The Breakfast Club - DONKEY: Rudy Gobert Criticized For Missing Playoff Game Due To Birth Of His First Child

Episode Date: May 8, 2024

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Donkey of the day does not discriminate. I might not have the song of the day, but I got the donkey of the day. So if you ever feel I need to be a donkey man, hit it with the beat. It's a breakfast club, bitch. Who's donkey of the day today? Let me tell you why I love Jess Hilarious, and that's why that's my sister. Because I was going to say something. I was just going to wait until the mics came on.

Now, it's 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8 people in this room. It was smelled so bad in this room. It did. Several seconds ago. Crazy. I was just waiting to say something. Okay, so Jesse and I, whoever wanted to fart in this room, you know. You should have said it. Let me know.

You should have said it before you let one loose. Here's the thing. I don't know if that was a fart. That's all I'm saying. I don't know who it is. There's still six people in here. Whatever it is. And there's something still lingering.

I'm just saying. My baby wasn't even moving. And my baby was like, um, hello. That's all I'm in here. Whatever it is. And there's something still lingering. I'm just saying. My baby wasn't even moving. And my baby was like, um, hello. That's all I'm saying. God damn it. Moving this in. Light another candle. Donk here today for Wednesday, May 8th,

goes to everyone who is upset with Minnesota Timberwolves player Rudy Gobert. Okay. From Draymond Green to Gilbert Arenas. By the way, two of my favorite personalities by far. I like listening to these brothers talk basketball, so let's be clear. They know way more about this basketball subject than me. But since when in this era do you have to have

knowledge to speak on something? Now, Rudy Gobert, who was named Defensive Player of the Year for a fourth time yesterday, missed game two of the NBA playoffs versus the Denver Nuggets because of what I believe is a really legitimate reason, the birth of his very first child. A round of applause for Rudy legitimate reason, the birth of his very first child. Round of applause for Rudy Gobert, the mother of his child.

I don't know many men who would want to miss the birth of their very first child under any circumstances. Those kids are going to be in your life long after basketball is over. The birth of a child is not one of those things you get to witness again. I can remember every single one of my babies when they came into this world, especially the first one, okay? My first daughter came out the womb with prayer hands. I promise you, she came out holding her hands together like she was praying. And that is a memory I will never forget. One of the greatest moments, memories of my life.

So as a man, I completely respect and appreciate Rudy putting his family and the birth of his child over basketball. Gilbert Arenas thinks otherwise. Can we listen to what Gilbert Arenas had to say on the Gilbert Arenas show? So we've got an interesting wrinkle for game two. Rudy Gobert is questionable for the game due to personal reasons of becoming a father for the first time. I ain't missing this game for that baby. It's a baby, bro.

It's going to be there when you get back. We hope. I mean, I'm just saying. No, I'm just saying. Whatever you're about to think you're about to do with the baby, he's going to be asleep. I mean, I'm just saying. Yeah, yeah. I know. I'm just saying. Whatever you about to think you about to do with the baby, he gonna be asleep. Like, I get you want to be with your wife and smile and stuff, and your good NBA healthcare insurance is because of you playing.

So first child not as important as game two of second round playoff. Man, listen, bro. She in the hospital with great doctors. You taking your goofy ass down there. He saw the baby, right? All right, let's bro. She in the hospital with great doctors. You taking your goofy ass down there. He saw the baby, right? All right, let's go. You IG daddy. Just do it.

Hey, hey. What the fuck? Whatever. Just off the phone. I'll see you after the game. Now I find Gilbert Arena hilarious. And most of the time I agree with things he says, but now is not one of those times. I think we take Gilbert serious when he's just clearly joking.

But I don't think he's joking right here. But I'm also not an NBA player. I don't have that NBA mindset. Draymond Green had similar thoughts on the Draymond Green Show. Let's listen. I was a little skeptical in starting the game off, number one, because Rudy was going to miss the game. And I just felt like I'm a father of four.

I love my kids. and I love my wife but she gonna have to hold off for me just a few more hours uh for for a playoff game like I just me personally um number one congratulations to him anytime uh we you know we have we bring new life into this world it's a special thing and that, as I said, as a father of four, that I don't take for granted at all. But I also try not to take this game for granted. Is that how this works, Jess? You can just hold off on having the baby until the game is over?

Absolutely not. You will come home to not me or the baby if you want to run up and down the court and put a ball in the hoop. But I don't care. Playoffs or no playoffs. Once again, ballplayers talking ball. the hoop. But I don't care. Playoffs or no playoffs. Once again, ball players talking ball. We civilians. It's a different mindset they have.

Now, I don't know if Draymond Green truly believes this or he just doesn't like Rudy Gobert. We know Draymond isn't a fan of Rudy Gobert because we watched him put Draymond in the million-dollar dream. I mean, we watched him put Rudy in the million-dollar dream in the middle of a game for no reason. Okay? Tried to decapitate him in the middle of a basketball game just because.

