1 00:00:01,560 --> 00:00:03,800 Speaker 1: Welcome to Good Game with Sarah Spain, where we are 2 00:00:03,880 --> 00:00:06,840 Speaker 1: screaming outside a bar for friend of the Show and 3 00:00:06,880 --> 00:00:11,360 Speaker 1: Iheartwomen's Sports hosts number one overall pick Asy Fud. But 4 00:00:11,440 --> 00:00:14,920 Speaker 1: we are screaming even louder for Gabrielle Hakaz to the sky. 5 00:00:15,560 --> 00:00:17,239 Speaker 1: We are not going to win every game, folks, but 6 00:00:17,360 --> 00:00:21,520 Speaker 1: we are going to win every fight. It's Tuesday, April fourteenth, 7 00:00:21,560 --> 00:00:23,040 Speaker 1: and on today's show, I'm coming to you from the 8 00:00:23,079 --> 00:00:27,320 Speaker 1: iHeart Women's Sports Draft party at Wilka's in Manhattan. Actually 9 00:00:27,360 --> 00:00:30,760 Speaker 1: the street outside Wilka's in Manhattan, and no fewer than 10 00:00:30,760 --> 00:00:33,960 Speaker 1: five people have already walked by as I'm screaming. 11 00:00:33,520 --> 00:00:34,840 Speaker 2: About the WNBA draft. 12 00:00:34,880 --> 00:00:38,199 Speaker 1: But I'm just too excited about everything that happened to. 13 00:00:38,240 --> 00:00:38,840 Speaker 2: Make you wait. 14 00:00:39,040 --> 00:00:41,760 Speaker 1: So we're throwing our usual show format out the window 15 00:00:41,840 --> 00:00:46,400 Speaker 1: to give you my instant draft reactions, then everything else 16 00:00:46,440 --> 00:00:48,920 Speaker 1: you need to know today, and I'm gonna need you 17 00:00:48,960 --> 00:00:51,480 Speaker 1: to give me a minute to talk about the WNBA 18 00:00:51,600 --> 00:00:54,920 Speaker 1: reporter discourse that's going on over at the Bad Place. 19 00:00:55,440 --> 00:00:59,840 Speaker 1: Twitter plus Live, Laugh, Love Volleyball. She's a mad woman, 20 00:01:00,120 --> 00:01:03,639 Speaker 1: and no Kelsey Plumb cannot lend you a dolla. It's 21 00:01:03,680 --> 00:01:15,280 Speaker 1: all coming up right after this welcome back slices. I 22 00:01:15,319 --> 00:01:18,319 Speaker 1: am recording this late Monday night from the street just 23 00:01:18,360 --> 00:01:21,200 Speaker 1: outside of the Iheartwomen's Sports party at Wilcos in Manhattan. 24 00:01:21,600 --> 00:01:22,520 Speaker 2: Super fun crowd. 25 00:01:22,600 --> 00:01:26,039 Speaker 1: It included so many hosts from Iheartwomen's Sports, including the 26 00:01:26,080 --> 00:01:29,560 Speaker 1: Goat herself, Cheryl Swoops. Very fun to be trading thoughts 27 00:01:29,600 --> 00:01:32,400 Speaker 1: about the picks before they were made, about the fits 28 00:01:32,440 --> 00:01:35,480 Speaker 1: that we saw. Speaking of the fits, before the draft 29 00:01:35,640 --> 00:01:39,919 Speaker 1: even got underway, I was already losing my frickin' mind 30 00:01:40,000 --> 00:01:44,440 Speaker 1: over Flaje Johnson. Y'all, we already know she is not 31 00:01:44,560 --> 00:01:46,720 Speaker 1: new to this, she is true to this. The WNBA 32 00:01:46,800 --> 00:01:48,960 Speaker 1: draft is not her moment to show off. 33 00:01:49,240 --> 00:01:50,000 Speaker 2: She had been. 34 00:01:49,840 --> 00:01:53,279 Speaker 1: Showing off on red carpets, on award shows, in music 35 00:01:53,360 --> 00:01:58,040 Speaker 1: videos like this woman is already such a star, and man, 36 00:01:58,600 --> 00:02:03,920 Speaker 1: she somehow outdid herself. Even the velvet the cutouts just unbelievable. 37 00:02:03,920 --> 00:02:07,680 Speaker 1: She looked so gorgeous. Lauren Betts was killing it. Gabriella 38 00:02:07,680 --> 00:02:11,959 Speaker 1: Hawks with the slit. Asy's first dress was already beautiful enough, 39 00:02:11,960 --> 00:02:14,680 Speaker 1: but the second one, I mean, I was not expecting 40 00:02:14,680 --> 00:02:16,800 Speaker 1: the wardrobe change. I guess maybe I should have, because 41 00:02:16,800 --> 00:02:19,399 Speaker 1: we saw Page absolutely nailed the wardrobe change last year. 42 00:02:19,720 --> 00:02:21,920 Speaker 1: Maybe she gave her that hint, you know, get get yourself. 43 00:02:21,919 --> 00:02:24,040 Speaker 1: Two fits for people to be talking about the next day. 44 00:02:24,720 --> 00:02:28,640 Speaker 1: Cody McMahon, Oh my god, Cody McMahon given Toronto Tempo 45 00:02:28,720 --> 00:02:31,720 Speaker 1: Times DOCI. That was beautiful. It was almost a shame 46 00:02:31,720 --> 00:02:33,040 Speaker 1: she didn't go to the Tempo. She would have been 47 00:02:33,120 --> 00:02:36,200 Speaker 1: ready day one. Speaking of fits, I have to admit 48 00:02:36,800 --> 00:02:39,040 Speaker 1: Kathy Engelbert, who, by the way, I ran into on 49 00:02:39,200 --> 00:02:41,280 Speaker 1: the street this morning. I was heading to our iHeart 50 00:02:41,320 --> 00:02:43,640 Speaker 1: Women's sports photo shoot with all the different hosts from 51 00:02:43,680 --> 00:02:46,359 Speaker 1: our podcasts, and I'm just like two blocks away from 52 00:02:46,440 --> 00:02:49,880 Speaker 1: the iHeart headquarters and I hear Sarah, Oh Sarah, and 53 00:02:49,919 --> 00:02:51,919 Speaker 1: I turned around Katy Engelbert on the street. 54 00:02:52,000 --> 00:02:53,840 Speaker 2: She had a couple other folks from the WNBA were 55 00:02:53,880 --> 00:02:55,440 Speaker 2: headed to the parents brunch. 56 00:02:55,880 --> 00:02:58,200 Speaker 1: That was happening just you know, a couple hours before 57 00:02:58,200 --> 00:03:00,720 Speaker 1: all the draft stuff got underway, but only in New York. 58 00:03:00,800 --> 00:03:03,560 Speaker 1: Running into the Commission on the street anyway, I have 59 00:03:03,600 --> 00:03:06,800 Speaker 1: to admit Kathy looked fantastic in her dress. I loved 60 00:03:06,840 --> 00:03:08,920 Speaker 1: the sparkle, but a little bit of me was like, 61 00:03:08,960 --> 00:03:12,000 Speaker 1: I don't know if I'm going grinch green after the negotiations, 62 00:03:12,040 --> 00:03:14,480 Speaker 1: I know things turned out great. I know maybe it's 63 00:03:14,520 --> 00:03:17,240 Speaker 1: money green because she's handing out buckets of it now 64 00:03:17,520 --> 00:03:18,440 Speaker 1: with the new CBA. 65 00:03:18,560 --> 00:03:20,320 Speaker 2: I just I would be a little worried about being. 66 00:03:20,280 --> 00:03:23,000 Speaker 1: On the opposing side of those negotiations rocking that grinch green. 67 00:03:23,080 --> 00:03:25,960 Speaker 1: But she looked great. Okay, let's talk about the picks. 68 00:03:26,040 --> 00:03:29,080 Speaker 1: I'm going fast reaction, immediate reaction. We'll have so much 69 00:03:29,120 --> 00:03:31,560 Speaker 1: time to talk about the basketball fit for these and 70 00:03:31,600 --> 00:03:33,920 Speaker 1: to be honest, I'm recording this before some of the 71 00:03:33,960 --> 00:03:36,080 Speaker 1: second round stuff and before even some of the free 72 00:03:36,080 --> 00:03:38,880 Speaker 1: agency stuff has really been finalized, So we're gonna go 73 00:03:39,080 --> 00:03:41,760 Speaker 1: lots of fit talk and a lot of just enthusiasm 74 00:03:41,840 --> 00:03:44,160 Speaker 1: and excitement about where these different players are landing before 75 00:03:44,200 --> 00:03:48,040 Speaker 1: we can even get to basketball fit. Okay, first of all, 76 00:03:48,160 --> 00:03:52,280 Speaker 1: our girl Asy fud friend at the show, host of 77 00:03:52,320 --> 00:03:54,720 Speaker 1: a show right here on Iheartwomen's Sports. When I tell you, 78 00:03:55,080 --> 00:04:00,000 Speaker 1: the bar erupted, we had friends of hers, we had produced, 79 00:04:00,320 --> 00:04:02,360 Speaker 1: we had just a whole room of people that were 80 00:04:02,440 --> 00:04:05,440 Speaker 1: so so excited and happy for her. So it's really 81 00:04:05,440 --> 00:04:08,360 Speaker 1: fun to be in this bar where everyone was really 82 00:04:08,400 --> 00:04:11,360 Speaker 1: really excited for Easy to go number one seventh Husky 83 00:04:11,480 --> 00:04:12,560 Speaker 1: going number one in the draft. 84 00:04:12,560 --> 00:04:13,320 Speaker 2: Pretty impressive. 