1 00:00:00,280 --> 00:00:03,000 Speaker 1: Levels to This is an iHeart women's sports production in 2 00:00:03,080 --> 00:00:05,320 Speaker 1: partnership with Deep Blue Sports and Entertainment. 3 00:00:05,559 --> 00:00:08,080 Speaker 2: You can find us on the iHeartRadio. 4 00:00:07,360 --> 00:00:10,840 Speaker 1: App, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts. 5 00:00:17,480 --> 00:00:20,400 Speaker 2: Hey, what's going on, everybody? It's your girl. Trerika Foster Brasby. 6 00:00:20,880 --> 00:00:26,680 Speaker 2: What's up, y'all? It's your girl, Cheryl swoops a. I'm excited. 7 00:00:26,800 --> 00:00:28,320 Speaker 2: This is Levels to this, y'all. 8 00:00:28,560 --> 00:00:32,240 Speaker 3: This is the podcast where we talk about the levels 9 00:00:32,280 --> 00:00:35,680 Speaker 3: to the ship that women go through and honey, we 10 00:00:35,720 --> 00:00:40,279 Speaker 3: are going through some shit right now, but we have 11 00:00:40,320 --> 00:00:43,000 Speaker 3: a really good fun show today. We're going to talk 12 00:00:43,040 --> 00:00:45,880 Speaker 3: a little basketball later on in the show. 13 00:00:45,920 --> 00:00:46,200 Speaker 4: Today. 14 00:00:46,240 --> 00:00:49,120 Speaker 3: We haven't had a basketball episode in a few weeks, 15 00:00:49,159 --> 00:00:51,400 Speaker 3: so it was definitely time for us to kind. 16 00:00:51,200 --> 00:00:52,880 Speaker 2: Of bring that back. 17 00:00:52,960 --> 00:00:55,160 Speaker 3: We got a lot to talk about because it's a 18 00:00:55,200 --> 00:01:02,240 Speaker 3: lot of shit going on, is it is, Well, it's 19 00:01:02,240 --> 00:01:05,320 Speaker 3: a little while because life has been lifing and there's 20 00:01:05,400 --> 00:01:08,880 Speaker 3: so much other shit going on that, honestly, to me, 21 00:01:10,000 --> 00:01:12,240 Speaker 3: it was a little bit more important than basketball. 22 00:01:13,240 --> 00:01:16,560 Speaker 2: It was at the moment, I agree, but then sometimes 23 00:01:16,640 --> 00:01:18,000 Speaker 2: life be life and so much that. 24 00:01:18,000 --> 00:01:19,880 Speaker 3: You're like, you know what, let me go focus back 25 00:01:19,920 --> 00:01:22,040 Speaker 3: on basketball because I'm getting on my nerves over here 26 00:01:22,080 --> 00:01:23,919 Speaker 3: on this set, and. 27 00:01:23,840 --> 00:01:26,960 Speaker 1: For me, basketball always gives me a sense of calm. 28 00:01:27,080 --> 00:01:29,000 Speaker 1: I don't care what's going on in the basketball world, 29 00:01:29,040 --> 00:01:31,559 Speaker 1: but it always, you know, it's like home. 30 00:01:32,120 --> 00:01:34,440 Speaker 2: So yes, I'm excited for us. 31 00:01:34,560 --> 00:01:38,080 Speaker 1: I love that basketball on this episode in a little bit. 32 00:01:38,160 --> 00:01:41,800 Speaker 2: But since first of all, y'all can't see, but I can. 33 00:01:42,440 --> 00:01:44,640 Speaker 1: Okay, So I got Christmas nails, and I think you 34 00:01:44,720 --> 00:01:45,880 Speaker 1: got Christmas nails. 35 00:01:46,120 --> 00:01:47,080 Speaker 2: You got Christmas news. 36 00:01:47,160 --> 00:01:48,600 Speaker 4: I do Christmas now. 37 00:01:49,520 --> 00:01:54,520 Speaker 2: Yes, I liked cake. 38 00:01:56,840 --> 00:02:00,920 Speaker 1: Cute and I'm not really a red really a red girl, 39 00:02:01,360 --> 00:02:05,080 Speaker 1: but I figured out. Let me ask you this ask 40 00:02:05,640 --> 00:02:08,080 Speaker 1: is your reasoning for not really being written? 41 00:02:08,080 --> 00:02:09,440 Speaker 4: When you say you're not a red girl, you mean 42 00:02:09,480 --> 00:02:10,200 Speaker 4: like on your nails? 43 00:02:10,280 --> 00:02:12,880 Speaker 2: Yeah, on my nails? Or am I lottastick? I don't 44 00:02:12,919 --> 00:02:13,840 Speaker 2: do red lipstick? 45 00:02:14,800 --> 00:02:17,200 Speaker 4: Well, I know, Okay, let me ask you. 46 00:02:17,200 --> 00:02:24,560 Speaker 3: This is the reason why you don't red because because 47 00:02:24,600 --> 00:02:26,919 Speaker 3: I feel like I feel like we grew up in 48 00:02:26,960 --> 00:02:30,080 Speaker 3: the same house. If you it's the reason that you 49 00:02:30,120 --> 00:02:33,200 Speaker 3: don't have red lipstick or wear red nails because your 50 00:02:33,240 --> 00:02:35,320 Speaker 3: mama told you that red was for Jesseabels. 51 00:02:35,800 --> 00:02:45,440 Speaker 2: Oh, I don't know. I don't know, I really don't. 52 00:02:45,600 --> 00:02:46,200 Speaker 2: I don't know. 53 00:02:48,160 --> 00:02:49,480 Speaker 4: Nils, so I ain't gonna put that on. 54 00:02:50,919 --> 00:02:52,799 Speaker 3: I used to be like, if you come in here 55 00:02:52,840 --> 00:02:54,960 Speaker 3: with them red nails on, you know, like you're one 56 00:02:54,960 --> 00:02:56,560 Speaker 3: of them ladies up the evening. 57 00:02:58,440 --> 00:03:00,360 Speaker 4: I won't tell you this much. 58 00:03:01,919 --> 00:03:05,640 Speaker 1: It wasn't even red, Like I remember my mom telling 59 00:03:05,680 --> 00:03:08,600 Speaker 1: me stuff about that I should that you shouldn't wear 60 00:03:08,639 --> 00:03:11,720 Speaker 1: any kind of color on your nails. It should always 61 00:03:11,760 --> 00:03:17,160 Speaker 1: be dude, like, Okay, somewhere in the Bible or somewhere, 62 00:03:17,560 --> 00:03:19,720 Speaker 1: it was like, you shouldn't paint your nails. 63 00:03:19,840 --> 00:03:23,079 Speaker 2: So it wasn't really about red. It was just any color. 64 00:03:23,680 --> 00:03:27,639 Speaker 2: But now I don't know. I never heard that one girl. 65 00:03:27,760 --> 00:03:29,359 Speaker 3: My mama would be like, you better not come in 66 00:03:29,360 --> 00:03:30,639 Speaker 3: here with them red nails. 67 00:03:31,000 --> 00:03:32,840 Speaker 2: Or I had on red lipsticks. She'd be like, what 68 00:03:32,960 --> 00:03:34,040 Speaker 2: you looking like one of these? 69 00:03:34,280 --> 00:03:38,960 Speaker 3: One of these Jezebel, the woman in the night, one 70 00:03:39,000 --> 00:03:39,680 Speaker 3: of the ladies of. 71 00:03:39,720 --> 00:03:44,800 Speaker 1: The I just and for the lipstick. I don't know. 72 00:03:45,120 --> 00:03:48,080 Speaker 1: Maybe I just haven't found the right red. I just 73 00:03:48,160 --> 00:03:51,360 Speaker 1: never felt like red really looked good on me. 74 00:03:51,920 --> 00:03:54,000 Speaker 3: Well, we know that's not true, because how many times 75 00:03:54,000 --> 00:03:56,960 Speaker 3: have I told you that. One of my favorite pictures 76 00:03:56,960 --> 00:03:58,240 Speaker 3: of you is the one when we were wearing the 77 00:03:58,240 --> 00:03:58,840 Speaker 3: red dress. 78 00:03:58,960 --> 00:04:00,920 Speaker 1: Maybe that's because I had the right person to do 79 00:04:01,000 --> 00:04:03,680 Speaker 1: my makeup, who picked the right rent. But girl, give 80 00:04:03,720 --> 00:04:06,120 Speaker 1: me a liner and some gloss and keep it moving. 81 00:04:06,560 --> 00:04:07,360 Speaker 4: I'm screaming. 82 00:04:07,560 --> 00:04:12,320 Speaker 1: Well, no, okay, my mom might have called me a 83 00:04:12,400 --> 00:04:23,000 Speaker 1: Jezebel for other reasons, but yeah. 84 00:04:20,560 --> 00:04:23,120 Speaker 4: Yeah, I'm telling you, they are so funny. They are 85 00:04:23,160 --> 00:04:23,720 Speaker 4: so funny. 86 00:04:23,760 --> 00:04:27,200 Speaker 3: But speaking of though us being in the Christmas spirit, 87 00:04:27,880 --> 00:04:35,679 Speaker 3: you and I have been pining through so many incredible 88 00:04:35,720 --> 00:04:41,039 Speaker 3: emails with people who have been entering into ours thousand 89 00:04:41,040 --> 00:04:43,760 Speaker 3: dollars giveaway to the holiday, and. 90 00:04:45,279 --> 00:04:46,440 Speaker 2: Let me tell you it. 91 00:04:46,279 --> 00:04:48,120 Speaker 3: Was I don't get to tell you, but still, the 92 00:04:48,160 --> 00:04:50,920 Speaker 3: folks that are listening, this was probably one of the 93 00:04:51,000 --> 00:04:55,800 Speaker 3: harder giveaways that I've had to look through because there 94 00:04:55,839 --> 00:05:01,800 Speaker 3: were so many deserving stories and people and it was 95 00:05:01,880 --> 00:05:06,200 Speaker 3: really hard to decide like one person, Like it was 96 00:05:06,240 --> 00:05:07,039 Speaker 3: really hard. 97 00:05:07,400 --> 00:05:13,040 Speaker 1: Well listen, yes, and I and and we said this, 98 00:05:13,200 --> 00:05:17,120 Speaker 1: like I love the fact that we're doing this along 99 00:05:17,160 --> 00:05:20,880 Speaker 1: with iHeart just to be able to bless somebody, right, 100 00:05:21,000 --> 00:05:23,080 Speaker 1: Like it's not a lot, but for some people, it 101 00:05:23,200 --> 00:05:27,160 Speaker 1: is a lot, and it is Christmas. It's the holidays, 102 00:05:27,160 --> 00:05:30,360 Speaker 1: it's the giving spirit and all the things. So I 103 00:05:30,400 --> 00:05:32,280 Speaker 1: love that we're able to do it, but I also 104 00:05:33,279 --> 00:05:37,920 Speaker 1: hate that we can't bless everybody, right right. I do 105 00:05:38,040 --> 00:05:43,920 Speaker 1: think before we announced who you know who has been 106 00:05:44,000 --> 00:05:47,400 Speaker 1: chosen as the winner, I think we should remind everybody 107 00:05:48,240 --> 00:05:51,400 Speaker 1: what the rules and qualifications were, because, as you said, 108 00:05:51,440 --> 00:05:54,160 Speaker 1: we got quite a few emails and some really really 109 00:05:54,200 --> 00:05:57,800 Speaker 1: really good ones, but some of the ones that we 110 00:05:57,880 --> 00:06:01,640 Speaker 1: really liked, we found out that they are not following 111 00:06:01,720 --> 00:06:03,159 Speaker 1: us on Instagram. 