1 00:00:05,600 --> 00:00:11,720 Speaker 1: This is Straight Fire with Jason McIntyre. What's up, straight 2 00:00:11,760 --> 00:00:15,840 Speaker 1: Fire fan, It's me Jason McIntyre, Straight Fire for Tuesday. 3 00:00:15,920 --> 00:00:19,919 Speaker 1: In March eight, I was all excited about today's podcast 4 00:00:19,960 --> 00:00:22,079 Speaker 1: A a a lot of good NBA games Monday night. I 5 00:00:22,120 --> 00:00:24,360 Speaker 1: was like, all right, great Slate, we'll have a lot 6 00:00:24,400 --> 00:00:27,200 Speaker 1: of NBA to talk about. March Madness is his Championship week, 7 00:00:27,680 --> 00:00:31,080 Speaker 1: gonzagaz in action out west like a lot of hoops. 8 00:00:31,280 --> 00:00:37,000 Speaker 1: And midway through Monday, I am driving back from the 9 00:00:37,040 --> 00:00:40,920 Speaker 1: Fox Studio I do a gambling show with Cowherd. We're 10 00:00:40,960 --> 00:00:44,200 Speaker 1: doing an NBA gambling show, and my phone just starts 11 00:00:44,240 --> 00:00:47,040 Speaker 1: to blow up with Calvin Ridley and I'm like, oh 12 00:00:47,040 --> 00:00:49,080 Speaker 1: my god. You know, honestly, when I see Calvin Riley, 13 00:00:49,080 --> 00:00:50,440 Speaker 1: you know you're driving, you try not to look at 14 00:00:50,479 --> 00:00:52,599 Speaker 1: the text too much. I see Calvin really and my 15 00:00:52,640 --> 00:00:55,640 Speaker 1: first thought is, oh, no, I hope, you know, I hope. 16 00:00:55,680 --> 00:00:57,320 Speaker 1: Tell me bad didn't happen to him. You know, he 17 00:00:57,400 --> 00:00:59,960 Speaker 1: left the league for half the season due to mentor 18 00:01:00,160 --> 00:01:02,920 Speaker 1: issues or mental illness, whatever you wanna call it. But 19 00:01:02,960 --> 00:01:04,600 Speaker 1: he was not a good place so he left. So 20 00:01:04,640 --> 00:01:06,720 Speaker 1: I see Calvin Ridley on the text I'm like, oh jeez. 21 00:01:07,560 --> 00:01:09,720 Speaker 1: So I finally get to a stoplight and see it 22 00:01:09,760 --> 00:01:15,240 Speaker 1: and I'm like, oh, gambling Calvin Ridley. Hello, this is 23 00:01:15,280 --> 00:01:19,840 Speaker 1: a story, um and and folks, this is It's a 24 00:01:19,880 --> 00:01:22,360 Speaker 1: big one. Uh. It got a lot of people into 25 00:01:22,560 --> 00:01:25,600 Speaker 1: big arguments on social media. I try not to do 26 00:01:25,840 --> 00:01:29,080 Speaker 1: too much on social media outside of the big like 27 00:01:29,200 --> 00:01:32,039 Speaker 1: sporting events, where you know it pays to be on there. 28 00:01:32,040 --> 00:01:37,720 Speaker 1: It's kind of fun. But the polarization on what should 29 00:01:37,760 --> 00:01:42,640 Speaker 1: happen to Calvin Ridley after getting busted for gambling on 30 00:01:42,680 --> 00:01:44,880 Speaker 1: the NFL, Now, there are layers to this. If you 31 00:01:44,959 --> 00:01:46,720 Speaker 1: are not up on the story, you know, your Monday, 32 00:01:46,720 --> 00:01:48,360 Speaker 1: you actually have to work like a real job, doing 33 00:01:48,400 --> 00:01:51,240 Speaker 1: like real work, your kids, family, whatever, You have to 34 00:01:51,240 --> 00:01:53,160 Speaker 1: mow the lauren because you didn't do it on the weekend. 35 00:01:53,240 --> 00:01:59,360 Speaker 1: Whatever the situation is. Calvin Ridley left the Falcons in 36 00:01:59,600 --> 00:02:03,840 Speaker 1: early Lee November because he was just not in a 37 00:02:03,880 --> 00:02:06,440 Speaker 1: good place. He needed a mental break, so he leaves 38 00:02:06,440 --> 00:02:09,240 Speaker 1: the Falcons. Calvin Ridley, of course, the former first round 39 00:02:09,280 --> 00:02:14,120 Speaker 1: pick out of Alabama, superstar receiver in Alabama. I think 40 00:02:14,120 --> 00:02:17,000 Speaker 1: we've talked about him on the podcast before. Because Calvin 41 00:02:17,080 --> 00:02:22,560 Speaker 1: Ridley was like an incredible high school football player, but 42 00:02:22,600 --> 00:02:24,560 Speaker 1: he was so much older than everyone that he could 43 00:02:24,560 --> 00:02:28,320 Speaker 1: only play a couple of games his senior year because 44 00:02:28,400 --> 00:02:31,040 Speaker 1: Calvin Ridley was then ineligible because he was too old 45 00:02:31,040 --> 00:02:33,359 Speaker 1: to play high school football in the state of Florida. 46 00:02:33,639 --> 00:02:35,920 Speaker 1: And that's how I kind of remember Ridley, like popping, 47 00:02:36,120 --> 00:02:38,639 Speaker 1: because you don't get a lot of those at any rate. 48 00:02:39,440 --> 00:02:41,840 Speaker 1: Ridley goes to Alabama, tears it up, goes to the 49 00:02:41,960 --> 00:02:44,600 Speaker 1: NFL is putting up good numbers with Julio Jones. You're like, 50 00:02:44,680 --> 00:02:46,600 Speaker 1: oh man, they got some cooking here. This is gonna 51 00:02:46,600 --> 00:02:50,280 Speaker 1: be good and really having a good season. And they 52 00:02:50,320 --> 00:02:52,200 Speaker 1: trade Julio. You're like, all right, Ridley's the number one 53 00:02:52,200 --> 00:02:54,959 Speaker 1: I drafted him in fantasy. He leads halfway through the 54 00:02:55,000 --> 00:02:59,200 Speaker 1: season with this, you know, mental or issue Ben Simmons 55 00:02:59,200 --> 00:03:01,880 Speaker 1: type problem. I don't know if I can say that 56 00:03:01,960 --> 00:03:03,800 Speaker 1: if it sounds bad, but I don't really know how 57 00:03:03,840 --> 00:03:06,400 Speaker 1: to characterize this other than, like, I think it's safest 58 00:03:06,440 --> 00:03:09,160 Speaker 1: to say Calvin really was done a good place. He 59 00:03:09,240 --> 00:03:12,800 Speaker 1: leaves later in the month of November. Three or four 60 00:03:12,840 --> 00:03:16,560 Speaker 1: weeks after he leaves, it's Thanksgiving week, he's out of state. 61 00:03:16,639 --> 00:03:19,160 Speaker 1: It's unclear, like maybe he was back in the state 62 00:03:19,160 --> 00:03:21,959 Speaker 1: of Florida. Oh no, he wasn't out of the state 63 00:03:21,960 --> 00:03:25,080 Speaker 1: of Florida. He was gambling out of the state of 64 00:03:25,080 --> 00:03:30,360 Speaker 1: Florida at a casino in Florida over an app And 65 00:03:30,440 --> 00:03:32,480 Speaker 1: obviously if you're not in the state, I guess it 66 00:03:32,520 --> 00:03:35,320 Speaker 1: triggers it and it and there's some kind of like 67 00:03:35,440 --> 00:03:40,920 Speaker 1: internal investigation, and he's gambling on a couple of NFL games. 68 00:03:40,960 --> 00:03:43,600 Speaker 1: Now the first question is wild, even inside information is 69 00:03:43,600 --> 00:03:47,440 Speaker 1: a shady And this gets to the integrity issue in 70 00:03:47,480 --> 00:03:49,880 Speaker 1: the NFL that will dive deep into because that's the 71 00:03:50,000 --> 00:03:52,600 Speaker 1: big problem here and that's why he got the massive 72 00:03:52,720 --> 00:03:57,400 Speaker 1: one year suspension for this. But if you read the 73 00:03:57,480 --> 00:04:00,400 Speaker 1: nitty gritty of what actually happened, essentially Kelvin really was 74 00:04:00,480 --> 00:04:06,360 Speaker 1: out of town Thanksgiving week, fired off a couple of parlays, 75 00:04:06,400 --> 00:04:09,320 Speaker 1: like a five team parlay and eight team parley. The 76 00:04:09,360 --> 00:04:12,280 Speaker 1: Falcons were included. He bet the Falcons would win in 77 00:04:12,320 --> 00:04:15,200 Speaker 1: the parlay. Apparently there were some player props in the parlay. 78 00:04:15,280 --> 00:04:18,560 Speaker 1: I I am not in the habit of parlaying props 79 00:04:18,560 --> 00:04:22,800 Speaker 1: and signs, but nevertheless, and it gets flagged by Draft 80 00:04:22,880 --> 00:04:28,160 Speaker 1: Kings DraftKings, I guess discovers its Calvin Ridley and says, oh, 81 00:04:28,279 --> 00:04:30,599 Speaker 1: Jesus is an NFL player. We're a league partner. We 82 00:04:30,640 --> 00:04:35,200 Speaker 1: need to turn in Calvin Ridley to the league. So 83 00:04:35,320 --> 00:04:37,160 Speaker 1: the Falcons have known about this for a while, and 84 00:04:37,200 --> 00:04:39,799 Speaker 1: if you remember, there was talking about really getting traded, 85 00:04:40,040 --> 00:04:42,840 Speaker 1: and the Falcons I guess did not really entertain any 86 00:04:42,839 --> 00:04:47,720 Speaker 1: of those because they knew this was coming. Several layers here, 87 00:04:48,160 --> 00:04:52,560 Speaker 1: that's basically the story. There's nothing super shady about what 88 00:04:52,680 --> 00:04:55,320 Speaker 1: Calvin Ridley was betting on. It's not like he was 89 00:04:55,400 --> 00:04:59,799 Speaker 1: betting on jeez, I'm spacing on the other crappy Falcon receivers. 