WEBVTT - Fudd Around is Going Global ft. Chiney Ogwumike 0:00:03.800 --> 0:00:06.280 Welcome back, guys, to fund around and find out. It's 0:00:06.320 --> 0:00:09.960 your girl, Ashanti. And today we have a very special guest. 0:00:10.000 --> 0:00:11.600 I know we say that all the time, but I 0:00:11.680 --> 0:00:12.280 really mean it. 0:00:12.600 --> 0:00:13.000 Okay. 0:00:13.480 --> 0:00:17.079 After a legendary career at Stanford, she was the twenty 0:00:17.079 --> 0:00:20.360 fourteen number one draft pick, Rookie of the Year, and 0:00:20.480 --> 0:00:24.759 two time WNBA All Star. Now, she's an ESPN analyst 0:00:24.840 --> 0:00:28.000 and trailblazer in sports media as the first black woman 0:00:28.080 --> 0:00:32.000 to host a national daily sports radio show and the 0:00:32.040 --> 0:00:35.680 first active professional athlete to hold a full time national 0:00:35.720 --> 0:00:39.879 sports broadcasting position while still playing in the league. She 0:00:40.200 --> 0:00:43.879 also has a new podcast and digital show that just 0:00:43.960 --> 0:00:46.239 launched in March, Chane Today. 0:00:46.640 --> 0:00:47.720 Welcome chanee o. 0:00:47.800 --> 0:00:51.599 Good Okay, what's up girl? Oh that's so cute. Oh 0:00:51.680 --> 0:00:53.400 she's in so hard when you were saying all that. 0:00:53.680 --> 0:00:56.240 And also, legendar girl, you do it a lot, you 0:00:56.280 --> 0:00:56.640 do it a lot. 0:00:56.640 --> 0:00:58.080 I don't know about legendary. Listen. 0:00:58.280 --> 0:00:59.760 First of all, you're getting all the flowers on this 0:00:59.800 --> 0:01:03.240 show because listen, there's no me without you. You are 0:01:03.280 --> 0:01:08.320 a trail blazer, Okay, you are setting the standard. I 0:01:08.400 --> 0:01:10.360 know every time I tune into a show and I 0:01:10.400 --> 0:01:12.920 see you there, I see myself and I see other 0:01:13.000 --> 0:01:15.480 young girls who look like us, So it means so 0:01:15.560 --> 0:01:17.840 much for real to have you on like you are 0:01:17.880 --> 0:01:18.640 a dream guest. 0:01:19.040 --> 0:01:21.480 Oh my gosh, I can't even process that. I just 0:01:21.480 --> 0:01:23.800 got goosebumps. It doesn't feel real to me. I still 0:01:23.880 --> 0:01:27.160 feel like I'm out to prove so much and I 0:01:27.200 --> 0:01:31.000 want to represent us so well, and just for you 0:01:31.040 --> 0:01:33.000 to say that, it takes me back, girl, It takes 0:01:33.000 --> 0:01:34.720 me back because when I started, it was not like this. 0:01:34.800 --> 0:01:35.440 You know what I'm saying. 0:01:35.520 --> 0:01:36.360 I was a cure. 0:01:37.080 --> 0:01:38.880 I was on the struggle bus. People didn't know how 0:01:38.880 --> 0:01:41.600 to say my name. Where are we? Hey? 0:01:41.640 --> 0:01:43.479 Hey, but you know what, shout out to glo ups, 0:01:43.520 --> 0:01:44.360 shout out to glops. 0:01:44.400 --> 0:01:48.560 Okay, I know that's right. Oh man, thanks for having me, 0:01:48.680 --> 0:01:50.320 Thanks for coming on. Another thing. 0:01:50.560 --> 0:01:52.840 You know. I also want to mention you're Nigerian. I 0:01:52.880 --> 0:01:55.400 did my twenty three and me I'm also Nigerian from 0:01:55.400 --> 0:01:56.680 the e Bow. Try hello. 0:01:57.120 --> 0:01:59.920 What's your percentage? Girl? What's your percentage? You know it? Six? 0:02:00.040 --> 0:02:05.840 See six? You in there, in there, in there and there. 0:02:05.880 --> 0:02:07.160 At this point, I need a new name. 0:02:08.720 --> 0:02:12.000 Amaka amaca beautiful come on, Amca. 0:02:12.040 --> 0:02:12.760 It just came to me. 0:02:14.720 --> 0:02:17.520 Do you like that? Ashanti am I love that? Okay? 0:02:17.560 --> 0:02:19.480 Your forever a maka to me from that one. 0:02:19.639 --> 0:02:22.480 Okay, I'm gonna change my Instagram name after we be 0:02:22.520 --> 0:02:26.200 done with this. But speaking of that, there's a photo 0:02:26.360 --> 0:02:29.280 that we're gonna have someone send you, because girl, why 0:02:29.639 --> 0:02:32.120 everyone and their mom been calling me Meka. 0:02:33.160 --> 0:02:35.680 I went to the w n B A draft. We 0:02:35.760 --> 0:02:37.440 actually saw each other there. 0:02:38.040 --> 0:02:40.639 And they took pictures of me on the orange carpet 0:02:40.800 --> 0:02:45.120 and this like paper posted me as like one of 0:02:45.160 --> 0:02:47.880 the you know, most fashionable looks and my name is 0:02:47.919 --> 0:02:49.160 Necho there. 0:02:49.520 --> 0:02:52.520 First of all, yes, you were most fashionable. I came 0:02:52.600 --> 0:02:53.960 up to you. I was like, I need that. I 0:02:54.000 --> 0:02:54.560 need that now. 0:02:54.680 --> 0:02:58.839 One two, what we're doing, there's too many times where 0:02:58.840 --> 0:03:00.600 we're making this mistake. I just had to go on 0:03:00.639 --> 0:03:03.359 threads and correct somebody too, and I said put them 0:03:03.360 --> 0:03:05.200 in jail, like what's going on here? 0:03:05.400 --> 0:03:06.520 It's not that hard. 0:03:06.880 --> 0:03:12.440 But three three, I will say you do favor us 0:03:12.120 --> 0:03:13.400 to some degree. 0:03:13.760 --> 0:03:15.000 Heavy on that sixty percent. 0:03:15.000 --> 0:03:18.520 Okay, heavy on that sixty Even when you send this picture, 0:03:18.600 --> 0:03:18.920 I looked. 0:03:18.960 --> 0:03:20.600 I was like, oh, I can sort of see it. 0:03:21.320 --> 0:03:26.079 But first of all, out fit tea hair goodlam amazing, 0:03:26.560 --> 0:03:28.720 send me the shirt and you my sister from another 0:03:28.720 --> 0:03:31.680 mister clearly okay, but like, can we do better? Can 0:03:31.720 --> 0:03:35.040 we like proofread these photos? We used to proofread words. 0:03:35.080 --> 0:03:36.640 Can we proofread these photos? 0:03:37.000 --> 0:03:37.360 Mind you? 0:03:37.400 --> 0:03:39.640 They ask for my name, They're like, can you say 0:03:39.640 --> 0:03:42.680 your name into this mic? Like wrote it out everything 0:03:43.480 --> 0:03:44.480 just for them to call me Neka. 0:03:44.560 --> 0:03:46.880 But you know what, shame? I am shame? You want 0:03:46.920 --> 0:03:50.280 to get thrown shame? Yes, the walk of shame. 0:03:50.680 --> 0:03:53.160 Hey, we'll take it though, come on, come on, sister 0:03:53.360 --> 0:03:53.880 number five. 0:03:54.840 --> 0:03:57.360 You heard it here first, y'all, y'all heard it here first. 0:03:58.440 --> 0:04:01.400 But anyways, thank you, thank you so much. That definitely 0:04:01.440 --> 0:04:04.920 just made my day. I definitely want to hop into 0:04:04.920 --> 0:04:07.040 some things that you got going on. And our girl 0:04:07.080 --> 0:04:11.320 AZ has gone on, so there's a huge announcement. By 0:04:11.360 --> 0:04:13.880 the time this comes out, it's already out. I want 0:04:13.880 --> 0:04:19.200 to say congratulations to A Z for signing with Project B. Yay, 0:04:20.640 --> 0:04:24.920 and this is you know major and you you play 0:04:24.920 --> 0:04:27.000 a role in Yes, I Project B. 0:04:27.240 --> 0:04:29.520 Tell us more? How are you involved in Project B? 0:04:29.960 --> 0:04:31.840 First of all, congratulations to a Z. 0:04:32.680 --> 0:04:34.960 But I'm also excited to share that I am an 0:04:35.040 --> 0:04:39.960 advisor to Project me because, as you know, Shanti or Amaka, 0:04:40.080 --> 0:04:44.480 as you know, basketball love it. Basketball just means so 0:04:44.600 --> 0:04:46.839 much to me, and being able to share the game 0:04:46.920 --> 0:04:49.840 globally has been my mission. I know, people see me 0:04:49.920 --> 0:04:52.240 all over the world. I was just in Rwanda in 0:04:52.279 --> 0:04:56.880 the middle of the Eastern and Western Conference finals. I've 0:04:56.960 --> 0:04:59.640 traveled the world. I've played in Italy, I played in China. 0:05:00.000 --> 0:05:02.719 Did my sister who played in Russia. She's played in Poland, 0:05:02.839 --> 0:05:05.279 She's played in China as well. And I feel like 0:05:05.320 --> 0:05:08.240 this is a great opportunity to fill the gap, you know, 0:05:08.440 --> 0:05:11.520 especially with women's hoops, and to be able to bring 0:05:11.560 --> 0:05:14.680 the game to so many more fans. So you can 0:05:14.720 --> 0:05:17.440 add me to the list as an advisor with Candice Parker, 0:05:17.920 --> 0:05:22.960 Lauren Jackson, Cheryl Miller, Sloan Stevens, who I adore, Novak Djokovic. 0:05:23.800 --> 0:05:25.640 This is a squad that's really on the ground floor, 0:05:26.040 --> 0:05:28.799 and so I think it's also important to note because 0:05:28.800 --> 0:05:31.000 you know, I'm someone that like is very heavy into research. 0:05:31.080 --> 0:05:31.240 Right. 