1 00:00:00,840 --> 00:00:03,440 Speaker 1: Welcome to Good Game with Sarah Spain, where Azy Fudd 2 00:00:03,480 --> 00:00:06,280 Speaker 1: got her Welcome to the W moment before the season 3 00:00:06,320 --> 00:00:08,480 Speaker 1: even started. Yeah, I feel more confused. 4 00:00:08,680 --> 00:00:11,280 Speaker 2: I thought you could be physical in the W and 5 00:00:11,360 --> 00:00:12,879 Speaker 2: anytime you touch someone it's a foul. 6 00:00:12,920 --> 00:00:15,800 Speaker 1: So I'm not really sure whether to be physical, whether. 7 00:00:15,600 --> 00:00:18,040 Speaker 3: To you know, Nike, I don't know. 8 00:00:18,079 --> 00:00:20,759 Speaker 1: So I'm still figuring that out. Yeah, we're all still 9 00:00:21,040 --> 00:00:24,640 Speaker 1: figuring that out. It's Tuesday, May bit than on today's show, 10 00:00:24,720 --> 00:00:28,200 Speaker 1: defending WNBA champ and Las Vegas Aces guard Jewel Lloyd 11 00:00:28,360 --> 00:00:30,960 Speaker 1: joins us to talk about her first off season vacation, 12 00:00:31,440 --> 00:00:33,680 Speaker 1: how even the pros have to go back to the basics, 13 00:00:33,920 --> 00:00:36,159 Speaker 1: trying to run it back with Asia Wilson and company, 14 00:00:36,440 --> 00:00:38,800 Speaker 1: and how she sees Project B as more than just 15 00:00:38,800 --> 00:00:43,040 Speaker 1: a basketball league. Plus, take a seat, one big beautiful 16 00:00:43,080 --> 00:00:46,600 Speaker 1: cloud in the sky and two of our favorite worlds collide. 17 00:00:46,760 --> 00:00:55,520 Speaker 1: It's all coming up right after this Welcome back slices. 18 00:00:55,600 --> 00:00:59,800 Speaker 1: Here's what you need to know today. Let's start with 19 00:01:00,440 --> 00:01:03,280 Speaker 1: the PWHL playoffs continue tonight with Game two of the 20 00:01:03,280 --> 00:01:06,720 Speaker 1: semi final series between the Minnesota Frost and the Montreal Victoire. 21 00:01:07,160 --> 00:01:08,960 Speaker 1: The Victoire will be looking for their first win of 22 00:01:09,000 --> 00:01:11,160 Speaker 1: the series after the Frost took Game number one over 23 00:01:11,200 --> 00:01:13,839 Speaker 1: the weekend, and the Frost will be without forward Brita 24 00:01:13,920 --> 00:01:16,800 Speaker 1: curl Slemi for Game two. The league announced on Monday 25 00:01:16,800 --> 00:01:19,560 Speaker 1: that crol Slemi has been suspended for one game and 26 00:01:19,720 --> 00:01:22,800 Speaker 1: fined two hundred and fifty dollars following two separate incidents 27 00:01:22,800 --> 00:01:25,319 Speaker 1: that took place during Game one on Saturday. In a 28 00:01:25,319 --> 00:01:27,560 Speaker 1: press release on Monday, the league said the one game 29 00:01:27,600 --> 00:01:29,960 Speaker 1: suspension is a result of an illegal check to the 30 00:01:30,000 --> 00:01:33,920 Speaker 1: head on opponent Caitlin Willoughby in the second period. Meanwhile, 31 00:01:33,920 --> 00:01:36,440 Speaker 1: the fine is due to curl Slemi grabbing and pulling 32 00:01:36,440 --> 00:01:39,760 Speaker 1: the facial protector of Montreal's Abbey Rock also during the 33 00:01:39,800 --> 00:01:43,080 Speaker 1: second period on Saturday. Losing curl Selemi could prove a 34 00:01:43,160 --> 00:01:45,600 Speaker 1: challenge for the Frost tonight as they look to extend 35 00:01:45,640 --> 00:01:49,320 Speaker 1: their lead. Puck drop is at seven pm Eastern. More 36 00:01:49,320 --> 00:01:52,639 Speaker 1: Hockey the Athletic is reporting that the PWHL has big 37 00:01:52,880 --> 00:01:57,000 Speaker 1: expansion plans ahead of next season. Per story from Hailey Salvian, 38 00:01:57,160 --> 00:01:59,800 Speaker 1: the executive director of the p WHLPA, wrote in an 39 00:01:59,800 --> 00:02:02,080 Speaker 1: e mail to members on Sunday, quote, we have been 40 00:02:02,080 --> 00:02:04,680 Speaker 1: told the league intends to move forward with a four 41 00:02:04,760 --> 00:02:08,760 Speaker 1: team expansion end quote. Yes, four more teams in twenty 42 00:02:08,760 --> 00:02:11,880 Speaker 1: twenty six, twenty seven, but the PWHL said in a 43 00:02:11,919 --> 00:02:14,800 Speaker 1: statement to the Athletic quote, nothing is finalized at this 44 00:02:14,919 --> 00:02:18,360 Speaker 1: time end quote. According to Salvian's story, in the event 45 00:02:18,400 --> 00:02:20,680 Speaker 1: of that four team expansion, the league will not have 46 00:02:20,720 --> 00:02:24,520 Speaker 1: a traditional expansion draft. Instead, the expansion process would include 47 00:02:24,600 --> 00:02:27,480 Speaker 1: multiple signing windows, which in theory, would give players more 48 00:02:27,520 --> 00:02:30,640 Speaker 1: autonomy through the process. There would be five phases in total, 49 00:02:30,840 --> 00:02:32,880 Speaker 1: with the first phase giving each team the chance to 50 00:02:32,919 --> 00:02:36,360 Speaker 1: protect three players from the expansion process. That first phase 51 00:02:36,400 --> 00:02:39,079 Speaker 1: is tentatively set to start on May twenty eighth. We'll 52 00:02:39,120 --> 00:02:40,920 Speaker 1: link to the Athletics article in the show notes so 53 00:02:40,919 --> 00:02:43,320 Speaker 1: you can read through the proposed process, and of course, 54 00:02:43,320 --> 00:02:45,400 Speaker 1: we'll keep you posted when the league makes any official 55 00:02:45,440 --> 00:02:49,680 Speaker 1: announcements on teams and cities to the WNBA teams wrapped 56 00:02:49,760 --> 00:02:53,800 Speaker 1: up preseason contests on Sunday. Recent UCLA grad and national 57 00:02:53,880 --> 00:02:56,800 Speaker 1: champ Lauren Betts led the Washington Mystics with seventeen points 58 00:02:56,840 --> 00:02:59,200 Speaker 1: in their eighty three seventy to win over the Atlanta 59 00:02:59,280 --> 00:03:02,200 Speaker 1: Dream The New York Liberty beat the Connecticut Sun seventy 60 00:03:02,280 --> 00:03:05,760 Speaker 1: nine sixty seven, but some bad news. Liberty guard Sabrina 61 00:03:05,800 --> 00:03:07,639 Speaker 1: and Escu left the game in the third quarter due 62 00:03:07,639 --> 00:03:10,120 Speaker 1: to an ankle injury. She had an MRI on Monday, 63 00:03:10,160 --> 00:03:12,280 Speaker 1: and according to the New York Post Matteline Kenny, the 64 00:03:12,320 --> 00:03:16,080 Speaker 1: imaging showed Yonescu had avoided significant injury, but she'll still 65 00:03:16,080 --> 00:03:18,600 Speaker 1: miss at least two weeks that includes the first four 66 00:03:18,680 --> 00:03:21,840 Speaker 1: Liberty games. We'll keep you posted on how that injury progresses, 67 00:03:21,840 --> 00:03:24,240 Speaker 1: and of course we're sending our best to Sabrina. Later 68 00:03:24,280 --> 00:03:27,079 Speaker 1: on Sunday, the Dallas Wings, who've had arguably the most 69 00:03:27,120 --> 00:03:30,120 Speaker 1: impressive preseason in the league, beat the defending champ Las 70 00:03:30,240 --> 00:03:33,160 Speaker 1: Vegas Aces one oh one eighty four. Asia James led 71 00:03:33,200 --> 00:03:35,600 Speaker 1: the Wings with eighteen and rookie guard Azy Fudd and 72 00:03:35,640 --> 00:03:39,160 Speaker 1: forward Atlanta Smith added twelve points apiece. Juell Lloyd put 73 00:03:39,240 --> 00:03:41,400 Speaker 1: up nine points and six rebounds for the Aces in 74 00:03:41,440 --> 00:03:43,800 Speaker 1: that one. We'll hear how she thinks the preseason is gone, 75 00:03:43,840 --> 00:03:46,400 Speaker 1: and we'll get her expectations for the regular season later 76 00:03:46,440 --> 00:03:49,400 Speaker 1: in the show. More w and some news that has 77 00:03:49,480 --> 00:03:53,080 Speaker 1: us Chicago Sky fans cheer and loud and cheer and proud. 