The Dan Le Batard Show with Stugotz - Alley Oop: Caitlin Clark Breaks Silence on Napheesa’s Presser + BOLD WNBA finals predictions

Episode Date: October 3, 2025

Caitlin Clark had something to say  about Napheesa Collier’s press conference — and JuJu Gotti & Trysta Krick break it all down on today’s show!  We’re also diving into:* Tina Turner’s not-so-great statue reveal * Wembanyama’s mysterious “height increase” * Meg Gustafson’s flop moment * Bold WNBA Finals predictions * A hot take on the Golden State Warriors  It’s all hoops, culture, and unfiltered takes. Tap in, drop your Finals pick in the comments, and don’t forget to subscribe for more basketball talk with JuJu & Trysta!  Who do YOU think takes the WNBA Championship this year? #CaitlinClark #NapheesaCollier #WNBAFinals #WNBA #BasketballShow #TinaTurner #VictorWembanyama #MegGustafson #GoldenStateWarriors #NBA #TrystaKrick #JujuGotti Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

I'm joined by my sister Trista Crick of Nazareth. Say what's happening to the people, man. What's up, y'all? We are here. The WMBA Finals are here. But before we talk about some hoops on the alley-oop, let's go and talk about some things that are popping just around the world. Right.

A little segment we like to call Boy Stop. Let's stop. Let's go, Miss Rebecca. Our talented producer, Ms. Rebecca, is on the ones and two, ladies and gentlemen. So if she has any lag time on putting these videos up. Of course she has lag time. I'm all full of lags. I got nothing but legs.

Here we go. She's on that slag time. Slag, very British. Here we go. Here we go. I'm got a good one for you. Um, this is, this is one of my favorites. Lag time, ladies and gentlemen, that's what we call it in the biz.

Oh, yeah, okay. So Tina Turner has been, Tina Turner has been gifted the honor of being immortalized by having a statue built in her honor. But I don't know who the hell this statue is of. I don't know. Is that an afro? Is that some pom-poms on her head? She got the, did she suck her thumb when she was? a kid, now she got the King Griffey bike.

What's going on here, sis? This is like the same person that did the Christiano Ronaldo statue as well where it's like very clearly this is a Timu statue maker. They didn't

have enough money in Tennessee to pay for a real deal statue maker so they found one on Facebook marketplace. Tina Turner's still alive. I'd be pissed as hell. She ain't no still alive, rest of peace, Tina Turner. Tina Turner's dead? Tina Turner is not dead.

It's an ultimate fine, $50, man. Rest of piece of Tina, man. No, Tina Turner did not die. Tress has got a finger on the pulse. She's got a finger on the pulse. She did die. She did die. She did die.

She did. Look, this is not Tina Turner. This is Timu Tina Turner. We're going to call it Timu Turner. Next video, Ms. Rebecca. Nefisa Collier. One of the league stalwart's leaders went on in her exit presser this week and absolutely ethered the WMBA Commissioner.

Nefisa Collier, for the record, said, listen, when I talked to the commissioner, Kathy Engelbert, she said, Caitlin Clark should thank her lucky stars that she's making $60 million off the courts. Because without the platform I gave to her, she would make zero. And she mentioned Angel, she mentioned Paige, she mentioned Caitlin, And they all, all from around the league, everyone had things to say, except for Caitlin. Somehow, mysteriously quiet. But now, Caitlin Clark, exit interview. They ask her, what did you think about in Nefisa's comments?

Hey, Caitlin, good to see you. Obviously, there's been a lot kind of going on this week. What? I might have heard some things. I wanted to see after Nefisa's comments and what she alleged, like Haffi Ingleberg had said specifically about. value on what your thoughts were on that and you have a follow-up. Well, I mean, first of all, I have a lot of, I have great respect for Fee, and I think she made a lot of very valid points.

