The Pat McAfee Show Live | Monday June 8th 2026

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sports coverage since 1979. Yes, we are in the home of ESPN up here. in Bristol. And I'll tell you, every. time you come up here, you wonder, how. the hell was this the place that they. decided to put this conglomerate that. would obviously showcase sports more so. than any other network on Earth. And. I'll tell you, it has a nice little uh. novelty to it. It feels like you're. driving literally past somebody's house. You go down a back road, you turn in. there, boom, college campus of sports. This place is glorious. There's a lot of. people working here. Very nice to see. everybody. Uh, a lot of hell's. unanswered. Okay. So, I I don't know if.

that was directly to me or. >> take the Midwest, baby. That's nine-year. NFL vet. Yukon Husky legend Darius Jay. Butler But they weren't saying hello to. you either, but I just want to let you. know that was not happening. There was. some friendly obviously interactions. The cafeteria here is phenomenal, but I. think everybody's so locked in on their. jobs. Now, what does everybody do here? Could be anything. I I mean, we walk. past rooms of people doing different. stuff. I forgot how many different. talents you need to be in this. particular space. I forgot how much. space is needed to be in this particular. space. And in the sky right now above. us, 2,000 every light that is in.

Connecticut is in this studio. By the. way, this board right here is the. highest of highest of class. I mean, it. is absolutely glorious and beautiful. Obviously, the commitment to sports. coverage is very real by ESPN and has. been since the beginning of time. Can. you do that light thing? Can you do that. light thing that we just saw right. before we went live? Just so everybody. can understand what's kind of kind of. going on over here. I wonder UH. >> GO COOL LIGHTS. >> BOOM. That's what we're doing now. Listen, they're trying to welcome us in. here. They're like, "Hey, listen. Let's. get this thing excited and celebrated.". They turned these things up. I believe.

Vibe check is kind of shot right over. there. They got uh I did college game. day, I think, shot on this side over. here. And this is just one building. There's a hund of them. Okay. There's a. hundred of these buildings. And uh. >> it's an honor to be here, especially. >> on go with the lights. >> Lights. I like the Undertaker there kind of on. the corner. Uh today is a glorious day. Obviously, it's a huge day. NBA finals. have come to New York City. Now, obviously, this is a massive ordeal for. not only the sport, the league, but the. biggest city in the United States of.

America. There's been parties happening. in New York that I think are really. bringing people together like we've. never seen before. Now, obviously, Fat. Joe said uh something along He saw. acidic Jews uh dancing in the Bronx, I. believe. This has brought us closer than. uh anything he's ever seen since 9/11 is. what he brought up. He said the city has. come together to rally around this. Knicks team more than anything he's. seen. This is people coming out of the. city of New York saying to the world. like, "Hey, this has been incredible for. us." It's been fun to watch. The parties.

are in the streets. The parties are all. over the city. The parties are there's a. watch along going on. Obviously, Madison. Square Garden is going to be outrageous. tonight as the alien travels in down 20. to take on this inevitable Jaylen. Brunson. You know, we did a whole MVP. conversation. Funny, okay, because. obviously it's a regular season award. and we're like, is it going to be SJ or. is it going to be Wimby? WMY is getting. disrespected in this entire thing. SGA. is that ethical hoops to be the MVP back. to back. Nobody even mentioned 6'1. Brunson here in New York. He's going to. be a god here. >> Oh yeah. Yeah. >> I mean G AWD with all capital letters in.

New York City. If he's able to bring a. title here and what he has done in the. final two minutes, there's some stats we. got from Hembo. Uh within four points. within the final two minutes or. something like that, Jaylen Ro Jaylen. Brunson has 10 points. Uh the next. person who has any Victor WBI is three. Okay. So, in crunch time, in the clutch. time, whenever you need him, this guy. just rises to the moment. Two-time. national championship in college. Now, he's got a couple of his college. teammates. Obviously, his dad, not only.

on last year's coaching staff, that. coaching staff gets fired at the finals. Then, this year's coaching staff, Coach. Brown, who has obviously immense respect. around the world, his dad has obviously. been there. I I mean, this has been a. family affair for Brunson for a long. time, and he's inevitable. This guy. doesn't stop. It's fantastic to watch as. a sports fan. And tonight we'll be. calling it live from inside of Madison. Square Garden alongside Q Rich in Perk. It'll be myself, Debbut, and also the. toxic table at Boston Connor and at Tai. Schmidt. Ty feels like a glorious day. for sports and we understand how lucky.

we are to be uh to be in there to do. this. A lot of people kind of attacking. us for getting. >> Oh, boohoo. >> Sorry. Although on the flip side, I do. understand because. >> because we'd be killing us too if we. were getting this opportunity and we're. sitting in their seats. We think it's. ridiculous that we're getting to do it. But I want to let everybody know we are, this isn't us being [ __ ] here. Like. we are trying to be an asset to society. We've had a incredible opportunity to be. able to do this for college football in. their biggest games. >> National Championship game. We we've had. a chance to do it. We were doing it in. the Thunderdome at one point. We're.

doing it as a watch along like others. have done in the past. Once we got like. boots on the ground and like in the. building, it did feel as if we were able. to provide something that maybe the main. telecast wasn't able to provide. We're. going to try to do that as well tonight. We're not trying to say that we are. going to be a main broadcast, but you're. certainly going to be able to watch the. game with us and we are going to. certainly create some moments I think. that people will appreciate in the. sports world. What we're saying is I. understand your natural inclination. whenever you see my face on something. and maybe Connor and Tai as well is say. these [ __ ] are going to ruin it. We're trying our best not to. >> and maybe at the beginning we might.

think that that is the case or you might. think that is the case. We're trying to. crush this tonight and Perk and Qri, we've been on the horn. I've been. facetiming with Perk while he's driving. Dangerous, I know. shouldn't be doing. that. But he holds that thing always. every FaceTime. He always holds it up to. his ear like this. So I never know what. I'm We've been work. We're trying to. make this good. Like legitimately trying. to be an asset where you two boys are. going to be tonight, I think will be a. perspective that not a lot of people. have maybe seen before or know before. But that building is about to be. outrageous. I think we're going to try. to showcase that. >> Yeah, I think so. I mean, it's one of.

those things where if you're afforded. this opportunity, what are you going to. say? No. You really can't. And yeah, sure people are going to be pissed or. whatever if they see you or me and. Connor, but like Perk and Q Rich like. that's 27 years or 28 years of. collective NBA experience and the on the. like you said we in our kind of pre uh. you know pre-show not today but when we. were talking about this curric who. played for the Knicks was like people. will remember this Knicks game for the. rest of their lives. We've seen the. ticket prices like I'm sure there are.

you know something off the top of your. head or you you know there there are. tickets that have maybe been more. expensive in the past but like this is. arguably the most coveted ticket maybe. in like the history of sports or in my. lifetime. So the fact that we get to be. in the building for this like yeah I. would assume and the way you look at how. all these games have gone it's it's. going to be unbelievable. >> Yeah it is going to be unbelievable and. obviously what the Knicks have been able. to do first time the Knicks have been. favored in a final game since 199. something four or something like that I. believe is the time. So, we were talking. about history, history, history. But you. put that SeatGeek thing back up, by the. way, >> you can get 30 bucks off.

>> Boom. There you go. >> What a. game. >> Yeah. >> Now I can go. >> Uh-huh. >> All you got to do is use promo code Pat. Match fee. Just straight across Pat. McAfee. We've had a thousand different. promo codes because what happens is. every time we put a promo code up here. on the screen, somebody rips it and then. puts it into the super coupon people's. world and then that thing just hits. Yeah. And then everybody starts And by. the way, Reddit can run. They can do it. if they want. Yeah. They can red they. can go and then it gets So we've we've.

got to this point of Pat McAfee 30 bucks. off for these final tickets. Not a bad. idea. >> Wow. Not a bad idea. 964 you can get in. >> See what I'm saying? >> That's not count in this economy. >> Get a beer. Yeah, the fees probably more. than 30 bucks actually, but we're. cutting into them. Fighting the fees. fighting the man out there. That's. right. Shout out to Seat Geek for the. ticket prices. Also, shout out to the. people that are gonna pay for that. >> Yeah, >> that's a lot of money. >> Crazy. >> I mean, that that is a crazy amount of. money, but obviously it's going to be a. legendary night. We can assume that. Let's go to one half the hammer. Cowboys.

AP Tone line has moved from two and a. half to one and a half. Nicks still. favored for the first time in a finals. game since 1994, but it moves a point. What does that mean? What are we finding. out right here, Tone? Uh, normally when. it moves a point in that direction, it. means that the money is coming in on the. Spurs. That is not the case, though. Last time I checked, it's it's more on. the Knicks. Obviously, when you go and. you win two games on the road, the. public money is most likely going to be. on you. The uh overunder has ticked up a. bit as well to 216 is now the overunder.

on this game as well, even though the. first two games went to the under. And. let's see here, in the last 43 games, the under is 2913-1. So, the money's coming in on uh the. Knicks and the over, but it's going the. opposite direction. So, you know, we'll. see what happens tonight, but that. obviously game one, game two been very, very close uh blown leads or comebacks, however you want to look at it in each. game. Uh close games in each situation. So, very very exciting game tonight. >> Yeah, I I think tonight shall be. exciting strictly because we're going to. be in the garden. But what if this just.

becomes a runaway? You know, the Knicks. have been winning by an average of 17.6. points this playoff. that would break. the record of 14 point something from I. forget what year it was 2000 something. Yeah, it was back in the day. It's like. they are dominating people and in the. garden I mean who knows who's going to. be sitting courtside tonight. I mean who. knows who's going to be sitting. courtside in there and these courtside. fans the New York ones and I'll give. them some credit cuz we hate the Super. Bowl was so corpo cuz we think you lose. out on a lot of good fans. I think you. lose that here in New York like the.

celebrities actually are like there's. clips of Shalamé as a child outside. Knicks games you know putting on and he. he will go crazy for Ben Stiller they. got pictures of him flexing he's. definitely on something. >> jacked up he's got a good character. coming. >> oh yeah I mean Tony Perkins. >> yeah there's a chance too I mean I mean. there's certainly a chance and with the. modern science I mean he's going to. continue to look like that fat Joe's. going crazy Tracy Morgan goes crazy out. there I mean. >> yeah he's jacked. >> come on they're saying fat Joe's army. That's just like that, too. >> That's AI.

>> Well, I saw Fat Joe on the plane. Okay. When everybody's hands go, he's singing. >> Same arms. >> Very similar. So, maybe they did just. put Fat Joe's arms on Ben Stiller there, but not their celebrities do get into. it. >> And they like expect uh everybody else. to. And the New York fans were around. one of them. >> Yeah. >> They are very active. >> Oh, yeah. A lot. >> Let's go back to the uh control room in. a different building with Foxy and the. lads. Bruce Brown. Congratulations, pal. >> Here we go. birthday. >> Uh, big night tonight for you and your. Knicks, but I feel like you would say.

that the Knicks fans are uh, very loud. in public at games. Do you think that's. a good descriptor of Knicks fans and New. York fans as a whole? >> Definitely. I mean, even in Jesus, >> is it super loud? >> Come alive. >> Exactly my point. By the way, New York. guy, New York fan right there. Do you. hear how loud that was? >> So loud. He's also in the position to be. able to control how loud he is. He chose. to be louder. That. >> I don't quite know how, but I could in.

theory control it. >> Here comes the human. Now, listen. Uh, Madison Square Garden is going to be a. scene tonight, Bruce. Is that how we. should expect this evening's environment. to look like? >> Yeah, absolutely. It's the, uh, the. first, uh, multi-game lead in an NBA. final since they last won it in 1973. Um, the Knicks have been have been bad. for a, you know, most of my life. Um, and and this is the big breakthrough. It. it is going to be, you know, a building. ready to explode. You even heard the. fans in San Antonio when Deuce McBride.

hits a big three. There's a massive. deuce chant um for an away game. Um so. yeah, tonight the the atmosphere will be. absolutely biblical. I I can't wait um. for everybody to experience it. It's. going to be amazing. >> Shout out to I don't think this New York. team is as healish as they could be. >> New York big city. Okay. 13 straight. Haven't lost since April 23rd. Feels. like a majority of just the fans as a. whole are like pretty wild [ __ ]. happening in New York with this Knicks. It's hard not to just kind of recognize.

that 13 straight in the hardest time of. the year. >> This is when all the ass teams are no. longer playing. Hey, this is the good. teams playing basketball. >> game plan for him. >> and you get multiple multiple and they. just continue to steamroll and it's is. it strictly because Brunson is an. absolute bucket getter late? Like is. that the conversation? Is it because the. young lads. just couple serieses ago when Chris Paul. came on WMBBY got a rebound? >> Mhm. >> Okay. At the end of the game and there. was like six seconds left on the clock. I believe they're in their own end and. everybody on the team looked over at.

Mitch Johnson to see if they were going. to call a timeout or not. And then they. drove the ball up the court and I think. they ended up hitting the shot or. whatever. But Chris Paul pointed out. he's like nobody knew if they were going. to call a timeout or if they were going. to go. This is like a young team kind of. doing their [ __ ] that WBY pass off of. Castle's back. >> That feels like a young moment. That. That feels like a young moment. These. guys have done this what 10,000 times. this year. >> Kind of go up. He's obviously point. guard. And then there's an alternate. angle from the back where Castle's. definitely looking at him and showing.

his body as if he would I think just. like wide receivers kind of give a. target, give a window of where your. ball. Then I think he thinks nope, he's. not going to take it. So he turns back. this way and I think WBY was looking. It. was just terrible timing. It was just. like very unlucky. It felt like now. obviously they're getting cooked. Weby's. getting cooked because it did feel like. he was maybe half a step late on the. pass where he could have held back on. the pass, but it it did just feel like. here you see him looking at him. He's. kind of showing his body and they're. saying he's saying calm down. Maybe. telling him to slow down. But he does. look back again like hey uh you going to.

give this to me? And then Castle does. like a nope. I don't think you're giving. it to me. WBY might be looking somewhere. else. Then he passes it like I think. he's a half a step late on the pass, but. it certainly ends up being the worst. case scenario of all time. And Jaylen. Brunson becomes one of the only players. in the history of basketball to get a. steal in the final 10 seconds and then a. shot to take the lead in the final 10. seconds or whatever it is. So it's like. an unfortunate situation, but it does. feel like ah young guy like they're. going to learn from this entire. situation, you think, going forward? >> Yeah, I mean that's the main thing I'm. looking at how how this young team.

responds on the road because obviously. you drop two at home and that's tough. Maybe you go on the road and it's less. pressure on you. But that situation. right there, I think it's just bad. timing. Obviously, Castle's looking. back, doesn't show his hands. And then. if you're Wimby and if you are passing. kind of leading him there, you're kind. of leading him right to the sideline. So. Wimby's kind of a point center, so he. can bring the ball up. He brings the. ball up a number of times. That's just a. very very tragic mistake um at that. point. But I'm excited about tonight. You talk about Brunson, obviously it. always starts with the superstars when. you look at this team just like it.

starts with Wimby with the Spurs, but. it's the other guys like Kell Bridges. Like he's a guy who's taking a lot of. heat because they gave up five first. round picks to get him. He's showing up. He's been balling. Josh Hart hasn't been. shooting or scoring the ball well. He's. doing everything else. Big Cat, you. know, he came in, he was kind of. supposed to be a generational guy. He. was the number one pick. He's showing up. in the biggest moment. >> Match ups against WBY. >> dominant. He's winning it right now. the stat that Hembo sent over on the. matchup between Cat and Wembi and then. Wemi verse Cat. Uh I forget the exact.