112 00:06:03,600 --> 00:06:10,240 Speaker 3: Yes, so part of the stipulations for being considered was 113 00:06:10,400 --> 00:06:14,440 Speaker 3: not only did you need to send us an email 114 00:06:14,839 --> 00:06:18,960 Speaker 3: of why you felt you were deserving, but you needed 115 00:06:19,000 --> 00:06:24,080 Speaker 3: to also be following us on Instagram. And so there 116 00:06:24,160 --> 00:06:28,279 Speaker 3: were quite a few emails that had some really compelling stories, 117 00:06:28,680 --> 00:06:33,560 Speaker 3: but unfortunately they were not following us on Instagram, and 118 00:06:34,240 --> 00:06:38,640 Speaker 3: unfortunately that disqualified them. There were a few people who 119 00:06:38,680 --> 00:06:42,159 Speaker 3: were following us on Instagram but didn't really follow through 120 00:06:42,200 --> 00:06:47,480 Speaker 3: on all the instructions in the email. It was like, yeah, 121 00:06:48,000 --> 00:06:52,000 Speaker 3: like really posted it on Instagram or told us how 122 00:06:52,080 --> 00:06:53,680 Speaker 3: much they loved the show and how much they loved 123 00:06:53,680 --> 00:06:55,840 Speaker 3: women's basketball, but didn't really give us a reason why 124 00:06:55,880 --> 00:06:57,760 Speaker 3: they thought that they should win the thousand dollars and 125 00:06:57,760 --> 00:07:00,839 Speaker 3: we're like, hey, okay, thank you for the comment that 126 00:07:00,880 --> 00:07:03,440 Speaker 3: we love, but like, why do you need the money? 127 00:07:03,839 --> 00:07:08,040 Speaker 3: So there was just there were a few that, you know, 128 00:07:08,120 --> 00:07:12,720 Speaker 3: we had to discard because of just not being able 129 00:07:12,760 --> 00:07:16,160 Speaker 3: to follow the rules. But for those who did follow 130 00:07:16,200 --> 00:07:20,280 Speaker 3: the rules, it was tough. It was really tough, and 131 00:07:20,600 --> 00:07:23,000 Speaker 3: we really and truly do wish that we would have 132 00:07:23,280 --> 00:07:25,800 Speaker 3: you know, that we could have more and would have 133 00:07:25,800 --> 00:07:29,040 Speaker 3: been able to bless more people around the holidays. However, 134 00:07:29,560 --> 00:07:33,000 Speaker 3: Huryl and I and so everyone is aware, it was 135 00:07:33,120 --> 00:07:36,280 Speaker 3: indeed Sheryl and I who read every email, so there 136 00:07:36,360 --> 00:07:41,080 Speaker 3: wasn't a random person reading on our behalf or somebody 137 00:07:41,080 --> 00:07:44,840 Speaker 3: else that was, you know, making the decision. We read 138 00:07:44,880 --> 00:07:51,400 Speaker 3: every email and every single one and we have picked 139 00:07:51,400 --> 00:07:51,800 Speaker 3: a winner. 140 00:07:52,160 --> 00:07:54,720 Speaker 1: Yeah, and right here is where we need a drum 141 00:07:54,800 --> 00:07:56,440 Speaker 1: roll and all the things. 142 00:07:57,240 --> 00:08:06,320 Speaker 3: Right right, we want to give a big congratulations. 143 00:08:06,840 --> 00:08:07,720 Speaker 2: Do you want to say the name? 144 00:08:07,840 --> 00:08:10,120 Speaker 1: Sure, you say the name, You say the name, Okay, 145 00:08:10,200 --> 00:08:14,440 Speaker 1: I'll say the name. You said everything except the name. 146 00:08:15,200 --> 00:08:19,320 Speaker 1: Because again to those who did follow the instructions and 147 00:08:19,400 --> 00:08:23,440 Speaker 1: submit your reason why via email and you were following 148 00:08:23,480 --> 00:08:27,880 Speaker 1: us on Instagram, like, we just absolutely hate we couldn't 149 00:08:27,880 --> 00:08:28,720 Speaker 1: pick all of you. 150 00:08:28,960 --> 00:08:31,080 Speaker 2: But the one person that we. 151 00:08:32,480 --> 00:08:37,679 Speaker 1: Unanimously or should say both decided on had a very 152 00:08:37,760 --> 00:08:42,880 Speaker 1: very very compelling story and it really touched both myself 153 00:08:42,920 --> 00:08:46,480 Speaker 1: and Tea because we've been there, we've been there where 154 00:08:46,520 --> 00:08:51,240 Speaker 1: this person is currently. And so, with no further ado, 155 00:08:52,360 --> 00:09:00,000 Speaker 1: the winner of the very first levels to this podcast 156 00:09:00,040 --> 00:09:02,120 Speaker 1: Christmas one thousand dollars giveaway. 157 00:09:02,280 --> 00:09:03,400 Speaker 2: I just kind of made that up. 158 00:09:03,840 --> 00:09:05,120 Speaker 4: I like, it is. 159 00:09:07,520 --> 00:09:10,600 Speaker 2: Derek A. 160 00:09:19,960 --> 00:09:23,000 Speaker 3: This is the Little clapperd do you can ask our 161 00:09:23,000 --> 00:09:25,040 Speaker 3: producer to go find some audience applause? 162 00:09:25,320 --> 00:09:27,240 Speaker 2: Yeah, we get all of that, all of that, all 163 00:09:27,280 --> 00:09:31,800 Speaker 2: of that. But Derek, we appreciate you. 164 00:09:33,240 --> 00:09:37,920 Speaker 1: Following us, and we know that you've been following for 165 00:09:38,040 --> 00:09:43,440 Speaker 1: a while, appreciate you sending in your email, and we 166 00:09:43,760 --> 00:09:49,440 Speaker 1: really really really were touched by your story. And we 167 00:09:49,520 --> 00:09:53,240 Speaker 1: hope that this thousand dollars comes in handy. 168 00:09:53,000 --> 00:09:55,720 Speaker 2: For you your. 169 00:09:54,200 --> 00:09:58,400 Speaker 1: Family, and we're happy that we're able to bless you 170 00:09:58,559 --> 00:10:00,440 Speaker 1: this Christmas holiday season. 171 00:10:01,600 --> 00:10:06,280 Speaker 3: APPS Absolutely so thank you guys to everyone who's sent 172 00:10:06,360 --> 00:10:10,640 Speaker 3: in a story, who sent in an email, keep following us. 173 00:10:11,440 --> 00:10:13,760 Speaker 3: I love the way that Cheryl introduced this because it 174 00:10:13,880 --> 00:10:16,040 Speaker 3: makes me feel like it's something that we'll do again 175 00:10:16,120 --> 00:10:16,840 Speaker 3: in the future. 176 00:10:17,360 --> 00:10:20,240 Speaker 4: And we definitely want to be able to. 177 00:10:21,400 --> 00:10:23,120 Speaker 3: Yeah, we want to be able to continue to bless 178 00:10:23,160 --> 00:10:26,319 Speaker 3: people as long as we can continue to be blessed. 179 00:10:26,320 --> 00:10:28,360 Speaker 3: Giving back as all is what it's all about. So 180 00:10:28,960 --> 00:10:30,040 Speaker 3: thank you, Derek. 181 00:10:30,480 --> 00:10:32,120 Speaker 4: And on that. 182 00:10:32,120 --> 00:10:35,720 Speaker 3: Note, we're just gonna go ahead and move into our 183 00:10:36,040 --> 00:10:54,080 Speaker 3: next level conversation, Churel. We haven't really dug into all 184 00:10:54,080 --> 00:10:57,000 Speaker 3: the things that's going on into basketball space in the 185 00:10:57,040 --> 00:11:00,720 Speaker 3: basketball world, so we're gonna do like a little bit 186 00:11:00,720 --> 00:11:02,360 Speaker 3: of a I hate to say a round table, but 187 00:11:02,440 --> 00:11:05,000 Speaker 3: kind of like a round robin where we'll just touched 188 00:11:05,000 --> 00:11:07,520 Speaker 3: a little bit on as much as we can, as 189 00:11:07,679 --> 00:11:10,400 Speaker 3: you know, as quickly as we can, because we know 190 00:11:10,440 --> 00:11:15,040 Speaker 3: there's still so many things that are unfolding. And so 191 00:11:15,559 --> 00:11:17,520 Speaker 3: the first thing that I want to bring to your 192 00:11:17,520 --> 00:11:23,680 Speaker 3: attention is recently, our girl, Asia Wilson was announced as 193 00:11:23,720 --> 00:11:29,160 Speaker 3: the Time magazine Athlete of the Year. 194 00:11:30,360 --> 00:11:32,079 Speaker 2: Like, give me one. 195 00:11:31,880 --> 00:11:36,440 Speaker 1: Moment, te give me one moment, Okay, because I don't 196 00:11:36,480 --> 00:11:40,160 Speaker 1: know if Asia herself listens to this, I'm hoping she does. 197 00:11:40,640 --> 00:11:41,440 Speaker 4: I'm gonna say she do. 198 00:11:41,760 --> 00:11:44,240 Speaker 2: Are her people, Jade. 199 00:11:43,720 --> 00:11:45,559 Speaker 1: I know we've tried to get Jade on the show, 200 00:11:45,720 --> 00:11:48,240 Speaker 1: so we're still working on that. Yeah, but let me 201 00:11:48,320 --> 00:11:51,679 Speaker 1: just take this moment to say this, Asia Wilson. You 202 00:11:51,880 --> 00:11:53,959 Speaker 1: know the love we have for you over here. 203 00:11:54,760 --> 00:11:55,840 Speaker 2: You know we love you. 204 00:11:56,120 --> 00:11:58,320 Speaker 1: We need you, sis, We need you to come on 205 00:11:58,400 --> 00:12:02,800 Speaker 1: this show and listen, have a conversation because we rock 206 00:12:02,880 --> 00:12:05,680 Speaker 1: with you. We hold it down for you, all the things. 207 00:12:06,040 --> 00:12:07,880 Speaker 1: But yeah, we need you, We need you to come on, 208 00:12:07,960 --> 00:12:09,080 Speaker 1: come on, come on, come on go. 209 00:12:09,240 --> 00:12:11,040 Speaker 3: You gotta make this hap We gotta make this happen, 210 00:12:11,240 --> 00:12:13,840 Speaker 3: like we this is a season two go. We're going 211 00:12:13,920 --> 00:12:16,960 Speaker 3: to have Asia Wilson on the show because Asia is 212 00:12:17,000 --> 00:12:22,600 Speaker 3: continuing to do the damn thing. Okay, Like at the Barrier, 213 00:12:23,800 --> 00:12:30,040 Speaker 3: Ridiculous was announced as one of the co committee hosts or. 214 00:12:30,280 --> 00:12:35,560 Speaker 1: Mcgalla the Matt Gala. I just saw Seph Curry uh 215 00:12:35,720 --> 00:12:37,360 Speaker 1: warming her shoe. 216 00:12:37,679 --> 00:12:42,520 Speaker 3: Yes, Like there is literally nothing that she can do 217 00:12:42,600 --> 00:12:46,400 Speaker 3: that doesn't turn into greatness, and so I'm just so 218 00:12:46,480 --> 00:12:50,400 Speaker 3: excited for her. I'm happy for her. I know that 219 00:12:50,800 --> 00:12:53,440 Speaker 3: you know, next season is gonna be bombed, but I 220 00:12:53,559 --> 00:12:56,360 Speaker 3: just like, what else what else can she do? 221 00:12:56,559 --> 00:12:58,160 Speaker 4: Like what else? What else is out there? 