WEBVTT - Krick Fixes For The NBA

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<v Speaker 1>If you're tuned into Heat Check with Trystal Quick.

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<v Speaker 2>On this episode of the Heat Check, it's time for

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<v Speaker 2>me to play Commissioner Crick.

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<v Speaker 1>Yes, sir, no more, Adam Silver in comes me.

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<v Speaker 2>I've decided, after careful thought, we are going to fix

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<v Speaker 2>the NBA.

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<v Speaker 1>It's an episode.

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<v Speaker 2>We have just some time on our hands, and I've

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<v Speaker 2>got some thoughts on how we make the NBA better.

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<v Speaker 2>That means we've got everything from expansion to reorganization to

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<v Speaker 2>even fixing the All Star Game.

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<v Speaker 1>I got you covered.

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<v Speaker 2>Also, we got to get into a little bit of

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<v Speaker 2>news from around the league. Must conversation about Jahn Morant

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<v Speaker 2>and some of the things that have recently been reported.

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<v Speaker 2>Update on Lonzo ball lot happening, Nick, So drop that

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<v Speaker 2>generic ass beat. All right, we begin this Episodisde with

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<v Speaker 2>some sad news. I don't actually know really what is

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<v Speaker 2>true and what's not true, but let me tell you this.

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<v Speaker 2>The Washington Post is a pretty reputable news source, so

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<v Speaker 2>I'm gonna go ahead and say that the reporting is detailed.

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<v Speaker 2>Washington Post dropped a full article on how jaw this

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<v Speaker 2>summer this last summer got himself into some trouble. Trouble trouble,

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<v Speaker 2>and let's just say the conversation is a slightly sensitive subject.

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<v Speaker 2>Turns out, Jaw and his very good friend Devonte Pack

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<v Speaker 2>aka in this article they call him Pack, have been

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<v Speaker 2>named now in a lawsuit stemming this is wild from

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<v Speaker 2>an incident in a pickup game of basketball that happened

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<v Speaker 2>at Jaw's house this summer that apparently led to him

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<v Speaker 2>Jaw and his friend Pack essentially, I don't know if

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<v Speaker 2>it's the right word, but essentially curb stomping some seventeen

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<v Speaker 2>year old so hard that the police says they knocked

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<v Speaker 2>him to the ground and left him with multiple large

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<v Speaker 2>knots on the side.

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<v Speaker 1>Of the head. Crazy. Story.

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<v Speaker 2>Was reluctant to even discuss it, but I feel like,

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<v Speaker 2>if you're just a casual NBA fan, you probably don't

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<v Speaker 2>even know that this is going on. According to the

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<v Speaker 2>Washington Post, Job became friends with a highly rated basketball

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<v Speaker 2>prospect who no one knows who he is because he's

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<v Speaker 2>a minor. He's seventeen, and part of the friendship involved

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<v Speaker 2>Jaw inviting this kid over to play in pickup games

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<v Speaker 2>during the summer at his house. During one of those games,

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<v Speaker 2>things got very heated.

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<v Speaker 1>A Job threw the.

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<v Speaker 2>Ball hard when checking up, and then the kid got

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<v Speaker 2>so steamed that he checked it back just as hard.

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<v Speaker 2>John missed the ball and it hit him in the

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<v Speaker 2>head and that's where things went sideways. I don't mean

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<v Speaker 2>to make light of it, but that's kind of what

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<v Speaker 2>we do. Ja told the police that this kid throwing

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<v Speaker 2>the ball at his head he considered the first punch,

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<v Speaker 2>so Jaw actually believes that this was in self defense,

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<v Speaker 2>even though he told the police, yeah, I also was

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<v Speaker 2>the one who threw the first punch, even though it's

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<v Speaker 2>self defense.

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<v Speaker 1>The ball was actually the first punch, not me.

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<v Speaker 2>Jaw then looked at his friend, according to this article,

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<v Speaker 2>and said, should we do it, boy?

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<v Speaker 1>And then they did. Apparently they beat the kid senseless.

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<v Speaker 2>The kid says he was punched dozens of times by

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<v Speaker 2>both men, and then this is where it gets really

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<v Speaker 2>kind of worse. Jah goes inside, the kid goes somewhere.

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<v Speaker 2>Jah goes inside, apparently grabs a gun, puts it in

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<v Speaker 2>his waistband, puts his hand on the gun in a

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<v Speaker 2>threatening manner towards the kid, and Tea. Morant all the

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<v Speaker 2>while is as usual, somewhere close and is screaming at

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<v Speaker 2>Jaw to get.

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<v Speaker 1>Back inside the house.

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<v Speaker 2>Hey, you need to stop this right now, Like we gotta,

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<v Speaker 2>we gotta figure.