but uh Webby I thought we're going to be. able to have that right there. >> Think seven of 20 and then Cat is eight. of 13. Yep. So whenever you talk about. just matchup it's like hey Cat actually. winning and then you hear Cat talk. afterwards and he's like yeah I just I. felt an incredible sense of confidence. and just peace when I'm out there. Jaylen not breaking at all. Just no. I. mean, they feel like they're built and. ready and calloused for the moment after. the heartbreak, heartbreak, heartbreak. that has happened with them in the NBA. the past couple years when they run into.

a Celtics team or they run into the. Pacers team or they don't have enough. depth. So, whenever they give up five. picks or whatever for Muel Bridges, it's. like I think they all understood get how. Jaylen plays, understands how Jaylen. plays from college, but also perfect. asset because everybody seems to be. they're like dominant and everybody's on. the same page and nobody seems to be. happy that they serious. It is a it is a. it's an incredible New York team cuz you. would think with New York there'd be so. many things like kind of pulling you out. of that. They've maintained this. mentality. It's it's fun to watch. I.

think that's why you have to respect it. I think like you have to respect what. the New York Knicks are. Now. >> if they were to win. >> and there's a parade here in New York. City, >> the videos are going to come out of that. cuz I heard something about the religion. of a mayor. >> Yep. >> Then I heard something about a bagel. >> Oh yeah. >> Yeah. And then, you know, I heard about. the some some Dior. It's like it does. feel like this city is about to or New. York City is about to explode. And we. haven't seen that in so long. So long. >> Damn near. Uh it's very Buffalo Bills. mafiaesque when you think about their.

fan base. You know, like we talk about. how their team could be heels, should be. heels, but their fans damn near make it. not that way because of the videos that. come out after the game. But you. mentioned Mikuel Bridges and kind of. their entire mindset. Mikuel Bridges was. up 2 in an NBA finals with Chris Paul at. the Suns and then they lose four. straight to Giannis and he said after. the game uh on Saturday night like yeah. no we're not satisfied it's a 000. mindset we're not up 2 in our own heads. and I feel like that's the biggest thing. but then you also think about WBY like. yeah they're down 2B's drawing photos of.

butterflies in Grand Central Park. whatever the hell it's called with his. sister having a good time I'm not so. sure. >> he's an artist. >> I'm not no I know I THINK IT'S GREAT I. THINK IT'S FANTASTIC. I I think because. of that, I all of a sudden think, okay, well, where was he probably drawn last. time? Maybe with the monks. Maybe he's. going back to, hey, when I was down in. the depths in the temples of Mordor or. wherever the hell he was, whatever it. was called, like Ace Ventura, >> Bumblebea, >> Bumblebea, sure, he's drawing stuff. that's taken him back there. So, I.

almost think too WBY has foretold for. this moment and so it's hard to even. write them off. But yeah, win games. I. know it's so I'm pumped for tonight. Tonight's going to be special. I can't. believe that we are allowed to be there. as that man who's certainly not from. here tries to become the next young. legend if he's able to come back from. after being down 20 in Madison Square. Garden against New York Knicks. You. know, everybody started talking about. LeBron James loves playing in Madison. Square Garden. We talked to Tyrese. Halleurn. Loved playing in Madison. Square Garden. I couldn't even imagine.

what this is for WBY. French guy, Paris. guy in New York City taking your team. into the finals down 200. Everybody's. calling you soft. Everybody's saying you. don't know how to win. >> Get your big ass in the paint, Wimby. That's what I hope. he was showing the paint. He better. maybe he was painting. Maybe that's what. he was. Good call. >> Yeah, maybe he was dering a paint some. gardening tonight. Okay, here we go. >> Join us now. NBA champion, >> co-host of tonight's NBA Finals All. Access, ladies and gentlemen, Kendrick. Perkins.

>> Perk, >> what up? >> What up, fellas? What's happening? >> Hey, are you ready for this evening? Are. you ready for this evening? Are you. pumped? Are you excited? How do you. feel? It's the calm before the storm. >> The calm. The calm before the storm. Look, I just got off the plane and I'm. telling you right now, the energy is. crazy. >> The energy is crazy. It's one of one. I've been I've been on social media more. than I've ever been in my life just to. look at the Nick fan base. They crazy.

>> Yeah, the weather the weather's perfect, too. I I mean. >> Oh, it's sunny outside. It's sunny. outside. >> I I thought about that. It's June in New. York City where, you know, not a lot of. wind, I don't think. That's kind of the. thing. It gets a little sticky in there. It's going to be packed out. And uh Hey, we're going to be suiting Boon tonight, right? >> Damn right. >> We're suiting Boon tonight for the fair. We're coming tonight, right? >> You know, I got mine out. I got mine. out. You know, hey, listen, Pat, let me. tell you something. Back in the day when. I used to be at school, you know that. that uh first day of school outfit, you.

know, we used to stay flow our jeans so. we could have the hard crease and you. used to put your clothes under your bed. and you sleep on them so they could be. real crispy. That's how my suit hanging. up in That's how my suit hanging up in. the closet tonight. I look, real talk, I'm excited about experiencing this. You. know why? Because I've been a part of. five NBA finals. obviously won the. championship with the Boston Celtics, >> but this energy that I'm getting from. this Nick fan base, >> I'm ready to see what the hype is all.

about. Like, I'm ready to feel the. energy in Madison Square Garden in the. NBA Finals. The energy around the arena, you could feel it getting off the plane. I felt it in the airport. I felt it in. the lift. So, I I I'm getting that. But, I just want to be in the building. And I. feel like it's one of those moments. which you that you cherish. Grateful. that we're part of it cuz we going to be. live on location tonight. We live on. location, baby. 8:30 sharp. >> That's right. People are saying people.

are saying we're going to be courtside. Uh we are not. No. No, we are. >> We are up. We are up in the 200 level. and also up in the cloud. >> Yeah. Up in the 900 level. >> Yeah. The toxic table's going to be up. there on top of Madison Square Garden. So, we're going to have it all access. for sure. We're going to have it. certainly all access. We're going to be. in there. I saw some people saying. they're wasting courtside seats on this. >> WE DON'T HAVE COURT SEATS. >> We're paying $300,000 for those. courtside. You think they're letting us. in there? No way. We are very thankful. to be in there. We're excited to be in. there and I think we are going to. showcase the place. Okay, let's talk. about the players. Jaylen Brunson never.

talked about as the MVP this year. Okay. It was SGA or Webby. We was actually. giving uh presentations on the three. points on why he should potentially be. the MVP. Defense matters. I think this. matters. If you were to play this, you're supposed to do it. and we all. bought in, ourselves included. You know, certainly we aren't the most uh like. authority on basketball, but we. certainly bought in on it. We didn't. even bring up Jaylen Brunson. This guy's. outrageous, dude. And and I should have. remembered this, but I think during the. offseason during football season, I. forgot about what he did to the Pacers.

last year. Anytime the Knicks have lost, I don't think anybody's ever said it's. Jaylen Brunson's fault. And always down. the stretch in a bucket making game, right? If you make buckets late, you're. going to win the game. That's seemingly. what this is. That's all he does. late. in games he makes. Hasn't been great. basically the rest of games yet. I don't. think he's had his best game yet. He's. getting triple team though on every. single time down the court, but down the. stretch guy never misses. Is that just. mentality? Is that guy? Do you think he. How many of these guys are in the game? And why was he not talked about as MVP? Did he not have as good of a season as. he's having a playoff right now and we.

just didn't really see that? >> Well, the problem is is that his his his. his numbers, they weren't eye candy. And. when you compare it to the rest of the. guys that was in the MVP conversation, they was just his their numbers was. there. But that was part of the. sacrifice that he did, you know, when. they brought over Mike Brown. Obviously, Mike Brown came in, he put in this new. system where everybody was eating Josh. Hart, OG Noi, Muel Bridges. So, it. somewhat took away from from JB, but I.

still think he what averaged 26 on the. season. But let's be real here. over the. last two seasons, he's been the best. player in the Eastern Conference. Like, if we look over the last two seasons, forget, you know, how far they the the. the the run that they had last. postseason going to the Eastern. Conference. If you just look at overall. regular season, what he's done in the in. the playoffs over the past two seasons, he has been the best player in the. Eastern Conference. He's definitely been. one of the most most clutch, if not the.

most clutch players. Like I just think. about even what he did against Philip, what he's been doing against the 76ers. over the last two years and here it is. now on the big stage. And guess what? We. haven't even seen the best of him yet. He still haven't had to me a good Jaylen. Brunson game. He had a good Jaylen. Brunson moment in the fourth quarter of. game one, but he still haven't balled. out. And when you think about his. mentality, he give me Kobe Bryant type.

vibes. when you talk about his mentality. because it's not a shot that he's afraid. uh that he's not gonna take. It's not a. player that's standing in front of him. that he feel like he can't score over. and he's a threelevel score. If you want. the trade ball, if you want the. mid-range, if you want postups at 6'2, he's going to give that all to you. That's JB. >> Yeah. And he gets to his spot. You talk. about him being 6'2. Yeah. 61 6'2 and he. he doesn't go faster than everybody. >> Nobody speeds him up. plays at his own.

pace. At. >> his own pace. >> That's kind of what Chris Paul was. talking about. Now, let's talk about the. other superstar. Certainly the one that. is maybe being crowned already as the. next superstar of the NBA. Let's go down. to San Antonio with the alien that they. have. Debbuck, go ahead. >> Yeah, Wimbley, you're looking at the. numbers and he he has decent numbers, I. feel like, on the box score, but I. haven't seen that moment in this series. where he's dominate the game. All the. superstars we've seen in the past, all. the people that have been crowned, you. can see them dominate games and dominate. series. What do you want to see tonight.

from Wimby in Madison Square Garden to. kind of take over the game? And how do. you get him to that point where he can. take over his game? >> Well, it's two things. It's two things. One, I keep I keep hearing everybody. talk about, you know, him getting to the. paint and him being dominant in the. paint. It's not going to happen. It's. going It's hard. The Knicks game plan is. to load up boxes and elbows. They're. going to help weak side action. Yes, he's gonna be able to score a couple. buckets, but we're not gonna see 15.

So said, he has to be the defensive. player of the year. He has to be the. defensive player of the year. Like, at. some point, he's going to have to buckle. down and have to and match the intensity. of Carl Anthony Towns. Like, we we gave. a lot of heat to Chad Homegr last series. and rightfully so. on the way that Wimby. on me me too on the way on the way that.

Wimby punked him. But one could argue. Cole Anthony Towns is doing it to Wimpby. right now. Punking him on the big stage. because Carl Anthony Towns is loud about. it. He's loud about it. He's talking. noise. He's he's he's being aggressive. I've never seen anyone take Wimby off. the dribble as much as I'm witnessing. from Carl Anthony Towns right now. He's. too comfortable with Wendy guarding him. and he's making him look like a. defensive liability. I'm not saying that. he is. I'm just saying what I'm.

witnessing. And if it if this was Rudy. Pat fellas, Rudy Gober, we would be. giving Rudy the heat right now for not. holding up on the defensive side of. things when he won defensive player of. the year. Yeah. >> So, we got to keep the same energy. And. certainly Chad Homegrred too, you know, which I I think the way you say his name. is incredible. And you talked about him. a lot. Why do you think Carl Anthony. Towns is having such a better kind of,

you know, showcase against Wemby? Is it. because he's bigger body and he can. body, but he can also shoot obviously? Like why? Because you think about. Hartinstein, he kind of gave Webby some. problems, but we're not worried about. him shooting a three and he's not really. wiggle, right? Either he's got that high. float or mid-range thing he's got. Cat. can hit from deep. He's also got body. and he can wiggle. Is that why. >> taking this personal too? You can you. can obviously see that he taking just. the same way we saw Wimpby taking it. personal with Chad. >> You see that out of C and Cat is taking.

a lot of [ __ ] from everybody. Hey, get. in the paint. Stop being a guard. shooting through. And you see him kind. of almost imposing his will on who. everybody cuz I'm sure he hears. everybody crowning Vic, too. And uh Cat. was that guy coming in been in one pick. So, but you can watch the game and see. he's in the post game in the press, he's. not talking [ __ ] but his game, the. celebrations, the eye contact. We see. what's. >> happen. I don't know. Yeah, he's doing a. lot of [ __ ] I mean, I I don't know him. that well. Is they're muting because of. him, right? He's the one that's swearing. down there. Like he's the one that's uh.

>> every time he's down there basically, he's talking. I like I didn't know that. about that. I had no idea. >> Yeah. Yeah. And and and he is taking it. personal. And you know what's crazy is. every single time Cat has to go against. another big that you know he feels like. he's better than he always goes at them. Remember two years ago you know he. somewhat outplayed Jokic in the. semifinals when he was with the. Minnesota Timberwolves. You know Candis. C is playing with a chip on his.

shoulder. You got to remember like he. was the number one pick. Minnesota. traded him and they could talk about, yeah, it was because the money that he. was making. Basically, y'all y'all. tapped out on him. Y'all tapped out on. the guy that was giving y'all 25 points. and 12 rebounds a night. And the New. York Knicks embraced him. You don't. think Town's been listening and hearing. all the the gossip about Giannis. Antoupo, you know, throughout the course of this. season. Should they trade Cat? Should.

they bring Giannis in? Now all of a. sudden on a big stage if the series. ended tonight, I mean, no one could. argue that he's the finals MVP. And he's. getting it done on both ends of the. floor. It's not just what he's doing. offensively. Yes, tomato chest, tomato. chest, tomato chest with a couple of. tray balls. But it's the other end. It's. it's mono emano. I'm one-on-one defense, Wimby. I'm sliding my feet. You can't. get in the paint on me. You're not going.

to beat me off the dribble. I'm bodying. you up where you're not even getting an. opportunity to get to the low block. And. then I'm making you take tough contested. twos and threes. And I'm barking. I'm. barking. I'm barking loud and I'm. biting. Look at this. Who Who does this. to Wimby? Real talk. Who does this right. here to Wimby? And then look at his. reaction after it. I'mma look you in the. eyes. I'mma yell at you. >> Yeah, I want it. I want it. And then. here's the clip too of him obviously.

saying that WBY can do nothing to him. Uh obviously he was caught. Yep. He. can't he can't [ __ ] with me. Yeah, this. guy can't. I didn't know this was C. >> Yeah, I like it. >> I had no idea this was C. And I think. the reason why he was kind of shoot out. of Minnesota or whatever after being. drafted and then goes to New York Knicks. and obviously last year we saw I saw him. running his ass back and forth. I I did. feel like he got a bit tired against the. Pacers just from watching it cuz the. Pacers are running like this. So maybe. he wasn't in his most catlike, but I. think everybody thought he was soft. Is. that a Isn't that what everybody thought.

about everybody thought about Cat? >> I didn't know he's the one that's muting. the microphone because of what he's. saying underneath with rebounds and. block. I didn't know he's talking [ __ ]. to WBY like this. I had no idea this is. what Cat is. Especially cuz he has like. a gentle giant face. Yeah. >> You know, like the way he looks. I had. no idea he's killer under there. >> This guy real Especially in the finals. is the biggest stage. >> Yeah. >> He's talking his [ __ ] He's dominating. He's beating the best player or the next. best player in the world or whatever it. is. It's like what a moment for Cat this. has to be. This has to feel really good.

