1 00:00:00,760 --> 00:00:03,600 Speaker 1: You are listening to the Dan Patrick Show on Fox 2 00:00:03,640 --> 00:00:07,480 Speaker 1: Sports Radio. Greetings and welcome inside the Dan Patrick Show 3 00:00:07,520 --> 00:00:12,000 Speaker 1: here on Fox Sports Radio Jason Smith alongside my bass 4 00:00:12,000 --> 00:00:16,239 Speaker 1: friend Mike Harmon. Hey Bunny, Happy fourth of July. Mike Harmon, 5 00:00:16,280 --> 00:00:18,360 Speaker 1: are you are you? Are you lighting sparklers like that 6 00:00:18,400 --> 00:00:21,880 Speaker 1: guy on the internet at the wedding that almost burned 7 00:00:21,880 --> 00:00:24,680 Speaker 1: out an entire wedding. It's it's a happy, happy day. No, 8 00:00:24,800 --> 00:00:27,640 Speaker 1: I'm not overserved just yet. A couple of cups of 9 00:00:27,720 --> 00:00:30,400 Speaker 1: coffee in, but you know, rallying for what is a 10 00:00:30,400 --> 00:00:35,360 Speaker 1: big day of sporting events, gluttony and tweet storms that 11 00:00:35,400 --> 00:00:38,280 Speaker 1: we have to decipher. It's a beautiful morning. Thank you 12 00:00:38,440 --> 00:00:41,760 Speaker 1: Genie Bus for starting our day off right. Uh yeah, 13 00:00:41,760 --> 00:00:45,000 Speaker 1: we got a big story Genie Buss cryptically tweeting at 14 00:00:45,000 --> 00:00:49,199 Speaker 1: midnight about Kobe Bryant and the state of the Lakers. 15 00:00:49,200 --> 00:00:51,880 Speaker 1: Will have that coming up later on this hour. Big 16 00:00:51,920 --> 00:00:54,440 Speaker 1: story about k D in a couple of minutes. But 17 00:00:54,920 --> 00:00:57,360 Speaker 1: I mean, really, when you talk about sports, you know 18 00:00:57,440 --> 00:00:59,240 Speaker 1: analytics and what we need to know here on the 19 00:00:59,240 --> 00:01:02,240 Speaker 1: fourth of July. My Carmen coming up later on today 20 00:01:02,240 --> 00:01:04,360 Speaker 1: will be the fourth of July Hot dog Eating contest 21 00:01:04,400 --> 00:01:09,000 Speaker 1: and Joey Chestnut will defend his title on crutches. Yeah, 22 00:01:09,040 --> 00:01:11,600 Speaker 1: I know over Under said at seventy four and a half. 23 00:01:11,840 --> 00:01:14,280 Speaker 1: Now does does this injury because he you know, he 24 00:01:14,319 --> 00:01:16,199 Speaker 1: has a leg injury, it's a foot injury. It's foot 25 00:01:16,280 --> 00:01:19,640 Speaker 1: is in a cast. Does this affect how many hot 26 00:01:19,680 --> 00:01:23,039 Speaker 1: dogs he eats? And more importantly, what's the fantasy fallout 27 00:01:23,400 --> 00:01:25,679 Speaker 1: of this injury to Joey Chestnut? Well, one of the 28 00:01:25,680 --> 00:01:29,000 Speaker 1: big questions is what is normal training regiment is? I 29 00:01:29,040 --> 00:01:32,320 Speaker 1: can't claim that I know it terribly well, but the 30 00:01:32,600 --> 00:01:35,480 Speaker 1: idea is maybe maybe he hasn't gotten his treadmill work 31 00:01:35,520 --> 00:01:38,520 Speaker 1: in Okay, maybe some of the stuff he does in 32 00:01:38,640 --> 00:01:41,520 Speaker 1: a normal routine heading up to the event is just 33 00:01:41,600 --> 00:01:44,679 Speaker 1: thrown askew. Right. All it takes is a little bit 34 00:01:44,680 --> 00:01:47,520 Speaker 1: to take you off your game. I'm trying to think 35 00:01:47,920 --> 00:01:49,880 Speaker 1: of the times, because you know, I like to eat. 36 00:01:50,520 --> 00:01:52,560 Speaker 1: I'm trying to think of the times, not that I've 37 00:01:52,560 --> 00:01:54,320 Speaker 1: been sick, because being sick is one thing when you 38 00:01:54,320 --> 00:01:56,200 Speaker 1: have no appetite. I'm trying to think like the times 39 00:01:56,200 --> 00:01:58,559 Speaker 1: that I've been hurt, Like if I've I've sprained something, 40 00:01:59,120 --> 00:02:02,000 Speaker 1: if it's affected appetite, and I just haven't felt like eating, 41 00:02:02,000 --> 00:02:05,400 Speaker 1: and I can't remember I don't remember that ever happening 42 00:02:05,440 --> 00:02:07,200 Speaker 1: to me that you know, Hey, I did this to 43 00:02:07,280 --> 00:02:10,120 Speaker 1: my wrist or you know, my knee is a little stiff, 44 00:02:10,680 --> 00:02:13,080 Speaker 1: and boy, I really can't eat. So I don't know. 45 00:02:13,280 --> 00:02:16,000 Speaker 1: I think eating you might be impervious to it. If 46 00:02:16,280 --> 00:02:18,720 Speaker 1: you if you're dinged up somehow, you're still gonna be 47 00:02:18,800 --> 00:02:22,920 Speaker 1: able to eat. Yeah, but maybe you've been gluttonizing in 48 00:02:22,960 --> 00:02:26,320 Speaker 1: a bad way right, self medicating with food, whereas normally 49 00:02:26,320 --> 00:02:28,920 Speaker 1: it's your profession. Maybe that's an easy thing to do. 50 00:02:28,960 --> 00:02:30,400 Speaker 1: I mean, I've been doing that for you know, a 51 00:02:30,440 --> 00:02:33,200 Speaker 1: long long time, but legitimately may maybe you know, you 52 00:02:33,600 --> 00:02:37,000 Speaker 1: decided you're gonna have that extra big mac with extra 53 00:02:37,080 --> 00:02:39,880 Speaker 1: sauce and extra cheese, right because it's too two for 54 00:02:40,160 --> 00:02:43,079 Speaker 1: a deal. I don't know what the cost is everywhere else, 55 00:02:43,080 --> 00:02:44,880 Speaker 1: but I mean two for six here in California. That's 56 00:02:44,880 --> 00:02:47,399 Speaker 1: about as good a deal as you're finding in terms 57 00:02:47,480 --> 00:02:49,960 Speaker 1: of your your gluttony. And maybe you eat that second 58 00:02:50,000 --> 00:02:51,799 Speaker 1: one instead of passing it on to a friend or 59 00:02:51,840 --> 00:02:55,000 Speaker 1: family member. And maybe he's succumbed to that a little bit. 60 00:02:55,240 --> 00:02:58,240 Speaker 1: Maybe he's taking something for the pain and it throws 61 00:02:58,280 --> 00:03:00,000 Speaker 1: him off. I don't know, there's a lot of variable 62 00:03:00,440 --> 00:03:02,560 Speaker 1: that if y'all was setting the odds and trying to 63 00:03:02,600 --> 00:03:06,919 Speaker 1: figure it out as a degenerate gambler and wagering money 64 00:03:06,919 --> 00:03:08,920 Speaker 1: on chess, not today, I'd want to know the answer 65 00:03:08,960 --> 00:03:11,959 Speaker 1: to those questions. That's tough. I mean it really really 66 00:03:12,000 --> 00:03:14,960 Speaker 1: and we need, you know, we need like some insider 67 00:03:15,040 --> 00:03:17,520 Speaker 1: kind of access on this. Like I'm looking for competitive 68 00:03:17,520 --> 00:03:20,400 Speaker 1: eaters online who are saying things like, oh, this injury 69 00:03:20,480 --> 00:03:22,200 Speaker 1: is gonna you know, maybe he'll lead about five less 70 00:03:22,240 --> 00:03:25,000 Speaker 1: hot dogs, or oh that's gonna completely throw things off, 71 00:03:25,080 --> 00:03:27,720 Speaker 1: and maybe standing is gonna be difficult for him. I 72 00:03:28,520 --> 00:03:30,560 Speaker 1: need that kind of analysis. Well, we do know the 73 00:03:30,639 --> 00:03:33,320 Speaker 1: dynastic run that he's on. I mean, look, we we 74 00:03:33,480 --> 00:03:37,920 Speaker 1: got all gushy and excitable about the Warriors, and when 75 00:03:37,960 --> 00:03:41,040 Speaker 1: I screw that, this guy got this guy, I mean, 76 00:03:41,480 --> 00:03:44,600 Speaker 1: he missed one of the last fifteen years. I mean 77 00:03:44,640 --> 00:03:47,480 Speaker 1: you're talking about a decade and a half of dominance. Yeah, 78 00:03:47,480 --> 00:03:49,800 Speaker 1: I forgot about the Warriors and Steve Kerr. This is yeah, 79 00:03:50,160 --> 00:03:52,000 Speaker 1: this is this even this is much bigger than that. 80 00:03:52,960 --> 00:03:56,440 Speaker 1: Absolutely uh so uh more on the hot dog eating 81 00:03:56,440 --> 00:03:59,400 Speaker 1: content again. The fantasy fall out of this is is, 82 00:03:59,560 --> 00:04:02,800 Speaker 1: you know, tacularly vivid. So let's uh, you know, hopefully 83 00:04:02,840 --> 00:04:06,320 Speaker 1: we'll get some breakdown of that as well. But yes, 84 00:04:06,520 --> 00:04:10,480 Speaker 1: Kevin Durant and the Warriors are making headlines right now. 85 00:04:10,560 --> 00:04:15,120 Speaker 1: Mark Spears, ESPN insider tweeted out late yesterday that the 86 00:04:15,160 --> 00:04:19,440 Speaker 1: Warriors have interest in trading for Kevin Durant. Just think 87 00:04:19,480 --> 00:04:21,360 