And, you know, I think what people need to understand, you know, we need great leadership in this time across all levels. This is straight up the most important moment in this league's history, well, this league's been around for 25 plus years, and this is a moment we have to capitalize on. So that's honestly what I would say. You know, Fee said at all with what she said, and, you know, I think the points she made were very valid. Amen, amen, amen, amen. Amen, amen.

See, what you've got to say by that? Can Caitlin ever just say, like, the things, you know? Like, even when Caitlin's saying stuff, it's just like you come away with it and she, she supported Fee, but she didn't really, like, say anything direct, you know what I mean? I thought that was very Caitlin. It was a very Caitlin response. But I also thought the part that she slipped in there is that at this time, we need great leadership at all levels. Which means this is more than just the WMBA commissioner.

This is the WMBA PA. This is GMs. This is everybody. This is everyone who is in charge on the NBA side. It's like more than just captain. Because if we remove Kathy, the stench does not go away. In my opinion, that's what she had to say. Right, right.

And she, all I heard was, I agree. All I heard was I respect Nefisa so much. So like you said, she ain't say the thing we wanted to say, but she said enough for me and the hood to understand who side she on. All I wanted her to say was, what did she just say? Keep my name. Wait, wait, I'm just hearing this for the first time. What she said about me? Yeah.

What I wanted her to say was what Liam Cohen said to Robert Sala, which is keep my name out your mouth. Okay, watch your mouth when you're talking about me. Okay, SVP said it. SVP said it best. The biggest SVP ratings in SportsC history than he's been a host since 2000 and I think 13. Greatest ratings they've ever had in the Sports Center history, post-Iowa game. Right, bro. So she's been doing this.

That's what I'm saying. Kathy, if I'm Caitlin, this is what I'm saying to Kathy. Kathy, with all due respect, I was making $3 million in college, ma'am. I was just wet behind the ears of a teenager making $3 million in college, ma'am. And I could have went back to college and made that the same thing I made that year. Another one, ma'am, more than my punk-ass salary from the damn WMBA, ma'am. Also, too, don't you remember, Ice Q hit me up to playing the big three, ma'am, Bit checks, I turned down.

Like M&M, we're talking M&Ms. Today was a good day. Like Ice Cube, yeah, that one. He hit me trying to be in a bit three with the men. 15 million. I turned it down because I'm a player. And because I wanted to help y'all out. Your ass out.

Exactly. I'm helping your punk ass out. Excuse me. I don't mean to call you a punk ass, but this is if I'm Caitlin. This ain't me talking. I'm a comedian. Also, too. Don't take my word.

You're right. This is Caitlin talking. So also, I signed a deal with Nike before I ever stepped on the floor on the WMBA court. Exactly. Who to hell? Like, don't form your lips to talk to me in certain ways without respect on it, ma'am. I'm so, I'm sorry. My Nike Kobe edition sold out in minutes, ma'am.

I'm so sorry that you have to wear your New York dress to congratulate the New York Liberty team. That's all the swag you got right now, ma'am. But me, ma'am, I'm Caitlin Clark, ma'am. How dare you fish your lips and play with me ever? Like, do not disrespect me. We see what's happening in the league right now because of me, because of Angel, because of Page. How dare you try any of us, ma'am? I want to just mention this one thing that Nefisa said that I felt was like really disrespectful.

That wasn't Nefisa saying things that are disrespectful, but Kathy said it, which is like, I think these players need to be on their knees thanking me for the rights deal that I secured. on your knees on our knees terrible oh oh no that's when i knew she was she was done she's headed back to nazarus over with she's headed back to the she's that's ether it's a rap it's a rap for you i like that bro let's see miss catheter than nazareth bruff it brum it bruh you can't be talking like it's all fun and games when you playing behind the scenes referee not getting the call her to here you want to talk to angels certain ways i get it how the world feel about that you plan with madam caitland right now oh no sir boy stop right now take a walk and guess what lockout coming it's it's undeniable i'm sorry i hate it but lockout is on the way man look salute to caitland

you mean to tell me they think that they're going to get a deal done two weeks after the finals with this turmoil and a WMBA commissioner who has basically now been said by the whole league, we agree, she's bad for our progress. I'm sorry, it's not getting done. And you're probably going to have to go through all of unrival with all of those players, free agents, in a lockout. We're probably getting all the way to the final four in Phoenix, Arizona, before we get a deal done. You might even get to, like, the draft before a deal gets done.

