WEBVTT - LeBron James Returns For The Lakers

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<v Speaker 1>Speaking of Lebron James.

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<v Speaker 2>So he's back, baby, after missing thirteen games with that

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<v Speaker 2>foot injury. Planter Fasciu tear something. So they lost to

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<v Speaker 2>the Bulls, which I think is hilarious. Won eighteen, went

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<v Speaker 2>to eight. Bron had a pretty good game nineteen eight

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<v Speaker 2>and three thirty minutes to play. Came off the bench actually,

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<v Speaker 2>which was the first time that he's came off the

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<v Speaker 2>bench since two thousand and seven.

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<v Speaker 1>Which is wild. What's funny, though, was.

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<v Speaker 2>How Lebron described what it took to get him back

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<v Speaker 2>on the court.

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<v Speaker 1>Did you see this he said?

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<v Speaker 2>According to Broun himself, the first two doctors that Lebron

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<v Speaker 2>met with told him that he needed to have season

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<v Speaker 2>ending surgery, but he didn't believe him. He went to

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<v Speaker 2>a third doctor, called the Lebron James of foot doctors.

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<v Speaker 1>And told him.

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<v Speaker 2>This doctor told him if he did round the clock

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<v Speaker 2>rehab been training, he could return in time to play

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<v Speaker 2>out this year. Four weeks later, he's back on the court.

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<v Speaker 2>But the Lebron James the foot doctors comment is.

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<v Speaker 1>Really getting me.

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<v Speaker 2>It's really I have there's so much to peel back

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<v Speaker 2>on it, and I thought to myself, Oh, the Lebron

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<v Speaker 2>James of foot doctors, he must mean the most obvious,

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<v Speaker 2>disprovable liar of foot doctors, because that's to me what

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<v Speaker 2>Lebron James is.

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<v Speaker 1>He says such meaningless, small lies.

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<v Speaker 2>If he reinjures his planter fascy itis or whatever it is,

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<v Speaker 2>his little foot, little tendon on the bottom of his foot,

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<v Speaker 2>and he misses the playoffs and has to have surgery

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<v Speaker 2>in the off season, which he said he might have

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<v Speaker 2>to have, and he's not gonna tell us.

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<v Speaker 1>That means that is exactly right.

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<v Speaker 2>The Lebron James the foot doctors is the type of

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<v Speaker 2>doctor who would just lie about things that they know

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<v Speaker 2>nothing about.

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<v Speaker 1>Remember when he said, oh yeah, I knew that shake

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<v Speaker 1>Gilges Alexander was gonna be an all NBA caliber player.

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<v Speaker 1>I just saw him. I knew it.

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<v Speaker 2>I saw the Mighos one time, and I knew they

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<v Speaker 2>were gonna be.

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<v Speaker 1>As big as they were.

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<v Speaker 2>That's this guy, only he is taking Lebron James's health

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<v Speaker 2>into his hands. Or also, like the fact that Lebron

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<v Speaker 2>James is not just saying things in third person. He's

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<v Speaker 2>not calling, oh yeah, Lebron James is tired today. Lebron

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<v Speaker 2>James went through a workout today. He's he's calling someone

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<v Speaker 2>else and referring to someone else in the third person

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<v Speaker 2>of himself. I guess he's gonna be like, oh yeah,

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<v Speaker 2>I went and saw Creed three. I love that Michael B. Jordan,

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<v Speaker 2>Guy Lebron James of Actors, love that guy. He's really good.

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<v Speaker 2>It's like, yep, yep. I don't know why he does it.

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<v Speaker 2>I really was thinking about this because I think now

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<v Speaker 2>it's on purpose, because he's not had one scandal in

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<v Speaker 2>twenty plus years in the league, right, not one, Not

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<v Speaker 2>one thing with his like, not one thing with infidelity,

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<v Speaker 2>not one thing with I don't know, like going on

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<v Speaker 2>ig live with a gun, like, not one time that

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<v Speaker 2>he's been ultra inebriated in public or drunk or high.

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<v Speaker 2>Nothing zero, not in the off season, not in season.

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<v Speaker 1>Nothing.

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<v Speaker 2>But then he sets these little banana peels out for

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<v Speaker 2>himself to slip on, like these very weird things that

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<v Speaker 2>get us to roast him for being one of the

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<v Speaker 2>corniest people I've ever seen, the dumbest liar I've ever seen.

