Gil's Arena - Zion Williamson's Breakout Season FIRES UP Gil's Arena

Episode Date: March 12, 2025

Zion Williamson's Breakout Season FIRES UP Gil's Arena as Gilbert Arenas & The Gil's Arena Crew react to the Cavs nabbing their 15th straight win as the top team in the NBA and debate if this historic season deserves more respects as Mitchell, Darius Garland and the rest of the Cavs look to unseat the Boston Celtics in the NBA's Eastern Conference. They then react to Zion Williamson balling as of late as the New Orleans Pelicans' superstar is playing the best hoops of his career and proving that with the correct care and training he can finally deliver on they hype he earned as the NBA's next generational prospect. Speaking of generational prospects, Gil & The Crew turn their attention to March Madness where consensus #1 overall pick Cooper Flagg is weighing his options on returning to Duke or heading to the NBA, sparking a debate on NIL's impact on the one and done prospect and if hyped up players will have more control over where they play in the pros. Finally, they break down Tyrese Haliburton & The Indiana Pacers' football style play to take down Giannis Antetokounmpo and the Milwaukee Bucks inciting a hostile conversation on which team is most likely to win a playoff series as we enter the NBA Playoff conversation. Please give us a like and subscribe!!! Gil's Arena Crew - Gilbert Arenas, Josiah Johnson, Lexie Brown, Brandon Jennings & Kenyon Martin Gil's Arena Merch is Available NOW at https://gilsarenamerch.com/ Sign up for Underdog Fantasy HERE with promo code GIL and get up to $1000 in Bonus Credits and A FREE Pick: https://play.underdogfantasy.com/p-gil's-arena Control Body Odor ANYWHERE with @shop.mando and get $5 off your Starter Pick (that’s over 40% off) with promo code GIL at https://shopmando.com! #mandopod Try Huel with 15% OFF PLUS A Special Gift today using code GILS at https://huel.com/gilsarena Unlock a healthier, easier way to eat with Huel—nutritionally complete meals in minutes, so you can focus on what really matters. USE Code GIL10 for 10% off tickets on SeatGeek https://seatgeek.onelink.me/RrnK/GIL10 Join the Playback chat to interact with Gil and Josiah https://www.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 Stream Josiah's Film "Memes & Nightmares" Available NOW on Hulu and Disney+ 0:00:00 2 Min Timer 0:01:59 Show Start 0:10:47 Lexie Returns From Athletes Unlimited 0:11:34 Lexie Traded To The Seattle Storm 0:16:58 The Cavaliers Deserve Respect!! 0:34:52 Cavs Prank Rookie Jaylon Tyson 0:36:26 Kenyon's Prank War With JR Smith 0:52:50 Bucks Get FOOLED By Pacers Trick Play 1:04:57 Is Haliburton One Of The NBA's Best PG's? 1:13:52 Cam Spencer TROLLS Kevin Durant 1:27:06 Zion Is Playing His Best Basketball! 1:55:05 Cooper Flagg's Big Decision 2:08:29 Dawg Bowl Recap 2:17:04 MostlyFans 2:25:00 In Memorium of Junior Bridgeman Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Available for a limited time only at McDonald's. Welcome back to Gale's Arena presented by Underdome. Woo-woo! Another glorious day here in the arena. How everybody doing? Good, good. Cool. Appreciate everybody in the chat who pulled up yesterday.

Apparently a lot of y'all got opinions about the show. But nonetheless, thank you, Stephen A., as well, for coming through to the arena, coming to our home court. What's up with it? See? Haven't done that in a minute. Mm-hmm. I'm off my game today, Gil, but we're going to keep it, hold it together.

This is Gil's Arena, presented by Underdog. Whoa, whoa. As always, we got the legend Gilbert arenas here with us Represent tough crowd tough crowd University. We got mr. B Brandon Jennings back on the couch And on this side of couch we got former number one pick the bully from Oak Cliff Canyon Martin We're gonna change this we're gonna have to change this. We're gonna have to change this? Yeah, we're gonna have to change this. You don't want to be a bully?

I'm not. Oh. That's the thing. The gentleman from Oakland. He said, that's the thing. Like, that's like, people really like think that like, I was supposed to cum in this motherfucker yesterday like, would a wife be the only one? And crunch benefits.

And black Timbs and like, right? Cut off jean shorts and, right? Cold Stone Steve Austin. Right, yeah, that was what they really expected. Like, no. People know how to have an adult conversation, bruh. We are respectful in the arena. Until disrespected, that's all.

But there was, but. We give the energy we get. So you had a backpack with those clothes in it? No, no. Oh, okay. Just saying. And making her triumphant return to the arena, WNBA champion of the world,

recent Seattle Thor acquisition, Lexi Brown is back. Yes. I missed y'all. We missed you, Lexi. I ain't going to lie. I did. We missed your energy and positivity. Absolutely. I had to be positive.

They've been out here a while. I know. I've been watching you, KU. My mom always texts me, KU looks lonely without you on the couch. Had to be positive. Dealing with the nonsense. So I'm back. I'm back for a few weeks. See, now I don't have to see you.

If they get started and I can talk to you, I don't have to play dominoes. I can start this shit. I just started playing dominoes. I got a nice game in yesterday when they started that shit yesterday. There they go. For all the fans out there, we still have two viewing options for you, our traditional version, mobile vertical version.

Pick whichever one you want to watch. Just make sure you support the show. Here's what's cracking in the arena today. The Cavs are in the midst of their second 15-game winning streak this season, have the best record in the league. Should Cleveland be the favorite to win the chip this season? They're playing very, very good basketball. We got to show the Cavs some love. Y'all been saying we don't give enough love to the Cavs. We're going to see

if y'all love them back. Tyrese Halliburton and the Pacers ran an NFL-style ATO to stun the Bucs and move into a tie with Milwaukee for fourth in the East. You see it. Which team is more likely to win a playoff series this season? As we know, Pacers beat the Bucs last year. Bucs were a little injured.

They are tied right now in the East. They got them. That wheel route. There go that wheel route. And Zion messed around and dropped the second triple-double of his career in a win over the Clippers. How cautious should the Pels be with a two-time all-star for the rest of the season? Zion looking real good out there. Said he wants to play back-to-back, as Pelican said.

We're not letting you do that, young man. We're trying to keep you right for the future. But before we get into all that, as always, this show is brought to you by Underdog. Go ahead and download the app. Use promo code GIL. Get up to $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 us take a look, if we can. Lamello Ball, higher 6.5 assists in his partner pack on the Underdog app. Let us take a look if we can.

LaMelo Ball, higher, 6.5 assists. Hornets are at the Hawks tonight. SGA, higher, 26.5 points. Thunder got a big game against the Celtics in Boston tonight. De'Aaron Fox, higher, 4.5 assists. Klay Thompson, higher, 14.5 points. And Nikola Jokic, higher, 8.5 assists. How everybody on the couch feel about Gil's pick for tonight?

It's real positive, Gil. Huh? That's a lot of positivity. I know. Listen, I stopped going lower on the guys because I got to post it. And then when I post it, it looks like they start doing shit that they don't normally do. Right, motherfucker? I have them lower seven rebounds.

Now they want to get 12. Now they out there actually doing it. Like, wait a minute, sir. So I just push positivity. I'm all for that. Pushing positivity. Gil, the chat agrees with that positivity. 63% of the chat is riding with your picks for tonight.

So if you like these picks, I want to know what you, when they do that, I want to know what you won they disagree with. What the 37% is not rolling with? Yeah. Chat, go ahead and drop it. Clay, there's nobody there. Drop it, whatever pick you are not rolling with

that Gil has tonight. If Yoke is going to get 8.5 assists, something wrong. You are not rolling with that Gil has tonight if your kids don't get 8.5 assists Some wrong. Mm-hmm Shay. I mean The deep box say gonna get 30 every night, you know, I'm a low that's a little tricky right there Yeah, I'm taking a lot of shots. What point do you Fox can get five assists? I mean, I mean I mean. I mean, his assists are low, so he ain't passing. That's what I always say, too. He ain't passing.

I can show you my motherfucking account. That's what I always say. Oh, they can do this. Yeah. Right? Oh, they can get this. Oh, that's easy tonight. Motherfucker have, what is it?

Four and a half. That bitch have four. Yeah. Right? Yeah, that might be a tricky one because Chris Paul is the point. Yeah. That's why I said his assists a tricky one because Chris Paul is the point. Yeah, it was the point. That's why I said his assists are low for a guy who got the ball. Chas saying they're not rolling with LaMelo going higher,

6.5 assists. We believe in the ball family here in this arena. LaVar, 3 for 3. Don't he average like? He average probably that. I think I'm so used to the early one, early in the year. When he was passing the ball? Yeah, LaMelo averaged 26 to 7 so far.

I hear every 7, like I said. Yeah, Watson was out there then, the Brandon Miller kid was out there, so he was catching and shooting that bitch. He was throwing that mother, he was just catching and shooting. Well, if you like these picks and want to ride with them, head to the Underdog app, use promo code GIL,

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Y Smutty, you got $1,000. More winners underdog. YS Money, you got $1,000. More winners will be announced at the end of the show. Before we get into everything we got to get into, obviously, it's great to have Lexi back here on this couch. Yeah. Lots of me going down in your life. You don't know how to push. Since you left.

You don't push the smoke enough. I thought I was not allowed to push the smoke. It's right on Joe's side. That's why you don't push it. As for my contract. I don't know if you know, but I designed it right behind you. I understand. And I feel it every time you push it.

You can feel all that fall, right? You can feel it every time you push it. I feel it every time, yeah. Every time you push it. No, we don't do that. I thought we don't do that. Look where his ankle at. Right.

Not in, but through. I feel the smoke every time Gil pushes the smoke button. Yeah, see, there you go. You see how it go, right? I appreciate it. Ken, you always, you know, you tough on me, but I appreciate it like a big brother. And I got some other news. We just crossed 964,000 subs.

Oh. While we were giving out money. Shout out to the chat. I'm giving out money. So now we have eight winners today. We'll announce the other six at the end of the show. Buti back to you just finished your fourth season hooping in the athletes Unlimited League. Yeah, 16 points per game. You finished seventh on the leaderboard What was your experience like for you athletes unlimited this season, um, it was really fun

It was nice to really feel healthy for the first time in like a year and a half. I started the first week as a captain for the scrimmages, so I really got to like kind of set the tone for myself, which was really fun. And the players we had there, the roster was so impressive, so talented. And we just had fun. And Nashville was a really cool city. I didn't really know much about Nashville before we went there, but they really showed up for us. Like the environment was nuts. The city really embraced us.

So and I got to work on my game. So you know, everyone thought I was going to come in there and just jack threes all the time. But I was really getting to the midi. I was getting to the lane and you know, running a little bit of points. So it was fun to experiment a little bit. And it's some sad news for us. Back in February, you were traded

by the spark to the Seattle storm. Yeah. That's good news for you, but sad for us, because you're going to be far away. Yeah. You're still close. Still close. Alaska airline, two and a half hours.

Yeah, so y'all better get on the plane, Gil. But you get to reunite. No. Y'all got to come to Seattle. Obviously, you're going to be in this game. I'm just saying, yeah, when you come here, Yeah, but y'all got half. Yes. But you must come to Seattle. Obviously you're gonna be in this game. When you come here, then we can show out. Yes. But you must come to Seattle. At least one time.

We're gonna be right next to you. Right. Or we're gonna be on the other side talking shit. It all depends. We will rock you on it. If you're cool, we will rock the Lexi t-shirt again. If y'all are rolling with it. Or you can just give us jerseys.

That would be better. Yeah, okay. Traded to the Storm, you get to reunite with Nneka Ogumike, who you played with on the Sparks. Noelle Quinn, my former classmate at UCLA, head coach over there. What was your reaction to getting traded to the Storm?

It was a shock. I had no idea that that was in the works at all. But for me, like, I'm a very self-aware person, so the sparks, you know, when they made that move for Plum, you know, everyone thinks she's a point guard. She's not a point guard. She's a two guard, which is what I also am. So, like, I wasn't naive to the fact that they're bringing in this superstar at my position, essentially. So when that happened, I was like, okay, I need to show that I can play a little bit of the one. Then they signed a point guard

who finished the season with the Sparks and also was with me in Nashville, Odyssey Sims. So I was like, dang, maybe I need to start showing that I can play the three so I can be out there all together. So, you know, that's kind of what jump-started me being more of a shot hunter, trying to, you know, play a little bit more of the midi. So, like, you know, if they kind of what jump-started me being more of a shot hunter, trying to, you know, play a little bit more of the middie.

So, like, you know, if they need to put all three of us out there, like, I can play the three. I can guard threes. You know, our general manager and new coach were in Nashville, kiki-ing it up, taking pictures on the court with us and all this kind of stuff. And two weeks later, I get the call that they've traded for me. And I was just kind of like, I was on my way to the game. So I didn't really have much time to have a conversation about it. And that was that.

And now I'm on the Seattle Storm. And I'm really excited about it. But it was definitely a little bit of a blind side, not going to lie. Seattle, a great city. Yeah. Very, very nice people. It rains a lot. It rains a lot.

But in the summertime, it's nice. It's a great city. Beautiful city in the summer. Definitely one of my favorite places to play. Even before I got to LA, you know, before I got to LA, I loved playing crypto. And then my second favorite, Target Center. And then, actually, now that I think about it,

before I got traded to Minnesota, Target Center was my favorite. Before I got traded to LA, crypto was my favorite. And Before I got traded to L.A., crypto was my favorite. And then I was like, oh, I really like it in Climate Pledge. And now I'm in Seattle. They support you. He's speaking it in there. I've been speaking into it, so I'm not talking about no more arenas, no more.

Yeah, they support you. Oh, they. Big time. Some good hands, man. I'm excited. And I have a practice facility. Ooh. Yeah.

I got a whole facility. I kept asking for one and there it goes. And to all the fans in the chat asking... Just get your weight up. They say, you want a facility? Here. To all the fans in the chat asking, Lexi is and still will be a part of Gil's Arena.

Trade or no trade. I know. I was like, they don't not care. You can't quit her. They were like, she's not going to be on the arena? I'm like, guys, y'all not care? You can't quit her. They were like, she's going to be on the arena? I'm like, guys, I just got traded. Can we? You only one flight away.

But beauty is you still got a job. Facts, exactly. They want you. Still got the opportunity to go out there and hoop. Yeah, and play with a really great team. Lots of veterans. I went from being one of the oldest. Now I'm back to being younger.

Great fan base. One. Gil? Just know. You've been here before? Gil? Nope, number eight. I changed numbers.

No, she changed numbers, you guys. What number are you? Eight. Eight. Ah! Double four. Double the trouble. Yeah.

I was like, I haven't really found too much success with number four on the W. I won a championship wearing seven. So four is gone for WNBA. Where do we find these games? What do you mean? To watch? The Storm. To watch? Yeah.

What do you mean? On TV? Yeah, which is it? Do I need to Seattle's? Oh, you don't know yet. All right, just let us know I'm new send us the link Okay to the YouTube channel. We will watch them all play back. Oh Yes, yes, what I play back. Yeah play back is having WV. Oh, I'm gonna be own it

I also predict that we go I'm gonna say this positively because I really believe in this team We will be I think we'll be on TV a lot. Okay. So I'm excited about this game. You got to be doing that good shit. Every game, only watching yours. Playback.tv slash Gilbert Arenas. If you'd like to join our Playback Watch Party. Everybody getting their own stations now, so it's like... Yeah. Most games are on the app, too, the WNBA app.

So, yeah, they have an app. There's somebody on YouTube that actually shows everything, so y'all might want to get that under control. I remember seeing those people on Instagram Live, Twitter streaming stuff. It's like regular, like, damn, this is no flag,

nothing, huh? They're like, we ain't never seen nothing like this before. They probably got under control this year, though. They better. You know we're going to be watching and supporting. So let's get into some NBA basketball. Cavs are the hottest team in the league this season. Already set a franchise record for most consecutive wins by starting out 15-0.

