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Speaker 2: All Right, Bucks and basketball, So this is an interesting game.

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Speaker 2: This matchup is is an interesting one between these two

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Speaker 2: This has worked pretty well, which is basically involved a

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Speaker 2: a Clippers Thunder I think is the other one we're

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Speaker 2: gonna hit. We're gonnahit some games in the morning.

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Speaker 1: And then that.

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Speaker 2: Whole shit show between JJ Reddick and and First Take

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Speaker 2: and the arguments about like sports media and like what

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Speaker 2: fans want to be educated on and that kind of stuff.

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Speaker 2: I have some opinions on that that I've wanted to share,

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Speaker 2: so I'll give that at the end of tomorrow morning show.

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Speaker 2: So as always, I appreciate you guys, and I'll see

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Speaker 2: you tomorrow.

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Speaker 1: The volume