Speaker 1: about this, just now. Let's just think about this for 88 00:04:21,400 --> 00:04:24,440 Speaker 1: sec because this is fun. Kevin Durant who wanted to 89 00:04:24,480 --> 00:04:27,479 Speaker 1: get away from the Warriors because he wasn't getting enough 90 00:04:27,560 --> 00:04:31,120 Speaker 1: credit for winning a championship, because that's what Ken this 91 00:04:31,200 --> 00:04:33,640 Speaker 1: is going to focus on. This gets into what really, 92 00:04:33,760 --> 00:04:37,480 Speaker 1: Katie is all about Kevin Durant, who wasn't getting enough 93 00:04:37,520 --> 00:04:42,040 Speaker 1: Crawd was in the best basketball position of his career, 94 00:04:42,480 --> 00:04:47,120 Speaker 1: winning titles, winning NBA Finals, MVPs, Nope, nope, not enough 95 00:04:47,160 --> 00:04:49,760 Speaker 1: for him. I gotta go someplace where I can be 96 00:04:49,839 --> 00:04:52,920 Speaker 1: the guy where no one can criticize me for winning 97 00:04:52,920 --> 00:04:54,840 Speaker 1: a title because it's gonna have to be on my back, 98 00:04:54,960 --> 00:04:57,720 Speaker 1: right no one can say to me, well you had staff, 99 00:04:57,800 --> 00:05:00,400 Speaker 1: or well you had to Because Kevin Durant listens to 100 00:05:00,480 --> 00:05:03,799 Speaker 1: craziness on social media way too much, because no matter 101 00:05:03,839 --> 00:05:07,000 Speaker 1: what you do, you're going to get the anti storyline. 102 00:05:07,240 --> 00:05:10,520 Speaker 1: Either Kevin Durant, it was all you and boy Steph 103 00:05:10,560 --> 00:05:12,440 Speaker 1: Curry is not nearly as good as we thought he was, 104 00:05:12,600 --> 00:05:15,440 Speaker 1: or now it's oh, hey, Steph Curry is as good 105 00:05:15,440 --> 00:05:17,640 Speaker 1: as we thought he was. They won without Kevin Durant. Now, 106 00:05:17,720 --> 00:05:21,400 Speaker 1: Kevin Durant, it's your fault. He's not going back to 107 00:05:21,520 --> 00:05:24,760 Speaker 1: Golden State, all right, But people are forgetting in a 108 00:05:24,839 --> 00:05:29,479 Speaker 1: situation like this, is that NBA stars, superstars have all 109 00:05:29,520 --> 00:05:31,919 Speaker 1: the power, and if they try to trade him to 110 00:05:31,920 --> 00:05:34,479 Speaker 1: Golden State, Kevin Durant is gonna say I don't want 111 00:05:34,480 --> 00:05:37,440 Speaker 1: to go. And what's the fall out gonna be If 112 00:05:37,440 --> 00:05:39,440 Speaker 1: you try to put the trade through. It'll get messy 113 00:05:39,480 --> 00:05:42,680 Speaker 1: and they'll say I'm not going. Because NBA players are 114 00:05:42,800 --> 00:05:45,920 Speaker 1: using not playing as leverage. We see that now all 115 00:05:45,920 --> 00:05:48,760 Speaker 1: the time. Coming back from injury. Hey, so and so 116 00:05:48,960 --> 00:05:50,960 Speaker 1: was cleared to play. Jamal Murray was cleared to play 117 00:05:51,040 --> 00:05:53,240 Speaker 1: the end of the season. Michael Malone was saying, we're ready, 118 00:05:53,240 --> 00:05:54,719 Speaker 1: you want to come back, last game of the season, 119 00:05:54,960 --> 00:05:57,839 Speaker 1: get some time on Nope, not gonna play. Ben Simmons 120 00:05:57,960 --> 00:06:00,720 Speaker 1: didn't play all you go back to Kauai Kawhi letter 121 00:06:00,760 --> 00:06:03,440 Speaker 1: not but go back there's time in San Antonio. Yeah, 122 00:06:03,520 --> 00:06:06,680 Speaker 1: it is a strategy that players are okay with. Look, 123 00:06:06,720 --> 00:06:09,960 Speaker 1: they still love playing basketball one, but they're okay with 124 00:06:10,200 --> 00:06:13,000 Speaker 1: not playing as a strategy if it helps them. And 125 00:06:13,200 --> 00:06:16,320 Speaker 1: if Kevin Durant as well, I'll miss twenty games here 126 00:06:16,320 --> 00:06:18,240 Speaker 1: and there, I'll miss twenty games because they'll trade me 127 00:06:18,279 --> 00:06:20,760 Speaker 1: at some point. Yeah, I'm okay with that. So that's 128 00:06:20,800 --> 00:06:23,080 Speaker 1: the whole thing is that, Yeah, you can trade him 129 00:06:23,080 --> 00:06:25,440 Speaker 1: and for all the Hey, they could trade him wherever 130 00:06:25,480 --> 00:06:27,320 Speaker 1: they want to, and they'll send him to Sacramento, they 131 00:06:27,360 --> 00:06:29,480 Speaker 1: can send him to Detroit, they can send it. He's 132 00:06:29,480 --> 00:06:32,359 Speaker 1: just not gonna go And there's no way he's gonna 133 00:06:32,400 --> 00:06:35,320 Speaker 1: go back to Golden State. That just not gonna happen. 134 00:06:35,520 --> 00:06:37,239 Speaker 1: I mean for us, it would be great, right because 135 00:06:37,360 --> 00:06:39,400 Speaker 1: he could be on Draymond's podcast, they could get in 136 00:06:39,480 --> 00:06:41,760 Speaker 1: fistfights and actually we get video of it. Would be 137 00:06:41,800 --> 00:06:43,760 Speaker 1: all be so awesome for us. It would be great 138 00:06:43,839 --> 00:06:45,880 Speaker 1: for Kevin Durant not so much. If they say, hey, 139 00:06:46,120 --> 00:06:49,200 Speaker 1: Golden State, he's gonna say, yeah, not going do whatever 140 00:06:49,200 --> 00:06:50,599 Speaker 1: you want to do, and I'll just wait until you 141 00:06:50,600 --> 00:06:52,320 Speaker 1: get me to a place where I can play basketball. Yeah, 142 00:06:52,320 --> 00:06:55,360 Speaker 1: I mean just following the different reports that come out 143 00:06:55,400 --> 00:06:58,360 Speaker 1: there right from the Hey, this thing is really heated 144 00:06:58,440 --> 00:07:01,479 Speaker 1: up to No, Hey, it's all preliminary. And this is 145 00:07:01,520 --> 00:07:05,760 Speaker 1: Hayinges backing up a little bit, right, former former guest 146 00:07:05,800 --> 00:07:09,600 Speaker 1: of ours and for years here on the network at 147 00:07:09,640 --> 00:07:15,239 Speaker 1: Fox Sports Radio, and certainly everybody's choosing their words carefully, 148 00:07:15,240 --> 00:07:18,640 Speaker 1: particularly when it comes to Kevin Durant. I think like 149 00:07:18,880 --> 00:07:21,200 Speaker 1: one of the things of keeping access to a lot 150 00:07:21,200 --> 00:07:25,960 Speaker 1: of these guys is changing how reporting's done at a 151 00:07:25,960 --> 00:07:28,400 Speaker 1: little differently. You know, once upon a time it was 152 00:07:28,480 --> 00:07:30,640 Speaker 1: the beat writers. Now it's even the inside. It's like, 153 00:07:30,680 --> 00:07:32,680 Speaker 1: all right, I want to get this one completely wrong, 154 00:07:32,920 --> 00:07:35,200 Speaker 1: so let's just keep throwing stuff up against the wall. 155 00:07:35,480 --> 00:07:37,200 Speaker 1: And all it takes is one guy to say, you 156 00:07:37,240 --> 00:07:39,400 Speaker 1: know what this or a woman or whoever's working in 157 00:07:39,400 --> 00:07:42,480 Speaker 1: the front office saying hey, this could work, and all 158 00:07:42,520 --> 00:07:45,440 Speaker 1: of a sudden, the next rumor pops up. Now, for 159 00:07:45,520 --> 00:07:49,000 Speaker 1: Kevin Durant, it's all the introspection. What do you believe? 160 00:07:49,200 --> 00:07:52,280 Speaker 1: He truly is, Like I've been telling you for weeks, 161 00:07:52,440 --> 00:07:55,200 Speaker 1: I think it's all. All of this is just a 162 00:07:55,280 --> 00:07:59,200 Speaker 1: big wwe work now and again between all the Twitter 163 00:08:00,080 --> 00:08:03,280 Speaker 1: eef that guys have and they little bits that they 164 00:08:03,320 --> 00:08:05,880 Speaker 1: put out there. Like Durant went back and forth with 165 00:08:05,920 --> 00:08:08,320 Speaker 1: a reporter at the end of the week and it 166 00:08:08,440 --> 00:08:11,000 Speaker 1: coming into the weekend is like, all right, what is 167 00:08:11,040 --> 00:08:13,400 Speaker 1: any of this stuff that you tweeted me? And he goes, well, 168 00:08:13,440 --> 00:08:15,040 Speaker 1: what do you mean? And he he goes, how about 169 00:08:15,040 --> 00:08:17,560 Speaker 1: you answer one of these three questions and he goes, nope, 170 00:08:17,640 --> 00:08:20,720 Speaker 1: keep dreaming, my guy. That that kind of thing. It's like, 171 00:08:20,920 --> 00:08:23,920 Speaker 1: you know, stop using your medium, minions and whoever else 172 00:08:23,960 --> 00:08:26,560 Speaker 1: to get your your message out. Because at this point, 173 00:08:26,640 --> 00:08:30,000 Speaker 1: Kevin Durant's starting to look like Aaron Rodgers and Russell Wilson. 