WEBVTT - Steven Adams Out Multiple Weeks

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<v Speaker 1>Lastly, as we were about to record, major news dropped.

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<v Speaker 2>Wanted to keep you updated.

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<v Speaker 1>We'll have something more on the Memphis Grizzlies tomorrow when

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<v Speaker 1>we record. But Steven Adams of the Memphis Grizzlies, the

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<v Speaker 1>strongest man in the NBA, the guy that is in

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<v Speaker 1>a movable force, has a PCL sprain and will miss

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<v Speaker 1>the next three to five weeks. Oh my god, I

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<v Speaker 1>don't know that I can overestimate how big of a

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<v Speaker 1>deal this is for the Memphis Grizzlies. He's not only

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<v Speaker 1>important to the Grizzlies in general, he is very important

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<v Speaker 1>to chaw John Morant in particular.

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<v Speaker 2>Not only does Steven Adams.

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<v Speaker 1>Average you know, a decent amount of points, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>eight point six points, eleven and a half rebounds per game,

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<v Speaker 1>two and a half assists per game, but he also

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<v Speaker 1>leads the NBA offensive rebound rates. More than that, he

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<v Speaker 1>is a hard rock and someone who enforces and keeps

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<v Speaker 1>John Morant from losing his life every time he gets airborne. Right,

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<v Speaker 1>you're not gonna mess around with him when you know

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<v Speaker 1>the JA Morant has Steven Adams right there. Jaw drives

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<v Speaker 1>does not get hit and struck out of the air

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<v Speaker 1>like a bird right by a hunter. You could probably

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<v Speaker 1>make an argument that Steven Adams is the second most

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<v Speaker 1>important Memphis Grizzly player right now, and that's saying a

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<v Speaker 1>lot considering that Jared Jackson is probably gonna win Defensive

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<v Speaker 1>Player of the Year. Memphis currently in second place, They're

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<v Speaker 1>gonna face ten to fifteen games with doubt them. You're

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<v Speaker 1>probably gonna see more Brandon Clark, who I love more,

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<v Speaker 1>santi Al Dama, who I like and does not get

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<v Speaker 1>nearly enough minutes, I don't think, and probably a heavier

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<v Speaker 1>dose of Xavier Tillman, which has the Internet right now

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<v Speaker 1>a tizzy.

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<v Speaker 2>People are losing their shit over.

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<v Speaker 1>Xavier Tillman starting tonight's game. And I tell you what,

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<v Speaker 1>I can't blame them. Honestly, I can't blame them. None

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<v Speaker 1>of them, no matter how good they are as a collective,

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<v Speaker 1>are gonna come close to Steven Adams.

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<v Speaker 2>He's the only person on the floor.

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<v Speaker 1>Probably that made Shannon Sharp in his four thousand dollars

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<v Speaker 1>cardigan that he was popping out of look small.

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<v Speaker 2>Next to him.

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<v Speaker 1>And then when he said, oh, John didn't want smoke,

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<v Speaker 1>Team Moran didn't want smoke.

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<v Speaker 2>Dylan Brooks didn't want smoke.

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<v Speaker 1>Remember, Shannon Sharp somehow mysteriously forgot to mention that Steven

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<v Speaker 1>Adams did not want any smoke, So.

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<v Speaker 2>Just be aware of that.

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<v Speaker 1>Injuries they always impact the NBA season, as we know,

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<v Speaker 1>and Memphis has actually faced their fair share of it,

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<v Speaker 1>the fact that they're in second place right now, considering

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<v Speaker 1>that Jaron Jackson has been out for the beginning the season.

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<v Speaker 1>He was out, Desmond Bane missed time with his toe.

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<v Speaker 1>Now you've got Steven Adams missing considerable time. Even Jaw

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<v Speaker 1>has missed eight games. So we're gonna see how the

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<v Speaker 1>Grizzlies do and how they handle their business over the

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<v Speaker 1>next month, because if they can hang out and just

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<v Speaker 1>stay steady, that would be a huge win. I tell

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<v Speaker 1>you what, though, there are a lot of teams that

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<v Speaker 1>have the Grizzlies in their crosshairs, and without Steven Adams,

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<v Speaker 1>our Sacramento Kings put a beat down on them and

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<v Speaker 1>they don't have their incredible Hulk to protect them when

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<v Speaker 1>they talk all that shit even from the stands.

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<v Speaker 2>Next up, really Quick, could not end.

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<v Speaker 1>This show without telling a little bit about the latest

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<v Speaker 1>from our favorite holy roller in the NBA, Joe Missoula. Yep,

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<v Speaker 1>we gotta talk about him. Yep, Hey Joe, Joe Missoula.

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<v Speaker 2>Is everything. Okay, my guy, you okay. I think you're

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<v Speaker 2>under a little too.

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<v Speaker 1>Much stress out there in Boston because, according to Celtics

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<v Speaker 1>beat writer Adam Himmel's back, Joe Missoula just just walked

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<v Speaker 1>past Marcus Smart in the locker room, did a fool,

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<v Speaker 1>did a full summersault in front of him, turned instead,

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<v Speaker 1>turned and said you can't do that, then walked out.