78 00:03:53,560 --> 00:03:56,000 Speaker 1: On Monday, the athletic Zanni Costable was the first to 79 00:03:56,040 --> 00:03:59,480 Speaker 1: report that the Chicago Sky have signed Natasha Cloud to 80 00:03:59,560 --> 00:04:01,840 Speaker 1: a one year deal worth five hundred and fifty five 81 00:04:01,920 --> 00:04:05,440 Speaker 1: thousand dollars. The news comes after Cloud was left unsigned 82 00:04:05,520 --> 00:04:08,280 Speaker 1: during the initial free agency period, and while I'm bumm 83 00:04:08,320 --> 00:04:11,360 Speaker 1: for Cloud that she was in limbo worried about her future, 84 00:04:11,920 --> 00:04:15,680 Speaker 1: for me personally, it was absolutely worth the wait. I'm 85 00:04:15,800 --> 00:04:19,599 Speaker 1: so pumped. Also shout out to Blue Sky user fully Automated, 86 00:04:19,600 --> 00:04:22,120 Speaker 1: who pointed out that cloud in the Sky is a 87 00:04:22,120 --> 00:04:25,599 Speaker 1: great headline and marketing tool. We love it. Of course, 88 00:04:25,640 --> 00:04:27,880 Speaker 1: while we're happy for Cloud, we're also bummed for the 89 00:04:27,880 --> 00:04:29,760 Speaker 1: players that are going to get cut between now and 90 00:04:29,839 --> 00:04:33,000 Speaker 1: Thursday's roster deadline, including the cuts that made way for 91 00:04:33,040 --> 00:04:36,320 Speaker 1: Clouds signing. Ahead of Costable's report, on Tuesday, the Sky 92 00:04:36,360 --> 00:04:39,880 Speaker 1: announced that they'd waved three players, including Hayley van Lyth, 93 00:04:40,120 --> 00:04:43,279 Speaker 1: the former TCU star who was selected number eleven overall 94 00:04:43,360 --> 00:04:47,000 Speaker 1: last year. Also this week, the Connecticut Sun waived several players, 95 00:04:47,000 --> 00:04:50,880 Speaker 1: including recent Texas scrad Kylo Oldacre, and the Seattle Storm 96 00:04:51,040 --> 00:04:54,440 Speaker 1: waved duke standout Tyana Mayer. Later this week, We're going 97 00:04:54,480 --> 00:04:58,000 Speaker 1: to dive deep into each team with our annual WNBA previews, 98 00:04:58,200 --> 00:05:00,440 Speaker 1: so by the time tip off comes around on Friday, 99 00:05:00,480 --> 00:05:03,760 Speaker 1: you'll be all set to impress your friends with steak stats, stars, 100 00:05:03,800 --> 00:05:07,360 Speaker 1: and stories for each of the w's fifteen teams. Let's 101 00:05:07,400 --> 00:05:09,680 Speaker 1: go to the pool where US star Gretchen Walsh has 102 00:05:09,720 --> 00:05:11,880 Speaker 1: done it again. The twenty three year old broke her 103 00:05:11,880 --> 00:05:14,400 Speaker 1: own world record in the one hundred meter butterfly on Saturday, 104 00:05:14,600 --> 00:05:16,760 Speaker 1: getting to the wall in fifty four point thirty three 105 00:05:16,760 --> 00:05:19,480 Speaker 1: seconds at the Fort Lauderdale Open. This is the same 106 00:05:19,560 --> 00:05:21,520 Speaker 1: venue where she broke the world record in the event 107 00:05:21,680 --> 00:05:24,359 Speaker 1: last year, so it's turned into quite the lucky pool 108 00:05:24,400 --> 00:05:27,360 Speaker 1: for Walsh. Since June of twenty twenty four, she has 109 00:05:27,360 --> 00:05:30,400 Speaker 1: swon the thirteen fastest times in history in the one 110 00:05:30,480 --> 00:05:33,640 Speaker 1: hundred meter fly and has broken the world record four times. 111 00:05:34,000 --> 00:05:37,040 Speaker 1: This latest time is extra impressive, though she's now more 112 00:05:37,040 --> 00:05:39,680 Speaker 1: than a second faster than the next fastest swimmer. That's 113 00:05:39,720 --> 00:05:42,239 Speaker 1: the largest gap in any women's or men's one hundred 114 00:05:42,279 --> 00:05:45,800 Speaker 1: meter event. To Golf world number one, Nelly Coorda has 115 00:05:45,839 --> 00:05:48,640 Speaker 1: topped the leaderboard again, dominating the field with a four 116 00:05:48,640 --> 00:05:51,080 Speaker 1: shot victory in the Rivie e Maaya Open on Sunday. 117 00:05:51,400 --> 00:05:53,680 Speaker 1: The win, her third of the season, comes just one 118 00:05:53,720 --> 00:05:57,040 Speaker 1: week after her decisive victory at the Chevron Championship, which 119 00:05:57,120 --> 00:05:59,800 Speaker 1: was the LPGA's first major of the year. Coorda is 120 00:05:59,839 --> 00:06:03,080 Speaker 1: now the youngest American to reach eighteen LPGA Tour wins 121 00:06:03,080 --> 00:06:05,120 Speaker 1: since Hall of Famer Nancy Lopez did it at the 122 00:06:05,120 --> 00:06:08,320 Speaker 1: age of twenty three in nineteen eighty. Finally, some fun 123 00:06:08,360 --> 00:06:11,520 Speaker 1: news from the intersection of sports and fashion. Last night, 124 00:06:11,560 --> 00:06:14,240 Speaker 1: a number of athletes posed on the famous steps leading 125 00:06:14,279 --> 00:06:17,200 Speaker 1: into the met Gala. Tennis legend Venus Williams made her 126 00:06:17,240 --> 00:06:21,040 Speaker 1: Gala co chair debut alongside Beyonce, Nicole Kidman, and a 127 00:06:21,080 --> 00:06:25,440 Speaker 1: Win Tour you know Casual plus WNBA champion Asia Wilson, 128 00:06:25,520 --> 00:06:28,960 Speaker 1: ballerina Misty Copeland and Paralympian Amy Mullins were all part 129 00:06:29,000 --> 00:06:31,440 Speaker 1: of the host committee. Now we're recording this before we 130 00:06:31,480 --> 00:06:33,480 Speaker 1: see all the fits, but we just know all those 131 00:06:33,520 --> 00:06:36,919 Speaker 1: ladies Slade and if sports and fashion are intersecting, you 132 00:06:36,920 --> 00:06:39,440 Speaker 1: can bet Angel Reese is going to get involved. Reebok 133 00:06:39,440 --> 00:06:42,000 Speaker 1: has announced the release of a new colorway Angel Reese 134 00:06:42,000 --> 00:06:45,279 Speaker 1: won Gala Green, inspired by Reese's mint green look at 135 00:06:45,320 --> 00:06:48,720 Speaker 1: the twenty twenty four met Gala. Also in fashion news, 136 00:06:48,760 --> 00:06:52,000 Speaker 1: Alyssa lou has been named Louis Vatan's newest brand ambassador. 137 00:06:52,240 --> 00:06:54,719 Speaker 1: The twenty year old figure skating champ joins the French 138 00:06:54,760 --> 00:06:57,479 Speaker 1: fashion House after recently sitting front row at its Fall 139 00:06:57,560 --> 00:07:00,880 Speaker 1: twenty twenty six show during Paris Fashion Week. Loosepoke with 140 00:07:00,920 --> 00:07:03,440 Speaker 1: El magazine about the new gig, saying, in part quote, 141 00:07:03,600 --> 00:07:05,880 Speaker 1: I see fashion like I see my art and figure 142 00:07:05,880 --> 00:07:08,840 Speaker 1: skating as a form of self expression. I don't think 143 00:07:08,880 --> 00:07:11,320 Speaker 1: of the two worlds as separate. I love to exercise 144 00:07:11,400 --> 00:07:14,160 Speaker 1: self expression in everything I do. There is nothing to 145 00:07:14,200 --> 00:07:18,520 Speaker 1: balance as long as I'm just being myself end quote. 146 00:07:19,320 --> 00:07:21,920 Speaker 1: One more thing, slices. We want to send our congratulations 147 00:07:21,920 --> 00:07:23,760 Speaker 1: to friend of the show and star of the Women's 148 00:07:23,840 --> 00:07:27,240 Speaker 1: Lacrosse League Charlotte North for proposing to her girlfriend Ryan 149 00:07:27,280 --> 00:07:30,120 Speaker 1: Smith over the weekend, wishing the happy couple nothing but 150 00:07:30,200 --> 00:07:32,960 Speaker 1: the best on their engagement. We're going to take a break. 151 00:07:33,000 --> 00:07:36,360 Speaker 1: When we come back, I talk finals domination. With three 152 00:07:36,400 --> 00:07:47,840 Speaker 1: time WNBA champion Jewel Lloyd joining us now, she's a 153 00:07:47,840 --> 00:07:50,800 Speaker 1: guard for the defending champion Las Vegas Aces, a three 154 00:07:50,840 --> 00:07:54,280 Speaker 1: time WNBA champion twenty twenty three WNBA scoring leader, twenty 155 00:07:54,320 --> 00:07:56,720 Speaker 1: fifteen WNBA Rooky at the year, six time All Star 156 00:07:56,760 --> 00:07:59,080 Speaker 1: and a two time Olympic gold medal winner. A star 157 00:07:59,160 --> 00:08:01,880 Speaker 1: at Niles West High School just outside Chicago, she went 158 00:08:01,880 --> 00:08:04,040 Speaker 1: out to hoop at Notre Dame, leading the Irish to 159 00:08:04,080 --> 00:08:07,200 Speaker 1: back to back NCAA title game appearances. The number one 160 00:08:07,240 --> 00:08:09,240 Speaker 1: overall pick for the Seattle Storm, she helped them to 161 00:08:09,240 --> 00:08:12,600 Speaker 1: two WNBA championships before being traded to the Aces last season, 162 00:08:12,600 --> 00:08:15,160 Speaker 1: where she won a third title. She's got two l's 163 00:08:15,200 --> 00:08:17,680 Speaker 1: in her first name and one L in her last name, 164 00:08:17,720 --> 00:08:19,960 Speaker 1: which is three more l's than she's ever taken in 165 00:08:20,000 --> 00:08:23,520 Speaker 1: a WNBA finals game ten and O baby, it's the gold. 166 00:08:23,560 --> 00:08:27,600 Speaker 1: Mama jewel, Lloyd, Hi jewels that sair. 167 00:08:27,640 --> 00:08:29,480 Speaker 3: How are you so good to see you? 168 00:08:29,920 --> 00:08:32,800 Speaker 1: I do imagine that almost half of your life is 169 00:08:32,800 --> 00:08:34,880 Speaker 1: spent saying jewel with two l's, Lloyd with one L. 170 00:08:34,840 --> 00:08:37,199 Speaker 3: One hundred percent. Yes it happens often. 171 00:08:37,320 --> 00:08:40,080 Speaker 1: Yeah, yeah, Sarah with in h Spain like the country. 172 00:08:40,360 --> 00:08:43,600 Speaker 1: So I'm with you. I want to start with our 173 00:08:43,679 --> 00:08:48,000 Speaker 1: mutual connection because years ago, like twelve fifteen years ago, 174 00:08:48,360 --> 00:08:50,960 Speaker 1: I randomly met one of your old coaches Rich in 175 00:08:51,000 --> 00:08:53,360 Speaker 1: the bleachers of a Cubs game, and he was telling 176 00:08:53,360 --> 00:08:55,199 Speaker 1: me all about this player he worked with that was 177 00:08:55,240 --> 00:08:57,760 Speaker 1: going to be so great at Notre Dame. And I'm 178 00:08:57,800 --> 00:09:00,320 Speaker 1: wondering if you've been back around this area much lately, 179 00:09:00,360 --> 00:09:02,000 Speaker 1: and have you seen him or any of your other 180 00:09:02,040 --> 00:09:02,920 Speaker 1: old coaches lately. 