1 00:00:01,760 --> 00:00:03,840 Speaker 1: Welcome to Good Game with Sarah Spain, the Show that 2 00:00:03,920 --> 00:00:06,920 Speaker 1: Wants to Hug our Uber driver for asking if we 3 00:00:06,920 --> 00:00:10,240 Speaker 1: were playing in the WNBA All Star Game this weekend 4 00:00:11,000 --> 00:00:13,960 Speaker 1: on today's show. Yes, it's all things WNBA All Star 5 00:00:14,040 --> 00:00:19,239 Speaker 1: weekend records broken, ACL's torn Flowers, given party thrown, we 6 00:00:19,239 --> 00:00:21,680 Speaker 1: were there, a time was had. We'll tell you all 7 00:00:21,680 --> 00:00:24,639 Speaker 1: about it, but first here's what you need to know today. 8 00:00:27,400 --> 00:00:31,120 Speaker 1: Lots of WNBA news from the weekend. As mentioned. WNBA 9 00:00:31,200 --> 00:00:33,640 Speaker 1: All Star Game on Saturday night at the Footprint Center 10 00:00:33,680 --> 00:00:37,880 Speaker 1: in Phoenix and the WNBA All Stars beat Team USA 11 00:00:38,080 --> 00:00:42,000 Speaker 1: one seventeen one oh nine. Same thing happened last time. 12 00:00:42,000 --> 00:00:44,080 Speaker 1: This was the format for the game and we're sending 13 00:00:44,120 --> 00:00:48,960 Speaker 1: off Team USA with the l again. Arique Agunbawale went 14 00:00:49,560 --> 00:00:53,440 Speaker 1: off a WNBA All Star Game record thirty four points, 15 00:00:53,600 --> 00:00:57,040 Speaker 1: all of them in the second half, including eight three pointers, 16 00:00:57,360 --> 00:01:01,440 Speaker 1: and she won MVP Honors. Records broken by the Rooks 17 00:01:01,480 --> 00:01:04,600 Speaker 1: to Fever. Rookie Caitlin Clark's ten assists the most ever 18 00:01:04,680 --> 00:01:06,960 Speaker 1: by a rookie in an All Star game, and sky 19 00:01:07,080 --> 00:01:10,440 Speaker 1: forward Angel Reese recorded the first rookie double double ever 20 00:01:10,560 --> 00:01:13,440 Speaker 1: in an All Star Game, finishing with twelve points and 21 00:01:13,520 --> 00:01:17,600 Speaker 1: eleven boards. Friday night, it was the Skills Competition and 22 00:01:17,640 --> 00:01:20,760 Speaker 1: the three Point Contest, and Atlanta dreamguard Alicia Gray had 23 00:01:20,760 --> 00:01:24,600 Speaker 1: a historic evening. She's the first ever to win both 24 00:01:24,720 --> 00:01:27,520 Speaker 1: in the same year. Girl got a bag too. We're 25 00:01:27,520 --> 00:01:30,480 Speaker 1: gonna get into that later. Heading into that competition. By 26 00:01:30,520 --> 00:01:32,800 Speaker 1: the way, the biggest storyline we talked about right here 27 00:01:32,840 --> 00:01:35,160 Speaker 1: on Good Game was that both Caitlyn Clark and Sabrina 28 00:01:35,200 --> 00:01:37,880 Speaker 1: yan Escu declined invites from the league to compete in 29 00:01:37,920 --> 00:01:40,399 Speaker 1: the three point Contest, and Clark was asked about that 30 00:01:40,400 --> 00:01:42,360 Speaker 1: in a press conference. Here's what she had to say 31 00:01:42,360 --> 00:01:43,440 Speaker 1: about choosing to sit out. 32 00:01:43,840 --> 00:01:47,680 Speaker 2: Yeah, honestly, like I think this ress, like had been 33 00:01:47,720 --> 00:01:50,360 Speaker 2: planned basketball for a year straight. Like's, It's not an 34 00:01:50,360 --> 00:01:52,640 Speaker 2: easy thing to just show up to and shootout in Iraq's. 35 00:01:52,680 --> 00:01:54,040 Speaker 2: Has something I've ever done before. 36 00:01:55,240 --> 00:01:56,360 Speaker 1: It's not something I've had a lot of. 37 00:01:56,360 --> 00:01:58,360 Speaker 2: Time to practice. I've been focusing on helping my two 38 00:01:58,400 --> 00:01:58,919 Speaker 2: win games. 39 00:02:00,000 --> 00:02:02,040 Speaker 1: I think, just you know, enjoying this break. 40 00:02:02,080 --> 00:02:03,880 Speaker 2: I think there's gonna be plenty of opportunities for you 41 00:02:03,920 --> 00:02:06,240 Speaker 2: to do that as I'm boying it. But at the 42 00:02:06,240 --> 00:02:08,280 Speaker 2: same time, like the field, the shooters that we have 43 00:02:08,400 --> 00:02:10,200 Speaker 2: in the competition are really good. They're all like mere 44 00:02:10,280 --> 00:02:13,639 Speaker 2: forty percent shooters, So I'm excited for them. I'll be 45 00:02:13,680 --> 00:02:16,280 Speaker 2: there supporting them and it'll be fun. But yeah, I mean, 46 00:02:16,320 --> 00:02:18,000 Speaker 2: I think the biggest this is the thing on us 47 00:02:18,040 --> 00:02:19,960 Speaker 2: for me is just like I need a break. I 48 00:02:19,960 --> 00:02:21,960 Speaker 2: need to take some time to myself to enjoy what 49 00:02:22,000 --> 00:02:24,000 Speaker 2: I want to do, and at times that can be 50 00:02:24,040 --> 00:02:26,400 Speaker 2: tough be the physician that I'm in, but I think 51 00:02:26,440 --> 00:02:27,440 Speaker 2: he should be healthiest from. 52 00:02:27,280 --> 00:02:30,000 Speaker 1: His own A little more WNBA news. So Connecticut Sun 53 00:02:30,080 --> 00:02:32,919 Speaker 1: Power couple do want to? Bonner and Alyssa Thomas are 54 00:02:32,960 --> 00:02:36,679 Speaker 1: on the cover of Slam magazine. Google that check that out. 55 00:02:36,680 --> 00:02:38,240 Speaker 1: You can even get it on a T shirt if 56 00:02:38,240 --> 00:02:41,240 Speaker 1: you want. And speaking of couples we love, on Friday, 57 00:02:41,280 --> 00:02:44,280 Speaker 1: Brittany Grinder and her wife Cherrelle announced that their baby 58 00:02:44,800 --> 00:02:48,919 Speaker 1: bash Raymond, was born on July eighth. Now, it's been 59 00:02:48,919 --> 00:02:51,600 Speaker 1: a difficult last couple of years for them, and that's 60 00:02:52,160 --> 00:02:55,000 Speaker 1: putting it very lightly. So to see the joy on 61 00:02:55,080 --> 00:02:57,960 Speaker 1: Beg's face playing on her home court during the All 62 00:02:58,000 --> 00:03:00,800 Speaker 1: Star festivities, knowing that she's about to head to the 63 00:03:00,800 --> 00:03:04,000 Speaker 1: Olympics and rep the USA and now soaking it all 64 00:03:04,040 --> 00:03:06,200 Speaker 1: in while she's got a newborn back home. We're just 65 00:03:06,720 --> 00:03:10,320 Speaker 1: so happy for the couple and sending Brittany all of 66 00:03:10,320 --> 00:03:13,799 Speaker 1: our love and also, I guess we got to call 67 00:03:13,840 --> 00:03:17,240 Speaker 1: her Pops now. Shout out to my girl, Tarika Foster Brasby. 68 00:03:17,360 --> 00:03:20,200 Speaker 1: She got this great SoundBite from BG for CBS Sports 69 00:03:20,200 --> 00:03:20,840 Speaker 1: over the weekend. 70 00:03:21,480 --> 00:03:23,839 Speaker 3: There's probably one other job that you're about to get 71 00:03:23,840 --> 00:03:26,560 Speaker 3: into that is really hard and really scary. 72 00:03:26,880 --> 00:03:28,040 Speaker 1: You're about to be a mom. 73 00:03:29,280 --> 00:03:31,280 Speaker 4: How is that feeling, Pops? 74 00:03:31,320 --> 00:03:34,040 Speaker 5: Oh, let me get it together. About to be a pops? 75 00:03:34,520 --> 00:03:38,640 Speaker 1: Pops it is, We got you. BG Commissioner kat the 76 00:03:38,640 --> 00:03:41,040 Speaker 1: Engelbert said ahead of Saturday's All Star Game that the 77 00:03:41,120 --> 00:03:45,320 Speaker 1: WNBA is considering expanding regular season to forty four games 78 00:03:45,560 --> 00:03:48,040 Speaker 1: for next year's season. Now, forty four games per team 79 00:03:48,240 --> 00:03:50,320 Speaker 1: are the most that would be allowed under the current 80 00:03:50,360 --> 00:03:53,440 Speaker 1: Collective Bargaining Agreement, and the number of games has grown 81 00:03:53,480 --> 00:03:55,480 Speaker 1: over the years, from twenty eight in the first season 82 00:03:55,480 --> 00:03:58,360 Speaker 1: in nineteen ninety seven to thirty four in two thousand 83 00:03:58,400 --> 00:04:02,480 Speaker 1: and three, thirty six two and forty games both last 84 00:04:02,520 --> 00:04:04,520 Speaker 1: year and this year, so we could be getting more 85 00:04:04,560 --> 00:04:08,680 Speaker 1: games next year as well. Kathy