174 00:08:30,200 --> 00:08:33,000 Speaker 1: They haven't said anything until they do. All right, it's 175 00:08:33,040 --> 00:08:35,120 Speaker 1: all just all right, let's see what the messages and 176 00:08:35,240 --> 00:08:38,520 Speaker 1: let's manipulate things and let's have people talk about me 177 00:08:38,880 --> 00:08:42,280 Speaker 1: and my greatness for a while. So I think that's 178 00:08:42,320 --> 00:08:44,839 Speaker 1: that's a giant chunk. But going back to Golden State, 179 00:08:44,920 --> 00:08:46,760 Speaker 1: I mean, I don't know where he is. Maybe he's 180 00:08:46,760 --> 00:08:51,000 Speaker 1: come to some sort of inner piece. I mean, I 181 00:08:51,040 --> 00:08:54,160 Speaker 1: don't buy that for a second. I got like Aaron Donald, 182 00:08:54,200 --> 00:08:58,120 Speaker 1: who was at peace about retirement, that's right, until the 183 00:08:58,200 --> 00:09:00,160 Speaker 1: contract showed up and I was like, Okay, I'm I'm 184 00:09:00,160 --> 00:09:02,800 Speaker 1: feeling I feel it better about going out and reckon 185 00:09:02,920 --> 00:09:06,160 Speaker 1: people on the football field. Again with KD, going back 186 00:09:06,200 --> 00:09:10,440 Speaker 1: to Golden State would be the antithesis of everything he's 187 00:09:10,480 --> 00:09:13,400 Speaker 1: been reported to be, because again, at no point has 188 00:09:13,440 --> 00:09:16,319 Speaker 1: he ever said that, right. He responded after the Warriors 189 00:09:16,320 --> 00:09:19,640 Speaker 1: won the title by you know, people starting to troll him, going, look, 190 00:09:19,679 --> 00:09:22,360 Speaker 1: I've been dead since the day I signed there, right, 191 00:09:22,400 --> 00:09:25,080 Speaker 1: this doesn't do anything. The legacy and whatever else you 192 00:09:25,080 --> 00:09:28,200 Speaker 1: guys all buried me. So does that mean he just 193 00:09:28,320 --> 00:09:31,520 Speaker 1: kind of shrugs and it rolls off or does it 194 00:09:31,600 --> 00:09:34,200 Speaker 1: eat away at him? And trying to figure that out? 195 00:09:34,760 --> 00:09:37,079 Speaker 1: Hey have fun, just figure out which burner account it's 196 00:09:37,080 --> 00:09:40,280 Speaker 1: coming from Twitter at how about a fresca Mike gets 197 00:09:40,320 --> 00:09:44,120 Speaker 1: swollen dumb Jason Smith, Mike Harmon in for Dan Patrick today, 198 00:09:44,160 --> 00:09:46,680 Speaker 1: Happy fourth of July. Now, so if it's not going 199 00:09:46,760 --> 00:09:49,079 Speaker 1: to be Golden Sticks there, there's just no way. I mean, look, 200 00:09:49,240 --> 00:09:52,599 Speaker 1: like I said, it would be fantastic. But but Jason, likewise, 201 00:09:52,800 --> 00:09:54,920 Speaker 1: you know the fact that the report comes out saying, well, 202 00:09:54,960 --> 00:09:57,800 Speaker 1: he wants to go to Miami and Phoenix or Phoenix. 203 00:09:57,920 --> 00:10:00,680 Speaker 1: How does that help with the you know, if he's 204 00:10:00,760 --> 00:10:04,480 Speaker 1: really that affected by you know, I'm joining a great 205 00:10:04,520 --> 00:10:09,720 Speaker 1: team psychology that even though they haven't gotten over, they 206 00:10:09,720 --> 00:10:12,040 Speaker 1: were still number one seeds. Well, that's the thing, is 207 00:10:12,120 --> 00:10:14,880 Speaker 1: his view of himself and what he needed. This is 208 00:10:14,920 --> 00:10:16,720 Speaker 1: why Golden State doesn't work, because if he goes to 209 00:10:16,720 --> 00:10:18,600 Speaker 1: Golden State and they win, it's gonna be They were 210 00:10:18,640 --> 00:10:20,720 Speaker 1: great with him, they were great without him, because that's 211 00:10:20,760 --> 00:10:22,400 Speaker 1: kind of what it is now. They were great with 212 00:10:22,440 --> 00:10:24,959 Speaker 1: him when they needed them. But the NBA hasn't really 213 00:10:25,000 --> 00:10:27,600 Speaker 1: improved the last couple of years. It's kind of been 214 00:10:27,920 --> 00:10:30,240 Speaker 1: in stasis, which is why the Warriors are able to 215 00:10:30,240 --> 00:10:33,840 Speaker 1: win two years past their peak. I mean, you're talking 216 00:10:33,880 --> 00:10:36,720 Speaker 1: about them coming back this year when Clay hadn't played 217 00:10:36,760 --> 00:10:39,360 Speaker 1: in two years. It hadn't really made any big additions 218 00:10:39,360 --> 00:10:42,360 Speaker 1: to the team except for younger players are ascending, which 219 00:10:42,360 --> 00:10:44,959 Speaker 1: happens throughout the league, and they were able to win 220 00:10:44,960 --> 00:10:47,800 Speaker 1: the title. Those Rome players came up used it did. 221 00:10:47,840 --> 00:10:52,319 Speaker 1: They didn't probably the best bargain in in all a 222 00:10:52,400 --> 00:10:55,240 Speaker 1: free agency in the three point two billion dollars that's 223 00:10:55,280 --> 00:10:58,400 Speaker 1: been spent on the heavy But usually when when when players, 224 00:10:58,400 --> 00:11:00,839 Speaker 1: you know, in every offseason, players move around, it tilts 225 00:11:00,840 --> 00:11:02,640 Speaker 1: the balance of power in the NBA. And for the 226 00:11:02,679 --> 00:11:06,480 Speaker 1: Warriors to come back and and win behind the same 227 00:11:06,480 --> 00:11:09,120 Speaker 1: players they won three years ago on that usually doesn't 228 00:11:09,160 --> 00:11:11,679 Speaker 1: happen that much. So it's gonna be for Kyds. Well, 229 00:11:11,679 --> 00:11:13,320 Speaker 1: he won with him, now he won without him. Okay, 230 00:11:13,360 --> 00:11:17,080 Speaker 1: it happened, but he needs to go somewhere where they're 231 00:11:17,080 --> 00:11:19,640 Speaker 1: ready to win, obviously, but it's got to be a 232 00:11:19,679 --> 00:11:23,560 Speaker 1: situation in which if that team wins, you say, Kevin 233 00:11:23,640 --> 00:11:26,400 Speaker 1: Durant led them here, and a team like Phoenix who 234 00:11:26,440 --> 00:11:29,760 Speaker 1: has been close a couple of times but doesn't have enough, 235 00:11:30,520 --> 00:11:33,280 Speaker 1: needs Kevin Durant to come in and he would say, see, 236 00:11:33,480 --> 00:11:35,520 Speaker 1: they won because of me. The Miami Heat, who have 237 00:11:35,559 --> 00:11:38,319 Speaker 1: been close a couple of times but haven't gotten over 238 00:11:38,360 --> 00:11:41,480 Speaker 1: the top, they won because of me. So he's going 239 00:11:41,520 --> 00:11:43,640 Speaker 1: to be someone to take a team that hasn't won 240 00:11:43,800 --> 00:11:46,400 Speaker 1: and won. But look, it's all about Kevin Durant and 241 00:11:46,440 --> 00:11:50,360 Speaker 1: how he feels about his image. So that's where that's why, Hey, 242 00:11:50,400 --> 00:11:52,840 Speaker 1: Miami and Phoenix are at the top. Why because they're 243 00:11:52,880 --> 00:11:55,800 Speaker 1: both really good teams in each conference, and they both 244 00:11:55,840 --> 00:11:58,440 Speaker 1: are very close to winning. And I can be that guy. 245 00:11:58,720 --> 00:12:00,680 Speaker 1: I can be the guy to come in and take 246 00:12:00,720 --> 00:12:03,040 Speaker 1: them over the top, and then I will get the 247 00:12:03,080 --> 00:12:05,400 Speaker 1: credit for being the winner that I was because it 248 00:12:05,440 --> 00:12:07,760 Speaker 1: didn't work in Brooklyn where we had nothing and I 249 00:12:07,880 --> 00:12:10,800 Speaker 1: show up and Okay, it's my team. And I came 250 00:12:10,840 --> 00:12:13,200 Speaker 1: in with Kyrie and then we had Harden and we 251 00:12:13,280 --> 00:12:15,439 Speaker 1: moved on and we still, oh wow, this was too 252 00:12:15,520 --> 00:12:18,079 Speaker 1: much of a rebuilding thing for me because we had 253 00:12:18,120 --> 00:12:20,640 Speaker 1: to build around me with a couple of players and 254 00:12:20,679 --> 00:12:22,240 Speaker 1: it didn't work out. I need to go to a 255 00:12:22,280 --> 00:12:25,400 Speaker 1: team where the situation is perfect and I can go 256 00:12:25,400 --> 00:12:28,080 Speaker 1: in and be the leader. But this is a bigger 257 00:12:28,160 --> 00:12:31,319 Speaker 1: point about Durant Mike, is that we just spent time 258 00:12:31,360 --> 00:12:33,680 Speaker 1: talking about him winning at Golden State and everything was there. 