WEBVTT - Posted Up! | Tobias Harris

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<v Speaker 1>This podcast is part of the seventy Sixers podcast network

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<v Speaker 1>Search seventy Sixers podcast Wherever you get your pods. During

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<v Speaker 1>the NBA season, when demands on players are ultra intense

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<v Speaker 1>and personal times in a minimum, Tobias Harris still finds

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<v Speaker 1>some way to do a lot community outreach, yoga, mindfulness,

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<v Speaker 1>and of course we're reading Knowledge is Power. That's just

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<v Speaker 1>been a real key for me in my life in quarantine.

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<v Speaker 1>The pace of life is obviously much slower. Time is

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<v Speaker 1>not in his short supply. So what's har us up

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<v Speaker 1>to these days? Just using the time to really reflect,

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<v Speaker 1>figure out some new hobbies, stay in the best shape

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<v Speaker 1>that I can with the resources that I have, check

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<v Speaker 1>in with other people, check in with family, try to

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<v Speaker 1>stay busy. But for as much as Harris seems to

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<v Speaker 1>be keeping himself occupied during the hiatus, he wants to

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<v Speaker 1>get back to doing what he's paid to do. On

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<v Speaker 1>the heels of making a major contract over the summer

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<v Speaker 1>and performing well this season, the veteran feels the seventy

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<v Speaker 1>sixers have unfair business. For me, it's the place to win,

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<v Speaker 1>is to compete, just to have that competitive nature to

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<v Speaker 1>do a for our city, in our fans. This is

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<v Speaker 1>Posted Up with Tobias Harris. Welcome to the latest installment

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<v Speaker 1>of Posted Up, presented by Caesar's Online, a mini cast

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<v Speaker 1>series here on the broadcast checking in on the seventy

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<v Speaker 1>six Ers during the hiatus. I'm Brian Seltzer, bringing you

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<v Speaker 1>new episodes each week. I'll be honest and this isn't

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<v Speaker 1>meant to disrespect or disparage anyone else on the team.

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<v Speaker 1>Of all the seventy sixers players, one of the guys

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<v Speaker 1>who I was really interested in hearing from in Isolation

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<v Speaker 1>was Tobias Harris. I mean, this is the guy who, somehow,

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<v Speaker 1>amidst the non stopped grind of the season, manages to

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<v Speaker 1>find inner peace achieve the all enviable state of balance.

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<v Speaker 1>He's out and about giving back, like in December when

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<v Speaker 1>he stopped by the Bethune School in North Philadelphia to

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<v Speaker 1>eat the elementary students. You guys want to sing the

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<v Speaker 1>song again. I love my Red Shirts. I Love my

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<v Speaker 1>Red Shirts. He also makes a point of staying health

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<v Speaker 1>in mind, body and spirit. But for as well rounded

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<v Speaker 1>a person as Harris is, whooping is his unquestioned forte

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<v Speaker 1>Tobias nine to shoot. He tried for three It's a

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<v Speaker 1>year good. Thirty two points for Tobias Harris and a

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<v Speaker 1>clutch tray from the top Harris three to shoot Paul

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<v Speaker 1>Away in don tigantic hoop for Debias Harris. Look attack

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<v Speaker 1>Tobias Harris with a purpose. When you look back at

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<v Speaker 1>Harris's line this season, he's put himself among slight company.

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<v Speaker 1>The twenty seven year old is one of just four

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<v Speaker 1>players averaging at least nineteen points and six and a

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<v Speaker 1>half rebounds while shooting better than forty seven percent from

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<v Speaker 1>the field and thirty six percent from three. He's the

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<v Speaker 1>only wing in the bunch. In his nine seasons as

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<v Speaker 1>a pro, har had never been more efficient passing the

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<v Speaker 1>ball than he was before the break, and his three

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<v Speaker 1>point zero net rating is a career high. He's also

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<v Speaker 1>been poleased with his defense, which was a major focal

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<v Speaker 1>point entering the year. Honestly, was just an area to

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<v Speaker 1>enhance my focus on, to give more of a sold

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<v Speaker 1>out effort to If there's one takeaway you can pull

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<v Speaker 1>from the contract Harris signed with the seventy six ers

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<v Speaker 1>last summer, it's that hard work has its rewards. Over

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<v Speaker 1>the years, the Long Island native has added more and

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<v Speaker 1>more to his game each season, to the point where

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<v Speaker 1>he's now in conversations for All Star Games and a

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<v Speaker 1>roll with Team USA. But teams don't make a commitment

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<v Speaker 1>like the one the Sixers made to Harris on the

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<v Speaker 1>first day of free agency. No less if that's all

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<v Speaker 1>they're getting. Harris is much more than an elite rising

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<v Speaker 1>star in the prime of his career. He's a model

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<v Speaker 1>citizen and an essential internal unifier within the seventy six

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<v Speaker 1>Ers locker room. That combination of talent and leadership isn't

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<v Speaker 1>always right for the picking, which brings us to an

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<v Speaker 1>activity that Harris is focused on during the NBA suspension.