Especially obviously with the mom, his. mom passing away and everything out is I. mean this has to feel [ __ ] awesome. Now if you crumble. >> Oh no. We don't want to bring that up. We don't. want to bring that up. Best of seven. It's still a best of seven though. We. have to remember that with We don't know. what WebM is gonna do in this game. We. have no idea what this guy's gonna do in. this thing in the Mecca. The world's. most famous arena the world. He's from. Paris or whatever. He's grown up. watching [ __ ] in Madison Square Garden, understanding what this is. Now he's in. the finals there. First time for ever.

that the game has been played in New. York City. Everybody understands that. the stories of who you become if you. have a big time god and moment. It's. like this could certainly be the case. Do you think that is possible or what do. you think about what we've seen from. Wendy over the last couple games? Some. some people are saying he's done. Some. people are saying may maybe he's cooked. this. Some people are saying he quit. Some people are saying he's done. I. think that is crazy to think about cuz. we know nothing about this game. >> We don't know anything about. >> they were blowout games either. >> No. And we the pass off the back. everybody immediately cuz Kevin Garnett.

did kill him. >> for a good reason. And by the way Kevin. Garnett certified so whatever the hell. he says he's allowed to say. That is. something he's so whatever he wants to. say he's allowed to say. But he pointed. out he made some good points. He was. like hey Wy's crying after the Western. Conference and all this. I don't really. see this [ __ ] We we need to win the. entire thing. So that Kevin Garnett. starts a narrative like hey maybe this. guy did celebrate a bit early. Then he. passes off a guy's back in the biggest. moment. 10 seconds left in the finals. Everybody starts killing it like Yeah, he's not. >> And had a chance to win it after that. >> Yeah. But Andy still has a shot. Misses. the shot, too. It's like, this guy isn't. what we thought he was. I feel like he's.

a guy that hears all that, right? So, we. have no idea how Wembley's going to. respond. This dude, this alien could go. absolutely bananas tonight inside of. Madison Square Garden. That is all. possible, right, Perk? Or should I not. think that that is all possible? I I. mean he can, but you know, I don't want. to I don't want to hear sweet nothings. no more in the post in in the. interviews. I don't want to hear those. sweet nothings. Like now now it's time. for him to show up because let's be. honest, over the last three games, if. you go back even to game seven, Wimby.

has not been dominant. Like in game. seven of the conference finals, he had. 22 points and seven rebounds. that ain't. that ain't a dominant performance that. you know we've grown to uh like watch. for as watching wind be but again like. it's going to come down to his defensive. impact like it's not just Cole Anthony. Towns that's being aggressive and taking. the ball to the basket Jaylen Brunson is. getting to the rack too Bridges OG and. Anobi like the Knicks are doing whatever.

they want to do offensively guys are. shining Mike Bridges is having a a a. great moment Landry Shamid. Yes, it's. three-point shots, but they are mixing. it up. So, again, yes, this is the stage. for Wimby to shine. But I do remind I do. remind myself all the time that he's. young, right? And then you have to have. a a um I start to have a different level. of respect for guys like Steph Curry and. LeBron James when they was making, you.

know, when they was basically living in. the NBA finals. and what you have to do. the preparation, what you have to do to. sacrifice and to take care of your body. to get to this point because it is times. that I do see Wimby looking fatigue. But. the one thing that I would like to see. from Wimby is I don't know if it's going. to come in this series, but maybe this. off season. I need to see a signature. post move at some point. >> What do you want it to be? Elbow to the. throat? Cuz that is kind of his.

signature. >> Bring that back. >> That's kind of his signature move. Elbow. Man, I need to see I need to see. a jump hook, a a running hook, some type. of something off the low block, mid post. there, something to show me that he has. a signature move. I don't know what. Wendy's signature move is. >> You're telling me if he was to boom. bang. >> Oh my. >> Call Kareem now. >> Where's that? Where's that coming? Where's that feet? >> Is that at nine feet right there? >> Unstoppable.

Need it. >> Need it. >> That might be higher than nine. >> Is that 10 feet? Is he Is that a dunk? I. guess cuz he's throwing it. >> like a line drive. >> Hey, it looked like you It looked like. you could really get down in 24-hour. fitness, though. >> Like the footwork, the base. I'm I'm I'm. checking you out a little bit. >> I wouldn't be surprised if you you be. handing out buckets in that low post in. 24-hour fitness. >> You're not going to see me in a paint. ever, but yes, I could if I had to. But. yeah, I mean our our studio has a.

basketball court in it, you know. I did. see a lot of that. >> Come on down. >> Yeah. It's like, hey, yeah, we we do. sometimes get buckets as well. We. understand the sport of basketball. Okay. We. >> But hey, >> we'll see tonight. >> We shall see. I'm excited for tonight. Let's not be ass. Let's be assets. >> Yeah. Here we go. >> Okay. >> Yeah. That's our goal for tonight. Huh. >> All right. >> Assets on three. >> Yep. >> One, two, three. Assets. Yeah, let's move on. Okay, go ahead,

Con. >> Yeah, Perk, I love the WBY Fodder. And I. don't know if you saw him drawing. butterflies in Central Park, but he does. seem to be in a very good mindset. I. believe he was with his sister. I don't. know if he was drawing a statue or. butterflies specifically, but he was. seemingly calm. Here he is. They need to. build benches for him. He does not fit. on that bench. It looks miserable. But. when it comes to WBY in the Spurs in. general for Mitch Johnson, like what. what is he going to do to maybe change. up their game plan a little, it feels. like we went into this, you know, talking about Mitch Johnson being the.

next up and coming great coach and now, you know, down 20. Should he call a. timeout after that rebound before We WBY. throws the ball off of Castle's back? People are kind of debating that a. little bit. Like, what do you expect out. of Mitch Johnson to maybe change? Is he. going to, hey, if you don't move your. ass to the block and stand there for 48. minutes, we're taking you out. Like, what is kind of the maybe adjustments. they're going to make to what the Knicks. have done? >> Well, well, one, you're down 02, so you. got you have to do something. And I'm.

I'm leaning more towards, you know, at some point he has to. release and let Dylan Harper spread his. wings. And when I say spread his wings, like at some point you got to say, "Here. young fella, take over the show. Handle. your business." Because the one person. that they haven't that the Knicks, they. hadn't had haven't had an answer for is. Dylan Harper. Anytime he's gotten two. feet in the paint, it's been a bucket.

This is a guy that you drafted with the. number two overall pick. This is a guy. that has been playing outstanding. basketball offensively throughout the. course of these playoffs and in the NBA. finals. One could say he's been their. best offensive player consistently in. the two games. On top of that, he's he's. playing with a chip on his shoulder, right? He's from New York area. He went. to high school in New York. He went to. Ruckers College in New York. his I mean. like and all of a sudden, you know, he.

grew up idolizing and being a fan of the. New York Knicks and now he's playing. against them on the biggest stage. At. some point, and I'm not saying it's. De'Aran Fox, but at some point, one of. those guys, and not Stefon Castle, but. one of those guys need to move aside in. that starting lineup, and Miss Johnson. need to let the young fell go ahead and. spread his wings. >> I mean, he was so much fun to watch. >> [ __ ] it. just came. I mean, obviously. Rucker's guy, we knew he was in Big 10. >> Oh, yeah. >> Yeah.

We knew he was basketball player, but we. didn't. We looked into I think his mom's. a high school basketball coach at Bosow, I think, which is a pretty big score. Bos. >> Yeah. And dad, obviously, five titles, and it's like, oh, this guy, he's. Christian McCaffrey. This guy was. created. >> Yeah. >> Literally, to be. >> older brothers in the league, >> NBA player. So that's why in the finals. when he's going. >> ham. >> Oh yeah. >> Just look very casual and comfortable in. the moment. It's like oh he's been here. like this is literally what he was he's. been preparing for his entire life.

>> and then he goes to the bench and it's. like all right that was fun watching. that guy. >> Yeah. Bring him back out. >> That's what I was thinking to be. And. then he comes back out and then start. learning more of his story and then. everybody starts t attacking Coach. Johnson. I'm happy I don't have to be in. that situation. Wow boy. Not even just. offense either. Defensively like his. perimeter defense is. >> Yeah. Ron's not going to let him. So you. think high school coach mom and Ron. Harper are going to allow him to not be. great on the defense. >> He broke he broke the Spurs steel. record. And was that the first series? >> He broke the he also broke the record.

for most points, rebounds, assists by a. rookie. >> Johnson six man of the year, right? >> Yeah. Johnson. Yeah. And he's been six. man of the year on the team. You got. Harper on the team. Got De'Arren Fox on. the team. It's like Mitch Johnson. Hey. [ __ ]. >> national champ. >> Yeah. Sit down, Dear Fox. >> Come on. You got to do. >> Have you seen what he's owed in the next. few years? >> Yeah, I've seen it. >> On the court, he's gone. >> He's banged up. >> All right, Perk. We'll see you tonight, man. We can't wait to get in there with. you. We appreciate the hell out of you. >> Let's get it. I'm ready. >> Hey, sounds like the city's ready. Are.

you, Perk? >> You bring that title ring. >> Hey, what's the mantra? What's the. What's the mantra for tonight? >> What you mean? >> Okay. >> We live on. >> No, >> we live on location, Pat. No, I What's. the mantra? What's the mantra of tonight. for us? >> Let's not be ass. >> Oh, let's not ass on three. >> One, two, three. Kendrick Parkinson, we. appreciate. >> It's actually not a bad line. >> Let's not be ass. Let's be assets.

because that's what we are trying to be. tonight, an ass at the sport. We are an. alternate cast trying to uh provide some. stuff maybe that the main cast isn't, but also is the game. It's not us. >> Yeah, that's right. The game is what we. have learned through field pass is the. importance. Speaking of the game and. field pass, what we were able to do for. college football was certainly something. we love because we got a chance to. experience everything that makes college. football great in college sports great. Let alone the passion and tradition and. pageantry and everything like that, but. also the integrity of college football.

>> That's right. >> Is something that obviously we love. >> Oh yes. >> But a lot of people are starting to. wonder about. >> That was a different time, wasn't it? >> Yeah. because we got obviously, you. know, we got a lot of money. infiltrating. Um, we got contracts that. seemingly have no cap, but also no. guarantees in them for them to be paid. if player doesn't do great. We hear. great stories about how much guys are. getting paid. But we very rarely hear. the story about guys going in transfer. portal, signing bad deals, not getting. money, and also forgoing 20 25% of their. future earnings with somebody that was a.

bad. So, we're in a crazy time right now. in college sports, >> but the product is incredible. the. athletes remarkable. Seemingly the. training and the uh the ability to get. better is at a higher point than it's. ever been. Anything we could fathom. Every sport has gotten better. I'm. watching softball and they're talking. about a pitcher doing something that's. never been done before. I'm like, of. course we got every sport we are at a. great spot, especially in college. But. what what is is it going to kill itself? >> Joining us now is the authority on. college sports. And I'll tell you what,

a man is going to be able to give us a. lot of information about an injunction. that was upheld by a judge, uh, Ken. >> Ken Curry. >> Ken Curry, let me double check that. It. is Curry, >> a University of Houston grad, I believe, from Fort Worth, Texas, who is the. second judge that was placed on the. Brendan Sorsby injunction of the NCAA. suspending him for gambling. first judge. was recused from the case because I. guess there was a bunch of Facebook. photos of him throwing up the double gun.

shooting. >> So they said that's the right thing. >> Can't do that. That feels like that's. out of a movie. We thought they weren't. We thought it was going to be like a. movie. We thought they were going to put. the Texas Tech judge in there. Texas. Tech judge is going to hear the NCAA and. go that's cute. What do you want to do, kid? You want to play ball for Texas. Tech? Yeah, sweet. You're in. It seemed. like of course it would be super crow. Judge recuses himself. University of. Houston judge comes in. Okay. out of. Fort Worth, Texas. Now, we're getting a. ruling just one day after the NCAA. basically comes out and says this guy's. not allowed. Okay, this is not we're not.

doing this. This judge comes out and. says actually can play ladies and. gentlemen to tell us more about that and. what this means for the future of sport. What does this mean for the game the. authority of college sports from college. game day Pete. >> dude? I tried my best to lay out uh kind. of the scene for everybody. Now, if you. could fill in the gaps and also let me. know what today means. So, a judge, the. second judge that was put in um in for. this case, heard everything and ruled.

that Sorsby is allowed to play and also. said the NCAA is prohibited actually. from stopping him from playing. Can you. tell us more about how we got here and. what we think this means for a precedent. going forward? >> Well, Pat, uh thanks Har. is this is. certainly an unprecedented day in in the. history of college sports and and I. don't want to sound overdramatic here. but uh gambling has always been a thick. red line and the fact that Brendan. Sorsby who admitted to placing thousands.

of bets for $90,000 including 40 bets on. his own team while he was at Indiana the. fact that he is going to be or has been. legally cleared to play college football. this season at Texas Tech is simply. something that we've never seen seen. before and uh it's the latest. manifestation of of one of the biggest. issues in college sports right now, Pat, which is local rulings overruling what. the NCA rules are supposed to be. And. this one feels the most significant, Pat, cuz cuz gambling cuts different.

than a medical red shirt, than uh an age. argument like the Betty Yako case for uh. for for example. Uh, I don't think I've. gotten more texts on my phone about a. Breaking Root news story unprompted ever. or certainly not in the last like 5. years. I mean, my phone did not stop. ringing and and the general tenor Pat. around college athletics, I would say, is one of disgust. Uh, one Big 12 AD. texted me today, "We lost our soul. today." And uh look, like there was a.

lot of there was a lot of hyperbolic uh. reaction to this, but gambling had. always been the I I joked it was like. the goodwill hunting thing. You hit a. cop, you're going to jail. There were. always significant consequences for. gambling. And that changed today because. of this. Now, Brendan Sorsby's case, argued successfully by Jeffrey Kesler, who was often successful against the. NCA, laid it out very clearly. They laid. it out as a mental health case, and they. they they won. the NCA is expected to. appeal this case. Um now whether the.

timeline of that appeal matches with uh. when it matters is is what remains to be. seen. Correct. Like the NCA could get a. hearing in February and Brendan Sor at. the combine. He doesn't have to go, you. know, it doesn't matter. It would be it. would be rendered moot. And that had. always been sort of part of the uh. expectation with this is if the uh. temporary injunction was granted then. once the injunction was granted he would. roll and play and then everybody would. kind of move on. So we'll see if the. timeline of that gets expedited in Leach.