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<v Speaker 1>That's a real story that sets how crazy it is.

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<v Speaker 1>What what's happening?

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<v Speaker 2>What is going on? I am worried. I am worried

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<v Speaker 2>about Joe Missoula. What is he doing? What? What?

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<v Speaker 1>What kind of ninja summer salt mental health cry for help?

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<v Speaker 2>Nick? Is this? Are you a six year old girl

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<v Speaker 2>in tumbling class or are you the head coach of

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<v Speaker 2>the Boston Celtics. Random somersaults? You know those girls that

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<v Speaker 2>just randomly do just out of nowhere, They just start

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<v Speaker 2>they do what's the other thing? Was the one you

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<v Speaker 2>do this side.

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<v Speaker 1>The handstand, handstanding, the sumrsault.

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<v Speaker 2>And they just land it. They're like, see, bet you

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<v Speaker 2>can't do that, Like that's a girl. The people who

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<v Speaker 2>do that are girls.

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<v Speaker 1>Named Tanya, not not Joe.

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<v Speaker 2>Missoula.

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<v Speaker 1>The head coach Himmel's Bach probably saw this up close,

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<v Speaker 1>because otherwise how would he even know about it? No

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<v Speaker 1>one's gonna tell him this story. He viewed this like

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<v Speaker 1>all of us and me who is currently in tears.

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<v Speaker 1>Bewildered by this, he went to Marcus Smart and said, hey, dude,

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<v Speaker 1>was that some kind of inside joke between you guys?

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<v Speaker 1>And Marcus Smart literally shook his head no, and he said,

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<v Speaker 1>I have zero idea where that somersault came from.

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<v Speaker 2>Then he rolled his eyes and said, we need to

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<v Speaker 2>stop giving.

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<v Speaker 1>Him sugar did Are we sure that's not a story

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<v Speaker 1>about Deuce Tatum? I have so many questions about this.

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<v Speaker 1>Why for what reason would a thirty four year old

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<v Speaker 1>man just pop out in a gymnastics move in the

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<v Speaker 1>locker room and say, bet you can't do that. Second

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<v Speaker 1>question that I have is this a Is this gonna

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<v Speaker 1>be a pattern? Has this happened before? Are we going

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<v Speaker 1>to see more progressions of gymnastics in the locker room?

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<v Speaker 1>Are we gonna see him do a forward role into

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<v Speaker 1>a tuck jump, a hop to safe landing into a

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<v Speaker 1>log roll, I.

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<v Speaker 2>Need to know.

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<v Speaker 1>Third question, even though Marcus Smart said he had no

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<v Speaker 1>clue that this was coming, why was it he more

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<v Speaker 1>shocked or shook by this. I am reading this, and I, personally,

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<v Speaker 1>who was not there.

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<v Speaker 2>Am shooketh.

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<v Speaker 1>I would if I had anyone that I worked, would

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<v Speaker 1>jump into a somersault right in front of me and say, bet,

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<v Speaker 1>you can't do that. Yeah, no, I can't do that.

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<v Speaker 1>And I don't think you should be doing that either.

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<v Speaker 1>Jesus Christ, we have an insurance policy out for you.

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<v Speaker 1>We got one coach who's already been suspended for it

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<v Speaker 1>is fucking own gymnastics in the bedroom.

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<v Speaker 2>You know what I'm saying.

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<v Speaker 1>We got another guy, Bible thumper, doing gymnastics in the

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<v Speaker 1>locker room, and we don't even get one side eye

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<v Speaker 1>from Marcus Smart.

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<v Speaker 2>And you know what that means. Marcus Smart has seen

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<v Speaker 2>some shit.

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<v Speaker 1>You know. If that doesn't phase you, you've seen things.

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<v Speaker 1>And if you had to pick one guy in the

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<v Speaker 1>NBA who's not getting a lot of adult gymnastics in

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<v Speaker 1>his life, it's Marcus Smart.

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<v Speaker 2>He's way up at the top of my list.

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<v Speaker 1>I hope, I hope that there's more of this story

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<v Speaker 1>to be told. And this I think is just a

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<v Speaker 1>sign that Joe Miszula is just a strange cat. If

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<v Speaker 1>this is a sign of him crying out for help,

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<v Speaker 1>like Blink twice show if you need something, things are

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<v Speaker 1>only gonna get weirder in Boston. That is all the

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<v Speaker 1>time that we have for the Heat Check. My God,

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<v Speaker 1>Joe Mizula, come back Friday for.

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<v Speaker 2>An all new episode.

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<v Speaker 1>As we have trade deadline coming in less than three weeks,

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<v Speaker 1>We're gonna be very busy filling you in on all

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<v Speaker 1>the details. Do not forget to read this story about

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<v Speaker 1>Joe Mizzula because I did.

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<v Speaker 2>Not make it up. It seems like I did, and

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<v Speaker 2>I did not do.

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