Engelbert also talked about 86 00:04:08,680 --> 00:04:12,320 Speaker 1: efforts to continue to globalize the game and mentioned Europe, Asia, 87 00:04:12,400 --> 00:04:14,840 Speaker 1: Mexico City, and the Middle East as places that the 88 00:04:14,920 --> 00:04:18,920 Speaker 1: WNBA might hold future games. The league previously has held 89 00:04:18,920 --> 00:04:21,800 Speaker 1: a couple exhibition games in Canada. They're also talking about 90 00:04:21,800 --> 00:04:24,440 Speaker 1: potentially having contests in neutral sites in the US to 91 00:04:24,520 --> 00:04:29,200 Speaker 1: test out potential expansion markets. So you remember on the show, 92 00:04:29,200 --> 00:04:31,359 Speaker 1: we reported last week that the WNBA is set to 93 00:04:31,400 --> 00:04:34,240 Speaker 1: receive nearly two hundred million dollars a year as part 94 00:04:34,240 --> 00:04:37,400 Speaker 1: of new broadcast rights. Now, this is part of a 95 00:04:37,480 --> 00:04:40,960 Speaker 1: larger seventy five billion dollar NBA deal that was negotiated, 96 00:04:41,279 --> 00:04:44,280 Speaker 1: and we're still waiting for the official final word on 97 00:04:44,360 --> 00:04:46,600 Speaker 1: all of the numbers and the deal. But the head 98 00:04:46,600 --> 00:04:50,480 Speaker 1: of the WNBA Players Association, Terry Jackson, spoke out with 99 00:04:50,480 --> 00:04:53,719 Speaker 1: some concern that the league is still being undervalued. In 100 00:04:53,760 --> 00:04:56,599 Speaker 1: a statement, she said, in part quote, we look forward 101 00:04:56,640 --> 00:04:58,760 Speaker 1: to learning how the NBA arrived at a two hundred 102 00:04:58,760 --> 00:05:02,599 Speaker 1: million dollar valuation if initial reports are accurate or even close. 103 00:05:02,960 --> 00:05:05,520 Speaker 1: Neither the NBA nor the WNBA can deny that in 104 00:05:05,600 --> 00:05:08,880 Speaker 1: the last few years we've seen unprecedented growth across all metrics, 105 00:05:09,080 --> 00:05:12,159 Speaker 1: the players continue to demonstrate their commitment to building the brand, 106 00:05:12,360 --> 00:05:14,680 Speaker 1: and that the fans keep showing up. There is no 107 00:05:14,760 --> 00:05:18,839 Speaker 1: excuse to undervalue the WNBA. Again, she is absolutely right 108 00:05:19,240 --> 00:05:21,359 Speaker 1: and we are looking forward to the final numbers on 109 00:05:21,400 --> 00:05:23,719 Speaker 1: that and how that valuation came to be. Remember, in 110 00:05:23,760 --> 00:05:26,880 Speaker 1: that initial agreement, there was still potential room for more 111 00:05:26,920 --> 00:05:30,040 Speaker 1: money because it did not prevent other deals and other 112 00:05:30,400 --> 00:05:32,880 Speaker 1: partnerships from taking place. So we're gonna wait for the 113 00:05:32,920 --> 00:05:36,520 Speaker 1: final word on that one. We also got some NWSL 114 00:05:36,560 --> 00:05:38,839 Speaker 1: news over the weekend. The Portland Thorns have announced that 115 00:05:38,880 --> 00:05:41,760 Speaker 1: interim head coach Rob Gail has been made the permanent 116 00:05:41,800 --> 00:05:44,280 Speaker 1: head coach. Now you remember he began serving as head 117 00:05:44,279 --> 00:05:47,560 Speaker 1: coach back in April when then head coach Mike Norris 118 00:05:47,600 --> 00:05:50,600 Speaker 1: was reassigned as the club's technical director. And things have 119 00:05:50,680 --> 00:05:52,839 Speaker 1: been looking up for the Thorns ever since since Scale 120 00:05:52,880 --> 00:05:55,560 Speaker 1: took over. They've moved up the NWSL table and they're 121 00:05:55,600 --> 00:05:59,960 Speaker 1: currently sitting in fifth in golf. Chinetti want to say 122 00:06:00,120 --> 00:06:03,000 Speaker 1: on of Thailand, recorded back to back Birdie's and won 123 00:06:03,040 --> 00:06:05,560 Speaker 1: the twenty twenty four Dana Open on Sunday. That is 124 00:06:05,600 --> 00:06:12,440 Speaker 1: her second career LPGA title. Coming up our organs, our soup, 125 00:06:12,920 --> 00:06:16,640 Speaker 1: our headaches seem maternal, and our voices are several octaves lower. 126 00:06:16,760 --> 00:06:18,680 Speaker 1: Misha and I talk about hanging out in Phoenix at 127 00:06:18,720 --> 00:06:26,960 Speaker 1: the All Star weekend. Next. Okay, let's get back into 128 00:06:27,000 --> 00:06:30,720 Speaker 1: the WNBA All Star festivities because we were there, and 129 00:06:30,760 --> 00:06:32,919 Speaker 1: when I say we, I'm not using the royal we. 130 00:06:34,279 --> 00:06:36,720 Speaker 1: Mesh was there too, and Mish and I got to 131 00:06:36,720 --> 00:06:39,880 Speaker 1: meet in person, So Alex, I'm gonna put you on 132 00:06:39,920 --> 00:06:41,360 Speaker 1: some sort of trip. We're going to take a team 133 00:06:41,400 --> 00:06:43,960 Speaker 1: field trip sometime, but for now, it was so nice 134 00:06:44,000 --> 00:06:47,240 Speaker 1: to meet producer Mish in person and uh, have a 135 00:06:47,279 --> 00:06:51,960 Speaker 1: couple adult beverages, watch some good basketball. We never partied 136 00:06:51,960 --> 00:06:54,800 Speaker 1: at the same time because we're on different schedules. Meisch 137 00:06:54,880 --> 00:06:57,200 Speaker 1: takes a disco nap like a young person and then 138 00:06:57,240 --> 00:06:59,800 Speaker 1: heads back out. And I got a power straight through 139 00:06:59,839 --> 00:07:02,160 Speaker 1: because if I sit down, my body's like, oh, we're done, 140 00:07:02,240 --> 00:07:05,240 Speaker 1: thank you. Okay, go to sleep. Now. Well, let's start 141 00:07:05,279 --> 00:07:07,600 Speaker 1: with Saturday. It's game Meiche. We were in the Gatorade suite. 142 00:07:07,680 --> 00:07:10,280 Speaker 1: Shout out to Gatorade and my whole women's Advisory board 143 00:07:10,640 --> 00:07:12,760 Speaker 1: for being so excited to meet Mesh. They had all 144 00:07:12,800 --> 00:07:14,640 Speaker 1: listened to the show and they're like, oh, it's Mesh 145 00:07:14,680 --> 00:07:18,480 Speaker 1: from the show. No, oh, no, you and journalists they 146 00:07:19,040 --> 00:07:23,040 Speaker 1: all even knew their social tag so that game. Cheryl 147 00:07:23,040 --> 00:07:26,920 Speaker 1: Reef called it probably the greatest spectacle in our league's history. 148 00:07:27,680 --> 00:07:31,800 Speaker 1: And I mean, multiple records broken, a sold out venue, 149 00:07:31,920 --> 00:07:34,200 Speaker 1: pit bull at the half. We'll talk about that later. 150 00:07:34,920 --> 00:07:37,200 Speaker 1: I mean, it did go off, meiche. 151 00:07:36,840 --> 00:07:39,120 Speaker 5: It did go off. It absolutely went off. 152 00:07:39,160 --> 00:07:42,480 Speaker 4: It was everything and more for me, hands down. 153 00:07:42,520 --> 00:07:44,400 Speaker 3: I'm not the first person to say this the best 154 00:07:44,440 --> 00:07:47,440 Speaker 3: All Star experience I have ever personally had. If you 155 00:07:47,480 --> 00:07:49,720 Speaker 3: can't tell by my voice, it's probably gonna crack a 156 00:07:49,720 --> 00:07:50,680 Speaker 3: couple of times, folks. 157 00:07:50,680 --> 00:07:53,200 Speaker 1: And that's it, is it. We're both a little lower, 158 00:07:53,360 --> 00:07:55,400 Speaker 1: a little low lower than when we left. 159 00:07:55,320 --> 00:07:58,440 Speaker 4: A bit a bit, but it was freaking fantastic. 160 00:07:59,840 --> 00:08:05,200 Speaker 1: I mean, Arikae Gumbawale, she did exactly what I predicted. 161 00:08:05,280 --> 00:08:07,000 Speaker 1: Ye I don't want to sound like and know what all, 162 00:08:07,160 --> 00:08:09,840 Speaker 1: but I was right, y'all. Like I chatted with Rebecca 163 00:08:09,880 --> 00:08:13,120 Speaker 1: Lobo last week and we kind of predicted this would happen. 