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<v Speaker 1>Let's move on more details, folks. Let's talk about the

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<v Speaker 1>news around the league. More details have come out about

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<v Speaker 1>James Harden's situation in Philly. Of course they would eventually,

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<v Speaker 1>James Harden's gonna speak out. He doesn't want to have

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<v Speaker 1>his name drug through the streets. It's exactly what everyone.

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<v Speaker 2>Said that it was.

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<v Speaker 1>Harden said, Daryl Moray promised him a max deal and

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<v Speaker 1>then he ghosted him after the season ended.

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<v Speaker 2>Oh home right, why why does this matter?

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<v Speaker 1>Well? Sam and macasked Harden directly, were you actually told

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<v Speaker 1>by the Sixers that you had a max deal coming?

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<v Speaker 2>And Harden said, yes, I was, and then.

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<v Speaker 1>Noted that the promise of a max contract came straight

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<v Speaker 1>from Darryl.

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<v Speaker 2>Moray's lips himself.

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<v Speaker 1>And he also highlighted the fact that many many times

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<v Speaker 1>every year when he was with Daryl Moray, Dearl Moury

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<v Speaker 1>will call him about making changes to the team, getting

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<v Speaker 1>better as a team.

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<v Speaker 2>And then this year when he.

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<v Speaker 1>Was supposed to have a max deal coming, no conversation,

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<v Speaker 1>no calls, no texts, no nothing.

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<v Speaker 2>James is like, Yo, I'm I'm not a dumb guy.

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<v Speaker 2>I know you're not about to pay me. Excuse me.

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<v Speaker 2>This is what he said.

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<v Speaker 1>Uh. He looked at their relationship like a marriage where

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<v Speaker 1>they talked about everything. And then he noted, instead of

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<v Speaker 1>worry having a conversation with me about free agency or saying,

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<v Speaker 1>all right, James, we don't want to offer you this,

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<v Speaker 1>we have this. Then we go back and forth. That's

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<v Speaker 1>a dialogue. But you just ice me out. Then it's

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<v Speaker 1>like you don't respect me as much as I thought

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<v Speaker 1>you did. You don't need people like that, you know

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<v Speaker 1>what I mean. It's just bad karma. People were throwing

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<v Speaker 1>dirt on my name. But the good guys always win.

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<v Speaker 2>We don't always throw around good guy in Harden in

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<v Speaker 2>the same sentence. But I think Harden is right.

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<v Speaker 1>He took less money for the man who fucked his

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<v Speaker 1>COVID tester, Daniel House Junior. That doesn't get talked about

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<v Speaker 1>enough in the bubble. He got less money, took less

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<v Speaker 1>money to put PJ. Tucker on the roster, took less

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<v Speaker 1>money to put the Anthony Melton on the roster.

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<v Speaker 2>And they said, we're gonna help you out, James.

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<v Speaker 1>Once your contract gets settled, We're gonna find the money

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<v Speaker 1>for you. Max deal is coming your way. Before the playoffs,

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<v Speaker 1>according to James, Max deal come in your way. Last

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<v Speaker 1>playoffs then playoffs, and James is a roller coaster and

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<v Speaker 1>it's like chirp, chup, chirp, dup.

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<v Speaker 2>Crickets, people, crickets.

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<v Speaker 1>Now that James is playing in well out in clipper Land,

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<v Speaker 1>there are six and two in their last eight. All

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<v Speaker 1>of these details are gonna look very bad for Darryl

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<v Speaker 1>Mooy because if he screws over Harden, who is like

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<v Speaker 1>his son has paintings of him all over his house,

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<v Speaker 1>nobody is fucking safe. That means you, Tobias Harris. Let's

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<v Speaker 1>move forward a few quick kiters. Edmund Sumner, the xaviergrad

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<v Speaker 1>former Brooklyn Net had a broken leg derailed his career.

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<v Speaker 1>He has now landed in Europe and he had something

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<v Speaker 1>very interesting to say the other day. He said he

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<v Speaker 1>loved playing with Kevin Durant, who told him hopefully he

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<v Speaker 1>gets to Europe. He says he when he's done with

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<v Speaker 1>the NBA, he wants to come over.