0:05:31.680 --> 0:05:35.479 Yes, my team, I'm sure Asy's team have done extensive 0:05:35.520 --> 0:05:40.279 research about Project B. We've done our homework, and you know, 0:05:40.360 --> 0:05:43.080 I think it's important to say that when it comes 0:05:43.080 --> 0:05:46.640 to the investors and the partners. Project B has maintained 0:05:46.680 --> 0:05:48.960 because a lot of people have some you know, conversation 0:05:49.040 --> 0:05:51.960 about like the league and have questions, Project B has 0:05:52.000 --> 0:05:54.560 maintained that every step of the way, there's no Saudi funding, 0:05:54.600 --> 0:05:58.120 no Saudi investment, no Saudi ownership, and they are not 0:05:58.279 --> 0:06:01.520 currently engaged with the group and they haven't worked with 0:06:01.560 --> 0:06:03.880 them for a couple of years now, and so this 0:06:03.920 --> 0:06:05.960 is something that we have researched. This is something that 0:06:06.000 --> 0:06:08.560 we see as a great opportunity for people to grow 0:06:08.600 --> 0:06:11.520 the game globally, to grow their brands. And if you 0:06:11.560 --> 0:06:14.120 think about like the standards that we're experiencing right now 0:06:14.120 --> 0:06:17.279 with the WNBA and so many other leagues, Like the 0:06:17.360 --> 0:06:19.919 investment is there, and I feel like fans you know, 0:06:19.960 --> 0:06:22.480 around the world should be able to partake in it. 0:06:22.880 --> 0:06:25.440 I will probably get into the like the nitty gritty 0:06:25.480 --> 0:06:27.400 the leads on my show Chiney today. I know this 0:06:27.440 --> 0:06:30.200 is your show, but like, as you know, I'm very 0:06:30.279 --> 0:06:33.040 I take the stuff very seriously. So does Azy, So 0:06:33.160 --> 0:06:36.000 does my sister, so do my former teammates Alyssa Thomas, 0:06:36.080 --> 0:06:38.719 I know JJ that have all joined. We just like 0:06:38.800 --> 0:06:40.680 want to see the game continue to grow, and I'm 0:06:40.720 --> 0:06:43.080 just super grateful. I know that's my spiel. I'm done 0:06:43.080 --> 0:06:46.000 with my ted talk, but I'm so excited to be 0:06:46.040 --> 0:06:48.000 an advisor. I'm excited to see a Z join and 0:06:48.320 --> 0:06:50.359 and just help usher these girls as they make the 0:06:50.400 --> 0:06:52.960 next these women as they make this next step and 0:06:52.960 --> 0:06:54.200 this big step in their career. 0:06:54.200 --> 0:06:58.760 That's like my mission. So there you go go, period girl. 0:06:58.800 --> 0:07:01.919 You know ask to seventy six question. I know that's right, Okay. 0:07:02.400 --> 0:07:05.400 I just know I'm super excited to know that you 0:07:05.440 --> 0:07:08.360 are involved, to see that Easy is involved, especially because 0:07:08.400 --> 0:07:11.840 I know she loves to travel, that's all she's talking about. 0:07:11.920 --> 0:07:14.600 Especially she took that trip with Stepha Curry to China 0:07:14.800 --> 0:07:17.640 to see her fans out there. I mean, the girl 0:07:17.720 --> 0:07:19.480 loves to chapel and now she gets to travel and 0:07:19.480 --> 0:07:20.800 play the sport that she loves. 0:07:20.880 --> 0:07:23.680 So I think this is a great opportunity for her. 0:07:24.040 --> 0:07:28.320 And then also her dad played abroad and her mom 0:07:28.400 --> 0:07:30.680 also wanted to play abroad, but then she had her 0:07:30.760 --> 0:07:33.400 so it's just like full circle for her. She gets 0:07:33.400 --> 0:07:35.240 to do all the things that she loves to do, 0:07:35.520 --> 0:07:37.160 her family gets to be a part of it. 0:07:37.320 --> 0:07:38.960 I just I love it for her. 0:07:39.400 --> 0:07:39.640 Yeah. 0:07:39.720 --> 0:07:42.520 Also, like I think that's a great point to note 0:07:42.520 --> 0:07:46.240 because I even remember when Steph took ASY and I 0:07:46.280 --> 0:07:48.640 was like, first of all, shout out to Steph. 0:07:48.480 --> 0:07:51.480 For making sure, you know, women are front and center. 0:07:51.520 --> 0:07:54.680 Also because that's not a normal experience people see Asia 0:07:54.840 --> 0:07:57.320 on her tours as well, Like this is still very 0:07:57.360 --> 0:08:00.920 new for women's basketball, and to see that hype around 0:08:01.200 --> 0:08:04.280 not just stuff but also like the fans for Asy already, 0:08:04.800 --> 0:08:07.360 that to me was super cool. And then, like you mentioned, 0:08:07.760 --> 0:08:10.400 there's so many people that have you know, back this what. 0:08:10.440 --> 0:08:12.880 I'm gonna call hoop OG's like back of my days. 0:08:13.440 --> 0:08:17.640 All the ogs before the WNBA was putting out seven 0:08:17.640 --> 0:08:19.680 figure deals. You know, we were going overseas and I 0:08:19.680 --> 0:08:22.040 think a lot of times because we wanted to spend 0:08:22.080 --> 0:08:22.920 more time at home. 0:08:23.320 --> 0:08:25.760 People thought that we didn't like it being overseas. 0:08:25.800 --> 0:08:27.760 It was grueling, it was hard to play year round, 0:08:28.040 --> 0:08:29.760 but no one would trade those experience. 0:08:29.840 --> 0:08:31.560 One because we're getting paid really well. 0:08:31.600 --> 0:08:34.240 But two because we got to see the world. I'll 0:08:34.280 --> 0:08:37.720 never forget. I played in Italy and I opened my 0:08:38.200 --> 0:08:41.360 back window, which was like terraces, and I just saw 0:08:41.400 --> 0:08:44.840 what you would think was like, was it Chloe Bailey, 0:08:44.920 --> 0:08:48.200 No Halle Bailey and reggae, Jan Page, you Me and 0:08:48.240 --> 0:08:51.319 Tuscany like that was that was what I had. 0:08:51.840 --> 0:08:53.600 That's what I had when I was playing in Italy. 0:08:53.679 --> 0:08:56.760 I went to China, the Hunan Province and we took 0:08:57.040 --> 0:08:59.319 a team that was relegated the year before that made 0:08:59.360 --> 0:09:01.840 it to the top. I actually had my career high. 0:09:01.920 --> 0:09:04.560 And also side note, ate some of the best fried 0:09:04.600 --> 0:09:08.160 chicken on my life playing in China, girl, Yes, and 0:09:08.400 --> 0:09:13.120 some of it came from McDonald's McDonald's. I know I 0:09:13.760 --> 0:09:16.200 got up to an excited question, but my point is, 0:09:16.240 --> 0:09:19.960 like I ate MCDs, I traveled. I remember being in 0:09:20.040 --> 0:09:22.679 China and so many people were there. I mean, you 0:09:22.720 --> 0:09:24.760 had the experience where people I knew I was the 0:09:24.760 --> 0:09:27.440 first black woman that they saw, you know, in these 0:09:27.480 --> 0:09:30.319 certain areas. But it also was like this off for 0:09:30.640 --> 0:09:33.520 women's basketball and I got to experience that. I went 0:09:33.559 --> 0:09:36.719 to Russia and saw my sister playing Course and they 0:09:36.720 --> 0:09:40.080 were like a top team. And I remember seeing Mekka 0:09:40.120 --> 0:09:42.440 when she was playing for Course and I'd go, you 0:09:42.480 --> 0:09:46.559 know you since you honorary Nigeria. Now they're Nigerians everywhere, 0:09:46.640 --> 0:09:49.880 and so when Neha joined them, when Naha joined the 0:09:49.880 --> 0:09:51.880 team in course, Russia, which by the way is very 0:09:51.880 --> 0:09:54.559 close to Ukraine, and at that time, people were like, hey, 0:09:54.600 --> 0:09:56.200 there's this like thing brewing. 0:09:56.280 --> 0:09:57.080 It was a little. 0:09:56.840 --> 0:10:00.400 Scary, but still there were people were like so on 0:10:00.440 --> 0:10:03.080 the weekends, there was a Nigerian community in Russia that 0:10:03.120 --> 0:10:05.880 came to all of Mecca's games just because Nekka was playing. 0:10:05.920 --> 0:10:09.320 For course, Like, there's so many cool moments about the 0:10:09.360 --> 0:10:11.640 game globally that we don't want to miss, and I 0:10:11.640 --> 0:10:14.760 think like Project B is bringing an opportunity to support 0:10:14.800 --> 0:10:17.400 these women kind of like in that Grand Prix style, 0:10:17.840 --> 0:10:19.920 which is like super exciting right now, where you go 0:10:19.960 --> 0:10:22.640 from city to city and you are treated really well 0:10:22.720 --> 0:10:25.360 and you know they understand the women that like they're 0:10:25.400 --> 0:10:27.439 signing up and that they're representing. And so I'm just 0:10:27.720 --> 0:10:29.560 I'm just glad to like you can tell the passion 0:10:29.559 --> 0:10:32.199 for the global game is here. For myself, I'm excited 0:10:32.200 --> 0:10:34.480 for Asy as well, but like it's there are a 0:10:34.520 --> 0:10:36.280 lot of really good memories overseas as well. 0:10:36.520 --> 0:10:39.520 Absolutely, I had the opportunity to play basketball overseas and 0:10:39.800 --> 0:10:42.560 I was in Australia, Germany, Czech Republic, and I really 0:10:42.600 --> 0:10:46.240 think about what I've had those opportunities to travel and 0:10:46.280 --> 0:10:49.120 see the world in that way, Like it's just really 0:10:49.280 --> 0:10:52.800 different and I appreciate every moment of it and I 0:10:52.840 --> 0:10:54.800 would do it again if I had new knees. 0:10:55.040 --> 0:10:57.719 So, so where can we watch the games? You can 0:10:57.760 --> 0:10:59.439 watch the games on YouTube. 0:10:59.480 --> 0:11:03.400 The entire tour of Project B is accessible via YouTube, 0:11:03.440 --> 0:11:07.400 so that every fan everywhere can watch. There's no barriers. 0:11:07.480 --> 0:11:10.480 So I'm so excited that it'll be accessible for everybody. 0:11:10.679 --> 0:11:13.200 Congrats again to a Z. Shout out to her. You 0:11:13.240 --> 0:11:14.280 know you said the ogs. 0:11:14.280 --> 0:11:18.079 She's one of the first young US based born players 0:11:18.120 --> 0:11:19.160 to sign with the league. 0:11:19.200 --> 0:11:26.560 So oh yeah, let me tell you az motion motion, I. 0:11:26.040 --> 0:11:31.000 Adore you cannot get exactly you know what. 0:11:31.240 --> 0:11:35.160 I really don't drink. I really don't drink. No, I 0:11:35.200 --> 0:11:39.120 just like girl, I listen to your show. I've been 0:11:39.320 --> 0:11:41.840 excited to like join and I just want to say 0:11:42.400 --> 0:11:45.200 for Azy, like, I am so proud of her. She 0:11:45.600 --> 0:11:49.200 handled you know, because I cover the game, going to Yukon, 0:11:49.920 --> 0:11:53.040 the injuries, the highs, the lows, getting to the pinnacle, 0:11:53.200 --> 0:11:56.959 being a professional, like the grace that she exudes as 0:11:56.960 --> 0:12:00.800 she's navigating her transition, and also like finding her game, 0:12:00.840 --> 0:12:03.160 which is found by the way, like it's there, like 0:12:03.240 --> 0:12:06.320 she's doing her thing. I just I met her mom, 0:12:06.320 --> 0:12:08.360 I met her brother during the tournament. I think she's 0:12:08.400 --> 0:12:11.720 just one of a kind. She I love that she is, 0:12:12.040 --> 0:12:14.880 you know, one of the stars of the league because 0:12:14.880 --> 0:12:18.000 I think she brings it so much positivity, joy, class 0:12:18.360 --> 0:12:21.040 and just represents like everything that's good in hoops. So 0:12:21.080 --> 0:12:24.319 she ain't here, but I gotta say for her people. 