WEBVTT - Trysta was right about the Cavs; The Bucks keep getting worse

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<v Speaker 1>On this episode of The Heat Check. It's a Monday,

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<v Speaker 1>so we got the weekend news to get into. I'm

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<v Speaker 1>officially worried about the New Orleans Pelicans, folks. Is this

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<v Speaker 1>the worst rebuild in recent memory? I think it is.

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<v Speaker 1>Ryan Windhorse makes waves calling out the culture of NBA media.

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<v Speaker 1>I agree. I have thoughts. And it's Monday, so it's

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<v Speaker 1>time for the Monday Injury Report, and sadly, I have

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<v Speaker 1>to say it's packed. Anthony drop that motherfucker beat that

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<v Speaker 1>should be Rihanna. Have you been listening to The Heat

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<v Speaker 1>Check for anyone at the time. You know that I

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<v Speaker 1>love being right. It's one of the things I love

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<v Speaker 1>being and doing most, and fortunately for me, it happens

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<v Speaker 1>a lot. First of all, the Calves are now eleven

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<v Speaker 1>and oh, I told you. I saw him play the

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<v Speaker 1>Wizards and I just knew something was up with this team.

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<v Speaker 1>My god, Darius Garland could be first team All NBA

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<v Speaker 1>if he keeps playing like this. And I know it's

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<v Speaker 1>early eleven games, but boy, oh boy, And remember that

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<v Speaker 1>last year they went eighteen and two in like February.

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<v Speaker 1>They've got the goods and now they've got a real coach.

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<v Speaker 1>Kenny Atkinson's motion offense uses cutters to create space for

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<v Speaker 1>the three point shooters. We'll save that for another day.

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<v Speaker 1>I watched this team down seven with like two minutes

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<v Speaker 1>left to go, come back roaring back against the Brooklyn Nets.

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<v Speaker 1>Eleventh straight win to start the season. Eleven and ozh. Also,

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<v Speaker 1>by the way, I alerted you about these Jordy Fernandez Nets.

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<v Speaker 1>They are spicy, they are frisky and pesky. They are

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<v Speaker 1>so good they may be too good to tank and

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<v Speaker 1>they're already talking about a fire sale. Toriyan Finney Smith,

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<v Speaker 1>you gots to go. You're too good. Dennis Shooter, who

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<v Speaker 1>the fuck is Dennis Shuoter think he is? He's gotta go.

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<v Speaker 1>You're too good, Cam Thomas, maybe we'll keep you, Cam Johnson,

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<v Speaker 1>you got to go. I've also been pulling the fire

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<v Speaker 1>alarm on the Bucks and Sixers since Week one, and

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<v Speaker 1>guess what. They have the two worst records in the

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<v Speaker 1>NBA right now. Bucks are two and eight, Sixers are

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<v Speaker 1>one and seven. The Bucks lost one thirteen, one oh

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<v Speaker 1>seven to the Celtics on Sunday, despite getting forty three

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<v Speaker 1>from Yannis. They also lost to the Knicks. Disgusting. You

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<v Speaker 1>know what that means. It means that Doc Rivers is

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<v Speaker 1>now nineteen and twenty seven as the bucks head coach,

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<v Speaker 1>which is the second worst in Milwaukee history for a

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<v Speaker 1>coach that wasn't one of done. And with the Knicks

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<v Speaker 1>now of four and five spinning their wheels, I am

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<v Speaker 1>three for three on the alarm bells this season. Not

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<v Speaker 1>here to reactual news when I'm right, but I am

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<v Speaker 1>adding in ap their team to the burning dumpster, and

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<v Speaker 1>to their name we go the New Orleans Pelicans. The

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<v Speaker 1>only thing worse than their name is how they're playing.

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<v Speaker 1>The Pelicans have the second worst record out West at

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<v Speaker 1>three and seven. The season's about to go more upside

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<v Speaker 1>down than a pineapple and a Florida retirement community, or

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<v Speaker 1>more upside down than an STD test in the villages.

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<v Speaker 1>You know, you know, Zion Williamson was diagnosed with the

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<v Speaker 1>left hampst hamstring strain. No timetable for his return. Zion

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<v Speaker 1>cannot stay healthy, and I don't even think it has

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<v Speaker 1>to do with the amount of ben yes that he's

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<v Speaker 1>eating anymore. And we're not that shaming Zion. Remember we've

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<v Speaker 1>ended that years ago, so don't get on me about that.