181 00:09:03,040 --> 00:09:05,600 Speaker 3: Yeah, I know, definitely me and mister Reisman. I so 182 00:09:05,679 --> 00:09:07,000 Speaker 3: call him reason it is hard for me to call 183 00:09:07,080 --> 00:09:07,400 Speaker 3: him Rich. 184 00:09:08,240 --> 00:09:10,040 Speaker 2: Yeah, we meet up every single time I'm back home, 185 00:09:10,120 --> 00:09:12,560 Speaker 2: so I usually go back home often. That's kind of 186 00:09:12,559 --> 00:09:14,360 Speaker 2: where I spent all my off season and my family 187 00:09:14,360 --> 00:09:16,880 Speaker 2: and friends are there. So we talked about, you know, 188 00:09:17,080 --> 00:09:20,000 Speaker 2: growing up and starting basketball. But yeah, we I talked 189 00:09:20,040 --> 00:09:21,480 Speaker 2: to him all the time. He still texted me for 190 00:09:21,520 --> 00:09:24,400 Speaker 2: every single game. Sees the day is his quote. So 191 00:09:24,640 --> 00:09:25,840 Speaker 2: it's definitely still connected. 192 00:09:26,200 --> 00:09:28,320 Speaker 1: I love that it makes me feel connected to you 193 00:09:28,360 --> 00:09:30,720 Speaker 1: because of course I'm keeping an eye on the best players. 194 00:09:30,720 --> 00:09:33,120 Speaker 1: But like ever since that day, I'm like, okay, jewle Lloyd, 195 00:09:33,280 --> 00:09:35,160 Speaker 1: I'm gonna look for this, and I'm always like, oh, 196 00:09:35,160 --> 00:09:37,560 Speaker 1: she's killing it, like oh she's leaving early. Oh she's 197 00:09:37,600 --> 00:09:40,079 Speaker 1: crushing it, and you know, so it's it's been really 198 00:09:40,080 --> 00:09:42,320 Speaker 1: fun I'm sure there's gonna be a lot of folks 199 00:09:42,320 --> 00:09:45,120 Speaker 1: at that first Aces Sky game here in town. Huh yeah. 200 00:09:45,280 --> 00:09:47,640 Speaker 3: Always, you know, they definitely come out a support. 201 00:09:47,800 --> 00:09:49,680 Speaker 2: Like you said, now's west and not too far from there, 202 00:09:49,800 --> 00:09:53,600 Speaker 2: so everyone from high school and people I played against, coaches, families, 203 00:09:53,600 --> 00:09:55,200 Speaker 2: so it was like that they all come out and support. 204 00:09:55,280 --> 00:09:57,640 Speaker 1: It's nice. It's really nice. I can't believe we're already 205 00:09:57,640 --> 00:09:59,040 Speaker 1: just a couple of days away from the start of 206 00:09:59,040 --> 00:10:01,280 Speaker 1: the season. How is the off season for you? 207 00:10:01,280 --> 00:10:02,600 Speaker 3: You know, the off season was really good. 208 00:10:02,600 --> 00:10:04,760 Speaker 2: This is probably the first off season that I really 209 00:10:05,280 --> 00:10:06,240 Speaker 2: took a real vacation. 210 00:10:07,040 --> 00:10:09,959 Speaker 3: I was really everywhere and just really enjoying it. 211 00:10:10,040 --> 00:10:12,960 Speaker 2: Had time to just reflaged on everything, and you know, 212 00:10:13,120 --> 00:10:15,200 Speaker 2: once I was able to kind of, you know, understand that, 213 00:10:15,280 --> 00:10:16,720 Speaker 2: I went back to work. So it was nice to 214 00:10:16,720 --> 00:10:18,880 Speaker 2: be back home with my fans and family and kind 215 00:10:18,880 --> 00:10:21,320 Speaker 2: of retune and get ready. But yeah, I mean, season 216 00:10:21,440 --> 00:10:23,480 Speaker 2: is it's like a bonds real quick. 217 00:10:23,679 --> 00:10:26,440 Speaker 1: Yeah, where'd you go on vacation? If I can be nosy? 218 00:10:26,720 --> 00:10:29,480 Speaker 3: I was in Italy for a couple of weeks. I 219 00:10:29,559 --> 00:10:31,280 Speaker 3: was there. I was in the Virgin Islands for a 220 00:10:31,320 --> 00:10:32,319 Speaker 3: couple of weeks as well. 221 00:10:32,320 --> 00:10:35,280 Speaker 2: I kind of traveled all over, but I needed some 222 00:10:35,400 --> 00:10:37,320 Speaker 2: you know, R and R definitely from the season and 223 00:10:37,440 --> 00:10:39,360 Speaker 2: just from me the last couple of seasons of basketball 224 00:10:39,360 --> 00:10:41,640 Speaker 2: in life, and so I've been able to take a 225 00:10:41,640 --> 00:10:43,720 Speaker 2: moment for myself was really much needed. 226 00:10:43,920 --> 00:10:47,240 Speaker 1: Yeah, that's great. So you're in these different places, you're 227 00:10:47,360 --> 00:10:49,960 Speaker 1: getting your rest, you're getting ready for the season, but 228 00:10:50,000 --> 00:10:53,200 Speaker 1: I assume keeping an eye on the CBA negotiations. So 229 00:10:53,320 --> 00:10:55,680 Speaker 1: how did you follow along and how closely were you 230 00:10:55,760 --> 00:10:57,560 Speaker 1: keeping up with the nitty gritty or were you just like, 231 00:10:57,600 --> 00:10:58,960 Speaker 1: I'll figure it out when it gets done. 232 00:10:59,080 --> 00:10:59,840 Speaker 3: I would say, kind of. 233 00:11:00,320 --> 00:11:04,840 Speaker 2: We're having meetings pretty often, you know, our team reps 234 00:11:04,840 --> 00:11:06,880 Speaker 2: were texting the group chats and make sure everyone's seeing 235 00:11:06,920 --> 00:11:10,079 Speaker 2: updated what's going on. A lot of people's honestly just 236 00:11:10,200 --> 00:11:13,280 Speaker 2: waiting to hear back, so you kind of you know, 237 00:11:13,320 --> 00:11:15,640 Speaker 2: at that point you have nothing to do but just wait. 238 00:11:15,840 --> 00:11:17,839 Speaker 2: But once things kind of start got rolling at the 239 00:11:17,880 --> 00:11:21,959 Speaker 2: top of the year, everyone's pretty active. So it's kind 240 00:11:22,000 --> 00:11:24,440 Speaker 2: a different situation to be in because you're preparing, but 241 00:11:24,480 --> 00:11:26,360 Speaker 2: you don't really noticearily what you're preparing for. 242 00:11:26,520 --> 00:11:28,440 Speaker 3: But as a base we always got to make sure 243 00:11:28,559 --> 00:11:29,440 Speaker 3: our bodies are good. 244 00:11:29,520 --> 00:11:32,040 Speaker 2: So you know, the habits of that was kind of 245 00:11:32,080 --> 00:11:33,760 Speaker 2: the same, but it's still kind of like, so do 246 00:11:33,880 --> 00:11:35,359 Speaker 2: I go really. 247 00:11:35,080 --> 00:11:37,480 Speaker 3: Hard right now? Do I, like, you know, ramp up? 248 00:11:38,400 --> 00:11:40,480 Speaker 3: But you know, luckily we all kind of stay connected 249 00:11:40,520 --> 00:11:41,640 Speaker 3: and got it done. 250 00:11:41,800 --> 00:11:43,520 Speaker 1: What stands out to you about the deal that got 251 00:11:43,520 --> 00:11:46,840 Speaker 1: done maybe beyond the obvious, which is the massive, massive 252 00:11:46,880 --> 00:11:47,640 Speaker 1: increase in pay. 253 00:11:47,800 --> 00:11:49,600 Speaker 2: Yeah, you know, I think that's what everyone's focusing on, 254 00:11:49,720 --> 00:11:52,120 Speaker 2: right is the increase in pay. But you know, I 255 00:11:52,200 --> 00:11:54,199 Speaker 2: think a lot of it's the insurance stuff, make sure 256 00:11:54,240 --> 00:11:56,080 Speaker 2: pleasure are taken care of and treated the right way, 257 00:11:56,200 --> 00:11:59,079 Speaker 2: and also just accountability from you know, the ownership part 258 00:11:59,080 --> 00:12:02,240 Speaker 2: as well. You shouldn't have all the combinations to allow 259 00:12:02,280 --> 00:12:03,520 Speaker 2: us to be the best officer we can be. 260 00:12:04,040 --> 00:12:05,800 Speaker 3: I think that's really important, And I don't think. 261 00:12:05,640 --> 00:12:08,480 Speaker 2: People really know all the thing that, you know, beyond 262 00:12:08,559 --> 00:12:11,160 Speaker 2: just the salary, what we're trying to fight for and 263 00:12:11,200 --> 00:12:13,360 Speaker 2: make it the standard for every single team to be 264 00:12:13,440 --> 00:12:15,400 Speaker 2: there and show best professionals. 265 00:12:15,440 --> 00:12:17,520 Speaker 1: Often on the court, you mentioned not knowing what you're 266 00:12:17,520 --> 00:12:19,880 Speaker 1: getting ready for. I imagine in some cases and there were 267 00:12:19,920 --> 00:12:22,280 Speaker 1: some players we saw sort of saying from the beginning 268 00:12:22,320 --> 00:12:23,800 Speaker 1: of the off season, I know where I want to 269 00:12:23,840 --> 00:12:26,160 Speaker 1: go back to. I'm planning on returning to my team, 270 00:12:26,320 --> 00:12:28,520 Speaker 1: but there was also a ton of movements. So for you, 271 00:12:29,040 --> 00:12:31,480 Speaker 1: had you communicated to the Aces like I'd like to 272 00:12:31,559 --> 00:12:33,120 Speaker 1: be back and you kind of knew that you were 273 00:12:33,120 --> 00:12:35,520 Speaker 1: going to re sign or was there some uncertainty as 274 00:12:35,559 --> 00:12:38,600 Speaker 1: the off season and the official kind of signing period arrived. 