85 00:04:13,640 --> 00:04:19,240 Speaker 1: Also that wardrobe change that Bob Mackie share nineteen seventies 86 00:04:19,320 --> 00:04:23,240 Speaker 1: perfection that looked like that desert sand art where it 87 00:04:23,320 --> 00:04:26,880 Speaker 1: all you know, filters by color, the hair, the body, 88 00:04:27,040 --> 00:04:31,880 Speaker 1: the makeup, absolutely just ethereal just perfection. I was dying 89 00:04:31,920 --> 00:04:35,159 Speaker 1: for Easy. I'm so excited for that team. This is 90 00:04:35,200 --> 00:04:37,919 Speaker 1: a Dallas Wings fan base that has been so so 91 00:04:38,279 --> 00:04:41,680 Speaker 1: hungry just to have something to cheer for, besides a 92 00:04:41,720 --> 00:04:44,479 Speaker 1: star that can't quite get them to the finish line. 93 00:04:44,520 --> 00:04:44,599 Speaker 2: Right. 94 00:04:44,640 --> 00:04:46,720 Speaker 1: You have a lot of great players that come through there, 95 00:04:46,720 --> 00:04:48,040 Speaker 1: but you want to get those wins. 96 00:04:48,279 --> 00:04:49,440 Speaker 2: It's been hard for Arik. 97 00:04:49,680 --> 00:04:51,919 Speaker 1: By the way, someone today told me it's Arik, and 98 00:04:51,960 --> 00:04:54,599 Speaker 1: I'm like, okay, but I've been told ari K and 99 00:04:54,720 --> 00:04:55,560 Speaker 1: until we get her on the. 100 00:04:55,560 --> 00:04:56,479 Speaker 2: Show, I don't know. 101 00:04:57,200 --> 00:04:59,719 Speaker 1: Anyway, I'm sorry, I'm getting a dispatch right now that 102 00:04:59,760 --> 00:05:02,719 Speaker 1: the All Creeds have traded Flage already. I haven't even 103 00:05:02,800 --> 00:05:04,880 Speaker 1: gotten to the point where I'm telling you about that pick, 104 00:05:05,120 --> 00:05:07,320 Speaker 1: and it's coming fast and furious. Okay, we're going to 105 00:05:07,360 --> 00:05:10,200 Speaker 1: get to that and we'll we'll address that. Okay, Back 106 00:05:10,200 --> 00:05:13,800 Speaker 1: to Asy and the Wings. Like I said, what we 107 00:05:13,839 --> 00:05:16,719 Speaker 1: saw tonight from her and Paige leaves a lot of 108 00:05:16,800 --> 00:05:19,839 Speaker 1: questions to be asked, and we'll leave those to those 109 00:05:19,880 --> 00:05:22,200 Speaker 1: young people, right, That's not our business. But I certainly 110 00:05:22,279 --> 00:05:25,000 Speaker 1: hope that if they told the team, both Page and Asy, 111 00:05:25,080 --> 00:05:27,240 Speaker 1: that they will be able to play and they're still 112 00:05:27,240 --> 00:05:29,120 Speaker 1: friends and they'll get along and they'll make it work. 113 00:05:29,160 --> 00:05:31,919 Speaker 1: That that's what happens, and they're professionals now, and I 114 00:05:31,960 --> 00:05:34,119 Speaker 1: hope that's the case. That's a lot easier to say 115 00:05:34,320 --> 00:05:37,040 Speaker 1: in advance of the season than it is when your 116 00:05:37,200 --> 00:05:40,119 Speaker 1: former lady is bringing a new lady to the games 117 00:05:40,160 --> 00:05:42,839 Speaker 1: to sit courtside and cheer you on. Again, this is 118 00:05:42,839 --> 00:05:45,279 Speaker 1: not my business. I'm just reading the tea leaves, y'all. 119 00:05:45,720 --> 00:05:48,400 Speaker 1: And honestly, they're also very young kids and. 120 00:05:48,320 --> 00:05:49,080 Speaker 2: They are bff. 121 00:05:49,160 --> 00:05:51,000 Speaker 1: So maybe they'll just get back together and this will 122 00:05:51,040 --> 00:05:53,360 Speaker 1: be heated rivalry basketball style. 123 00:05:53,440 --> 00:05:55,360 Speaker 2: Because I'm gonna tell you back to back. 124 00:05:55,320 --> 00:05:57,520 Speaker 1: Number one picks who are dating and then go to 125 00:05:57,560 --> 00:05:58,200 Speaker 1: the same team. 126 00:05:58,839 --> 00:06:02,080 Speaker 2: That's a movie, it's not real life. But it happened. 127 00:06:02,120 --> 00:06:02,760 Speaker 2: It happened, So. 128 00:06:03,040 --> 00:06:05,160 Speaker 1: I'm rooting for those two no matter what their relationship 129 00:06:05,200 --> 00:06:07,839 Speaker 1: to each other looks like okay, Olivia Miles to the Lynx, 130 00:06:08,000 --> 00:06:11,080 Speaker 1: the stitching in her jacket for her family, the emotions 131 00:06:11,080 --> 00:06:11,839 Speaker 1: from her family. 132 00:06:12,240 --> 00:06:12,919 Speaker 2: I loved that. 133 00:06:13,400 --> 00:06:15,560 Speaker 1: I wasn't sure about the fit. Bottom half looked great 134 00:06:15,600 --> 00:06:17,080 Speaker 1: to me. Top half kind of looked like you showed 135 00:06:17,160 --> 00:06:18,760 Speaker 1: up to a country club. They have a policy that 136 00:06:18,760 --> 00:06:20,599 Speaker 1: you need a blazer, so they go dig it in 137 00:06:20,640 --> 00:06:22,440 Speaker 1: the back room and find you on It looked like 138 00:06:22,480 --> 00:06:24,960 Speaker 1: it was maybe trying for the Japanese city boy look, 139 00:06:25,000 --> 00:06:26,800 Speaker 1: but it was too tight in the shoulder for that 140 00:06:26,960 --> 00:06:27,919 Speaker 1: and too big in box. 141 00:06:28,000 --> 00:06:29,640 Speaker 2: It needed to be more proportioned. 142 00:06:30,040 --> 00:06:33,080 Speaker 1: But happy for her links get a baller, Cheryl Reeve's 143 00:06:33,080 --> 00:06:35,200 Speaker 1: going to make her play some nasty d We are 144 00:06:35,240 --> 00:06:37,840 Speaker 1: going to see some beautiful basketball out of her, and 145 00:06:37,920 --> 00:06:39,279 Speaker 1: I'm just I'm really fired out. 146 00:06:39,160 --> 00:06:41,159 Speaker 2: For her, all right. Number three, we got. 147 00:06:41,040 --> 00:06:44,240 Speaker 1: Awa fam to Seattle and her brothers with the matching 148 00:06:44,240 --> 00:06:48,480 Speaker 1: bedazzled hats and those giant grins on their faces. Absolutely 149 00:06:48,480 --> 00:06:50,880 Speaker 1: stop right now. I don't know if they were handed 150 00:06:50,880 --> 00:06:52,400 Speaker 1: those hats. I don't know if they made them for 151 00:06:52,480 --> 00:06:54,159 Speaker 1: each team and then picked them out of a bag 152 00:06:54,200 --> 00:06:57,000 Speaker 1: in front of them, but that was an absolute delight. 153 00:06:57,560 --> 00:06:59,479 Speaker 1: I have to admit I thought that Awa would not 154 00:06:59,480 --> 00:07:01,560 Speaker 1: go to seat. To me, it feels like a redundancy 155 00:07:01,600 --> 00:07:02,560 Speaker 1: with Dominique Malonga. 156 00:07:02,600 --> 00:07:03,600 Speaker 2: But what the hell do I know. 157 00:07:03,839 --> 00:07:05,600 Speaker 1: If you want to make a team out of absolute 158 00:07:05,720 --> 00:07:08,040 Speaker 1: freaks that can't even drink yet, go for it. 159 00:07:08,240 --> 00:07:10,320 Speaker 2: I will be there to watch, and I'm excited to 160 00:07:10,360 --> 00:07:11,440 Speaker 2: see what happens. 161 00:07:11,600 --> 00:07:14,320 Speaker 1: A lot of movement up there, and going for a 162 00:07:14,360 --> 00:07:16,560 Speaker 1: young player that's been playing professionally for a number of 163 00:07:16,640 --> 00:07:16,960 Speaker 1: years and. 164 00:07:16,880 --> 00:07:20,520 Speaker 2: Has a huge upside is always a good choice. Number four, 165 00:07:20,600 --> 00:07:22,640 Speaker 2: we got Lauren Betts to the Washington Mystics. 166 00:07:23,040 --> 00:07:27,240 Speaker 1: Like I said, absolutely gorgeous, just stunning, just confident, just 167 00:07:27,600 --> 00:07:29,880 Speaker 1: so happy for someone who's been through so much and 168 00:07:29,960 --> 00:07:33,360 Speaker 1: has brought so much to UCLA to have this moment. 169 00:07:33,640 --> 00:07:35,800 Speaker 1: And I realized as I was looking up, and it's 170 00:07:35,880 --> 00:07:38,480 Speaker 1: like the millionth time that I've thought about Lauren Betts 171 00:07:38,520 --> 00:07:40,160 Speaker 1: being six to seven. But in my mind, I was 172 00:07:40,200 --> 00:07:44,120 Speaker 1: still like, oh my god, six seven, like not just 173 00:07:44,160 --> 00:07:46,640 Speaker 1: a score, not just something you happen upon, but every 174 00:07:46,760 --> 00:07:50,240 Speaker 1: single time you get shown anywhere on a scoreboard in 175 00:07:50,280 --> 00:07:51,280 Speaker 1: a program. 176 00:07:51,120 --> 00:07:53,600 Speaker 2: It says six seven, six seven. I feel for her. 177 00:07:53,640 --> 00:07:55,280 Speaker 1: I bet she'd been dealing with that a lot. I 178 00:07:55,320 --> 00:07:59,200 Speaker 1: loved seeing her brother crying. That was super super special. 