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<v Speaker 2>Here and play. So let's see if that actually happens.

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<v Speaker 2>But I believe it though, because he loves ball. That's

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<v Speaker 2>all he cares about.

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<v Speaker 1>Excuse me, I feel like that piece of news didn't

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<v Speaker 1>really get highlighted Kevin Durant in the EuroLeague? Are we

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<v Speaker 1>get what serious? That would be incredible. The ratings would

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<v Speaker 1>go blonkers. Knowing Kevin Durant, I think there's a possibility

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<v Speaker 1>he would do that. He loves basketball that much. Moving forward,

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<v Speaker 1>what is fucking happening with Ben Simmons?

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<v Speaker 2>We need to know, We need to know.

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<v Speaker 1>Alert Alert, There is trouble with Ben Simmons again. Michael

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<v Speaker 1>Scoto reported this week he will miss another two weeks minimum.

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<v Speaker 1>Ben Simmons has now missed twelve games in a row.

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<v Speaker 1>He has only appeared in six games all year. It

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<v Speaker 1>is very depressing. Not just depressing for fans, not just

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<v Speaker 1>depressing for the Brooklyn Nets, but it's very depressing for

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<v Speaker 1>Ben Simmons.

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<v Speaker 2>I'm sure he cannot shake this back issue. It seems

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<v Speaker 2>like the Nets.

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<v Speaker 1>Don't have a clue about what it's going to take

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<v Speaker 1>to get it sorted out, how long he will be out,

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<v Speaker 1>how serious it is.

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<v Speaker 2>Remember last year he missed the last twenty three games

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<v Speaker 2>of the year.

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<v Speaker 1>He was listed day to day, and I think then

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<v Speaker 1>all of a sudden he just never just never came back.

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<v Speaker 2>And then all of a sudden, you look up and it's.

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<v Speaker 1>August and he's one hundred percent healthy again, and then

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<v Speaker 1>six games later, we don't know what's happening.

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<v Speaker 2>Again. This is kind of a fun Nets team.

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<v Speaker 1>We know they're dysfunctional, We've talked about it before, But

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<v Speaker 1>what could they be if everyone was fully healthy?

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<v Speaker 2>What could they be if they.

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<v Speaker 1>Were all playing at the peak of their powers. My

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<v Speaker 1>spidery sense says, something is a miss year with.

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<v Speaker 2>Ben, but I'm going to be patient. I will wait

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<v Speaker 2>that two weeks and then we will update y'all on

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<v Speaker 2>what is really going on moving forward.

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<v Speaker 1>What is the latest on the Zach Lavine front. Well,

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<v Speaker 1>two things actually, Bowls have made it clear their top

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<v Speaker 1>priority is trading Zach Clavine and the boat anchor that

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<v Speaker 1>his contract is in fact.

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<v Speaker 2>CJ.

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<v Speaker 1>Casey Johnson of the NBC Sports Chicago reported that our

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<v Speaker 1>tourist Karnisovus the Bulls GM is telling other teams he's

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<v Speaker 1>not even gonna think about moving guys like Alex Crusoe

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<v Speaker 1>or Kobe White or Demaro Roseen until the Zach Levine

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<v Speaker 1>deal is done, so that he can survey the landscape

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<v Speaker 1>in a post Zach world. Is their number one priority,

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<v Speaker 1>which is why this is concerning. A day later, Adrian Warzanowski,

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<v Speaker 1>this is the bomb. This is the sound of the

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<v Speaker 1>woj bomb. Dropped this bomb, and it made me feel

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<v Speaker 1>bad for the bulls, made me feel bad for Aka.

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<v Speaker 1>There is not a market for zach Lavine right now

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<v Speaker 1>in the NBA, and that is not because Chicago hasn't tried.

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<v Speaker 2>Yikes. So if zach Levine's the first.

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<v Speaker 1>Domino, no other dominoes could go until he's gone post

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<v Speaker 1>zach Lavine world and there's no market to trade him.

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<v Speaker 2>What are they gonna have to do?

