WEBVTT - Knicks Bench Julius Randle In Game Four Win

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<v Speaker 1>The only other really good series so far has been

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<v Speaker 1>the Knicks and the Calves. It is now three to

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<v Speaker 1>one New York after another great back and forth game.

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<v Speaker 1>Our man Donovan Mitchell wasn't good, was not good. Calves

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<v Speaker 1>came roaring back. Knicks blew the lead. Nicks bench Julius Randall.

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<v Speaker 1>They bring in Obi toppin and then they put the

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<v Speaker 1>boot on Cleveland's neck. Julius Randall, you heard that right,

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<v Speaker 1>benched for Obi. Ain't no stopping Obi topping. But Tom

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<v Speaker 1>Thibodeau and you know what, Ari from Manhattan on Twitter

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<v Speaker 1>summed it up for all Knicks fans when he said,

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<v Speaker 1>Thomas Joseph Thibodeau Junior really just bench Julius Randall for

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<v Speaker 1>Obi Topping in Game four of the playoffs, I could

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<v Speaker 1>literally cry right now.

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<v Speaker 2>And it worked.

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<v Speaker 1>They scored outscored the Calves by seven in the fourth

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<v Speaker 1>in a game that they won by nine. Brunton had

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<v Speaker 1>twenty nine RJAD twenty seven. Cleveland Garland did well on

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<v Speaker 1>this team. He had a bounce back game with twenty

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<v Speaker 1>three to two ten And like I said, Donovan Mitchell

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<v Speaker 1>was getting strapped eleven points five for eighteen, shooting zero

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<v Speaker 1>threes terrible, terrible, terrible, terrible, and also they shut down

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<v Speaker 1>Seventh Street.

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<v Speaker 2>It was a mass chaos party in the middle of Manhattan.

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<v Speaker 1>Even one of the guys on Twitter said, you have

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<v Speaker 1>five minutes to shelter in place if you are in

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<v Speaker 1>this area, because it is going to be a zoo.

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<v Speaker 1>And it was incredible. It was incredible. Spiders said this

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<v Speaker 1>about the game. I played, like, shit, you're right, you did.

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<v Speaker 1>And now we're wondering what's going on with Randall. The

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<v Speaker 1>benching is huge news. He looked pissed on the bench.

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<v Speaker 1>He bolted the stadium, did not talk to the media,

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<v Speaker 1>and Tims and Brunson were out there sounding Julius love.

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<v Speaker 1>After the game, Thibodeau said of this, Julius is our horse.

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<v Speaker 3>You know, and he's given us everything that he has.

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<v Speaker 3>You know a lot of guys who probably would you know,

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<v Speaker 3>probably wouldn't even be playing. So I knew that with

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<v Speaker 3>the quick turnaround will probably impact him more than than

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<v Speaker 3>you know, most players. You know, he was out in

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<v Speaker 3>an extended amount of time, so you know, we got

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<v Speaker 3>multiple days here before the next game. He'll get a

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<v Speaker 3>chance to to you know, get some recovery time. But

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<v Speaker 3>I think that's a big part of it.

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<v Speaker 1>So basically, he's hurt, he shouldn't be playing. He's a

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<v Speaker 1>hard rock. We had a very quick turnaround. What do

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<v Speaker 1>you expect His ankles fucked, which kind of changes the perspective.

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<v Speaker 1>Who knows if he's really hurt, then he's just absolutely.

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<v Speaker 2>An iron man for even playing it all. Brunton and

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<v Speaker 2>Heart echoed exactactly what Tim said.

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<v Speaker 4>Uh, Jrew has been a leader since the day I

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<v Speaker 4>came here. But he's able to do while he's either

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<v Speaker 4>on or off the floor, has been incredible. He's uh,

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<v Speaker 4>he's been special. All he wants to do is win.

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<v Speaker 4>And when he has that mindset, Uh, he's just it's

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<v Speaker 4>very contagious. And so he's been a leader and we're

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<v Speaker 4>just we always got his back and he just nothing.

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<v Speaker 4>He wants nothing else but to win.