179 00:07:59,440 --> 00:08:04,200 Speaker 1: But yeah, just mystics for bets with Kiki Eriefen Dang. 180 00:08:04,600 --> 00:08:07,040 Speaker 1: Don't even try to go inside. Don't even try to 181 00:08:07,040 --> 00:08:07,880 Speaker 1: get inside the paint. 182 00:08:07,880 --> 00:08:08,920 Speaker 2: It's not gonna happen for you. 183 00:08:09,480 --> 00:08:12,720 Speaker 1: Okay, let's get to number five, and it is a 184 00:08:12,920 --> 00:08:18,040 Speaker 1: second straight UCLA player to my Chicago sky It is 185 00:08:18,080 --> 00:08:20,280 Speaker 1: none other than Gabriella hawk Is, y'all. 186 00:08:20,520 --> 00:08:22,200 Speaker 2: My team will claw your team's eyes out. 187 00:08:23,000 --> 00:08:25,320 Speaker 1: My team will fight you in the parking lot before. 188 00:08:25,080 --> 00:08:27,880 Speaker 2: The game begins. My team is so spicy. 189 00:08:28,560 --> 00:08:30,840 Speaker 1: My team is Rikia Jackson, who punched her own team 190 00:08:30,840 --> 00:08:33,439 Speaker 1: and in the face Skyler Diggins, who will fight all of 191 00:08:33,520 --> 00:08:39,000 Speaker 1: y'all and her teammates too. Djna Carrington, extra spice, Gabriella Hawkes, 192 00:08:39,600 --> 00:08:44,120 Speaker 1: are you kidding me? The scream I scramped in that bar, y'all. 193 00:08:44,600 --> 00:08:47,840 Speaker 1: I was so freaking excited. And you know, a lot 194 00:08:47,920 --> 00:08:50,400 Speaker 1: of people thought that Keiki Rice would go before Gabriella, 195 00:08:50,400 --> 00:08:52,200 Speaker 1: And it's toss up for me to see who's going 196 00:08:52,240 --> 00:08:53,959 Speaker 1: to be better in the pros. But when I think about 197 00:08:54,040 --> 00:08:59,560 Speaker 1: hustle plays, intangibles, fighting for loose balls, hitting shots, just 198 00:08:59,720 --> 00:09:02,280 Speaker 1: cold and vibe and the vibe that's gonna fit with 199 00:09:02,320 --> 00:09:06,640 Speaker 1: these players. I am so pumped and I feel like Gabriella. 200 00:09:06,679 --> 00:09:08,439 Speaker 1: I'm pumped for her. Remember I said I wanted to 201 00:09:08,440 --> 00:09:10,640 Speaker 1: see whoever got drafted to the Sky the sort of 202 00:09:10,640 --> 00:09:12,400 Speaker 1: camera zoom in on them and see what their face 203 00:09:12,400 --> 00:09:14,360 Speaker 1: would be like, like a sort of curb your own 204 00:09:14,400 --> 00:09:16,280 Speaker 1: enthusiasm or like the office gym. 205 00:09:16,360 --> 00:09:19,320 Speaker 2: Look, it's not like that anymore. It's not like that. 206 00:09:19,360 --> 00:09:20,959 Speaker 1: And I'm not saying that they fix everything at the 207 00:09:21,040 --> 00:09:23,800 Speaker 1: highest levels, but you're excited to go to a team 208 00:09:23,840 --> 00:09:25,959 Speaker 1: like the Sky right now. That is a fun roster, 209 00:09:26,040 --> 00:09:30,160 Speaker 1: That is a spicy roster. I'm so so freaking pumped 210 00:09:30,200 --> 00:09:32,679 Speaker 1: about that. By the way, I ran around the bar 211 00:09:32,720 --> 00:09:35,080 Speaker 1: given high fibes, couldn't find a single other Chicago Sky 212 00:09:35,120 --> 00:09:35,800 Speaker 1: fan here in New York. 213 00:09:35,800 --> 00:09:37,640 Speaker 2: But it didn't matter. I just high fived a bunch. 214 00:09:37,520 --> 00:09:40,040 Speaker 1: Of random people at the party, many of whom I know, 215 00:09:40,080 --> 00:09:42,000 Speaker 1: and I'm for sure were not excited. 216 00:09:41,720 --> 00:09:43,400 Speaker 2: Or care at all about the Chicago Sky. But it 217 00:09:43,440 --> 00:09:46,240 Speaker 2: was exciting for me. Okay, So then we go to a. 218 00:09:46,160 --> 00:09:50,240 Speaker 1: Third straight UCLA Keiky Rice to Toronto, Honestly, whenever someone 219 00:09:50,240 --> 00:09:52,439 Speaker 1: gets taken by like the one Canadian team, everyone's like, 220 00:09:52,440 --> 00:09:54,040 Speaker 1: I don't know how they'll feel about going to another 221 00:09:54,080 --> 00:09:54,880 Speaker 1: country this year. 222 00:09:54,920 --> 00:09:58,360 Speaker 2: It's like, please, someone draft me to Canada. Give me 223 00:09:58,440 --> 00:10:02,520 Speaker 2: a reason, take me with you, Kiki Rice. I'm happy 224 00:10:02,559 --> 00:10:04,320 Speaker 2: for her. I'm happy for Toronto. That's to be fun 225 00:10:04,400 --> 00:10:06,520 Speaker 2: to watch. Okay, here's where things get wild. 226 00:10:07,240 --> 00:10:09,800 Speaker 1: I'm was gonna tell you about Flage and how her 227 00:10:09,960 --> 00:10:13,439 Speaker 1: LSU purple eyeshadow was the perfect thing to be wearing 228 00:10:13,440 --> 00:10:15,480 Speaker 1: to a draft where she went to the Violet valks. 229 00:10:15,880 --> 00:10:18,560 Speaker 1: Her mom's wearing violet again. It could be a nod 230 00:10:18,559 --> 00:10:21,560 Speaker 1: to LSU, but it felt destined. It felt like it 231 00:10:21,679 --> 00:10:26,120 Speaker 1: was meant to be. But here we are, Flasee not 232 00:10:26,360 --> 00:10:29,240 Speaker 1: going to Golden State. Still the first draft pick ever 233 00:10:29,280 --> 00:10:32,520 Speaker 1: from Savannah. Still had the cutest little boys clapping for her. 234 00:10:32,960 --> 00:10:35,400 Speaker 1: Still got me emotional when Aiden had the little wave 235 00:10:35,400 --> 00:10:36,800 Speaker 1: in the salute and then they called him up and 236 00:10:36,800 --> 00:10:37,920 Speaker 1: he strutted on up there. 237 00:10:38,080 --> 00:10:39,360 Speaker 2: I mean, that kid's already a star. 238 00:10:40,200 --> 00:10:43,200 Speaker 1: Still made me think, Damn, Flage, you walked on the stage, 239 00:10:43,200 --> 00:10:46,360 Speaker 1: you get drafted with your own new single playing stop It? 240 00:10:47,120 --> 00:10:50,520 Speaker 1: Why are you so cool? And she got traded, which 241 00:10:50,559 --> 00:10:52,640 Speaker 1: is crazy. We're gonna have to unpack this way more later. 242 00:10:52,720 --> 00:10:54,839 Speaker 1: I'm gonna speed through a couple more of these. Friend 243 00:10:54,840 --> 00:10:58,040 Speaker 1: of the Show Angela Dugalleaic goes to the mystics. Honestly, 244 00:10:58,120 --> 00:10:59,520 Speaker 1: all I was thinking in my head. 245 00:10:59,360 --> 00:11:03,440 Speaker 2: Was you see La, You see La? You see La? Fight, Fight, fight. 246 00:11:03,840 --> 00:11:05,320 Speaker 2: This is incredible. 247 00:11:05,440 --> 00:11:08,280 Speaker 1: All of these Bruins players go in Friend of the Show, 248 00:11:08,280 --> 00:11:10,120 Speaker 1: Corey close, hell of a night recruiting. 249 00:11:10,160 --> 00:11:12,400 Speaker 2: Corey hell of a night recruiting. 250 00:11:12,440 --> 00:11:14,720 Speaker 1: Anybody watching is like, oh, I want to get drafted. 251 00:11:15,000 --> 00:11:19,000 Speaker 1: I go to UCLA. Just unbelievable to see them. Okay, 252 00:11:19,200 --> 00:11:21,320 Speaker 1: where are we now? Okay, we're at number ten. Raven 253 00:11:21,400 --> 00:11:24,400 Speaker 1: Johnson to the Fever. I love that they put up 254 00:11:24,440 --> 00:11:27,320 Speaker 1: her winning record Westlake High School one hundred and twelve 255 00:11:27,320 --> 00:11:29,040 Speaker 1: and four South Carolina one. 256 00:11:29,000 --> 00:11:31,080 Speaker 2: Hundred and forty five and nine. She is a winner. 257 00:11:31,160 --> 00:11:33,480 Speaker 1: Don Staley said, of all the players she's ever coached, 258 00:11:33,920 --> 00:11:36,120 Speaker 1: this is the one she will miss the most. That 259 00:11:36,280 --> 00:11:39,400 Speaker 1: is really impressive. That is saying something, and I'm very 260 00:11:39,440 --> 00:11:40,800 Speaker 1: interested to see Raven. 261 00:11:40,559 --> 00:11:41,240 Speaker 2: Go to the Fever. 262 00:11:41,800 --> 00:11:46,520 Speaker 1: Facilitate set up Caitlin, get gritty, make a difference. There 263 00:11:47,000 --> 00:11:51,080 Speaker 1: also I want to respect everybody's sartorial choices, but I 264 00:11:51,160 --> 00:11:54,480 Speaker 1: was getting regime from living single. If you get that reference, 265 00:11:54,520 --> 00:11:57,600 Speaker 1: it's time to get a colonoscopy. Okay, speaking of fits, 266 00:11:57,679 --> 00:12:00,839 Speaker 1: Cody McMahon in that dough chy tempo fit. She went 267 00:12:00,880 --> 00:12:03,280 Speaker 1: to the mystics, not the tempo, but I mean that 268 00:12:03,400 --> 00:12:06,600 Speaker 1: was among my best dress. She was absolutely pulling that 269 00:12:06,640 --> 00:12:08,800 Speaker 1: look off, which was wild too, because it was the 270 00:12:08,840 --> 00:12:11,840 Speaker 1: same exact print as Medina Ocott two picks later. 