's going to score more. Same thing happens. That means I have to be a 50-50 player. I have to 50% offense and then 50% defense because if I try to go all 100 offense or somebody like AI, he's going to give me 100 points. Right? So I have to give some effort for him.

And then I got to try to use my offense against him while he's trying to use his offense against me. Right? So now you got two people sitting there trying to use their offense to get the other person out because they don't want to play defense. That is a matchup that's hard. You telling me Eric Snow? The fuck am I? Meh. And then when they say, hey, hey, Eric, we need to start trying to make you, we need

to make you a score because he won't play defense. And then he's just giving us all his energy. And then once Eric Snow started scoring, it's all, where's Kevin Ali? Where's Kevin? No, I'm just saying. Crystal High School legend, Kevin Ali. But think about the names that I'm trying to go, like, okay, shit, Eric Snow won a score now. Now I'm trying to go to someone where I can conserve my energy. So that's why you don't want

those type of guys on the court because the offensive player, that's a field day for him. Easy money, man. When I get those matchups, they're like, you can just roam this game. I'm like, yes. Just roam. Just roam.

Are we speaking of the Lakers? Speaking of the Lakers, I got a collab coming with the Bucs. Woo! March 26th against the Lakers in Milwaukee. That sounds like a Bucs situation, not a Lakers. They're playing the Lakers. I know, but they're playing the Lakers. I mean, speaking of the Lakers, but the Lakers are playing, you know,

Milwaukee in Milwaukee. March 26th? March 26th. Tough crowd, Milwaukee. Hold on, let me see what that is. I don't know if Underdog or, you know, Gil Zerino want to come out there. I would love for 26th. Tough crowd, Milwaukee. Hold on, let me see what day that is. I don't know if Underdog or, you know, Gil's Arena want to come out there. I would love for you to come out there, Gil. Yeah, yeah. Come sit

courtside with me. I gotta go, I gotta go get, I need Dame to sign our collab shoot together. That's a two-day. That sounds like a great place to do a Gil's Arena on the road in the beautiful city of Milwaukee. I'm just throwing it out there. I just found out today I was on, that's why I was up at 5 AM.

OK. I wasn't shooting. I was handling business. Yeah. I was trying to get Gil to. You're doing your job, man. You're doing your job on some Gil's Arena Live from Milwaukee. Yeah, just throwing it out there just in case

we want to take a trip. We do have the bread. Yeah, when are we going on the road, guys? That sounds like a. Yeah, that's what I'm saying. When are we going on the road? I love Gil's, but gee. We need to go on the road with a? That sounds like a... Yeah, that's what I'm saying. When are we going on the road? I love Jules, but geez. We need to go on the road with a different crew this time.

A whole new crew. We got a whole new crew now. We got a new crew. We need to go on the road with a whole new crew. So unnecessary. You ain't got to protect... You ain't got to save her in the club. Yeah, yeah.

I ain't got to save nobody. I ain't definitely got to save her. Anyway. Anyway. During the Laker game... I'm just saying.. Anyway. Anyway. During the Laker game. No, I'm just saying. I mean, look, Gil. I mean, listen.

No, no, no. Listen. No, Josiah started it. Gil took it to another level. I entertained it, and that's what it was. So now I'm on now. Y'all never have somebody. Diss y'all.

Here come Gil. Yeah. Oh, I'm the antagonizer, y'all ever have somebody this y'all here come Gil. Yeah. Oh I'm the antagonist I was really talking about the motivation that we get young Hooper's when we have an older Hooper who maybe doesn't give us the love That we feel like we deserve. I'm trying to win a contest. So now Hey, you remember rivals calm your remember rivals calm. Yeah, I remember Rivals.com. Yeah, I hated Rivals, too. Rivals was another thing. Yeah, Rivals.com, they did like this to me, too. Yeah, it was them, too.

FuckRivals.com, too. Oh, they got you riled up, too? Yeah, yeah, yeah. Rivals had me out of here, too. So Rivals can fuck out of here. Mr. B-Burst, everyone. EFB had me out of here. 100%

Rivals, all that. Shout out Clark Francis, for sure. Bob Gibbons. Look at him. Mr. Bieber. Without the gentleman's cup, we got him. Shout out Sonny. I'm drinking tea.

Without the gentleman's cup, we got Sonny. That's all right because now I'm about to go into the gym. I'm stupid now. I don't like when people do this because I do that. Don't tell me why. So, Brandon, if you win, I need 5% for giving you that. Don't do that. He ain't going to win.

