Gil's Arena - The Los Angeles Lakers' ROCK BOTTOM Blows Up Gil's Arena

Episode Date: December 5, 2024

The Los Angeles Lakers' ROCK BOTTOM Blows Up Gil's Arena as Gilbert Arenas & The Gil's Arena Crew react to the Los Angeles Lakers embarrassing loss to the Miami Heat last night and break down who deserves the blame for the Lake Show's struggles this season between LeBron James, Anthony Davis, JJ Redick and the Lakers' Front Office. Next, they break down the Minnesota Timberwolves hot streak as of late after ripping off back to back blowout wins over the Lakers & Clippers and debate if Anthony Edwards provided enough spark to carry this team deep into the NBA Playoffs. Then, they react to Payton Pritchard clapping back at Gil's comments on the Celtics & their 6th Man of the Year Candidate and debate if Pritchard's stellar season is going under the radar due to the Celtics loaded roster before giving their take on James Harden refusing to sit out back to back games as he strives to continue his resurgent season. Finally, Gil & The Crew react to another injury to Kevin Durant and debate if the snake bitten Big 3 of the Phoenix Suns will ever be able to contend in the West. Please leave us a like and subscribe!!! Gil's Arena Crew - Gilbert Arenas, Josiah Johnson, Rashad McCants, & Brandon Jennings Gil's Arena Merch is Available NOW at https://gilsarenamerch.com/ Get Your Ugly Sweaters HERE!! - https://gilsarenamerch.com/collections/holiday-sweaters Use code GIL10 for 10% off your SeatGeek order https://seatgeek.onelink.me/RrnK/GIL10 Sign up for Underdog Fantasy HERE with promo code GIL and get up to $1000 in Bonus Cash and A FREE Pick: https://play.underdogfantasy.com/p-gil's-arena Watch Warriors vs Timberwolves With The Gil's Arena Crew This Sunday on PlaybackTV! https://playback.tv/gilbertarenas SUBSCRIBE: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCAvjYgmwadC682OoC4Cc6TQ Join the Underdog discord for access to exclusive giveaways and promos! https://discord.gg/underdog Intro 0:00:00 Show Start 0:02:55 Mad Max Wants Smoke Over $10k 0:15:47 Payton Pritchard FIRES BACK At Gil 0:35:55 Pritchard's Stellar Season Is Going Under The Radar 0:40:23 T-Wolves Back To Back Blowouts 0:43:00 James Harden Is Re-Writing His Legacy 1:07:46 How Load Management Is Screwing Players 1:12:51 The Lakers Hit Rock Bottom 1:20:54 Shop Gil's Arena Merch NOW!! 1:49:06 Gil & Nick Battle over Young Kobe vs MJ 1:53:00 Devin Booker's Underrated Legacy 2:02:48 Another Injury For KD 2:09:11 Jalen Johnson's Ceiling 2:15:54 MostlyFans 2:22:47 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Whoop, whoop. Hey, whoop, whoop. I see you brought out the poncho. We did a playback watch party a few weeks ago. You seen somebody rocking the Knicks poncho. You said you got to go ahead and get the authentic with the hoodie. Yeah. It's all good.

Still showing support to this side. Unwavering. Never. In the face of adversity. We never lose. Never lose. We never lose. The fact you got that on, we never lose. We never lose, baby. That's Huh? The fact that you got that on, we never lose.

We never lose, baby. That's going to get us back to where we need to be. My man, Hispanic. This is it. They got their ass whipped by 40. You come out. Yeah, that's wild. You come out here.

They lost by 41 yesterday. For you to come in. Who lost by 41? Who did? Lakers. For you to come in here with that on? Yes. Lakers played?

Lost by 40. You ain't black no more. That's bad. For you to come in here with that on after that? Yeah. play? Off by 40, you ain't black no more. That's what happened. For you to come in here with that on after that? Yeah. The Lakers had a game? Yeah. Damn.

OK. 41. Let me check the scoreboard. We positivity here. LeBron James had 29. Yes. Yes. He won.

No, that doesn't say LeBron James. Technically. No. You know, you like it. I read well. You know what I mean? Like back in the 80 it. I read well. You know what I mean? Like back in the 80s? I read well.

No, we're talking about 2024. December 4th. Back in the 80s, this red, the same letters. It was like Magic Kareem, right? And then it was Shaq and Kobe. And then for 20 years, it was just Kobe. And then LeBron came, and then it basically says LeBron. It's like the logo for LeBron James.

LeBron James. I dig your logic, but I mean, the fact that they lost by a Kings ransom yesterday. Oh yeah, man. They got their ass whooped. Ooh, they got their ass whooped. Boy. Both of these LA teams lost by a combined like 2,000 points yesterday. Man, them others.

That's why I got on this Dodgers blue, okay, our World Series champion. We stay positive on this side. You have to But this is gills arena presented by underdog as always we got the legend Gilbert arenas here with us rocking that Lakers poncho You got NBA champion of the world swaggy pin Nick Young back in the building Nick you know, it's too hot in here for that jacket. We're going to see how long you keep it on for. Damn. You know what? 15 minutes.

I'm sure wearing my number one dad shirt. Harley Davidson. Because I do feel like that after whooping your ass on man in front of my kids. In front of my kids, I whooped your ass. I know that's a lie because you sent your kids to sleep. Thank you. I did some good dad shit. Put them to bed, whooped your ass to sleep. Thank you. I did some good dad shit. Put them to bed, whipped your ass right after.

You know? And we got former number one pick, Kenya Martin, back in the building with us. What's happening? What the fuck? I'm just going to tuck my mic in. Y'all know I got something to say to you, right? Like I always do.

No, that's very clever, right? And creative. So y'all can be that fucking creative, right, with that. Who I deal for with the plain goddamn gray sweater? Oh, with the Christmas? Like, the Christmas sweater. I told y'all I was like, that don't look like me. I know I said I didn't care, but goddamn. Like, y'all can be that creative with everything else we do around this motherfucker.

And we come down to that shit. I'm looking at that like, look at that shit. Ain't nobody going to buy that shit. No, it seems true. You're right. You have a legitimate complaint. Right. Paulo right here.

We know who picked the sweaters out. Right. We know who picked the sweaters out. And then that becomes a problem because we see how they decorate. Yeah, that's what I'm- so- They decorate with- For every holiday we didn't have on set for the last three seasons, it's been immaculate in this bitch. Immaculate. Everything else is immaculate around this motherfucker.

That's the knowledge work, bro. Right? The black Santa. We got the black Santa. We got the black Santa around this bitch and all that, right? So, ho, ho, ho. I looked at that shit. They sent that shit today. I wanted to say something in the chat.

I'm like, I'm going to wait until I get on. Like, who I deal with? Like, that shit plain as a... That don't say nothing, Kenyon. It's just a gray with a Christmas tree. A gray with a fucking Christmas tree on it. I'm the biggest Grinch in this bitch. You wearing the gray one?

They had no thought. Yeah, none whatsoever. They couldn the biggest Grinch in this bitch. You wearing the gray thing? They had no thought. They were just like, they couldn't put Kenan on a bike. It's just like the fucking sign over here. They got the fake dog on the motherfucking front of me. They should have put you on the beach, Chris. They did put freedom in front of me. Yeah, they absolutely put the fucking fake stuffed animal

name on the motherfucking thing in front of me. And this fucking plain ass Grinch. And this sweater though, though. Somebody buying that shit. Wait, wait, wait wait that's some good great they just changed the color yeah that shit wasn't it great yes it was like you know what yeah you right any man's my favorite color like he's making one of my favorite colors just pick some shit this is the funny part that After the complaint... Yeah. They was like, yeah, gray was bad. Let's just change it to red.

That ain't even red. Yo shit was red. That's some good top... That ain't red. Some tick-tock-top shit. That's a real good... Carolina's wine. Go Caps.

Good Estes. Look like Texas orange to me. Estes, you know. Well, we will get that rectified next holiday season and when we drop our Kwanzaa line. Like, hey. That look like, that should have been Josiah's. For sure.

At the risk of getting my ass kicked, Kenyon, every talent did have creative input on their sweaters. But damn. I know I said I didn't care. Like, I don't care. Just make some shit. Just hear hear me out what about this says Kenya Humor me like if somebody has a real legitimate like Logical fucking answer. I'm always when you think about it. No, I said I didn't ask you when you brother knowledge

You were in you don't you exempt from When you brother knowledge, if you put anything... You don't... You exempt from answering this. You don't... If you don't put anything, you would have fought it. Anybody but Nick can answer this question. No, you're very knowledgeable, so they don't put anything... So what is knowledgeable about this? Brother, you know, you shouldn't be putting

Deebo signs on here. It don't have to be Deebo. Results in bullying, and I'm not... Fine. I'm fine with that. You could have been all kind of... No. There was some thought into it. You could have been... Hey, that's your Lexi.

That's your Lexi. That's your Lexi. Nope. No, let's go down the line, though. That's mine. Right? That's mine. I wasn't here with y'all.

Let's go down the line. Go back. Whoever picked yours picked Lexi's, too. I love Lexi. She's a girl. Boom. All they added was more snow and a snowman. They tried to make it into a heart.

They tried to make the... You know what I'm saying? They tried to make it into a heart. They tried to make the heart. They tried to make it into a heart. It's like they ran out of time with Kenyon. It's like, all right, Lexi. Kenyon just erased all the extra shit. Here you go.

Boom. Lexis will have rhinestones. You just can't take that off. Huh? Lexis will have rhinestones. Lexis will have Ryan's back. They making up shit. Hey, I can tell y'all now.

Y'all can take mine off the website. Don't sell that bullshit. Kenya just asked for his sweater. So, yeah, take that shit down. Hurry up and buy. I hope y'all didn't print them motherfuckers yet because that was a waste of money. So, you can go to gillsarenamerch.com.

Before they pull the sweater, you will have a collectible vintage Kenya Martin Christmas sweater. And probably won't have his autograph on it because he ain't signing that shit. At fucking all. Won't acknowledge it. You buy it, ask me to sign it. You might get cussed out. But let's keep this thing moving forward.

Great fucking possibility. For all the fans out there, we still got two viewing options for you. Our traditional version. Vertical mobile version. Pick whichever one you want to watch. Just make or you watch Hey, there was like the way it should go if you buy if you buy one of theirs they give that motherfucker for free They go kiss the way it is all they do with Kenyan, right?

They do right here and put some Base is what they did you have There's your day gonna throw mine in you can give me use it as a dog blanket or something Fuck put that shit on freedom since he more important around this month Hey, use it as a dog blanket or something. Fuck. Put that shit on freedom since he more important around this motherfucker. Put that shit on freedom. If you'd like to get a collectible vintage, already vintage,

already vintage Kenyan sweater, go to gillsareadamerch.com. But as a reminder, we got two viewing options for our traditional version, vertical mobile version. Pick the one you want to watch. Just make sure you watch the show. Here's what's cracking in the arena today fucking

So the Lakers suffered another setback in South Beach getting smacked by the heat But who really deserves the blame? for the team Make sure now what? Like, no, it makes you now want to think about... All right, man. They just had them just... What? All right, so Kenyans, they was like...

See this right here. See that real quick? Oh, this fits. Yeah, this fits. That shit. Hmm. Oh, that look cool. That has to be.

You might want to get mine. Yeah, this says Kenyan, right? Let me put this... Come on, man. Like, real shit, bro. Let's be honest. That, this says Kenyon, right? Let me put this. Come on, man. Like, real shit, bro.

Let's be honest. That's a classic right there. Like, you couldn't have made it. Classic, yeah. Let me. Ladies and gentlemen, it is Thursday in the arena. They done already clipped this one. We're already off the rails.

Somebody's going to be in their feelings come next week. But who really deserves the blame for the Lakers team struggles? Can't blame Darvin. He's not there no more. Can't blame JJ. He knew. Can't blame LeBron. He's the GOAT. He old. I don't know. We're going to find out. The Wolves

have won three straight games since Ant-Man called out the team last week. Is Minnesota's new look squad finally ready to find their identity? And it previously said they're soft as hell. We'll see if that's changed recently. And KD suffered another injury setback this week. How concerned should the Suns be

with the health of their aging superstar? Damn, KD, we hope you get back out soon. Could be a week, could be two weeks. We just don't know. Before we get into all that, as always, the show is brought to you by Underdog. Go ahead, download the app, use promo code GIL, get $1,000 in bonus cash, plus a special pick by Underdog. Go ahead, download the app, use promo code GIL,

give him $1,000 in bonus cash, plus a special pick-em. As for tonight, GIL has some picks up in his partner pack on the Underdog app. Let's take a look. It's a mix of Thursday night football and NBA action. It was back-to-back. Come on, y'all. So, GIL, you like the running back tandem of Sonic and Knuckles to go higher on their rushing yards projections

versus the Packers. That's Jameer Gibbs, David Montgomery. That's a good pick. For you non-knowledgeable NFL fans. They run the shit out the ball. Michael Porter Jr., higher, 5.5 rebounds. The Nuggets are at the Cavs. You like P.J. Washington, higher, 19.5 points, rebounds, and assists.

At the Wizards, yes, the Wizards are the proverbial punching bag of the league. Everybody gets their numbers against them. It might be a blowout, though, but he's going to play. I know he's going to play. But combined, though, that's easy. And Sabonis, Demonta Sabonis, higher. 14.5 points. Ooh, that feels like a trap.

That feels like a trap. That's too good to be true. What y'all know? No, I picked those. I'm just saying, what does Underdog know? 14.5 for him? For him? It just feels

You got something up your sleeve underdog How's everybody feel about Gil's picks tonight though? I like y'all like this everything good one that scared me is the Michael Porter jr. Rebound Always that scares me Yeah, everything else I love everything else Yeah, that scares me. Gil and the poncho and sandals, we'll see if that is good luck. Yo, because them two running backs, they lying to get that on one carry. Like the way they go, right?

They lying to get that on like one, two carries. Yeah, I know them because that's all Brennan be trying to use. Oh, no, yeah, yeah, yeah. Oh, no, they running, no. If you got a nice running game in the football... Yeah, he tries to run the... Now, running games are hard to stop on football games, bro.

Like, you got a nice running game in them games, you know, yeah, but that's good picks, though. So, Gil, in some surprising news, we asked the chat if they're riding or fading with your picks tonight. Ooh. Currently 50-50. Currently 50-50. What?! Now it's 49-51 riding.

It is keep... They're riding? No's 49-51 riding. It is keep... They're riding? No, 49% are riding. 51% are not rolling with your picks. That's good. But that is an improvement. That's good. That's incremental progress.

Got out of them 70s down to the 60s now. Boy! If you like these picks and want to ride with them, there's a link in the chat. You go straight to the app to create your own entries. As always, we do Mostly Fans at the end of every program, for the most part. If you drop a good question, we'll chat with the underdog username, we use it on this program.

$50 bonus to your account if you send us a video. Mostlyfansgill at gmail.com. And we use that video on the show, $100 bonus to your account. And if you can't watch the show live with us on YouTube, we've got audio versions available on Apple, Spotify, wherever you get your podcasts. So we've got to talk about a situation going on amongst a couple of retired players. The NBA is a fraternity, but it's not always fraternal. So during summer league, we had 13-year NBA vet Mad Max,

Vernon Maxwell, on the show. And he's not afraid to speak his mind, as you guys know. Very frequent MF for you. Got our episode age-restricted. But Mad Max, we appreciate you because we know you were really about that life. But apparently another former NBA player borrowed some money from Mad Max,

and he wants his bread back. So let's take a look at the clip he put out recently. One thing I want to say, I want all my NBA brothers, all my NBA brothers, I want you all to know one thing about this one that's in our fraternity. Just, you know, sucker-ass. know one thing about this one that's in our fraternity just he a sucker ass he ain't if this call you and ask you for any type of money this line he's talking about oh my need your help man uh you know uh i'm going through this divorce and all this other dumb. Yeah, the name is Vincent, ask you.

Do not give that a dime. That is broke. It's talking about he just got out of divorce and do not f*** with this bro-f***er's s***. This s*** owed me $10,000 and I want my money from you bro-f***er's s***. Your bro-f***er's s***. So, this guy Logan owes me $50,000. If I don't get it soon, I'm talking. I'm telling.

Red said he smoked a fool. You seen Bobby? That's how he said it. You seen that motherfucker Bobby? Yeah, yeah, yeah. Who else owe me some money? Hell no, but here you go. Shit.

You owe me some money too, motherfucker. So did Mad Max go too far in public calling out Vincent Askew for his 10 racks or is it the principalities of the matter? Don't know how long it's been. With Max it probably felt like it's been a couple years or a year now. Been two weeks. Changed. Probably did. Trying to see him buying some Jordans on vacation

a little bit. Like, a woman. Yeah. He seen him out. He seen him out and about right now. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah, that.

Screen calling. Yeah. Probably done blocked the man already. Oh, man. But then he went on to say, you can keep it. The rest of the interview, the rest of the story, he went over and told him, you can keep the money. But then the next breath, man, give me my mother.

Fucking flat. He got a 40-day. He told him he could keep it. Yeah, yeah. Talked for like 10 seconds and then right back to it, man. Run me my money, man money man listen I want to spit mad max money hey man what you gonna do you don't play with a dude named Vernon's money that's what I would I've learned I thought it was more. Yeah, nah, nah, nah. Hey, Tim Banzer. Man, for an old man. At this point, it's probably principle,

because he's like, oh, you need the money? All right, bet. Send it to him. And he's like, all right. Probably told him, I'll give it back to you like it's two. So he can't put no time on it. Yeah, he can't put no time on it. Bro, I'll give it back to you when I can.