271 00:12:12,320 --> 00:12:13,920 Speaker 2: So I think it must be like a coach print. 272 00:12:13,920 --> 00:12:15,160 Speaker 1: And they were shopping it out and they were like, 273 00:12:15,160 --> 00:12:17,800 Speaker 1: don't worry, it's gonna look completely different, and unfortunately it 274 00:12:17,840 --> 00:12:19,880 Speaker 1: did not look completely different. It just looked like the 275 00:12:19,920 --> 00:12:22,240 Speaker 1: same exact print made it too. A blazer and pants 276 00:12:22,240 --> 00:12:26,000 Speaker 1: for Medina and a blazer dress for Cody, but sick 277 00:12:26,040 --> 00:12:27,760 Speaker 1: all the same. All Right, we're gonna have to talk 278 00:12:27,880 --> 00:12:30,000 Speaker 1: so much more about the rest of these picks. I'll 279 00:12:30,000 --> 00:12:33,160 Speaker 1: just close this by saying that Jianna Neepkins ends up 280 00:12:33,160 --> 00:12:35,360 Speaker 1: being the final pick in the first round, which gives 281 00:12:35,360 --> 00:12:39,720 Speaker 1: you SILA a record five first rounders. Sobbing dat alert. 282 00:12:40,040 --> 00:12:43,560 Speaker 1: I mean, absolutely, just like so emotional watching him get 283 00:12:43,559 --> 00:12:45,679 Speaker 1: so emotional seeing her go to the sun. 284 00:12:45,760 --> 00:12:47,640 Speaker 2: Hopefully the tears were pride and. 285 00:12:47,600 --> 00:12:49,800 Speaker 1: Not Okay, who the hell is on the sun right now? 286 00:12:49,920 --> 00:12:52,280 Speaker 1: But also that's a place you might play. You might 287 00:12:52,280 --> 00:12:54,559 Speaker 1: get some serious minutes right away from the Connecticut sun 288 00:12:54,600 --> 00:12:57,199 Speaker 1: because they are that Will Smith meme looking around the 289 00:12:57,240 --> 00:13:00,280 Speaker 1: empty living room thing. Oh, one last thing, So friend 290 00:13:00,320 --> 00:13:03,960 Speaker 1: of the show, James Rode Rodriguez, the actor who wrangled 291 00:13:03,960 --> 00:13:07,160 Speaker 1: me into his WNBA fantasy draft and is just like 292 00:13:07,200 --> 00:13:10,360 Speaker 1: the biggest WNBA stand who has been texting me multiple 293 00:13:10,360 --> 00:13:12,959 Speaker 1: times a day throughout all of free agency with his 294 00:13:13,040 --> 00:13:15,880 Speaker 1: take on everything. Actually went to the draft, bought himself 295 00:13:15,880 --> 00:13:18,680 Speaker 1: a ticket, went solo, and was sending me dispatches throughout. 296 00:13:18,720 --> 00:13:21,360 Speaker 1: Continues to send them as I'm recording this. A couple 297 00:13:21,400 --> 00:13:24,240 Speaker 1: of things he mentioned. He said a lot of politeness 298 00:13:24,280 --> 00:13:26,680 Speaker 1: around Kathy. He thought she might get the Roger Goodell treatment, 299 00:13:26,679 --> 00:13:28,880 Speaker 1: the NFL commissioner who always gets booed at the draft, 300 00:13:29,160 --> 00:13:31,400 Speaker 1: but said, it's a very polite crowd. Everyone was kind 301 00:13:31,760 --> 00:13:34,480 Speaker 1: so interesting to get that in house feel for how 302 00:13:34,480 --> 00:13:36,800 Speaker 1: everyone was reacting to Kathy. He said, a ton of 303 00:13:36,880 --> 00:13:40,280 Speaker 1: kids there, very family friendly, so no booze being sold, 304 00:13:40,360 --> 00:13:42,800 Speaker 1: probably because of the family friendly thing, but still really 305 00:13:42,840 --> 00:13:45,920 Speaker 1: good vibes and really fun to be there. He also 306 00:13:46,000 --> 00:13:47,640 Speaker 1: mentioned that you know, there's a lot of cheers in 307 00:13:47,640 --> 00:13:49,280 Speaker 1: the room and a lot of enthusiasm for a lot 308 00:13:49,280 --> 00:13:51,760 Speaker 1: of picks. And then you get to Nell Angolma of 309 00:13:51,800 --> 00:13:54,079 Speaker 1: the Connecticut son from France, and he said it was 310 00:13:54,120 --> 00:13:55,680 Speaker 1: a very nice, polite golf clap. 311 00:13:56,080 --> 00:13:57,320 Speaker 2: All right, I'm gonna wrap this up, y'all. 312 00:13:57,320 --> 00:14:00,680 Speaker 1: There is literally a guyping on a car feet away 313 00:14:00,679 --> 00:14:02,040 Speaker 1: from me that is not made. 314 00:14:02,080 --> 00:14:02,959 Speaker 2: That is New York. 315 00:14:03,520 --> 00:14:06,200 Speaker 1: But before I go, I do want to say that 316 00:14:06,240 --> 00:14:07,760 Speaker 1: this year's WNBA. 317 00:14:07,400 --> 00:14:09,480 Speaker 2: Draft and that pack. 318 00:14:09,280 --> 00:14:12,160 Speaker 1: Of Bruins that we saw get drafted has inspired the 319 00:14:12,160 --> 00:14:13,640 Speaker 1: return of a segment that we have not done in 320 00:14:13,679 --> 00:14:14,360 Speaker 1: quite some time. 321 00:14:15,320 --> 00:14:16,000 Speaker 2: Yes, and. 322 00:14:18,200 --> 00:14:22,080 Speaker 1: Okay, so five UCLA players who entered the draft, Lauren Betts, 323 00:14:22,120 --> 00:14:26,840 Speaker 1: Gabriella Hakez, Kiki Rice, Angela duglic and Gianna Neiepkins all 324 00:14:26,920 --> 00:14:29,640 Speaker 1: heard their names called in the first round Monday night, 325 00:14:29,960 --> 00:14:32,640 Speaker 1: setting a new record as the first collegiate program to 326 00:14:32,680 --> 00:14:36,000 Speaker 1: have five players selected in the first round of the draft. 327 00:14:36,240 --> 00:14:39,520 Speaker 1: The record before was five players in one draft. That's 328 00:14:39,560 --> 00:14:41,520 Speaker 1: all the rounds, though, But we did want to ask 329 00:14:41,600 --> 00:14:44,400 Speaker 1: which schools had that previous record of five players in 330 00:14:44,440 --> 00:14:45,040 Speaker 1: one draft. 331 00:14:45,480 --> 00:14:47,479 Speaker 2: Well, just a couple of years ago, twenty. 332 00:14:47,200 --> 00:14:50,080 Speaker 1: Twenty three South Carolina team accounted for five players across 333 00:14:50,120 --> 00:14:53,480 Speaker 1: all thirty six picks in three rounds, including the number 334 00:14:53,480 --> 00:14:57,200 Speaker 1: one pick Aliah Boston twenty nineteen saw five notre name 335 00:14:57,240 --> 00:14:59,920 Speaker 1: players hear their names called, including number one pick Jack 336 00:15:00,120 --> 00:15:03,800 Speaker 1: Young and Ari Gaegobowalle at number five, and then the 337 00:15:03,880 --> 00:15:06,880 Speaker 1: legendary Tennessee Bowls they had five players drafted back in 338 00:15:06,920 --> 00:15:07,840 Speaker 1: two thousand and eight. 339 00:15:07,880 --> 00:15:09,600 Speaker 2: That was when forty three players were. 340 00:15:09,520 --> 00:15:12,960 Speaker 1: Selected, including overall number one Kandice Parker, who is still 341 00:15:13,080 --> 00:15:15,400 Speaker 1: the only WNBA player to win Rookie of the Year. 342 00:15:15,320 --> 00:15:18,120 Speaker 2: At MVP in the same season. And I'm sure you're like, wait, 343 00:15:18,120 --> 00:15:18,880 Speaker 2: what about Yukon. 344 00:15:19,000 --> 00:15:22,120 Speaker 1: Well, Yukon hasn't seen five players drafted in the same year, 345 00:15:22,360 --> 00:15:24,560 Speaker 1: but they are the only school that could boast having 346 00:15:24,640 --> 00:15:27,680 Speaker 1: had four players picked in the first round. So back 347 00:15:27,720 --> 00:15:30,240 Speaker 1: in two thousand and two, suberd went number one, Swin 348 00:15:30,320 --> 00:15:33,720 Speaker 1: Cash number two, Asia Jones number four, and Tamika Williams 349 00:15:33,840 --> 00:15:34,360 Speaker 1: number six. 350 00:15:34,920 --> 00:15:35,520 Speaker 2: Impressive. 351 00:15:35,880 --> 00:15:37,960 Speaker 1: So I guess what I want to say is yes, 352 00:15:38,160 --> 00:15:43,200 Speaker 1: UCLA and South Carolina, Notre Dame, Tennessee, and Yukon. 353 00:15:43,840 --> 00:15:46,280 Speaker 2: Oh And one final note related to the history books. 354 00:15:46,520 --> 00:15:48,760 Speaker 1: Did you all know that Monday night's draft wasn't the 355 00:15:48,840 --> 00:15:51,840 Speaker 1: largest of all time despite the expansion teams. 