0:12:24.480 --> 0:12:26.360 Listen today, thank you so much. 0:12:26.800 --> 0:12:29.920 Thank you so much for saying that, because they love 0:12:29.960 --> 0:12:32.719 you back one, But also I was gonna say, you 0:12:32.840 --> 0:12:35.680 always show support, Like I watch you the way you 0:12:35.720 --> 0:12:38.120 cover the game. I think your feedback is always fair 0:12:38.720 --> 0:12:43.520 and like positive and awesome. And my question was going 0:12:43.559 --> 0:12:47.360 to be, like, what about asy resonates with you, like 0:12:47.400 --> 0:12:50.000 either as a player or as a person, And any 0:12:50.080 --> 0:12:54.600 advice for our girl that you got in her rookie season. 0:12:54.800 --> 0:12:55.800 I got you, okay. 0:12:55.920 --> 0:12:58.120 So One, it's kind of ironic that I'm wearing this 0:12:58.160 --> 0:12:59.959 Shady the Stanford hoodie. 0:13:00.160 --> 0:13:00.720 Close your ears. 0:13:00.760 --> 0:13:02.600 I know Yukon is great, but like, the reason why 0:13:02.640 --> 0:13:05.160 I love Azy is because she reminds me of my teammates. 0:13:05.200 --> 0:13:07.559 She feels like a Stanford thoroughly. For me, she's a 0:13:07.600 --> 0:13:10.719 student of the game. She's a great teammate, she's a specialist. 0:13:10.760 --> 0:13:13.199 One thing that I knew playing for tar vand of 0:13:13.200 --> 0:13:16.360 Beer Hall of Famer was that she said, whatever you do, 0:13:16.360 --> 0:13:17.600 do it to the best of your ability. 0:13:17.600 --> 0:13:18.920 For me, I was athletic. 0:13:18.960 --> 0:13:20.800 I could finish, I could run, I could rebound, and 0:13:20.880 --> 0:13:22.480 I would just go at it moniacally. 0:13:22.800 --> 0:13:24.920 Right. Asy is a phenomenal shooter. 0:13:24.960 --> 0:13:27.080 She has some other she has other skills that are 0:13:27.120 --> 0:13:29.800 like more underrated because her shooting is so great. And 0:13:29.880 --> 0:13:31.880 so I think, as she's the type of player that 0:13:31.920 --> 0:13:33.079 I look at and I'm like, dang, I wish I 0:13:33.080 --> 0:13:34.800 could have played with her if these knees were different, 0:13:34.840 --> 0:13:37.680 you know, And that's what I admire. Let me tell 0:13:37.720 --> 0:13:41.320 you so that as a player, and then also it 0:13:41.400 --> 0:13:44.320 is not easy to be a number one pick, to 0:13:44.400 --> 0:13:46.600 be thrown into the fire and a circumstance with a 0:13:46.640 --> 0:13:49.560 new coach, with a number of players and teammates that 0:13:49.600 --> 0:13:53.160 are veterans that you know have the ball, and then 0:13:53.200 --> 0:13:55.200 to be able to go into that circumstance. 0:13:55.240 --> 0:13:56.359 Because when I was drafted. 0:13:56.160 --> 0:13:58.480 Number one, I was in the good my team, we 0:13:58.480 --> 0:14:00.360 were at the bottom of the league. I knew I 0:14:00.360 --> 0:14:01.959 was about to play forty minutes a game. I knew 0:14:01.960 --> 0:14:04.120 I could shoot how many shots I wanted. Girl, we 0:14:04.120 --> 0:14:04.840 were going through. 0:14:04.720 --> 0:14:06.200 It, you know what I mean. But I was telling 0:14:06.360 --> 0:14:08.400 you got to go through it to get to it right. 0:14:08.720 --> 0:14:12.960 And so they're different as she has the like anomaly 0:14:13.400 --> 0:14:15.280 because she's a number one pick going to a good 0:14:15.320 --> 0:14:19.080 situation and that is so hard to navigate. And one 0:14:19.080 --> 0:14:22.000 thing I would advise her is like, don't let anyone. 0:14:22.560 --> 0:14:25.240 Don't make yourself small to make anybody else comfortable. Don't 0:14:25.320 --> 0:14:28.480 let anyone dim your shine because when she is great, 0:14:28.520 --> 0:14:31.800 she's the type of player that you win. Everyone else 0:14:31.800 --> 0:14:33.920 plays better because she's so smart. She doesn't turn over 0:14:33.960 --> 0:14:36.440 the ball like when she is aggressive. It's a better 0:14:36.480 --> 0:14:39.040 thing for the team. And so I learned this lesson 0:14:39.040 --> 0:14:41.880 in a big way. When I left, and I said left, 0:14:42.080 --> 0:14:43.680 I traded, but I sort of forced my way out 0:14:43.720 --> 0:14:47.360 of Connecticut to Los Angeles. And when I was there, 0:14:47.400 --> 0:14:49.400 I was an All Star already. I was so excited 0:14:49.400 --> 0:14:50.880 as a number one pick. But I was playing with 0:14:50.960 --> 0:14:53.200 Kandice Parker, I was playing with Mekka, I was playing 0:14:53.200 --> 0:14:56.240 with Chelsea Gray, and I sort of made myself small 0:14:56.360 --> 0:14:59.160 mentally because I didn't want to disturb what they had done. 0:14:59.200 --> 0:15:01.480 They want a championshi up in twenty sixteen, like I 0:15:01.520 --> 0:15:03.240 want to win a championship Like so, I it was 0:15:03.280 --> 0:15:05.360 cool coming off the bench, but I think I made 0:15:05.400 --> 0:15:08.680 myself small to make others comfortable instead of just being 0:15:08.680 --> 0:15:11.000 like when I'm I know I play the right way, 0:15:11.000 --> 0:15:12.960 like I know I hustle, I know I can lead, Like, 0:15:13.480 --> 0:15:15.640 let me take up space. And that's my advice to her, 0:15:15.720 --> 0:15:19.280 don't be afraid to take up space. And because she's 0:15:19.320 --> 0:15:23.320 such a pure hooper in all aspects of how she 0:15:23.480 --> 0:15:27.440 is coachable and how she approaches reads like, so that 0:15:27.560 --> 0:15:29.880 is my heart to heart sister advice to Azy. 0:15:30.120 --> 0:15:32.440 She already got it though, Like she got it good. 0:15:32.760 --> 0:15:33.440 She got it good. 0:15:33.560 --> 0:15:36.200 It's just about you know, taking a day by day, 0:15:36.200 --> 0:15:38.880 possession by possession, and just submitting to the process. And 0:15:39.200 --> 0:15:41.160 you know, Neck and I always talk about this because 0:15:41.160 --> 0:15:43.920 she's navigating her own journey as well. It's like when 0:15:43.960 --> 0:15:46.040 you do things the right way, that is what truly 0:15:46.120 --> 0:15:48.680 is sustainable, not only for you playing a game, but 0:15:48.720 --> 0:15:51.280 also for your entire career. And so everything ends up 0:15:51.320 --> 0:15:53.200 working itself out and I'm sure everything will work out 0:15:53.240 --> 0:15:53.480 for her. 0:16:00.720 --> 0:16:04.160 Yes, Oh my goodness, girl, I'm feeling motivated. 0:16:04.360 --> 0:16:07.920 Like that is really great advice for real. 0:16:08.080 --> 0:16:11.120 And yeah, like Asy plays the game the right way, 0:16:11.720 --> 0:16:13.560 Like as he plays the game the right way. 0:16:13.680 --> 0:16:16.479 I love the advice about taking up space. 0:16:16.280 --> 0:16:20.800 Like full stop, full stop and fully who you are 0:16:20.880 --> 0:16:21.640 in take up space. 0:16:21.720 --> 0:16:25.480 I love that she's gonna love that. Thank you got, y'all. 0:16:27.280 --> 0:16:30.200 So I do want to talk about more of what 0:16:30.240 --> 0:16:34.560 you got going on. Let's tell us more about today. Okay, 0:16:35.160 --> 0:16:35.920 thank you so much. 0:16:36.360 --> 0:16:39.760 Today is a new digital show with Omaha and ESPN, 0:16:40.360 --> 0:16:43.360 and I'm thrilled because, as you know, I'm on my 0:16:43.400 --> 0:16:48.240 fifty eleven shows. Okay, and it is a lot, but 0:16:48.280 --> 0:16:51.000 it is a blessing and I don't take these opportunities 0:16:51.000 --> 0:16:54.440 for granted. My primary responsibility is being on NBA Today 0:16:54.440 --> 0:16:56.440 every day. Then I'll be on Sports Center. I'll be 0:16:56.480 --> 0:17:01.000 debating first Take right, stephen A. I'll DONBA Countdown. I 0:17:01.120 --> 0:17:03.520 used to do NBA Countdown right, So I did a 0:17:03.560 --> 0:17:07.119 lot of shows and primarily I covered the NBA. But 0:17:07.760 --> 0:17:10.080 the last four years, you know, I've been waiting for 0:17:10.119 --> 0:17:12.760 this opportunity, but like finally they free me a little bit, 0:17:12.880 --> 0:17:15.320 and so I got to go back to covering the 0:17:15.760 --> 0:17:17.119 W and women's basketball. 0:17:17.560 --> 0:17:19.679 Lord, I was just like, you know, but hey, it 0:17:19.760 --> 0:17:20.400 all worked. 0:17:20.160 --> 0:17:24.240 Out, and I just started realizing that the same way 0:17:24.240 --> 0:17:27.639 that you can love what Asia Wilson is doing, or 0:17:27.640 --> 0:17:30.480 what As is doing, or what Page is doing, or 0:17:30.520 --> 0:17:33.320 what anybody in the W is doing, is the same 0:17:33.320 --> 0:17:34.720 way that you could have just followed the New York 0:17:34.800 --> 0:17:39.800 Knicks and love Jalen Brunson and Ognaobi and victuawebbing Yama. 0:17:39.840 --> 0:17:42.040 When you're a hoops fan, it all can exist in 0:17:42.080 --> 0:17:44.760 one conversation. And so that's what I'm trying to create 0:17:44.760 --> 0:17:46.600 with Shane today because that's my existence. 