90 00:04:59,839 --> 00:05:01,360 Speaker 1: But it's not like he was betting on fim will 91 00:05:01,360 --> 00:05:03,360 Speaker 1: go cow pits. He was not betting on cow pits 92 00:05:03,400 --> 00:05:06,480 Speaker 1: overs because he knew the game plan the Falcon jor 93 00:05:06,520 --> 00:05:10,080 Speaker 1: incorporating that late week in November he was That's not 94 00:05:10,200 --> 00:05:12,839 Speaker 1: what was at play here. This was a guy who's 95 00:05:12,839 --> 00:05:16,440 Speaker 1: a football lifer, who was board off his ass while 96 00:05:16,480 --> 00:05:19,000 Speaker 1: he's away from the team, and he just fired off 97 00:05:19,000 --> 00:05:21,120 Speaker 1: some parlays. Oh yeah, I got the Jets winning, I 98 00:05:21,240 --> 00:05:23,159 Speaker 1: get the Falcons. I think the Titans win. You know, 99 00:05:23,200 --> 00:05:27,240 Speaker 1: like that kind of deal, and now he's popped for 100 00:05:27,279 --> 00:05:30,360 Speaker 1: a year out for a year in the NFL. Now 101 00:05:30,480 --> 00:05:34,600 Speaker 1: this it just became a major issue because a lot 102 00:05:34,640 --> 00:05:36,839 Speaker 1: of people want to hammer Calvin Ridley for this and 103 00:05:36,880 --> 00:05:39,240 Speaker 1: treat him like he is the worst person in the world, 104 00:05:39,320 --> 00:05:43,720 Speaker 1: the biggest idiot. Obviously, he's not the brightest bulb on 105 00:05:43,800 --> 00:05:46,760 Speaker 1: planet Earth. He is twenty seven years old. He was 106 00:05:46,800 --> 00:05:51,480 Speaker 1: slated to make eleven million dollars next season. He bet 107 00:05:51,640 --> 00:05:57,680 Speaker 1: fifteen hundred dollars. Think about let that settle in because 108 00:05:57,720 --> 00:06:04,280 Speaker 1: he made fifteen worth of bets. He jeopardized eleven million dollars. Like, 109 00:06:04,480 --> 00:06:08,280 Speaker 1: putting that in context is absolutely brutal for Calvin Ridley. 110 00:06:08,440 --> 00:06:09,920 Speaker 1: I was like, I mean, I don't know how you 111 00:06:10,000 --> 00:06:13,960 Speaker 1: justify that, Like you've got to feel awful for the guy. 112 00:06:15,240 --> 00:06:18,359 Speaker 1: He really he didn't go Henry Ruggs and totally knuke 113 00:06:18,440 --> 00:06:22,200 Speaker 1: his career or life. But let's be honest. He's in 114 00:06:22,279 --> 00:06:25,680 Speaker 1: his prime earning years. He's in the prime of his 115 00:06:25,680 --> 00:06:28,560 Speaker 1: football career. We know once you get towards thirty one, 116 00:06:28,760 --> 00:06:34,279 Speaker 1: ish wide receivers usually break down. Okay, we saw Julio 117 00:06:34,360 --> 00:06:38,719 Speaker 1: Jones start to kind of tail off. Ridley turns twenty 118 00:06:38,760 --> 00:06:42,840 Speaker 1: eight in December. He's le conservatively if he takes care 119 00:06:42,880 --> 00:06:45,320 Speaker 1: of himself. You know, no major injuries. Got three good, 120 00:06:45,400 --> 00:06:49,160 Speaker 1: really earning years left in the NFL, and now one 121 00:06:49,200 --> 00:06:52,200 Speaker 1: of them is gone because he gambled on the NFL. Now, 122 00:06:52,279 --> 00:06:54,960 Speaker 1: my only issue with this punishment is I thought it 123 00:06:55,000 --> 00:06:58,440 Speaker 1: was too severe. I understand why it was severe, I 124 00:06:58,560 --> 00:07:02,520 Speaker 1: still think it was too severe if that makes any sense. Whatsoever? 125 00:07:04,279 --> 00:07:07,080 Speaker 1: Should players be allowed to gamble in the NFL is something. 126 00:07:07,120 --> 00:07:10,400 Speaker 1: Tony Dungee actually had a pretty smart tweet about this. 127 00:07:11,000 --> 00:07:12,960 Speaker 1: I mean, I'm not the biggest Tony Dungee guy. I'm 128 00:07:13,000 --> 00:07:15,720 Speaker 1: not a Tony Dungee hater. He just made a pretty 129 00:07:15,720 --> 00:07:20,800 Speaker 1: good point. When we as a league encourage everyone to 130 00:07:20,920 --> 00:07:24,960 Speaker 1: bet on our games, advertise betting on players, game stats, 131 00:07:25,480 --> 00:07:28,160 Speaker 1: take in big money from gambling sites, and do everything 132 00:07:28,200 --> 00:07:30,480 Speaker 1: we can to get our young people to embrace gambling, 133 00:07:30,960 --> 00:07:33,679 Speaker 1: we can't be surprised when this kind of thing happens. 134 00:07:35,280 --> 00:07:39,640 Speaker 1: That's a very good point, right. I mean, all your friends. 135 00:07:39,640 --> 00:07:41,840 Speaker 1: If you're Calvin Ridley and you're hanging out with ten 136 00:07:41,840 --> 00:07:43,480 Speaker 1: guys who aren't in the league and they're your boys, 137 00:07:43,560 --> 00:07:45,920 Speaker 1: what are they doing they're playing fantasy football and they're gambling. 138 00:07:45,960 --> 00:07:49,120 Speaker 1: If they like football, that's what they're doing. I mean, 139 00:07:49,400 --> 00:07:52,560 Speaker 1: that's just the reality. Now Calvin Ridley has gotta be 140 00:07:52,600 --> 00:07:54,520 Speaker 1: smarter and say I can't really do that. But again, 141 00:07:54,960 --> 00:07:59,480 Speaker 1: he wasn't playing. Calvin Ridley was I don't know. I 142 00:07:59,560 --> 00:08:02,960 Speaker 1: was he in active, rob I think he was inactive right, Yes, 143 00:08:03,040 --> 00:08:04,920 Speaker 1: he was on the non football injury list. He was 144 00:08:04,960 --> 00:08:07,080 Speaker 1: weary from the team. Now, again I don't have the 145 00:08:07,120 --> 00:08:09,720 Speaker 1: inner workings of whether or not Calvin Ridley was in 146 00:08:09,800 --> 00:08:12,800 Speaker 1: team meetings like that week and he did you know, 147 00:08:12,880 --> 00:08:16,600 Speaker 1: game plans? Was he texting his voice? According to NFL 148 00:08:17,160 --> 00:08:21,600 Speaker 1: media Rappaport, Mike Carofolo, these guys, there was no inside 149 00:08:21,640 --> 00:08:25,239 Speaker 1: information shared. I don't Maybe they confiscated Ridley's phone apparently 150 00:08:25,280 --> 00:08:26,880 Speaker 1: they just questioned him on it and he was like, yeah, 151 00:08:26,920 --> 00:08:29,120 Speaker 1: I did that. You know, he fest up. There was 152 00:08:29,160 --> 00:08:32,880 Speaker 1: no like he wasn't trying to act like he No, No, 153 00:08:32,920 --> 00:08:34,360 Speaker 1: there wasn't me. It was my friend on my phone. 154 00:08:34,559 --> 00:08:38,880 Speaker 1: None of that crap. Ridley fest up. So and as 155 00:08:38,960 --> 00:08:41,959 Speaker 1: I hate, of course all the media guys who hear 156 00:08:42,000 --> 00:08:44,040 Speaker 1: from the league on this, so like that's gonna help 157 00:08:44,120 --> 00:08:46,960 Speaker 1: Ridley's bid for reinstatement, like there's a chance he's not 158 00:08:47,080 --> 00:08:51,319 Speaker 1: reinstated or something. Ah, And again I'm saying this is 159 00:08:51,360 --> 00:08:56,079 Speaker 1: too harsh. That being said, the integrity issue is the problem. 