Mm-hmm. Then it's. Still struggling a little bit. Still struggling a little bit. Right? Probably told him the whole, man, my woman had left me, man. She's touching everything. They didn't froze the accounts.

They didn't did this, right? She took everything. That's why you need to not accept incoming calls like Gil. A hard man to track down. Yeah, that's true. You had the vision very early on. But how often do current or former players have financial disputes like this?

I mean, we've heard stories about you know, about the team playing. That'd be the weird one right there. The fights on a team playing while being active, while making money. Like, we both get paid on the 1st and the 14th, right? You just went to Louis Vuitton. I see the new bag. It just came out.

I just ordered mine. You got yours early, so you must have hit it it before me and you owe me $3,000 Yeah, it's principle. It'd be principle. That's usually what it has nothing to do with the amount. Yes, well we principle of it That's why we put in like the like you had to pay your debt Before the next flight before the next flight right before we got on the plane or when we go love before we play any car Gotta pay debts, dog. Yeah, I learned that lesson. They're gonna try to play the debt off or they ain't gonna pay it.

Nick, you said you learned a valuable lesson about cards on planes. Would you care to share that lesson? No, no, no, no. It's a big story. Everybody know about this. I just don't want to talk about it. Yeah, that's crazy, man, right? This is a vet went crazy one day. Lost his goddamn mind over $1,500. He goes, $100 million man.

Said, you don't give me $1,500. It's the principalities. Pew, pew. Everybody got to die. I told you about it. See, I thought about you. See you walking out the old folks home. Yeah, I started to pow, pow, pow.

What's wrong with you, man? Right? I don't know about you. I see you walking out the old folks' home. Yeah, I started to pop, pop, pop. What's wrong with you, man? Right? Are there teammates you know not to loan money to? Unreliable? How tough is that conversation? It is. No, no, no. When you're close to somebody.

You don't loan former players money. That's what you don't learn you don't loan former players money. Yeah, that would that what you don't do Was I play no words the income? Yeah Cuz you see that you see the player I see you Because not you're gonna break your car windows or something. You go ask me go to you Then you gonna spend the money one way or another. Mm-hmm Or if it's too much or if it's too bad, the team will step in. Listen, they'll just... Big one, yeah.

Big one, they'll take it out to check and just... Yeah, yeah, give me here. I need this per diem. I need all that. All that. No, really, you can go straight to the team and be like... Oh, if it's too much, if it's too bad, we still don't understand. Especially if it's conflict, right? If it's conflict within the locker room and on the plane and all that... Punk people. Nah, you know, some of them, we've heard about some of them.

Yeah, taking the 100,000. Yeah, them kind. Oh, yeah. Whoo! We over here arguing about some of them hunts. Yeah, I've seen that, too. I had to give a teammate... For real.

I had to give a teammate check for 30. Ooh. Yeah. Ooh. But already, and had to go tell him, listen, dude, we know you wealthy. Go cash the check, dog.

Mm-hmm. Deposit it, cash it, do something with it because you fucking my personal account over there. Are they sitting on it? Sitting on the check.

They're just sitting on the check. Yeah. Like, dude, cash it. I haven't seen anything. You know what? Give me the check back. I'll go to the bank

and I'll, you know what? I'll come back with the cash. Here you go. So without naming names, because we like to protect the innocent on the show as much as we can, what's the deepest you've seen somebody have to owe somebody else? Deepest debt you've seen?

Well, for me, I've seen not that much. It was probably like 25, 30. But the situation was funny, because it was Metta World Peace. Yeah, I was going to say, that was probably what you're late, because it was Metta World Peace. Yeah, I was going to say, that was probably with the Lakers. It was Metta World Peace, yeah. He owed her? He owed. Oh, okay.

But the dude kept playing with him, like, you better give him my money. Like, Metta was in Metta World Peace. It was a couple more jokes, he turned into Ron Artes real fast. Me and Lou was looking like, oh, shit, let me move. He said, all right, man, I told you I'm gonna give you your motherfucking money. I said, hold on.

I done been in this situation before. Everybody done. He probably got his with him. Yeah. Like, he was laughing like, oh, you know, Meta can... Meta be trying to be peaceful. He was like...

Meta world king. He was on, like, a one-year deal. It was, like, training camp. He was still trying to, like, you know, Metta could Metta be trying to be peaceful. He was, like, better on the team. He was on, like, a one-year deal. It was, like, training camp. He was still trying to, like, get his contract. So he was being nice to everybody. Then he just kept messing with Metta. But once he got the contract, he turned back to Artest. Ripped the cards up and got in the dude's face, put his hand.

You know, Metta got that strong grip. He grabbed me by the throat. I said, oh, shit, man. What's the most you've seen a player owe another player? Yeah. I'm talking about your man, too. Um, I was owed $9,000. Celebrating, too.

Yeah, big dog got to give me that money. That's what happens. And he wrote that check, yeah, for the next game, or the next other thing, looked at it, it said $2,000. Right? And I was like, yeah, you owe me $7,000. Yeah. And I said, you owe me $7,000 more.

He was like, nah, we even. Christian Ligon and I life it was your sack house he lost nine he say he owed to take to take the last person that tried to stay this ground got choked out. So, Chris' lady was like, just take the two. Hey, AJ, appreciate you, big fella. Uh-huh. Who want to play? I learn quick and then, and then. Oh no, someone still owes me money.

Would you like to get your Mad Max on right now? Harvard Grant. Oh, you're not getting it. Yeah. Harvard Grant, who's me? Harvard Grant owe me some money. Damon Jones, I still want my rent money. Nick, you paid your debt off? Again? Yeah. You know what I mean? You never gamble. You never play with us. When I first started, you were just taking my money. Yeah, she was. Yeah, yeah. Easy, easy.

Well, yeah. I played with, like, Earl Boykins, Javaris, Calvin Boo. Earl gonna fold on you. You know what? Yeah, Calvin Boo. Like, we didn't play. Earl get napped. You know what? It is people that don't pay back.

I know somebody that don't give back. It was pay money. Earl fucking don't have a king. I gave this guy my... That's what started it. I gave somebody my four-wheeler. He was like man. Let me take it man Let me use it. I've just got it for my birthday. It was a nice good morning You know it was one of these nice ones the four-wheeler you remember the four-wheeler, right? Huh? You remember that?

The four-wheeler the four-wheeler I got from my birthday. It was nice It was brand new yeah yeah the Hakasaki yeah. Yeah what happened to the one he shouldn't have As an NBA player that new. Yeah, yeah. The Hakasaki. Yeah, what happened to that? You said the one he shouldn't have as an NBA player. That one. Yeah. That, too, but yeah. The one he shouldn't have as an NBA player. Somebody said that.

It was that four-wheeler. Right, you was playing with the Lakers. Yeah, yeah, yeah. Somebody said, man, let me use it, man. I could use it on the form or something. I said, go ahead. Just bring it back. That was in 2000. 2012?

Yeah, something like that. So, yeah. It is now 2024. Have you gotten the four-wheeler back? No, no, no, no, no? Yeah, something like that. So yeah. It is now 2024. Have you gotten the four-wheeler back? No, no, no, no, no. Okay, 12 years later. Well, technically it wasn't his. It was Iggy's.

Iggy bought it for him. Yeah. Iggy bought it for him. I felt once they had the breakup. Took it off his hands. She already took everything else. She might take that. Shit, I'm just holding this for you, my man.

Shit. Just going to keep it at my house. It's like both of ours. Kane, what's the most you've seen a player owe another player? Owe? Bruh. Yeah, right around there, like 40, 50. It wasn't nothing crazy.

Y'all say that's not nothing crazy, 50. No, it wasn't nothing crazy. Like, our games, man. Y'all say that's not nothing crazy, but. No, it wasn't nothing crazy. To former bro boys like myself. No, Denver team. Like, no, but we heard about them games in Cleveland and certain other places. Houston has some bad games. Like, them games was ridiculous. The James and them.

Like, James. Them late on James and them games was crazy. Yeah, James and them. We going crazy. Yeah, like, we used to hear about the Boston team. Boston, Cleveland. Like, them games they used to have. That's the weird one. Cleveland. Like, them dudes. Because we was playing the playoffs. And then. Yeah, we used to hear about the Boston team. Boston, Cleveland, like them games they used to have. That's the weird one, Cleveland.

Like, them dudes play. Because we're playing the playoffs, and then... Yeah, them dudes. It'd be me, Larry, Rich Paul... Yes. Damon Jones... Yes. Maverick.

Yes. And they playing the most I've ever seen. Yeah. 500 a hand. Yeah, they, yeah. Yeah, that's crazy. So we would get there. It ain't LeBron sitting here with the $100 million

shoe contract. Yeah, it's everybody else. Yeah, so you see. Like, hey, come on over here and you sit down. Yeah, so we start hands at 100. And by the time we land, we might get to 500. Might be, depends on who's still in the game. Brother, yeah.

Them boo-bees go up, though. Brother, you, hey, the longer the flight, listen, hey, the longer the flight, the higher the ante gonna get well when you see that We when you see about 17,000 in a what a Queen jack together don't look all that appeal Words that's what started ours. Yeah

That's what's up, right? That's true. Somebody got out with something they... Me? Yeah. No, first Earl. Of course. Earl. Oh, yeah, of course.

Earl was sold. Of course. I'm the dealer. Flipped over. Boom. Right? Earl. Earl.

Javib like, whoo! That's all it takes. You hear that? That's all it takes. Oh, you already know. You calculated. Oh, he used to... Oh, yeah.

Well, he got three. I know what I got in my hand. He got 32. He got the ace-king-queen. He got the ace-king. Oh, he used to... Oh, yeah. Well, he got three. I know what I got in my hand. He got 32. Does he got the ace-king-queen? Does he got the ace-king? Well, he didn't flip this. I got this. I got this 17 in my hand.

Like... He folds. JaVale was like, I don't need none. Oh. Oh. So you got four in a high E or you got all five? Or he bluffing the hell out of you all. Yeah, or he bluffing the hell out of you.

Because we used to do that too. And then you... Me and JaVale did that all the time. And then you got Javaris. I need five. Oh, shit. He booed again. And that's...

Yeah, because you got out. You got booed again and I'm getting out. And I look at my hand and that's where it is because we having a problem And I'm sitting here like I have four trunk Bill thingy Jack 1075 yeah, so you so you got out he got He got with that. I fold. Folded with that. I fold. He got him booed. And you know how, yeah, see, you see, you, you, we think that shit funny because the money stay in the pot.

Absolutely, yes. And. Man, yo, he would have to fight all of us. And that's the. Oh, he would have to fight. That's why he was laughing. He would have to fight. He would have to fight all of us.

And he was on our team. He would have to fight each one of us that He was on our team, or he would have had to fight each one of us that was playing that was around that table. Oh, because we would do... Boy, we would have had laughs the other day when we were talking about the Lakers. That was laughing. I would have been sitting there like this.

Yeah. And I would have egged it on, like, -"Get him!" -"Yeah." -"Get him!" -"That's what I'm doing!" -"Get him!" Listen, he would have been egged it on. Hey, get him. Yeah. Get him. That's what I'm doing. That's what I'm doing. Get him. Listen, though, he would have been

in that motherfucker so mad at me on that plane, though. That's how it started off because I'm the antagonist. Yes. I'm the antagonist. And I'm right behind you.

So he's been booed like two times in a row. Yes. And then what ends up happening is I wasn't in. Oh, and you got caught. So it's a three. You know how, like,

so we do the thing where, I don't know if y'all play it that way, if you're not in and you want to get in, you have to mash the pot. No, we don't play that. So it started off as three, and I'm coming in, I'm sitting there talking. Oh, that way, okay. We dealt, and then instead of going to Earl, like, I'm in, and then our rule was, you got to mash the pot.

So you, yes. So I mashed the pot, so I done doubled it off of what it was already the booze Okay, so so now now he already mad cuz now extra dude is into the game, right? So, you know him that's my partner and so his his is more So you ain't gonna help me to to one. No So you ain't gonna help me to to one this you just gonna let me lose my money Like that that's usually the biggest thing is. So you ain't going to help me 2-2-1 this? You just going to let me lose my money. Like, that's usually the biggest thing is, like, when you purposely boo somebody. Absolutely.

You took five. Listen, you took five, bro. You took the money up. You took five. Yeah. Your fault. Yeah. See, this is, like, have no sympathy for you in that moment. You should have got your ass out.

Right? Your money. You should have let me lose my money. You should have got your ass out. Right? Your money... Money should have got you. Whatever it was, you added insult to injury by taking five, bro. You already got booed twice in a row. You can't hang. You got to get out the game. No, listen, bro. Trust me.

You know, that's always the one when you, like, you hold the... I know I can't win the money, but people don't understand. The purpose sometimes, strategy, if I can't win it, I got to keep the money in it. Yeah. Right?

So if I know he's holding the king and I can win this book, I'm going to hold my ace. So they went head up. Keep throwing off and wait for him to throw that king thing. He got a book. Like, nah, nah, nah, nah, nah. Yeah. I got that.

So they went head up, JaVale and him. No, JaVale was like, okay right. No, JaVale was like, okay, hold on, look, I got ace, king, queen. He showed like, I got ace, king, queen, had another one, and then said, if we play, I'm booing you again. So just give me the money. And JaVale was like... Nah, play it out.

Nah, nah, missed deal, missed deal. He showed his hand. What? All right. Like it was just one of his throws. No. Miss deal. He showed his hand No, cuz I had got out cuz I got out like I fold and I'm like I fold dog about I got full car Cuz now I want to show you that I could have helped or tried to oh you He was talking about yeah, I would have wanted to fight you too. You can't show him the cards. I showed him I had four trunks. I showed him I had four trunks.

Oh, wee. So I'm in the back just laughing. He get knocked out of hell. No. I'm in there giggling like, yeah, hey, man, just take the lawsuit. Yeah. Boo that.

I would have been like, boo that man. That's me. What? Boo that man. Boo that man I would have been like, boo that man. That's me. Boo that man. Boo that man, please. All right. Hey, so the thing is, so you and him would have... Yeah, but it was a snow day, so...

I'm thinking, so there was no way it could have been a 2-2-1 and a boo, right? No. No, because we all got it. No, so it would have been... To be honest, it would have been another boo. Yes. A possible two. Yes.

Because I didn't know, like, I don't think, I couldn't have got booed because I would have had one Trump higher than his. Absolutely. Even if it led with big cars, I still had. Yeah, Ford Trump. Yeah, I still got the Ford Trump. And then they'll tell you what you would have got back on your fifth car. They'll tell you if you took one, and they'll tell you what you would have got back. No, no, no, it was a high, it was like a high heart.

Oh, yeah, You good then. So I wouldn't have got booed. He would have got booed again. Yes. But you just made it more interesting by getting out. Absolutely. Just think about it. It didn't have nothing to do with the card. Not at all. Like, already you came into the game. One. Yes. Right? It was three of us

motherfucker. You just came into the game. Yes. You couldn't mind your fucking business. Absolutely. You doubled the game. It's not like you waited until it went back to $20. Yeah. Right? It's already at $1,100, which now you made it $2,200.

I'm already down six racks. Fuck that. All ethics is out of the window. And you, my boy, oh, no, no. I hang out with you every day, too. Oh, dawg. He was laughing. Right, so it was more of that.

Like, everybody who did it, it had to be you. Absolutely. Yeah, it was one of... That's really... If it would've been anybody else, he would've tore that plane up. Yeah. On sight. If it would've been anybody else... He'd be always laughing at up. Yeah. On sight. If it would have been anybody else, right then and there, y'all would have had to land that bitch wherever y'all was.

Hey, y'all would have had to land wherever y'all was because he would have tore that goddamn plane up. Well, let's keep this thing moving. Bro, that's funny as shit. It was a snow day, so it went longer when we landed. When we landed, we were stuck on that motherfucker. Oh, yeah, I was still going. During our playback watch party on Monday,

Gil was critical of the Celtics' Peyton Pritchard, number 11. Who? And Drew Peterson, number 13. 13. Here's the clip for reference. Why they ask me about this shit? Man, go make a layup, dog. Oh, man, make a layup.

You don't want to shoot a layup. Oh, you check, man. And I see why fans don't want to watch anymore. But I'm seeing the same shit at the youth level, too. It's like they don't want to shoot layups no more. That's how I know the game sucks. There's no way in fucking hell you can have 11 and 13 in the same game. There's no way you can have these two guys play.

Look at 13. Look how he walk. Oh, he walk like score, please please on me so I can sit. My daddy gave me tickets. My daddy gave me tickets to the game and they just let me in. There's no way. My daddy gave me tickets. How many have you had at that point?

Yeah, for sure. Y'all all, yeah. How many have you had at that point? Feeling good right there. It appears that the clip got back to Peyton Pritchard, who reposted it on his IG story with the caption, Why can't 11 and 13 be in the game at the same time? Just curious.

That's some USC footage. Peyton Pritchard went to Oregon. Drew Peterson went to the other university. It was our store. Okay. Do you care to clarify your comments? We don't need any more smoking. Peyton Pritchard's one of them ones from Lake Osweiler.