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<v Speaker 1>Are they gonna have to give up assets to get

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<v Speaker 1>someone to take zach Levite? Are they gonna have to

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<v Speaker 1>give away Alex Caruso for fucking free?

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<v Speaker 2>Double ouch. More on this very very soon.

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<v Speaker 1>Quick update to a story that we had from last

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<v Speaker 1>week about the Pistons being just trash in every way.

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<v Speaker 1>Fucking can't trust them, can't trust their front office, can't

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<v Speaker 1>trust their roster.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, not shocking.

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<v Speaker 1>Everyone is talking about it now and now we're getting

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<v Speaker 1>some finger pointing happening in MotorCity. Lots of messages from

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<v Speaker 1>the front office about We're not gonna panic just yet.

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<v Speaker 2>Ye know, you know how you know, someone's like kind

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<v Speaker 2>of panicking.

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<v Speaker 1>They tell you that they need more time for things

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<v Speaker 1>to gel. I'm sorry, this is not this is not

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<v Speaker 1>fucking pudding, okay, Like, this is a roster that is

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<v Speaker 1>three in seventeen, two in seventeen seventeen losses in a

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<v Speaker 1>row in counting. That is an all time losing streak

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<v Speaker 1>type behavior the all time records T eight. That is

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<v Speaker 1>firmly in Detroit's sights right now, even Monny Williams is

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<v Speaker 1>starting to get side.

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<v Speaker 2>On latest report from.

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<v Speaker 1>Front of show, Je Fisher says this, the Pistons front

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<v Speaker 1>office is unhappy with Mony Williams's usage off Jade and Ivy.

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<v Speaker 2>Oh my god, it feels so good.

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<v Speaker 1>I haven't felt this feeling in a while where I

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<v Speaker 1>just know, like a month or so before everyone else knows.

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<v Speaker 2>I'm like, this chicken's going bad. This milk kind of

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<v Speaker 2>smells stinky.

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<v Speaker 1>People like, no, this milk is fine, This milk is

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<v Speaker 1>like tasty, and I'm like, no, this milk has soured.

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<v Speaker 1>Folks like you should be playing Jade. In the fact

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<v Speaker 1>that Monnie Williams is not playing Je and Ivy is

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<v Speaker 1>really bad. It's like meaningfully bad, and people are like, oh, yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>Je and Ivy socks trusted, Oh, Je and Ivy.

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<v Speaker 2>He's a chunker all John Navid hasn't play any demons.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, I know that, but you took him fits. You

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<v Speaker 1>gotta develop them, you gotta figure out what you got.

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<v Speaker 2>You're using Mark A. Sasser more than him.

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<v Speaker 1>And now it looks like the rest of the team

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<v Speaker 1>doesn't like the Monty Williams hates Je Nivy either.

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<v Speaker 2>Everybody's like, yo, why you playing Killy and Hayes all

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<v Speaker 2>these fucking minutes?

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<v Speaker 1>What's up with Bogdan? Why are we not trading him?

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<v Speaker 1>Finally we'll move forward. Just some numbers worth reporting. Eighteen thousand,

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<v Speaker 1>two hundred and eight. That is the average attendance of

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<v Speaker 1>the NBA game in November, which is an all time record.

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<v Speaker 1>By the way, I s t yes, I bet you.

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<v Speaker 1>Ticket sales and prices for the ist we're much higher

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<v Speaker 1>than other regular season games.

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<v Speaker 2>Is creating buzz.

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<v Speaker 1>The courts are lit, the jerseys are lit, the competitive

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<v Speaker 1>landscape is even better. Adam Silver has got to be

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<v Speaker 1>just creaming in his shorts right now. He has got

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<v Speaker 1>to just.

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<v Speaker 2>Be loving this pause. No, I mean it just like that. Actually, no,

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<v Speaker 2>I don't. You don't need to pause.

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<v Speaker 1>For the actual thing that you are trying to say

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<v Speaker 1>that it is. The holiday season is here and the

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<v Speaker 1>way that they are, things are looking up with the monies.

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<v Speaker 1>The media rights is going to be renegotiated soon. Go

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<v Speaker 1>get that bag, Adam and give me some. That's all

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