County. I certainly reason to be. skeptical of that. But uh yeah this is. certainly a day Pat that's uh that is. certainly going to uh have rip ripples. for a long time. Well, thank you for. putting your big boy pants on and your. big boy tie on to break this news. because obviously this will be something. referred to in the future with these. types of situations as the day in which. a player who gambled on his own team. >> Wow. >> Was ruled to continue to be allowed to. play. That is a crazy thing. just as.

somebody and now granted listen I'm. sitting with a DraftKings helmet in. front of me. >> and I mean ESPN logo is over my head. >> on a beautiful LED board obviously in. this entire thing so like me saying that. can easily be attacked by people that. this is what sports gambling is this. what sports gambling is like no sports. gambling is going to be very prevalent. in our in sports going forward okay we. just need to understand that it has been. very prevalent in sports for a long time. in a lot of cities okay I know some.

people grew up in cities where Maybe it. wasn't, but sports gambling has been. very prevalent in a lot of places for a. lot of sports fans for a long time now. with it being obviously federally. legalized and monitored and everything. You can track and keep up with bets and. there's, you know, restraints that can. put on there. But I don't think with how. easy it is to gamble, we should ever say. it's okay for athletes to be gambling on. the sports in which they're playing. because then it's all over. >> All of it's over. Everything is. completely over. And people are going to. attack me as a former player for saying. that with this draft. It's like, no, like I'm a retired player. I'm on very.

lucky to be on the internet and on TV. talking every single day about it. This. is a very real part of sports coverage. and sports as a whole. I mean, the the. line and everything is talked about and. has been talked about forever, but now. it's a very part of society and the. sports culture and it's only going to be. more. So, we would like to be a avenue. for like responsible gambling. Like, hey, don't be [ __ ] okay? We're not. trying to do this. This is just a part. of it. If you want to make the game a. little bit more interesting, you're. good. But that doesn't mean that I ever. think that a player should ever. potentially put the outcome of.

everything in doubt. Like with the ref. case with the NBA, that almost ruined. the NBA. >> Yeah. >> It's still held over. >> Took them several years. >> Still held over their head. It's like. when you lose the thought that this is. actual competition. Everything's over. So I I just And I think. >> I feel that way because I've had to sit. through all the [ __ ] things about. don't beat Rose, you know, and it's. like, yeah, don't actually. And to all. the guys that are playing sports right. now, I know how hard it's to say no. Especially if you're at the bottom of. the roster, you can make more money.

quickly and obviously there's ways. they're going to find out. You're going. to get caught and it's going to be a. terrible situation, which I think is. what Texas Tech is saying. It's like. this guy had an addiction problem. Like. he was addicted to this clearly. Look at. his thing. 60,000 bets this guy did this. entire thing. He came forward too and. maybe after once he thought things were. going to happen, went to rehab, came. forward, was very loose with it or very. open with everything. And they're like I. think what they're saying is so now. we're going to shun people from the. future from being like transparent about. their transgressions and their young. boys becoming men. It's like man I guess.

there's so many different arguments but. for me it's just the sport. >> the sport needs to remain like the we. can't be thinking that every game is. great. That just can't happen. >> Yeah. We talk about the integrity game. so much and when we were in those locker. rooms obviously you had different. violations whether it was. performance-enhancing drugs but the main. thing that we were most afraid of was. the gambling thing was something we. would never even think about getting. into that locker room. So yeah out here. now where we are in the media space of. course we have you know the partnership. and all that type of [ __ ] but when.

you're talking about we used to call it. protecting the shield in the NFL that to. me in my opinion this is [ __ ] This. is absolute [ __ ] Now do I want the. kid to be able to play football? Do I. want his entire future ruined? No. But. to to set this precedent for guys in. that locker room doing this type of [ __ ]. is definitely [ __ ] But what was the. mental the mental health I guess. argument? Uh Pete, if you can go a. little bit more to that tweet. >> So the the mental health argument uh. Deba was was fairly uh was fairly.

linear. Uh Brennan Sorsby obviously went. to an inpatient rehab facility in. Arizona for 35 days and Jeffrey Kesler. argued that being away from the team. would uh would hurt his recovery. Um and. they called it irreparable harm. That. was really the the legal argument that. was here. They said this you only you. know not playing college sports again. would be irreparable harm. Now, Judge. Curry from Tarant County, which is 300. mi from Levik, as Pat noted earlier, um. did not really give a lot of valid legal.

reasons. Uh when I checked in with some. lawyers today, who obviously read a lot. more of these rulings than uh than you. and I do, guys. They they just basically. said the the judge was was a little. light on the on the wise in the house. And and that's just uh that's the way it. was. It's only a four page it was only a. four-page ruling. So, the judge didn't. get into uh a ton other than basically. agreeing with that core argument from uh. from Kesler and anyone. Sorsby will be. suspended for two games. Uh Texas Tech. opens with Abene Christian at home, then.

travels to Oregon State week two. >> I don't know if he's suspended. Is he? >> Well, that's what it says in the legal. paperwork. And and the one thing does it. say that? >> It really does. Yeah, it really does. >> Okay. because I thought that that was. just what they offered up to the NCAA as. like a. >> original. >> like an original. >> Yeah. So, if you look at number five, it's a little fuzzy on my screen. Uh but. it says uh not participating in game day. of the first two games of Texas Tech. 2026 football season. So, and that is. what initially when Sorsby's camp.

engaged with the NCA, that's what they. proposed. They said, "Okay, um you know, he will become the face of this. He will. speak out about gambling uh addiction.". Um and and you know that that was sort. of the the start of what we assumed. would be like a back and forth. potentially counter offer. Now the NCA. didn't really engage on that. The NCA. said pretty clearly in their court. filing they didn't feel like Brennan. Sorsby should play again. Uh they drew a. very clear line which was not expected. It was unexpected. Right. The NCA.

doesn't want what you and uh what you. and Debbut are referring to here. They. they don't want other ripples of this. case. They need those lines to be clear. and bright to operate as an. organization. And quite frankly, look, I. I've heard from everybody today, commissioners, coaches, uh, different. folks, these billion-dollar television. deals that, you know, run college. sports, much like they run professional. sports, um, run because people believe. that the games have integrity to them. So, um, look, I don't Yes, I it's it's.

very clear. So, um, I don't want to be. too hyperbolic and and, you know, say. the world is the world is ending today. because I I don't really think that's. the case. But what this does, it just. continues to open up the possibilities, Pat, for what local judges can do for. schools, area judges can do for schools. >> On that note, Tone has a question for. you, Pete. >> Yeah, Pete, we've we've obviously seen. how that worked out today for Texas Tech. and then Trinidad Chamblas and Old Miss. It worked out kind of in a similar way. So, the NCA basically has no power. That's kind of what we've what we've.

found out here cuz they ruled two days. ago that he's ineligible and then today. the the local judge overturned that and. he is eligible. Thank god he's got two. games suspension. At least there's some. sort of something. >> Sure. Sure, I guess. But like with like. they have no power. So how much are. schools going to test everything now, Pete? And how much how and how important. now who Cody Campbell is actually a big. part of is the save college sports act. that they're now that they're talking. about in DC. >> Yeah, it's uh it's pretty interesting. So look, I had a coach call me within 10. minutes of this breaking today and be.

like, why can't I go sign an NFL player? like why can't I get guy gets cut off. the practice squad somewhere why can't I. sign him and get a local judge put him. in so I look we'd be naive to think. there's not going to be continued tests. of the NCA rules now NCA president. Charlie Baker came out today and said we. need congressional help right that and. that has been throughout all these cases. sort of what the NCA has said we need. help enforcing our rules in theory any. college sports bill that passes should.

be able to eliminate these local rulings. and and help the NCA through an. antitrust exemption uh enforce its own. rules. Whether the Protect College. Sports Act actually does that remains to. be seen. Uh I've heard I've heard varied. things and that's obviously above my pay. grade legally. Whether this actual act. that is being discussed right now, the. Cruz Canwell bill, would actually. prevent something like this. And and. obviously it's interesting you bring up. Cody Campbell. he'd been a big factor in. the Sorsby situation behind the scenes. and he's also in DC lobbying against.

something that that just occurred here. So, it's it is, you know, it's it's a. fascinating moment in time right now. because. at the school level, those who are. aggressive view this as a free-for-all. And look, we've seen the competitive. nature of these college sports, these. college teams. Look, Texas Tech. president was behind this. Texas Tech, >> you can't rules, coach candle. >> Boom. Boo. What do you boo? >> Let the boys play. Look, the kid made a. mistake. All right, 2022. It was bad.

year. He was at Indiana. I don't give a. [ __ ] Let I I want to see the best. players on the field and I want Texas. Tech to continue to be a different. program. >> Yeah, they're not saying that this is. can happen. >> It sucks. I agree. I'm not saying that. it can't. >> You can bet on your own team and then. the playbook is kind of just like, hey, say your feelings are going to be hurt. and you can't do it and then they'll. suspend you two games and you can play. >> No. with a suspension of two games is. actually what Texas Tech offered up for. this even abene Christian state.

Christian people think it's going to be. like IU this year they're going to be. good nobody thinks that Pete we. appreciate you coming in here and. thanking uh informing us of all this a. crazy day in the history and obviously. Sorsby like we are very pumped that you. got the helping on the other side of. this entire thing and we thought he. would go on to have a good NFL career in. the supplemental draft like we thought. there was no way that college will let. him back in there. Him getting another. opportunity and him going on and like. spreading the word of what could uh. possibly happen and what your life could.

become is obviously good as we continue. to transition into this era of sports. gambling being a part of everything. You're the man. We appreciate you. That's the authority ladies and. gentlemen. Pete Dam. >> This is very real. Like it's a part of. sports, you know, like it's a part of. society players. It shouldn't be. >> agreed. No, but I'm that's saying is. like we have to just. We're allowed to continue to have a. society that's evolving with sports. gambling becoming more and more. prevalent, which it is and has been for. a long time in a lot of different. cities. The city I'm from, I'm not going.

to say it's because there's a lot of. Italians there, but. >> however, >> shout out us. >> There's a [ __ ] ton of Italians there. And normally, if you go to places that. have a plethora of paans, there is. normally going to be at least some. conversations around it all. But that. doesn't mean that we should ever think. it's okay for players to be gambling. Like that is not a that is there is a. clear can't do it. >> or coaches or trainers players anybody. in that building. >> like that just can't happen. >> That's why it has to be congressional. >> and their teammates don't want it to. happen either. Like I want to know that. my teammate is gambling on. >> especially when you look at how they've.

been dealing with like Iowa. What was it. two years ago? They had a two-year. starter at Dackle. He bet on the women's. basketball team when they were going to. the Final Four that got found out. He. got suspended the whole year, you know, >> and that was from the NCAA. >> Exactly. Turns out Iowa could have just. said, >> "Yeah, >> [ __ ] wrong.". >> How about that? And that's what the NCAA. has kind of been chirping. Charlie Baker. had a response about how this is. >> YOU SEE WHAT I'M SAYING? >> WE NEED IT. >> WE NEED HELP. >> IT'S CRAZY. That is crazy. Sorsby, once. again though, happy for you. Turns your. life around. Happy you're in a much.

better place. Legitimately very happy. you're in a better place. Happy you're. getting to play football again. We. thought it would be in the NFL. For. college, boys can't happen. Girls can't. happen. Let's do the sports. It's finals. Monday. You know what? I think there's only one. thing left to do here. I've experienced. cafesito time. I've experienced the. wonderful culture. I've experienced the. beautiful people. And I think WE GOT. SOME CANES over here. WE GOT SOME CANES OVER HERE.

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>> Yeah, keep your eyes peeled. >> How many days away? >> We will see. We will see how tonight. goes. Obviously, NBA Finals All Access. as we go inside the Garden for game. three as the Knicks are up 20 over the. San Antonio Spurs. Jaylen Brunson, the. potential god of New York City for the. rest of his life, has a home finals. game. We're going to be there as Webby. gets a chance to showcase who he is. Okay, this is a real moment here of us. learning exactly who Wemb is in the. world's most famous arena. Will he. respond? Will he answer? Will the San.

Antonio Spurs young bunch be able to. bounce back after kind of a juvenile. mistake with 10 seconds left in the game. as Jaylen Brunson obviously gets the. steal off of Castle's back where WBY. does it and then buries home the take. the lead shot which then Wby could. answer and miss. It's like everybody's. calling WBY maybe a fugay. >> No. >> Yeah, they are. People are saying a lot. of rude stuff about WBY and I don't like. it as somebody who thinks he is an alien. as he is the next person that we need to. go ahead and enjoy the ride alongside of. in the sports world because he's 7 foot4. and is has the capability to do things. nobody else in the history of sports. has. >> Yep.

>> He's big. He's bigger than you. He's. faster, seemingly smarter. He's more in. touch with the universe and his soul. And every once in a while pass it off. his teammates back where he thinks he. potentially wants it. That's the point. guard. 10 seconds left. Maybe a little. bit late as Castle turns up. Where's he. going to go? Jaylen Brunson's also. standing right there. hits him in the. back as if this was a pickup basketball. game somewhere at Equinox or LA Fitness. or 24-Hour Fitness and instead that's at. the NBA Finals. How does he respond? We. shall see. Will be in there tonight, team. >> We shall see. And I'm excited, man. But. Wimby obviously, you know, people are or. have been crowning him for all the right.

reasons. He loves the game. He's bigger. He's faster. He can dribble. He can. shoot. He can do everything. But history. kind of has shown us over the years, even with the great ones, the first time. they get here, it's tough to get over. that hump. Even maybe the second time, it takes a while. Uh, it took MJ what, seven years to finally get there. LeBron, I think he got to the finals at. 22. Believe he got swept his first time. Um, so yeah, he he got some bumps in the. road. And Mike Brown, we talked about. everybody on that Knicks side of the. ball as far as players go. But firing. Tom Tibido and then going and get Mike. Brown, a two-time champion in his own.

right, he's been great for this team. all the things that we've seen from Cat, from from OG, from Muel, from how. they're even attacking offensively. against this defense and this defensive. freak in the paint that comes from the. top with Mike Brown. And then you can. tell this team is locked in. I'm. interested to see how the young Spurs. respond on the road. I'm also interested. to see how these kind of savvy vets of. the Knicks organization respond at home. as well in front of this crowd. But I. can't wait to be in the building. tonight. >> 13 straight for the Knicks. Also, stats. tell us that the under has been doing.

rather well. Uh so that means tonight, guess what? We like the overtone. Why do. we like the over? >> Oh yeah. Yeah. Because it's due. Uh yes. Yeah. The first couple games uh of the. series have gone under. And uh it's been. on the last 43 finals games. 70% of the. games have gone under. So it's due for. an over. Especially this is the first. time we're back in the garden this. century. >> Yeah. >> All 2000s. We've never been in the. garden. Guys love shooting at the. garden. People love scoring at the. Garden in front of all these people. paying 10 grand a pop for to get in for.

tickets in front of all these stars. Hoop's gonna look really big tonight. Okay, that's flying over tonight. potentially. >> Okay. I hope so. Let's see that. Remember, let's be responsible. Let's. not be [ __ ] here. Okay. Read this. entire thing. Gambling problem. Call. 1800 gambler. Okay. >> Do it. >> Mhm. >> No re got good summer coming up. >> Yeah. >> Great summer coming up. Don't need to be. feeling like an idiot. >> I've called. They're great people. >> What's that? The gambler people. Yep. >> Well, also DraftKings has a video they. show you that basically breaks down. what's happening to you in real time and.

they say, "Would you like to put a. little self handicap on yourself. certainly should utilize that option if. you get there and also don't be scared. to bet 10 five whatever whatever it is. >> Couple shackles. >> It's good. It still makes the game. better. And guess what? You got the. crown.". >> That's right. >> So tonight, 216 and a half points. We're. looking for the over. We are looking for. this thing to be celebrate time. >> It went back down to 215 and a half. That's big. >> Okay. It's at 215 and 12. Okay. >> And it's also at - 2 and 1/2 now again. >> Okay. So, >> and - one and a half. It's changing it. as we speak. >> Okay. So, we're live odds kind of taking.

place. Whenever we went live, the Knicks. were favored by 2 and 1/2. Uh, we were. live for 4 minutes. It went to one and a. half. Now, it's back to 2 and 1/2. Spread 216 and 1/2, then goes to 215 and. 1/2. Now, it's back to 216 and 1/2. What. does that mean? A lot of money coming. in, a lot of questions happening by the. DraftKings. >> Yeah, as we sit this one and a half and. 216 and 1/2. It's been moving literally. all the time. Earlier in the day, the uh. Knicks were getting over 60% of the. money in the bets and now it's 50/50. So, I mean, it's when you get to these. NBA finals and you get to the Super Bowl.

and all these huge things, like there's. there's people betting a ton of money. So, there's a lot of swings in the money. and the percentages and the and the odds. just because, you know, the draft or the. the sports books, they have to, you. know, kind of mitigate the risk for all. of their things. So, they're always. trying to get 50/50 on both sides as far. as money's concerned. Uh, but yeah, there's a lot of big bets coming in. Obviously, New York, you got a lot of. money there. Texas, you got a lot of. money there. So, yeah, we're going to. see some movement all day long. >> I like a little bit of action happening.

on these live lines. Shout to DraftKings. obviously providing us their lines and. also a platform for us to gamble. responsibly, which we would uh like you. to do. Uh, the over with us if you'd. like to ride with everything we have. going on. Shout out to points tonight. Shout out to Celebration. Let's go to. the NFL. Some big news happened over the. weekend. Uh Baker Mayfield and the Tampa. Bay Buccaneers are not going to be. negotiating once training camp starts. This is not abnormal. I think people. tried to make this uh seem like this was. a bigger deal than it actually was. Uh. they're not anywhere close. And then.

there was reports that he's asking for. 65 million a year. And then his people. came out and said, "I'm not asking. We're not asking for 65 million a year.". Where are the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. offer? How long ago did Baker sign a. deal with Tampa Bay? felt like it wasn't. that long ago, but it was a shorter. deal, obviously, because now he's in his. third chapter, which has become his home. in his perfect place. We've heard Jason. Lank, the general manager, come out and. say that he absolutely loves Baker. Mayfield. Baker Mayfield's a perfect. quarterback for the Tampa Bay. Buccaneers. Obviously, they lose Mike. Evans, so maybe they're in a little bit. of a turnover, but they still have. incredible offensive weapons all over.

the place, including Ruben Bane, I. believe, getting drafted for the. defensive side. So, whenever you think. about the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in the. NFC South, you like them. You think. Baker and Tampa Bay like each other, then this news comes out and get a. little bit worried. I don't think we're. anywhere near done negotiating. If you. say in training camp, we still got time. And there's been a lot of players that. have said, I don't want to go into the. season negotiating because that's a lot. of drama. Like, I don't want to do that. So, I would like this to be done by. training camp. And if not, we'll wait. until after season. I don't think it's. necessarily the most negative thing on. earth that this is happening. >> I the last guy I can remember at least. that end up getting paid was Jamar.