I'm throwing a party if I win. I'm rooting for everybody on the arena crew. He ain't going to win. Don't do that. Don't hype him up. If I win, I'm renting out Nobu for us. If I win, when I win. My vote is for Mr. Green.

The back area. The back area. Y'all need to see me for a bunch of you They was going in and out of the bag the back here just love fucking I'm staring it with us I love all y'all check for me Freak tough freak a tough for free, all that shit. Come on. I know y'all like it. Look, look. Look at that shit.

Make your way in the parking lot, just bring him a tequila bottle. You don't get to come get work. If McCants win, we're going to go to the strip club. You know he going to be there. Oh, you know for sure. No, he flying to Atlanta for sure for that. For sure? For the strip club? you know he gonna be there. Oh, you know for sure. No, he flying to Atlanta for sure, for that. For sure? For the strip clubs? I mean, come on. Nah, he gonna go to the one in Nevada.

Barberico. Barberico. I probably will on that. Saturday? Nah, he gonna go to... Nah, nah, nah. Okay, down the street? He gonna go to the strip club that I'll be right there. Everything on him. Shout out to the Barberico. He going to Sam's? He going to Sam's strip club. Hell nah, he ain't going to Sam's. Huh? Sam's Gonna Sam's huh?

I mean, that's they don't get naked out here. Yeah, and it's the club memory you can't idea He beat it anyway. I'll fuck you. You have you ever just caught him. You ever just caught him randomly like at 930 I'd be trying to troll him at 930. It'd be loud. Where you at? Tuesday Loud music like where you at? It's Taco Tuesday at the strip club. Taco's a dollar. You know the work here. These tacos good too. That is a reasonable price for tacos.

Gil own one. See Gil in the suit mode right now. I know what Gil doing. I'm not following. I get it. That little argument earlier yeah I ain't following. I get where that's coming from. He trying to get people off their shit. Nah, I see what he doing. Real quick, we just got to hit this. During the game, LeBron

had an interesting interaction with a way too thirsty fan. We got the clip right here. Fan ran up on LeBron while he was sitting, tried to give him a hug. But Laker security intervened, escort him out of the building. I'm not even going to front. How do you even get close to LeBron like that?

All them people standing right there. Nobody was able to go, like, how are you even close to even get to LeBron like that? Unacceptable. Well, I've looked at the security guys around the court. I've been looking at some of them. I'm like, if something pops off... Not the most agile.

How many of y'all really going to be able to... I mean, you got to think how many people trying to take... I mean, how much they make an hour? 20 to 25 range of hours a day. I mean, by now, no one's done nothing to a player. You never know, though. You never know, though, today, though, man. Because everybody trying to go viral.

People just trying to do stuff just to do something. So somebody might just go up to Bron just to go viral. Like motherfuckers are weird bro. People are weird bro. People are weird. When they did that to Dave Chappelle on the... They broke that man arm and all that stuff. Nah it ain't worth it. But that's what I'm saying. So y'all don't break this man arm? Y'all should be beating his ass.

He should have been tackled. You touch a. I mean do not crazy. That was crazy Okay, you know what it's a touch a billionaire. I mean only video. I mean he probably was like a man LeBron I'm a big fan. It was all for real. There's like yeah, Michael Jordan's in front of all backup. That's probably what happened Like Well, they everybody want to do this. Like, bro, that's like, come on. Yo, can we see it one more time? Yeah, let's see what it is. Tell him to go back to the defensive lineup.

He's listening to him at first, and then he pushes it. I don't care what he said. I don't care what he said. Get the fuck off me. And I'm, and everybody fired. Now, that's what I'm saying. It was like, yeah, but you're not going to get fired. I don't care what he said.

I don't care what he said. Get the fuck off me. And I'm, and everybody fired. Now, that's what I'm saying. It was like, yeah, but you're not going to get fired. I don't care what he said. I don't care what he said. I don't care what he said. I don't care what he said. I don't care what he said. I don't care what he said. I don't care what he said. Get the fuck off me.

And everybody fired. Yeah, for sure. That lady, she had her back turned. She did the cheesing. So he was listening to what he was saying, so it had to be something for him to... No, entire corner fired. But what I'm saying is, I feel like, since you know like, okay, a lot of superstars sit at the end of the bench, right?