And on Tuesday, they had a chance to match that winning streak with the Nets coming to town. With all-star guard Donovan Mitchell along with DeAndre Hunter and Ty Jerome all sidelined, Darius Garland put the team on his back to keep the streak alive. Let's take a look at some highlights. Cam Thomas led the Nets with 27 points. Cam Johnson had 17, 5, and 5, who without little D-Lo in the second half, sitting out with the right ankle injury management.

Cavs were down by as much as 18 points in the second half, but Garland picked up the slack, scoring 18 of his 30 points In the fourth quarter you see the heave and did it See the heave we believe like I said Darius Garland 18 of his 30 points in the fourth quarter Jared Allen added 23 points 13 Rebounds three blocks. He was 7 for 12 from the field Evan Mobley 21 nine boards and six dimes. He was 9 for 13 from the field But you see it. There's Garland doing his thing.

Bringing the Cavs back. Say, we don't talk about the Cavs enough. Well, here you go. Got him. Every time. Old Gary Payton. White chocolate Gary Payton, right? That's that move. So like I mentioned, this is the Cavs' second 15-game winning streak this season.

Cavs also clinched the Central Division title for just the eighth time. That's nice. And it's only the second time the team has done that without LeBron on the roster. He's so crafty. So the win did snap a streak of 14 straight wins while scoring 110-plus points, which tied the 1986 Celtics for the longest in NBA history.

That Celtics squad went on to win the chip. Cavs have also had three 12-game winning streaks this season. Top team in the league with a record of 55-10, including 30-4 record at home. Have the top-rated offense in the league, seventh-rated defense. Is it time to start putting some respect on the Cavs' name? Yes. Yeah.

Yes. You said that begrudgingly, Brandon Lane. No, because, I mean, what I say, Donovan Mitchell wasn't the number one option on the championship team, and he's proven it. He watched the show. The team is well put together. Darius Garland, he's playing crazy. You know, Donovan Mitchell, he might not be having the numbers like an MVP,

but his leadership and the way he got his team behind him, I mean, they're for real. Like, and if I'm the Bucs or whoever, whoever got to see the Cavs in the finals, you should be a little worried because they're for real. When y'all had y'all's point guard combo, did anybody mention Garland as the top point guard in the league right now? Is that what the list was right now? Active players at this moment in Adam Silver's national team.

I mean, I would put him in that conversation. He's been, like, quietly just leading that team. And, yeah, I agree with Brandon. They all don't have, like, these crazy numbers like some of the other guys that get a lot of the attention. But they've been so consistent the entire season. Two 15-game winning streaks is, like... I don't think people really understand how hard that is to do of the attention. But they've been so consistent the entire season. Two 15-game winning streaks is like... I don't think people really understand

how hard that is to do in the NBA. So they've just been really impressive. And also in the beginning, they tried to break them two up in the beginning. Remember in the season, they were trying to say it was issues between Garvin and Donovan Mitchell. Actually, it wasn't.

Even last season, saying it was going to be one or the other. Yeah, they were trying to do if it was one or the other. They tried to do it to us, too. It was a little Boston. It was a little Boston trying to. They tried it. It was how they was playing. Yeah, they tried it, but.

You know what's so funny? It's the old Cavs play. You remember when Kyrie was in his own, getting his own, then LeBron came. Okay. That's what happened here to our daughter Garland was Garland got his I mean got his all-star and then Donovan comes and it kind of stunts him right so He's done a good job of still showing that he still you know can put can put up numbers. And it really, like, stands out when you see Donovan out

and then he leads, and then you're like, oh, shit. He's like that. Motherfucker's like that, you know what I mean? And then when he's out, Donovan is... So I think if they're going to actually compete for a championship and actually try to get it, they're going to both have for a championship and actually try to get it, they're going to both have to be dominant at the same time. They're not going to be able to have a backseat

and then rely on Mobley or Allen to actually take them over the top. It's going to have to be them two doing majority of the damage and let the other two get in where they fit in. Yeah, that's the offense that they're running now. JB is a good coach, but his offense is set up for one dominant ball. Kenny Axson comes in, and coming from Golden State, what they're running, it's...

We know who that guy is, but the other guy eat as well because the ball moves enough. So, to your point, yes. Like, they both gonna have to be who they are, which is what Steph and Klay was at one point, right? And then you add KD to that, and it's Steph and KD.

The ball's still moving, but the other guys still eating as well while those guys are still averaging what they need to in order to get us over the top. So that's what this is. The ball is moving. it ain't sticking. They believe in the pass now. Mm-hmm.

And winning is contagious. Do I believe in them? Don't know yet. It's the regular season. They playing very, very good basketball right now, not taking nothing from them. Let me see them get out the first round, like I keep saying, right?

Get out the first round. Let me see how it looks in the first round. You can get out the first round, and if you go seven with an eight seed, then it's like, oh, right? You go out there and you do what you're supposed to, how it looks right now, which is be dominant, and you sweep them, or you go 4-1, then we start talking, right?

Yeah. Because last year, that same team, I got to say, granted, a different coach, but you only won, you won your series last year, but... You won seven games. You won seven games. Yep. With a very, very, very, very, very young Orlando team.

So... Shit, they can play them again. Yeah, they fucking can. Yeah. So right now, seven through 10 in the East is Hawks at 7, Magic 8, Heat 9, Bulls. So it could be another matchup, right? Another Magic Cavs.

I think the Cavs got that year under them. Orlando doesn't look like they looked last year. I think from last year. I think they learned a lot from last year. No, they've learned a lot. They've gotten better. But if you're Orlando and if you're the coach of Orlando, you don't fear, you want to play them. I want to play them.

It's the idea of they never won on this home floor in the playoffs. All we got to do is just steal a game there. So as hype as they are, Orlando's just as hype. And when you're going in the playoffs, man, it's really just about believing. And Orlando been injured most of the year. They missed their best two players for most of the year. Paolo was out significant times. And Franz was out.

And then, yeah, I want to play them. If I'm Orlando, I want to play Cleveland. Like when a player, like you remember Golden State against Dallas, right? The reason Golden State won is they already knew they can beat them. Dallas already was thinking, oh, shit, we got to play them. One versus eight, you know what I mean? It's matchups, you know.

Once someone has a load of energy, them little five, six, seven shots in a row don't phase them. They're like, don't even worry about none of that. You know, we got this. Like, in the playoffs, like, you know, got this like in the playoffs like you know you got somebody who really believe he can beat you he gonna fight you all the way to the end yeah right versus a team that we've been spanking him all year they come into the shit like oh four games man we're gonna pop it here right you can see that you can see that in the

playoff series man on how how the body language you know if a team is going to just stay fighting or versus, like, let's hurry up and get, like, a quick little 10-0 on them, and then they're done. Game over. So we asked the chat, did the Cavs deserve more respect? 84% said yes. As we know, last season, Cavs beat the Magic in the first round, took on the Celtics in the conference semis, got the gentlemen's sweep. Do you believe this Cavs squad has enough to dethrone the Boston Celtics and the conference semis, got the gentlemen's sweep.

Do you believe this cap squad has enough to dethrone the Boston Celtics in the East? I think they have enough. I think whatever... I think they have all the pieces they need. It's just, will it all click at the same time? Will everybody be on the same page and understanding that, you know, there's going to be games

where Donovan Mitchell has to take over. There's going to and understanding that, you know, there's going to be games where Donovan Mitchell has to take over. There's going to be games where, you know, the matchup is Garland has to take over. The bigs are going to have to take over. Like, it's round by round. It's, you know, there's sacrifices. Yeah, depending on the plan. There's sacrifices they're going to be making.

Are you going to be smart enough to make it? How does that matchup look? Like, with them, like, who guards who? Like, who does Donovan Mitchell guard? And when? If they match up. Like, what's the matchup look? What you mean? Like, with them, like, who guards who? Like, who does Donovan Mitchell guard? And when? They match up. Like, what's the matchup? Like, who's guarding Darius Garland? Drew. It'll be Drew and, yeah, it'll be the...

You know, they're small guards. It's gonna be the guards. Derrick White out there, you put him on... Derrick White and Drew Holliday are out there. Okay. I ain't saying they're a bad player, but that's their matchups. And then probably Jalen Brown, when they get him to, like, the fourth, get Donovan. It's... I say matchups and then probably Jalen Brown when it gims to like the fourth Get Donovan. It's that there. I mean

Chet's right then Jalen Brown has to guard every mobile That's a second garden that's that's the only problem with the the Cavs team is There's no there's no defender neutralizer that's going to neutralize Tatum and Brown on their side or going to actually make them work. And that's going to be the only problem, right? You're talking about seven series. It's so small.

You know, hey, Brown, you guys, just pick the motherfuckers up full court, run them, turn them, run them, turn them, run them, turn them, and then game six, seven, you know, these guys just picked them up I was a full court run them turn them run them turn them run them turn them and then game six seven You know these guys are so so beat up that you know They got they got pieces. They got a break. Yeah, they got oh good in the hunter. Yeah, that's this is a series gonna start He's like yeah, he's gonna have to start that's changed that beyond your hunger. He knows he's gonna have to stay if they play balls Yeah, he's gonna have to stop. I'm not even gonna play around I'm not gonna play off series. I need someone who's gonna challenge them. Absolutely. Yes, they got a garden

Okay, versus got it like just sitting there like I mean, Allen is coming out? Whoever the three is. Whoever that three is. Was it Dean? Was it Wade or whatever the other kid? Or Cora, whoever. I'm taking whoever that three man is. Who y'all starting at the three, Chuck? Yeah, he got to go. Oh, yeah. Yeah, Mads going to have to come off the bench.

Mads going to have to come off the bench. He's going to match up with Pritchard. He's still a shooter. Match up with Pritchard. He's a shooter, right? That would be fine, too. That is. Which is fine.

But that makes it better. Like, I just need, like, when you're talking about playoffs, the one thing you don't want is you don't want their best player not doing nothing on defense. Okay. Right? I mean, he just. Hey, get him, get him, and then he got 100% energy on offense.

Yeah, because we used to put J.K. on whoever else and let Kerry guard the dominant, and, hey, he helping off. But even with him, he can be guarding Gil. Mm-hmm. Why are you down here digging in the post, man? We're going to dig. Like, go guard him. But, no, but you need that.

I did. So the way Drew Holiday plays. Yeah, right Everywhere. Yeah And I mean what's the fun is that's that'd be my game plan that my game plan is I will run plays That forces drew holiday to play his man Yeah, right so I was I'm like it's gonna be soon as we dump it in Double screen off for what's his man to come off like make You move because he's a neck guy. Yeah

No, they playing you talk the other day they play occasion him he guarding the five Yeah, he was guarding the five man. So he could just do everywhere. I'm like this shit is Craig Like I'm not wise drew down when they threw it someone opposed to tell me what the next possession. Oh, he fucking guard Right, so he wrong He doing shit like just mucking everything up this fucking a whole game plan up because he just in the middle in the way just in The middle anyway, like like that's what said like when you're talking about guys like that like no one No one values a guy who prevents Plays from being ran or stop them.

You know what I mean? Like, so you got a muck guy who's very great at netting stuff. You got the on-ball. Yeah, you're good on-ball. But that net guy, the net guy is the one who stops me from driving. Right. Right? Like, I'm not worried about this guy.

He's handicapped to rules, right? Like, principle. Like, if I get below the free throw line he has to Push me baseline cuz that's where all so I'm just gonna sit here wait to that help guy go once they help guy go I'm gonna take off because there's that net guy in pen tits none of that. He just sitting there roaming Searching and that's that those guys is like damn, I got to pass the ball like it was to play Houston.

I got your case. Yeah, see? Yeah. What? No, that is dead fucking dead serious. Hey, today is my day to what? Oh, I've got the ball today. Oh, hey, get the sit back and play traffic cop today.

Like, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, I'm a traffic cop today. People don't know that is the worst player on the... Traffic cop. Yes, that's the worst. That's the one who's stopping all, like... Yes. Think about Luka. When Luka, when they get, like, go back to the clips,

go back to the clips, when they put that thing out. Luka played great defense, right? Now, look at Luka's defense individually, then look at the goddamn wall they back there. Motherfuckersers. Yeah, just Trying to run a pick and roll like no you go there. Yeah, I'll tell you a no corner corner you Sit back there my you man. No, you know, we ain't running them no more Mr. B. I appreciated your guys' traffic copying.

I love what you guys did. Nah, that shit was... I can see it came on. Hold on, nigga. Stay over there. Back door. Back door. He used to say that. Back door.

Don't deny. Come on. I got him. Reverse. Post up. Front him. I got him. I'm like, ah, damn, man.

Hey, shit. Why we running a place he knows? Oh, yeah. Shit. Hey, shit. Why we running a place he knows? He knows the mall. Oh, yeah. Shit. Because they had coached. So when he was watching, so Eddie Jordan was assisting with us in Jersey. Then he went there, put in the same fucking offense.

Yeah. No, Eddie, not tonight. The other 78 games that y'all going to play, you can run them plays. But these four, you ain't gonna be able to run none of that shit. Deny him. Let him catch it. Let him catch it. Back up.

I wish Brent Haywood would flash up to the elbow. They running. Man, back up. Let him catch it. Seriously, let him catch it. Back up. They cutting through. They trying to throw the ball there. Don't let it go. Make him shoot it.

He not going to shoot the jump shot. Now they at motherfucking like six. Yep. Especially when you just learning it. Yes. Oh, it's bad. Now you're supposed to go all the way through. Yes, you're telling.

Yes. Oh, that part. Right Now you're supposed to go all the way through. Yes, you're telling. Yes, yo. Oh, that part. Right? Horrible. Yeah. Horrible. Hey, you know you're on the wrong side, right? Yep.

You know you're on the wrong side. I don't get that. You're on the wrong side. He didn't ran chin and ran through the wrong side. I was like, hey, you know you're on the wrong side, right? Now you didn't fuck the whole play up. Mm-hmm. Let's keep this thing moving.

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I got to smell good everywhere I go. You will smell good. Way to improvise, Gil. My kneecap, my elbow. One more thing to talk about with the Cavs. After the game, Cavs first rounder Jalen Tyson had to learn a hard lesson after coming up short on one of his rookie responsibilities. Donovan Mitchell shared the punishment on his IG story after Tyson forgot to get donuts for the squad.

Take that walk. Take that walk. Take that walk. What side walk. Take that walk. What side you on? Man. Oh, hell no. Oh, hell no. I am so mad! I am King of the Dough! Man! That smells good, too.

That smells good, too. I'm hoping that our popcorn was not buttered. That'll add a whole other layer of clean to King. I see you shaking your head. Y'all have done that to somebody? Somebody did it to me and I almost died. Somebody did it to you, almost got unalive? No, he almost did it to me. No, J.R. Smith.

Insane. How did you clean it out? I didn't fucking clean shit out. That's what I'm saying, you had to bring it in. He wasn't a rookie. No. Yeah, so why? Oh, that wasn't a rookie thing?

He was just being an asshole? No, that was the that was the whole that's a really thing that they did wait They he won the rookie win come fix this My came okay, but we can still hear you Ain't shit funny No, no, no. Let me tell you now. So, John, I told a story before. So, April Fools. Certain guys, we know who smoke on the team. We know who don't, right? I come in there one day.

I put names on the board. I tell the trainer, put names on the board. I put my name on there as well. Put two guys' name on the board, right? That's thinking. Come to shoot around, niggas like, oh, shit, today, today, nigga, I'm, boy, this is going to be. They ain't no motherfucking Gatorade water, Gatorade water, Gatorade water.