160 00:08:56,320 --> 00:08:58,560 Speaker 1: You guys know this we talked about on the POD. 161 00:08:59,200 --> 00:09:01,439 Speaker 1: I say it most ingest if I lose a bed 162 00:09:01,520 --> 00:09:05,720 Speaker 1: on a bad whistle, something sketchy. Oh this is fixed, obviously, 163 00:09:05,760 --> 00:09:10,360 Speaker 1: it's ingest. It's joking. Do I think there is an 164 00:09:10,360 --> 00:09:12,680 Speaker 1: eye in the sky out there, someone on the take 165 00:09:13,080 --> 00:09:19,319 Speaker 1: who is maybe possibly um doing something to replay booth 166 00:09:19,400 --> 00:09:22,160 Speaker 1: in the officials ears where they're dividing up money. No, 167 00:09:22,320 --> 00:09:24,960 Speaker 1: I don't think that's happening. Now. Does that happen like 168 00:09:25,000 --> 00:09:28,520 Speaker 1: I don't know, you know, third division Argentinian soccer? You 169 00:09:28,559 --> 00:09:31,720 Speaker 1: bet your assid does. Does that happen in an obscure 170 00:09:31,800 --> 00:09:35,640 Speaker 1: table tennis in a Iran Yeah? Probably, But that's not 171 00:09:35,760 --> 00:09:39,839 Speaker 1: happening in the NFL. It's just not like we can say, well, 172 00:09:39,840 --> 00:09:42,120 Speaker 1: what about this call, and this was sketchy. Yeah, bad 173 00:09:42,120 --> 00:09:46,120 Speaker 1: calls happen, But to happen under the microscope of the NFL, 174 00:09:46,920 --> 00:09:49,640 Speaker 1: I would say, no chance. I mean, you don't want 175 00:09:49,640 --> 00:09:51,400 Speaker 1: to end up downing like a buffoon and they never 176 00:09:51,480 --> 00:09:54,800 Speaker 1: say never. But I'm sorry, guys, I just don't believe 177 00:09:54,840 --> 00:09:57,000 Speaker 1: that that sort of thing is happening, especially with a 178 00:09:57,000 --> 00:10:00,800 Speaker 1: guy like Calvin Ridley. He's making a leven million dollars 179 00:10:00,840 --> 00:10:04,920 Speaker 1: next year. What is the guy betting on the game 180 00:10:06,000 --> 00:10:11,360 Speaker 1: paying Calvin Ridley or whomever for a favorable call that 181 00:10:11,400 --> 00:10:13,880 Speaker 1: will make him money in his bets. I mean, Calvin 182 00:10:13,880 --> 00:10:16,200 Speaker 1: really is gonna Now this is where you laugh and say, Jay, 183 00:10:16,240 --> 00:10:20,079 Speaker 1: wait a minute, Calvin Ridley just gambled and jeopardize the 184 00:10:20,120 --> 00:10:24,720 Speaker 1: eleven million. Who's to say he wouldn't have taken dollars 185 00:10:24,760 --> 00:10:28,960 Speaker 1: from some whale in Vegas to drop a pass? And no, guys, 186 00:10:29,080 --> 00:10:32,280 Speaker 1: I'm not going to talk about anybody who posted a video. Somebody, 187 00:10:32,360 --> 00:10:36,640 Speaker 1: some gabrone puts clips together of Calvin Ridley catching passes 188 00:10:36,679 --> 00:10:40,640 Speaker 1: and then you know, not always going down field. But 189 00:10:40,960 --> 00:10:43,640 Speaker 1: I mean, that's the dumbest video I've seen. Like a 190 00:10:43,679 --> 00:10:47,640 Speaker 1: bunch of people deleted it. It doesn't mean anything, But 191 00:10:47,840 --> 00:10:50,920 Speaker 1: I can understand why the NFL definitely wants to make 192 00:10:50,920 --> 00:10:54,319 Speaker 1: an example of Calvin Ridley and they want to set 193 00:10:54,360 --> 00:10:58,720 Speaker 1: the bar high for Hey, if you're caught gambling on games, 194 00:10:59,200 --> 00:11:03,679 Speaker 1: it's a year like they I understand why they need 195 00:11:03,720 --> 00:11:08,760 Speaker 1: to do that, but just I guess part of me 196 00:11:08,880 --> 00:11:13,240 Speaker 1: on the inside feels damn that is screwed up. Fox 197 00:11:13,280 --> 00:11:16,360 Speaker 1: Sports Radio has the best sports talk lineup in the nation. 198 00:11:16,679 --> 00:11:19,640 Speaker 1: Catch all of our shows at Fox sports Radio dot 199 00:11:19,640 --> 00:11:22,680 Speaker 1: com and within the I Heart Radio app search f 200 00:11:23,000 --> 00:11:25,560 Speaker 1: s R to listen live. I went on the Odd 201 00:11:25,559 --> 00:11:30,320 Speaker 1: Couple on Monday, the Boussard Parker Show, and I kind 202 00:11:30,320 --> 00:11:33,640 Speaker 1: of like him gambling to speeding, Like, right, every you 203 00:11:33,679 --> 00:11:35,800 Speaker 1: go on the highway right now, everybody's speeding. I mean 204 00:11:35,880 --> 00:11:37,760 Speaker 1: in l A, there's a ship ton of bad drivers 205 00:11:37,760 --> 00:11:41,400 Speaker 1: who are awful, and some of them are doing like 206 00:11:41,480 --> 00:11:45,080 Speaker 1: the exact liment in the right line. It's unbelievable. That 207 00:11:45,160 --> 00:11:47,439 Speaker 1: being said, the majority of people are speeding above the 208 00:11:47,440 --> 00:11:49,280 Speaker 1: speed limit. You could give out tickets left and right. 209 00:11:49,679 --> 00:11:52,640 Speaker 1: The majority of people out there are gambling on the NFL. 210 00:11:53,120 --> 00:11:55,200 Speaker 1: I would venture to guess I don't have the exact 211 00:11:55,280 --> 00:11:59,199 Speaker 1: number of players on NFL rosters. I mean, what do 212 00:11:59,200 --> 00:12:01,920 Speaker 1: you want to say is sixteen und seventeen hundred? I 213 00:12:01,960 --> 00:12:06,400 Speaker 1: would gather there's more than one Calvin Redlee betting on 214 00:12:06,440 --> 00:12:09,440 Speaker 1: a NFL games now maybe they're doing in a different 215 00:12:09,440 --> 00:12:13,160 Speaker 1: way with a pool or um they have a friend 216 00:12:13,160 --> 00:12:16,920 Speaker 1: betting for them. But it's extremely naive to think that 217 00:12:16,960 --> 00:12:18,640 Speaker 1: Calvin really is the only one. So what do they do? 218 00:12:18,679 --> 00:12:21,559 Speaker 1: They throw the book at him, make an example of him. 219 00:12:21,840 --> 00:12:24,800 Speaker 1: I feel bad for the guy, but it's tough for 220 00:12:24,880 --> 00:12:28,520 Speaker 1: me to hear an argument, a logical sound argument where 221 00:12:29,559 --> 00:12:35,000 Speaker 1: Chris Godwin and Tom Brady and Justin Herbert should be 222 00:12:35,040 --> 00:12:39,280 Speaker 1: allowed to bet on games um, because it's one of 223 00:12:39,280 --> 00:12:42,720 Speaker 1: those slippery slopes where if you say, okay, you're allowed 224 00:12:42,760 --> 00:12:49,480 Speaker 1: to bet on um games that are not involving your team. Okay, Well, 225 00:12:49,720 --> 00:12:52,480 Speaker 1: you know you went to college with this guy who's 226 00:12:52,559 --> 00:12:55,400 Speaker 1: on that team, and you guys are buddies and you 227 00:12:55,520 --> 00:12:58,920 Speaker 1: follow each other on social media, and here's a picture 228 00:12:58,960 --> 00:13:01,320 Speaker 1: of you guys vacation together. Or is there an exchange 229 00:13:01,320 --> 00:13:04,080 Speaker 1: of information like what's happening? And then you get into 230 00:13:04,120 --> 00:13:06,640 Speaker 1: those murky situations where it's like, you know what, maybe 231 00:13:06,640 --> 00:13:10,080 Speaker 1: the safest one is to just have if you're in 232 00:13:10,120 --> 00:13:12,080 Speaker 1: the league on a team you're not allowed to gamble. 233 00:13:12,440 --> 00:13:15,920 Speaker 1: But then there's still questions because all right, let's say 234 00:13:15,920 --> 00:13:18,000 Speaker 1: you're on the Detroit Lions, your team does not make 235 00:13:18,040 --> 00:13:21,679 Speaker 1: the playoffs. Like, what's the big deal if you're gambling 236 00:13:21,679 --> 00:13:25,440 Speaker 1: on the playoffs in January? When you're out your team 237 00:13:25,440 --> 00:13:27,280 Speaker 1: has been eliminated, you have like the seventh pick in 238 00:13:27,280 --> 00:13:30,400 Speaker 1: the draft. Should you be allowed to gamble on games? 239 00:13:31,679 --> 00:13:33,640 Speaker 1: But then it comes back to does this guy have 240 00:13:33,720 --> 00:13:38,920 Speaker 1: inside information from his friends? Not all that different from 241 00:13:39,320 --> 00:13:42,520 Speaker 1: sources say, and you know you start digging into the sources, Well, 242 00:13:42,520 --> 00:13:44,520 Speaker 1: this guy has a good friend who's on this team. 243 00:13:44,559 --> 00:13:49,480 Speaker 1: If you remember there was, um who who was? I 244 00:13:49,480 --> 00:13:53,240 Speaker 1: think it was a forty Niners coach Kyle Shanahan was 245 00:13:53,360 --> 00:13:57,559 Speaker 1: super close with somebody Chris Simms. You remember this, Rob? Yep, 246 00:13:57,760 --> 00:14:00,440 Speaker 1: they both went to Texas. I think they both got 247 00:14:00,440 --> 00:14:04,560 Speaker 1: tattoos together, which is they did whatever. Um, And it's 248 00:14:04,600 --> 00:14:07,080 Speaker 1: like every Chris sim said, they want who do you 249 00:14:07,080 --> 00:14:09,319 Speaker 1: say they wanted to draft? Was it Trey Land? He 250 00:14:09,360 --> 00:14:11,720 Speaker 1: said they wanted mac Jones And everybody said, well, they're 251 00:14:11,760 --> 00:14:13,600 Speaker 1: best friends. Of course, they talked, they hang out, they 252 00:14:13,600 --> 00:14:16,800 Speaker 1: got tattoos together. Yeah, he must know they did get 253 00:14:16,800 --> 00:14:19,640 Speaker 1: mac Jones. Um. So, Rob, it's just one of those 254 00:14:19,720 --> 00:14:23,160 Speaker 1: weird situations. And this is