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<v Speaker 1>Every year there's talk about him coming into the season

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<v Speaker 1>in the best shape of his life, and nearly every

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<v Speaker 1>season he gets injured. Last season was the lone exception.

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<v Speaker 1>He played seventy games, but guess what still got injured

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<v Speaker 1>at the end of the season. They haven't listed whether

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<v Speaker 1>it's a Grade two grade three strain, so I don't know.

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<v Speaker 1>We can assume that he will have be gone weeks,

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<v Speaker 1>if not longer. And for guys that are explosive like Zion,

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<v Speaker 1>who have like literally eat, breathed, sleep on their explosiveness

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<v Speaker 1>very tough, the fear is that he's going to reinjury

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<v Speaker 1>injure the hammy if it's not properly rehabbed. The one

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<v Speaker 1>thing that we know about the Pell's front office, they

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<v Speaker 1>are very cautious when it comes to Zion's rehab. Add

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<v Speaker 1>this to the list of injuries that this team has

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<v Speaker 1>already suffered. Trey Murphy, the third, hasn't played a game.

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<v Speaker 1>His return is imminent, though Jordan Hawkins out two weeks

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<v Speaker 1>with a lower back injury. Herb Jones is out a

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<v Speaker 1>month with a to rotator cuff. CJ McCollum. Haven't even

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<v Speaker 1>seen CJ McCollum yet, right ad doctor strain he could

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<v Speaker 1>miss a month. Uh. De Jonte Murray out indefinitely. Jose

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<v Speaker 1>Alvarado has been dealing with an ankle sprain. Jesus Christ.

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<v Speaker 1>Then that's a lot of injuries right there, So I'm

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<v Speaker 1>ready to talk about it. I brought this up the

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<v Speaker 1>other day on TikTok and Instagram, let's just call it Instagram.

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<v Speaker 1>We have the New Orleans Pelicans. Are they the worst

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<v Speaker 1>executed rebuild in the history of the NBA? Transport yourself

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<v Speaker 1>back to the year, the Lord's Year of twenty nineteen.

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<v Speaker 1>The Pelicans traded Anthony Davis to the Lakers for brandon Ingram,

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<v Speaker 1>promising Lonzo Ball, promising Josh Hart, the fourth pick in

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<v Speaker 1>the twenty nineteen draft and the twenty twenty two and

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<v Speaker 1>the twenty twenty five Lakers unprotected first round picks. They

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<v Speaker 1>also had had Drew Holliday, who they then flipped for

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<v Speaker 1>three more first round picks and two first round pick swaps. So,

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<v Speaker 1>in other words, they got a borderline All Star and

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<v Speaker 1>Bi a six Man of the Year candidate, and Josh

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<v Speaker 1>Hart a solid if I been injured point guard in

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<v Speaker 1>Lonzo Ball in an absolute shit ton of first rounders. Okay,

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<v Speaker 1>so what did they turn that into? Also, by the way,

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<v Speaker 1>they had number one pick overall Zions, what did they

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<v Speaker 1>turn that into? Twenty nineteen, twenty thirty and forty two

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<v Speaker 1>missed the playoffs. Twenty twenty, twenty twenty one, thirty one

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<v Speaker 1>and forty one missed the playoffs. Twenty one, twenty two,

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<v Speaker 1>thirty six, and forty six first round loss four to

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<v Speaker 1>two to the Suns. By the way, that was like

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<v Speaker 1>the worst start in NBA history, one of them. They

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<v Speaker 1>had to claw back into the play in just to

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<v Speaker 1>get to the first I mean, the fact that they

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<v Speaker 1>even made the playoffs at all was a fucking shock.