where we've literally got almost picket times okay it's it's gonna be yeah you better get ready it's gonna be a bumpy ride look don't see i feel like salute the lawfuler uh who was here the the Atlanta dream owner back in the day when that vote war not came up but hey yeah unsalute to her my bad i take my salute back everybody who heard me say salute to her i take it back i'm unsaluting hey no salute get it back but yeah i think they need to look but yeah i think they need to Lafleur her ass because get her up out of here, but you can't be talking like that. Even if you feel that way,

you can't be putting your name on, you can't be putting words behind. Like, you can't make that your sentiment expressed to anyone about these sisters. The referees, if you complain about the referee, you're a loser. Okay, cool. Say let's sis.

Boy, stop. Next video, Ms. Rebecca. Did anybody notice the type in in the background? I'm like, somebody over there is like, Edwards. Somebody was trying to get to, somebody was trying to get to a deadline. They were like, yo, let me tweet

exactly what Caitlin is saying. in the second by second. Sweep, sweet, bro. Sweep, sweet. All right, here we go. Here's the next one. Flop City. Flop, Flop City.

Oh, my goodness. Meg. Give him, Meg. Oh, my God. We got to set it up. We got to set it up. Okay. Okay.

Alia Boston, Center for the Indiana Fever, has been getting demolished online for being too physical of a player. And these Las Vegas Aces couldn't handle her shoulder into their body. So you know what they said?

We're going to make it so obvious about how strong she is. We're going to put on an Emmy award-winning, Oscar-a-winning flop job from Megan Gustafson. Watch this. Into the shadow realm.

It's like a telenovela-level fall. Like the way the hands go up and the hair goes wild. She was like one of those little Caesar's dolls that are outside where they're all arms. And they're like 40% off of pizzas.

She is Morris Chestnut and Boys in the Hood. Why is this? Ricky! Who? Pop, pop, pop, pop, pop, pop, up. And that is what got that call right there is what got Alia Boston fouled out of the game. That was her third foul. But without that offensive flop, she's still in the game,

and the fever could be going to the final. So, Meg, Goose to send you did what you had to do, player. Right. Even her field foul, her fill foul was. was, man, tiki tap, bro. You got to understand. It's the playoffs, refs. And they missed the,

that boy, referees, don't get me started. Salute to, there's like 95% of the referees in the WMBA are ass. I'm going to put that on wax. Next video, Ms. Rebecca. Oh, Pallet Vu Franca. My boy, Wembe is back. The Spurs are back looking to have a great season. What in the hell is this, though?

This is Wimby, his rookie year. versus Wimby in his third year right now. Remember, Wimby is 21 years old. This joker is not done growing yet. What in the hell is this? What in the Mars attacks, alien invasion, is Wembe drinking every day? Is he 7-4?

Is that a 3-inch height change? Bro, like 7-6 at this point. I don't know what the hell going on. Either Rachel Demita shrunk 3-inches or Wemby grew three inches. Right. He had a crazy summer, too. He had one of the most side quest summers available.