Let me just ask y'all. No, no, he played with. Who was he playing? Porter. Who was he playing? He was playing Heat. So if you was on the other end of that, and you got 13 and 11, both in the game, what

type of offense is you running now? He's a big point guard though. What you running? If he guard you, if he guard you, if he's guarding you, what time is it? What time is it? They know what it is. What time is it? What time is it? They know what it is. What time is it? One-four, right?

Watch out. Watch out. Can't believe they put them in the game. Like, two of them? Right? You two? Like, Dan Dickow is a, like, one-four flat against you. Then they put Kyle Corbett in, too?

Oh, yeah. Oh, shit. This is about to be. Then they put a cow Corbett into Shit this is about to be they got doliac and Brian Cardinal in the game at the same time I'm just I don't mean to be racist, but there's only you can only have Before before we decide to say, well, ain't no more offense. It's just a mindset thing, too.

We just picking on you. Coach just gave me a layup. What have you done here? Well, the Celtics won that game, Gil. No, I'm just saying, like, you got Pritchard, cool. Okay, so nothing was directed at Peyton Pritchard. And then you put... They was winning by the time.

I'm pretty sure these are not defensive stoppers, right? I'm pretty sure, besides Pritchard, the other one just sit in the corner, right? So he's a liability on the other end, right? So all I'm saying is when two of them get in the game, never seen that before, besides back in, like, the 70s and stuff, like, in a while

we go at that easy that's why chamberlain got all those 30s oh ain't no niggas here 100 points i'm gonna get 100 today hey man i don't what i don't know what league y'all watching this no it's james hard doing pick and roll All right, one of those heroes got up What kind of Let's go it's well, let's get his normal. Let's get paid here some love though. Could he's having a great season Okay, thank you. That's who clap back

The one who pays Yeah, he pays players to come out there in the summertime. He pays players in the summertime just to play defense against him. Yeah, brings high-level guys from Europe overseas. I know. All they job is just to play defense. They got to try to stop him. So shout-out Peyton Pritchard. I never thought about that.

In terms of odds, Pritchard's currently the leading candidate for six-man of the year, averaging 16 points, shooting 43% from three-point range. Best on the Celtics. Boston cruising at 18-4 right now. Is Pritchard's big season flying under the radar because of the Celtics' depth? That's my motherfucking dog. Not really. Not if he's leading. Not if he's up for six, man.

That's shocking. What? A white man doing all that and it ain't nowhere? And it's quiet? That's shocking. I ain't never seen that. But it's in Boston, though, so how shocking is it? Boston is white. Boston is a white city. But still, white man 16, six men of the year,

that's a game. Yeah, you're right. That should be blasting. That should be blasting. You should have a billboard. Man. What all is, right? It's gonna replace Tatum.

Man. This the big three. I just... It's probably just on Lake Boston, bro. That's crazy. That's weird. That's weird for real. He's doing his thing. Shout out P-Rabbit. Definitely shooting it. Now he gets that up.

For real. I think he's on pace to hit seventh most threes in NBA history. He's on pace to hit 309 threes. Only Curry and Harden have more. Record for most three-pointers by bench players, Wayne Ellington with 218, so...

Oh, you gonna destroy that. Producer, you know, technically the last white, six-man-a-year Tyler Hero, 21, 22. Yeah, a real good corner. He has tendencies, as we all know. Good corner. He wears durags. That's the Iggy of whites right there. Huh? Hero? The Iggy of whites. That's the hero. That's the Iggy of whites right there Hero?

The Iggy of whites That's the hero That's the Iggy of whites right there He got a tan though For sure He got, you know, hero got a little tan on him Yeah, for sure 13, Peterson? Nah

Him and Jack Harlow, cool Jack Harlow, cool Yeah, Pete 13 Him and Jack Harlow is cool So this Sunday, December 8th Gil and I will be hosting a watch party for the Wolves Warriors game on Playback, 530 p.m. Pacific, 830 p.m. Eastern. If you want to join the fun, pull up to playback.tv slash Gilbert Arenas. That's playback.tv slash Gilbert Arenas. If you don't already have a Playback account, it's free and easy to join.

You already know Gil has no chill, so it's going to be legendary. We'll also be checking out other games on League Pass, so come hang out with us. And if you ain't got League Pass and Playback, it's the plug for you. Giving away 100 free League Pass codes for all the fans that pull up in the chat. If you watch these shows, you get free League Pass. You get to watch for the rest of the season. And all you got to do is pull up for a chance to win one. And if you don't have League Pass, you can still jump on Playback

and you can get a free seven-day trial to check it out, see how you're feeling about it. So head over to playback.tv slash Gilbert Arenas this Sunday, 5.30 p.m. Pacific, 8.30 p.m. Eastern, and watch that Wolves-Warriors game with us. So speaking of the Wolves. Go ahead. No, I was whispering.

Brother Pete. But see, you have the mics. When you whisper, you whispered it to the entire chat. My bad. And they can hear everything that's going on. Speaking of the Wolves, if y'all want to do the text thing or write notes, put them in a bottle. But after beating the Lakers by 29 points at home on Monday, in the interest of fairness, we got to talk about the Wolves pulling up to the Intuit Dome and handing the Clippers a 28-point ass-whooping last night.

So very similar to Monday's game stat-wise. Also, nobody on the Wolves squad had huge numbers because they were all cooking and the starters were able to rest for most of the second half. And man did have 16 points on 5-14 shooting. Julius Randle led the team with 20 points on 8-16 from the field. Clippers trailed by as many as 41 points in the game, and after the game, Ty Lue said, unlike Mike Malone, I'm flushing it,

referencing the Nuggets coach's comments after the Nuggets got smacked by the Knicks last week. As for the Wolves, they held the Clippers to 80 points, which ties the Lakers on Monday for the lowest point total this season. We are off the hook. Clippers, you are here with us, too. You are boo-boo, too.

Because you know them Clippers was laughing. They got to laugh for a good 24 hours before boom. You scored 82. Nah, nah. We lost by 41. Y'all lost by 41. No, no, no. Lowest, 80. That's other things going on. Right? That was the lowest win.

This season. Lowest point total. So, according to OptiStats, the Wolves are the only team to beat the Lakers and Clippers by 25-plus points in back-to-back games since the Clippers moved to L.A. in the 1984-85 season. That makes sense. What? That makes sense.

And the loss also snapped. Okay. I'm sharing stats. That makes sense. And the loss snapped the Clippers' nine-game home winning streak into a dunk. So how significant are the Wolves' back-to-back blowout wins over loss, snap the Clippers' nine-game home winning streak at the end to a dunk. So how significant are the Wolves' back-to-back blowout wins over the Lakers and Clippers?

Ken, you do not care. Ten and ten. Yes, sir? They are no longer ten and ten. Eleven and ten. My bad. They were ten and ten 10-10. 11-10. My bad. They were 10-10 prior to yesterday, 11-10. So they're one game above 500.

So cool. I think it means something, though. At least, you know, you know. If you got to play the Lakers or the Clippers in that eighth spot, because the Lakers not going to go past that. I mean, the fifth, sixth spot, so, you know, you may. I guess later in the play. So if you got to play either one of those teams, yeah.

Since they're a bottom-feeding team, you know, I guess it is good for their morale that they beat two teammates in front of them. Y'all got one more win. Yeah. Y'all got one more win. I. Y'all got one more win. I mean, we had two more wins before they won last night. A very powerful win, though. So these are two powerful wins.

So they'll be like, yeah, we just beat two Jaguars. But let's talk about another situation. So last week after the Wolves' fourth straight loss, Ant-Man called out the team saying they had grown apart and were acting like a bunch of front runners. He included himself in that. He also said their identity was that they were soft as hell for not being able to hold each other accountable.

So since those comments, the Wolves have won three straight games, but right now at 11-10, they are still 11th in the West. So do you believe the Wolves will make a run and end up as a top six team in the West? Build on the great season they had last year. Yeah.

I believe in Julius Randle and Anthony Edwards, you know. I feel like right now in the West, the league is just ass right now. Cheeks? Yeah, everybody is looking terrible. So I think by the end of January I think Minnesota is going to be where they supposed to be in that 4-3

spot. I don't think Houston is going to be still at the top. Currently I believe second in the West right now. Yeah, I think somebody is going to move them out the way. OKC is going to stay where they're at. And yeah, I don't's gonna move him out the way. OKC gonna stay where they at. And, yeah, I don't know. Who else is good? Phoenix is in

limbo. Denver got one. Denver gonna move... I mean, Denver gonna move... No, they in limbo, too. They ain't got no bench. But, Russ, uh, Lakers, we stuck on... You know... We getting killed by...

Figuring things out. No, no, we stuck... Transitional stack. Yeah, we stuck... You know, the front office, the front office, you know, see glimpse and then you stay focused on the glimpse we show and don't do no moves. We gonna be in eighth or ninth spot.

Mm. Warriors, they fell back to where they belong. So, yeah. That was one bright spot of this whole situation. If this was last year and Anthony Edwards made those comments, who would he have been talking about? Right? We, we.

Right? No, no. No, he was talking about talent. We'll be thinking talent, right? We'll be thinking cat. No, no, you would... No, he was talking about talent. We would be thinking talent, right? We would be thinking cat. Now, like, I'm sitting here like, who would he be talking about? Julius.

Mm-mm. You think that's who he's talking about with that? Because Julius don't, like, when you ask him something, he fights back with it, so I could see them getting into it over a certain type of... Yeah, I mean, he was saying, but he was saying across the board, didn't single anybody out, said the entire team, soft as hell. Dudes weren't able to talk to each other.

They had grown apart, had a front runner mentality. Grown apart. When things were up, everything's all good. When things down, he also referenced the crowd booing him. Well, do you have, so could y'all talk to each other before? How was the conversations within the locker room before? Could you critique, could you criticize your teammate and critique him without him being upset before?

Yeah. Right? That's what I want to know. That's what I'm thinking. So now that Julie is there, it's... So if they could do that before, was Cat the vocal point? Was he the vocal leader? Was he the one that was...

We have some instances this season of Randall and Gobert kind of going at it during the game with each other. Yeah, they're two emotional players on the same team. Yeah. But that drive, you need that right there. What Julius Randall did, Towns not doing. He's shooting the three. Who's shooting the three?

Towns. What are you talking about? You need that drive that Julius did and dunked it in the playoffs. Yeah, you need that. You can't settle. Towns was settled for five threes against Dallas. Ah. Mm-mm.

Probably makes sense. Like, during that time, that's when, like, Rudy Goldberg was getting the three seconds and Maddie wasn't getting the ball. Yeah, that type of stuff going on. So they had lost four straight games after that fourth loss against the Kings and made these comments. Made sure to include yourself. Yeah, but they lost to going on. So they had lost four straight games after that fourth loss against the Kings and made these comments. Made sure to include yourself.

Yeah, but they lost to the Kings. Yeah. Which? That would make us have a, yeah, that would make me say we soft, too. They were 80-10 at that point. No, the Kings, they got all that talent. They're not good, man. Yeah.

Kings is good as hell. You can't be soft against the Kings. The Boners be punking everybody, though. But that's just, I'm talking about overall, they lost to the Kings, and the Kings and I wasn't at the time. Yeah, the Kings currently 12th in the West. Yeah, they struggling, so you losing to them, you trying to get back on track.

Crowd, home crowd booing you. Yeah, yeah, yeah. That's the thing, when your home crowd boo you, that hit you. That's when it looked bad, yeah, yeah. How does that feel as a player, when you trying to give your all, or maybe not give your all out there,

and your home fans? Yeah, I never. Home fans never booed youed you your team. Oh you was at the Knicks Yeah, but that was they just that was there they did that and only thing yeah the second year I was that we was winning the first year so we made the play I made to the second round my first year so there Was no need to boo the second year. We had a lot of injuries so it wasn't My god, really wasn't available that second year I'm saying my second year there, so. Yeah. I don't remember them booing,

because we still went out and competed and all that shit. That's all they care about is competing. Yeah. If you look like you go hard, they- Yeah, yeah. We still competed. Yeah, I've never been- Yeah, I ain't never been booed at home. I've never been booed as a team.

Like, we stinking and then they boo everybody. Nah, I was just a part. They just booed one person. Yeah, they booed. Just you. I don't want to know. I don't want to know. They got booed. We give you the ball.

You get the ball. Boo! Stop. Stop. No, I'm just saying. In the beef. Boo! I'm talking about that.

Because you know it's always, it just starts off with one person. I'm talking about my friend. Boo! Damn. Started early. I'm talking about my friend. Boom! Damn. Started early. I'm talking about my friend. Unnecessary. I'm just saying.

But Gil, I obviously said you feel like the Knicks kind of already won the trade. You stamped that, the Cat Julius Randall trade. But do you feel like the Timberwolves will be able to figure this thing out? Get back into that top six in the Western Conference? You don't think so? Look at everybody. Because the star player is not, he's not in his element of prime yet. Where, you know what I mean?

He's not at that Kevin, you know, KG to Duncan. He's, you know, like, he's not at that level of... Like, he's still, like, a young... He's still a young, up-and-coming talent to the point where he don't have, like... There's gonna be guys listening to him like... Let me ask you a question. Should they put the ball in his hand?

How they doing it? Like, not how... Make him the point. Might as well. Take Mike Conley out of situations I'm asking with that in hand because How many points he averaging this year? It's dropped a little bit So I'm just thinking right For what these other 26 26 6 in four assists so far this season.

Shooting 44% from the field. But it was 29. 42% from the field. Yeah, he had a couple, obviously, unfortunate situations. How they play offense, it makes sense. Because it's not like you're involving Michael Conley. It's not like Michael Conley is running. Yeah, he becomes a spot.

He's Derrick Fisher. He's Derrick Fisher. That's like the old Lakers style. But you don't have a dominant post player for that to be effective. So Derrick Fisher was excellent because we had the double team check. Yeah. So that made Derrick Fisher just be, sit out there and do what he do best, right? So if you don going to have a...

No, they're still doing it because they did it. No, what I'm saying, if you're just going to have a pure... If you're just going to have Mike Conley as a shooter, basically it's like, who's the better shooter, you or Devin Chinzo? Yeah. They don't want to play him like that. But you put the ball into Anthony Edwards. Is Anthony the point?

He's the point and you play... They play... Devin. Oh guards the point. Yeah, no don't play bro they play I'm just thinking man the way to the way the game is now and how how Jalen Brown and Jason Tatum are you need another guy? I think him and Daniels can be your one and two and you add another you mean go real big go real big That's what I'm saying. I think you can, it can be done. Because both of them defend, both of them defend.

Nas can play three, right? He could if you. So you can put Ant-Man, Daniels, Nas, Julius. You can have a really big lineup. So you take Daniels out? No Daniels at the two. He defends. Oh so Daniels at the two.

Nah what I'm saying is there's like through the game you can try. I'm starting Jonas Randle at the three. And I'm playing Nas Reed at the four and Gobert at the five. Okay, okay. And who? Daniels and, um, Ant-Man. Still bringing different things off the bench. Now think about teams. They're gonna have to try to adjust to them. They ain't gotta do it.

I'm watching Orlando. Orlando big as hell. He can dribble. He can dribble. Hey, Orlando big as hell. Hey, Orlando big as hell. Orlando's big as fuck. Watching them play your family yesterday, dog. Orlando big as, and they missing my opponent. When he went out of power, they still big. The dude they bought and started for him.

He's 16, 6'11". Yes. I'm watching K.J. sitting there yesterday like, God damn. Franz Wagner, 6'10", 230, playing in the 3. I mean, yo, speaking of, he's really good. We tried to talk about him yesterday. He's really good. Tried to give him some love, K.O.

Wagner. Oh, yeah, hell yeah. He made a couple, though. He went to the basket and trapped yesterday, tried to dunk that bitch backwards. Man. Representing the fatherland. I said, oh, this dude different.

Orlando, all right. They're sleeping. Gil said he's not quite yet to lean in on watching the Magic yet. I can't watch the Magic. He watches Philly, though. I'm watching Philly play. I can't watch Magic. And I'm watching tomorrow, too.

They play the Magic again tomorrow. So you're going to be broke first. So when the Magic players get... Goddamn, he's kind of good. But then you wait until you get 30 to play Boxing 1 on him. I'm like, yeah, the food almost done. Yeah. The food almost done.

He damn near done grilling already. But no, I think they should put in at the point where the ball is in. Actually, he was the guy before Ben Sherrill got there, right? Wagner. No, no, no. He came after, I think. Did he? No, let me double check.

I don't know. Or they came at the same time. Something like that. He just got his bag this year. Number one, there was already some guy that they were pumping up a lot over there. No, that was the... I think they're both... No, Franz has been there a season before.

Yeah, the season before. Yeah. So, but... Paolo's in his third... So, to play Ant at the point gives them a different look. You go big, line up, you make teams adjust to you.

Mm-hmm. Carano could bring it up, too, sometimes. And he can guard. The way the game is now, he can guard the three. He can guard the three. It's not like,

I mean, it's not like they're taking people off the dribble. Then you make people have to guard. Then you make them have to guard Nas Reed, McDaniels,

and Anthony Edwards on the floor at the same time. How long do you leave that lineup in, Reed, McDaniels, and Anthony Edwards on the floor at the same time. How long do you leave that lineup in, though, for the first quarter? Whatever it is. No, I'm talking about you, like, a lineup like that, you probably...

