WEBVTT - Adam Silver Sends A Message To Ja Morant

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<v Speaker 1>So as a lot of people predicted the Denver Nuggets

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<v Speaker 1>beat down the Heat, they gave them a good old

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<v Speaker 1>kurb stomp in Game one.

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<v Speaker 2>You could say the little bit of it is.

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<v Speaker 1>A hangover from the long series that the Heat had

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<v Speaker 1>against Boston where they let that sweep slip away. You

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<v Speaker 1>could say it was that insane difficult to breathe altitude

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<v Speaker 1>in Mile High City. You could even say that the

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<v Speaker 1>Heat were just got off of from three and that

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<v Speaker 1>was the reason. Probably all three have a bit of

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<v Speaker 1>truth to them, really, but the reality of the situation is,

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<v Speaker 1>for at least tonight, Denver was just better. They were

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<v Speaker 1>just much much better than Miami. Because, by the way,

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<v Speaker 1>they're a better team, they have better players, they have

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<v Speaker 1>a better star, they have a better second star. They

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<v Speaker 1>are the superior team. What do we like about Miami

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<v Speaker 1>other cockroaches.

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<v Speaker 2>That's what we like about him.

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<v Speaker 1>And you know what happens with a cockroach, Blow up

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<v Speaker 1>the home that the cockroaches in and see what still

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<v Speaker 1>lives the cockroach. That's the only narrative we have really

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<v Speaker 1>to go off of. Score one oh four ninety three

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<v Speaker 1>was never really that close. Caleb Martin was a tercious Duncan, Robinson,

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<v Speaker 1>Max Juice all together shot an astounding two for twenty three.

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<v Speaker 2>From the field.

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<v Speaker 1>Yep, you heard that right. Three of Miami's snipers from

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<v Speaker 1>three shot the ball twenty three times. They came away

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<v Speaker 1>with checks notes six points total.

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<v Speaker 2>That's bad. That's really bad.

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<v Speaker 1>The Nuggets held Jimmy Butler to He was not himmy.

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<v Speaker 2>He was more like I don't know.

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<v Speaker 1>I mean, he was more like forgimme, like because you

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<v Speaker 1>forgot about him.

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<v Speaker 2>He had thirteen points.

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<v Speaker 1>The heat will not beat anyone if their four snipers

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<v Speaker 1>shoot a combined eight for thirty seven. That is twenty

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<v Speaker 1>one point six percent from the field, nineteen total points

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<v Speaker 1>for a quartet that averaged sixty seven points per game

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<v Speaker 1>in the Celtics series. The only player on the entire

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<v Speaker 1>team with a positive plus minus is a shocking, shocking

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<v Speaker 1>Kyle Lowry ota plus two, which, let me be honest

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<v Speaker 1>with you didn't see that coming. But really it was

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<v Speaker 1>really just all about the Denver Nuggets and what they

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<v Speaker 1>did right. You know, their starters they scored ninety points

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<v Speaker 1>compared to Miami sixty one. They played all a minimum

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<v Speaker 1>of thirty six minutes. The only player on the starting

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<v Speaker 1>five that didn't score in double figures was Kentavious called

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<v Speaker 1>woll Pope. Jokic pretty much was able to do whatever

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<v Speaker 1>he wanted, dimed everybody up like he was selling rock

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<v Speaker 1>in Inglewood. In Snowfalls twenty seven, fourteen and ten. He

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<v Speaker 1>could add forty twenty and twenty. Honestly, Jokic can score

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<v Speaker 1>whenever he wants. Against bam Adebayo Murray twenty six along

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<v Speaker 1>with ten assists, he was incredible. They looked like the

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<v Speaker 1>team that everybody built them as. They nullified much of

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<v Speaker 1>what Miami does really well while managing to be exactly

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<v Speaker 1>what they were supposed to be, and their identity of

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<v Speaker 1>the team was on offense. It was really fun to

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<v Speaker 1>watch if you're a hardcore basketball fan. It was really

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<v Speaker 1>fun to watch if you're a Denver Nugget fan, and

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<v Speaker 1>if you're anyone else, probably was horrible. Actually, specifically if

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<v Speaker 1>you're a Miami Heat fan. I'm sure Dan LeBatard and

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<v Speaker 1>them boys are shaking in their boots. The thing though,

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<v Speaker 1>about this win, the Nuggets just really didn't do anything extraordinary.

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<v Speaker 1>They didn't need a fifty point game from Jamal Murray

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<v Speaker 1>or Yokic. I'm sure Yokic, though, could have given them

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<v Speaker 1>fifty at any point in time. In the fourth quarter,

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<v Speaker 1>he decided, oh, I want to score now, and he

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<v Speaker 1>just made everything. They played their starting five pretty much

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<v Speaker 1>the entire game, and they said, listen, see if you

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<v Speaker 1>can beat our starters, and they could not. Not in

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<v Speaker 1>the first quarter, in the second quarter. Now, in the

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<v Speaker 1>third quarter, the only time Miami got traction was when

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<v Speaker 1>the starters for the Nuggets were not on the floor,

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<v Speaker 1>when it was our man Christian Brown and Jeff Green

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<v Speaker 1>getting minutes.