275 00:12:39,000 --> 00:12:41,840 Speaker 3: I always like the key options open, right, I never 276 00:12:41,920 --> 00:12:43,560 Speaker 3: want to just you know, show off any door. 277 00:12:43,720 --> 00:12:46,319 Speaker 2: But at the same time, I felt a different kind 278 00:12:46,320 --> 00:12:49,680 Speaker 2: of connection here in Vegas, but also realizing, you know 279 00:12:49,720 --> 00:12:52,240 Speaker 2: what we able to do, and when you win and 280 00:12:52,320 --> 00:12:53,800 Speaker 2: you have a chance to kind of running back, you 281 00:12:53,880 --> 00:12:55,160 Speaker 2: kind of want to keep that same core and I 282 00:12:55,160 --> 00:12:58,480 Speaker 2: think that was the mindset of the players here as 283 00:12:58,520 --> 00:13:01,240 Speaker 2: well as the organization. But it's hard to walk away 284 00:13:01,240 --> 00:13:03,360 Speaker 2: from Becky and Asia, right, I mean they're the best 285 00:13:03,360 --> 00:13:03,880 Speaker 2: too in the game. 286 00:13:03,920 --> 00:13:05,439 Speaker 3: It's like, yeah, why would I you know, like why 287 00:13:05,440 --> 00:13:07,200 Speaker 3: would you lead that? 288 00:13:07,360 --> 00:13:08,760 Speaker 1: But pretty good setup? 289 00:13:08,920 --> 00:13:10,880 Speaker 2: Yeah, I think so too, right, Like this makes sense, 290 00:13:10,960 --> 00:13:13,480 Speaker 2: but also just felt like it's just where I need 291 00:13:13,520 --> 00:13:15,320 Speaker 2: to be, where I'm at in my career too. 292 00:13:15,320 --> 00:13:16,600 Speaker 3: So it kind of just worked out what. 293 00:13:16,559 --> 00:13:18,439 Speaker 1: Do you think about living in Vegas outside of the 294 00:13:18,440 --> 00:13:19,280 Speaker 1: basketball side. 295 00:13:19,360 --> 00:13:20,320 Speaker 3: You know, it's definitely different. 296 00:13:20,360 --> 00:13:22,959 Speaker 2: You know, I was in obviously coming from Chicago than 297 00:13:23,120 --> 00:13:25,480 Speaker 2: Levin in Seattle for ten years and being here, it's 298 00:13:25,960 --> 00:13:28,720 Speaker 2: three different total vibes for sure. Some still kind of 299 00:13:28,720 --> 00:13:31,640 Speaker 2: feeling my way out and you know, the weather it's 300 00:13:31,679 --> 00:13:34,760 Speaker 2: definitely different, you know, fifteen one ten is a different 301 00:13:34,800 --> 00:13:36,840 Speaker 2: kind of you know, sis on your back and you're 302 00:13:36,840 --> 00:13:39,360 Speaker 2: get in your car a little bit. But honestly, it's 303 00:13:39,360 --> 00:13:41,160 Speaker 2: been pretty nice. You know, I'm finding my spots here 304 00:13:41,160 --> 00:13:43,400 Speaker 2: and there, and you know, I think when people think 305 00:13:43,400 --> 00:13:45,320 Speaker 2: of Vegas, the only think about the Strip, but there's 306 00:13:45,400 --> 00:13:48,600 Speaker 2: way more to do outside of Vegas and just like downtown. 307 00:13:48,720 --> 00:13:51,120 Speaker 2: So I'm trying to figure out more spots now so 308 00:13:51,120 --> 00:13:53,000 Speaker 2: that I feel a little more comfortable here. 309 00:13:53,200 --> 00:13:55,200 Speaker 1: Yeah. I mean as a team, are you mostly when 310 00:13:55,200 --> 00:13:57,400 Speaker 1: you do something together on the strip or do you 311 00:13:57,440 --> 00:13:59,439 Speaker 1: find those places on the outskirts? Yeah? 312 00:13:59,480 --> 00:14:02,480 Speaker 3: I definitely on our way around Vegas in general. 313 00:14:02,880 --> 00:14:04,560 Speaker 2: You know, there's a little foodsplus that you go to, 314 00:14:05,280 --> 00:14:08,040 Speaker 2: but you know, all the high end restaurants are on 315 00:14:08,080 --> 00:14:09,760 Speaker 2: the ship, so you know, at least once a week 316 00:14:09,760 --> 00:14:12,439 Speaker 2: of going down there, for sure. Beyond this, maybe me 317 00:14:12,440 --> 00:14:16,040 Speaker 2: play after games, food things like that, But personally I 318 00:14:16,120 --> 00:14:16,400 Speaker 2: like to. 319 00:14:16,360 --> 00:14:17,360 Speaker 3: Be a little bit more low key. 320 00:14:17,440 --> 00:14:20,000 Speaker 2: So sometimes all the chaos gets too overwhelming for me, 321 00:14:20,080 --> 00:14:21,600 Speaker 2: so I like to kind of venture out a little bit. 322 00:14:21,800 --> 00:14:24,560 Speaker 1: Yeah, it's a lot. I've been there kind of recently, 323 00:14:24,600 --> 00:14:26,240 Speaker 1: and I was like, first of all, I can't believe 324 00:14:26,280 --> 00:14:27,840 Speaker 1: in my twenties, I would just get tired at the 325 00:14:27,920 --> 00:14:29,400 Speaker 1: end of the night and take my shoes off and 326 00:14:29,480 --> 00:14:32,840 Speaker 1: walk back from whatever club barefoot in whatever the hell 327 00:14:32,960 --> 00:14:35,120 Speaker 1: is on the ground, just like, can't believe I didn't 328 00:14:35,120 --> 00:14:37,800 Speaker 1: get tetanus every time. And then now as an older person, 329 00:14:37,840 --> 00:14:40,320 Speaker 1: I'm just like, man, I gotta get so much five 330 00:14:40,360 --> 00:14:43,400 Speaker 1: hour energy in me to stay up the level that 331 00:14:43,440 --> 00:14:46,440 Speaker 1: this place requires, even with all the oxygen pumped in. 332 00:14:47,120 --> 00:14:49,600 Speaker 1: So living there, you'd have to really meet out how 333 00:14:49,600 --> 00:14:51,880 Speaker 1: often you wanted to make it to the strip and 334 00:14:51,920 --> 00:14:52,720 Speaker 1: try to keep up. 335 00:14:52,840 --> 00:14:53,280 Speaker 3: Definitely. 336 00:14:53,320 --> 00:14:54,920 Speaker 1: You know, for the basketball side of things, when you 337 00:14:55,000 --> 00:14:57,960 Speaker 1: joined Vegas, you joined a stacked team that had already 338 00:14:58,000 --> 00:14:59,760 Speaker 1: won a couple titles. So was it a struggle at 339 00:14:59,760 --> 00:15:01,360 Speaker 1: first for you to figure out what your place and 340 00:15:01,400 --> 00:15:02,080 Speaker 1: your role would be. 341 00:15:02,480 --> 00:15:04,800 Speaker 2: Honestly, the biggest struggle was like not giving laws in 342 00:15:04,840 --> 00:15:07,760 Speaker 2: the facility. To be honest, I was like where I 343 00:15:07,800 --> 00:15:10,080 Speaker 2: felt like, you know, a rookie, I had no idea 344 00:15:10,120 --> 00:15:12,480 Speaker 2: what anything was. You know, I was getting laws, calling 345 00:15:12,480 --> 00:15:14,760 Speaker 2: people the wrong names, and trying to get familiar with 346 00:15:14,800 --> 00:15:17,480 Speaker 2: that was like really have the battle the basketball was 347 00:15:17,600 --> 00:15:20,960 Speaker 2: honestly pretty a smooth transition, you know, I had to 348 00:15:21,000 --> 00:15:23,160 Speaker 2: realize just like where I was, who I'm playing with. 349 00:15:23,200 --> 00:15:26,520 Speaker 2: But also I had a lot of joy in finding 350 00:15:26,560 --> 00:15:29,160 Speaker 2: that restructure of my career in my life and the 351 00:15:29,160 --> 00:15:31,680 Speaker 2: things that we needed to win. And so as much 352 00:15:31,720 --> 00:15:33,720 Speaker 2: as it was different from everyone that has seen me 353 00:15:33,800 --> 00:15:36,400 Speaker 2: play and what you know, I'm used to doing, I 354 00:15:36,440 --> 00:15:39,080 Speaker 2: had probably the most fun in my whole career when 355 00:15:39,080 --> 00:15:39,840 Speaker 2: I made this transition. 356 00:15:40,040 --> 00:15:42,480 Speaker 3: And so when you're playing with elly level. 357 00:15:42,320 --> 00:15:44,280 Speaker 2: Players, like it's not about you know, the big things, 358 00:15:44,320 --> 00:15:46,080 Speaker 2: about the little things and when you're willing to do 359 00:15:46,120 --> 00:15:48,840 Speaker 2: And my whole common goal was to win and how. 360 00:15:48,760 --> 00:15:49,280 Speaker 3: Do we do that? 361 00:15:49,400 --> 00:15:52,720 Speaker 2: And so when you're mature in a veteran leader, you 362 00:15:52,840 --> 00:15:54,560 Speaker 2: understand what it takes to win. And so it's like 363 00:15:54,600 --> 00:15:57,080 Speaker 2: it doesn't matter whether I'm scoring twenty points or four points, 364 00:15:57,080 --> 00:15:58,640 Speaker 2: but if I got a rebound and steal, and that 365 00:15:58,680 --> 00:16:00,840 Speaker 2: adds to one in that's what it's all about. 