Like, why don't you have a security guard that sit right there at the end of the bench? So nobody, like a fan, like. Yeah, you got the Lakers? It's the Lakers. Yeah, it's the Lakers. Like, you know, but even, like, certain players, I feel like, you know, they like to sit at the end of the bench. So, touching me like this. Hey, bro, you don't fucking know me.

The hell you doing? Everybody got the sniffles going around. Getting sick and shit. What the hell wrong with you? Touching me. It is cold and flu season. When you see movies, people be shit. What's wrong with you touching me? It is cold and flu season. Yeah, I'm just saying you never know You never know bro, you never know weirdos

People are weird bro No, but please no Not bruh Nobody paying that much Put a little microchip on them That's an expensive seat That's an expensive seat I mean, you talking about. Come over here. Microchip on them. Right. You talking about. I mean, that's an expensive seat. That's the hell. That's an expensive seat.

I mean, you sitting that close. See, I mean. You got the funds to do some great. Gil, there are weaknesses. I'm not going to mention them. Got this. In Staples Center infrastructure where you could be a 300 level and get down to the court. I mean, them 300s, that's what you worry about.

I'm saying, with the right level of finesse. I mean, them 300 Clipper fans. You know, that means, whoo. How many Clipper fans? Them 300s, the Clipper fans, the 300 know that means whoo Them 300 the clipper That could be anybody you get finagle for now I would I give the direction of route anybody I'm no legal fan 300 150 they

Holders yeah, that's the tickets still 150 a pop, though. No, for sure. No. I'd rather watch at home on my couch. That's too high. I just feel like they make the fan access too much. Like, being famous is just too easy to get in access to today. Like, I feel like if I'm going to my job,

I don't want to have fans, like like when I'm walking out by the light You know like some of these arenas they have with the fans where you got to say man. Listen, bro I'm not doing all that Mm-hmm Like I just feel like when when you're trying to get ready is like why you got to be like, you know saying like when You go outside the locker room you want to get ready like how we used to now it's fans out there You can't even go out there and just like get right like in the tunnel Yeah, you know what I'm saying?

Like, that tunnel shit, it's like, that's my time to get ready. Like, why I got to hear a fan or somebody, like, you know, chirping at me or whatever? It's like, where's my privacy? I think, to be honest, just logistically, because nothing's happened. Well, then put him in the locker room, Nick. What I'm saying is, since nothing's happened, right, it just seems like. It has happened, though, with Russell. With Russell Westbrook when he was chilling at halftime in Phoenix.

But he walked through a fan area. It was like a shortcut. It was like a shortcut to get back to the court because he didn't want to take the long way. So maybe I feel like even if they start, like, making it very, very hard, then I think some shit might start to fall off. That's what I'm saying. Just because it's, like, open, there's access,

I think that's why people... We probably just haven't seen it though. But we also probably haven't seen it either. No. Like remember, you got to think,

if it's, what, we go out there at 20 minutes, right? Certain guys out there at 25 minutes stretching before they go, you don't know

what's being said out there. But what I'm saying is, like, you know, what were you talking about? That area where we're like down the hall. Yeah, we're in front of the run up.

That's money. That's money. Those are rich folks. That's rich folks. I mean, you know. Yeah, you're right. They're paying. Yeah, you're my bad. You know, they're paying. You know what I mean? Yeah, when you're from the run-up. That's money. That's money. Those are rich folks. That's rich folks. I mean, you know what I mean? Yeah, you're right. They're paying. You're my bad.

You know what I mean? Yeah, you're right. My bad, my bad. They just happy to see you. Oh, shit. LeBron, LeBron. Yeah, you're right. You're right.

My bad. Yeah, you're right. Someone pay all that money to heckle you in the tunnel is crazy. Crazy. I mean, but, yeah. But that just got to be. But some will, though. That just got to be money.

That's funny as hell. Someone pays all that money to be in the tunnel. Yeah, but every game. All right, but think about it. Every game, Gil, you want to keep hollering? Every game? Well, I'm... But the reason...

That's what I'm saying. There's nothing that's happened for the NBA to say, all right, we're getting rid of this. So it's like the more access they're given, and it seems like for them, it's... Yes, yes. If somebody's sitting there and they Do you ever see an instance where they remove court-sized seating?

