WEBVTT - The Sacramento Experience

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<v Speaker 1>You're tuned into Heat Check with Triste Quick.

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<v Speaker 2>On this episode of the Heat Check, I'm back from Sacramento, baby,

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<v Speaker 2>and I've got a first hand report on the Kings

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<v Speaker 2>and the Lakers, and goddamn it, I didn't get to

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<v Speaker 2>warm up on that beam.

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<v Speaker 1>No beam for me.

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<v Speaker 2>But what I got was a massive once in a

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<v Speaker 2>generation storm that just cleared out three hundred thousand homes

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<v Speaker 2>worth of power, put one hundred year old trees on

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<v Speaker 2>roofs right next to my Airbnb. So I saw some

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<v Speaker 2>shit that was historic. I had get into some drama

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<v Speaker 2>surrounding Lebron. We move forward and we talk about John Collins,

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<v Speaker 2>who has been just circulating in trade rumors since pre pandemic. Honestly,

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<v Speaker 2>like he's had it. He's had it with the trade rumors.

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<v Speaker 2>There's now trouble brewing in Brooklyn now that Kevin Durant

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<v Speaker 2>has gone down with an mcl sprain, and oh my god,

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<v Speaker 2>what is happening in Chicago with Zach Lavine and Billy

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<v Speaker 2>Donovan because no one's seems to know the path forward.

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<v Speaker 1>And of course we talk about what NBA player said

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<v Speaker 1>he wanted to beat Skip Bayless's ass. Lot to talk

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<v Speaker 1>about Nick so drop that generic beat.

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<v Speaker 2>So I had the pleasure the honor of going out

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<v Speaker 2>to Sacramento for the very first time. I had never

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<v Speaker 2>been there in my life, let alone seen a King's Game.

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<v Speaker 1>Let alone been to the new.

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<v Speaker 2>Golden One Arena, let alone enjoy the presence of Casey

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<v Speaker 2>and Dill, Kenny Carroway, Damian Barling, who are the absolute best.

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<v Speaker 1>But that King's Game was some bullshit. Let's be honest, Like.

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<v Speaker 2>Kings Lakers, let's just before we get into it. The pageantry.

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<v Speaker 2>It was I think their eighth or ninth consecutive sellout.

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<v Speaker 2>The fan base was rocking. We got there, we went

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<v Speaker 2>to dinner right across the way. The way that it's

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<v Speaker 2>actually set up is really cool. So they've got this

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<v Speaker 2>Kimpton hotel called the Sawyer right across from the arena,

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<v Speaker 2>and all the players stay there and it's like you

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<v Speaker 2>can tunnel in so you don't even have to leave.

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<v Speaker 2>And I tell you what, when you know and you're

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<v Speaker 2>a woman and you know where the players are staying

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<v Speaker 2>one thousand percent, the lobby was wild, like even pregame

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<v Speaker 2>before the team buses showed up. I mean, there were

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<v Speaker 2>girls basically naked out there in the lobby of the hotel,

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<v Speaker 2>just sitting there and just milling about.

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<v Speaker 1>It's like, oh, I know what you're doing.

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<v Speaker 2>You're trying to catch a lebron You're trying to catch

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<v Speaker 2>a shrewder like you're waiting.

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<v Speaker 1>They had so much.

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<v Speaker 2>This was like three point thirty four PM, right game

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<v Speaker 2>starts at seven. They're like, nope, I'm not waiting for

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<v Speaker 2>after at the after show. I'm gonna try to get

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<v Speaker 2>them when they're in their pregame warm up and warm

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<v Speaker 2>them up on my beam. And they were this amount

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<v Speaker 2>of makeup that the women had on. It was crazy. Anyway,

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<v Speaker 2>it's like maybe like maybe one hundred yards from the

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<v Speaker 2>entrance of the arena, which is fucking awesome.

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<v Speaker 1>And they have these Kings residences too.

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<v Speaker 2>So there's like this frosty glass door and it's like

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<v Speaker 2>King's Residences. Apparently Demona Simonis stayed there for the entire

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<v Speaker 2>duration of the season and he got traded there like

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<v Speaker 2>a awesome condos, just very pimp shit, and so that

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<v Speaker 2>was awesome. So we went to dinner quote unquote, it

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<v Speaker 2>was like the it was like the Grandma Special. We

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<v Speaker 2>ate at four because the game started at seven, so

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<v Speaker 2>we went and got steak at this place inside the

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<v Speaker 2>Sawyer Hotel called Echo and rig awesome steaks. They had

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<v Speaker 2>like nine different steaks to choose from, all.