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<v Speaker 1>Twenty two, twenty three, forty two and forty playing lost

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<v Speaker 1>one two any three to one eighteen to OKC, twenty three,

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<v Speaker 1>twenty four, forty nine and thirty three first round loss

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<v Speaker 1>weep to the thunder again. So, in other words, since

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<v Speaker 1>the Pelicans took Zion number one in the draft, they've

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<v Speaker 1>never won a playoff series. They have, in fact, have

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<v Speaker 1>missed the playoffs three of those five years. And the

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<v Speaker 1>question you might ask is, so, what did they do

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<v Speaker 1>with those picks that they got for Anthony Davis. Here's

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<v Speaker 1>what they had to show for the ad trade Jackson

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<v Speaker 1>Hayes and Nikail Alexander Walker that they got trading the

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<v Speaker 1>number four pick to the Atlanta Hawks. They got two

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<v Speaker 1>first round picks in that same year, which they turned

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<v Speaker 1>into them. They got Dede Lozata. Excuse me what, Herb

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<v Speaker 1>Jones great, Dyson Daniels not even there anymore. Only Herb

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<v Speaker 1>Jones is still on this team. The Pelicans traded Drew

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<v Speaker 1>for Eric Bledsoe, George Hill and two first rounders. What

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<v Speaker 1>was their draft haul for Drew? Sam Merril? Sam Merril

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<v Speaker 1>the other first rounder sends Zion Kyra Lewis, Trey Murphy

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<v Speaker 1>and Daniels who's now with the Hawks. So, in other words,

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<v Speaker 1>since Zion went number one to the Pelicans, they turned

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<v Speaker 1>five first round picks and three pickswaps the draft assets

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<v Speaker 1>from trading two all stars as well as their own

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<v Speaker 1>first round picks into Herb Drones and Trey Murphy and

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<v Speaker 1>technically de Jon Tay Murray. David Griffin is not getting

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<v Speaker 1>enough flag. People are not talking about how bad he's been.

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<v Speaker 1>This is gone so sideways. This is a team. And also,

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<v Speaker 1>let's be honest, why so the owner of the Pelicans

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<v Speaker 1>also owns the Saints, and let's be real, she's kind

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<v Speaker 1>of got her hands full with the Saints right now.

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<v Speaker 1>The New Orleans City they do not give a fuck

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<v Speaker 1>about the Pelicans. They care about who Day Nation. Also,

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<v Speaker 1>remember when the Pelicans were going to the playoffs. I

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<v Speaker 1>want to say, you could get court side tickets for

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<v Speaker 1>like twenty two dollars. It's like for the price of

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<v Speaker 1>a smoothie you can get court side tickets to the

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<v Speaker 1>Smoothie King Arena. Listen, I'm not even lying to you, Tristan.

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<v Speaker 1>You can't control who gets hurt. But guess what you

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<v Speaker 1>how many years do you suffer through a decimated roster

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<v Speaker 1>before you say we cannot count on Zion. You've got

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<v Speaker 1>a husband who doesn't take out the trash. Stop waiting

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<v Speaker 1>for him to take out the trash. It's not gonna happen.

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<v Speaker 1>They had a chance to trade him to the Knicks

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<v Speaker 1>two years ago. They decided, Nah, We're just gonna see

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<v Speaker 1>whether he can stay healthy. This may be a boat

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<v Speaker 1>anchor around this franchise's neck, because I don't see Zion

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<v Speaker 1>ever being healthy enough to make a championship run or

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<v Speaker 1>even to be a tradable asset. Thank God, the Blazers

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<v Speaker 1>did not trade for Zion to keep Damian Lowerd. That

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<v Speaker 1>would be a fucking nightmare. If he is gonna be

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<v Speaker 1>a insistent winner, he's gonna have to take care of

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<v Speaker 1>his body better. He's gonna have to take his care

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<v Speaker 1>of his body more carefully than a crystal vase than

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<v Speaker 1>a Faberge egg. And that means kid gloves, load management,

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<v Speaker 1>no wings, no weed, and no Mariah whatever the fuck

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<v Speaker 1>her name is. And for the Pelicans, they're three and

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<v Speaker 1>seven start an injury stacking like Djenga blocks. Doesn't look

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<v Speaker 1>like this year is gonna be any different than the past.

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<v Speaker 1>Best case scenario first round exit. Considering the state of

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<v Speaker 1>the West, which is getting tougher and tougher, even a

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<v Speaker 1>playoff spot right now seems highly unlikely. Moving on, Brian

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<v Speaker 1>Windhorse made some news alert alert. Where did he make

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<v Speaker 1>news on Finasis Antitacumpo's podcast? Yep, the NASAs. I think

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<v Speaker 1>it's called Fanalytics or something. I mean, he got Brian Windhors.