0:17:47.200 --> 0:17:48.320 One hour, I'm. 0:17:48.200 --> 0:17:50.359 Talking, oh my gosh, what does this mean for the 0:17:50.359 --> 0:17:52.440 future of the San Antonio Spurs, And the other hour, 0:17:52.480 --> 0:17:54.440 I'm saying, all right, we've got the New York Liberty 0:17:54.440 --> 0:17:57.080 taken on the Los Angeles Sparks, right, But whop fans 0:17:57.160 --> 0:18:01.080 now understand both because like it's been a fight for 0:18:01.119 --> 0:18:04.520 so long for people to realize like the power, potential 0:18:04.560 --> 0:18:08.120 reality of what women's basketball players are doing. Like you right, Amaka, 0:18:08.200 --> 0:18:12.440 But but now I think we're out of playing fields 0:18:12.440 --> 0:18:15.199 where people like the divide has been bridged and you 0:18:15.240 --> 0:18:17.040 can be a fan of both. And I think more 0:18:17.040 --> 0:18:19.639 people are actually loving the w and women's basketball because 0:18:20.240 --> 0:18:23.040 you know, we got we got storylines, We've got people 0:18:23.119 --> 0:18:25.640 like playing the right way, Like you can see all 0:18:25.720 --> 0:18:28.879 aspects of the game, and it's like on the rise. 0:18:28.880 --> 0:18:31.040 So you're getting in at a time where you're on 0:18:31.080 --> 0:18:33.320 the rise with these players. And so TOAY Today is 0:18:33.320 --> 0:18:35.119 a digital show where we bring all of that together. 0:18:35.680 --> 0:18:37.920 If you're a hoop fan, we talk about all hoops. 0:18:38.000 --> 0:18:41.600 Everything gets covered, and then of course we talk about 0:18:41.640 --> 0:18:43.800 you know, some tea likes, you know, so cultural thing, 0:18:43.920 --> 0:18:45.720 come on, just some fun stuff. 0:18:47.200 --> 0:18:49.160 You have the audience who really want to hear about 0:18:49.200 --> 0:18:51.040 the stats and the hoops, and then the audience who 0:18:51.040 --> 0:18:52.960 want to hear about the little bit of the tea like. 0:18:52.960 --> 0:18:54.200 Yeah, like they want to be like, oh did you 0:18:54.280 --> 0:18:57.200 see did you get to see Jordan Woods clutch? 0:18:57.480 --> 0:18:58.879 I was like, yes, I saw that, And I was like, 0:18:58.960 --> 0:19:00.000 dank when you drop it? 0:19:00.280 --> 0:19:03.359 Come on, come on she I'm surprised she didn't have 0:19:03.400 --> 0:19:05.760 them ready to go, like selling them outside of them. 0:19:05.800 --> 0:19:07.280 I would have been I would have been like this, 0:19:07.440 --> 0:19:10.640 like to my distributors like, can we expedite this ship? 0:19:11.880 --> 0:19:13.280 No, no, no, no no. 0:19:13.440 --> 0:19:15.879 In New York, they already got that clutch on the streets, like, hey, 0:19:15.920 --> 0:19:16.800 you see the clutch here. 0:19:16.880 --> 0:19:19.480 This is one hundred percent this We'll get into it. 0:19:19.880 --> 0:19:20.600 But this shirt. 0:19:21.160 --> 0:19:23.000 Why Right after the win, I go outside of the 0:19:23.040 --> 0:19:26.080 watch party and they're already selling it. Championship. They were ready, 0:19:26.800 --> 0:19:30.720 they were ready. New York never plays, never play. 0:19:30.680 --> 0:19:33.119 Doesn't miss an opportunity to get a dollar. I respect it. 0:19:33.320 --> 0:19:36.920 Okay, So I'm excited and they can look forward to 0:19:36.920 --> 0:19:38.600 seeing that twice a week. 0:19:38.720 --> 0:19:42.880 Yes, twice a week on ESPN, on YouTube everywhere. So yeah, 0:19:42.960 --> 0:19:47.320 check it out today. Subscribe comments like review, I appreciate 0:19:47.320 --> 0:19:47.560 you all. 0:19:47.960 --> 0:19:51.560 Okay, wait, I do want to know who is your 0:19:51.800 --> 0:19:55.520 dream guest, Like who do you want to interview? Like 0:19:55.600 --> 0:19:57.679 you have no it could be dead or alive. It 0:19:57.720 --> 0:19:59.600 all mattered dream guests number one guests. 0:20:00.680 --> 0:20:03.679 I have my I have my intruth, I have my 0:20:03.720 --> 0:20:07.040 intrusive thoughts, but I probably should keep my intrusive thoughts away. 0:20:08.480 --> 0:20:10.240 The first thing I said, the. 0:20:10.200 --> 0:20:13.840 Second thought, I'm gonna say my second thought. Okay, but everyone, yeah, okay, 0:20:14.000 --> 0:20:17.600 we'll do that for the side side. So my my, 0:20:18.560 --> 0:20:20.320 I think, like what came to my mind was Beyonce. 0:20:20.520 --> 0:20:24.240 I'm from Houston, you know, so like literally when I 0:20:24.240 --> 0:20:26.200 blinked close my eyes, I saw Beyonce. 0:20:26.320 --> 0:20:27.600 I would love to learn. 0:20:27.440 --> 0:20:30.920 From her, her work, ethic, her path, like her decision 0:20:30.960 --> 0:20:35.800 making all these things. Beyonce, by far is probably number one. 0:20:35.800 --> 0:20:37.280 I'm trying to think of who else, but yeah, Beyonce 0:20:37.359 --> 0:20:38.240 is the person I want to interview. 0:20:38.320 --> 0:20:40.360 Yeah, for sure, that's a good one. Girl. 0:20:40.359 --> 0:20:42.920 That's pretty hard to top. Honestly, Beyonce, if you hear this, 0:20:43.000 --> 0:20:46.280 please come on this show too. Yeah, we can do 0:20:46.280 --> 0:20:52.280 a home at home please, I pray it right now. 0:20:54.720 --> 0:20:55.480 Oh my goodness. 0:20:55.560 --> 0:20:59.399 Okay, so we did tap on a little bit. You 0:20:59.480 --> 0:21:01.800 have a lot going on, you have your show coming out, 0:21:02.280 --> 0:21:07.000 doing the NBA Finals. I mean, as someone who has 0:21:07.080 --> 0:21:11.000 watched you and supported your career for many years and 0:21:11.080 --> 0:21:14.080 also another woman in sport, I want to know more about, 0:21:14.119 --> 0:21:16.639 like what life is like for you, like on the 0:21:16.720 --> 0:21:20.119 road traveling, krying of make these different shows different. 0:21:20.400 --> 0:21:21.640 You know, you got to cover so much. 0:21:21.640 --> 0:21:23.280 You're in New York, one day, you're in la and 0:21:23.320 --> 0:21:25.120 another day you're in Africa. 0:21:25.200 --> 0:21:28.040 The next day, so like tell us what that's like. 0:21:28.560 --> 0:21:30.440 Thank you so much for this question, because it feels 0:21:30.520 --> 0:21:35.280 like a wellness check and people that ask this I 0:21:35.320 --> 0:21:38.040 appreciate because it feels like they care about Chinee the 0:21:38.080 --> 0:21:40.240 person and not Chaney like who they see on air, 0:21:41.400 --> 0:21:43.280 and so I get to sort of share what my 0:21:43.359 --> 0:21:44.000 day to day is. 0:21:44.920 --> 0:21:46.280 Whoo, so should we? 0:21:46.320 --> 0:21:50.159 I'm going to put in the context of probably the 0:21:50.680 --> 0:21:51.880 past three weeks. 0:21:52.119 --> 0:21:53.680 To be honest, from. 0:21:53.640 --> 0:21:57.399 February to now, I probably haven't been at my place 0:21:57.560 --> 0:22:01.280 here in LA for more than two nights in a row. 0:22:02.119 --> 0:22:03.520 That's how crazy the grind is. 0:22:03.560 --> 0:22:07.920 Because February we have Women's College Game Day, so we're 0:22:08.000 --> 0:22:11.560 leading into these big games. March we have the tournament. 0:22:11.720 --> 0:22:15.560 April we have the tournament that leads into the WNBA Draft. 0:22:16.119 --> 0:22:18.639 May starts the NBA playoffs, and then we go on 0:22:18.640 --> 0:22:21.320 the road for the Eastern or Western Conference finals and 0:22:21.359 --> 0:22:23.840 the NBA Finals. And then I'm also an ambassador for 0:22:23.920 --> 0:22:26.720 the Basketball Africa League, which I love and adore. As 0:22:26.760 --> 0:22:30.200 you know, I'm a Nija girl, best of the both worlds. 0:22:30.200 --> 0:22:32.119 I always tell people, you know, born and raised in Houston, Texas, 0:22:32.160 --> 0:22:35.399 but with Nigerian blood, American opportunities have helped transform me. 0:22:35.480 --> 0:22:39.080 But the Nigerian spirit of determination, African spirit, that essence 0:22:39.400 --> 0:22:42.720 has helped me like stay motivated and has changed my 0:22:42.760 --> 0:22:45.560 perspective on so much. But yeah, Drop popped over to 0:22:45.600 --> 0:22:47.879 Rwanda for the Basketball Africa League Finals, came back to 0:22:47.880 --> 0:22:50.199 work the NBA Finals. It's a lot. A day of 0:22:50.280 --> 0:22:53.399 my life is probably like on a slow day, I 0:22:53.440 --> 0:22:56.120 wake up, I go do hot yoga here in La 0:22:57.080 --> 0:23:01.040 I by around eight, so that's a six or six 0:23:01.040 --> 0:23:04.040 fifteen or like I stop playing girl. Let me tell you. 0:23:04.080 --> 0:23:06.480 Hot yoga gets me right. The sculpt class is it, 0:23:07.080 --> 0:23:09.520 and so I do that. I have a peloton treadmill 0:23:09.560 --> 0:23:12.480 over here. I'll like work on the treadmill. Then around 0:23:12.560 --> 0:23:15.920 by a I'm talking to my agent, disrupt the game. 0:23:16.520 --> 0:23:18.439 Just trying to make sure I have my businesses in 0:23:18.640 --> 0:23:21.760 order and like my meetings and my opportunities all in order. 0:23:22.240 --> 0:23:24.399 And then I have a show call every day at 0:23:24.480 --> 0:23:27.240 nine thirty in the morning to prepare for NBA today. 0:23:27.800 --> 0:23:30.919 I travel to NBA today downtown around ten, get there 0:23:30.960 --> 0:23:34.080 by ten thirty. I do research. I sit down with 0:23:34.119 --> 0:23:37.240 the researchers. So everything that you see on air, you 0:23:37.240 --> 0:23:39.720 know Jeremy Lynn actually asked me this during cause he's 0:23:39.760 --> 0:23:42.000 like stepping more into broadcasts. He's like, how do you 0:23:42.040 --> 0:23:43.840 do what you're doing? Like do you memorize you do this? 0:23:44.119 --> 0:23:46.040 I think because like I'm a creature of habit. I 0:23:46.040 --> 0:23:48.280 have a system. And also, let's be real here, Okay, 0:23:48.880 --> 0:23:51.480 as a woman, when I started where people didn't understand 0:23:51.480 --> 0:23:53.800 why a woman would be speaking on the NBA as 0:23:53.800 --> 0:23:57.159 a sports center analyst, I realize that people cannot deny 0:23:57.240 --> 0:23:59.560 facts and figures, and if I had an opinion like 0:23:59.560 --> 0:24:02.240 all the guys that played in the NBA, they would 0:24:02.240 --> 0:24:03.080 be like, what does she know? 0:24:03.240 --> 0:24:03.440 Right? 