Things Get Rockier In Houston!

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seven in the morning is when the silent alarm goes off,

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next year. That's what we are doing, and that's what
we're doing because free agency is on the horizon. The
Draft comes up on Thursday, so we are moving forward.
Enough of what happened in the nineteen season. We want
to know what's gonna happen with the likes of Kyrie Irving,
what's gonna happen with Kevin Durant, what's gonna happen with
Kauai Leonard. Well. Earlier today on ESPN on Get Up,

(02:54):
Adrian war Janowski dropped this little nugget on the status
of Kawai Leonard Kawhi letter. It's focused on Los Angeles,
but it's the Clippers, not the Lakers. Number one, they
don't have the money to sign him. And to the
idea of him being a third wheel on a team
trying to create a super team that has not been
Kauai Zemo. The Clippers are poised to be able to

(03:16):
lure him from Toronto. This will be a Raptors Clippers
fight down the end. He may take meetings with more teams.
It's not even certain he'd even take a meeting with
the Lakers. All NBA reports should have a band that
that is, that is for sure. But the point that
you look at here is this a Kauai thing or
is this a Lakers thing? Like is is Kawai Leonard

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not going to meet with the Lakers because he's just
Kauai and he's a different guy. Or is this more
about the Lakers? Is the question that I have for you,
Katino Mobile, Well, you know, I think it's more about
Kauai just saying, you know, I don't I'm not into
all the Hollywood glitz and glamour. I guess right, like
that's just Kauai. Kauai just want to play basketball, and

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I think he'll be able to get the get to
do that. What the Clippers, right, because you know, just
just like come more of a blue collar kind of
team would not not sobody sparkles. So I mean I
think Kauai, if his personality fits the Clippers more, it
does Lakers. Well, this is this is also on the
heels that Anthony Davis is likely to exercise his trade bonus,

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So it would give the Lakers even less money to
pay someone like Kauai or anybody else where. They would
have thought to be maybe twenty seven million dollars to
sign someone if the trade gets done on July six. Instead,
they're gonna have about twenty three million dollars because it's
likely that Anthony Davis is going to exercise that that
trade bonus. But that's I guess whether then the question

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kind of comes is you look at you look at
what the Lakers are putting together, and in addition to
all the reports that we had heard that they aren't
gonna be able to bring in marquee guys, so they
have to at least trade for one. When you look
at this Lakers set up, why would any marquee free
agent want to join that team right now? And that
to me saying, that's why I think it's it's more

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about the Lakers. When we've seen big threes before Contino,
we have seen big threes where the guy who plays
the four position is kind of the number three. And
now if you're a backcourt guy like yourself, or if
you're coming in playing the point, are you really gonna
want to be the third wheel in this Lakers cog?
That's it. That's an issue that I at least see

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the Lakers and trying to trying to determine how they're
gonna fill out this roster is I'm not sure if
I want to spend that twenty four million dollars on
on on just one player, and if I'm that one player,
I'm not really sure I really want to go to
the Lakers who have confidence in Lebron one two is
as far as the the the third wheel, so to speak,
that third guy of the superstars being the four and

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taking the back seat to the other two. I think
you gotta look at the dynamics of where Lebron is
at the moment right Um, he's still amazing Game eight
and eight, but you know he's not that Lebron he
was five six seven eight years ago. I think he
will defer more to Anthony Davis, and I think because
Lebron has a high high i Q. Along with Anthony

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Davis and this other superstar that's coming in, I think
Lebron will be able to play with them, and Anthony
Davis could take a lot of the bulk off of
Lebron as far as scoring, and Lebron can just be natural,
you know, um, you know. And I always go back
to when Lebron was with the Olympic team. It's so
many superstars, but Lebron was still the leader of them all,

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and I think, what what this is? Lebron's going into
a seventeenth year and yeah, I mean, if if it's needed,
Lebron can get your thirty. But when you have a
young Anthony Davis like you have uh that officiency rating.
And actually, but if Lebron Michael Jordan Lebron and did
Anthony Davis has come as far as off efficiency as

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far as teams, I think he'll lean more towards this
other superstar and Anthony Davis and then clean up all
the men us. And that's just the type of guy
is he can just pat his stats. We seem to
not know about Kauai. We think he's a mystery because
he doesn't say a lot. I actually think that we
maybe know more about Kauai's decision than we would about

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Kyrie Irving or about Kevin Durant because I don't think
Kauai overthinks things where it's just pretty simple for him.
Where all right, if I want to live in southern California,
I got two teams I I can pick from, and
one can pay me more than the other one, if
that's going to be the pick. And that's where I
look at Kauai. And this in the in the report

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from Woads thereof like, hey, this is this is an
opportunity for us to take a meeting with the Clippers.
It's because, hey, he wants to live in southern California.
Like Kevin Durant. We don't know, we don't know where
his mind is, we don't know what he wants. We
don't know what's going to happen with the Achilles. Kyrie
Irving doesn't seem to want to go back to the Celtics,
and we draw connections to Brooklyn. But Kauai, it's almost
pretty simple, stay and try to continue to build your

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legacy in Toronto, or just go where you want to live.
Where I'm telling you, if if I'm an NBA player,
or if I'm in any business, that's the ideal of
working where you want to be. And that's why for me,
I look at Kauai's decision and his decision to not
meet with the Lakers. I agree with you, it's more
about Kauai is because it's it's pretty black and white.
It's just I want to be in southern California. That's

(08:18):
where I'm gonna be. Yeah, And you gotta sometimes you know,
too many options confuse you, right, And Kauaide's he's been
like this for a minute, you know, and it's been
scrutinized because he sat out against uh you know, when
he played for the Spurs, because he felt as though
that you know, he wasn't ready and he wasn't listening
to the outside noise, and uh you know, there was

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some scrutiny from different people talking about his work, ethics,
in his heart or whatever. But he came back to
show that he's a winner and he's very competitive. And
Kauai just like I guess he just like he's so
good at like if it's even if it starts a
little bit of fire, he's just a poor pours water
in a quick right, gets just right away. And I

(09:01):
think for Kyrie he should have done that too, right,
But I mean, he's just Kyrie seems more emotional than
Kauai um and quite maybe way more emotional than Kyrie,
but he just doesn't show it on social media and TV.
He nips it in the buts. You have nothing else
to talk about, right, whereas though Kyrie he's like the

(09:21):
soap oper you know what I mean? And I think
correct exact yeah right, so, um, you know he's like, listen,
I'm either gonna stand Toronto, I'm going to uh the
Clippers or l A. That's it. I'm not There is
no other conversation. Don't even ask me. You keep it
super short, and they have nothing to talk about. What
do you sign with the Clippers? I just I wanted

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to challenge one and I saw that, you know, Um,
I wanted to kind of like challenge myself as a leader.
And uh, I saw Elton brand was there averaging twenty
and ten and Corey mcgetty was getting twenty and I
saw the team. You know, they have potential to to
to make at least make the playoffs, and um, I said,
you know what, I want to challenge myself a little bit.

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Let me see what we can do with this team.
If I can help this team get over this hump.
And you know in two thousand and five, two thousand
and six, you know, I remember a reporter asking me.
I was just coming from Spain and the reporter asked me, said, uh,
you know, why do you feel so cocky like about
your decision. I'm said, it's not even cockiness, it's it's confidence. Man.

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I've been playing basketball for a long time, so I know,
it's just like you're playing in the playground. Like I
see that guy, I want that guy. I want that guy.
And that's exactly what I did. So when I went
around for free agency, and I'm like, all right, you
know what, what teams? And I didn't want to be
in a cold also, so what team do I what
team I think I can mesh well would and help
these guys win? And I saw the Clippers. I'm like,

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you know what, let me take that challenge. So I
took the challenge and before you know, boom, now we
make the playoffs and now it's a different story than
what they thought it was gonna be. Wite. Honest, I
think Hawaii's decision is exactly what you had to face.
You don't want to be in the cold, and you
want to the challenge, like the two seas of free agency,
if you want to say the cold and the challenge,
and I look at the Clippers organization as so different.

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You and I have done shows here in in in
talking about what's going on with the Clippers. I think
that the Clippers and when you look at the grand
scale of the NBA of of where they are. First
of all, people may not realize this, but the NBA's
Western Conference is in need of marquee teams because if
you don't have the Warriors, and you don't have the
Lakers sorry Spurs, sorry, like the the draw isn't there

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the big markets for for for or in New York, Philadelphia, Boston, Chicago,
all in the Eastern Conference. So to have another Western
Conference team become a marquee team would be really good
for the NBA and become good for for that conference.
You also have new ownership that is turning over a
new leaf because the old Clippers are no longer. And

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that's what's so intriguing to me. And I've said on
this network what Steve Balmer can do with this now
post lob City era, is how this team can can
build if they're going to get their new arena there
there there's so many unknowns about the Clippers, but the
only thing I do know is it's not the Clippers
of the past now. And that's what I think is intriguing.

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And if you want to be a part of that,
if you're Kawhi Leonard, more power to you, because I
think there's a lot of positivity and a lot of
potential if you will in that organization. Yeah, I mean
you hit it right on the nose, right. You think
about you have DC Rivers, who's a great coach, right,
one of the best coaches in the league. He motivates
his players. And then you have like Patrick Beverley's, Lou Williams,
is Montraz Harold. You have the young core, young guys.

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One guy came from uh what's his last name starts
with S Shooter, Uh, he came from the Sixers. He's
he's great, He's gonna be amazing. That kid. Um Landry Shammont,
Shammon shamm Itt, and um you know you have Alexander
you know, I mean, I mean these these that's a
great core. Now you add a couple of stars there.
What you're a West in the back, you know, like

(13:02):
the Wizard of Oz. You know where he goes. It's
just like gold I mean, I like my chances there.
It's just like, you know, if you have a healthy
Lebron and he has some sidekicks like an a d
or Kyrie or Jimmy Butler. I love my chances to
get into the finals with that guy. That's just what
it is. Tom Brady, I love my chances. Right half
of his career, He's been to the Super Bowl. Mike,

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I'm liking I'm liking my chances so too, you know.
I mean, we may be talking something different if if
Golden State was healthy, right, I'm loving my chances if
they're healthy. It's just what it is. He's Cotino Mobile.
I'm Dan buyerre in for Doug gotliep here on The
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Coming up next, we'll get the opinion of not one
but two NBA veterans and if Kevin Durant's injury has
changed the game for free agency, We'll talk about it
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(14:06):
Dan Byer. He is Katino Mobile, sitting in for Doug
who was doing the Herd for Colin Cowherd. Here on
Fox Sports Radio. You can also see it on Fox
Sports One. Coming up in a matter of minutes, we'll
be joined by Katino's Fox Sports One teammate and former
NBA teammate Jim Jackson joining us here. You guys played
together in Houston, correct, Yeah? Yeah, yeah, the uh that

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was the that was the crazy logo uniform days right
with that cartoonish, I don't know. It was like you
guys had the blue in the Navy that after that, Okay,
then you got the new uniforms and were able to
play simplified. Yeah, those are I will say this, I
am not a fan of the rockets in black. I
just like the red in the whites. I didn't care

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for that too much. If you wanted to put the gold,
you know, even the ones that I came in and listen.
I was a rookie, so they had to put anything
on me. I would have been happy. Yeah, but they
have to while you can see your feet, your feet
wet a little bit, You're like, yeah, I don't. I
don't like these likes there. There are some logos that
just kind of got out of and I never liked
the rockets. It just seemed like it was like a cartoon. Yeah. Yeah,

(15:15):
Jim Jackson was able to to miss those uniforms. Jim Jackson,
by the way, one of the NBA players who always
looked sharp in his uniform, wouldn't you say, Kato? Oh yeah,
I mean he's been bodybuilding since he was a baby.
Jim Jackson joined this year on the Doug gott Leap Show,
high praise from a good friend and former teammate. Jim Well,
I wouldn't call him a good friend. I'll call him
a former teammate that I happened to like a little