259 00:12:34,200 --> 00:12:36,319 Speaker 1: Do you really think wherever he goes he's going to 260 00:12:36,400 --> 00:12:40,120 Speaker 1: be happy because he has had all kinds of different 261 00:12:40,559 --> 00:12:43,920 Speaker 1: situations that he's been in the NBA and all have 262 00:12:44,280 --> 00:12:47,400 Speaker 1: cowtowed to him, and still he can't find happiness. Right. 263 00:12:47,600 --> 00:12:49,840 Speaker 1: He was there in Oklahoma City for a long time 264 00:12:50,160 --> 00:12:53,320 Speaker 1: and the power he exerted while he was there. Remember 265 00:12:53,320 --> 00:12:57,280 Speaker 1: the mister unreliable head that was written about him, complete 266 00:12:57,760 --> 00:13:02,000 Speaker 1: opposite of mister unlimited right not yet not mister unlimited 267 00:13:02,040 --> 00:13:05,640 Speaker 1: Russell Wilson, mister unreliable Kevin Durant. What happened when that 268 00:13:05,679 --> 00:13:08,640 Speaker 1: went out in the Oklahoma City papers? The newspaper had 269 00:13:08,679 --> 00:13:11,040 Speaker 1: to apologize for the headline. I think they made that 270 00:13:11,040 --> 00:13:14,000 Speaker 1: guy and just started making copies in the back. I 271 00:13:14,000 --> 00:13:16,000 Speaker 1: don't think he got to write anymore. Yeah, he was 272 00:13:16,000 --> 00:13:18,120 Speaker 1: a cop, He was Rob Schneider. He was copy guy 273 00:13:18,120 --> 00:13:22,240 Speaker 1: waiting and making copies. So he had a great situation there, 274 00:13:22,280 --> 00:13:24,679 Speaker 1: but he wanted to get away from Russell Westbrook. Okay, 275 00:13:24,679 --> 00:13:26,280 Speaker 1: that wasn't happy enough for him. So what does he do? 276 00:13:26,480 --> 00:13:28,920 Speaker 1: He goes to the Golden State Warriors. Hey, Golden State, 277 00:13:28,920 --> 00:13:32,160 Speaker 1: which is the destination for anybody in the NBA. Everybody 278 00:13:32,240 --> 00:13:34,839 Speaker 1: loves playing for Steve Kerr. You know, Steph Curry is 279 00:13:34,880 --> 00:13:37,280 Speaker 1: someone who will take his ego and push it aside 280 00:13:37,280 --> 00:13:39,400 Speaker 1: a bit, which he did for Kevin Durant to come 281 00:13:39,400 --> 00:13:42,080 Speaker 1: in and he won championships there, probably would have won 282 00:13:42,120 --> 00:13:43,640 Speaker 1: a third one if he didn't get hurt and blow 283 00:13:43,640 --> 00:13:46,800 Speaker 1: out as Achilles. No couldn't get along with Draymond wanted 284 00:13:46,840 --> 00:13:49,160 Speaker 1: to go prove himself. Didn't like that people said, oh, 285 00:13:49,200 --> 00:13:51,679 Speaker 1: he just piggybacked on the Warriors. So now he goes 286 00:13:51,720 --> 00:13:54,800 Speaker 1: to Brooklyn where it's his show. Dude, it's you, it's Kyrie, 287 00:13:55,080 --> 00:13:57,880 Speaker 1: Go do your thing. And they can't even get to 288 00:13:57,920 --> 00:14:00,360 Speaker 1: a conference final and it blows up some much. They 289 00:14:00,400 --> 00:14:03,120 Speaker 1: have to trade James Harden, Ben Simmons never sees the floor. 290 00:14:03,320 --> 00:14:05,640 Speaker 1: Kyrie is unhappy, doesn't even make it to the games 291 00:14:05,640 --> 00:14:09,440 Speaker 1: half the time. Kevin Durant has no power in telling, hey, Kyrie, 292 00:14:09,440 --> 00:14:12,160 Speaker 1: we're trying to win a championship here, so tell me 293 00:14:12,320 --> 00:14:14,960 Speaker 1: where he goes next. He's going to be happy because 294 00:14:14,960 --> 00:14:18,000 Speaker 1: he's had all different kinds of situations where Okay, I'm 295 00:14:18,040 --> 00:14:20,960 Speaker 1: the king in Oklahoma City, Nope, not happy here. Okay, hey, 296 00:14:21,000 --> 00:14:24,000 Speaker 1: I'm going and I'm winning. I'm winning championships in my legacy. 297 00:14:24,040 --> 00:14:27,520 Speaker 1: I'm doing legacy stuff in Golden State. Nope, not happy there. No, 298 00:14:27,600 --> 00:14:29,720 Speaker 1: I'm in Brooklyn. I'm in the number one media market 299 00:14:29,960 --> 00:14:32,560 Speaker 1: in the country and we're building the team around me 300 00:14:32,600 --> 00:14:34,680 Speaker 1: and I'm here. Nope, not happy here. How's he going 301 00:14:34,720 --> 00:14:36,800 Speaker 1: to be happy? Someplace? Elsie goes he has had different 302 00:14:36,840 --> 00:14:39,720 Speaker 1: situations where hey, we're giving this to you, and he 303 00:14:39,760 --> 00:14:42,280 Speaker 1: hasn't been happy through wherever he goes. Do we really 304 00:14:42,280 --> 00:14:43,920 Speaker 1: think that destination is going to be the place where 305 00:14:43,920 --> 00:14:45,560 Speaker 1: he's gonna say, this is where I should have played 306 00:14:45,600 --> 00:14:47,720 Speaker 1: basketball along, this is where I should have gone, This 307 00:14:47,760 --> 00:14:49,560 Speaker 1: is where I should be. I don't see it now. 308 00:14:49,560 --> 00:14:51,520 Speaker 1: It all comes back to the song sung by the 309 00:14:51,600 --> 00:14:54,800 Speaker 1: great Clay Calloway for those of you that aren't as 310 00:14:55,400 --> 00:14:58,280 Speaker 1: well in touch with your children's films as I am. 311 00:14:58,720 --> 00:15:01,440 Speaker 1: That's Bonos singing, Guys, I haven't found where I'm looking for. 312 00:15:01,800 --> 00:15:04,760 Speaker 1: All the money, fame riches in the world, your soul 313 00:15:04,880 --> 00:15:08,440 Speaker 1: may still want something, whether it's credit, whether it's just 314 00:15:08,480 --> 00:15:10,080 Speaker 1: a little bit of love and a hug and a 315 00:15:10,120 --> 00:15:13,360 Speaker 1: pat on the back. And I think Kevin Durant continues 316 00:15:13,400 --> 00:15:16,000 Speaker 1: to search for that and that he may never find it. 317 00:15:16,280 --> 00:15:18,760 Speaker 1: I hope he does, but I'm with you, I don't 318 00:15:18,760 --> 00:15:22,840 Speaker 1: think it's there. All those situations, all those different accolades 319 00:15:22,920 --> 00:15:27,680 Speaker 1: and prestige and titles, and millions and millions of dollars 320 00:15:27,720 --> 00:15:29,520 Speaker 1: made on the court and off the court through his 321 00:15:29,560 --> 00:15:33,440 Speaker 1: connections made in the Silicon Valley, doesn't matter. Still hasn't 322 00:15:33,440 --> 00:15:36,040 Speaker 1: found what he's looking for. Did you really go sing too? 323 00:15:36,400 --> 00:15:40,120 Speaker 1: Did not sing? You went? You went sing too? That 324 00:15:40,200 --> 00:15:46,880 Speaker 1: was still Heaven. Be sure to catch the live edition 325 00:15:46,920 --> 00:15:49,880 Speaker 1: of The Dan Patrick Show weekdays at nine am Eastern 326 00:15:49,960 --> 00:15:53,600 Speaker 1: six am Pacific on Fox Sports Radio and the iHeart 327 00:15:53,680 --> 00:15:57,040 Speaker 1: Radio WAP. Joining us now on the hot Line. You 328 00:15:57,160 --> 00:16:00,360 Speaker 1: hear and you see him everywhere. NFL Insider, host of 329 00:16:00,360 --> 00:16:02,880 Speaker 1: the Pull Up podcast with c J McCollum, broke the 330 00:16:02,920 --> 00:16:05,280 Speaker 1: story last night to go on Draggards signing a one 331 00:16:05,360 --> 00:16:08,240 Speaker 1: year deal with the Bulls. He's on Twitter at Shechltz 332 00:16:08,360 --> 00:16:12,040 Speaker 1: Underscore Report. That's at Cheltz Underscore Report. Jordan Schultz, whether 333 00:16:12,040 --> 00:16:14,880 Speaker 1: it's Jordan, what's happening? A man? Happy fourth, Thank you fella. 334 00:16:14,920 --> 00:16:17,120 Speaker 1: It's great to be on. You got you got big 335 00:16:17,120 --> 00:16:19,040 Speaker 1: plans today? You're gonna watch the hot dog eating contest. 336 00:16:19,080 --> 00:16:22,160 Speaker 1: What do you got today? Is all about low key, 337 00:16:22,480 --> 00:16:25,680 Speaker 1: have a couple of roods. My kids are going horseback riding, 338 00:16:25,720 --> 00:16:28,640 Speaker 1: which is always a hit or miss, and other than that, 339 00:16:29,160 --> 00:16:31,480 Speaker 1: just hanging out. Man. It's great, too great to be 340 00:16:31,560 --> 00:16:33,520 Speaker 1: on and very low key. How about you wait, wait, 341 00:16:33,560 --> 00:16:35,520 Speaker 1: wait wait, you got a follow up on the horseback 342 00:16:35,600 --> 00:16:38,360 Speaker 1: riding being hit or miss. What does that mean? Well? 343 00:16:38,400 --> 00:16:41,760 Speaker 1: What what? What? What it means is is that half 344 00:16:41,840 --> 00:16:44,400 Speaker 1: the time, or I should say eighty to nine percent 345 00:16:44,480 --> 00:16:47,360 Speaker 1: of the time, my kids complain of the whole way 346 00:16:47,400 --> 00:16:49,360 Speaker 1: there because they think they're gonna fall off the horse. 