164 00:08:13,200 --> 00:08:19,840 Speaker 6: Take a listen, but the last time in twenty twenty one, 165 00:08:19,920 --> 00:08:22,360 Speaker 6: when the Olympians played the All Stars and Arique went 166 00:08:22,400 --> 00:08:25,360 Speaker 6: off and the All Stars won the game. That was 167 00:08:25,400 --> 00:08:27,400 Speaker 6: pretty cool too, because it's always more fun of course, 168 00:08:27,400 --> 00:08:30,000 Speaker 6: when it's competitive and the teams are playing really hard, 169 00:08:30,000 --> 00:08:32,880 Speaker 6: and that game was a situation where that was the case. 170 00:08:33,120 --> 00:08:34,880 Speaker 1: A Rika is an interesting one to say when they're 171 00:08:34,920 --> 00:08:37,319 Speaker 1: competitive and it matters, because we've seen her speak out 172 00:08:37,360 --> 00:08:40,200 Speaker 1: about the Team USA roster and kind of saying she 173 00:08:40,280 --> 00:08:42,480 Speaker 1: pulled herself out of the process because she didn't think 174 00:08:42,520 --> 00:08:46,840 Speaker 1: it was fair or an honest process for whatever reason, 175 00:08:47,360 --> 00:08:50,600 Speaker 1: and she's gonna want to go off in this game. 176 00:08:50,960 --> 00:08:53,840 Speaker 1: I could see Arigae wanting to get MVP, wanting to 177 00:08:53,880 --> 00:08:56,400 Speaker 1: beat Team USA and prove some sort of point. So 178 00:08:56,440 --> 00:08:57,880 Speaker 1: that's a good one to bring up. We might see 179 00:08:57,920 --> 00:09:02,320 Speaker 1: that again. And for those who didn't get what I 180 00:09:02,360 --> 00:09:06,640 Speaker 1: was saying there, Arique has been in the team pool 181 00:09:06,800 --> 00:09:10,280 Speaker 1: for the US team the last two Olympics cycles, didn't 182 00:09:10,280 --> 00:09:13,120 Speaker 1: make the team in twenty twenty one, and then a 183 00:09:13,200 --> 00:09:16,679 Speaker 1: bit after the roster was announced this year, she said 184 00:09:16,720 --> 00:09:18,880 Speaker 1: publicly she took her name out of the mix and 185 00:09:18,920 --> 00:09:22,079 Speaker 1: said there were quote unquote politics in the selection process. 186 00:09:22,920 --> 00:09:25,720 Speaker 1: This is the second time Arikee has not made that 187 00:09:25,800 --> 00:09:28,599 Speaker 1: team and then gone on to become MVP in the 188 00:09:28,640 --> 00:09:31,120 Speaker 1: All Star Game. Going off. Last time it was twenty 189 00:09:31,160 --> 00:09:34,360 Speaker 1: six points, which was impressive enough. This time thirty four. 190 00:09:35,000 --> 00:09:36,800 Speaker 1: And this is one of those games when you look 191 00:09:36,800 --> 00:09:39,600 Speaker 1: at the box score afterwards, it's not the same as 192 00:09:39,600 --> 00:09:42,760 Speaker 1: when you're there in the building, not at all. Watching 193 00:09:42,880 --> 00:09:46,280 Speaker 1: her just drain three after three after three, hands in 194 00:09:46,320 --> 00:09:48,000 Speaker 1: her face, falling away didn't matter. 195 00:09:48,280 --> 00:09:49,880 Speaker 3: You know what I knew it was going to be 196 00:09:49,920 --> 00:09:53,440 Speaker 3: a special night is when she she was coming right 197 00:09:53,480 --> 00:09:56,200 Speaker 3: to left down the court, took a one footed off 198 00:09:56,240 --> 00:09:59,040 Speaker 3: her left foot, one footed shot from the top of 199 00:09:59,080 --> 00:10:01,760 Speaker 3: the key switch. I say, yeah, this is you know, 200 00:10:02,040 --> 00:10:04,120 Speaker 3: we just didn't sit back, eat the popcorn and enjoy 201 00:10:04,200 --> 00:10:07,560 Speaker 3: this moment because she's about to do some give spectacular stuff, 202 00:10:07,600 --> 00:10:08,840 Speaker 3: really truly well. 203 00:10:08,880 --> 00:10:11,480 Speaker 1: And zero points in the first half. So when they 204 00:10:11,559 --> 00:10:13,960 Speaker 1: came back out at the half in the beginning of 205 00:10:13,960 --> 00:10:16,000 Speaker 1: the third, she started to get really hot and they 206 00:10:16,040 --> 00:10:18,360 Speaker 1: looked like they were feeding her. I turned to you 207 00:10:18,559 --> 00:10:21,160 Speaker 1: and I said, Okay, do you think they had a 208 00:10:21,200 --> 00:10:23,760 Speaker 1: conversation at the break about getting her the MVP? Because 209 00:10:23,800 --> 00:10:26,160 Speaker 1: the thing about All Star games is there are so 210 00:10:26,280 --> 00:10:30,400 Speaker 1: many talented players out there. Everybody wants their time, everybody 211 00:10:30,400 --> 00:10:32,480 Speaker 1: wants their shine, and they all kind of know that 212 00:10:32,520 --> 00:10:35,360 Speaker 1: the fans are there to see their respective favorites, right, 213 00:10:35,760 --> 00:10:38,640 Speaker 1: So when you've got a game where someone gets really hot, 214 00:10:39,160 --> 00:10:41,959 Speaker 1: it does sort of have to be a team decision 215 00:10:42,559 --> 00:10:44,400 Speaker 1: because in a regular game, you want to win no 216 00:10:44,440 --> 00:10:46,360 Speaker 1: matter what, so you're feeding the hot hand. But in 217 00:10:46,360 --> 00:10:49,880 Speaker 1: an All Star game, it's about showing everybody's skills. It 218 00:10:49,960 --> 00:10:52,960 Speaker 1: got kind of clear to me quickly that the rest 219 00:10:52,960 --> 00:10:54,800 Speaker 1: of the team was on board. In fact, after the game, 220 00:10:54,880 --> 00:10:56,920 Speaker 1: Kaitlin Clark said they tried to sub me in for 221 00:10:56,960 --> 00:10:59,200 Speaker 1: a reega in. I was like, absolutely not. You got 222 00:10:59,200 --> 00:11:01,200 Speaker 1: to do that. Pep're in there letter cook. 223 00:11:01,400 --> 00:11:04,120 Speaker 3: When you see somebody doing things like that, you don't 224 00:11:04,120 --> 00:11:06,880 Speaker 3: want to stop the spectacle. Like you mentioned, the fans 225 00:11:06,880 --> 00:11:09,320 Speaker 3: are there for a show, and if you know somebody's cooking, 226 00:11:09,320 --> 00:11:11,000 Speaker 3: why would you not continue to feed the hot hand. 227 00:11:11,040 --> 00:11:13,319 Speaker 3: I also feel like at the All Star break, these 228 00:11:13,320 --> 00:11:15,920 Speaker 3: players are very, very tired, even the ones that are 229 00:11:15,960 --> 00:11:18,160 Speaker 3: in the game, and so I'm not mad if I'm 230 00:11:18,200 --> 00:11:20,480 Speaker 3: necho or I'm one of the older you know players 231 00:11:20,480 --> 00:11:23,080 Speaker 3: on that team and Arique's cooking, please make us all 232 00:11:23,080 --> 00:11:25,319 Speaker 3: look good. We're all gonna get this win together. We're 233 00:11:25,360 --> 00:11:26,079 Speaker 3: all on the roster. 234 00:11:26,480 --> 00:11:29,400 Speaker 5: Come on. So but she had a special night for sure. 235 00:11:30,520 --> 00:11:33,000 Speaker 1: Literally, letter Cook, make us all dinner and we'll just 236 00:11:33,000 --> 00:11:36,440 Speaker 1: sit here and watch because we're tired. We're tired. Also 237 00:11:36,480 --> 00:11:39,600 Speaker 1: worth noting they want to win that game. There is 238 00:11:39,720 --> 00:11:42,760 Speaker 1: pride on the line for Team WNBA versus Team USA, 239 00:11:42,880 --> 00:11:46,400 Speaker 1: and for the second straight time, the WNBA All Stars won. 240 00:11:47,000 --> 00:11:49,280 Speaker 1: You and I were talking before I had Team USA 241 00:11:49,360 --> 00:11:51,839 Speaker 1: all the way. Yeah, I thought after they lost, getting 242 00:11:51,840 --> 00:11:53,920 Speaker 1: ready for the Tokyo Games, they would just have this 243 00:11:54,000 --> 00:11:55,559 Speaker 1: chip on their shoulder of like, yeah, we got to 244 00:11:55,640 --> 00:11:57,480 Speaker 1: prove we know we're gonna go out there as the 245 00:11:57,520 --> 00:11:59,599 Speaker 1: favorites for gold again. We know we're one of the 246 00:11:59,640 --> 00:12:02,280 Speaker 1: most nastic teams in Olympic history. But we still got 247 00:12:02,320 --> 00:12:05,400 Speaker 1: to get this w before we leave. And instead they 248 00:12:05,400 --> 00:12:08,960 Speaker 1: are getting on that plane to Paris, perhaps not as 249 00:12:09,000 --> 00:12:12,880 Speaker 1: happy as they could be, perhaps feeling a little bit like, oh, 250 00:12:12,920 --> 00:12:15,640 Speaker 1: we did not want to enter this Olympic outing with 251 00:12:15,720 --> 00:12:18,319 Speaker 1: a big fat l just before we left. 252 00:12:18,760 --> 00:12:20,920 Speaker 3: Yeah, but you know, if you really sit and't think 253 00:12:20,920 --> 00:12:23,640 Speaker 3: about it, Team WNBA was coming in. Of course, there 254 00:12:23,720 --> 00:12:25,839 Speaker 3: was an actual game to lose, but they had nothing 255 00:12:25,840 --> 00:12:28,120 Speaker 3: to lose. It was all fun and games for them. 256 00:12:28,200 --> 00:12:30,840 Speaker 3: For Team USA, both teams in the first half looked 257 00:12:30,840 --> 00:12:32,840 Speaker 3: a little tight. I think there were nerves, but Team 258 00:12:32,920 --> 00:12:35,320 Speaker 3: USA looked stiff. They looked like they were, you know, 259 00:12:35,440 --> 00:12:38,040 Speaker 3: giving up shots. They weren't playing as loose just because 260 00:12:38,440 --> 00:12:41,040 Speaker 3: you know that that pressure's on. It's real, it exists. 