Speaker 1: Little tune. She had a tweet that Red and I
Speaker 1: quote Luca Hoe, he was actually courtside yesterday to watch
Speaker 1: that fish fry that Luca put on their Phoenix Boys.
Speaker 1: He sat there and watch that that fish fry like
Speaker 1: a man. Um. Luca needs to send uh, Wayne and
Speaker 1: Jersey autographs from home from Hope. Welcome back to What's Burning? Jack?
Speaker 1: You're in l a still, bro, How are you? Huh? Oh? Yeah,
Speaker 1: I'm trying to shake it off. Man. I had a
Speaker 1: good time of the fight. Man, had a good weekend
Speaker 1: with the press. Man. So I'm just trying to reboot
Speaker 1: man and getting myself back together. I don't know why,
Speaker 1: I'm I'm going to coming right now. Well, you know,
Speaker 1: we gotta do this goddamn show right now, So let's
Speaker 1: get to it. Man. Probably the biggest stunner in the
Speaker 1: playoffs thus far, the Dallas Mavericks smacked the ship out
Speaker 1: of the Phoenix Suns. Little tune she friend of the
Speaker 1: pro rom, one of our favorites, had a tweet that
Speaker 1: Red and I quote Luca Ho just h he was
Speaker 1: actually courtside yesterday to watch that fish fry then Luca
Speaker 1: put on their Phoenix Boys. Thoughts on the tweet thoughts
Speaker 1: on him being courtside and just how much it makes
Speaker 1: this the game better. I mean, you know, when Luke,
Speaker 1: when Luca fish frown like that, I don't think you
Speaker 1: can do is get some tartar saws and join in
Speaker 1: and try to enjoy it. I think you know he
Speaker 1: love you to seep. They go way back and when
Speaker 1: see people was playing in New Orleans even you know
Speaker 1: when when um terming all them, they're all real cool.
Speaker 1: So I think he just loyal to Cep, you know,
Speaker 1: win to lose. But he sat there and watched that
Speaker 1: that fish fry like a man um you know it was.
Speaker 1: I mean, that's all he could That's all he could
Speaker 1: call Luca. One thing I know about Lucas he liked
Speaker 1: that type stuff. He liked to step up and shut
Speaker 1: people up and and make those faces when he hit
Speaker 1: the three. So but it was good to see for Luca. Man. Uh,
Speaker 1: I think Nat told me I had I had the
Speaker 1: um the MAVs winning. Nice. Luca needs to send uh
Speaker 1: Wayne in jersey autographed from home from home. So let's
Speaker 1: get to the game. Man. Luca scored the first eight points,
Speaker 1: never looked back. The starters had just fifteen points combined
Speaker 1: in the first half, Sons twenty seven at half Luca
Speaker 1: Dodge that had had twenty seven at half, Jack, what
Speaker 1: happened with this game? Man? Man? You know, I just
Speaker 1: think like everybody is not meant for those big moments, Bro,
Speaker 1: everybody is not meant to step up and make shots
Speaker 1: and make plays in those big moments. I think Dallas
Speaker 1: was the more confident team going into this Game seven.
Speaker 1: They played more free the rest of the game, and
Speaker 1: Luca was the best player on the court. And that's
Speaker 1: and that's your best player. If you were the best
Speaker 1: player on the court at the time, and you're the
Speaker 1: best player on the team and they call you one
Speaker 1: of the best players in the league, that's what you do.
Speaker 1: You take over game, especially on the road. I said
Speaker 1: that whoever's gonna win this series gonna win a game
Speaker 1: on the road. And Game seven was the perfect game
Speaker 1: of Dallas to win on the road. I mean, Luca
Speaker 1: was incredible. Uh And shout out j Kid too, man,
Speaker 1: he had he got these dudes together and you could
Speaker 1: tell they had a different energy about them. Probably actually
Speaker 1: after they lost the first two, they started, you know,
Speaker 1: he was talking about who else was coming to the
Speaker 1: show and then they started really getting active on defense.
Speaker 1: Spencer Dinwoodie had a terrible you know, we're gonna call
Speaker 1: it what it is, a terrible series, but stepped up
Speaker 1: big and had hit four or five threes, had twenty
Speaker 1: one in the first half of it. I think he
Speaker 1: ended up with thirty if I'm not mistaken. And Eric
Speaker 1: in my ear told me they're only the third duo
Speaker 1: in Game seven history to both drop thirty. The other
Speaker 1: two duels are Kobe and Shock and Cale and Bird.