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<v Speaker 1>Out a way to get your little last home.

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<v Speaker 2>So, according to the Post, in an interview with the police,

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<v Speaker 2>John Morant said, like I mentioned a little bit before

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<v Speaker 2>that he acted in self defense, but I swung first,

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<v Speaker 2>he told detectives. Almost never have I heard of a

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<v Speaker 2>self defense case that claims that you were the one

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<v Speaker 2>that threw the first punch. I don't know if I've

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<v Speaker 2>ever That's a very wildly honest and yet flawed self

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<v Speaker 2>defense claim. The police report continues, Jaw believed that the

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<v Speaker 2>boy had been an aggressor because he threw the ball

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<v Speaker 2>at Jaw's head, then stepped towards him, pulling up his pants. Apparently, folks,

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<v Speaker 2>when you pull your pants up, it's not just it's

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<v Speaker 2>because your pants are falling down.

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<v Speaker 1>It's because you're ready to square up. It's time to

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<v Speaker 1>go now.

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<v Speaker 2>And so that was essentially fighting words, that was essentially

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<v Speaker 2>fighting mannerisms. During the interview, detectives mentioned the boy's allegation

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<v Speaker 2>that Morant flashed a gun, and ja Morant and his

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<v Speaker 2>people never denied that claim. Probably could not have come

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<v Speaker 2>at a worse time for Jamorant. Let's be honest, probably

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<v Speaker 2>don't want to have any bad pr on the heels

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<v Speaker 2>of you releasing something that people are supposed to buy

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<v Speaker 2>with your name on it.

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<v Speaker 1>That's very obvious.

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<v Speaker 2>But Jahn Morant dropped his very first signature shoe with

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<v Speaker 2>Nike on Tuesday, that was two days ago, and then Wednesday,

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<v Speaker 2>WAPO drops this piece. I don't know if WAPO is

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<v Speaker 2>trying to sink the stock of Ja Morant's signature shoes,

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<v Speaker 2>but I'm just gonna say that timing's not great. As

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<v Speaker 2>an aside, Ja Morant being the first signature shoe for

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<v Speaker 2>Nike that is four hundred dollars is absolutely bonkers it

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<v Speaker 2>That thing is not worth four hundred dollars. If the

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<v Speaker 2>Kyries are not worth four hundred, the Lebrons are not

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<v Speaker 2>worth four hundred, the Kobe's are not worth four hundred,

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<v Speaker 2>then by golly, jaw, your shitty ass jaw one is

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<v Speaker 2>not worth four hundred dollars.

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<v Speaker 1>Also, by the way, this came like a month ago.

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<v Speaker 2>Remember when the Super Bowl week was and then there

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<v Speaker 2>was an incident with the Pacers and there was like

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<v Speaker 2>that whole Hey, I think we got a laser scope

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<v Speaker 2>pulled on us by Jaw's friends and family. After Andrew Nemhard, poor,

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<v Speaker 2>a little cute Andrew Nemhard from Gonzaga, who's like probably

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<v Speaker 2>one hundred and seventy five pounds soaking wet. They leave,

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<v Speaker 2>and all of a sudden, Jaw's friends come by and

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<v Speaker 2>they're making all kinds of threatening gestures and there's a

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<v Speaker 2>laser beam on them.

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<v Speaker 1>Now Jaw.

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<v Speaker 2>Or his claimed that it was just a laser pointer.

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<v Speaker 2>They were headed to a PowerPoint presentation.

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<v Speaker 1>Apparently they were.

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<v Speaker 2>They had their cats in the car. They're just making

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<v Speaker 2>sure the cats were entertained.

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<v Speaker 1>I get it. I've got a dog. She sometimes rolls

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<v Speaker 1>with me. I pull out my little laser beam.

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<v Speaker 2>Sometimes it so happens to randomly go into my enemy's

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<v Speaker 2>forehead just as I was playing with.

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<v Speaker 1>It with my cat. It is really weird. What do

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<v Speaker 1>we make of all this? In all seriousness, it's not good.

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<v Speaker 1>I'm gonna say that.

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<v Speaker 2>I'm gonna say this is not supposed to happen to

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<v Speaker 2>a superstar player.

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<v Speaker 1>And these are all self inflicted wounds.

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<v Speaker 2>I think Jaw is very close to fucking his life up,

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<v Speaker 2>and I don't think he quite gets that part right,

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<v Speaker 2>somebody has to sit him down, in my opinion, and say, jaw,

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<v Speaker 2>you're about to lose everything. All this endorsements your career.

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<v Speaker 1>You take two.