You don't want him to be on the ball the whole... No, what I'm saying is you should probably put that lineup in middle of the, like... Fourth? Like, at the nine-minute mark of the second quarter. Because, you know, once you do a trade, once you bring back in, because? Like at the nine minute mark of the second quarter. Cause you know, once you do a trace, once you bring back in, because who comes off the bench? Devin Chenzo.

Devin Chenzo. And the kill Alexander Walker. Alexander Walker. Yeah, so like when you're subbing your, like you bring in Ant-Man for a division. So you sub in Nas for point guard. Cause Nas will already be in. He come in for like three,

he come at the three minute mark. You bring Mike Conley in. You bring Mike Conley in. You put him in for Nas or Rudy. Then you move. So it's... Yeah. Right.

So there's ways to mess up the lineup. You don't want Ant on the ball the whole time. No, you put like a four... I mean, you put like a four minute... It's like a four minute stretch to see how it looks. Yeah, you can start off... But you make the teams defend you different.

Yeah, yeah. With that lineup, I think. For sure. That'll be dope. It's a big-ass lineup. Timberwolves' number one team in the league defensively last season.

I believe they're currently sixth this season. Still good. Yeah, but... They got three really, really good defenders on the floor at the start of the night.

Yeah, yeah. Anthony Edwards, McDaniels, and then you got... He gotta drive more, too, though. Who? Ant-Man. He gotta mix stuff. He gotta get back to it.

Like, what's the point? Yesterday, I think he had his... His higher was 3.5 on a three. And I'm like... Nah, man. He gonna get it. He gonna... Made four. But he had 16 points.

That's what I'm saying. He gotta drive. This is all threes, like... Lot of threes, lot of settling from that squad drive He's selling too much. Are you kidding you think they'll figure it out? I don't know if they will But then you start to think about the the year Sacramento finish us third right was it a fluke and It's coming to its round. It is probably dang. It's a fluke right? Yeah, somebody's team is not like Young teams ain't being consistent player the year. Yeah, they not so and I think this is one of these situations

Maybe especially with sack getting tomorrow's in this year. I think there was expectation to return Turn to the better bring my bunk back right you like so you yeah, you expect to be better this year. No It's the man. I think they're not good. I than this shit. No. They stink, man. They're not good. I can put some shots on it. Have you watched them play? Yeah, but it's hard to figure out with DeMar. You put somebody in.

20 games in. So this is the sample size. DeMar and Julius is two tough people to figure out on a team. After 25 games, you know what you are. So you're saying the Lakers is ass and everybody else. No, they're just coming back. That's what I'm saying. They're coming back to reality is what I'm saying.

They got off to a hot start. I was honest with the situation where I thought they would finish. I said they would be fighting to get in once again, right? Eight, and they'll end up probably seven or eight. That's just what it is. I think they'll end up probably seven or eight. That's just what it is. Oh, I think they're better Right. So that's my thing with I don't Show me different right? I don't think they gonna be since they were the third see what have Sacramento done. Yeah, right

Lakers so now though Minnesota last year It was it a fluke You made a trade for what? You had a good team. You finished top two, three in the West. You didn't give it a chance. You didn't give it a chance. Come back and see if we can do it again, right? So now you done messed with the chemistry of this.

Now the boy talking about we solved. Now these things going on. Now you have a 20, 25-game sample size now on what we are. Right, you won three straight. Okay, cool. Guaranteed it's going to go back to what they were, right? Because this sample size, you can't... I just don't know. I don't see them running off guys.

See, this is the thing. I don't see them running off multiple, multiple games right now. So I'll give you their next five games. I'll give it at least a 40. They played the Warriors twice on Friday and Sunday. Then obviously... And Steph hurt, right? And they got Lakers and Spurs.

Tough games. I know what I'm saying. Steph's going to be out tonight. No, but what I'm saying is like, when they're losing, he's calling them out, right? He's calling them frontrunners. Yeah. Which lets you know, when shit goes bad they go sour

Mentally right one fingers. Yeah, when you start when we're winning we're winning We're over here like clap clap clap when we're losing we're trying to figure out whose fault is Instead of it just this is basketball. We're gonna we're gonna win four five in a row. We're going to lose four, five in a row. But we still play the same way. That's what I'm saying. He ain't the Kevin. He ain't the KJ. When you're about 29, 30, when you're going through these situations, the older veteran guy, the star player, brings everybody together. So there's none of this in the media.

I got to be better. I got to be better. I got to do this. I got to find a way. You need the king. But that's why they can't come back from it. You're not going to call me soft and then don't think that's going to be lingering in my mind.

No other teams got bets too. And the way the lead is. You don't say Mike Conley's not a vet on that squad? I'm pretty sure he talked to him. But that's what Andy said. Me and Mike were talking. Like Tyrone Liu, right? They take an ass whooping.

He say what? I'm flushing it. We're flushing it. There's no blaming. This is part of the game. We're going to get blown out. This is the NBA. We're playing against other stars.

We're going to get blown out. This is the NBA. We're playing against other stars in it We're gonna get blown out sometimes. I'm not gonna sit here and point fingers cuz We lost by a lot. What's the top five? I get them all this what's the top five teams in the West currently? We have Thunder Rockets Mavs Grizzlies Suns What's team you think words are also8-2, so they would be... That's what I'm saying. Come on, man. I don't see... They better than Houston to me. Nope. Because those boys ain't calling each other...

Where's the riff? Have you heard anything? Houston didn't break nothing up. Houston didn't subtract something that was working for them last year. The way the Rockets ended last season, right? They were playing well Open dog food. Houston didn't subtract something that was working for them last year. Talent-wise, it's not bad. The way the Rockets ended last season, right? Yeah, they were.

They were playing well at the end of last season. They didn't change anything. Gil already owed me money. He said the Warriors was going to be better than the Cavs. So they didn't change nothing. Remember that? Cavs and Warriors. Right.

So now you want to make a bet? I'm saying this. I say the Wolves go. So they finish higher than Houston? Yeah. Oh, how much you want to make a bet? I'm saying this. I say the Wolves go. So they finish higher than Houston? Yeah. Oh, we can, how much you want to bet? Damn shots. What you want to, how much you want to bet?

Higher or lower. This nigga get aggressive. Mother fucker gonna talk to me like that? You gonna let him do that shit? No, I just want to know. Guarantee they finish, the Rockets finish higher than the Wolves. Bet. Cause, oh, you already wrong about mother fucker, um, the quarterback for the Steelers. What's the Wolves. Bad. Oh, you already wrong about motherfucking, um,

the quarterback for the Steelers. What's the nigga name? Russell Wilson. Yeah, you owe me shit for that. What'd I owe you for that? Some shots. So, nigga, that's bet 500. I didn't think he was gonna come back in. I thought they was gonna lay it on the other. I thought you were gonna say 1,000, Nick.

500... thousand dollars. $1,000, Nick. $500,000. You're going to put that kind of faith in the Wolves? Gentlemen, Shay. I don't want your wife coming to look for me. Right. So we asked the chat, are you buying the T-Wolves? I'll do $100. Are you buying the T-Wolves?

No, let's do the N-word. The N-word. The N-word. The N-word fund. I just never... Just when you start calling players, when you just start, like, so we pay each other the N-word fund.

Yeah. When you start poking around... Because you're going to start going crazy. That's fine. Let it. That's fine. Let it. When you start poking around at the team...

I ain't going to have to pay anyone. I don't have to pay mine, so I might as well just start letting it fly. Right? Every episode, I might just do about six of them episodes. In three shots. In three shots. In three shots.

So we asked the chat, are you buying the T-Wolves comeback? 55% said no. They do not believe in the Timberwolves right now. I do not know why. But let's talk about

the Clippers. You said they don't believe? Yeah, they said 55%. And that's all? 55% is it? Okay, it is the chat. You know, it could be wishy-washy.

I don't, man. I'm just like, when you're just around the league, when teams are sliding, you don't really rift. When you hear the rift, you be like, ah, it's more underlining than anything. But all it takes is a couple more pushes, season over with. We heard the rift, though, and they proceeded to win three straight games.

You better than me, but if y'all not getting along. What's the bigger issue? It's the season. We're going to win two. We're going to drop two. We're going to this. What happens if they lose to them Wizards? What you think the locker room looks like?

They ain't going to lose to the Wizards. That's what breaks them up. When you lose to a team you don't suppose to, since we're front runners, we only like each other when we winning. Yeah. And when we lose, I'm blaming somebody. So, soon as we lose to teams we don't suppose to, it's your fault. It's your fault.

It's your fault. I ain't getting the ball. I ain't doing this. No matter. I could complain all day if my talent is better than y'all's. I'm going to win no matter what. Man, listen. This right here.

Uh-oh. Hoo! Draymond socked Jordan Poole and won a championship. Oh, my God. Oh, my God. Three seconds. Man. Should have passed me the ball.

Should have passed me the ball. Draymond knocked out Jordan Poole and won a championship. No, he didn't. He did win a championship. The year that he knocked him out? Yeah, after. No, he didn't. I take it the knockout was...

2020. Was after. After. The knockout was 2020 was after after the championship and back started getting distributed to the likes of Wiggins and Jordan Come on, man That ducking you don't pass me. I'm willing. I'm willing to get a three seconds. Wait, wait, wait I'm willing to get it three seconds. You don't give me the ball. I played on the Wizards with you Karan Antoine Come on, man. Yeah, we was balling. Yeah, it was the first year.

And y'all was all fighting for stats and shit to make the All-Star game. I was hurt. We talking about the next year. Ten games in the 500, that one. Ten games in the same talent. Ten games in the 500. That's what I said. Once you unhappy, once i ducked in hard i just helped block i ducked in hard you sitting there and then i'm willing to

sit here and get a three second call before you shoot the ball that'd be that's internal it don't matter that talent don't matter no more yes it does oh that's internal it's like saying That's internal. It's like saying the Bucks not going to win. You tell me to come set a pick and I'll be like, nah, I'm good. That's that shit. Everybody, even the Bucks fighting each other, they ain't going to win neither. They ain't going to make the playoffs neither. Just because they fucked up too. They fighting internal.

Who fighting internal? With the coach and shit. And nobody said they was off? That's not anything we brought. But let's talk about the Clippers. Clearly, Ty Lue. they best player averaging 32 and 12. Thank you. Tell them why they're going to make it.

They best player averaging 30. He can say whatever he want to. Thank you. That's why they're going to make it. He got one. So clearly, Ty Lue leaving that blowout loss to the Wolves in the rearview mirror. But let's talk about some interesting comments he made recently about James Harden. So Ty Lue said, even when we want to sit him down, when we have four games or five nights, he doesn't want to do it.

So Harden struggled last night on the second night of a back-to-back. He had five points, three rounds, three assists, 25 minutes of action. But this season, he's played in every Clippers back-to-back. He's averaging 18 points, 10 assists, eight rebounds in the second night of those back-to-backs. Clippers are 3-3 in those games. Is James Harden rewriting his legacy with this resurgent season with the Clippers and having to basically carry and shoulder the brunt of this

with Kawhi still not able to play? No, I mean, he's showing you who he's been this whole time. Yeah. Right? He's been showing you he's a basketball player that want to go out there and play basketball. The narratives that,

you know, non-basketball players write on these guys is what's the problem. Yeah, for sure. The narrative. And James is a hooper, brother. Anybody that's like a superstar

and still plays in the Drew every year. Every year. It's a hooper, brother. That is a superstar and still plays in the Drew every year. Every year. It's a hooper. That is a criteria. You don't see it. Man, you see the lady every time, like on time. You see the lady all the time, man. Going up on time. Wow. That is an essential part of the process. But it's just the big companies that say what they want going to push these stories about them,

man. He do go out, but he do his thing too, though. You respect Harden for having that mentality though? I'm playing, man. Yeah, back home, you know, my part getting on his ass, like, boy. Take them hoes along, get to that gym, so you know. Doing his thing. Can we think about Harden playing all the back-to-back, especially in light of the situation going on with the Clippers?

You said he averaged an 18, 10, and 8? Yeah. In back? Damn. 18, 10, and 8 in the second night of back-to-backs? Clippers are 3-3 in those games. That's good, though. Which I think is good, right?

But you said is he rewriting his sort of thing? So what you said is he rewriting his legacy? Or is he shifting the narrative around his legacy? No. Like they said, we all know James like the hoop. It ain't never been a secret whether he... Yeah, so he's a hooper, man. You know what I mean?

You know what I mean? Them guys, no matter his age, no matter how... If he can... He gonna go out and compete, man. So that's just what it is. And he understands that the team needs him right now. They can't afford to sit out back-to-backs, right? They're 3-3. Just imagine if he didn't play in those games.

And if he wasn't averaging 18, 10, and 8 in those games. They might be 0 for 6 in those games, right? I guess the big question, do you feel like Harden's work ethic is underappreciated because it hasn't led to a title in his career? But he made the playoffs every season. Because the negativity about him going out and partying and all that, it overshadows that. Yeah.

Right? People don't think about what he did the previous hours before he went out, right? Yeah, yeah. Or, yeah. Two hours before he... There's a whole day that this man has to work on his craft and perfect his craft before any club ever opens. Right? For sure.

Before any club ever opens, he has... There's an 18, 16-hour window before anything. So he has time's a 18 16 out window before anything so Yeah, it's time. We're gonna scrap a lot and the funny part is this is what he scores 60 Then why why everyone left? He stayed in the gym two hours working out We got the video of it and working out and other players started working out, too But then you want to say he at the club. Yeah.

Right after the game and the workout. Yeah. What? I think they might. Like, no, not, oh, my God, he worked out after he scored 60 to get it in because he's going to go to the club, right? He's like, okay, I worked out. I'm going to get another workout.

Then I'm going to enjoy myself, and then I'll see you back in practice. People, man, that's good. another workout, then I'm going to enjoy myself, and then I'll see you back in practice. Because the other 99.9% get their 60, get their dinner, go to the club, see you the next day. He's adding the extra. He's adding the workout in. No, don't rip the floor up. Let me go ahead.

I got a workout. And then? Yeah, so people, like I said, negativity... You see what you want. ...sales, man, and people more focused on the negativity of it than the actual, like I said, the time that he's putting in, man. You don't get that good and be able to do the things

that he has done in the NBA without working on your game. Without putting the time in, right? People mad. They wanted him to beat the Warriors and shit like that, so that ain't gonna happen, man. Yeah, well, speaking of... No, right. People mad. They wanted him to beat the Warriors and shit like that. So that ain't gonna happen, man. Yeah, well, speaking of... No, no. He put us out the Julie Championship.

That's not the biggest story here. And of course, no one is gonna address it. But our... Can media... Can y'all say sorry to these players? Yeah. For the narrative you pushed about them wanting to load manage. Yeah.

And for the league to put a 65 game, I fucking told y'all it was a conflict of interest. You put a 65 game rule in because the players wanted to load manage. Everything we've heard since then has been the team wanting to sit a player. They're saying we've been wanting to sit him. He refuses. I told you, you're now giving me a 65 rule and you're trying to convince me to sit Which if you're convincing me to sit To get under this thing so I don't win the war so I don't get the supermax it benefits you so you use the push it the players but

Y'all are telling these players to sit. Oh, it's better for your career Look, look, this is what the numbers say if you sit, and boom, boom, boom. A player's gonna be like, shit, cool. All right, fuck it. All right? Now, you know, the injury says, you know, four to six weeks.

You know, now that motherfucker's 12 to 16. Because it's in my best interest. I save money by having you play 64 games. Yeah. And that's what happened, and now it's showing his head Well ultimate you over here you over here Come into the media and has nothing to do with our tyloo. There's not about tyloo. No, no

You're coming in said we're trying to get him to sit and he refused Definitely was pushing you push them. Yeah, you push that motherfucker now now apologize When they say now we want to play they telling us we need to say they sitting there said I don't look like you're gonna Go hard today And Gil you've been saying this and that's been the narrative all these players are lazy. They want to take off They don't want to do it Certain situation you talk about quiet that did lead to a championship with the Raptors not playing those back-to-back But that's a different situation dealing with injury and managing injuries. But

for a guy like Harden to be like, I don't care if it's four games or five nights, I want to be out there trying to help my team. I mean, it just, if you know star play, like you're talking about guys who are extreme, it's competition, right? I can be lingering and you know, this is who I'm competing with for all-star in voting. And he out there, he had 35. And I'm like, no, I'm good today. No, dog, that's not how that works. That's just not how it works.

You think Hallenberg, like, if he didn't think about this super match, you didn't think he would come back? And then we saw that last season with the hand-wring. Like, you didn't think Donovan Mitchell, if you look at exactly how many games he missed, when he decided to come back, it had all to do with the 65. He's sitting there like,

come on, I can go out there. He's messing up his career because of the rule that they put in because you told him to sit. Damn. It's all money-based. You figured out a system, you figured out a loophole that you can stop players from getting Supermax to benefit you, and you have full control of it. So you're going to get Supermax if you get the awards?

Yeah. Because you only get the awards if you play 65 games. Yeah. I was thinking just about, like, all NBA, that's it. Yeah, because it's all NBA, and all NBA is off of 65 games. So, you know. You twist your ankle, you twist your ankle, and you might start playing.

It's your contract year. I'm sorry. I don't know. That doctor report going to be a little. No, no, no, no. We good. We good. It's your contract year. I'm sorry. I don't... That doctor report going to be a little... No, no, no. We good. We good. We holding on without you. Man, man. Labels is hard to shake anyway, too. So once they label you, it's...

