Club 520 Podcast

520 in the Morning - Jeff Teague REACTS to Thunder’s EPIC win over Jokic & Nuggets: SGA LOCKED UP MVP

50 min
Mar 10, 2026about 1 month ago
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Summary

Club 520 Podcast breaks down the Thunder's 129-126 victory over the Nuggets, with SGA delivering an MVP-caliber performance (35-15-9 with zero turnovers). The hosts analyze OKC's deep roster depth, compare coaching philosophies across NBA teams, and discuss college basketball tournament implications during March Madness.

Insights
  • OKC's success stems from a 'college atmosphere' coaching model where all 15 roster players receive meaningful minutes, contrasting sharply with traditional NBA rotations that prioritize star players
  • SGA's zero-turnover triple-double performance in a high-usage game demonstrates elite playmaking and decision-making that separates MVP-caliber players from peers
  • Depth and role flexibility matter more than star power alone—OKC beat Denver despite missing key players (Chet Holmgren, J-Dub) while Denver's three max contracts limit bench production
  • Roster construction philosophy directly impacts playoff success; teams cannot replicate OKC's model without appropriate personnel fit and coaching alignment
  • College basketball tournament seeding and upsets are driven by hot shooting and momentum rather than traditional strength metrics
Trends
NBA coaching trend toward increased bench rotation and player development over star-centric lineupsOKC's organizational model becoming a blueprint for competitive depth in modern NBAMVP race tightening between SGA and Jokic despite statistical dominance from both playersFree agency market showing increased movement and salary cap flexibility (Kenneth Walker, Travis Kelsey, Tua Tagovailoa trades)College basketball tournament unpredictability increasing with mid-major upsets (Hofstra, Troy, Furman)Defensive player of the year awards increasingly tied to team success rather than individual metricsRookie class (Cam Boozer, AJ DeVance) establishing early dominance in conference awardsCoaching carousel activity with mid-season hires and rebuilds (Tommy Lloyd, Dusty May)NFL free agency emphasizing veteran retention and role players over marquee signingsBench scoring and role player performance becoming critical differentiator in playoff matchups
Topics
NBA MVP Race: SGA vs Jokic Performance AnalysisOKC Thunder Roster Depth and Coaching PhilosophyNBA Playoff Matchup Predictions and Series AnalysisDefensive Player of the Year Award Voting TrendsCollege Basketball Tournament Seeding and UpsetsNBA Free Agency Market Movement and Salary CapBench Scoring and Role Player DevelopmentCoaching Strategy: Star Player Usage vs Team DepthMarch Madness Bracket PredictionsNBA Trade Deadline Impact AnalysisRookie Class Performance and AwardsConference Tournament ImplicationsPlayoff Series Matchup AnalysisPlayer Injury Impact on Team PerformanceRoster Construction and Personnel Fit
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ESPN
Referenced for broadcast coverage and panel discussions of NBA games and awards
Peacock
Streaming platform providing NBA game broadcasts discussed in episode
People
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
OKC Thunder star with 35-15-9 performance, zero turnovers; MVP frontrunner discussion
Nikola Jokic
Denver Nuggets center with 32-14-13 reluctant triple-double; MVP race competitor
Jalen Williams
OKC Thunder player with 29-12-7 performance; part of Thunder's depth discussion
Aaron Gordon
Denver Nuggets forward returning from injury with 23-10 performance
Tim Hardaway Jr.
Denver Nuggets shooter with 28 points and multiple three-pointers in Thunder loss
Kawhi Leonard
LA Clippers forward with 29-8-7 in win over Knicks; all-time small forward ranking discussion
Ben Matherin
LA Clippers player with 28 points in second half performance against Knicks
James Harden
Cleveland Cavaliers player reaching 29,000 career points milestone
Cam Boozer
ACC Freshman of the Year and Player of the Year award winner
AJ DeVance
Big 12 Player of the Year; college basketball standout in MVP discussion
Darius Garland
LA Clippers guard with 23-7 performance; acquired from Cavaliers
Michael Jordan
Referenced in GOAT debate discussion; maintains position as basketball's greatest player
LeBron James
Mentioned in GOAT debate and all-time rankings discussions
Kevin Durant
Discussed in all-time small forward rankings and scoring milestone projections
Jamal Murray
Denver Nuggets guard with 21-8-6; ankle injury mentioned
Nolan Smith
Georgia Tech coach mentioned as potential hire; recruiting discussion
Daniel Jones
Indianapolis Colts quarterback rejecting 3-year, $100M offer; free agency discussion
Travis Kelsey
Kansas City Chiefs tight end signing 1-year, $12M deal; free agency news
Kenneth Walker
Super Bowl MVP running back signing with Kansas City Chiefs
Tua Tagovailoa
Quarterback traded to Atlanta Falcons; free agency movement
Quotes
"He the best player in the league. He is, bro. It's just too easy."
Host discussing SGAEarly game analysis
"Everybody on OKC gets a turn. Because they coach figured it out, bro. He's like I have 15 good players, I have a couple minutes for everybody, bro. It works."
Host analyzing OKC coaching philosophyMid-episode
"You can't play the Philly. Philly can't play like that. They're not gonna be successful. You have to keep your main players on the floor, bro."
Host comparing team philosophiesCoaching discussion
"The whole GOAT tone is never gonna be something that will get high or low about. Never played against Oscar Robertson or Jerry West, but I actually learned from them."
Michael Jordan (quoted)GOAT debate segment
"I was so high on him last year, and I traded you to every team. And then I said this was the best trade of the year when you went to the nut."