347 00:16:49,760 --> 00:16:52,280 Speaker 1: And by the time we get there, they're so tired 348 00:16:52,320 --> 00:16:55,880 Speaker 1: of complaining that they decide that maybe instead of horseback riding, 349 00:16:55,960 --> 00:16:57,880 Speaker 1: they just want to walk around and hang out with 350 00:16:57,920 --> 00:17:00,560 Speaker 1: the horses. So that that's kind of what around. I mean, 351 00:17:00,600 --> 00:17:03,760 Speaker 1: it's a very very slippery slope. Wow, this sounds like 352 00:17:03,800 --> 00:17:06,640 Speaker 1: you have a very big, forced family fun day. Come. Yeah, 353 00:17:07,000 --> 00:17:11,320 Speaker 1: it's a huge day, all right. Well, hopefully for your sake, 354 00:17:11,600 --> 00:17:13,840 Speaker 1: Kevin Durant doesn't decide where he wants to get traded to. 355 00:17:13,960 --> 00:17:16,280 Speaker 1: The Nets don't make a deal today. But look, we 356 00:17:16,280 --> 00:17:18,760 Speaker 1: saw the report last night. Mark Spears says the Warriors 357 00:17:18,760 --> 00:17:21,639 Speaker 1: could have a great package going back for Kevin Durant. 358 00:17:21,960 --> 00:17:24,159 Speaker 1: I really can't see Kevin Durant saying yes, I'll go 359 00:17:24,200 --> 00:17:28,200 Speaker 1: back to Golden State. I just see that happening. Yeah. 360 00:17:28,200 --> 00:17:31,040 Speaker 1: I can't either, And honestly, there are so many teams 361 00:17:31,040 --> 00:17:33,679 Speaker 1: that would love to have him do the Warriors need him, 362 00:17:33,760 --> 00:17:36,480 Speaker 1: not necessarily where they love to have him in therey yet, 363 00:17:36,640 --> 00:17:38,439 Speaker 1: But you know, what, are you gonna have to give up? 364 00:17:38,480 --> 00:17:40,560 Speaker 1: Does that mean you give up Jordan Poole and the 365 00:17:40,680 --> 00:17:43,879 Speaker 1: Wiggins potentially a sign and trade. There's a lot that 366 00:17:43,920 --> 00:17:46,639 Speaker 1: would go into that. And from Kevin's perspective, you know, 367 00:17:47,119 --> 00:17:48,879 Speaker 1: he's the one that left Golden State. You know, he 368 00:17:49,000 --> 00:17:51,720 Speaker 1: wasn't traded away. He left Golden State, and I know 369 00:17:51,840 --> 00:17:55,040 Speaker 1: things haven't gone swimmingly in Brooklyn necessarily, but I would 370 00:17:55,040 --> 00:17:57,240 Speaker 1: be shocked if he ended up a Warrior. Yeah, a 371 00:17:57,280 --> 00:18:00,159 Speaker 1: lot of it. Jordan is trying to read the he 372 00:18:00,240 --> 00:18:03,080 Speaker 1: leaves and read the mind of Kevin Durant right. For 373 00:18:03,119 --> 00:18:05,960 Speaker 1: as much as he talks, he says nothing of substance 374 00:18:06,040 --> 00:18:10,800 Speaker 1: related to his future, and Encourt exploits. So when we 375 00:18:10,840 --> 00:18:14,000 Speaker 1: see these media reports of hey, he'll join the number 376 00:18:14,000 --> 00:18:18,080 Speaker 1: one Seed or whatever has preferred destinations, it really submarines 377 00:18:18,119 --> 00:18:22,240 Speaker 1: what he allegedly left Golden State about. Yeah, well, what's 378 00:18:23,440 --> 00:18:26,000 Speaker 1: one of the problems that's happened in Brooklyn or I 379 00:18:26,000 --> 00:18:28,399 Speaker 1: guess the two of the problems have been that, you know, 380 00:18:28,480 --> 00:18:31,760 Speaker 1: Kyrie has them been available and James Harden never got 381 00:18:31,760 --> 00:18:33,560 Speaker 1: in great shape. You know, they had their shot two 382 00:18:33,640 --> 00:18:36,400 Speaker 1: years ago against Milwaukee. We all remember that game where 383 00:18:36,480 --> 00:18:39,880 Speaker 1: where Kevin's foot essentially cost him an opportunity to go 384 00:18:40,400 --> 00:18:43,480 Speaker 1: to move on. And in this season, you know, obviously 385 00:18:43,720 --> 00:18:47,160 Speaker 1: Kyrie not getting vaccinated and hardened, not being into the shape, 386 00:18:47,160 --> 00:18:49,760 Speaker 1: and him getting traded to Philadelphia just never got off 387 00:18:49,760 --> 00:18:52,760 Speaker 1: the ground. And so when I look at Kevin, you know, 388 00:18:53,000 --> 00:18:54,560 Speaker 1: he's one of the To me, he's one of the 389 00:18:54,600 --> 00:18:57,280 Speaker 1: ten or fifteen greatest players of all time. He's still 390 00:18:57,320 --> 00:19:00,919 Speaker 1: got three four really great seas left in him at 391 00:19:00,960 --> 00:19:03,359 Speaker 1: thirty three. You know, what does you want to accomplish? 392 00:19:03,440 --> 00:19:06,879 Speaker 1: If he wants to win Phoenix in Miami, his reportedly 393 00:19:06,880 --> 00:19:09,880 Speaker 1: two preferred destinations make a lot of sense. And I've 394 00:19:09,920 --> 00:19:12,320 Speaker 1: known Kevin quite a long time as well as where 395 00:19:12,320 --> 00:19:14,480 Speaker 1: it's climbing as business manager. The one thing I do 396 00:19:14,640 --> 00:19:18,320 Speaker 1: know for certainty is that no one loves playing basketball 397 00:19:18,480 --> 00:19:21,359 Speaker 1: more than Kevin Durant. He is a hooper, and so 398 00:19:21,920 --> 00:19:24,040 Speaker 1: I don't think you're looking at a situation where he 399 00:19:24,080 --> 00:19:27,040 Speaker 1: would sit out. I think he needs to make sure 400 00:19:27,160 --> 00:19:30,879 Speaker 1: that whatever decision this is, this needs to be the 401 00:19:30,920 --> 00:19:34,159 Speaker 1: best possible decision for his basketball because he was not 402 00:19:34,320 --> 00:19:36,320 Speaker 1: happy in Brooklyn. And I don't know if it's a 403 00:19:36,359 --> 00:19:39,640 Speaker 1: Sean Mark's problem with Steve Nass problem Kyrie and Harden altogether, 404 00:19:40,000 --> 00:19:42,119 Speaker 1: but the bottom line is it never really got off 405 00:19:42,160 --> 00:19:44,080 Speaker 1: the ground, as I said, So I would look at 406 00:19:44,119 --> 00:19:47,800 Speaker 1: Phoenix in Miami has two great destinations because you could 407 00:19:47,800 --> 00:19:51,680 Speaker 1: win championships, multiple potential championships, have a high quality of life, 408 00:19:51,880 --> 00:19:53,960 Speaker 1: and continue to cement your legacy. You go back to 409 00:19:54,000 --> 00:19:55,959 Speaker 1: the Warriors and you've got to deal with all that 410 00:19:56,040 --> 00:19:58,520 Speaker 1: same nonsense that you dealt with four or five years ago, 411 00:19:58,800 --> 00:20:00,879 Speaker 1: with fans saying, hey, you're just Chason Ring. So I 412 00:20:00,920 --> 00:20:03,400 Speaker 1: would be stunned again if he was a Warrior. Phoenix 413 00:20:03,400 --> 00:20:06,000 Speaker 1: and Miami make a lot of sense. I'll sleeper team 414 00:20:06,040 --> 00:20:08,719 Speaker 1: just kind of asking around Fellows is Toronto and I 415 00:20:08,720 --> 00:20:11,280 Speaker 1: don't know if they would ever include Scottie Barnes in 416 00:20:11,320 --> 00:20:15,480 Speaker 1: a package. But Messiah is very, very, very aggressive and 417 00:20:15,520 --> 00:20:17,879 Speaker 1: we saw that with kawhile literally won a title, and 418 00:20:17,920 --> 00:20:21,600 Speaker 1: I would not rule out Toronto as a sleeper team. Jordan, 419 00:20:21,720 --> 00:20:24,199 Speaker 1: how long do you think this plays out? When do 420 00:20:24,280 --> 00:20:26,680 Speaker 1: you expect to get a decision on here's a trade? 