And then on the Kawhi side, Kawhi already ineligible for any postseason awards this season. Missed 24 games. Kawhi hasn't played a game this season, but did get his bread this past January, signing that three-year extension. I forgot about Kawhi. So is it game this season, but did get his bread this past January signing that three-year extension. I forgot about Kawhi. So is it a way to essentially strong-arm superstar, star-level players into, hey, take less than the Supermax now, or are we going to get you down?

Got to get quarters on. No, it's just once you put a rule in on, like, we know you're telling the players they can sit up. Trust me, a player who's injured a little bit, a little tired, right? You know, I'm averaging about 39, right? You know, if I have one bad game, it's going to go to 38, right? If I'm playing the Wizards, I'm playing. Yep. Right?

Who's the number one team in defense about shit if I'm playing Detroit Pistons I'm not you tell me a you can sit these games. I'm sitting against them. So that's gonna be a struggle 28 right there Wizards and jazz the worst teams in league defensively as of right now ThunderRockets magic and Grizzlies top 14 defensively So if you're telling me a hey, pick which game you're going to sit, like, I got to pick? Or you're telling me, oh, you're going to play against the Wizards, you're going to sit against the Grizzlies, of course.

If you're telling me, play against the Grizzlies, sit against Wizards, no. What's the average? I'm not sitting against the Wizards. What's the average amount of games that players normally play? I normally play about 60 to 65. What's the average game? I'm not sitting against the Wizards. What's the average amount of games that players normally play? I normally play about 60 to 65. What's the average? When? Each year. Depends on who it is.

It's like most of the mid-level guys, most of your fourth, fifth, sixth player, they play like, what are they in there, 78 maybe? Maybe. Yeah, they playing, yeah. Star players, I mean, star players today. 75 to 82 games. 82, yeah. The star players today, they got them around 68 to about, I don't know, 61.

Yeah, that's what I thought it was. 61 to 62. About 60. Man, that's horrible if you're thinking about Supermax like, ah, yeah. Uh-huh, you twist angle, god damn it. Yeah, you twist one more angle, god damn it. You get a groin pull, god damn it. Woo!

So the average All-Star in 2003 played 79.2 games per season. 20 years later. So in 2003, the average All-Star played 79 games a season. In 2023, the average All-Star plays in games a season in 2023 the average all-star plays in 64 So your average all-star don't make the think about that your average all-star don't make suit don't qualify for Superman Which saves convenient? Why did they put that Did they calculate? That's why I asked that. We're going to do 65. That's why I asked that. Yeah, they did the numbers. They did the numbers. That's why I asked that.

Yeah, they're mathematicians over there. You're not going to tell me. They're fucking accounting over there for a reason. That's exactly why I asked that. When you look at players, you look at Lucas, they've been load managing this man since he came in the league. You're talking about they've already shaved off 170 games from him, which means he has two extra years on his career.

He's done missed about 160, 170 games. That's two fucking years that's on the back end of his career. This is a business now. I don't know about Luke, though. Huh? Not two years. Yeah. He kind of...

What I'm saying is, if everybody plays 79 games... Once he gets above 30-something. That's that right now. That's two seasons right now. He ain't done playing. No, what I'm saying is, if everybody...

If everybody plays 79 games, right, the average playing 79 games, if I'm taking off... If I'm taking off for your career i done took off 160 something games for your career i get that in the back end that's less wear and tear so instead of instead of you retiring that damn 34 and you sitting here like this by the time your career over you ain't doing this about 38 so we asked the chat is harden's legacy underappreciated good Good job, chat.

72% said yes, 28% said no. So let's talk about the varsity team in Los Angeles. You thought the Clippers' blowout was bad. Unfortunately, the Lakers got beaten even worse last night. I blame Pat Riley for taking LeBron's cookies. I know you want to talk later today, King. I see you were in a good mood walking in here.

So I guess I have to read the stats for the game. Let's start with the good. LeBron had 29 points, 12 for 18, shooting to go along with 8 assists in 29 minutes. I would like to stop now, but I'm actually obligated to keep going. No other Lakers scored more than 14 points. AD scored a season-low 8 points on 3 for 14 shooting in 31 minutes of action.

On the Heat side, Tyler Hero had 31 points to lead all scores, including nine threes in the game. Great corner right there. Here's one of them, Bill. And the Heat won by a score of 134 to 93. You heard that right. 134. It's a hero, something like a hero. 134.93. You heard that right. That's what we need. 134. That's what we need. We need a hero, something like a hero.

134.93, 41-point margin of defeat. I want to say that's like the 11th worst in Lakers franchise history. Just times in that game, they looked like they did not give a fuck, Gil. No, I'm sitting here looking like the only person that looked like he was playing was... We need a hero. No, what was the name right here? Gabe Vinson. Huh?

Shemar Moore. Miami. Yeah. Run this video again. Look at... Do we have to? No, no. I ain't never heard somebody say them words, man.

Okay, then watch it. Watch it. Where's Gabe Vinson? Now, look at the defense. Right, look. They don't know. Okay, does it look... I'm good, right?

There we go. Nobody played. Hell, look at that. Okay. Where don't know what okay does it look look I'm good right there we go Nobody played hell look at that. Okay Okay come to the lane why I show you Switch it I'm gonna die Mm Watch this little fast break Yeah, look bad trying to take a charge take a charge this at the three-point line Watch this. Look, fast break. Look at that. Yeah. Look fast. Trying to take a charge.

Take a charge and stop. At the three-point line. Okay, come on. Look. That's all deep. All highlights. Look at this. Look at this.

Right? Look at this. Not even hard effort. Where you see Gabe? Look at this. Who got him? Watch. You're going to see Gabe.

He going to be the owner. Look at this. Now, here come Gabe. Hold on. Hey... Look at this. Now, here come Gabe. Hold on. Hey. Look at this. Hold on. Get through that. Ah, ah. Look at that. We got to run it back again, though.

Hey, hold on. That's the hardest defense you see the whole time. Run it back all the way. Start it all the way over. The whole video, right? Don't go under when somebody... And watch LeBron. Hold on. Watch LeBron's reaction on every bag.

Watch LeBron, please. Every shot, just watch him, right? That's LeBron for him, too. No, just watch him winning the game. Let's watch his reaction Oh all of this shit is finna be so fun. Should've traded. Are you? Who's in the game he's in it, hold on hold on here we go It's finna get worse. I look look look., look. Hold on. Oh, that's one. Hold on. Here come another one.

Watch, watch. Look. He's looking at you. Look at it. Look at it. Look at it. Look at it. Look at it.

Look at it. He ain't moved yet. Look at it. Watch it. Here come another one. Watch it. Another reaction. Come on, man.

Hold on. One more time, bro. It seems like you're taking a little too much pleasure. Doing it. Disappointed like a motherfucker, man. And some elder abuse. No, because he had 29. He had to try on the other end, right?

And they had to score, and they just, like, every one that went in, he just got even more deflated. Like, every time that bitch went in, he... Damn. Shit. Out there playing with his homies. Playing by himself. When you playing with your trash homies, you by yourself. 24-0. Second half, that's the second half is when he kicked in, right?

Yep. So after the game, Lakers legend James Worthy reacted like all Lakers fans did, with extreme disappointment. This trend is not cool. And it's just not cool. I mean, they need to get on the bus tonight and get some White Castle burgers and drive to Atlanta. And they need to think about who they are and what they need to do,

because what they're doing right now ain't even close to Laker basketball. Not even close. James Worthy saying they need to get on the bus, get some White Castle, drive to Atlanta, driving distance from Miami to Atlanta, about ten and a half hours. Not sure if that is the... They got White Castle in Miami? I don't know, but I know that... They got it along the way.

I know, they got a... They got some white in Miami, but it ain't Castle. They got to be careful on how fast they pick that up because you on the bus. Oh, that's going to run right through you. They got some snow in Atlanta, but it ain't necessarily White Castle out there in Miami. Shit, that bust up.

But here's what J.J. Redick had to say after the blowout loss last night. It's easy to not want the ownership, particularly when it's embarrassing. I'm embarrassed. We're all embarrassed. It's not a game that I thought we had the right fight, the right professionalism. Man, y'all was in Miami, bro. Miami wins the game. I'm Not sure what was lost in translation. There has to be some ownership on the court,

and I'll take all the ownership in the world. This is my team, and I lead it, and I'm embarrassed. So, Lakers outscored by 70 points over their last two games. That's their worst point differential over any two-game stretch in the history of the franchise. Even the Robert Sacre, Ryan Kelly Lakers never experienced such a back-to-back humbling. Yeah, we cooked that game.

Who deserves the blame for the Lakers' struggles? Points that were pointed to coaching, Darvah Ham, I think got a brunt of it. Vogel did, probably did that. I'm just saying. When? Hold on. When? Y'all got to start putting time dates on it.

Show me articles. About what? Because I see it. 12 and 13. Show me when we was talking shit about ham and them this early. That shit didn't kick in until January. I remember because I was part of it. January when we went 315 what's going on?

VB and bake the ham. No, we was No, that was in the Go that there was some some Tension infraction in the organization December players not deaf in November him writing on the board information Yes, November. Oh, we wanted to cut. When he started starting, like, fucking Kim and all them. That was after the camp.

That was after. Got the nickname Pockets, I believe. Yo, so when. You just making this shit up now. So who did they play the day before that? So who did they lose? The Timberwolves was. So the game before that.

So they had. So they wasn't on the back to back. There was a day in between. But Kenyon, you mentioned. They was a day in between, but can you actually mention Miami a fun city, a lot to explore. Yeah, yeah. They had a day in between. Couple of them dudes probably, yeah, more than likely.

When did they get there? When was it? They played the Timberwolves on Monday and then. When did we get there? We got, we left there Friday. So that means we got there Saturday morning. We played Monday. We played at Minnesota. We played there Friday. So that means we got there Saturday morning. We played Monday. We played at Minnesota.

We played at Minnesota. We left Minnesota. We got the fuck out of Minnesota. They went to Miami. They didn't even think about Minnesota. I'm saying went to Miami. Probably went to Miami Monday night. They went to Miami.

Turned up Monday night. Potentially turned up Tuesday night. But they went to Miami. Before you go to Miami, you're like, I can't wait to get to Miami. So you try to get back to Minnesota. Yeah, we got the doors blew off because they was ready to go to Miami, you're like, I can't wait to get to Miami. So you try to get back. Yeah, we got the doors blew off because they was ready to go to Miami. Hell yeah.

Then got to Miami and enjoyed Miami. Yeah. And got the rest of the doors blew off. Boom! Right? We know. See, we know that. See, y'all talking about y'all lost by 70.

We telling you what it look like. Yeah. Soon as we see the schedule, we playing Timberwolves like, shit, they in Timberwolves. Hey, so look, what time the club close? Look, we going to land. Hey, what time we land in Miami? What time?

Reppin' folk, what? I told you, they already there. Folk, folk, hey, tell them how the bottles ready, everything. We be straight from the airport. No luggage. Straight from the airport. Leave the luggage. We got the wings.

Sir, you're leaving the game in the Wolves dressed in your Miami fit? Yes. Yes. OK. We with it. We going to have like, hold on. The wings are you leaving the game in the woods dressed in your Miami fit? Yes We win Minnesota's hole right now, right I'm gonna be oh it's cold in Minnesota, right? You know what we look like walking in the gym. No we look Dudes ready Do that don't never dress up right right? Dudes that don't wear team sweats to the game and shit. Them the dudes, you like, oh, yeah. Oh, you got something coming tonight. You got something coming tonight.

Yeah. So we just going to Miami, man, unless you. So this is the thing, right? You got your guys that know how to do it. Yeah. Know how to go out and still show up and do their job, right? Because we didn't do it in mass. Listen, know when to eat, get that nap in.

So we didn't master the game day ritual of partying and playing and doing our job, right? Some dudes ain't mastered it yet. Them dudes, they don't know when to go to bed. They just stand up way past the time they normally stay up, right? Them dudes normally in the bed by 11. They go to bed, they went to bed at 4.30. Or 3.00.

She probably just... They all throwing off, right? From there straight to goddamn shoot around. They all throwing off. Just sitting there just... They normally have breakfast, dude. They ain't had time to eat. After the shoot around, you try to take your nap,

you done overslept, you supposed to be on the first bus, now you're on the second bus, you try to take your nap. You didn't oversleep. You were supposed to be on the first bus. Now you're on the second bus. Right? So it's dog. But it's a collective thing. It's a thing, man. Miami undefeated, bro. But you have all Tuesday to recover. Are those guys you think going out Tuesday night as well? No, that's not how it works.

Because Tuesday is still, like, we just got here. We didn't know Utah. We didn't recover? Because we didn't know you were talking. We didn't recover. Because we didn't enjoy the whole night. We got to the spot late, right? We rushed. Listen, we rushed and drunk them two bottles.

Right? You might say, you still got something. Not Tuesday. You still got something. Hey, Tuesday night. But you didn't get what you really wanted. Tuesday night. You got something.

Hey, we got seven bottles on the table instead of two. Tuesday night. Tuesday night. We didn't, it's seven bottles on the table instead of two. Tuesday night. Tuesday night. We didn't. It's like, fuck the game. You got to see me longer than I am. We slept all. I got a whole other outfit.

We slept all two. We still drunk because we got, you know, we hit them back quick, so it hit us late. Yeah. So we went to sleep Tuesday until about 5. We waking up around 5. All right, good. All right, shit was rough last night. What we doing?

Where y'all at? All right, we're going to go to Prime 112. Right, we're going to go to Prime 112 about 8. We might go to Willie's first. Pre-game. Yeah, we're going to go there. I got us a table, and then you're doing it all again. Then we're going to dinner to pre-game.

Dinner is pregame. We're not staying until 4, but we might leave out about 15. We went harder, though. But we definitely went harder than we did in them two hours. So the Monday night, Tuesday a.m. was basically the shoot-around, and then that Tuesday night is the actual game. And don't dare talk about shoot-around at 10. Oh, yeah.

Oh, my God. Coaches be cool. Sam Van ready. They're in Gandhi shoot around. I had that bro We we say a lot what but you see Do's know this smell just like the bar in it, right? I'm gonna just say yeah, that's what you Right? I'm going to just stay up. That's what you do. I'm going to just stay up. Fuck it. Ain't no point in going to the toilet

and getting an hour. It smelled like the floor behind the bar in that bitch. Dudes in there trying to sweat that shit out. Man, you got a dude walking through it. Dude disappeared for a couple minutes. You can have somebody go in the back and let it fly. And then threw up in the back. Come back, you got a Gatorade.

Like, yeah, yeah, yeah. Long night, huh? Yeah. Coaches even know. They be like, long night, huh? Yeah. And the funny thing is, the chair's like, so y'all ain't professionals?

Huh? No. That's why I am. We trying to tell you how that looks. Very professional. Very professional. Go look at the games we played. Right?

That's how you get barbecued as a team Some of them don't know how to get home and do all that If a I went there we know he gonna sleep all day 55 That's not his problem Lou will Might be done He hung out with AI but his ass had to be the shoot-around at 10, so he don't get the A.I. sleep. Yeah.

For sure. I know that. Yeah. I got a B.A. I know that feeling. Yeah. Yeah, because I didn't trust. I didn't.

Where did you have that feeling at, Nick? A couple of places. We coming in at 6 a.m.? Yeah, I'm not going to shoot-around. Hey, was there somebody you were hanging out with that you shouldn't have been hanging out with? Me? See you at the game? I'm not going to shoot-. Hey, was there somebody you were hanging out with that you shouldn't have been hanging out with? Me? See you at the game? You're always trying to be good, too.

I'll see you at the game. I don't got to go to shoot around. You got to go to shoot around. You're 12? Yeah. Not going to shoot around, bro. How does that conversation happen? I'm not going to shoot around.

Are you telling the coaches? Calling the trainer. Fuck the coach. They don't run shooting. Nobody's fucking coach. He's not coming. Fuck the coach. He's not going to be here. And you call the trainer. They call you, man, listen. Yeah, the trainer is. I ain't going to trainer. Fuck the coach. They don't run shit. Nobody's gonna fucking coach. He's not coming. Fuck the coach.

He's not gonna be here. And you call the trainer, they call you, man, listen. Yeah, the trainer is... I ain't gonna make it today, dawg. What you gonna do? What time the... What time the first bus? What time the second bus?

First bus. He said, what time the second bus? Man, what time is the second bus? Yeah. Who get on the first? I couldn't wait five days. Man, I'm maximizing that day. I couldn't wait to fucking get on the second bus.

I'm maximizing sleep and eating opportunities. Listen, man, so no Yeah, not gonna make the only thing that saves LA is because they closed that to you or LA like 145 La will be turning the lights on it 145 for sure Are you like only the only team that like it just all depends on players as your personnel on your team? Yeah, right that That Miami affects you. And it all depends. Like, some coaches, like, they look at their schedule.

First thing they look at is Miami. Like, how many days, oh, how many days we getting this bitch? Or L.A. Just like that. Or L.A., yeah. And then some, so this is the way they'll do it, right? Some magically, it'll be mechanical issues on the plane when we getting ready to leave. To go to Miami.

Getting ready to go to, or L.A. Yep, or L.A. Or L.A. Or New York. So New York, Miami, L.A., Toronto. Unless you have a whole bunch of Atlanta boys. Unless you got a bunch of Atlanta boys on your team. Or, listen. Toronto.