0:24:03.520 --> 0:24:07.000 So I will always give you a format like saying, 0:24:07.040 --> 0:24:10.280 you know, Jalen Brunson is the best Knicks player in 0:24:10.640 --> 0:24:12.879 you know, NBA history. He's the best person to wear 0:24:13.000 --> 0:24:16.080 neck jersey. Why because his usage was this. His blah 0:24:16.080 --> 0:24:17.800 blah blah was that like, I will hit you with 0:24:17.840 --> 0:24:20.520 the numbers to support my theory. And that's largely because 0:24:20.520 --> 0:24:24.840 I realized that people would question my knowledge despite probably 0:24:24.840 --> 0:24:27.919 being like the highest quote unquote ranked like player like 0:24:27.960 --> 0:24:30.240 two time I'll start compared to like Perk or Richard 0:24:30.320 --> 0:24:32.080 or you know, but those guys are champions, so I 0:24:32.080 --> 0:24:34.879 can't even say that, but I guess my point is 0:24:34.880 --> 0:24:37.560 that I'll sit down with a researcher and that's my process, 0:24:37.600 --> 0:24:38.560 like my sacred time. 0:24:38.760 --> 0:24:40.320 For at least thirty to forty five minutes. 0:24:40.359 --> 0:24:43.080 I'm like looking at the numbers and then you know, 0:24:43.119 --> 0:24:44.720 go and do hair and makeup, do the show from 0:24:44.720 --> 0:24:47.159 twelve to one. At times I'm doing first take or 0:24:47.200 --> 0:24:49.399 get up as early as five in the morning, seven 0:24:49.440 --> 0:24:52.359 in the morning doing sports, and as late as ten PM. 0:24:52.840 --> 0:24:57.679 So it's a lot of TV. But I will say this, 0:24:57.760 --> 0:25:01.040 that's high season. In other seasons it gets at a 0:25:01.040 --> 0:25:04.400 little bit chill. But like you know, I feel bad 0:25:04.480 --> 0:25:08.760 because I'm not a good communicator despite what you see 0:25:08.800 --> 0:25:12.560 on air. So like, for example, Shanty, if you text 0:25:12.560 --> 0:25:14.800 me like, hey, girl, what's that how you doing? I'll 0:25:14.800 --> 0:25:17.640 be on air for a first take hit at eight 0:25:17.680 --> 0:25:18.480 in the morning. I'll see that. 0:25:18.480 --> 0:25:19.679 I'm like, oh, what's that girl like? 0:25:19.840 --> 0:25:21.760 But I mentally respond, but I don't text you back, 0:25:22.320 --> 0:25:25.119 and then I'll go and do my job and then 0:25:25.119 --> 0:25:26.480 I'm like, oh, I got to get to shout a chancy. 0:25:26.560 --> 0:25:27.720 And then by the time I get home. 0:25:27.640 --> 0:25:29.600 Later that night, around like four, I'm like, oh, I 0:25:29.600 --> 0:25:30.919 got late night sports and I was like I'm hit. 0:25:30.960 --> 0:25:32.320 I'm like, dang, it's too late to hit her back. 0:25:32.800 --> 0:25:36.359 So it ends up snowballing. And so everyone knows if 0:25:36.400 --> 0:25:39.960 you want to catch me, sis, call me, because like 0:25:40.400 --> 0:25:42.200 call me and then my phone is ringing. I'm like, 0:25:42.320 --> 0:25:43.959 you know, it's just a different brain cell. So I'll 0:25:44.000 --> 0:25:46.239 be like, Okay, you know I'm a call girl. I'm 0:25:46.280 --> 0:25:48.560 not a text girl because text just get snowballed. So 0:25:48.640 --> 0:25:50.720 like that's my life. Or like I was in almost 0:25:50.760 --> 0:25:52.480 a different city, so I flew and I know this 0:25:52.520 --> 0:25:54.960 is getting super long, so please forgive me, but I. 0:25:54.880 --> 0:25:55.840 Was hearing keep going. 0:25:56.440 --> 0:25:58.879 I was here in La working in studio, just finished 0:25:58.880 --> 0:26:02.359 working WNBA. Then I go to San Antonio for Games 0:26:02.400 --> 0:26:05.439 one of the NBA Finals. I'm there for two days 0:26:05.800 --> 0:26:08.680 and then I fly to Bristol to go do two 0:26:08.920 --> 0:26:13.040 WNBA countdowns in Bristol, so I missed Game three of 0:26:13.119 --> 0:26:15.600 the finals. But then in the middle of that, I 0:26:15.640 --> 0:26:18.280 do Sports Center for Game three in Bristol, Connecticut. I 0:26:18.400 --> 0:26:21.240 make Thank God, Lord Jesus, I was assigned for Game four. 0:26:21.359 --> 0:26:24.520 I was there Game four at the Garden. Made that 0:26:25.600 --> 0:26:29.199 yes girl, And then I went home to LA to 0:26:29.320 --> 0:26:32.600 do studio shows on standby to travel back if it 0:26:32.640 --> 0:26:34.520 was going to be Nixon six. So that was a 0:26:34.560 --> 0:26:36.320 ping pong And then I'm back here and I'm doing 0:26:36.359 --> 0:26:38.359 studio work this week, but then I have to go 0:26:38.400 --> 0:26:41.640 do Bristol to do countdown for this weekend. 0:26:41.680 --> 0:26:42.960 You know what I mean. Oh, I forget that. I'm 0:26:42.960 --> 0:26:45.240 like spilling so much tea because this is like early whatever. 0:26:45.280 --> 0:26:49.600 But it's okay, I'm eating it up. It's a crazy life. 0:26:49.600 --> 0:26:51.520 But like I you know, and I'm not gonna lie 0:26:51.560 --> 0:26:54.400 like I wish I had more control of like cause 0:26:54.440 --> 0:26:55.480 I'm a homebody. 0:26:55.480 --> 0:26:56.520 I don't get outside much. 0:26:56.560 --> 0:26:58.920 I just love, you know, watching these games at my house, 0:26:58.960 --> 0:27:03.480 eating food, watching TV shows. I wish I was able 0:27:03.520 --> 0:27:06.000 to be more intentional with like the other aspects of 0:27:06.000 --> 0:27:07.920 my life. But I get fulfilled its because like Mecca's 0:27:07.960 --> 0:27:10.320 back home in LA and so I get to see 0:27:10.320 --> 0:27:11.640 her a lot, get to go to her game. 0:27:11.760 --> 0:27:13.560 So like, life is good, but it is. 0:27:13.560 --> 0:27:16.760 A little chaotic. That's the super long answer. But that's 0:27:16.760 --> 0:27:17.800 like a little bit of my life. 0:27:17.880 --> 0:27:20.040 Well one, thank you for taking the time to chat 0:27:20.040 --> 0:27:22.280 with us, Okay, in that very busy scuest role. 0:27:22.680 --> 0:27:23.679 I do recognize this. 0:27:24.200 --> 0:27:27.760 And then two, how do you like take time to 0:27:27.840 --> 0:27:28.639 fill your cup? 0:27:28.760 --> 0:27:30.440 Girl? Like that's a lot. 0:27:30.520 --> 0:27:32.679 And I know your sister's back at home and you 0:27:32.760 --> 0:27:34.280 mentioned that, and I know you do a little bit 0:27:34.320 --> 0:27:37.480 of hot yoga, but it seems like you can't put 0:27:37.520 --> 0:27:39.919 two days together where you're not working. So how do 0:27:40.000 --> 0:27:42.840 you make sure you're not pouring from like an empty cup? 0:27:43.440 --> 0:27:46.159 To be honest, I am, and it's actually interesting that 0:27:46.160 --> 0:27:48.800 I'm like playing with my necklace. I am not good 0:27:48.800 --> 0:27:51.840 at that, and I'm trying to be more intentional about that. 0:27:52.000 --> 0:27:54.320 I'm even like trying to get a therapist because I 0:27:54.359 --> 0:27:56.560 feel like I need someone to hold me accountable to 0:27:56.600 --> 0:27:59.520 fill my cup. I just feel blessed because my name 0:27:59.600 --> 0:28:04.000 is chin So. Chinanya is Ebo and it means God gives. 0:28:04.040 --> 0:28:06.240 And my middle name is joy and so my mom 0:28:06.240 --> 0:28:08.760 always tells people be careful what you name a child, 0:28:08.800 --> 0:28:11.679 that's what they become every day. I feel so grateful, 0:28:11.720 --> 0:28:14.199 like to live my life, to have this job, to 0:28:14.240 --> 0:28:17.760 have this platform, that it just energizes me. It's just natural, right, 0:28:18.200 --> 0:28:22.680 But I've realized that, like I need to fill my cup, right, 0:28:22.880 --> 0:28:25.920 So I this is the like small things that I do. 0:28:27.200 --> 0:28:29.720 I'm not a late person because clearly I do too much. 0:28:29.880 --> 0:28:34.119 But like I'll go and have a solo lunch situation 0:28:34.840 --> 0:28:36.440 and I'll go to my favorite place because I don't 0:28:36.440 --> 0:28:38.720 live far from like Rodeo. It's called Ovra. I'll go 0:28:38.800 --> 0:28:41.680 have a lunch there, sit, bring a book, bring my computer. 0:28:41.720 --> 0:28:43.600 So I'm trying to like get outside more because I 0:28:43.600 --> 0:28:46.640 feel like being in La. I'm going at one point, 0:28:46.640 --> 0:28:48.080 at some point in my life, I'm gonna be like 0:28:48.120 --> 0:28:50.720 I lived in La, but I'm not like seeing the 0:28:50.760 --> 0:28:52.880 ocean and I not feeling the breeze. So I'm trying 0:28:52.920 --> 0:28:57.160 to intentionally get myself outside do things. I have like 0:28:57.240 --> 0:28:59.080 bucket lists of things. I want to go to one 0:28:59.120 --> 0:29:02.400 of those Candle Light Symphony kind of cool turnt up concerts, 0:29:02.920 --> 0:29:06.000 and so like that's my goal. That's definitely my goal. 0:29:06.120 --> 0:29:08.600 But I need help. So if you got ideas to 0:29:08.640 --> 0:29:11.520 help me, like, please pass them alone. 0:29:12.040 --> 0:29:15.960 Girl, that therapy that's gonna get you right, Start there. 0:29:16.440 --> 0:29:18.920 Start with that therapy. 0:29:18.960 --> 0:29:22.120 Right. You don't have to be on standby for work 0:29:22.160 --> 0:29:24.120 every second of every day. And I'm like, but. 0:29:24.120 --> 0:29:26.320 Okay, But to be honest, I get a lot of 0:29:26.360 --> 0:29:28.600 my joy from like you know, and my piece from 0:29:28.800 --> 0:29:30.760 like my home being at home because I'm not there 0:29:30.840 --> 0:29:31.200 that much. 0:29:31.400 --> 0:29:33.720 Girl. Let me tell you what makes me happy. I 0:29:33.800 --> 0:29:34.360 watched TV. 0:29:34.760 --> 0:29:38.200 I am If I was not a broadcaster or basketball player, 0:29:38.560 --> 0:29:41.600 I would be a TV critic. I would have TV 0:29:41.680 --> 0:29:47.040 shows about TV shows. I watch everything everything, and I 0:29:47.120 --> 0:29:50.040 have takes. I do listen to the podcast like I 0:29:50.080 --> 0:29:53.120 am a nerd for some good TV. Like I was 0:29:53.120 --> 0:29:54.960 at the finals and I freaked out because I saw 0:29:55.040 --> 0:29:56.880 John Taturo, who's like Severence. 