So, you know, you try to piss and go home and do, they come out to shoot around. We come out to shoot around, ain't no name. April Fool's on the board, right? That's the April Fool's. Ha-ha, key-key, no harm, no foul. Right? We got a game that evening.

I'm not playing today. I got in the suit, whatever, put my car key, locker. Game over. Bring it in. I'm first one out the door because I ain't playing. I hit my alarm. I'm diligent. My car don't unlock.

Mm-hmm. Hmm. I opened the door. Popcorn just spilled out my Range Rover. Not in the Range Rover, kid. I left the door open, turned around, went right back. They end up doing doing media and shit. Media in the locker room now.

Yeah, I'm going to go back in the locker room. Oh, there's a video of it. Look it up. Oh, there's audio of it. No, there's audio of me listening. Who the fuck had access to the locker room? There's a camera right outside the locker room door. Y'all got a certain amount of time.

Who the fuck took my key out of my locker? Who was in the locker room during the game? You got a certain amount of time. Oh, because you gotta get your key. Who the fuck took my key out of my locker? Who was in the locker room during the game? You got a certain amount of time on my way home. Yeah. By the time I get home, I'm 10 minutes. They done reviewed the tape. We know who's in the locker room. We talked to him.

This is what happened, da-da-da. So JR done put the little ball boy that used to run around with him up to it. So now, all right, what's JR's address? Deadass, bruh. What's his address? Was the popcorn out of the car? I left the car there, nigga. I don't know.

Wasn't my only car. Like I said, I left the door. I left the car there. Went to my... Hey, what's his address? What's his fucking address, man? What's his address? Mm-hmm. But can you... What's his fucking address, man? Can you... What's his address?

Can you not... Can they call everybody? Agent, my partner who met at Molly, who was with us in San Francisco. They called because he lived in my building. Molly was working for the team. Everybody knew him. They... Can you please don't do this?

Don't... Don't... Please... Because I not listen, though. There please. Because I'm not listening. There's no, I'm, yeah. Did he say it was April Fool's? I don't give a fuck. What?

Did he say it was April Fool's? Obviously, you were mad about the popcorn, but were you, like, more mad that someone, like, invaded your space and took your key? Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah. It's more of that. Yeah. And you had somebody else do it.

And, yeah, the thing, and everybody was just like, why him? Right? Everybody in the organization was like, why him? You know where this is going to go. Like, you know where this is going to go. But it took everything, like, they, yeah,

they, yeah. No, they took, yeah, they had to get my whole, they real posted my whole car, took it out of his check. Like, yeah. No, they took, yeah, they had to get my whole, they re-upholstered my whole car, took it out of his check. Like, yeah. Damn. The gentleman from Oak Cliff. Yeah, I told the ball boy, listen,

I told him to tell, listen, he's not allowed back in the Pepsi Center. The ball boy? He's not allowed back in the building. He was there, or? If I'm, I don't, he's not allowed back in the building. I told him, if you see me around Denver,

Colorado, nigga, you go the other way. You leave. Because they begged me not to do nothing to JR. You fucking listen. Mm-hmm. Fair. They told me,

they still got to work with him. They asked me, please, because I was going to do something harmful to JR. I ain't going to even hold you, bro. You going for popcorn? Something I paid my money for? See, I couldn't have been on your team. I would have hurt you, dog. Yeah.

You know what I'm saying? You do something... Wait, so what year? It's something I paid my money for. What year was this for you? Five, six, seven, eight. Oh, yeah. That's crazy. Right? you? Five, six, seven, eight. That's crazy.

That's crazy. That's a crazy thing to do to a player yourself. No, it took Molly, it took my mom, my agent, my assistant. It took everybody to talk me off of this ledge I was on, bro. I ain't going to lie. Some popcorn? That's crazy. Dude bruh. No, I ain't going to... That's crazy. Hey, man. Hey, Carolyn.

The thing we talked about with Kenya's car. Hey, white Range Rover, light-colored interior. No, that's nasty. So this is, like... Wait, so you eventually saw JR at some point? Yeah, I didn't say nothing to him about it. Oh, you just let it go. I had to because if cuz you Then yeah, this is

You say the wrong thing other than what I what I'm expecting you to say It's a whole situation now right then what i was gonna do is gonna just i had no thought process then of you said then yeah i do now i think now okay no i i i think i think before i act now okay then i didn't think before i act i just acted and i dealt with the consequences whatever it was gonna be i dealt with that's whatever it was gonna be I dealt with Just what it was with me Like I didn't think like that's why I said people like with the suspensions and the fines and all that shit with the league It didn't matter to me

the money was yes, but My respect and what people was gonna go a lot further than that fine or that suspension, right? That's just what it was with me. I didn't... I deal with the suspens... I deal with the three games. I deal with this, right? That's just what it is with me. And I would've dealt with... Whatever would've came with it,

I would've dealt with it, bro. Dead ass. So, question for the rest of the couch. What's the best prank rookie hazing that you saw when you were in the league? I already know you did a bunch of wild redfish. Yeah, I didn't participate in it on either side of it, so it don't.

Didn't do that shit as a rookie, and I didn't do it as a rookie, and I didn't do it to nobody else, so. All right, he was a vet. He got you.

Mine was. But as a rookie, I didn't do it. I'm saying I didn't fuck with nobody. Didn't nobody make me do nothing, like go get donuts,

and. Yeah, you was the number one pick. They got you donuts, I would imagine. Nah, nah, I didn't want nothing, but you wasn't gonna make, this thing, you wasn't gonna make me do shit, like go get donuts and... Yeah, you was the number one pick. They got you donuts, I would imagine. Nah, nah, I didn't want nothing, but you wasn't gonna make me do shit. We got some, if you need them. You wasn't gonna make me do a motherfucking thing.

Good fuck, how many years you had in the league? We was gonna fight. 22-year-old me? Man, please. Boy, you, man, fight you hard as a motherfucker at 22 years old. Coming out of Cincinnati, all them weights I just got done lifting at Cincinnati, all the fights you hard as shit at 22 years old. Hell, they had to call a SWAT.

Mm-mm. Popcorn? No, you was hell, though. I bet you was, yeah. My best was cool, though. I had... Yeah, hard, no, they fucked with him as a rookie. You want some popcorn? Are you triggered? Like, they not. I had... Yeah, they fucked with him as a rookie. You want some popcorn? Are you triggered? Like, they not.

I want some popcorn. They fucked with him as a rookie, because the shit he was doing probably. Yeah. Yeah, I was... I was genius and menace as a rookie. And they was kicking your ass. I ain't gonna fuck about that pain. I wasn't playing.

My best was cool. I had Jerry Stackhouse Kurt Thomas Andrew Bogut. I think I came I came late I had to get the the newspaper for micro read every morning and I had to get the dough like that How to bring practice moves I mean see the hotel rooms Yeah, and then I think I came late one time, and then they kicked all the balls in the stands. They were in the rookies. You had to go get the balls. They kicked them all. You went to go get them? Yeah, I had to.

Oh, yeah. Yeah, I had to. Oh, boy. It was me and Jody Meeks, because we came late to lecture. Y'all both got them? Yeah, we came late to shoot around. Dang, I think we did that, too.

Also, no, there's no B giving his resemblance to Cone. I wish, I wish, I wish. Yeah, they used to kick the balls. That's true. Right, so then, right, so they did it to us right so then The next year you know the rookies coming in we trying to do it right we're gonna do it to them I think it was uh we was in Denver We was in Denver and we kicked the balls up up in the stands in Denver

You know Denver is fucking you know big and then we got in trouble for it And it was like we have to stop the rookie hazer on our team like they they were like we got to stop It's not professional or whatever so So they kind of killed it. Like, they was trying to kill it. Boo. It's just some of the shit I used to hear dudes doing, man, dudes on some teams, man.

I just like, yo. Man, I would have hurt one of them dudes, man. Oh, then you shouldn't have been on my team. You couldn't have been on my team after, Ricky. I would have hurt one.

Listen, it would have been over, bro. I mean, it would have been, listen, it would have been over, bro. All of us, they would have had to trade a bunch of us. We would have hurt one. Listen, it would have been over, bro. I mean, it would have been, listen, it would have been over, bro. All of us, they would have had to trade a bunch of us. We would have stayed home because it's just certain shit I came in. What is the point of it? I'm saying, like, I wouldn't. For, like, the fun part of it, some people take it too far.

Didn't join one of them four reasons. Why? Like, that's weird. Didn't join the fraternity for that reason because they're they trying to get me to join an alpha shit in Cincinnati They do it in football. Yo, you don't want me in y'all fraternity dog You don't Big brother Kenyon? Because the day one of y'all touch me dog is the on and popping in this bitch. What's your name big brother?

Like no, bro that shit weird like I like all of you What's your name, big brother? Like, no, bro, that shit weird, man. Like, put your hands out there. You're doing shit. I love that shit. Yeah, you're a child. Hazy? Yeah, no, because it did. So they had a rule, if you don't do it, ass-whooping.

So I took ass-whooping every time. Oh, yeah, they kick the balls in that bitch. Rooks, go get it. Nah. I ain't playing folk games. I ain't practice. I'll take this ass. First of all,

they don't even got that kind of energy. We ain't doing shit around here. Oh, you just was... Going to the locker room. You were just bored. They jumped me. Yeah, yeah, I was bored.

Yeah. I bruised, hip, back, hamstring gone. Oh, yeah. Twist an ankle. I got hit by a car. What? What y'all got going on?

So, what y'all doing? Y'all remember throwback jerseys? Oh, yeah. So, throwbacks was in, right? So, everybody was ordering. So, Chris Mills ordered a Frank Tarkin jersey, right? Oh, he been bragging all motherfucking. Frank Tarkin.

Yeah, he was bragging about this jersey. So, I went to his house because we lived down the street. Minnesota Vikings? Huh? Yeah. Minnesota Vikings one? Yeah, so I ended up taking it. I ended up taking it.

And then, you know, the next road trip, we're on the road, and then I covered it up. And then I sat down. I was like, yeah, man, I got one of the hottest jerseys out. Wow. Unzipped it, took my shit off. So, you know, everybody's like. Oh, yeah, you was annoying.

So he's stone cold. He ain't pretending I ain't, you know. I was like, y'all got any wings? Them barbecue joints. Yeah, get the barbecue joints. Yeah, I want barbecue today.

They're just trying to get his attention, right? He just, right? Doing all this, right? Just doing all this. Nothing. Didn't say nothing, didn't do nothing, right? Nothing. Like, we going on a road trip?

Nothing. I'm expecting ass whooping. Three, four days. Right? Just, like, you know how you looking at him? Like, nothing. Try to walk by him, see if he going to trip. Nothing. I ride home with the nigga. So, you know, so I'm already, I'm already like, you know, like, looking at him like nothing try to walk by him see if he gonna trip nothing I Ride home with the nigga. So, you know, I'm already like, you know how you like

I'm getting close to the window cuz I'm thinking he gonna boom one of those Nothing I'm getting out the car. Bye And I'm like I go behind I'm like nah This nigga gonna hit me right? So I'm like I just go in front of him like, nah, this nigga going to hit me. Right? So I'm like, I just go in front of him. Like, cool. Garage right there. Walk right in front of him. Boom.

Me, the whole thing, pow. Like, I think he broke my shit. I limp into the house, like, and it was like, he hard, boom, like... It's murder, right? Attempted at least. I said attempted murder for sure. Attempted at least.

Going to practice, I can't practice, I can't do nothing for three weeks. Damn. I mean, it didn't matter. I was already on the IR. So it was... But yeah. Damn. I mean, it didn't matter. I was already on the IR, so it was... But, yeah. Yeah, I knew that, yeah. Yeah, I see you did not learn a lesson in that moment because you continued. Oh, no, no. When I was... What's her name again?

I was good. I got choked on a plane. I was asleep. They choked me up. Yeah, they got me that. Like Jody and Baby Boy. Like, I'm just sitting, just sleeping. I don't know what I did, but I was asleep, woke up to him. Who choked you? Chris Mills.

See, light skin, see? I would have been listening. He had anger issues, so I was just therapy. I was just therapy. I was just therapy. I was just therapy. Yes. I was just therapy.

I get it. I was that guy. Therapy punching bag? We got to get Chris Mills on the show. I had vets. That shit was fun. I ain't going to lie. That on the show. I had vets. That shit was fun. That ain't going to lie. That's my best shit, man.

You're sick. That's not normal. It was your turn. That's not fun. No, I didn't. For like Nick and all them. Yeah. Not to that extreme.

Like they was, I was getting hurt, but I deserved all of that. You was shooting them with BB guns. But it was his BB guns. Paintball guns. it was his. Beer? Yeah. I wish that on nobody, unless you just like, just attention. Yeah, I'm like, shit, I just hear Shaq doing it.

I'm like, yo, man. The doodle in the shoe? Oh, putting rub in you. Taking the nigga mouthpiece, putting it in his tights and shit like that, bro, and putting it back. And I'm going to hurt you, dog. Shout out Chauncey Billings. Take a nigga mouthpiece put it in his tights and shit like that, but putting it back in Hurt you doll Shout out Chauncey Biller. He did I know what I got choked for I had to carry the bags. Yes some crazy shit Yes, I carry the bags, you know when we land three in the morning, but we already have people that do that. Yeah

We have people that you know, we just get in he and he's talking about, yo, get my bag. Like, no, I'm tired. I said, get my bag. I'm tired. And I was like, oh, I played today, so I don't... So I decided to Ace Ventura that motherfucker down the hallway. Boop. Boop. Boop.

Boop. Yo, you was annoying. Oh, my God. The thing about it now, like, I ain't gonna lie, listen. The thing about it now, his strength, Danny Fordson, Mark Jackson, they had to hold back

From killing me. I'm just now thinking about like yo this shit. I was doing All it took was him to really just yo would take that shit real serious to hurt me I'm just thinking about that shit now like yeah. Oh, yeah, Danny would hurt you. Yeah He's the only one that like he'll give me like a little boom. It was never no... Yeah, because he's... Yeah, when the city was doing the Troy Murphy, I'm like, ooh, you might want to get in the weight room, brother. That shit'll like, it hurt.

Let's... Oh, no, Danny, listen. Big bitch get physical. Let's keep this thing moving. I was a freshman. He was first team All-American at Cincinnati. Yeah. I come in that motherfucker 206ican. That's incident. Yeah, I'm coming in off of the 206 pounds They and they bitch eating weights my time I got that I was like, yo Yeah, let me just not let you get into my body

Get that Yeah, let's keep this thing moving bucks We're playing with heavy hearts Tuesday night after learning the passing of former Bucs current minority owner Junior Bridgman. We'll have more on that later in the show. But Milwaukee was up by three with 3.9 seconds remaining in the game and then this happened. So let's take a look. Pacers drew up

a football style ATL with all four of their players lined up in the backcourt as receivers. Tyrese Halliburton ran a wheel route down the left sideline. Got a nice pick from Aaron Eastesmith to free him up. How he caught the in-mouth pass, hit this ridiculous three. Right in Giannis' grill, getting fouled in the process. Play was reviewed and the foul stood.

Halliburton knocking down the go-ahead free throw. I don't know why they reviewed it. They said Giannis in this lane here. Buck still had a chance. 3.4 seconds remaining. Yonatan drove it down the court. Had to put up a three. Missed the shot.

You can see Halliburton doing the Dame time. After the miss. He don't take threes, can't he? That's a good shot. That's a good shot. Almost went in.

Why are you doing the Dame time? That's what I'm saying. That's corny. It's corny. He's done it a few times. If they missed it, maybe. I think we beat them like three times this year. Tally had on the DX Pumas.