222 00:12:58,320 --> 00:12:58,880 Speaker 2: Like I don't know. 223 00:12:59,080 --> 00:13:02,480 Speaker 1: Listen, don't either, but there we know if it can 224 00:13:02,520 --> 00:13:04,920 Speaker 1: be done, Asia Wilson's gonna do. 225 00:13:04,840 --> 00:13:06,600 Speaker 4: It, She's gonna do it. I love it. 226 00:13:07,160 --> 00:13:12,600 Speaker 1: I'm gonna switch directions for one second, but it's still 227 00:13:12,640 --> 00:13:16,400 Speaker 1: it still has to do with Asia m So I 228 00:13:16,880 --> 00:13:19,720 Speaker 1: want to say I kind of knew before it was 229 00:13:19,760 --> 00:13:22,640 Speaker 1: out there that she and Bam were a couple. 230 00:13:22,960 --> 00:13:25,720 Speaker 4: Right, Well, that wasn't hard to figure out. Well, but 231 00:13:25,720 --> 00:13:26,960 Speaker 4: here's here's why I say this. 232 00:13:27,520 --> 00:13:28,480 Speaker 2: Here's why I say this. 233 00:13:29,640 --> 00:13:32,440 Speaker 1: I loved when they were It wasn't that they were 234 00:13:32,440 --> 00:13:34,280 Speaker 1: trying to hide it from the world, but it was 235 00:13:34,920 --> 00:13:39,600 Speaker 1: first of all, they can do what they want to do, right. 236 00:13:39,720 --> 00:13:41,480 Speaker 1: If they don't want to put it on social media 237 00:13:41,520 --> 00:13:44,360 Speaker 1: or whatever, they don't have to, right. But then now 238 00:13:44,440 --> 00:13:47,680 Speaker 1: that they're so open with it, first of all, I 239 00:13:47,679 --> 00:13:51,920 Speaker 1: think they're like the cutest couple. But what really just 240 00:13:52,080 --> 00:13:56,880 Speaker 1: annoys me is all the nosey ass people that are like, 241 00:13:57,160 --> 00:13:59,560 Speaker 1: when are when Bam? When are you gonna propose? When 242 00:13:59,600 --> 00:14:02,679 Speaker 1: he gets good and they am ready? Right, when are 243 00:14:02,679 --> 00:14:04,640 Speaker 1: they going to have a child? When are they gonna 244 00:14:04,640 --> 00:14:08,600 Speaker 1: get married? Like, go get you some go get some 245 00:14:08,720 --> 00:14:13,679 Speaker 1: business and stay out of grown folks, business, Go get 246 00:14:13,679 --> 00:14:20,840 Speaker 1: some business. It just like it baffles me sometimes as 247 00:14:20,880 --> 00:14:25,880 Speaker 1: to why people feel that they can put a time 248 00:14:26,000 --> 00:14:29,160 Speaker 1: frame on other people's lives. 249 00:14:29,600 --> 00:14:31,000 Speaker 4: You know what, it's been dating. 250 00:14:30,800 --> 00:14:35,560 Speaker 2: For a minute. Why haven't you proposed what what. 251 00:14:40,120 --> 00:14:44,240 Speaker 3: It's these people with these parasocial relationships, Like because you 252 00:14:44,440 --> 00:14:48,080 Speaker 3: follow me on social media and you see everything, because 253 00:14:48,120 --> 00:14:52,239 Speaker 3: you're a public figure and you're always exposed to information, 254 00:14:52,800 --> 00:14:56,000 Speaker 3: you'll start to think that you have a relationship in 255 00:14:56,040 --> 00:14:58,080 Speaker 3: real life with these. 256 00:14:58,400 --> 00:15:03,320 Speaker 4: That's true when you don't and you don't even know them, 257 00:15:03,680 --> 00:15:04,040 Speaker 4: So you. 258 00:15:04,080 --> 00:15:08,000 Speaker 3: Think you're entitled to information that you are simply not 259 00:15:08,280 --> 00:15:11,920 Speaker 3: entitled to. Like, Yes, now that you know that Beam 260 00:15:12,040 --> 00:15:14,600 Speaker 3: and Asia are a couple, let's just be happy for 261 00:15:14,680 --> 00:15:17,560 Speaker 3: them and be excited about whatever it is they choose 262 00:15:17,600 --> 00:15:20,960 Speaker 3: to share. But they will get married when they're good 263 00:15:20,960 --> 00:15:24,080 Speaker 3: and God dog on ready. They will have children whenever 264 00:15:24,160 --> 00:15:26,720 Speaker 3: they are good and God dog on ready. And if 265 00:15:26,720 --> 00:15:32,320 Speaker 3: they choose to do neither, that is also their business. Relax, Yeah, 266 00:15:33,480 --> 00:15:36,800 Speaker 3: to relax, boo, Relax, relax. 267 00:15:37,000 --> 00:15:39,000 Speaker 1: I just needed to put that out there. I love 268 00:15:39,080 --> 00:15:43,640 Speaker 1: that she just keeps I don't know, she just. 269 00:15:43,640 --> 00:15:50,520 Speaker 5: Keeps sending the standard, raising the bar all the things 270 00:15:50,840 --> 00:15:54,480 Speaker 5: and looks good while she's doing it. 271 00:15:55,000 --> 00:15:59,520 Speaker 4: This woman is getting finer with time. 272 00:16:00,280 --> 00:16:05,720 Speaker 3: Gone ahead, Asia, gone ahead, as I am gonna say this, 273 00:16:05,920 --> 00:16:10,640 Speaker 3: don't be slipping up, Bam. Don't hey, Asia, looking good 274 00:16:10,640 --> 00:16:12,360 Speaker 3: at these strat here. 275 00:16:13,200 --> 00:16:18,000 Speaker 1: Don't funk around, Bam. We love you over here too. 276 00:16:18,000 --> 00:16:20,040 Speaker 1: So you'm sitting on the show telling you like I'm. 277 00:16:19,920 --> 00:16:20,920 Speaker 4: Telling you like a sister. 278 00:16:20,960 --> 00:16:24,840 Speaker 2: Bam. Listen here, Yeah, okay, yeah, yeah yeah. Asha out 279 00:16:24,840 --> 00:16:27,000 Speaker 2: here turned a head. You better be on your gay boys. 280 00:16:27,880 --> 00:16:32,720 Speaker 2: Just love it, love it, love it now shame. 281 00:16:33,480 --> 00:16:34,480 Speaker 4: Congrats to Asia. 282 00:16:34,520 --> 00:16:34,720 Speaker 2: Now. 283 00:16:34,880 --> 00:16:37,760 Speaker 3: Speaking of one of the things that Asia did in 284 00:16:37,800 --> 00:16:42,440 Speaker 3: the Time magazine, a little video shoot that they did, 285 00:16:42,960 --> 00:16:45,880 Speaker 3: was they asked her who was one of the toughest competitors, 286 00:16:46,320 --> 00:16:48,600 Speaker 3: and she said Brianna. 287 00:16:48,200 --> 00:16:52,920 Speaker 2: Stewart, which leads me to think, I wonder. 288 00:16:52,720 --> 00:16:55,720 Speaker 3: If Brianna Stewart is gonna be suited up in a 289 00:16:56,040 --> 00:16:59,120 Speaker 3: New York Liberty Jersey this coming up spring, because you know, 290 00:16:59,160 --> 00:17:02,120 Speaker 3: everybody in the Mama is a free agent, y'all. And 291 00:17:02,200 --> 00:17:04,960 Speaker 3: I bet you that the new head coach is also 292 00:17:05,040 --> 00:17:09,359 Speaker 3: wondering these things, because they just hired Chris DeMarco as 293 00:17:09,440 --> 00:17:12,280 Speaker 3: the new head coach of the New York Liberty, and 294 00:17:12,359 --> 00:17:15,359 Speaker 3: so Chris DeMarco comes from the NBA. He was an 295 00:17:15,400 --> 00:17:18,439 Speaker 3: assistant coach with the Golden State Warriors. He was with 296 00:17:18,520 --> 00:17:20,520 Speaker 3: them when they won their for A championship, so he's 297 00:17:20,560 --> 00:17:27,480 Speaker 3: no stranger to winning. But once again we are in 298 00:17:27,520 --> 00:17:31,200 Speaker 3: this situation where we have a coach who's never coached 299 00:17:31,880 --> 00:17:35,879 Speaker 3: women's basketball. And we always say basketball is basketball, but 300 00:17:35,960 --> 00:17:38,640 Speaker 3: I tend to believe that there are some minor differences 301 00:17:38,720 --> 00:17:41,680 Speaker 3: in coaching women than coaching men, and also just coaching 302 00:17:41,720 --> 00:17:46,000 Speaker 3: in the WNBA in general. And excuse me to add 303 00:17:46,840 --> 00:17:49,879 Speaker 3: to add on to this new hire, this is once 304 00:17:49,920 --> 00:17:56,159 Speaker 3: again another opportunity that has been overlooked for maybe some 305 00:17:56,280 --> 00:18:00,280 Speaker 3: other people who have been within the WNBA rank, who 306 00:18:00,280 --> 00:18:04,480 Speaker 3: have been within the coaching system, who probably deserved a 307 00:18:04,520 --> 00:18:07,679 Speaker 3: head coaching job. Not to say Chris didn't, but just 308 00:18:08,000 --> 00:18:11,400 Speaker 3: it feels like once again, as happy as some may 309 00:18:11,440 --> 00:18:13,959 Speaker 3: be for the New York Liberty and for Chris, there 310 00:18:14,000 --> 00:18:17,960 Speaker 3: are also those who kind of feel like, wow, we 311 00:18:18,080 --> 00:18:21,240 Speaker 3: are continually seeing women in the WNBA get overlooked for 312 00:18:21,320 --> 00:18:24,040 Speaker 3: positions that they've earned. And so I know you and 313 00:18:24,080 --> 00:18:27,119 Speaker 3: I have had this conversation before, but definitely curious on 314 00:18:27,200 --> 00:18:31,119 Speaker 3: your thoughts about the Chris DeMarco higher and maybe what 315 00:18:31,200 --> 00:18:36,000 Speaker 3: it says for those who did not get the opportunity 316 00:18:36,040 --> 00:18:37,639 Speaker 3: to this head coaching cycle. 317 00:18:40,920 --> 00:18:44,760 Speaker 1: Yeah, that's a I'm I'm frustrated and I'm tired of 318 00:18:44,800 --> 00:18:50,119 Speaker 1: this conversation, right, but I also know it's a conversation 319 00:18:50,200 --> 00:18:51,640 Speaker 1: that we need to continue to have. 320 00:18:52,119 --> 00:18:56,959 Speaker 2: Yeah. Unfortunately, so let me start off by saying this. 321 00:18:57,160 --> 00:19:00,320 Speaker 1: I know of Chris de Marco, I do not know 322 00:19:00,440 --> 00:19:05,439 Speaker 1: him personally, right, So what I'm about to say, like 323 00:19:05,480 --> 00:19:10,280 Speaker 1: my comments on this topic has nothing to do with him, 324 00:19:10,840 --> 00:19:13,840 Speaker 1: zero to do with him, and everything to do with 325 00:19:14,560 --> 00:19:15,680 Speaker 1: the w itself. 