261 00:12:41,080 --> 00:12:43,440 Speaker 3: And they were partying. As we all know, they were 262 00:12:43,440 --> 00:12:44,360 Speaker 3: out there in the streets. 263 00:12:44,400 --> 00:12:46,880 Speaker 1: We'll get to that. We'll get to them being out 264 00:12:46,920 --> 00:12:48,480 Speaker 1: in the streets because we saw them and we were 265 00:12:48,480 --> 00:12:50,679 Speaker 1: with them. But I also think they might have been 266 00:12:50,720 --> 00:12:53,480 Speaker 1: trying to run plays, work on stuff that they've been 267 00:12:53,480 --> 00:12:56,480 Speaker 1: working on in practice, like really prep in a way 268 00:12:56,520 --> 00:12:59,400 Speaker 1: that Team WNBA isn't prepping. And TWNBA knew they were 269 00:12:59,400 --> 00:13:02,080 Speaker 1: about to take a month off, like this is it 270 00:13:02,160 --> 00:13:04,360 Speaker 1: on my body? I get a month off, whereas Team 271 00:13:04,440 --> 00:13:07,439 Speaker 1: USA is like, man, we're gonna keep grinding. So all 272 00:13:07,520 --> 00:13:10,839 Speaker 1: that is taken into account when we see that WNBA win. 273 00:13:10,960 --> 00:13:17,120 Speaker 1: But speaking of wins, Arique, after that incredible performance, we're 274 00:13:17,160 --> 00:13:18,959 Speaker 1: all kind of holding our breath to see what kind 275 00:13:18,960 --> 00:13:22,520 Speaker 1: of trophy she gets because there's been a lot of 276 00:13:22,559 --> 00:13:25,079 Speaker 1: talk in the past about the trophy size, and I'll 277 00:13:25,120 --> 00:13:28,000 Speaker 1: tell you what. We all know, this size matters. And 278 00:13:28,080 --> 00:13:31,440 Speaker 1: when Kelsey Plumb had that little itty bitty trophy that 279 00:13:31,480 --> 00:13:33,320 Speaker 1: looked like something you'd have to save up a bunch 280 00:13:33,360 --> 00:13:37,120 Speaker 1: of tokens or tickets at David Buster's to get out 281 00:13:37,160 --> 00:13:40,040 Speaker 1: of ice the glass case in front, we were all like, 282 00:13:40,080 --> 00:13:43,880 Speaker 1: what the hell is that thing? And so thankfully this 283 00:13:43,960 --> 00:13:49,440 Speaker 1: year was a nice appropriately sized glass trophy plaque, whatever 284 00:13:49,480 --> 00:13:52,600 Speaker 1: you're gonna call it, for a rique well deserved, well deserved. 285 00:13:53,440 --> 00:13:57,320 Speaker 1: Speaking of well deserved, I think we all need to 286 00:13:57,840 --> 00:14:02,920 Speaker 1: hold the dollar real quick from Alicia Gray because she 287 00:14:03,000 --> 00:14:06,240 Speaker 1: went off on Friday and it paid off. Gray got 288 00:14:06,240 --> 00:14:08,520 Speaker 1: two thousand, five hundred and seventy five dollars from the 289 00:14:08,600 --> 00:14:10,560 Speaker 1: league for each of her wins for the three point 290 00:14:10,600 --> 00:14:14,679 Speaker 1: and the skills. That's per the WNBACBA, but she also 291 00:14:14,720 --> 00:14:19,200 Speaker 1: got fifty five thousand dollars per event from AFLAC as 292 00:14:19,240 --> 00:14:22,560 Speaker 1: part of a partnership with the WNBA Players Association, So 293 00:14:22,760 --> 00:14:25,320 Speaker 1: one hundred and ten thousand dollars from AFLAC in addition 294 00:14:25,560 --> 00:14:28,200 Speaker 1: to what she got from the WNBA. Folks, we did 295 00:14:28,200 --> 00:14:31,120 Speaker 1: the math for you. Her base salary from the Dream 296 00:14:31,240 --> 00:14:33,680 Speaker 1: this year is one hundred and eighty five thousand dollars 297 00:14:34,080 --> 00:14:37,120 Speaker 1: and on Friday Night she won one hundred and fifteen thousand, 298 00:14:37,120 --> 00:14:40,120 Speaker 1: one hundred and fifty dollars. That's sixty two percent of 299 00:14:40,160 --> 00:14:44,600 Speaker 1: her season salary in one night. Talk about it. Come 300 00:14:44,680 --> 00:14:47,720 Speaker 1: up for Alicia Gray. We love to see it. And 301 00:14:47,800 --> 00:14:50,400 Speaker 1: Mesh was also really fun. She was wearing her goggles 302 00:14:50,640 --> 00:14:54,120 Speaker 1: and he rode kind of goggles. Yeah. Holly Road kind 303 00:14:54,120 --> 00:14:56,120 Speaker 1: of called her out and was like, those are non prescription, right, 304 00:14:56,160 --> 00:14:58,360 Speaker 1: and she was like, oh, secrets out right. I wear 305 00:14:58,400 --> 00:14:59,760 Speaker 1: them because I got poked in the eye before and 306 00:14:59,760 --> 00:15:01,760 Speaker 1: now it's just kind of my look. But they cut 307 00:15:01,800 --> 00:15:06,200 Speaker 1: over and Alicia's former college teammate Asia Wilson was wearing 308 00:15:06,240 --> 00:15:10,160 Speaker 1: the glasses the goggles in solitude court side while watching, 309 00:15:10,600 --> 00:15:12,640 Speaker 1: and then of course Asia said after the big wins, 310 00:15:12,840 --> 00:15:15,040 Speaker 1: she's not paying for another dinner, and I don't blame her. 311 00:15:15,400 --> 00:15:18,240 Speaker 3: Yeah, when somebody comes up big like that, we're all eating. 312 00:15:18,480 --> 00:15:20,200 Speaker 4: That's the whole point, right. 313 00:15:20,440 --> 00:15:23,000 Speaker 3: We were we were with you shooting in the gym. Literally, 314 00:15:23,040 --> 00:15:24,960 Speaker 3: Asia was with Alsia Gray shooting in the gym. So 315 00:15:25,080 --> 00:15:28,840 Speaker 3: I'm just I'm ecstatic for her. And she's so sweet. 316 00:15:28,880 --> 00:15:31,240 Speaker 3: That's the one thing I love about her. Everybody saw 317 00:15:31,280 --> 00:15:33,440 Speaker 3: that viral video of her and Angel Reese at the 318 00:15:33,480 --> 00:15:35,200 Speaker 3: scorer is table too, just cheesing. 319 00:15:35,560 --> 00:15:36,240 Speaker 5: I love it all. 320 00:15:36,320 --> 00:15:38,360 Speaker 4: She's such a sweet human, so southern. 321 00:15:38,440 --> 00:15:41,520 Speaker 5: I love it. I can appreciate that very much. But big, big, 322 00:15:41,560 --> 00:15:42,040 Speaker 5: but she's a. 323 00:15:42,080 --> 00:15:45,480 Speaker 1: Killer, big big, but she's a killer because she went 324 00:15:45,520 --> 00:15:48,480 Speaker 1: out there and the Power of the Dream. It's not 325 00:15:48,560 --> 00:15:52,120 Speaker 1: just a documentary, y'all. It's Alisia Gray, Power of the Dream, 326 00:15:52,160 --> 00:15:56,040 Speaker 1: taken both on Friday night, one bummer mesh and like, 327 00:15:56,280 --> 00:15:58,440 Speaker 1: thankfully you and I were not affected, but a lot 328 00:15:58,480 --> 00:16:02,880 Speaker 1: of people were that, like somebody hit refresh on our 329 00:16:03,040 --> 00:16:07,040 Speaker 1: entire societal technology and it really focks some people up 330 00:16:07,080 --> 00:16:09,640 Speaker 1: for this weekend, And one of them was Erica Wheeler 331 00:16:09,720 --> 00:16:11,520 Speaker 1: of the Fever. She was supposed to compete in the 332 00:16:11,560 --> 00:16:14,440 Speaker 1: Skills Challenge on Friday, but her flight got canceled, so 333 00:16:14,600 --> 00:16:17,040 Speaker 1: Kelsey Mitchell, also of the Fever, stepped in. She was 334 00:16:17,080 --> 00:16:19,080 Speaker 1: already in Phoenix as part of the All Star Game 335 00:16:19,440 --> 00:16:21,760 Speaker 1: and competed. But that's just a bummer, Like you have 336 00:16:21,800 --> 00:16:23,560 Speaker 1: to hope. I know Eric has been an MVP in 337 00:16:23,600 --> 00:16:25,600 Speaker 1: the All Star Game, before and she's had her moments there, 338 00:16:25,640 --> 00:16:27,200 Speaker 1: but you just don't know how many of those you're 339 00:16:27,200 --> 00:16:29,640 Speaker 1: gonna get and for it to be like, imagine how 340 00:16:29,680 --> 00:16:31,480 Speaker 1: pissed we are when we're just like going to a 341 00:16:31,520 --> 00:16:34,200 Speaker 1: girl's weekend and our flight gets canceled, Like you're going 342 00:16:34,680 --> 00:16:37,880 Speaker 1: to potentially win fifty five thousand dollars, yeah, and your 343 00:16:37,920 --> 00:16:40,400 Speaker 1: flight doesn't go like that was a real. 344 00:16:40,280 --> 00:16:42,160 Speaker 5: Bummer, big, big, big bummer. 