He wanted to do the D-Generation X second, but he said he got 525K, so he thought better of doing that. But let's go back to that ATO. That ATO looks familiar. Same play they ran during Game 3, the Eastern Conference Finals last year against the Celtics

Hmm, we got the side-by-side. Yeah, right. We talked about it. I think me Smith shot that one One point seven Megan the exact same score as well damn Why that shot did not go in But how he made his Reggie Miller Calling the game for TNT Pacers. After the game Halleburn said the Pacers installed the play in training camp a couple years ago. He made the shot the first time they ran it in training camp.

Hadn't gotten the ball again since running the play. But what's your reaction to Pacers beating the Bucks on that football style ATL play? You like that play, King? Fuck yeah. I lost in the Western Conference finals because we trying to zip a Melo up. Twice. They worked on this shit two years ago. They knew that this is the shit I mean right there.

Absolutely. Good job. Fucking yes. Good. Great coaching. Yes, I'm with it. Yeah, absolutely. Yes.

That was two thumbs up. And that's the Bucks. I'm with it. Who? Where's the scouting report? Yeah, they about to, that was two thumbs up. That's the box. I'm with it Where's the scouting report? Yeah, they about to run this right the line Really like that's the second time they've ran it so you not you know, that's not in the game situation though So I know it so that's what I'm saying. Like this has to be know that we that you know that that they're gonna run Listen well, all they did was just go all the way down and somebody just comes Giannis was hiding that you know that you they knew to play from there is just

Excuse me. Did you say I supposed to go this way or is he gonna do this video you cuz I don't know where your man Is going your man? So there you just Three though, right three, that's why I don't even know what if you know where that corner this corner shot Expecting you to play me Change the game plan and make them call Yeah, do something. You know that ball goes to the corner. You see how simple I just came up with that right now? I'm sitting on the couch here. Mm-hmm. See how simple I just came up with that?

Out of a timeout, right? They're drawing up a play versus man. Go zone. As soon as you see them go back there. The game on the line. We're up three. We're up three. Exactly.

If they hit a three, okay. Make them catch the ball out here in front of Exactly. If they hit a three, okay. Make them catch the ball out here, in front of you. Mm-hmm. Mm-hmm. Yeah. Don't let nobody catch the ball lined up across the fucking three-point line. Angle your bodies.

He can't even make that pass. They can't even get the pass. Like, they- Make them throw it over. Overthrow. Why people put somebody on the ball? Let's start the fuck there. You ain't need nobody on the ball. Let's, let's- They got Brook Lopez on the ball? Let's start the fuck there. You ain't need nobody on the ball.

They got Brooke Lopez on the ball. Huh? They got Brooke Lopez on the ball. For what? Make him stand right in the motherfucker. I don't know. Clog whoever come around. Why is he on the floor? Why is he on the floor?

You need speed, Linton. Put Giannis in that situation. Make him turn. Whoever flash first, Giannis, you fucking take it. Let's try that one. Let's go boxing one. Who's the best shooter out here? Let's try something different than this everybody think the same way shit.

Play man every time. I remember I asked Eddie. My bad. We was doing a play. We was doing a play. Zip her up. Allen Iverson. It's coming up.

Caught it. And I said, why do we do this play? And I said, it makes no sense for how it happened. That is actually, it's three seconds left. I'm coming up away from the rim. I get the ball. And then now I got to turn my body Back to the rim and then take off

This is not meant this is only meant for a certain type of guy a TJ Ford type of player It's meant for small comebacks people who can just go right? I want to like I'm going for it. He's going then I got to turn, and my hips don't work like that. I want to come downhill. So why can't I, like, start at the half court and then run? So now I'm on the move three seconds. Like, me zippering up, you're forcing me to shoot a jump shot with three seconds left.

I got to turn, two, I can't get to the rim. If I'm coming downhill, I have that option to get to the rim. Right. Then we start switching all our plays, me coming downhill. So, unfortunate, there was a photo of the shot, Halliburton hitting the shot. You see Darvin Hamm on the Bucs' sideline, hands in his pockets. Lakers fans had a field day with that. After the game, Doc Rivers was asked about this play.

He said, we just lost him. That's on us. I told our staff, we got to have our guys prepare better for that now. We were off the body. We were in trouble before the play started. Also, Doc challenged the call. Bucks lost their final timeout, which they could have used to advance the ball on the Halliburton-Maine free throw. They lost the... Hold on, we had a timeout?

They challenged that call? Challenged the foul. Challenged the Giannis foul. It didn't happen in front of their bench. Yeah. And you didn't need that. You were only down one point. Hold on. See, this is... Hold on. you didn't need that. You were only down one point. Hold on. See, this is... Hold on.

It looked like a foul. You would have been down one point anyway. It happened in front of your bench. You knew it was a foul. You saw this shit happen. It's a foul. It's a fucking foul. It was a foul.

But even... He challenged it. Lost his time out. He made it a tie game. Yep. Because the free throw put it up. One. Yeah.

It would have been a tie game. It was going to be a tie game either way. No, no, no. I mean, he was going up put it up. One. Yeah. It would have been a tie game. It was going to be a tie game either way. No, no, no. I mean, he was going up one either way. No. No, he challenged a foul call. He got fouled. It would have been tied or up one.

If he wins a foul, it's just a tie game. Right. Right? So, yeah. You don't need a towel. But now... Don't you have time? Take your shoe off or some shit.

Let's... He got fouled. Do one of these. He got tackled. The guy in the back got theled. Do one of these, it's in front of your, the guy in the, the guy in the back got the computer, we can see it. He's in front of your bench. Fired. No, it's in front, like you said.

It's in front of your bench. Yeah, because then you lose your time out. But I mean, you know, you probably can't see the angle, but you have a, you have,

you're, you got the what's-it-man. There's literally someone's job to do that. If I'm on the bench, I see it, he's coming this way. I'm looking at everything right here. No,

no, no, you're, you're the coach, you're here, right? So if you're Doc, you're here, closer to the free... The person with the eye patch. Like some of the players.

They got 15 players on the bench. Got five in uniform and 15 on the bench. Somebody can say, like, yo... But that's what I'm saying. Coach, that's... But no one ever challenged you. I'm gonna be like, yo, no, he fouled him. Did Ronnie... Did, uh... Did Giannis do something like this? Mm-hmm. He did. I'll be like like, yo, no, he fouled him. Did Ronnie, did Giannis do something like this?

Mm-hmm. He did. I'd be like, no, Giannis, you fouled him. You fouled him. I know, but you got your best player doing this. Everybody got to work harder. Equipment manager as well. But Wynn puts the Bucs and Pacers in a tie for fourth in the East.

Both teams are 36-28. Bucs on the tiebreaker right now, so the Pacers are technically fifth. But Mr. B, Bucs are sixth tiebreaker right now, so the Pacers are technically fifth. But, Mr. B, Bucs are sixth. Mr. Milwaukee, who do you have more faith in to win a playoff series, Bucs or the Pacers? Of course. Bucs are leading the series 2-1 right now. They play again on Saturday.

Well, Giannis. I mean, Logan's 34 is healthy. We always have a chance. But I think Giannis and Dame only took 14 shots last night. So we definitely – I mean, I know it was a close game and we could have won, but, you know, they got to be, you know, they got to be more aggressive. I see down this stretch of, you know, last 17, 20 games, you know, we're on a three-game losing streak right now.

So, you know, can't be losing games like that. Good. You said you started 2025 with no Doc Rivers, hater, slander, clean slate. Mm-hmm. To quote you, who you got more faith in right now to win a series, Bucks and Pacers face off in that first round? Bucks and Pacers face off?

I mean, they're 4-5 right now. I'm going with the Bucks. Obviously played each other. We'll have Bobby back, right? Bobby will be back. Bobby Forrest will be back. He should be a little stronger. I can tell you this.

I'm just being honest. No, I'm just saying. I'm not saying you should do this. All I'm saying is whatever you got busted for, you should have been on in these last 25 games because they're not coming back to test you. That's just an FYI. You took tramadol thought. Yeah, I'm just saying I already got

busted for tramadol. It's a painkiller. I'm going to be taking the painkiller all the way until like the last three games because obviously you ain't coming back to my house because I'm not part of the NBA right now. So if a motherfucker come back looking like Rainbow 2, let's just say, I'm looking the other way.

Rainbow 2. And I'm like, yeah. Hey, Bobby, you got a little bit of rest, huh? Boy, you starring today. Lopez, sit your ass down. Or this tremor to all run out. Just being honest, man. So I'm like the Houston...

25 games. Houston Oilers. What was that baseball team back in the day? The Astros. The Astros. I'm like the Houston Is it Houston order? What was that baseball team back in the day the Astros? I'm like the Astros in the 90s. I don't know what's going on in that locker room They just hit the home runs like crazy wasn't that the team that was you know, I'm only a Dodgers fan The Astros was back in the day. It was we don't support the Astros. Damn You talk about the Oakland A's with the Bash brothers? What team was...

Huh? The Oakland A's with the Bash brothers, Mark McGuire, Jose Canseco. Mark McGuire and Jose Canseco. No, damn, but wasn't some with the Astros back, like everybody came from there at first? I'm not sure. I do know that the Astros have an asterisk next to their World Series win for some... Yeah, that's a thing. Janky maneuvering.

I don't know. We got to prepare, though. So we asked the chat who's more likely to win a playoff series. 81% said the Milwaukee Bucks, Brandon. I don't know if that gives you any comfort. I mean, yeah. I mean, we should be able to get out the first round. It's that second round. So let's talk a little bit about Tyrese Halliburton. Was Olympian this past summer.

Oh, second round would be... Got an A on the group project. If you're five. If you can. It depends if you're five or two. Right now, listen, if Doc is being smart, he's going to want to sit in four or five. Yeah, that's, you know, we need to just stay right there.

To face the Cavs in the second round. Yes. I don't want to drop to six. I don't want to go to three. I want to be four or five Because I got whoever four or five is right second round right that second round I get the cab So we're all still very much afraid of the Celtics. Yes, okay Because this is like you that make you happy. You know why okay? Yes, my two stars set out two other motherfuckers had 40 each. Yeah. I'm a little nervous.

I'm just going to put it on. I'm scared of a team like that. That has four guys that could... Then another guy just made nine threes the other day. Sam Houser. Sam Houser made nine threes the other day. Yeah, that's the team that I'm not... Shit is ridiculous.

It's insane. I said, teammates 40-40, who did it? And I was like, oh. Life is not fair sometimes. Let's talk a little Tyrese Halliburton. He was a member of the Olympic squad, got an A on the group project, as he pointed out. Did not necessarily do as much to deserve that A as other members on the team, but made history this weekend by becoming the first player ever to reach 500 assists

before committing 100 turnovers in a single season. On pace to be just the second player in league history to finish the season with 800-plus assists and less than 150 turnovers. Muggsy Bowe is the only other player to accomplish this feat. Appreciate you, the Clutch Points, for the assists on this one. But, Hallie, average Clutch Points. A fine website, fine group. Yeah, Charlotte Clutch Points.

Put a nice tweet out there with this information that was repurposed. Okay. Got to show love to the sources. We state our sources here. C, right, not K. Okay. Got it. Show love to the sources. We state our sources here. I'm kidding. C, right? Not K.

No. Clutch points. No. Not the purveyor of checks and fine gummy bears that we've come to know and love. They can cut the check, too. Halliburton averaging 19 points, four rebounds, nine assists, with just 1.7 turnovers per game this season. Does Tyrese Halliburton still belong in the conversation

as one of the best point guards in the league? From my definition of point guards, where, you know, what I grew up on, yes. I mean, there's only, there's still only a few of those guys left that really is the point, the purity of what a point is. Yeah, and just as a reminder,

none of you put him in your top five point guards. I mentioned him. Yeah, he mentioned you did mention him I did draft him at the dog bowl. He did betray me by not playing in the game. So Little little disappointment was I think yaka total and he ended up having the most fantasy. Yeah, I am This the tradition traditional like the ideal of the traditional point guard. Yes. He is up there. It just has to be. I know it's point guard is point guard, but it's going to start getting murky.

It is murky. Like as a point guard, I still have Magic as the number one point guard. That's the definition of a point guard. As a player, I have Curry in front of him as a basketball player for me. Right? Even though Curry's in the point guard, but I don't have Curry as a point guard. I just have him as a guard. Right? guard right i just got to be fair to what those the the magic johnsons the isaiah tom the the

john stockton's the mark jackson's right uh the rondos like you still got to keep the purity of those guys and then there's just guys like a ai guys like a curry that they're small that's the the the position they have to play but I can't minimize their greatness. So, like, as pure points, as just a point guard, I have magic, but I have Curry in front of him, if that kind of makes sense. How many pure point guards in the NBA right now, you think? Pure? Yeah, that's you.

Shit, not many. Lonzo Ball. Chris Paul. Yes. Tyrese. Chris Paul. Chris Paul. Yes. Tyrese. Chris Paul. Chris Paul still. Garland's trying to hang in there.

How about the guy that's leading the league in assists? Trey. Trey Young. Yeah. He's like, you know, him. He's on that that that that that line Because he can play either one. That's like James Harden this year. He's on the line this year He's on the line playing like a doesn't that he's on the line this year, but

So I'm not moving forward. Like what? What are you like? Considering when you're talking about like point guards in the league because I think assist a turnover ratios big and then the eye test Obviously how people can control the game and the pace I think that's something that doesn't get talked about a lot at all right I want my point guard to think pass first right like that's who I I want the ball in their hand if I'm talking about a point guard I want you to think pass first yeah like you think low assists. I don't mind you trying things if you see certain things at times. But I'm old school in that regard.

Like, I don't want my point guard to lead my team in shot attempts. Mm-hmm. Or turnovers. That's a basketball player to me. He's not a point guard in my opinion. What is basketball player to me. He's not a point guard to me. What is the turnover number for the elite point guards? Like what, three or less? Two or less?

It depends on how many assists you have. If you're averaging 11 assists a night, three is okay. But if you're averaging six a night, then three is fucking... Yeah, so what's the... It also depends on your style of your style of play you definitely broke even Yeah, you broke it. Yeah, like there's point guards that are just

their passers right and then there's Creators right that that guy who creates assists. He's gonna have a lot of turnover Yeah, like right like I got a Kade James Harden. They're all averaging like almost five five turnovers. Yes That's too much for Kade Cuz most of his is gonna come in from getting in the lane and trying some shit Right like Westbrook again here's my five turn like more running motherfuckers over But like kid I don't care about the turnovers because he's trying to do some right out there Lamello

His turnover ratio is gonna be who is nasty Averaging five turnovers is a nasty work But I hate is nine point three with four and a half turnovers. Trey is 11.5, 4.8. I still think it's a lot. That's high. Who else? James Harden, 8.7, 4.5. But think about like Trey Young.

That's a lot. When he's coming in, throwing that lot. You know what I mean? 4.8 is high, but 4.5, you say? Yeah, that's high. That's a lot. Like Holly, the way he plays. The fact that he's listening to. The way he plays, that's like like us like Holly the way he plays the put the fact the way he plays That's very impressive. Very not gonna lie like Chris Paul throwing the ball at you you yeah

We know you ain't gonna get a turnover you Pick you up, so you can put it in the basket. Yeah, I mean, like, like... Ultimate assist guy. Like Luka, right? Like, Luka's passing. He's got to put Jokic in there. How he passes the ball. Same thing with Jokic. I'm pretty sure he's at the 3-4.

Yeah, he averages 3.3 turnovers. Yeah, but he... He averages 3.3. Who? But he don't... Jokic? Yeah. 3.3.

See, I could... I can deal with that. I can deal with it. He's at 10-11 tonight. less than 3 1⁄2. 10.5, 3.4. See, you can deal with that. The mother dudes, yeah. How is that, what, one point?