326 00:19:17,119 --> 00:19:20,360 Speaker 2: So when the league. 327 00:19:20,080 --> 00:19:24,119 Speaker 1: First started back in nineteen ninety seven, to me, it 328 00:19:24,200 --> 00:19:27,120 Speaker 1: was kind of like, one, Yeah, it's a new league, 329 00:19:27,359 --> 00:19:31,480 Speaker 1: so didn't really know what to expect, Like what were 330 00:19:31,520 --> 00:19:34,439 Speaker 1: the coaches going to be like all the things? 331 00:19:34,480 --> 00:19:40,320 Speaker 2: But I did feel like there were. It was kind 332 00:19:40,320 --> 00:19:41,360 Speaker 2: of like, well, let's see if we. 333 00:19:41,320 --> 00:19:49,280 Speaker 1: Can get some NBA x NBA players or coaches to 334 00:19:49,480 --> 00:19:52,920 Speaker 1: validate the league right by coming to coaching the league. 335 00:19:53,760 --> 00:19:57,200 Speaker 1: Because listen, right or wrong, when even now, when when 336 00:19:57,320 --> 00:20:02,160 Speaker 1: NBA guys talk about the WNBA, it validates to people it's. 337 00:20:01,960 --> 00:20:04,239 Speaker 2: Like, well, the NBA guys are watching and talking about it. 338 00:20:04,240 --> 00:20:06,120 Speaker 1: It must be good, it must be right, it must 339 00:20:06,160 --> 00:20:08,480 Speaker 1: be real, so let me take it out. So it 340 00:20:08,560 --> 00:20:12,000 Speaker 1: was the same thing with let's get some NBA coaches, 341 00:20:13,400 --> 00:20:16,639 Speaker 1: then people will take us seriously. So I remember you, 342 00:20:16,640 --> 00:20:20,119 Speaker 1: you remember so you had Derek Fisher was a coach 343 00:20:20,200 --> 00:20:23,919 Speaker 1: for the Sparks, Michael Schuper right, Michael Cooper was a 344 00:20:23,960 --> 00:20:26,320 Speaker 1: coach for the Sparks. Bill and Beerr was a coach 345 00:20:26,359 --> 00:20:31,760 Speaker 1: for Detroit. Rick Mahorn was an assistant coach, right, And 346 00:20:31,800 --> 00:20:35,399 Speaker 1: I'm probably missing a couple, but my point is this, 347 00:20:35,760 --> 00:20:39,680 Speaker 1: So we had some of the NBA guys in the beginning, 348 00:20:40,280 --> 00:20:42,240 Speaker 1: and then we kind of got away from it where 349 00:20:42,240 --> 00:20:45,720 Speaker 1: it was like, listen, let's just go hire good coaches, 350 00:20:46,280 --> 00:20:48,320 Speaker 1: whether they were in the NBA or not. Let's go 351 00:20:48,400 --> 00:20:54,320 Speaker 1: hire good coaches and tea. Now I feel like we're 352 00:20:54,400 --> 00:21:02,320 Speaker 1: back to and I don't understand it, but we're back 353 00:21:02,359 --> 00:21:06,080 Speaker 1: to we need some more NBA blood in the WNBA. 354 00:21:07,480 --> 00:21:11,439 Speaker 1: And the other thing is they really weren't trying to 355 00:21:11,560 --> 00:21:14,480 Speaker 1: come and coach because the money wasn't there. And now 356 00:21:14,560 --> 00:21:17,639 Speaker 1: that the money is up, the money is better. Listen, 357 00:21:18,320 --> 00:21:22,600 Speaker 1: people are finally watching or paying attention. Brands are supporting, 358 00:21:22,640 --> 00:21:27,240 Speaker 1: there's money behind it. It's like the NBA guys are 359 00:21:27,280 --> 00:21:30,200 Speaker 1: now like, oh, well, yeah, I do want to go 360 00:21:30,320 --> 00:21:35,520 Speaker 1: and be a part of the WNBA. And to you, 361 00:21:35,840 --> 00:21:39,800 Speaker 1: I've said this, Listen, if you're qualified and you're a 362 00:21:39,800 --> 00:21:42,359 Speaker 1: good coach and all those things, yes you should be 363 00:21:42,400 --> 00:21:43,400 Speaker 1: given an opportunity. 364 00:21:44,400 --> 00:21:48,040 Speaker 2: But I mean that for everybody, including black women. Yes. 365 00:21:49,280 --> 00:21:56,240 Speaker 1: And I set this on another podcast, and I'm going 366 00:21:56,320 --> 00:21:58,400 Speaker 1: to say it on our podcast because this is how 367 00:21:58,400 --> 00:22:00,639 Speaker 1: I really truly feel, right or. 368 00:22:00,640 --> 00:22:03,760 Speaker 2: Wrong, like it, love it, hate it. It's my opinion 369 00:22:03,840 --> 00:22:04,560 Speaker 2: and it's how I. 370 00:22:04,480 --> 00:22:11,400 Speaker 1: Feel in a league predominantly full of black women. I'm 371 00:22:11,400 --> 00:22:13,280 Speaker 1: not even going to put a percentage on it because 372 00:22:13,400 --> 00:22:15,800 Speaker 1: somebody'd be like, well it eighty eight percent, it's eighty 373 00:22:15,840 --> 00:22:20,840 Speaker 1: seven whatever, But it's predominantly black women. We don't have 374 00:22:21,000 --> 00:22:27,760 Speaker 1: one single black female head coach, and we only have 375 00:22:27,920 --> 00:22:34,840 Speaker 1: two black men that are head coaches. We have black 376 00:22:34,880 --> 00:22:39,040 Speaker 1: women as assistants. So when I see things like that, 377 00:22:39,200 --> 00:22:42,600 Speaker 1: my initial thought is this, we're. 378 00:22:42,240 --> 00:22:44,200 Speaker 2: Good enough to play. 379 00:22:45,040 --> 00:22:48,360 Speaker 1: Yeah, you respect us as players, and we're good enough 380 00:22:48,359 --> 00:22:51,720 Speaker 1: to play and win championships. We're good enough to be 381 00:22:51,880 --> 00:22:55,800 Speaker 1: your assistant, to do the scouting, to be the go 382 00:22:55,960 --> 00:22:58,639 Speaker 1: between with the coach and the players, or whatever that 383 00:22:58,720 --> 00:23:03,639 Speaker 1: assistant's role is. But for some reason, you either don't 384 00:23:03,680 --> 00:23:09,720 Speaker 1: respect us enough, or appreciate us enough, or even think 385 00:23:09,760 --> 00:23:13,840 Speaker 1: that we're good enough to run the team and sit 386 00:23:13,920 --> 00:23:17,320 Speaker 1: in that head coaches seat. Because I don't care who 387 00:23:17,359 --> 00:23:22,320 Speaker 1: you are, you cannot tell me that there are not 388 00:23:23,720 --> 00:23:30,960 Speaker 1: qualified black females that deserve an opportunity. Teresa Weatherspoon got 389 00:23:30,960 --> 00:23:33,560 Speaker 1: one shot, and she might not get another one, and 390 00:23:33,640 --> 00:23:37,320 Speaker 1: she might not get another one. Right, she got one shot, 391 00:23:38,320 --> 00:23:42,560 Speaker 1: and for whatever happened in Chicago, I wasn't there wasn't 392 00:23:42,560 --> 00:23:45,720 Speaker 1: in the locker room. But my thing is this, whatever 393 00:23:45,800 --> 00:23:48,439 Speaker 1: mistakes she made, you can't tell me that other coaches 394 00:23:48,480 --> 00:23:53,719 Speaker 1: haven't made mistakes with their teams NBA, WNBA, college, high school, 395 00:23:54,000 --> 00:23:57,160 Speaker 1: But they're given other shots, they're given more opportunities. 396 00:23:58,600 --> 00:24:00,320 Speaker 2: She has not been given another one. 397 00:24:00,840 --> 00:24:03,199 Speaker 3: And garnered the respect of one of the most popular 398 00:24:03,280 --> 00:24:08,400 Speaker 3: players one. 399 00:24:06,119 --> 00:24:09,280 Speaker 1: Hundred and so when I go down the list and 400 00:24:09,320 --> 00:24:13,560 Speaker 1: I and I look at and I don't know if 401 00:24:13,560 --> 00:24:17,240 Speaker 1: they were interviewed, what happened, why they didn't get it? 402 00:24:18,000 --> 00:24:24,000 Speaker 1: Christy Tolliver Bon January, Lindsey Harding. There are just I'm 403 00:24:24,000 --> 00:24:26,720 Speaker 1: gonna bring up Lisa Leslie only because Lisa talked about 404 00:24:26,800 --> 00:24:29,240 Speaker 1: she interviewed two years ago for a job and didn't 405 00:24:29,280 --> 00:24:31,120 Speaker 1: get it, and you know she's got over it. 406 00:24:32,119 --> 00:24:32,600 Speaker 2: I don't know. 407 00:24:32,680 --> 00:24:38,639 Speaker 1: I keep trying to understand it and figure it out. 408 00:24:37,880 --> 00:24:40,080 Speaker 2: But I can't. But I can't. 409 00:24:40,119 --> 00:24:42,160 Speaker 1: And so when I say I'm tired of the conversation, 410 00:24:42,920 --> 00:24:44,880 Speaker 1: it's because I feel like we say the same thing 411 00:24:45,080 --> 00:24:47,920 Speaker 1: year after year after year and nothing changes. 412 00:24:48,640 --> 00:24:51,800 Speaker 3: Yeah, and I'm going to go so far to say, 413 00:24:51,880 --> 00:24:54,280 Speaker 3: not only do I agree one hundred percent with everything 414 00:24:54,320 --> 00:24:56,439 Speaker 3: that you just said, so there is no need for 415 00:24:56,480 --> 00:25:00,800 Speaker 3: me to repeat it, but also if the coaching opportunities 416 00:25:00,840 --> 00:25:03,920 Speaker 3: are going to literally be like this, then I need 417 00:25:03,960 --> 00:25:07,360 Speaker 3: to see the NBA reach into the w NBA coaching pool. 418 00:25:07,320 --> 00:25:09,680 Speaker 4: And start bringing some folks over to their laying too. 419 00:25:11,040 --> 00:25:13,679 Speaker 3: Simple as that, And I know they won't and I 420 00:25:13,720 --> 00:25:18,280 Speaker 3: know they won't, but I'm saying, but I'm saying, like, 421 00:25:19,680 --> 00:25:22,440 Speaker 3: if that's what we're doing, if we sharing and were swapping, 422 00:25:23,160 --> 00:25:24,800 Speaker 3: then I'm gonna need y'all. I'm gonna need to see 423 00:25:24,800 --> 00:25:26,320 Speaker 3: some of I'm gonna need to see some of them 424 00:25:26,359 --> 00:25:26,920 Speaker 3: on your bench. 425 00:25:27,880 --> 00:25:30,359 Speaker 4: What's up with that? And we know they won't. And 426 00:25:30,359 --> 00:25:32,639 Speaker 4: that's the product that what we're doing is swapping, and 427 00:25:32,680 --> 00:25:33,400 Speaker 4: that's the problem. 