No, you can't do that. No, you can't do that. Do you think there's any type of situation that's happening? Don't they have bunker seats now? They have some bunker seats like they sit under? At the Staples Center, the Clippers have the Clipper game, they have

right across the bench, it's like a family section. But it's like VIP. It's like low-key, it's like kind of like you sit in courtside, but you're, like, up a little bit. The Lakers and Clippers, the Stables also have the Tunnel Suites. Yeah, what is that? So Tunnel Suites basically, you know, I got to do it once. Shout out to my folks at Threads for, you know, breaking the bag and letting us all pull up. Okay.

So I was telling you, shout out to Threads. You know, took care of it. But you basically, you get to park in the tunnel. Rolling, so you're parking in the same area where all the players are. Like rolling to a special entrance. They got some suites there that go right out to like the third or fourth row. Where's my privacy?

But bro, come on. No, that's what I'm saying. It takes away the privacy of what a player is. And your fame, though. Like as a player. Like every game, somebody that sees the ticket, they're going to come, hey, sign this, sign this. It's like, God damn.

Because what comes with those seats and spending that money is this level of entitlement. Yes, yes. And it's, like, getting a little bit out of control, I think. It gets weird. Yeah. Like, yeah, I would be upset if I, like, warming up. Like, you know, you get that part.

You're sitting there trying to do your little routine. Exactly. And then, you know. And then they out there. Hey, Gilbert, go score 30. Gilbert, do this. It's like, come on, bro. I get it.

I know what time it is. We're on a five-game win streak. Like, whatever. Or a three-game. Whatever. Like, I know what time it is. I don't need to hear it. But to be honest, I don't.

I don't see them. I don't see them spreading it out. I think it's going to just keep getting closer. Because, you know, even when I played, like, at the end of the bench, we had these three seats as fans. So it's me and then fan, fan, fan. Right, right. It's still like that today. Yeah, it's still like that today. They got them on this way now, too, right?

Oh, yeah. But the coaches. Oh, no, Jack Nicholson was there, but it wasn't. It wasn't so close. Yeah, it was coach was near the horse table. Oh, no, Jack Nicholson was there, but it wasn't... It wasn't so close. Yeah, it was a gap between the two. It's like fans, bench, coaches, fans, the horse table. They're talking strategy. But think about it, though.

That seat right there, that's three grand, four grand, five grand. Jack Nicholson? No, I'm saying, like, from now it is. I mean, from where they sitting close. Jack Nicholson, that shit got to be at least $15,000. Well, yeah. Depending on the game. I'm just saying, in Milwaukee, it's going up.

It costs about $3,000 or $5,000 to go see Giannis. It costs $800 to see me. Inflation, though. Brand new inflation. No, $1,500. $1,500. Inflation. All right, well, before we move on to mostly fans,

we have some sad news to report. Warriors assistant coach Dejan Milosevic has passed away after suffering a sudden illness in Salt Lake City. So the Warriors had a game against the Jazz tonight. The NBA is postponing. Apparently he was out to dinner, I think, last night. Wasn't feeling well. They took him to the hospital.

And now a bunch of people reported and confirmed that he actually passed away. Oh, my gosh. Just want to send some prayers out to his family and to the Warriors. Oh, that's so sad. Very unfortunate. I believe he was 46 years old. But they don't know what happened? Reports right now, they have not said exactly what happened.

Just said he was at dinner, had a sudden illness, took him to the hospital. Where was he at dinner at? Somewhere in Salt Lake City. So, again, just want to send our prayers out to Coach's family and also to the Warriors. 46? Yeah, 46. I mean, shit.

Man. Man, that's tough. I'm sorry to hear that. Postponed the game. They had already postponed it while he was just being hospitalized, but then obviously reports broke, I think, just before we went on the air that he had passed away. Rest in peace.

Yeah, unfortunate to have to share that news. Again, sending our prayers out to his family and to the Warriors during this very tragic time. So we do have... It's not like he had a heart attack at dinner. He just felt sick and then Yeah, it's been very scarce Well, they say information not not even speaking on like that happened, but they said COVID is still going around

Like so don't know. Yeah, don't know what yeah, yeah, not that I'm just saying just in general like, you know a lot of a lot of people get you know, it's that time of the year to make sure everybody's taking care of their self, you know. And, you know, I love Elderberry. Elderberry? So he said he suffered a heart attack at a private team dinner. Warriors PR released a statement about an hour ago. Oh, that's just. He said he suffered a heart attack at a private team dinner. Despite life-saving efforts, he passed away late Wednesday morning.