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<v Speaker 1>Grass fed, really great. Chopped it up with Kyle and

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<v Speaker 1>Kenny and Damien.

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<v Speaker 2>Then we went into the arena, met up with all

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<v Speaker 2>the you know, big jay journalists like James ham and

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<v Speaker 2>and we got to meet I got to meet Deuce

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<v Speaker 2>and Mo who I've been on their podcast before.

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<v Speaker 1>They're awesome, give them a follow.

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<v Speaker 2>It was just one big, one big reunion of people

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<v Speaker 2>who have never met each other, they had met each other.

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<v Speaker 2>I got to see Phil Handy. He gave me a

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<v Speaker 2>big hug. That was a whole thing.

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<v Speaker 1>It was awesome. Got to be on the court.

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<v Speaker 2>And then because we were just like ten deep of

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<v Speaker 2>journalists like, oh.

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<v Speaker 1>No, I love you, Oh no, I love you. Oh no,

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<v Speaker 1>I'm a big fan of your stuff. Oh my god,

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<v Speaker 1>we gotta get together. Oh where'd you go at sacramto

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<v Speaker 1>the security of the team. By the way, these are.

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<v Speaker 2>King's journalists who have been there every single game so far.

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<v Speaker 2>They're like, hey, you guys can't be here. You're too

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<v Speaker 2>much right now, this is too much. There's professional photogs

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<v Speaker 2>taking pictures of us. We've got like fans coming up.

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<v Speaker 2>It was a thing, right, it was a thing. And

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<v Speaker 2>and Damien and Kenny were like, we do this every game,

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<v Speaker 2>like whatever's happening with you?

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<v Speaker 1>They're not, they don't want this. We go through the tunnel, they're.

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<v Speaker 2>Hardcore checking our credentials now, which, by the way, my credential,

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<v Speaker 2>which was made out of paper, ripped off my wrist,

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<v Speaker 2>so I had to just like show it like a badge,

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<v Speaker 2>and they're like, just make sure you see it. So

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<v Speaker 2>we all hung out in the media room, did our thing,

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<v Speaker 2>go up to the media area, which is a great,

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<v Speaker 2>incredible view. They were kind, they're kind of spoiled. They

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<v Speaker 2>want to be down on the floor. But I've been

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<v Speaker 2>in Staples before. They put you in the like six hundreds,

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<v Speaker 2>you know, they like put you in the noseblazes, so

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<v Speaker 2>really cool stuff. But in terms of the game, probably

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<v Speaker 2>one of the better games of the season. I would say,

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<v Speaker 2>back and forth and back and forth again. Final score

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<v Speaker 2>one thirty six, one thirty four, so no defense was

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<v Speaker 2>being played at all. Daron Fox is amazing, Like he's

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<v Speaker 2>one of those players that you see up close and

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<v Speaker 2>personal where you totally understand why he's better than you

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<v Speaker 2>think he is on TV. In the fourth quarter, I

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<v Speaker 2>don't know what he had in the fourth quarter. I

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<v Speaker 2>want to say it had to been twelve.

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<v Speaker 1>It was nuts.

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<v Speaker 2>It was at absolutely nuts, and he just couldn't miss.

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<v Speaker 2>And the King's got into this huge deficit. We're starting

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<v Speaker 2>to freak out because we're out by the concourse and

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<v Speaker 2>by the NBC Sports Bay Area little booth meeting fans.

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<v Speaker 2>We look up and they're down like nine, or like

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<v Speaker 2>down twelve. Kenny's like, they'll cut it. Lebron's on the

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<v Speaker 2>bench in the fourth quarter, They'll cut it to two

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<v Speaker 2>and we'll see what happens. And I tell you what,

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<v Speaker 2>Fox just took over.

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<v Speaker 1>Insane.

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<v Speaker 2>Also, we've got to give love to my man Demonisa Bonis.

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<v Speaker 2>He had a horrible, horrible night and Sabonis had what

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<v Speaker 2>did he had? He had twenty five twelve and seven

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<v Speaker 2>and he had one rebound in the first quarter. He

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<v Speaker 2>was largely garbage in the first quarter. He got fouled

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<v Speaker 2>out early and he still had twenty five twelve and seven.