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<v Speaker 1>Jalen Brunson winner, Josh Hart winner, Julius Randall obviously a

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<v Speaker 1>winner as well. And what he wants to do this

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<v Speaker 1>is these are three leaders leading the charge. The Knicks

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<v Speaker 1>are back, Baby bing Bong. I think the Knicks. The

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<v Speaker 1>Knicks win at Madison Square Garden in six Baby, Just

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<v Speaker 1>a few notes about the rest of these series. We'll

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<v Speaker 1>get into him a lot more this week when they

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<v Speaker 1>reach closeouts Philly.

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<v Speaker 2>I mean it was bing bang boom.

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<v Speaker 1>The Nets are dead, like close them out four games,

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<v Speaker 1>multiple players now on the trade, insane in insane shit.

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<v Speaker 2>PJ.

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<v Speaker 1>Tucker killed it, Daniel House, d' anthony meltain. Listen, this

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<v Speaker 1>is not a pushover team that they've been in the past.

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<v Speaker 1>The Nets aren't great, we know that, but have now

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<v Speaker 1>lost ten straight playoff games dating back to twenty twenty one.

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<v Speaker 2>But a sweep for.

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<v Speaker 1>A team that was missing EMBIID is very impressive. And

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<v Speaker 1>now they get a full week off to get m

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<v Speaker 1>beat healthy for what will be not a walk in

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<v Speaker 1>the park against Boston in the next round.

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<v Speaker 2>Milwaukee Bucks.

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<v Speaker 1>Oh they are in trouble, baby, Oh no, they you

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<v Speaker 1>know they're playing the Heat. It's not a great matchup

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<v Speaker 1>for them without Yannis. Not something I would have said

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<v Speaker 1>ten days ago. They are down two to one to

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<v Speaker 1>the Miami Heat. The Miami Heat almost like didn't make

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<v Speaker 1>the playoffs. Yannis missed Game three. We don't know when

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<v Speaker 1>he's gonna be back on the floor, hopefully as soon,

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<v Speaker 1>because this is not a team that you can expect

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<v Speaker 1>to have any title aspirations without their guy, playoff Jim.

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<v Speaker 2>He has arrived.

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<v Speaker 1>He is single handedly carried every single substandard player.

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<v Speaker 2>On his team.

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<v Speaker 1>No one is there now that Tyler Hero is gone

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<v Speaker 1>and the team is still succeeding. Also, by the way,

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<v Speaker 1>really sad news. Victor Oladipo. I believe the final answer

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<v Speaker 1>to his he got injured last game, and I believe

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<v Speaker 1>it was a tendon. Yeah, a torn putateeller tendon in

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<v Speaker 1>his left knee, which, by the way, is the other

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<v Speaker 1>knee that his other knee.

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<v Speaker 2>Was the one who got injured, and he had a

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<v Speaker 2>surgery on. So bad bad stuff there. Crazy. The Heat

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<v Speaker 2>lead the NBA right now in.

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<v Speaker 1>Offensive rating in the playoffs, field goal percentage, three point

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<v Speaker 1>shooting percentage, just like how they all drew it up right,

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<v Speaker 1>just makes sense. Fourth from the bottom all year and

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<v Speaker 1>now they're just they're just snipers. Without Tyler Hero, everybody

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<v Speaker 1>would have predicted that, right, That's that's how it all went.

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<v Speaker 1>Poppers are also on the ropes. Kawhi Leonard is injured,

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<v Speaker 1>He's got a nie sprain. Phoenix is about to put

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<v Speaker 1>the Clippers to bed, and Russell Westbrook is trying his

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<v Speaker 1>very best to keep them from getting Night Night Sleep mask.

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<v Speaker 2>No KWHI, no PG.

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<v Speaker 1>When they were healthy, they were going to really make

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<v Speaker 1>noise in the playoffs. Now they're down three to one.

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<v Speaker 1>I think they're going to struggle to get a game

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<v Speaker 1>six and the Suns. Good news, bad news, good news.

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<v Speaker 1>Katie is doing kdi things. Just a book, bucket, walking, bucket, booker.

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<v Speaker 1>Booker's been really really good too. The bad news is

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<v Speaker 1>they're not destroying a team that does not have Kawhi

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<v Speaker 1>Leonard and Paul George.

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<v Speaker 2>They are, as Doc Rivers would say, playing.