Host discussing Cam Johnson tradeFree agency analysis
Full Transcript
This is an iHeart Podcast. Guaranteed human. I'm Miles Turner. And I'm Brianna Stewart. And our podcast, Game Recognized Game, has never been done before. Two active players giving you a real look at our lives and what we actually think on and off the court. Nothing's off limits. We talk tanking. I might get in trouble for this answer, but I think it's, like, definitely happening in the WBA. We talk about our mistakes, too. They pulled me to the side and was like, hey, man, we got a call last night, man. You can't be rolling around the city like this the night before games. Check out Game Recognized Game with Stewie and Miles on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts. I'm Anna Navarro, and on my new podcast, Bleep with Anna Navarro, I'm talking to the people closest to the biggest issues happening in your community and around the world. Because I know deep down inside right now, we are all cursing and asking what the bleep is going on. Every week, I'm breaking down the biggest issues happening in our communities and around the world. I'm talking to people like Julie K. Brown, who broke the explosive story on Jeffrey Epstein in 2018. The Justice Department, through we counted four presidential administrations, failed these victims. Listen to Bleep with Adam Navarro on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts. Winner of the iHeart Podcast Award is... See all the nominees now at iHeart.com slash podcast awards. Audible is a proud sponsor of the Audible Audio Pioneer Award. Explore the best selection of audiobooks, podcasts, and originals all in one easy app. Audible. There's more to imagine when you listen. Sign up for a free trial at audible.com. I'm Daniel Jeremiah. And I am Greg Rosenthal. I know that, Greg. We're teaming up on 40s and free agents, the podcast that owns the NFL offseason. This is where teams are built. Free agency, combine, pro days, trades. Every move matters. From my draft boards and mock drafts. To my vaunted top 101 free agents and how rosters come together. Quarterback movement. Surprise signings. We'll tell you what it means and who really wins. Open your free iHeartRadio app, search 40s and free agents, and listen now. The Volume. Good morning. Happy Tuesday. It's 5.20 in the morning. Your favorite sports show brought to you by Boost Mobile. Listen, everything going crazy right now. Gas, food, all the above, man. But shout out to Boost Mobile. They're going to hold you down, man. $25, unlimited nationwide. Tap in with the family for sure. Shout out to Hard Rock. Bet be here. We need a win this week, brother. You got a later day? Yeah, I got one today, man. This one should be good. Okay, we're going to tap in for sure. Shout out to Hard Rock Bet. Let's get this money. Last but certainly not least, man. Shout out to StockX, keeping us fresh and the set as well. I'm your host. My name is DJ Wills. We got a full house this morning. We got Teague. We got Bishop. We got Mook. Fellas, good morning. How y'all doing? What's happening, bro? What up? Listen, man, it's March Madness, man. And it's only right we go back to a throwback. 2011 on this day. Iconic moment in college basketball history, man. Cardiac Kimba. I didn't know he shot 7-for-21 this game. Damn, he was chucking. But, hey, legendary moment. Big East quarterfinal. I had to shoot, bro. Who else was going to shoot? That's a fact. Clear out. ISO for game. This is bad coaching. Wow. Big G was one of the best. He was one of the best defending bigs in their little conference, bro. Put a guard or a wing on. He got switched, bro. It is what he is. Got to stay too long. They just got a guy over there. G could guard, bro. He just had a moment. Hey, man, honestly. G could never guard Kimball. Respect. Nah, he can't. I don't know why whoever the other defender didn't just come help. Yes, bro. Just run a double, bro. Look out his hands. Trap, trap, trap. They didn't expect him to fall. I can see if it's a quick switch and then bim, bam. Imagine he didn't fall, bro. He's like, bro, come on. Look, if he didn't fall, it could have been a good contest, bro. They didn't expect him to fall. Hey, you pausing right there. It's crazy. Drop you. Come on, bro. Help your teammates, bro. I'm nothing, bro. You coach basketball. That was a hell of a step back. Bro, that's a legendary move. Anybody. Never coach basketball. No, you're going to say switch again. Whatever y'all say. That's an iconic move, bro. That was a good move, bro. Damn, G. Shout out to March Madness, man. Turn it up this week for sure. Like we said. How bogeys. Indianapolis, Indiana. Be here. We are hosting a college slam dunk contest. I can't wait. I'm going back to my alma mater. Kiko Philhouse. I thought we were doing that bravo. Monster McGrath's respect. They don't have a gym for the dunk contest, respectfully. We will be at Hinkle Fieldhouse, man. Slam dunk contest. We are the hosts. We going to have a good time, man. Pull up. We can't wait to see y'all. Let's get straight to it, man. We got to spell college. Yeah, we're going to say. Khalid. Khalid. Maybe I need to go back. Yesterday, man, iconic matchup last night. The Thunder got the best of Nuggets, 129 to 126. Hell of a game. We're going to break this game down for real, for real, because they was hooping last night. SGA, 35-15-9, almost triple-double. dominated yesterday. Jalen Williams yesterday hooped out 29-12 7-11 for 3. A.J. Mitchell his return he had 24. Joker hooped out yesterday 32-14 and 13. Light work. Tim Hardaway Jr. who's probably going to have a drug test today because he lost his mind yesterday. 28 hit too many threes. Aaron Gordon's first game back in a while he had 23-10 Jamal Murray had 21-8-6 man. Let's go ahead and start off. Like we said Aaron Gordon's first game back in a while he scored 13-17 in the first quarter he was getting busy yesterday, man. 18-9. Yeah, he was knocking down shots yesterday. That's an incredible stat line. Which one, who? SGA. Oh, yeah. Phenomenal. Let's not play the end of the game here. If we're going to Eric Gordon, highlights. Respect. We don't have that? All right. Blue hat. Oh, my God. No, this was a fire game, though. Start to finish, it was definitely a fire game, bro. Joker was He was bitching But rightfully so Bro They was hacking my boy Out there This is gonna be What I learned today That we all play Major roles Like we're nothing Without Louie Everybody do their job Everybody does their job Everybody do their job Well We have real moments On this show Just go Just stand up And start doing this You might as well Just play That's what you do You might as well Don't play the full game. He said, we only have the full game. I asked for Eric Gordon first. He went to the last second shot. Fucking play we got here now. Lou. Lou just said the half court shot. Hopefully this is long enough so we can talk about this in full love. Oh, yeah. Jeremy Kane. Yeah. Plus shot. Yeah. We can work this game down, man. Great pickup, bro. Tell me. Oh, there we go. Back killing. Eric Gordon. Killing. Start off his first quarter. Getting buckets. Can't wait to see this playoff series What the hell Come on Beard that He really be shooting too Don't jump Straight buckets For them to Missing a couple of dies too is