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<v Speaker 2>Hundred and thirty one million dollars. You cannot operate on

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<v Speaker 2>hood rules anymore. No more, cannot do it. You are

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<v Speaker 2>the face of your franchise. You're probably gonna be the

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<v Speaker 2>face of the NBA.

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<v Speaker 1>You can't just be curb stopping someone because they do

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<v Speaker 1>it ball too hard at you. You can't do that.

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<v Speaker 2>You can't go inside and grab a gun put it

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<v Speaker 2>in your waistband.

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<v Speaker 1>I'm like, yeah, well look what I got. No, you

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<v Speaker 1>cannot do that, and neither can your friend pack or

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<v Speaker 1>stack whatever, none of them. And and you are the

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<v Speaker 1>greatest show on on planet Earth. That's the thing. You're

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<v Speaker 1>not Malik Beasley. You're not insert random role player here.

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<v Speaker 1>You are the best player to watch on planet Earth

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<v Speaker 1>on a basketball court, not even close.

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<v Speaker 2>And you might lose all of that because you felt

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<v Speaker 2>disrespected by a kid because he pulled his pants up

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<v Speaker 2>at your house when you invited him over to the barbecue.

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<v Speaker 2>That's some corny ash shit. That's a Oh I'm a gangster.

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<v Speaker 2>I want to show him my muscle, because I'm one

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<v Speaker 2>hundred and fifty five pounds.

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<v Speaker 1>Soaken, wet, what are we doing here?

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<v Speaker 2>You can't have your friends encouraging you. You can't have

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<v Speaker 2>any friends that encourage you to do this nonsense.

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<v Speaker 1>Because why because they're not worth two.

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<v Speaker 2>Hundred and thirty one million dollars if they go to jail.

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<v Speaker 2>No one's gonna give a fuck. No one, not the world,

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<v Speaker 2>not the criminal justice, and nobody.

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<v Speaker 1>You are the one that will be.

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<v Speaker 2>Significantly altered by these decisions. So the op ed got

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<v Speaker 2>posted in the Washington Post as well, and they said, uh,

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<v Speaker 2>Jaw is on a bad path, which I agree with.

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<v Speaker 2>Defiance is part of his basketball charm. Accountability had better

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<v Speaker 2>be a.

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<v Speaker 1>Part of his evolution.

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<v Speaker 2>Yes, yes, And without accountability, you're gonna have more incidents

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<v Speaker 2>like this, without a recognition that this is out of pocket.

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<v Speaker 2>I can't be operating in this way. You are going

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<v Speaker 2>to risk it all and probably lose it all for nothing,

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<v Speaker 2>for absolutely nothing, because the truth is, if you're looking

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<v Speaker 2>for disrespect, you're going to find it everywhere, even from

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<v Speaker 2>a child who threw a basketball at you and pulled

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<v Speaker 2>its fucking pants up. So I've been on record saying

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<v Speaker 2>Adam Silver, let's be honest, has lost his way. I

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<v Speaker 2>think he's doing too much and doing too little, all

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<v Speaker 2>at the same time. As it relates to evolving the NBA.

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<v Speaker 2>He's obsession. We've talked about this before. He has this

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<v Speaker 2>obsession with the EPL. I don't know why he wants

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<v Speaker 2>to turn the NBA into the EPL.

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<v Speaker 1>Be does.

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<v Speaker 2>He's got these tone deaf responses to many crises, including

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<v Speaker 2>load management or poor refereeing at the end of games,

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<v Speaker 2>all the things that have happened with human rights abuses,

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<v Speaker 2>and as Canter coming out and now feeling like he's blackball.

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<v Speaker 1>There's just a lot going on right now.

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<v Speaker 2>And we've talked about this over the past three seasons

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<v Speaker 2>of the show. But somebody said, well, what would you do,

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<v Speaker 2>Commissioner Crick. You're so you got such good ideas, you

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<v Speaker 2>got your so fast to criticize.

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<v Speaker 1>You can't complain without offering a solution. You're just screaming

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<v Speaker 1>into the void.

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<v Speaker 2>So you know what, in an attempt to fix that,

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<v Speaker 2>Welcome to Commissioner Crick's NBA, where I will be fixing

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<v Speaker 2>the league, this league for the foreseeable future. My comprehensive

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<v Speaker 2>basketball plan. We didn't get into media relations, but we could.

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<v Speaker 2>My comprehensive basketball plan will not only position the league

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<v Speaker 2>at the forefront of the growth and professional sports, It's

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<v Speaker 2>also going to make the league way more fun. You're

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<v Speaker 2>gonna watch great basketball while leveling the playing field for

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<v Speaker 2>the haves and have nots.

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<v Speaker 1>It begins.