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<v Speaker 1>Remember he was running around.

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<v Speaker 2>With uh I think it was Malcolm X's book, and

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<v Speaker 2>he was on the front page for like the entire

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<v Speaker 2>time he was in the bubble, said he loved the

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<v Speaker 2>Godfather Washington a million times, couldn't find one quote. These

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<v Speaker 2>are calculated pr moves to make him seem more human,

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<v Speaker 2>because otherwise he'd be infallible. I don't understand it, small

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<v Speaker 2>comical errors that do nothing really to change his reputation

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<v Speaker 2>except for to just make him less likable. I don't

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<v Speaker 2>understand it. I don't understand it. Let's move on away

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<v Speaker 2>from Lebron.

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<v Speaker 1>I think it's time. When we talked about the Bulls

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<v Speaker 1>and Pat Beverley, I.

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<v Speaker 2>Do didn't want to do it, didn't think it would

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<v Speaker 2>amount to much, And over time we're seeing that the

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<v Speaker 2>Bulls are better with Pat BEV. So we talked about

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<v Speaker 2>him last the season. The only reason we talked about

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<v Speaker 2>him is because he was the worst player in the

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<v Speaker 2>NBA in terms of plus minus. I think he had

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<v Speaker 2>the lowest offensive rating in the league. So he talked

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<v Speaker 2>about that. We made fun of it. He barely played

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<v Speaker 2>after that, the Lakers moved on from him. You know

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<v Speaker 2>how that went. We knew that meant he was getting

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<v Speaker 2>traded at the deadline. That meant he was probably gonna

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<v Speaker 2>get bought out because he's making like.

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<v Speaker 1>Ten million dollars.

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<v Speaker 2>Whoever was going to take his contract on so Orlando

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<v Speaker 2>Magic full circle said no, Patrick Beverley is not a

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<v Speaker 2>player that we won on our roster with this young

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<v Speaker 2>developing team.

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<v Speaker 1>They buy him out. So then he signed with the Bulls.

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<v Speaker 1>But it didn't happen right away. Took a little time.

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<v Speaker 1>I think it took like ten days.

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<v Speaker 2>A lot of people thought the Bulls were going to

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<v Speaker 2>dismantle their roster. Get rid of Vooch, get rid of

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<v Speaker 2>de Rozen, get rid of Little Bean, get rid of Gruso.

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<v Speaker 1>Potentially.

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<v Speaker 2>There were multiple rumors about them just shutting it all down.

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<v Speaker 2>So then the deadline came, The deadline went, and what

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<v Speaker 2>do they do? They acquired Pat BIV. Everyone was climbing

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<v Speaker 2>the move. Why'd they do it? This doesn't make any sense.

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<v Speaker 2>And now Patrick Beverley continuing just to.

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<v Speaker 1>Show us why we're all wrong. In fifteen games that

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<v Speaker 1>Pat BEV has played as a Bull this year, here

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<v Speaker 1>are his stats. They're not great.

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<v Speaker 2>Let me just preface it by saying they're not some

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<v Speaker 2>sort of all you're not going to see like he's

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<v Speaker 2>averaging seventeen seven and five.

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<v Speaker 1>That's not where we're going. But he's been impactful.

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<v Speaker 2>Six six and four with one and a half steals

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<v Speaker 2>in blocks per game in thirty minutes of playing time

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<v Speaker 2>plus sixty nine In his time with the Bulls, the

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<v Speaker 2>Bulls were ten and five when he's played in those

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<v Speaker 2>fifteen games, they're ten and five.

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<v Speaker 1>They were seven to nine leading up to the trade deadline.

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<v Speaker 1>That is so impactful.

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<v Speaker 2>They're currently in tenth place, three games ahead of the

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<v Speaker 2>Pacers for the final playing spot, one half game out

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<v Speaker 2>of the eighth place, which would give them two chances

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<v Speaker 2>to make the playoffs. This could be the biggest turnaround

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<v Speaker 2>in the NBA since the trade deadline, which makes Pat

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<v Speaker 2>Bev potentially the most impactful player at said trade deadline,

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<v Speaker 2>which is absurd to say, but it actually could be true.

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<v Speaker 2>A lot of it is about Pat Beverly. All of

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<v Speaker 2>his teammates have embraced him. People are now reevaluating Pat

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<v Speaker 2>Bev's time with the Lakers, and they're saying, maybe it

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<v Speaker 2>wasn't Pat Bev, maybe it was the Lakers.

