WEBVTT - Fixing The NBA All-Star Game Is Simple

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

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<v Speaker 1>episode of the Heat Check.

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<v Speaker 2>All Star Game is over, folks, Yes, sir, it's time

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<v Speaker 2>for us to move forward. We are gonna break down

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<v Speaker 2>the good, the bad, the ugly. Speaking of ugly, Nate McMillan.

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<v Speaker 1>Gets fired another one bites the dust. Atlanta is now

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<v Speaker 1>looking for a.

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<v Speaker 2>New head coach, and Russ and Kevin Love also changed teams.

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<v Speaker 2>Just over twenty games left in the regular season, Nicks,

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<v Speaker 2>so do me a favor and drop that generic gass beat.

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<v Speaker 2>All right, So this extravaganza in Salt Lake City, Utah

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<v Speaker 2>has come and gone. Everybody's take pretty much from the

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<v Speaker 2>game is that's stunk.

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<v Speaker 1>I also thought it stunk.

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<v Speaker 2>I thought, what are you gonna really ask for when

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<v Speaker 2>there's multiple stars that are out for injuries and the

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<v Speaker 2>injury reserves and all of these things, considering.

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<v Speaker 1>That it is just a game. It is not just

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<v Speaker 1>a game. It's an exhibition game. Let's be honest.

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<v Speaker 2>I listed players who one hundred percent would phone it in,

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<v Speaker 2>and every single one of them did. Nicole Jokich had

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<v Speaker 2>four points, Luca had four points. Do I hate on

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<v Speaker 2>them for not trying?

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<v Speaker 1>No like Luca sometimes needs a break.

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<v Speaker 2>Okay, he wanted to go to Mexico and he went

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<v Speaker 2>to your little event and he played. Okay, he showed

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<v Speaker 2>up better than you can say for Trey Young. It

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<v Speaker 2>is a great opportunity for late nights hanging out with

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<v Speaker 2>other superstars.

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<v Speaker 1>It is like an NBA convention. That's basically what it is.

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<v Speaker 1>It's like a trade show for the NBA and people

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<v Speaker 1>who are around the NBA.

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<v Speaker 2>The fact that there's fans there and that there's a

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<v Speaker 2>TV event that's basically subsidizing this little party. They do

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<v Speaker 2>not care about the person or people responsible for some

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<v Speaker 2>their party.

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<v Speaker 1>They just want to party.

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<v Speaker 2>I do not also buy into the fact that the

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<v Speaker 2>ratings were so bad that they're gonna hurt the league

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<v Speaker 2>in the next round of the media negotiations. That is bullshit.

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<v Speaker 2>That is absolute poppycock. The All Star Game is not

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<v Speaker 2>It is not the corner stone of a season, and

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<v Speaker 2>it took a back seat to the trade deadline, which is,

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<v Speaker 2>if we're being honest, what's even more important than the

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<v Speaker 2>All Star Game.

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<v Speaker 1>So, yeah, the game wasn't fun to watch.

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<v Speaker 2>People had ideas about how to fix it. I also

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<v Speaker 2>have ideas, as usual about how to fix things. One

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<v Speaker 2>of my ideas went viral a few days ago. My

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<v Speaker 2>tweet was this the only way to fix the All

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<v Speaker 2>Star Game. You pit the US versus the rest of

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<v Speaker 2>the world and see them duke it out like hunger games.

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<v Speaker 1>Think about it. Team USA, who's on that team?

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<v Speaker 2>You got Steph Lebron has to start, Kevin Durant, Tatum

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<v Speaker 2>ad That's like pretty standard starting five. And then for

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<v Speaker 2>the bench, you've got jaw Jaylen Brown, Damian Lillard, Donovan Mitchell,

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<v Speaker 2>Devin Booker, Kyrie At, Daron Fox, Kawhi, Jared Allen. So

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<v Speaker 2>that's my that's my All Star team for the US.

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<v Speaker 1>And then Team World. Man, this is a squad.

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<v Speaker 2>You got shay Giljes Alexander, you got Luka, Doncic, you

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<v Speaker 2>got Jannis Embiid and Jokic my god. Then on the

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<v Speaker 2>off the bench, you got Demonic Sabonis, Marknen, Ben Mathern,

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<v Speaker 2>Pascal Siakam, Andrew Wiggins, Rudy Gobert, Jamal Murray, og Annon, Nobi,

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<v Speaker 2>Josh Giddy, Franz Wagner, DeAndre Ayton, from the Caribbean, christ

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<v Speaker 2>As Porzingis, Jeremy Sohan, Steven.

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<v Speaker 1>Adams come on, now, come on, now.