So you have to take what Draymond says with a grain of salt as well. And I do take into consideration, once again, that they are professional basketball players. A lot of times we on the sidelines contributing to these combos, we don't have the mindset that they have. Okay? We know nothing about what they think as a basketball player. But as a human, just a man,

I don't have any problem with Rudy Gobert missing the second round game two of the NBA playoffs to see the birth of his first child. What? I mean, Jesus. And we as black men gotta be careful about this type of stuff because they are always ready to reinforce this false narrative that we not there for our children, which we know is a damn lie, okay?

Gilbert said the child will be there when he gets back. Hopefully. Hopefully. Hopefully. So will this series, though. We already up 1-0 in the series. The worst-case scenario is we lose and it's tied. Best-case scenario is we win without him, which they did. So Rudy made the right choice.

Now, what makes this even more strange is Gilman and Draymond gave this criticism after Game 2 was over and the Timberwolves won. If they would have lost, you would have had every right to say, you know, that's why you should have been on the court. I would have still disagreed with you, but it's a better debate when the Wolves lose. When the Wolves win, y'all just look like dudes who care about basketball more than you care about your kids. And I know that's not the case, but guys, y'all know we live in an era where folks think their perception is their reality. Why even give folks the opportunity to run with those kinds of narratives, okay?

I saw people reaching in regards to Gilbert trying to say, we not taking parenting advice from a guy who once did this and a guy who once did that? Trust me, nothing they were bringing up that I saw had anything to do with this situation, okay? Bringing guns in the locker room has nothing to do with his opinion on Rudy Gobert missing a playoff game. Now, Shannon Sharpe and Ocho Cinco weighed in as well. Let's listen. It all depends. If it's a playoff game, we're going to have another baby.

I don't know if I'm going to be able to make it to the playoffs. If it's the Super Bowl, I'm damn sure I ain't missing that. In Rudy's case, the baby was born. And I'm assuming, I'm hoping that mother and child was okay. I'm out of there. Once I find out mother and child is okay, I think it's his first child. So he's-

Let him get the number two. He might FaceTime. He might Zoom the whole thing. But Ocho, that's something that you need to have discussed beforehand. So therefore, when it happens, nobody's surprised. You know, I'm playing. I ain't missing no game. Get it in July.

So guess what? The offseason, the baby come out in the offseason. Guys ain't missing no game. Get it in July. So guess what? The offseason, the baby come out in the offseason, y'all gotta play a little better. I'm gonna be there for the birth. Once you okay, I'm gone. Well, that makes sense. I'll be there for the birth. But once you have birth, I'm gone.

I get that. I do think we have to go to breakfast club court, though, before I give this hee-haw because I'm a civilian. And a lot of these professional athletes do have me questioning myself just a little bit. I never played professional sports. So maybe my take is just a little bit off. So let's open up the phone lines.

All right. Let's do it. Let's go to Breakfast Club Court. 8800-585-1051. What do you think? Rudy Gobert, he missed game two of the playoffs because he wanted to be there when his baby was born. He wanted to be there with his lady. And he's a high-level athlete, right? These are high-level athletes.

This is Gilbert Arenas. This is Draymond Green. Even though it's not basketball, it's Shannon Sharpe. These are high-level athletes saying they would have missed the game as well. Let's talk about it. I agree with Shannon a little bit more than all of them, though, because he said, I would have watched the berth and then went. And then get out of Dodge.

That's right. This is his first baby, too. First baby. First baby. 800-585-1051. You know how tough the playoffs are, right? Now, the Minnesota Timberwolves, quote, unquote, were supposed to lose, right? Because everybody was favoring Denver to win this series.

They had a re-pick for former champions. That's right. So the fact that he was needed game two because they really need all their pieces and they know how hard it is to win a playoff, to win a series, to win a conference finals, to win the chip. My Knicks haven't done it in years. By the way, football is a little bit more would probably confuse you a little bit

more because they won and done. Right. NBA series, I'm missing the game. So let's talk about it. 800-585-1051. What are your thoughts? Jess Hilarious said if her man went to the game, she's gone. That's right. Hello. Gil would make me go to the game. Gil would be like, go to the game, we're going to watch the game. I wouldn game. Gia would be like, go to the game. We're going to watch the game.

I wouldn't, but she would be like, go to the game. We're going to watch the game. I wouldn't. I would be kind of like what Shay Shay said. I'm going to wait until the baby comes out. Baby, you okay? Gone. Yeah, yeah.

That's what I'd be. Well, let's open up the phone line. 800-585-105. Well, let's discuss. And let the record show. It still smells like collard greens in this room. It smells like collard greens. We had collard greens last night.

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