The Dan Le Batard Show with Stugotz - Postgame Show: The Lil Channel (feat. JuJu Gotti)

Episode Date: June 23, 2025

David Samson got roasted by Andrew McCutchen, and JuJu Gotti is here to share his thoughts on the Kevin Durant trade to the Houston Rockets. He also helps us recap an incredible NBA Finals after the Oklahoma City Thunder beat the Indiana Pacers in Game 7. Plus, who would make the Hall of Fame of Freds? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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Chris? I have a rule in life. It's always bet against Trevor Rogers. Pitcher for the Orioles, the Marlins traded him. The Marlins got a really good prospect for Trevor Rogers. They have no idea what the Orioles were doing, acquiring Trevor Rogers. He is facing the Rangers tonight against Patrick Corbin.

You gotta go bet against Trevor Rogers. We are taking the Rangers plus one and a half against the spread! Go ahead Dan. That's it? We're just doing one? Yes just one game today. Okay. When you bet against Trevor Rogers it's the only action you need. Oh that's a bet I've enjoyed making over the last few years. He's just a solid ERA of more than five. We got one of their best prospects for him. What were they it was a bit confusing It's just a tall person who throws from that side. They'll just grab him and try and make him a baseball player

Juju is here and I want to get to this in a second But first I want to get to the back and forth that David Sampson had with Andrew McCutcheon Andrew McCutcheon is the left fielder is he He's playing left field now for the Pirates, correct? You're wearing a Pirates hat back there, Chris. I'm sure you can name all of the Pirates after Skeens, right? Skeens, McCutcheon, and then boys. Yes, so he had a back and forth with David Sampson, and for some reason, David Sampson

was questioning McCutcheon's sources, and McCutcheon then questioned David Sampson's questioning McCutcheon sources, and McCutcheon then questioned David Sampson sources. What are you laughing about, Cody? Just, I can't wait to hear this because it's ridiculous getting into a back and forth like that with an athlete, David Sampson. Okay, so let's watch here.

Let's look at what we have here, this screenshot of McCutcheon and Sampson going back and forth at each other. McCutcheon and Sampson going back and forth at each other. McCutcheon says, my source stinks David. What a laughable thing to say when my source is the commissioner of Major League Baseball. And I have 27 witnesses to back that up. So stick to your little channel, your little channel and do this. And then he shows the rock telling him to know your role and keep your mouth shut.

What are you laughing about, Chris? Oh, good for him, says Juju. And look at big Pirates fan Chris Cody has never cared more about the Pirates than he does right now because he's going after David Samson McCutcheon. You like that he hit him with Lil Show? Lil Channel, just very dismissive.

That's our Lil Channel. He's making fun of our Lil Channel. Thank you. He's got his own channel. I know, but channel he's making fun of our little channel thank you he's got his own channel I know but he's just making fun of little channels any everywhere why don't you want to stand up for little channels is there a difference between a little channel and a little channel the way I was pronouncing it I was I was just giving you the L I L apostrophe the little channels more lovable put it on the poll please, Juju, at LeBotard Show. Is the Lil Channel more lovable? What did you have for us on Kevin Durant, Juju?

And it's nice to see you, sir. Nice to see you as well. Look, good for him to cut you, man. A lie make it halfway around the world before the truth even gets out of bed. So yeah, stand up for yourself, brother. But yeah, I think that the Rockets got exactly what they needed in Kevin Durant, brother. But yeah, I think that the Rockets got exactly what they needed in Kevin

Durant, bro. Like, last playoffs, they lost playoff games because they didn't have a scorer, a go-to scorer. One of the games they had Alperin Shangoon with the game on the line going up against Draymond. He got stonewalled against Draymond and Draymond flexed on him and all of that. If they had anybody to pass it to with just a go-to scorer, they would have been in better shape. And Jalen Green came up so short this playhouse reminded us that he may not be what they exactly need in Houston either. So I think it's a wonderful trade for Houston Rockets.