Speaker 1: So that's great company. I knew it had to be
Speaker 1: some with some type of Boston Celtics something in the Yeah,
Speaker 1: that's why, that's why he gave it to us. Yeah,
Speaker 1: he probably wouldn't even said that if it was like
Speaker 1: m J and Pippen. And when Book in CP only
Speaker 1: had twenty one points combined in game seven, talk to
Speaker 1: me just about this. I mean CPS game that's my guy.
Speaker 1: But this Game seven record, now he's owing seven in
Speaker 1: his last seven Game seven's uh, talk to me about
Speaker 1: him and Book just not stepping up and just does
Speaker 1: this damage CPS legacy. I wouldn't say damage. His legacy
Speaker 1: has done so much for the game of basketball. Has
Speaker 1: done so many great things, but he's not a champion.
Speaker 1: I mean, that's all you can really say. You know,
Speaker 1: he's not a champion yet. Um. I think for him
Speaker 1: and Booker, Booker needs another star, younger star, to take
Speaker 1: some of that load off, because you know, you gotta,
Speaker 1: you gotta think Booker game is really um depending on
Speaker 1: his jumper. He don't really get to the basket like that.
Speaker 1: He don't really post up, he don't really make plays
Speaker 1: with people like that, especially when CP on the court.
Speaker 1: So I just think it was just too much pressure
Speaker 1: on him. He carried the team a lot this year,
Speaker 1: and the moment, the moment was too big with some
Speaker 1: of those role player guys. I honestly think that, you
Speaker 1: know what, there, the moment was too big, and I
Speaker 1: think for eight and to be able to be guarded
Speaker 1: by those small guys and stuff like that, that probably
Speaker 1: drove Money crazy. You know what I'm saying. You that
Speaker 1: big and you let these guys I'll rebound, you push
Speaker 1: you out to paint and stuff like that, that can't happen.
Speaker 1: And I think if he was if he would have
Speaker 1: played big in the series, the outcome might have been different.
Speaker 1: I thought he would have a big serious To be
Speaker 1: honest with you, Jack, for everything you said, I mean
Speaker 1: he's big. He had a great season. I expected him
Speaker 1: to somewhat. I mean, he's not like a dominant type dude,
Speaker 1: but I expected him to kind of have his way
Speaker 1: down there, um and he didn't. MAVs will face the
Speaker 1: Warriors in the Western Conference Finals. Last time these two
Speaker 1: teams met in the playoffs, you were in your bag
Speaker 1: two thousand seven. We believe team Uh. They were the
Speaker 1: number one seed. We were the number eight seed. First
Speaker 1: number eight seed to knock a number one seed off
Speaker 1: in a seven game series format in the NBA history.
Speaker 1: What are some of the storylines in this uh, this matchup, Jack,
Speaker 1: Luca and Steph. I don't think Dallas has enough to
Speaker 1: keep up with Golden State of scoring wise, but I
Speaker 1: know for a fact that Jamond can't guard Luca, so
Speaker 1: he's gonna have to guard somebody else, and I'm pretty
Speaker 1: sure they might. I don't know. Lucas gonna win a
Speaker 1: lot of games by himself. Man, He's one of those
Speaker 1: guys that have been playing crazy in the playoffs, and
Speaker 1: I don't think it's gonna stop. I think you're gonna
Speaker 1: have some big games in this series. But I just
Speaker 1: think that the experience and and go to States the
Speaker 1: deeper team, and I don't think UM Dallas will be
Speaker 1: able to keep up with the scoring. But it's gonna
Speaker 1: be a great series, bro, we gotta get to one
Speaker 1: of those games. Definitely. I mean, Lucas incredible. I mean,
Speaker 1: if you think about what he's done, this kind of
Speaker 1: reminds me of UM when AI pulled that seventy sixers
Speaker 1: team to the finals against the Lakers and still game one.
Speaker 1: And and I say this will all due respect to
Speaker 1: the to the rest of the guys on both teams,
Speaker 1: there's just no one with you know, the accolades on
Speaker 1: Lucas team or or or you know, just the resume
Speaker 1: that you see the rest of these remaining teams that
Speaker 1: Luca is the only all Star on the team. No
Speaker 1: one else has any other type of accolades. And when
Speaker 1: he's been able to do with those guys, you know,
Speaker 1: I say that thought to respect because you know, Brunson
Speaker 1: stepped up. Brunson is about to get paid this summer,
Speaker 1: but these other guys just stepped up for the moment.