366 00:16:01,120 --> 00:16:04,320 Speaker 1: Yeah, you know, midway through the season, team was sitting 367 00:16:04,360 --> 00:16:06,720 Speaker 1: at five hundred. It looked a little bit rough. But 368 00:16:07,040 --> 00:16:09,200 Speaker 1: right after a couple wins, you suggested to Becky Haamon 369 00:16:09,240 --> 00:16:10,880 Speaker 1: that you might actually help the team more coming off 370 00:16:10,880 --> 00:16:14,000 Speaker 1: the bench. You still played starter minutes, but you'd come 371 00:16:14,000 --> 00:16:16,040 Speaker 1: in six or seven minutes into the game. Why do 372 00:16:16,080 --> 00:16:18,520 Speaker 1: you think you were more successful that way? Was it 373 00:16:18,560 --> 00:16:19,680 Speaker 1: more physical or mental? 374 00:16:20,120 --> 00:16:21,680 Speaker 3: No, I just think that's what we needed. 375 00:16:21,880 --> 00:16:24,040 Speaker 2: I trust the work that every person on this team 376 00:16:24,200 --> 00:16:27,040 Speaker 2: puts in, So seeing how they'd known it for so long, 377 00:16:27,160 --> 00:16:29,760 Speaker 2: it's like I trust that I know they know how 378 00:16:30,000 --> 00:16:32,640 Speaker 2: to play with each other. So I trusted KB coming 379 00:16:32,680 --> 00:16:34,240 Speaker 2: in and I was like, oh, you've been with them 380 00:16:34,280 --> 00:16:35,040 Speaker 2: for four or five years. 381 00:16:35,120 --> 00:16:36,400 Speaker 3: You know you know how to come down to play. 382 00:16:36,560 --> 00:16:39,160 Speaker 2: Kirsten Valley yup exactly, and so I was like, I 383 00:16:39,160 --> 00:16:41,640 Speaker 2: don't need to start like I'm confident in my abilities, 384 00:16:41,680 --> 00:16:43,360 Speaker 2: I know the seam needs. I need someone else in 385 00:16:43,360 --> 00:16:45,160 Speaker 2: the second unit to really kind of hone that in. 386 00:16:45,840 --> 00:16:48,880 Speaker 2: So to me, it just made sense, and so trust me, 387 00:16:48,960 --> 00:16:50,560 Speaker 2: that was something that Becky was trying to fight for 388 00:16:50,640 --> 00:16:52,960 Speaker 2: like two weeks prior, she was like, absolutely not, We're 389 00:16:52,960 --> 00:16:54,840 Speaker 2: not doing this, and like every time probably she was 390 00:16:54,920 --> 00:16:57,800 Speaker 2: like close the door. But that was like just try it, 391 00:16:57,880 --> 00:16:59,800 Speaker 2: like if it works, great, If it doesn't, then you 392 00:16:59,840 --> 00:17:02,400 Speaker 2: just go back. And so knowing that we just had 393 00:17:02,440 --> 00:17:05,080 Speaker 2: that bond as teammates and also this trust that beck 394 00:17:05,080 --> 00:17:07,480 Speaker 2: he hadn't need to make that decision, you know, it 395 00:17:07,520 --> 00:17:08,119 Speaker 2: really helped us. 396 00:17:08,160 --> 00:17:09,920 Speaker 3: And I think it just allowed everyone to kind of 397 00:17:09,920 --> 00:17:10,320 Speaker 3: play free. 398 00:17:10,400 --> 00:17:11,800 Speaker 2: We didn't have to worry about trying to make sure 399 00:17:11,800 --> 00:17:13,879 Speaker 2: everyone felt good, which is like, this is what worked, 400 00:17:13,920 --> 00:17:15,760 Speaker 2: and I'm glad it did. 401 00:17:16,440 --> 00:17:18,760 Speaker 1: Yeah, I mean sixteen straight wins to finish the season 402 00:17:18,800 --> 00:17:20,440 Speaker 1: and then you go into another title. So I guess 403 00:17:20,440 --> 00:17:22,240 Speaker 1: it was a good idea. I guess it worked out. 404 00:17:22,920 --> 00:17:24,520 Speaker 1: Do you think you'll come off the bench to start 405 00:17:24,520 --> 00:17:25,240 Speaker 1: this season as well? 406 00:17:25,320 --> 00:17:27,000 Speaker 2: You know, we ever really talked about it, but I'm 407 00:17:27,040 --> 00:17:29,160 Speaker 2: definitely told Becky like, I like where I'm at. 408 00:17:29,320 --> 00:17:31,680 Speaker 3: You know, I'm not trying to prove anything to anybody anymore. 409 00:17:32,240 --> 00:17:33,639 Speaker 3: I like, I just want to win. I want to 410 00:17:33,680 --> 00:17:34,560 Speaker 3: have this Jewey I would have. 411 00:17:34,600 --> 00:17:38,240 Speaker 2: This kid like curiosity and this flow, and so that's 412 00:17:38,320 --> 00:17:41,360 Speaker 2: kind of where I see my my. 413 00:17:40,880 --> 00:17:41,520 Speaker 3: Vibe right now. 414 00:17:41,600 --> 00:17:42,919 Speaker 2: You know that's not saying that I can go out 415 00:17:42,960 --> 00:17:45,480 Speaker 2: there and dominate, you know, coming off the bench or whatever. 416 00:17:45,520 --> 00:17:46,680 Speaker 3: I know my ability to really well. 417 00:17:46,760 --> 00:17:49,399 Speaker 1: But I just like where I'm att You're trying to 418 00:17:49,400 --> 00:17:51,439 Speaker 1: get six Women of the Year. I get it. I 419 00:17:51,480 --> 00:17:54,320 Speaker 1: get it. You're like, I'm not getting MVP with Asia here, 420 00:17:54,400 --> 00:17:56,680 Speaker 1: so I'm gonna just come off the bench, play thirty 421 00:17:56,720 --> 00:17:59,879 Speaker 1: one minutes and get the sixth woman. That's smart, smart, 422 00:18:00,080 --> 00:18:00,320 Speaker 1: you know. 423 00:18:00,680 --> 00:18:02,760 Speaker 2: You got you gotta just stas here and that I'm 424 00:18:02,760 --> 00:18:05,640 Speaker 2: a business woman, you know, under same stategy statistics. 425 00:18:05,200 --> 00:18:07,840 Speaker 1: A little bit very smart. You mentioned you spent a 426 00:18:07,880 --> 00:18:10,600 Speaker 1: whole decade in Seattle, which is a really long time 427 00:18:10,600 --> 00:18:13,000 Speaker 1: before you requested a trade. You alleged some harassment and 428 00:18:13,000 --> 00:18:15,560 Speaker 1: bullying from the Storm staff. Now that you've spent time 429 00:18:15,680 --> 00:18:20,160 Speaker 1: in Seattle, in Vegas, overseas with unrivaled, have you kind 430 00:18:20,160 --> 00:18:22,280 Speaker 1: of learned about what makes a good franchise and what 431 00:18:22,320 --> 00:18:23,800 Speaker 1: makes a good experience for you? 432 00:18:24,240 --> 00:18:25,800 Speaker 3: Yeah? You know, I think I You know. 433 00:18:26,200 --> 00:18:31,800 Speaker 2: When you've experienced so many different types of business, you 434 00:18:31,800 --> 00:18:34,480 Speaker 2: know you really understand how to how things work. 435 00:18:35,200 --> 00:18:37,000 Speaker 3: You know, I've been everywhere in anywhere. 436 00:18:37,040 --> 00:18:38,680 Speaker 2: I've learned from a lot of different people I've seen, 437 00:18:38,720 --> 00:18:41,879 Speaker 2: I studied from a lot of people, And the biggest 438 00:18:41,920 --> 00:18:43,840 Speaker 2: thing that kind of have taken away even from our 439 00:18:43,880 --> 00:18:47,000 Speaker 2: last year championship, is this, you have to stand people need. 440 00:18:46,880 --> 00:18:48,879 Speaker 3: People and the value of people. 441 00:18:49,600 --> 00:18:53,399 Speaker 2: You know, and everyone has the same experiences life, whatever 442 00:18:53,440 --> 00:18:55,800 Speaker 2: it is, but I think they were all human. So 443 00:18:56,040 --> 00:18:58,000 Speaker 2: if you understand that, then you understand how to bring 444 00:18:58,040 --> 00:19:00,560 Speaker 2: people's greatness out. And it may not mad your greatness 445 00:19:00,560 --> 00:19:02,400 Speaker 2: is where you need to be right then, but maybe 446 00:19:02,400 --> 00:19:05,040 Speaker 2: in six months they match that. And so I've noticed 447 00:19:05,080 --> 00:19:07,280 Speaker 2: that not just in basketball, but in business too. 448 00:19:07,359 --> 00:19:09,800 Speaker 3: If you treat someone like a five, they may give 449 00:19:09,840 --> 00:19:11,440 Speaker 3: you a four or five or three. If you treat 450 00:19:11,480 --> 00:19:12,119 Speaker 3: them like a ten. 451 00:19:12,000 --> 00:19:14,080 Speaker 2: They may give you eleven or twelve, right, And so 452 00:19:15,160 --> 00:19:17,920 Speaker 2: knowing that and it's seeing how Becky does it too, 453 00:19:17,960 --> 00:19:19,679 Speaker 2: and seeing how you know I've learned from Kobe, I've 454 00:19:19,720 --> 00:19:22,959 Speaker 2: learned from so many different people. That matters because they 455 00:19:22,960 --> 00:19:24,680 Speaker 2: don't really know what their greatness is, so you bring 456 00:19:24,680 --> 00:19:26,720 Speaker 2: it out. And so having that culture and send that 457 00:19:26,760 --> 00:19:29,679 Speaker 2: culture and that foundation early on, that really says a 458 00:19:29,720 --> 00:19:31,520 Speaker 2: tone for how you want to build your organization. From 459 00:19:31,960 --> 00:19:34,159 Speaker 2: the ground up, and so when you really painted to 460 00:19:34,240 --> 00:19:36,720 Speaker 2: those details, I think that makes a really big difference. 