0:29:56.880 --> 0:29:58.600 I was like, oh my god, I love you on Severns. 0:29:58.600 --> 0:29:59.840 And everyone's running around. 0:29:59.640 --> 0:30:02.520 To like French Montana and all these people, and I'm 0:30:02.520 --> 0:30:04.239 going to like the acting nerds and I'm like, I 0:30:04.240 --> 0:30:04.800 watched the show. 0:30:04.880 --> 0:30:05.440 That's how it came. 0:30:05.680 --> 0:30:09.080 That's how I became friends with Common because oh there 0:30:09.120 --> 0:30:11.719 was there was a whole long situation about that because 0:30:12.800 --> 0:30:16.000 someone that works for Lloyd works for Common, and so. 0:30:17.600 --> 0:30:20.240 Mutual friends. And I was like comment yo, he was 0:30:20.240 --> 0:30:20.760 like heye. 0:30:21.280 --> 0:30:23.200 First of all, I said, hey, you cooked with your 0:30:23.840 --> 0:30:27.200 Amazon intro because he made the music of Amazon on MBA. 0:30:27.760 --> 0:30:29.239 I was like, bro, you cooked, and he's like, oh, 0:30:29.280 --> 0:30:31.720 thank you so much. And then I said, by the way, 0:30:31.760 --> 0:30:34.320 I watch you on Silo and you are amazing. You 0:30:34.360 --> 0:30:36.640 are amazing in that role. And so that's how we 0:30:36.680 --> 0:30:39.640 became friends because of me. He's like, oh, you really 0:30:39.680 --> 0:30:41.400 watched that show. It's kind of niche. I'm like, I'm 0:30:41.440 --> 0:30:43.040 all the way tapped in. I'm ready for the new season. 0:30:43.040 --> 0:30:45.400 It's out right now. He's like, you should come see us, 0:30:45.440 --> 0:30:47.400 like we I'm like out here getting invite it to 0:30:47.440 --> 0:30:50.280 London to go to them PROMI because so, like as 0:30:50.320 --> 0:30:52.520 you can tell, if there's a good show hit me, 0:30:52.680 --> 0:30:53.200 I love it. 0:30:53.440 --> 0:30:54.240 So that's my life. 0:30:54.280 --> 0:30:56.600 Yes, yes, wait quick sidebar. 0:30:56.720 --> 0:31:00.320 Have you watched Paradise? Have I watched Paradise and Sterling 0:31:00.400 --> 0:31:06.640 k Brown Chocolate Cardinals? Of course? God, so good. So 0:31:07.880 --> 0:31:09.240 I have so many theories. 0:31:09.480 --> 0:31:12.360 Love that man down same respect to his wife, his 0:31:12.400 --> 0:31:13.520 beautiful wife. 0:31:13.600 --> 0:31:16.160 Well one hundred percent, we're not even talking like that, 0:31:16.200 --> 0:31:19.360 Like he is in a phenomenal actor who is also handsome. 0:31:20.680 --> 0:31:21.000 Girl. 0:31:21.240 --> 0:31:23.640 I have some theories as well as far as that's 0:31:23.640 --> 0:31:24.920 gonna go for the listeners. 0:31:25.120 --> 0:31:26.760 Paradise is it is a TV show. 0:31:26.760 --> 0:31:30.440 It's on I believe Hulu, and I think there's some 0:31:30.560 --> 0:31:33.200 like time travel that's been going on. 0:31:33.200 --> 0:31:35.600 Oh and speaking of time travel, speaking of yes, girl, 0:31:35.840 --> 0:31:38.120 speaking of time travel. I just finished Outlander and I 0:31:38.240 --> 0:31:42.560 was I was in Outlander world for about a month after. 0:31:42.760 --> 0:31:45.640 I've watched probably the same seat, like I watched the 0:31:45.640 --> 0:31:46.960 whole show, the favorite seasons. 0:31:47.240 --> 0:31:49.920 See what does it seems like over and over girl. 0:31:49.800 --> 0:31:53.800 Jamie Fraser, James Fraser, James Malcolm Xander, Mackenzie Fraser. 0:31:54.120 --> 0:31:58.480 Do you watch the Government? Yes, I watched Oh my God, 0:31:58.600 --> 0:32:00.560 Hello and Claire Claire. 0:32:00.880 --> 0:32:03.680 But like, I'm not usually caught up, don't tell me anything. 0:32:05.080 --> 0:32:05.800 I was spoiling. 0:32:06.280 --> 0:32:10.040 Yeah, okay me that song. I'm not gonna do that 0:32:10.520 --> 0:32:14.280 gilded age down to you hit me like PhD and 0:32:14.400 --> 0:32:17.360 TV over here. Okay, but I know on this point. 0:32:17.560 --> 0:32:19.480 So the reason why it happened actually, and this is 0:32:19.480 --> 0:32:22.400 probably like part of my coping mechanism aka therapy. When 0:32:22.440 --> 0:32:25.960 I was at Stanford, I we were working so much, 0:32:26.000 --> 0:32:27.800 you know how it is like we're in the gym 0:32:28.080 --> 0:32:30.800 in class, like we had time for nothing. And so 0:32:31.240 --> 0:32:34.800 I started watching t G, I t Thank God It's Thursdays, 0:32:34.880 --> 0:32:37.280 How to Get Away with Murder, Gray's Anatomy, and Scandal. 0:32:37.720 --> 0:32:39.960 I used to have a blog y'all, and it's still 0:32:40.040 --> 0:32:41.600 up there somewhere on like WordPress. 0:32:41.680 --> 0:32:45.080 I used to have a blog called t TV Buffet 0:32:45.160 --> 0:32:45.640 with China. 0:32:45.800 --> 0:32:48.640 I don't know why made that that that name, like 0:32:49.000 --> 0:32:52.240 and this TV girl, I don't know, but I used 0:32:52.240 --> 0:32:55.920 to like it became appointment television for me to watch 0:32:56.320 --> 0:32:58.360 all those shows, and it was my life and that 0:32:58.480 --> 0:33:01.200 was like my escape and we'd like watch parties and 0:33:01.240 --> 0:33:04.280 so like that's where my fandom or TV doom came from. 0:33:04.360 --> 0:33:05.840 So fun facts, guys. 0:33:06.680 --> 0:33:09.760 Ooh okay, we low key went off a little bit 0:33:09.840 --> 0:33:12.480 of a crazy tangent. I do want to ask a 0:33:12.520 --> 0:33:15.960 couple questions about these NBA and the NBA finals. 0:33:15.760 --> 0:33:16.959 And we're going to get into some of our fun 0:33:17.040 --> 0:33:19.720 and games. Okay, okay, all right, you got so much 0:33:19.720 --> 0:33:25.040 to cut girl. Sorry, guys, no love it. It's amazing. Okay. So, 0:33:25.080 --> 0:33:27.760 there aren't a lot of analysts who cover both the. 0:33:27.680 --> 0:33:31.680 WNBA and the NBA at all equally, at least, so 0:33:31.760 --> 0:33:34.560 coming off the NBA Finals, how does it feel like 0:33:34.640 --> 0:33:39.800 to cover the w versus the NBA parallels in these leagues? Like, 0:33:40.440 --> 0:33:42.160 tell us about that because none of us, not a 0:33:42.160 --> 0:33:43.400 lot of us, have that experience. 0:33:43.880 --> 0:33:47.800 So there are so many parallels between the timelines of 0:33:47.840 --> 0:33:50.240 the NBA and the WNBA. A lot of people talk 0:33:50.280 --> 0:33:53.800 about thirty years into the NBA, you know, like where 0:33:53.920 --> 0:33:55.040 was it make those comps? 0:33:55.040 --> 0:33:56.080 All those types of things. 0:33:56.520 --> 0:34:01.480 I think currently, because of expansion, we are seeing those 0:34:01.520 --> 0:34:05.400 parallels in real time, and also because of the fouling 0:34:05.520 --> 0:34:08.760 and the refereeing and the points of emphasis. With expansion, 0:34:08.800 --> 0:34:12.120 we're getting more international players into the WNBA, which is 0:34:12.160 --> 0:34:14.080 awesome because there have been so many great players around 0:34:14.080 --> 0:34:15.480 the world that deserve to be able to make a 0:34:15.520 --> 0:34:18.640 name for themselves. More teams, more roster spots, and so 0:34:18.719 --> 0:34:20.680 now those top players that people have been playing with 0:34:20.719 --> 0:34:23.520 for years have the opportunity to come here and have 0:34:23.680 --> 0:34:25.359 more of a shot, right, And that's why we're seeing 0:34:25.400 --> 0:34:27.600 some of these like most Improved or Rookie of the 0:34:27.640 --> 0:34:31.399 Year conversations. Having a lot of these international players make 0:34:31.440 --> 0:34:35.080 a parallel to the NBA. The last eight NBA MVPs 0:34:35.440 --> 0:34:38.719 have been I think international players. A number of them 0:34:38.760 --> 0:34:41.799 in a row have been international players. Shae Gilt with 0:34:41.840 --> 0:34:49.200 Alexander Alexander from Canada, Right, So the international game is 0:34:49.239 --> 0:34:52.440 actually like shows a healthy, viable league. 0:34:52.800 --> 0:34:54.240 People like this is the destination. 0:34:54.320 --> 0:34:56.160 This is the top league in the world, and these 0:34:56.200 --> 0:34:58.799 top players are getting better because the NBA made a 0:34:58.880 --> 0:35:01.480 very concerned effort, you know, I would say decades ago, 0:35:01.719 --> 0:35:04.719 particularly under David Stern, to make it a global game. 0:35:04.760 --> 0:35:06.319 That's why we have the Basketball Africa League. 0:35:06.320 --> 0:35:08.960 That's why we have conversations about NBA Europe potentially, Like, 0:35:09.239 --> 0:35:11.879 that's why all these teams go and have these you know, 0:35:12.040 --> 0:35:13.799 they go to the Middle East store, they go to 0:35:14.600 --> 0:35:18.080 Asia to do these promotionals because they're huge, rapid fan bases. 0:35:18.320 --> 0:35:19.719 And so I think we're going to start seeing a 0:35:19.840 --> 0:35:23.479 very similar situation with the W and so like. 0:35:23.880 --> 0:35:26.360 That to me is cool. And then just the parallels 0:35:26.400 --> 0:35:27.040 and coverage. 