So 8.9 assists, 1.7 turnovers. Who? It ain't as high as, like, a John Stockton where he's got to assist these little... But how he moves up and down that court at a fast pace and you're only turning the ball over Yeah, one time that is impressive impressive shit Yeah Try

Basketball He's trying shit out. Yeah, that's what I'm saying. That's impressive. He's not just out here just... He's definitely not safe basketball. No. He's definitely not playing that. He'll be under the rim and wants it. Swinging that shit way. Yeah. Like, this ain't no Johns like to come pick. He'll throw motherfucking goddamn top and full court lobs and shit.

Like, here you go. Yeah. Like, damn. What is Magic? For his career? I would assume he was at like three. Career? I'm pulling it right now.

Two dollars. You know, I mean, just the no look and all that shit that you you know I would just assume that he wanted to just have yeah yo kids just make it look sexy first career uh I think 3.9 from number three point nine turnovers per game but as I said I'm just a style of play it makes sense him jk 11.K. 11.2 assists per game. Now go look at... What about Steve Nash? John Stockton's gonna be low. Him? Yeah, he's gonna be low. Steve Nash? His shit.

Steve Nash is gonna be up. Turnovers? Yeah. Sorry. I mean, how'd she die? Just be trying shit. John Stockton, I mean... He's gonna be... He probably has the best... 10.5 assists.

Career. Career. And then let me give you turnovers. One point what?'m almost okay Jesus You take care of that ball or nine 2.8 2.8 10.5 to 2.8 take care that ball And that turn over might be off the foot my bad. It's a my bad It ain't or maybe someone drop it so they get it to you We asked the chat should Halliburton be considered a top beachy in the league right now

55% say no be considered a top BG in the league right now? 55% say no. 45% just say yes. A top? No, one of the top. A top? Yeah, I mean, a top is like 10, right? It's 32, the top 10. They're used to the scoring guard. So a top 10, top third of the league.

Top third, yeah. Yeah, they're used to scoring guards. All right, so let's move on to a situation that went down Monday night between the Grizzlies and the Suns. Grizzlies beat the Suns, 120-118. Let's take a look at a moment between Cam Spencer, a 24-year-old rookie on a two-way contract, and Kevin Durant, one of the greatest players.

He had to put his age out there and shit. So Spencer hit a three. Late in the third quarter, Spencer nailed a corner three. Durant closing out, decided to chirp a little after the shot. But KD was not rolling, ended up putting his fingers in Spencer's face. Desmond Baines stepped in and KD ended up shoving him after they got face to face. Close enough to smell each other's breath. Okay.

How many points did that kid have at that moment? So after the game, they asked Spencer what KD said to him in that exchange to which he replied, nah, that stays on the court, not good for TV. Oh boy, boy, boy. Both were assessed technical fouls, finished the game. So KD actually had a chance at a game winning three, missing just before the buzzer but let's take another look I wanna hear what he said all these videos with audio y'all couldn't catch this one

let you see I already know it wasn't something polite did he get in touch with somebody else this year? He had another moment. I think KD said you are a bitch-ass N-word man of my liberty skills. Correct. To Cam Spencer. Oh, Cam Spencer. He was hooping.

Obviously Caucasian, but... He was hooping a little bit this game. So, how surprising is it to see KD getting trash-talked by a relatively unknown player like Cam Spencer? That's not the issue here. That's fine. What is the issue? The respect. I mean, he's on fire.

I mean, the kid is on fire. You know what I mean? He's going to hit his third, fourth three. Yeah, he ain't playing. Cool. It's entertainment. Bump your gums, goddammit. Yeah.

But he was hooping before that. Like, he had a game or something this year where he was going crazy. That was the highlight of this man. Absolutely. This right here turns him into whatever he's going to be. And that wasn't reserved for KD. Whoever closed out on him at that moment was going to get whatever that was happening. But KD is KD.

It's just KD, though. It's KD. That's his moment. Yeah. What? Yeah. Did y'all see that, mama? Yeah. That's those moments. How do you think Dylan Brooke was born? And then don't be surprised that then KD's reaction to it

is what it should be. So he say what he say. KD reacted to it. And now Desmond Bane, see, that's the part. See, this is the problem part. See this is where you see this is the problem I am Right you walking over there and people personal space You got nothing to do with Do

Fight just sticking up walking. Oh, that's good man, but you walking face to face See that like like I stated yesterday. Yeah stated yesterday, the whole situation, right? You do that shit to people who you don't think gonna react a certain way. You think it's gonna go a different way, you're not walking up

with them short-ass arms walking all up on a nigga. Hook the shit out you, bro. Like, fuck. Yeah, but you know, Katie... He's not. I'm saying some people... Yeah, yeah, no, for sure, no, for sure. I'm not saying everybody ain't built the same way.

No, for sure. Everybody don't perceive a threat in every... You know what I'm saying? No, no, we for sure know who's gone. When you little, oh, no, you know who's about that and who's not. You walking up on people that way, that's all I'm saying. You trying to win the game, brother. You can't do that to me.

Like, you escalate the situation. Let Katie say what he say. It's over. But Katie putting his finger in his face... That's all I'm saying. You trying to win the game, brother. You can't do that to me. You escalate the situation. Let KD say what he say. It's over. KD putting his finger in his face. That's fine. Let him take up. That's what I'm saying. He bumped his gums.

Right. KD said what he said. Let him take up for himself. He stopped. KD didn't say nothing first. You got to take up for yourself, bro. He said something to KD. KD called him a bitch.

You bitch ass nigga. To Cam Spencer. Yes, which. I'm sure he was probably like, thank you. Yes Himself in that moment he says something he says something back now doesn't you didn't escalate the situation into something new. I just... Just let it go. See, this is where people... Can you think you're tough?

No! I don't think I'm tough, but you're just not going to walk in my personal space when it's a situation going on between two people. You injected yourself. It's your teammate. I get it. Grab your teammate. Yeah, no, somebody... Grab your teammate. It's your teammate. I get it. Grab your teammate. Yeah, no, somebody.

Grab your teammate. Don't grab me. No, the dude. Don't walk in between. Don't walk up to me. Grab your teammate. You want to say something? Yeah, yeah.

Fuck you from over here. Right? Don't walk up. Boom. That's all I'm saying, man. There was no text given, right? Yes. Double.

They both got text. After he's, I'm saying, he escalated the situation. Who got the text? Him and who? I think KD got one. I think Cam Spencer got one. And none for Desmond Bain? Wait, nothing to Bain? They got nothing for Bain. And KD double text.

See, nothing for Bain? See, that's the dumb... See, now, right there... See, they escalated it. Now, right there is where... I thought he would've got it. The refs, you got to stop this shit. Them two didn't have a problem.

A shot is hit, point faces, he's walking the other way, no threat. It's a timeout. Where you guys came in is because of somebody else decided to intervene. It should have been a one tech. Bane. Yeah, man. All right, dude. Them going down the court talking shit.

The play is still moving. Bane is the one who started it. Interjecting yourself. You interjected. Now KD has to defend himself. You escalated the situation. Yeah. I'm giving you the technical for starting it.

Because if you move out of the way, they're just going to walk down the court talking shit. That's it. Nothing. You stop it now. This guy's got to get involved. So they just going to walk down the court talking shit. That's it. Nothing. You stop it now. This has got to get involved. So I'm going to go after the person who got it to this point. You instigated an escalator.

So he, yeah, he instigated, and then the other two people get attacked. Like, motherfucker, I was. Yeah. Come on, refs. That's the. Come on, refs. That's the old, mind your business, man.

We get it. That's your teammate. You want tos. That's the old... Mind your business, man. Like, we get it. That's your teammate. You want to beat up for him. Be able to beat up for him and y'all walk off together, talk shit. That's fine, all that. Man, we're walking... It's in battle.

I just think it's just battle. I mean, because you know KD. Like, come on. Like, KD's just... He a hooper. He like to talk shit. Hooper, like, he not trying to... Me too.

You know, it's just one of them moments where you're just in the battle. I like the hooper talk shit. I like the hooper talk shit. My shit, Hooper. Me too. He's not trying to, you know. It's just one of them moments where you're just in the battle. Me too. I like the Hooper talk shit. I like the Hooper talk shit. My young boy Hooper. Dan Spencer had 14 in the game at that point, finished with 16. Likely feeling himself.

That's what I'm saying. My young boy Hooper. That's what I'm saying. Yeah. He having his moment. Feeling himself. If you're a referee, right, what is a double tech for? Right.

It cancels each other out. Then don't even do it. True. Let's just play four. Right. It cancels each other out. Then don't even work, don't even, don't even do it. True, let's just play ball. Right, because I mean, the idea of one could make a free throw, put it up four,

and they could have been the aggressors, right? Like, you don't want Memphis to make theirs, go up four, and he miss his. That's an unfair advantage, right? You started it,

then you get one more point. I look at it like that. I'd rather just say, if I'm going to give both a double tech... Just leave it alone. There's nothing to call here. I'm not going to blow the whistle on that. Y'all both talking shit. Are y'all done?

Like something else is going to happen within this point of time before the game is over. Like, refs, there's only a few people in the NBA who don't have a conscience when they're getting angry. There's only a few of those. The rest of the league, these superstars, I'm going to tell you, with KD and Bane, Bane ain't worth KD's check if he misses a game.

Motherfucker ain't worth $300,000. Right? No, so half the shit you guys are doing, you're doing it for no reason. LeBron, Steph, all these guys get into it. What the fuck y'all going to do? It's worth $400,000, $500,000? Shut up. If you're a real one.

No. If you're a real one. Nothing's worth $400,000, $500,000. Shut up. If you a real one. No, but if you a real one, if you a real one, your kid is over there like, I need school clothes. That's all support, buddy. Baby mom over there with the red bottoms in the goddamn Hermes bag. Shut up. Nah. Right?

Motherfucker, you going to spend it on him? Well, somebody going to do, somebody in the goddamn Hermes bag. Shut up. Nah. Right? Motherfucker, you gonna spend it on him? Well, somebody gonna go without for the month. Nah, you ain't gonna... You started putting it in math. Somebody gonna go without for the month. You just gave him a down payment? Mm.

He's worth a Lambo? Like, yeah. Since you put it like that... I'm not buying no way. Since you put it like that, yeah, he ain't worth no Lambo. Yeah, yeah. Since you put it like that. We're buying nowhere. Since you put it like that, yeah, he ain't worth no Lambo. Yeah, no. He escalated the situation, man. It's just part of the game.

But he should have been, like I said, he talking shit, he talking shit. Yeah, no text. Bang. Stay the fuck away. Now I can see why. See, people think the 80s was tough because they fought. They fought because they only got fine blazer tickets. Yes.

Jeez. Man, $42. You hit somebody for $42. But how do you know blazer tickets were $42? Have you seen their record? It's $42. It's $42, boy. I'm just saying record? It's $42. It's $42, boy. And Justin's No, but actually,

it's so much more at stake now. Justin's I'm like, listen, that's why they fight so much. It was damn near free. Fight today and play tomorrow. Yeah. That shit was crazy.

No kicking out, no nothing. Yo, that shit's crazy. That's what's exciting. Maybe a tech. He said maybe a tech. I mean, you... Whole fight, maybe a tech. All right, let's get back going.

I can tell you... The tech. Get back to it. I can tell you when it starts really costing money. When you started seeing Shaquille O'Neal try to get into a fight, and he straight phantom punching everybody. Moved up. Yeah, like come on, he ain't trying to get kicked out of this game. Still getting kicked out. You might as well hit him. Yeah, I ain't gonna get kicked out for breaking his door though. Still, you might, you gonna get kicked out for throwing him over. You might as well land it.

Mmm, boo. A punch for Zach? There's some people that, listen, I get it, right? Shaq ain't in no real fight. People fucking with you, but there's some people that you just don't throw no punch dog It you got too much power behind some shit like this and whoever you hit Some people You sitting there eating weights all day like yeah, I'm like no nobody wants that kind of hit man

Like you honest don't hit no you don't need to hit nobody, bro. Who, Giannis? I mean, I wouldn't want to see Giannis hit nobody anyway. See, I'm just saying. I don't want to see none of these guys fight. I don't want to see none of them. I don't want to see none of that. Listen, you can chase the motherfucker all around.

Just don't land no punches, dog. Like, nobody trying to be paralyzed. There's not a single NBA player that I'm like, damn, I really want to see him get in a fight. And we're supportive of Bifta. I just want to fight Chet and Wimby. That shit look funny. That shit look like a funny-ass fight.

It's just going to be a bunch of just bumping. It's just a bunch of bumping and hitting like this and swinging and falling, trying to get around. All around. Yeah, yeah, yeah. Like they got oil on them or some shit like that. Just random. With the tall legs. Big ass, long ass fight.

Look how paper this is. Like they did all that, and then they both hit each other at the same time. Yeah. That's what that... Like some cartoon characters. That's what that looked like. Double knockout. So, so we asked the chat, a problem with Cam Spencer trolling KD.

Seventy-seven percent said no. Yeah. Chat loves smoke here. Hell yeah. Nah, he... It's a moment. You're feeling him. So you had 14 up to that point? You made this shit on KD? Shit, hell yeah. Hold that. Thankfully it happened in March,

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so you can focus on what really matters. And we're going from that promo read, and I know y'all did this on purpose, Steve. Let's talk a little bit about Zion. Pelican season may be cooked, as they are currently the second worst team in the Western Conference, but their franchise player is giving the squad reason for optimism as Zion put up another solid performance to help his squad get a win over

the Clippers. Let's take a look at some of the highlights if we can. So Zion dropped his second triple-double this season, end of his career, 22 points, 10 rebounds, career high, 12 assists in the game. Let's just take a look. Oh, he's looking smooth out there. Let's keep it real. What? So Kawhi led the Clippers with 29 points, eight boards, and 36 minutes of action. Harden had 25 and 17 assists.

Not enough to stop Zion and this Pelicans squad. They had all them numbers in steel lows. They... that they did, K. Hey. In New Orleans, though. I don't care. I'm just. Pelicans in the basement. Bourbon Street. They where?

Uh-huh. They in the basement. In the basement? The second worst record in Adam Silver's Western Conference. Zion been looking good lately, though. We got to give him his love. Hey. So James had 29-17.

Kawhi had 29. Kawhi had 29-8. James had 25-17. 25-17, and they lose. And they did not lose a 29 and 8. James had 25-17. 25-17 and they lose. They did not lose a game. Zubac had like 19-2. No defense. Yes.

They had 25-17 and they lose. They lost to the Pelicans? Well, you know the Clippers gonna flip. Zion, he just brings so much. The most underrated thing about Zion is he can jump off his left leg also with the same force. J.R. Smith. People know he can jump off the right.

A lot of people don't know he can jump off the left leg, too, as a right-hander. He's insane. What's the funniest? And he jumped off, too. So he's insane. Was the funniest. I said it when he jumped off too. Yeah. So he's a rare. He's a rarity. He's a- He jumped off.

I really understand why you said you shouldn't trade him. You can't. Why you can't give him up. Me right now, I'm gonna be thinking about this for the future of. My goal would be trying to move him to the two or the three. this for the future of my goal would be trying to move him to the two or the three. He's a

more powerful Dwayne Wade. Zipper ups, pick and roll. Because he passes the ball. He has vision. He knows how to play point so keeping him at the four cool, but

Him coming downhill Taking people off the dribble even posting up the twos and Then I can get taller to keep the wear and tear on him. Let him bully the fuck out of the guards, right? It's not like he gets beat off the dribble or any of that. I would be trying to move him to the two and the three. To save him from all this jumping and trying to block shots in the back with those knees. And I mean, it's just, like, when you look at him, it's like...

It's...he's too strong for the fucking forward man out there. He's pushing through them. What if he's sitting strong for the fucking four man out there. He's pushing through them What do you get what if he's sitting there pushing up clay like like think about the twos Yeah, that would be trying to guard them. Yeah zipper up swing through like damn. Okay, just put the ball in his hand Yeah, brawn. Oh Giannis Brian just fuck getting the ball get the fuck out the way Let him make all the decisions like I think I think that's where they best suited. So Zion a lefty, but practically ambidextrous.