Damn. Obviously, Warriors devastated no players, coaches, fans. Dang, so many say they were all there. Oh, that's so sad. 46? Damn, that's young. He was also the most valuable player of the Adriatic League three times during his hooping career.

He's like active, healthy. Damn, that's really sad. So yeah, again, our prayers out to the Warriors. So we still have the rest of the show to do, so we're, that's really sad. So yeah, again, our prayer is out to the Warriors. So we still have the rest of the show to do, so we're gonna do Mostly Fans. But obviously, again, just wanna send those prayers out. Yep, no, good. So now we're gonna do a little bit of Mostly Fans. Obviously, you don't wanna end the show on a down note, but

let's get into these Mostly Fans questions fans question first question the video question uh they did not have underdog unfortunately but uh from takari hood what's up y'all my name car uh my question is who y'all think is the most flyest dude in the nba right now flyest yeah did that say say Chicago 23 on this shirt, jersey? I believe it did. I thought that was from the R. Kelly video. Throwing it, throwing it, throwing it. Okay. Definitely a video that it could potentially have came from. You're right. Where the fuck would he find a Chicago 23 in 2023? 2024 I just thought I mean I'm just saying remember our Kelly was wearing those jerseys. It was like yeah, that's That was a you know, we were still allowed to listen to our Kelly's music different time

Yeah, we do Who's the flyest right now in the NBA flies doing the NBA right now? I mean that's for I mean Even though that I mean, that's for, I mean... He would know that. I mean, Jordan Clarkson, Shai, Devin Booker, still. Still fly. Yeah, and that's where it stops. Yeah, SGA got it. Like, that's where it stops for me in the NBA.

Like, just those three. Like, those three got it, hands down. Yeah, sounds about right. See, but being fly, like, I feel like being fly is easy. Like just those three like those three got it hands down See but being fly like I feel like being fly is easy My being fly is easy when you have money. All right, like is it though? Yeah, but you have like like people like I feel like this whole thing about fashion like Fashion is like, you know, like, fly is like if you could start a brand and people can dress like you. If people put your stuff on,

that's fly. I feel like as athletes, it's more like how you wearing it. Right? I mean, I'm just saying. That's fly. Like, that speaks values. Yeah. I was always told wear what you dig. Wear what you what? Like Virgil. I'm telling you dig. Wear what you what? Wear what you dig.

Like Virgil. I'm telling you, it's how you wear it, not always what you're wearing. So, I mean, SGA, D-Book. It is how you wear it. They be wearing stuff that not everybody can wear, but that shit look fly. It's aura. It's aura, though. I think it's your aura, though.

It's all about, like, how you are. Like, aura is everything. Like, the flyest person, like, you know, you don't have to have jewelry on, watches on to be fly, like, any of that. Like, Kanye don't wear none of that, but I know one thing, everybody's going to buy what he put on. Like, that's fly. Like, fly is a trendsetter. Fly is somebody that can, if I start a brand, if you start a brand, and they want to dress like you, that's fly. Like, that's fly.

Like, that's what fly is. If I was in the NBA today and I was going down the fucking tunnel and I had all the money, I would be fly too. You would think I'm the flyest. But if I start a brand, are they going to dress like me? No, that's the difference. So your aura speaks. That's fly.

Who's the flyest to you? Who's somebody you're like, I don't know. He don't care. So your aura speaks. That's fly. Who's the flyest to you? Who's somebody you're like, well, I wish I could dress like that? I don't know. He don't care. Y'all don't care about this shit. Like, when you go to the mall. I don't go to the mall.

Who's the flyest? Who's the flyest? Most of my shit came from adidas.com. What's wrong with you? You don't go to the mall. You didn't have a wave in the past few weeks of going to the mall, tag still on jeans.

No, but you got to know, like, that era of Gil, they didn't care. Like, they wasn't, like, like, suits. Yeah. See, that was the difference. So who had the best suits? I mean, I was up there. OK, Gil.