0:35:28.200 --> 0:35:30.840 Oo lord, I don't know where I can get started, 0:35:30.880 --> 0:35:34.560 but like in the I think what I've seen is 0:35:34.840 --> 0:35:38.520 in the NBA, things tend to be like inbounds, Oh, 0:35:38.520 --> 0:35:40.839 he had a horrible game. You'll get some jokes off 0:35:40.880 --> 0:35:43.920 about him having a horrible game. But there's not so 0:35:44.080 --> 0:35:47.839 much of a social tie to those players that I 0:35:47.880 --> 0:35:50.400 see in the W. And I think it's largely because 0:35:50.440 --> 0:35:53.040 the W like these women are advocates, are leaders, they 0:35:53.040 --> 0:35:56.440 stand on causes, they have businesses, you're women are you know, 0:35:56.560 --> 0:36:01.400 multifaceted multitasking like bosses, right, and so when we show up, 0:36:01.440 --> 0:36:04.560 our existence literally opens the doors to so much whereas 0:36:04.560 --> 0:36:06.480 the guys is poor point I'm a hooper, you don't 0:36:06.480 --> 0:36:08.279 have these passions, but like they kind of just like 0:36:08.320 --> 0:36:10.200 you know what I mean. And I think that was 0:36:10.560 --> 0:36:14.719 a survival necessity, right, because like as we experience in 0:36:14.760 --> 0:36:17.439 twenty twenty with social injustice and all those things, like 0:36:17.760 --> 0:36:20.319 who is going to advocate for us other than us? 0:36:20.320 --> 0:36:22.520 Like we you know, we know we have to, and 0:36:22.560 --> 0:36:24.960 so we put on so many hats and I think 0:36:25.000 --> 0:36:27.600 because of that, when we see the coverage, it can 0:36:27.640 --> 0:36:30.680 cross boundaries in ways that are great to help elevate 0:36:30.680 --> 0:36:34.319 players fans. We love to see it, right, like these 0:36:34.360 --> 0:36:37.760 women are walking in Victoria's Secret fashion shows, love Angel, 0:36:37.880 --> 0:36:40.640 like love Asia, like all these things that are happening. 0:36:40.719 --> 0:36:42.479 But at the same time, I think the hard part 0:36:42.600 --> 0:36:45.799 is sometimes we blur the lines with like criticism where 0:36:45.800 --> 0:36:48.880 things can get cruel at times and it's more personal, 0:36:48.880 --> 0:36:51.480 whereas I don't see it being as such, you know, 0:36:52.000 --> 0:36:53.600 on the other side, And to me, that's like the 0:36:53.640 --> 0:36:57.399 part that has been hard to negotiate. But it's also 0:36:57.480 --> 0:36:59.880 part of the process. Like I always tell people, with 0:37:00.120 --> 0:37:03.319 rapid growth comes growing pains, and so we'll take the 0:37:03.320 --> 0:37:06.080 good and we'll take some of the you know, improvement 0:37:06.160 --> 0:37:08.839 areas as we continue to grow. But like it's been 0:37:08.880 --> 0:37:12.000 hard as a broadcaster because there's so like there's so 0:37:12.000 --> 0:37:15.319 many different sensitivities. But I always focus on the game. 0:37:15.400 --> 0:37:17.560 I focus on uplifting the players. I focus on being 0:37:17.600 --> 0:37:20.719 a resource to those that like need to learn, that 0:37:20.840 --> 0:37:23.920 need access, that need information. While that may not be 0:37:24.000 --> 0:37:28.600 a hot take to me, it's like much more sustainable. 0:37:29.719 --> 0:37:31.160 So I hope that answers your question. 0:37:31.800 --> 0:37:37.440 No, absolutely, So where the game is now tons of improvement. 0:37:38.080 --> 0:37:39.719 Where do you want to see the game in the 0:37:39.719 --> 0:37:41.879 next three to five years. 0:37:42.520 --> 0:37:43.640 I mean, we're already there. 0:37:44.000 --> 0:37:48.000 Like we used to joke Naka and I when she 0:37:48.120 --> 0:37:51.600 was with Seattle at her own practice facility because the 0:37:51.600 --> 0:37:54.400 Storm have their own practice facility and they were flying 0:37:54.480 --> 0:37:56.800 charter jets. She's like, man, I didn't know I'd be 0:37:56.840 --> 0:37:58.759 around to see all the perks and to experience all 0:37:58.760 --> 0:38:01.600 the perks, But here we are. And we'd laugh about 0:38:01.640 --> 0:38:03.719 that because that was never a guarantee. It was a 0:38:03.800 --> 0:38:06.200 dream that has now become a reality. And so where 0:38:06.239 --> 0:38:09.160 do I see the league? These women are freaking amazing 0:38:09.320 --> 0:38:12.440 every year, like it gets better and better, and like 0:38:12.560 --> 0:38:14.640 not to circle back to the other conversation because I 0:38:14.680 --> 0:38:17.600 mentioned the fouls and the referees. What we're seeing in 0:38:17.640 --> 0:38:20.360 the W right now is what the NBA experience probably 0:38:20.400 --> 0:38:23.600 about ten or so years ago. They want free flowing games. 0:38:23.640 --> 0:38:26.080 You're gonna this is a year where the highest I 0:38:26.120 --> 0:38:29.439 think teams are averaging like ninety something points or maybe 0:38:29.440 --> 0:38:32.560 it's like high eighties, low nineties, the highest scoring average 0:38:32.560 --> 0:38:35.680 that we've ever experienced. Why because fans that want to 0:38:35.719 --> 0:38:38.360 come want to come and see good hoops. Not good hoops, 0:38:38.360 --> 0:38:42.120 they want to come see points. The more buckets, the 0:38:42.120 --> 0:38:45.680 more butts in seats, that's like a that's a statistic 0:38:45.760 --> 0:38:48.680 that clearly drives revenue at the league office. So the 0:38:48.800 --> 0:38:51.839 NBA made this auto correction a couple years ago, and 0:38:51.880 --> 0:38:53.960 that's where you know, we saw the point explosion, the 0:38:54.000 --> 0:38:56.359 three point explosion. Like the analytics and all those types 0:38:56.360 --> 0:38:59.000 of things. The W is starting to turn that corner 0:38:59.040 --> 0:39:00.680 and you can see they're was I was there at 0:39:00.680 --> 0:39:02.720 a game where there was seventy five free throws being taken. 0:39:02.800 --> 0:39:04.520 You know, I was there at the opening of the 0:39:04.560 --> 0:39:07.719 season between the Wings and the Fever where both teams 0:39:07.719 --> 0:39:10.680 scored one hundred, the highest ever scoring you know, opening day, 0:39:10.960 --> 0:39:12.960 And so I say that, like that's a parallel, that 0:39:13.080 --> 0:39:15.759 is the future of the WNBA that the players are 0:39:15.760 --> 0:39:19.000 gonna have to adjust to. And so like those are 0:39:19.040 --> 0:39:21.920 the things that like swirl around in my head that 0:39:21.960 --> 0:39:24.640 I think are like, really it's good for the game, 0:39:24.640 --> 0:39:26.840 but it just takes a little bit of a reset 0:39:26.840 --> 0:39:27.400 for these players. 0:39:27.440 --> 0:39:30.440 But like future, these women are dropping. 0:39:30.200 --> 0:39:33.439 Like haven't you seen the We've seen forty five, We've 0:39:33.480 --> 0:39:37.279 seen forty three, we've seen thirty eight, we've seen thirty six, we. 0:39:37.320 --> 0:39:38.160 Save fifty three? 0:39:38.280 --> 0:39:42.759 What asia Like, oh yeah, well, more like there's nothing else. 0:39:42.760 --> 0:39:44.359 The women are doing their part now. 0:39:44.400 --> 0:39:47.279 I think it's now like the business and the infrastructure 0:39:47.320 --> 0:39:49.520 we're seeing like freaking the Golden Set and you're gonna 0:39:49.480 --> 0:39:51.759 begin turned the Golden State. Valkyrie is becoming the first 0:39:51.840 --> 0:39:55.720 potential billion dollar valuation team. Toronto Tempo going crazy, representing 0:39:55.719 --> 0:39:59.440 an entire country, right like the Detroit You're on the clock, Cleveland, 0:39:59.480 --> 0:40:03.080 You're on the clock, Filly, you on the clock, Like Houston, Hello, 0:40:03.520 --> 0:40:08.560 you know, you know like what you know, we kind 0:40:08.560 --> 0:40:10.160 of like where the money reside, you know what I mean, 0:40:10.320 --> 0:40:13.920 the future, the investment, right, So so what the players 0:40:14.000 --> 0:40:16.480 are doing their part? I think it's now getting the businesses, 0:40:16.480 --> 0:40:18.680 the owners, the teams. All those teams that aren't invested 0:40:18.719 --> 0:40:21.120 in facilities, y'all gonna get left. All those owners that 0:40:21.160 --> 0:40:23.640 are not investing in their team, y'all not gonna have players. 0:40:23.680 --> 0:40:26.640 Like that is where I see the growth coming, like 0:40:26.680 --> 0:40:29.280 the infrastructure, because the players are some badasses. 0:40:29.320 --> 0:40:29.880 They doing the thing. 0:40:30.560 --> 0:40:32.840 I'm so excited and I'm so glad we get to 0:40:32.880 --> 0:40:35.480 see it, and I believe we're gonna see this in 0:40:35.520 --> 0:40:36.239 our lifetime. 0:40:36.360 --> 0:40:45.759 So I can't wait. Thank you so much. Wait, I 0:40:45.760 --> 0:40:47.480 have a question for you. I have a question for you. 0:40:48.640 --> 0:40:51.600 And I noticed just around, but around and find out right, 0:40:51.640 --> 0:40:54.279 So like you can't say dubtas all right, but if 0:40:54.320 --> 0:40:55.439 you like, are you a season two? 0:40:56.440 --> 0:40:57.640 Are you a season ticket holder? 0:40:59.360 --> 0:40:59.440 No? 0:41:00.280 --> 0:41:01.200 What's your dream? 0:41:01.680 --> 0:41:05.520 Like you you rich auntie, you rich boss lady, you 0:41:05.560 --> 0:41:09.440 get to like pickote, what's your dream? I'm getting courtside 0:41:09.560 --> 0:41:10.960 season tickets scenario? 0:41:11.000 --> 0:41:12.040 Like what's your dream? Cause mine? 0:41:12.239 --> 0:41:14.279 Like when I'm done, Houston, I'm gonna be there like 0:41:14.320 --> 0:41:15.520 Houston comments support. 0:41:15.640 --> 0:41:16.600 Yeah, oh that's the hometown. 0:41:16.640 --> 0:41:20.000 Oh what about you, that's easy, Liberty. I'm from New York. 0:41:20.880 --> 0:41:22.960 Oh okay, you're a Liberty girl. 0:41:23.640 --> 0:41:25.920 Liberty girl. Listen, I'm already at the games. 