He was a monk at one point. He was with KG, getting toughness training. He was doing karate, making sure you do not run up. Britney Spears, I salute to you, but watch out. Like, my boy was going crazy this summer. I think, brother, Spurs might be up. It's a little early. Keep your eye on the Spurs this year

That's all I'm going to say Keep an eye on them Not both of them One eye Spurs Lock in Do you not worry about his legs I feel he needs to sit

I worry about everything Man on this man I worry about him Going to the bathroom Pulling something His legs so down low I worry about him Reaching in cabinets

Remember last year He had a blood closet In his shoulder That kept him out Yeah don't Ask somebody to reach For the cookies For you

We're not No dunks No cookie reaching get your toilet seat up about four feet high. Because imagine he gets all the way down. He has to have those hips. Those hips better be limber if you're going on to a normal toilet, Jew. Yes, sir, man.

And that's all the time that we have for, boy, stop. Boy, stop. Man, come on, man. Also, sidebarred since we got the NBA right now, the Golden State Warriors are the first team in NBA history to start over 4.35. year olds this year old this year. We got Jimmy Buckets. We got Steph Curry.

We got Draymond Green. And now we got my guy, Al Hornford. Matter of fact, let me say this. We got my guy, Al Hartford. Now with the Golden State Warriors. This is the year of the Unk, because silly me,

I believe they got a little chance for some momentum in the West this year. What you think? Now, don't look at me like that. I think you're, I think that's just an insane take. Honestly. I think that the Golden State Warriors could maybe be a four or five seat, but you're one Steph Curry hamstring away from a disaster. Jimmy Butler hasn't played a full season, and I don't know how long.

If you need Al Horford to play a full season, significant minutes, you're in trouble. So we've got Jonathan Caminga, unhappy, doesn't want to be there, feeling like they've got them on house arrest. You've got Pajemski, I don't know what he's about. out to be. Okay. Before we go, hold on, pause right there. Pajimski.

Every time Pajemski get named up, bring it up, brother, I salute to Pajinsky, B-Pod, luscious locks. I'm Jerry Curl from, like, from coming to America, just let your soul glow type of curly locks. But, brother, I think it's time to trim that thing on down, sir, because it's one thing on the corp. I sing my boy off the court with them damn curls. Hey, man, say, man, you're a billionaire. Who am I to say something?

My broke ass ain't, look, I shouldn't be commenting on millionaires' hair. I should stay in my place. But as a friend, I'm telling you, sir, come home early. I think that the Golden State Warriors are cooked, Juju. I think it's really just a lot of vanity names and not a lot of significance on the court. This will go down as another failed experiment. Joe Lekabin, his two-timeline approach, continues to look as old and as tasty as spoiled milk. This is a wrap for them.

Steph Curry doing the Lord's work propelling them to levels that they should not be at but no I have no faith I have no God I know this is going to go so left because every time I say this about the Warriors they win a championship but they probably they're probably cooked I think they're cooked bruh I don't know

like I say clip this triple D clip this for the NBA season anytime you say Joe Lakeup you make your Senate sound more smart than it is like you adding Joe Lakeup right there it's like oh damn See, she's a true broadcaster. Don't be telling all my tips, okay? Don't give all my secrets away, Ju-Ju.

Lastly, before we get out of here, the W-NBA Finals is about to start tonight, I guess. I think when this is releasing, who you got? All right, I got to be honest with you, Ju-Ju. I'm a little conflicted. I've got Asia Wilson Finals MVP. It'll yield me.

It'll yield me. a month's rent for almost any city in the United States. And so we know that that's what I truly want, but I'm a little concerned. I'm concerned about these Las Vegas Aces and how they have pretty much no ability to score with the best of them. Like, they need to muck it up.