356 00:15:52,320 --> 00:15:52,560 Speaker 2: Yeah. 357 00:15:52,600 --> 00:15:54,320 Speaker 1: So back in the early years of the league from 358 00:15:54,360 --> 00:15:56,840 Speaker 1: two thousand to two thousand and two, there were sixty 359 00:15:56,880 --> 00:16:00,600 Speaker 1: four selections each year, and even then no single program 360 00:16:00,920 --> 00:16:03,640 Speaker 1: had more than four players selected in one draft class. 361 00:16:03,880 --> 00:16:10,320 Speaker 1: So bravo, Corey Close and UCLA. Oh shit, y'all, I 362 00:16:10,440 --> 00:16:12,920 Speaker 1: just saw a friend of the show, Charlie's Ledger walker 363 00:16:12,960 --> 00:16:17,120 Speaker 1: to the Connecticut Sun, another UCLA player. 364 00:16:17,560 --> 00:16:18,560 Speaker 2: Y'all, this is crazy. 365 00:16:18,880 --> 00:16:20,680 Speaker 1: Okay, okay, I got to get back to the party 366 00:16:20,880 --> 00:16:22,760 Speaker 1: and we got to take a break. When we come back, 367 00:16:22,800 --> 00:16:25,560 Speaker 1: we'll hop in the time machine and Studio Sarah from earlier. 368 00:16:25,720 --> 00:16:27,880 Speaker 1: We'll tell you all the other news you need to know, 369 00:16:28,480 --> 00:16:30,320 Speaker 1: plenty more on the second and third rounds of the 370 00:16:30,360 --> 00:16:32,440 Speaker 1: draft and the fit of all these players in a 371 00:16:32,520 --> 00:16:43,480 Speaker 1: later show stick around Welcome back slices. Thanks so much 372 00:16:43,520 --> 00:16:46,040 Speaker 1: to Party Sarah for the post draft update. 373 00:16:46,320 --> 00:16:48,120 Speaker 2: Here's what else you need to know today. 374 00:16:50,280 --> 00:16:53,040 Speaker 1: Starting with volleyball, the Love playoffs got underway over the 375 00:16:53,080 --> 00:16:55,960 Speaker 1: weekend in Louisville, taking the remaining teams from four to 376 00:16:56,160 --> 00:16:59,840 Speaker 1: just two. On Friday, Love Austin swept Love Atlanta three nothing, 377 00:17:00,240 --> 00:17:03,120 Speaker 1: and Love Houston, the regular season champs, beat Love salt 378 00:17:03,200 --> 00:17:05,879 Speaker 1: Lake three to two, but remember it was a best 379 00:17:05,920 --> 00:17:09,480 Speaker 1: of two semi and on Saturday, Atlanta beat Austin. 380 00:17:09,240 --> 00:17:10,760 Speaker 2: Leaving the duo tied one to one. 381 00:17:11,160 --> 00:17:13,639 Speaker 1: That led to a golden set to fifteen points to 382 00:17:13,680 --> 00:17:16,520 Speaker 1: determine the winner, with Friend of the Show Molly McCage 383 00:17:16,600 --> 00:17:19,560 Speaker 1: and Austin ultimately coming out on top and earning a 384 00:17:19,560 --> 00:17:23,399 Speaker 1: ticket to the Championships. On Sunday, it was another nail bier. 385 00:17:23,680 --> 00:17:26,439 Speaker 1: League leading Houston was largely expected to just win the 386 00:17:26,480 --> 00:17:29,200 Speaker 1: match and move on, but salt Lake had other plans, 387 00:17:29,359 --> 00:17:32,440 Speaker 1: winning in straight sets, so Houston and salt Lake also 388 00:17:32,520 --> 00:17:35,040 Speaker 1: needed a tie breaking golden set, and Friend of the 389 00:17:35,040 --> 00:17:38,240 Speaker 1: Show Jordan Poulter and salt Lake won that two, securing 390 00:17:38,280 --> 00:17:40,840 Speaker 1: their chance to play for the title. Salt Lake at 391 00:17:40,840 --> 00:17:43,160 Speaker 1: Austin will play in the Championship Series later this week 392 00:17:43,200 --> 00:17:45,640 Speaker 1: in Long Beach, California, and you can watch it home 393 00:17:45,640 --> 00:17:48,639 Speaker 1: on the USA Network. The first match is Thursday night 394 00:17:48,720 --> 00:17:51,240 Speaker 1: at eight Eastern and the second Saturday at eight Eastern. 395 00:17:51,720 --> 00:17:53,680 Speaker 1: Just like the semis, if the team split it one 396 00:17:53,680 --> 00:17:56,359 Speaker 1: to one, the champion will be determined by a single 397 00:17:56,400 --> 00:17:58,240 Speaker 1: golden set to fifteen points. 398 00:17:58,840 --> 00:18:00,280 Speaker 2: Let's get back to the WNA. 399 00:18:00,320 --> 00:18:03,320 Speaker 1: Because agents are still staying busy put in pen to paper. 400 00:18:03,680 --> 00:18:06,359 Speaker 1: The Phoenix Mercury announced on Monday that Kalia Copper and 401 00:18:06,400 --> 00:18:09,280 Speaker 1: Dwana Bonner are staying with the team. Per friend the 402 00:18:09,280 --> 00:18:11,800 Speaker 1: Show Richard Cohen, Copper's deal is for two years and 403 00:18:11,840 --> 00:18:15,000 Speaker 1: worth one point two million in season one. Meantime, Cohen 404 00:18:15,040 --> 00:18:17,760 Speaker 1: reports that Bonner's deal is for one year, unprotected and 405 00:18:17,800 --> 00:18:21,560 Speaker 1: worth five hundred thousand dollars. Other reported signings include Kia 406 00:18:21,600 --> 00:18:24,520 Speaker 1: Stokes signing with Golden State for two years, Melissa Smith 407 00:18:24,520 --> 00:18:27,720 Speaker 1: and Dana Evans resigning with Las Vegas, Rebecca Allen signing 408 00:18:27,720 --> 00:18:30,880 Speaker 1: with The Liberty, and Kayla McBride's stay and put in Minnesota. 409 00:18:30,920 --> 00:18:34,520 Speaker 1: And that's just as of this recording on Monday afternoon. Also, 410 00:18:34,560 --> 00:18:36,879 Speaker 1: we mentioned in yesterday show that Kelsey Plum is staying 411 00:18:36,880 --> 00:18:38,960 Speaker 1: with her La Sparks, but we now have a little 412 00:18:39,000 --> 00:18:42,240 Speaker 1: more context on that deal. So Plum reportedly signed a 413 00:18:42,240 --> 00:18:44,960 Speaker 1: one year deal worth nine hundred ninety nine thousand, nine 414 00:18:45,040 --> 00:18:48,520 Speaker 1: hundred ninety nine dollars. Yeah, exactly one dollar short of 415 00:18:48,520 --> 00:18:51,679 Speaker 1: a million. Now, nine hundred ninety nine and ninety nine 416 00:18:51,680 --> 00:18:54,600 Speaker 1: dollars is a lot. It's more than quadruple what Plum 417 00:18:54,760 --> 00:18:57,960 Speaker 1: reportedly made last season, but some were quick to point 418 00:18:58,000 --> 00:19:00,320 Speaker 1: out that they expected her to make even more under 419 00:19:00,320 --> 00:19:03,000 Speaker 1: the new CBA, and according to reports, Plum could have 420 00:19:03,040 --> 00:19:06,119 Speaker 1: signed a supermax contract worth one point four million, but 421 00:19:06,320 --> 00:19:09,400 Speaker 1: per ESPN sources, she decided to give the Sparks financial 422 00:19:09,440 --> 00:19:12,159 Speaker 1: flexibility as they build their roster for twenty twenty. 423 00:19:11,920 --> 00:19:14,840 Speaker 2: Six, Kelsey Plum Wants a title. 424 00:19:15,480 --> 00:19:17,720 Speaker 1: On Sunday, Plum posted a photo to Social of her 425 00:19:17,720 --> 00:19:19,840 Speaker 1: and her dogs sitting next to what looked like a 426 00:19:19,880 --> 00:19:22,600 Speaker 1: fan holding a one dollar bill. She wrote quote, I 427 00:19:22,600 --> 00:19:25,400 Speaker 1: guess I found that extra dollar. Now, if this man 428 00:19:25,560 --> 00:19:27,479 Speaker 1: really stopped her on her dog walk to give her 429 00:19:27,480 --> 00:19:29,640 Speaker 1: that missing dollar, he's a real one. 430 00:19:30,119 --> 00:19:30,959 Speaker 2: More basketball. 431 00:19:31,280 --> 00:19:34,640 Speaker 1: In February, MNBA star Jani Sante Tocompo made headlines when 432 00:19:34,640 --> 00:19:38,880 Speaker 1: he announced his investment in controversial prediction market platform Calshi. Now, 433 00:19:38,880 --> 00:19:40,800 Speaker 1: this is a site where you can wager on everything 434 00:19:40,880 --> 00:19:43,560 Speaker 1: from will it rain in New York City Today? To 435 00:19:44,280 --> 00:19:47,200 Speaker 1: will Timothy Shalame and Kylie Jenner get engaged this year 436 00:19:47,640 --> 00:19:49,840 Speaker 1: to when will traffic at the Strait of horor Moves 437 00:19:49,840 --> 00:19:53,080 Speaker 1: return to normal. Well, it turns out that Yannis is 438 00:19:53,119 --> 00:19:57,119 Speaker 1: not the only athlete involved in Calshi. Other investors include current, 439 00:19:57,280 --> 00:20:01,520 Speaker 1: former and future WNBA players, including Branda Stewart, Neka Ugumaka, 440 00:20:01,680 --> 00:20:05,840 Speaker 1: Diana Tarasi, and UCLA senior Gabriella Hakez Per reporting from 441 00:20:05,880 --> 00:20:06,840 Speaker 1: Front Office Sports. 