Speaker 1: And again I take my hat off the j Ki
Speaker 1: because I think he had a lot to do. You
Speaker 1: could tell he was jumping up and down on the
Speaker 1: sidelines during the game like he was very into this,
Speaker 1: and I think his players fed off that. Now. I
Speaker 1: think this Warrior series series is gonna be a great series, um,
Speaker 1: and I agree. I think the Warriors experience in depth
Speaker 1: is going to help them out. But it's gonna be
Speaker 1: a shootout ship. I can see it go six or
Speaker 1: seven games and I'm gonna have to pick which number
Speaker 1: uh later in the series. But I don't think there's
Speaker 1: anyone in the world that can guard Luca. You're gonna
Speaker 1: have to run different schemes and and give him different looks. Um.
Speaker 1: But he's a bad motherfucker man. To think this dude
Speaker 1: is only twenty three, he's really just scratching the surface
Speaker 1: when it comes to the NBA game, But he's been
Speaker 1: a pro for a long time. So it's gonna be
Speaker 1: scary ears. But I still have the Warriors um edging
Speaker 1: Dallas out. But it's been a great I want to
Speaker 1: ask you something, Jack, because I I gotta do ESPN
Speaker 1: in a little bit, and they sent me a question
Speaker 1: that says, out of these four players ranked them in
Speaker 1: order they're left in the playoffs, Steph Tatum, Luca, Jimmy Butler,
Speaker 1: give me one through four. How you feel those players are.
Speaker 1: I'm going to Luca, Steff Tatum, Jimmy Butler. That's exactly
Speaker 1: how I listed it too. That's funny you said that. Yeah,
Speaker 1: I mean, I gotta and that's hard to say. I mean,
Speaker 1: Steph is a motherfucker man. With you. We you know
Speaker 1: how much we love step But I feel like Luca
Speaker 1: right now out of that group. And that's saying alackas
Speaker 1: Tatum as a monster too. Jimmy Butler is a two
Speaker 1: way monster. But I don't think I mean Luca right
Speaker 1: and he and that's kind of been the knock on
Speaker 1: him is he hasn't been able to knock that get
Speaker 1: through that first round. So to me, it's hard to
Speaker 1: say Luca talent wise, where would you put where? Where
Speaker 1: would you put him? I mean, again, I don't want
Speaker 1: to overhype it. It's one player from but Luca has
Speaker 1: been Luca and I feel like he's only going to
Speaker 1: get better. He's in the conversation with Janice and k
Speaker 1: D and b wherever you Yeah, that's what I'm saying.
Speaker 1: Whoever you have is your top five player in the league.
Speaker 1: Lucas got to be in it, no question. Now moving
Speaker 1: on to the East, my prediction came true Celtics in seven.
Speaker 1: They were able to move past Milwaukee Janice great fucking series.
Speaker 1: But I think at the beginning I said that this
Speaker 1: was just gonna be too hard to do without Middleton.
Speaker 1: Middleton is not flashy, he's not loud. He just goes
Speaker 1: out and does me. He's like a twenty point six rebound,
Speaker 1: five assist guy. And normally down the stretch of all
Speaker 1: the games, it's Middleton and Janice running their picking rolls,
Speaker 1: and Janice is a dynamic roller and then Middleton get
Speaker 1: that mid range bag and knocked down three. So I
Speaker 1: think this was tough to overcome. Talk to me about
Speaker 1: this series, Jack, and and what stood out to you
Speaker 1: the most, Well, what stood out to me the most
Speaker 1: On a lot of people talking about, Yeah, they have
Speaker 1: Middleton and that was a big miss. But you can't
Speaker 1: go into the these games in the playoffs with this
Speaker 1: team without having Middleton, and I'm not having p J. Tucker.