Chase. I think then he go into the year. and didn't get paid and then he broke. the bank and reset the market at $40. million at the wide receiver. So yeah, this is not abnormal. It is abnormal. with a franchise quarterback though and. and or guys that we deem or view as. franchise quarterbacks, especially in. the age range that Baker Mayfield is in. I'm sure him and his team feel like, look, I approve myself. I've earned it. You want that security going into the. season. Um especially like you said, losing a guy a pillar like Mike Evans. >> Nobody's We haven't talked about that at.

all. >> I know. Now we look at everybody has. talked about the San Francisco 49ers. having Mike Evans. >> You look at Baker as you know obviously. he's a franchise quarterback but he he's. should be that next pillar with Levante. David retiring Mike Evans going on. So. you got him you you know Ibuka probably. going to be the number one Godman. So. you would I expected something to get. done and we still have time up until. training camp. But if he goes into. training camp I mean that's just more. motivation for a guy that seems like. he's always got some type of chip on his. shoulder when he's playing the game. >> Yeah. And it's also tough too just. because they have so many guys that they. still have to pay. Not even the guys you.

listed, but like Vtoa, we're assuming is. probably going to get. >> I love VA. Let's give him the ball more. Maybe now that Mike Evans isn't on the. offensive side, let's get a little bit. more Va on the offensive game plan. >> Put him on offense. But it would make. more sense to pay Baker now, right? Like. you have, we talked about the, you know, the quarterbacks being on the rookie. deal being such a big deal. But we just. mentioned Ibuka, they're going to have a. number one receiver on a rookie deal. So. that kind of frees up a little bit of. space. I think Kate Autton, who's on the. screen right now, I believe he is back. I think he got a deal in free agency. from Tampa Bay. So, if there was ever a.

time, it's right now. >> Big news. Chicago Bears coming to. Indiana. >> Yes. >> Let's go. >> Kind of feels like it. Come on. >> Doesn't just feel like it. Yeah. The. Bears board of directors voted Thursday. to advance the stadium development in. Hammond, Indiana with the exact to be. selected um the exact location probably. to be selected. This is the first time. that the Bears board has voted on any. stadium site. As one source said, there. is more work to do, but barring anything. very strange, it's a done deal. Now, remember, Governor Braun of Indiana uh. came on our show at the combine and said.

like Chicago, they're not going to be. able to put together a deal. That's. better than our deal. They've been. trying to do it for three years, he. said. So, this is basically a done deal. But we thought that Kevin Warren, who. I don't know how everybody in Chicago, >> think they're calling it the Warren, he. could potentially go back to Big 10. football if you want to kind of dive in. there. I don't think we're very. wellliked by that particular office. But. obviously he was working on the sweets. mojo. Remember he funaffing. there for a little bit. Had his hands in. everything. But we appreciate the fact.

that Indiana is becoming uh a home of. two NFL football teams. >> Now granted, uh the way the deal was set. up by Governor Braun is in a fashion in. which there's going to be taxes that are. going to pay back. The Bears don't have. to put a lot of upfront money at all up. into this thing. You're going to have a. brand new stadium. They're going to have. plazas and areas and shops and malls. I. assume there's going to be hotels. They're going to create this Chicagoland. attitude and they're not going to change. the name obviously, but it did move into. a state that was being a lot more. friendly with the economic benefits that. could take place. And Indiana's always.

been like this. Indiana's uh open for. business is one of the main taglines. basically since the beginning. There's a. lot of international business that. happens in Indiana. There's a lot of. hubs to a lot of businesses in the. logistics world in Indiana because. there's good tax breaks. It's not 0%. state income tax, but they're they like. on they like business. Indiana likes. entrepreneurs. farmers are some of the. most old school business people of all. time. So, it's like Indiana has always. been able to say that we do good. business, but now it's actually being. shown like years and years and years of.

Illinois's government trying to put. something together for the Chicago Bears. to stay there. All changes and gets an. answer quickly because I think it took. them like two months Indiana to kind of. piece this deal together. We want you. and it's not even and people are saying. the Indiana taxpayers are not going to. pay the bill. It's like, no. >> The way it's drawn up, from our. understanding, the governor told us is. that area basically is going to have. taxes on food, hotel, all that. That money is what's. going to be used to pay it all back, but. Indiana is certainly given billions to.

kind of front this entire thing. They're. betting on the long-term investment. They'll still be able to get the taxes, and I think longterm, the Bears are. going to be able to make a lot of. revenue. If this works out how it. should, okay, how Governor Braun and the. team at Indiana, uh, the state. government put together, this should be. beneficial to both states or both kind. of entities here. Uh, and hopefully. we'll see if that's the case. But. Indiana get another team is crazy. This. >> sucks. >> Chicago Bears coming to Indiana is. insane. But it is like uh it's only 20. minutes down the road. The way they. described it's like we're trying to. create the area, you know, cuz that.

whole area calls themselves Chicago. anyways. I think Chicago land is like. the conversation up there. But it is. crazy. >> Only 20 minutes. >> Yeah, it's 20 minutes. >> You go to like 2:30 a.m. >> Yeah. >> 3:00 a.m. no traffic. I think maybe 15. >> Take you an hour and a half to get there. from the city, you know, now. But. >> it's closer than the one in Illinois. that they're potentially going to go to. from downtown uh Chicago. But it felt. like there was never going to be really. an offer that the Chicago Bears were. going to feel terrible not accepting. from Chicago or from Illinois. And as. soon as Indiana got in there, that felt.

like a Governor Braun came on our show. and was like, "They're never going to be. able to compete with our deal." And he. was like, "No, well, don't you think. they're going to use your deal as. leverage?" And he goes, "Yeah, sure. If. that's what they want to do, but there's. no way they'll get it passed." They were. close a couple times, right? And then. there was opposition that came through. And it's like, I think this is going to. take a little bit. Chiefs are moving to. Kansas. >> Yep. >> Bears are now Kansas City Chiefs. Not. that big of a deal, but Missouri's been. the home of that team for a long, long. time. a lot of the beginning of time, beginning of football basically. They're. going to Kansas. Bears coming to.

Indiana. Obviously, New York teams are. all in New Jersey. It's a fascinating. little thing. But Indiana becoming a. home of two NFL teams, I think, just. points out the business of Indiana just. being like, "Hey, we would like your. business here and we'll be willing to. make things work.". >> Yeah. Right now, I put it in, it's 33. minutes from Soldier Field to Hammond. right now. And now Hammond is south, obviously. So, if you're one of those. northern suburbs, you're absolutely. screwed. Good luck getting to a game. these days. But, you know, it it doesn't. feel right that the Bears are not going. to be there. Now, I get it. Every all.

these teams are still doing it with all. these with in the casinos, and it's. going to be great for the team. It's. going to be great for their business, but it it just it doesn't feel right. It. doesn't. >> even great for the team, great for the. business. And I I it will take time. I. don't think you can emphasize how. awesome it is when your team has like an. entire little town. like for New England. in Patriots place like same with even. the Cowboys. Same with Lambo and Green. Bay like having entire Yeah, cuz it's. legendary. But I'm. >> That's a Packers fan talking about the. Bears right now. You need to remember I.

feel bad for like they're the New. England Patriots. So all of New England. claims them. So it's like they they. don't need to be in Boston. They don't. need to be like it the the Bears are one. of the oldest teams in the NFL. And I. get it. We've talked about it. The I. mean financially, sure, it makes a lot. more sense. It's [ __ ] that they. couldn't figure out a way or see eye to. eye on something to keep the Bears in. Chicago. >> Joining us now, Northwestern grad, obviously a man who has a lot of roots. in Chicago, but also certainly deep in. New York City. Ladies and gentlemen, New. York Knicks fan and a man who's never.

won a sports. >> What? >> Or nominated. >> Yeah, I don't know if he's been. nominated. Has he? >> Mike Greenberg. >> How are you? >> That's correct. I have not. Welcome to. New York, guys. Although you are well. you're as close to New York as Hammond. Indiana is to Chicago I guess. So. >> that's what they say. That's what they. say. Greeny, tell me about that tonight. >> Tell me about that. Obviously you've. been covering sport and setting the. conversation for sport for what 50 years. now or something. You look younger than. ever, but you've been doing this a long.

time. Teams do move. I mean, we just. mentioned the Chiefs are moving to. Kansas. Nobody really cares cuz it's. Kansas City Chiefs. So Kansas, we're. okay with that. Some people probably. thought it was in Kansas to begin with, but it was in Missouri. That feels like. a bigger deal for the history of the. game as opposed to like public outrage. Chicago Bears going to Indiana though. Insane. I I think even when when. Governor Braun came on during the. combine and was so confident that the. Bears were going to Indiana, we as. people who live in Indiana and obviously. enjoy the state, love the state. I even. felt a little bit weird about it. I. couldn't even imagine how your friends. that you know that are Bears fan or.

maybe even you feel as somebody that. lived in Chicago and has history in. Chicago. Your thoughts on this and is. there anything like this in the past? >> So my tweet is on the screen. I posted. that on Friday when I saw this news. So, in my childhood, my favorite team, of. course, is the New York Jets in. football, and they played in Chase. Stadium, which is in Queens, which is in. New York City, and they moved after the. 1983 season. So, I was a sophomore in. high school. Um, the first really good. run of Jets playoff uh that I ever got. to see took place in Chase Stadium. And.

when they moved to New Jersey, it broke. my heart. And what I posted, what's on. the screen that you'll see there is, it's never the same again. And I spent a. lot of the weekend thinking about that. And here's what I don't know. What I. don't know is was it the fact that they. moved out of the city or was it the fact. that they moved at all? That stadium had. been the only stadium I had ever known. It's the only place I had ever gone. It's a place that my father and I sat. next to each other every Sunday no. matter how cold it was, no matter how.

bad the Jets were. And when I was. little, the Jets were always bad. Um, and I I think it probably had more to do. in retrospect with the stadium than it. did with them moving out of the city. Now, I'll say this. We were all just in. in your beloved hometown of Pittsburgh, Pat, for the draft. And. >> there's something so magnificent about. having all of those stadiums right in. the city. And I wish more than anything. as a city person that that were. possible, that that that you could find.

a way in Chicago to do that. But I'm. with you in that it just had become. painfully obvious that there was never. going to be a way that was going to work. out that was going to make people. satisfied. Um the move to Arlington. Heights I don't think was going to be. appreciably better for anybody. So I I. what I wonder now I sort of regret. posting what I posted because I don't. know if what upset me so much or what. changed everything so much for me was. that they left the city or was it they. just moved out of the only stadium I had.

ever known. >> Yeah. The nostalgia of that stadium is. obviously something that you always. think about and it wasn't moving and you. just mentioned Pittsburgh having. everything figured out. You're right. Okay. Including some of the. meteorologists, you know, that was a big. thing. The storms come and go. I think. by the way, safe decision is made even. though everybody gets really pissed off. about that. But. >> also signed autographs till 1 a.m. >> Yeah. the night before. Nobody's talking. about it. But okay. Nonetheless, are. going to be pissed. And people from that. area are going to be pissed. I think if. if that if they end up having a storm. and something terrible happens, I mean, that is.

>> Yeah. Not good. That is obviously not. great. But nobody's going to see that. whenever it was a perfect night, I. guess. But when Three Rivers went down, >> okay, when Three Rivers went down, that. was like an emotional moment. When the. igloo went down in Pittsburgh, it was. like an emotional moment. I think what. you're saying is the place potentially. has the memories. It's like Soldier. Field is obviously always going to be. something that is going to be remembered. as the home of the Bears in Chicago. land. Whatever they're building over. there, it can always try to replicate. Soldier Field, but they'll never be. Soldier Field. It's always going to be. the thought, I think. But to Connor's. point, down there in Jerry World where.

they got everything, he owns everything. Up in New England, when you're at. Patriot Plaza, you're staying at the. hotel there, you're shopping at his. stores, you're going into this, you're. with all like-minded people, you know, and Lambo, everybody that's there is. because of the Packers. There's a museum. to go see things. There's this to go do. that. If they end up doing that, I think. inevitably it'll be worth a trip in. there, especially if Caleb Williams and. Ben Johnson continue to be good. That's. a big part of this. >> Madden cover. have to be good at. football. Yeah, Caleb is on the Madden. That's good thing. Superstar. His team.

is in Indiana in the future. But they. got to be good. If they're good, this. could become a very special special. thing for Bears fans. But if they don't. fill those museums up and fill the. stores up and everything like that, it's. just going to be a big you remember when. they made a terrible decision. But it's. all about if they're good or not. Is it. not grainy? If they're good, nobody will. care. >> Yes, people. >> Well, people care. Sorry. Sorry. Sorry. I don't want to speak like that again. The Bears are a founding franchise of. the National Football League. They've. been around since the late 20s. Um, so.

there there will always be and are. always Bears fans, not just in Chicago, but all over the country and all over. the world. And that will never change. And a new generation of fans will be. born that won't remember Soldierfield. Look, most people who are listening to. this conversation don't know that the. Bears haven't played at Soldier Field. since 1912 when it was built or. whatever. Um, the Bears have used to. play at Wrigleyfield when when Mike. Ditka and those teams um were winning. the championship in 1963 and whatever it. was, they played at Wrigleyfield. They.

didn't move to Soldier Field until. sometime after that. So, there's a whole. generation of fans that don't remember. that. When they built a new Yankee. Stadium here in New York about 20 years. ago, it's 18 or so years ago. People. were up in arms and now there's a whole. generation of fans that don't remember. the old Yankee Stadium. So, I mean, time. goes on and I think you have to fight. the natural inclination to think that. anytime change happens, it is for the. worst. I I I sometimes struggle from. that. And so, that's why again, I sort. of regret what I posted on Friday.

because I I don't know that I think it's. such a terrible thing. I understand if. you are a diehard Chicago city person. My wife was born and raised in the. actual city. The fact that they're. moving out of the city offends her. sensibility, but time moves on and and. it was never going to get done there. So, Hammond, Indiana seems like as good. a place as any. >> Ah, they finally got the franchise QB. They got the next best coach. It's all. happening. Then they move to Hammond, Indiana. Just know this, Indiana will.

respect the hell out of the opportunity. to have the team. And there's never. going to be a time where they're the. Indiana Bears. No. Okay, that is never. going to happen. >> Colts better step their game up. Colts. don't want to become the Chargers of. Indiana. >> Well, you start looking at the IU who. watch your mouth. >> Uhhuh. Hey, you know it's true. >> Watch your mouth. >> Yeah, you're a big time Chargers fan. I've yet to hear you pick them for a. Super Bowl. Let's go out of the NFL. Let's go to college. You talk about. change and automatically thinking it's a. terrible thing and we all kind of have a. habit of that. Go ahead, Tone. >> Yeah, Granny, you were off air of Get. Up, so you haven't uh had a chance to.