428 00:25:33,560 --> 00:25:35,880 Speaker 2: So we're only swapping one way, not the other. 429 00:25:36,240 --> 00:25:38,399 Speaker 3: We're only swapping one way and not the other, because 430 00:25:38,440 --> 00:25:41,240 Speaker 3: only one league apparently needs the validation you speak of 431 00:25:41,320 --> 00:25:45,880 Speaker 3: and not the other. And if truth, it is exactly 432 00:25:45,920 --> 00:25:48,280 Speaker 3: what it feels like, and it has always felt that 433 00:25:48,320 --> 00:25:50,760 Speaker 3: way when it comes to men's sports of a women's sports, 434 00:25:50,760 --> 00:25:54,280 Speaker 3: it's not just basketball, it's just in any in any occasion, 435 00:25:54,720 --> 00:25:57,639 Speaker 3: you need men to validate whatever it is that women 436 00:25:57,680 --> 00:25:59,640 Speaker 3: are doing in order to make. 437 00:25:59,480 --> 00:26:01,240 Speaker 2: It whatever like. 438 00:26:01,920 --> 00:26:05,160 Speaker 3: I will give probably one of the most relatable examples 439 00:26:05,400 --> 00:26:07,960 Speaker 3: that any woman has ever had to deal with who 440 00:26:08,080 --> 00:26:10,720 Speaker 3: likes sports. You ever walk in a bar, sit down, 441 00:26:11,119 --> 00:26:14,080 Speaker 3: maybe you're watching a football game, maybe watching a basketball game, 442 00:26:14,480 --> 00:26:17,640 Speaker 3: and you might make a comment you know that wasn't 443 00:26:17,640 --> 00:26:20,000 Speaker 3: passing aference, I don't know what the referee was seeing, 444 00:26:20,160 --> 00:26:22,200 Speaker 3: or you know that ball was out of bounds, I 445 00:26:22,200 --> 00:26:24,359 Speaker 3: don't know what the officials doing, blah blah blah blah blah. 446 00:26:24,400 --> 00:26:26,760 Speaker 3: And a man says to you, you don't know about 447 00:26:26,800 --> 00:26:29,240 Speaker 3: this sport, and you might say to them, actually, yeah, 448 00:26:29,240 --> 00:26:31,520 Speaker 3: I do. And then they say to you, well, tell 449 00:26:31,560 --> 00:26:35,920 Speaker 3: me who's the quarterback of the Differ Broncos. Tell me 450 00:26:35,960 --> 00:26:39,280 Speaker 3: who's the coach of the Chicago Bulls. How many championships 451 00:26:39,280 --> 00:26:40,399 Speaker 3: that Michael Jordan's me? 452 00:26:40,920 --> 00:26:41,000 Speaker 1: Like? 453 00:26:42,000 --> 00:26:44,280 Speaker 3: So in order for you to believe that I know 454 00:26:44,359 --> 00:26:46,640 Speaker 3: what I'm talking about as a sports fan and as 455 00:26:46,640 --> 00:26:49,359 Speaker 3: a female, I got to answer this fucking multiple choice 456 00:26:49,400 --> 00:26:49,840 Speaker 3: quiz that. 457 00:26:49,880 --> 00:26:53,919 Speaker 2: You're giving me on who are you and what made you? 458 00:26:54,280 --> 00:26:57,520 Speaker 3: Oh my gosh, Alpus Dumbledore out here to be the 459 00:26:57,560 --> 00:26:59,040 Speaker 3: wizard of all things sports? 460 00:26:59,040 --> 00:27:03,040 Speaker 2: What the fuck? Because there are too many men who 461 00:27:03,080 --> 00:27:04,160 Speaker 2: think women need to be. 462 00:27:04,200 --> 00:27:07,080 Speaker 3: Validated by their standards in order to be acceptable to 463 00:27:07,119 --> 00:27:09,919 Speaker 3: do what they do. And that is the way that 464 00:27:10,000 --> 00:27:14,360 Speaker 3: it is, unfortunately. So yes, and I look at them 465 00:27:14,400 --> 00:27:16,520 Speaker 3: like they stupid and tell them to google me. And 466 00:27:16,560 --> 00:27:18,879 Speaker 3: then you tell me who the hell got six championship 467 00:27:18,880 --> 00:27:21,440 Speaker 3: one hundred like whatever? 468 00:27:22,520 --> 00:27:22,760 Speaker 5: When? 469 00:27:24,119 --> 00:27:25,760 Speaker 1: And I'm pulling it up because I want to make 470 00:27:25,800 --> 00:27:30,720 Speaker 1: sure I get them right. And I know it's not 471 00:27:30,800 --> 00:27:35,240 Speaker 1: as many teams, but how unrival has what for black 472 00:27:35,280 --> 00:27:36,080 Speaker 1: female coaches? 473 00:27:37,680 --> 00:27:38,480 Speaker 2: Am I right? Athletes? 474 00:27:38,720 --> 00:27:42,439 Speaker 3: Yeah, athletes, Unlimited has black female moderators or what do 475 00:27:42,440 --> 00:27:44,639 Speaker 3: you call them. I'm not saying I'm said moderators, but 476 00:27:44,680 --> 00:27:49,199 Speaker 3: that's not what I be. Facilitators. Yeah, like, what do 477 00:27:49,200 --> 00:27:49,760 Speaker 3: we help you? 478 00:27:49,760 --> 00:27:58,159 Speaker 2: You can't tell me that that we're not ready or 479 00:27:58,200 --> 00:28:01,560 Speaker 2: we're not good enough. Tell me the real reason. 480 00:28:02,280 --> 00:28:04,119 Speaker 4: Yeah. 481 00:28:04,560 --> 00:28:10,639 Speaker 1: Yeah, and it is. It's so, it's so, it's frustrating, 482 00:28:10,720 --> 00:28:14,439 Speaker 1: so frustrating Tea. Yeah, And especially when I when I 483 00:28:14,480 --> 00:28:16,840 Speaker 1: go all the way back to ninety seven and I 484 00:28:16,880 --> 00:28:19,800 Speaker 1: look at where the league started and the people who 485 00:28:19,880 --> 00:28:25,840 Speaker 1: helped build this thing, and it just feels so disrespectful 486 00:28:26,000 --> 00:28:29,480 Speaker 1: when I look on the sideline and I don't really 487 00:28:29,480 --> 00:28:30,760 Speaker 1: see anybody that looks like me. 488 00:28:32,680 --> 00:28:33,480 Speaker 2: As a head coach. 489 00:28:34,480 --> 00:28:39,800 Speaker 3: Nope, it's definitely disappointing. It's definitely disappointing. But you know what, 490 00:28:39,880 --> 00:28:44,200 Speaker 3: I'm glad you brought up Unrivaled because Unrivaled is starting. 491 00:28:45,000 --> 00:28:49,560 Speaker 3: Athletes Unlimited, it's going to be starting. And there is 492 00:28:49,680 --> 00:28:54,280 Speaker 3: also a new basketball league that will be starting in 493 00:28:54,360 --> 00:29:00,360 Speaker 3: twenty twenty six, Project B. So this what Ambitions is. 494 00:29:01,040 --> 00:29:05,000 Speaker 3: This ambitious new women's basketball league is supposed to launch 495 00:29:06,200 --> 00:29:09,080 Speaker 3: in the fall of twenty twenty six, or at least 496 00:29:09,160 --> 00:29:13,880 Speaker 3: late in twenty twenty six. It is reportedly going to 497 00:29:14,280 --> 00:29:20,120 Speaker 3: really disrupt the sports model by offering high salaries, reportedly 498 00:29:20,160 --> 00:29:23,120 Speaker 3: in the millions. There are supposed to be equity stakes 499 00:29:23,120 --> 00:29:27,120 Speaker 3: for players. They're supposed to be playing like in this 500 00:29:27,200 --> 00:29:31,200 Speaker 3: circuit type of format from November to April, but where 501 00:29:31,240 --> 00:29:34,360 Speaker 3: they will be playing will be global, So there's like 502 00:29:34,400 --> 00:29:38,000 Speaker 3: this global tournament that they're supposed to be playing. The 503 00:29:38,040 --> 00:29:39,840 Speaker 3: point of it is to kind of overlap with the 504 00:29:39,880 --> 00:29:44,600 Speaker 3: WNBA off season. But I mean, according to the website 505 00:29:44,640 --> 00:29:47,360 Speaker 3: and the players that have signed on, Mekka Goom Mackay 506 00:29:47,400 --> 00:29:49,720 Speaker 3: has signed on, Alissa Thomas has signed on. 507 00:29:50,040 --> 00:29:51,640 Speaker 4: You know two people that I know have signed on. 508 00:29:52,200 --> 00:29:57,640 Speaker 3: It's like this significant financial incentive and tech inspired model 509 00:29:58,280 --> 00:30:02,200 Speaker 3: and it is a xabolished by some former tech executives 510 00:30:02,240 --> 00:30:03,560 Speaker 3: and so you know how it is when you get 511 00:30:03,560 --> 00:30:06,560 Speaker 3: tech people involved in sports. There it is, but it's 512 00:30:06,560 --> 00:30:10,600 Speaker 3: supposed to feature six eleven player teams. They're going to 513 00:30:10,680 --> 00:30:14,680 Speaker 3: be playing five on five and again it is seven 514 00:30:14,800 --> 00:30:19,760 Speaker 3: different international tournaments, so they'll be moving across the globe. Now, 515 00:30:20,320 --> 00:30:25,160 Speaker 3: I am, for one, always in favor of globalizing the game. 516 00:30:25,280 --> 00:30:27,440 Speaker 3: I feel like the game is kind of globalized. Already 517 00:30:27,480 --> 00:30:30,360 Speaker 3: in some aspects, because it ain't like women just started 518 00:30:30,360 --> 00:30:31,040 Speaker 3: playing overseas. 519 00:30:31,080 --> 00:30:32,880 Speaker 4: They've been playing overseas for a long ast time. 520 00:30:33,080 --> 00:30:35,280 Speaker 3: Because may I would even go so far as to 521 00:30:35,320 --> 00:30:38,200 Speaker 3: say that women are more appreciated in this sport globally 522 00:30:38,240 --> 00:30:40,360 Speaker 3: than they are here in the United States. But that's 523 00:30:40,400 --> 00:30:44,640 Speaker 3: neither here nor there. So we've seen the global game. 524 00:30:45,160 --> 00:30:48,320 Speaker 3: I love the idea of it expanding. I do love that. 525 00:30:48,760 --> 00:30:52,320 Speaker 3: I love the idea of playing in the off season, right, 526 00:30:52,480 --> 00:30:59,840 Speaker 3: I love that, But I don't know how much I 527 00:31:00,160 --> 00:31:03,440 Speaker 3: still have questions, like how is this going to affect 528 00:31:03,480 --> 00:31:07,880 Speaker 3: the WNBA roster, How is this going to affect the 529 00:31:07,920 --> 00:31:12,840 Speaker 3: prioritization rules, How is the talent going to be affected 530 00:31:12,880 --> 00:31:14,920 Speaker 3: by this as it relates to any other league? And 531 00:31:14,960 --> 00:31:19,760 Speaker 3: more importantly, this is Saudi Arabia, Saudy owned entities already 532 00:31:19,800 --> 00:31:23,120 Speaker 3: within themselves like draw questions as it relates to investments 533 00:31:23,120 --> 00:31:27,080 Speaker 3: and deposits in our relationship just from a political climate standpoint, 534 00:31:27,560 --> 00:31:29,760 Speaker 3: I don't I mean John Quote Jones is in this, 535 00:31:29,960 --> 00:31:33,400 Speaker 3: gewlel Lloyd is in this Sophie Cunningham. 