Juju, you are correct about that because they didn't give up any of their actual great young assets. And you're absolutely right that they they didn't give up any of their actual great young assets and you're Absolutely right that they got the thing they absolutely need and the thing they were taught They needed by Jimmy Butler and Steph Curry like you need one of these on your side if you're gonna get past What remains of the old, you know fighting champions in that in that conference? Yeah, absolutely because friend Blandley how absolutely. Because Fred Van Vliet, however you say it, Van Vliet, he tried his darnedest and he hit some big shots.

But when you got people squaring up and just locking in on Van Vliet, he's easy to stop. You can't stop the Easy Money Sniper, ever. Do you guys have trouble with Van Vliet as well? I get a little scared around, I'm scared around the double Vs there. I don't do it with a lot a lot of confidence you get scared around him chris you got terrified are we all are we are confident confident then leaders

know i just call him for it okay i've read it right is that that would be a funny way to analyze that to just say you know the rockets came up short because of fred last year like for a minute just read like what happened well they were going to get jimmy butler step curry and i had a guy named Fred right like soccer players They should just say Fred on the back of his jersey. Has there been a great Fred at sports McGriff Yeah, you got me yeah, not many others though, I can't be our best Fred that's Freeman there you go. JuJu's ready He's a two-time post-season champion. What are you talking about? I don't think he's a hard player. Fred Friedman.

There you go, Juju's right. Oh, Freddy. Freddy Friedman. Freddy, though. There's a Freddy. Freddy's different than Fred. Very different. It is, right?

Yeah, very different. Fred lands with a single syllable, and that person is not good at sports until proven otherwise, just by virtue of their name being Fred. Yeah, Flintstone is the most famous Fred of all time. Great bowler. Yeah, yeah, good bowler.

Speaking of one syllable, Jay Herr, Jeanette from Twitter says that Zazzlow today looks like the keeper of the cup, Mike Boat. That's good. He just looked like himself. He's looking more and more confident. We can't tell what it is exactly.

It's just the radiance that he has about him. But I think it's just from winning, winning all his bets, winning all his championships.'s just a radiance that he has about him. But I think it's just from winning. Winning all his bets, winning all his championships. Fred Lynn. Oh, that's a good one. That's a good one. Yeah, both socks.

Good contribution. As opposed to both talks. Yeah, so flaw, as you like to say. SO, capital FLA. One word, by the way. Do you have any other finals thoughts? I enjoyed your alley-oop coverage throughout the post-season juju after games. Did you have any other finals thoughts? I enjoyed your alley-oop coverage throughout the post-season juju after games.

Did you have any other thoughts on the finals? Yeah, I agree with Mike. I think that Halliburton had to play. Like, this is exactly what you play for. It's like you wanna win a Grammy, and the Grammys say, hey, come on down here today and perform for us, and you either, you or this other brother

gonna win the Grammy. And you like, oh, but I rest my voice on Wednesdays. I can't come down. I'm going to save it for next year. Like, nah, this is, this is what exactly you play for. The whole year is going to be about next year. So it sucks. It took the air out of the entire world, the basketball world yesterday.

But I feel like given the opportunity, I would have made the same decision for if I was Halliburton. Can you guys remember something feeling quite like that in terms of and there are many injuries throughout sports that are? That are hurtful and Kevin Durant did go down earlier in the series But to have it happen in a game seven after Halliburton played that way I off the top of my head weren't wasn't remembering a whole lot of situations where you would go from the enthusiasm of game seven this is the most exciting thing is it possible that

