WEBVTT - LeBron Loses It In Boston

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<v Speaker 1>We've got a growing issue on our hands and it

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<v Speaker 1>concerns the referees. And I'm not talking about the Cincinnati

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<v Speaker 1>Bengals getting screwed by the Kansas City Chiefs. I'm talking

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<v Speaker 1>about Lebron's nationally televised game you probably saw and the

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<v Speaker 1>meltdown that you probably saw at the end of the

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<v Speaker 1>Celtics Lakers game on Saturday night, one of the big

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<v Speaker 1>centerpiece games of the year. All eyes on them, and

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<v Speaker 1>did it deliver? It was so good. Here's the background. Lakers,

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<v Speaker 1>who have laid actually have been pretty good. They were

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<v Speaker 1>eight and a half point dogs in Boston. Should have

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<v Speaker 1>been a blowout. Everyone thought it's gonna be a blow out.

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<v Speaker 1>Why is this thing on national TV? Kings are playing,

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<v Speaker 1>Kings are not on nationally TV. They got flexed out

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<v Speaker 1>for the Lakers, which is part of the course. But somehow,

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<v Speaker 1>so way, the Lakers delivered and put up a fight

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<v Speaker 1>to the point where they were leading at halftime. They

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<v Speaker 1>held on to the lead, and of course the Celtics

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<v Speaker 1>were back like Celtics do and a game without question,

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<v Speaker 1>that was decided by you guessed it the refs. You

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<v Speaker 1>guessed it a non call for a star player the

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<v Speaker 1>biggest star in the league in our last generation. Lebron

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<v Speaker 1>James Celtics down three points with four point one seconds

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<v Speaker 1>left to go. Jalen Brown gets a very suspect tickie

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<v Speaker 1>tackie and one call, heads to the line. It is

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<v Speaker 1>now tied up, Lakers have four seconds left to go.

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<v Speaker 1>They give the Lakers the final shot of the game.

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<v Speaker 1>Lebron James, like the dominant player that he was in

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<v Speaker 1>his prime, decides he's going to put his head down,

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<v Speaker 1>go straight to the rim, goes up for a layup

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<v Speaker 1>and then smack what a five fingers say to the hand.

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<v Speaker 1>I guess it was his forearm. Smack gets smacked on

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<v Speaker 1>the forearm by Jalen Brown, looks at the ref dead

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<v Speaker 1>in his face. No call. God damn. I don't think

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<v Speaker 1>I've ever seen Lebron James that mad in his life.

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<v Speaker 1>None never seen it. Fell down to the ground in

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<v Speaker 1>what was either some sort of Minnesota Timberwolves play in

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<v Speaker 1>glue yourself to the court experiment or an overly dramatic

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<v Speaker 1>wine but it was a full on tantrum. Pat Beverly

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<v Speaker 1>was so mad at the non call he somehow takes

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<v Speaker 1>a DSLR camera from the cameraman to show the ref

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<v Speaker 1>that his hand his arm was actually slapped by Jalen

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<v Speaker 1>Brown or or maybe Jason Tatum and one of a

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<v Speaker 1>more egregious non cause of the season, and that bringing

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<v Speaker 1>out that was a whole new thing. I'd never seen

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<v Speaker 1>someone grab a camera from a photographer to show the reft,

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<v Speaker 1>but that's where we're at. Wasn't something that was reviewable,

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<v Speaker 1>And of course it cost the Lakers the game one

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<v Speaker 1>hundred percent because they would have set Lebron to the

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<v Speaker 1>line with almost no seconds left on the clock, they

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<v Speaker 1>would have been up to they would won the game,

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<v Speaker 1>but instead, because of Pat Beverly's antics before the game,

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<v Speaker 1>even the ot even begins, two free throws for the

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<v Speaker 1>Boston Celtics tip off, and now they're leading, and they

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<v Speaker 1>never give up the lead for the rest of the game.

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<v Speaker 1>Lakers lose. Not even a question that it was completely blown,

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<v Speaker 1>not even a question that the game was stolen. They

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<v Speaker 1>asked Darvinham what he thought about it. Here's what he

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<v Speaker 1>had to say.

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<v Speaker 2>I mean, as much as I know I can't speak

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<v Speaker 2>to anyone but myself, as much as you try not

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<v Speaker 2>to put it on officiating, it's becoming increasingly difficult. Yeah,

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<v Speaker 2>there's a bunch of stuff we could have did better

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<v Speaker 2>in this game, but for the most part, we competed

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<v Speaker 2>our behinds off, played the right way, played together, state aggressive,

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<v Speaker 2>playing downhill, playing in the paint. And it's unfortunate that,

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<v Speaker 2>you know, the game ends on a play like that.

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<v Speaker 2>It's it's it's unfortunate, especially with and you know, I don't.

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<v Speaker 2>You don't ask for favoritism. You just asked for consistency.

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<v Speaker 1>You don't ask for favoritism, You just ask for consistency.