461 00:19:36,960 --> 00:19:39,440 Speaker 1: Yeah, I feel like in general, with coaches, with bosses, 462 00:19:39,480 --> 00:19:42,360 Speaker 1: with any sort of leaders, the best way to get 463 00:19:42,359 --> 00:19:44,400 Speaker 1: something out of people is for them to not want 464 00:19:44,440 --> 00:19:46,959 Speaker 1: to disappoint you, as opposed to not want to anger you. 465 00:19:47,359 --> 00:19:49,960 Speaker 1: It's just a different feeling to feel like, Oh, you 466 00:19:50,040 --> 00:19:51,880 Speaker 1: believe in me so much, I don't want to disappoint 467 00:19:51,880 --> 00:19:53,520 Speaker 1: how much you believe in me, as opposed to oh, 468 00:19:53,560 --> 00:19:55,199 Speaker 1: I don't want to piss you off, which is very 469 00:19:55,520 --> 00:19:57,440 Speaker 1: It's a very different relationship. And you know, we hear 470 00:19:57,440 --> 00:19:59,159 Speaker 1: a lot about Becky Hammond as a leader, but I 471 00:19:59,240 --> 00:20:02,959 Speaker 1: think I'm really fascinated by Asia Wilson as a leader 472 00:20:03,320 --> 00:20:06,399 Speaker 1: coming off her fourth MVP season. She's not even thirty 473 00:20:06,480 --> 00:20:10,919 Speaker 1: years old. She is a superstar across every single space 474 00:20:10,960 --> 00:20:13,920 Speaker 1: from the met gala to the shoe game to the court. 475 00:20:14,119 --> 00:20:16,320 Speaker 1: And yet the way teammates talk about her and the 476 00:20:16,359 --> 00:20:18,280 Speaker 1: way she interacts with her teammates, like, I'm feeling like 477 00:20:18,359 --> 00:20:20,280 Speaker 1: emotional to just thinking about the moments where you see 478 00:20:20,280 --> 00:20:23,920 Speaker 1: the clips of her getting so emotional talking about what 479 00:20:24,000 --> 00:20:26,040 Speaker 1: she pulls from everyone else and what they give to her, 480 00:20:26,280 --> 00:20:28,040 Speaker 1: And I wonder if you could talk about her leadership 481 00:20:28,080 --> 00:20:30,560 Speaker 1: style and how she stands out even compared to other 482 00:20:30,800 --> 00:20:32,040 Speaker 1: amazing players. 483 00:20:32,640 --> 00:20:35,520 Speaker 2: Like I said, I've been really fortunate to play and 484 00:20:35,600 --> 00:20:39,359 Speaker 2: learn from a lot of greats and being able to 485 00:20:39,400 --> 00:20:42,160 Speaker 2: see Asia in this kind of life. You've been friend 486 00:20:42,240 --> 00:20:44,320 Speaker 2: for a while, but to see her be a leader 487 00:20:44,359 --> 00:20:47,160 Speaker 2: like this is something I've never really experienced before. It's 488 00:20:47,200 --> 00:20:50,520 Speaker 2: really hard to carry the weight and the pressure of 489 00:20:51,119 --> 00:20:57,000 Speaker 2: breaking the norm, the stereotypes, and carrying a generation and 490 00:20:57,160 --> 00:20:59,879 Speaker 2: also carrying a league, but then also being so humble 491 00:21:00,000 --> 00:21:03,439 Speaker 2: and so eager to serve other people and still be 492 00:21:03,520 --> 00:21:05,760 Speaker 2: so dominant in your own way. It's really really hard 493 00:21:05,760 --> 00:21:07,800 Speaker 2: to do that, and she's found a way to do that, 494 00:21:07,840 --> 00:21:10,040 Speaker 2: and I think the best way she's been able to 495 00:21:10,080 --> 00:21:12,560 Speaker 2: do this because her family. But she keeps the main 496 00:21:12,560 --> 00:21:15,439 Speaker 2: thing the main thing. But the way she leads this 497 00:21:15,480 --> 00:21:18,840 Speaker 2: is so different. She doesn't try to do it by 498 00:21:18,880 --> 00:21:21,160 Speaker 2: the book. She tries to connect with each person, how 499 00:21:21,160 --> 00:21:23,920 Speaker 2: they learn, how they understand information, which is also takes 500 00:21:23,960 --> 00:21:26,520 Speaker 2: time because you're major engage with in every person. 501 00:21:26,920 --> 00:21:28,679 Speaker 3: But then she loves herself to be herself like she 502 00:21:28,720 --> 00:21:30,560 Speaker 3: doesn't try to be perfect. She says it all the time. 503 00:21:30,600 --> 00:21:32,840 Speaker 2: You know, I mess up too, but there's just a 504 00:21:32,840 --> 00:21:35,040 Speaker 2: different way she doesn't. I think it's just her core 505 00:21:35,119 --> 00:21:37,159 Speaker 2: values and how she was raised and what she believes in, 506 00:21:37,160 --> 00:21:39,240 Speaker 2: and she does not falter from that from no matter 507 00:21:39,320 --> 00:21:41,200 Speaker 2: if she's at the magala or if she's at practice 508 00:21:41,280 --> 00:21:45,080 Speaker 2: or whatever it is, she remains who she is and 509 00:21:45,119 --> 00:21:46,720 Speaker 2: you can respect that. And that's the leader that you 510 00:21:46,800 --> 00:21:49,040 Speaker 2: want to learn from because you know that it's real 511 00:21:49,080 --> 00:21:49,760 Speaker 2: every single time. 512 00:21:49,880 --> 00:21:51,840 Speaker 1: Yeah. I don't know where the humility comes from, because 513 00:21:51,840 --> 00:21:55,320 Speaker 1: she should not be humble in any way, but it's working. 514 00:21:55,880 --> 00:21:58,640 Speaker 1: It makes her even hungrier and better, even though yeah, 515 00:21:58,640 --> 00:21:59,960 Speaker 1: I don't know what she has to be humble about. 516 00:22:00,359 --> 00:22:02,879 Speaker 1: You know, when you have so many players who have 517 00:22:02,960 --> 00:22:06,240 Speaker 1: won a title or multiple titles, how do you get 518 00:22:06,320 --> 00:22:08,879 Speaker 1: the team to come back this season just as hungry, 519 00:22:09,000 --> 00:22:10,280 Speaker 1: just as focused on winning again. 520 00:22:10,520 --> 00:22:11,320 Speaker 3: It's like once you have. 521 00:22:11,280 --> 00:22:13,520 Speaker 2: That feeling, you know once or twice, you kind of 522 00:22:13,520 --> 00:22:16,840 Speaker 2: want to keep doing it again. Right, you understand, there's 523 00:22:16,880 --> 00:22:19,320 Speaker 2: just different challenges and I think this team we love 524 00:22:19,359 --> 00:22:22,520 Speaker 2: a good challenge and the mindset of Chelsea and Jack 525 00:22:22,560 --> 00:22:26,440 Speaker 2: in our core we liked the problem solve and we're 526 00:22:26,520 --> 00:22:28,720 Speaker 2: so curious on how can we do it again and differently. 527 00:22:28,800 --> 00:22:30,119 Speaker 2: Every time you win a championship, we were with a 528 00:22:30,119 --> 00:22:33,000 Speaker 2: different team, a different journey, things happened throughout the year. 529 00:22:33,119 --> 00:22:36,720 Speaker 2: But when you just are constantly trying to just get 530 00:22:36,760 --> 00:22:41,000 Speaker 2: better every game, every possession, every practice is different, it 531 00:22:41,000 --> 00:22:42,600 Speaker 2: doesn't seem redundant, it seem boring. 532 00:22:42,840 --> 00:22:44,840 Speaker 3: You're just so like, Okay, I have so much more. 533 00:22:44,720 --> 00:22:47,760 Speaker 2: To learn, and so as we're trying to win another championship, 534 00:22:47,800 --> 00:22:50,359 Speaker 2: we're also learning so much about ourselves every single time. 535 00:22:50,720 --> 00:22:52,439 Speaker 2: And we've noticed that even from the start of this 536 00:22:52,480 --> 00:22:54,760 Speaker 2: training camp is so different from last year's training camp. 537 00:22:55,480 --> 00:22:57,440 Speaker 2: And then obviously, like you know, our moves are different, 538 00:22:57,480 --> 00:22:59,800 Speaker 2: and people who weren't in training camp this year now 539 00:22:59,840 --> 00:23:02,480 Speaker 2: and this is a whole different thing. But I think 540 00:23:02,480 --> 00:23:05,679 Speaker 2: our curiosity to just constantly transform ourselves as players in 541 00:23:05,720 --> 00:23:08,400 Speaker 2: as people allow us to be so hungry for championships. 542 00:23:08,560 --> 00:23:10,919 Speaker 1: Yeah, I mean, one big difference was Becky did not 543 00:23:10,960 --> 00:23:13,200 Speaker 1: wear her blazer hoodie for the team picture. And I'm 544 00:23:13,200 --> 00:23:16,720 Speaker 1: a little worried, honestly, like I think that that's tempting fate. 545 00:23:17,200 --> 00:23:19,919 Speaker 1: I'm not superstitious, but I'm a little stitious, and I 546 00:23:19,960 --> 00:23:22,600 Speaker 1: feel like the Blazer hoodie was her thing. So we'll 547 00:23:22,640 --> 00:23:24,280 Speaker 1: see if that. We'll see if that matters. 548 00:23:24,400 --> 00:23:25,240 Speaker 3: It's still in rotation. 549 00:23:25,320 --> 00:23:27,840 Speaker 1: Don't worry, okay, I mean I have no doubt. There's 550 00:23:27,880 --> 00:23:29,440 Speaker 1: no chance she got rid of all of them. That's 551 00:23:29,480 --> 00:23:30,280 Speaker 1: like the whole closet. 