OK. Hey, Gil, you had a piss right? No, no, no, only because I had the ascot. Because everybody was like, tie or bow tie or nothing. I had the ascot so I can look like a villain right but but for the for the for the most part, you know We didn't really there was really no creativity and just suits We just you know, it was the beginning so everybody was scared So there was no it was just just wear suits like I bet yeah

Even when I got to league it wasn't no cameras falling You have to worry about like who taking the picture of my face like man get on the court and boom boom boom It wasn't like what I'm wearing like that shit didn't start till social media Do you ever make going to you got rips in your jeans now do nice sweaters? First of all, you didn't know fashion, but you didn't get those at adidas.com. This is not fashion. This is I don't okay listen Me putting my foot in it and then doing this and then splitting it. That's where this shit came from some of it So I did it started off like little like you can see this one Longer than this one because you know put much and then put them in split a little bit

So, you know back when I was this would have been called poor Yeah, okay You know, back when I was, this would have been called poor. You have holes in his poor. Listen, man, you look like a dad with money. You look like a dad with money. Like, you look like a dad that's tatted up. You're the cool dad. Yeah, like, you're the cool dad. We're the cool dads.

Like, you're addressing how you're supposed to dress at that age right now. You're fine. You know what's so funny? You're fine. That scared. Because we've seen what R.K.K. looked like before. Yeah. Like, ah. Ah. You know, like, some of them that look like you still trying to be young. Still trying to be young. Yeah. Oh, I didn't want to be that. No, you're good. Like, I'd rather just, just. The only thing I would tell you, just get a watch. At your age right now. I got a watch. It's $155. I have a phone. Oh, my God. We got a big-ass car. At your big old age, get a watch. I like that, too.

I mean, no, people who don't, I mean. Like, it's just, like, I just. It's just like every day doing this, right? It's like you're not doing it. It was somebody, because I bought one one time, and I just didn't. What time is it? And then I just always go to my phone. I stopped wearing jewelry because, yeah, he stopped wearing jewelry.

Honestly. Kanye. Yeah. I mean, because he said, he said,. Yeah, I mean it's because he said, he said, he said what, it wasn't about what he said, it was just more of like, what I need to wear a jewelry for if I can,

you know, if I can rock the room. So at the end of the day, it don't matter what I got on, I can, I'm still gonna come out with the best. I like my little four. I'm proud of her. Yeah, I like your little four. No, no, no, that's fine. But I'm saying like, you know,

everybody, people, they gotta be so like, it's like, bro. fine. But I'm saying, like, you know, everybody, people, like, they got to be so, like, it's like... That big stuff? Like, bro, you're doing all that, and you still... I'm just going to self-pack you, though. All them big chains and all that. You should have been. The chains they wearing today, you'd be like, all right, that's cool. Yeah.

You had to see our era. Yeah, y'all era was right here. One hung between your legs. Y'all era was right here. I remember they were long. Yeah, the shit this big, initial. A big-ass 32 or 30 or number, whatever. Why was y'all wearing that?

I don't know. That Jacob the jeweler, that was your era, huh? We was like, yeah, everything was big. No, Jacob the jeweler, he back. He back. He back. Everything looked like, this era, everything is small, it looks neat. Everything is neat.

The detail. Yeah, it was big earrings, like, you earrings. Damn, you just shit in here. You just shit in here. Your fucking ears sagging because you want to have the biggest... The droopy ears was... Yeah, it was... The early 2000s was that over... Even your car.

Everything was over. Remember, your car was overdid. Like, seven TVs. Spinners. Like, the spinner rims. Like, the thing to take the thing out put the thing stereo in to make the you know Flip up. Yeah, all everything was just Everything was just more 12 612

You know, that's how the sound coming down and that we that's we don't hear that and I just thought about that Yeah, we don't hear no boom. We don't that's all you heard just fucking shit rattling. Because now they're making sound systems like the airport. You know, like your headphones now, right? When you're on the airport, the airplane, you don't hear the airplane noise. So they're doing

that for cars now. So, next question, a video question from underdog user Rinaldo9. Hey, guys. Why when the Lakers are losing, nobody talk about firing this sorry-ass motherfucker, Rob Palenka? He don't know shit about basketball. He don't know shit about what he doing.

He ain't got no shooters around Braun. He's a fucking dirt ball, man. Damn. Where he from, Canada? He has to be from Canada. He got to be from Canada. With that big-ass coat. Yeah, North Pole. Hey, man. Damn. Where he from, Canada? He has to be from Canada. He got to be some- With that gas coat. The North Pole.

Yeah, North Pole. Hey man, did you say man? Yeah. Rob Palenka. I feel like that probably came in, what, last week? That probably came in last week because we changed our team. We changed it. Are we back?