react to it. I don't know if you've had. thoughts about it yet. the Brennan. Sorsby news that broke uh after Get Up. was over um that he is not going to be. ineligible this season after um you know. making bets on his own team when he was. at IU. Um the the judge ruled that on. today is going to be a twoame suspension. that he's going to be eligible to play. for Texas Tech the rest of the season. Have you had any time to think about. this and kind of what the impact on. college football could be moving forward. with this ruling? Not going to lie to you, I am learning.

of this literally texting it to me. Um, so I'm reading it. I'm reading Pete. Thel's uh tweet right there. NCAA cannot. prevent Texas. >> Well, I don't know. I mean, look, we have. entered a really, really complicated. place. And I I have been I I'll give you. my own personal history on this. I. started hosting talk shows locally in. Chicago in 1992. And when I started doing that, one of.

the first things that I campaigned for. was legalized sports gambling. I felt. that this was something that was already. going on. And there was no reason why it. should be kept in the shadyiest and. darkest corners um and bring it out into. the light and and let it be taxed and. let it be public and let it become an. enormous industry. And it has obviously. exploded to something that was beyond. even my wildest imagination since then. with that with the direct connection. that sports teams and leagues have with.

these um with these with these, you. know, with the DraftKings and the and. the um uh FanDuels of the world and and. and now these prediction markets and all. the rest of that comes what is obviously. a very slippery slope because it is very. difficult out of one side of your mouth. to say you must stay away from this. it. is the worst thing you can possibly do. And on the other side, say and make sure. that you check out the parlay that we. have right now available for new. customers only. That said, I think all. athletes and you guys would know this. I.

mean, McAfee, you would know this way. better than I would. Although, having. been in locker rooms and clubouses all. my life, I'm aware of this. There's it. is the number one rule, right? It is the. number one thing everyone knows you. cannot do. you get the the professional. death penalty for gambling on your. sport. So I suppose I have mixed. feelings on that. Um what has the. general reaction been like what have you. guys seen? >> So so for us so it's it's a.

juxtaposition you know here as we look. at it and everything you just mentioned. there um you said you started in the. '90s in Chicago obviously a lot of. Italians there paans there and you. understood that gambling and sports. gambling was just a part of the sports. culture you understood that but. obviously there was no regulator and you. could potentially end up in a bad bad. spot both in debt betting too much and. potentially even dangerous situations. that have happened in the past of. gambling before it was legalized. is I'm. from Pittsburgh. So very similar. I. understand that this is just a part of. sports culture. And I think the.

juxiposition that we are in with. DraftKings. Yeah. And we were seeing. green with you. We've seen green. Oh. yeah. >> We've seen green with you before. It is. an interesting situation cuz I mean I. got DraftKings helmet right here. I got. ESPN on an LED board right here. We're. up here in Bristol, the home of sports. media basically since 1979 or something. like that. So it is a much different. time where gambling and sports gambling. is very prevalent in everything. But we. our reaction and I think everybody kind. of feels the same way that we I don't. know. I haven't seen the reaction online. from our reaction. But I think everybody.

knows that gambling responsibly and not. being an [ __ ] is a big part of what. our future is and it has to be. Okay. And we as people that are talking about. it and in the sports world and having a. platform in the sports world. I think we. got to be a big part of that. Greeny. I. think we got to tell people not to be. [ __ ] Like hey you're not going to. become a millionaire off this bro. Like. this is just to make the game a little. bit more interesting. I think as we can. continue to be those types of people. like hey 21 plus obviously and let's not. be [ __ ] but the players just cannot. participate like it is just a as former. players me and debug both our entire.

take was like hey if we're going to talk. about gambling with people we got to. make sure we tell people how to do it. right okay you're not going to be a. bazillionaire off of this okay in the. history there's been like three people. that have really won consistently and. they've all been arrested for winning. too much in this entire thing so it's. like you're not going to win every. single bet don't act like you're going. to win every single bet. Let's just. enhance the sports experience with it. Let's be smart about it, but players. cannot like that is just the entire. thing that can happen. D, but that that. was kind of our entire take, Greenie. And I don't know if people agree with us.

or not, but we naturally fall into the. same boat there. >> Yeah, the the integrity of the game. obviously is top and Greenie said it. just like we said it earlier in the. hour. That was the number one rule. We. saw with Pete Rose in baseball like that. he was one of the best players ever, but. once you kind of cross that line, that's. something you can't do. Now, we are in a. very very different space. I understand. that and there are certain things. I. know it's the mental health part of it. as well, addiction and things like that, but there are other addictions or other. things that if you dabble into that. space, you can't play ball. There are. there are penalties, there are. violations, there are things you have to.

pay. So, I get it. But, yeah, I'm I'm. firmly on the side of, you know, I don't. like the precedent that's been set. Honestly, I'm if I'm speaking uh. transparently, but uh you know, this is. the world that we live in now. I didn't. know that the NCAA didn't even have that. power to make that ruling. I didn't know. a judge just come in and say, "Nope, actually he can play." So, it's wild. >> Yeah. From our time, me and Debo, we. used to have to sit through these NCAA. meetings. Okay. Greeny, and I don't know. if you've ever had to sit through these. or not. Whenever we're in college, >> these people would come in here with 150.

pages, hour and a half meeting, and they. were in charge. Hey, we can do whatever. the hell we want to you. Okay, that that. is basically what they were trying to. tell us in that entire thing. We're. scared to death about everything. And I. naturally had a hatred for the NCAA. I. think everybody that ever had to sit. through those meetings, listen to them. And I watched Pat White, congrats to him. on getting his number retired. He. deserves that. I'm [ __ ] so happy for. him. And Steve Slayton build up West. Virginia, okay? And then not really reap. the benefits of it ever and never really. get paid. So, I'm for like players. getting paid. I'm for like the evolution.

of sport and college sport. I'm for all. these things. But the NCAA just being a. nothing burger, that's a crazy that's a. crazy thing to witness here. That that's. a crazy thing to like publicly witness. because I I have never been a super hey. the NCAA is the right people to be. making decisions. I I've actually had. chance at JU against the NCAA. I didn't. know that they got nothing. So So now. the Greeny the question is like are. teams just going to abuse. >> like the NCAA having no like what is a. rule then? You know like that's kind of. the the next question. And then this is.

all happening at the exact time that. shit's getting voted on in DC. So it. feels uh juosition. and we're certainly in eligibility. standpoint. The NCAA obviously already. has absolutely no authority, right? They. there's nothing they can do. There's. gone the minute they lost in court they. have they went from having to your point. from telling universities you may. provide a player with bagels and butter. but not with bagels and peanut butter. because that changes the definition of a.

meal. I'm not making that up. that was. legitimately a rule at one point to now. where there are no rules. Um, this feels. different. This is not a matter of well, I guess it is about eligibility, but. it's in an entirely different way. It's. about benefits. It's about the ability. of a player to benefit from his or her. likeness and all the rest of that. Um, so I am a thousand% in in support of. players getting paid. I'm a thousand% in. in support of players having the. opportunity to take advantage of their.

name, image, and likeness. Being able to. gamble on the sport, the more I think. about it, the more I think you guys are. absolutely right. This is this is a. terrible precedent to be setting because. if indeed it is precedent, and who the. hell knows um that suggests that other. players can do this, it. makes other players feel like they can. >> Let's not just automatically go to the. worst outcome. Remember we just did this. with the Chicago land. Yes. So maybe. maybe this will actually because this. and I think this is like Sorsby. I'm.

happy as hell for for Sorsby, you know. Made a mistake. Obviously made a mistake. for a while. Uh clearly was addicted. I. mean this was a. >> 35 days in rehab. >> This is a 35 days in rehab is a long. time. So him getting a chance to. reprieve himself and also hopefully try. to write some wrongs that he potentially. did publicly and go be a spokesperson. for it. I think that's good. We're happy. for him. We thought he was going to have. to do that in the NFL. We thought that. was going to have to happen in the NFL. We didn't think that he was going to be. able to maintain eligibility. But now. that these judges just be like, "Yeah,

yeah, you're good.". >> And the NCAA actually, you know what? You can't do anything. It's in there. Read it. Yeah. I'm a judge. Who are you, Charlie Baker? What were you? You used. to be a governor. >> Shut up. >> You know, and then Charlie Baker. responds, he told us when he was on our. show, he's like, if we make any ruling. in this modern day, we just get sued. That's it. So, we have no power. He said. that on the show. He was like, "We'll. just get sued." Cuz when it came to. amount of years that guys wanted to. play, he was like, "Oh, you're going to. take away work from these guys." So then. there was some labor stuff that was. getting in there and all this stuff and. they're like, "They're just getting. caught up being sued." So that's why.

this protect college sports act or. whatever the hell it is. I think gives. them antitrust ruling which makes sure. that they can have power and authority. >> Good luck everybody. >> Good luck. >> Go get them. >> I think they're gonna figure it out. Greeny, I think they're all gonna figure. it out. Okay, >> you go ahead. >> It shouldn't be this complicated to be a. fan of college sports. Right. They're. asking you to understand a lot of things. cuz I'm not going to lie to you. I have. a feeling everything you just said is. right, but you lost me. I have no idea. what we're even talking about anymore. I. don't know what the rules are. I don't. know who has authority. I don't know.

what the right setup for all of it is. I. don't I I I think I agree with you. Brendan Sorsby probably did not you. probably don't want a young man who. makes a mistake to forfeit and sacrifice. everything that he's worked for for the. entire rest of his life. Maybe he could. have done that on the pro level. It's a. complicated issue and it's one I think. we're going to be dealing with a lot in. the future. >> I hope not. Hey, no, let's not. automatically go to the negative. Come. on. We've been talking about this. We're. not This is the last time. Everybody's. going to learn from this. They're going.

to understand that this was not good for. the game, not good for the sport, not. good for anybody. Thank you players for. not doing it anymore. >> Thank you players for not doing that. anymore. Now listen to me if I may, and. I don't mean to hijack this. conversation, but last year when your. Indiana Pacers are in the NBA finals, you've got me on and that's all we. talked about. I have been on this show. now for. >> Debbot has a question for you. Please. Granny, please. have not mentioned have. not made mention of the New York pickers.

who currently sit two wins away from. erasing a 53year. drought and winning an NBA championship. that absolutely no one saw coming 45. days ago. I would like to launch I I I. need to launch some sort of protest. I I. think that there was I I don't know. exactly what my what my um my avenue is. here, but it feels to me like we this. should have come up by now. >> You're saying I'm filibustering right. now? You're saying I'm filibustering to. get to the main point here of NBA F.

Well, I will say this though. Uh we did. plan on ending the conversation with the. Knicks obviously cuz we're very lucky. that we're going to be in the building. I believe you're going to be there. You. love the team. It is historic and. everything like that. We ran out of time. though. Hey Greeny, thank you so much. man. Thank you, sir. >> This is not right. >> What's that? >> This is not right. I I ref I abs I I. steadfastly refuse. Listen, I've been at. Ask Jim 30 years. I run the place. I say. you stay with it. >> Debun has a question. Hey, Mr. Boss Man. Mr. Boss Man. Debun has a question for.

you. >> Yeah, we're talking about Chicago. Soldier Field. Obviously, Madison Square. Garden, most famous arena in the world. We will be in the building tonight, luckily. What should we expect going to. that building? You talked about the 53. years since the title. Now you're two. wins away from another one. What should. we expect and what do you expect tonight. for this home finals playoff game? >> So it's it's going to be an incredible. scene. You're obviously aware that the. president is coming. So you guys are. aware that you need to get there super. early. I mean get there the second you. guys are done today. Get down here.

because it's going to take longer to get. into the building. They the the streets. are closed down all the way around in. the neighborhood. So people who are. traveling here from anywhere are going. to have a harder time. So that's the. first thing. That's just my own words of. caution to you. >> Good to know. >> As far as the fans, >> as far as the fans, >> um, here's what I don't know. I assume. you've seen how much money it costs to. get into the building. So, I mean, Madison Square Garden is an expensive. ticket at any time of the year, but this.

is something other than that. I've never. even seen anything like this. The last I. had seen, the seats all the way upstairs. in the 400 level were going for. something like $10,000. So, what I don't. know is um is exactly how that's going. to change the noise in the building. In. my experience, and I have been both. attending games and covering games in. Madison Square Garden now since the. 1970s, there is no place in the world quite. like the Garden when it really gets.

going. And so, it's going to be. incredibly loud. When the game starts, it is going to it is going to feel like. the building is shaking. And you have to. remember the things that have taken. place in this building from Ali Frasier. all the way through Willis Reed limping. out onto that court all the way through. many of Michael Jordan's most magical. moments all the way through the Rangers. finally winning a Stanley Cup in 1994. and all the way through to tonight. So. the all of that goes into the. conversation when you start thinking.

about what the building is going to feel. like. Now, what I don't know is how that. impacts the game because when I covered. those Bulls teams, Phil Jackson always. said he loved playing on the road in. these kind of spots. His he he was he. felt his team focused better and played. better on the road when you're not. dealing with families, you're not. dealing with any friends and ticket. requests and all that stuff. It's just. you against the world. And if you can. start taking the air out of the. building, the home team feels it. So,

that's what I'm not a 100% sure of. If. the Knicks play great tonight, if they. jump out to a big lead, I will tell you. right now, you will never in your life. have heard a louder building than you. will hear tonight. But if this thing. starts to go the other way, then I think. the air in the building, the energy in. the building could change. And sometimes. I do think those things impact the. players. >> I love that. Uh, okay. I hope we get a. chance to experience whatever happens. If WBY walks in there and is the big bad. French villain and steals the finals.

happiness and joy out of the world's. most famous arena, what a scene. What a. night. What a historic day in the. history of hoops if this guy does crown. himself. Hey, uh uh we think you see. Miss Stacy. >> Her hand was just in corner. She's in. here doing all my So, you guys have all. these people that do social media and. I've got my wife. So, that's pretty. that's pretty much it. So she's doing. whatever social I get out of this. That's that's from her with her iPhone. standing over there. But you know, she's. your biggest fan. So she's upset about.

the Chicago thing. But she is very. always, as you know, very excited. whenever I'm on the show. >> Well, pro Indiana then a little bit at. least. Yeah, she she's at least pro. Indiana a tiny bit. Has to be in there. We appreciate the hell out of her just. like we appreciate the hell out of you. We'll see you down in there tonight. >> Yes. Come f I'll come find you because. you'll be easier to find than I will be, I would assume. And I'm not sure what. it'll be like moving around the. building. Where where are you guys going. to be? >> We're on a sec. It was reported that. we're going to be courtside and uh if. that was the case, that mean people. would be spending like 23 million just.

on seats for us because we're up in the. uh second second floor, I believe. Second balcony. There's a little area. we're going to be in there. And then the. boys are going to be up in the uh. >> We're hanging from the banner. >> Yeah. >> The boys are up in the uh the what's it. called? It's called like the. >> Delta Sky Lounge up there is where the. boys will be up there. So we you got at. all access points for trying to figure. out. >> it's a great place to sit. Actually I I. will come find you guys. Um assuming we. can move around the building, you know, freely depending on the security. situation. It's it's going to be a night.

unlike anything you've ever seen. I mean. >> I I think I've told you this before. If. I have 30 seconds left, let me just make. my one last little state. >> 30 years you been you got all the time. you want. You built this place. >> Thank you, boss. >> Three and a half million bucks. Brand. new studio here. Good job, Granny. Thank. you for this, Grady. Hey, this LED. board, I don't miss a single stitch. Not. a single pixel is gone here. You did an. incredible job, Granny. Thank you for. your service. >> People will refer to Pittsburgh as a. sports town. They'll refer to. Indianapolis as a sports town. To use.

the two that are most near and dear to. your heart. New York City is not a town. There's nothing about this place that. feels like a town. When you walk the. streets, you are surrounded most times. by international tourists. It is it is. most common to hear people having. conversations that are not in English. because it is an international city. The. only and and because of the fact that. there are two teams in all the sports. the the whole city doesn't gravitate. towards one team in this way. When the.