crazy They got a plug in team bro You can just whoever On the game Great game But 20 plus more points man Plug in for you Jesus Like this nigga He's cold bro AJ Mitchell is a bucket Like you said Missed 20 games Came back light day with 24 They have a full team bro Whoever on their roster Can get in and perform bro Tim Hardaway Jr. Was on that shit yesterday Oh that's true They got a good system too so Can't give him any space We talked about his struggles It doesn't deter guys like that He's been around too long Playing at a high level Mitchell Wow He nice bro AJ Mitchell did a bucket bro I gotta see how long he gonna be with the Thunder There's no way Nah they gotta move on from a few people Hey Listen man Hell of a game Let's go to the finish of this game We'll break it down But the end of this game is absolutely crazy man Oh okay Well SGA I'm like fuck it Here we are Shout out to SGA Your life is so sad The most important part of the game We got that Fuck it Fuck that shit man 35 my dog man Oh my god Respect Respect We passed Nigga had no turnovers bro 39-15-9 No turnovers No turnovers bro That's a lot of usage To not have no turnovers We could have dunked that Hey Pass I think I got a burner bro See ya Off glass Step through Pass Pass bro He the best player in the league He is bro He is It's just too easy That's crazy bro Christian Bronbo you had a long night Nigga just figured it out bro No J-Dub I said Joby hooping too They got It don't matter who play on their team bro The fact They 1-15 bro Whoever go in gonna have a good game And one I think it only worked for this team though The Spurs kind of like that too They don't have 15 but They got a good 10 They drew 4 people in bro Getting open shots Good pass And 1 Could these niggas be putting in niggas We don't even know sometimes And they start killing Like why y'all got McCain bro. Nah, I can't wait. We're going to have a real talk about OKC, bro. These niggas, it's cold. Give me that shit. Yeah, he MVP, yeah. The crazy part is the last couple shots of this, when he closed the game out, it was just ridiculous, bro. Too little. And one. You're not supposed to have Jerry McCain, bro What are y'all doing? Malpractice Get the fuck off me Sixers did right You think so? Yeah, they did For game, let's go home SGA with an iconic performance yesterday, man This is a better fit for McCain I want to ask y'all this because at the end of this game Joker and SGA went back to back You know what I'm saying? Joker scoring. He was scoring. Now, they got back in the game because they did that double. Should they have doubled him in that last possession? Yes. Somebody else got to beat him. Yeah, Tim Hardaway was in the gap. I don't know why he didn't want to help off, but they should have trapped him. Make somebody else beat me. The way SJ was going, bro, when you hitting them type of threes, you just get wicked, bro. Yeah. Same thing B-Han was just saying about Kimber, bro. Like, realistically, somebody else got to beat me, bro. Jerry McCain just hit a dagger, though. That's a fact. You're going to have to hit another one. I'm not letting the MVP do it, bro. No, bro. Especially after that first one. MVP do it. So, like you said, this OKC team, no Chet, no J-Dub. Yeah. They get Jerry McCain. Yeah, the Sixers, bro, they should never get with Jerry McCain. Not to this team, bro. Not to them, bro. And now Tyrese Maxey hurt. Yeah, well, which was Tyrese Maxey as well. But there's no way that y'all couldn't find minutes for this man and the champs did. That's why they champs. It's a different team, bro. It's just a different team. How they play, niggas, shit. Everybody plays on OKC, bro. It's a college atmosphere. Yeah, that's not the atmosphere. Nigga, they got to play Tyrese. They got to play PG. They got to play Embiid. They don't have that over there, bro. Make it work, bro. That's the difference. That's the difference between being a champion. It's better players in Philly, bro. I mean, it's better players, but you can find me, bro. How? Nigga, Tyrese Maxey, Embiid is better than everybody, and Paul George, bro. Paul George is not better than J-Dub. Embiid better but Chet They got Chet Embiid is better but they got Chet They got people that gotta play They got three max players too I respect it bro I'm just saying how they play is different bro I think they don't plug and play the rest of their guys They don't play like the kiddie ball bro Everybody gets a turn Because they coach figured it out bro He's like I have 15 good players I have a couple minutes for everybody bro It works You realize that J-Dub and Shea And all them dudes play Yeah A lot What I'm saying You can't play The Philly Philly can't play like that They're not gonna be successful You have to keep your main players On the floor bro These niggas SVA sits out games And they win Philly is not blessed To have that Cause them guys Is used to playing So it's nothing When he sit out It's regular He's playing every night So okay So Philly should coach Like okay Yeah You wanna be Everybody should tap in At this point It's a copycat league Bro y'all better start Copycatting bro Yeah cause That shit does not work For everybody Y'all niggas coach basketball, bro Yeah, shit, I wish you That's our team That is our team, we play everybody That's our team Everybody get minutes on our team, bro Pretty much We started Bobby, swear to God we started Bobby Respect, bro Think about that, though If we need somebody to drive the ball We will be like, put Bobby in No, show him some love, respect We will, bro Why he do that to me, man? That real boy, crazy. That shit was fire. That's some shit from your house. You know where he come from, but what I'm saying is he didn't play at all. I love Bob. He didn't play at all at the last game. I mean, it's a might OKC didn't get it. He was shining. He the most viral from the game. He the most viral from the game. OKC literally plays everybody. Y'all know that one. Somebody OKC didn't play last night. I mean, let's go to the process right here, please. Let's see who Bob was Since he was me on Milwaukee Who was he on here, man? Well, look at this roster, bro Like, everybody on the team Comes in and gets busy Kendrick Williams come off the bench Get buckets Everybody had 15 At some point this season So the Knicks need to coach like this Yes bro They need to tap in Yeah bro Tibbs would never Yo Tibbs would been like man I remember Shout out to Tibbs Never mind Tibbs would fuck OKC TV OKC TV. Oh, y'all gonna do that? Bub, you made the show. You made the show, Bub. I feel great. You know what I'm saying? My boy didn't see a minute of that. The championship game. Cut it, Dad. Hell the trophy. What the fuck you got the trophy for? You know what I mean? He the heart of the team. I respect it, but I'm telling y'all, like, nigga, everybody don't play. That's not the way of the NBA. Y'all know that. No, that's not the way. It's somebody on Casey. But they just tap in, because look, Cason Wallace, Alex Caruso, Isaiah Joe, Jeremy Cain, all of them come in the game and get buckled, bro. But they got the personnel for that. Every team. Every team. Every team. Every team. Every team. Every team. Every team. Every team. Every team. Every team. Every team. Every team. Every team. Every team. Every team. Every team. Bobby is