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<v Speaker 2>It begins with expansion Executive Order. Two Western Conference teams

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<v Speaker 2>are going to be added to the mix, the Seattle

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<v Speaker 2>SuperSonics tomorrow and the Las Vegas Jacks. Those are the

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<v Speaker 2>teams right now. So now we've got thirty two. It's

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<v Speaker 2>from thirty to thirty two. That is going to be

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<v Speaker 2>a very important mass school to have. Because I am

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<v Speaker 2>blowing up the current structure of the league. We are

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<v Speaker 2>going to reorganize the league based on geographic lines.

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<v Speaker 1>No more. Hey, what's the furthest east Western Conference team?

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<v Speaker 1>Why is Minnesota in the West? Why is OKAC in

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<v Speaker 1>the West? Fuck? If I know who knows? No idea?

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<v Speaker 1>So we're gonna figure that out.

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<v Speaker 2>The NBA, I think, has been dicking around with expansion

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<v Speaker 2>for way too long.

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<v Speaker 1>The time is now two cities.

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<v Speaker 2>We know those two cities deserve the teams, so why

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<v Speaker 2>make them wait, there's zero sense.

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<v Speaker 1>So now that we have thirty.

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<v Speaker 2>Two teams, we expand the season, not contract the season

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<v Speaker 2>like a lot of people want. We're expanding the season

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<v Speaker 2>to eighty four games. You'll find out why eighty four

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<v Speaker 2>in a minute.

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<v Speaker 1>The reason why these radical changes are so important.

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<v Speaker 2>I think for geographic relocation or in terms of geographic restructuring,

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<v Speaker 2>it will keep travel.

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<v Speaker 1>Down to a bare minimum.

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<v Speaker 2>You're not gonna get teams going on these road trips

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<v Speaker 2>where they're flying from Toronto to Seattle, Toronto to San Francisco.

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<v Speaker 2>That doesn't exist anymore. You'll be playing teams in your

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<v Speaker 2>own division more than you do.

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<v Speaker 1>Now.

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<v Speaker 2>We'll keep the conferences, the two of them, Eastern and Western.

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<v Speaker 2>Right under the two conferences, we'll have four divisions. Let's

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<v Speaker 2>divide the Western Conference into eight teams. So you've got

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<v Speaker 2>the West, You've got the Midwest, You've got the South,

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<v Speaker 2>and you've got the East.

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<v Speaker 1>So the Midwest and the West are.

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<v Speaker 2>In the Western Conference, the South and the East are

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<v Speaker 2>in the East.

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<v Speaker 1>Little confusing, I know.

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<v Speaker 2>So for the Western Division or the Coastal Division, we'll

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<v Speaker 2>call it Portland, Golden State, Sacramento, LA Lakers, LA Clippers,

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<v Speaker 2>Phoenix Suns, Las Vegas Jacks, and the Seattle SuperSonics. For

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<v Speaker 2>the Midwest Division, you're gonna have the Denver Nuggets, Utah Jazz,

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<v Speaker 2>Minnesota Timberwolves, Milwaukee Bucks, Yes, Chicago, Indiana, Detroit, and Cleveland.

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<v Speaker 2>I don't know teams are actually in the Midwest. In

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<v Speaker 2>the East, divided into two divisions, We've got the South.

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<v Speaker 2>We've got the OKC thunder, the Dallas Mavericks, the San

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<v Speaker 2>Antonio Spurs, the Memphis Grizzlies, the New Orleans Pelicans, the

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<v Speaker 2>Atlanta Hawks, the Orlando Magic, and the Houston Rockets. This

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<v Speaker 2>one is a little muddle because we've got some teams

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<v Speaker 2>in Florida, and we've got multiple teams in Florida.

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<v Speaker 1>There won't be in the same division. In the East,

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<v Speaker 1>I think it's much more clear.

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<v Speaker 2>Miami, Toronto, Charlotte, which could have gone either way, Brooklyn.

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<v Speaker 1>Nets, New York Knicks, Washington Wizards, Philly, and Boston. Every

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<v Speaker 1>team now plays everyone in.

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<v Speaker 2>Its division four times, so you play a home and

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<v Speaker 2>home two games with every other team in your division. That, Folks,

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<v Speaker 2>is eighty four games, twenty eight division games, fifty six

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<v Speaker 2>out of division games. Now there are no more random things.

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<v Speaker 2>Only four divisions, So how do the playoffs work?

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<v Speaker 1>Simple?

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<v Speaker 2>It's kind of like the Sweet sixteen. Top four teams

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<v Speaker 2>in each division make the playoffs.

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<v Speaker 1>Period.

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<v Speaker 2>That means sixteen total teams are in, sixteen total teams

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<v Speaker 2>are out, no.

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<v Speaker 1>More play in tournament.