probably gonna come up a 255 00:14:23,160 --> 00:14:25,480 Speaker 1: little more. Would not be surprised if it comes up 256 00:14:25,520 --> 00:14:29,920 Speaker 1: in the NBA. I think it ultimately boils down to 257 00:14:29,960 --> 00:14:34,440 Speaker 1: an integrity issue. And I kind of feel a little 258 00:14:34,480 --> 00:14:38,520 Speaker 1: bit bad for Calvin Reley at the same time, I understand, 259 00:14:38,600 --> 00:14:40,680 Speaker 1: and I would hope he could his appeal. He's got 260 00:14:40,680 --> 00:14:44,680 Speaker 1: three days to appeal. I would hope he can make 261 00:14:44,800 --> 00:14:47,520 Speaker 1: a passion plea, like, hey, man, I screwed up. Don't 262 00:14:47,520 --> 00:14:50,520 Speaker 1: make an example of me. I made a mistake, I 263 00:14:50,600 --> 00:14:53,280 Speaker 1: fessed up. Can you give me a month off? Can 264 00:14:53,320 --> 00:14:55,840 Speaker 1: you just give me like a four game suspension as 265 00:14:55,840 --> 00:14:59,720 Speaker 1: opposed to an entire year, Like that's devastating, man, that 266 00:14:59,880 --> 00:15:03,920 Speaker 1: is absolutely brutal. And I don't know, Rob, I just 267 00:15:04,120 --> 00:15:07,400 Speaker 1: I feel a little bad for the guy. Oh me too. 268 00:15:07,920 --> 00:15:10,280 Speaker 1: And you know the first reason I know this is 269 00:15:10,320 --> 00:15:12,680 Speaker 1: going to sound You know, I'm trying to be funny, 270 00:15:12,680 --> 00:15:15,440 Speaker 1: but I'm not. You've seen the movie to for Too, 271 00:15:15,520 --> 00:15:18,560 Speaker 1: for the money with the al Pacino match's kind of here, right, 272 00:15:19,200 --> 00:15:20,960 Speaker 1: And so they go and meet that guy, Mr nov 273 00:15:21,080 --> 00:15:23,280 Speaker 1: and at his big you know, matching, he's got a 274 00:15:23,320 --> 00:15:24,920 Speaker 1: yacht and you have to do you rent the yacht? 275 00:15:24,960 --> 00:15:29,160 Speaker 1: He's like, is it a sante? Remember? And I don't 276 00:15:29,160 --> 00:15:33,360 Speaker 1: know that. I don't know, but he he asked them 277 00:15:33,360 --> 00:15:34,920 Speaker 1: like how much do you bet per game? He says 278 00:15:34,920 --> 00:15:37,000 Speaker 1: a million dollars a game across the board. He's all right, well, 279 00:15:37,720 --> 00:15:39,480 Speaker 1: you know, is that our our max? Or is there 280 00:15:39,560 --> 00:15:41,280 Speaker 1: room to you know, add a little bit more? And 281 00:15:41,280 --> 00:15:43,320 Speaker 1: he says laughing at him, like like why would I 282 00:15:43,360 --> 00:15:45,880 Speaker 1: add more? And he says, well, with the kind of 283 00:15:45,920 --> 00:15:48,800 Speaker 1: money that you have, how much do you have to 284 00:15:48,840 --> 00:15:53,680 Speaker 1: actually lose before you feel the win? And it's like 285 00:15:53,920 --> 00:15:57,920 Speaker 1: Calvin Ridley makes eleven million dollars a season even if 286 00:15:57,920 --> 00:16:01,560 Speaker 1: he hits the five team parlay the eight team part Like, 287 00:16:01,560 --> 00:16:04,200 Speaker 1: because I'm sure he said he didn't bet bet he 288 00:16:04,320 --> 00:16:08,520 Speaker 1: bet fift total, So if he's betting five h one, 289 00:16:08,880 --> 00:16:10,920 Speaker 1: is he really making enough to where he's like, yeah, 290 00:16:11,000 --> 00:16:13,400 Speaker 1: like I got the itch now you know I want 291 00:16:13,880 --> 00:16:17,240 Speaker 1: five thousand. I want ten thousand. It's like, bro, you 292 00:16:17,360 --> 00:16:20,080 Speaker 1: probably spent that much on dinner last weekend with two 293 00:16:20,080 --> 00:16:23,720 Speaker 1: of your homies. Like that. That's where I feel bad 294 00:16:23,760 --> 00:16:25,720 Speaker 1: for him in that regards number one, but number two 295 00:16:25,800 --> 00:16:27,680 Speaker 1: and I think I know you don't like Tony Dungee. 296 00:16:27,720 --> 00:16:29,600 Speaker 1: I think he made a great point though, like the 297 00:16:29,720 --> 00:16:37,600 Speaker 1: NFL has seven different partnerships with sports wagering shops, whether 298 00:16:37,600 --> 00:16:40,240 Speaker 1: it's Caesar's Bet, MGM, Draft Kings, fandor whatever. Pick your 299 00:16:40,280 --> 00:16:44,640 Speaker 1: favorite one. I don't understand how they can be that 300 00:16:44,760 --> 00:16:49,000 Speaker 1: intertwined with sports gambling and have a rule that not 301 00:16:49,160 --> 00:16:53,080 Speaker 1: only says can you not bet on NFL games, they 302 00:16:53,120 --> 00:16:56,120 Speaker 1: take it a step further. They can't bet on any 303 00:16:56,400 --> 00:16:59,960 Speaker 1: sporting event period. They can't be on the NBA, they 304 00:17:00,000 --> 00:17:01,680 Speaker 1: can't been in Major League Baseball. They can't bet on 305 00:17:01,720 --> 00:17:04,040 Speaker 1: March Madness, they can't bet on the Olympics, they can't 306 00:17:04,040 --> 00:17:06,880 Speaker 1: bet on the world, can't bet on March Madness, nothing. 307 00:17:07,960 --> 00:17:12,760 Speaker 1: And it's like, how, on one hand can you say, hey, 308 00:17:12,840 --> 00:17:17,440 Speaker 1: check out Patrick Mahomes and the Chiefs taken on Aaron 309 00:17:17,520 --> 00:17:20,840 Speaker 1: Rodgers and the Green Bay Packers Chiefs minus three. But 310 00:17:20,960 --> 00:17:22,879 Speaker 1: you know there's an injury. You know, we don't know 311 00:17:22,880 --> 00:17:25,720 Speaker 1: if Travis Howse is gonna play, he could affect the line. Well, 312 00:17:25,800 --> 00:17:29,840 Speaker 1: also saying but we don't want you guys actually making bets, 313 00:17:29,880 --> 00:17:33,760 Speaker 1: Like the only reason why an injury report exists in 314 00:17:33,920 --> 00:17:39,360 Speaker 1: sports is for gambling, the only reason at all. So 315 00:17:40,200 --> 00:17:42,440 Speaker 1: I just think it's a little bit hypocritical for them 316 00:17:42,480 --> 00:17:46,359 Speaker 1: to have this hard stance against gambling while also promoting it. 317 00:17:46,359 --> 00:17:50,800 Speaker 1: And I just think that, you know, it's kind of similar. 318 00:17:50,800 --> 00:17:53,639 Speaker 1: As I know, this is a rough comparison, but it's 319 00:17:53,680 --> 00:17:55,159 Speaker 1: the best I can come up with. You know, I'm 320 00:17:55,160 --> 00:18:00,600 Speaker 1: not as smart as Jason McIntyre. But the NBA had 321 00:18:00,680 --> 00:18:03,800 Speaker 1: a marijuana problem, quote unquote problem for a long time. 322 00:18:04,680 --> 00:18:07,560 Speaker 1: It's been openly talked about on many different interviews, many 323 00:18:07,560 --> 00:18:11,080 Speaker 1: different podcasts, many different magazines. A lot of guys were 324 00:18:11,119 --> 00:18:13,679 Speaker 1: smoking weed because they didn't like to take the shot, 325 00:18:13,920 --> 00:18:15,639 Speaker 1: they didn't want to be on the pain killers, and 326 00:18:15,680 --> 00:18:19,159 Speaker 1: they found that was a better alternative for them. So 327 00:18:19,240 --> 00:18:22,560 Speaker 1: the NBA says, rather than have these guys jumped through 328 00:18:22,680 --> 00:18:26,280 Speaker 1: hurdles to mask what they're doing, to be sneaky about it, 329 00:18:26,560 --> 00:18:28,760 Speaker 1: we're just gonna stop testing for it and do everything 330 00:18:28,760 --> 00:18:32,159 Speaker 1: above board. So at least, hey, if you're using it, 331 00:18:32,240 --> 00:18:36,680 Speaker 1: we know you're using it. Why can't the NFL say, hey, 332 00:18:36,720 --> 00:18:39,879 Speaker 1: we're so deep into gambling as it is, we know, 333 00:18:40,119 --> 00:18:42,399 Speaker 1: just like you said, Jason, Calvin Ridley is not the 334 00:18:42,440 --> 00:18:46,480 Speaker 1: only guy Donner. Why don't we make it so that, hey, 335 00:18:46,640 --> 00:18:48,639 Speaker 1: if you want to bet on games, you have to 336 00:18:48,800 --> 00:18:52,480 Speaker 1: use Caesar Sports Book. Whatever you all have to register 337 00:18:52,680 --> 00:18:54,520 Speaker 1: using your idea is going to be linked to your 338 00:18:55,320 --> 00:18:58,439 Speaker 1: employee idea or whatever team that you play for, so 339 00:18:58,480 --> 00:19:01,040 Speaker 1: we know exactly who your bed on and how you're betting. 