Buddy Bayhaw. That was crazy. But that was a hell of a game last night. Denver, like you said, still missing some. But I will say this. Shout out to Christian Braun. But Peyton Watson is missed on that team for sure. Cam Johnson, we're not going to dog pound him. But Jesus Christ. That would have been a different game if Peyton was there. Yeah, Cam Johnson. Johnson, boy. But I'm saying, though, look. He having a rough time. James Williams and Hardenstein did not play, bro. And these niggas still won. I love Cam Thompson. What's his name? Cam Johnson. Cam Johnson. No disrespect, because I know I got trope for names before. Look, Cam Johnson. There's no disrespect. But I was so high on him. You were. I was too. I was him traded everywhere. It made sense. You got to get off the podcast, man. That's what happened. You got to lock in. That's what happened. You got to lock in real shit, bro. And I like, what's it called? Two and a three? Old man and a three? Yeah. You got to chill off that one. Yeah, when he missed that lay yesterday, I said, all right, man. We got to lock back in, bro. Podcast has nothing to do with this. We got to lock back in, bro. We got to focus. Tim Hardaway is out there eating. We got to rearrange our focus, bro. We got to get back to where we was at. I know you really good at podcasts, and I enjoy listening to your content, but I need you to play better because I was so high on you last year, and I traded you to every team. And then I said this was the best trade of the year when you went to the nut. I said it with you. It's still not bad, bro. Oh, man. Because he's not hurting. Other pieces? Oh, he's hurting the team. The money they're freed up to get the other pieces, yes, but individually, yeah, Cam. Other pieces they got for him is cool, but he, we need you to play, bro. I was so high on him, Cam Johnson. We was counting on 15 tonight from you and shooting, man. I was like, that's the perfect fit of him. You could make basketball gloves. He was the missing piece. He was that fifth finger. I was like, there it go. I was going to shoot 40 from the three, you know what I'm saying? My boy going to bounce back, man. I hope he too. Peyton just came and just shit, bro. Peyton is a big piece now. He ain't fucking playing right now, bro. But I'm saying, though, like, once he come back, it's hard to give everybody minutes. That was my point of telling y'all, nigga. Denver cannot play like the Thunder. Cannot play like the Thunder, bro. He's a starter. I'm just saying, though, bro. Y'all say everybody should coach the same, bro. You cannot do that. I mean, you got to coach your personnel. Yeah, I agree. Maybe your GM needs to get some better players. He got Jeremy Kane for absolutely nothing compared to what his worth is, bro. Sam Pressy the best ever, bro. No, Sam Pressy's the goal. He got the chips. He's gold. But yesterday's game, I know we ain't going to put too much on it, but that confirmed SGA's MVP yesterday. Yeah, for sure. He's better than everybody, but Joker, they was hacking my boy. Joker had a reluctant triple-double. I was going to say, his stats is crazy, too. Yeah, his stats are the best. Yeah. And when it was time to go home, I said Joker hit that three. So, real record, bro. So, if Denver would have won, would we be saying the same thing about Joker? Probably. No, I wouldn't. I still say FGA because I've been like, they missing J-Dub and Chet. And Hardenstein. Yes, bro. That's crazy. And Caruso. I mean, that's just their team. Yeah, Caruso did not play. But their team is just like, fuck. You missing your team. And you still be the championship team, bro. Niggas got Denver as the favorites, bro. Low key. Today's show is brought to you by our presenting sponsor, Hard Rock Bet, Florida Sportsbook. March is here. That means basketball takes center stage. The stakes are rising. the shots is falling, and now it's the time to hit the hardwood with Hard Rock Bet. Sign up today and double your winners with your first 10 bets. Max $50. That's right. Your winnings are double on your first 10 bets. That's how we got to start March. And a welcome offer is just to tip off. 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Two active players giving you a real look at our lives and what we actually think on and off the court. Nothing's off limits. We talk trade requests. What's the vibe of that when it's like your star player is like, well, I want to leave. And then actually now I'm going to stay. We talk tanking. I mean, honestly, like, I might get in trouble for this answer, but I think it's like definitely happening in the WBA. And yeah, we talk about our mistakes, too. They pulled me to the side and was like, hey, man, we got a call last night, man. You can't be rolling around the city like this the night before games, you know, doing this, doing whatever. And of course, family stories. And I'll be like, mommy, why did you miss that? Mommy, do you play basketball? Check out Game Recognized Game with Stewie and Miles on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts. This is the biggest night in podcasting. The countdown is on to our 2026 iHeart Podcast Awards. 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We break down every move that actually matters. From my draft evaluations, mock drafts, and team fits. To my top 101 free agents and how real rosters are built, cap space, contracts, and all the tough decisions included. You got quarterbacks on the move. We got teams rebuilding. It's hope season. Absolutely. It's hope season. We'll tell you what's real, what's noise, and what it means for your favorite team. Smart analysis, real conversations every week. I don't know about the smart, but definitely analysis. Listen to 40s and free agents on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts. OKC the favorite. I mean, but the people think OKC can lose to them. They went to seven last year. These niggas be people think that healthy Aaron Gordon that they would have won. At this point, these niggas play anybody on their team and win, bro. It doesn't matter. I don't see them losing. Denver was a little banged up. Like you said, Aaron Gordon come back from injury. Jamal Murray had to tweak the ankle. He still showed up and not to his capabilities. But it's OKC team, boy. I know we talk about the Spurs and them matching up. That's going to be a hell of a series. That nigga SGA going to have to move up in the rankings, boy. If he get another MVP? He's going to have to. Yeah No I seen him talking In the pregame yesterday I'm like no S.J. get on the MVP We gonna have a real conversation That niggas not gonna like I have to Yeah I have to slip up Top off Top off Top off I already told you I'm like get the fuck out the way Yeah respectfully I had already told you Don't let him get another chip too I get two MVPs If he go back to back MVPs and back to back Champions Man He's about to break Will record He got one of the best Careers ever Already Already He got a lot of time left Yeah Top five What about he do For four more years Who you going to take out? He dominated for four more years, bro. Who's Jordan? Jordan can't come out. I was talking PG. I was just talking PG. Oh, y'all wild. I was talking PG. I was talking PG. Jordan. Kobe, Brian, SGA. Damn. Where's Steph at? Where's Steph? Where's that