You might get in a fight going through customs. Listen, dog, we're trying to get through customs as fast as possible. Toronto. Hey, Toronto is the weird one because what happens is because we're a team, there's always one motherfucker on the team that holds up everybody because he got some issues that nobody know about. He got some legal issues that they didn't put him in the private room. And we got gotta sit on the

bus and wait on you and don't let it be the main guy because he already said don't leave me oh you know you leave him he ain't playing it's a whole issue it's a whole issue right so no but they so they try to so and then we'll yell right up there hey especially we're on the plane y'all trying to hold the bus and they they got to load the bus. Man, you ain't stopping nothing. Yep. Oh, they still going at it. Yeah, yeah, yeah, absolutely.

Yeah, right up to, hey, man, might as well get this bird in the air, dog. No, that's the funniest thing, yeah. Certain city, same team. What's the funniest? All three different teams, same shit, right? We ain't even going to the hotel. All right, man.

I don't know how their team was. Listen, we ain't even going to the hotel, bro. We got the cars on the tarmac. Where? Toronto? Denver. Sure. Our team in Denver?

We got the cars on... We land at LAX? At Signature? We got the car on the tarmac. Miami? We got the car on the tarmac, dog. I don't see how didn't do that. We all, listen, and this is how crazy

we are. We all going to the same place. It's six cars outside. It's six SUVs sitting right outside, and we all going to the same place. They want to make their own personal calls to their work. Hey, baby, I'll

be on the way. Right? It's crazy. And I'm telling you, certain dudes that ain't used to it. So we had a teammate that wasn't used to going out. That's where it messed up. Went out with us and had a horrible game. That's where it messed up. Had a horrible game. No, you're not allowed

anymore. Not allowed anymore. You're messing up for us. That's where it messed up at because people can't take it. Yeah, dudes, they don't know how. They don't know how. Certain dudes mastered it, right? Man. Let's get back to our...

So, let's go to the next subject. I done gave our excuse for our latest. Now, move on. Move on. Guess what? Out of the chat, I already know. Y'all going to play Atlanta next? We playing Atlanta next

Magic City here we come. Oh and three got dammit on this road That's what we say That's what we say I'm giving you the excuse for Atlanta. Oh god damn damn it, Magic City. Here we come. So LeBron going to have dirty. The rest of us 0 for 45. We was with them. That's two straight strip club cities, bro. Miami got the cold one. Then Atlanta. Oh, that's old.

Y'all wonder why the Clippers couldn't win in a bubble. The reason is they functioned. Yes as a strip club city like so they like Miami Atlanta New York that trip right there. The boys all got 30 that they all balling that That uh that 2020 Clipper team. Oh We're Paul George Paul George Lou Oh, yeah that team right there, they functioning rock stars. Yeah.

What fucked them up, mental problems is they can't go nowhere. Yeah. The work can't come. They can't go to the strip club. They got to sit there and be professionals.

And they're like, this shit real. I don't know. It's too boring. I need a bottle of lap dance for me to go like this. I got motherfuckers calling me.

You all right? Yeah, man. What you doing? I'm hanging out at high. Standing on this balcony thinking about fucking jumping, thinking about life. This what y'all do?

Shit, I can't. You heard him? Yeah, man, I can't take this bubble shit, man. What's wrong? Hey, man, FaceTime me when you get to the spot, dog. Nigga, sit here like this. Nigga, you got to come up with a plan

to get out of this, brother. Nigga's trying to break out of jail. but they just got to break out of jail. They just got to break out of jail, man. What? I got the plan here. They told us that we was going to shovel out this. I ain't getting no plane with you, Ray. They got people they call pilots, Ray.

They seen loose too. What the hell you doing? What the hell you think you going? Magic want me to drive. You ain't got no license. Hey, man. That would have been like, just imagine having. Yeah, your Denver team.

That year. That year, dog, with me, Melo, Chuck, J.R., that team. That team. Did you send Ben Bowles? Have you guys ever considered a good Bible study, perhaps? Send Bowles? Think about our wizard team. We had Bible study. Think about our wizard team. a good Bible study for We if we were sitting in the bubble, oh my god, y'all was the rock boys They had a lot

Our shit was so bad They had to automatically call the hotel lock the mini bars. Yes, mini bar Take my mother fucker out. Take him out the room. Yeah. Yes, and then this room is not allowed to order. Yes I've had a couple teammates that was Everybody's got a minibar in a room is that you know, you know, he gonna do Don't give two shits. We know it's gonna fuck you up tomorrow. We don't care. Teammate get on. Listen, this is a true story.

I don't want to call no names. Listen, teammate get on. No, he ain't supposed to be. Get on the plane, though. You know, we got the little just clinking. Clink, clink. Just carry on. Just clinking. Like, dude. He's sitting back there with all the little.

He didn't empty the... Empty, just... Few teammates, many bars. Right? Because he couldn't have here. He didn't empty the few teammates' minibars. No. Because he couldn't have here. He didn't went to like three or four teammates and emptied, got the lure joints. He just clinking on the plane.

Go back. We heard the minutes restrictions, but minibar restrictions. Yeah. You go to the rookies. You go to the minibars. You go to the rookies. Room service.

Listen, they had your name tapped, your alias tapped, your room number tapped, that's it So you didn't even order? Yes, like it was like it was that bad for some players like that's what I said So the first thing they do is go to the younger player. Yeah Felling get you yeah, she's a honey. Yeah Give me the per diem envelope or something. It's a one-day road trip. It's $72. It's $72 per diem. They didn't get it. You're happy over there.

You can have my ticket. Every trip. These hundreds of real... Yeah. Come on, clean this shit out. So, Gil, the chat is saying that you went on this long tangent. Very beautiful content. Very great to hear.

But you're deflecting from the real issue at hand on a long tangent. Duh. Yeah, you're supposed this long tangent. Very beautiful content. Very great to hear it, but you're deflecting from the real issue at hand on a long tangent. Duh. Duh. That's, yeah, you're supposed to move on. That's what I said. We don't even need to talk about this when they lose to the Hawks.

You got to talk about this. I already talked about what's going to happen. You got to talk about this. You got to talk about this. Lakers 12 and 10 through 22. Why do we need to have an interview? Because this is, this is, they old now. Lakers 12 and 10 through 22 games.

They were 13 and9 last season. We asked the chat, who deserves the blame for the Lakers' struggles? 46% said the front office. Here we go. 29% though said LeBron. Who the fuck put LeBron name in there? Yes, absolutely. I had nothing to do with the team.

Y'all know I didn't do shit with that poll, Bron. If you're watching, I had nothing to do with the poll. Why you didn't ask me? It's supposed to be the front office, JJ. So JJ's a... Ham, because it used to be his team. JJ's third's a... Ham, because it used to be his team. JJ's third at 12%. Ham, because it used to be his team.

And then you throw in Little D-Lo. Right? Now do it with those four. Let's see who we come up with. We will update the chat. God damn it. Little D-Lo, please. As Nick has requested.

Not D-Lo, Little D-Lo. Hey, that's... But in all sincerity, Gil, there's been talk, this roster now, seventh place, seventh place, and they're coming in this season. That's what I was going to say

while we was bullshitting. Front office, absolutely. Oh, yeah, front office. What changes was made? What additions was made to help? No, no. So this is the problem, right? Lonely Brown and Doctor Connected Brownie, two great additions. And that's why it's going to be what changes was made, what additions was made to help, right? No, no. So this is the problem, right?

Lonely Brownie and Doctor Connected Brownie, two great additions. And that's why it's going to be the same thing again, man. Seven, eight scenes and fucking around. I have to play the Denver Nuggets in the first round and... Fuck. Like, it was just such an important summer. It was. You know what I mean?

Like, it was such an important summer. The last two summers, though. But this one, I mean, what I'm saying, it was so many. It was so many. Just, it reminded me, like, that Amari, Chris Bosh, LeBron, D-Wade, everybody was, like, you mean you sitting there, like, with the pickings, right? Like, you can see all the fish jumping And shit, and you got the good bait throw that motherfucker up there set that a whole time ain't poor shit

That's a horrible feeling. Yeah Like they should they should give us discounts on the tickets. Mm-hmm. No discounts I ain't doing it as a Laker fan. I think the gym get fooled by, like, our playoff runs. That's why. But we have Western Conference Finals. Western Conference Finals, first-round knockout. The Western Conference Finals. When?

When we lost to Denver. That's when we should have got rid of the people that they was at. Beautiful time. What happened? Unfortunate. No, I don't remember. What happened? We lost. Seriously. Four close games.

Had the potential to win all of them. Did not. How many did you say? Four close games. Oh. The hardest minimum? We lost by a minimum of like 3.5 points. What I'm saying is all the money we had this summer, we didn't get nobody.

No, but I'm saying that they see that. Played four games, boy said we lost about three points in four games, like, damn. I'm just saying, like... It was around that. No, but think about it, Kent. We got all the money. We got all the money to make moves,

and we don't spend none of it. Lakers tax, as you know, when we try to get players, they tax us. You don't trade when you players... Lakers tax, as you know, when we try to get players, they tax us. Players at their highest peak, though. You don't trade when you got value. That's what I'm talking about. No, we could've signed like... Free agents.

Free agents. Oh, all those free agents. You gotta over... Listen, if you trying to win, unfortunately, as a lot of times, you gotta overpay. We couldn't get Buddy Hill. We couldn't... Think about everybody, everybody else got. That's what I'm saying.

You gotta get to guys like that. You gotta Fool. Think about everybody, everybody else got. That's what I'm saying. You got to go into that. You got to get the guys like that. You got to go into that luxury thing, dog, unfortunately. I just want to know. I want to see the list they had when free agency hit. I want to see the list. Because at some point, you had to cross off some. And then, boom, we're going to go after him. Did that bitch only get three names?

Like DeMar, Levine, Paul George? Was that it? Sign, sign, sign. We done. Goddamn. Maybe next year. So in recent news, Brandon Ingram has switched his representation over to Clutchport, which seems to be beneficial. Would you like to see Brandon Ingram on this Lakers squad? We got two first round picks. We have some assets that we could dispose of. It's better than what we got. We got Shamar Moore. Huh?

But I'm saying, we could have got Buddy Hill. So you think Pelicans is, they already see what's going on with Zion. They're going to get rid of the only person they got right now, and he's, what, about 26? After they already got Swindle for Haley. But they was trying to trade him already. They already treated him bad. They treated him bad.

Yeah, because I thought... Walk that shit back to him. Yeah, that's what I'm saying. They treated him bad, so you can't do that. They was like, yeah, Zion finished, he did this. Now he's like, oh, you need me. And he ain't even like, hey, man, that shit I was talking about earlier, man.

Huh? I would never cheat on you. I was being emotional. So we got to update it, Paul. Did I say B.I.? No, no, no, no, no, no. I was being emotional. So we got an updated poll. Did I say B.I.? No, no, no, no, no, no. I was talking about T.I. Didn't like the last song he wrote.

That was it. I didn't say I didn't like you. I was talking about somebody else. We updated the poll. We said who deserves... Bad investment. Who deserves the blame for the Lakers' struggles? 45% said the front office.

32% said Little D-Lo. 13% said the front office. 32% said little D-Lo. 13% said J.J. Redick. 9% only said Darvin Ham, though. Darvin, free and clear now. Back in the NBA Cup. Hands out of his pocket. The funny part is, all the dickheads who voted for Ham knowing he ain't coaching no more.

This is really him. Lingering, though, Gil. They ain't shit. Lingering, but let's keep this thing moving. For those of you who are looking for sweaters, this holiday season, Gil's Arena has you covered. We already talked about this earlier. You can buy one, get one free.

Take a look at our collection. Show the people that wasn't here earlier. Let's take a look at our collection. We have Gil right here. Nice. Oh, they got the Maybach on there. Yeah, that shit nice. Oh, you put... Cemetery letters.

God, that shit nice. Cemetery letters. Look at Lex, y'all. Lex's rhinestones will be added to Lex's. Look at Lex. We have Kenya. Look at this shit. Rust colored.

Look at this floor mat. We got swaggies. Most hated. Yeah, put swaggies. We got swaggies. And we have Brandis, the tough crowd with the dog. I like Brandis. Hey, we'll go back to Nick's.

Is that the Trojan? Yeah, you see colors. No, no, they look like the Trojan helmet Yeah, it is they did USC off of USC Oh, they put a championship trophy on a bitch. They know what's about a couple damn The people's champion issue I am legend drew league. I am legend. Drew League champion. Look at this unthoughtful shit here. Target shit it is. Hey, would you like rhinestones on it at least? Would that, I don't know.

Would that persuade you to? Put something on that motherfucker. Can y'all go back to the, no, no, no. Look at that shit. Can you go back to the original? Yeah, the gray one. Yeah, that gray look. Where's that gray one at?

Go back to Kenya's first one. The gray one. Where's the gray one? We have disavowed all knowledge first one. The gray one. Where's the gray one? We have disavowed all knowledge of that sweater, Kenyon. Out of respect for you and the Martin family. It was funny, bro. It was back to back. Yo, but just be honest, though, right? Just be...

You could have asked anybody, right? You could have did a poll on the street. And asked if they know of me, right? Some people say yes, some people say no. That's a key issue. What would you say if you know, the percentage of people that voted yes that they know me? Brother knowledge on a shirt.

What would you come up with, guarantee it wouldn't be a fucking Christmas tree? Yellow boy, could have had a yellow boy like this. Could have been anything. Right. Could have had a yellow boy like this. Could have been anything. Right. Could have been some fucking socks. Beach cruiser looking like Deebo or something. Two socks.

Socks. Anything. A beach cruiser. Beach cruiser. You know what I'm saying? Looking like Deebo. You could have had me choking somebody out. A fucking Christmas tree.

Yeah. I'm just saying though. You got a brother knowledge on here. They might surprise you. But look at it. But people, hold on. That ain't the kicker. Everybody else got a design on the back of their shit too.

On the top of the collar. No way. Turn that shit around. What I got on my arm? Blank. Turn it around. Everybody else got a design on the top of their shit. That's just screen print, man.

So whoever sells the most sweaters among the cast is $5,000 underdog book. And you get mine for free. You buy one, you get one free. So the stakes are high for the cast. I had to remove myself from the competition. You were the one to beat mine. Kenyon, I have gotten word that your sweaters are selling,

though, so. Not a chance. The chat has rallied around it. You have sold more than one sweater. They are selling. They are selling. Woo! Not a chance. No the chat is rather so more than one sweater That you sold more than one okay to you sold sweaters For people to wipe their feet on His wife in there like this you love I gonna be mad when we get in the car, give me two of these. See?

These are down available. Why he going to come? She in the back. I know, she in the back. She in the back. And King like this, who the fuck just bought two sweaters with my credit card? I have to support you, baby. I have to support you, baby.

Keep it in the bag. These Christmas sweater things. She assholes. She was just about to buy one of them. Bought two of them. And I just tell you, you bought two of the ass, you get two of mine free. These Christmas sweaters. She assholes. She would just buy one of them. And I just tell you, you buy two of theirs, you get two of mine free.

Yeah, she assholes just like me. That's old sweaters. Just let's trust her. She would do some shit like that. We got to all rock the Kenyan sweaters now. For sure, man. I'm just losing my mind. Nick has a Kenyan sweater now as well.

No, absolutely. And it was so funny. Everybody go like, we got the Kenyan sweaters. Just give us one of those. Just give us one of those. Give us one of those. For real, just let me see it. Take the back of it. These sweaters are now available on gillsarenamerch.com.

So get yours ASAP. So let's shift this over. We want to acknowledge a milestone that occurred earlier this week. So with his first bucket of the game against the Spurs on Tuesday, Devin Booker reached a 15,000-point mark for his career. Do we have that video? We grabbing it? We got the tweet.

So Devin Booker hit the 15,000-point mark for his career. Feel like Book's been in the league forever, but remember he's just 28 years old. His teammate Kevin Durant, who was the eighth all-time in scoring in league history, praised Book on Twitter. He said, 15K at 28. My dog checking boxes.

Congrats, Devin Booker. More on the way. So the Phoenix Suns added this stat that you guys might find of particular interest. Book becomes the ninth youngest player in NBA history. That's what I was Googling. Yeah, ninth youngest player in NBA history to score 15,000 career points. LeBron, obviously, first. Fouled by KD, Kobe, Will Chamberlain, Michael Jordan, Carmelo Anthony.

Now, that's impressive. That's T-Mac. That's impressive for real. No, no, no, no, no. The Michael Jordan one is impressive. Who Michael Jordan? Because he had to go to college for an experience. Because he came in at the age of 22, turned 23, and didn't miss the year.

I think Giannis is more impressive than that. Because he's Greek? Because he ain't played basketball until he was 18, and he came in at 19 and got... 19, that's four years. I think Giannis started playing when he was 14, 15 years old. Greco-Nigerian. But for reference, seven of the top ten scorers of all time. Other two players being Giannis, obviously a future Hall of Famer,

and T-Mac, Hall of Famer, Cruz, slowed down by injuries. No, go back up. What's the list again? Can we play that? Run that list back one more time? Mello went to college. One year. Will Chamberlain went to college.

Two years. Kevin Durant went to college. Will might have went. So let's really talk about it, right? The fact that Wilt did, listen, the fact that Wilt didn't shoot threes and Giannis didn't shoot threes. Dang, that's what I'm saying.