Giants win, the Jet fans are unhappy. When the Yankees win, the Met fans are. unhappy. In my childhood, the the the. rivalry between the Rangers and the. Islanders was the most passionate. rivalry I was aware of as a sports fan. It was incredible. To this day, they. chant nasty things about each other at. these games 50 years later. New York, the Knicks are the only team that owns. the entire city. They are the only team. that makes this feel like a town. So, when you get here tonight, what you're. going to see everywhere you go, find. some way to take a walk, you're going to. find people everywhere you go wearing.

Nick's hats and Nick shirts and looking. at each other and smiling like we're in. the Andy Griffith Show and This is. Mayberry. They are the only team that. brings the city together in that way. And I have this to demonstrate. Yeah. Uh. just sort of the way it is. This this is. the kind of thing that everyone that you. see will be wearing today. Um and so the. Knicks make New York feel like a town. >> And as one who grew up here, there's. something very nice and special about. that. So I really hope that you guys get.

a chance to experience it. And I hope. it's a normal, really fun night. to. quote a New Yorker going viral. >> Your mayor is Muslim. Your bagels are. Jewish. >> Your Christians Dior. >> Yep. >> Nixon for. >> Yeah. Legendary line. I hope it takes. place. But also, maybe the alien says, >> "I don't think so.". >> Maybe your basketball is otherworldly. with the alien coming to town. We are so. thankful and lucky to be there and we. appreciate the hell out of you. Ladies. and gentlemen, this is multiple time.

Hall of Famer Nevie. Never sports Emmy. award winner. Ladies and gentlemen, Mike. Greenberg. >> See you, Granny. We kicked his ass out. quick. >> Shots fired at the Brooklyn Nets. >> Yeah, they were Jersey for so long. >> They were, but they're in Brooklyn now. >> And that last one was way more than 30. seconds. He's been on air for a long ass. time. >> Yeah. Yeah, >> that was like a minute and a half. >> Yeah, he laid out it. >> His internal clock is might be going a. little. >> Oh, is he. >> Oh, is he long as a tooth? >> I didn't say that. Joining us now is a.

man who found his fast ball and is just. getting into the clap bomb territory. You saw him on SVP, I believe, 1 2 a.m. the other night. >> He was on a little bit of the kickoff. coverage, ladies and gentlemen. Stanley. Cup final winner, a man who played 18. years in the NHL, now ESPN hockey. pundit, Big Horno, Eric Johnson. >> What's going on, boys? Hey, I don't know. if you heard New York Knicks are about. to do something that's bringing an. entire city together. What's going on in.

hockey? You got anything that can top. that or how's the NHL right now? >> Well, I I feel a lot worse than I look. So, if I look like [ __ ] just imagine. how I feel. It's not good. Five Nights. in Vegas. I thought playing was tough. This media business might might have. just knocked my socks off. Five nights. in Sin City. >> Way too long. I need a shower and I need. a cigarette in about 2 minutes right. now. >> Yeah, I understand. Yeah, I appreciate. the fact that you guys did 5 days hard. time out there in Sin City. That that's.

a two-day max, three-day max city, but. you got to do what you got to do for. hockey. Back-to-back overtime games, including a double overtime game. Obviously, this series has lived up to. the hype and obviously we had. record-breaking timing. Mitch Mner had a. hat-tick in like 6 minutes in the second. period and then Carolina scored three. goals in 36 seconds at one point. At. this stage, obviously, it feels like Big. Mo has gone to both sides. It's coming. down to the very end. How do you feel. about who has maybe the edge in this NHL. Stanley Cup final between the Canes and. the Vegas Golden Knights? And why do you.

think we're getting the best of the best. of the best right now of hockey between. these two? >> Yeah, I think like a lot of people were. saying that this was going to be a bit. of a snoozer series. Not exactly big. names as far as cities where these guys. play. Like LA, New York, maybe more. sexy, right? But this is shaping up to. be like literally maybe one of the best. Stanley Cup final of all time. Like what. we're seeing every game blows the the. previous game out of the water. Like I. just I can't believe what we're seeing.

Like we're seeing own goals. We're. seeing challenges. Vegas, don't forget, had two goals wiped off the board with. challenges offside and goal. interference. So they won 5-4, but they. put up seven on the Canes. So I mean. just there there's literally something. for everybody. Braden McNab had half of. his nose [ __ ] blown off and he comes. back and plays the next night. I mean, he got I think 30 stitches right down. the side of his nose. Looked like a. crime scene back there. And to to see. him come back and play and play as well. as he did and and help get the 2-1. series lead, this is this is literally.

the best final I think I've seen in a. long time. >> I love that you guys naturally try to. eat pucks, but also we'll take it in the. nose if we have to right forehead. Clap. ball. What was it? 84 milesPH mouth was. open. >> Something like that. He He was trying to. eat it. literally trying to eat it. Hey, that's for the Lord standing cup. Now, obviously, we got players eating pucks. We got uh magical dangles taking place. We got scoring records happening. seemingly every single period and game. for these guys. The toxic table kind of. have a combined question for you, Big. Horno.

>> Yeah, Horno. Just curious. Uh I mean, I. think Connor will cover one side of it, but is Vegas considering a goalie. change? Carter Hart, obviously they're. up 2-1, but when Carolina has scored, it's been in bunches. You mentioned the. 36 seconds and then the other night he. let in, I think, three goals in like 6. minutes. Is there any chance that. they're going to, you know, maybe switch. things up for game four or what do you. think? >> Fair fair question, but you have a. better chance of seeing me at Thunder. Down Under tonight than Carter Hart not. playing tomorrow. Like. >> it's a good show. It's a good show.

>> Do you think you could perform? Do you. think you could perform? You think you. could bring it? >> It's a little cold in there, I heard. So, I don't know if I want to get. >> Oh, yeah. Tiny Dangles. Like there is no. doubt that Carter Hart plays tomorrow. night in game four. Zero zero chance he. doesn't play unless he's hurt. But the. the the big question is does Busy play. instead of Anderson. Had a big debate at. dinner last night with Suban and Messier. and Steve Levy. They think that Busy's. going to play. I think you ride with the. guy that got you there and Freddy. Anderson. I think we see Freddy Anderson.

tomorrow night. That goal right there. probably the only one he should have. stopped on Mitch Mner. Other than that, I don't place a lot of blame on him. But. that's the big question for Carolina is. who's going to start in goal. >> Okay. Leaves, Moose, Suban, you. >> good group. Cash Patel. >> How's this? What's that? >> He was with PK. Cash and PK were just. ying it up on PK's. >> loves hockey. >> Loves hockey. >> Don't we got some stuff going on, don't. we? He loves hockey. >> He Yeah, there's nothing more important. than Lord Stendy's cup.

>> Okay, so you guys talking puck off off. show and on show. What's going on at. dinner? were debating hockey the entire. time. Feels like you guys have a good. group. It feels like you have been a. great addition to group. I don't I don't. know if you How have you felt about the. the media world that you've lived? Cuz. we enjoy the hell out of your cover. We. appreciate you. You were on SVP the. other night. Now you're with the boys. Like I think it's a good thing. Hey, Horno. I think things are going well for. you. Let's not get too hung over out. there. >> Yeah. I mean I I should probably back. off the sauce a little bit tonight. >> Oh, what got you to the dance?

>> Come on and grow up. >> responsibly. Well, I tell you what, though. I went on a heater of all. heaters at the blackjack table with. Messier last night and and so Subie is. sitting next to me and uh Levy and I are. playing playing blackjack and and. Subie's like, "How did you win that. hand? Levy had a better hand than you.". So PK thought I was playing blackjack. against Levy and not the dealer. I'm. like, "PK, no, no, no, no, no, no. This. is not how it works." But honestly, the. dynamic between us all is really fun. They they've welcomed me with open arms.

It's fun to be on and chop it up with. those guys. And we had a nice little. bolo last night, a little ribeye. Fantastic dinner. Great guys and I've. had a lot of fun with them in Vegas. They welcomed me really, really nicely. to the set and it'll be fun to chop it. up on the on the desk with them again. tomorrow. >> That's a great group of lads. Happy you. joined them. We can't wait for that game. tomorrow night. Thank you so much for. joining us. Horno. >> Yeah. Enjoy the game tonight, boys. Go. Knicks. Let's go. >> Orno big guy. >> Oh, you front runner. >> Why is that? I didn't know. You're. Minneapolis, right? You're Minnesota. >> big T-Wolves guy. Mark Messi will kick.

my ass if I don't cheer for the Knicks. tonight. Let me tell you that. >> Mr. Seven, >> as captain, too, right? That's captain. You automatically look at him as captain. whenever you're around. Is that Yeah. >> Oh, captain. My captain. >> Yeah, you have to kind of do that. I. mean, what Moose did in hockey. Outstanding. I mean, absolutely. Living. icon in your guys' world amongst hockey. players. >> Unbelievable. Really cool for me. You. know, I was 6 years old when he won that. cup in New York in 1994 and he has six. Stanley Cup rings, right? I mean, I have. one and I, you know, it was the greatest. day of my life. I couldn't imagine him.

winning six and the fun he had before. the smartphone era. So, I uh I'm I'm. jealous of. >> Oh, yeah. I'm jealous of of Mr. Game 7. >> He was up there with Weno and then in. New York to be able to go. Good for. Moose before the cameras were on the. phones everywhere. Go ahead. >> Yeah. Hard. Real quick, um because the. internet was dying to know, is it true. that PK sailed in an old wooden wooden. warship uh to the game the other night? Was that true or is that false? Yeah, he cleaned the decks on the pirate. ship with that jacket on.

>> Jeez. Thank you. >> You're the best. We appreciate you, ladies and gentlemen. That's Stanley Cup. champion Big Horno. Eric Johnson. >> Thank you, Horno. >> BK's got some fits. >> Yeah. >> Yeah. They they they would say he's. throwing a. >> Yeah. Throw fit every time he's out and. about. Speaking of throwing a fit, there's people that are not happy about. us doing this tonight. >> Let me read. Here's Brett Pickarts out. of Wisconsin. Okay, >> no one asked for this.

Show the highlights. Bring back real. analysis. Stop doing debate styled shows. all your content at ESPN. We don't care. if a guy wears a cut off on a national. television or hear Kendrick Perkins. Perkins babble about nonsense during the. NBA Finals. Hey Brett, suck our dick. How about that? >> I don't like that guy. Why the guy. killing us? >> We're not debating. >> I don't worry. I don't think we debate. ever. >> The hell. >> and the cut offs. Now would be the time. >> Now would be the time. >> It's basketball. >> Yeah. Anthony's pretty jacked right now.

>> Too bad he has to watch. >> I'm trying to say. Yeah. >> Does he know you could just put on ABC. and. >> No. No. His house only has ESPN. >> A lot of people say that. Tell him. >> everything these jackasses do is behind. a pay wall now. It's like, well, actually ESPN, you know, if you have. cable, you'll be able to find it. >> The greatest. Just know we're going to. try to be assets and not. >> ass hats. Ass hats. >> And Brett, shut up. All Canada, too. I. got a couple people up there in Canada. coming. >> Oh, who gives a [ __ ] about Canada? >> Not me. >> Yeah, exactly.

>> Idiots. >> Wisconsin might as well be. >> Whoa. >> He's just s the Bucks aren't in the. finals. >> I don't know. I felt like it was pretty. much personal. >> Lose Greek Freak, too. >> There's a couple others, obviously. >> Has he been traded yet? >> Ladies and gentlemen, joining us now, a. man who won three. in competition, played in the NBA for 100 years, will be. joining us tonight on commentary. Uh, ladies and gentlemen, Q Ridge, >> what's up, Q? How you doing, buddy? >> I'm good. I'm good, fellas. I I have. arrived. I am here in NYC. That is the. That is the New York City behind me.

>> Okay, you need to get over to Madison. Square Garden now. I've heard it's going. to be tough to get in there. Obviously, tonight going to be electrifying. What. are your thoughts on how this game goes, Q Rich? What do you think is the pace of. this entire thing? >> Um, I'm excited, man. I think it's going. to be a great game. Um, I'm I'm I'm. going to be interesting to see I want to. see how, you know, what what what impact. this crowd has on the on the game. because I I know it's going to be. maniacal and it's going to be crazy and. it could go either way obviously. I. mean, I think obviously, you know,

they're going to be there in support of. their Knicks and ready to go crazy for. them. But I've also been in that. building when they when they excited. like that and and if it doesn't happen. soon enough for them that that energy. can kind of get weird for the for the. home team when it's you know when they. ready to explode but they not really. getting a chance to. So it'll be. interesting to see. >> I uh I appreciate the fact that we're. betting the over tonight. Okay. I don't. know if you know that. So we'll be. celebrating every bucket that has gotten. there. Do you think this will be a. bucket getting evening in Madison Square.

Garden where people tend to go crazy. especially potentially from all that we. know there is a chance that his uh. personality profile is one that would go. crazy tonight? Do we think that's going. to happen on both sides or you think. this continues to be a KG affair as they. double and triple team Jaylen Brunson? >> Um I do think it's going to be a fight. I don't I don't know that it's gonna be. some highscoring situation, but and I. also know that every player, especially. somebody like a Wimby, when you come in, you you want to perform well at the.

garden. And so that there's an added. layer there. And then it's going to be, you know, this atmosphere is going I. don't even know what it's going to be. We we'll it'll be something to see once. we in there and see it, but it's. supposed to be like something we've. never seen. So, it'll be interesting to. see who who draws from that and who who. thrives in that hostile environment, in. that chaos, in that frenzy and all of. the fans going crazy. Who it'll be. interesting to say see who settles in. and who can hoop in the midst of all of. that. >> It feels like Brunson can do it in the.

fourth quarter. Debo has a question for. you. >> Yeah, Brunson has been captain clutch it. seems like forever now since he's been. in that Knicks jersey. But how can you. see him get going earlier? Pat talked. about getting doubled coming across the. uh coming across half court, but how can. Brunson kind of get off earlier in. Madison Square Garden tonight. >> I like them taking him off the ball like. they got other guys that could initiate. the offense. I I I like him coming off. screens and coming off down screen down. pins and uh pin down screens and doing. different things. Not where you can just.

hone in on it when he has the ball. dribbling up like you say he cross half. court. We can just hit him with a double. and get the ball out of his hand. I. think putting him in movement and. running him around a little bit will. give him a better chance to, you know, to get busy as far as get loose and. score some offensive points. >> Let's get busy tonight. Okay, let's get. busy tonight. Let's be an asset. Let's. not be ass. Let's enjoy the moment while. also showcasing everything that Hoops. has done this not just season, but this. lifetime. >> Yeah, >> cuz that's what we're experiencing.

tonight, the finals in Madison Square. Garden. It's been a long time coming. First time they've been favored in a. finals game since 1994. >> 32 years. >> That's a long moment, fellas. Like, we. like like first I got to give y'all in. person the appreciation for adding me to. the crew, letting me hang out with you. cool dudes for the night. But like, listen, this is a this is a privilege. right here. We getting to be in the. building and experience everything. that's going to go on, fellas. This is. going to be some some um once in. a-lifetime type situation, I feel like.