for SGA? Hell right. Nah, I bullshit. It's Steph did SGA, bro. For sure. All right, man. He bullshit. He bullshit. Now, hell of a game, man. I'm happy the other game was actually with the broadcast team. Robbie Hummel and Austin Rivers do a phenomenal job. Oh, great. Yeah, that shit's elite for sure, man. Hell of a game. Austin Rivers. Austin called. Austin Rivers then took over. Hey, he called it. Washington Trap. Hey, boy, you done took over. Hey, we want to talk to him, too. He good at all that shit Nah he's elite for sure And Robbie Hummel good too I love the Peacock broadcast for sure Alright man moving on The Clippers got the best of the Knicks yesterday 126-118 Kawhi Leonard was on that shit last night 29-8-7 he balled out Benedict Mather had 28-7 Darius Garland 23-7 Dangerous right there for sure He had 35-7 OG had 23-7 A slow first half a second half, Ben Matherin was busting their ass. Nah, Ben got to cook a second half. Let's get some hollocks from this game. Yeah, Kawhi. That's all Ben needed is somebody to believe in. You know, T-Loop lets you hoop. And that's exactly what Darren's going to say in the postgame. Oh, OG. You little bro steal. Oh, my God. Kawhi Leonard with an underrated handle. I don't like to say it, bro, but he better than a lot of people, bro. What do you think I'm saying he's better than? Kevin Durant, bro. Damn. Damn. Damn. I ain't going to let him do that today. What that little dude say when he got beat up? Go get the gun. Damn. I ain't going to let him do that to you. Hell, KD, bro, but Kawhi. Kawhi not better than KD, bro. You wild. What else we got from this game, man? Go ahead and play all the hotlines from this. I'm staying out of that one. I seen Kawhi do things, bro. Pause. That nigga want to chip with Toronto, because. Yeah, bro. Once he did that KD is back to back champ He would have won with that Toronto team? Yes If he would have played the injured Warriors team He would have won too That's hate KD was down He played the series bro He was down He played it Klay was gone Klay was gone Klay played too They both played I beat y'all Respect. I beat Steph Curry. That's a fact. Definitely beat Steph Curry. Oh, y'all been getting minutes, too. Good rebounder. Come here, Nick Baton. Nick Baton be getting crazy. He played good last night. He did. Nick Baton shot a crazy three. Bro, he shot a no- Nick Baton still in that shit. Shout out to Nick Baton. Shout out to Nick Baton, man. Why the fuck is Nick Baton in? one of my favorite rap bars in the last time for like 20 years, bro. Sneel Kieler look the same. He'll be who and he'll be who and he'll be who. Shout out to Nick, man. Nigga don't look different. Nigga having a great career, bro. He been there for a long time. And he got 100 million. Niggas don't even remember. I do remember that. What was that for? I remember that shit. Hornets. The Hornets. They gave him 100 million and the nigga didn't play. Yeah. I remember that shit, nigga. Oh, he's going. And at one point, they had him and Tony Parker, which was super nasty. Go ahead and play this. Coming off the bench, bro. That was a platoon, bro. Good pass. Shout out to DG. Nasty. Step back. The vibes are back. The vibes is high. My bro, he look good out there. He enjoying basketball. Yeah. Go ahead, buddy. Come on, Holla. That's why we here, man. We happy as hell to... That was a good win. You right, bro. He definitely needed T-Lew. This nigga, boy. It's not to me. It's not to me. People better move. Come on, man. I wish my nigga ain't take so much time off, bro. He had the accolades to match It's cool bro Niggas know they can't fuck with me That's what he Just off pure hoops Where did you rank him man? Are we gonna say he two guard What are you three? Small four He's small four He top ten for sure Small four All time Kawhi better than Scottie I was about to ask I can't Yes I can't Yes See I can't bro If you were the game If you were the game If you were the game Kawhi Leonard and his mom Kawhi is better offensively but Scottie did. Scottie was crazy because... I mean, Scottie was a better facilitator, but... He locked... Well, Kawhi locked... So it's Kawhi too. Give me Kawhi. Fuck that. Give me Kawhi. He better than Scottie. He better than Scottie, bro. He not better than Larry Bird. He not better than Bron. Yeah, bro. Who else was a small forward? Shit. Kevin Durant. Kevin Durant a small forward? Yup. All right He ain better He better than KD but KD ahead of him Give me Kawhi over Melo I got two rings bro All right He ain better He better than KD but KD Oh Melo Anthony KD ahead of him Give me Kawhi over Melo I got two rings bro All right Defensive player finals MVP Love Melo. Kawhi Cole, bro. Speaking of Melo, did I see Drew? Hey, let's talk about some. What could Jason Taylor learn from Carmelo Anthony? You can learn from a great, bro. You got to relax, bro. You can, bro. You can always learn from a great. That's one of the best people ever such a basketball, bro. You can always learn from Carmelo Anthony. If he has something to say about basketball, you probably should listen. Yeah bro What kind of fucking question is that though? Yeah bro Like What's that? What question? What could he learn? He asked him like He said How you gonna tell him about winning And he never won That's what I'm saying bro Stay out of that bro Yeah That's Carmelo Anthony You gonna give this nigga A different skill to his game You talking about winning the championship Carmelo Anthony That's the end of the conversation Flat Flat out Yeah some people that damn hoop For real That's bullshit Yeah just stay out of that bro Like Actually like Yeah Drew Hickman a good trainer. Drew, I'm rolling, bro. Shout out to him, but I'm sorry. It's okay to be wrong, though. If he wrong, he made a mistake. I probably just wouldn't say nothing. You didn't even have to be wrong about that one, though. You didn't even have to say nothing. He did. You didn't even have to say that. I'm saying, if he trying to help Jason Tatum get better in a certain area, it has nothing to do with him winning the championship. He kind of told him he should let JB keep killing and kind of just play his role. Play his role. Play a new role. And I get with Drew as a trainer, like, But I just probably wouldn't say nothing to Carmelo Yeah it's Melo bro I'll be like Okay I'll probably text Jason and be like eh Yeah Let Tatum say that if he wanna say it Yeah And I feel like there's just lines that certain people who haven't made it through that threshold shouldn't cross Like I'd be crazy to come sell a Hall of Famer that you can't learn from somebody else bro Who the fuck am I I'm saying shit to Melo bro If he talking basketball just listen bro Yeah bro Let me see what Melo talking about Yeah just relax I could disagree but I just disagree I don't know about that with Melo man we gonna leave it at that you feel me yeah that's Carmelo I'm nothing I'm gonna tweet what can't Melo tell whatever he said be here your Clippers ninth seed right now how you feeling not good are they a dangerous team to see the play in let's go to Western Conference and this please I love to pick up a Ben and Darius for sure I do too better fit for both of them for sure but as of right now cause Ben had to lead the Pacers and Darius for damn sure had to lead the Cavs the vibes are low so them getting with T-Lew and T-Lew letting them rock out I'll fuck with that but them being a contender right now I don't know you taking playing them or the Warriors who you taking oh Clippers all day y'all know I can't stand the Warriors so how about the Suns though Clippers Clippers mmm with the healthy Dylan Brooks in a couple weeks wouldn't give a damn okay Dylan Brooks Garth Brooks Aaron Brooks I can't even finish, because I'm done with the Clippers and five for sure. All right, man. Shout out to your Clippers. Knicks, get well soon. Bad loss for y'all. Good win for the Clippers. All right, man. Moving on. The Cavaliers got the best of the 76ers yesterday. 