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<v Speaker 1>He got Brian Windhors to do his podcast and give

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<v Speaker 1>up his time as a reporter to join literally a

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<v Speaker 1>fringe NBA players podcast for ninety minutes, not a fifteen

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<v Speaker 1>minute hit. If I try to get Brian Windhorst on

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<v Speaker 1>my podcast for fifteen minutes, I would be swipe left

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<v Speaker 1>so fucking fast. And I'm a pretty girl. He's the Nassas.

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<v Speaker 1>Do you understand he went on fanalytics, probably because the

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<v Speaker 1>NASAs is Gianni's brother. Very interesting interview, though the salient

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<v Speaker 1>part came about forty five minutes into it when he

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<v Speaker 1>said the following.

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<v Speaker 2>I would say that we're not in a great place

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<v Speaker 2>with media right now. We're not in a great place

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<v Speaker 2>because we're we're we're I think we're devaluing things. I'm

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<v Speaker 2>just like an old man here. I think we're devalueing

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<v Speaker 2>things that help build the league up, Like one of

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<v Speaker 2>the things that storytelling. Everything's too short right now. People

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<v Speaker 2>are too focused on tweets, too focused on guys getting

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<v Speaker 2>crossed over, too focused on guys getting dunked.

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<v Speaker 1>On.

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<v Speaker 2>People getting embarrassed, you know, social media posts not as

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<v Speaker 2>much on storytelling, like learning about players and learning their backgrounds,

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<v Speaker 2>and you know what I call chronicling the season, like

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<v Speaker 2>talking about what's going on the season, like nuance and

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<v Speaker 2>stuff like that. You know, when you're really into your

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<v Speaker 2>team and you know about all the players and you know,

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<v Speaker 2>you know there's special features done on them, Like yeah.

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<v Speaker 1>I mean I think what is interesting and it struck

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<v Speaker 1>accord in NBA social media circles. As someone who's part

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<v Speaker 1>of new media, I think I have some thoughts, and

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<v Speaker 1>it might be not the thoughts that you think I have.

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<v Speaker 1>I think Wendy's right. Honestly. One of the things that

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<v Speaker 1>the NBA has done really well is I think allow

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<v Speaker 1>media rights to be using viral moments. I'm getting demonetized

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<v Speaker 1>on Instagram, So maybe I'm wrong. So maybe if I

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<v Speaker 1>use viral clips, I get demonetized. But like Jah Morant

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<v Speaker 1>had a pair of twisting three sixty layups that generated

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<v Speaker 1>a record one hundred and sixty one million impressions across

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<v Speaker 1>the NBA social media channels. And while that's awesome and

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<v Speaker 1>Adam Silver is brilliant because featuring these little sound bite moments,

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<v Speaker 1>these highlight moments, is a key component of the growth,

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<v Speaker 1>but it has overshadowed the games themselves. Often you will

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<v Speaker 1>rarely hear on social media about a one hundred and

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<v Speaker 1>ninety eight game between the Clippers and the Jazz if

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<v Speaker 1>there was no highlight moment attached with it. So the

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<v Speaker 1>NBA has gone from a star driven league to a

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<v Speaker 1>highlight driven league, and that's because the the become a

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<v Speaker 1>problem because a segment of new fans are now only

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<v Speaker 1>interested in watching highlights and not the game themselves, which

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<v Speaker 1>is not the only issue facing the league. And part

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<v Speaker 1>of the problem is also that the mainstream NBA media

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<v Speaker 1>has prioritized transactions hot takes over the players and on

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<v Speaker 1>the on court basketball. One of the things I love

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<v Speaker 1>doing is the random Reports. This is what we're calling

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<v Speaker 1>the Random Report because it really does highlight players. It

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<v Speaker 1>really does highlight what makes the league special, and the

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<v Speaker 1>storylines and the nuance and the history and kind of

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<v Speaker 1>the things that I like about the league, which are underdogs.

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<v Speaker 1>I do like tea, and I like the tea as

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<v Speaker 1>much as anyone. That's what we call the cotton candy.

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<v Speaker 1>But I also like the vegetables. I also like the

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<v Speaker 1>Brussels Sprouts. I also like watching the Cleveland Cavaliers cut

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<v Speaker 1>a million times and create space and a full game

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<v Speaker 1>of back and forth between them and the Brooklyn Nets.