442 00:20:07,040 --> 00:20:08,080 Speaker 2: The athletes join. 443 00:20:08,000 --> 00:20:10,640 Speaker 1: Investment of four point seven million dollars in the December 444 00:20:10,800 --> 00:20:14,639 Speaker 1: series E round came via Factory Holdings, which bills itself 445 00:20:14,640 --> 00:20:18,200 Speaker 1: as a quote family office platform built for athletes, entertainers 446 00:20:18,440 --> 00:20:22,159 Speaker 1: and next generation wealth creators end quote. We'll link to 447 00:20:22,160 --> 00:20:23,640 Speaker 1: the full story in the show notes. Who can see 448 00:20:23,640 --> 00:20:25,800 Speaker 1: the other athletes that are involved in that joint venture. 449 00:20:26,040 --> 00:20:28,159 Speaker 1: But it's just worth keeping an eye on this potential 450 00:20:28,240 --> 00:20:31,240 Speaker 1: conflict of interests because folks have used Calshi to gamble 451 00:20:31,280 --> 00:20:34,000 Speaker 1: on things like whether an athlete will re sign with 452 00:20:34,080 --> 00:20:34,440 Speaker 1: the team. 453 00:20:34,960 --> 00:20:38,080 Speaker 2: Seems like this could get complicated to the pool. 454 00:20:38,280 --> 00:20:41,560 Speaker 1: Russian and Belarussian swimmers are being allowed back to competition 455 00:20:41,640 --> 00:20:46,040 Speaker 1: without restrictions and with their national flag and anthem World Aquatics, 456 00:20:46,040 --> 00:20:48,840 Speaker 1: the sport's global governing body, announced the news on Monday, 457 00:20:49,080 --> 00:20:52,359 Speaker 1: reversing previous rules which required those athletes to be vetted 458 00:20:52,680 --> 00:20:56,520 Speaker 1: and to compete under neutral status. Russian and Belarussians had 459 00:20:56,560 --> 00:20:59,879 Speaker 1: been banned from international events following Russia's invasion of Ukraine 460 00:21:00,040 --> 00:21:02,800 Speaker 1: February of twenty twenty two. In a statement on Monday, 461 00:21:02,840 --> 00:21:06,480 Speaker 1: World Aquatics President Hussein al Mussalam wrote, in part, quote, 462 00:21:06,480 --> 00:21:09,400 Speaker 1: we are determined to ensure that pools and open water 463 00:21:09,520 --> 00:21:12,320 Speaker 1: remain places where athletes from all nations can come together 464 00:21:12,400 --> 00:21:13,480 Speaker 1: in peaceful competition. 465 00:21:14,040 --> 00:21:14,640 Speaker 2: End quote. 466 00:21:15,160 --> 00:21:17,760 Speaker 1: Now this decision applies only to events that World Aquatics 467 00:21:17,800 --> 00:21:20,920 Speaker 1: puts on itself, like the World Championships, not the Olympics, 468 00:21:20,920 --> 00:21:23,600 Speaker 1: which is run by the International Olympic Committee. But it 469 00:21:23,680 --> 00:21:25,720 Speaker 1: is worth keeping track of these reversals ahead of the 470 00:21:25,760 --> 00:21:28,919 Speaker 1: twenty twenty eight Games. If different sports start allowing Russians 471 00:21:28,960 --> 00:21:32,080 Speaker 1: and Bela Russians back into competitions, the IOC would be 472 00:21:32,119 --> 00:21:35,280 Speaker 1: more likely to reverse course. To to figure skating, where 473 00:21:35,280 --> 00:21:38,480 Speaker 1: Alyssa lou Is back performing to the Icelandic artist Lave, 474 00:21:38,960 --> 00:21:42,119 Speaker 1: but this time she's off the ice, the Olympic champion 475 00:21:42,160 --> 00:21:45,160 Speaker 1: who performed to Lave's song Promise at the Games Now 476 00:21:45,240 --> 00:21:48,120 Speaker 1: stars as herself in a music video for LaVey's new 477 00:21:48,160 --> 00:21:51,640 Speaker 1: single mad Woman. In the video, released on Monday, Lou 478 00:21:51,680 --> 00:21:54,400 Speaker 1: Donza's seventy style look with knee high boots, a cute 479 00:21:54,400 --> 00:21:56,760 Speaker 1: little orange mini dress and a patterned silk head band, 480 00:21:57,240 --> 00:22:00,000 Speaker 1: and of course her signature striped hair and her friend 481 00:22:00,119 --> 00:22:03,920 Speaker 1: Lim piercing. The video also starts heated rivalries Hudson Williams, 482 00:22:03,960 --> 00:22:06,680 Speaker 1: Cat's Eyes, Megan skin Deal and actress Lola Toungue. 483 00:22:06,800 --> 00:22:08,040 Speaker 2: We'll put a link in the show notes. 484 00:22:08,160 --> 00:22:10,320 Speaker 1: Fun little watch and we love to see Lou getting 485 00:22:10,359 --> 00:22:11,439 Speaker 1: fun opportunities like this. 486 00:22:14,080 --> 00:22:15,399 Speaker 2: All right, we got to take another break. 487 00:22:15,440 --> 00:22:18,360 Speaker 1: When we return, we are begging for a women's basketball 488 00:22:18,400 --> 00:22:19,120 Speaker 1: model culture. 489 00:22:27,600 --> 00:22:28,600 Speaker 2: Welcome back Slices. 490 00:22:28,680 --> 00:22:32,160 Speaker 1: And while we're still having this conversation about WNBA free agency, 491 00:22:32,200 --> 00:22:34,879 Speaker 1: the WNBA Draft and all the reporting that's coming fast 492 00:22:34,880 --> 00:22:36,879 Speaker 1: and furious, I'm going to need you to give me 493 00:22:36,920 --> 00:22:40,400 Speaker 1: a minute to talk about the larger basketball reporting landscape. 494 00:22:42,040 --> 00:22:44,959 Speaker 1: So I saw some curious comments on my WNBA related 495 00:22:45,000 --> 00:22:47,280 Speaker 1: post the last couple days on Instagram, so just did 496 00:22:47,280 --> 00:22:50,080 Speaker 1: a quick scroll through x slash Twitter to. 497 00:22:50,040 --> 00:22:52,200 Speaker 2: Try to catch up. On the WNBA social chatter. 498 00:22:52,359 --> 00:22:55,159 Speaker 1: I've left Twitter behind him only on Blue Sky, but 499 00:22:55,240 --> 00:22:57,479 Speaker 1: there isn't the same sort of engagement over there, so 500 00:22:57,560 --> 00:22:59,920 Speaker 1: I wanted to see what everyone was y happening to 501 00:23:00,080 --> 00:23:04,720 Speaker 1: out and Wow, the Twitter WNBA reporting landscape kind of 502 00:23:04,720 --> 00:23:06,960 Speaker 1: reminded me of that scene an Anchorman where Brick kills 503 00:23:06,960 --> 00:23:09,000 Speaker 1: a guy like. I didn't see a trident, but I 504 00:23:09,040 --> 00:23:12,560 Speaker 1: did see a whole lot of drama. There was some 505 00:23:12,640 --> 00:23:15,280 Speaker 1: reporter on reporter crime, and there were a lot of 506 00:23:15,320 --> 00:23:18,320 Speaker 1: fans talking out of their damn asses, So it kind 507 00:23:18,320 --> 00:23:20,760 Speaker 1: of felt like something I needed to address because there 508 00:23:20,760 --> 00:23:23,480 Speaker 1: were people writing gossip like it was fact. There were 509 00:23:23,480 --> 00:23:28,840 Speaker 1: posts with intentionally unflattering, sometimes racially coded images of coaches 510 00:23:28,960 --> 00:23:32,880 Speaker 1: or athletes, along with alleged quote unquote reporting that very 511 00:23:32,880 --> 00:23:37,120 Speaker 1: clearly wasn't reporting. There were some unprofessional guest opinion pieces 512 00:23:37,280 --> 00:23:40,320 Speaker 1: that were being linked out at fairly reputable places that 513 00:23:40,480 --> 00:23:43,480 Speaker 1: sounded like the place had brought on a biased fan 514 00:23:43,600 --> 00:23:46,320 Speaker 1: and not a journalist to write about the latest WNBA 515 00:23:46,400 --> 00:23:51,080 Speaker 1: goings on. There were personal grudges being aired, completely uninformed takes, 516 00:23:51,119 --> 00:23:54,280 Speaker 1: and just general bullshittery. And I think this is where 517 00:23:54,280 --> 00:23:56,399 Speaker 1: it's important to mention that, yes, there are plenty of 518 00:23:56,400 --> 00:24:00,879 Speaker 1: different jobs in the general women's basketball eCos. There's a 519 00:24:00,960 --> 00:24:04,480 Speaker 1: reporter who's breaking news, vetting sources, making sure everything is 520 00:24:04,480 --> 00:24:07,399 Speaker 1: completely accurate before they put it on any social media 521 00:24:07,520 --> 00:24:12,160 Speaker 1: or send it to their editors. There's hosts, there's opinionists, 522 00:24:12,560 --> 00:24:18,040 Speaker 1: there's influencers. There's people who put WNBA insider in their bio, 523 00:24:18,359 --> 00:24:20,879 Speaker 1: have one hundred and fifty followers, don't know what they're 524 00:24:20,920 --> 00:24:24,440 Speaker 1: talking about and write as if they do, which leaves 525 00:24:24,480 --> 00:24:27,639 Speaker 1: a lot of fans wondering who they should listen to, 526 00:24:28,000 --> 00:24:31,520 Speaker 1: who they should trust. It's really created some very blurry lines. 