Speaker 1: That was two big parts of their team, you know
Speaker 1: what I mean. Not now they're putting it so much
Speaker 1: pressure on Janice and try to put Bobby Porter's in
Speaker 1: a Pja Tucker position. That's not that, that is he's
Speaker 1: not Bill for They thought Grayson Allen was gonna be
Speaker 1: that because he was he was he was, he was
Speaker 1: having he was having a little success during the season,
Speaker 1: but he stunk it up during the playoffs. He was
Speaker 1: terrible and and he didn't show up. So it was
Speaker 1: just too much pressure on Greek freak man. He still
Speaker 1: played well, didn't shoot well in the last game, but
Speaker 1: he still was dominant series. But like you said, just
Speaker 1: the combination of Brown and Tatum playing well together, that
Speaker 1: whole team with the best defense in the league. They
Speaker 1: they physical. It was just gonna be hard for them
Speaker 1: to do without Milton. Like you said, though, shout out
Speaker 1: Grant Williams. He had a big series UH in Game seven,
Speaker 1: scoring UH seven threes, most in Game seven history. But
Speaker 1: he played great defensive or as good as defensive. You
Speaker 1: can't play on Yannie Yannice is you know, to me
Speaker 1: him and Luca, you throw a couple of other guys,
Speaker 1: probably the most unstoppable players UM in the league, and
Speaker 1: Grant made him work come fourth quarter. Luka looked like
Speaker 1: he was eating powder donuts. How he used to look
Speaker 1: when he came into practice. Luca was tired a ship.
Speaker 1: He had that white ship in the corner of his
Speaker 1: mouth and you see it on TV and you'd be
Speaker 1: wiping your ship like, oh, you got the powder donuts.
Speaker 1: But Luca played his ass off. Man. Luca did everything
Speaker 1: he excuse me not Luka, you honest that everything he
Speaker 1: absolutely could do on both ends of the floor. He
Speaker 1: was just a gas. So moving on to the conference finals,
Speaker 1: we got the Heat, the number one seed, who I
Speaker 1: kind of feel how it has been overlooked all season
Speaker 1: and now they're in the Eastern Conference Finals and a tough,
Speaker 1: young Boston team. What are some of the matchups that
Speaker 1: you feel like you're gonna stand out? Jack Well One,
Speaker 1: Lowry has to be Lowry needs to play. We don't
Speaker 1: know if he's gonna be back, and then I think
Speaker 1: that's gonna be a big factor in this series. His experience,
Speaker 1: him Jimmy being able to play off the ball, and
Speaker 1: the way Larry's know how to make plays in these
Speaker 1: big games. I think he'll be big to have on
Speaker 1: the court. But Boston, man, I just think you know,
Speaker 1: they're kind of rolling right now. They was able to
Speaker 1: give Williams some rest, he might come back and play
Speaker 1: the rest in the East Converence Final. So I hate
Speaker 1: to go against Jimmy and them because I know they're
Speaker 1: gonna be just as physical as Boston. But I think
Speaker 1: Boston is just on another level this year, and I
Speaker 1: think it's their time. They These guys had experience of
Speaker 1: big losses in the playoffs to Braun and As when
Speaker 1: they were young, and I just think just it's just
Speaker 1: their time right now. Jason Tatum is on another level.
Speaker 1: Robert Williams, I hated to even see him playing in
Speaker 1: the first round, to be honest with you, Jack, because
Speaker 1: he had that meniscus injury. And although meniscus is the
Speaker 1: least of the serious severities as far as tearing ligaments
Speaker 1: in your knee, uh, it's still a surgery. That it's surgery.
Speaker 1: And this dude was back and I don't want to
Speaker 1: put dates on it because I'm not, but he was
Speaker 1: back really fast. And I know I had a very
Speaker 1: similar surgery when I was with the Lakers, and it
Speaker 1: took me like almost seven weeks to come back. But
Speaker 1: then even when I was back with the swelling was
Speaker 1: out of control. It hurt like a motherfucker. I really
Speaker 1: couldn't do nothing. So I was really surprised to see
Speaker 1: him out there Game one. I'm glad that he's sitting
Speaker 1: down on to me. I just hope he gets all
Speaker 1: the way healthy. Funck come and back right now, because
Speaker 1: I feel like he has a really bright future and
Speaker 1: you just don't want to do that kind you know,
Speaker 1: reminds of remember when Brandon Roy did that ship. Brandon
Speaker 1: Roy came back and like what two weeks off a
Speaker 1: knee surgery or off a scope or something. I'm just like, man,
Speaker 1: don't let don't get hyped into doing that kind of ship. Man,
Speaker 1: You've got a long career. But to the guh to
Speaker 1: this matchup, yeah, Miami is you know, they remind me
Speaker 1: of just just a well oiled machina san Antonio. You know,
Speaker 1: Spoiser done it has done a great job of just
Speaker 1: being able to plug and play, uh, making up for injuries.