Jordan didn't shoot threes. Didn't shoot, but he capable. But he could. Jordan is the oldest one here, though, and he missed the year. That's all I'm saying. Yes. So basically, he came in three, three years later than most of these guys

Missed the whole year damn near that's how many points this mother was putting up Huh? Kobe missed in here too Who Kobe you got hurt? Yeah Before he was 20 he could have got hurt four years and still been But Kobe came in not star and that's more impressive than that Before he was 20. He could have got hurt four years and still been... But Kobe came in not starring. That's more impressive than that.

You come in and play in 10 minutes. Will three years of college then play with the Globetrotters before? Oh, so that, yeah. Play with the Globetrotters for a year or two, so... Well, you can't say it's... It can't be that impressive if you're coming in... Will score 15,000 in two years. ...and shoot every shot you want.

Who? Jordan. That's not impressive. He coming in and shoot anything he wants. What I'm saying is impressive. Anything. When Kobe was 22, 23, he had three rings already. That's Jordan's rookie season.

Oh, man. No, it wasn't. Stop. Huh? Shit. What? What? When did Kobe win his championship?

At 22, right? No, that's his third championship. No, he didn't win his first year. He airballed free throws. He came in at 18. 18, turned to 19. Goddamn. He airballed free throws that first year. Was ball-headed.

Then, the third year, he got his afro. That's when he started balling. Yeah. And he's all of 21. He was 22. They didn't win that year, though. Okay, fuck. His rookie year was 18, right? Unless I'm smoking.

That's when he was an all-star. 21, 22, and 23. Nigga, you see the trophy? I can't see. Yeah, I bet you can't. Put your glasses on. They had three rings already. Okay, but he didn't start, though.

Jordan started. What I'm saying is by the time Kobe had... He would have got the ring to start. So that means he's better. I'm not saying better. I'm saying what's more impressive. It's more impressive. That when Jordan came in, this is...

Are you over there mixing the medication things? Yeah, I think he's... No, it's more impressive. How is it not? By the time Jordan came in the NBA, Kobe already has three rings at that same age, which means if you calculate all

the points Kobe would have by that age, you're talking about damn near already 9,000 points. No, because he didn't start. But it don't matter. By the time when Kobe was in the NBA, when you do the math, Michael Jordan was still

in high school. Then he went three years. So if Kobe scored 539 points as an 18-year-old, there's three more years that he's had over Michael Jordan. But it would have been more. It wouldn't have been a conversation

if he came in with Jordan at... So by the time Jordan got in the lead, two, three, four, five, six, seven... Kobe has 8,000 points. Wouldn't even... So that's how much

he had to score... Wouldn't even have been the conversation. ...to be in the youngest. Wouldn't even have been the conversation, I'm saying. What?

If he was capable to come in and shoot every shot he wanted like Jordan. But if he comes in at 23 like Jordan, that's what I'm saying what if he had was capable to come in and shoot every shot he wanted like Joe if he comes in at 23 like Jordan That's what I'm saying. It's they both was great at 22. That's when they start balling So if he came in at 22 and was okay, what's more impressive? What's more impressive? Okay

So Kobe start balling at 22. Yes rings by 20. He had three rings. It was exciting, like fun, but he wasn't balling. He had three rings at that age already. That's what I'm trying to say. He already had three of them bitches. How he had three rings at 22? 30, 23. They won, motherfucker. They didn't win his first two years.

He came in at 18. That's 18, 19. What are you talking about? Look at the age when he's won the ring. Do you see the age? 21, 22, 23. This is three years before 19. That's three years.

Three and nine is fucking 12, right? So 19 and three is 22. He won at motherfucking 23. That's what I'm saying. That third one. That first one. The first one is 21. Nigga, three seasons before that. The first championship. 18 first one is 21. Nigga, three seasons before the first championship.

18, 19, 20. 21, 22, 23. 19, 20, 22. What? What, you can't read? It shows you right there. Three seasons. I'm going off the seasons.

It shows you the age. I'm going off the seasons. Yeah, so by... So Kobe was... I come in at 18, turn to 19. I played three seasons before I win the age. I'm going off a season. Yeah, so by... So Kobe was... I come in at 18, turn to 19. I played three seasons before I won the championship. So Kobe... What are y'all talking about?

So Kobe, in his sixth season, was only 23. Oh, now he's talking crazy. Oh, I don't know, man. If I play six years and I'm fucking only 23 at 19. What? What? That's what you're saying. He got drafted at 17. He got you got drafted at 17

Turn 18 August before this shit is the funny part is Says the age right here the ages my says championship 21 22 23 that's three rings at that age. It says it right there. Do you... Let me flip this motherfucker. Do I got to flip it back?

He's played three seasons before he won. That's what I'm saying. But by the time Jordan got in the NBA, this was Kobe's legacy. So he already had 7,000, 8,000 points. He already got a playoff record.

I thought he was 18 turning 19, played three seasons. That's 22. 17, 18. That's what I thought. Cool. 18, 19. But I'm saying he played three seasons. That's 22.

But what I'm saying is he has, this kid already has 7,000, 8,000 points. He already has about 4,000 playoff points, three championships, five All-NBAs. That's more impressive. This guy ends up being part of the youngest. He did it before he was 22. He won three championships. What are you arguing?

I'm saying it's impressive how an older guy got on this list. Gil, that's all I'm saying. Gil. I'm arguing. He over this list. Gil. That's all I'm saying. Gil. I'm arguing. He over there mixing that medication with that Hennessy, bro. You over there talking. You're not testing me.

I'm wrong. If you played three seasons at 19. He talking in his sleep right now. That's what I was arguing. That's what I'm saying. You argue stuff that has nothing to do with the topic. I'm saying Michael Jordan coming in at 22, 23, being on the list that has a whole bunch of young dudes.

Man, I don't know who he's talking about. Like, they're starting their calculator already early. By the time Jordan gets in, like, Devin Booker already had 70. Jordan's still in college at this time. So they are expected to be on this list. Someone who played three years in college being on the the top, the ninth youngest, that's weird. That's, it's impressive. Yeah, okay.

Bob Cousy is impressive. So Jordan was 21. 21, 21, turning 22. Yeah, turned 22 in February of that season. Thank you. But anyway. Like, like, like, this is why he on this list. You see that?

You see them numbers, bitch? Man, I see that. You playing against me. You see them numbers. All I'm saying saying that's impressive 28 37 35 33 33 32 that's impressive That's impressive. Not your manner in a nice man. You better I'm a man, but I get in the youngest that's let's shift this back to Devin Booker who was

Getting book is a he's the ninth youngest? Ninth youngest player to score 15,000 points in NBA history. You see that? How do you see Booker? I mean, in order. Yeah, ninth youngest. So LeBron was first, KD second, Kobe third, Wilt fourth, MJ fifth, Carmelo sixth, Giannis seventh, T-Mac eighth, Devin Booker in that ninth spot. How do you see Booker's career playing out?

I think with him, he's just got to try to figure out how to get a chip. Right? I mean... Yeah. I mean, he's only 28. Which is crazy because, as we pointed out, it feels like he has been in the league a long time. Fuck. 72?

It's been a long time. 72? Right, it. 72? 72? Right, it was 72? That's three games right there. What? Yeah, 70 against the Celtics. That's a good three games right there. In order for him to do what you just said, Gil, damn.

He gotta be on the team. Like, I ain't saying he can't with KD. I ain't saying he can't with KD. I ain't saying he can't with KD. I ain't saying he can't with KD. I ain't saying he can't with KD. I ain't saying he can't with KD. I ain't saying he can't with KD.

I ain't saying he can't with KD. I ain't saying he can't with KD. I ain't saying he can't with KD. I ain't saying he can't with KD. I ain't saying he can't with KD. I ain't saying he can't with KD. I ain't saying he can't with KD. I ain't saying he can't with KD. I ain't saying he can't with KD. Damn. They got to be on the team. Like, I ain't saying he can't with KD. I think he can. Give to KD?

No, I'm saying they need to play like the Warriors played. In order for, because he's that kind of a player where he's efficient now, right? Mm-hmm. So, yeah, I think, yeah, they need to, like, he need to move. He's that kind of a player where he's efficient now, right? Mm-hmm. So, yeah, I think, yeah, they need to, like, he need to move and... They don't need to play iso ball, bro, at this point. Because I think it goes against what they do best right now. And that ain't really his strong point. You think they can be like the...

You can go get somebody like Sabonis, man. Either Golden's, old Golden State, or Boston? Go get somebody like Sabonis man. Either either Golden's old Golden State or Boston They like ball you think they can be they can be more efficient in I think um They beat the average Tatum and Brown. They can meet the average more assist. They need to move the ball we got a deep call didn't do sorry fishing they got the coach for the defensive shit they got the mind for the defense and got the players think Norquist fit with him no that's what I say I don't know somebody that Pat they need somebody they can run offense through right they need us a bonus like

they need to do how Draymond did. For them, they need somebody they can run the offense through. Right? And he's more capable of Draymond of scoring. He's better offensive than Draymond, I think, but... And there ain't really that many players like that. That's what I'm saying. But somebody like him, even go get you a Ben Simmons. Which we pointed out before.

I think you go get somebody like Ben Simmons and you let him orchestrate, you put him in the positions to be the facilitator. Because he don't want to shoot. He don't want to shoot. So shit, you don't want to shoot. Cool, we got that. So I think somebody like him will fit that situation. Just for the defensive presence. Defensive presence, he's got multiple

positions, you're able to switch. He's a pass first and willing passer. You got KD who is one of the the most efficient scores we've ever seen Devin book is turning into that You have you still have? Grace and Alan you got guys who may be shot. Yeah, they healthy though So then you have like you have the pieces you just don't have like Jones on an ISO She you exert more energy play iso basketball than movement. Especially at that age.

Same screens coming down, catching and shooting. One dribble play. But then when we need Bucket in the fourth quarter, then we go to what we need. And to me, I don't think Booker's, that's like really his strong strength to go iso all the time. He could come off the screen, catch and shoot. Because he's a shooter. Yeah, he could catch and shoot. He's a shooter that knows how to score, right?

So is Devin Booker a scorer or is he a shooter that knows how to score? He's a shooter that knows how to score, right? And that's why I think he's always going to score, though. So he's like Gil. He's like Gil. If you have to get rid of a nerd, who do you go for that completes the team? Yeah, I'm like... Like who's out there, like...

For them? Yeah, like who would you make a trade for that doesn't seem... It doesn't seem big, but it's perfect for them to take... Like Drew Holiday over there, change. It changed their team for the better. Like, huh, Bam? Mm, no. Ooh, yeah, no, yes.

Firepower, though. But you gotta give up. No, no, no, no, no. You gotta make that happen. Yes, you need to get. Yeah, I like Bam in that situation. Of course. Because Bam a willing passer, right?

You can put him in the same situation, I think, as like I was saying with Ben Simmons, but he's defensive-minded. He's wishful thinking. He pass first. He's a pass first guy because he don't want to score. That's wishful thinking, though. It is, but he said who would fit.

Hey, what's crazy is Ben Simmons is up this year, right? Yeah. If they made a trade for Nurkic and someone. No, you don't trade for Benkic and someone, for Bam, and then pick up Ben Simmons and a free agent, now your goddamn

point guard is seven foot. Miami gonna get rid of Bam? No. Ben Simmons' idea for that situation, though. It was more realistic. It was more realistic because you got a guy

that is not looking. Because Nurk want to score, so when you give it down to him, he's not looking for anybody else. He's like, oh, I got the ball. Let me go. You run the same shit that you run when they throw that bitch into Draymond in the post. He start backing down. You know what's coming.

So just imagine you running a split with KD and Book. Bradley Beal, you got a decision to make, and you're going to mess it up. Six out of ten times, they're going to botch it. Was Aiden on the team with KD, or no? Who? Aiden. I mean, the big man. Was he a better fit than Norwich?

He would have been if he wanted to play. Like I said, they big man, they need someone that's willing to, like, it's the bridge guy. They don't have a bridge guy who's bridging the game for them. Right? So it's more like you do that. Like, they need a bridge. Too much taking turns.

You go, I go. But that's what I'm saying. They need a Drew Holliday. Like, Boston has two. They got Drew Holiday and White. That's hard to find, bro. We could just find that. But let's talk a little bit about the KD front.

He's been battling injury this season, so news out of Phoenix, KD will be re-evaluated in one week as he's now dealing with a left ankle sprain. He suffered that injury against the Spurs earlier this week. Suns are 11-2 in games Durant starts this year compared to 1-6 without him. So what's your confidence level in the Suns' chances to contend in the West, especially with KD kind of dealing with these injury issues this season?

11-2 when he's there. 11-2 when he's there. As long as he's healthy, they are contending. I don't know, man. We're talking about an ankle sprain. We're not talking about knee surgery. Yeah, but... I mean, he coming back.

We had a cafe show, I believe, earlier in the season. But they... That's just like the Clippers. Every year, somebody's hurt. No. Yeah. These is knickknacks.

Like, these are knickknack injuries. Like, these are, like, irritating ones. Get it out the way now. Yeah. Get the shit out the way now. What was the number of times they played together all as a unit last year? They won this shit in March and April. It was, like, 20 games, 30.

It was something like that. Small samples. That's what I'm saying. So, but, nah. If you don't have something like this. Get it out of the way now. But played together in the playoffs, ended up getting. That's what I'm saying.

It's these little ticky-tack injuries that they're getting that's just lingering for no reason. Like the same thing with Steph was saying. Like I got to take care and make sure this is not lingering because if it lingers, then I'm just going to keep coming back. I think 10-9 is both knees. Steph, I believe, will be out for the Warriors next game. But this is going to get older. It's getting older.

That's what I'm saying. That's what I'm saying. They're starting to get old. Because KD, when he's on the court. You seen what KD was doing to Wimby? Put him in a blender that first quarter, then tried to do the same move. His ankle gave out.

It was over. They can't do that shit all game. I know. You play in the dog league. Spurts. You can do it in spurts. You play in spurts, my man. This is one of the teams we talked about earlier in the season.

You guys wouldn't be surprised either way. The top three team in the West wouldn't be surprised. What was the record you said? 11-2 game. Kevin Durant starts 1-6. When he what? When Kevin Durant starts, the Suns are 11-2. Okay. Okay.

That's all we need to know. If you just said like 6-5, then okay, we're concerned. So you're basically saying if he starts, they won. They're Gucci. They won. They'd be top.

Right? So the only reason where they are is because he's been hurt. Yeah. Okay. So if he's in, they won. Because I'm pretty sure if Shea hurt his ankle and missed seven games, I'm pretty sure they won't be won. How's it looking?

Okay, cool. Crying tears of a clown, man. That ain't shit, okay? God damn, stop. It's the same shit as the Clippers. God damn. If they was good, healthy, they'd win. It's the same shit.

Nah, I have no idea. Yes, it is. Shit. When they was healthy, they were whooping the Lakers' ass. Just stop. Let's keep it real. Let's keep it real. Let's keep it real. If it wasn't for the bubble, we wouldn't have that damn championship. The hardest championship in NBA history, doesn't it? Yeah, the Clippers would have won that. No home court advantage.

You don't want to play them. No work, no strip clubs, as you guys pointed out earlier in the show. Christmas games, Tuesdays, season opener. Let's just keep it real, man. God damn. First off, we asked the chat do you think the Suns can compete in the West? 65% say yes. That's just

from what they were on paper getting Bill which you're hopeful for. Obviously a lot of injuries last season seem to be a trend heading into this season especially with KD who's arguably the most important player on that roster. Based on what that record looks like... Can dudes just get healthy, man?

What, they need more training camp? Yeah, I'll try to go get Ben Simmons if I'm them. As a free agent. Ben Simmons, yep. Because he up this summer, right? Yeah. he's free I think I yeah if I'm yeah Well, let's keep this thing moving real quick go back to the Easter conference as you guys pointed out Lakers next game against the Atlanta Hawks

Heart starting to draw some attention after picking up some notable wins recently Hawks have won five straight games, including back-to-back wins over the Cavs last week and a win over the Streaking Bucks last night. Huh? What happened now, Gil? Huh? You play the Hawks?

We do play the Hawks. No, because he made a statement, because I remember I was a Laker fan. He made a statement that the Clippers was whooping our ass. Ken, you made a similar statement. In 2020. You said in 2020. Yeah, that year.

You said as of late, though. No, no. He said 2020. If the Clippers, if there was no COVID, we wouldn't have won the Bucs. Look at all the games they played together. Who was the number one team in the league? So we see who beat the Bucks and the Clippers. So Clippers won the first matchup. The Lakers, I was actually in the team.

Okay, thank you. Just making sure. We were winning that regardless. No home fans, Nick? It was 2-2. I had a hell of a team. Hardest championship in NBA history? Our team was a hell of a team. A screen full of video board fans? Clippers wasn't? It was 2-2. We were whooping our ass.

We were unconcerned. I'm like a fan. Unconcerned. But I was happy we didn't play. Unconcerned. Didn't we go on like a big ass win streak or something? I was happy we played Denver. Fire to the ceiling, shutting down to beat the Bucs and the Clippers.

I was happy we played Denver instead of Clippers like everybody else. He was killing it. Unfazed. Like everybody else. I know y'all was happy we played Denver instead of the Clippers. What? Not worried. I was happy.

No. Wanted that score. Denver put them out to play all, and then we played Denver and we whooped their ass. Why would we be happy about a team that didn't even want to be there? Who was the Clippers coach then, Gil? Who was the Clippers coach in the bubble? I think he was at the... I remember he was playing golf on game seven.