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<v Speaker 2>I know you love it, but I've got a solution

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<v Speaker 2>for that as well moving forward, which I'll talk about.

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<v Speaker 1>In a second. Think about this.

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<v Speaker 2>It's like the Sweet Sixteen of March Madness, with the

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<v Speaker 2>West and the Midwest on one side of the bracket

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<v Speaker 2>and the East and the South on another.

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<v Speaker 1>Side of the bracket. Do not overthink this.

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<v Speaker 2>Except for a single elimination game, it will be the

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<v Speaker 2>regular series that we get in the playoffs. So the

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<v Speaker 2>winners of the West and the Midwest divisions play in

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<v Speaker 2>the Western Conference Finals. The winner of the Southern and

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<v Speaker 2>Eastern play the Eastern Conference Finals. Winner of those finals

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<v Speaker 2>play for the title. Not reinventing the wh But here's

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<v Speaker 2>the twist.

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<v Speaker 1>What about the teams that don't make the playoffs? What

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<v Speaker 1>happens with them?

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<v Speaker 2>So this is where Adam Silver or Commissioner Cricks Coveted

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<v Speaker 2>tournament takes place. This is a single elimination tourney where

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<v Speaker 2>the winner of this tournament gets the number one pick.

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<v Speaker 1>In the draft. The draft then after the number one

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<v Speaker 1>pick goes specifically on record.

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<v Speaker 2>So to get the number one you've got to win

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<v Speaker 2>the single elimination tournament like we get in March Madness,

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<v Speaker 2>and then you're not gonna be able to say, Okay, well,

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<v Speaker 2>the second worst team gets nothing because they've flamed out,

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<v Speaker 2>So the second second worst team in the draft, after

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<v Speaker 2>the winner gets the number two pick, the next gets

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<v Speaker 2>the number three pick, et cetera.

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<v Speaker 1>The tournament will take place directly.

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<v Speaker 2>After the season, the regular season, the single elimination tournament,

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<v Speaker 2>and then that gives the actual playoff teams a one

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<v Speaker 2>week break in order to get healthy.

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<v Speaker 1>Watch the games get excited.

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<v Speaker 2>So now they get rested, we get some postseason basketball,

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<v Speaker 2>and I actually think there might be more intrigue and

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<v Speaker 2>excitement around who gets the number one overall pick, just

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<v Speaker 2>like on the heels of March Madness, because it will

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<v Speaker 2>be probably two weeks after Final four to figure out

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<v Speaker 2>who's going to get Victor Wambiniama. I honestly think this

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<v Speaker 2>is better than March Madness. You're gonna get crazy basketball.

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<v Speaker 2>It would dominate ratings. We would get such good rating

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<v Speaker 2>spikes from this everyone. I think tunes in to watch.

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<v Speaker 2>Teams wouldn't have an incentive to tank. They would pull

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<v Speaker 2>out all the stops to win.

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<v Speaker 1>You want that.

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<v Speaker 2>EPL style tournament, Adam Silver, Here it is there, you go.

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<v Speaker 2>Other changes for Commissioner crick All Star Game will be

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<v Speaker 2>Team USA versus the World. I think that's already in

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<v Speaker 2>motion anyway. I think actually I put that in emotion.

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<v Speaker 2>Can you imagine Nikola, Jokic and Luka deciding that they're

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<v Speaker 2>gonna mail it in because they're playing against Team USA

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<v Speaker 2>and they don't want.

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<v Speaker 1>To look like idiots. I don't think that happens. I

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<v Speaker 1>think Team USA has to.

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<v Speaker 2>Play hard because they don't want to get punked by

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<v Speaker 2>the international team. We'll also move the All Star break backwards.

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<v Speaker 2>We're moving it to halfway through the season, no more

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<v Speaker 2>twenty games left. When they say the back half the

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<v Speaker 2>season after the All Star break, it actually will be

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<v Speaker 2>the back half of the All Star breaks. Having an

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<v Speaker 2>All Star Game with twenty four games left in the

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<v Speaker 2>season makes no sense to me. Here's another change. My

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<v Speaker 2>League office does not investigate tampering claims. You want to snitch.

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<v Speaker 2>Maybe I investigate you. How about that? Because there's no

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<v Speaker 2>way to stop it, there's no way to prove it.

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<v Speaker 2>Players are talking, coaches are talking at all times, Executives

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<v Speaker 2>are talking. I'm going to create a situation. They can

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<v Speaker 2>talk as much as they want. If you are a

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<v Speaker 2>buyout candidate, here's another one, another rule change. If you're

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<v Speaker 2>a buyout candidate like Russell Westbrook, you can't go to

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<v Speaker 2>a team currently in a playoff spot. You only sign

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<v Speaker 2>with teams that are fifth in their division, are lower,

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<v Speaker 2>so that avoids a Kevin Love or a Blake Griffin situation.