345 00:16:42,600 --> 00:16:45,560 Speaker 3: And not to mention just the fact that we all 346 00:16:45,600 --> 00:16:47,400 Speaker 3: talked about it, this was probably the best All Star 347 00:16:47,480 --> 00:16:49,880 Speaker 3: that the WNBA's had, and to miss out on that 348 00:16:50,000 --> 00:16:52,000 Speaker 3: is also just a huge, huge letdown. 349 00:16:52,080 --> 00:16:55,000 Speaker 4: So so sorry, Erica Wheeler. Hopefully you get. 350 00:16:54,840 --> 00:16:57,560 Speaker 3: Another opportunity to do this even bigger, even better next 351 00:16:57,640 --> 00:16:58,680 Speaker 3: year or in the future. 352 00:16:59,200 --> 00:17:02,080 Speaker 1: The only person who potentially had a worse weekend was 353 00:17:02,120 --> 00:17:06,159 Speaker 1: Aubrey Plaza. Now I'm not laughing because it's funny, but 354 00:17:06,240 --> 00:17:08,639 Speaker 1: it's kind of funny only because how are you going 355 00:17:08,720 --> 00:17:10,720 Speaker 1: to show up to the WNBA All Star as an 356 00:17:10,800 --> 00:17:13,840 Speaker 1: actress and fan and be the one who tears your 357 00:17:13,840 --> 00:17:16,560 Speaker 1: acl Like you got people out here fighting for money 358 00:17:16,960 --> 00:17:20,360 Speaker 1: and prestige and MVP awards and they're okay and you're 359 00:17:20,440 --> 00:17:23,359 Speaker 1: just playing Knockout at the Phoenix Mercury New Facility and 360 00:17:23,400 --> 00:17:27,480 Speaker 1: you tear your ACL. H the Parks and rec star 361 00:17:27,560 --> 00:17:30,200 Speaker 1: of TV and film, one of my all time fabs 362 00:17:30,240 --> 00:17:34,000 Speaker 1: who is straight up a vibe at all times. Whether 363 00:17:34,080 --> 00:17:37,000 Speaker 1: she's given double middle fingers on the jumbotront or not, 364 00:17:37,080 --> 00:17:40,240 Speaker 1: she's pretty much always a vibe. But she literally tore 365 00:17:40,320 --> 00:17:43,399 Speaker 1: her ACL midweekend. So like we saw her in a 366 00:17:43,440 --> 00:17:45,520 Speaker 1: bunch of places, she was doing a podcast with Sue 367 00:17:45,520 --> 00:17:48,240 Speaker 1: Byrd and Meghan Rapino. She was court sided for the 368 00:17:48,280 --> 00:17:51,200 Speaker 1: Skills and the three point. At some point between when 369 00:17:51,240 --> 00:17:54,640 Speaker 1: we saw her Friday night and Saturday Night's All Star Game, 370 00:17:55,280 --> 00:17:58,639 Speaker 1: we look courtsied and she's got crutches and a brace, 371 00:17:58,760 --> 00:18:01,240 Speaker 1: and Sue Bird is changing her ice pack and we 372 00:18:01,320 --> 00:18:03,879 Speaker 1: find out via the broadcast and Ryan Roco that she 373 00:18:04,840 --> 00:18:05,800 Speaker 1: tory cl. 374 00:18:07,840 --> 00:18:11,720 Speaker 3: That's the kind of stuff that makes women's sports so spectacular, 375 00:18:11,760 --> 00:18:15,480 Speaker 3: because when have you heard a storyline like that at 376 00:18:15,480 --> 00:18:16,960 Speaker 3: the at the NBA All Star Game? 377 00:18:17,080 --> 00:18:19,280 Speaker 5: You don't, because you just don't. 378 00:18:19,440 --> 00:18:22,680 Speaker 3: Aubrey Plaza that you're gracing the WNBA with your presence again, 379 00:18:22,760 --> 00:18:24,840 Speaker 3: because I also love everything. 380 00:18:24,520 --> 00:18:25,159 Speaker 5: She's ever been in. 381 00:18:26,520 --> 00:18:29,399 Speaker 3: But yeah, you're you're not even spectating, right, Just sit still, 382 00:18:29,480 --> 00:18:33,200 Speaker 3: don't do nothing, you know what, you know what, Props 383 00:18:33,200 --> 00:18:34,320 Speaker 3: to her forgiving it her all. 384 00:18:34,359 --> 00:18:37,000 Speaker 1: It sounds like she was playing more defense in in 385 00:18:37,200 --> 00:18:38,560 Speaker 1: that knockout game than you didn't. 386 00:18:38,840 --> 00:18:41,920 Speaker 4: She was walking somebody from getting the ball she was. 387 00:18:42,040 --> 00:18:43,480 Speaker 5: I see it for her, I do. 388 00:18:43,560 --> 00:18:46,320 Speaker 1: That's right, that's right. One last thing about that Saturday night, 389 00:18:46,359 --> 00:18:48,520 Speaker 1: A lot of people were mad about Pitbull being the 390 00:18:48,680 --> 00:18:51,280 Speaker 1: halftime performer, which, like, to be honest, I was kind 391 00:18:51,280 --> 00:18:53,720 Speaker 1: of surprised about. But then it made sense and I 392 00:18:53,760 --> 00:18:55,320 Speaker 1: was thinking about it. I was like, wait, I'm really 393 00:18:55,400 --> 00:18:58,440 Speaker 1: enjoying this, and I'm like definitely shouting along with him fireball, 394 00:18:58,720 --> 00:19:01,720 Speaker 1: and I'm like, Hi, I'm the problem. It's me? Is 395 00:19:01,760 --> 00:19:04,479 Speaker 1: this me not getting that it's like contributing to anti 396 00:19:04,480 --> 00:19:07,280 Speaker 1: feminism because there's like scantily clad women dancing with them 397 00:19:07,800 --> 00:19:10,480 Speaker 1: and I don't know what it is, amish. Maybe you disagree, 398 00:19:10,480 --> 00:19:13,000 Speaker 1: but you know, there's a hip hop squad for the 399 00:19:13,040 --> 00:19:16,720 Speaker 1: Phoenix Mercury and there's men and women dancing, and it's 400 00:19:17,200 --> 00:19:20,719 Speaker 1: reminiscent of the dance squads at NBA games that sometimes 401 00:19:20,720 --> 00:19:24,199 Speaker 1: feel problematic, but they feel sort of like empowered, And 402 00:19:24,240 --> 00:19:25,960 Speaker 1: I don't know if that's the vibe I'm getting a 403 00:19:25,960 --> 00:19:28,880 Speaker 1: lot more these days. Is it doesn't feel like objectification. 404 00:19:28,960 --> 00:19:32,040 Speaker 1: It feels like empowerment. And it might just be the 405 00:19:32,160 --> 00:19:34,960 Speaker 1: lens through which I'm seeing things, but to me, Pitbull 406 00:19:34,960 --> 00:19:37,159 Speaker 1: and his dancers it didn't feel like, oh, this is 407 00:19:37,200 --> 00:19:41,440 Speaker 1: inappropriate for a women's event. It felt like it's pit Bull, 408 00:19:41,480 --> 00:19:44,119 Speaker 1: it's mister Worldwide, and he's got dancers that are hot 409 00:19:44,240 --> 00:19:46,680 Speaker 1: and that are dancing. But I don't know if I've 410 00:19:46,720 --> 00:19:49,800 Speaker 1: just gotten so like, is this internalized misogyny where I'm 411 00:19:49,840 --> 00:19:51,760 Speaker 1: just conditioned to see this bullshit and I'm like, yeah, 412 00:19:51,800 --> 00:19:52,920 Speaker 1: that's cool. 413 00:19:52,840 --> 00:19:53,440 Speaker 5: You know, Sarah. 414 00:19:53,520 --> 00:19:55,399 Speaker 3: I think the environment had a lot to do with it, 415 00:19:55,440 --> 00:19:58,680 Speaker 3: because personally, pipple was it wouldn't have been my first choice, 416 00:19:58,720 --> 00:20:01,040 Speaker 3: but I enjoyed myself and when he did all of 417 00:20:01,119 --> 00:20:01,640 Speaker 3: You or whatever. 