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<v Speaker 1>That's insane. He's so good. Thomas Bryant, though, this team,

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<v Speaker 1>this King's team, needs a backup five. This is the

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<v Speaker 1>most Kings Talk will probably do in this detail.

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<v Speaker 2>But I was there. So they need a backup five, right,

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<v Speaker 2>they need one. They found one. His name's Thomas Bryant.

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<v Speaker 2>He plays for the Lakers. He gave them twenty nine

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<v Speaker 2>and fourteen. He was making he was making Sabonis.

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<v Speaker 1>Look like a like a wet tissue paper.

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<v Speaker 2>He was so movable, demonic. Sabonis is known for being

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<v Speaker 2>so strong. So you know, like Steven Adams light and

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<v Speaker 2>Thomas Bryant, Thomas Bryant. Can we just say Thomas Bryant

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<v Speaker 2>put up twenty nine and fourteen.

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<v Speaker 1>He's not that good. He's fine player.

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<v Speaker 2>He had the second most points of his career that night,

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<v Speaker 2>so he was a beast. Dennis Shrewder, the one who

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<v Speaker 2>turned down eighty four million dollars from the Lakers, now

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<v Speaker 2>is back on a veteran minimum. He had twenty seven,

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<v Speaker 2>four and two. He had four threes, four for five

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<v Speaker 2>from three, eight for eleven shooting. His drive is pretty

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<v Speaker 2>much what sealed the game for them because Darren fox

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<v Speaker 2>hip checked them.

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<v Speaker 1>They called him for a foul.

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<v Speaker 2>There's only two seconds left, and now, what what do

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<v Speaker 2>you figure they're gonna do like, there's tie the tie game,

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<v Speaker 2>Dennis Shooter now goes to the free throw line, but

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<v Speaker 2>they call a challenge. They don't have any more timeouts now,

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<v Speaker 2>and so Dennis Shooter hits both free throws. You're down two,

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<v Speaker 2>You've got two seconds, no timeouts to advance the ball.

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<v Speaker 2>I think they moved it actually up to three point

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<v Speaker 2>six seconds. Daron Fox actually gets slapped on the arm

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<v Speaker 2>while he's shooting from three after that hip check foul.

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<v Speaker 1>No call on Russell Westbrook, just absolutely insane.

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<v Speaker 2>And then of course Mike Brown after the game is

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<v Speaker 2>like Barry and Keegan Murray because he had zero rebounds.

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<v Speaker 2>So that's like what he came there for. It's a

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<v Speaker 2>mess like the Kings right now. Don't let the national

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<v Speaker 2>media foolia like me. The in Sacramento, they.

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<v Speaker 1>Are quietly worried. They are quietly feeling like the only.

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<v Speaker 2>Reason that we are still here is because the Clippers

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<v Speaker 2>are on a slump six game, five game losing streak.

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<v Speaker 2>The Warriors are on this little baby slump, and the

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<v Speaker 2>Suns are on a massive six game slump. In terms

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<v Speaker 2>of Golden One, I think it's a top three arena

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<v Speaker 2>in the league. It's so insane. It's so amazing. You

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<v Speaker 2>walk in the front entrance. I love stadium reviews. You

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<v Speaker 2>walk in the front entrance and you immediately see the court.

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<v Speaker 2>It's in like think about that. You immediately walk in

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<v Speaker 2>and you're like, oh, yeah, basketball is being played here.

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<v Speaker 2>There's no walls or cylinders that keep you from seeing.

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<v Speaker 2>Oh there's well, there's not banners, but you know what

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<v Speaker 2>I'm saying. There's not banners, but where banners would be,

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<v Speaker 2>you can see that. You can see the raptors where

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<v Speaker 2>the banners will be. You can see like the dip

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<v Speaker 2>into the bowl of the arena. You walk in and

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<v Speaker 2>it's very much like indoor outdoor vibes. There's windows that

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<v Speaker 2>they open up in the middle of the spring so

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<v Speaker 2>that like little birds can fly through. I guess sunshine, wind, noise,

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<v Speaker 2>who knows, just fresh air. There's a bar up top

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<v Speaker 2>that functions as a standing room only section so that

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<v Speaker 2>you can watch the game while you're at the bar.