(15:37):
bit um to watch at times, you know, but other
than that, you know. Yeah, Well, during the break, Katino
was telling me all the times he took you to school.
So that's that's that's what he did. He said, you
know that this time I took No, I'm just kidding, Jim.
Jim Jackson Jones is here on Fox Sports Radio. I

(16:00):
got a question for you on the heels of the
Kevin Durant injury. Do you think that injury because Harrison
Barnes opts out today, do you think when we see
this injury, guys are maybe more likely to opt out
of the final year of their contract because they want
that guaranteed money, Because now it almost seems like there's
a sense that there are no such guarantees when an

(16:22):
injury like Kevin Durance happens. Do you think that is
a sense that maybe some of these possible free agents
can be of the reasons why there may be opting
out to get longer term deals. Do you think that's
the reason because of Durant's injury. No, I think it
has to do and I could in some mindsets it depends.
I can't speak for everybody or every agent what they
look at. But it also m got to take harrison

(16:43):
Burning situation. This would be a prime opportunity for him
to opt out and get back to Golden State. And
I thought about this early on about his situation because
of the lack of depth that Golden State has now
in regards to quality guys that you can really bring in.
Imagine the Paris and Bonds does opt out with the
understanding that you know, Golden State is a viable option

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to get back to you know what that could do
to help solidify the missing pieces that Clay and since
Clay is out and also k D, so I think
it may be more of an opportunity for a god
not only to get maybe guaranteed money, but to get
out of their current situation where they may not be
as happy, to get to another situation where they can

(17:29):
compete maybe for a title or or something like that,
be more competitive. So I think it's much more than
just the guaranteed money, but I know that has the
factor in that. Yeah, I said the same thing, Jimmy.
I I was thinking Harrison Born's going to Golden State
would be a good look because you won't have Katie
or Clay Thompson this following this, uh this year coming up,

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So it's just you, Raymond, uh IgA Dolla and Stephen Curry.
What's your give you a little more touches and some
more I guess you already familiar with Golden State, but
it kind of give you, you know, a little bit
of rhythm. So when Clay comes back, now you have
that that core group that you had a few years

(18:11):
back with you be better for having bars because I'm
pretty sure you know it left the bad taste in
his mouth. Wouldn't you agree? Like him going out like
he did from Golden State to Dallas, even though he
got paid, well he got paid, he wasn't gonna get
that money a Golden State. We all know that. But
it never you've been in a situation. It's never an

(18:32):
easy ask or transition or you're trying to take it
personal when you kind of put in your work and
you didn't see you know, those seeds be rewarded. But
it's a business too, and the business. The best thing
he can do if he really wants to win and
be a part of that, is to to prove h
to Golden State and they need it right now. Leverage

(18:54):
that position. See he's in the position now, guys, when
he can leverage that because Golden State is gonna need bodies,
gonna need quality bodies, and why not get somebody that
you know, you can trust you had in the past.
Because of the people that are gonna be out there
free agency wise, think about who could fit in that system.
The best he gives you shooting, he gives you rebounding.

(19:15):
He can be a playmaker, and he can defend. Okay,
he gives you all of that. You know that, and
he knows the system. He knows the guys. So if
I'm here some Burns and his agent, I'm sure they're
thinking about it. I'm thinking, how can I leverage this
opportunity because of what happened in the past and currently
where this roster sits with the Warriors Fort Deer NBA.

(19:36):
That Jim Jackson joining us here at the doug Otlive Show,
He's Contino Mobili. I'm Dan Buyer sitting in for doug today,
entering free agency. What should Kawai leonards checklist be of
of where he wants to go? Is it location? Is
it is a chance for a championship? What? What? In
what ordered? What are the things if you're Kahie that
you'd be looking at? Well, here's the here's the ironic party.

(19:56):
Is hard for you. You're gonna ask the former player
myself for Tatino, what we want. It's hard to speak
upon what a guy like Kauai is looking for because
from the public perspective and a lot of guys that
you don't know, we haven't gotten a sense of what
he really wants. Other players basically through through what they
say in interviews and their action is gonna pretty much

(20:18):
dictate what they want to do. You knew Lebron kind
of wanted to win, so he went to different places.
We can expect that Kauai, we don't know because he
really doesn't. He doesn't talk about it. So is it location, well,
it's his location, then it's l a. Is it a championship, Well,
he just proved that he can win a championship with
the Toronto Raptors coming out of the east, So why

(20:41):
would you want to leave that? You know what I mean?
So I really can tell you from a Kauai perspective
of what he's looking for, what he wants, because I've
really don't know, didn't spoken enough. Did your priorities change
throughout your career? Like was it like location first or
championship first and then vice versa later onto that altar

(21:03):
throughout your career? Well, I didn't have the option really
and a lot of stuff because when I got injured,
that took away a lot of my leverage on what
I could do. Okay, in regards to free agency, now,
I got traded, but I had options to be a
free agent now. A couple of times I did take
control when I looked at the Houston opportunity. UM. You know,
a chance with Yellow ming and and Stevie Branson and

(21:26):
Catino was there. It was great. With Sacramental, I had
a chance. I wasn't worried about location as much as
as I was Doust. Just give me an opportunity to
compete in the playoffs and ultimately try to get as
close as I came to a championship. UM. The year
I got I got waved from from Houston. They tried
to trade me to New Orleans, and at that point

(21:48):
I just I said, I'm not going. I don't want
to be somewhere. I gotta start all over again. And
I forced myself to get the Phoenix when she got
to the Western Comperence final. So my priority, even though
I didn't have the level rich, did change from Okay,
I want to go to where I can play a
lot of minutes and do a lot of stuff too.
You know what, I don't care about coming off the bench.

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I want to be competitive. I want to know what
it feels like to go deep in the playoffs. Jim
Jackson joining us here on Fox Sports Radio. He's continual mobile.
I'm Dad Buyer, sitting again for Dug Gottlieb. Jim love
you buddy. Hey, Jim, let me ask you a quick question.
What do you think about I was I was working

(22:29):
out today with Rich Rich Williams, who uh is actually
the trainer for Houston Rockets and uh he was with
us at the Clippers. Um and um we're talking about
Houston and what they need or uh, you know, how
far should they hold on to what they have because
Kevin Duran got hurt and Clay Thompson got hurt or
should they break that up and start all over? Well,

(22:53):
he here's a problem. Cat. You know that you got
an aging superstar, Chris Paul with a big contract. Whether
you want them over there not, that's gonna be a challenge.
And also you all think about the things they've had
with the kind of breakdown in communication with Mike D'Antoni.
Even though now they're trying to say, now we didn't

(23:14):
you know, we've kind of patched things over. But what
they offered him in his deal or five million dollars,
you know, but it with contingencies with that five million
with bonuses if you make it pass a certain point
in the playoffs. But if you get fired, you want
to get so much money. You didn't make the commitment
to the coach. So you got a lot of You've
got a lot of moving parts that's going on right

(23:35):
now in Houston. But while still saying what James Harden
is our guy. So it is interesting to see how
the dynamics of that Houston Rockets seem. What they're talking
about the analytics and we do this and I say
this about analytics all the time. Analytics are great. I
think you do need them. But one thing analytics won't

(23:57):
show you. They won't They won't show you that these
the number may say these players work together, but analytics
can't dictate personalities. So two guys that numbers on paper
maybe like oh they should be a perfect fit, that
doesn't mean their personality is gonna fit together. And that's
that and that's where you need that human touch the
people like the Jerry west is that can evaluate talent,

(24:19):
but more so people and how they're gonna fit. So
that's a dilemma that UH and dynamics that they're gonna
have to deal with. Their in Houston. Nothing I'm just saying.
And another thing too, is uh, you know, I love Chris,
but you know, it seems like everywhere he goes he
has matches in his pocket because it it starts to burn,
it starts to burn. He's bumping heads with everybody. You

(24:41):
know already's probably bumping heads James Harden already. So I
don't I don't know, you know, comes off. You know,
we got we got contact down in Houston from playing that. Yeah,
I heard during the course of the year. It was
some head But that's okay. But here's the thing. It look,
my best friend I grew up in kinder yard. We
have are you okay? But we were afect each other
enough to know that we need to work it out.

(25:03):
It's a difference if you had button, you don't really
like to do it. You're not really messing with him
like that. Okay. That's when you got to issue. Because
all championship teams had something. I don't care who it is,
the Bulls that are lakers. It was in Houston, whether
it's I don't care who. The Celtics, Bird and Michael
don always get along see eye eye, but they as

(25:25):
long as you respect each other. And I heard Shacks
say this. Shacks said, listen, me and Kobe got into it.
But the thing is we respected each other. We may
not agreed on everything. So that's the point where I
think people wanted to be, you know, all combaye and
lovely dub. No, guys with eagles are gonna clash. But
if you respect what they do, the work they put in,

(25:48):
then you can deal with it. Is when you have
the other side that kind of tears Teams department. Yeah,
that's that's the reason why I'm one of your best
friends because I deal with you. App Hey, Dan, let
me let me play. You're getting the calm version of
casino when I don't have to crush up some of
his medicine. So he's really calm right now. He's just

(26:10):
running around. You don't want to talk about that. He
just got down of this hour soaking his epsom salts.
He's coming in here like, oh, he's talking about a diva.
There's a deep Did he order something in to eat
from some kind of organic places? True story? True story?

(26:30):
Egg whites with peppers? Is this studio is rank right now?
Because that's your question, Dan, Yeah, he's wearing right now
is it? He calmed down? What Hey, the Fannie pack
is white, the Fannie pack that he's got his white
and then he's got his his his maroon and navy

(26:53):
navy pants. Listen, the Fannie pack. It takes it to
pull off the Fannie pack like it's you know, does
to take style. I pack probably gotta uh probably has
a nice handkerchief for something hanging out on the side.
Not the same color. Correct, correct, it's it's aqua and purple. Yeah, exactly, exactly,

(27:18):
Love you too, Love you too? Kiss maybe boyfriend, kiss
maybe boyfriend. Jim go kick rocks. Okay, I'm gonna. I'm
gonna kid plenty of rocks dying here in Miami. How
about that? Oh yeah, oh yeah, I know. To Miles,
that's up. Hey you remember remember the XFL A guy

(27:39):
back your jersey? You hate me? Yeah, that's how you
feel it right now. He's Jim Jackson, fourteen year NBA veteran,
friend and enemy of one Katino Mobile as well. Jim,
we appreciate it. We'll do it again soon. That was
That was good stuff. You can find Jim on Twitter
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Can we get a picture of that Fannie Peck and
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(28:43):
Getino on Twitter at Gatino's Life. I'm at Dan Buyer
on Fox. There is some news from the NBA involving
Anthony Davis, as reports say he's likely to take his bonus,
his trade bonus for being dealt by the Pelicans to
the Lakers. Which would make the Lakers, if he's dealt
on July six, make their salary cap situations shrink a
little bit from about million to twenty three million dollars.