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<v Speaker 2>I think at that point you'd have to put it

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<v Speaker 2>in a city where there was nothing else to do

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<v Speaker 2>but whoop. It would be have to be a separate

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<v Speaker 2>week There is zero chants that Luca and Jokic would

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<v Speaker 2>mail it in if it meant they were fighting for

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<v Speaker 2>their country. They were fighting to say that the world

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<v Speaker 2>was better than America. They've got competitive nature running through

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<v Speaker 2>their veins, and you know what they don't want to

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<v Speaker 2>do is to make it seem like America is the

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<v Speaker 2>only thing that matters. They played internationally. This is an

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<v Speaker 2>international fit. Easy fix, Adam easy. I am giving Adam

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<v Speaker 2>Silver a multi billion dollar idea for free.

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<v Speaker 1>So just do it.

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<v Speaker 2>Fifteen American All Stars, fifteen non American All Stars. Winning

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<v Speaker 2>team gets bragging.

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<v Speaker 1>Rights for the year. Make it a whole thing. This

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<v Speaker 1>is the only chance that you have.

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<v Speaker 2>As for the rest of the All Star weekend, it

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<v Speaker 2>was pretty good. What except for the skills competition. That

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<v Speaker 2>shit's gotta go. We gotta have some sort of substitute

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<v Speaker 2>for what that was. It's confusing, it's on the wrong night.

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<v Speaker 2>There's no drama. I honestly don't know who thought watching

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<v Speaker 2>the Antitukunpo brothers throw bounce passes into a tire would

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<v Speaker 2>make for a great TV. Like, I don't know why

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<v Speaker 2>we wanted to Team Utah other than the fact that

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<v Speaker 2>they were in Utah. There needs to be another replacement

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<v Speaker 2>for this. Also, the Celebrity Basketball Game, I don't know.

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<v Speaker 1>About that either.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, I mean, the only reason I'm even slightly optimistic

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<v Speaker 2>is because I am hoping that someday maybe I can

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<v Speaker 2>play in it. That's the only reason is I can

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<v Speaker 2>get on TV just to play basketball. Other than that,

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<v Speaker 2>I could take it or leave it. The Rising Stars Game,

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<v Speaker 2>that was probably the best thing that we saw, besides

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<v Speaker 2>maybe the dunk contest. Jose Alvarado is being micd up

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<v Speaker 2>the entire time, which was great. He gets the MVP

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<v Speaker 2>after him and Donovan Mitchell go back and forth. He

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<v Speaker 2>makes a bet with Donovan Mitchell that he was going

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<v Speaker 2>to hit a game winner, and that was pretty fun.

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<v Speaker 2>You got to see G leaguers like Scoot come out

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<v Speaker 2>and play some basketball again.

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<v Speaker 1>In the All Star Game. You could have had Victor

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<v Speaker 1>wam Nyama play right now. Would have been very interesting,

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<v Speaker 1>wouldn't it.

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<v Speaker 2>And like listen, you got to see the G league

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<v Speaker 2>play and realize why they're not.

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<v Speaker 1>In the league yet.

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<v Speaker 2>Let's be honest, these you gotta while to go. You're

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<v Speaker 2>like fresh chicken out of a pack, you know what

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<v Speaker 2>I mean. You're still a little wet behind the ears.

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<v Speaker 2>We gotta put a little seasoning on you. We gotta

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<v Speaker 2>put a little uh just marinate. You gotta marinate in

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<v Speaker 2>the bag a little bit more scoot before you play

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<v Speaker 2>in the NBA.

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<v Speaker 1>The three point Contest was for me a highlight.

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<v Speaker 2>I did predict that Damian Lillard was going to win

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<v Speaker 2>it because he went to Weaver State.

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<v Speaker 1>That's not why I loved it, even though that was

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<v Speaker 1>a nice little piece of vindication.

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<v Speaker 2>But lots of guys were struggling, and I love to

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<v Speaker 2>see pro struggle in any sport. Tyler hero looked not

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<v Speaker 2>like a hero. Kevin Herder looked like he had no

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<v Speaker 2>business being in that contests.

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<v Speaker 1>Randall looked like he snuck in to the tournament. He did.

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<v Speaker 1>It was so painful. His son cried and then boot him.

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<v Speaker 1>It was so bad. That's not even a joke that happened.

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<v Speaker 2>Tyrese Halliburton, which his shooting stroke. I understand why scouts

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<v Speaker 2>were like, I'm not sure if this kid can can.

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<v Speaker 1>Do it, but he can. He can really shoot.

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<v Speaker 2>Tyrese Haliburton set a record with thirty one points in

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<v Speaker 2>the first round, and his little hitch was so ugly.

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<v Speaker 1>I don't even know how he makes shots. Honestly, I don't.