Speaker 1: You know, Lowry hasn't been playing. I think he playing
Speaker 1: very well, but I agree with his experience and his
Speaker 1: ability to let guys play off the ball. But his
Speaker 1: numbers are like six, five and four. If I'm not
Speaker 1: mistaken so that his numbers haven't been overwhelming, but I
Speaker 1: think his experience alone, his veteran leadership, his ability to
Speaker 1: play big and big games. Uh, Miami is gonna need that.
Speaker 1: Butler's been playing incredible. I haven't seen Jimmy Butler play
Speaker 1: this good maybe since the bubble. His Dude's been doing
Speaker 1: absolutely everything for this team, holding them afloat. Uh, you know,
Speaker 1: BAM's gonna be Bam. It'll be interesting to see. Boston's
Speaker 1: defensive is tough and and what I love about it.
Speaker 1: Obviously Marcus Smart defensive Player of the Year, but Tatum
Speaker 1: and Brown really get after it on defense. These dudes
Speaker 1: are fighting over screens. They don't lay on screens, they
Speaker 1: don't call out switches. These motherfucker's are working on both
Speaker 1: fans and those of your most most talented offensive players.
Speaker 1: So I really appreciate and respect that. But I agree
Speaker 1: with you, man, It's to me, it's about who's hottest
Speaker 1: at the right time, who's playing well. Both these teams
Speaker 1: are playing well, but I'm gonna take Boston um, just
Speaker 1: because I just really believe in Tatum. I really believe
Speaker 1: in Tatum. I think you know, he's the future of
Speaker 1: this one of the faces of this league in the future,
Speaker 1: and announced this time to show it. Next up on
Speaker 1: the Radar, presented you by Draft Kings, Uh Jack. They
Speaker 1: want us to try to predict the winner of the
Speaker 1: series and how many games, and we're gonna give the
Speaker 1: fans the odds. First. First, we're gonna take the Warriors
Speaker 1: over here. So the Warriors to win in seven games
Speaker 1: would be a plus three hundred. For them to win
Speaker 1: in six games, plus four fifty for them to win
Speaker 1: in five games, plus three thirty for them to win
Speaker 1: in four games games plus six fifty. For the Mavericks
Speaker 1: to get it in seven is plus seven fifty. For
Speaker 1: them to win in six games plus five fifty for
Speaker 1: the Mavericks to get it in five is plus sixteen hundred.
Speaker 1: And for the Mavericks to make the biggest upset in
Speaker 1: history and sweep the Warriors in four, it would be
Speaker 1: a plus hundred. Jack, tell me who you got in
Speaker 1: this series and in how many games? Well, I would
Speaker 1: say it matters how they how they fared in regular season,
Speaker 1: because when we played we played against Dallas in regular season,
Speaker 1: we beat them every time. And that's why we were
Speaker 1: so confident playing them in the playoffs, but the Warriors
Speaker 1: didn't have the three headed Monston, none of none of
Speaker 1: the big three was playing around the town. They weren't together.
Speaker 1: So I'm still going with the Wars. I think I'll
Speaker 1: go with the Warriors in six manus you know what,
Speaker 1: I'm to mind that a ball as That's what I
Speaker 1: wanted to do too, But I don't want to take
Speaker 1: the same bet as you. So I'm gonna go Warriors
Speaker 1: in seven and plus three hundred. I think it's gonna
Speaker 1: be a good series. Warriors gotta play a lot better man.
Speaker 1: They can't turn the ball over the way they were doing,
Speaker 1: uh because Lucas gonna make him pay. Jordan Pool is
Speaker 1: gonna be big any series. Jordan Pool, who you ask
Speaker 1: a good question? Who you think is gonna be Who's
Speaker 1: gonna be the X factor for both teams? So you've
Speaker 1: got Jordan Pool for the Warriors. Who do you think
Speaker 1: the X factor for uh Dallas is Bronson? Bronson got
Speaker 1: a score? Well, yeah, they've been He played Bronson and
Speaker 1: then with a lot together and uh also played uh
Speaker 1: Din with and Bronson with Luca off the ball against
Speaker 1: the Sun. So that'll be good to see next up
Speaker 1: Celtics and the heat. For the Celtics to win it
Speaker 1: in seven plus five hundred, for the Celtics to win
Speaker 1: it in six is plus two eighty. For the Celtics
Speaker 1: to win it in five is plus six hundred, and
Speaker 1: for the Celtics to sweep plus nine hundred. Let's go
Speaker 1: over to Miami. For Miami to win it in seven
Speaker 1: is plus three fifty. From Miami to win it in
Speaker 1: six is plus seven fifty. From Miami to win it
Speaker 1: in five is plus eight fifty. And from Miami to
Speaker 1: Sweet these motherfucker's which ain't gonna happen is plus eighteen hundred. Jack,
Speaker 1: who you got in the series? How many games? And
Speaker 1: give me the X factor for both teams? Okay, Celtics
Speaker 1: beat them twice this year out of three games in
Speaker 1: the regular season. I'm going to go Celtics in six
Speaker 1: plus two eighty. You keep taking that that that's safe six.