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<v Speaker 2>And maybe the most small but important change, no city

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<v Speaker 2>edition jerseys where the name, where the color of your

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<v Speaker 2>jersey is different. If you're the MAVs, no green for you.

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<v Speaker 2>Doesn't happen if you're the Milwaukee Bucks. No brown for you,

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<v Speaker 2>no cream sickle for you, no light blue for the Lakers.

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<v Speaker 1>No.

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<v Speaker 2>There's nothing more than I hate and turning on League

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<v Speaker 2>Pass to watch the Timberwolves play in MAVs colors or

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<v Speaker 2>the MAVs play in the Celtics colors. Sometimes they play

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<v Speaker 2>against each other. I can't even figure out who's playing who,

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<v Speaker 2>what's going on? Even when they show you in the

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<v Speaker 2>graphics packages, who's in what color? Still can't figure it out?

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<v Speaker 2>There it is I have fixed the NBA to a

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<v Speaker 2>very large degree, all in one segment. I think this

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<v Speaker 2>is bulletproof change. Send it up to Mike Bass, send

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<v Speaker 2>it up to Adam Silver, and thank me when you

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<v Speaker 2>get there. So when we get the number one pick

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<v Speaker 2>the draft tournament, remember where you heard it first.

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<v Speaker 1>I know that we normally.

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<v Speaker 2>Try to make jokes here, but sometimes you got to

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<v Speaker 2>cover a subject that, no matter how much I try,

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<v Speaker 2>I find humor in it. And like I can't find

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<v Speaker 2>zero humor in this, we got to talk about Lonzo Ball.

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<v Speaker 1>This thing is out of control. It is so sad.

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<v Speaker 1>First of all, Lonzo is not only a great.

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<v Speaker 2>Player, but the Bulls haven't really recovered since he went

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<v Speaker 2>down last season. I think they were number one in

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<v Speaker 2>the East at one point. But he's also a good dude.

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<v Speaker 2>He's a really good dude, beloved by his teammates. The

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<v Speaker 2>Ball brothers are, by every account that I've heard of,

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<v Speaker 2>totally good guys.

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<v Speaker 1>How good was he with the Bulls when the Bulls?

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<v Speaker 2>When when the Bulls were playing with Lonzo Ball, they

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<v Speaker 2>were the number one seed in the East. He was

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<v Speaker 2>shooting forty two percent from three, and even more important,

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<v Speaker 2>the Bulls allowed eight point six year points per game

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<v Speaker 2>when compared to when he was off the court. That

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<v Speaker 2>was top four percent in the entire NBA. Defense never

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<v Speaker 2>recovered since he left, So I don't know if that

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<v Speaker 2>makes the Lonzo Ball injury update more painful to hear,

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<v Speaker 2>but it's certainly if you're the Bulls, doesn't make it

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<v Speaker 2>any less painful. So they officially the Bulls shut down

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<v Speaker 2>Lonzo Ball for the season last week.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, I don't think you're shocked. I'm not shocked, but.

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<v Speaker 2>It's it's kind of scary considering that we didn't see

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<v Speaker 2>him play most of last year. Now we haven't seen

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<v Speaker 2>him play this year, and it's pretty jarring to hear.

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<v Speaker 2>When the reason came out behind it, it's probably.

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<v Speaker 1>Even more difficult to process.

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<v Speaker 2>So just to recap the timeline, because it's weird, complicated

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<v Speaker 2>and it took a while. January fourteenth, Lonzo Ball tore

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<v Speaker 2>as meniscus. Pretty simple, pretty normal injury that we've seen

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<v Speaker 2>in the NBA. Goes under the knife, goes and gets

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<v Speaker 2>arthroscopic surgery right after misses the rest of the season,

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<v Speaker 2>which you could say, some people do come back from

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<v Speaker 2>meniscus tears with surgery, some people don't.

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<v Speaker 1>Not cause for concern.

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<v Speaker 2>Yet the timeline from being able to play following surgery

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<v Speaker 2>sometimes can range from four to six months, so okay.

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<v Speaker 1>The dark clouds then begin to form.

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<v Speaker 2>Eight months later, in September, Lonzo then has a second

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<v Speaker 2>surgery on the same knee, on the same tear.

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<v Speaker 1>The Ball said it would.

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<v Speaker 2>Just be a few months just to clean up, which

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<v Speaker 2>is obviously a lie, and they were looking at it

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<v Speaker 2>January twenty twenty three return date, But then January twenty

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<v Speaker 2>eighth came and Billy Donovan let it slip that Lonzo

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<v Speaker 2>Ball was nowhere near returning to the court, and in fact,

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<v Speaker 2>it actually became known that Lonzo Ball was still in

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<v Speaker 2>pain and wasn't even able to run yet.