(29:05):
And this is this is where normal guy versus athlete
gets really really in a gray area, Katino, because if
a normal guy like myself, for anybody who who's working,
whether it be at the store down the street and
their own business at the factory, if a bonus is
given to them, they are going to take the bonus right,

(29:27):
no matter what. But they're Anthony Davis's bonus is going
to hinder the Lakers ability to add pieces around him
and Lebron James. So if you're Anthony Davis, would you
have had any reservation of exercising that trade bonus for
four million dollars? So you gotta think about it like this, Right,
they'll figure it out in such a way where it's

(29:47):
gonna work for everyone. Um, I'm thinking they're They're creativity
will be something similar to how Miami Heat got Lebron
d Wade and Chris bosh um Uh. Anthony Davis UH
is managed by the one of Lebron's best friends, right
and uh and and and so in saying that, I think,

(30:09):
like you know, Maverick and Rich and those guys, they're
gonna make They're gonna be creative and make it to
where they have the highest possibility to go to the finals.
So and whatever the case that is, I think, um,
a few of those guys are gonna have to bite
the bullet a little bit. And um and because they're
younger too right there, they're not you know, the thirty
four year old Lebron James. And I think once they

(30:32):
go to the finals and hopefully win it, uh, they'll
they'll see uh some some you know, some money at
the end of the road. Uh going forward. I'll say
this when when you're anybody and your work, don't ever
think that the the company is gonna be like you know,
we we saw those over time hours you've put over
in the last ten years or so. Here's your not

(30:54):
take what they give you an exercise. It doesn't know,
we don't need the bonus. No, I don't need this vacation.
They no utilize it. That's what it's there for. That's
all Anthony Davis is doing. It was in the contract.
Take the four million bucks. I mean, I know it's
well I I talk about optics a lot of like,
this doesn't look good. You've got away the optics and
what's what's really is there. But if there's a a

(31:14):
bonus in your contract, even if you force the trade,
I say, still cash in on it. And that's what
Anthony Davis is doing. Yeah, yeah again, like if he
does great, I mean I'm pretty sure they'll be you know,
I think for the Lakers they need a bench. Um
of course, right, um and um. I would rather have
a bench than to have another guy who's got to

(31:35):
do less than he's used to doing for a Big three.
I just I would. I mean, look at the finals,
Kevin Durank goes down, you still have playing staff then
is terrible. Yeah, their benches terrible, seriously, like and and listen,
Quinn Cook. Maybe the stage is too big, McKinney. Maybe
the stage is too big. Maybe they didn't get the rhythm.

(31:56):
Whatever it is. But this is your time to shine,
and you both get you've played. You're older, right, like
Sean Lives you're older. You know you've played. Uh, we
don't expect much from you guys, just to be able
to you know kind of Yeah, well it got so
bad they had to bring Bogan back from Australia, like
they just didn't having like there was there was, there
was no I understood the DeMarcus Cousins signing and the

(32:18):
value of it. I didn't think that it would work out.
And I'm not going to hold the injury against but
the point is is you still needed to bring him
in on a deal because you were so worried about
what you could do defensively at the rim. That's a
bad sign. And I think they brought him in because
they knew they went at the meat that you know,
you always get pounded on the boards, so they they
and uh and being having DeMarcus, uh, you know, not

(32:42):
a hundred percent um And it's just it's just tough.
It's Toronto had an amazing They had eight guys that
can play defense, eight of them one on one defense.
It's not a lot of teams that have that. You
gotta think about that, Like from the one to the two, three,
four or five starting five all of them played one
on one defense. Then you got guys coming off the bench,

(33:05):
all of them play one on one defense. So I mean,
you're not lacking at all, maybe the offensively, you know,
but I guess what Van Vlee making his threes, Ibaka's
making his shots like pal comes in with energy, like
they had the perfect team to be able to take
down Now, granted Golden State was injured, but still you know.

(33:26):
He's Katino Mobile. I'm Dan Buyer in for Doug Gottlieb
here on the Doug Gotlip Show on Fox Sports Radio.
What are the chances that Kyrie Irving leaves the East Coast?
We'll tell you next year on Fox. Be sure to
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(33:48):
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(34:09):
and now we bring in Isaac Blow and crowd to
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Doug Gottlieb Show. Hello Isaac, Hello Dan, Hello Katina? What
do we got today? Oh? What are the Chances? A

(34:29):
special All NBA edition of What Are the Chances? Starting
with what are the chances the Lakers at a third
star despite their limited cap space? I am going to
say I don't think that it's likely. I think the
only reason they would do so is because it's easier

(34:49):
to do than filling out a roster. It's easy to say,
we paid this guy, we paid this guy, look what
we did. We're done. But I just don't think they're
gonna have the money to do. They shouldn't be so
top heavy in uh No, Warriors taught him, taught him
that wasn't a good thing being so top heavy and
just depending on your your first five or six guys. Um,
I would go with Dan in a fifteen Um, you know,

(35:15):
uh yeah, focus more so on the bench and they
have a better chance. Speaking of the Golden State Warriors,
what are the chances that Kevin Durant stays with them? Oh?
We got a head. We got a head shake, just
like him staying slim to none. All right, I'll say

(35:39):
skim skim milk zero percent, yeah, zero percent. Yeah, Yeah,
I think he goes. Yeah, I don't think he's staying.
Where do you think he goes? Then? Well, I don't
know where he goes. I would say that, I would
say me truthfully, I'm thinking because he has a great
you right, Memphis, Memphis. Yeah, for a fact, I'm I'm
I'm thinking you'll go to the Clippers with Jerry West,

(36:03):
especially because I know there's another superstars gonna be at
the Clippers, So I think he'll go there. He actually
came close to last time when they met a since
he was impressed with him. All right, what are the
chances The top three draft picks are Zion, John Morant,
and R. J. Barrett in that order. Oh, this is

(36:25):
this has got to be on the heels of the
Darius Garland workout with the Knicks. I am going to
say this. I'm even going to say nine. I think
it's a smoke screen. I think that the Knicks are
just trying to say like, hey, maybe we don't want him,
or maybe we are up to it. I will say
that's likely to be one to three on Thursday. I

(36:46):
oh no, Uh, you can always say and then just
sit on the fence and then you'll never be wrong. Yeah,
you know what, you know what John let me see
he loves John Morand by the way, about that kids
so much? Um, yeah, I'm liking that. I'm like, I'll
go with that. I'll go I'm good. Yeah, they're perfect.

(37:09):
And finally, what are the chances the Houston Rockets land
another star this offseason and joined that great chemistry between
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(39:01):
new soap opera on the show today, as Kyrie Turns
is the label of it because there is always always
something with Kyrie Irving, and that's what maybe makes what
I'm about to tell you so unique. Is that the
Boston Celtics, according to The Boston Globe, have basically been

(39:22):
ghosted by Kyrie Irving. There were reports that Kyrie was
going to opt out of his contract to become a
free agent. We knew that was gonna happen. We knew
that that's that was going to be the the operation
for Kyrie Irving entering this soft season. But what Adam
Himmel's back of the Boston Globe says, and Adam is
a friend of the show. It's been on with Doug
a bunch of times, saying, quote, the strangest part of

(39:43):
the Irving situation right now is that it appears he
has essentially ghosted on the Celtics. The people within the
organization that he has spoken with have made it clear
that they've had little if any communication with Irving in
recent weeks. That's what he does. That's that's kind that's
just like what he does. Like why why are we listen?

(40:05):
My mom always said, if a person shows you who
you are, believe him. And he's been showing him who
he was the whole season, you know, like why is
why is what he's doing now such a surprise or strange?
You know? What I mean, like, well, I think that
they need information on how they are going to proceed.
It's open ended. He's always made things open and yes, right,

(40:25):
so at the end of the day, right, like you know,
you have a core, you you have Tatum, you have Brown,
you have Rosier, you have Smart, you have Al Horford. Right,
guess what forget him? The owner of the team said
he likes last year's team better than this your's team.
He came out and said that, yeah, so just forget
about it. Well, this is this is the problem though,

(40:46):
This is this is the problem when when you have
a family dinner and your in laws and their family
of seven are coming over and there's only eleven people
in the family, you need to know if they're gonna
r s v P or not, because you need to
know on how much you spend and make it work
to it work, how much hamburger do I need to buy?

(41:08):
How many hot dog buns do I need to buy?
Because your family of seven is the reason that I
am going to buy all of this food. And if
you're not, that's why then. But if you're not considerate
enough r VP, guess what some of y'all not gonna
eat a lot about that one, just like him. You
guess what, You're not gonna dangle me. I already have

(41:30):
a team. This is not Memphis, This is not you know,
one of those teams that didn't make the playoffs, and
we need you so bad. We have a core group
of guys that we can go back to the Eastern
Conference Finals or at least the second round. I'm okay
by fire. Yeah, I'm cool. That's that's the issue with
dragging around. But I think there's a bigger there's a

(41:51):
bigger issue with the Boston Celtics. And this is the
issue that I have seen and and I will bring
up just for the simple fact of is seem to
always do this when it comes to the Celtics, But Katino,
the Celtics last title in two thousand and eight is
eleven seasons ago. And the Danny Ainge trade of of
Kevin Garnett and Paul Pierce to Brooklyn for all those

(42:14):
draft picks and the deal that they made ended up
not turning into an NBA title, and your biggest move
really was too Then all right, we are going to
make a move. We are going to acquire Kyrie Irving
in a trade with the Cavaliers, and in that trade,
considering what happened to the Cavaliers and the pieces they
got came out pro Celtics, but it still hasn't turned

(42:37):
into an NBA title. So I look at the Celtics
as the thirty eight year old who was being dumped
by their fiance because they reportedly want to meet with Kyrie.
They want to meet with him before the draft to
let his intentions known. Where where Kyrie and the fiance
are saying, no, this relationship is over with, don't you
don't We don't need to have a face to face

(42:57):
that this thing is is done with. But it seems
like the celt almost want that confirmation that they want
to know because they're so far down the road of
and they haven't cashed in yet. And that's what the
year old fiancee it is like, I should add a
husband and and and and kids by now, and now
all of a sudden, this plan has gone out the window.
What am I going to do? That's the position of

(43:19):
the Boston Celtics are in if they want to talk
to Kyrie Irving. Listen, listen. The Celtics are the is
the is the is the female? Right? Yeah, yeah, so
guess what. Hopefully you have an education, you have a trade,
you have a great job, right, and you've got some
money in the bank, which they all have. The Celtics
have it all. Guess what, bye bye. They have been

(43:40):
waiting for Mr. Wright for six or seven years, and
they thought that he came in. They thought that maybe
this was the guy because they had waited so long.
And now Kyrie Irving isn't that guy, and they've realized
that they've maybe wasted two years, that they've maxed out
one of their credit cards on him, and now you're
sitting there wondering, what are we gonna do next. That's like,
if the Boston Celtics do move forward with the core

(44:04):
that they have without without Kyrie Irving, how good are
they at the Eastern Conference? Do you really think that
they're better than Milwaukee? I do. I think they're about Milwaukee.
You know what I would go. I would go after
DeAndre Jordan's also, so that's gonna be the piece with
Then who's then Gordon Hayward's there their star? You bring

(44:24):
back Al Horford. Don't think tatums their start, And I
think and Tatum can play with each other and you
can forget about Brown, like you know what I mean,
like he's he's really good. I like, yeah, I like
rose Year is really good, right, Marcus smarts really good,
you know. And they played their they played their positions
pretty well. So if you you know, you bring a

(44:46):
rim protector like a DeAndre Jordan's, that can uh you know,
play up and down with the al Horford. I mean,
I like that team without Kyrie. I like that team.
You know, I think they'll build more. I think they
were uh uh, their hands were tied as far as
the younger guys, right, because they respected Kyrie so much
that the true game didn't come out. And I think

(45:08):
with him gone, I think that helps Rosier and all
the young guys, Tatum and I think that they've become
blossom and Tatum becomes their you know, their franchise players.
No an argument could be made that that's where you're
putting your eggs in your basket, and that that that
duo of Tatum and Brown with the assistance of Gordon
Hayward can become because that's the NBA now. The six
eight guy can do everything and blah blah blah can

(45:30):
switch every play. That's what Golden State was so good
at right switching everything defensively, you know, having I cus
all of them have high accus in Boston. How much
do you believe that the Celtics believe in Jason Tatum
as opposed to they didn't want to be the team
to deal Jayson Tatum? I think do you think they
really truly believe they? Yeah, he's because he's young too.