1-15 to 1-1. James Harden, 21-5-5, becomes the ninth player. Reached 29K points. Damn. Shout out to Uno. That's a lot of fucking buckets. That's a lot of buckets. Congratulations, bro. And he had some time about his whip, bro. Send the P.E. to 29,000, bro. Look where he got in that list, though, man. That's kind of, yeah. I don't know if he gonna catch Wook because that 31 is crazy. And y'all telling me he ain't number three all the time. He can score 2,000 points. For sure. He said he ain't gonna catch Wook. I didn't say Wook. It's gonna be tough to catch Wook. It's closer than that. Do that in two years. He's played 82 games, bro. He gonna catch him because he gonna finish his career right after Shit Noah James bro He might finish fifth He might pass MJ Yeah That's Kevin Durant He's passing MJ Kevin Durant gonna move up On that list as well Or you think KD gonna finish Shit Damn that top three bro KD still going bro KD definitely still going Oh yeah KD might be top four We talk shit about Carl Malone bro That nigga was a bucket Nigga was killing Oh we never say He wasn't killing It was all before We had an issue Bro That's a lot of two-porters, bro. That nigga gets me. He had 30. He had 30. He had 30. He had 30. No three-porters, bro. No three-porters, bro. That strong-ass nigga had a murder, nigga. That pick-and-roll mini, bro. Damn. Hey, should I ask my boy, David? He was with Rory yesterday because, you know, the Magic City got canceled situation. Get well soon. They didn't fuck with the collab. And they were just like, you know what I'm saying? They don't want to explain to kids about strip club culture and stuff like that. They was like, I really explained this. And then they showed a picture of Carmel over his statue and this. That's true I had a real rant about this But a good friend of mine Told me to Respect, love who you love That's all Never mind, it's cool, we can move on bro Alright, shout out to J. Tartan Does it have anything to do with the W? No, it's just about What the W does Alright, how's that from this game? Shout out to Dotton Mitchell Is this a travel move? Oh, that was tough I think that was clean, bro It's clean? Yeah, that was clean He made it look good Yeah, that was clean That was three He made it look good Fuck it I'm gonna keep it real If a nigga do that to me in the game, bro I'll dinner I'm fouling him I swear to God, I'm fouling him That's his bad move I'm fouling him What? No, nigga, you act like I'm a little kid Bro, that's as good as throwing a ball through a nigga's leg I'm glad it's not Yes, it is, bro You take the ball over my head. I'm not trying to hit you in the face with it. Nigga, I'm pushing. I'm not. Where the hell is? Take the ball over your head. Crazy. Hey, nigga just said he's trying to be a BBL contestant. I'm in a judge, man. I was crying. I'm in a judge, man. Fuck it, John. All right. Go to the Super Town. I know Mookus is in there. And I see the big girls. So, look, I was a witness. I was a witness at the birthday party. So, I was ready for the super check. And I was waiting for him to do that. And I went to the birthday party. And they was up and low. I want to be a good check. I said, why? They threw me off because I'm like, how you bro meant to judge? I know exactly what he meant. That shit was funny. How he said it just threw me off because he was so excited when the ads start coming across. Be here, follow-up question, made it so much worse. Y'all gonna keep going. Okay. I'm turning back to me. All right, man. Here we go. All right, here we go, man. Boy, that nigga got mad. Holy shit. Buddy definitely scares the girls when he go out with the guys. Never invite him. Yeah, Luke Cornett, fuck you. We did not ask you about how you talking about that, man. Shut some shit down. He shut the ground. He shut the ground, bro. He shut the ground, bro. Of all time. That nigga got a little power, bro. He shut some shit down. I understand it, though, but. I do too but I wanted to see it happen we just revisit y'all saying Dame number two shooter all time like game six Klay don't exist but he didn't game six versus okay C was insane yeah Klay he's one of the best shooters of all time he might be number three yeah give me Dame bro bro Klay had a fucking burner though oh god top three top four in my opinion but Dame broke up a franchise that nigga shoots off the dribble yeah bro he do He has a burner Fuck it Marcus Howard Carson Edwards And Jimmer Who's the best scorer Take away accolades Marcus Howard Carson Edwards Was like buck it Crazy turn he run But Jimmer Give me Jimmer Yeah Yeah That nigga Jimmer Had the world on lock He definitely did And if he would've did it In this modern day basketball It would've looked crazy He the only reason I don't know I swear That's a fact Josh Hartman And Thompson Destroying spacing Boys should be arrested JB KD Saygun gotta play 4v5 and big guys don't shoot in the summer. I mean, damn, bro. They rebound and shit. Everybody on the court don't shoot well. I'm pretty sure they shoot better than you. Facts. And especially in the summer. Yeah. Some they probably really shoot. Marino the Garden this leads to SGA is laughable. True. That's a fact. I mean. There's some niggas, bro. I mean, I think. Anthony Edwards, bro. That's the closest. There's some niggas, bro. That's the closest one. Y'all know that's my guy. Anthony Edwards right there. They right there, bro. Maybe This nigga had 128 games You got the screen black It's hard to read I'm cold Right on Shout out to the pot Hey, be here You see the white people With that quarter thing That pure Yo, Darryl Hit the gas pedal Then do the cat daddy Yeah I don't speak on Really nobody's situation But having a powder In the car like that Is nuts Yeah That's wild Be here DS1 I ain't watching Let it go Y'all tell me after what. DS1, Beast Mode, 56 Nights, a Purple Rain. Woo! 56 Nights. Yeah. Damn, that's a good call, y'all. I ain't mad at y'all for that, but all of them is just fire tapes, man. All bangers across the board for sure. Hey, I ain't gonna lie, I went to Magic City one day, and when Beast Mode came out, I seen somebody dancing a peacoat, RIP to the Atlanta's collab. Peacoat. I seen somebody dancing a peacoat. I said, damn. Yeah. Right cheek, left cheek. Man, what? I know the vibes. Y'all gonna make me go home and grease the pole up. Pole. Pole, that's great. Pole. Pole. Pole. That's great. Oh, somebody's shrimp pole. But you know what? I gotta respect that cuz. because before I started calling it wood, it was the Paul. That was crazy. Like Paul Hedy. That's number two all the time. Greaves the pole of the truck. ESPN can do a panel of guys. I'm going to go home and greaves the pole of the truck. And I fucked up because I said, y'all going to make that. Y'all didn't want to be a part of that. That was just a joke. Chris Smith. While I'm here with that Mecca talk, NC Indiana and DC, it's only one who's a single to the Fuba King Mook Skinny Kings fuck with you Lord yup yup look at him yup that's him call that nigga the Fuba King yup yup fuck with a little white on him though that's all I ain't what I'm talking about yeah yeah like with a little ass bro nah different cuz it's cool nah it ain't cool bro they get stupid you can't have a football team without linemen somebody gotta guard the guard somebody gotta protect you somebody gotta protect you You were trying wild, man. All right, man. The Nets got the best of the Grizzlies yesterday. 