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<v Speaker 1>Wow. The Bulls released this statement.

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<v Speaker 2>Despite making significant increases in strength and function over the

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<v Speaker 2>past several months, Bulls guard Lonzo Ball continues to experience

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<v Speaker 2>performance limiting discomfort during participation and high level basketball activities.

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<v Speaker 2>Considering the time required to achieve the necessary level of

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<v Speaker 2>fitness to return to play and the current stage of

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<v Speaker 2>the NBA season, Ball will not return this season. The

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<v Speaker 2>focus for him will be to continue to be on

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<v Speaker 2>the resolution of his discomfort and a full return for

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<v Speaker 2>the twenty twenty three twenty twenty four season.

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<v Speaker 1>So what's wrong?

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<v Speaker 2>According to his dad, LaVar Ball, Alonzo has quote debris

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<v Speaker 2>and a nerve.

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<v Speaker 1>What does that mean? I don't actually know what that means.

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<v Speaker 2>Is that like when you get dust in your eye,

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<v Speaker 2>because that stuff's really painful? Is that like the the

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<v Speaker 2>expanded dust in the eye scenario. The issue apparently is

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<v Speaker 2>even more complicated because Tristan Thompson went on ESPN and

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<v Speaker 2>reported that doctors have told Lonzo Ball that this is

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<v Speaker 2>a unique injury that they have never seen before. So

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<v Speaker 2>it was not just a meniscus tear. So when you

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<v Speaker 2>apply unique to anything bad, it's always worse. It's never

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<v Speaker 2>good to be like.

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<v Speaker 1>This is such an interesting case.

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<v Speaker 2>I've never seen this before, you have such a unique injury. No,

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<v Speaker 2>those are things you do not want to hear. That

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<v Speaker 2>means things are bad because they don't know how to

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<v Speaker 2>fix you. If they've never seen something before, they don't

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<v Speaker 2>know how to fix it.

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<v Speaker 1>To be honest, doctors are just like us. They're just people.

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<v Speaker 2>They've never encountered this, they're probably not going to be

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<v Speaker 2>able to help out. The latest is that Lonzo plans

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<v Speaker 2>on receiving a this is normal platelet rich plasma injection

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<v Speaker 2>into the leftne Kobe used to get that done in

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<v Speaker 2>Germany all the time.

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<v Speaker 1>They do it here now in the United States. Very painful,

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<v Speaker 1>but also very helpful.

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<v Speaker 2>He's gonna put that in his left knee to minimize

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<v Speaker 2>the pain that he's experiencing from a pair of operations

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<v Speaker 2>that he had in twenty twenty two.

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<v Speaker 1>Good news, he's already had those.

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<v Speaker 2>Bad news, he's already had those Like that's he knows

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<v Speaker 2>the pain, but he's already had PRP in that same

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<v Speaker 2>need in twenty eighteen. I want to see Lonzo ball back.

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<v Speaker 2>He is so good. He was hitting his stride, he

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<v Speaker 2>was finding his way. He was in real NBA player.

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<v Speaker 2>After all the noise and smoke around the UCLA to

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<v Speaker 2>Lakers sort of transition and LeVar ball Drama medicine has

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<v Speaker 2>made such incredible strides. Right, Greg Godin, the former number

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<v Speaker 2>one pick in the draft, his career was ended by

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<v Speaker 2>microfractures right which now in today's game, he would probably

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<v Speaker 2>still be playing if those microfractures happened today because as

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<v Speaker 2>opposed to fifteen years ago, because the microfracture surgery Odin

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<v Speaker 2>had was basically discarded because it was trash for better

0:27:06.200 --> 0:27:09.280
<v Speaker 2>techniques after he had those. So the fact that this

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<v Speaker 2>resolute revolution of medicine can't seem to figure out how

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<v Speaker 2>to help Lonzo Ball is pretty heartbreaking. And all we

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<v Speaker 2>can do is hope that the recovery goes well and

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<v Speaker 2>when the season starts he's there. But it's an update

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<v Speaker 2>that I've been trying to give to the people. We

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<v Speaker 2>just haven't had time to get to it. But now

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<v Speaker 2>you know, hopefully Lonzo Ball gets out there and is

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<v Speaker 2>running the show in Chicago, because man, they do they

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<v Speaker 2>need them all Right, here's a question from someone in

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<v Speaker 2>my DMS, and I wanted to address it because I

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<v Speaker 2>think it's fun what players have coasted the longest on

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<v Speaker 2>their potential. So I'm talking about players that everyone thought

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<v Speaker 2>would break through and never did, right, Not guys that

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<v Speaker 2>you thought would be pretty good and then they never were.