(45:52):
I mean he's he's young, and he showed, he showed
his he was a young freshman, but he showed his
first year he owed up. You know, he should have
between him and I think, what was it, Mitchell? It
was you know the truthfully would have been rookie the
year you know, yeah, Ben Simmons, Simmons, but I mean
Ben Simmons had a year underneath his belt in the pros. Yeah,

(46:16):
even so, I'm going I'm going more with the guys
that their first their actual first year. I just I
I look at I look at where the Celtics are,
and and and and you look at Kyrie and I'm sorry,
you know, Kyrie's history isn't isn't sparkling either. I mean,
I mean there was you know, a season season at
Duke where he's injured, he goes to the Calves and

(46:36):
they end up, uh not winning. Then you go with
a couple of years, yes, yeah, they didn't win. Then
all of us you go to Boston and now you've
got you know, this roller coaster. So it's it's it's
never been, it's never been. All right, We're cool here
With Kyrie, there's always seems to be you know there
there there seems to be something with him. I just
look at the Celtics and and and whether whether Kauai

(46:59):
goes to the Western Conference or stays in the East.
I just don't know if you can like, you like
the addition of DeAndre Jordan's but I like there the
culmination of their team. I'm trying to figure out the
perfect way to say this, but I don't think that

(47:19):
that team is good enough to get to the NBA
Finals with what Milwaukee has. Well, they just beat him
in five games, do you think taking I think they
beat him in five game. It's different. I think they
beat him in five games. It's like when you and
your if things are going a little in the home life,
if things aren't as well, then when you leave home

(47:41):
and you still have that on your mind. When you're
going to around your friends and different people, you're not
your true self because you have that in the back
of your mind subconsciously. So now when I go out there,
I'm not who I was before, when everything was you know,
clicking on all cylinders. It's basketball's rhythm sport. So all
throughout this whole year, the Boston Celtics has never been

(48:04):
to their fullest potential, especially the younger guys. They've always
played through Kyrie. Kyrie hasn't played through them. They played
through Kyrie, which put them in a setback from the
year prior when those guys show that they can play
in the NBA. So that's kind of that hurted them.
So that now when you're playing against Milwaukee and Milwaukee
has a strategy. In Milwaukee is already set. In Milwaukee

(48:27):
knows exactly what they're doing. You don't know what you're
getting from. Um a person who's shooting seven for twenty
two or eight for twenty two, and they say, next game, oh, well,
I won't do I won't do that again. No, you won't.
You shot seven for twenty two. They shot six for
twenties something the next game. So I mean in three
games You're shooting sixties eight times in three games, whereas

(48:47):
other guys should be able to get that ball and
more rhythm. You know what I mean? You no, that
makes sense. But I also think now if we want
to compare the Celtics, the argument that the Warriors were
better without Kevin Durant, and it's a it's Doug has
talked about this topic a lot, and the point being
of they aren't better like they they aren't a better
team without Kevin Durant. And so I look at the

(49:09):
Celtics kind of in the same way of like for
everything that's there, I just don't think that they are
better without Kyrie Irving just because of who Kyrie Irving
is and when you look at the team that they have,
and and it's not just Milwaukee, and I don't put
Toronto in just because we don't know if Kauai is
going to be back or not. But you still have
Philadelphia there, uh hopefully for Indiana Victor Oladipo can come

(49:33):
back and and be healthy, and there's a question, but
you also have Brooklyn maybe knocking on the door, depending
if Kyrie goes there. The I just think that there
there there are some challenges there for Boston and for
them to just and all this time of them wanting
of stockpiling these draft picks and building this organization and
then waiting for the right time and then you strike
and you strike out. Really on the Kyrie situation, I

(49:55):
just don't know how much of a success it truly
is if now all of a sudden Kyrie leaves and
then you're kind of just gonna go back to the
waiting game again and just take what you have. And
that's where I just don't think Boston has his cash
did and it's gone on for a long long time.
I mean, even if they win the East, they're not
gonna win an NBA title. I think with the team
that they have, yeah, I mean, listen, I believe in them.

(50:17):
If they didn't have Kyrie, I'm and and again to
is Kyrie is such um I don't know impactful a player, right,
And it's just like Kevin Durant. Yes, if if Golden
State has Kevin Durant, yes they are better, dud. They
have Kevin Durant, He's the best offensive player at seven
feet tall. But say they didn't have Kevin Durant and

(50:38):
they had that same core But then they took that
money that they have Kevin Durant with and said, you
know what, We're gonna build our bench. They it doesn't
matter who plays against them. With that team, with the
built bench, with the money they give Kevin Durant, they
gave him the two or three guys that are coming
off the bench giving him ten to twelve to fourteen points.
That's a totally different team. It's the most dangerous team
because you have four guys, five eyes on the floor

(51:00):
to have that have point guard basketball i qs that
are so high hiding everybody else. Right, So Kevin Durant
by himself on the team, I don't know. It's because
no one's never done that. Michael Jordan's never done it.
He needed Scottie Pippen and Phil Jackson and Steve Kerr
and John Paxson and Dennis Robb and all these other
different guys. It's just like Kawai Kwai, You're great, but

(51:23):
you still need a Vamileet. You still needed market Sault
to lock down the centers. You still needed, you know,
Danny Green to be a pest and shot open shots.
You still needed Kyle Lory to lead the the league
and playoffs and charges and intangibles and blah blah blah,
and you know, be you still need those guys, you
know what I mean, Boston's got all of them, they
just don't have their KAUAI. If I relieves that's and

(51:44):
that's the issue. That that that I think that's what
maybe it becomes Jason Tatum, Maybe maybe that is the case,
so that you think, I just still have some questions.
He's Contino Mobile. I'm Dan Buyer. This is the Doug
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Hey frank how you doing? How you guys doing? That's
the great Katino Mobli of the Clippers and the Rockets,
all those teams and the Big Three. Oh you know
what's up, brother? How you doing. You know who's in
the Big Three? My radio partner Brian Scaler. Pretty well,
he technically he's in the Big Three. I know he
doesn't play that much, but he's in the Big Three. Yeah.

(53:49):
We we use Scalie Brenis teams to U kind of works. Yeah,
work out some kinks like a practice, then I practice them.
That's that's that's called. That's what NBA teams do with
the knicks the NBA. Come on, Frank, you have to

(54:09):
like that one. I mean, it's I you think about this.
Eighteen years they've had the worst record in the NBA.
You know, last year they won seventeen games. So when
you do that, that's why you get a high pick.
So luckily for them, they're definitely gonna get a player
on Thursday, whether or not they trade the pick and
maybe trade for more picks. But I have a funny

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feeling they'll keep the third pick and they'll take R. J.
Barrett third. Overall. Well, that's what I was gonna ask you,
because there's a report that Darius Garland's getting a late workout.
Is that just smoke screen stuff from the Knicks because
we are forty eight hours away. Well, Katina would know
this before the Knicks drafted Christopher Zingis at the last minute,

(54:51):
the great Andy Miller, who was his agent agent at Ontome,
that's try it and he's very good at what he does.
And they brought christ Apps in the day before the draft,
and sure enough that's who the Knicks ended up drafting.
So I would tend to think it's something maybe a
little bit that they want out there. But I do
think if the Knicks were to trade that pick, maybe

(55:13):
it's something they would consider. He's also a rich Paul client.
Maybe that's something that would also interest the Knicks. He's
a point guard. I think it's due diligence by the Knicks,
and it's smart. When you have the third OVERLD pick,
you know, you know you're not gonna get Zion Williamson,
but anybody from John Moran down, there's the chances you
can get who knows what can happen with Memphis. You know,
I think they're gonna take John Moran. So and again,

(55:34):
when you won only seventeen games, you have to be
open to any possibility. And the kid Garland is supposed
to be a very good player. I mean, I know
he got injured, but people really like him a lot.
And you know, it's about time the Knicks drafted somebody
who you know, not only will be an All Star
because Brazingis didn't make the All Star team as a
Nick draft pick, but maybe he could be here after
his rookie contract expires. Yeah, that's a great point. I'm

(55:56):
liking John Morand with New York, you know, the big market,
you can kind of turn a franchise around. Hopefully can
get can get things together. Like you said, you know,
having the worst record in the past, I don't know,
I'm team for years. It's very disrespectful, just for the
New York fans alone, you know, because they're die hard fans.
Uh and uh and how basketball is perceived in New

(56:19):
York and on the East Coast. That's just a weird
thing to me. Um, you know, uh, having so much
talent throughout the years with the Nicks and he still
can't get it right. So weird. Now you're and you know,
the last rookie that they had that made it to
a second contract. I know, it's hard to leave it
was Charlie Ward and that was a long time ago.

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And we know, you know, when you think about point
guards in New York City loves to think of itself
is kind of the birthplace of point guards and a
guy like John Moran, and in a league where you know,
it's become kind of a point guard dominated league, I
think if he somehow doesn't get taken second overall, who
knows what's gonna happen, because you know, with New Orleans
making that move that they made, you know, there's there's

(57:02):
been a lot of talk about them making trade. So
I don't know if they would trade with Memphis, but
a lot of things could happen between now and when
the draft rolls around in forty eight hours. So I
think it's gonna be interesting to see. But I do
agree with you, Katina, because I think a guy like
John Moran, it seems like he does have star power.
And you know, I think that you know, the nick
fan is dying for something, you know, for someone not

(57:22):
necessary to be the savior, but at least they kind
of give them hope that you know, there'll be a
better tomorrow. Yeah, Katina has been watching John Moran highlights
on Loop on on YouTube throughout the show. Frank a
Silo joining us here on Fox Sports Radio. It is
the Doug Gottlip Show. He's Katina Mobile. I'm Dan Buyer
sitting in for Doug. The Celtics. We just said, Katina
and I were debating on on what do you do

(57:44):
if Kyrie ends up leaving? And now you've got this
Celtics team. Where does Danny Ainge in Boston turn as
it seems likely Kyrie doesn't come back. Are they putting
all their eggs in the basket of Jayson Tatum becoming
a superstar or do you think he's got something up
his sleeve as his free agency years? You know, the
one thing about Danny Ainge, you know he's always thinking big,

(58:06):
He's always thinking championship. He rolled the dice with Kyrie Irving,
you know, and when all is said and done, they
did trade you know, the player that turned out to
be Colin sext and Isaiah Thomas, who unfortunately is injured,
and then Jay Crowder, you know, more than a serviceable player.
But it's not like they gave up the farm to
take a run at it, just like what Toronto did

(58:26):
by what they traded, and they got Kawhi Leona, which
could be a one year rental, but it didn't end
up in a championship. I think people are giving up
on the Boston Celtics a little bit too early, because
I do think they have a lot of young talent
on the roster. There are things they could do. They
could certainly bring back Terry Rose here, and I think
the fact that Al Hafford decided not to opt into
his contract, which was gonna pay thirty million a year,

(58:48):
and the speculation now is that he will resign with
Boston at a lower number to begin with, which will
enable them to give them some more flexibility. So there
are some guards out there. I know Mike Conley had
been linked to them, but Connolly has also been linked
to the Utah Jazz. So I think Danny Ainge has
got certainly a plan B with a point guard. Now,

(59:10):
maybe it's not going to be a point guard at
the caliber of Kyrie Irving, And like you said, maybe
he's hoping that Jalen Brown and Jayson Tatum their continued development,
because let's not forget that team was five minutes away
for making it to an NBA Finals a couple of
years ago, and you know, Lebron being Lebron found a
way to win. But they were pretty close, and last
year they just completely fell apart in a lot of