418 00:20:01,640 --> 00:20:03,560 Speaker 1: The day of that song is last Yep with Neo. 419 00:20:03,800 --> 00:20:06,000 Speaker 5: I loved it. I ate it up. But to your point. 420 00:20:05,840 --> 00:20:08,560 Speaker 3: About the scantily glad women, I feel like the difference 421 00:20:08,640 --> 00:20:10,880 Speaker 3: is the gays, right, It's not so much the male gaates. 422 00:20:10,920 --> 00:20:12,640 Speaker 4: It's a bunch of lesbians and they're watching them. 423 00:20:12,640 --> 00:20:15,439 Speaker 3: Folks dance and it's adoration and it's pure joy and 424 00:20:15,520 --> 00:20:18,680 Speaker 3: it's not you know, the objectification we're used. 425 00:20:18,440 --> 00:20:20,119 Speaker 5: To, you know what I mean. So I think that 426 00:20:20,240 --> 00:20:21,240 Speaker 5: had a lot to do with it. 427 00:20:21,280 --> 00:20:24,080 Speaker 3: But overall they were just talented also, and I think 428 00:20:24,119 --> 00:20:28,399 Speaker 3: that always, you know, brings general spirit of appreciation for 429 00:20:28,520 --> 00:20:29,360 Speaker 3: whatever is going on. 430 00:20:29,480 --> 00:20:32,280 Speaker 1: Yeah, yeah, I mean I think I see both sides 431 00:20:32,320 --> 00:20:35,000 Speaker 1: for sure. I understand people who had a problem, and 432 00:20:35,040 --> 00:20:36,879 Speaker 1: I also understand people like me who were like it 433 00:20:36,920 --> 00:20:39,560 Speaker 1: was just a good time. Plus, you know, Unfortunately, Brandy 434 00:20:39,560 --> 00:20:41,600 Speaker 1: Carlisle just wouldn't hit the same way, and that would 435 00:20:41,600 --> 00:20:42,600 Speaker 1: have been my top choice. 436 00:20:43,840 --> 00:20:45,200 Speaker 4: I don't know if that would have I don't know 437 00:20:45,280 --> 00:20:47,160 Speaker 4: if that would have been not. 438 00:20:47,280 --> 00:20:49,600 Speaker 1: For the All Star Game, but shout out, Brandy Carlisle. 439 00:20:50,000 --> 00:20:51,080 Speaker 1: Give me, I love you so much. 440 00:20:51,240 --> 00:20:54,439 Speaker 3: Give me Victoria Monet next year, WNBA, give me Victoria 441 00:20:54,520 --> 00:20:57,240 Speaker 3: Monet and we'll be in business. Or Kailani, that would 442 00:20:57,240 --> 00:20:59,919 Speaker 3: be fantastic. You want to make some money there you go. 443 00:21:00,800 --> 00:21:03,920 Speaker 1: Thursday and Friday, there were some good parties. To get 444 00:21:03,920 --> 00:21:06,720 Speaker 1: to me, she and I were ships passing in the night. 445 00:21:07,119 --> 00:21:09,080 Speaker 1: Did you have a highlight for any of the parties 446 00:21:09,080 --> 00:21:11,560 Speaker 1: that you went to aka I got you in. 447 00:21:11,880 --> 00:21:13,440 Speaker 5: Yeah, shout out to you for that, y'all. 448 00:21:13,480 --> 00:21:15,680 Speaker 3: I want you to know also, while I have this platform, 449 00:21:15,800 --> 00:21:17,680 Speaker 3: Sarah was the plug. 450 00:21:18,160 --> 00:21:18,520 Speaker 4: Okay. 451 00:21:18,560 --> 00:21:20,840 Speaker 3: I had all intentions of sitting in the bed and 452 00:21:20,880 --> 00:21:23,480 Speaker 3: watching everything on TV, and Sarah said, no, you're gonna 453 00:21:23,520 --> 00:21:26,520 Speaker 3: be here, So I appreciate that. But yeah, I did 454 00:21:26,560 --> 00:21:30,080 Speaker 3: see Cock Copper go word for word on Dreams and 455 00:21:30,200 --> 00:21:33,320 Speaker 3: Nightmares at Kandas Parker's Anita's party. 456 00:21:33,160 --> 00:21:34,800 Speaker 5: And that might have been the highlight of my weekend 457 00:21:34,840 --> 00:21:35,639 Speaker 5: as a whole. You know what. 458 00:21:35,720 --> 00:21:39,439 Speaker 3: Actually though, Flage got on stage and performed right after that, 459 00:21:39,680 --> 00:21:41,840 Speaker 3: and I was front row for it. Can I tell 460 00:21:41,920 --> 00:21:44,520 Speaker 3: y'all we're gonna give her a shout out later in 461 00:21:44,560 --> 00:21:47,680 Speaker 3: the show. But get on board, tell you right now, 462 00:21:48,160 --> 00:21:48,680 Speaker 3: get on. 463 00:21:48,640 --> 00:21:53,040 Speaker 1: Board right I have now seen flopperform multiple times because 464 00:21:53,080 --> 00:21:55,639 Speaker 1: we were out in France together, you know, Subtle Flex, 465 00:21:56,000 --> 00:21:59,760 Speaker 1: and then I saw at Boardroom on Thursday night, and 466 00:22:00,119 --> 00:22:02,600 Speaker 1: are again at a different event later in the weekend, 467 00:22:02,600 --> 00:22:05,840 Speaker 1: like she was everywhere. By the way, Hilario said that 468 00:22:05,840 --> 00:22:08,480 Speaker 1: Boardroom event, I was sitting with the president of the 469 00:22:08,560 --> 00:22:12,640 Speaker 1: New Valkyrie's Bay Area team and Laura Krenty with Deep 470 00:22:12,680 --> 00:22:14,919 Speaker 1: Blue and We're sitting in this VIP area that was 471 00:22:14,960 --> 00:22:17,360 Speaker 1: reserved and we just felt like, you know, sitting down 472 00:22:17,400 --> 00:22:19,480 Speaker 1: and we're like, yeah, it's reserved for us. This girl 473 00:22:19,480 --> 00:22:21,080 Speaker 1: comes over and she's like just wanted to let you 474 00:22:21,200 --> 00:22:24,160 Speaker 1: know that, like in a couple of minutes, Maria owned 475 00:22:24,200 --> 00:22:26,560 Speaker 1: School will be here and so you'll have to move. 476 00:22:26,600 --> 00:22:28,240 Speaker 1: And we're like all right, and then she walked away. 477 00:22:28,240 --> 00:22:30,560 Speaker 1: We go, who the hells Maria Owns, Like, we don't 478 00:22:30,600 --> 00:22:32,800 Speaker 1: know who Maria is? She with like a sponsor. We're 479 00:22:32,840 --> 00:22:35,480 Speaker 1: not moving for Maria. We're gonna like make friends. And 480 00:22:35,520 --> 00:22:37,720 Speaker 1: then she comes back and she goes, okay, just a 481 00:22:37,760 --> 00:22:42,000 Speaker 1: five minute warning on Marina ownskew and we're like it's Marina. Now, 482 00:22:42,240 --> 00:22:45,440 Speaker 1: who's Marina? Who is this Maria Marina? And she's like 483 00:22:45,600 --> 00:22:50,880 Speaker 1: it might be Sabrina and we're like, oh, okay, Sabrina 484 00:22:50,960 --> 00:22:53,480 Speaker 1: you Neescu and she's like, I don't know, I'm I 485 00:22:53,640 --> 00:22:56,280 Speaker 1: just work here, and we're like, okay, well, we'll move 486 00:22:56,320 --> 00:22:59,520 Speaker 1: for her, like we'll get our asses out of this booth. 487 00:23:00,040 --> 00:23:01,720 Speaker 1: So Brendan Ginescu I get. 488 00:23:04,160 --> 00:23:05,320 Speaker 5: Well, like we're just kidding. 489 00:23:05,400 --> 00:23:07,560 Speaker 1: From now on, we're gonna have a group thread that 490 00:23:07,720 --> 00:23:10,520 Speaker 1: just called Who's Maria because we were like, who's Maria? 491 00:23:10,680 --> 00:23:15,240 Speaker 1: We're not moving for Maria. Yeah, the parties were super fun. 492 00:23:15,600 --> 00:23:18,639 Speaker 1: You know, I always say this, but I really feel 493 00:23:18,680 --> 00:23:21,080 Speaker 1: like one of the coolest things about the women's sports 494 00:23:21,080 --> 00:23:23,879 Speaker 1: space and events like this is you look around the 495 00:23:23,920 --> 00:23:26,439 Speaker 1: room and you're like, I would hang with all these people, 496 00:23:26,800 --> 00:23:29,680 Speaker 1: like these are awesome people. And even when it's crowded 497 00:23:29,720 --> 00:23:32,399 Speaker 1: and even when it's hard to get into, everyone's nice, 498 00:23:32,560 --> 00:23:36,720 Speaker 1: everyone's kind. It's just a vibe. It's just it's really cool. 499 00:23:37,280 --> 00:23:39,240 Speaker 1: Another really cool thing for me is I got to 500 00:23:39,240 --> 00:23:44,040 Speaker 1: be present for two different legends getting their flowers in 501 00:23:44,119 --> 00:23:47,480 Speaker 1: the moment. One of them, you know, well passed retirement 502 00:23:47,520 --> 00:23:49,960 Speaker 1: but as there's so much conversation about, and one of 503 00:23:50,000 --> 00:23:52,960 Speaker 1: them literally right after retiring. And the first was Thursday night. 