Only two wins since December 30th still though. You can't fire Rob Palinka like the statues come in It's like you it's like you fire him you firing Kobe. I think that like It feels like that it's like you fire him you firing like a piece of Kobe and I like sure that's the statue coming this year Like ownership in the front office like a mom. I think this year be as last year for anything I will let you be here for the statue, boom, boom, boom, under it, and then... You get out. You leave on your own.

But that's what I'm saying. It's like, with him, like, I don't... The credentials are... What is his actual credentials? Having Kobe Bryant. Rob Pelica? Yeah, having Kobe... Well, he played, right? He played. He played with the Fab Five. He played with the Fab Five.

You remember Pelica in Michigan? No, no, no. Okay, okay. No, he played, right? He played with the Fab Five. He played with the Fab Five? You remember Palenka and Michigan? No, no, no. Okay, okay. No, what I'm saying is... 2020, the hardest championship in NBA history? What I'm saying, what is... Okay, like, we know Magic's... When Magic was the... We know his credentials as just, you know...

What was... Super agent? A super agent of what, just Kobe? Who else did he have? Super client. That's a super client. I mean, Kobe's the best player to ever put on a Laker uniform. No, but what I'm saying is, is that your only client?

Yeah. You have other clients? No, probably. I think he has some other. Who was his other clients? Wait, wasn't Jay? No, wasn't Jay? No.

That's what I'm saying. I got to pull out the receipts. Yeah, that's what I'm saying. I got to pull out the receipts. No, Rob Blanca had some people. James Harden, Buddy Hill. Yeah, I'm going to say James Harden, Buddy Hill. Yeah, he had some people. Oh, wait, I don't know.

I don't know. I mean, probably not now. No, but when he was at the height of his age of team. Eric Gordon, Andre Drummond, Kobe. Okay, take Kobe out. Now name him. James Harden, Buddy Hill. When did James Harden win? When James Harden was in Houston.

Yes. It wasn't James Harden in OKC? No, James Harden. I don't know. I'm just saying he had him. He had him at his peak, though. He had James Harden when he was in Houston, for sure. Okay, and who else?

He had Buddy Hill, Andre Guadagno. In Sacramento. Eric Gordon, Andre Drummond. Yeah, yeah, yeah. Clients nonetheless, Gil. Clients nonetheless. What you talking about? To get a GM job?

That's your client list? Kobe Bryant, James Harden? Two of the best offensive players to ever play this game? There's other GMs that we could be having this conversation about before. I'm just like, I'm just trying to figure out what... James Harden? What is, what does he stand on? Get Rob on the phone.

It's just Kobe. So Kobe is what he's standing on. Yeah. Okay, so that's his... That's a very, very important client. Because, I mean, the fact that he's... And James. And James.

When Kobe... Kobe was still in the league when Rob was representing James, I think. Yeah, for sure. Okay. So, I mean, I'm just saying. James was at the height of his career. So, I got two of the best... I got two of the best office of players ever So Michael Falk none of them they don't get I mean, I don't know what I'm saying is so

David Falk David Falk. I mean so does so Cuz I'm thinking my contorting Does Richie Paul become a general manager Yeah, I mean I understand the thought process. Does Richie Paul become a general manager? If he wanted to. I mean, listen. We had him on the couch. I mean, listen. I mean, listen.

Listen, Rich Paul can't. Because, listen, this is the thing about, like, this is the thing about Bron and Kobe, right? Like, with Rob Palenka and Rich. Right? To me, it's like, when Bron, when David Stern gave Bron the gun and the keys to whatever to run the league, he gave it to his boys. Right? So, like, Rob Palenka ain't never really had the keys like that when Kobe was at the top.

Bron has gave his boys the keys. So, yeah, like, when it comes to Rich Paul and Maverick and them, when Bron's done playing, yeah, we right back in. And, like, you know what I'm saying? Because they've already been doing it for so long. But they earned theirs. Because when Bron had the gun and the keys, David Stern, he gave it for so long. But they earned theirs. Because when Braun had the gun and the keys, David Stern, he gave it to his friends.

That's the difference between Kobe and Mike and all these other people, right? Braun actually gave his keys to his friends. So when he's done, when Vegas come, and whatever anybody want to say, he can sit back and chill because his boys is already in power. For the record, we... And he got more than just one. I just want to know, he can sit back and chill because his boys is already in power. For the record, we are. And he got more than just one.