(59:31):
ways in the locker room and certainly on the court.
You know, it's funny, uh I you know, listen, Kyrie,
you know, uh, it's it's more talented than Michael Connley,
Mike Conley. But in no disrespect to Kyrie. Is just
I think Mike Conley fits better or or or fits

(59:51):
well with Boston guys because he's such a His i
Q is high. Just not saying that Kyrie I sues
a high, but his eyes, his i Q and his ego,
his i Q hide, his ego is low enough to
know that. Okay, you know what, let me get these
guys together. I'm I can hit open shots, i can
let these wings do what they're supposed to do, run
the floor score for me, and I'll just clean up

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everything else and and make sure Gods. I like Mike
with Boston. I I agree with you, and I think
you know what happened with Kyrie and the Celtics was
that the year you know, Kyrie gets hurt, he has
that surgery in March. Who he's done for the year,
and they go on and they get this run where
it's almost like they had success a lot sooner than
a lot of people thought. And now Kyrie comes back,

(01:00:35):
and Kyrie is trying to, you know, run everything and
tell everybody what they're supposed to do. And you can
see these young players on that team of thinking, we'll
hang on a second. We made it to a conference
finals without you. Last year, the team that you left,
they made it to an NBA Finals without you, So
you know, maybe back up a little bit, and you know,
the dynamic there wasn't good. And I also think, you know,
Danny ant has to take some of the hit here

(01:00:57):
as well. I think a lot of this stuff about
trade that we're gonna happen, well, you know, we'll trade
for this player, will trade for Anthony Davis, And I
think that created some of the unrest in the locker
room as well. I ain't compared well, but go get
Anthony Davis because Kyrie likes Anthony Davis. So Danny h
has to take some of the responsibility. And Brad Stevens
as well for the fact that the team in a
lot of ways underperformed list year. They made it to

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a Game seven of a conference finals, and the next
year they got knocked out in five games to the
Milwaukee Bucks in the second round. Frank Solo joining us
here on Fox Sports Radio, just a few more minutes.
If you're a Kawhi Leonard and this is trust me.
We've asked everybody. Nobody can get in the head of Kauai.
But what do you think it's most important to him
as he enters free agency. You know what, I think

(01:01:40):
it's winning. And I think Kawai Leonard believes that no
matter where I go, I could win. I love the
way that he handled everything that happened in Toronto this year.
You know, unlike Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving, he doesn't
seem to get two mixed up in the drama, whether
it's with the media directly or whether it's social media.
He doesn't seem you know that he handled that really well.

(01:02:01):
I think Toronto handled the whole load management thing really well.
He played in sixty games and they went seventeen and
five in the twenty two games that he missed. That's
probably the most underrated stat of the NBA season. As
they had a Game seven at home against Philadelphia, which
was huge, and I had home court advantage in the
NBA finals, so you know, nothing would surprise me with
Kawhi Leonard. I think the people of Toronto, I think

(01:02:22):
they're ready to build them a statue, even if they
were to lead, because he gave them a championship. I
think it's gonna be either the Clippers or Toronto. I
could still see maybe a two year deal and he
stays in Toronto. Vegas has got a down seeming way
to the Clippers or the Raptors when it comes to
the Kauai services, we should find out. I'm not gonna

(01:02:43):
argue that I like that one. I'm not gonna get
I think everybody should take a page out of Kauai's book.
You haven't you, guys, Frank or Dan, You ever been
around uh situation where the or is a little you're happy, no,
or was a little messed up, right, And whether it's
a person that's serving you, a waiter atress, whatever it is,
or just somebody whatever. You're out and they're a little

(01:03:04):
mean or a little you know, kind of stand offish,
but you're nice to them and after a while they
wake up like, oh they're cool. There's no threat let
me be nice as well. I think we should take that.
I think, well a lot of these younger guys should
take that approach with the media. Like Kauai does. He
doesn't really engage right, so it's like hard for us
to like poke at him as much as you would

(01:03:25):
do with Kevin Durant or Kyrie where they engage more,
and it's like hostility meets hostility or whatever it is,
right opposed saying, well, you know what, guys, listen, I
know you guys want to know this about what I'm
gonna do at the end of the season. Let's just
wait till then. But listen, how about another question, Guys,
got something else you wanna talk about, like you know,
for right now, and like you know, like I'm leaning

(01:03:46):
right now and I'm just want to focus on, you
know something nice. Whereas though they're like, I just want
to play ball, Well, if you just want to play ball,
then stay off of the social media period. That's you know.
The thing was Kyrie it got to a point where
every press conference or a lot of them with him,
a lot of his sitdowns with the media, it became
him trying to convince you that he's just that he's intelligent.

(01:04:08):
No one was ever questioned that he's obviously a smart
guy and that he was a great player. No one
was questioning that. And it was like, and by the way,
you guys in the media have kind of a silly job. Yeah,
we understand that, Like, you know, we're basically covering a
team and we're asking silly question. We totally acknowledge all that.
But it seemed like that was like the theme of
every press commerce like you had to get through like
that whole thing with him, and it was like way

(01:04:30):
too much drama. And I think that Kevin Durant, it
was a lot of that. But I'll say this about Durant,
besides the fact that you know, he did win two
finals MVPs with the Golden State Warriors, it's weird he
got what he really I think wanted, just as much
of a championship was the love that he has now
from the people in the Bay Area and now the
way that he's perceived. The fact that he played injured

(01:04:50):
and then got hurt. People a feel badly for him.
A lot of people look at him and what he
what he did was a gutty thing to do. It
was heroic and the city of you know, the Bay Area,
they all want him to come back. So for him,
even though you hate to see a guy go down
with an injury, I think the one thing that he
was looking for besides championships, was kind of like that
love and acceptance, and he certainly has it now in

(01:05:11):
the Bay Area. So if you were to go back
there and you know, we're certainly are not going to
play next season, but at some point over the next
couple of years they win a championship, I think people
are gonna look at Kevin Durant in a different light,
and they're gonna look at him as kind of the
conquering hero. I'll say this just about about Kauai at least,
you know, I mean, I come into work sometimes you
have a bad you know, in a bad mood, maybe

(01:05:32):
I don't want to talk to me. And in NBA
players sometimes whether it be Kevin duran at the Russell
Westbrook or Kyrie Irving, sometimes you don't know. At least
with Kauai, you always knew, like this is what you
were going to get. And I think that's rare, and
I think he was and I think he also he
was so great because you know, the years that he
was on San Antonio, you know, he's always not going

(01:05:53):
to be at the podium after every game, but with
the Raptors, he was always going to be kind of
the star of the game, of the one that everyone
was gonna want. So all throughout the playoffs he was
the guy up at the podium. Then during the NBA
Finals they have him up at the podium even on
the off days, and he kind of became the star
up there with kind of his dead pan sense of humor.
He's clearly a lot smarter than everyone gave him. Cliti

(01:06:13):
if I think sometimes when guys are shy, not that
you question their intelligence, but people you know, they wonder
about you a little bit. He's a very shunk guy,
and he has a way of messing with the media
because you asked him like an obvious question and he
kind of gives you like the obvious answer in a
very funny way, like the guy at the PARADEUS. They
asked him, how is this different from you know, when
you wanted san Antonio said, well, it's a different country

(01:06:36):
and I'm on a different team, and you know, it's
a different conference, And it was like it's his way
of saying, you know, you kind of asked me like
a silly question, so we give you the silly obvious answer.
Different country, different team, different uh, different conference as well.
It's so funny. My son asked me yesterday he we
were walking up, Uh, I fear we were coming from
oh you we're working out. We're working out yesterday and um,

(01:06:58):
I went to get him some sneakers really quick before
we got to hit to Jim and he's like that.
He's like, he's nineteen now. He's like that. He's like, um,
do you still A couple of people were coming up
to me yesterday. He's like, does that still bother? Does
that bother you? Or did it bother you when you
were younger, when like, you know, do commercials and all
this stuff in the early two thousands. And I'm like, no,
I what I did was I adjusted my mind to

(01:07:21):
understand that I wanted this. This is what I wanted
when I was a little kid. So now that I'm
a a star or pro and I'm at the restaurant
or I'm in the mall, I'm somewhere else and I'm
out in public, it's my duty. It's my job to
make sure that I'm not to everybody else, you know
what I mean, because they don't get to see me, right,
they don't get to see me. So yeah, so you know,

(01:07:42):
I think, you know, we need to we need to
as as celebrities, as whatever we are, we need to
really understand that before you go into the airport irritated
that it's thousands of other people that's at the airport,
you know what I mean? Like you know, you you see,
I've always you know, travel with the nick for as
many years as I did. You know, Wolf Frazier, who's

(01:08:02):
a Hall of Fame or top fifty player of all time,
had one of the greatest Game seven in NBA Finals history.
You know, a lot of fans come over him. Not
you know, there were older fans. A lot of fans
would come over to him at halftime and they'd want
a picture or they'd want an autograph, and he would
always do it. I said, you know, I remember telling
him once like a man, you're incredible, how how much
time you get the fans. He's like, well, I know what.

(01:08:23):
The fans meant a lot to me. And you know
when you make you know, when they come up to
you and they ask you a question like that. You know,
sometimes it matters like the first impression that they get
of you. And I think he had kind of the
right attitude. But it can't be easy all the time.
And I'm sure guys like you you're getting you know,
you know, not every day you're in a great mood.
But you know, the person that's coming up to you
doesn't understand that. I'm not always in a great mood.

(01:08:43):
So if somebody came up to me, I'd be like,
leave me alone. So I totally understand what you And
by the way, working with Katino Frank, I've realized he's
always going or leaving the gym. That that's however, Yeah,
that's that's where he's always going him. Yeah, he makes
up for me. That's what's your Frank. I still love
the athletic and serious x NBA Radio. Find him on
Twitter at the Frank I Solo. We appreciate it. Frank

(01:09:04):
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we're gonna get to the Rockets drama that Isaac was
talking about in about twenty minutes or so, because we
really want to do a deep dive on this. There
was some news from earlier today adrid Ward Zanowski saying

(01:09:26):
that Kauai Leonard may take meetings with other teams, but
not likely to take one with the Lakers, as he's
likely down to the Raptors and Clippers. That's at least
with the the casinos and the those who make the
odds are considering as the favorites to land Kauai Letard.
But this seems to be more of a of a
Kauai thing than maybe just a Lakers thing. Is the

(01:09:47):
Lakers may only have twenty four million dollars in cap
room anyway, Kauai Leonard wanting that maybe change of scenery
to get away from the cold, and that challenge to
win a title something that you wanted with the Clippers, right,
that challenge. Yeah, you know what, listen, man, I um
in my first couple of years in the NBA, I
was I was. I was an idiot, I was super focused,

(01:10:08):
I was very you know, I was you know, I
just one of things a certain way and and and
guess what, I did really well in the NBA my
first four years as far as I climbing that ladder. Uh.
And then it wasn't fun for me, you know, because
I wasn't being myself at while I was having quote
unquote fun. So I kind of relaxed a little bit
and said, you know what, some some some things are

(01:10:30):
in you and summer not. You know, I could say, oh,
you could have every thirty points. Well if you could,
if you would have, right, Uh, you know, it's just
not in me as far as my spirit who I am.
But I feel as though I wanted to be a
part of a team, and I knew I was a winner,
you know. And I was saying in the Big Three
last year, I'm like, listen, just because I didn't win
the championship don't mean now I have a championship pedigree, right,
I've from high school. Uh, I went to the championship.

(01:10:53):
Uh you know, um finishing in lead eight in college,
you know, in the pros, you know, I was on
a lot of teams that did pretty well. So it's like,
you know, just because you don't win the championship doesn't
mean you're not a winner. But I still wanted to
challenge myself to say, you know what, can I help
this team, a team like the Clippers who has amazing
players on the team already, Uh, to get over this hump?

