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sports. >> are happening and last night was a. celebration of sport and we were very. lucky to be there in New York City as. awards were given out and obviously an. event that collected so many greats from. so many different communities that uh we. got a chance to experience. And I'll. tell you what, we enjoyed the hell out. of that evening. Now, were there some. parts of the show that made us cry? >> Yeah, Mr. Abbott. Hell yeah, dude. >> That was awesome. >> Hell yeah, dude. [applause]. I grew up in Pittsburgh obviously uh was.

not a massive baseball fan and uh. obvious we have gotten into the baseball. world but watching a man tell his story. about his little hand basically and. becoming a baseball player who throws a. no hitter for the New York Yankees and. then reliving that entire story and him. just in the middle of his speech talking. about like uh there was my third grade. teacher taught me how to tie my shoes. like you don't even think about that. like oh I couldn't even figure out how. to do that onehanded third grade teacher. figuring out how to do it he said button. this to this entire thing and then his. kid asking him the question that he was.

probably conflicted about his whole life. about the little hand that actually. drove him but also changed him but also. made him probably get picked on a lot in. a different way while still inspiring so. many others when Shaim Griffin came on. and then the uh US uh the professional. soccer player lady. Oh, I'm so sorry. that. >> I was never going to be able to remember. that name. I should not have even. started that one there. [laughter] That. is 100% on me. But I want to let her. know awesome to learn her story last. night and we will certainly remember.

your name the next time we chat about. it. We just learned of it all last night. and we were on a plane this morning. But. when I talk when I talk about like. moments that make you feel something, I. think now that I have kids, it's. obviously. >> through a vastly different lens. But I. was sobbing my eyes out to I mean I was. absolutely crying out there. And then. the Pat Tilman award, which I got to be. a part of, which I am so honored to be a. part of. Anytime I get asked to do that, I would obviously say yes because Pat. Tilman is I mean our football's best. So. I mean that is the NFL represented in a.

way that I think everybody that's ever. played in the NFL would want it to be. represented. A man who was obviously a. stud on the football field, but then. 9/11 happens and he feels obligated. Well, I don't think he felt obligated. I. think he was just doing what he thought. he was supposed to do. But looking back. on it, just an absolutely relentless. display of being a stud. And uh he. passes away obviously. friendly fire I. believe and it's obviously a huge story. and every war is obviously very. politically uh divisive and I've always. said as a person who's been very lucky.

to have very close family friends who. have been in military like my brother's. best friend went into the army and got. to do it and then whenever I get to the. Colts I start working with wish for a. heroes and I meet a lot of military. folks it's like you don't have to be uh. pro-war to be pro warrior you know like. the people that sign up to do these. things the coast guard Scott Ruskin last. night like the people that sign up to be. the ones who serve our community or. serve for us. Like you're allowed to be. pro those folks even though you're not. pro like what's going on because there's. a lot of them that are very confused. about why or what but they are doing.

what they will do for our country. So. that is awesome to be a part of. Eli. Hyenrike, the Navy quarter, running. back, everything, you name it. Now. Pittsburgh Steeler, him being there, second lieutenant Marine. Love that. And. uh it was just really cool. I was crying. during that. So it was that that's two. times now in the last couple days I've. been crying with a microphone about a. minute away from my mouth. And that that. has never happened in my life. So it was. a uh beautiful night. I think we had a. blast and it was great to see everybody.

I thought Marcelo crushed it. Mhm. >> I really enjoyed Marcelo. I thought his. young energy, I thought he was. fantastic. There was some bits in there. that I thought were great. He was so. cool to me backstage. We tried to get. him on show today. >> Tried very hard. >> I was asked to write a description of. our show to potentially get into his. schedule in the future by his publicist. Yeah, I'm never going to do that. So, so. we we'll hopefully, you know, maybe get. him on the show in the I'm a big fan of. his, especially after watching him uh. operating backstage. There was no. nerves. I mean, he was very he host.

obviously I think your uh I I don't know. if everybody does this but as a host it. is like your [ __ ] He was everybody that. was part of it like walking up, dapping. up, thanking how you doing, how do you. like he was he was working back there as. well. Jeffrey Ross is back there. >> Nice. >> team was back there. It was uh it was. fantastic and we had a a blast. And then. the afterparty hilarious. >> absolutely hilarious. >> Great time. >> So much money is spent on all that. Oh. yeah. >> I mean it is no there is no.