0:41:26.600 --> 0:41:28.279 I just I need to get season tickets for the 0:41:28.280 --> 0:41:30.600 full season, but I'm already gonna be at every game, 0:41:30.760 --> 0:41:31.480 every home game. 0:41:31.880 --> 0:41:33.240 I'm gonna be there if I'm in town. 0:41:33.440 --> 0:41:33.880 We heard that. 0:41:34.680 --> 0:41:35.000 You hear that? 0:41:35.160 --> 0:41:39.239 Uh huh, yeah, already they've already been You want me 0:41:39.320 --> 0:41:42.040 about that? You know when she came, she played the 0:41:42.080 --> 0:41:44.680 Liberty and gave them major buckets and beat them, and 0:41:44.719 --> 0:41:48.240 I'm over here gagged. But honestly, I already told her. 0:41:48.480 --> 0:41:50.759 I'm rooting for my girl no matter what. But I'm 0:41:50.800 --> 0:41:52.680 from New York. I've been a Liberty fan my whole 0:41:52.800 --> 0:41:53.360 entire life. 0:41:53.400 --> 0:41:55.319 So wait, should I say congrats to you also for 0:41:55.360 --> 0:41:59.520 the next then? Oh, my goodness, thank you for saying that. 0:42:02.560 --> 0:42:06.920 Yes, Oh, you're trying to compose yourself. Okay, I am 0:42:06.960 --> 0:42:10.719 a nick. I am so proud. I almost lost my 0:42:10.800 --> 0:42:14.279 voice and couldn't do this. I have been in the 0:42:14.320 --> 0:42:17.040 city streets all week, all week, and I'm. 0:42:16.880 --> 0:42:17.680 Excited for the parade. 0:42:17.719 --> 0:42:19.880 By the time this comes out out, Listen, if you 0:42:19.920 --> 0:42:23.759 catch me on a float, listen, I'm manifesting it. 0:42:24.040 --> 0:42:26.640 Do you know how many babies they're gonna be like, Oh, look, 0:42:26.719 --> 0:42:31.799 there's baby Brunson. Oh, here's baby NICKI, here's baby og Like, 0:42:32.200 --> 0:42:34.000 here's baby Josh. 0:42:34.360 --> 0:42:37.719 My child's middle name is gonna be og like. I 0:42:37.760 --> 0:42:40.399 don't know what to tell them. Okay, well you got 0:42:40.400 --> 0:42:42.920 that sixty percent, so you need it. It's not og. 0:42:43.000 --> 0:42:46.839 It's gonna be oh googlea so baby, Yes, every baby 0:42:46.840 --> 0:42:49.480 o Googla Yep, but I. 0:42:49.400 --> 0:42:51.960 Think he's Ebo too. Girl, I think he too. 0:42:52.719 --> 0:42:56.640 Look yeah, out here we out here here. And by 0:42:56.640 --> 0:42:58.160 the way, if you listen to this, you probably you 0:42:58.239 --> 0:42:59.719 both will you. 0:42:59.719 --> 0:43:02.279 Better look it up? You probably would us I put 0:43:02.320 --> 0:43:02.920 my money on it. 0:43:03.040 --> 0:43:05.719 You probably eat boys will It's a lot happening in 0:43:05.760 --> 0:43:08.080 the city, like uh so the Knicks just one. 0:43:08.280 --> 0:43:10.560 It was Puerto Rican Day parade. 0:43:10.680 --> 0:43:14.080 When this comes out, June teenth will be this Friday. 0:43:14.200 --> 0:43:18.440 So I mean, I don't know, Jue. I always love 0:43:18.480 --> 0:43:20.080 to celebrate if they give me a day off. So 0:43:20.360 --> 0:43:21.120 let me just tell you. 0:43:21.239 --> 0:43:23.279 I think I'm I might celebrate for you. You know 0:43:23.320 --> 0:43:25.640 what's kind of funny. I am going. 0:43:25.719 --> 0:43:28.480 I think it's a travel day for me, So maybe 0:43:28.560 --> 0:43:31.719 I'll travel a day early because June Teeth, New York 0:43:31.760 --> 0:43:35.239 City post Knicks parade might be a movie, might be 0:43:35.280 --> 0:43:35.800 a girl. 0:43:36.520 --> 0:43:38.399 If you're not here, I don't know what you're doing. 0:43:38.440 --> 0:43:42.800 Are you gonna be here for the parade? No, I'm not. 0:43:43.480 --> 0:43:45.960 I know It's okay. I'm gonna tell them I'm not 0:43:46.160 --> 0:43:46.600 doing it for me. 0:43:47.120 --> 0:43:49.680 Yeah, there you go. Let me wait. Do you want 0:43:49.680 --> 0:43:50.200 to know something? 0:43:50.200 --> 0:43:52.000 This is too much to you, but like, don't yo 0:43:52.160 --> 0:43:54.399 if you listen, don't clock me, okay, don't like spill 0:43:54.400 --> 0:43:57.240 a tea. I still carry one of Neca's old driver's 0:43:57.280 --> 0:44:00.680 license licenses from like when she was eight team because 0:44:00.680 --> 0:44:02.319 I don't know how I got it because Neck and 0:44:02.360 --> 0:44:04.480 I used to do some things like funny like this, 0:44:04.960 --> 0:44:06.520 and so anytime i'd be going to a hotel and 0:44:06.520 --> 0:44:07.879 they're like, oh, like I'm not home. 0:44:08.160 --> 0:44:09.680 You know, I'm not at the hotel on the road. 0:44:09.760 --> 0:44:11.080 I say, don't worry, I got it. So they're like, oh, 0:44:11.160 --> 0:44:12.440 let me see I d They don't really look at 0:44:12.440 --> 0:44:14.360 the date like that, they just see the name, and 0:44:14.400 --> 0:44:16.640 so they'd be giving me keys Also when I was 0:44:16.640 --> 0:44:18.840 at Stanford, I remember I was sick and I couldn't 0:44:18.840 --> 0:44:19.239 make a class. 0:44:19.320 --> 0:44:20.919 Was like, necka, you pull up for me? NECKA pulled 0:44:21.000 --> 0:44:23.480 up for me. No one notices that. One person. One 0:44:23.480 --> 0:44:27.000 person was like, hold on a second. So, yeah, that's 0:44:27.040 --> 0:44:27.680 a little. 0:44:27.640 --> 0:44:30.120 So I'm gonna maybe I'll just ship you my little 0:44:30.239 --> 0:44:31.080 driver's license thing. 0:44:31.120 --> 0:44:33.919 And they'd be like, girl, our cratteas if I got 0:44:33.960 --> 0:44:38.280 a jock slice, but let me get I swear I'm planning. 0:44:39.160 --> 0:44:41.000 Everyone thinks we're the same anyways. 0:44:41.520 --> 0:44:47.360 I mean at this point, ah, girl, okay, that's. 0:44:47.160 --> 0:44:52.880 That our w NBA, our Juneteenth, our NBA all the tea. 0:44:53.239 --> 0:44:57.920 I want to move into our fudding games. Now we 0:44:57.960 --> 0:44:59.759 are at life fifty, so I think what we're gonna 0:44:59.760 --> 0:45:02.480 do is are what the fud of the week? Okay, 0:45:02.520 --> 0:45:04.080 so what the fun of the week? Is something that 0:45:04.120 --> 0:45:06.880 happened this week that made you say, what the fud? 0:45:07.000 --> 0:45:09.400 You are our guests, so you can go first if 0:45:09.400 --> 0:45:09.719 you like. 0:45:09.760 --> 0:45:10.720 That's so easy. 0:45:11.280 --> 0:45:14.000 This week, coming off the NBA Finals, what the fud? 0:45:14.040 --> 0:45:17.400 The Knicks come back from down twenty nine, go crazy. 0:45:17.480 --> 0:45:21.080 I was there in the arena. It was bunkers running 0:45:21.120 --> 0:45:23.279 into celebrity here, celebrity there. And the thing is I 0:45:23.400 --> 0:45:25.400 literally run into them because I'm wearing heels at like 0:45:25.440 --> 0:45:28.640 sixty three, and so I almost need Spike because he 0:45:28.800 --> 0:45:29.399 was down there. 0:45:30.239 --> 0:45:30.799 What the fud? 0:45:30.840 --> 0:45:33.359 The New York Knicks make the biggest NBA playoff, NBA 0:45:33.440 --> 0:45:35.920 final comeback and just light the city on fire. 0:45:35.840 --> 0:45:39.800 Like it just what? How does this? I still can't process? 0:45:40.120 --> 0:45:43.600 Come on, what I experienced on top of watching Game five, 0:45:43.640 --> 0:45:46.160 I still can't process fifty three years. 0:45:46.000 --> 0:45:49.799 Fifty three years? So yeah, what the fu three? New York, 0:45:50.200 --> 0:45:52.360 New York? You different New York? Is? They always say, oh, 0:45:52.360 --> 0:45:54.840 we built different New York. No, no, no, y'all really built different. 0:45:55.080 --> 0:45:56.120 Yes we are. 0:45:56.440 --> 0:46:00.320 I am so proud I am. And listen, work is 0:46:00.400 --> 0:46:04.400 right now. We are already insufferable. Now we are super insufferings. 0:46:04.520 --> 0:46:07.160 Okay, like people are like, no, no, but it's been good. 0:46:07.239 --> 0:46:09.239 It's been good. Yes, thank you, thank you for saying 0:46:09.239 --> 0:46:11.360 it's been good. I've been seeing it. Y'all been joyful. 0:46:11.640 --> 0:46:13.319 Thank you, thank you so much for saying that. 0:46:13.640 --> 0:46:16.239 But you got to We're gonna give you like two 0:46:16.239 --> 0:46:19.360 more weeks of this, all right, two more weeks then. 0:46:19.360 --> 0:46:21.759 Then what I guess we could move on from that, 0:46:21.800 --> 0:46:23.680 but let me say something. I'm stuck on this one 0:46:23.920 --> 0:46:25.760 for the rest of my life. I'm telling my grandkids 0:46:25.800 --> 0:46:27.640 I was there at this point. I'm telling my grandkids 0:46:27.640 --> 0:46:28.080 I scored. 0:46:28.840 --> 0:46:33.120 I was in the game. Oh. 0:46:33.600 --> 0:46:36.640 I cannot ride the high until W and Ba all sudden, 0:46:36.800 --> 0:46:38.000 W and Bay all say we shift gears. 0:46:38.000 --> 0:46:41.160 Okay, oh absolutely, okay we are aligned on that, and 0:46:41.200 --> 0:46:42.439 then after all star I'm back. 0:46:42.880 --> 0:46:43.040 Yeah. 0:46:43.080 --> 0:46:45.760 Yeah, that's fine, that's fine, that's fine to the w playoffs. 0:46:45.800 --> 0:46:46.479 But I got you girl. 0:46:46.760 --> 0:46:49.920 Well, thank you so much for joining us today. It 0:46:50.000 --> 0:46:51.680 is an honor to have you be a part of 0:46:51.680 --> 0:46:52.120 our show. 0:46:52.680 --> 0:46:54.080 What this was a pleasure. 0:46:54.239 --> 0:46:56.360 And thank you for having a therapy session for me, 0:46:56.600 --> 0:46:58.879 doing a wellness check on me, because clearly your girl 0:46:59.000 --> 0:47:01.200 needs to take a break. But this has been a joy. 0:47:01.440 --> 0:47:04.120 You have been a delight. A shawnte anything you need, 0:47:04.200 --> 0:47:07.279 anything you want. I'm here for saying thing for a 0:47:07.400 --> 0:47:09.840 Z so I'm a resource. I'm gonna throw you myself 0:47:09.840 --> 0:47:10.279 when we done. 0:47:10.280 --> 0:47:13.480 Okay, thank you, Girta, ma me crowd camera. 0:47:14.960 --> 0:47:15.160 You ca. 0:47:17.040 --> 0:47:20.080 I really really appreciate h. 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