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<v Speaker 2>So now the heat.

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<v Speaker 1>Are They're facing a deficit for the first time in

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<v Speaker 1>this playoffs. I think even they might have potentially expected this.

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<v Speaker 1>We have no Jimmy Butler press conference footage, but I'm

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<v Speaker 1>sure he's gonna say they remain confident and to be fair,

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<v Speaker 1>if Miami comes out and they compete well in Game two,

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<v Speaker 1>I think that's a big victory for them to split

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<v Speaker 1>it in Denver, or even just compete in game two.

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<v Speaker 2>Spolster is going to counter.

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<v Speaker 1>We know that the question is can you attack the

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<v Speaker 1>Denver Nuggets and make your offense The primary thing that

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<v Speaker 1>they need to counter. Are the Nuggets gonna go with

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<v Speaker 1>their starting five nearly the whole game once again. Are

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<v Speaker 1>we gonna see Miami shoot some fucking threes? What is

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<v Speaker 1>Michael Malone aka Mike Malone going.

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<v Speaker 2>To cook up? What a fun start to the finals.

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<v Speaker 1>It is almost midnight and I am still juiced, so

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<v Speaker 1>ready for Game two, which comes Sunday. Let's move forward

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<v Speaker 1>though somber news from Adam Silver in front of the

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<v Speaker 1>NBA Finals Game one. So as you know, Adam Silver

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<v Speaker 1>takes the podium before the Finals every year, takes the

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<v Speaker 1>mic just before the NBA's most important event, and he

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<v Speaker 1>gives a speech on.

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<v Speaker 2>You guessed it, Jam Morant, and let's just be honest.

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<v Speaker 1>When I watched it, I did not come away thinking, well,

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<v Speaker 1>that's good news for jaw My guy came away thinking

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<v Speaker 1>oh fuck. It had the tone of the conversation in

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<v Speaker 1>Adam Silver's pause and cadence, and just the entire tenor

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<v Speaker 1>of the vible call vibe check bad. Had all the

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<v Speaker 1>gravity of a president in a sci fi movie standing

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<v Speaker 1>up in front of the American people and saying, we

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<v Speaker 1>got ourselves. Unfortunately, we have miscalculated and we have an

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<v Speaker 1>alien invasion. That's what it felt like, Folks looked he

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<v Speaker 1>looked so sad to be announcing this news. He looked

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<v Speaker 1>even almost menacing, like he was about to hand down

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<v Speaker 1>two years of suspension, like a Mormon father who catches

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<v Speaker 1>his daughter sneaking into the house drunk at four am.

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<v Speaker 2>That is short of it. Really, As I call him now.

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<v Speaker 1>Darth Silver, he basically said that we were investigating Jaw

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<v Speaker 1>as we do, and we found some shit, and we're

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<v Speaker 1>not going to tell you what that shit is right

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<v Speaker 1>now out of respect for our premier event, the NBA Finals,

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<v Speaker 1>And honestly, he's already indefinitely suspended, so it's not gonna

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<v Speaker 1>change much. I was like, holy shit, he said, he's

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<v Speaker 1>already indefinitely suspended. Here if you don't want to believe me,

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<v Speaker 1>I've got obviously receipts.

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<v Speaker 3>In terms of the timing, We've uncovered a fair amount

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<v Speaker 3>of additional information. I think since I was still asked

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<v Speaker 3>about the situation, I would say, we probably could have

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<v Speaker 3>brought it to a head now, but we made the decision,

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<v Speaker 3>and I believe the Players Association agrees with us that

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<v Speaker 3>it would be unfair to these players and these teams

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<v Speaker 3>in the middle of the series to announce the results

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<v Speaker 3>of that investigation and given that we course in the offseason.

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<v Speaker 3>He has now been suspended by his by the Memphis Grizzlies,

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<v Speaker 3>and definitely and so nothing would have changed anyway.

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<v Speaker 1>Nothing would have changed anyway doesn't mean he's been emancipated,

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<v Speaker 1>feel sleeve. If nothing would have changed, He's probably about

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<v Speaker 1>to be suspended, folks. Adam Silver looks like he's presiding

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<v Speaker 1>over a wake. He has all the demeanor of a

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<v Speaker 1>doctor telling a young, seemingly healthy twenty seven year old

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<v Speaker 1>that he has terminal cancer.

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<v Speaker 2>It was rough, it was bad. Bad. Jaw is gonna get.

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<v Speaker 1>Suspended, suspended like ooh, like Gilbert or Rena suspended.

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<v Speaker 2>I don't even know, man. Maybe it's the entire season.

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<v Speaker 1>Stay tuned, because shit's got to hit the fan and

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<v Speaker 1>the Tea Morant Jahn Morant household. We might be losing

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<v Speaker 1>one of the biggest stars, a player who now everyone

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<v Speaker 1>is wearing his shoes for a half a season minimum.

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<v Speaker 2>Maybe the whole damn year. Wow.

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<v Speaker 1>Bad for business.