536 00:31:33,480 --> 00:31:35,520 Speaker 4: That radio already draws me questions. 537 00:31:35,840 --> 00:31:42,360 Speaker 3: So what are your thoughts on Project b like, where 538 00:31:42,360 --> 00:31:44,200 Speaker 3: do you stand on this right now? 539 00:31:46,560 --> 00:31:54,440 Speaker 2: Okay, okay, okay. So that was the same thing. I 540 00:31:54,560 --> 00:31:56,120 Speaker 2: was like, I do I have questions? 541 00:31:56,200 --> 00:31:56,360 Speaker 6: Right? 542 00:31:56,800 --> 00:31:58,760 Speaker 2: So I will say this because I know a lot 543 00:31:58,840 --> 00:31:59,120 Speaker 2: of people. 544 00:31:59,200 --> 00:32:05,560 Speaker 1: The first thought was people had questions about Saudi Arabia 545 00:32:06,000 --> 00:32:12,760 Speaker 1: backing this. But Elena Beard went on Sarah Spain's podcast 546 00:32:13,160 --> 00:32:17,440 Speaker 1: she did and said that Saudi is like that the 547 00:32:17,480 --> 00:32:19,360 Speaker 1: money's not coming from Saudi Arabia. 548 00:32:21,240 --> 00:32:22,560 Speaker 2: But I won't even get in all that. 549 00:32:22,640 --> 00:32:24,720 Speaker 1: If y'all want to hear it, you can go listen 550 00:32:24,760 --> 00:32:27,360 Speaker 1: to Sarah Spain's A Good Game with Sarah Spain's. 551 00:32:27,000 --> 00:32:29,720 Speaker 4: Podcasts Yes, Alena Bear. 552 00:32:29,800 --> 00:32:33,640 Speaker 1: So Elena Beard talked about that, right, But I'm there 553 00:32:33,680 --> 00:32:41,040 Speaker 1: with you as far as listen if if it's true 554 00:32:42,040 --> 00:32:46,120 Speaker 1: what they say about the money right, A million dollars, 555 00:32:46,120 --> 00:32:48,680 Speaker 1: two million dollars. I'm like, listen, if I can come 556 00:32:48,680 --> 00:32:50,680 Speaker 1: out of retirement and go play, I'm there. 557 00:32:51,520 --> 00:32:54,760 Speaker 2: I don't care, I don't care. I'm there right, But 558 00:32:54,960 --> 00:32:56,480 Speaker 2: I just have a lot of questions. 559 00:32:56,560 --> 00:32:59,040 Speaker 1: And when I look at the players who've signed so far, 560 00:32:59,360 --> 00:33:01,160 Speaker 1: and you named some of them, but then you have 561 00:33:02,640 --> 00:33:09,160 Speaker 1: Lea Meng, Janell Salon, Kelsey Mitchell you said, John Quell, 562 00:33:10,200 --> 00:33:13,160 Speaker 1: and I'm assuming there are other players that will sign. 563 00:33:14,040 --> 00:33:18,480 Speaker 1: I'm just still trying to figure out what this will 564 00:33:18,480 --> 00:33:23,560 Speaker 1: look like. Mela Cardoso. Yeah, I want to back up 565 00:33:23,640 --> 00:33:27,080 Speaker 1: for one second and go back to the w only 566 00:33:27,200 --> 00:33:33,720 Speaker 1: because the CBA negotiations, right are still going on. 567 00:33:34,960 --> 00:33:37,640 Speaker 2: They've done another extension. 568 00:33:38,160 --> 00:33:40,560 Speaker 1: But I bring this up because some of the stuff 569 00:33:41,320 --> 00:33:50,560 Speaker 1: that the league is proposing in this new CBA could 570 00:33:50,800 --> 00:33:54,760 Speaker 1: affect Project B or Project B could affect the league right. 571 00:33:55,680 --> 00:33:58,400 Speaker 1: One thing the league is debating or talking about. They're 572 00:33:58,440 --> 00:34:02,280 Speaker 1: wanting to start earlier, start the season earlier. And if 573 00:34:02,280 --> 00:34:06,280 Speaker 1: the season starts earlier and Project B doesn't end until 574 00:34:07,040 --> 00:34:10,360 Speaker 1: I think April, some sign in April. Yeah, but the 575 00:34:10,440 --> 00:34:16,040 Speaker 1: league wants to start in like March. How does that work? 576 00:34:16,760 --> 00:34:23,360 Speaker 1: Not only Project B, the Women's Final Four isn't until April. 577 00:34:24,040 --> 00:34:27,080 Speaker 4: I don't. I don't foresee that happening at all. 578 00:34:28,239 --> 00:34:31,640 Speaker 1: So like those players in college already don't have time 579 00:34:31,800 --> 00:34:33,840 Speaker 1: to like rest. If you make it to the final 580 00:34:33,920 --> 00:34:36,880 Speaker 1: four and you play the championship game, you play, you 581 00:34:37,000 --> 00:34:38,840 Speaker 1: might have a couple days off, you go to the draft, 582 00:34:38,880 --> 00:34:40,520 Speaker 1: you go to trading camp, season starts. 583 00:34:41,200 --> 00:34:47,239 Speaker 2: So that part alone I'm like, go ahead, Well. 584 00:34:47,160 --> 00:34:51,600 Speaker 3: To that point, I think you remember that I may 585 00:34:51,640 --> 00:34:54,759 Speaker 3: have told you that a couple in July, when I 586 00:34:54,800 --> 00:34:58,799 Speaker 3: went to New York for the announcement of the expansion 587 00:34:58,840 --> 00:35:04,799 Speaker 3: teams in Detroit, Philly and Cleveland, that I actually had 588 00:35:05,000 --> 00:35:08,760 Speaker 3: a quick conversation, maybe about a ten minute conversation with Kathy, 589 00:35:09,360 --> 00:35:12,560 Speaker 3: and she told me explicitly that one of the things 590 00:35:12,640 --> 00:35:15,399 Speaker 3: that they are considering looking at, especially in the upcoming year, 591 00:35:15,920 --> 00:35:20,000 Speaker 3: is not necessarily starting earlier, but ending later. So I 592 00:35:20,000 --> 00:35:22,720 Speaker 3: thought it was interesting that one of the negotiation pieces 593 00:35:22,840 --> 00:35:25,839 Speaker 3: was starting the season earlier, because she seemed to at 594 00:35:25,840 --> 00:35:29,160 Speaker 3: that time when we spoke, have a very clear understanding 595 00:35:29,200 --> 00:35:32,440 Speaker 3: of why starting earlier wasn't going to be possible for 596 00:35:32,520 --> 00:35:35,960 Speaker 3: the things you mentioned that the NCAA Tournament is still 597 00:35:35,960 --> 00:35:38,320 Speaker 3: going on, that you still got to have a draft, 598 00:35:38,600 --> 00:35:40,800 Speaker 3: you still got to have an opportunity for these girls 599 00:35:40,840 --> 00:35:43,520 Speaker 3: to go to some type of training camp. But she 600 00:35:43,680 --> 00:35:47,200 Speaker 3: mentioned to me the possibility and the idea of wanting 601 00:35:47,239 --> 00:35:48,600 Speaker 3: to provide a combine. 602 00:35:48,760 --> 00:35:50,520 Speaker 4: You can't start earlier. 603 00:35:50,280 --> 00:35:51,759 Speaker 3: If you don't you know what I'm saying, If you 604 00:35:51,800 --> 00:35:54,920 Speaker 3: want to think about a combine for which I agree, 605 00:35:54,960 --> 00:35:57,759 Speaker 3: I think a combine would be great for women's basketball, 606 00:35:57,920 --> 00:36:00,880 Speaker 3: but you can't start earlier with doing that. Told she 607 00:36:01,040 --> 00:36:04,160 Speaker 3: told me straight up that there is a consideration of 608 00:36:04,200 --> 00:36:08,000 Speaker 3: the season ending in November versus ending in like early 609 00:36:08,040 --> 00:36:11,040 Speaker 3: mid October, as it currently does. And I could see 610 00:36:11,080 --> 00:36:14,000 Speaker 3: a season ending in November. But if this is gonna 611 00:36:14,000 --> 00:36:16,279 Speaker 3: start in November, how that's gonna work. 612 00:36:17,440 --> 00:36:21,120 Speaker 1: Well, here's what I have to say to that. First 613 00:36:21,160 --> 00:36:23,279 Speaker 1: of all, do you do you believe what comes out 614 00:36:23,320 --> 00:36:24,080 Speaker 1: of Cathy's mouth? 615 00:36:24,440 --> 00:36:26,240 Speaker 2: See, ma'am, I don't. 616 00:36:27,760 --> 00:36:31,480 Speaker 1: I'm sorry, I couldn't. I couldn't. 617 00:36:31,719 --> 00:36:32,239 Speaker 2: We know what. 618 00:36:33,360 --> 00:36:36,640 Speaker 1: And then she said, I ain't say that. I couldn't 619 00:36:36,040 --> 00:36:39,200 Speaker 1: help it. You are me too, but I couldn't help it. 620 00:36:39,239 --> 00:36:41,279 Speaker 1: I'm sorry, I couldn't help it. 621 00:36:41,440 --> 00:36:41,960 Speaker 4: I swear. 622 00:36:45,360 --> 00:36:47,320 Speaker 2: You know. You know I'm petty. You know I'm petty. 623 00:36:47,680 --> 00:36:51,520 Speaker 1: But here's the thing, right to your point, if if 624 00:36:51,560 --> 00:36:55,919 Speaker 1: she had that conversation with you in July and then 625 00:36:56,120 --> 00:36:59,600 Speaker 1: to look at some of the things that they're proposing 626 00:36:59,640 --> 00:37:00,120 Speaker 1: in this new. 627 00:37:02,680 --> 00:37:05,440 Speaker 3: It just doesn't make sense. It don't make sense. It 628 00:37:05,480 --> 00:37:08,319 Speaker 3: don't make sense, and I'm wondering, I don't. I'm not 629 00:37:08,360 --> 00:37:10,840 Speaker 3: a Kathy apologist, so I'm not trying to be like 630 00:37:10,960 --> 00:37:13,920 Speaker 3: but maybe she didn't. But I'm a realist at what 631 00:37:14,000 --> 00:37:16,879 Speaker 3: her role is and what she does, and she ain't 632 00:37:16,920 --> 00:37:20,840 Speaker 3: always the person that is. She's the she's the liaison 633 00:37:21,200 --> 00:37:23,600 Speaker 3: like decisions that are made ain't always her decisions. And 634 00:37:23,640 --> 00:37:25,799 Speaker 3: I have often said that I think sometimes Kathy do 635 00:37:25,880 --> 00:37:29,239 Speaker 3: get flack for shit that she really ain't got no 636 00:37:29,360 --> 00:37:32,120 Speaker 3: choice because she's the face, and that's what comes along 637 00:37:32,160 --> 00:37:34,560 Speaker 3: with being the commissioner, be in the face. So I 638 00:37:34,640 --> 00:37:37,320 Speaker 3: will not one hundred percent say it was Kathy's idea 639 00:37:37,680 --> 00:37:40,400 Speaker 3: to propose starting earlier, because I just don't think that 640 00:37:40,480 --> 00:37:41,840 Speaker 3: she's stupid enough to think. 