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<v Speaker 1>On a Saturday night, even when my team, the Oregon Ducks,

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<v Speaker 1>are playing, I'm turning on the calves and the nets

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<v Speaker 1>because I like hoop That's what I like. This podcast

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<v Speaker 1>is about basketball. Ninety percent of that discussion has been

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<v Speaker 1>about what is going on the court, not off the court.

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<v Speaker 1>I talk about teams. We talk about how they're playing,

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<v Speaker 1>how injuries unpacked their seasons, how we look at what

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<v Speaker 1>we're seeing on the court and equate that as a prediction.

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<v Speaker 1>I like takes, they don't need to be unnecessarily hop

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<v Speaker 1>and while that rarely goes viral, I think it's a

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<v Speaker 1>critical part about how we should be talking about the NBA,

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<v Speaker 1>something that you don't see a lot on mainstream media,

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<v Speaker 1>which is the same mainstream media the ditch Zach Low

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<v Speaker 1>for Kendrick Perkins. And I know Zachlow is kind of

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<v Speaker 1>a dueb, but I fucking love Zach Low, and everybody

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<v Speaker 1>else loves Zachlow too. He's not boisterous, he's not like

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<v Speaker 1>everything you talk about Steven A. He's not doing that

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<v Speaker 1>back and forth right Like, I can't even imagine Zachlow

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<v Speaker 1>doing that. But I don't know why there's not room

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<v Speaker 1>for both. Why isn't there room for both? Because not

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<v Speaker 1>enough people are watching the games to support the thing

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<v Speaker 1>that supports watching the games. It just is a lowest

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<v Speaker 1>common denominator. As less and less people watch the games,

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<v Speaker 1>the less and less room there is for people who

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<v Speaker 1>talk about the games, but only one category in their

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<v Speaker 1>eyes is marketable, the one that goes viral and the

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<v Speaker 1>one that talks about transactions, the ones that gets clicks,

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<v Speaker 1>not the one that necessarily grows. The game attracts long

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<v Speaker 1>life fans, brings people from not watching games to watching games.

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<v Speaker 1>One of the things that I actually love. One of

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<v Speaker 1>the best moments of my career in the NBA is

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<v Speaker 1>somebody DM me and told me that they stopped watching

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<v Speaker 1>the NBA altogether, they weren't a fan, and then they

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<v Speaker 1>started listening to the podcast and now they work for

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<v Speaker 1>the fucking NBA. That's so sick. But it is like,

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<v Speaker 1>in general, the whole thing is a little sad. If

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<v Speaker 1>you were invested in the long term health in the end,

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<v Speaker 1>you would invest in the things that promote the game itself,

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<v Speaker 1>promote the players, and not just the highlights and the

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<v Speaker 1>hot takes. And I like hot takes and I like highlights.

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<v Speaker 1>I saw a tweet today that said inside the NBA

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<v Speaker 1>going away is not a bad thing because Chuck Shack,

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<v Speaker 1>Kenny and Ernie have such a pre eminent voice in

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<v Speaker 1>the sport, and it's no longer as nuanced and fun

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<v Speaker 1>as it once was. I don't know. I kind of

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<v Speaker 1>agree they do make a living in terms of like

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<v Speaker 1>broad stroking the game, at least at least Shack and

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<v Speaker 1>Chuck do. Kenny really does try to break down the game,

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<v Speaker 1>and Ernie tries to keep it on the rails. But

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<v Speaker 1>like it has gotten a little bit too clown around

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<v Speaker 1>Arrow when we don't when these former players don't even

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<v Speaker 1>know who's playing on the teams, they literally have a

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<v Speaker 1>segment called who he played for? I think that kind

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<v Speaker 1>of tells you what's going on. Windhorse's other point about

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<v Speaker 1>storytelling is something I believe in. I'm like, I think

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<v Speaker 1>I am at evidence that you can do stories and

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<v Speaker 1>be viable on social media's like I told you, like

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<v Speaker 1>I do the Rando Report. Anyway, we'll have more to

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<v Speaker 1>say about this in the future. I'm gonna start asking

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<v Speaker 1>this question of guests on the Heat Check in the

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<v Speaker 1>future because I think it's an important debate. But we

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<v Speaker 1>got to move on. It is Monday, so it is

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<v Speaker 1>time for the injury report, and I hate to say

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<v Speaker 1>that the injury bug is back. It is raging, raging

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<v Speaker 1>Cajun and I'm not talking about Aaron Gordon. I'm not

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<v Speaker 1>talking about Tyrese Maxey. We have to lead off with

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<v Speaker 1>the horrible news. Sunday Nights game Chat. Holmgren went up

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<v Speaker 1>to defend the rim, got hit in the chest, falls

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<v Speaker 1>awkwardly on his side, then rolls around in serious pain.