340 00:19:03,080 --> 00:19:05,400 Speaker 1: So you're so you want all the players to bet 341 00:19:05,440 --> 00:19:09,160 Speaker 1: through one place where it's everybody knows who's who's back. 342 00:19:09,160 --> 00:19:10,719 Speaker 1: I mean, I guess you don't have to announce it 343 00:19:10,760 --> 00:19:15,960 Speaker 1: like that, but do that, Like the the league's have 344 00:19:16,320 --> 00:19:19,240 Speaker 1: professional car services so that if you're drunk on your 345 00:19:19,240 --> 00:19:21,840 Speaker 1: ass on a Wednesday night, you can get picked up 346 00:19:21,840 --> 00:19:26,200 Speaker 1: without getting spotted by the paparazzi or the cops. They 347 00:19:26,280 --> 00:19:29,000 Speaker 1: want to protect the shield and they go out of 348 00:19:29,000 --> 00:19:31,399 Speaker 1: their way to do so. Why can't they do it 349 00:19:31,480 --> 00:19:35,119 Speaker 1: in this situation too? M that's interesting where you basically 350 00:19:35,160 --> 00:19:39,080 Speaker 1: say hey you it's is that almost like when you 351 00:19:39,200 --> 00:19:43,399 Speaker 1: are you know, maybe you're eighteen years old, nineteen, You 352 00:19:43,440 --> 00:19:46,119 Speaker 1: go to college, you come back for win or break 353 00:19:46,240 --> 00:19:48,040 Speaker 1: and you want to you know, you've been drinking all 354 00:19:48,080 --> 00:19:51,320 Speaker 1: semester every weekend in college, and you come back and 355 00:19:51,359 --> 00:19:53,280 Speaker 1: like you want to drink, and your parents are like, 356 00:19:53,280 --> 00:19:55,679 Speaker 1: you know, I'd rather you just stay home and drink. 357 00:19:56,080 --> 00:19:58,280 Speaker 1: You can invite your friends over. I don't want you 358 00:19:58,359 --> 00:20:01,800 Speaker 1: out there getting in any problems. Right, we know what 359 00:20:01,920 --> 00:20:03,920 Speaker 1: you're doing in the basement, but what we knew it's here? 360 00:20:05,280 --> 00:20:08,159 Speaker 1: I mean, I guess that you know. It's not a 361 00:20:08,240 --> 00:20:11,119 Speaker 1: terrible idea, Rob. I wonder if because look, if a 362 00:20:11,160 --> 00:20:13,240 Speaker 1: guy and I don't think this is happening, but if 363 00:20:13,240 --> 00:20:15,479 Speaker 1: a guy really wanted to game the system, if he 364 00:20:15,520 --> 00:20:18,560 Speaker 1: wanted to, you know, shave points, or he knew something 365 00:20:18,600 --> 00:20:23,040 Speaker 1: that wasn't readily available that you know. Uh, Aaron Jones's 366 00:20:23,080 --> 00:20:25,280 Speaker 1: foot injury is much worse than what people are letting on. 367 00:20:25,320 --> 00:20:27,840 Speaker 1: Even though he's questionable. We know he's not gonna play 368 00:20:27,880 --> 00:20:29,879 Speaker 1: blah blah blah blah and and then do something like that. 369 00:20:29,920 --> 00:20:34,720 Speaker 1: Then they can do that anyways. Now, it's not hard 370 00:20:35,119 --> 00:20:39,200 Speaker 1: for me, as a random guy who has produced a 371 00:20:39,280 --> 00:20:42,320 Speaker 1: podcast in a radio show, to hit up someone else 372 00:20:42,400 --> 00:20:44,240 Speaker 1: ide now says, hey, can you make this bet for 373 00:20:44,320 --> 00:20:47,640 Speaker 1: me that Jason McIntire is gonna get fired on Wednesday? 374 00:20:47,960 --> 00:20:49,919 Speaker 1: You know, it's not hard for me to do that 375 00:20:50,000 --> 00:20:52,399 Speaker 1: if I, if I really wanted to. So the best 376 00:20:52,440 --> 00:20:55,480 Speaker 1: way to ensure that these kind of things don't happen 377 00:20:55,680 --> 00:20:58,000 Speaker 1: is to just be above board about it. M hm, 378 00:20:58,640 --> 00:21:00,960 Speaker 1: be like, look, we you all know that you have 379 00:21:01,000 --> 00:21:03,560 Speaker 1: access to this information. We all know that you can 380 00:21:03,600 --> 00:21:06,880 Speaker 1: do it anytime you want to. Anyways, we would then 381 00:21:07,200 --> 00:21:12,040 Speaker 1: just prefer that you do it in these different locations 382 00:21:12,359 --> 00:21:15,359 Speaker 1: and make it as clean as possible. What if? What 383 00:21:15,480 --> 00:21:17,560 Speaker 1: if then you know, so then the league knows how 384 00:21:17,640 --> 00:21:21,000 Speaker 1: much you're betting on who you're betting on. I mean, 385 00:21:21,640 --> 00:21:23,880 Speaker 1: what if somebody comes in and says, hey, I want 386 00:21:24,359 --> 00:21:26,480 Speaker 1: I want two fifty on the RAMS and the super 387 00:21:26,520 --> 00:21:29,000 Speaker 1: Bowl and this guy was a former teammate of Odell Beckham? 388 00:21:30,440 --> 00:21:32,439 Speaker 1: Is that a red flag? They're like, what do you know? 389 00:21:32,520 --> 00:21:35,000 Speaker 1: Are they going to ask them? And then I guess 390 00:21:35,000 --> 00:21:36,679 Speaker 1: the second layer of that is do you want the 391 00:21:36,760 --> 00:21:38,840 Speaker 1: league knowing that you're gambling? I mean, what if you 392 00:21:38,880 --> 00:21:40,520 Speaker 1: dig a hole and you start, you know, you lose 393 00:21:40,520 --> 00:21:43,080 Speaker 1: five dollars where you lose a million bucks or there 394 00:21:43,119 --> 00:21:45,239 Speaker 1: is the league gonna cut you off? Then are they 395 00:21:45,240 --> 00:21:47,439 Speaker 1: gonna say, hey, we were looking out for your best interest? 396 00:21:47,840 --> 00:21:49,320 Speaker 1: But how is it different if they're doing it on 397 00:21:49,359 --> 00:21:51,920 Speaker 1: their own anyways? Like that that's my only league, because 398 00:21:51,920 --> 00:21:54,400 Speaker 1: then then then it's just them losing and only they 399 00:21:54,440 --> 00:21:56,960 Speaker 1: know it's another one when the entire when the league knows, 400 00:21:57,000 --> 00:21:59,520 Speaker 1: and your employer and your boss. Jason, you you've worked 401 00:21:59,520 --> 00:22:06,040 Speaker 1: in sports around sports for what two decades? Pretty much? Okay, 402 00:22:06,800 --> 00:22:10,160 Speaker 1: you cannot tell me that these teams, these coaches, your 403 00:22:10,160 --> 00:22:14,080 Speaker 1: teammates don't know what's going on. Well that now, that's interesting. 404 00:22:14,160 --> 00:22:17,440 Speaker 1: You've worked at Fox Sports for what five, six, seven, 405 00:22:17,440 --> 00:22:20,760 Speaker 1: eight years? You know a lot more behind the scenes 406 00:22:20,840 --> 00:22:26,000 Speaker 1: involving producers, talent, directors, management than you can ever actually 407 00:22:26,040 --> 00:22:29,280 Speaker 1: say publicly. But you know what's going on. This is 408 00:22:29,320 --> 00:22:33,320 Speaker 1: the exact same thing in sports and in football, right, 409 00:22:33,359 --> 00:22:35,159 Speaker 1: But I would you know, I mean this out. This 410 00:22:35,200 --> 00:22:37,600 Speaker 1: doesn't on egotistical. I would consider myself one of the 411 00:22:37,640 --> 00:22:40,480 Speaker 1: guys in the locker room as opposed to like management 412 00:22:40,960 --> 00:22:43,760 Speaker 1: who knew like where the bets are or whatever. You know. 413 00:22:44,040 --> 00:22:48,679 Speaker 1: Like that, that does seem like a good idea. I 414 00:22:48,800 --> 00:22:50,680 Speaker 1: just I wonder if some players will be like, you know, 415 00:22:50,720 --> 00:22:52,439 Speaker 1: I just don't want the league. I don't want them 416 00:22:52,480 --> 00:22:54,280 Speaker 1: knowing what I'm doing in my spare time. And I 417 00:22:54,320 --> 00:22:57,240 Speaker 1: will find this interesting. I just put this together. But 418 00:22:58,000 --> 00:23:00,160 Speaker 1: because I mentioned Henry Roads earlier, he was on my Mine, 419 00:23:00,200 --> 00:23:04,000 Speaker 1: Henry Rugs Alabama, Colvin Ridley, Alabama. These are guys who 420 00:23:04,000 --> 00:23:06,280 Speaker 1: go to the NFL. Nick Saban has them under lock 421 00:23:06,320 --> 00:23:09,280 Speaker 1: and key, total of control. I don't recall either of 422 00:23:09,320 --> 00:23:12,040 Speaker 1: them getting in trouble in school, and they get out 423 00:23:12,040 --> 00:23:14,679 Speaker 1: of the league and do just dumb, dumb things. There 424 00:23:14,760 --> 00:23:19,160 Speaker 1: was also a Alabama defensive lineman on the Jets who 425 00:23:19,160 --> 00:23:23,000 Speaker 1: tried to bring a gun through an airport. Uh. And 