And they said if we lose this... I remember he was playing golf on game seven. Boom. And they said if we lose this, because he was so happy when he was, like, they're getting ready for game seven. He's talking about his golf score, because it was probably the best golf he had since then. And they basically said, if we don't win, your ass is fired with all this energy you got going on. Clippers was up 3-1.

3-1. Yes, they were. That's what I'm saying. They checked that off. Meanwhile, Lakers did not trigger that. Next thing I heard, he was calling Philadelphia. Hey, man, I'm about to get fired. You got some room over there for me?

Sold! Let's shift over back to you. Hi, y'all. That was a good year. We had a good year. Hawks have won five straight games, including back-to-back wins over the Cavs last week and a win over the Streaking Bucks last night, who may or may not have had energy issues in that game.

So Trey Young has 17 points and seven dives in 35 minutes, but he was 6-for-19 from the field, struggling from three, missing all nine of his three-point attempts. Fourth-year emerging pro Jalen Johnson led the Hawks with 23 points on 10-for-19 shooting to go along with 13 rebounds and five assists while playing 40

minutes in the game. On the Bucks' side yannis dropped 31 points and dame had 25 both shot 8 for 14 from the field but no other bucks players scored more than 11 points so with the win the hawks moved into sixth in the eastern conference now 12 and 11 have recorded wins over the bucks the calves twice look at the celtics and the nixon season because the Celtics is and the Knicks this season But the Hawks are also the only team that the Wizards have beaten That's what we need beating them twice early in the season House we're doing some injuries in that game though, but still the Wizards It's exciting squad though, let's just be real based on expectations coming into the year a

Lot of talk about trainees to move on and rebuilding. To see them six now. But let's talk about Jalen Johnson a little bit. 22 years old, showing great potential in his fourth year. Average of 20 points, 10 rebounds, 6 assists on 51-36, 76 shooting splits. What's the ceiling for Jalen Johnson in Adam Silver's NBA? I like him. He was dunking.

He was doing some Josh Smith shit. Only 22 years old? He was flying, bro. And the energy is right. Big upside, like, what, 6'8", 6'9"? Something like that. Gil, you are currently FaceTiming somebody. Uh-oh. Gil, you are currently FaceTiming somebody. Uh-oh.

Gil has retrieved the phone. He's using FaceTime audio. He's got a mic. Gil, he's going to duck you. He's not picking up. He's going to duck you. He's in Miami. Do you want to let the show know who you were calling?

Gil trying to retrieve a special guest for our program. Currently, ladies and gentlemen, the show is live. Anything can happen at any moment. Hey, how was that energy? Did it have energy yesterday? Did the Bucks have energy yesterday? Yeah, we just lost. Oh.

Huh? We just missed shots. I'm just making sure the energy level was still high when they took our ass. The energy level and the chemistry is still high, baby. Don't ever forget that. All right, just making sure. Yeah, we good. Don't worry about us.

You said 17-3. Don't worry about us. You already took a loss, so that's a problem. Okay. Okay. All right, don't worry about it. All right. Don't worry about it. Okay. 17-3. Don't worry about it. You already took a loss, so that's a problem. Okay. Okay. All right. Don't worry about it. All right. Don't worry about it.

Okay. All right. Goodbye. All right. Goodbye. FaceTime Mr. B, Brandon Jennings, not on the show today. Just wanted to make sure. That ass whooping. That ass whooping. The energy was still high on that ass whooping.

Brandon said the energy was still high. They just missed some shots. It happens. But talking about the Hawks, Jalen Johnson. Can you like Jalen Johnson to see him lead in the league? He's showing progression. He's in year four, showing growth.

Fortunate for him, he's with a pass-first point guard, a guy that's willing to pass it. When you're in that kind of situation and you got a guy willing to get off the ball and you've worked your tail off to get... Yeah, no, so he's showing a lot of growth.

Yeah, his confidence is high, so that goes a long way. So, yeah, no, I'm saying the trajectory is there. Yeah. Big payday coming for the kid. For real. How tall is he? My bad. 6'8".

Where did he rank last year in most improved? Because he had a huge jump from... Yeah, he had a huge jump from 5 to 16. So he was like down there plus... For real. Was that 11, 14, 15? He was a plus 16. Let me pull it up.

Do you know? You ask, you shall receive. So... He played 65 games. He didn't play 65. He did not play. Yeah, I was going to say he wasn't on the list. Fast week. Yeah, he didn't play 65 games.

But I mean, no, no. No fair for you, young. He's making big jumps, man. Like, you can tell he's putting in that work. You know, real work because it's really showing on the court. And we talked about Trey a little last week. Trey and that went over the Cavs career high, 22 assists most of the season.

Shooting's been a little streaky, but just in terms of his playmaking ability, does Trey deserve more love for what he brings as a playmaker? 22 assists against the Cavs. I don't know what it is, but I think people don't realize how good that kid can pass the ball man. Like he's a willing passer like he's I Think everyone was so stuck on the Steph part of it because he can shoot

I don't think anybody they underestimated that he is a pass first guard that just has a flame on him He's really good. Uh-huh. He's really good. Like, huh? I said, he's really good. Like, he's, like, you know how we see Hallenburton? Like, he's as unselfish. He just shoots it better. Like, he just, he just... He's going back to,

he's been playing his way. He's just really, really going back to how he played at Oklahoma, right? Yeah. He's going back to that, like... And they got a good

athletic team, too. Yeah, yeah. They just throw that ball like this. Yeah. See, the Hawks, one of those teams, you know, a lot of people were down on them in previous years. But with this squad, these young players coming through,

even Reese Ashae is the number one pick. Kind of finding his footing and figuring it out. And they playing in a bad Eastern Conference. They play in the East, so. So, shit, listen. Anybody can finish third in the East. Absolutely. 500. 500. You. Hey, 500.

You get home court advantage. You fourth seeded 500. 41-41. Home court. Shit, I might be the whole season this year. Y'all think the Hawks can make some noise in the East? Why you got to throw that show on it, man? They playing well right now.

We just don't let them play well right now. At this point, we can just do this and just be like, all right, anyone can play well. Because at this point, everybody is playing so bad across the board in the East that it's just matchups now. It's whoever matchups with who is basically in the Eastern Conference finals. It ain't gonna have nothing to do with

who we think is gonna be there. Right now, it's two teams dominant. Everybody else is suspects. But this team got a chance because they athletic and they run. They young and they run, like, full sprint. A whole quarter. That shit is... And they 500.

They 500. Game over. One day they 500. Yeah. They 500. Everybody 500. One day, 12 and 11. Everybody 500. Shit. Everybody. That's what I'm saying. But in the Eastern Conference.

Yeah, definitely. Much more favorable schedule. First time. All right, well, let's move on to Mostly Fans. Damn. Presented by Underdog. You know the routine, ladies and gentlemen. Download the app. Use promo code GIL. You get a 1,000,000 bonus cash plus a special pick-em.

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I went on the lower for Porter. A copy just, uh, you know, I added yours, but I just took the lower. You just made copy just, you know, I added George, but I just took the lower. You just made a slight adjustment. Yeah, a little adjustment. So, we're gonna do a special Mostly Fan. I want...

Hey, y'all. Whoo! Ah. We're doing a very special Mostly Fans here. We have Nick's biggest fan, who's made it all the way past security gate. My only fan. Here right now in the audience to ask some live questions. We're going to toss it over to you.

Go ahead. What's your first question? All right. So, Nick, obviously you're one of the fashion icons and major influences in the NBA. You famously played in Yeezys in an actual NBA game. And this is a question for everyone. What are your favorite shoes to hoop in? Favorite shoes to hoop in, Nick, we'll start with you since you're the biggest fan in the building. He gave you tons of confidence.

And since I am the shoe king, yeah, I am the king. You know, kicks on the court champ, all that. You know, I did that. I started this whole thing. I would say probably the Kobe 7s, I think. The Kobe 7s or 6s. Low tops. Yeah, I like those. Before they became what they are now, but when people wasn't really after them like that, that was like my favorite shoe. The IED, I used the IED on my Nike IED.

Master Wizard colors and all that. Wait, was that his shoe, the Nike IED? Yeah. You got to change? Yup. You could change all that. I remember there was one year that was, it was his shoe?

Yeah. Where Nike IED had it, you can just, everybody can make their own colorway. Yeah. I was like, oh, that was clever. So I used to shoe? Yeah. Where Nike ID had it, you can just, everybody can make their own colorway. Yeah. I was like, oh, that was clever. That's what I used to do. Yeah.

On his? On Nike, when I was, I used to send them all my colorways that I wanted. See, I... They just make them.

Yeah. Right? But because they didn't want to give me a signature shoe, so I just made all my colorways and they just made

every... Just anybody's shoe? No, just, yeah. Whatever I was wearing at the time and whatever color wave I wanted. I just sent my

all them deers in Denver. Yeah. My foot game was mean. Every stop, basically, but yeah. Speaking of shoes, yeah, so my favorite shoe... I'm going to go with

the first phone posi. Mm. I was gonna say foam too. Zipper. Yeah, them joints was like plant. Listen, get off the floor and them things. I'm like, yeah. Crazy thing about them, I ran through a couple pair of them in a game and I popped the zipper

like all kinds. Right? And you guys wear new shoes fresh out the box. I break them. Yeah, I did you like doing that Yeah, I wore a new pair of shoes every day every game new shoes new socks every game you do that in college unless I had Like no, I'm saying no no no college. I didn't but I won't like how long to take you to a job I've always been curious about that in college Yeah, but no from to the league wearing wearing a new pair of shoes every game. In college, it's hard to wear new shoes every game.

They didn't break them in or anything for you before you got them? No. Fresh out the box. Just take my orthotics out, put my orthotics in a new pair. Like, it was just lying. Yeah, well, ours is orthotics.

So the shoe itself. I had my own bag. I'm gonna start saying equipment, because I can only reference Denver because I was there for the longest. But, like, I had my own, like, bag of my shoes. I used to travel, like, Melo had his bag, I had my bag. Just in front of my locker, there's five pairs of shoes before every game, so I just picked whichever color wave I wanted. So whatever headband we was wearing and all that shit, like, we just matched arm sleeve, headband up,

and I picked whatever color wave shoe I was going to wear. And then what would you do after those shoes? Get them away. Get them away every time after you won? I gave mine away. To most home games? Okay. I'm already just, because that's that.

Yeah, I'd give them away at home games. I'd tell the ball boy whether it's a blowout, whether we getting blown out or we blowing somebody out or the game, whatever. I'd tell the ball boy, go get the bag from the back, and I'd give the shoes away to fans. Man of the people what you do I gave like the I Got a question

When you was with the man, how was you wearing what you was wearing when you was with Orlando? Oh because I had lost my contract. Okay, so I lost my contract all the shoes I've ever collected Yes, like since growing up, you know, somebody posted some recently and it was like, I'm like this boy was playing in every Jordan, Nike, everything you had in your collection, you was just hooping in. Yeah just cuz you know I couldn't you know once you signed with the Deedee's I couldn't wear these. Oh yeah. Yeah cuz you stole a whole lot of them but. You left them for Nick, you left all your shoes. I left them for you. I left them for you. Or the Nick. I don't want them for you. So, yeah, so basically all the stuff I had,

I just, like, I just wear these. And what was a real comfortable shoe I hooped in when I was with the Nicks, that Jordan 9 that they made in the Nick color? Profiles was mine. I'm tripping. Profiles. Hey. Pro model. Pro model was mine. The pro model.

What was this? Adidas pro model? I love Adidas pro model. Every size 14 mine. The pro model. I cleaned them. What was this? Adidas pro model. I love Adidas pro model. It did? Every size 14 they had, I bought. Favorite shoe to who? To the point, like Nike wouldn't send them to me, right?

So I searched every pair of them out and I bought all of them, right? Throughout the city, right? I got a few pair of them, right? But I bought every pair that I could find, right? To the point my Nike rep, like, put me to the the side like, Leo, they on my ass, man. Can you please stop playing in them? Right? Because Mello was this Jordan guy and I'm playing them nines every game and they like, yo, can you please? I'm like, these mother comfortable. Send me something else. Right? But I was, yeah, them Jordans was comfortable. But go.

Your favorite shoe to play? Ooh. Besides my own signature shoes? So before I got my signature shoes, the Bo Jackson's? Mm. I think it was either the Bo Jackson's. Playing cross trainers. Or the Air Max 95s. Playing cross trainers.

Yeah, I was a ball, yeah. You were ahead of your time? Really? He was playing in some Dolch's. Had to run fast. Or the air max 95 cross trainers. Yeah, yeah He played in some Dolce's had run fast Throw my shoes. Yeah, it was yours Seven button naked dripping wet now you go live, you know, you just sitting in this Friend already got my workout. No, I got my workout in under so wore them to the game. Yeah. He came in the game. Because we got the roll uniform.

He came in the game. And I'm like, ain't them nice? And then you take them off. And then you can like, you can. Does that match our jerseys? So he walked out. And I went and matched it up. Oh, hell yeah.

Put them back. I did it though. Put them back. We got dressed know how he did it though. Put him back. We got dressed, had my regular shoes on that I was going to wear. One, two, three, went out there, did the little warm up and stuff.

Went back, got to go to the bathroom, put his shit on. Yes, sir. Let's go. I don't know how he did that because I don't really, I don't never hoop him with no soles in my shoes. I put my so Zaba

All right. Yes. That's another thing about this food. I just take my friends out Yeah, he takes his in soles out his shoes and plays basket because he was poor No, it would be important to do attacking the because but he had money now the shoes did now when he was a customer When the shoes are too small. Yes, you take He didn't have to do it it was already brainwashed he had to wear the same shoes his whole life his foot grow everybody else so every time he got to hand me down he had to take us all out no shoes about people with big feet back in the day I got comfortable with all the shoes because I wanted to You had to take the soil out. No, it ain't that. Put your shoes in. All he knew. Nah, they used to talk about people with big feet back in the day.

Nah, he got comfortable with it. Why you need to get smaller shoes? Because I wanted to fit in and shit. All right. Hey. What size, what size you wear? My daddy was a truck driver. What size, what size shoe?

And they whooped your daddy ass. Me and the train pulled all of them up. What size your, what size your, what size your shoe? 13. What size T shoe? My shoe is really a 14. What size T shoe? My shoe is a size 14. What size is T?

Your son? His son? No, he's 14. His son? No, his brother. I wear a 14. Oh. He's 14, his brother 13.

Yeah. Yeah, so he get the 13s, take the soul out, so he... It's all right. Hand me down ass, boy. I never wore my feet to do bad things. You didn't hand me down ass, that's what he was used to, man. No, no, no. I had money all the time.

Right, like lotion. I had money all my life. I am ballin'. He got, man. No, no, no. I had money all the time. Right? Like lotion. I had money all my life. He got money. I was balling. He got money to buy lotion.

I was balling, man. Ask anybody in the hood. Ask anybody. He had no lotion when he grew up, man. Get your ass out the house, man. I had some in the house. Get your ass out the house. Let's go to our second question, bro.

I had some in the house. You're a big fan. Back in my day, I had some in the house. Baby Powder Young is what they called you. They did, because I was one of the coldest players on my block. All right, so my second question, like many people in this room, I am a Laker fan. Am I overreacting to say that after last night,

we are not making it past the first round? No, not at all. But the reality is, you know, it's quite possible. I'll answer that one. No, I'll jump in. No, no, no. Not overreacting. Very difficult to watch.

It's hard turning the TV on and seeing that level of play from a team that has championship aspirations. But we will figure it out. We agree with you. This is about the journey. Right? It's so obvious. Shit.

It's America. Long as we don't play Denver, we thinking championship. We ain't going to play Denver. We match up with Denver. They ain't going to be number one. Huh? They ain't going to be number one.

But as the fourth seed in the West, we'll see who gets that five seed, who will have the home court advantage over the Yago State four. Nah, hell nah. We're not going to be four or nothing. We're going to be. It's a possibility.

We have until February. We just want to play. It's a possibility. We have until February. We just want to play Houston. Shit. J.J. Redick, Negro Tennessee, hopefully by Black History Month. We shouldn't have won that game last year

that gave us the guarantees. I told you that. It would have fared much better against the Thunder. Hey, man. You said you're the biggest fan? Yeah. How many doors down

do you live from him? We know you as a neighbor. I live in Winnetka, so I'm the other side of venture. The hood, Gil. Yeah. You live rough. I live in Winnetka. They only got two targets over there.

I caught the nigga who I'm not the lickest of. Whole Foods ain't over there, Gil. Uh-huh. Biggest fan. They just hung out. Biggest fan. You got a fan? You ain't got a fan? You ain't a fan. It, biggest fan. They just hung out. Biggest fan. You ain't got a fan? He ain't a fan.

He's family. You know, that's family, man. He had the autographed jersey. I know that's Nick Jr. jersey, bro. I seen the stains on him, man. I seen the visible. Kool-Aid stains, man, all on the goddamn shirt. That's him.

I can't wait. I can't wait. I can't wait to show up. Sophisticated likely to ensue after this program. We appreciate you pulling up, asking those Mostly Fans questions. Appreciate everybody on this couch. Appreciate everybody in the chat. As always, another productive week here in Gilberto's Arena,

presented by Underdog Fans. They said Nick wasn't broke. I know. It's your parents. Whoop, whoop. I had, I had. We will see y'all next week. I had both my. It's your parents. Whoop whoop! We will see y'all next week. Yeah, both my parents.

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