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<v Speaker 1>I think it's not that serious, but I hope it's

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<v Speaker 1>not that serious. He had to be carried off the court.

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<v Speaker 1>There's no update now, but he couldn't put weight on

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<v Speaker 1>his right leg. All we know is that he was

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<v Speaker 1>ruled out with a right hip injury. He did post

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<v Speaker 1>to his IG story while in the locker room. Go

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<v Speaker 1>get this one, boy, so maybe it's not as bad

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<v Speaker 1>as a Kevin Durant is now injured as well. He

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<v Speaker 1>threatens to derail the promising start that the Suns have.

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<v Speaker 1>He has a hammy that's gonna keep him out at

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<v Speaker 1>least two weeks. Man. Kevin Durant's been playing out of

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<v Speaker 1>his mind right now too. Like the Sons look really

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<v Speaker 1>freaking dangerous now that they have a point guard. They

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<v Speaker 1>look really really good. Indy, the Pacers have a bunch

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<v Speaker 1>of injuries Aaron Nesmith and Andrew Nemhart both mistaken for

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<v Speaker 1>each other by the way, they're both missing time. Nie

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<v Speaker 1>Smith out until December, Nemhart out about two weeks. All

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<v Speaker 1>of this comes back on the back of rumors the

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<v Speaker 1>tyres and Aliburton's injury woes. Scoring woes have to do

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<v Speaker 1>with his injury, which is the same thing that caused

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<v Speaker 1>him issues in the playoffs last year. So John Morant

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<v Speaker 1>is injured as well. They're calling that a posterior hip

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<v Speaker 1>subligation without dislocation to go with a Grade one pelvic

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<v Speaker 1>muscle strain. This is fucked right, Like what are we doing?

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<v Speaker 1>Best case scenario for jaw is ten days. Worst case

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<v Speaker 1>scenario is a month. We can't get less, like I

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<v Speaker 1>don't want games without jaw. Also, by the way, Desmond

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<v Speaker 1>Bain still isn't playing. There's like too much injuries for Memphis. Also,

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<v Speaker 1>Charlotte Brandon Miller is now banged up. Myles Bridges will

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<v Speaker 1>be out two weeks with the bone bruise. By the way,

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<v Speaker 1>Bone Bruce no joke. In San Antonio, Jeremy Sohan is

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<v Speaker 1>now out indefinitely. He fractured his thumb and that requires surgery. Ugh,

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<v Speaker 1>And it's not just players out for extended time either.

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<v Speaker 1>You've got players like banged up in general, Jimmy Butler

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<v Speaker 1>ankle sprain, Luca left groin injury. Is that surprising? Eighty

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<v Speaker 1>planther fasciitis? Is that surprising? Steph Curry ankle issues? Is

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<v Speaker 1>that surprising? All these dudes have had these injuries, like

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<v Speaker 1>seventeen times all four have missed a game or three.

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<v Speaker 1>Even Greg Popovich is out indefinitely, though the Spurs are

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<v Speaker 1>saying nothing about what's ailing him. Fucking injury. Fuck the

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<v Speaker 1>injury bugs. I hope everybody gets healthy soon. We're like

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<v Speaker 1>ten games into the season for some teams even less,

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<v Speaker 1>and I think it seems to be getting worse every

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<v Speaker 1>single year. That's all the time that we after the

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<v Speaker 1>episode of a heat Check, come back tomorrow for an

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<v Speaker 1>all new episode, and check out the feed for past

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<v Speaker 1>episodes and mini episodes which drop unexpectedly, like Dak Prescott,

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<v Speaker 1>who's now probably having season ending injuries. SI surgery sign

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<v Speaker 1>our Cowboys, see you next year. Do not forget to

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<v Speaker 1>Extra Platinum status. Dude, how is it possible that your

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<v Speaker 1>it's free before too? What in the Shenanigans is happening?

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<v Speaker 1>Throwing the heat check into your EarPods. Go help that

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<v Speaker 1>the fall. Me on threads metas new social media app

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<v Speaker 1>NBA people are on there also people who have questions

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