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<v Speaker 1>He's keeping his teammates connected. It's checking in with guys

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<v Speaker 1>and communicating, making sure everybody is in good you know,

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<v Speaker 1>in a good place. You know, nobody really understands what's

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<v Speaker 1>fully going to happen going forward, but still just to

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<v Speaker 1>have your mindset that we're going to play basketball. I

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<v Speaker 1>think it's key. Like any good n Harris is paying

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<v Speaker 1>particularly close attention to how the Sixers younger players are

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<v Speaker 1>holding them. I reached out to like Zaire, you know, Mario,

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<v Speaker 1>so just trying to really make sure they're good, make

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<v Speaker 1>sure they're in good spirits and family is good. So

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<v Speaker 1>just on facetide with furt the other day because I've

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<v Speaker 1>seen this bitch of you look real sadas I had

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<v Speaker 1>to call for But everybody's been in good communication, whether

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<v Speaker 1>it's the group tech Instagram and you're not truly communicating

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<v Speaker 1>in quarantine unless you're on zoom am I right, and

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<v Speaker 1>the Sixers are doing just that, holding calls for the

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<v Speaker 1>entire team and also smaller groups. By multiple accounts. Harris

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<v Speaker 1>is one of the ringleaders. Tobias usually initiates it with

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<v Speaker 1>some type of meme or something type of like cheesy

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<v Speaker 1>little joke and something like that and gets everybody's going,

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<v Speaker 1>that was Kyle O'Quinn. Here's matis style. Person most likely

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<v Speaker 1>to un new to talk is Tobias. He's un meeting

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<v Speaker 1>himself constantly. I just try to engage a little bit,

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<v Speaker 1>make sure everybody's doing it's it's weird when you got

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<v Speaker 1>like you're looking at a computer and seeing like fifteen people.

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<v Speaker 1>So you know, sometimes people may not want to be

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<v Speaker 1>the first one to speak, but I'm usually the person

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<v Speaker 1>to come out and say something like great ice, really,

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<v Speaker 1>but really this isn't about memes. As much as it

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<v Speaker 1>is preserving meaningful relationships. An NBA season, after all, is

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<v Speaker 1>fleeting after every year, roster turnover is essentially guaranteed, even

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<v Speaker 1>if it's only subtle. A team looking the same from

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<v Speaker 1>one season to the next is virtually unheard of. Harris

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<v Speaker 1>depicts this year's iteration of the Sixers as a tight

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<v Speaker 1>knit group. It's weird because I think a lot of

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<v Speaker 1>people don't understand, like, we spend more time with each

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<v Speaker 1>other and we do like our family. So after like

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<v Speaker 1>day four, for me, I was like, dang with my

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<v Speaker 1>brothers and you know what that means. That's how I

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<v Speaker 1>was like feeling. But I think, you know, just being

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<v Speaker 1>able to check in make sure everybody's doing good. That's

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<v Speaker 1>kind of like what everybody's been doing and what I've

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<v Speaker 1>been doing too. As you'd expect to, Bias is doing

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<v Speaker 1>plenty beyond zoom. Here's what a typical day in isolation

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<v Speaker 1>looks like for Harris. Coming down to my office, turn

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<v Speaker 1>the TV on. I watched like What's going on CNN

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<v Speaker 1>and whatnot, Sit back, I do a little bit of meditation.

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<v Speaker 1>In the mornings, I eat breakfast and I get ready

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<v Speaker 1>to work out. I work out every day, but it

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<v Speaker 1>just takes me a little bit longer to workout. So

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<v Speaker 1>I give myself zoned in and then from them, try

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<v Speaker 1>to get into a book, read something, and you know,

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<v Speaker 1>watching some TV, watching some shows, finished Ozarks, which watching

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<v Speaker 1>Money Highs and as the nights I restarted the Wire.

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<v Speaker 1>So I mean, that's been really it. I still try

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<v Speaker 1>to get out, take like some walks, a little bit

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<v Speaker 1>quick walks, make sure that nobody row was not in

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<v Speaker 1>and out, just to get some air. Every now and then,

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<v Speaker 1>Harris also takes a drive. I ain't going to line.

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<v Speaker 1>I was in my car the other day. I just

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<v Speaker 1>took a ride. And where did he end up going?

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<v Speaker 1>I was riding by the practice facility. I ain't goin,

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<v Speaker 1>but I was like, man, I just I just missed playing.

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<v Speaker 1>And that's the real thing, that is how much the

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<v Speaker 1>game meets to Harris. He's a renaissance man for sure,

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<v Speaker 1>and can probably find more ways to fill his days

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<v Speaker 1>than most. But while the seventy sixers and the rest

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<v Speaker 1>of the NBA weight and pine for an eventual return,

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<v Speaker 1>don't sleep on this, Tobias Harris has one mission on

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<v Speaker 1>his mind. He wants to play. He wants to compete.

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<v Speaker 1>He wants to win for the city of Philadelphia. I

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<v Speaker 1>would see if we don't know if we're gonna be

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<v Speaker 1>able to play in front of fans, but if we can,

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<v Speaker 1>that would be just amazing to get back out there,

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<v Speaker 1>play in front of our passion fans, play for our city.

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<v Speaker 1>If we can, it would just be good to go

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<v Speaker 1>out there and represent something of everybody that's ruling us

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<v Speaker 1>on from home from TV and I have a chance

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<v Speaker 1>to win a championship. This has been posted up presented

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<v Speaker 1>by Caesar's Online with Tobias Harris. Be sure to check

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<v Speaker 1>out Lauren Rosen's article about Tobias that's also part of

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<v Speaker 1>our Post It Up Hiatus content series. You can find

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<v Speaker 1>it on the seventy six ers app, sixers dot com

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<v Speaker 1>and across all our social channels. Thanks to Lauren, Kristen Crosby,

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<v Speaker 1>and Nick McCain for their help producing this episode. Our

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<v Speaker 1>music is courtesy of Universal Production Music and the YouTube

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<v Speaker 1>Audio Library. Next time, we'll post up with Al Horford,

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<v Speaker 1>who's been living his best dad life in quarantine with

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<v Speaker 1>us three kids. We're obviously going through a very hard

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<v Speaker 1>time in the world with this pandemic, but having to

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<v Speaker 1>time with them. It's something that I don't think it

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<v Speaker 1>would ever happened, and I've gotten to know them so

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