(01:11:14):
How much of a leader can you really be? To myself?
I was saying that, and it just came to find
out that's like, you know, Okay, you can fit in
here with your seventeen points, with the upbranding of Krey mcgetty,
uh and the team the core that you had, And
it worked out for me. And I'm pretty sure with Kauai,
Like you know, Kauai is a different beast. You know,
he's he's such an amazing two way player. I think

(01:11:35):
he's the if not the best. So the second best
two way player ever was Scottie Pippen and himself. That's
just my argument. That's just who I would think those
two guys would be. Um and UM. You know, you
know for Kauai, you know, you you go from San
Antonio to not play in one season to winning the
championship the next season. Now, what's your next challenge? Right?
Like you know, being with the Clippers and a team

(01:11:56):
that's never won the title, to win that titles like me,
Clippers and and well, I don't know, twelve or fourteen years,
they haven't been to the playoffs. I think for me
that was my challenge. He's Contino Mobili. I'm Dan Buyer.
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It's two Anthon Davis and Lebron Jayne is already the

(01:13:00):
best duo in the NBA right now. I still like
Stephen Clay Stephen K d Well. I mean, you know,
not out of respect this, you know, out of what
they've done for the past four or five or six years.
And of course on paper, when you put Lebron and
and Cleared together, it looks fabulous, but they haven't really
stepped on the court yet. And and and who knows.

(01:13:22):
I mean, well, Lebron is the type he will always
get along with everybody. But this is my first time
here in the the CP three and James harden Beef,
I never knew that. I never knew it. So you know,
a lot of things can go on, a lot of
things will go on. We won't know until it really happened.
And I should give credit to General Wolf there as well,
as she's the one that asked Shock that question. But
the he likes Stephen Clay is the best duo in

(01:13:45):
the NBA. I agree with him and not crowning Lebron
and Anthony Davis because we have no idea how that
duo works together. I mean, you can have two good players,
I mean different. You know, I'm gonna tell you why
he's different. You heard what Shacks has said about that
part as Lebron get along with everybody, right, so and
Anthony Davis, I'm pretty sure it gets along with everybody
as well, right like the the and and Drew Gooden.

(01:14:08):
I mean Drew Drew Holiday is a little different. But
I mean he didn't really have a talented group in
the last seven years. Right, Drew Holiday is is exceptionally Uh,
he's so good, right, plays both ends of the floor.
But I mean he could have complained big time in
these seven years of the cast that was surrounded around

(01:14:28):
him besides Drew so uh and not counting Rondo, but
you know, at least Drew. But I mean, you have
two guys that are likable guys, and especially Lebron James
being the most powerful NBA player damn that ever to play. Uh,
that gets along with everybody. I think that's again, you
can't say are they the best duo on paper? You

(01:14:50):
may can say that because you gotta think about the
NBA uh efficiency and just Michael Jordan, Lebron James and
then Anthony Davis. So yeah, when you say it like that, Yeah,
but they haven't proven anything together yet, and you still
have to think about the Clays and the steps and
you know guys like that. Yeah, And I would actually
argue that Lebron and Dwyane Wade were the better duo,

(01:15:13):
I mean, and and where they were in their careers,
you know, especially coming up of like if you want
to say duo, and I think duo, it's not just
two are the top two players. It's I think how
you play off of each other, how you play together,
how your flow works, and in leading your team. And
and Stephen and and Clay Thompson have an argument too

(01:15:33):
to end up being that great duo or put Kevin
Durant with whoever else. But you have other great duos
like a Damian Lillard and c J McCollum of how
maybe they end up playing together as a toos. And
there are other so there's different ways of looking at it.
Not that the duo in Portland would be one of
the best, but I think that they're When you're looking
at really and how a duo plays together, you know

(01:15:56):
they're they're at least in the conversation, is one of
the better ones in the NBA with Lebron and A
d we don't know. They haven't even played a game together. YEA, yeah,
that's true, that's true. But and again, like I'm just
so high praise on Lebron James because he just knows
how to play basketball and he doesn't have to score
thirty points. But I mean, it just comes easy to
him to score twenty something points a game and have
eight or nine rebounds, eighty nine assists. So then you

(01:16:18):
have Anthony Davis is coming and cleaning everything up and
just being who he is, you know, and whatever. Three
assists and to three blocks. It's just amazing. So you
you put those two together, and yeah, it does looks
look pretty smart on the on the uh you know,
on paper, but let's just see how they play well together.

(01:16:38):
I am surprised because you just pay no mind to
them being two front court players. And I don't know,
Lebron really isn't and there's positionless basketball, but I'm I
think that there's a legitimate just concern on how it's
gonna work, and you have no no worries whatsoever. It's
gonna happen at show time, not with Lebron James. Lebron
James is a point forward he's he's like magic on steroids.

(01:17:03):
He's magical steroids. I'm telling you, he makes everybody better.
And if you put some shooters around them then I
think it makes a little bit easier. But I wouldn't
want to put a third in there. I just don't
think that. I just give me Bradley, Bill a D
and Lebron and I'm you know, and it'll be beef
up the bench a little bit and I'm okay, he's
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A report from Yahoo's sports Vincent Goodwill saying that the

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relationship between Chris Paul and Rockets guard James Harden is
quote unsalvageable end quote, and that Paul wants out of
Houston as a result. Now this from the report, The
delicate relationship between Harden and Paul was termed unsalvageable as
the players want to divorce. Paul went to Rockets management,
demanded to trade and hearted. Harden issued a hymn or

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me edict following the Rockets second round loss to the
Golden State Warriors. That's according to sources. Another source says
that there's no respect at all on either side that
they need to get away from another. Chris doesn't respect
James is standing in the league, and James doesn't respect
the work that Chris has put into this point. Of course,
Chris Paul is in your one of a four year

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deal that paid him one hundred and sixty million dollars.
Any of this shocking to you as we hear this
word now coming out of Houston, it's it's it's it's
not shocking to me. Uh. You know, listen, this is
a fraternity, so you know, we kind of know each
other and after a while, who you are is who
you are, so your true self comes out, whether it's

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in the locker room or it's outside. And and this
was more so in the locker room kind of thing.
Um And uh, you know, Chris being such a competitor,
and whether it's with New Orleans or or Clippers and
now with the Houston Rockets, it's always been some bumping
into heads and some type of format, whether it's a

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you know, a player of some sort or whatever it is. Uh,
I think it comes off wrong because Chris is so
competitive and he wants to win and he knows his clocks.
His clock is ticking big time. Is in his four
team season and for the past I don't know, eight
or nine seasons he's been um, you know, not to
the best of his ability because of injuries has plagued him. Um,

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you know James, you know, happy go lucky guy who's
a competitor as well. And you know James never really
bummed heads with people as much. And I think, you know,
having that history of Chris being so authoritative kind of
thing and very forceful, and his message maybe comes out
the wrong way. I think you know, he's the one

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with the matches in his pocket everything where he goes.
It's this smoke there is it seems like, and now
you know when you're a superstar that Chris was and
now you're just you know, you're you're declining star because
you're in your fourth team season and having this many injuries.
I think, um, you subconsciously know that you're you don't
have that much time left. So as a sense of urgency,

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and sometimes that sense of urgency comes off wrong when
you're wanting the team or you wanting players to be
or do certain things. And you know, James being in
his prime. You know he's not going for it, right,
it's his team and you came on my team kind
of thing. Uh, and and neither guys wrong. Both guys
are competitive. But again, uh, it's it's you know, James

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not picking up calls people don't you know, like here,
and all the bickering and talking everything like that. It's
it's it's a shame. It's like that because Chris has
what he's a hundred twenties something millionals left on his contract.
I don't know where you're gonna move them to. Who's
gonna take that on an unhealthy point guard? I don't know. Yeah,
to that point that that's why, you know, for for
all of the moneyball, the the stats that you look

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at how you want to put together a team, when
you look at the NBA like the the Rockets, and
how you look at numbers and how how the front
office went about constructing their team, it all went out
the window when you said we're gonna pay Chris Paul
this much money. And really, Katino, it was for the
season that just passed because you were so close at

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winning an NBA title or getting at least to the
NBA Finals. You're up three two other Warriors, and then
your point gut or goes down and you lose the
final two. So you're like, all right, let's run it
back again. But the only way you were able to
run it back was to make sure that Chris Paul
got his money. So now you're paying him a hundred
and sixty million dollars basically for that one season because

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and and that's and that's where they were done in.
But with all that being said, I look at it
like this, and and as you said, it's gonna be
difficult for the Rockets to trade and because of that money.
But James Harden probably needs Chris Paul more than Chris
Paul needs needs James Harden. And I say that for
the for this point of James Harden's career, in my mind,

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is one that can be extremely elevated by an NBA title,
So he needs to have people around him to help
him get to that point. Chris Paul is at a
point in his career or I think he just needs
an NBA title, not not to just he needs that
a part of his a part of his resume, But
I don't think it would elevates who Chris Paul is.

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I think Chris Paul is who he is, where James
Arton has that ability to rise up to another level
with the title. So in a rare instance, it's the
better player who maybe needs the lesser player. In my mind,
as you look at these two who are potentially headed
for a divorce, does that make any sense? No, it does,
it does. It's it's but again, like it's kind of

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like the Kyrie Everything, you know, where Chris Paul's. Does
Chris Paul know that he's declining? Does he know he's
not gonna be one Everson healthy and he's not gonna
be able to take over games and when you thirty
something games by himself during the season. I don't know
if that's in his mindset, his mindset. Maybe you know what,
if I wasn't hurt last year, we could have been
x Y and z Initie of coming up this past year.

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I think hurt them because he got hurt so early
and then James had to carry the team from wourth
team plays all the way up into fourth place, and
it got James into a rhythm where Chris Paul had
to fit in to a system now because James was
more of the one Man's show and they kind of
wasted a year for Chris, right. So I again it's

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the mentality, you know, the Michael Connolly's of the world.
I see him fitting with James because he knows how
to you know, he he's never been the superstar anyway, right,
but he's a really good player, right, He's a star
in himself. And I think you know him playing for
Memphis and one Powell and and I mean Marc Gasol
and Zach Randolph was there with Tony Allen and those guys.

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He was the core of that group where he, you know,
made sure everybody eight and and and the the team
was run, right. I think James needs someone like that
because James gonna dominate the balls. You have two guys
on the team that literally throughout their career with James
and Chris, who as far as handling the ball and
dominating the ball, they're too highest of the top five
in the hole. Why would you have them together? And

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you think that's going yeah, I and and I think
that James Harden's game is misunderstood for the simple facultino.
There was a lot made during the season of how
many games James Harden would score on a basket that
has unassisted, But that doesn't mean he's necessarily a ball hog,
considering that he's always been top ten NBA in assists.

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Just to me, and that tells me that James Harden
is the Rockets best option of scoring and and when
he has possession. And to me, it's it's a lot
different of James Harden scoring thirty three points per game,
you know, as he as he averaged throughout the season
and having seven assists, as opposed to another player averaging
thirty three points a game and having one assist. Like
the the option for the Rockets option A is always

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for James Harden to shoot the ball. And if that's
that's where it goes, then great. I I think that
sometimes we look at him as like a a ball hog,
and I don't think that is who he is. It's
just always the best option for James Harden to have
the ball in his hands. So that wasn't James coming
into the NBA. James was a playmaker. And have you

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seen him when he was against when he was playing
with Okay See and Russell Westbrook and Kevin Durant and
the fourth quarter, James took took control of the ball
and was was able to assist everyone. Uh. And then
when he went to the Rockets, he wasn't a ball haulk.
He spread the ball around. Just that this past year
with all the injuries with Clint Capela and Chris Paul

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and you didn't really have uh dominant scores besides himself
on the team. It's what I have to do at
the moment, and it's working, so let me just keep
doing it. Do you think about it? From December until
the end of the season, they had the second best record,
and offensively and defensively, right they were top in the league.
So it's not like he was doing anything wrong. It's

(01:26:51):
just that he might have, you know, just say, had
a more gas. I have no idea how in the
world the Rockets are gonna be able to move Chris Paul. I.
I have million dollars and fourteen year and and and
I think that James Harden would be like, all right,
we're not going to win. If I could just get
this guy away from like, I don't care how much
we have to we have to eat. I don't know

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you know who cares? We you know, we could have
less Paul playing with me in the backcourt. As long
as it's not Chris Paul, I'm fine with it. I
think that's where we're headed in Houston. It's it's it's
a tough situation because even if you try to play
Chris Paul every game for thirty something minutes of game,
he's prone to injuries. So, I mean, what are you doing?