Yeah, because we didn't have any. So, no, that's fair. I mean, if you can get him, I'm definitely... Just give him the ball. Just put the ball in his hand, surround him by shooters, get you a bid, get you... Surround him by shooters, just like they did Giannis.

Get... And good luck trying to stop him. Good luck. He needs to stay healthy man. Like shooters. And they win there though. Huh? No. Win? Yeah, I mean it's gonna be great seasons but he's gonna have great seasons but is he... I mean a lot was expected of this squad. Obviously injuries derailed this season. His peers is like... Man, listen, let's just be honest. Some of these cities, they're just capped off.

Some of these cities are just... They're just playoff teams. First round, they're just happy with that. Willie Green's contract. Willie Green's contract. Right, that's it. So you're looking at a team like... Right now, the Blazers, a team like them, Minnesota.

Not a man. Charlotte. Utah. These are guys that they, a great season for them is getting over 45 wins. If they can make it to the playoff, they are going to raise their ticket prices. They don't care about no playoff win. That's bonus. Yeah. 0-4, cool. They ticket prices. They don't care about no playoff win. That's bonus. 004, cool.

They got there. They can sell that. That's a good season for them. He's in one of those cities. He's not in a city that they're thinking we're going to win a championship at some point. There's only five or six teams that's going into the season, and they're strategizing the next five, we're trying to win a championship. So Willie Green, to answer your question, got a contract extension back in April of 2024.

Details won't report, but I think it's like an additional three years, so he should be there for a while. Yeah, like him getting— You know that don't mean shit. I understand. Like, I'm not firing him. I'm not firing Chauncey Billups. We know what your teams are, bro.

Yeah, that's what I was— Like, I'm not firing you guys. I know he signeduncey Billups. We know what your teams are, bro. Yeah, that's what I was like. I'm not firing a guy. I know he signed an extension. What am I expecting? Really, what are we expecting? We've seen what you're drafting, what you're expecting. Is my superstar happy with you? That's all I give a fuck about.

I don't know. Right? Chauncey's not that good as a team, but bro, have you watched him defend? Yeah. Oh my God. Okay, yeah, them Portland Trailblazers, but, bro, have you watched them defend? Yeah. Oh, my God. Okay, yeah, them Portland Trailblazers, listen, man.

Chauncey Bill is the coach of the Portland Trailblazers. The Portland Trailblazers. Not the Pistons. The head coach of the Portland Trailblazers. Not the Pistons. He played for them. Not JB Bickerstaff, who is the coach of the Pistons. Not him, the other black guy. The other black guy. The other black guy.

The other black guy. The other black guy that's the head coach. The other brother. The other. But they defend like a motherfucker. No, Zion, man, he different. They just got to figure out their offense. He's different.

They got to figure out. And I think putting the ball in his hand, making him the primary decision maker will slow him down at times. You force him to play in the half court. You force him to be a certain kind of player and when it's needed, get that rebound and go. But guys get the rebound now, they give it to him. And how they do with Bron and Giannis, they bring it up the floor. They're the predominant decision maker for the guys, I think, if you put him in that

situation. He'll definitely be flirting with a triple-double. Yeah. Yeah. Like, every night. Yeah, because... Like, he'll be on that type of thing now. Here. Yeah. Like, every night. Yeah, because... Like, he'll be on that type of thing now.

Here's why. Him, Jokic. In the post, if he's, like, listen, if a two is guarding him, think about if he's playing against the Cavs. Okay. He gets in the post, you automatically have to double.

Right? You're not going to just sit him down there, let him do one move and just jump. Right? So you're forced to double. If he's coming down the lane at any point, you got to collapse. So he can average the eight, nine, ten assists. That's what made Westbrook high assist, James Harden high assist.

Because they're coming down heels so much, these little dump-offs, like, oh, there we go, pass and pass, it just makes it easier. So that would be my moving forward plan for him him trying to see if I can get him down To the to the shooting and small forward first in the next two to three years We're going to but like this summer. I just be working on just ball handling and try to cut weight as safe as possible Is his handle

better than Braun and Giannis? I mean, from them highlights, he was... I think he handled it better than them two. He probably has a better pattern. Better... Yes. He probably has better moves than a handle. But just, like, Giannis' handles is just...

To get to where you need to get yeah Like it's effective but it's limited yeah bronze effective but it's limited. Yeah Just watching Zion how you handle it I, I don't, I'm trying to. Yeah, he has a better, like, touch to it where, like, if you say, hey, play point guard, pick you up full court. That's what I, he ain't got to turn his back to. Nah. That's what I'm getting to. Yeah.

So let's talk a little bit about Zion in these last 13 games. I've been playing very, very well. But you'd be surprised who don't have handles that looks like they have handles. Like, there's a difference between half-court handles and handles. Mm-hmm.

Like, Luka. Mm-hmm. Luka has handles. Mm-hmm. Not full-court handles. Yeah, because... You pick him up full-court.

Yeah, you pick him up full-court. Because his foot speed... That motherfucker don't know how to... Yeah, because it's this, not this. That's true,

but all his moves come from like Boom boom boom boom boom boom boom boom boom step like his moves that he created is for scoring not bringing a ball It's foot placement here It's design got the foot speed right it's the foot speed aspect of it. Yeah, you can... Like Steph got the handle, but he got the motherfucking foot speed to go with the handle, right? You just ain't finna put him in a box

and think you gone full court, half court, no court. You ain't finna, you know what I'm saying? Like some of them dudes you can... Yeah, yeah. Suspects. So let's talk a little bit just about Zion these last 13 games. Averaged at 26 points, seven rebounds, six assists, shooting 62% from the field.

He's only played in one back-to-back this season, and that was before he missed 27 straight games with a left hamstring strain. Played in 27 of the Pelican 66 games. What's going on? The numbers? No. What happened? His back messed up.

You got a backiotomy? Yeah, we got a motherfucker over there getting old. Backiotomy. That's it. That's it. Oh, shit. We're getting a tramadol. What's going on over there? We're like, what?

What's going on over there? We got George over there, man, sitting down, screaming, man, back hurting. All right, man, bro. Should've not bring the donut today. I just pointed out to him earlier. That was an extra step. Hey, man, you need to stretch in your own room.

When you get home, man... The stretch lab is right over here. This motherfucker sitting down now, oh, shit! I hooked him up with the chiropractor. Yeah, motherfucker, you hit the button. Oh, shit. Motherfucker spasm.

Get that tramadol or Toradol, whichever you prefer. Like I said, Zion last 13 games averaging. Go ahead, now, let's enjoy it. This is Gil's arena presenting. We all looked at like, you all right? Oh, that's nice. We thought he was reacting to like the chatter, something happened.

Doctor said I need a back. He got him. It was a stressful day yesterday. We were back in the arena. Had a lot going on at the Flower Girls Secret Service. The PF Changs. Shout out to our crew. It has now been one day since Stephen A has ducked Gilles Rina for the second time.

But Zion last 13 games averaged 26 points, 7 rebounds, 6 assists, shooting 62% on the field. Played in one back-to-back this season. That was before he missed 27 straight games with a left hamstring strain. Played in 26 of the Pelican 66 games this season, but 17 of the last 21 games. So Zion was asked about not playing back-to-backs in late January, had this to say. Let me make this clear to everybody out there. If I can play in the back-to-backs, I would. I physically, yes, I can.

But I work for the Pelicans. They have decided that based off the numbers, you know, it's not smart to do that right now. So, you know, if that's what they feel, I'm rocking with them on that. But yes, if I could play in a back-to-back, I would. So Pelicans have 16 games remaining on the schedule. Kenya, as you pointed out, they're a hot pack of mid.

Second worst record in the Western Conference right now. How cautious should the Pelicans be with Zion moving forward this season? Very. Very. Also has the claws in his contract. White gloves. He's their future. What is the point?

He's their future. Right. What is the point? He's their future. Like, so whatever they got to do to protect that investment and that future and keep putting bodies in them seats, that's what they need to do. The record is what it is at this point of the season. You're not playing for anything. So yeah, you got to be smart. I ain't saying just to totally sit in, but definitely be smart and playing for anything, so, yeah, you got to be smart. I ain't saying just to totally sit him, but definitely be smart, um, and playing for the future,

because that's what it is at this point. Get somebody to play next to him, CJ, you know what I'm saying, those guys, so... Yeah, very smart. That's how they should handle this situation with Zion moving forward. Yeah. Lexi, how cost you think the Pelicans be?

Do you agree with what Kanye's saying? Oh, yeah. But it's also nice to see Zion in, like, good spirits. He's excited to play. His body looks good. So I think the Pelicans, like, they can be excited for the future with Zion. He seems to be bought in with what they got going on, their plan for him. And his numbers are crazy.

So, again, when everyone was like, they need to trade him, they need to come up offside, and I just like, you can't come off a player like that. You just got to be patient and hope for the best. Let me just throw this one thing out. I want him to go, I don't know who. I'm pretty sure there is a thing these days. I'm not, I've never had the researcher to use it.

I'm pretty sure there's a hamstring specialist out there somewhere mm-hmm that specifically deals with hamstring He need because that's been his thing as of late All right all this power that twerk every that that get up and go is from zero to sixty. Mm-hmm and And fucking point whatever seconds he need to find somebody to help him deal with hamstrings or teach him how to stretch properly, how to deal with those things,

and to avoid this moving forward. Because it's been a thing as of the last couple of seasons, like hamstring shit has been... That's where his power's at. Yeah, take care of it. Yeah, but other than that, yeah. I did a quick Google search. We got a big-time doctor in Finland.

I'm not going to try to pronounce his name. Somebody in Miami. Hey, man. You're in Finland, motherfucker. I ain't specializing in. You got a game in Finland, motherfucker. That's where it's at. I could probably give him a lot of advice on it.

I've been to Helsinki before. Oh, that's where it is? I've been to Helsinki, Finland before. Very nice place to turn up. I'm 12 years old. You I'm from Finland, Zion. I've been to Helsinki, Finland before. Very nice place to turn up. I'm 12 years old. You went out for a year. I remember you were just- You definitely gotta be cautious with him.

It's one of those things where I don't wanna sit him. I want him to play. The one thing that he's done missed is games, right? I mean, you can see, even though speculation's that he don't wanna play basketball, you can see every time he even though speculation says he don't want to play basketball, you can see every time he talks, when he's talking about basketball, it's joy. It's one of those conversations, you know,

about, all right, we got this many games left. What do you want to do? Right? This is what I'm trying to do for you. Like, you know, next year, we're going to get the number one or number two pick. We're going to get, you know, know Cooper flag or ace Bailey here to help you right? But just be honest right we're gonna we gonna get one of them two long motherfuckers over here to play with you and You know we thinking that you healthy we got a chance to make the playoffs next year

So, you know, I don't want to risk your health. So how do you want to play this? Yeah. You know, get his... Let him be a part of the decision-making. Mm-hmm. Right? You know, that's all sometimes players want to be. Like, you coming in, talking about, yeah, we're not gonna play you these games,

and boom, boom, boom, and you're like, oh, ah, damn. Yeah. Yeah. You know what I mean? Yeah, because it's basic spirit. Yeah. Because the way he was saying, well, you know, I work for the Pelicans,

so if it's on me, I'll play back-to-back. So it's like having that real conversation, just open up, you know, about what the plans are, what you're thinking, what the plans is for me. Then you're going to be like, okay, I get it. You know, let me play three more games then, coach. You know, let me just go ahead and, you know, dunk on a couple more fuckers. You know what I mean? Because this contract ain't

poor guaranteed. Contract, non-guaranteed, has clauses in it that can void the contract. I believe in the second year that deal has three years remaining, if I'm not mistaken. Oh, yeah.

I'm going to just put the ball in their hands. Man, motherfucker. Listen. I got the leverage over you. I don't need to use it. You know what I mean? It's like...

Trade. Yeah. Because you don't want that. Like, so I was like, listen. Right. And that's why, trade. Yeah, because you don't want that. So I was like, listen. That's why I won't even, because I don't want that. I don't want that. I don't want that trade bullshit. I feel disrespected. I'm going to just be honest. Let's say he is healthy.

Not like, we done processed this motherfucker. Okay, yeah, you good. And the Claws say I take $10 million from you this year. I don't think I'm going to take it. Like, yeah, I know, look, you're supposed to get this, you know, but I'm going to go ahead and let you keep this. This motherfucker what?

You see that face King made? He might even say, thank you, boss, appreciate these few little $10 million you're going to give to me. And that's, you have to be like... There's some great value on that. Everybody, you can't treat like business deals. Some people bring a little bit more to the table. And as a business owner, you got to treat them just as such, right?

So if I have a clause that say, I don't need to give you this, and you look healthier than a motherfucker, I'm going to ease your brain. Hey, don't even worry about this little claws. You gonna get your full... your little full money? Obviously, he's had an injury issue, but they got him at a grade, I think,

three years, around, like, $125, $126 million left on the contract, about 40, 42-ish a year. And with these currency, I'm just... You have all the power in your hand, man. You don't have to... You don you have. You have all the power in your hand, man. You don't have to use it, right? You know? I want him to be mentally thinking about basketball

and not thinking about, oh, man, I done lost 20, 30 million this year. Like, that ain't helping a player out. So y'all think- He said, let me just- Might as well, motherfucker. He said, he's a jazz nigga. as well, motherfucker. He took it already. He might as well

sit in this bitch. And that's what motherfuckers go through. He took it already. I'm making, listen, I'm making 40, but I could be making 60.

That 40 is irrelevant in my mind when I'm not happy. Like, people need to understand, like, at a certain level, it's actually not about money.

We're not wired. We're not wired mentally to think about billions. They done instilled championship and plan and doing this. So you give me one max contract, that second max contract is more ego than it is, like, you know, you got 300 on the table, but what about my parking spot? You know, I like this, you know, because my parking spot, I like to sit,

I like to park right there so I can get out early. I done had, I'm averaging like 29 in that parking spot. And he's like, yeah, we're not giving you that parking spot. 300 here, 250 there. I'm going for the 250. With my parking spot. Yeah. He gave me a parking spot. He done gave me these tickets.

He done did this. He made me feel like I'm wanted. And that's the deal. And valued. Yeah, that's the value of the. Even though everybody be like, you better give me that 50. I can make my own parking spot. We know that.

I'm going to park there anyway. Give me the 50. I'm going to park there anyway. NBA players more about... It's principle. It's more ego. What got us there is the ego. Sometimes what hurt us too is the ego.

Facts. So we asked the chat, should Zion play back-to-backs? So 61% of the chat who are not licensed physicians said yes. Is Zion still playing back-to-backs? But you guys said they could start easing all these restrictions they have on them maybe next season once they have a fresh start and opportunity to actually do something. If they were in contention for something, maybe they're alive. What about the love of the game?

I like how they use no back-to-backs. Load management. But no one calls it out when you hear the players say, it's them, right? Yeah, they just got to let go. Views up to me. Yeah, right? I mean, we done seen.

We know who got blamed, but we know who's calling the shots. Right? It's one of those things where if you're going to load, manage, it should be something around the league. Does there have to be an official announcement that someone's not playing back-to-backs? No.