I just want to know, see, because time has stopped that, I wanted to see what Kobe's role was going to be in the Lakeland organization. Yeah, yeah. Because there was a reason, that's what I'm saying, you're not going to convince me

Palenka was put there on his merit. No, for sure. No, for sure. You know that? There was nothing he did. There was definitely a plan in place, I think, for Kobe to

help with the Lakers and be involved and stuff. Because, I mean, you pushed Magic Johnson out. Magic Johnson. There was only one name you were pushing him out for and that would have been

Kobe coming in at some point. Magic just said, I'm not going to be here. Yeah, there was a reason because he was being undercut I'm just saying if you want power you better do what Brian did when you got the keys Yeah, for fact better put your niggas on like sick cuz they gonna be the ones to keep you going Yeah, and that's just real and for the the record, we had Rich Paul on, it wasn't this couch, but it was in the arena.

We had a different couch back then. But he said that at this point, he hadn't given thought to the potential team in Vegas. He don't need to. He already in power. But he would be extremely successful in that role if he did. But the next thing is ownership with them.

He's putting them in the position. And Bron has previously said that he doesn't want to own the Vegas team. Shaq does too. I don't think that they could coexist. That would be funny though if Shaq and Bron both in the position. And Bron has previously said that he does want to own the Vegas team. Shaq does too. I don't think that they could coexist. That would be funny though if Shaq and Bron both owned the team. That would be weird if they can't.

Hmm? They can't coexist? Yeah, why not? Weird. Who's going to be the top dog? Bron. Bron for sure. Should be Bron.

Shaq wouldn't care. Like Shaq would just, I just wanted to be a... Oh no. You putting some Papa John's in here. Shaq's not just saying a lot of things things, he's facing a lot of things. Because Shaq would have did it by now then though, right? Shaq would have did it by now though. Shaq DJing right now.

He's doing a lot of other stuff. Shaq, you know. I don't think it's the right time. Shout out to the General. I don't think Shaq will want the day-to-day responsibility of it. That's what I'm saying. So I'm pretty sure he will, if him and LeBron teamed up, he would let them. He would delegate.

He's not tripping. That's fair. He ain't tripping. Well, that's a good place. There should be a couple players that just team up to do it. That'd be fire. If I'm Bron, honestly, everybody can watch out. It's me. It's my time. I got my boys. Listen, this is why I put my boys in position. This is why

Mav got over $100 million or Rich Paul have what he have. What do I need my peers for? I put my boys on. That's very respectful. So that's just all. Good place to end the show today. We want to say thank you to Brandon for living up to the statement on his pants today.

It was a lot. Yeah, fuck you. I mean, I feel like Gil saw my pants and he threw that out there. Because I saw my face when he was going off, and I'm just like, damn, I know niggas going to be like, damn, he getting that, BJ. No. It wasn't me. I didn't do nothing. No. I didn't off, and I'm just like, damn, I know niggas going to be like, damn, he getting that BJ. No. It wasn't me. I didn't do nothing. No.

I didn't do nothing. I was just asking questions. I just want to let people know, me and Gil ain't got no issue. No, no, no. You know what I'm saying? We go at it all the time, even outside of this. He know how to push my button. Him and Chris Paul had nothing to do with me.

There may be an issue on Saturday at the first annual Gil's Arena shootout. No, for sure. Because if I beat Gil, I'm really going to be talking. That's what you get. Nigga, that's what you get. Gil, you better not move. But pull up. Yeah. Oh, I be I'm really gonna be talking because what you get they got what you get Yeah, I hope I'm gonna pray five times a day we know Joe's gonna have some shit up his sleeve some various tactics I'm gonna pray. I'm a half the only dying the only thing I'm gonna have on my sleeve is ten thousand shots this week

Okay, hey, what you gonna do with the money if you win? Give it to us you ever thought if you if you were a good namesake of a show you were blessed and be honest I didn't think about none of that I just want to just want to win I just want to win right think about the money it's all about what works like the money whoever comes to second year shit this is what the way about the respect What worse than, fuck the money, huh? Fuck the money. Whoever's coming to the second, you didn't have your hand. Shit. This is what the win. It's about the respect.

But we got a very special guest coming on tomorrow's show. Bomani Jones will be pulling up and joining us. Make sure you pull up to Gil's Arena, presented by Honor and Dark Fantasy. And we will see y'all on Thursday. Yes, sir. Thank you. We'll be right back. Thank you. We'll be right back. Thank you. We'll see you next time.