426 00:23:23,160 --> 00:23:25,119 Speaker 1: I don't want to just pick out Alabama guys here. 427 00:23:25,160 --> 00:23:28,760 Speaker 1: I'm sure there's plenty around there around the NFL who 428 00:23:28,760 --> 00:23:31,000 Speaker 1: have made these kind of screws, but the Alabama ones 429 00:23:31,040 --> 00:23:33,359 Speaker 1: are heightened. Who was the linebacker who got in that 430 00:23:33,600 --> 00:23:38,720 Speaker 1: massive issue. I think he was a raider, Yes, the 431 00:23:38,800 --> 00:23:43,239 Speaker 1: cowboy and raider. I mean, these Alabama guys are just 432 00:23:43,440 --> 00:23:47,440 Speaker 1: getting away from home Alabama where Saban has them in control, 433 00:23:47,840 --> 00:23:51,240 Speaker 1: and they're just making extremely poor life decisions. I wonder 434 00:23:51,280 --> 00:23:54,520 Speaker 1: if somebody writes that column, what's the deal with all 435 00:23:54,560 --> 00:23:56,399 Speaker 1: these Alabama guys who make it to the league and 436 00:23:56,440 --> 00:23:58,480 Speaker 1: just totally implode. And I'm not talking on the field 437 00:23:58,480 --> 00:24:00,359 Speaker 1: and talking off the field like Orlando mc claim was, 438 00:24:00,400 --> 00:24:02,959 Speaker 1: Oh my gosh. And there's a couple of others. I 439 00:24:03,040 --> 00:24:04,879 Speaker 1: just can't think of them off the top of my 440 00:24:04,880 --> 00:24:09,320 Speaker 1: head because it's just hit me. But I don't do 441 00:24:09,359 --> 00:24:11,600 Speaker 1: you think these guys would want the league knowing what 442 00:24:11,640 --> 00:24:16,720 Speaker 1: they're doing outside of work, you know, gambling two thousand 443 00:24:16,800 --> 00:24:18,800 Speaker 1: on games? Like are they gonna Are they gonna say like, hey, 444 00:24:18,840 --> 00:24:20,600 Speaker 1: we're cutting you off, like you know, because you know's 445 00:24:20,640 --> 00:24:23,600 Speaker 1: not cutting them off. These guys who stink at gambling. 446 00:24:23,640 --> 00:24:29,160 Speaker 1: They want those guys. Yeah, yeah, I mean that's fair. 447 00:24:29,240 --> 00:24:30,840 Speaker 1: I mean I'm not that that's a that's a pretty 448 00:24:30,840 --> 00:24:32,760 Speaker 1: good point. Like, I mean, think about it. Fox Sports radios, 449 00:24:32,760 --> 00:24:34,840 Speaker 1: they don't know what you're like we talk gambling on 450 00:24:34,960 --> 00:24:37,199 Speaker 1: do they know what you're laying? I mean, I know 451 00:24:37,240 --> 00:24:41,040 Speaker 1: my employers, I mean they don't really know. But it's 452 00:24:41,600 --> 00:24:45,399 Speaker 1: not prohibited where I work, and I and I and 453 00:24:45,800 --> 00:24:47,800 Speaker 1: I'm not gonna say that I'm the most plugged in 454 00:24:47,880 --> 00:24:50,960 Speaker 1: guy there is, but I probably have just as much 455 00:24:51,000 --> 00:24:55,520 Speaker 1: information as the sharp gamblers do in Vegas just because 456 00:24:55,520 --> 00:24:57,119 Speaker 1: of where I've worked. You know, I have access to 457 00:24:57,200 --> 00:24:59,600 Speaker 1: all the media people that I want, who who have 458 00:24:59,680 --> 00:25:01,760 Speaker 1: all the dirty details on every team that there is. 459 00:25:02,440 --> 00:25:04,080 Speaker 1: It's not hard for me to reach out to a 460 00:25:04,080 --> 00:25:07,199 Speaker 1: guy who covers the Panthers. That's what's going on. Christian McCaffrey, 461 00:25:07,520 --> 00:25:09,040 Speaker 1: you know, like, I don't, I don't need to know 462 00:25:09,080 --> 00:25:13,080 Speaker 1: that kind information. It's just it's it's a it's a 463 00:25:13,119 --> 00:25:17,920 Speaker 1: situation where the NFL, I think is is, like you said, 464 00:25:17,920 --> 00:25:21,000 Speaker 1: trying to make an example out of Calvin Ridley because 465 00:25:21,080 --> 00:25:24,679 Speaker 1: it's so much easier to shine a spotlight on this 466 00:25:24,800 --> 00:25:28,600 Speaker 1: one guy and pointed out as a single problem rather 467 00:25:28,720 --> 00:25:33,119 Speaker 1: than show a smaller light at everybody. And and even 468 00:25:33,200 --> 00:25:36,800 Speaker 1: fantasy football, like, how many guys do we know that 469 00:25:36,920 --> 00:25:40,360 Speaker 1: go on you know, Yahoo Sports podcast, NFL whatever, pick 470 00:25:40,400 --> 00:25:43,920 Speaker 1: your favorite outlet and they talk about the fantasy team 471 00:25:43,960 --> 00:25:45,959 Speaker 1: that they're involved in. How many guys do you know, 472 00:25:46,119 --> 00:25:49,160 Speaker 1: Jason play fantasy football and have no thing at stake 473 00:25:49,240 --> 00:25:51,320 Speaker 1: for it. They just play for bragging rights. I don't 474 00:25:51,320 --> 00:25:53,600 Speaker 1: know anybody who does that. Do you think Austin Ekeler, 475 00:25:53,760 --> 00:25:56,640 Speaker 1: when he's doing these interviews talking about like, hey, yeah, 476 00:25:56,720 --> 00:25:58,600 Speaker 1: I think you guys should pick me in in uh 477 00:25:58,640 --> 00:26:01,800 Speaker 1: in fantasy this year? You think he says that because 478 00:26:01,800 --> 00:26:03,840 Speaker 1: he just wants like, hey you can pick me as 479 00:26:03,960 --> 00:26:05,560 Speaker 1: next or because he knows he's gonna be used a lot. 480 00:26:05,600 --> 00:26:08,760 Speaker 1: He's gonna go to a lot of touchdowns, and him 481 00:26:08,760 --> 00:26:11,000 Speaker 1: and his buddies might have a ten dollar buying in 482 00:26:11,000 --> 00:26:15,240 Speaker 1: the league that they're playing. Whatever it is. Uh, fantasy 483 00:26:15,280 --> 00:26:17,240 Speaker 1: is an interesting one. I mean that that then leads 484 00:26:17,240 --> 00:26:20,240 Speaker 1: to the question of daily fantasy. You know, yep, I 485 00:26:20,240 --> 00:26:21,800 Speaker 1: mean there's a lot of money to be made there. 486 00:26:21,840 --> 00:26:25,679 Speaker 1: I don't dabble in that as much. Um, you know, 487 00:26:25,720 --> 00:26:28,440 Speaker 1: I'm in heavy into fantasy. But listen, the Calvin really 488 00:26:28,440 --> 00:26:31,440 Speaker 1: thinks it is a massive story. Kind of sliding under 489 00:26:31,440 --> 00:26:35,600 Speaker 1: the um. Under the radar is some of the chatter. 490 00:26:35,640 --> 00:26:37,600 Speaker 1: We're starting to hear a lot more free agency stuff, 491 00:26:37,640 --> 00:26:41,960 Speaker 1: Aaron Rodgers rumors, Russell Wilson, Like it's starting to pick up. 492 00:26:42,119 --> 00:26:43,880 Speaker 1: I'm just telling you guys right now, I think next 493 00:26:43,960 --> 00:26:48,399 Speaker 1: week is going to be absolutely bonkers with NFL n 494 00:26:48,440 --> 00:26:51,600 Speaker 1: c A tournament and the NBA playoffs. NBA playoffs will 495 00:26:51,600 --> 00:26:54,399 Speaker 1: be like ten games away, So it's gonna get crazy 496 00:26:54,480 --> 00:26:57,840 Speaker 1: pretty quickly, and um, I'm excited. I'm here for it. 497 00:26:58,240 --> 00:27:01,159 Speaker 1: Fox Sports Radio has the best sports talk lineup in 498 00:27:01,160 --> 00:27:04,160 Speaker 1: the nation. Catch all of our shows at Fox sports 499 00:27:04,280 --> 00:27:07,360 Speaker 1: radio dot com and within the I Heart Radio app 500 00:27:07,400 --> 00:27:11,639 Speaker 1: search f S r to listen live real quick on 501 00:27:11,720 --> 00:27:15,040 Speaker 1: the NBA. I don't want to make much of the 502 00:27:15,080 --> 00:27:19,000 Speaker 1: Lakers lost in San Antonio. Lebron did not play. You know. 503 00:27:19,720 --> 00:27:23,280 Speaker 1: This was one of those games though that I think 504 00:27:23,280 --> 00:27:24,840 Speaker 1: we called it on the pod yesterday, Do we not 505 00:27:24,920 --> 00:27:28,840 Speaker 1: Lebron's gonna sit out one of these three? Yep. And 506 00:27:28,880 --> 00:27:31,200 Speaker 1: this was supposed to be a Russell Westbrook showcase. Russell 507 00:27:31,200 --> 00:27:35,280 Speaker 1: Westbrook was five or fourteen from the field over two 508 00:27:35,359 --> 00:27:39,959 Speaker 1: from three, seven of thirteen from the foul line. Like 509 00:27:40,040 --> 00:27:43,639 Speaker 1: the Lakers as a team miss seven free throws, Russell 510 00:27:43,640 --> 00:27:50,439 Speaker 1: Westbrook missed six of them, five turnovers, six assists. Just 511 00:27:51,000 --> 00:27:53,760 Speaker 1: I don't know, guys. I thought Horton Tucker would look 512 00:27:53,840 --> 00:27:55,800 Speaker 1: to me like the best Laker on the floor. Carmelica 513 00:27:55,840 --> 00:27:59,639 Speaker 1: make shots, but he can't get stops. It's not listen, 514 00:27:59,640 --> 00:28:01,320 Speaker 1: it's a US. But at the same time they're not. 515 00:28:01,320 --> 00:28:03,440 Speaker 1: They don't lose any ground because Portland got smacked around. 