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<v Speaker 1>Later on, he says, the best player on Earth can't

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<v Speaker 1>get a call. It's amazing. Braun wasn't as angry as

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<v Speaker 1>I thought he would be. But he was just just sad,

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<v Speaker 1>just resigned, some some sort of emotion I had never

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<v Speaker 1>seen from Lebron. So they ask him challenging, challenging.

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<v Speaker 2>I don't get it. I don't get it. I'm attacking

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<v Speaker 2>the paint just as much as any of the other

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<v Speaker 2>guys in his lead as shooting double digit free throws

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<v Speaker 2>in the And I don't want to say.

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<v Speaker 1>That shooting double I should be shooting double digit free

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<v Speaker 1>throws a nightem getting into the lane just as much

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<v Speaker 1>as these other guys, I just do not get it.

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<v Speaker 2>Well.

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<v Speaker 1>According to Dan Wolkee, the League immediately reached out to

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<v Speaker 1>the Lakers to confirm that, yes, the refs indeed did

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<v Speaker 1>blow them the call and Tatum should have been called

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<v Speaker 1>for the foul that would have given Braun two shots

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<v Speaker 1>from the line to win the game. Last two minute

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<v Speaker 1>reports said the same thing even they had. Ref Eric

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<v Speaker 1>Lewis admitted that they blew the call. Right after the game.

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<v Speaker 1>They asked him what was up, and this is what

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<v Speaker 1>he had to say. Hey, uh, why was Patrick Beverley

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<v Speaker 1>assessed a technical foul at the end of regulation? His

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<v Speaker 1>actions were inappropriate in addressing resentment to a non call.

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<v Speaker 1>It looked like he brought a camera out. Was he

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<v Speaker 1>trying to show you something? Yes, that was part of

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<v Speaker 1>his inappropriate actions. It looked like there was contact on

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<v Speaker 1>Lebron's drive at the end of regulation. Why was there

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<v Speaker 1>no foul call? And what did you see? There was

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<v Speaker 1>contact at the time during the game, We did not

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<v Speaker 1>see a foul. The crew missed the play. No shit,

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<v Speaker 1>that was very obvious. It was egregious. Here's the thing.

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<v Speaker 1>Blown calls happened. It sucks. YadA, YadA, YadA. YadA. But

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<v Speaker 1>if you're a Lebron James and you are the LA Lakers,

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<v Speaker 1>or you are a Laker fan, you should lose your

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<v Speaker 1>goddamn mind about this. Why because it is affecting whether

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<v Speaker 1>or not you can go to the playoffs or not.

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<v Speaker 1>This is the fourth time in the last two months

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<v Speaker 1>the Lakers have been hosed in the last minute of

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<v Speaker 1>a game that has cost them said game three times.

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<v Speaker 1>The league admitted their mistakes the fourth time when they

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<v Speaker 1>said Russell Westbrook wasn't fouled on a game winning attempt

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<v Speaker 1>where Joe El Embiid literally grabbed his wrist, probably one

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<v Speaker 1>of the most egregious of the bunch. So if you

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<v Speaker 1>were to add those four wins that were stolen from

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<v Speaker 1>the Lakers, I can't even believe I'm discussing it this

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<v Speaker 1>way because I hate them so much. The Lakers are

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<v Speaker 1>currently twenty three and twenty seven. If they had won

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<v Speaker 1>those four games, they would be twenty seven and twenty three,

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<v Speaker 1>which looks at the standings, would be fourth place in

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<v Speaker 1>the West, a game out of third place. Instead, they

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<v Speaker 1>are sitting right around tenth, and that is a massive

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<v Speaker 1>difference with the West and turmoil. According to the Lakers'

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<v Speaker 1>official Last two Minute report. There have been This needs

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<v Speaker 1>to be said, there have been thirty four incorrect calls

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<v Speaker 1>or non calls in the final two minutes of nineteen

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<v Speaker 1>games that the league classifies as close. Twenty one of

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<v Speaker 1>those thirty four incorrect calls have gone and favored the Lakers.

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<v Speaker 1>So you might say when the Lakers get more calls.

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<v Speaker 1>But four games now in the last two months have

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<v Speaker 1>been stolen. And I'm going to predict that some team

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<v Speaker 1>at some point is going to get screwed out of

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<v Speaker 1>the playoffs by a bad call. They will. There will

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<v Speaker 1>be a team that because of a bad call ends

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<v Speaker 1>up missing the play and makes missing the playoff. Maybe

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<v Speaker 1>it's the Lakers. If I'm a d and I am

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<v Speaker 1>Russ and I am Braun, I would not be happy.

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<v Speaker 1>I would feel like we are gelling at the right time,

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<v Speaker 1>and somehow, some way we just cannot buy a win.

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<v Speaker 1>We are getting wins pulled out from under us. And

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<v Speaker 1>it is turning a team that could be quote unquote

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<v Speaker 1>successful or improving to a team that has really no recourse,

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<v Speaker 1>really no hope, really no desire to do anything else.