421 00:20:26,720 --> 00:20:28,440 Speaker 1: Because the Nets say We're going to hold out as 422 00:20:28,440 --> 00:20:30,240 Speaker 1: long as we can. But here we are in free 423 00:20:30,280 --> 00:20:32,320 Speaker 1: agency is still going on. When do you expect we 424 00:20:32,359 --> 00:20:35,720 Speaker 1: get that bombshell, Hey, here's the Kevin Durant trade. Well, 425 00:20:35,720 --> 00:20:40,919 Speaker 1: I hope it's not today. I'd like to say, I don't. 426 00:20:41,200 --> 00:20:43,159 Speaker 1: Would you say, let me ask you this, let me 427 00:20:43,160 --> 00:20:45,680 Speaker 1: throw it back at you for a second. What doesn't 428 00:20:45,680 --> 00:20:48,480 Speaker 1: it feel like there's there's no rush on his end? Said? 429 00:20:48,520 --> 00:20:50,800 Speaker 1: There's really nothing eminent. I mean, I know we've heard 430 00:20:50,840 --> 00:20:53,680 Speaker 1: those reports, nothing eminent. But doesn't it feel like there's 431 00:20:53,720 --> 00:20:58,280 Speaker 1: no rush either. Yeah, No, he seems like and if 432 00:20:58,320 --> 00:21:00,199 Speaker 1: it comes to it where there is a trade that 433 00:21:00,280 --> 00:21:02,520 Speaker 1: he doesn't like, let's just say, hey, we have a 434 00:21:02,520 --> 00:21:04,480 Speaker 1: deal in place with Toronto. When he says, yeah, no, 435 00:21:04,560 --> 00:21:07,560 Speaker 1: I don't want to go there, I think he's happy 436 00:21:07,600 --> 00:21:10,639 Speaker 1: waiting until this is done. Because look, we talked about this. 437 00:21:10,680 --> 00:21:15,000 Speaker 1: Guys have taken the attitude or the tactic of hey, 438 00:21:15,040 --> 00:21:17,640 Speaker 1: if I miss some games here or there, or this 439 00:21:17,680 --> 00:21:19,280 Speaker 1: can be a stratu. I'm okay with that if I 440 00:21:19,320 --> 00:21:21,720 Speaker 1: miss a few games, because this has to happen, Okay, 441 00:21:21,760 --> 00:21:24,200 Speaker 1: So yeah, I can see this going longer. Yeah, I 442 00:21:24,520 --> 00:21:27,200 Speaker 1: think if I had to say between Kevin and Kyrie, 443 00:21:27,359 --> 00:21:30,840 Speaker 1: Kyrie would happen first. I think Kevin could play out. 444 00:21:30,880 --> 00:21:34,159 Speaker 1: And I've asked around also, like other players, just getting 445 00:21:34,160 --> 00:21:36,560 Speaker 1: sense of guys that haven't signed yet, free agents that 446 00:21:36,600 --> 00:21:39,320 Speaker 1: are still waiting to get an offer or potentially make 447 00:21:39,320 --> 00:21:41,720 Speaker 1: a decision, and they've all said the same thing, which is, 448 00:21:41,920 --> 00:21:44,919 Speaker 1: we're really waiting on Kevin, and we don't expect anything 449 00:21:44,920 --> 00:21:47,360 Speaker 1: to happen super soon. So when I talk to players 450 00:21:47,359 --> 00:21:49,960 Speaker 1: and they say that players always have a better gage 451 00:21:49,960 --> 00:21:53,360 Speaker 1: than anyone else they know, So to me, there's nothing 452 00:21:53,400 --> 00:21:56,000 Speaker 1: imminent with Kevin. I don't think anything happened in the 453 00:21:56,040 --> 00:21:58,840 Speaker 1: next let's say week two weeks, But I do think 454 00:21:58,920 --> 00:22:01,840 Speaker 1: Kyrie can happened soon. Interesting because I would have thought 455 00:22:01,880 --> 00:22:04,639 Speaker 1: that first Domino and Hammer would have had to have 456 00:22:04,680 --> 00:22:07,800 Speaker 1: fallen with Kevin Durant, so that there's not at least 457 00:22:07,800 --> 00:22:11,440 Speaker 1: the all right now Russell Westbrook, assuming that's the deal, right, 458 00:22:11,480 --> 00:22:14,320 Speaker 1: assuming all of these reports, that's the thing that comes 459 00:22:14,359 --> 00:22:16,560 Speaker 1: back that you don't have the at least all right now, 460 00:22:16,600 --> 00:22:19,760 Speaker 1: it's a distressed property like it's it's it's one thing 461 00:22:19,800 --> 00:22:22,240 Speaker 1: to be hey, he may want out, and we haven't 462 00:22:22,240 --> 00:22:24,920 Speaker 1: actually heard that from his lips, Jordan. But the other 463 00:22:25,240 --> 00:22:28,720 Speaker 1: is they all right now Westbrook's back, I mean comfortable, 464 00:22:29,160 --> 00:22:32,600 Speaker 1: uncomfortable and delicious theater for us. But it also may 465 00:22:33,280 --> 00:22:36,480 Speaker 1: may change the game in terms a bit. Yeah, I 466 00:22:36,480 --> 00:22:39,600 Speaker 1: can tell you two things. One, the Lakers are desperate, 467 00:22:39,680 --> 00:22:44,240 Speaker 1: Rob Polinka is to unload Russell Westbrook and within that 468 00:22:44,520 --> 00:22:48,560 Speaker 1: kind of point guard sphere, Lebron James is very open 469 00:22:48,760 --> 00:22:51,520 Speaker 1: to playing with Kyrie again. He knows that that's his 470 00:22:51,680 --> 00:22:54,920 Speaker 1: best chance to go out and win another championship with LA. 471 00:22:55,040 --> 00:22:57,600 Speaker 1: It's having Kyrie despite some of the some of the 472 00:22:57,640 --> 00:23:00,800 Speaker 1: fallout that happened with him and Kye in Cleveland. And 473 00:23:01,040 --> 00:23:03,240 Speaker 1: you know Kyrie saying I never really felt like I 474 00:23:03,280 --> 00:23:06,159 Speaker 1: had a leader or whatever, all this crap that Kyrie says, 475 00:23:06,480 --> 00:23:10,280 Speaker 1: I never feel. I feel completely confident in telling you 476 00:23:10,480 --> 00:23:14,040 Speaker 1: that Lebron is very, very excited about the opportunity to 477 00:23:14,040 --> 00:23:18,560 Speaker 1: play with Kyrie in LA and not Russell Jordan Schultz 478 00:23:18,600 --> 00:23:21,479 Speaker 1: with us here. He's on Twitter at Shechltz Underscore Report 479 00:23:21,520 --> 00:23:23,439 Speaker 1: here on Fox Sports Radio. I see I look at 480 00:23:23,520 --> 00:23:26,359 Speaker 1: Kyrie to the Lakers as kind of a done deal, 481 00:23:26,720 --> 00:23:29,000 Speaker 1: like it's just gonna happen at some point we're just 482 00:23:29,080 --> 00:23:31,760 Speaker 1: waiting on the details because there's been too much going 483 00:23:31,800 --> 00:23:33,840 Speaker 1: down this road where he wants to be a Laker 484 00:23:34,040 --> 00:23:37,280 Speaker 1: and they're already talking about a potential trade that for 485 00:23:37,400 --> 00:23:40,120 Speaker 1: him to end up anywhere else I would be surprising. Really, 486 00:23:40,440 --> 00:23:43,719 Speaker 1: I agree. I agree, it feels like that's done without 487 00:23:43,720 --> 00:23:47,480 Speaker 1: being done or before. It's just like it makes too 488 00:23:47,600 --> 00:23:51,480 Speaker 1: much sense too, because because Kyrie is thirty now, he's 489 00:23:51,520 --> 00:23:54,520 Speaker 1: still you know, smack dab in the prime of his career. 490 00:23:54,880 --> 00:23:57,399 Speaker 1: But what better place for him to go to in 491 00:23:57,560 --> 00:24:01,119 Speaker 1: theory than Lebron James where he can you know, refocus 492 00:24:01,160 --> 00:24:04,679 Speaker 1: on basketball if you will, um and re established himself 493 00:24:04,720 --> 00:24:07,200 Speaker 1: as one of the truly great players of this generation. 494 00:24:07,440 --> 00:24:09,879 Speaker 1: I would if I'm looking at like the meter on 495 00:24:09,920 --> 00:24:12,359 Speaker 1: a one descent of Kyrie to the Lakers, I feel 496 00:24:12,400 --> 00:24:14,480 Speaker 1: like that's a that's a seven or an eight, you know, 497 00:24:14,640 --> 00:24:17,680 Speaker 1: I really feel like that makes the most sense from 498 00:24:17,680 --> 00:24:21,560 Speaker 1: a basketball standpoint, but also just for him to deal with, 499 00:24:21,920 --> 00:24:25,040 Speaker 1: like some of the outside distractions. I know, la is La, 500 00:24:25,160 --> 00:24:28,280 Speaker 1: but it feels like he would really be well suited 501 00:24:28,280 --> 00:24:30,760 Speaker 1: to be a Laker and be with Lebron again. All right, 502 00:24:30,920 --> 00:24:33,480 Speaker 1: be remiss if we didn't at least traverse down the 503 00:24:33,520 --> 00:24:36,920 Speaker 1: biggest story in the NFL with you, Jordan. The Deshaun 504 00:24:37,000 --> 00:24:40,760 Speaker 1: Watson hearing done right three days and now it's in 505 00:24:41,280 --> 00:24:45,040 Speaker 1: Judge Robinson's hand and ultimately it'll end up in front 506 00:24:45,080 --> 00:24:48,680 Speaker 1: of Roger Goodell in the appeals process. And we've seen 507 00:24:48,960 --> 00:24:51,520 Speaker 1: you know him come back off recommendation and say beat 508 00:24:51,560 --> 00:24:54,240 Speaker 1: it and hand out punishments. Is that the road we're 509 00:24:54,240 --> 00:24:56,560 Speaker 1: gonna go down again? Light and then he comes over 510 00:24:56,600 --> 00:25:00,879 Speaker 1: the top? Or is they changed up their way of think? No? 511 00:25:01,080 --> 00:25:03,520 Speaker 1: I don't know. If if I had to say, I'd 512 00:25:03,520 --> 00:25:05,480 Speaker 1: say it's the ladder or more. I mean I was. 513 00:25:06,040 --> 00:25:07,840 Speaker 1: I was kind of in the camp fellas that we 514 00:25:07,840 --> 00:25:10,439 Speaker 1: were looking at, you know, eight to ten games maybe, 515 00:25:10,640 --> 00:25:13,720 Speaker 1: But as as we've seen this go on, I it 516 00:25:13,760 --> 00:25:16,800 Speaker 1: feels like, you know this, this could be a full 517 00:25:16,840 --> 00:25:19,320 Speaker 1: season for Deshaun Watson. Um, you know the fact that 518 00:25:19,359 --> 00:25:23,639 Speaker 1: you have twenty four lawsuits potentially sixty six or more strangers. 