WEBVTT - Kareem and Kyrie's Online Beef

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<v Speaker 1>It seems like we're always gonna be talking about Brooklyn.

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<v Speaker 2>I want to stop it.

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<v Speaker 1>I look through the news and I scratch out soon

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<v Speaker 1>as I see the name Kyrie, as soon as I

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<v Speaker 1>see the name Durant, as soon as I see the

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<v Speaker 1>name Brooklyn.

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<v Speaker 2>I try to just delete it. But this one, this

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<v Speaker 2>one caught my eye this time.

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<v Speaker 1>It deals with I mean, it's always Kyrie, isn't it.

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<v Speaker 1>If it's not Kevin Durant just wanting out, it's Kyrie.

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<v Speaker 1>He's in the news due to what's popping in Los Angeles.

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<v Speaker 1>More on that in a second, But today Kyrie is

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<v Speaker 1>trending on social media for another reason altogether, connecting to

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<v Speaker 1>Los Angeles as well.

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<v Speaker 2>Kareem Abdul Jabbar.

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<v Speaker 1>And let's be honest, Like, if you watch Winning time,

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<v Speaker 1>you know Kareem's got a high sense and standard for

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<v Speaker 1>what the role of an athlete should be. He even

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<v Speaker 1>imparted that on Magic to the point where he was

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<v Speaker 1>mad at Magic for smiling all the time. So when

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<v Speaker 1>I read this story, I was like, Okay, it's just

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<v Speaker 1>Kareem being kream.

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<v Speaker 2>I saw the headline, I saw the quote.

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<v Speaker 1>I didn't really look too far into it until I

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<v Speaker 1>decided I would talk about it on this show, and

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<v Speaker 1>at first it was.

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<v Speaker 2>Like, man, can you just leave Kyrie Irving alone?

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<v Speaker 1>So Kareem decides, I see this quote basically calling Kyrie

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<v Speaker 1>a buffoon.

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<v Speaker 2>What could lead him? Why? Why is he doing that

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<v Speaker 2>right now? Why would he do that?

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<v Speaker 1>The NBA's all time leading scorer decided to weigh on

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<v Speaker 1>weigh in on Kyrie because, and this is where it

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<v Speaker 1>gets bad. Kyrie Irving decided he was going to post

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<v Speaker 1>repost and Alex Jones video from two thousand and two

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<v Speaker 1>purporting to claim that things like COVID were planted by

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<v Speaker 1>the government, that plagues would be planted intentionally for financial gain,

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<v Speaker 1>and I believe the comment on top was someone saw

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<v Speaker 1>it before everyone else or something to that degree, basically

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<v Speaker 1>praising Alex Jones for spreading disinformation as a quick aside disinformation,

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<v Speaker 1>misinformation very nuanced. One is intentional misleading, the other one

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<v Speaker 1>is not.

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<v Speaker 2>Kyrie though you.

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<v Speaker 1>Can't do that. At this point, we baby, what are

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<v Speaker 1>you doing? I was so ready to defend you, like, oh,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, Kyrie, he doesn't mean any harm. He's a

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<v Speaker 1>man that's just trying to be in tune with the universe.

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<v Speaker 2>He's a little offbeat.

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<v Speaker 1>He's marching to the beat of his own drum. He

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<v Speaker 1>wants to be an activist. Why is Kareem getting all

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<v Speaker 1>over Kyrie?

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<v Speaker 2>You know what? I agree? I agree with Kareem. This

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<v Speaker 2>is the full quote.

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<v Speaker 1>Kyrie Irving would be dismissed as a comical buffoon if

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<v Speaker 1>it weren't for his influence over young people.

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<v Speaker 2>Who look up to athletes.

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<v Speaker 1>How much influence does Kyrie have over like a nine

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<v Speaker 1>year old right now? Truthfully, as an aside, when I

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<v Speaker 1>look at some of the athletes who have used their

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<v Speaker 1>status to actually improve society, Colin Kaepernick, Lebron James Muhammad, Ali,

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<v Speaker 1>Bill Russell, Billy Jean King, Arthur Ash and Moore. When

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<v Speaker 1>you create a list by the way of like seven,

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<v Speaker 1>you don't need to say it more.

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<v Speaker 2>It's really just like Lebron, Muhammad, Ali, Bill Russell, and Moore.

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<v Speaker 1>It becomes clear moving on, it becomes clear how much

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<v Speaker 1>Irving has tarnished the reputations of all athletes who strive

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<v Speaker 1>to be seen as more than dumb jocks. Kareem then,

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<v Speaker 1>I mean, actually I don't necessarily agree with that full quote,

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<v Speaker 1>but he then goes on to say Alex Jones is

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<v Speaker 1>one of the most despicable human beings on Earth, and

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<v Speaker 1>when you share his video, you share his stench. That part,

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<v Speaker 1>that part, Alex Jones is a scumbag. I think that's

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<v Speaker 1>pretty much. I don't want to.

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<v Speaker 2>Say words like scumbag anymore.

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<v Speaker 1>But if there was someone who would fall under that umbrella,

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<v Speaker 1>it would be Alex Jones. He's very harmful, He's very dangerous.

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<v Speaker 2>He has a massive platform.

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<v Speaker 1>He gets people to buy in to his lies in

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<v Speaker 1>order for them to do whatever he wants to do,

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<v Speaker 1>so he can make hundreds of millions of dollars. Kyrie,

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<v Speaker 1>stop it. We can't have people out here. This is

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<v Speaker 1>like part of the flat Earth thing. Like Kyrie is

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<v Speaker 1>a conspiracy theorist and he's not smart enough or well

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<v Speaker 1>researched enough to be able to be spouting things. It's

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<v Speaker 1>him and Joe Rogan and all these bros that have

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<v Speaker 1>just enough information to be danger You're too good with

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<v Speaker 1>the basketball to be like supporting Alex Jones. That's pretty

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<v Speaker 1>much it. You are too good with the rock to

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<v Speaker 1>be spreading that bullshit. It makes it almost impossible to

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<v Speaker 1>cheer for you.