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what's it like to have to go to work after
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River Highlands is the side of the twenty nineteen Travelers Championship,

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joining us now here on the Doug gott Leap Show.
He's the fifteenth ranked player in the world, three time
winner on the PGA Tour, and he's a two time
runner up at the Travelers Championship, including last year. Paul
Casey joins this year on Fox Sports Radio. Hey Paul,
oh No, an absolute pleasure. Thank you, Thank you for
highlighting myer upy. We hope to change it in you.

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But this is this isn't just any This isn't just
any field, and this is really one of the strongest
fields in Gulf. When you have got the top players
in the world why do you fare so well at
TPC River Highlands. You know, it's I think a couple
of facts. One, it's a great golf course. Um, it's
a golf course where you know, tests really all facets
of the game. Um. You know, we we hit every

(01:29:21):
golf club in the bag on our way around this
great golf course. But it's a it's such a well
supported event. You can't believe the crowds we get out here. Um, travelers,
it's it's a home game for them. It's one of
the coolest world supported Um, you know, really one of
the fun events we have on tour. This thing gets
voted like PG eight Tour events of the year other

(01:29:44):
than a major championship players almost every year, and I
can see why. You know, it's amazing as well, considering
it's a week after a major. I would think that
you guys, especially after a US Open, where it's a
grind for the entire four days that you're there. I
think it's a testament to to this tournament because I
think a lot of guys would want to take this
week off, wouldn't you say? Yeah, you're But you know,

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we think they they create an environment which is so
friendly and such a nice kind of rest bite after
what you play the week before. You know, you actually,
if you're playing good, you just want to keep keep playing. Uh.
And we're getting to the crux of the season right now,
where the FedEx Cup is not far away. Guys are

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you know, they're kind of desperate to guys who have
not had a good season wanting to make it, make
it right, and guys who are having a good season
want to press on. But they create an environment where
it's just a kind of a friendly family fun times. Um,
so you know why not. You know, we can't play,
but there's a reason why we come here because we
really enjoy you know, you gotta remember we're independent contractors.

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We got a choice, and this is a pretty easy choice.
Paul Casey joining us here on Fox Sports Radio. I'm
Dan Buyer, sitting in for Doug Gotliep here on the
Doug Gottlieb Show. Now, fans this weekend could watch the
Traveler's Championship on the Golf Channel and on CBS. Fans
this past weekend watch the U s Open on Fox.
What kind of test did Pebble Beach provide to you

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guys over those four days? Because there was so much
controversy over what had happened in the previous couple of opens.
You know, Gary Woodland winning at under par. What kind
of test did it provide last week at Pebble Well,
it provided a brilliant test. And I've got my hat
off to the US G because almost every year ever
play the narrative has been the U s G ye

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and not about the champion golfer that week. And it's, um,
you know, it's been unfortunate and kind of infuriating as
because this championship. I love the US I love everything
about it. Um. But you know, even I had here
at Shinko. My favorite, of course is Planet and once

(01:31:53):
again the story was about the golf course and Phil
Nicholson running around in Hindley's golf ball while it moved.
And we didn't get this year. So hats off to
the U s G A um, you know, whoever needed
kind of the step aside, steps aside, and they let
the golf course be the story and Gary Woodland in
his great place. So I love Pebble Beach. It's one
of truly the spiritual homes of golf. And thank goodness

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that that was the story. Um, so I loved every
single minute, well not every single minute, you know, driving
off the cliff on eight and making bogies and three putting.
But it was a joy to play that golf course
at the US Open. I've only done it once before,
so the real treat sixty seven on Sunday, though it
isn't too shabby for Paul Casey, who joins us coming
off of a time for twenty finish at the US Open.

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I want to get into your shoes for a second
because I want to know what it's like to be
Paul Casey. And first of all, I want to know
what it's like for a kid from England to step
on the campus of Arizona State for the first time,
and that's where you played collegiately Packed ten Player of
the Year back then for for three straight years. What
was it like for you twenty some years ago when
you step on the campus in Tempe for the first

(01:32:59):
time in seeing what Arizona State's all about after growing
up in in playing a majority of golf in England. Yeah, well,
you know, I've been to the US for vacation, but
my first experience of the state Arizona, if you can
remember cast your mind back to September six with the
Sundal was my first ever football game was the Arizona

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States Nebraska game where he was infamously beat Nebraska nineteen.
Nothing shut them out. Jake Plumbers, the quarterback, Film's safety,
running out hitting everybody and oh, I died and gone.
I mean this was like I've never seen anything like it.
So I was destined. It didn't matter what how my
recruiting trip went. I was going to be a sun

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deal because that experience you blew my mind. I loved
every second of it, and I still live in the
valley to this day. I became friends with Plumber and
Pat I used to hang out and so yeah, what
an experience. I mean, so different from where I grew up,
just southwest of London. Um, you know, not your cactus
and and sunshine. But you know, it's so fortunate to

(01:34:07):
end up there because it's really given me the opportunity
to do what I do. And there's no question if
I hadn't been a sun Devil, hadn't attended college golf
in the US, I wouldn't. I don't think i'd be
doing what I'm doing today. Well that's what you know,
it's fate, because let's be honest, the the great great
years in Arizona State have been few and far between.
So it did so for that season to hook you.
I mean, if you were there a couple of years earlier,

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maybe it's not there, or maybe a couple of years ago. Rightly,
I thought. I thought, you know, storm in the field
and tearing down the goal post was a regular kind of,
you know, weekly occurrence. I didn't know at the time
that it was. It was pretty ugly. The football seasons
I sat through after. I don't regret it. I don't care. Um,
it's such a cool It was same with every let's

(01:34:50):
be honest, every every university in the States, they all
have their that their draw and you know, I'm so
proud to be a Sun Devil, but you're right, a
little bit of fate. I mean, how many how many
seasons of Arizona State had like that since or previous?
Not many. Paul Casey joining us. He's dealing it up
at the Travelers Championship this weekend in connecticuting and coverage
Thursday and Friday on Gulf Channel and you'll see it

(01:35:12):
this weekend on CBS. So you end your nine year
drought last year with the win at the Valve spar
you wanted again this year going back to back, but
last year was the story because it was also you
beat Tiger Woods by a shot in the comeback. Were
you playing the villain role in that year? Because I
mean you're sitting there playing for yourself and I was.
I felt bad for Stewart's sync Wuity beat Tom Watson

(01:35:34):
and you know nine because everybody was rooting for Tom
Watson and here Stewart Cink comes in. Did you feel
the villain? What was it like for you? Because at
least I finished, I finished before him, so he had
he had a chance. But we we all know that
Tiger that was it wasn't quite there yet. You know,
he proved to us at the Tour Championship and I
stood on that roof with the Tour Championship in Atlanta

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later in the year. Um to see that amazing victory.
It was, you know, we know that it wasn't quite
he wasn't quite putting it together. Um. But I was
quoted a buddy of mine from Europe he texted me, goes,
what does it feel like to be the guy that
killed BAMBI is the way he put it. Um, you

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know what, for for a decade plus, I got my
I got my head kicked in by Tiger, So it's
nice to finally get one. Um. You know, I don't
feel like I didn't feel like the villain that week.
And you know, he proved us all with getting his
getting his victory at the Tour Championships. So he'll be fine.
He's going to get many more before his career is
done as well. I believe that. And of course cashing

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in at a gust of this past April as well,
Paul Casey's joining us here on Fox Sports. Ready on
the dug Out Lip Show. I'm Dan Buyer. Hey to
wrap up, I've got nine quick questions for you. You're
ready to play, Paul? I can try, I can do
all right, I'm calling it. Let's play a quick nine
with Paul Casey. Are you ready? When was the last
time you played from the white teas? Oh? Probably a teenager? Okay, okay,

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if you were to play what's that? Yeah, now you
don't know. Guys like me definitely know. And the idiots
you think they can play the blues, uh, it should
probably be playing the whites. So if you're playing that
if you're playing if you're playing a course at let's
say yards at any munis any MUNI, whether it be
here in l A or or in Connecticut or Phoenix

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in your home base. What would you shoot from a
sixty yard course? What do you think? Oh? I don't know.
If you know, it depends how much we're drinking. Okay,
there you go, fair enough? Fair enough. What's the worst
thing you've seen an amateur due during a pro am? Um?
Oh um, I've seen. I've seen amateurs strip off to

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hit golf balls out of water. I wish I hadn't,
wish I could unsee that. It's good. That's good for
the Henrik Stenson in his underwear. That kind of scene,
at least Hendricks kind of fit right, you know, yeah,
kind of. Let's say say you have an arrant T shot,
you strike somebody in the head. They're okay, but they
got struck in the noggin. What do you give them?
Is it autographed glove? Autographed ball? What is there? Is

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there a gift? And look, it's an automatic gift, isn't it. Yes,
it's an automatic you know, golf ball or or glove.
And I just met somebody last week that apparently I
hit in the head back in like two thousand and one,
and um, luckily it's it's been few and far between,
and I have drawn bloody and I do shout for
but it's look, I never feel good when it happens. No,

(01:38:33):
that don't worry. We'd Kill's probably a selfie. That's what
they want. Yeah, that's it. That's it that I think. Heck,
I think Stenson got one this past weekend. Speaking of Hendrid,
what's the club you hate the most? Uh? My three? Would? Okay,
if you wear black pants twice during a tournament, is
is it the same pair? Like if you wore black
pants on Thursday, do you wear the same pair on Sunday?

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Or is it a different pair? I mean they can
be washed, yes, okay, that's fair, that's fair enough. But
it could be always clean. Clothes are always clean, all right?
Any different with white pants. I don't know. Your stuff
gets worn once and gets washed, all right, I don't know.
I'm slightly confused. You suggesting that you wear clothes more
than one I'm saying I've got I wear like, really

(01:39:15):
like three pairs of jeans during the week on the fire.
But that's different. I'll give you that. You can put
them in the freezers. I'll remember that. I'll remember that
to two more quick ones with Paul Casey. Are there
any side bets unknown? Side bets during the Ryder Cup? Oh,
during the Ryder Cup? Uh that you know, I don't know.

(01:39:37):
That might be the one week where there's not side bets,
because always side bets going on, and we have side
bets between each other, as I say, as a team
like the Europeans on a on a practice days and
we when we play. I guess we're outside of PGA
Tour rules. And maybe there's a little wee gambling going
on earlier in the week. Um, and maybe there's side
betting during regular events. The obviously wouldn't know anything about it.

(01:40:00):
But um no, not so much that week. That week
is too serious. But but the other weeks there's there's
definitely something. I wouldn't know what you're talking about. Alright,
final question for Paul Casey here on Fox Sports Radio.
You're predicted finished this week at the Traveler's Championship. Um. Second,
fol you're some fuss to say the first? Sorry, there

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it is, there, it is. I would have loved time
for sixteen, but no, we're aiming for number one. We
think you could get it done. You're you've been close
enough twice. We hope you cash in this weekend. You've
been very generous with your time, Paul. We appreciate it,
and good luck at the TPC River Highlands. Thank you
very much. Much appreciated Paul Casey having some fun with us.