519 00:25:23,960 --> 00:25:26,280 Speaker 1: The longer this has gone on and the more drawn 520 00:25:26,320 --> 00:25:29,560 Speaker 1: out it's been, to me, it feels like the league 521 00:25:30,160 --> 00:25:33,520 Speaker 1: feel the league wants to or at least it feels 522 00:25:33,520 --> 00:25:37,200 Speaker 1: it has to lay down the hammer here and whether 523 00:25:37,320 --> 00:25:39,480 Speaker 1: or not. You know you want you're a Browns fan. 524 00:25:39,520 --> 00:25:42,240 Speaker 1: I think it's pretty obvious that Rosi Goodell does not 525 00:25:42,359 --> 00:25:44,639 Speaker 1: want to be in this situation any longer. You know, 526 00:25:44,680 --> 00:25:46,919 Speaker 1: this is a terrible situation for him to be in. 527 00:25:47,119 --> 00:25:50,080 Speaker 1: There's not there's there's no win for him. So I 528 00:25:50,119 --> 00:25:53,040 Speaker 1: think ultimately I would be surprised if it's not a 529 00:25:53,080 --> 00:25:55,840 Speaker 1: full season suspension or at least somewhere in that vicinity. 530 00:25:56,040 --> 00:25:57,399 Speaker 1: But I don't think it's going to be light and 531 00:25:57,720 --> 00:26:01,760 Speaker 1: I the league wants to unlike the thing with Kevin, 532 00:26:01,800 --> 00:26:04,639 Speaker 1: where Kevin's gonna take his time, the NFL wants to 533 00:26:04,640 --> 00:26:07,080 Speaker 1: get this done. They don't want to go into training 534 00:26:07,080 --> 00:26:09,919 Speaker 1: camp in three weeks here and still have this looming 535 00:26:09,960 --> 00:26:12,080 Speaker 1: over them. So I think that you're looking at a 536 00:26:12,320 --> 00:26:14,639 Speaker 1: potentially a year long suspension, and it's not going to 537 00:26:14,720 --> 00:26:16,960 Speaker 1: be too much longer before we before we find out. 538 00:26:17,000 --> 00:26:18,720 Speaker 1: And the Browns, you know, to that point, they have 539 00:26:19,119 --> 00:26:21,880 Speaker 1: they have their contingency plan, they have the Kobe Brissette, 540 00:26:22,119 --> 00:26:24,199 Speaker 1: Baker Mayfield. I think we'll be traded here in the 541 00:26:24,200 --> 00:26:27,000 Speaker 1: coming weeks. Maybe it's Carolina, maybe it's Seattle, but I 542 00:26:27,080 --> 00:26:29,400 Speaker 1: can't imagine he's on that roster very much longer either. 543 00:26:30,080 --> 00:26:32,359 Speaker 1: How about that who wants to be who wants to 544 00:26:32,400 --> 00:26:38,959 Speaker 1: be traded more? Baker or Russell Westbrook? There you go. 545 00:26:39,119 --> 00:26:41,600 Speaker 1: You know what I think instead of more, instead of 546 00:26:41,640 --> 00:26:44,040 Speaker 1: horseback riding, that's eight hundred words I think you need 547 00:26:44,080 --> 00:26:46,480 Speaker 1: to put out. I think I think we think exactly. 548 00:26:46,680 --> 00:26:49,400 Speaker 1: I think I think both those guys know they see 549 00:26:49,440 --> 00:26:50,920 Speaker 1: the light at the end of the tunnel, and they 550 00:26:50,960 --> 00:26:53,879 Speaker 1: know their time and their current cities. Can we just 551 00:26:53,920 --> 00:26:56,879 Speaker 1: do the thing like they do at these Super Bowl 552 00:26:56,920 --> 00:26:58,440 Speaker 1: and have a you know where they have a bunch 553 00:26:58,440 --> 00:27:00,639 Speaker 1: of random animals. All right, they're going to pick the winner. 554 00:27:00,800 --> 00:27:06,440 Speaker 1: Can New year horses race later and maybe whoever wins decides. Yeah, yeah, 555 00:27:06,480 --> 00:27:10,119 Speaker 1: I should have perfected by saying ponies, because one's a pony, 556 00:27:10,119 --> 00:27:13,600 Speaker 1: even not what we call speed horses. Guys, they still 557 00:27:13,600 --> 00:27:15,520 Speaker 1: got to get to an end. They gotta get to 558 00:27:15,640 --> 00:27:17,840 Speaker 1: an end. Yeah. I think it's a great idea, and 559 00:27:17,880 --> 00:27:20,520 Speaker 1: I'm at the City of the footage. I appreciate that. Yeah, 560 00:27:20,520 --> 00:27:24,919 Speaker 1: there we go. He's on Twitter at Schultz Underscore Report. 561 00:27:24,960 --> 00:27:28,920 Speaker 1: That's at Sheltz Underscore Report. Jordan Schultz, NFL Insider hosts 562 00:27:28,960 --> 00:27:31,760 Speaker 1: the Pull Up podcast CJ. McCollum again breaking the gore 563 00:27:31,800 --> 00:27:34,679 Speaker 1: and draggage story a day ago to the bulls. Jordan, 564 00:27:35,119 --> 00:27:38,280 Speaker 1: Happy equestrianning today and hopefully it's an easy day for you. 565 00:27:38,760 --> 00:27:41,000 Speaker 1: Thank you guys, always a pleasure. I appreciate you having me. 566 00:27:41,200 --> 00:27:44,080 Speaker 1: Fox Sports Radio has the best sports talk lineup in 567 00:27:44,119 --> 00:27:47,080 Speaker 1: the nation. Catch all of our shows at Fox Sports 568 00:27:47,200 --> 00:27:50,840 Speaker 1: Radio dot com and within the iHeartRadio app search f 569 00:27:51,240 --> 00:27:57,200 Speaker 1: SR to listen live check if you want exclusive insight 570 00:27:57,280 --> 00:27:59,880 Speaker 1: from the biggest names in the sports game. What's good? 571 00:28:00,040 --> 00:28:02,719 Speaker 1: This is national champion in former pro baller Chris Johnson. 572 00:28:03,280 --> 00:28:04,880 Speaker 1: Let me tell you a little bit about my new 573 00:28:04,920 --> 00:28:07,640 Speaker 1: series kJ Live. 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Thanks to 584 00:28:46,600 --> 00:28:51,040 Speaker 1: Jordan Schultz for stopping by. Great visit with him. But 585 00:28:51,240 --> 00:28:57,320 Speaker 1: sometimes midnight tweeting is good, sometimes not so good. I mean, 586 00:28:57,320 --> 00:29:00,240 Speaker 1: you and I tweeted at midnight East Coast time watch show, 587 00:29:00,280 --> 00:29:04,840 Speaker 1: but it was the midnight Pacific And originally it's about 588 00:29:04,920 --> 00:29:07,640 Speaker 1: the sand when you're eating and whatever movie you're watching, yeah, 589 00:29:07,760 --> 00:29:09,520 Speaker 1: or you know how happy I am. Degram had a 590 00:29:09,520 --> 00:29:14,040 Speaker 1: great rehab start these things. But about seven hours ago, 591 00:29:14,600 --> 00:29:17,800 Speaker 1: Lakers owner Genie Buss put this tweet out that's getting 592 00:29:17,840 --> 00:29:22,120 Speaker 1: a lot of attention right now. I miss KB, referring 593 00:29:22,120 --> 00:29:25,920 Speaker 1: to Kobe Bryant. I miss KB. He would understand and 594 00:29:25,960 --> 00:29:29,440 Speaker 1: explain everything that I'm not allowed to. Honestly, he was 595 00:29:29,480 --> 00:29:33,960 Speaker 1: the greatest Laker ever. He understood team over self, meaning 596 00:29:33,960 --> 00:29:36,800 Speaker 1: your rewards would come if you valued team goals over 597 00:29:36,840 --> 00:29:41,479 Speaker 1: your own, then everything would fall into place. All can reply. 