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<v Speaker 1>Just a total meat market. It's I think it's Sierra Nevada.

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<v Speaker 2>Draft house spelled like drought house, you know, but that's

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<v Speaker 2>how you spell draft I guess anyway, awesome. Lebron James

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<v Speaker 2>amazing in that game, just insane. But at the end

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<v Speaker 2>of the day, no beam for me, lots of trees down,

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<v Speaker 2>lots of power out. Went to Little Speakeasy something after

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<v Speaker 2>the game, hung out, got back to my Airbnb. No power,

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<v Speaker 2>no heat, no power, no phone charging ability, nothing.

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<v Speaker 1>So it was eventful, very eventful.

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<v Speaker 2>Met some guys, one guy named Travis the Terror at

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<v Speaker 2>a bar.

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<v Speaker 1>It was awesome.

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<v Speaker 2>I recommend going to Sacramento. That's enough Sacramento talk. Let's

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<v Speaker 2>talk about Lebron James. Lot of rumors surrounding Lebron James,

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<v Speaker 2>tons of them. We got to get to the bottom

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<v Speaker 2>of what's real, because it was. It was awesome seeing

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<v Speaker 2>Lebron James as Laker. That was my very first time

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<v Speaker 2>seeing him in.

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<v Speaker 1>Purple and gold.

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<v Speaker 2>He's probably better than I've seen him in a long time,

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<v Speaker 2>going to the rack, not settling for jumpers, impossible to

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<v Speaker 2>stop just to freight train. I mean, he's been doing

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<v Speaker 2>this too. I think he's probably better now than he

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<v Speaker 2>is in his rookie season.

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<v Speaker 1>That's crazy. He's better now than he was in his

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<v Speaker 1>rookie season. So just before the.

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<v Speaker 2>Game again Sacramento, Lebron was interviewed in an article in

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<v Speaker 2>The Athletic. They claimed he was growing impatient with the

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<v Speaker 2>lakers lack of action in the trade market, in the

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<v Speaker 2>trade front, so he ends this interview. It's a full

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<v Speaker 2>back and forth where he's playing cat and mouse with

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<v Speaker 2>one of the Athletic reporters who will not be named, and.

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<v Speaker 1>In the back and forth he ends the interview.

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<v Speaker 2>Lebron James ends the interview and says, y'all know what

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<v Speaker 2>the fuck should be happening. I don't need to talk

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<v Speaker 2>to you because they're trying to prod them. Hey, do

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<v Speaker 2>you wish they would do more? Do you wish they

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<v Speaker 2>would do more? And he's like, listen, it's not my

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<v Speaker 2>job to make them do more. And they're like, well,

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<v Speaker 2>but you're you're playing so well, Like what do you

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<v Speaker 2>think You're sort of still in your prime your championship window.

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<v Speaker 2>And he's like, dude, just get off me, get off me.

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<v Speaker 2>In at the end of the interview, he says, y'all

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<v Speaker 2>know what the fuck they need to do, Like, just

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<v Speaker 2>get I don't need to talk to you. So then

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<v Speaker 2>they published the article, and in response to the article,

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<v Speaker 2>because the headline was like Lebron's patience is waning, he says, actually,

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<v Speaker 2>my patients, he quote tweets the article, by the way,

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<v Speaker 2>I think by the reporter. He quote tweets the reporter,

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<v Speaker 2>which is always a great sign. I think there's six

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<v Speaker 2>thousand quote tweets, and he goes, actually, my patients isn't waning.

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<v Speaker 2>You make it sound like I'm frustrated when I'm really not.

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<v Speaker 2>I told you over and over my job is focused

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<v Speaker 2>on the guys in the locker room. My job isn't

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<v Speaker 2>on the roster. That's the reality of that conversation. And

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<v Speaker 2>I said what I said with the utmost respect and calmness,

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<v Speaker 2>because that's the mood I'm in. You're welcome, five game

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<v Speaker 2>winning streak, smiley face, laughing emoji, wink emoji. Case closed. Right,

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<v Speaker 2>that's the case closed. It's over, no drama. Lebron wants

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<v Speaker 2>to stay in LA and everything's fine. He's happy with

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<v Speaker 2>the lack of action. Nothing's happening, No one's going to

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<v Speaker 2>trade for him, nothing. Right, this is the end of

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<v Speaker 2>the segment.