There has never been in the history of the WMBA a team this top heavy that went to the finals. You need 70 points from Jackie Young in Asia in order for them to win games. I don't understand. In overtime. How do you lose Kelsey Mitchell in the third quarter? And Leah Boston going down with a fouling out in the fourth quarter,

and they find a way to put you into an overtime scenario where they have the ability to win the game with a minute left, if it's not for Chelsea Gray hitting multiple step-back threes and a Juul Lloyd corner three, which is like, you haven't done that all series improbably you did it if it wasn't for that you'd be home right now the blazer hoodie combo

would be put in the storage unit for the off season I have no faith I'm unfortunately very scared listen I want Asia to win obviously but I think the mercury are too physical I think if you were concerned about how Alia

Boston was bodying Asia let me introduce you to no shoulders Alyssa Thomas because she's going to make it stronger, harder, more physical. She's not one of those, like, I am nicie, nicy off the floor, and, like, I'm a dog on the floor. No, she's stone-cold killer everywhere she goes, and she's going to tell you about it when she's doing it. So you've got that. You've got Satu from the perimeter.

You've got, who is going to guard Alyssa, by the way, if it's not Asia? Melissa Smith is going to be barbecued chicken out here on these streets. That's the whole... Yeah, I'm sorry, Nilith. But your barbecue chicken against Alyssa, Thomas, she is? She might be foul trouble chicken and third quarter chicken. Yeah, foul trouble chicken. We'll call it a foul trouble chicken, the rotissary foul trouble chicken.

And then you got Colleen Copper, foghorn, leghorn. You got everything the fever has and more. They've got championship pedigree players who have already put in the ring on their finger once before. And you got the chip on the shoulder. They got one. But Duana has one and Alyssa has one. They got two. Okay.

And you got the dynamic duo between them. I just think it's going to be really tough. What do you think, Juju? Bra, I feel everything you're saying. But at the same time, I give more credit to the fever having more resilience. I give more credit to Stephanie White and them girls. I give more credit to Odyssey Iverson because that's who it was. Because she, 27 points, Odyssey Sims.

Let me put respect on her name. Odyssey Sims. Bro, she was on a hardship contract, man. That's a hardship player right there, giving you 27 to go to the finals potentially. Come on, man. I give credit to Shea Petty. I give credit to Autumn Girl. Everybody stepped up and did what they had to do.

And it's unfortunate for them to fall short in this way. But at the same time, my dream, I seen it in person. For some reason, they just had. more toughness out there. They wanted it a little more. I think that's what they ran into the Aces when it was the fever. Now, I still remember, I'm old enough to remember the Aces won 17 games in a row. I'm old enough to remember that. I'm old enough to remember that. So I'm thinking, man, if they can lock back in some kind of way and just think one game at a time with these Mercury, I think they can do it. I think Ms. Becky, like you said, she's going to have

to let Nye, CP3, 4, 3-2, excuse me, pardon me, Cheyenne Parker, I think she's going to have to utilize her bench a little bit more on his finals because hitman Sammy Sam Wickham ain't playing with nobody. She's pulling up

from 40. And if she has space, it's bottoms. It's scrape draws with no do-do-stains. It's great balls. Like, I'm telling you every time, everybody on that Phoenix team roster is a dog, a Laura McCannie, everybody. So if

the Vegas Aces can find a way to just say, you know what? That last series is over with. Phoenix is in front of us for a chance at immortalization. Like Tina, Timu, Tina Turner. I think that they're going to get this, right? Oh, I like that. See?

That's why you get paid more than me. Timu Turner. I got to take that note. But anyway, I think the Ais, if the Ais can lock in and just thank a Timu Turner on the way of this chip, they're going to get it, man. So I'm taking the Aces because I prefer the Aces because you know how I feel about Phoenix. That's my little sisters. As Atlanta Dream fan, we beat them every time we played them this

year. Rad-dawed them. They didn't have a chance. So I'm going with the Aces. That's my pick. All right. You go Aces. I go Mercury. I go Mercury in seven. I think this thing goes the distance. I go Aces in six. Loser has to wear the other person's profession. Jersey during the broadcast and I will mail you my Celtics gear. All right, I'll do that and I will mail you

a Scoot Henderson jersey. Ah, salute the Scoot. Slude the day and time. It's back. Neither here nor there. But look, man, thank y'all for locking in with the kids. Catch us this Sunday going live

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