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<v Speaker 2>No wonder, No wonder that.

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<v Speaker 1>La Lakers say that you are no longer in their

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<v Speaker 1>long term plans. Moving on to that now, apparently someone

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<v Speaker 1>in the Lakers organization is peddling the idea that they

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<v Speaker 1>are not interested in Kyrie serving long term next season.

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<v Speaker 1>The Athletic reported an anonymous source declared that Kyrie is

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<v Speaker 1>quote not in the Lakers' long term plans. Outside of

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<v Speaker 1>this Alex Jones nonsense.

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<v Speaker 2>Does anyone really believe that?

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<v Speaker 1>Does anyone who's watched Russell Westbrook, Dennis Shrewder, Patrick Beverly?

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<v Speaker 1>Is there another point guard I'm missing Austin Reefs believe

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<v Speaker 1>that any of those guys are even on the same planets?

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<v Speaker 1>Were flat earth as Kyrie Irving? No shot a team

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<v Speaker 1>that gave up their half their team to.

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<v Speaker 2>Bring on Russell Westbrook.

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<v Speaker 1>You don't think that they want Kyrie Irving just for

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<v Speaker 1>free agency, just to pay in the money, no picks,

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<v Speaker 1>no assets, No.

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<v Speaker 2>We're good. Are you serious? That is such a lie.

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<v Speaker 1>That's maybe one of the most blatantly obvious lies I've

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<v Speaker 1>seen from the Lakers in a long time, outside of

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<v Speaker 1>the fact that they said, I don't know, we're not

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<v Speaker 1>shopping Russ, which is.

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<v Speaker 2>Also a lie. And if as you've seen this article.

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<v Speaker 2>Just keep in mind that Lebron James has also.

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<v Speaker 1>Seen this article and probably walked immediately into Genie Bus'

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<v Speaker 1>article office and said, hey, do you see this.

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<v Speaker 2>What's your thoughts on the fact that we are not

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<v Speaker 2>interested in Kyrie long term?

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<v Speaker 1>Because I personally Lebron James very interested in like Kyrie

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<v Speaker 1>long term. We wont a title together. We had many

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<v Speaker 1>good years, we went to multiple finals. He's the only

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<v Speaker 1>guy I got a ring with in Cleveland, So I mean,

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<v Speaker 1>what's that? And she's probably stammering, and she's probably backpedaling,

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<v Speaker 1>and she's probably saying, whatever you want, we will do.

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<v Speaker 1>And that is the way that it is in Lebron

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<v Speaker 1>james business. Very suspect information. Not sure why it's coming

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<v Speaker 1>out now. Where could this sourcing be coming from? Well,

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<v Speaker 1>probably someone who wants to assert themselves as being in

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<v Speaker 1>charge or powerful or a decision maker. It has come

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<v Speaker 1>to my attention there are new players involved in the

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<v Speaker 1>collaborative process within the Lakers organization, Joey and Jesse Buss.

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<v Speaker 2>Has anyone heard those.

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<v Speaker 1>Names in like fifteen years since the last time they

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<v Speaker 1>staged a coup to try to get rid of Genie Buss.

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<v Speaker 1>I thought that they were out like trout, but they

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<v Speaker 1>are now, according to this athletic article, an integrative, an

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<v Speaker 1>integral part of the decision making process. So if it

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<v Speaker 1>was me who just got a powerful new role, maybe

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<v Speaker 1>I would pull up my Rolodex and call a reporter

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<v Speaker 1>start leaking some shit. We're not interested in that flat

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<v Speaker 1>earth there, Kyrie Irving, he's not in our plans.

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<v Speaker 2>It's like hmmm.

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<v Speaker 1>And if it is Rob Polinka, which it could be,

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<v Speaker 1>GM of the Los Angeles Lakers, I mean he's just

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<v Speaker 1>continuously a.

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<v Speaker 2>Liar, So I don't know.

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<v Speaker 1>He's an agent. That's what they do. That's all that's

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<v Speaker 1>all they do is lie. He said, oh yeah, Frank

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<v Speaker 1>Vogel won't be fired. We're not shopping Russell Westbrook. He's

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<v Speaker 1>gone on. And oh, Anthony Davis is gonna be healthy

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<v Speaker 1>for the postseason. Anthony Davis is healthy right now. We're

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<v Speaker 1>committed to Kyle Kuzman. There's been so many things. Don't

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<v Speaker 1>believe anything coming out of Los Angeles. I mean, it's

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<v Speaker 1>all smoke and mirrors and spin and pr this.

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<v Speaker 2>Is what they do.

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<v Speaker 1>And the thing that I don't understand is they think

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<v Speaker 1>they're good at it, like they think that they are

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<v Speaker 1>good at these like very non believable lies. We all

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<v Speaker 1>know you want Kyrie. Lebron wants Kyrie. Kyrie wants to

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<v Speaker 1>be in LA. There's no reason to refute that nine

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<v Speaker 1>months before any decisions need to be taking place. They

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<v Speaker 1>think they're sneaky with ad also saying he wants to

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<v Speaker 1>play eighty two games this season, and then he's immediately.

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<v Speaker 2>Listed as doubtful or probable for the preseason game.

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<v Speaker 1>It's like, Bra, you have to be completely in all

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<v Speaker 1>the Russell Westbrook drama, Darvin Hams trying to bring discipline

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<v Speaker 1>to this franchise. They say it's gonna be very long.

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<v Speaker 1>It's gonna be a very fascinating season.