641 00:37:41,719 --> 00:37:42,640 Speaker 4: That that's a good idea. 642 00:37:43,239 --> 00:37:45,440 Speaker 3: But if she's outvoted and this is what they have 643 00:37:45,520 --> 00:37:47,880 Speaker 3: to present, then that's what she has to present. But 644 00:37:48,320 --> 00:37:53,120 Speaker 3: I just am really hoping, on all things spiritual that 645 00:37:53,200 --> 00:37:56,000 Speaker 3: this woman ain't that dumb to think that it's starting 646 00:37:56,040 --> 00:37:58,640 Speaker 3: earlier is a good idea when you had a whole 647 00:37:58,680 --> 00:38:01,360 Speaker 3: conversation with me to tell them about how you know 648 00:38:01,440 --> 00:38:04,400 Speaker 3: it's impossible to start earlier and that ending the season 649 00:38:04,480 --> 00:38:06,000 Speaker 3: later makes the most sense. 650 00:38:06,800 --> 00:38:11,600 Speaker 4: I don't know, but here we are. We will see. 651 00:38:12,239 --> 00:38:17,520 Speaker 1: I'm very curious to see the other players that will 652 00:38:17,520 --> 00:38:23,160 Speaker 1: sign with Project B. You got Mecca, you got John Quail. 653 00:38:23,760 --> 00:38:26,320 Speaker 1: When I look at like some of the bigger names 654 00:38:27,719 --> 00:38:29,520 Speaker 1: you got at geul Loyd. 655 00:38:32,160 --> 00:38:33,279 Speaker 2: And this is just me saying this. 656 00:38:33,480 --> 00:38:36,600 Speaker 1: I don't see an Asia Wilson saying, yeah, let me 657 00:38:37,239 --> 00:38:42,040 Speaker 1: sign to play with Project B. I think Asia really 658 00:38:42,120 --> 00:38:45,680 Speaker 1: enjoys her off season, and I don't blame her. 659 00:38:45,719 --> 00:38:47,680 Speaker 2: Asia works on her game all this stuff. 660 00:38:47,680 --> 00:38:53,479 Speaker 1: And plus Asia got bags today, you know, Asian Joyce 661 00:38:53,480 --> 00:38:56,520 Speaker 1: spinning her off season with family, with Haboo, all the things. 662 00:38:57,719 --> 00:39:03,000 Speaker 1: Another player that I know they talking about with Caitlyn 663 00:39:04,239 --> 00:39:05,520 Speaker 1: and Caitlyn. 664 00:39:05,719 --> 00:39:09,200 Speaker 2: I think there are reports whor Kaitlyn was just like, no, 665 00:39:10,080 --> 00:39:13,200 Speaker 2: she should take her off season to be off too, and. 666 00:39:13,520 --> 00:39:16,640 Speaker 1: She's another player Like when I when I look at 667 00:39:16,920 --> 00:39:21,040 Speaker 1: current w NBA players, just from a financial standpoint, Asia, 668 00:39:21,440 --> 00:39:24,399 Speaker 1: not that I know anything about what these people, these 669 00:39:24,400 --> 00:39:26,680 Speaker 1: women are making, but it's. 670 00:39:26,520 --> 00:39:27,200 Speaker 2: Out there right. 671 00:39:27,880 --> 00:39:33,480 Speaker 1: Kaitlyn's good, yeah, financially, Angels good financially, you know. So 672 00:39:35,000 --> 00:39:38,759 Speaker 1: I don't see those players saying, let me play in 673 00:39:38,840 --> 00:39:39,279 Speaker 1: Project B. 674 00:39:40,280 --> 00:39:40,600 Speaker 2: Listen. 675 00:39:40,760 --> 00:39:43,080 Speaker 1: I love I love the fact that there are more 676 00:39:43,440 --> 00:39:47,680 Speaker 1: opportunities for women to play professional basketball and make money, right, 677 00:39:47,880 --> 00:39:52,120 Speaker 1: it's more jobs, more opportunity. This is one that I 678 00:39:52,640 --> 00:39:55,880 Speaker 1: got to wait to see it, right yea, to really 679 00:39:55,880 --> 00:40:04,600 Speaker 1: truly understand it's going to either help or hurt the WNBA. 680 00:40:04,760 --> 00:40:07,680 Speaker 1: I will say I love the fact that Alena Beard 681 00:40:08,000 --> 00:40:11,640 Speaker 1: is kind of overseeing this baby and running this thing. 682 00:40:11,800 --> 00:40:13,200 Speaker 4: I do absolutely love that. 683 00:40:13,640 --> 00:40:16,319 Speaker 3: Yeah, she's a trust this source, a very credible an 684 00:40:16,400 --> 00:40:20,520 Speaker 3: incredible player, incredible person. And she was also part of 685 00:40:20,719 --> 00:40:25,800 Speaker 3: the Oakland expansion, so it's not like she didn't try 686 00:40:26,040 --> 00:40:28,560 Speaker 3: or wasn't a part of bringing a w NBA team 687 00:40:28,560 --> 00:40:30,200 Speaker 3: to a city that she you. 688 00:40:30,160 --> 00:40:30,960 Speaker 2: Know, loves dearly. 689 00:40:31,120 --> 00:40:33,360 Speaker 4: It just didn't work out. So I agree with you 690 00:40:33,400 --> 00:40:33,680 Speaker 4: that I. 691 00:40:33,600 --> 00:40:37,200 Speaker 3: Think Elena's participation in this kind of makes you feel 692 00:40:37,200 --> 00:40:39,560 Speaker 3: a bit more comfortable about about it. 693 00:40:40,239 --> 00:40:41,960 Speaker 4: But yeah, we just got to wait and see. 694 00:40:42,640 --> 00:40:44,600 Speaker 3: Kudos to all of them, though, and I really do 695 00:40:44,640 --> 00:40:48,000 Speaker 3: hope it works out, because, as you mentioned, more opportunities 696 00:40:48,000 --> 00:40:50,000 Speaker 3: for women to play ball and make money. 697 00:40:50,440 --> 00:40:52,120 Speaker 4: We need that, we want. 698 00:40:51,920 --> 00:40:54,480 Speaker 3: That, and we're always going to support whatever can make 699 00:40:54,520 --> 00:40:56,840 Speaker 3: that come into fruition in the best way for the 700 00:40:56,840 --> 00:40:59,919 Speaker 3: players and for the brand that these women are trying 701 00:40:59,920 --> 00:41:03,399 Speaker 3: to build for themselves. With that being said, our very 702 00:41:03,480 --> 00:41:06,160 Speaker 3: last topic and we will just kind of be very 703 00:41:06,200 --> 00:41:10,320 Speaker 3: quick on this is we still get another season Unrivaled 704 00:41:10,800 --> 00:41:16,120 Speaker 3: and another season in Tennessee of athletes unlimited. And so 705 00:41:17,560 --> 00:41:20,480 Speaker 3: what do you look forward to for you know, one 706 00:41:20,520 --> 00:41:22,640 Speaker 3: in one, one thing you're looking forward to for Unrivaled. 707 00:41:22,680 --> 00:41:24,440 Speaker 3: I didn't get a chance to go out to Miami 708 00:41:24,520 --> 00:41:27,439 Speaker 3: last year, So for me, for sure hoping this year 709 00:41:27,480 --> 00:41:30,480 Speaker 3: I'll get a chance to go out to Miami to 710 00:41:30,520 --> 00:41:34,080 Speaker 3: a game and actually like see the facilities and see 711 00:41:34,080 --> 00:41:37,680 Speaker 3: a game in person. So that's one thing I'm looking 712 00:41:37,680 --> 00:41:40,240 Speaker 3: forward to for AU is to actually physically be present. 713 00:41:40,400 --> 00:41:41,600 Speaker 2: But I still follow it. 714 00:41:41,640 --> 00:41:44,360 Speaker 3: I'm still one of the media partners or not partners, 715 00:41:44,400 --> 00:41:47,560 Speaker 3: but one of the media members for Unrivaled, so you know, 716 00:41:47,719 --> 00:41:49,080 Speaker 3: I cast a vote, I do all that, so I 717 00:41:49,080 --> 00:41:52,560 Speaker 3: pay attention. Yeah, but I want to actually go out 718 00:41:52,560 --> 00:41:55,960 Speaker 3: there this year. And then for AU, I truly hope 719 00:41:55,960 --> 00:41:58,360 Speaker 3: to be covering AU as I have always covered AU 720 00:41:58,440 --> 00:41:59,360 Speaker 3: since its inception. 721 00:42:00,160 --> 00:42:01,399 Speaker 4: So Nashville was. 722 00:42:01,440 --> 00:42:04,719 Speaker 1: So good to the city to a last year it was, 723 00:42:04,760 --> 00:42:07,239 Speaker 1: oh god, it was so good and so fun. So 724 00:42:07,920 --> 00:42:11,120 Speaker 1: that's what I'm looking forward to. What about you, I 725 00:42:11,160 --> 00:42:15,319 Speaker 1: think for me, unrival same, I did not I wasn't 726 00:42:15,360 --> 00:42:18,880 Speaker 1: able to get out last year. So two things for me, 727 00:42:19,000 --> 00:42:22,960 Speaker 1: I'm looking forward to actually going to unrival catching some 728 00:42:23,040 --> 00:42:26,560 Speaker 1: games in person, even if I don't get to Miami. 729 00:42:27,280 --> 00:42:29,920 Speaker 2: I know they're playing a game or two in Philly. 730 00:42:30,320 --> 00:42:31,160 Speaker 2: One game in Philly. 731 00:42:31,239 --> 00:42:34,600 Speaker 1: Yeah, So I just I want to go and experience 732 00:42:34,640 --> 00:42:37,560 Speaker 1: it because like, people had so much good stuff to 733 00:42:37,600 --> 00:42:39,640 Speaker 1: say about it last year, So I want to catch 734 00:42:39,640 --> 00:42:40,360 Speaker 1: a game in person. 735 00:42:40,480 --> 00:42:41,439 Speaker 2: But also. 736 00:42:43,120 --> 00:42:46,759 Speaker 1: I'm curious to see how season two will go, right, 737 00:42:46,800 --> 00:42:49,520 Speaker 1: because it's always different when you come back for the 738 00:42:49,600 --> 00:42:52,360 Speaker 1: second year you went through the first, you know you 739 00:42:52,520 --> 00:42:56,719 Speaker 1: learned some things, and and the talent because there are 740 00:42:56,719 --> 00:42:59,520 Speaker 1: players who played in it last year that was like 741 00:42:59,640 --> 00:43:01,120 Speaker 1: no good this year, thank you. 742 00:43:02,640 --> 00:43:03,680 Speaker 2: So I'm I'm. 743 00:43:03,640 --> 00:43:06,440 Speaker 1: Curious to see just what it will look like this 744 00:43:06,600 --> 00:43:11,080 Speaker 1: year in comparison to last year. Yeah, and for athletes unlimited, 745 00:43:12,719 --> 00:43:15,200 Speaker 1: I will be doing the games again, so I'm excited 746 00:43:15,239 --> 00:43:15,640 Speaker 1: about that. 747 00:43:16,880 --> 00:43:21,680 Speaker 2: But I'm I'm excited about the talent. 