598 00:29:42,640 --> 00:29:44,520 Speaker 1: This was a tweet she put out at midnight. I 599 00:29:44,560 --> 00:29:47,640 Speaker 1: miss KB. He would understand and explain everything I'm not 600 00:29:47,680 --> 00:29:50,880 Speaker 1: allowed to. Honestly, he was the greatest Laker ever. He 601 00:29:51,000 --> 00:29:54,480 Speaker 1: understood team over self, meaning your rewards would come if 602 00:29:54,520 --> 00:29:57,560 Speaker 1: you valued team goals over your own. Then everything would 603 00:29:57,560 --> 00:30:01,880 Speaker 1: fall into place. All can reply. Now, this tweet has 604 00:30:01,920 --> 00:30:05,080 Speaker 1: already been analyzed from a thousand different angles. It's a 605 00:30:05,160 --> 00:30:09,960 Speaker 1: subtweet at Lebron. It is trying to get Kyrie to 606 00:30:10,000 --> 00:30:14,080 Speaker 1: accept whatever Deallyken to come to the Lakers. Hey, I 607 00:30:14,240 --> 00:30:17,360 Speaker 1: don't opt in, just come to us for the midlevel exception, 608 00:30:17,400 --> 00:30:21,040 Speaker 1: whatever it's going to be. I'm upset with Clutch Sports 609 00:30:21,360 --> 00:30:23,480 Speaker 1: and the way that they have, you know, gotten in 610 00:30:23,520 --> 00:30:27,080 Speaker 1: here and are interfering with us running the team. Many 611 00:30:27,160 --> 00:30:30,000 Speaker 1: different facets have already said this is what Genie Buss means, 612 00:30:30,920 --> 00:30:34,040 Speaker 1: the fact she writes all can reply, but okay, you're 613 00:30:34,080 --> 00:30:35,920 Speaker 1: gonna I can kind of reply on Twitter if I 614 00:30:35,960 --> 00:30:39,200 Speaker 1: want to, you know, especially you Magic. I want to 615 00:30:39,200 --> 00:30:41,960 Speaker 1: see you reply because I just said Kobe was the 616 00:30:42,000 --> 00:30:44,520 Speaker 1: greatest Laker and had a hot take for you. The 617 00:30:44,680 --> 00:30:48,080 Speaker 1: all can reply thing, Yeah, this is this is a 618 00:30:48,160 --> 00:30:52,000 Speaker 1: subtweet of one of those things. But the big takeaway 619 00:30:52,040 --> 00:30:54,360 Speaker 1: from me from this could look it could be Lebron, 620 00:30:54,440 --> 00:30:56,400 Speaker 1: it could be Kyrie, it could be Clutch Sports, it 621 00:30:56,400 --> 00:30:58,840 Speaker 1: could be All three, It could be a general frustration 622 00:30:58,920 --> 00:31:01,960 Speaker 1: she has. Again, this is a midnight tweet, right, This 623 00:31:02,040 --> 00:31:04,520 Speaker 1: is a midnight tweet where where? Okay, why is this 624 00:31:04,760 --> 00:31:08,760 Speaker 1: done by someone? Okay, what's going on? You just you're 625 00:31:08,800 --> 00:31:11,760 Speaker 1: sitting at home. We're upset about it. This just goes 626 00:31:11,800 --> 00:31:14,400 Speaker 1: to show the state of the Laker franchise right now. 627 00:31:14,480 --> 00:31:18,560 Speaker 1: And Genie Buss comes across as and this is weird 628 00:31:18,560 --> 00:31:21,280 Speaker 1: in sports, but she comes across as I'm just the 629 00:31:21,320 --> 00:31:24,640 Speaker 1: owner of the Lakers, right Like how many owners come 630 00:31:24,680 --> 00:31:27,000 Speaker 1: across as well? I'm just the owner. I don't I 631 00:31:27,040 --> 00:31:29,400 Speaker 1: don't really have the power. You think I have hardly 632 00:31:29,440 --> 00:31:32,040 Speaker 1: any right? Can you see Bob Craft or Jerry Jones 633 00:31:32,120 --> 00:31:35,240 Speaker 1: or any any owner? Mark Cuban going yeah, hey, listen, 634 00:31:35,480 --> 00:31:36,880 Speaker 1: you know it's not a lot we can do here. 635 00:31:36,920 --> 00:31:39,320 Speaker 1: I'm only the owner. But this is the way it 636 00:31:39,440 --> 00:31:42,880 Speaker 1: comes across the Lakers. And you understand why front office wise, 637 00:31:43,120 --> 00:31:46,800 Speaker 1: they're in the situation therein because Clutch Sports has gotten 638 00:31:46,840 --> 00:31:49,320 Speaker 1: in and helps dictate what clients go to the Lakers 639 00:31:49,320 --> 00:31:52,800 Speaker 1: and go where. Because she loved Magic Johnson, Magic Johnson 640 00:31:52,880 --> 00:31:55,080 Speaker 1: left the team. Then now who do who do I 641 00:31:55,160 --> 00:31:59,240 Speaker 1: get for advice besides Linda Rambis. Players need to understand 642 00:31:59,280 --> 00:32:02,000 Speaker 1: team over We're in this with Lebron. I'm trying to 643 00:32:02,000 --> 00:32:04,320 Speaker 1: get Lebron to buy in for another couple of years, 644 00:32:04,400 --> 00:32:06,400 Speaker 1: or I'm trying to get Kyrie to come to the lage. 645 00:32:07,080 --> 00:32:09,440 Speaker 1: I look at Genie this tweet by Genie buss and 646 00:32:09,520 --> 00:32:12,880 Speaker 1: I go, she comes across as not having any power. 647 00:32:13,120 --> 00:32:16,280 Speaker 1: And you're the owner of the team, make big tough decisions, 648 00:32:16,520 --> 00:32:18,480 Speaker 1: stand up and say this is what we're gonna do. 649 00:32:18,720 --> 00:32:21,040 Speaker 1: And Lebron, you gotta buy in or I'm not offering 650 00:32:21,040 --> 00:32:25,880 Speaker 1: you the max or or your contract extension in this summer. Yeah, Kyrie, 651 00:32:25,880 --> 00:32:27,720 Speaker 1: you're gonna find a way to get We're gonna make this. 652 00:32:27,760 --> 00:32:30,400 Speaker 1: Have Rob Polinka, you make stuff happen, and you go 653 00:32:30,480 --> 00:32:32,080 Speaker 1: get us out of this mess. This is why you're 654 00:32:32,080 --> 00:32:35,120 Speaker 1: the general manager. I feel like with this, all of 655 00:32:35,160 --> 00:32:38,320 Speaker 1: this comes into me that Genie Busses is for some 656 00:32:38,400 --> 00:32:42,840 Speaker 1: reason not approaching the NBA from a position of strength 657 00:32:42,960 --> 00:32:44,680 Speaker 1: where she needs to just say, you know what, screw this, 658 00:32:45,040 --> 00:32:46,320 Speaker 1: I'm the owner of this team, and this is what 659 00:32:46,320 --> 00:32:48,720 Speaker 1: we're gonna do because this is what all other owners do. 660 00:32:48,760 --> 00:32:51,480 Speaker 1: The Nets finally had enough with Kyrie Irving. Okay, Boom, 661 00:32:51,520 --> 00:32:53,840 Speaker 1: we're gonna we're gonna figure this out. Oh, Kevin Durant, 662 00:32:53,840 --> 00:32:56,360 Speaker 1: you want out? Great, we're gonna trade you. There's no Hey, 663 00:32:56,400 --> 00:32:57,959 Speaker 1: we want to talk to you about coming back. We 664 00:32:57,960 --> 00:33:00,080 Speaker 1: want to see if you're happy. No, no, no, we 665 00:33:00,120 --> 00:33:01,840 Speaker 1: are going to move you. And we're making that happen 666 00:33:01,960 --> 00:33:04,360 Speaker 1: right now. Gene Bus has to just has to just 667 00:33:04,440 --> 00:33:07,040 Speaker 1: stand up and say enough, this is my team. Yeah. 668 00:33:07,080 --> 00:33:10,560 Speaker 1: I read it a little differently in that. Look, the 669 00:33:10,640 --> 00:33:15,240 Speaker 1: Nets aren't making public statements in relation Danny of this. Yeah, 670 00:33:15,280 --> 00:33:19,560 Speaker 1: we're gonna accommodate Kyrie. Yeah, Kevin's not happy. And it 671 00:33:19,600 --> 00:33:22,440 Speaker 1: all goes back to this, someone took his sandwich from 672 00:33:22,440 --> 00:33:25,520 Speaker 1: the post practice spread. Oh oh, and Kyrie when he 673 00:33:25,560 --> 00:33:28,719 Speaker 1: was running practices after Steve Nashers. No, they're not wearing 674 00:33:28,720 --> 00:33:32,120 Speaker 1: it out like it's all sourced and media minions whatever. 675 00:33:32,320 --> 00:33:35,360 Speaker 1: I think Genie's lamenting to some degree. She just can't 676 00:33:35,360 --> 00:33:37,800 Speaker 1: tell it straight on what the state of the NBA is. 677 00:33:38,480 --> 00:33:42,160 Speaker 1: And you had had a guy in Kobe who, look, 678 00:33:42,240 --> 00:33:45,000 Speaker 1: let's cut through the nonsense. In the end, it's about 679 00:33:45,000 --> 00:33:49,320 Speaker 1: winning time and that perhaps she could have those conversations 680 00:33:49,320 --> 00:33:55,120 Speaker 1: with and he understood that business versus on court kind 681 00:33:55,120 --> 00:33:59,000 Speaker 1: of dynamic that works through. Maybe maybe it's a bit 682 00:33:59,040 --> 00:34:02,200 Speaker 1: on the state of the NBA and things she can't 683 00:34:02,240 --> 00:34:05,160 Speaker 1: say as an owner too right, that she'd like to 684 00:34:05,200 --> 00:34:08,280 Speaker 1: not hold her tongue, whereas Kobe would be out there saying, 685 00:34:08,280 --> 00:34:12,560 Speaker 1: all right, this is all some nonsense. More on this, 686 00:34:12,840 --> 00:34:15,520 Speaker 1: plus more on the big Kevin Durant news. Could he 687 00:34:15,600 --> 00:34:18,879 Speaker 1: really be going to Golden State? Yeah? I don't think 688 00:34:18,920 --> 00:34:21,799 Speaker 1: that's happening. That's coming up next right here. Jason Smith, 689 00:34:21,880 --> 00:34:24,120 Speaker 1: Mike Harmon from The Jason Smith Show with Mike Harmon 690 00:34:24,360 --> 00:34:26,560 Speaker 1: in for Dan and the Danett's Twitter at. How about 691 00:34:26,600 --> 00:34:30,640 Speaker 1: a fresca Mike at Swollen Dome. This is Fox Sports 692 00:34:30,880 --> 00:34:31,240 Speaker 1: Radio