504 00:23:53,119 --> 00:23:55,439 Speaker 1: Shout out to Christina Williams who invited me to this 505 00:23:55,480 --> 00:23:58,840 Speaker 1: beautiful dinner on the SDK rooftop and we honored Cheryl 506 00:23:58,880 --> 00:24:01,720 Speaker 1: Swoops and Christina, by the way, has a new show 507 00:24:01,800 --> 00:24:05,520 Speaker 1: coming out right on this network on iHeart, so we'll 508 00:24:05,520 --> 00:24:07,400 Speaker 1: be making sure we give you all the info when 509 00:24:07,400 --> 00:24:10,080 Speaker 1: that drops. It's later this week, so you can listen 510 00:24:10,119 --> 00:24:13,480 Speaker 1: to it. But Cheryl Swoops got up and one of 511 00:24:13,480 --> 00:24:15,440 Speaker 1: the things she talked about was just like, there's these 512 00:24:15,480 --> 00:24:18,440 Speaker 1: superstar players from her time that do get a lot 513 00:24:18,480 --> 00:24:21,439 Speaker 1: of credit, but how many of the everyday players or 514 00:24:21,480 --> 00:24:24,800 Speaker 1: even regular All stars are not known. And it got 515 00:24:24,800 --> 00:24:28,320 Speaker 1: me thinking about how disrespectful some of the language around 516 00:24:28,440 --> 00:24:32,239 Speaker 1: the older years of the WNBA has been. Like if 517 00:24:32,280 --> 00:24:34,359 Speaker 1: you look at the early years of the NBA, the 518 00:24:34,480 --> 00:24:37,919 Speaker 1: playoffs were on tape delay. There were five thousand people 519 00:24:37,960 --> 00:24:40,800 Speaker 1: in the stands for some of the most historic performances 520 00:24:40,840 --> 00:24:44,960 Speaker 1: we've seen, and yet we remember them with this aura, 521 00:24:45,080 --> 00:24:49,439 Speaker 1: this mythologizing of the NBA greats who helped build the league, 522 00:24:49,880 --> 00:24:51,639 Speaker 1: and even if you don't know a lot about them, 523 00:24:51,680 --> 00:24:53,960 Speaker 1: you know the names and you talk about them with reverence. 524 00:24:54,600 --> 00:24:57,359 Speaker 1: And in the WNBA, the language has always been that 525 00:24:57,480 --> 00:25:01,520 Speaker 1: was shit. Before Caitlin got there, nobody watched it wasn't good. 526 00:25:02,320 --> 00:25:04,800 Speaker 1: And we know that's not true. We know the players 527 00:25:04,840 --> 00:25:08,159 Speaker 1: were incredible, the product was amazing. It is all about 528 00:25:08,480 --> 00:25:13,639 Speaker 1: TV coverage, media coverage, society's bullshit. Like there is so 529 00:25:13,760 --> 00:25:16,399 Speaker 1: much there was intention too to some of the ways 530 00:25:16,400 --> 00:25:19,360 Speaker 1: that women's sports were not being elevated. There were columns 531 00:25:19,400 --> 00:25:22,760 Speaker 1: being written by high profile journalists making fun of it, 532 00:25:23,520 --> 00:25:26,280 Speaker 1: poisoning the well, dogging it for no reason. And so 533 00:25:26,359 --> 00:25:28,439 Speaker 1: when Cheryl started to talk about these players who not 534 00:25:28,480 --> 00:25:31,360 Speaker 1: only don't get their flowers, but are actively being dogged 535 00:25:31,359 --> 00:25:33,439 Speaker 1: by people who are trying to make it seem like 536 00:25:33,480 --> 00:25:37,359 Speaker 1: the product wasn't good until Caitlin arrived, we can't have 537 00:25:37,480 --> 00:25:40,159 Speaker 1: that like that's trash. And one of the things she 538 00:25:40,200 --> 00:25:42,439 Speaker 1: said she wants to do is have a brunch with 539 00:25:42,600 --> 00:25:45,720 Speaker 1: current and former players and bridge that gap, get the 540 00:25:45,800 --> 00:25:48,640 Speaker 1: younger current players to really get to meet and know 541 00:25:48,720 --> 00:25:50,360 Speaker 1: some of the people who paved the way for them. 542 00:25:50,359 --> 00:25:52,800 Speaker 1: And I love that idea. I just think shout out 543 00:25:52,840 --> 00:25:55,800 Speaker 1: to Cheryl for that. Speaking of Cheryl, Cheryl Swoops also 544 00:25:55,840 --> 00:25:57,679 Speaker 1: has a show on this network coming out soon, so 545 00:25:57,720 --> 00:25:59,160 Speaker 1: we'll be making sure to tell you how you can 546 00:25:59,160 --> 00:26:02,080 Speaker 1: listen to that too. The other one quickly was Kandas Parker. 547 00:26:02,119 --> 00:26:04,600 Speaker 1: So Candas is on the Gatorade Women's Advisory Board with 548 00:26:04,600 --> 00:26:07,600 Speaker 1: me this term, and I've known Candas for a while 549 00:26:07,600 --> 00:26:12,680 Speaker 1: and she's literally the best, but her relationship with her 550 00:26:12,680 --> 00:26:16,560 Speaker 1: sponsors is truly special. And we saw that on Friday Night. 551 00:26:16,600 --> 00:26:19,719 Speaker 1: Adidas threw her a surprise retirement party and had her 552 00:26:19,800 --> 00:26:23,560 Speaker 1: daughter Layla voice over a video commemorating her career, had 553 00:26:23,560 --> 00:26:25,520 Speaker 1: a bunch of her friends and teammates come up and 554 00:26:25,560 --> 00:26:28,280 Speaker 1: speak about her like people were just pouring into canvas 555 00:26:28,320 --> 00:26:32,280 Speaker 1: all weekend. But during our advisory board meeting, Gatorade surprise 556 00:26:32,400 --> 00:26:35,080 Speaker 1: Candace by telling her they were putting up a billboard 557 00:26:35,080 --> 00:26:39,720 Speaker 1: digital billboard outside the Footprint Center with her arms spread open, 558 00:26:41,320 --> 00:26:44,399 Speaker 1: just commemorating her career, and she basically was like on 559 00:26:44,440 --> 00:26:46,400 Speaker 1: the verge of tears talking about how much it meant 560 00:26:46,400 --> 00:26:49,199 Speaker 1: to her her relationship with GAATEORAID since being named a 561 00:26:49,280 --> 00:26:53,760 Speaker 1: Gatoraide Player of the Year twenty years ago. By the way, 562 00:26:53,760 --> 00:26:56,720 Speaker 1: her class was Lebron, James, Allison, Felix and her and 563 00:26:56,800 --> 00:27:00,480 Speaker 1: Hather ol'riiley the soccer player. Like that's dynastic right there. 564 00:27:00,800 --> 00:27:03,520 Speaker 1: But she has these relationships with these sponsors and the 565 00:27:03,560 --> 00:27:06,760 Speaker 1: people around her, and anyone who's gotten to know Candice 566 00:27:06,800 --> 00:27:09,119 Speaker 1: just knows like she's the real one. She's the best. 567 00:27:09,160 --> 00:27:12,080 Speaker 1: So I loved being in the room for those moments 568 00:27:12,080 --> 00:27:15,520 Speaker 1: with those players, and we definitely need to do that more. Yes, 569 00:27:16,040 --> 00:27:20,080 Speaker 1: these current players are amazing and they're setting records, and 570 00:27:20,160 --> 00:27:22,199 Speaker 1: all these women that came before, we deserve to know 571 00:27:22,240 --> 00:27:24,159 Speaker 1: more about them, to make sure they know how appreciated 572 00:27:24,200 --> 00:27:27,360 Speaker 1: they are. All right, Misha, anything else on the weekend. 573 00:27:27,600 --> 00:27:29,040 Speaker 1: You're gonna sleep for a couple of days or are 574 00:27:29,080 --> 00:27:29,720 Speaker 1: you good? 575 00:27:30,119 --> 00:27:32,560 Speaker 4: No, we're grinding, Sarah, we got a show to me. 576 00:27:32,720 --> 00:27:35,160 Speaker 4: You know. We can't stop now. We can't stop now. 577 00:27:35,200 --> 00:27:36,280 Speaker 5: But just it was. 578 00:27:36,240 --> 00:27:39,159 Speaker 3: Awesome meeting everybody at WNBA Live as well. I know, 579 00:27:39,280 --> 00:27:40,960 Speaker 3: I got to say hi to a bunch of people 580 00:27:41,240 --> 00:27:44,399 Speaker 3: shout out round twenty one play a society. Can't retire 581 00:27:44,480 --> 00:27:47,560 Speaker 3: from this, follow can't retire, doc because what you're talking 582 00:27:47,560 --> 00:27:49,640 Speaker 3: about with Cheryl, there are so many people I met 583 00:27:49,680 --> 00:27:51,399 Speaker 3: this weekend who are also trying to help bridge that 584 00:27:51,440 --> 00:27:53,919 Speaker 3: gap for new fans to learn about the history of 585 00:27:53,920 --> 00:27:57,120 Speaker 3: the league and where we've come from with women's basketball 586 00:27:57,119 --> 00:27:57,560 Speaker 3: as a whole. 