748 00:43:22,000 --> 00:43:27,120 Speaker 1: Like if you haven't seen the roster, yes, Megan has 749 00:43:27,160 --> 00:43:30,760 Speaker 1: been doing her thing and putting this this this roster together. 750 00:43:31,840 --> 00:43:33,279 Speaker 2: There will be more. 751 00:43:34,600 --> 00:43:39,040 Speaker 1: Current w n b A players playing this season than 752 00:43:39,360 --> 00:43:43,120 Speaker 1: in any other season. And you know, just excited to 753 00:43:43,280 --> 00:43:48,240 Speaker 1: see what players like Kaiserra will do. I know Kaisra 754 00:43:48,400 --> 00:43:51,960 Speaker 1: is doing her thing modeling. Yeah, she's still hooping. Tina 755 00:43:52,080 --> 00:43:55,479 Speaker 1: Charles is playing, and you got the og that's coming 756 00:43:55,520 --> 00:43:57,920 Speaker 1: to play, you know, and then you got your vets 757 00:43:57,920 --> 00:44:01,320 Speaker 1: that have been a with A from the beginning. Lexi 758 00:44:01,560 --> 00:44:07,719 Speaker 1: kb Yeah, Ariel Atkins is coming, Yes, Aerol Atkins, h 759 00:44:08,080 --> 00:44:12,320 Speaker 1: Dejah Kelly Yeah, yeah. I just I think this season 760 00:44:12,360 --> 00:44:16,279 Speaker 1: of AU is going to be very competitive, and I'm 761 00:44:16,360 --> 00:44:18,680 Speaker 1: just excited about it and looking. 762 00:44:18,440 --> 00:44:20,160 Speaker 2: Forward to the competition. 763 00:44:20,719 --> 00:44:22,759 Speaker 3: Can I add one to that really quick, because I 764 00:44:22,800 --> 00:44:26,160 Speaker 3: do think that a lot of that, a lot of 765 00:44:26,160 --> 00:44:28,680 Speaker 3: that rookie sensation that we got last year in the 766 00:44:28,840 --> 00:44:32,880 Speaker 3: W can translate over this year because Anissa Morrow is 767 00:44:32,920 --> 00:44:35,879 Speaker 3: going to be playing, and so is Tahina pau Pal 768 00:44:36,640 --> 00:44:42,959 Speaker 3: and Sarah Ashley Barker froms did just see the video 769 00:44:43,160 --> 00:44:45,719 Speaker 3: where this dude was talking about he could he could 770 00:44:45,719 --> 00:44:49,000 Speaker 3: post up against a WNBA player and Sarah Ashley Barker 771 00:44:49,040 --> 00:44:51,479 Speaker 3: took his ass to school. I said, listen, I ain't 772 00:44:51,480 --> 00:44:56,000 Speaker 3: being funny, but this was Sarah. Sarah gave you that work. 773 00:44:57,080 --> 00:44:59,520 Speaker 3: Sarah is still developing as a player. 774 00:45:01,400 --> 00:45:01,840 Speaker 4: Small. 775 00:45:02,520 --> 00:45:07,040 Speaker 3: If Sarah again sets your hands down and don't get 776 00:45:07,040 --> 00:45:09,120 Speaker 3: back up no more unless it's to cheer, please and 777 00:45:09,200 --> 00:45:10,080 Speaker 3: thank you, sit down. 778 00:45:11,360 --> 00:45:11,759 Speaker 4: That's it. 779 00:45:12,840 --> 00:45:17,200 Speaker 3: So yeah, very excited about AU and athletes, athletes unlimited 780 00:45:17,239 --> 00:45:22,160 Speaker 3: and unrivaled. And we'll definitely be looking to see where 781 00:45:23,400 --> 00:45:25,080 Speaker 3: we're gonna be looking to see who's gonna beat us 782 00:45:25,080 --> 00:45:25,640 Speaker 3: stand out. 783 00:45:25,760 --> 00:45:27,840 Speaker 4: You know who's gonna be that standout. 784 00:45:27,920 --> 00:45:32,000 Speaker 2: This It's gonna be a good season. So I'm looking 785 00:45:32,040 --> 00:45:32,600 Speaker 2: forward to it. 786 00:45:32,760 --> 00:45:33,799 Speaker 4: I love that. I love that. 787 00:45:34,040 --> 00:45:37,800 Speaker 3: So stay tuned, guys, will be right back to closest 788 00:45:37,800 --> 00:45:38,200 Speaker 3: thing on out. 789 00:45:51,600 --> 00:45:51,920 Speaker 2: Well. 790 00:45:52,760 --> 00:45:54,520 Speaker 4: The next time that you. 791 00:45:54,520 --> 00:45:59,080 Speaker 3: And I meet, it will be after Christmas. And so 792 00:45:59,600 --> 00:46:02,320 Speaker 3: I served want to say Merry Christmas to you, Cheryl, 793 00:46:02,880 --> 00:46:07,120 Speaker 3: and Merry Christmas to all of our friends who are 794 00:46:07,160 --> 00:46:10,719 Speaker 3: out here listening or happy Holidays, because I don't want 795 00:46:10,719 --> 00:46:11,520 Speaker 3: to offend nobody. 796 00:46:11,560 --> 00:46:11,880 Speaker 2: Listen. 797 00:46:12,320 --> 00:46:13,760 Speaker 4: I don't want to offend nobody. 798 00:46:13,880 --> 00:46:19,160 Speaker 3: Okay, Happy Hanukkah, happy Kwanza, all the very Christmas, all 799 00:46:19,239 --> 00:46:22,040 Speaker 3: the things. I don't need nobody coming to me saying 800 00:46:22,120 --> 00:46:26,799 Speaker 3: I'm not whatever you celebrate in December happy, I'm saying, 801 00:46:26,840 --> 00:46:29,000 Speaker 3: I hope you do that. 802 00:46:29,280 --> 00:46:39,319 Speaker 6: Happy that happy, happy that Yeah, yeah, gosh, well, happy 803 00:46:39,400 --> 00:46:40,239 Speaker 6: Kwanza to you. 804 00:46:40,440 --> 00:46:44,440 Speaker 2: Sis. I was about to say Happy Christmas, Merry Christmas 805 00:46:44,440 --> 00:46:44,719 Speaker 2: to you. 806 00:46:46,719 --> 00:46:49,560 Speaker 1: All the things I agree with you, because you know, 807 00:46:50,000 --> 00:46:52,000 Speaker 1: I never want to offend anybody, but I feel like 808 00:46:52,040 --> 00:46:54,319 Speaker 1: every time I open my mouth, I'm offending somebody with. 809 00:46:54,360 --> 00:46:55,759 Speaker 4: Oh you fish off somebody every day. 810 00:46:55,760 --> 00:46:59,959 Speaker 1: But that's OK, it's not intentional. But listen, great show, 811 00:47:00,120 --> 00:47:01,799 Speaker 1: and I know we had a lot of laughs. But 812 00:47:02,440 --> 00:47:06,080 Speaker 1: I instead of giving you guys my quote like I 813 00:47:06,120 --> 00:47:08,600 Speaker 1: typically do, I just want to take a moment and 814 00:47:08,600 --> 00:47:12,200 Speaker 1: I'm going to try to get through this. We're talking 815 00:47:12,239 --> 00:47:17,360 Speaker 1: about the holidays and celebrating with family, and you know, 816 00:47:17,480 --> 00:47:20,440 Speaker 1: for the last few days, if you've paid attention to 817 00:47:20,480 --> 00:47:24,799 Speaker 1: the news, there's just been so much tragedy in the world. 818 00:47:25,800 --> 00:47:29,040 Speaker 1: So I want to take this moment right now on 819 00:47:29,160 --> 00:47:33,600 Speaker 1: behalf of levels to this, you myself, iHeart, and just 820 00:47:33,640 --> 00:47:42,040 Speaker 1: say to everyone affected Brown University, You're in our thoughts 821 00:47:42,080 --> 00:47:47,200 Speaker 1: and our prayers. In Australia, You're in our thoughts and 822 00:47:47,239 --> 00:47:51,160 Speaker 1: our prayers. To the Ryan Or family, you're in our 823 00:47:51,200 --> 00:47:57,160 Speaker 1: thoughts and our prayers. There's just so much just ugliness 824 00:47:57,280 --> 00:48:00,719 Speaker 1: and evilness going on in this world right now. At 825 00:48:00,760 --> 00:48:03,319 Speaker 1: any time it is a bad time, but especially during 826 00:48:03,360 --> 00:48:06,400 Speaker 1: the holidays when you're supposed to be getting ready to 827 00:48:06,440 --> 00:48:09,000 Speaker 1: spend the time with friends and family and loved ones. 828 00:48:11,680 --> 00:48:15,440 Speaker 1: It is not lost on me that there will be 829 00:48:15,520 --> 00:48:16,520 Speaker 1: people who. 830 00:48:18,480 --> 00:48:23,440 Speaker 2: Will never like the holidays, will never mean the same thing. 831 00:48:23,280 --> 00:48:27,759 Speaker 1: To them because of everything they've just gone through in 832 00:48:27,800 --> 00:48:30,440 Speaker 1: the past few days. So just know you're in our 833 00:48:30,480 --> 00:48:34,160 Speaker 1: thoughts and our prayers, and we're wrapping our arms around 834 00:48:34,200 --> 00:48:40,120 Speaker 1: you and lifting you up and just man just sending good, 835 00:48:40,200 --> 00:48:42,040 Speaker 1: positive thoughts and vibes to all of. 836 00:48:41,920 --> 00:48:48,000 Speaker 3: You, one hundred person And with that, we will just 837 00:48:48,280 --> 00:48:53,359 Speaker 3: continue to to try to be and live our best 838 00:48:53,400 --> 00:48:57,000 Speaker 3: selves as we possibly can be, and that includes just 839 00:48:57,040 --> 00:49:00,000 Speaker 3: being kind to our neighbors, being kind to each other, 840 00:49:00,880 --> 00:49:04,799 Speaker 3: and celebrating moving into twenty twenty six with a little 841 00:49:04,800 --> 00:49:07,319 Speaker 3: bit more love and kindness in our hearts hopefully. So 842 00:49:07,480 --> 00:49:09,600 Speaker 3: with that, thank you guys so much for listening to 843 00:49:09,760 --> 00:49:12,600 Speaker 3: levels to this. We will be back next week with 844 00:49:12,760 --> 00:49:16,120 Speaker 3: more next level conversations. I'm just about the real shit 845 00:49:16,200 --> 00:49:18,279 Speaker 3: that we go through as women, and maybe about what 846 00:49:18,360 --> 00:49:20,239 Speaker 3: I got for Christmas, because I better had got some 847 00:49:20,320 --> 00:49:25,520 Speaker 3: good shit. Okay, but this isn't just our show. It 848 00:49:25,560 --> 00:49:28,680 Speaker 3: is our show, so we want to continue to hear 849 00:49:28,680 --> 00:49:31,400 Speaker 3: from you. Leave us a review at Apple Podcasts. 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