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<v Speaker 1>Well, it's not this league without this league.

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<v Speaker 2>Right, you don't know the NBA If you don't think

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<v Speaker 2>that GMS didn't see that article and say, let's just

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<v Speaker 2>make a Callie call. Let's just ring ring, just do

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<v Speaker 2>a little phone conversation, because the rumors today were full

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<v Speaker 2>of gms.

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<v Speaker 1>Preparing for a Lebron trade.

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<v Speaker 2>According to Seandavaney at heavy dot Com, multiple teams are

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<v Speaker 2>preparing for exactly that a Lebron trade. Let's break down

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<v Speaker 2>this rumor. Devaney wrote, the notion of any team for

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<v Speaker 2>enough to employ Lebron James in a trade sounds ludicrous,

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<v Speaker 2>But if circumstances around James's current team, the Lakers continue

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<v Speaker 2>on their current path, that could be the next step

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<v Speaker 2>for James. According to executives around the league, multiple teams

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<v Speaker 2>multiple teams are preparing for the possibility that James will

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<v Speaker 2>seek to force a trade this summer, as he, having

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<v Speaker 2>just turned thirty eight, looks to finish his career in

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<v Speaker 2>a winning environment. And unlike this past offseason in which

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<v Speaker 2>teams were blindsided by the trade demand lodge by star

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<v Speaker 2>Ford Kevin Durant on the eve of free agency, front

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<v Speaker 2>offices around the NBA will be prepared for James's potential move.

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<v Speaker 2>Everyone was stunned when Kevin Durant asked for a trade.

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<v Speaker 2>They couldn't even make it happen. They weren't in preparation mode.

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<v Speaker 2>They didn't know Star was going to be available, so

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<v Speaker 2>they didn't have assets or cap space or anything. They're like, fuck,

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<v Speaker 2>I didn't know Kevin Durant could be available your Phoenix,

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<v Speaker 2>and you're like, damn short of Devin Booker, we can't

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<v Speaker 2>do shit. No, no, that's not gonna happen this time.

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<v Speaker 2>And you know what, I hate to say, I saw

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<v Speaker 2>it coming, but I did. The second this Westbrook trade

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<v Speaker 2>went sideways, Lebron was either going to never make the

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<v Speaker 2>playoffs ever again, that team would need a complete restart

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<v Speaker 2>and he would be in hell in the most beautiful

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<v Speaker 2>weather environment possible, or he'd be like, let me get

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<v Speaker 2>the fuck out of here, let me get the hell

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<v Speaker 2>out of Dodge, because there's just no way he could

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<v Speaker 2>spend the rest of his career in like the goal

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<v Speaker 2>being the play in tournament. His goal now is to

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<v Speaker 2>play in tournament. That's where it is. That's just the facts,

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<v Speaker 2>and the problem, of course, is that's Rob Plink's fault.

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<v Speaker 1>The Lakers have no more aces in the hole.

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<v Speaker 2>They have two first round picks that they are refusing

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<v Speaker 2>to trade, and fair enough, because it's probably not gonna

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<v Speaker 2>take him over the hump right, They're not gonna be

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<v Speaker 2>a tender If they do that. Now, they're just even

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<v Speaker 2>more fucked for the next year. It's kind of a

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<v Speaker 2>no win.

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<v Speaker 1>Situation, a hole that they've dug themselves into.

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<v Speaker 2>And at this point you might not even be able

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<v Speaker 2>to get Buddy Heald and Miles Turner anymore for the

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<v Speaker 2>two first round picks that it was going to require,

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<v Speaker 2>because Buddy hild is playing awesome, Miles Turner is playing awesome.

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<v Speaker 2>An executive for the Eastern Conference Contender says this that

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<v Speaker 2>is the most likely thing if he wants to end

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<v Speaker 2>on a good note. The most likely scenario is to

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<v Speaker 2>go back to Cleveland one last time.

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<v Speaker 1>I'm coming home. I'm coming home.

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<v Speaker 2>It is a good team, you can win, and it's

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<v Speaker 2>where it all started. No one's gonna hate him for

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<v Speaker 2>going to Cleveland again. The trick is that is getting

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<v Speaker 2>the numbers to match up.

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<v Speaker 1>If you could do something with Kevin Love's contract, that

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<v Speaker 1>could be key. Pause what that is.