Speaker 1: That's where I was going again into So I'm gonna
Speaker 1: takes Stop asking me first, Yeah, your floor. I'm gonna
Speaker 1: take Celtics in seven at plus five hundred. X factor
Speaker 1: for both teams, start with Miami. X factor for me
Speaker 1: is Jaylen Brown. We know Tatum, gonna bring it. We
Speaker 1: know you're gonna play well when they get to thirty
Speaker 1: and thirty and thirty like nights like that they had
Speaker 1: to beat Miami. Um, it's gonna all bar down to
Speaker 1: Jimmy Butler man point point blank. He he has to
Speaker 1: play on both ends of the ball. But I think
Speaker 1: this this series, he has a concentrate on scoring just
Speaker 1: as well as defense. A lot of times you put
Speaker 1: more focused on defense and try to make plays and
Speaker 1: the other guys score. But this but this series, these
Speaker 1: conference finals, he got to be that that that guy
Speaker 1: on both ends of the floor. So I'm gonna go
Speaker 1: with Jimmy Butler and Jaylen Brown. Yeah, Jimmy's got a
Speaker 1: hydrate because he was killing last round. I want to
Speaker 1: say he averaged like he led the second round in scoring,
Speaker 1: if I'm not mistaken, Brown somewhere around thirty two points
Speaker 1: a game. So he was definitely putting numbers up on
Speaker 1: the offensive end this next round. So they're gonna need
Speaker 1: exactly the same in this Conference finals to advance to
Speaker 1: the finals. Closing thoughts, Jack, I heard something. I hope
Speaker 1: it's just the rumor. Andre An He played seventeen minutes
Speaker 1: last night, no minutes in the fourth quarter when they
Speaker 1: talked to coach Money Williams. They said it was an
Speaker 1: internal issue. Jack. I heard that Money asked him if
Speaker 1: he wanted to and he said no, and Monty sat
Speaker 1: him the rest of the game. So I can't confirm
Speaker 1: if that's a fact or not. I'm just putting it
Speaker 1: out there. Almost feel bad putting it out there because
Speaker 1: it sounds absolutely crazy. I hope it's not the case,
Speaker 1: but you never know. What do you think what is
Speaker 1: up next? For eight? And they didn't max him last year? Uh,
Speaker 1: They're gonna throw him an offer this year. He probably
Speaker 1: won't be happy with. You don't play in Game seven.
Speaker 1: You don't dominate in this series like they needed you
Speaker 1: to dominate. I want to hear your take on this.
Speaker 1: This should be good. Well, big fella, your time has
Speaker 1: ran out in paintings. Bro. Uh, if they wanted to
Speaker 1: pay you, they would have been paid you. In fact,
Speaker 1: that's first and foremost, the first and foremost they would
Speaker 1: have been paid you. Second, me, madd and probably your
Speaker 1: whole team just knew this would be the series where
Speaker 1: you will be dominant. Dallas don't have nobody that's athletic
Speaker 1: like you, that that as strong as you, that has
Speaker 1: great that I can even stop you on that end.
Speaker 1: And for him to not domin in this series, for
Speaker 1: Phoenis to have a great season, to win what sixt
Speaker 1: or four games and and and not make it to
Speaker 1: the Western Conference finals, I mean that that's a let down.
Speaker 1: But he did not step up. And for him, if
Speaker 1: he said that he did not want to go on
Speaker 1: the game in the game seven, that's not a good
Speaker 1: look at it. I mean, I don't know if any
Speaker 1: team will want to deal with that right at this point.