516 00:28:03,440 --> 00:28:05,440 Speaker 1: They didn't have a Ferdie Simon's. It was a Monday 517 00:28:05,480 --> 00:28:07,199 Speaker 1: where a lot of guys sat out. Steph Curry did 518 00:28:07,200 --> 00:28:12,600 Speaker 1: not play. Warriors lose again. James Harden was back um 519 00:28:12,680 --> 00:28:14,960 Speaker 1: and and I think the most interesting score and I 520 00:28:15,080 --> 00:28:18,160 Speaker 1: just want you guys to continue to watch this team. 521 00:28:18,320 --> 00:28:21,240 Speaker 1: Luca don Chech and the MAVs now. I know nobody 522 00:28:21,320 --> 00:28:23,880 Speaker 1: cares and this is buried in the deck. Twenty five 523 00:28:23,880 --> 00:28:28,040 Speaker 1: minutes into the podcast, Luca had a phenomenal game. This 524 00:28:28,359 --> 00:28:31,639 Speaker 1: was a first round playoff preview. It likely almost certainly 525 00:28:31,680 --> 00:28:36,360 Speaker 1: will be Jazz MAVs. The Jazz were at full strength. 526 00:28:37,440 --> 00:28:40,800 Speaker 1: Donovan Mitchell was awful. He's not a good matchup against 527 00:28:40,800 --> 00:28:43,760 Speaker 1: the MAVs. They have the good defenders for him and 528 00:28:43,800 --> 00:28:46,560 Speaker 1: when you shut him down, if Pogdonna doesn't hit fifty 529 00:28:46,640 --> 00:28:50,800 Speaker 1: threes he had eleven the other night, they struggle and 530 00:28:50,920 --> 00:28:53,720 Speaker 1: Luca got into it with Rudy Gobert again. They don't 531 00:28:53,760 --> 00:28:57,720 Speaker 1: like each other. Luca had a phenomenal thirty five, sixteen 532 00:28:57,760 --> 00:29:04,080 Speaker 1: and seven. Spencer Dinwoody is seriously emerging. They started him 533 00:29:04,120 --> 00:29:07,160 Speaker 1: and he is such a bucket getter. Five threes for Dinwoody. 534 00:29:07,160 --> 00:29:10,280 Speaker 1: I'm rob. I'm just telling you this team is deadly 535 00:29:10,600 --> 00:29:12,480 Speaker 1: and they were blowing out Utah for much of that 536 00:29:12,520 --> 00:29:15,920 Speaker 1: game before like a late Utah rally made it moderately interesting. 537 00:29:16,800 --> 00:29:20,360 Speaker 1: I know everybody's all smit with Memphis and oh, it's 538 00:29:20,360 --> 00:29:25,360 Speaker 1: the Son's and the Warrior Warriors are fading fast, Rob. 539 00:29:25,880 --> 00:29:29,040 Speaker 1: I will not I will not be shocked if the 540 00:29:29,200 --> 00:29:31,480 Speaker 1: Luca don J and the MAVs make the finals, and 541 00:29:31,520 --> 00:29:33,960 Speaker 1: I will be thrilled because I bet them. Plus, I 542 00:29:34,000 --> 00:29:35,800 Speaker 1: know it sounds crazy. People are like, come on, who's her? 543 00:29:35,840 --> 00:29:39,960 Speaker 1: Who's your second best player? You're not You're not feeling this. Listen. 544 00:29:40,040 --> 00:29:43,440 Speaker 1: Finney Smith, by the way, so he's a such a 545 00:29:43,480 --> 00:29:45,880 Speaker 1: good role player. He's I don't want to say he's 546 00:29:45,960 --> 00:29:47,920 Speaker 1: Drew Holiday because Drew Holiday made an All Star game, 547 00:29:47,920 --> 00:29:50,600 Speaker 1: remember when he went to the Bucks. But Finney Smith 548 00:29:50,720 --> 00:29:53,760 Speaker 1: comes in, knows exactly what to do. I'm gonna play defense, 549 00:29:54,240 --> 00:29:56,600 Speaker 1: I'm gonna rebound the basketball and I'm gonna play defense. 550 00:29:57,160 --> 00:29:59,120 Speaker 1: That's it. I'm They're not asking me to do Jack 551 00:29:59,160 --> 00:30:03,560 Speaker 1: squat Luca, you do everything, Reggie Bullock, I'm coming in. 552 00:30:03,640 --> 00:30:07,520 Speaker 1: Jack and Three's Bertan's I'm here for threes, Max and 553 00:30:07,560 --> 00:30:11,280 Speaker 1: Clipper D and three. Like everybody knows their role, and 554 00:30:11,320 --> 00:30:14,280 Speaker 1: if Luca gets his and nobody can stop him, I 555 00:30:14,280 --> 00:30:16,360 Speaker 1: think this guy's the limit. I'm telling you. I know 556 00:30:16,440 --> 00:30:18,440 Speaker 1: it's not a great move for the NBA. For Luca 557 00:30:18,480 --> 00:30:21,880 Speaker 1: to get to the finals. It's like, you know, European 558 00:30:21,960 --> 00:30:24,400 Speaker 1: guy and like not a not really a sexy team 559 00:30:24,400 --> 00:30:28,000 Speaker 1: like the Lakers are the Warriors. I really like Dallas 560 00:30:28,040 --> 00:30:30,000 Speaker 1: a lot. I need to hammer at home guys that 561 00:30:30,120 --> 00:30:31,640 Speaker 1: this is a squad to what they don't have to 562 00:30:31,640 --> 00:30:34,000 Speaker 1: play the Clippers this time. You remember it was it 563 00:30:34,000 --> 00:30:36,320 Speaker 1: was Kawai and Paul George the last two years and 564 00:30:36,400 --> 00:30:39,840 Speaker 1: Luca pushed him I think seven and six. Right, Yes, 565 00:30:40,760 --> 00:30:45,440 Speaker 1: you don't seem that impressed. Uh no, I mean, Lucas fantastic, 566 00:30:45,840 --> 00:30:51,840 Speaker 1: But it's really, really, really difficult when your entire offense 567 00:30:51,880 --> 00:30:56,080 Speaker 1: revolves around one guy because inevitably there's going to be 568 00:30:56,240 --> 00:31:01,240 Speaker 1: times where he has to sit and they don't run 569 00:31:01,280 --> 00:31:04,920 Speaker 1: a lot of unique actions. They don't have a secondary 570 00:31:05,000 --> 00:31:07,600 Speaker 1: creator unless you want to count Jalen Brentson, but he 571 00:31:07,640 --> 00:31:09,680 Speaker 1: only really does it when Lucas out of the game. 572 00:31:10,360 --> 00:31:14,760 Speaker 1: So you could have a situation like you know, when 573 00:31:14,840 --> 00:31:16,600 Speaker 1: Lebron was in Cleveland the last few years, where he 574 00:31:16,600 --> 00:31:19,600 Speaker 1: plays forty four minutes and he's plus seven and then 575 00:31:19,640 --> 00:31:21,800 Speaker 1: in those four minutes he's out there minus eleven and 576 00:31:21,840 --> 00:31:24,120 Speaker 1: they lose. You know, like that's the kind of situation 577 00:31:24,120 --> 00:31:27,000 Speaker 1: that you're dealing. I will say this is not the 578 00:31:27,240 --> 00:31:29,520 Speaker 1: Dallas Mavericks of a couple of years ago when they 579 00:31:29,520 --> 00:31:32,080 Speaker 1: didn't play any defense, which is why Kauai and Paul 580 00:31:32,120 --> 00:31:34,080 Speaker 1: George were able to see, you know, still win those 581 00:31:34,120 --> 00:31:37,040 Speaker 1: series even though Luca went god mode and each of 582 00:31:37,080 --> 00:31:40,280 Speaker 1: them they do play phenomenal defense. Jason gives done a 583 00:31:40,280 --> 00:31:43,480 Speaker 1: great job. I just don't think once they get to 584 00:31:44,800 --> 00:31:47,200 Speaker 1: the second round. I think they'll they'll get out of 585 00:31:47,200 --> 00:31:50,240 Speaker 1: around this year. But the teams are too well coached 586 00:31:50,280 --> 00:31:54,480 Speaker 1: at that level to allow Luca to just do everything 587 00:31:54,680 --> 00:31:56,800 Speaker 1: and get everyone else involved either gonna make him just 588 00:31:56,840 --> 00:31:59,560 Speaker 1: to score or just a facilitated BRNAPO. Yeah, if the 589 00:31:59,680 --> 00:32:03,040 Speaker 1: jazz As do um lose to the MAVs, it would 590 00:32:03,080 --> 00:32:07,040 Speaker 1: set up Dallas possibly likely Phoenix in the second round. 