Indiana will produce one of the greatest upsets in the sports history to oh that's sad that's it's not even that it's just not the result I wanted it's just all sad I'm watching something here there was a party and that it's just not the result I wanted. It's just all sad. I'm watching something here There was a party and now there's just sadness because this seems Unjust this seems like the absolutely imperfect way to finish all of this Can you guys think of a another circumstance where a championship has sort of been just soiled by an injury? Do you think Willisgahey qualifies i mean that game was sold that game was so crazy special that people remember it even though that happened early in the game and we saw that his career

was going to be impacted in the pros but i'm i'm more talking about you just are deflated on two fronts you're feeling sadness for a human being and you're also getting the anti-climax of now Indiana doesn't have any chance. This is my interest in this game is something that is no longer what it was five minutes ago. Yeah, I think it's as sad as it was. I'm sorry, bro. You go ahead, bro. No, no, but I was just going to mention after he went out, they played very well the rest of that first half, right?

Yeah. Yes, sir. At halftime, you're thinking to yourself, all right, this could be the miracle where Indiana loses its best player and still makes a game of this. I mean, at halftime, I think you still had the feeling that, wow, they're going to win one for Halliburton. This could be a spectacular finish to a final. Right. They were up at the half. And as sad as it was,

Miles Turner, six points. The last two games of Miles Turner, man. Aaron Neesmith, three points. Obie Toppin, zero points. Sorry, excuse me, fine. Ben Shepard, zero points. Siakam, 13 field goal attempts. Like six points in the second half.

When your star goes down, you gotta come together as a squad and be like, all right, y'all, Dan is sick today. What we got, we gotta keep it going. I'm gonna do this, I'm gonna hit him with this one. Roy, you hit him with the hockey. Chris, you touch Eggplant's hand. Like we gotta come up with a plan.

And they didn't come up with nothing. Fred Dreier. Fred Balitnikov. Another good one. Fred Balitnikov. I still think McGriff might be the greatest of the Freds though, I don't think you're better than Fred Lynn right on the cusp of the Hall of Fame.

I don't think we have an all, I don't think we produced a Hall of Fame Fred. Fred Taylor? What are you guys doing with Fred McGriff? Wasn't he just a good player? No, he was really great. Like he was like an all time great. Border a Hall of Fame Fred. What are you guys doing with Fred McGriff? Wasn't he just a good player? No, he was really great. Borderline Hall of Famer. A lot of times came up for the Hall of Fame.

And a helicopter swing. One of the best players. So borderline, he's in. Oh, okay, there you go. He eventually made it. He did make it, okay. But we agree he was one of the ones, he was close. For many years he was riding the Cosmon.

I didn't realize that Greg Cody became more lenient than I am. Yes, crime dog. With his vote. Wasn't there a bad injury gymnast, ankle? Try to think of bad injuries in sports. Keris Strug, 1996. Yeah, but she won. And she won.

Well, all right then. Despite the injury. I'm trying here. You understand what I'm saying. That particular deflation that way where you're coming for a party and you end up being sad. You end up being sad for both things. It's less entertaining and also the star player just got hurt in a way that affects his career. We're going to get to the polls in just a second. But Billy, what happened back there?

What's going on? Just a stretch. Okay, just a stretch. Yeah, just a second, but Billy, what happened back there? What's going on? Just a stretch. Okay, just a stretch. Yeah, just a stretch. All right, you're winding down. Same thing, just a stretch, yeah. You're winding down for the day. What do we have for poll updates, Juju? Best Dairy Queen Blizzard flavor.

Heath bar, Oreo, Reese's, or chocolate chip cookie dough. 44% of the audience says the Oreo Blizzard. Wow. Thank you. I prefer more calories than that. I like more maximum calories according to Chris Cody. Also TJ McConnell's mom, well within her rights to defend her baby.

Get that camera out of my baby's face. He's sad. He's Michael Jordan to her. Do you ever get the chili dog from Dairy Queen? 77% of the audience says, no, they do not. Does anyone, does anyone, that's the better, have you ever seen anyone get the chili dog at Dairy Queen? It's a great question.

Right. And the last poll, is that some voodoo shit? 92% of the audience says, yes it is. Damn right. That is some voodoo shit. My greatest professional regret is