587 00:27:57,600 --> 00:28:00,000 Speaker 4: The WBL, the ABL, y'all don't know about them. 588 00:28:00,119 --> 00:28:03,399 Speaker 3: You should, so just tap in, tap in all the 589 00:28:03,400 --> 00:28:05,240 Speaker 3: way if you're going to be in lean in, folks. 590 00:28:06,280 --> 00:28:07,920 Speaker 1: I love it, I love it. It was so fun 591 00:28:07,960 --> 00:28:10,600 Speaker 1: to hang. Next time you're in, Alex, next time you're 592 00:28:10,640 --> 00:28:13,560 Speaker 1: in when we come back two goats giving us the 593 00:28:13,600 --> 00:28:15,639 Speaker 1: feels we're going to talk about one of those moments 594 00:28:15,680 --> 00:28:18,320 Speaker 1: that feels like it can only happen in women's sports. 595 00:28:18,520 --> 00:28:28,400 Speaker 1: Stick around, welcome back. We're glad you're here. Honestly, we're 596 00:28:28,400 --> 00:28:30,720 Speaker 1: glad we're here because being in Phoenix in the middle 597 00:28:30,720 --> 00:28:33,800 Speaker 1: of summer felt like being inside someone's mouth, and I 598 00:28:33,840 --> 00:28:35,520 Speaker 1: was worried I wasn't going to make it out. Thank 599 00:28:35,600 --> 00:28:39,600 Speaker 1: goodness for air conditioning and thank goodness for covering women's sports. 600 00:28:39,640 --> 00:28:42,960 Speaker 1: I was sharing that thought with my girl, Maggie Hendrix, 601 00:28:43,040 --> 00:28:46,280 Speaker 1: who is a great reporter for all sorts of women's sports, 602 00:28:46,880 --> 00:28:49,800 Speaker 1: and we witnessed this moment on Saturday night that really 603 00:28:49,800 --> 00:28:51,920 Speaker 1: felt like it was that sort of where else but 604 00:28:52,040 --> 00:28:55,479 Speaker 1: women's sports moment, and it was between Cheryl Miller and 605 00:28:55,560 --> 00:29:00,640 Speaker 1: Ann Meyers Drysdale. Now this was heartwarming, to say the least, 606 00:29:00,720 --> 00:29:02,440 Speaker 1: and we got to talk about it. So Cheryl was 607 00:29:02,480 --> 00:29:04,640 Speaker 1: appointed to run the show for Team WNBA in the 608 00:29:04,680 --> 00:29:07,000 Speaker 1: All Star Game. She was the coach, and in case 609 00:29:07,040 --> 00:29:09,200 Speaker 1: you missed it, we talked about her last episode. But 610 00:29:09,560 --> 00:29:12,120 Speaker 1: one of the baddest women to ever play basketball won 611 00:29:12,160 --> 00:29:14,800 Speaker 1: two national titles with USC, was an All American All 612 00:29:14,800 --> 00:29:18,240 Speaker 1: four years. WNBA didn't exist when she graduated, and she 613 00:29:18,240 --> 00:29:20,200 Speaker 1: had some knee injuries that cut her career short. But 614 00:29:20,720 --> 00:29:23,040 Speaker 1: she was a dog and she's done a lot of 615 00:29:23,040 --> 00:29:25,600 Speaker 1: broadcasting work. She was the first head coach in Phoenix 616 00:29:25,600 --> 00:29:29,720 Speaker 1: Mercury history. So awesome were Friday Night at the Skills Challenge. 617 00:29:29,840 --> 00:29:32,160 Speaker 1: Cheryl Miller got a shout out on the JumboTron, and 618 00:29:32,200 --> 00:29:35,320 Speaker 1: she was sitting next to fellow basketball legend Ann Meyers Drysdale, 619 00:29:35,680 --> 00:29:38,240 Speaker 1: But they only gave a shout out to Cheryl Drysdale 620 00:29:38,280 --> 00:29:41,320 Speaker 1: wasn't recognized. Cheryl's pointing next to her, but they don't 621 00:29:41,360 --> 00:29:43,800 Speaker 1: put Ann's name up on the JumboTron, and she kind 622 00:29:43,800 --> 00:29:49,280 Speaker 1: of goes unrecognized. Okay. Anne was the first player regardless 623 00:29:49,320 --> 00:29:52,200 Speaker 1: of gender, to be an All American in four straight seasons, 624 00:29:52,880 --> 00:29:56,160 Speaker 1: the first player drafted to the Women's Basketball League aka 625 00:29:56,240 --> 00:29:59,360 Speaker 1: the WBL AKA, the first professional women's league in the 626 00:29:59,440 --> 00:30:03,560 Speaker 1: United States. She was also the first female player to 627 00:30:03,760 --> 00:30:06,280 Speaker 1: try out with an NBA team. She tried out for 628 00:30:06,280 --> 00:30:09,719 Speaker 1: the Indiana Pacers. Now she's a long time vice president 629 00:30:09,800 --> 00:30:13,720 Speaker 1: of the Mercury and the Suns. When I say basketball greatness, 630 00:30:14,520 --> 00:30:18,240 Speaker 1: Ann Meyers Drysdale is it so we love the moment. 631 00:30:18,280 --> 00:30:21,720 Speaker 1: On Saturday, the cameras are on them, and right before 632 00:30:21,760 --> 00:30:24,680 Speaker 1: tip off, I'm talking like minutes before tip off of 633 00:30:24,720 --> 00:30:29,160 Speaker 1: the All Star Game, Cheryl Miller walks over to Drysdale 634 00:30:29,280 --> 00:30:32,960 Speaker 1: sitting courtside, throws her a quarter zip jacket and makes 635 00:30:33,000 --> 00:30:35,760 Speaker 1: her an honorary coach, brings her over to the bench 636 00:30:35,800 --> 00:30:38,080 Speaker 1: to coach with her for the night. It was announced 637 00:30:38,120 --> 00:30:42,120 Speaker 1: in the arena, the crowd went crazy and it was 638 00:30:42,160 --> 00:30:43,920 Speaker 1: the kind of shit we love to see it, just 639 00:30:44,160 --> 00:30:47,200 Speaker 1: this women supporting women, making sure the legacy of the 640 00:30:47,240 --> 00:30:50,760 Speaker 1: game is remembered, making sure we're lifting as we rise. 641 00:30:51,120 --> 00:30:54,000 Speaker 1: It was just really, really freaking cool. So shout out Cheryl, 642 00:30:54,040 --> 00:30:56,880 Speaker 1: shout out Anne, and shout out those moments that feel 643 00:30:56,880 --> 00:31:00,240 Speaker 1: like they're where else but in women's sports. King of 644 00:31:00,280 --> 00:31:03,560 Speaker 1: Women's Sports, we have a lineup this week for the 645 00:31:03,560 --> 00:31:05,360 Speaker 1: rest of our shows that's going to blow your mind. 646 00:31:05,760 --> 00:31:09,080 Speaker 1: Tierna Davidson ahead of the US women's soccer team playing 647 00:31:09,080 --> 00:31:13,680 Speaker 1: in Paris, the legendary Abby Wombach to break down the NWSL, 648 00:31:13,800 --> 00:31:17,120 Speaker 1: the Olympic team, everything she's been doing since she retired. 649 00:31:17,440 --> 00:31:22,120 Speaker 1: Maggie Stephens, literally the greatest women's water polo player on 650 00:31:22,160 --> 00:31:25,720 Speaker 1: the Planet and more. That's all coming up this week. 651 00:31:26,520 --> 00:31:28,720 Speaker 1: As always, we love that you're listening, but we do 652 00:31:28,800 --> 00:31:30,960 Speaker 1: want you to get in the game every day too. 653 00:31:31,040 --> 00:31:32,760 Speaker 1: So here's our good game play of the day, and 654 00:31:32,800 --> 00:31:36,160 Speaker 1: it's an easy one. Listen to Flage's new album. It's 655 00:31:36,200 --> 00:31:38,760 Speaker 1: called Best of Both Worlds. She's got a Lil Wayne 656 00:31:38,800 --> 00:31:41,120 Speaker 1: feature on it, She's got some banger songs. And remember 657 00:31:41,200 --> 00:31:47,400 Speaker 1: that this is an LSU player national champion, still in college, 658 00:31:47,440 --> 00:31:50,800 Speaker 1: still playing, and has a full rap career in addition, 659 00:31:50,960 --> 00:31:54,040 Speaker 1: putting out an album, performing at the SP's, performing at 660 00:31:54,040 --> 00:31:56,480 Speaker 1: all these parties, like she really can't do it all 661 00:31:56,800 --> 00:31:59,360 Speaker 1: and she's so beloved. If you watched her walking around 662 00:31:59,400 --> 00:32:02,120 Speaker 1: the All Star and she just got it, she got 663 00:32:02,120 --> 00:32:04,600 Speaker 1: that it factor. So give Flages album and you listen, 664 00:32:05,320 --> 00:32:08,720 Speaker 1: give her some love. Oh we also need you to subscribe, rate, 665 00:32:08,760 --> 00:32:11,040 Speaker 1: and review. 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