527 00:24:31,840 --> 00:24:34,000 Speaker 1: I have a really friendly relationship with a lot of players, 528 00:24:34,040 --> 00:24:36,800 Speaker 1: but I'm a podcast host who tries to offer a 529 00:24:36,880 --> 00:24:40,760 Speaker 1: journalistic lens when it's necessary and also provides an entertaining, 530 00:24:41,080 --> 00:24:43,680 Speaker 1: large scope look at all the different sports. I am 531 00:24:43,720 --> 00:24:46,480 Speaker 1: not a beat reporter and I'm not really a newsbreaker, 532 00:24:46,840 --> 00:24:48,399 Speaker 1: although if anyone wants to come on our show and 533 00:24:48,400 --> 00:24:50,520 Speaker 1: break news, we are always happy to have you. There 534 00:24:50,520 --> 00:24:53,159 Speaker 1: are expectations of each of these different roles, and I 535 00:24:53,200 --> 00:24:55,280 Speaker 1: don't think a lot of fans know that, and I 536 00:24:55,440 --> 00:24:58,119 Speaker 1: think when you have and this is what I was 537 00:24:58,119 --> 00:25:01,000 Speaker 1: seeing on the Twitter landscape folks using others of not 538 00:25:01,080 --> 00:25:04,440 Speaker 1: doing their jobs, even just barely a day or two 539 00:25:04,520 --> 00:25:07,720 Speaker 1: into free agency beginning in the WNBA with an extremely 540 00:25:07,800 --> 00:25:11,720 Speaker 1: quick timeline with no signings actually having taken place, with 541 00:25:11,800 --> 00:25:13,000 Speaker 1: no signings being allowed to. 542 00:25:12,920 --> 00:25:14,160 Speaker 2: Take place until Saturday. 543 00:25:14,560 --> 00:25:17,080 Speaker 1: When you're accusing folks of not doing their job because 544 00:25:17,520 --> 00:25:21,000 Speaker 1: some other quote unquote influencer or person is breaking news, 545 00:25:21,600 --> 00:25:23,920 Speaker 1: are you following up to see if that news is accurate? 546 00:25:24,280 --> 00:25:27,480 Speaker 1: Like there was one man who was claiming that a 547 00:25:27,520 --> 00:25:31,000 Speaker 1: balloon company broke news and showed up reporters who should 548 00:25:31,040 --> 00:25:34,280 Speaker 1: have known or broken it. Well, first of all, it 549 00:25:34,359 --> 00:25:36,880 Speaker 1: wasn't news. Neck ogui k did not go to the link. 550 00:25:36,960 --> 00:25:39,360 Speaker 1: So the balloon company accidentally. 551 00:25:38,960 --> 00:25:40,560 Speaker 2: Leaking shit they weren't supposed to in their. 552 00:25:40,400 --> 00:25:44,399 Speaker 1: Instagram stories, wasn't them beating reporters to a story. It 553 00:25:44,480 --> 00:25:46,760 Speaker 1: was them posting something that they weren't supposed to that 554 00:25:46,840 --> 00:25:48,320 Speaker 1: turned out to just be about a visit. 555 00:25:48,359 --> 00:25:51,359 Speaker 2: It wasn't even about a signing. So when there. 556 00:25:51,200 --> 00:25:55,520 Speaker 1: Aren't enough paid experienced journalists out there that y'all know, 557 00:25:55,640 --> 00:25:58,080 Speaker 1: to listen to folks who have a platform on a 558 00:25:58,119 --> 00:26:02,399 Speaker 1: major network, a proven digital show, a byeline in an 559 00:26:02,480 --> 00:26:05,639 Speaker 1: established outlet when there aren't enough of those, when the 560 00:26:05,680 --> 00:26:08,240 Speaker 1: space has been blurry for so long, a lot of 561 00:26:08,320 --> 00:26:10,960 Speaker 1: y'all will listen to fans or people who put quote 562 00:26:11,040 --> 00:26:14,679 Speaker 1: WNBA insider in their bio, believing it to be fact, 563 00:26:14,880 --> 00:26:16,760 Speaker 1: and guess what, you will not go back and check 564 00:26:16,760 --> 00:26:19,240 Speaker 1: and see if that person was ever held accountable for 565 00:26:19,280 --> 00:26:21,560 Speaker 1: the things they quote unquote reported that didn't come true. 566 00:26:22,560 --> 00:26:25,280 Speaker 1: On the men's side, you just don't really trust people 567 00:26:25,560 --> 00:26:28,720 Speaker 1: if you haven't seen them on TV, radio, major digital platforms, 568 00:26:28,840 --> 00:26:31,560 Speaker 1: because there are enough legitimate reporters that you've been told 569 00:26:31,600 --> 00:26:33,919 Speaker 1: to trust and invest in that you don't need to 570 00:26:33,920 --> 00:26:35,919 Speaker 1: go looking for that breaking news elsewhere, or if you 571 00:26:35,960 --> 00:26:39,919 Speaker 1: see it, you're suspicious about it. But you've got people 572 00:26:39,960 --> 00:26:43,480 Speaker 1: out there writing that the SKYGM is now signing good 573 00:26:43,520 --> 00:26:46,560 Speaker 1: players just to get back at Angel Reese and make 574 00:26:46,600 --> 00:26:49,160 Speaker 1: her seem like she was the problem here, not because 575 00:26:49,200 --> 00:26:51,520 Speaker 1: it's his job, not because it makes the team better 576 00:26:51,600 --> 00:26:54,439 Speaker 1: out of spite for a player he traded away with 577 00:26:54,520 --> 00:26:58,200 Speaker 1: a straight faced people are quote unquote reporting that. And 578 00:26:58,400 --> 00:27:00,720 Speaker 1: this is the problem with not having a basketball or 579 00:27:00,760 --> 00:27:02,960 Speaker 1: a women's sports monoculture. It's something I've mentioned on the 580 00:27:02,960 --> 00:27:05,199 Speaker 1: show before. If we don't know that we can go 581 00:27:05,280 --> 00:27:07,639 Speaker 1: to Sports Center and if it's not there, it didn't happen. 582 00:27:08,040 --> 00:27:09,520 Speaker 1: If we don't know that, we can't go to a 583 00:27:09,560 --> 00:27:14,240 Speaker 1: specific senior reporter of X to find out whether someone 584 00:27:14,280 --> 00:27:18,159 Speaker 1: said something, did something, traded someone fought someone, then y'all 585 00:27:18,200 --> 00:27:21,000 Speaker 1: will be led astray by so many folks who are 586 00:27:21,080 --> 00:27:24,440 Speaker 1: misusing their platform, if it is a platform with any 587 00:27:24,480 --> 00:27:26,840 Speaker 1: amount of followers, or who are leading you to believe 588 00:27:26,880 --> 00:27:29,280 Speaker 1: that they have a platform. And I just want to say, 589 00:27:29,280 --> 00:27:31,159 Speaker 1: for the billionth time, I'm not going to be up 590 00:27:31,200 --> 00:27:32,080 Speaker 1: in your reddit threads. 591 00:27:32,240 --> 00:27:33,879 Speaker 2: I'm not going to be on your message boards. 592 00:27:34,040 --> 00:27:36,199 Speaker 1: I'm not going to be caring water for one reporter 593 00:27:36,240 --> 00:27:38,600 Speaker 1: while trying to get back at another reporter while trying 594 00:27:38,640 --> 00:27:39,800 Speaker 1: to fight a front office. 595 00:27:39,920 --> 00:27:41,000 Speaker 2: I'm going to say how I. 596 00:27:40,920 --> 00:27:42,760 Speaker 1: Feel and you're going to know it, and I'm going 597 00:27:42,840 --> 00:27:45,000 Speaker 1: to tell you when something is being reported and when 598 00:27:45,080 --> 00:27:47,520 Speaker 1: something is my opinion. And I feel sorry for a 599 00:27:47,560 --> 00:27:50,440 Speaker 1: lot of true fans of the WNBA that they don't 600 00:27:50,440 --> 00:27:52,119 Speaker 1: know where to go all the time to get the 601 00:27:52,119 --> 00:27:54,840 Speaker 1: facts and they don't know who they can trust with information. 