For like, I mean, some of y'all. If he's not playing we're not saving up. I'm saving up. Soon as the schedule come out. Steph Curry's going to be here and I can fly. Me and my family, we're going to fly. We're going to see him here and then he don't show up. Not even fly there. They're the closest NBA city. They drive into this fucking game

and not to see Steph Curry play. It's one of those things. If you're going to as a coach, as an organization understand this. If you're gonna like as a coach as an organization understand this if you're gonna save your guy 10 15 games you gotta be more be it on you be on your on your dollar not on the opposing team's dollar right i don't want you to come to if i'm memphis and bronze coming in town i'm i'm getting paid this is this is this is a win for me, right? We making a little bit money because of bronze coming to don't sit brown on my on my watch. Yeah, y'all got 41 home games

He only coming here two times once maybe yeah one Yeah, you know Yannis coming here one time. Right? Don't sit Giannis on me. You got fucking 41 games you can sit him on your guy. Your fans get the privilege to pick and choose the games. I done bought my ticket six months in advance. Yeah. I don't, and I think that if we're going to, if you're going to sit your guy, be mindful of the road team. Sit your guys at home,

because they done bought the whole ticket season for home games. It should be a league mandate. Yeah, it should league man it should be they should send that memo out to every team right when the schedule come out right when the schedule come out it should be part of it right you gotta be mindful you're playing in this shit you're like if you're healthy if you're healthy if david stern was yeah They would have been on top of this already. They would have been on top of this already. They would have been on top of this already. They would have been on top of this already. Gerald, absolutely. This would have been handled already. LeBron missing that All-Star game? Yeah, all right. Like, the credit for the 80s and the 90s, right,

they really thought about fans. Like, when you talk about, like, MJ, you talk about Cobes and that idea of someone's coming here to see me for the first time. There's 20,000 people. I don't want to leave someone like they came all the way from somewhere, spent all this money and they didn't see me play.

So if I'm available, I'm going to play. Last year in Washington, people don't realize, this is last year, he played all 82 games. He went to every city. This is like he showed up because he knew people was coming in to see his last hurrah. So he was there available. They said, man, the man was pulling black tar out his kneecap. Damn. Talking about, yeah, you don't need to play. Man, this is my last go around. Like, I'm... Right.

They came to see me. Fuck it. Mm. You know? I mean, the mentality's different in the 80s and 90s. Yeah, that's what I'm saying, but it should be mandated. No, don't miss the wild game. Yeah, it's not an impossible thing to do. Because I'm selling packages on. You know what I mean? To put your team, to put the game, the fans and shit first.

It's not... Because they're paying their hard-earned money for it, man. You know, I'm selling, like, listen, I got... Tickets are high. Let's say I got Memphis... Have you ever taken a family to the game? Like, I was at Memphis, Charlotte, Lakers. Yeah, I can sell that for top dollar.

Like, seriously, it's like two grand, $2,500, just for, like... Just sitting there, like... It's an expensive outing. Parking is expensive as well. You got it. Parking, the food in there. And then they're gonna want something to eat. They're gonna want a gift. Parking, the food and everything. And then they're going to want something to eat.

They're going to want a gift. The kid want a basketball, jersey, the flyer, whatever it is. Hat, sculley, T-shirt, jerk. You walk out of that motherfucker $1,000 light. You got to hit the vendors on the street and walk down a little bit. Some of the fans give a fuck about the wind and the good game. My son came to see him. They're gonna suit Like that. Yeah him over there. Yeah, you know the game winner. We yeah, we see all that my son just sit there looking

Not worried about Why you pick why anybody where he was playing all the son asked me all the time this year, my sixth year, he asked me all the time, when KJ was with Philly, about Joel. Why Joel Embiid not playing? Why he not playing? Dad, when Joel go play? Like, all the time. Who's your son's favorite player right now? Oh, LeBron. Okay.

How do you feel about LeBron's son? He's just that. He's the family now. He's still not LeBron. He's still LeBron. Man, them kids love LeBron. It's 1A and 1B. Yeah, yeah. LeBron and KJ.

Right? Wait, KJ is 1B? 1B. All right. Man, I wish I was recording. Definitely 1B. I wish I was recording. I ain't even in the equation, so shit.

Look, I wish I was recording Bronny's first game Elijah was sitting down. He was like, you'll let me know when he's getting in the game, right? Cuz he wanted to see the moment you know to play where Why they got the ball passes back to Bron and then he was like open and he didn't pass it to oh my god That motherfucker just hating he got all the fucking points and he just ain't no Bronny man. Fuck him like I was like, yeah Relax, he's nervous, but I never seen him get so mad Because it was one of those things that Ronnie was open, but he was swinging, swinging, motherfucking 8-Man. He was like, yo.

I'm like, I wish I had it, because I guarantee you all the kids was thinking the same thing. He passed it. Then he went right there, and you give it back, god damn. So he get his little chuck off, and it was... Hey, man, Daddy. Daddy, old hey, dad, nigga. Old hey, he trying to get his little points. You over there with all the points,

you want to shoot your little step back, like... I'm over here, too, like, yo, this is the funniest shit ever. I want to know how many parents heard the same thing. You LeBron fans became Bronny fans, and you was mad at Bron for not passing his son the ball when he was open right there. Swing, swing. LeBron wants that. Swing, swing.

Swing, swing, motherfucker. So Zion Williamson, former number one pick out of Duke. Let's talk about another. Presumptive 2025 number one overall pick. Cooper Flagg helped Duke clinch the ACC regular season title this past weekend with a win in North Carolina. Flagg also dropped 28 points in Duke's win over Wake Forest last week.

And fans chanted, one more year, as he was subbed out for what could be his last home game. Let's take a listen. Send off OB. He's doing it big this year. One more year. One more year. They say that every year. Uh-oh.

His parents said, no, no. I think they might have said, run it back. That is an international move around symbol, but... Run it back. In Caucasian, that is run it back. Run it back. So Cameron Crazey wanted him to stay. Got excited by the fact he seemed to signal run it back to them as they chanted one more year.

So last month in an article published by The Athletic, Flagg was quoted as saying, I want to come back next year. As of right now, the three teams tied with the best odds to win the lottery are the Wizards, Hornets, and Jazz. So in the world of NIL, Flag can still make good bread if he doesn't like those potential options. Believe Cooper Flag will return to Duke or enter the NBA draft.

Going to the NBA. $60 million online. Yeah, I don't know. I mean, college was fun, but it's time to, you know... Give him my money? He got his shoe deal already with New Balance. Lexi, you went to Duke, didn't you? If he really wanted to be a college student,

he would have stayed his ass at... He reclassified, correct? Mm-hmm. To go earlier? To go earlier. What the fuck do you think he's going to do? Spend more time at college? No, not a chance.

Duke education? No, he could have been... Tell me, yeah, what do they want? He could have been an incoming freshman, make sure if he wanted to. He's smart, because's been more time to come. No not a chance Duke education. He could have Could have been in Congress fresh. What if he wanted to He's gonna say I can't wait to get out of here like you're not gonna say that all these Yes, you know, you know, he leaving right? But why would you just say that? Oh 60 million people went to Kentucky to do know them dudes one and done dude. They go to Duke, Kentucky The crazies know it happens every year year. One and done. Every year. They come in and they leave.

Absolutely. Zion, Marvin. All of them. You name it. In and out. We go back to Kyrie. Kyrie, 11 games. Corey Maggette.

Shut up, Corey Maggette. You name them. I forgot about that. It's just fun. They just have fun. You name it. They've been one. Leave.

They just want to make them feel good. I'm going to have that conversation. What about Christian Lander, though? Can you? And Grant fun. They've been one leave. They just want to make them feel good. I'm going to have that conversation. What about Christian Laitner, though? And Grant Hill, four years, absolutely. What about getting an education? See how they worked out for all of them. How they used that education.

Whatever they studied in school, is they using it today? No. Guarantee Grant Hill didn't go to journalism broadcast. Guarantee he didn't go to how to go run USA basketball. He didn't. I want to shout out the women's team. They just won the ACC tournament.

Uh-oh. Shit, okay. So shout out to the women. They hoping. Just wanted to say that. So they both balling. If I'm the team, I'm going to tell them, listen, I know you're leaving. I don't give a fuck all that.

But look, hey, can you announce it under fuck all that. But look hey Can you announce it after I sell these season tickets we raising the price? Let me Let me sell these season tickets for next year before you eat now. Okay, that's all I'm asking The booze aboard is coming in already, right? That's why he won't so they don't matter. They got somebody else coming next year. And that's why he won't. He got the booze boards coming in already, right? That's why he won't. So, listen, it don't even matter. Them seats are sold.

Yeah, you got the same. No matter what. Them seats are sold. You got the number one player in the class coming in. It's the same position, so. Yeah, that's why. Absolutely. It's just like Marvin left.

Zion left. Marvin was coming in. They just keep recycling like a gage It's six nine guys that can play basketball if he publicly say hey, I'm staying Booze are gonna be like really What's that other school around the corner They're not going to New York. The North Carolinas? They ain't nobody going to New York. The North Carolinas? Huh? They're not going to USC?

Why would you leave? Play the same position. Play the same position. What the fuck we doing? He can learn. I'm going to learn whooping his ass at the school. The kid Boogie Ellis was out here. I told him if Cash and Stanley go there, Boogie going to decommit.

Cash and Stanley went to Duke. What'd Boogie Ellis do? Where he end up? USC, right? You got them, yeah. So, it's that situation. Play the same position. Dude, yeah, you put the guys in certain situations, they don't like, ah... Yeah, because you banked the reason, like...

Yeah, he signed her because he needed it. You need it, motherfucker. Absolutely. He won and done. That was booze. I know my daddy went here, but I'm coming here to be the man. I'm not coming here to play second fiddle. So, as I mentioned, Wizards, Hornets, Jazz, I think top or best odds to win the lottery. What, the number one pick?

To get the number one pick right now. Wizards have a position. Wizards what? Wizards, Hornets, and Jazz. Utah Jazz. Charlotte would be cool. For him? Right there. For him and his success?

Best option for Cooper Flag next year between those three teams. For his success, probably Hornets. He's right down the street from Sean Duke. Because you have a point guard, you have a shooting guard,

you don't have to be great at the beginning. Is he the three or the four? Three-four. Because what is Brandon Miller? He's the two? Two-three. See, Brandon Miller, he's a two. So I can move him, I can have him and Melo as the back guard,

him and Miles Bridges, whoever has the better matchup. I got you guys at the three-4, and then Mark Williams at the 5. That team instantly would be like Detroit Pistons. As long as everybody's healthy, they can instantly go and be like, oh, shit, this current Detroit. Because what Cooper Flagg is, Cooper Flagg is, Cooper Flagg is, he defends.

Like, he's like an old-school white white boy they out there playing hard as a mother shit no no I'm just like Matt Harper in them he play hard like Matt Harper in Carolina absolutely they out there just motherfuckers just sweating on you and shit he does wear a new belt out there relax, relax. Play hard as a mother. But he can play offense. And he's really good. Yeah, and like I said, he got the old school, but now he got the offense. And he athletic like black guys. Yeah.

So you got a little mixture going on over there. Like, you know what? I can, this is, I'm good over here. Come on, y'all remember the white boys, they put in the game. You're like, oh. Oh, man. You can punch on them, give them a little elbow shot.

Brian Cardinal. They're still right there. They just happy to be here. All right, all right. Brian Cardinal. Yep. Running through walls. You're like, ah, damn, this motherfucker don't ever.

Your era was Hallenberg. Like, them motherfuckers right there. Mark Madden. Mark Madden. Yeah, you're like, fuck. Hell yes, Kenyon. That shit was so funny. That shit was hilarious.

That motherfucking jump shot. I'm like, hell no. That motherfucker went in. Hell yes, Kenyon. But I still think about that randomly from time to time. That shit was right on time, too. I'm like, man, good shot, bro. Best is in Charlotte.

You don't like Utah? Because of the skin? No. No, no, bro. Charlotte. You don't like Utah? Because of the skin? No. No, no, no. Yeah. He ignored it. But I like their point guard. What's the point guard they got?

Isaiah? I'm just, listen. Walker Kessler. Yeah, they got a- Marketing. Cooper Flagg. That's a big tree. That's the two. John Collins.

Three, four, five they can... I like Utah, too, though. But I'm... I'm just saying. I'm looking forward to... If he goes there, they're expecting him to be the number one option. Who? No, Lorne Markkinen is the number one option. No, they're not.

Lorne Markkinen is the number one option. I wouldn't mind them then. I'd mind Utah. Absolutely, Markkinen is the number one option. I like Utah because he got a... Charlotte just... He fit... I don't even...

Charlotte is just a bit too chaotic. He fit with Charlotte. They're going to run. They're going to run him down. He ain't got to work hard. They just be having a lot of shit going on. No, I'm just saying, as a young team, I mean, just as a young player,

you don't really... You don't... He can come in and not really have pressure off the jump. Yeah. Right? So he can, and then you got LaMelo out there doing everything for him. He can go out there and average 16 and 12

and be like, oh shit, rookie of the year, and he ain't really have nothing to do. And then let him get into his own without any pressure. Because he's going to make shots. He's going to make shots. He's athletic. I think putting with LaMelo on them is... So we asked to chat.

We asked to chat. Best landing spot for Cooper Flagg. It's a big-ass lineup. It was not the Wizards, Lexi, as you said. They got the least amount of votes, 12%. Jazz came next with 28%, but the Hornets, 60% of the chat for Cooper Flagg. Listen, for his brand, the Cooper flag brand,

I don't know what the percentage is of them when they get in there, but... Of them when they get in there? No, the team. Okay. Brooklyn. Brooklyn. Mm-hmm you the NBA you need On white hope. My son got the shoe deal, right?

And I looked at it. Just to look the... It was four teams. It says tier one teams, right? You get a bonus. You get a bonus million dollars if you land in... It was New York Knicks, Lakers brooklyn and clippers you got a milford clippers too yeah no it's the city it's the city the market and then it had tier two

and that's where houston dallas um houston dallas what was what was on that team? San Francisco wasn't actually there. Really? No. Wow. Interesting. Huh? No Boston? Boston was there.

What about Chicago? Philly, Chicago. It was Philly, Chicago. It was seven of them. Miami, maybe. Miami. Yeah, Miami. Biggest cities, but not.

The only team that surprised me that actually wasn't there was Golden State. Like, wait, huh? Like San Francisco? No, but it had tier one, tier two. Just getting there, you get drafted to those days, you get a bonus. So it was a million and $500,000. You just get an extra bonus. The other teams, nah, they work for your shit.

Damn. Figure it out. Give you an endorsement deal. Yeah. So, like, so for the Cooper Flag brand, if you got to pull in a frozen envelope or the ping-pong ball that stick at the top, whatever you need to do...

So Nets, I think, have a 9.8% chance of getting the number one in the Raw pit. And that'll be the team to get it. A team like that to get the number one in the pit.. And that'll be the team to get it. A team like that to get the number one pit. For the... For his fucking obvious. For the NBA, not the

teams and the fans, the NBA when I'm selling as the commissioner, I'm selling shit overseas and I'm selling to these big companies that sponsor these TV deals. Luka in Los Angeles. Cooper Flagg over here. Kirby's still in place.

We got Laker, we got Tatum. I got all my hubs. Right? If I can find somebody in Chicago and try to get Chicago the third, fourth pick and they can get Harper, father like son, right? I can sell. The NBA is booming.

This is a great, great business. Think about that when the NBA was at its top. Who was in Chicago? Michael Jordan. Who was in Los Angeles? Right? You got Kareem, Magic, Worthy. Who was in Boston? Larry Bird. My three hub cities. Shit, wasn't Dr. J and Dr. J and young Charles Barkley over in Philly, right? Because that was the hub too back then, right? When you think about 80s basketball, look at the cities that were.

Look who was in those cities. It was... Yee! We will see where the ping-pong balls land and where Cooper Flagg will end up. Or if anything... Oh, man, fuck that ping-pong ball, man. Just be honest. Frozen envelope me.

Yeah, just come out there. Hey, listen, number one pick, Brooklyn. All right. Harper, you're going to Chicago, goddammit. And then the rest of y'all, we're going to ping pong, y'all. Fuck it, let's go like that. Shit, we ain't going to play no games with y'all. All right, well, let's keep this thing moving.