591 00:32:07,560 --> 00:32:13,160 Speaker 1: And I mean, Mickael Bridges is a really good defender. Uh, 592 00:32:13,200 --> 00:32:18,040 Speaker 1: you know Chris Paul Devin Booker against Dinwittie and Jalen 593 00:32:18,040 --> 00:32:21,960 Speaker 1: Brunt said, Yeah, huge edge to the Phoenix Suns. Huge. 594 00:32:22,560 --> 00:32:26,840 Speaker 1: But for some reason, Rob, I'm just I don't. I 595 00:32:26,880 --> 00:32:28,800 Speaker 1: don't think this is the greatest Phoenix Suns team ever. 596 00:32:28,880 --> 00:32:33,760 Speaker 1: If memory serves, they struggled after didn't Paul George get 597 00:32:33,840 --> 00:32:39,360 Speaker 1: hurt last year? Yes? Right, and they struggled with it 598 00:32:39,440 --> 00:32:41,680 Speaker 1: was it was Kauai who got hurt. Oh I got hurt, 599 00:32:41,800 --> 00:32:44,120 Speaker 1: right right, Paul George was left and Paul George, like 600 00:32:44,280 --> 00:32:48,040 Speaker 1: I think, pushed him to six. Yes, and I remember 601 00:32:48,080 --> 00:32:50,720 Speaker 1: they got lucky into Lakers. This Phoenix team is better 602 00:32:50,720 --> 00:32:53,600 Speaker 1: than that Phoenix team when they're fully healthy. This Phoenix 603 00:32:53,640 --> 00:32:59,440 Speaker 1: team is I think the best team in basketball. Spicy alright. 604 00:32:59,480 --> 00:33:02,160 Speaker 1: So they played at home back to back with Dallas 605 00:33:02,200 --> 00:33:05,360 Speaker 1: at home in November, one by seven, one by eight, 606 00:33:06,320 --> 00:33:09,840 Speaker 1: and it looks like they have not played. Oh no way. 607 00:33:09,880 --> 00:33:12,800 Speaker 1: They beat him by eight in another meeting. Oh boy. 608 00:33:12,960 --> 00:33:17,320 Speaker 1: So they're undefeated against Lucas team. Interesting, but their issue 609 00:33:17,320 --> 00:33:19,760 Speaker 1: is again Chris Paul's got a messed up thumb, and uh, 610 00:33:19,840 --> 00:33:22,680 Speaker 1: Devin Booker has COVID So you know Devin. I didn't 611 00:33:22,680 --> 00:33:25,280 Speaker 1: even know Devin Booker. Avid has been out for a 612 00:33:25,280 --> 00:33:29,840 Speaker 1: few games. Oh man. So the other problem is, I 613 00:33:29,840 --> 00:33:31,960 Speaker 1: don't know, how do you? And again I'm we're looking 614 00:33:32,000 --> 00:33:35,680 Speaker 1: way ahead. But like the DeAndre eighton thing, he's a 615 00:33:35,840 --> 00:33:39,160 Speaker 1: terrible matchup for the MAVs. Like they're gonna just space 616 00:33:39,240 --> 00:33:41,920 Speaker 1: the floor. And remember, the Clippers basically could have had 617 00:33:41,920 --> 00:33:45,240 Speaker 1: to go no center because they're gonna just put eighton 618 00:33:45,360 --> 00:33:47,480 Speaker 1: in every Luca pick and roll and he's gonna play 619 00:33:47,560 --> 00:33:50,040 Speaker 1: him off the floor because Aton does not move his 620 00:33:50,080 --> 00:33:52,560 Speaker 1: feet that well at the perimeter, on the perimeter, like 621 00:33:52,640 --> 00:33:57,200 Speaker 1: he's really good inside. Uh gosh, listen, as soon as 622 00:33:57,200 --> 00:34:00,000 Speaker 1: the Lakers get out to assuming they do, I am 623 00:34:00,040 --> 00:34:02,840 Speaker 1: throwing my hat. And if you know, obviously I'm a 624 00:34:02,840 --> 00:34:04,960 Speaker 1: Curry Lebron guy. I know that sounds cheap, but whatever, 625 00:34:05,000 --> 00:34:07,600 Speaker 1: I don't care. I like those guys. Lucas gonna be 626 00:34:07,760 --> 00:34:09,640 Speaker 1: the third team. I vote for nobody in the East. 627 00:34:09,680 --> 00:34:11,640 Speaker 1: I'm rooting for Nicks won't even be in the playoffs. 628 00:34:11,680 --> 00:34:14,000 Speaker 1: Just for you, if once my Lakers get eliminated, I'm 629 00:34:14,080 --> 00:34:17,399 Speaker 1: rooting for a Dallas Boston finals. Just you can get 630 00:34:17,440 --> 00:34:21,239 Speaker 1: Tatum and Luca in the Oh god, oh man, that's 631 00:34:21,239 --> 00:34:23,960 Speaker 1: all I want for you. That would be ridiculous. All right, 632 00:34:24,239 --> 00:34:27,200 Speaker 1: So I just want to say one final thing. We 633 00:34:27,280 --> 00:34:30,840 Speaker 1: had a pretty damn good response to last week's interview 634 00:34:31,520 --> 00:34:38,319 Speaker 1: with TV writer Um from the show bell Air. It 635 00:34:38,400 --> 00:34:42,439 Speaker 1: was very well from Salam then. The numbers were good 636 00:34:43,080 --> 00:34:47,839 Speaker 1: and I don't know, guys. I watched this show, the 637 00:34:47,840 --> 00:34:51,200 Speaker 1: New Lakers show on HBO Max. What's it called, Rob, 638 00:34:51,440 --> 00:34:53,600 Speaker 1: Winning Time, Winning Time? Have you? I don't know if 639 00:34:53,640 --> 00:34:55,680 Speaker 1: you guys have seen it. I thought the first episode 640 00:34:55,680 --> 00:34:59,640 Speaker 1: was awesome. Rob, your thoughts. I thought it was hilarious. 641 00:35:00,040 --> 00:35:02,960 Speaker 1: I thought it was great, like a good blend of 642 00:35:03,200 --> 00:35:07,200 Speaker 1: historical perspective and comedy. Now. I don't know how accurate 643 00:35:07,239 --> 00:35:09,719 Speaker 1: it is, but we are trying to get a writer 644 00:35:09,880 --> 00:35:12,759 Speaker 1: on from that show this week because the reaction to 645 00:35:12,800 --> 00:35:15,800 Speaker 1: bell Air's podcast last week was so goody from Salam delivered. 646 00:35:16,680 --> 00:35:20,640 Speaker 1: I hope you got. I would say, how's this homework 647 00:35:20,640 --> 00:35:23,040 Speaker 1: assignment for the podcast listeners? Check out that show on 648 00:35:23,200 --> 00:35:27,080 Speaker 1: HBO Max, Winning Time, you know showtime Lakers from the eighties. 649 00:35:27,320 --> 00:35:30,480 Speaker 1: The first episode to me was good. Now, Robert, on 650 00:35:30,640 --> 00:35:32,319 Speaker 1: some of these streaming shows, they just make all the 651 00:35:32,320 --> 00:35:35,839 Speaker 1: episodes available, right, Can I just jump on and watch 652 00:35:35,880 --> 00:35:39,600 Speaker 1: the first several episodes or no, No, they're they're releasing 653 00:35:39,600 --> 00:35:41,360 Speaker 1: this one the same way that like Game of Thrones 654 00:35:41,400 --> 00:35:44,360 Speaker 1: gets released, where it's one episode a week. Yeah. Not 655 00:35:44,440 --> 00:35:47,319 Speaker 1: a huge fan of that, because I liked it, you know, 656 00:35:47,360 --> 00:35:48,840 Speaker 1: and I had some downtown and I'm like, oh, this 657 00:35:48,920 --> 00:35:52,520 Speaker 1: is good. Okay, Yeah, you know, the Magic Johnson character 658 00:35:52,560 --> 00:35:57,480 Speaker 1: is not bad. Um that the Jerry West characters awesome. 659 00:35:57,520 --> 00:35:59,239 Speaker 1: I didn't know Jerry West was that much of a prick, 660 00:35:59,320 --> 00:36:02,400 Speaker 1: did you? Yes, I did. But I will say I 661 00:36:02,400 --> 00:36:05,279 Speaker 1: don't want to suppose for anybody, but there is a 662 00:36:05,400 --> 00:36:08,720 Speaker 1: reason why none of the guys on the Showtime Lakers 663 00:36:08,800 --> 00:36:11,439 Speaker 1: or anybody around the Lakers now, the front office, Genie Buss, 664 00:36:11,520 --> 00:36:14,640 Speaker 1: the Rambi whoever, there's a reason why none of them 665 00:36:14,680 --> 00:36:19,040 Speaker 1: have endorsed this. Yeah, of course, because it is definitely 666 00:36:19,080 --> 00:36:21,880 Speaker 1: never endorsed this. It is so raw, and then they 667 00:36:21,920 --> 00:36:25,680 Speaker 1: do it from a comedic perspective. But from what I gather, 668 00:36:25,920 --> 00:36:29,800 Speaker 1: most of it is true. It's all based in reality. 669 00:36:29,840 --> 00:36:31,279 Speaker 1: They just kind of dress some things up to make 670 00:36:31,320 --> 00:36:34,280 Speaker 1: it more bad. I never did Jerry Buss deep dive, 671 00:36:34,400 --> 00:36:36,280 Speaker 1: but I didn't realize he was having at the Playboy 672 00:36:36,280 --> 00:36:38,600 Speaker 1: mansion and how he how he made his money and 673 00:36:38,840 --> 00:36:41,719 Speaker 1: cheating on the wife. And and again that's not like 674 00:36:41,800 --> 00:36:44,160 Speaker 1: a spoiler. You can look up Jerry Buss on Wikipedia 675 00:36:44,160 --> 00:36:46,920 Speaker 1: and read his stuff. I did. I hadn't read anything 676 00:36:46,960 --> 00:36:49,840 Speaker 1: really about him. Fun character. I like him, I like West, 677 00:36:49,840 --> 00:36:53,600 Speaker 1: I like Magic. Really, nobody I I don't like, other 678 00:36:53,680 --> 00:36:58,440 Speaker 1: than the guy who sold the Lakers. I didn't know 679 00:36:58,480 --> 00:37:02,239 Speaker 1: his story. That guy's good character anyways. All Right, that's 680 00:37:02,360 --> 00:37:03,960 Speaker 1: enough sports for today. We'll talk to you tomorrow.