602 00:27:55,200 --> 00:27:58,000 Speaker 1: But those of you who are berating real reporters for 603 00:27:58,119 --> 00:28:02,000 Speaker 1: not breaking something that is done yet, or for not 604 00:28:02,200 --> 00:28:05,280 Speaker 1: having information that somebody else allegedly has. 605 00:28:06,119 --> 00:28:07,960 Speaker 2: It's bullshit, And just want. 606 00:28:07,840 --> 00:28:09,320 Speaker 1: To point out, for the millionth time for those who 607 00:28:09,359 --> 00:28:12,600 Speaker 1: haven't heard me say this yet, Sham Sharania's quote unquote 608 00:28:12,640 --> 00:28:16,479 Speaker 1: reporting on the WNBACBA was all stuff we had already 609 00:28:16,600 --> 00:28:19,280 Speaker 1: learned from the reporters on the ground that were covering 610 00:28:19,280 --> 00:28:21,520 Speaker 1: it every day. The fact that he went on a major, 611 00:28:21,600 --> 00:28:24,760 Speaker 1: high profile ESPN show and read off his phone, I 612 00:28:24,800 --> 00:28:27,760 Speaker 1: have some breaking news and proceeded to tell us information 613 00:28:27,920 --> 00:28:30,240 Speaker 1: those of us in the know and following along every 614 00:28:30,320 --> 00:28:33,119 Speaker 1: day already knew is a choice for him and the 615 00:28:33,160 --> 00:28:35,399 Speaker 1: show that he was on in ESPN. It does not 616 00:28:35,520 --> 00:28:37,600 Speaker 1: take away from the work that was being done by 617 00:28:37,640 --> 00:28:41,719 Speaker 1: the women's basketball dedicated reporters who had already let us 618 00:28:41,760 --> 00:28:43,800 Speaker 1: know all of that information via reporting in the days 619 00:28:43,840 --> 00:28:46,520 Speaker 1: leading up to the deal getting done. So holding him 620 00:28:46,520 --> 00:28:48,680 Speaker 1: out there as an example of someone who outscooped them 621 00:28:48,880 --> 00:28:51,760 Speaker 1: or did the work they couldn't do is just revealing 622 00:28:51,760 --> 00:28:53,880 Speaker 1: that you were not following along and didn't know that 623 00:28:53,880 --> 00:28:56,360 Speaker 1: that information was already out there. Holding the fact that 624 00:28:56,360 --> 00:28:59,400 Speaker 1: Taylor Rooks broke Angel Reese's dream news ahead of some 625 00:28:59,480 --> 00:29:02,680 Speaker 1: other reports is not an indication that those reporters aren't 626 00:29:02,680 --> 00:29:05,600 Speaker 1: doing their job. It's a relationship that Taylor Brooks and 627 00:29:05,640 --> 00:29:07,680 Speaker 1: Angel reesays, and that's going to happen sometimes. 628 00:29:07,680 --> 00:29:09,840 Speaker 2: Same with Cheney breaking her sisters news. I think we 629 00:29:09,920 --> 00:29:12,520 Speaker 2: all expected that to happen. Now. 630 00:29:12,800 --> 00:29:14,440 Speaker 1: I'm not trying to carry water for people who are 631 00:29:14,520 --> 00:29:16,080 Speaker 1: lazy or who aren't doing their work or are doing 632 00:29:16,120 --> 00:29:18,080 Speaker 1: a bad job. I'm saying that there are some really 633 00:29:18,080 --> 00:29:21,080 Speaker 1: excellent reporters in this space, and because you don't know, 634 00:29:21,200 --> 00:29:23,760 Speaker 1: the difference between what they're doing and the bullshit that 635 00:29:23,800 --> 00:29:27,000 Speaker 1: you're seeing online is a U problem, not of them problem. 636 00:29:27,600 --> 00:29:30,040 Speaker 1: And I hope as we continue to actually fund this space, 637 00:29:30,400 --> 00:29:33,880 Speaker 1: give people platforms, put more of this news on major 638 00:29:34,080 --> 00:29:37,880 Speaker 1: ESPN shows and major radio stations and major digital platforms, 639 00:29:38,120 --> 00:29:40,440 Speaker 1: we will have less of this. But in the meantime, 640 00:29:40,760 --> 00:29:43,720 Speaker 1: please be nice to your WNBA reporters, and please figure 641 00:29:43,720 --> 00:29:45,680 Speaker 1: out how to vet whether the people that you're listening 642 00:29:45,680 --> 00:29:47,840 Speaker 1: to and reading know what they're talking about or not, 643 00:29:47,960 --> 00:29:53,360 Speaker 1: because this shit is looking exhausting, all right. We always 644 00:29:53,360 --> 00:29:55,360 Speaker 1: love that your listing excises, but we wanted to get 645 00:29:55,360 --> 00:29:57,200 Speaker 1: in the game every day too, So here's our good 646 00:29:57,240 --> 00:29:59,640 Speaker 1: game play of the day. Now that many of your 647 00:29:59,640 --> 00:30:02,360 Speaker 1: favorite players have a new home for the season, go 648 00:30:02,560 --> 00:30:05,520 Speaker 1: grab that merch. We're seeing a bunch of new players 649 00:30:05,560 --> 00:30:08,280 Speaker 1: team jerseys pop up on the WNBA site, like a 650 00:30:08,280 --> 00:30:11,720 Speaker 1: fire Engine, Red Angel Reese Atlanta Dreamkit, a Natisha Heidem 651 00:30:11,760 --> 00:30:15,000 Speaker 1: and Seattle Storm jersey. We've got those classic Chicago black 652 00:30:15,040 --> 00:30:17,520 Speaker 1: pinstripe jerseys for Skyler Diggins and the rest of the 653 00:30:17,520 --> 00:30:18,600 Speaker 1: Sky's new editions. 654 00:30:18,960 --> 00:30:20,880 Speaker 2: We'll put a link to the shop in the show notes. 655 00:30:21,400 --> 00:30:22,800 Speaker 1: And we always love to hear from you, so hit 656 00:30:22,840 --> 00:30:25,520 Speaker 1: us up on email good game at wondermedianetwork dot com 657 00:30:25,720 --> 00:30:27,920 Speaker 1: or leave us a voicemail at eight seven two two 658 00:30:27,920 --> 00:30:29,280 Speaker 1: o four fifty seventy. 659 00:30:29,600 --> 00:30:30,520 Speaker 2: I said it the other day. 660 00:30:30,560 --> 00:30:32,640 Speaker 1: Send us in a voicemail about how your team did 661 00:30:32,680 --> 00:30:34,920 Speaker 1: in the draft in free agency. We want to hear 662 00:30:34,920 --> 00:30:37,440 Speaker 1: what you think about all the latest moves. And don't 663 00:30:37,440 --> 00:30:41,760 Speaker 1: forget to subscribe, rate and review. It's easy watch game 664 00:30:41,840 --> 00:30:46,800 Speaker 1: cocks don't fly rating one of fifteen hoopers that's scared 665 00:30:46,800 --> 00:30:51,120 Speaker 1: of heights review. It's a tradition for WNBA draft prospects 666 00:30:51,120 --> 00:30:52,840 Speaker 1: to go to the top of the Empire State Building 667 00:30:52,920 --> 00:30:55,040 Speaker 1: on the day of the draft. Now this year's class 668 00:30:55,080 --> 00:30:58,160 Speaker 1: followed suit on Monday, and Raven Johnson was forced to 669 00:30:58,160 --> 00:30:59,360 Speaker 1: put on a brave face. 670 00:30:59,720 --> 00:31:01,680 Speaker 2: This North Carolina guard kept her back. 671 00:31:01,600 --> 00:31:04,000 Speaker 1: To the wall and stayed as far away from the 672 00:31:04,080 --> 00:31:08,680 Speaker 1: edge as possible, saying, y'all, we are too high. Honestly, 673 00:31:08,720 --> 00:31:11,360 Speaker 1: shouts to Johnson for speaking the truth. They were way 674 00:31:11,480 --> 00:31:12,400 Speaker 1: up there and. 675 00:31:12,360 --> 00:31:14,720 Speaker 2: There's a railing, but no nets or anything. 676 00:31:15,240 --> 00:31:18,200 Speaker 1: And if you know anything about Cox and I sure do, 677 00:31:18,920 --> 00:31:21,800 Speaker 1: they can only fly for short distances and at low heights. 678 00:31:21,840 --> 00:31:24,440 Speaker 1: So smart of Raven to keep her distance from the edge. 679 00:31:25,000 --> 00:31:28,400 Speaker 1: Now it's your turn, slices, rate and review. Thanks for listening, 680 00:31:28,560 --> 00:31:29,320 Speaker 1: See you tomorrow. 681 00:31:29,720 --> 00:31:30,200 Speaker 2: Good game. 682 00:31:30,240 --> 00:31:33,960 Speaker 1: New WNBA draftees and the social media teams posting at 683 00:31:33,960 --> 00:31:37,280 Speaker 1: minimum once per hour every hour for the past week. 684 00:31:37,840 --> 00:31:40,320 Speaker 2: Good game, Love Salt Lake and love Austin. We'll see 685 00:31:40,320 --> 00:31:41,840 Speaker 2: you in the ship. Thank you. 686 00:31:42,280 --> 00:31:44,959 Speaker 1: Knowing that not everyone whose name was called on Monday night, 687 00:31:45,000 --> 00:31:47,640 Speaker 1: we'll get to actually log minutes in a WNBA game. 688 00:31:48,120 --> 00:31:50,000 Speaker 2: Oh the cuts are always so brutal. 689 00:31:55,920 --> 00:31:58,800 Speaker 1: Good Game with Sarah Spain is an iheartwomen's sports production 690 00:31:58,880 --> 00:32:01,719 Speaker 1: in partnership with Deep Blue Sports and Entertainment. You can 691 00:32:01,760 --> 00:32:04,840 Speaker 1: find us on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever 692 00:32:04,920 --> 00:32:05,959 Speaker 1: you get your podcasts. 693 00:32:06,200 --> 00:32:09,520 Speaker 2: Production by Wonder Media Network. 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