So, as I mentioned, Monday, most of the Gills Arena crew was in San Diego this past weekend for Dog Bowl. So, let's take a look at what went down That's what I do. That's what I do. How we feeling about your team? I'm feeling great. I got some stat stuff. I got Luca. I heard Giannis might not play today, so I picked Dane. about your team? I'm feeling great. I got some stat stuffers. I got Luca. I heard Giannis might not play today, so I picked Dane.

So you're playing the injury game today? Yes, sir. Okay. I'm happy with my team. Good luck. Thank you. Thank you. Appreciate you. All right, Rashad, how are we feeling about your team?

How'd the draft go? The way it always goes. Pick them. You know them. You win them. You want to win, come holler at me. I'm the underdog genie. Okay?

So how'd that draft go? You feel good? I feel good. Confidence-based. Okay. Okay, good. Good champ. I mean, you're a champ.

Think like a champ. Speaks for itself. How'd that draft go? I think it went all right, man. I knew how Gil was going to think. Of course, he always going to think points. So he went with big scores. And guys, I heard him over there talking about some guys might not play an

injury game and all that so i like my team man i can predict the moves everybody else is going to make so i really want a little bit of different already held the trophy felt very good in my hands i told him to bring it to my room but gill not fit not faze he has the highest projection right now i'm not a challenge currently lost wasn't really rolling with the draft order i had to pick last for some reason but respect the snake draft got the six and seven pick tyree's halliburton don't let me down feeling great man i came in you know the whole trip you Wasn't really rolling with the draft order. I had to pick last for some reason, but respect the snake draft. Got the six and seven pick. Tyrese Halliburton, don't let me down. Feeling great, man.

I came in, you know, the whole trip, you know, I've been dressed, business casual. I came ready. So this is all business. Everything is all business. You know, I had to go with Giannis, of course. Jalen Brown. I'm very confident tonight.

I know my boy 34 is going to do his thing. Yes, sir. Especially if he's wearing that tough crowd high walking in. Oh, always. We got to do his thing. Yes, sir. Especially if he's wearing that tough crowd hat walking in. Oh, always. We got to keep it hostile. Listen, if you see him, go in the DM right now. First, first, first. I saw you freaking out earlier. Tell me what's going on.

How are we looking? Bucks just lost. I lost today. I'm very upset. But shout out to Underdog. Never again. Never again. I should have never went for the Celtics.

I should have never went for the damn Celtics. Never. Well, we'll get them next time, huh? If it is the next time. If he hated LeBron before... Oh, this old boy. Oh, he's good. Oh.

The 2025 Gills Arena Dog Bowl champ right here. Dog Bowl champ, baby. First win in the building. Like, I would like to thank all of my family, friends. I know y'all not my friends yet, but I got 10 grand. And you know, anyone who wins money, y'all all want to be friends with them. So, all my new friends. Yeah, my boy, bro.

Yeah, I'm ready to celebrate with you. Hey, drinks on me. Drinks on me. In underdog box. Kind of works the same. All right? Okay, but it's on me, though. So I just want to say

that Gilbert Arenas had the number one pick in the Gills Arena dog bowl draft, and he finished first. He did not overperform. He finished accordingly. I had the sixth pick.

I finished sixth. I don't blame racism for this because it is March. We are outside of February. But God bless underdog. God bless dog bowl 2025. God bless this gentleman right here. What do you want, first and second place?

$300,000. I saw him last night. I said, this man is here with a plan. He's here to win. Appreciate you, Jeremy. Appreciate everybody in the Underdog family. We are a little turnt up right now. Dog Bowl 2025.

Dog Bowl 2026. Maui, four seasons, Hawaii. My suggestion. Don't know if we'll do it. But that's all I have to say. Shout-out to the underdog crew. Whoop, whoop! So, once again, I want to give a shout-out to LOL Hot Dogs.

Won $300,000 at the Dog Bowl. As a reminder, Gil did win the Gil's Arena Dog Bowl. Suspiciously got the number one overall pick. Very convenient. Very convenient. Very convenient. Extremely convenient. You saw Rashad there. Every time we get a draft.

Huh? Every time we get a draft. Every time there's a draft. Somehow just get the number one pick. But did he perform better than the second and the third? No? Who? Luka.

It doesn't matter, Gil. You just always get the first pick. What's funny is I said, as long as I get the top four, I'm good because I can get Luka or LeBron. Five and six, I'm like, oh. Yeah, that's the general feeling. I just wanted a Laker. That's it.

Rashad took LeBron. LeBron obviously ended up leaving that Celtics game with the groin strike. Are we going to? Listen, are we going to? I mean, I don't want to bust him out, but I'll be going Can we just tell on them he's a LeBron fan people Let me check the chat to see if Like everything Rashad

Don't we all know that? All of them Don't we all know that? Yeah, but they think because of his bra. Is it not obvious? Bra jersey, all of them. He did that for all of them? Like, you got every single bra jersey ever made. Please, please. You remember he was like,

hey, man, can I get that football bra? Probably got his high school jersey. Yeah. But that's what I said. I said, listen, you done put so much energy

into not liking LeBron. Do you know how you love him? Every time you pick him, he gets you every time. Every time you need him. Like when he had LeBron, he had him 7.5 rebounds. And I said, LeBron already said he's going to get seven. He done. Right?

He got seven. Whole quarter to go. No, saying you hate someone and then choosing them to perform well for you is like backwards. Sitting there thinking like, yeah, he going to get it today. When LeBron popped up on the draft board on Shia's team, there was definitely, we over here looking like. I knew he was going to pick it.

Come on, dog, don't do it. Don't do it. He was like, LeBron. May have Jake's. I thought I had a chance too. JTayden was the bottom, but everybody else let me down. Everybody had three turnovers. Like, five of my six guys had three turnovers.

Yeah, but the funny thing is, when they was like, what? Assist was like, was rebound. Rebounds was one and a half, right? So when I was looking at, if I have a guard, do they get rebounds, too? I thought I went with a great strategy to doing guys That's supposed to do something everything get a couple rebounds steals blocks Last Friday goes into you want competitive game because you want those guys to play and be in the game, but Shout out to Yaka Purdy. I know a lot of my Thompson gave me almost triple-double. It's like that

But you pick giddy to do you a giddy? Nah, so you're getting a big one crazy collar triple-double or shit like that. But yeah. And you picked Giddy too. You had Giddy? Nah. I had Collin. Giddy big one. Crazy. I had Collin. You had a triple-double that game. Oneka. Oh, that's who did it for you.

Yeah. Yeah, I was getting ready. And I was like, ah, let me go. Because he has a double-double going. Like, I would have picked Mark Williams too, like a player like that. Because, you know, but he wasn't playing back then. So we asked the chat, producers, not me, Sematary Lair, if you're watching at home. to like a player like that because you know but he wasn't playing back so we

asked to chat producers not me cemetery layer if you're watching at home we asked to chat is Rashad a LeBron fan 73% of the chest said yes cemetery Larry is a LeBron fan now let's move on to mostly fans presented by our friends over an underdog if you want to be in dog bowl next year download the underdog next year 2026 redo it again. Oh You said dog bowl dog bowl 2026 Four seasons in Maui was my suggestion First class

Shout out to the underdog first-class amenities. What we do what we need to kind of nice what we doing for the playoffs though I want I want I want something for the playoffs doing that. I'm not doing shit We're it was fun. I was gonna lie that shit. It was a window We need for you for the play. It was it was fun when you saw you got the number one pick the game is rigged Yeah Nothing, I'm down for the playoffs. Well, just take them have more points on the days Yeah, that's all I mean, I would still pick Luca And I respect that like people think I'm a LeBron fan.

No, I'm a Laker fan first. Luka taking number one. I don't know if anybody ever asked me what my top 10 is. No, we don't. It's Lakers. One through 10? Yep. No, I got Jordan, and then from there,

it goes LeBron, Kobe, Magic, Shaq, Kareem. Wilt. That... Wilt. There was Wilt. And then from there, I'm still working on the next three. Luka's gonna be in there. Luka's on the way. I might put Curry and KD, you know, just to fill it on out. You said all Lakers.

It's all Lakers. Michael Jordan and the Lakers. Lakers been dominant. Michael Jordan and the Lakers. That's unfortunate. Michael Jordan and the Lakers. I'm forced. That's crazy how dominant the Lakers. It's all Lakers. Michael Jordan and the Lakers. Lakers been dominant. That's unfortunate. Michael Jordan and Lakers. I'm forced. That's crazy how dominant the Lakers been.

Expected. But it is mostly fans presenting my underdog. Go ahead and download the underdog app. Use promo code GILD. Get up to $1,000 in bonus cash. Splash a special. Pick them. So speaking of Lakers, we have a mostly fans question from underdog user Real Hooper 39.

Shaq, Wilt, and Dwight, king of the court, three dribbles, first to seven. Who wins? Ain't nobody trying to watch that shit. Shaq, Wilt, and Dwight, king of the court, three dribbles, first to seven. Who wins? Lexi, you have said that nobody is trying to watch that shit. With Shaq. Yeah.

You can pick. You can go. Let's do the prime versions of all of them. Shaq. I feel like that's the only way you can do these things, right? Not prime. Yeah. You can pick. You can go. Let's do the prime versions of all of them. Shaq. I feel like that's the only way you can do these things, right? Not prime. No. Yeah, you don't want Laker Shaq. No.

No, I don't want Laker Shaq. Orlando. Give me Orlando Shaq. Against a young Dwight. Young Dwight is too mobile. Give me Orlando Shaq. Yeah. How do you even out these conversations?

Because everybody was a different player at different times. When you have these comparisons... I'm saying, just give me the... Best version, what, the matchup, or the best version of them as a player? See, we do as the best... Like, we thinking, like, all right, so you got Dwight. Dwight playing against the slow ones.

He's strong enough to hold them, but they can't catch him. So you would have to... You would need Orlando Shaq... To play. To be able to. He deal with that. Then you're sitting there like, okay, Orlando Shaq... So you would need Orlando Shaq. To play Dwight. To be able to. To be able to deal with that. Then you're sitting there like, okay, Orlando Shaq. Getting that bitch off the rebound

and pushing him. I'm going to go with Dwight. I'm saying Shaq leading the break. Like, shit like that. Got it. Damn. I'm going to go with Dwight Howard. Who was the third one?

I'm going with Orlando Shaq. Shaq, Wilt, and Dwight. I didn't see that one. I'm going with Orlando Shaq. Three dribbles. First to seven. I can't even. I'm going to try. I don't know what Wilt, and Dwight. I didn't see that one. I'm going with Orlando Shaq. Three dribbles, first to seven. I can't even. I'm trying.

I don't know what Wilt looked like. Don't give a fuck what Wilt looked like. I saw what Orlando Shaq looked like. Three dribbles, two. I'm going with him. I don't know. Where are they starting with the ball? It don't matter.

That is a valid question. If they started mid-post, it what I'm saying. White key. Oh, boy. Three four four three dribble. Four quarter. I might go Dwight. That's just the white. Don't you step back.

The reason should. Huh? Why don't we shoot? That would be a big ass, crazy ass. What a game that the white was more deep. Like he was just trying to get into his office. I'm gonna go. I'm gonna go with Shaq to throw that thing to 32

Yeah him pinstripe diesel yes He was different everybody can talk about will like I seen a defense that it was actually playing it was playing with a chess That's the way they play defense now. Nah, nah, nah. You at least... You at least... No, no, no. That's how they're supposed to. But how they play defense now is like that.

Right? Yeah, yeah, yeah. The public can just turn around and just shot it over them. You ain't gonna put your hand up? What the fuck is going on? You punk dancing in there. You punk dancing on the court and shit. Yeah, like getting bucked.

Like, I'm... Listen, listen. That's how they play post-defense now. Look, I understand that, you know, the game just started. I know it started just back then. The rules wasn't the way the rules were. But watching it now, you're gonna laugh.

You would laugh your ass off. How they was playing defense. I'm gonna go with my favorite answer. Lexi, nobody wants to watch that shit. Sure don't. Definitely don't. Tremendous answer. Now let's move on.

We're doing the Gillian subscriber giveaway. Wait, Kane, before we do that... Oh, yeah, a couple things I want to... You got to go. Yeah, a couple things. You can keep the lights going. This is like a Gillian subscriber giveaway. Oh, yeah, I want to shout out to my daughter, man, Sierra.

She, um... You know, we thrive to be a successful family. It ain't just a basketball family. She's in a different industry, the model industry, this, that, and the third. Just signed a three-year deal with Willamette and Molly. Oh, shit. You know what I'm saying? Shout out, baby girl, man.

People always hear me talk about KJ. He's the oldest. She's the oldest. She's the second oldest and successful in her field. So yeah, no, man, I just wanted to give my baby girl a shout out, man. She is first girl, so she has a special place, of course. You know what I'm saying?

But no, man, she doing her thing, man. So shout out to Sierra Rain, man. Shout out to Sierra. Make that name. That modeling contract. Yeah, that. And be on the lookout, man. We got some things in the woodwork, man.

First picks coming out. Can you show us? Just made a press announcement yesterday, man. Just me sitting down with other number one picks. Open, candid conversation about life, basketball, this, that, and the third. Looking to put that out around June, man. So y'all be on the lookout for a total Different side of me that I haven't seen man. So looking forward to that

Benefiting from the things that we do here. So thanks breath for putting up give me an opportunity man. And yeah Okay, when you say first first right? Is it first in the second round? I was technically second, but the motherfucker in front of me should have been the first rounder. We can sit down any time. Oh, good. No, you're not invited. Basically, he asked it. Can I go?

Can I go? Can I go? Yeah. Can I go? He had the FOMO. He was still first. He had the FOMO. The pinhole height is a.

What's the whole premise of yourself? And with the first pick of the second round. He had the FOMO. He don't want to miss out. Yeah, no, but it's going to be dope, man. So y'all be on the lookout for it, man. We got, it's different. That's's gonna be dope man, so y'all be on the lookout for it man. We got is It's different. Oh, but yes

It's time and not everybody can do it. So I'm in a position to so we're gonna do it So we got a couple more piece in the business first the Gillian subscriber giveaway the gills arena YouTube channel has now surpassed 964,000 subscribers. 964,000. We already gave away 2,000 at the top of the show. We got 6,000 more dollars. As a reminder, if you have an underdog account and you follow the Gill's Arena YouTube channel,

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So world loss of legend yesterday. Junior Bridgman passed away unexpectedly at the age of 71. So Bridgman was a two-time conference player of the year, All-American at Louisville, went on to play 12 seasons in the league with the Bucks and Clippers, starring in his role as a sixth man. He was a teammate, close friend of my father, Marcus Johnson. I knew him as Uncle Junior, like my siblings did. Many people may not remember his basketball career,

but I guarantee everybody who played in the league knows who he is. Successful businessman and went on to become a billionaire. First in the restaurant industry where he famously worked every job at Wendy's during his off seasons to better learn the business before going on to be a franchisee of more than 450 restaurants. 2016 he shifted his business empire becoming a Coca-Cola bottling distributor, also helped save Ebony and Jet magazine from bankruptcy and turned them profitable. Most recently bought a 10% ownership stake

in the Milwaukee Bucks in 2024. So... Give me a second. Not done, not done. But I appreciate y'all. Bridgman suffered a heart attack yesterday while speaking at a charity event in Louisville, which personifies him and his character.

Had a big heart, devoted his life to helping others. So I want to send my love and prayers to the Bridgman family, his wife, Doris, his kids, Justin, Ryan, and Eden. I just want to say we love you, Uncle Junior. We appreciate everything you did for us and for all the many people that you helped and inspired. Rest in peace, legend. We are going to miss you, man. This has been another episode of Gills Arena presented by Underdog.

Woo-woo. We will see you all tomorrow. Thank you.