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<v Speaker 2>Guys who had the talent to be stars but never

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<v Speaker 2>ended up fulfilling them promise. I have three players on

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<v Speaker 2>my list, Frank Nelikina Frank Nelikina Man.

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<v Speaker 1>Remember when New York yet Knicks drafted him.

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<v Speaker 2>Everybody thought he was going to just be this breakthrough talent,

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<v Speaker 2>that his shot would start to fall, he would figure

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<v Speaker 2>it out.

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<v Speaker 1>No, never happened. Never happened.

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<v Speaker 2>Despite four years as a New York Knick. Remember they

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<v Speaker 2>put him on Tree Young. That's probably the most famous

0:28:27.119 --> 0:28:31.760
<v Speaker 2>he'll ever be. He shot thirty nine percent for his career.

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<v Speaker 2>He currently gets like ten minutes a game in Dallas.

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<v Speaker 2>His shot has not been fixed. He is currently still

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<v Speaker 2>shooting thirty eight percent in Dallas.

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<v Speaker 1>Number two Mobiamamba.

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<v Speaker 2>Everybody thought Mobamba was gonna be electric Magic. Spent four

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<v Speaker 2>and a half years waiting on Mobamba. They were like, well,

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<v Speaker 2>he'll figure it out, guys, he'll figure it out. He's

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<v Speaker 2>he's a stretched big man, he can shoot the three long,

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<v Speaker 2>he's athletic, he.

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<v Speaker 1>Has good personality.

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<v Speaker 2>And you know what, he never did a guy everybody

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<v Speaker 2>thought had the skills necessary to be a star, and

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<v Speaker 2>no he did not. We only got a song from it.

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<v Speaker 1>That's it.

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<v Speaker 2>That's all we have. And I don't even think he

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<v Speaker 2>was drafted when the song came out. So song could

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<v Speaker 2>have just came and went the Magic shipped him out

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<v Speaker 2>for a bag of chips to the Lakers at this

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<v Speaker 2>year's trade deadline. As we know, Number two is Mobamba

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<v Speaker 2>number three. Oh, this one's close to home. This one's

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<v Speaker 2>so close to home. Zach Collins from Gonzaga tenth in

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<v Speaker 2>the overall draft from the Portland Trailblazers. You know, the Blazers.

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<v Speaker 2>We've talked about this a million times, but I'll say

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<v Speaker 2>it again. You know that Blazers moved up to get

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<v Speaker 2>him at ten. You know, they actually had two first

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<v Speaker 2>round draft picks and they packaged them to get Zack Collins.

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<v Speaker 2>The worst part about that, though, Zach Collins is like, okay,

0:29:56.600 --> 0:29:57.600
<v Speaker 2>he's an okay player.

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<v Speaker 1>He's never going to be a star. Obviously he was

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<v Speaker 1>reached for in the draft. That's fine.

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<v Speaker 2>But the worst part about Zach Collins existing on the

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<v Speaker 2>Portland Trailblazers is that the Blazers passed on stars, elite

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<v Speaker 2>players for Zach Collins. Let's talk about him, Donovan Mitchell.

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<v Speaker 2>I mean, the list could just end there and that

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<v Speaker 2>would be that.

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<v Speaker 1>But it doesn't. Bam At a bio could end there.

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<v Speaker 1>It does not.

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<v Speaker 2>John Collins, Jared Allen, Kyle Kuzma, og An Andobi all

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<v Speaker 2>went after Zach Collins. You could have just kept your

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<v Speaker 2>first round picks and got two of those guys that hurts.

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<v Speaker 2>Also receiving votes from me is James Wiseman, of course,

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<v Speaker 2>James Wiseman's been coasting for the Warriors on potential pretty

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<v Speaker 2>much alone. Dante Exem. Dante Exem and the Adida's Nations.

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<v Speaker 2>They thought when he was sixteen years old he was

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<v Speaker 2>going to be the next superstar. He was seen as

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<v Speaker 2>the best sixteen or under kid in the world from

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<v Speaker 2>Australia and he's just nobody Bizmack Biambo who's seen as

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<v Speaker 2>like a real talent, Taylor Horton, Tucker, Romeo Langford, Nikaile,

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<v Speaker 2>Alexander Walker, and that's it.

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<v Speaker 1>That you can only live for so long on potential.

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<v Speaker 2>But some of these guys are probably going to get

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<v Speaker 2>an NBA pension and will magically figure things out when

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<v Speaker 2>they never will. That's all the time that we after

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<v Speaker 2>the Heat Check, check back Tuesday for an all new

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