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<v Speaker 1>So they asked Pat Bev what happened?

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<v Speaker 2>What was going on with the Lakers, and he said, well, yeah,

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<v Speaker 2>if I'm a spoon Billy Donovan is using me as

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<v Speaker 2>a spoon the Lakers. You know, I was a spoon

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<v Speaker 2>and they used me as a fork. So basically, Darvin

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<v Speaker 2>Ham is trash. That's basically if you don't know how

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<v Speaker 2>to use Pat Beverly. When every place that Pat Beverly

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<v Speaker 2>has gone has made the playoffs and he's been impactful

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<v Speaker 2>in some way, then it's you, sir, You are the problem.

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<v Speaker 2>Pat Beverly did the same thing to the Wolves. Every

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<v Speaker 2>team that he's been playing for he's brought defensive intensity, Clippers,

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<v Speaker 2>Houston Rockets, confidence, swag, a level of annoyance that gets

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<v Speaker 2>opposing star talent to I don't know, just get technicals,

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<v Speaker 2>be irritated, get into fights. Case in point, his revenge

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<v Speaker 2>game against the Lakers. Did you see this? He had

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<v Speaker 2>ten points, five assists, easy bulls win, which was very important.

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<v Speaker 2>He wanted to knock the Lakers out of the playoffs,

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<v Speaker 2>said that he had an ig post. He said, I

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<v Speaker 2>am coming to La get your cameras out, and then

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<v Speaker 2>add a full Sharman packet of Sharman in his car.

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<v Speaker 1>Meaning the Lakers are Sharman soft. The shit talking unbelievable.

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<v Speaker 2>Scored on Lebron James in this game game and gave

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<v Speaker 2>him the too small gesture. He gave the too small

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<v Speaker 2>gesture to Lebron James.

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<v Speaker 1>Beverly said, yeah, yeah, I do it to everybody. This

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<v Speaker 1>is just what I do. I have fun.

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<v Speaker 2>I was getting lost in the game. I was just

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<v Speaker 2>getting lost in the game. I'm having fun. Man.

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<v Speaker 1>We're not construction workers.

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<v Speaker 2>We're not guys that have to give up four in

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<v Speaker 2>the morning or professional basketball players. It's about having fun.

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<v Speaker 2>That's what we try to do tonight. That's what I

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<v Speaker 2>try to do tonight. And also, he tried to knock

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<v Speaker 2>the Lakers out of the fucking playoffs because they did him wrong,

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<v Speaker 2>And that, folks, is Pat Bevan a nutshell. He lightens

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<v Speaker 2>the mood, he brings the intensity. He gets soft players

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<v Speaker 2>to be tough players. Him and Alex Crucier together are tremendous.

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<v Speaker 2>And you know what he always do every single time.

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<v Speaker 2>He always makes the playoffs every time. This Bulls team,

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<v Speaker 2>to me, is a sneaky.

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<v Speaker 1>Dangerous team.

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<v Speaker 2>They're not going anywhere in the playoffs, but they will

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<v Speaker 2>be very annoying.

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<v Speaker 1>They play the Boston Celtics.

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<v Speaker 2>The Boston Celtics are gonna get their hands full of

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<v Speaker 2>Pat bev in Jason Tatum's face, in Jalen Brown's face,

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<v Speaker 2>and remember Jalen Brown has that mask, so who knows

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<v Speaker 2>what's gonna happen there. Remember he broke Devin Booker's nose

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<v Speaker 2>in the playoffs. I'm just saying, watch your face, watch

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<v Speaker 2>your butt around Pat Beverly, because Boston's already lost twice

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<v Speaker 2>to the Bulls this year by fourteen and eighteen points,

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<v Speaker 2>and that was before Pat Beverly got there. I love

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<v Speaker 2>that he saved the season for Chicago, that's his hometown,

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<v Speaker 2>which I think is impactful. If he manages to win

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<v Speaker 2>a first round series, you will You saw what he

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<v Speaker 2>did with the Timberwolves when they want to play in game.

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<v Speaker 2>Just imagine what he will do if he wins a

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<v Speaker 2>playoff series. And that to me is good for the NBA.

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<v Speaker 1>That's all the time.

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<v Speaker 2>After this episode of the Heat Check, check back Friday,

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