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<v Speaker 1>I don't know how he does it.

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<v Speaker 2>It takes so long to get the ball. It's almost

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<v Speaker 2>like there's a glitch in the system, you know, and

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<v Speaker 2>he's trying to re get the system to work smooth.

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<v Speaker 1>But it was all daytime. Man. He came out crushed it.

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<v Speaker 2>He lit through the final rack to win his first

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<v Speaker 2>three point contest.

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<v Speaker 1>Then he rolled off on the Sunday. He's done.

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<v Speaker 2>He's never probably doing it again. He wanted one for

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<v Speaker 2>the resume. I'll probably never.

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<v Speaker 1>See him back.

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<v Speaker 2>And then a quick little question I have for people

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<v Speaker 2>who make these little cute T shirts and sweatshirts and stuff.

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<v Speaker 2>How come there weren't any parody shirts made that I

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<v Speaker 2>could have bought that said twenty twenty three NBA All

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<v Speaker 2>Star slut like Salt Lake City Utah slut like that

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<v Speaker 2>should have been an easy thing for the people on

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<v Speaker 2>the internet to do, but they didn't. But they didn't,

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<v Speaker 2>And Finally, the Dunk Contest was awesome. No one on

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<v Speaker 2>earth wanted to watch the Dunk Contest and it ended

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<v Speaker 2>up being an electric factory. It's been so bad for

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<v Speaker 2>so many years outside of the Zach Lavine and Aaron

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<v Speaker 2>Gordon Contest, that we were just making fun of Mac

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<v Speaker 2>McClung before we even saw Mac McClung. And you know what,

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<v Speaker 2>he single handedly saved the Dunk Contest. And now they

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<v Speaker 2>want to know if he'll play in the Dunk Contest

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<v Speaker 2>for his entire life, Like, hey, that's what you do.

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<v Speaker 1>Now.

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<v Speaker 2>You come out and we know your name, we know

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<v Speaker 2>what you look like, we've seen your face. We're happy

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<v Speaker 2>with you in here now, and now you have to

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<v Speaker 2>come back every year, and so I think he will,

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<v Speaker 2>but the question remains.

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<v Speaker 1>Stephen A.

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<v Speaker 2>Smith talked about this, which is wild. People are asking

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<v Speaker 2>why the Dunk Contest doesn't have major stars in it anymore.

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<v Speaker 2>Stephen A thinks Lebron killed it because Lebron didn't do it.

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<v Speaker 2>Now all the other stars are following suit, so he

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<v Speaker 2>ruined it himself. His one decision set the dominoes off.

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<v Speaker 2>But people are now asking everyone, hey, Dunk Contest is

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<v Speaker 2>kind of fun Are you going to enter it next year?

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<v Speaker 2>They asked Jaw. They asked Aunt Edwards. You can scratch

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<v Speaker 2>Aunt Edward's off of your thoughts about him being in

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<v Speaker 2>the dunk contest? Why well listen to what he had to.

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<v Speaker 1>Say now, Reggie Miller, are a lot of guys want

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<v Speaker 1>to know, could you plausibly get in the dunk contest

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<v Speaker 1>one of these?

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<v Speaker 2>Nope? No, come on and stop playing. Nope.

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<v Speaker 1>I just like dunking ok people. Man, whoa you heard that?

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<v Speaker 2>Reggie like dunk old? Yeah, I think that sounds about right.

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<v Speaker 2>I just like dunking on people. Ditto for Ja Morant.

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<v Speaker 2>These guys want to be dunking in game. They want

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<v Speaker 2>to fly down the lane. They want to stuff the

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<v Speaker 2>basketball down your throat. They want to embarrass who's ever

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<v Speaker 2>standing there. They want to posterize you. They want to

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<v Speaker 2>demolished your ego, put it into a little package, wrap

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<v Speaker 2>it up in a bow, and take your ego home

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<v Speaker 2>with them and put it on another night stand.

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<v Speaker 1>That's what they want to do.

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<v Speaker 2>If there's nobody standing underneath the rim, what fun is

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<v Speaker 2>it really to dunk? If you're someone like Ja Morant

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<v Speaker 2>and Edwards? I actually kind of get that everything else

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<v Speaker 2>is kind of like a fake dunk. A real dunk

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<v Speaker 2>is what you do in a game when you murder somebody.

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<v Speaker 2>The rest is kind of pageantry. Frankly, far more interested

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<v Speaker 2>in seeing that than I am watching the dunk contest.

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<v Speaker 1>But those McClung dunks were

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<v Speaker 2>Sick, and he's probably gonna end up being are a

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<v Speaker 2>little poster child for the Dunk Contest for the next

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<v Speaker 2>fifteen years, so good for him.