552 00:23:30,440 --> 00:23:30,600 Speaker 3: You know. 553 00:23:30,680 --> 00:23:33,719 Speaker 1: Last year started out kind of rough and ended with 554 00:23:33,840 --> 00:23:36,080 Speaker 1: yet another title, which is sort of a double edged 555 00:23:36,080 --> 00:23:38,480 Speaker 1: sword because on the one hand, your team will never 556 00:23:38,520 --> 00:23:40,800 Speaker 1: feel out of it. You will always be like, we 557 00:23:40,840 --> 00:23:42,760 Speaker 1: know we can turn this around. On the other hand, 558 00:23:42,800 --> 00:23:45,560 Speaker 1: if you wait too long to lock in, it might 559 00:23:45,600 --> 00:23:47,479 Speaker 1: not be enough time to turn things around. There might 560 00:23:47,520 --> 00:23:49,119 Speaker 1: not be enough urgency. So how do you find a 561 00:23:49,119 --> 00:23:51,800 Speaker 1: balance there between taking a lot of confidence and being 562 00:23:51,800 --> 00:23:54,040 Speaker 1: able to turn things last year and then not settling 563 00:23:54,119 --> 00:23:55,720 Speaker 1: for a bad start again this year. 564 00:23:55,960 --> 00:23:57,600 Speaker 2: Yeah, I mean, I guess the easy answer is like 565 00:23:57,640 --> 00:24:00,240 Speaker 2: we have Asian Wolson, right, But at the same time, 566 00:24:00,320 --> 00:24:03,040 Speaker 2: it's like, no, like it's the whole team effort, you know. 567 00:24:03,040 --> 00:24:05,040 Speaker 2: I think it's our mindset of understanding what we could 568 00:24:05,160 --> 00:24:08,800 Speaker 2: be common, allowing each other to really just dive into 569 00:24:08,840 --> 00:24:11,159 Speaker 2: the work, and we're really loving the work and everything 570 00:24:11,200 --> 00:24:13,800 Speaker 2: that we want to do is gonna require different level 571 00:24:13,800 --> 00:24:16,320 Speaker 2: of excellence, and you know, when the target's on your back, 572 00:24:16,359 --> 00:24:18,080 Speaker 2: it's just different. You're gonna get everyone's best shut all 573 00:24:18,080 --> 00:24:21,000 Speaker 2: the time, and we understand them. We have you know, 574 00:24:21,080 --> 00:24:21,840 Speaker 2: vegas on your chest. 575 00:24:21,880 --> 00:24:24,600 Speaker 3: This is a different expectation and so sometimes people don't 576 00:24:24,560 --> 00:24:25,440 Speaker 3: know how to carry that. 577 00:24:25,480 --> 00:24:27,919 Speaker 2: And I think we didn't really talk about that early on, 578 00:24:27,960 --> 00:24:30,720 Speaker 2: which allows us to feel something different early. And so 579 00:24:30,880 --> 00:24:32,840 Speaker 2: as like I said, this training camp feels different because 580 00:24:32,840 --> 00:24:35,000 Speaker 2: now we know off what we're capable of. But it's 581 00:24:35,000 --> 00:24:37,160 Speaker 2: like we could do that earlier, Like let's not just 582 00:24:37,160 --> 00:24:39,280 Speaker 2: wait to know we get beet up and punched and 583 00:24:39,320 --> 00:24:41,639 Speaker 2: stretched out every body and everything to start kind of 584 00:24:41,640 --> 00:24:44,560 Speaker 2: get going. And sometimes when you're you know, my dad 585 00:24:44,560 --> 00:24:46,399 Speaker 2: always said when you're really because sometimes you have the ability 586 00:24:46,400 --> 00:24:48,240 Speaker 2: to turn on and off the switch. You know, it's like, 587 00:24:48,280 --> 00:24:50,480 Speaker 2: let's let's start with the lights on. You know, I 588 00:24:50,520 --> 00:24:52,120 Speaker 2: think it's better. It's easy to see when the lights 589 00:24:52,119 --> 00:24:53,560 Speaker 2: are on, but it's then when it's dark. 590 00:24:53,720 --> 00:24:55,920 Speaker 1: I love that. You know, you also probably benefit because 591 00:24:55,960 --> 00:24:58,560 Speaker 1: training camp and preseason are always so fast in the 592 00:24:58,680 --> 00:25:00,879 Speaker 1: W but it felt a special fast this year with 593 00:25:00,920 --> 00:25:02,840 Speaker 1: so many free agents finding their way to new teams, 594 00:25:02,840 --> 00:25:05,560 Speaker 1: whereas you had a lot of consistency on the roster 595 00:25:05,640 --> 00:25:08,200 Speaker 1: from last season to this season. I imagine that makes 596 00:25:08,240 --> 00:25:10,480 Speaker 1: you feel probably pretty good about being able to start well. 597 00:25:10,880 --> 00:25:12,639 Speaker 3: It says training camp, but I promise you we were 598 00:25:12,640 --> 00:25:14,920 Speaker 3: in practice. We were in full problem practice. 599 00:25:14,920 --> 00:25:17,199 Speaker 2: We were beggy, came in locked and loaded, and so 600 00:25:18,119 --> 00:25:20,840 Speaker 2: our attention to just understanding what we need to do 601 00:25:20,880 --> 00:25:21,520 Speaker 2: just get better. 602 00:25:21,560 --> 00:25:24,840 Speaker 3: And we started with the basics of like literally. 603 00:25:24,760 --> 00:25:27,160 Speaker 2: Botching out rebound passing and catching, and like we went 604 00:25:27,240 --> 00:25:29,040 Speaker 2: back to the basics, and I think that's you know, 605 00:25:29,240 --> 00:25:31,320 Speaker 2: sometimes this aproach you kind of get locked in those areas. 606 00:25:31,359 --> 00:25:34,280 Speaker 2: But our ability to have a core group from our 607 00:25:34,359 --> 00:25:36,359 Speaker 2: last year team coming in, we were able to kind 608 00:25:36,359 --> 00:25:38,919 Speaker 2: of speed up the things that we you know, DINMTLI 609 00:25:39,040 --> 00:25:40,960 Speaker 2: has a chance to really lacking on, you know, last season, 610 00:25:41,040 --> 00:25:43,879 Speaker 2: and so our terminology and everything, it is this easier 611 00:25:44,080 --> 00:25:46,360 Speaker 2: to understand now, and no one's kind of like looking 612 00:25:46,400 --> 00:25:47,879 Speaker 2: at the cheap sheeting more. We're kind of like, oh, 613 00:25:47,920 --> 00:25:49,719 Speaker 2: we know what this is. We feel more comfortable as 614 00:25:49,760 --> 00:25:51,359 Speaker 2: a whole hoole unit this year. 615 00:25:51,560 --> 00:25:53,720 Speaker 1: Last year, Biber was the go to for pregame or 616 00:25:53,760 --> 00:25:55,600 Speaker 1: we changed it up or are you sticking with the beabs? 617 00:25:55,920 --> 00:25:59,000 Speaker 3: No, I can't change it up. It hasn't changed, you know, 618 00:25:59,400 --> 00:26:01,040 Speaker 3: in years. I'm not going to change it up now. 619 00:26:01,080 --> 00:26:03,560 Speaker 3: And uh yeah, definitely not. After going to Coachella and 620 00:26:03,600 --> 00:26:04,560 Speaker 3: seeing him live again. 621 00:26:04,640 --> 00:26:07,440 Speaker 1: So okay, you were at Beepchella. 622 00:26:07,880 --> 00:26:10,080 Speaker 3: I was, I was. I could have missed that. 623 00:26:10,320 --> 00:26:11,800 Speaker 1: Did you love it or were you kind of like 624 00:26:11,840 --> 00:26:13,560 Speaker 1: what's happening here with the YouTube clips? 625 00:26:13,720 --> 00:26:13,800 Speaker 2: No? 626 00:26:13,960 --> 00:26:14,840 Speaker 3: I love it. 627 00:26:14,840 --> 00:26:18,439 Speaker 2: It's simple, It's about the music and allows him to 628 00:26:18,440 --> 00:26:19,719 Speaker 2: be his best version of himself. 629 00:26:19,800 --> 00:26:22,080 Speaker 3: So I had it for him, and uh, he's doing 630 00:26:22,119 --> 00:26:22,800 Speaker 3: really good things. 631 00:26:23,000 --> 00:26:24,600 Speaker 1: Which weekend were you there? Did you get to see 632 00:26:24,600 --> 00:26:27,000 Speaker 1: the Billie Eilish Lonely Girl or the Yeah? 633 00:26:27,040 --> 00:26:29,800 Speaker 2: Yeah, I was the other second weekend? Amazing, so perfect time. 634 00:26:29,960 --> 00:26:31,399 Speaker 2: So it's a ramp up to camp. You know, I 635 00:26:31,400 --> 00:26:31,960 Speaker 2: was getting wrapped. 636 00:26:32,119 --> 00:26:34,880 Speaker 3: I needed that extra energy to give me going here Coachella. 637 00:26:34,920 --> 00:26:38,320 Speaker 1: Hallelujah. You're ready to go? Okay? So after playing an 638 00:26:38,359 --> 00:26:40,960 Speaker 1: unrival last year, you signed on with Project B this fall. 639 00:26:41,080 --> 00:26:43,240 Speaker 1: So what drew you to that league and making that switch? 640 00:26:43,520 --> 00:26:47,600 Speaker 2: I love new things that makes sense in my brain, 641 00:26:47,720 --> 00:26:50,600 Speaker 2: and that Project B makes sense. I also love the 642 00:26:50,760 --> 00:26:54,000 Speaker 2: business part of it. I'm a big entrepreneur. That's like 643 00:26:54,000 --> 00:26:56,320 Speaker 2: a bill passion of mine. So if I look at 644 00:26:56,320 --> 00:26:58,520 Speaker 2: Project Be at his own seat, that's just a basketball league. 645 00:26:58,520 --> 00:27:01,040 Speaker 2: I see it as a global PM that's really going 646 00:27:01,119 --> 00:27:02,879 Speaker 2: to change a lot of things moving forward and how 647 00:27:02,920 --> 00:27:07,640 Speaker 2: we see sports and how we see women in sport, honestly, 648 00:27:08,040 --> 00:27:11,720 Speaker 2: and so seeing that aspect. Obviously the basketball is the 649 00:27:11,720 --> 00:27:14,280 Speaker 2: caveat right, Like that's like I know that, But I 650 00:27:14,359 --> 00:27:16,760 Speaker 2: love the business aspect of it. That's what really drew 651 00:27:16,760 --> 00:27:18,800 Speaker 2: me to it, and the ownership and being able to 652 00:27:18,840 --> 00:27:21,800 Speaker 2: do something that's just different. If anyone kind of knows me, 653 00:27:21,800 --> 00:27:24,320 Speaker 2: I've never really done things totally by the book. I've 654 00:27:24,320 --> 00:27:25,919 Speaker 2: always kind of been like, you know, I kind of 655 00:27:25,920 --> 00:27:28,480 Speaker 2: like to do here and there, and this just made sense. 