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<v Speaker 1>With their meat, and when you play with your meat,

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<v Speaker 1>your meat tends to bite back. Teams like Denver and

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<v Speaker 1>the Lakers are not going to fuck around in the

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<v Speaker 1>next round. So eight needs to find more consistency. Katie

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<v Speaker 1>needs to play less minutes. They need to finish this

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<v Speaker 1>series off in five so they can get more time

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<v Speaker 1>to get their ship in order. Denver thought they were

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<v Speaker 1>gonna sweep the Tea Wolves, and they did not. This

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<v Speaker 1>is going to be the least interesting series of the

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<v Speaker 1>first round. I'm sorry, Minnesota, I don't want to see

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<v Speaker 1>another game of this. You should just lay down and

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<v Speaker 1>stay down. Barkley doesn't want to even talk about it.

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<v Speaker 1>He said he was watching hockey on TBS. This game

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<v Speaker 1>is boring as hell. I'm gonna be honest with you.

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<v Speaker 1>After game one, in game two, I stop watching, so

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<v Speaker 1>I don't have any insight. I don't have I just

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<v Speaker 1>know Edwards is doing really well. I know he had

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<v Speaker 1>thirty four, five and five. I know he had two steals.

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<v Speaker 1>We'll watch more of the highlights later. This is bad.

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<v Speaker 2>I don't care. I don't care. Do you care? No,

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<v Speaker 2>Let's move on.

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<v Speaker 1>Then the Lakers versus the Grizzlies could be very interesting.

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<v Speaker 1>Lakers took it to the grizz in Game three. They

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<v Speaker 1>have a two to one league going to the game

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<v Speaker 1>four the crypt. If they win in LA, now it's problems.

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<v Speaker 1>But there is a glaring seven foot hole in the

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<v Speaker 1>middle of their lineup name Steven Adams and Brandon Clark.

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<v Speaker 1>Without those guys, they are getting manhandled. Dylan Brooks is

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<v Speaker 1>now a comic book villain. He punched Braun in the

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<v Speaker 1>dick that is now the third dick punch in the playoffs.

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<v Speaker 1>Who would have said that was gonna happen? So many

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<v Speaker 1>guys kicking dicks and punching dicks. Dylan Brooks is committed

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<v Speaker 1>to now being this character. I think it is hurting

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<v Speaker 1>his team. He was ejected. Difference between Draymond and Dylan

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<v Speaker 1>Brooks is Dylan's not getting suspended next game, so that's

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<v Speaker 1>really interesting. Day after, he called Braun old uh and said, listen,

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<v Speaker 1>like he's washed and I'm not going to respect him

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<v Speaker 1>until he gives me forty the Lakers ran out to

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<v Speaker 1>a thirty five to nine first quarter elite. So yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>the funny thing, just like Draymond, he was three for thirteen.

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<v Speaker 1>Unlike Draymond, his team got his ass kicked. Dylan said

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<v Speaker 1>now that even though he just had an article calling

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<v Speaker 1>himself Dylan the villain, how it's us that's making them

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<v Speaker 1>out to be a villain.

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<v Speaker 2>This is what he said.

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<v Speaker 1>The media is making me a villain, The fans are

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<v Speaker 1>making me a villain, and that just creates this different

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<v Speaker 1>persona of me.

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<v Speaker 2>Sir, pause, you literally did.

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<v Speaker 1>An article with the ESPN like three weeks ago about

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<v Speaker 1>how you love to be the villain.

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<v Speaker 2>You called yourself Dylan the villain.

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<v Speaker 1>Anyway, he says, uh, so you think I intended to

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<v Speaker 1>hit Lebron James and the nuts. I'm playing basketball. I'm

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<v Speaker 1>a basketball player. So if I intended and that's whatever

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<v Speaker 1>it is in the flagrant two category, if you think

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<v Speaker 1>I did that, then you that means you think I'm

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<v Speaker 1>that type of person.

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<v Speaker 2>Here's the thing, Dylan, You've.

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<v Speaker 1>Already hit Donovan Mitchell in the nuts so far this year,

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<v Speaker 1>so it's hard for us to just believe you don't

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<v Speaker 1>mean to do it. This is gonna be an awesome series.

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<v Speaker 1>I hope it goes seven. I would not be shocked

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<v Speaker 1>if it goes seven, but the Grizz need to get

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<v Speaker 1>their shit together or it's done after basically next game.

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<v Speaker 1>That's all the time that we have for this this

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