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<v Speaker 2>Well, I think last year during the All Star break,

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<v Speaker 2>he started to put the breadcrumbs out in the ether

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<v Speaker 2>about how much he appreciates Kobe Autman, how much he

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<v Speaker 2>loves what JB.

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<v Speaker 1>Bickerstaff is doing.

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<v Speaker 2>But so much of this obviously is impacted by where

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<v Speaker 2>Lebron James Junior lands Bronnie, and I doubt that Bronni

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<v Speaker 2>wants to be spending the beginning of his.

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<v Speaker 1>Career in Cleveland.

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<v Speaker 2>Ask Lebron Senor how Cleveland is when you're single, young, rich.

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<v Speaker 2>It's not great. It's not great destination. Truthfully, there is

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<v Speaker 2>another option out there. According to a Western Conference exec,

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<v Speaker 2>if there's a bidding war going on at some point,

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<v Speaker 2>this is where it gets really interesting for very important team,

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<v Speaker 2>our team.

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<v Speaker 1>There's a bidding war going on at some point.

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<v Speaker 2>The Warriors are in a great position because they can

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<v Speaker 2>give you the young guys, Wiseman coaminga moody Pat Baldwin.

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<v Speaker 2>I can't believe Pat Ball wants thrown in there whoever

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<v Speaker 2>the Lakers want. But you have to either add Jordan

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<v Speaker 2>Poole Andrew Wiggins. And that's not easy. Pause, Yes it is, Yes,

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<v Speaker 2>it is.

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<v Speaker 1>For our dubs. I'll give everybody.

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<v Speaker 2>I'll give Pool, I'll give Wiggeds, I'll give Wiseman. You

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<v Speaker 2>could have them all, you can have them all. We'll

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<v Speaker 2>take Lebron for our dubs. Get another chip, you know,

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<v Speaker 2>what I mean, just continue the dominance. But if they

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<v Speaker 2>want to win now, you can give up pool. If

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<v Speaker 2>you're getting back Lebron, he says. If they keep Draymond

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<v Speaker 2>and come back with Steph, Clay, Draymond and Lebron, that

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<v Speaker 2>would be a fun, fun team to watch. There would

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<v Speaker 2>not be a possibility that average people could afford tickets

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<v Speaker 2>to go.

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<v Speaker 1>To those games.

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<v Speaker 2>No one would be I mean, they would be sold

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<v Speaker 2>out months in advance. The Nosebleeds would be like six

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<v Speaker 2>hundred dollars court side, like Taylor Swift concert tickets. He's

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<v Speaker 2>like thirty k a ticket for a courtside show of

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<v Speaker 2>Steph Stephan Braun, even for one year. Oh my god,

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<v Speaker 2>I don't think the Warriors could pull the trigger fast enough.

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<v Speaker 1>If Stephan Braun.

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<v Speaker 2>And it's fitting because they've been basically warring this whole time,

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<v Speaker 2>right the first ten years of Lebron's career, twelve years

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<v Speaker 2>or whatever it was. He just threw subtle shade shots

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<v Speaker 2>at Staph. Steph kind of went back and forth. It

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<v Speaker 2>was all very low key, nothing above the ground, but

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<v Speaker 2>you knew there was like this little mini rivalry. If

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<v Speaker 2>they come together, they will be in spot. It's like

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<v Speaker 2>I don't even know, I don't have words for it.

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<v Speaker 2>This team would break every attendance record in every arena,

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<v Speaker 2>every single game. It would be like Kobe and MJ

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<v Speaker 2>or Bird and Magic playing on the same fucking team

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<v Speaker 2>in their prime years. It would transcend a superteam. It

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<v Speaker 2>would be super super team. And somehow, now, if you

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<v Speaker 2>add Brownie James in the mix, maybe you keep Lebron

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<v Speaker 2>there for well past this prime. It doesn't matter if

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<v Speaker 2>Joe lacob is paying five hundred million dollars with the

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<v Speaker 2>luxury tax, our dubs still swimming in money. You raise

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<v Speaker 2>the prices, you raise the popcorn, you raise the drinks,

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<v Speaker 2>you raise the parking, you raise everything. Everything changes. Championships

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<v Speaker 2>En Sue Katie was the story last offseason.

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<v Speaker 1>Is Lebron gonna be the story this off season? If so,

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<v Speaker 1>I cannot wish