>> Yeah, I concur completely. And we're. treating it that way. You suited and. booted tonight. You know, Perk said he's. got his first day of school fit. >> I remember it was Q. Rich was like, "Hey, we need to be suited.". >> Yeah, he was. Q Rich was. >> Yeah. >> Yeah. I told y'all we got to look the. part, man. You know, I I know a thing or. two about pulling up to the garden in a. nice suit. So, you know, Big Mandatory for us when we was with. the Knicks. He uh the whole team, we had. to show up like the Yankees. Show up in. a full suit and everything every time we. assemble. So, yeah, I'mma be suited and.

booted, man. I'mma come back like MJ, you know, when he put 55 in the garden. with the with the retro ones on his. feet. I got them for y'all tonight. >> Oh yeah, LeBron used to just crush in. Madison Square Garden, too, didn't he? That was kind of his thing. So good. That's awesome. We get to talk about. both those guys. You're the best. We'll. see you tonight, ladies and gentlemen. Kish, >> I am excited. >> So pumped. >> Yeah, I'm pumped for tonight. >> Yeah, >> how we're getting there is going to be a. bit wild. We're all going to have to. kind of maybe take a. >> train. >> Too long. >> City bike. I.

>> think that would be faster. Maybe I. don't know. I haven't heard much about. it. The amount of time it would take. >> No, I believe we're uh I think Yeah, >> they get a couple Blackhawks in. >> Oh, yeah. >> Apaches. I don't Could you imagine if we end up. People would be so mad. >> They're using military helicopters with. what we got going on. We're not. >> SAME GUY FLYING MY KID ROCKS. >> BUT we are coming in through the sky on. a smaller plane that has choppers on top. of it. >> Okay. a water plane.

>> We're getting escorted by choppers. >> We're not landing in watercol. >> We're not doing that. >> We're flying helicopters from here in. because airports and stuff, you know, cuz there is quite a thing happening. now. We've experienced this with the. national championship. When the. president goes to something, it does. become like, hey, we got to lock this. thing down because there's a lot of. stuff going on in the world. So. hopefully, you know, we'll be able to. get in there in time. And the national. championship environment was ridiculous. They were calling for like people to be. late. They weren't. It was filled up. I.

think the scare and the fear of how long. it's going to take is more than it. actually is. But it certainly is an. added element of adversity in there. And. New York City is going to be absurd. Yeah. So, we cannot wait to get down in. there. We're lucky to be there. We. understand that. Just like we're. incredibly thankful to be here in. Bristol, everybody that was a part of. the team that helped set this all up, we. can't thank you all enough. This is. fantastic. The set was outrageous. The. things were beautiful. Walking around. campus was spectacular. Your cafeteria. is so good. Shout out to the opportunity. to everybody. Fosso Foss the boss the.

boss. >> And tonight we will honor the sport that. we get to call NBA Finals on ESPN with. this group of idiots. Who will win? We'll see you tomorrow. Goodbye. >> All right. I think we hit that. >> Yeah, you did. >> Now we actually have to get on those. helicopters and get down there. >> DJ T D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D. D D T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T. T T T TG J D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D. D D D D D T. >> Excuse me. >> Is the president still picking talk. table up? >> I think that's the plan. I don't know if. it's changed at all, but. >> I think we're going one and one, right? I think Joe is supposed to pick me up.

>> just to even it out. >> I'll tell you what, I uh a member of his. family has gotten very active on X. I. think. >> he's really good at X. >> Oh, yeah. >> I learned a lot about Johnny Cash, you. know. >> Yeah, >> I didn't know that. >> Kind of born for it. >> Feels like. >> Yeah. >> Is that Who's flying you? >> HB. HB. But we're we're driving. >> Be careful. >> Heartbreak kid. >> We're driving. He's got a he's got a. fast car. I do like him clearing some. things up. >> Hey, with him or just in general, >> I just like when people just clear. >> never leaving his drugs behind.

>> That's what I think those were his. >> I was just these are his tweets. We are. not making anything. Sometimes people. attack us for things that other people. say that we tell people that they said. and everybody thinks we're lying. We're. not. But if somebody does say that, it's. going to make its way into our algo and. we're going to see it. >> On that note, president's going to be in. a building tonight. It's going to take a. while to get in there. Yeah. >> So, I think we need to take the trip. down there. Okay. And to all of you, including Jabon, thank you so much for allowing us to do.

this. You're the greatest people on. earth. The fact that. you. >> allow us to do this is a beautiful. thing. Had a good you moment when West. Virginia took out Cowpoli. >> Eat the sh. >> got to talk about this. Okay, before we. hop on a chopper, I can't believe we. haven't even talked about it yet. Obviously, it's NBA Finals Monday. We're. live in Bristol. This is beautiful. getting a chance to see a super regional. game in Morgantown, West Virginia, is. something that I never even like thought. or broach the subject of. But what Randy.

Maisy was able to do and then passed on. to Steve Sabins with what Ken Kendricks, the uh Arizona Diamondbacks owner, who's. a West Virginia uh billionaire, what he. has invested in this baseball team and. what they have going on and with how. much the fans in the city and the state. have just kind of adapted them or. adopted them as their own. I mean, that's huge. those AirPods in my ear. We'll tell that story a different time, but that was electrifying. I had the. time of my life. I obviously know more. about baseball now than I ever have in. my entire life. So, getting a chance to.

watch it from right there was. spectacular. Shout out to Ren Baker for. the hospitality. Steve Sabins, Randy. Maisy, everybody in West Virginia for. the hospitality. Kids getting thrown. Rich Rodriguez was sitting there next to. us. He was [ __ ] hysterical. And. obviously all in on the Mountaineers, he. was talking to me about obviously the. football team. I got a chance to go see. the football team. Football team looks. good. Hey, it looks a lot different than. it had been looking. >> We got some dogs out there. It does. appear as if we got dogs. Pat White's. number gets retired. They make it to. Omaha for the first time. I mean, it was.

maybe one of the best things I've ever. experienced. And shout out to West. Virginia being in this magical moment. right now where it's only up and to the. right. Remember the men's basketball. team won a crown. >> That's true. People forget that. >> That started this. People do forget. >> Yeah, they won 20 grand at the crown out. there in Vegas. They won an April. basketball tournament. Okay. Everybody. forgets that. But they are up and to the. right. Ren Baker should get a lot of a. round of applause. He looks good, by the. way. >> This guy looks good. Jacked. He.

>> Yeah, super jacked. Yeah, >> the home run was super jacked. The. pitcher super jacked here. You're saying. Ren Baker's super jacked? >> Yeah, he looked from that photo. >> I don't I don't think anybody's saying. Ren Baker slim. That's. >> I think he's just slim. I think he's. fit. I think he's super fit. I don't. know if he's super jacked, but maybe he. is under. >> But he is super fit. And uh That was a. blast to be bar. I never watched a. college baseball game before. >> We had a three-run shot early. We had a. grand slam by a guy who hit his second. home run of the year of that. And then. the next day hit another home run. >> And then Cole Yeah. Chancing Cole. This.

guy I bet him to have six strikeouts. Okay. He had none in the first inning. I. thought I was potentially, you know, kind of bamboozled. Then this guy struck. out six straight in the second into the. third inning. So all of second inning. strikeout, all of third inning. strikeout. And uh when he hit a 61. >> uh this which one's the six one, Foxy, do you have it in? >> There's four right there. >> There's four. Okay, I'm getting excited. >> What's that? That's five. >> I was going to say you're late. Here it. comes. >> Okay, here comes six. No,

>> replay of five. Okay, here's six. Boom. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Just went. absolutely crazy. The guy was. phenomenal. I assume he's going to pitch. in Omaha. I don't know how this whole. thing works. So Omaha's coming up. Obviously, West Virginia just started. Friday's the first day. Ty, what do we. need to know? Who's there? >> Correct. So, as of right now, uh, seven. of the eight teams are finalized. And I. believe that I don't want to say it's. over, but yeah. Okay. Uh, two games. So, West Virginia. >> and then right right here, we got uh.

Georgia. They beat Mississippi State. Georgia's a very high ranked team, so. they're going. Um, we also have North. Carolina, who had a big comeback. They. have uh solidified their spot. Texas, they uh advanced and they the record. 39th time that they've been Texas is. kind of the old guard here. >> I watched this guy pitch. He hit 96 95. That one's 96. This guy's got the sauce. >> Exactly. So Texas has been very good for. a very long time. Um and then also.

Alabama earlier today, they had uh they. were they they won big and then their. game got rained out I think in like the. sixth inning. So they had to finish it. today. They advanced. Uh who else do we. >> first time since 1999? They've invested. a lot of money in Alabama baseball. I. think whenever we were down there for. college game day, I wanted to see the. stadium and everything like that. They're trying to get very good at uh. baseball. Obviously, first time since. 1999 going to Omaha. Roll tide. Congrats. to them. >> And they have to because the SEC.

obviously is going crazy. Uh West. Virginia will play Troy who swept Little. Rock. That is in the first round. And. then the last game, Oklahoma currently. leads Kansas 8 to1. That's the final. spot. We talked about this a couple. weeks ago. I said something about like, "Hey, the Big 10's coming." Uh the the. SEC's death was, you know, it's just not. true. Five out of the eight teams in. Omaha will be SEC teams. Uh Miss upset. Auburn as well. That's the one I I. forgot. So really, there's I mean, you.

never know. A lot of teams that people. thought were going to make the field. this year didn't make it. So a team like. West Virginia, like at this point, I. really do believe anyone could win. It. kind of just depend. West Virginia's. playing their best ball of the season. right now. You have a lot of these, you. know, kind of true powerhouses from the. SEC who people think will be good. But. yeah, we'll find out. Uh games start. Friday 2 and 700 p.m. are the games. And. then you kind of just put that on repeat. for the next 10 days or so. Very similar. to the women's college world series. It.

is double elimination. So if West. Virginia wins their first game, they'll. move into the winners bracket. The other. team will move into the losers bracket. And then we kind of just go until we get. to the championship series where it. resets and it's a best of three. >> Yeah, I loved it. The environment was. outrageous. I mean, sunburnt. It was 3. hours and 45 minutes out there. >> Yeah, a long one. >> And obviously with where we were. sitting, a lot of points or a lot of. runs. >> The runs, they had 29 runs, which is the. sixth most or the fifth most or. something like that in the history of. the NCAA for the amount of runs that you. have in a two-day super regional. They.

just absolutely smacked this Cowpolly. team. Cowpali had a lot of good players. I appreciated them, too. They brought. good juice. They brought good energy, but that environment was spectacular. I. I mean, it was I had never been. personally to a college baseball game. That was my first college baseball game. as a whole. >> So much fun, Dud. >> Oh, yeah. >> We got chance. We got chance. We got. yells. Uh me and Rich Rodriguez chugged. a beer at one point. I mean, it was We. weren't the only ones cuz we looked up. at the scoreboard in the back and we. were uh halfway through the second. inning.

>> and I just saw a lot of empty boxes. Third, fourth, fifth, sixth, seventh, eighth, and ninth. And we're probably. already there for about 45 minutes. >> Oh yeah. 3:45. >> I was getting burnt. I was getting. absolutely cooked in there. I was like, "Holy [ __ ] there's a lot of game left.". You know, there's a lot of game left. Cuz the boys are playing good. There is. a lot of a lot of game left. >> And then, you know, we just decided we. had to hammer beers. That's just kind of. what we decided we ended up having to. do. Yep. Come on. Let's make it. disappear is what he said. Chug a beer. out there obviously. And you sweat it. out. >> Exactly. >> Right here. I'm saying you to the.

pitcher. Yeah. You he was the man. Obviously, we had a good time. There's a. seventh inning stretch. I guess there. was a camera behind me. Didn't know that. till they put us up on Oh [ __ ] Yep. I. said, you know, obviously we had a time. of our lives out there. Thank you to. West Virginia coach Steve Savings coming. over saying what's up. And then. obviously the reason why we went was to. sing Country Roads at the end. It was. loud. It was a good time. Had, you know, people saying uh they're impressed with. the everybody up there knowing the. words. It's like how do you not? Everybody knows the words. >> Rich, I hate that guy. Next one. >> Yeah, that was my first thought, too. >> Uh so that uh that guy came down on the.

stairs, I believe. So, I think he came. down late after we had already kind of. locked in. I I think, you know, because. there was a a staircase there next to. the rod. And that's the president of. West Virginia there to the right. That's. the president of West Virginia in the. the white pole there to the right. Okay. >> Shout out to him. I learned I got a. chance to hang out with him. He was. right behind home plate the entire time. I mean, he's pumped up about the West. Virginia Mountaineer athletics. Yeah, look at Bruce really having the time of. his life. Far left. He's he's enjoying. it. Gumpy's over there trying to capture. the moment. Big Dusty, I don't know if. he was singing loud enough, but we need. him to start belting it out a little bit. more. And I think he brought it.

certainly the energy, but it was. awesome. The people behind us are every. game. >> So they knew everything. >> Sure. >> They came up and basically told us. >> Good info. >> Yeah, this guy's been a little cold, but. he's kind of been seeing it a little bit. better. Bang, home run. It's like, yep, thank you for that. Then we got a guy um. Lumston, I think his name, >> his walk up song, Smooth Operator. And I. think that's him like telling himself. like, "Hey, be smooth here.". >> Absolute. >> He's a ball player. >> Yeah. Absolute ball player. Gavin Kelly, he wasn't even that hot with the bat,

but he was making plays. He was getting. there around there. We had uh uh Guzman, I believe, was his name. He has like. third most stolen bases in the history. of Mountaineers. Not a power hitter. Hits a home run. It was like we we Hey, >> West Virginia might win his whole day. >> West Virginia might win this whole. thing. And and I've never been a. baseball fan really until recently, which team USA kind of brought me into. that. Shout out to everybody. And. obviously I don't think anybody really. knew West Virginia had baseball team. until this recent Randy Maisy kind of. run that he had whenever he was hired. and it's become something special. I. mean the whole city showing up out there.

now that hill is steep that Ry's ridge. where people are sitting at. Mountaineers. I mean that's the name of. the team. So it is mountains like it is. up on top of each other. >> I can't wait to see what they end up. doing with that cuz it is a special. environment and everybody can kind of. come there. Those storms obviously got. very scary. Very very scary. But that's. going to happen in West Virginia. whenever you're at the altitude baby. It's going to be coming and going in. there. And the baseball team, I think. it's staying for the long haul. Shout. out to them. I appreciate that. Okay, let's get the hell out of here, boys. Let's go do something. >> Here we go. Here we go. Here we [ __ ].

go, boys. >> Sick gong show. >> Yeah, it's a gong show, boys. >> Last night, we were hanging out in the. cafeteria and then we sat on the patio. and we looked around and we realized. we're kind of the only ones on the. entire campus. >> Yeah. could have become a little bit of. a. gong show. >> But instead, what it became was a great. time. And if you have a negative. attitude, all we got to say is get the. >> out of here.

>> Tonight we're banging. >> Yeah. TONIGHT WE'RE CLANGING. >> Tonight we're having the time of our. life as we're hanging. >> Oh yeah. >> Out of Madison Square Garden. Thank you. all so much for letting us do this for a. living. >> Shout out to the entire crew here. >> Shout out. Yep. Thank you. >> Thank you. >> Thank you. >> Thank you. >> And you you and you. >> And you. There's more. >> Yeah. Thank all of you. You.

>> and Vibe check for this gong. >> Yeah. >> And for letting us use this entire. thing. >> Very fit. >> To the boys back in the control room at. another building. Great work, boys. >> Hey, this one's for you, boys. >> What's that sound like in a microphone? terrible as. >> probably. >> tonight. We're gonna try and not sound. like that. Be a friend, tell a friend. something nice might change your life. We're on ESPN tonight for the NBA finals. in Madison Square Garden. So stupid. >> Thank you all so much for allowing us to. do this for a living. We will try to be.

an asset. We will try not to be. >> asses. Team on me. Team on three. One, two, three. Goodbye.