656 00:27:28,520 --> 00:27:29,560 Speaker 3: So I'm excited to be a part of it. 657 00:27:29,600 --> 00:27:32,200 Speaker 2: I'm excited to get things rolling and I think everyone's 658 00:27:32,200 --> 00:27:33,879 Speaker 2: gonna really enjoy what we're about to put together. 659 00:27:34,040 --> 00:27:36,359 Speaker 1: We know a handful of players who've signed up. We 660 00:27:36,440 --> 00:27:39,240 Speaker 1: know two of the city stops, Tokyo, Japan and Valencia, Spain. 661 00:27:39,400 --> 00:27:41,520 Speaker 1: Any other details you could share about the first season 662 00:27:41,600 --> 00:27:43,040 Speaker 1: or are you getting them when we're getting them? 663 00:27:43,200 --> 00:27:43,280 Speaker 3: No. 664 00:27:43,520 --> 00:27:46,439 Speaker 2: I you know, I'm gonna let them surprise you guys, 665 00:27:47,240 --> 00:27:49,680 Speaker 2: but my job is to make sure that you guys 666 00:27:49,800 --> 00:27:53,120 Speaker 2: know that it's been It's not just a random thing. 667 00:27:53,160 --> 00:27:55,000 Speaker 2: This has been in the works for for quite some time. 668 00:27:55,080 --> 00:27:57,520 Speaker 2: And to do it the right way, it takes about 669 00:27:57,520 --> 00:28:00,600 Speaker 2: the details, and we have not missed on any details. 670 00:28:00,600 --> 00:28:03,480 Speaker 3: For the players, for the fans, for the investors. 671 00:28:04,440 --> 00:28:06,439 Speaker 2: We've done everything the right way by the book, and 672 00:28:06,840 --> 00:28:08,040 Speaker 2: we're excited to get this in going. 673 00:28:08,280 --> 00:28:11,040 Speaker 1: I know, in addition to hooping and going on vacation, 674 00:28:11,160 --> 00:28:14,360 Speaker 1: you also played pickleball to kind of decompress and relax. 675 00:28:14,440 --> 00:28:16,680 Speaker 1: So how'd you get into that? Yeah? I love. 676 00:28:17,240 --> 00:28:19,080 Speaker 2: One day I came back from working out and I 677 00:28:19,119 --> 00:28:21,040 Speaker 2: was trying to get on the court and uh, at 678 00:28:21,080 --> 00:28:23,600 Speaker 2: Lifetime they took you know, one court out and made 679 00:28:23,600 --> 00:28:25,119 Speaker 2: it a pickball court, and so my friend's like, well, 680 00:28:25,160 --> 00:28:26,639 Speaker 2: let's just go warm up there. I'm my way to 681 00:28:26,800 --> 00:28:29,200 Speaker 2: get on the court. We ended up losing to like 682 00:28:29,920 --> 00:28:34,359 Speaker 2: two older ladies, and I was like, Okay, this is 683 00:28:34,400 --> 00:28:36,359 Speaker 2: not this is not it like no offense. 684 00:28:36,440 --> 00:28:38,520 Speaker 3: You guys were like this is this can't be what 685 00:28:38,600 --> 00:28:40,480 Speaker 3: it is. So then we started playing all the time. 686 00:28:40,520 --> 00:28:43,040 Speaker 3: I done. It takes into it. Then I started playing 687 00:28:43,120 --> 00:28:44,600 Speaker 3: a couple of tournaments. 688 00:28:44,520 --> 00:28:46,800 Speaker 2: And then that led to you know, a partnership of Yola, 689 00:28:47,280 --> 00:28:49,680 Speaker 2: and uh then that's led it to me being. 690 00:28:49,640 --> 00:28:53,040 Speaker 3: Part of the ownership of Miami Pickball Club. But I 691 00:28:53,080 --> 00:28:53,400 Speaker 3: love it. 692 00:28:53,400 --> 00:28:57,160 Speaker 2: It's a great workout, great atmosphere. I met some amazing 693 00:28:57,200 --> 00:28:59,640 Speaker 2: people playing the game. But also just I like the 694 00:28:59,680 --> 00:29:01,520 Speaker 2: mental effect of it. You have no time to kind 695 00:29:01,520 --> 00:29:03,520 Speaker 2: of sort in your feelings. You got to get back 696 00:29:03,600 --> 00:29:05,760 Speaker 2: back up and you know, get back in the game. 697 00:29:05,800 --> 00:29:08,520 Speaker 2: But it's something in my family we all play now 698 00:29:08,560 --> 00:29:09,240 Speaker 2: and all our friends. 699 00:29:09,320 --> 00:29:10,480 Speaker 3: So it is a great sport. 700 00:29:10,280 --> 00:29:12,360 Speaker 1: That's really fun. I love that because that's exactly how 701 00:29:12,400 --> 00:29:14,280 Speaker 1: it would be. I would be like, I'm sorry, I'm 702 00:29:14,360 --> 00:29:16,680 Speaker 1: a world champion athlete and I just lost to these 703 00:29:16,720 --> 00:29:19,080 Speaker 1: like average old people like okay now and put my 704 00:29:19,160 --> 00:29:21,640 Speaker 1: head down and figure out how to dominate this as well. 705 00:29:22,400 --> 00:29:24,080 Speaker 1: Did it take you out to learn the scoring? It 706 00:29:24,080 --> 00:29:25,440 Speaker 1: has weird scoring, right, Yeah. 707 00:29:25,480 --> 00:29:27,840 Speaker 3: That plays is the hardest part. It is, honestly, the scoring. 708 00:29:28,400 --> 00:29:30,480 Speaker 2: It took me like literally probably like a month to 709 00:29:30,560 --> 00:29:32,480 Speaker 2: really like I'm confident enough to say it out loud 710 00:29:32,520 --> 00:29:34,800 Speaker 2: with confidence and not just whisper it and like, maybe 711 00:29:34,840 --> 00:29:36,840 Speaker 2: double check around to make sure I didn't mess anything up. 712 00:29:37,520 --> 00:29:39,080 Speaker 3: But once I got it, I was a gopura good. 713 00:29:39,160 --> 00:29:41,360 Speaker 3: So besides that, it's a great sport. 714 00:29:41,920 --> 00:29:43,600 Speaker 1: That's how I feel about bowling. I'm like, I didn't 715 00:29:43,600 --> 00:29:45,240 Speaker 1: come here to do math, Like this better be a 716 00:29:45,280 --> 00:29:48,000 Speaker 1: computerized system because I'm not good at that, like carry 717 00:29:48,000 --> 00:29:51,720 Speaker 1: the spare and then if I'm not good at that part. Well, 718 00:29:51,800 --> 00:29:53,600 Speaker 1: it was so great to talk to you, so excited 719 00:29:53,640 --> 00:29:55,400 Speaker 1: for the start of the season and to see you. 720 00:29:55,440 --> 00:29:57,800 Speaker 1: And I'm hoping to make that Aces Sky game here 721 00:29:57,880 --> 00:30:00,200 Speaker 1: the first one, so maybe I'll see you there all 722 00:30:00,240 --> 00:30:02,320 Speaker 1: to figure out where my allegiance lies, you know. 723 00:30:03,480 --> 00:30:05,960 Speaker 3: Thank God, I'll bring Rich. I'll bring Rich. 724 00:30:06,000 --> 00:30:08,080 Speaker 1: There we go. Then you have to decide they're all good, good, 725 00:30:08,080 --> 00:30:09,959 Speaker 1: good good. Well, it's awesome to chat with you. 726 00:30:09,960 --> 00:30:13,680 Speaker 2: Thanks Jewel, Thank you so much, Sarah. 727 00:30:14,080 --> 00:30:16,360 Speaker 1: Thanks again to Jewel for taking the time. And don't 728 00:30:16,360 --> 00:30:19,000 Speaker 1: forget you can now watch full length good Game interviews 729 00:30:19,000 --> 00:30:21,840 Speaker 1: on the Iheartwomen's Sports YouTube channel, so go on over 730 00:30:21,840 --> 00:30:24,520 Speaker 1: there and subscribe. We have to take another break when 731 00:30:24,560 --> 00:30:36,600 Speaker 1: we return. No Kings accept this one. Welcome back slices. 732 00:30:36,880 --> 00:30:38,360 Speaker 1: We love that you're listening, but we want you to 733 00:30:38,400 --> 00:30:40,239 Speaker 1: get in the game every day too, So here's our 734 00:30:40,280 --> 00:30:42,640 Speaker 1: good game play of the day. 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During a 754 00:31:45,040 --> 00:31:47,880 Speaker 1: panel after the doc, BJK mentioned that she's finally getting 755 00:31:47,920 --> 00:31:50,600 Speaker 1: her college degree at the end of this month, sixty 756 00:31:50,720 --> 00:31:53,240 Speaker 1: years after she dropped out of cal State University to 757 00:31:53,280 --> 00:31:56,560 Speaker 1: pursue pro tennis full time. She re enrolled last year 758 00:31:56,760 --> 00:31:59,360 Speaker 1: and she'll be graduating with a degree in history at 759 00:31:59,400 --> 00:32:03,560 Speaker 1: the ripol age of eighty one, never not showing us 760 00:32:03,600 --> 00:32:07,520 Speaker 1: the way. Congrats b JK, and when it's announced, we'll 761 00:32:07,560 --> 00:32:09,840 Speaker 1: let you know when and where you can watch that documentary. 762 00:32:10,320 --> 00:32:13,840 Speaker 1: Now it's your turn, y'all, rate and review. Thanks for listening, 763 00:32:14,040 --> 00:32:18,080 Speaker 1: See you tomorrow. 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