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<v Speaker 1>If they get to the playoffs and we aren't are healthy.

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<v Speaker 1>The Lakers will be dangerous, but it looks like it

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<v Speaker 1>might be difficult for them to do that the way

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<v Speaker 1>that things are going, if the refs don't get out

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<v Speaker 1>of the way. Moving on, so we got to talk

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<v Speaker 1>about this new news about Bob Myers, Bob Myers GM

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<v Speaker 1>of the Golden State Warriors. There are some things rumbling

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<v Speaker 1>about him. We know the Warriors have had a tough

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<v Speaker 1>year so far. They had the punch that was heard

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<v Speaker 1>around the world with Draymond Green and Jordan Poole. It's

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<v Speaker 1>even gotten stranger than that. Currently they are sixth in

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<v Speaker 1>the West twenty five and twenty four, but also two

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<v Speaker 1>and a half games out of thirteenth place, So things

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<v Speaker 1>are teeter tottering on either success or brink of disaster.

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<v Speaker 1>The West, like I just said earlier, is an absolute

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<v Speaker 1>meat grinder, and this team is still six to eighteen

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<v Speaker 1>on the road. So there's some things going on. There's

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<v Speaker 1>some issues for our dubs. We don't know where they're

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<v Speaker 1>gonna land, whether it's gonna get fixed or smoothed out.

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<v Speaker 1>But in the midst of all of this quote unquote,

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<v Speaker 1>we'll call it instability inconsistency comes the news the Bob Myers,

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<v Speaker 1>the architect of the dynasty. You could argue also Jerry

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<v Speaker 1>West is unhappy. It might be on the move. Bob Myers,

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<v Speaker 1>the architect of the dynasty, might be on the move.

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<v Speaker 1>So he recently said in a podcast about leadership, he

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<v Speaker 1>said this about his future in the Bay. He said, well,

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<v Speaker 1>I do really like what I do now. I love

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<v Speaker 1>our group. I don't think it's anything immint as far

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<v Speaker 1>as stepping outside of this job, but it is healthy

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<v Speaker 1>to ask where you're at and what you're doing. And

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<v Speaker 1>since then, the rumor mill has been buzzing, where will

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<v Speaker 1>Bob Myers go? Why is he may be unhappy? The

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<v Speaker 1>most likely scenario if he does go, apparently as a

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<v Speaker 1>move to Los Angeles to rejoin with Jerry West and

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<v Speaker 1>a very very rich owner in Steve Baumer. The ruler

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<v Speaker 1>is suspect. It does make sense though, considering that Myers

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<v Speaker 1>wants to be the highest paid GM in the league.

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<v Speaker 1>That's the thing is, you've got Lake of paying a

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<v Speaker 1>lot of money to all these plays, deep into the

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<v Speaker 1>luxury tax, and they're not winning to the level this

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<v Speaker 1>year that they expect. And then you have Bob Myers saying, hey, guys,

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<v Speaker 1>I too need to be paid. I am on an

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<v Speaker 1>expiring contract. What are you going to do next? Is

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<v Speaker 1>Meyers unhappy in Golden State? I don't know. I don't

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<v Speaker 1>think that's the right word for it. Maybe he's burned out,

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<v Speaker 1>Maybe he needs a new challenge, maybe he needs some

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<v Speaker 1>more money. It's a very high pressure job, especially considering

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<v Speaker 1>you've got that half a billion dollar payroll that you're

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<v Speaker 1>staring at and expectations from an owner of multi generational,

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<v Speaker 1>dynastic runs. But listen, the Clippers are a good job.

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<v Speaker 1>This could be another opportunity to reunite with Jerry West,

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<v Speaker 1>and for me, that would probably be a very good combination.

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<v Speaker 1>I know that they like Lawrence Frank in LA, but

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<v Speaker 1>I don't know that you turned down an opportunity to

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<v Speaker 1>get Bob Myers. The stability, though for the Warriors for

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<v Speaker 1>our Dubs, has been in large part due to Bob

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<v Speaker 1>Myers being the captain of the ship. He's one of

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<v Speaker 1>the very few talent agents that have ever come into

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<v Speaker 1>the front office of a team and immediately succeeded. Franchise

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<v Speaker 1>faces huge decisions ranging from what to do with Clay

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<v Speaker 1>to Draymond Green, to how the two timeliner proach is

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<v Speaker 1>going to go. You've got two or three cornerstone pieces

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<v Speaker 1>that you thought Wiseman and Moody who are very far

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<v Speaker 1>away from being starters, and the other one and Jonathan

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<v Speaker 1>kaminga very raw So it might be the right time

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<v Speaker 1>for Bob Myers to step away. Since his contract was

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<v Speaker 1>up in December, there has been no news on a

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<v Speaker 1>new negotiation. This could be the final year for Bob Myers.

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<v Speaker 1>Wouldn't that be something? And I'll be honest as a

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<v Speaker 1>lifelong Dubs fan. Without Bob Myers, things just would not

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<v Speaker 1>be the same.