126 and 115. Shout out to Dayrod Sharp. He had 19. Okay. I didn't know we were going to do the Nets and Grizzlies highlights, but fuck, we here. Shout out to GD Jackson, my guy. Only us. Load it up. We for sure are the only people that show all these things. I don't think they got highlights. Yeah, this game was not on Fox. Y'all ought to appreciate this. For sure. 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If you went to that Memphis next game Boy you are a fan You don't love your family Boy you don't do anything Get out the house They were on chocolate Hot like two Fuck it Why not You are a fan of basketball You went to this game You trying to slow down And the Nets have stumper Oh shit He just re the Grizzlies I don't even. Got dunked off for no reason, brother. Dang, get well soon. All right, moving on. The Jazz secured the Warriors 119 to 116. No highlights from this game at all. Get well soon to the Warriors. Moving on. Jordan talked about the GOAT debate yesterday. See what he has to say about it. A couple quotables from here. Shout out to Mike man You the GOAT They still milking that interview He's definitely the GOAT That nigga shut that Whole shit down Nah for sure He said the whole GOAT tone Is never gonna be Something that Will get high or low about Never played against Oscar Robertson Or Jerry West But I actually learned From them We paved the road For the Colbies and LeBrons Right I don't disagree with that I'm not mad at Ghosts of Errors I'm not mad at that conversation Yeah that's not how You really feel though I agree as well Cause if LeBron came out And said hey I'm better Enjoying LeBron There would be another interview MJ With Mike Tirico I got something to say I got something to say now I've been bringing up the same interview for eight months I got a new one for y'all You really do gotta be the go to your era though cause y'all don't play each other so who the fuck really knows I heard Mike talk I mean we know he think he better than all them niggas but yeah we know the real Hey Mike Cussman you seen the way he was acting at the top 75 he was like this is me y'all niggas chill out he talking Magic like some more right now for sure get well soon man the Magic City merch If you had to pre-order, they still will fulfill it. But this goes across as the merch from Atlanta that you would never see. The Falcons championship gear that is in Africa right now. Shout out to everybody who got that one. The final four that never took place in that Braves hat. A lot of merch, man, going overseas, man. I ain't going to lie to that merch. Weak as hell. That Magic City hoodie fire. If you got one, I need one. T.I. real Linda staple, bro. The way they got the hat. Real T.I. shit right there. Dang, man. Get well soon, man. He the biggest to come our day, for sure. All right, man, college basketball, like we said, March match is in effect, man. A couple teams who punched their ticket to the tourney already. Shout out to Troy. They got the best of Georgia Southern. 77-61. Salute to them. Furman took care of East Tennessee. 76-61. Hofstra beat Townsend in OT. 68-65. Go ahead, love this highlight. This is a crazy way to go to the tournament. And I'm shitty if I lose this way. 7-C. See ya. Aw, yeah, off the glass. Shut up the hell, man. I want some bread because of that. Good shot, bro I done weigh you some chicken Let's take it Out to the legs On the game I'd be hot That's a crazy way To win a game Off the glass I'm hot I just love how this shit Happens every year, bro Yeah, this is It's always some crazy shit That happens like this And it's gonna get crazier You know what's funny, though? It's like They win this And like They about to get They ass beat Yeah Fuck it Enjoy the moment But I'm Oh, yeah It's a 16 Murder They might not even make One shot in a moment But we in the tournament You gotta respect it Shout out to Lil Damon. He was at a practice yesterday. They punched their ticket. And I was like, man, y'all getting prepared for the game? He said, we did our job. I said, damn. Shout out to Nolan Smith, bro. I know. Shout out to TSU, baby, bro. Nolan Smith, go get that bag, brother. Yeah, he going to be at Georgia Tech waiting for us. There's some jobs opening up for sure. Yeah, he going to be soon. I'm the best recruiter. I don't want to work for you, but you can pay me a stipend. I'll get you some kids For now man, lock in man I don't want to be at a Utah Wherever you gonna go Yeah we Yeah we got you Pop line on the way Gonzaga got the best of Oregon State 65-56 Santa Clara Surprise St. Mary's yesterday 76-71 St. Mary's and Gonzaga Always play for that conference tournament Not this year Gonzaga will probably get the dub Shot to Santa Clara Holding it down for sure Some awards man Cam Boozer Sweat across the ACC Player of the year Rookie of the year First team all ACC Nigga took everything Yeah In the conference With some killers man He cleaned up Yeah that's pretty cool Elite freshman year Hell man Darius A-Cup Probably gonna do that Yeah He got ACC player of the year He didn't get Yeah He didn't get No he got He had to But he didn't get DPO He got everything else But that He got first team I know he first team Damn sure yeah He's player of the year too Freshman of the year He got defensive player of the year too Nah I was gonna say That's what he did I was gonna say shit I was gonna say Evans got it On that team Yeah, they do clinked up. I said, Evan be playing defense? Yeah. I thought he was just a bucket. Hey, he do a little bit of everything on the team. Predictions, player of the year. Who do you think will get it? Boozer, DeBansa, Acuff, Max Jefferson, or Lindenburg? DeBansa won Big 12 player of the year. Don't get players. Don't get it. For sure. Yeah, I was a little surprised about the Big 12 situation. I thought that AJ DeBansa was getting player of the year. They probably got it from Arizona. I mean, he had a solid year. Arizona had a good year as well. Oh, yeah. A little shocked by that one. I was big shocked. Yeah. I be losing a little bit, bro. That's true. Yeah, bro. I didn't rap for 30, bro. I feel you, though. You know how they do these awards, bro. Be going off team success, too. Mm-hmm. I hate it. Yeah, Boots are going to win all the awards. AJ DeVance deserved it. Yeah. I think Coach of the Year. John Shire. I feel like Dusty makes you get a run, too, bro. Yeah? Because he rebuilt Michigan really, really quick, bro. Arizona, too. Yeah, Tommy Lloyd's definitely in the conversation as