Speaker 1: You know what I'm saying you, this is the big game,
Speaker 1: Game seven, and you say you don't want to go in.
Speaker 1: That's a that's worse than a bad look. Man. That
Speaker 1: that's that's words thin getting kicked out the game seven. Yeah,
Speaker 1: that's a that's tough. And again I hope that's just rumor, um,
Speaker 1: And if it is, I apologize for even bringing it up.
Speaker 1: But that's I've heard that from two different people, So um,
Speaker 1: we'll see if that's the case. And I agree with you.
Speaker 1: If they wanted, if they were going to match you,
Speaker 1: they would have maxed you. I don't I think they
Speaker 1: still want him back, but it's not gonna be in
Speaker 1: for a max number. And you know, to be honest
Speaker 1: with you, with all due respect, again, it's you know,
Speaker 1: he's not putting on max numbers. He's solid, very solid,
Speaker 1: very talented, young big But yeah, it kind of just
Speaker 1: is what is I mean? You pretty much said it all,
Speaker 1: So we'll see what happens. I just found a trade form.
Speaker 1: Who are you trading? Trading him with Julius Random, Julius
Speaker 1: Rando for him. At least Rand's gonna getze something. He's
Speaker 1: gonna play hard, you know what I mean. And then
Speaker 1: Donovan Mitchell is probably gonna go to New York too,
Speaker 1: So Donovan Mitchell and Aidan New York will be nice.
Speaker 1: And and the young boy who do you do well?
Speaker 1: See hey man. Before we get up out of here,
Speaker 1: we want to send our thoughts and prayers to Brittaney Griner.
Speaker 1: Um Vice has a piece coming out on Showtime um
Speaker 1: about the situation. We want to wish her a safe
Speaker 1: return whenever that may be wishing, you know, praying for
Speaker 1: her family and friends. The w NBA has done a
Speaker 1: lot of showing love. Ejected situation is crazy. We don't
Speaker 1: have to get too deep into it, man. But you know,
Speaker 1: say whatever you want to say about this, b G.
Speaker 1: You know we got love you. B G is the
Speaker 1: homie man, And I hate she even going through any
Speaker 1: of this, but you know she got out of support.
Speaker 1: She got a lot of support. Man, Just her up,
Speaker 1: get free, b G. Man, Let be you get home
Speaker 1: so quick to a family. Man. Enough is enough again.
Speaker 1: I mean, we're praying for you for a safe return.
Speaker 1: Take a look at this teaser vie coming out in showtime.
Speaker 1: You know, I'm I was scared for her. My stomach drops,
Speaker 1: you know, I like I teered up. It hit hard,
Speaker 1: and it and it hit hard because it literally could
Speaker 1: have been any of us. Briane January and Kayla McBride
Speaker 1: have played with and against Griner over the last decade,
Speaker 1: both at home and abroad. We are constantly coming into
Speaker 1: different countries and you know, we're here by ourselves and
Speaker 1: just brings us back to you know why she was
Speaker 1: in that situation. Can you talk a little bit about
Speaker 1: why so many w NBA players do play overseas in
Speaker 1: the off season. It comes with playing professional women's basketball.
Speaker 1: Just supplement and um, that's the hardest thing to think
Speaker 1: about is that she feels like she has to still
Speaker 1: be over here. We're talking about Britney Griner, Like, eat,
Speaker 1: what about BG We're talking about you know, like All Star,
Speaker 1: you know, USA Gold Olympians. Like it's just it's crazy
Speaker 1: to think that she feels like she still has to
Speaker 1: go over there. This all could have been avoided if
Speaker 1: we can stay home and make a living in the
Speaker 1: Writtney Grinder. The average w NBA player makes about a
Speaker 1: hundred and twenty thousand dollars a year in a career
Speaker 1: that only last a few years playing abroad, let's to
Speaker 1: make the most of their earning potential. Grinder is a
Speaker 1: top talent, earning the w n b a's max salary
Speaker 1: of two eight thousand dollars. But you MMC at Katerinburg,
Speaker 1: where she's played since, reportedly pays her one million dollars
Speaker 1: a year. She was arrested while returning to Russia to play.
Speaker 1: Make sure you guys stay tuned. We have the Forgotten
Speaker 1: Season next seventy five dropping this Wednesday, and we have
Speaker 1: a special guest, our brother Penny Hardaway, Little Penny helping
Speaker 1: us bring it to you. What's Burning is available every
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