(01:40:42):
We appreciated taking some time out. I'll tell you what
Traveler's Championship quite a Field Brooks kept is gonna be there.
Jordan's speach one there a couple of years ago, as
Paul was saying, just the runner up last year to
Bubba Watson, who's one of three times. Should be some
great golf this weekend in Connecticut again. You can see
it on Golf Channel and c B. Yes, it is
the Doug Gottlieb Show here on Fox Sports Radio. He's

(01:41:04):
continua mobili. I'm Dan Buyer. Thank you very much to
Isaac Lowenkron for that. I find it interesting that fire
Seeing he is gonna return. So he's gonna take this
year off and then and then he's gonna return next year. Yes,
I don't don't expect it this season, but the next season,
you're all cats coming back. He's gonna play Big Three
this offseason and then and then he's coming back to

(01:41:26):
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This is a segment we like to call Confessions of
an NBA Player. I see you, John, look at Look
at Johnny Ramos dropping the music little usher Now. I
did this while back with Karen Butler here on Fox

(01:42:08):
Sports Radio and asked him certain questions that I just
always wondered. I know John Ramos and Gavin I have
questions as well. John's our technical producer, Gavin Kindsel, our
executive producer today. So Contino, are you able to answer
some of the questions that we've always wondered about the
All right, I'll start it off. Did you ever throw

(01:42:28):
a bad pass to intentionally hit like a ref, a fan,
maybe an opposing player on the bench, maybe one of
your own players? Do you ever really threw a pass
that just wasn't meant to be on targets? That ever
happened in your NBA career? It did? All right? How
many times in your NBA career? Did this maybe once

(01:42:50):
or twice? Just a couple of times? All right? Kind
of like ref call something and you don't like and
you kind of like when you throw it, it's like
a little force behind it kind of thing. Is it's
a couple of times I thought he was cutting. That's
why you got one of the chop? Was that your butt?
I got one question here when you signed with the

(01:43:12):
new team, what is the protocol on how much gear
you're allowed to keep? Because looking at the championship parade,
of course, any practice or or game, you see all
the guys and all the gear, how much do they
Is it just a free for all? You can take
as much as you want back to Heck, if Kauai
is leaving town, could you just load up on wrap
their stuff or does any player just you can have

(01:43:35):
whatever you want. Yeah, why would you give it back? No,
I'm just I'm just wondering. Is it like a free
for all? You can just say, yo, I need I
need ten more of these and well, if you're not leaving, yeah, yeah,
you know. Yeah, huh no, no, that that pretty much
in Yeah, if you're not leaving, I'll give you whatever
you want as much as you want. They give a
Kawhi Leonard houses and food for life. I've quitted. Sure,

(01:43:56):
they don't care about the jump? Is that what your
family got? They got rockets sweatshirt every year for They
have more rocket stuff than I have. I mean, I'm
just I'm just not a person who collects things. So,
by the way, this is confessions of an NBA player
with Katino Mobile here on the duck Got Leap Show.
I'm Dan Buyer. That's Gavin Kinseled. John Ramos, you have

(01:44:16):
a question for Tino. Was there ever a time in
a game where you just bypassed the coaches and you
just call it time out on your own. I did
that once in high school. I was so tired, I
just called time out. What are you doing? I'm like
I'm really tired. Time out. Yeah, I was about to
call it on you guys just now, but I said no,
but no, Seriously, when we played for Rudy tom Jonovic,

(01:44:37):
like it be times we just like Steve will be
heard or something going on, and I'm like, you know, coach,
I'm tired. I got time out. Damn I need to
take a rest or something like that. The Rockets broadcast,
You're like, what is Ruddy's doing all these time out
here in the second half? Why do you do? Like
you got you running in the ground here like forty

(01:44:58):
six minutes. That's a really good Rudy t impersonation. By
the way, why don't you die? Did you ever? Did
you ever have a team anth that didn't shower after games?
I did? What was him's European guy? Oh gosh, what
was his name? Listen, I can't say his name. I

(01:45:20):
can't tell him. Not gonna do that there was because
he probably you know. It's it's funny because when we
were younger, especially in the early twenties and maybe before
because but I came in the early early two thousands.
I mean, um, I came in early two thousand's, but
before that, when Europeans used to come. They wouldn't use soap.
They would just use like conditioner or shampoo and their

(01:45:42):
body after when they put the clothes on their body,
the stench would would be so heavy where it's like Yo,
Doug soap do you in America? That's what we do.
That's what you should do. Do. I got Irish Spring
Secret Santa from cigarettes and coffee. Okay, so that's a
weird postgame ritual. I want to know what's the weirdest

(01:46:04):
pregame ritual you saw in your many years in the NBA.
Um not not too many. I mean I want to
superstitions any any lucky socks or anything like you know guys,
you know me, I would have to put my left
foot on before my right, my left sock on before
my right, kind of weird shoe on before my right

(01:46:26):
like I would do stuff like that or a lot
of guys rituals like before you leave the court, you
know you have to make a shot. You can't leave
the court with a misshot kind of thing. That was
our kind of superstitions that we used to have. Are
your are your benefits like ours? Like I've got to
cleanings a year that I just go to the dentist
and give him my insurance card. It's a little bit better.

(01:46:47):
That's a little bit Do do you have an insurance
cards from? Like? Is that how it works? I just curious, man.
We have lifetime insurance, all right, yeah, so you just
but do they have to be within your provider? Like, yeah,
but we have you know, big time providers. So it's
all and you save a certain amount of money, at

(01:47:07):
least six figures worth of money to be able to
not just for yourself before guys who have don't have
kids with future kids or kids like myself who have children,
you'll be able to pay for doctor bills and things
like that. So that's that's a great thing. I'm guessing
the NBA doesn't have h s A cards. That's just
just guessing in your account for that medication you need
to buy the local pharmacy there. It doesn't need medications

(01:47:30):
too much because we're all healthy guys long as you
eat right or it's served up like candy in the
trainer store. Right. No, I'm just kidding there. It is
Confessions of an NBA player with Contino Mobile here on
the Doug Gottlieb Show. I have Dan Buyer. That is
Contino Mobile. Good questions. Yeah. John Ramos once called the
time out high school? What was it? High school game?

(01:47:51):
I just really tired Coatino and I just turned around
the rapid. I went time out in my coat. Said
to me, y'all didn't even next to juicy ones. You
know I give you in the game. You saw a
hot girl in the stands was on my list? Maybe
that should be an after show. I'll do a podcast
about percentage of teammates with her pies. No, I'm just one.

(01:48:17):
Are the chances? This is the Doug got Leap Show
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him on Twitter at Catino's Life. I'm at Dan Buyer
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(01:48:59):
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We kept it pretty PG Maybe next time we do
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Gavin Kinzel headed in the in the holster. He just
didn't know if it was if that risk a sort

(01:49:42):
of talk was was appropriate for Contino, saving it for
the breaky, something to look forward to next time. We
got something else to look forward to right now, and
that's Isaac low and Crown as he gives us the
latest of what's happening and keeping us all up to
date of what's happening throughout the day in a segment
we like to call the press all right, Isaac honest,

(01:50:08):
Dana Catino. One of those days made possible by social media.
Starting with the top story trending right now, Vincent Goodwill
of Yahoo Sports report that the relationship between James Harden
and Chris Paul is unsalvageable, asserting that Paul went to
management and demanded a trade after the Rockets were eliminated
by the Warriors in the playoffs, while at the same time,

(01:50:28):
Harden issued a hymn or me edict to management and
a PostScript. A short time ago. Paul replied with the
following comment on Instagram, shrug emoji, damn that's news to me. Well,
the question is this and I I and I apologize
to Gatino because when we had Frank I Sola on earlier,
I took something Casino said and said it to Frank,

(01:50:51):
so I kind of was taking your point and then
using it, so it was not my own. We are
a team. Throughout the break, Contino's like, Okay, what's James
Harden's contract situation? All right, it's got one year left. Uh,
maybe Harden's got some leverage here, right, Yeah, I think so.
And listen, if if Chris went into that office after that,
Losses said I demanded trade and then put on his

(01:51:13):
whatever Twitter, I do whatever it is, like, oh, I
don't know what that's about. Like it's not me kind
of thing. Come on, man, like stop that right, Like Chris,
you have what four more years on yours? James has one.
If I'm James, I'm coming to l A with Lebron,
That's what I'm going. I think Daryl moria Is is
well aware that. That's why I actually think that they
would rather sacrifice Chris Paul And maybe they're standing right

(01:51:36):
now if it means keeping James Harden for the long term. No,
for sure, I mean if you're smart, right, because Chris
Paul has has hasn't showed a healthy full season since
I don't even know when we have new details to
add to a story we brought you a short time ago,
that being a post on Brett Farve's official Instagram page
that red and I'll remind you Brett Farve is soon

(01:51:59):
to be fifty year old. Quote A true champion sticks
to his or her calling. I will be coming out
of retirement and making my return to play in the
NFL for the season. Stay tuned for more hashtag news. Well,
in the last few minutes, Farve has told TMZ that

(01:52:19):
his Instagram was in fact hacked. When somebody use that, well,
maybe maybe maybe it's true. I don't know. Yeah, I
don't think Bred Farves coming back to play. I just
don't think he's playing golf this weekend and Madison, Wisconsin,
I know that. But other than that, I mean the
picture that he used was human Terry Bradshaw. That is

(01:52:41):
even in high deaf like it's not a like a
clear picture. So that shows you on how long it
has been and how how out of control is our
social media world where TMZ, whose front page currently sports
the headline honey Boo Boo won't move back in with
Mama June and till Gino is gone? How crazy it

(01:53:02):
is it? The TMZ Sports is now a bastion of
sports journalistic integrity. In perhaps sad commentary on our societ
tell you what, I'm sick of Geno's crap as well,
so I don't want any I don't want to deal
with that at all. I'm not too familiar with the
Honey Boo Boo world, so I'm assuming that's not Geno Smith.
I know to Honey Bob and mother's name is what

(01:53:24):
Mama Mama June July man Sepcember, Gene, I don't, I
don't know. Was that the dead? I have no idea.
I watch a lot of crap TV, and itself admitting so,
but I just don't watch that show. Yeah, I don't.
I don't watch you to either, just from all the
marketing throughout the years I've seen it, this is crazy.

(01:53:44):
But well, finally we'll end on a good, positive, non
social media related note. Happy to report the Red Sox
legend David Ortizes condition upgraded to good today as he
continues to recover from a gunshot gunshot wound at Massachusetts hospital.
Papa Man, that's tell you what TMZ has been all
over that one as well. Yeah, with all the drama

(01:54:07):
that's that's going on, you need to dig into those
people that worked for TMZ dear life, how they like
that one. Get out there and pressed that the press.
You get the updates from the Fox Sports and the
ESPN of the CBS Sports. But then there's the TMC
and the other gossip pages that give you the behind
the scenes of the reason why it may or may

(01:54:28):
not have happened. It is Fox Sports Radio, the Doug
Gottlieb Show, He's Contino Mobile, I'm Dan Buyers. So we've
had Kawhi letter to the news, Kyrie Irving in the news, now,
James Harden and Chris Paul in the news, and Honey
Boo Boo in the news. Uh, twenty four hours from now,
is there gonna be another star of the NBA that
that that could be popping out, that could be making

(01:54:50):
a name? Okay, if you follow O J's account, I okay, good.
I I do not either. That is one account that
I do not want go hop over suitcase. When was
he hopping over in the airport? When I remember

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