well. I ain't going to lie. I thought Florida. The coach of the year in the ACC, but. He should have got that. I mean, Duke is great, but. He took Miami. He got on the back row. Yeah. I thought they were going to do the same for him like they did for Pat Kelsey last year. Pat Kelsey got us back rocking, got coach of the year. Obviously, I mean, it's kind of hard to go against. Miami's one of those teams you don't really want to go against, bro. No, no, no, no. They ain't hooping. They're going to surprise my tournament for sure. NFL free agency got cracking yesterday. Kenneth Walker, Super Bowl MVP, is with the Chiefs. He read up. So did Travis Kelsey back on the 12-year deal. I mean, one year, $12 million deal. Excuse me. Alex Pierce. You got that bag. Woo. Real APs, boy. Four-year 114 team, man. Read up. That was Eddie Wentz of the Saints, which is a shocker. Michael Pittman got traded to the Steelers. Mm-hmm. Tua, T.O. Falcons. How you feeling, man? I'm not mad at it. I'm not mad at Tua. We can just keep him on the field. I mean, I know we still got our homeboy with the do-rags. It hurt though, ain't it? Yeah, but I'm not mad at Tua. Yeah. Give us some of the Falcons fans. y'all got a strong shoulder, boy, because if you got to choose between them two on a Sunday, I don't want to pay for them. I mean, I don't walk with the Falcons no more. That ain't my team. I thought Travis Kelsey was going to retire. Yeah, y'all kept putting that out in the air. I thought so, too, with the situation. But now they retooling. So I'm going to pick up that 12. Get 12 million. So I'm going to pick up that 12. He said, ah, I'll take this 12 on the way out. But shout out to the League of Willis. Got paid. Went to Miami. Yeah. Got paid. Did the Lord's work? I ain't mad at that at all. Yeah, NFL free agency was a little crazy yesterday, man. And shout out to everybody who got that chicken. The Colts, boy, y'all making some moves. Daniel Jones, they offered him three or a hundred. He said, that is not enough. I was looking like 50. And they're like, dude, you keep looking. Boy, you about to be the quarterback for the year. Off the tear, he said, hey. You got to take that. You just pour your shit. Yeah. Daniel Jones said, I need that. He already had a hundred from New York, didn't he? He cool, but brother. Get you another hundred, man. I don't know who's going to pay him that. Somebody might. He's just poor your shit, bro They might be looking at Colin Murray I'm hyped if we get Colin Murray It's up DJ Lash I'm a coach If they get Colin Murray I don't have a turnover problem Fuck it Nah, it's gonna be lit I'm something Listen, I got my own problems Cowboys He know something we don't know, y'all That's it He do Alright So alright He gonna get something That's similar to what Sam from the guy He definitely gonna get something So they like Hey you know what I'm saying Sam drop on the Super Bowl But that is Sam You just tour your shit though It don't matter I'm healing Alright Hey man Shout out to everybody Getting that shit Y'all see what I did Before I left He was killing He was killing Paying me for what I did Before I left You woulda got that bro You got hurt bro I brought the vibes Back to Indy bro He did He did Yeah We ain't finished strong They said we about to be Under the salary cap That's what we on They would have won Kept winning man We would have been able To still have our You know Jumping around here Yeah man We got smoke with the Colts man We got figured out man They run the game Playing around here man They will soon Alright man Verify Bucket Be here Who was getting to Yesterday bro Shit ruined man Yeah man Shit I don't I don't know man Verify Bucket man Daniel Jones Turned out 30 million a year Cause he's worth 50 Nah I'm gonna give it to my boy Ben Matherin, man. Okay. Shout out to Ben. Crazy second half yesterday. 28 points, man. He did your thing. Shout out to my guy, man. Glad to see you flourish. T, where you going? Wherever Cameron Hunter is. Oh, yeah. From Central Arkansas, he had 49. They lost yesterday. It wasn't his fault because he had 49. Way to hoop out, brother. Did what you could. Mook, where you going? MVP, SGA, 35-15-9. No turnovers. Yeah, he leaked buckets yesterday for sure. Shout out to Joker, man. Reluctant 32-14-13. lead the league in rebounds and assists. That's crazy that it's just clear-cut as your MVP, and this man is dominating like that. It is what it is. Also, shout-out to Jalen Williams, man, with the wow. He had 29-12. He's been balling. That OKC team, like you said, they're probably not going to resign Hardenstein, but apparently it doesn't matter, man. Yeah, it don't matter. They got him for a low. He think he's making like 80 years. Yeah, everybody on that team, get into it, man. All right, be here. Hard Rock Bet. You got a later day, brother? Yeah, man. Today, Jalen Johnson with 25. Cooper Flagg with 15. Celtics to beat the Spurs Jason Tatum will get 20 Raptors I mean Rockets to beat the Raptors T-Wolves to beat the Lakers 250 pays $8,000 today I'm not mad at this one I'm not mad at this at all and what I like about these type of ladies be here is that I can put the blame on somebody so if Jason Tatum does not get 20 tonight I can know where to direct my hate No, for sure, man Cooper Flagg will get 15 because he's going to shoot about 30 times Yeah I mean, shit the Lakers can beat the T-Wolves but I don't see it happening tonight I think Brown is back and if you want to take Jalen Johnson for 20 instead of 25, that's okay too. Yeah, can I get a Jason Tatum for 15? I ain't doing nasty like that. He gonna get 20 today. I'm not saying he can't. I'm just saying. For the safety. Yeah. Nah, fuck safety. Go raw. Or grease the pole up. And on that note, that's where you can put your advertising. I only grease it when I enter. All right. Shout out to Hard Rock. That's a bad bitch. Ain't got a leg. Pause. When you A fans. That's crazy. be here for us. That's not crazy. That's great. You can't, you can't, you can't glaze. Yeah, fucking. You can't not glaze a score before entering, bro. That's how all that shit be happening. They, what they call it? The PHBO. Consult a professional. Hey, you can feel it. Hey, I have to run this. Super tap. Well, super tap, mate. Those are not, they're going to be here. That's your choice. 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When I watched Caleb Wilson and AJ DeBanson, I just viewed him a little more skilled than new CJ Ferris. Damn. Shout out to CJ Ferris. CJ Ferris was nice. Fuck him is not fair, but y'all. It comes at all. Come on AJ Bands and Kelly Wilson a little Different though for sure Yeah they different Than CJ Fair Yeah Not CJ Fair man Syracuse legend for sure Alright man like we said Shout out to Hard Rock Bet Tap in Be here and got to later That at 250 When you hate Bands for sure Shout out to Boost Mobile Family we tapped in Get you a new phone man Tell them we sent you Last but certainly Shout out to StockX Dale we need some new shoes ASAP For sure We appreciate y'all We will catch y'all tomorrow 520 in the morning The Volume I'm Anna Navarro, and on my new podcast, Bleep with Anna Navarro, I'm talking to the people closest to the biggest issues happening in your community and around the world. 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