>> expense. No, there there it is. everywhere. We had uh the cat's deli uh. what was the prami sandwich was in. there. That was great. Yeah. The maze. was the miz was drinking on you know we. had a. >> he's the best. >> Sher showed up I heard at the red carpet. at 4:30. >> as he should. He loves the industry. >> He was working the entire thing. Uh the. toxic table was here at Boston Conor at. Tai Schmidt. Last night's a special. night because um you know you get. reminded not only of all the good that's. happening through sport but like all the.

good that's happening in the world you. know like last night was a big time. celebration but also you go from. laughing to getting inspired to crying I. mean I mean we were crying in there and. I'll tell you it felt good to kind of. have those feelings but I think us being. parents now is why everything has. changed drastically. Is that what it is? Why why. >> that is a that's a massive part of it. I. think the Jim Abbott thing for me. though, like I had his poster in my room. growing up like above my bed. So like. and I I you know I had no idea that that. I think we we found out maybe like the.

day before cuz you had to go over for. rehearsals. So like we knew he was going. to get that but you you don't. >> I ran into them. >> Yeah. Exactly. Exactly. So I. >> I didn't automatically know there's a. lot of people there like from yester. year of sport. >> that are certainly legends and if you. see the name you'd be like yes but then. like you know I don't want to say aging. happens but. >> life does happen. So you like shake. somebody's hand obviously it's good. interaction and then as the interaction. is like ending you piece together oh.

[ __ ] I'm talking to and then you tighten. up real quick and it's like [laughter]. hey how are you doing? That was with uh. Mr. Abbott. He was at the uh hotel. little lobby meeting area late night. I. think he had got in late. We were just. going back in and I like walk through. person he was with and then uh go over. and hey this is uh Jim Abbott or. whatever. I'm like oh cool and the name. I knew Abbott I knew the name Abbott was. a name like I didn't I didn't. immediately piece it to a picture there. and I did not see little hand. Yeah. Like I I did not see where it was. So, I.

was like talking to him and as I'm. chitchatting with him, he's like uh he's. talking about his family, you know, and. he obviously watches the show and then. like uh tomorrow he's got Jimmy V speech. or whatever and I'm like, "Oh, fuck.". Okay. Like now I'm trying to piece it. together and then uh his one guy said. something. It I forgot the line. It was. like I was like, "Oh [ __ ] your pitcher. glove." Yeah, that's you. And he's like, "Yeah." I'm like, "Sorry, we've been. having a fiveminute conversation. [laughter]. I'm just now piecing that together." The. way I I will say this,

>> the way some of those stories are told, beautiful, man. >> Yeah. >> You know, like that is uh that is an. incredible work of uh editing and like. videography and everything like that. But boy, they are guaranteeing that. you're going to be balling your doubt. >> And uh thank you Jim for sharing your. story, man, and obviously inspiring many. others. Thank you to the SP folks for. putting that on. Thank you for letting. us uh invade your lounge. I don't know. if they let us or we're kind of forced. to do it, but either way, we uh We had a. great time there. Thank you to everybody. that stopped by. It was good to see.

everybody. I Gachi, I got him, right? >> Yeah, he he's the man. >> He definitely could have, >> right? >> Yeah, >> you did. I mean, he he certainly did not. flinch and was not worried about it. >> at all. He did he then uh, you know, kind of gave you a few things, a few. pointers after that. >> I mean, then he did like this. Hey, hey, boom, bang, pow to me like I was a kid. Kicked me. >> Throwing fake leg kicks at you. >> Punched me in the face. Yeah. Was that. fun? Did you have fun right there with. what you just did is what he it's like. uh running into those folks everywhere.

is just uh. >> Shadore we before we even went in you. you saw Shadore for a little bit like. you know just you you forget that that. that event is actually a big deal and it. is kind of like a who's who in the. sports world and I mean like you sure. but like for us you know like my brother. sent me a picture last night like. Fernando Mendoza was getting a lot of. facetime on camera and rightfully so and. My dumb ass is sitting there just how. you look. Yeah. Yeah. Not. >> not great. We had a bit of a three-day,

you know, four day four day run there. [laughter]. >> Yeah. Just looking so bloated and I'm. just sitting right behind his parents. and it's just like it's wild. It's wild. But it it is it's a cool event. It's. really cool. >> To the person that was u our usher or. whatever whenever we got No, that would. be Lauren. Lauren, hey, you did a great. job. >> Good work. >> We had a lady who was uh a Pilates. instructor by day. and night uh was uh. our guide. I believe everybody gets.

assigned a group. >> This particular headset and polo was. assigned to a person. Yep. >> Then that person can't make it day of. gives polo and headset to friend. Yeah, I'll do that. No problem. I respect and. appreciate how Lauren operated that. entire thing. >> Absolutely. >> But we had no we got dropped off at the. wrong We walked through the wrong bit. We were in the wrong building. >> Yeah. Across the street. >> We missed the entire beginning of the. show cuz we we had to go through. security for another building.

>> It was electric. >> for another show that they had a. symphony going on. >> We We walked through a symphony show. happening across the street. >> We walked through the basement of that. thing and I'll tell you, Lauren got to. the bottom of it. Did. >> And we did get into that show. But then. once we get into the theater, you. remember the usher that was showing us. where we were sitting. It was like there. was nine of us in total. There's eight. here and then there was like four seats. and then there was one seat. They were. expecting me to go sit in the one seat. >> Need pad on the end here. >> Yep. Hurry up. >> Hey, there you pointing at me. Okay.

Just pointing at me. You coming here and. I was like I'm right here. We're all. right here. And you Pat McAfee, you're. sitting in this seat. And I was like. with who? Cuz there's like four other. seats here. He goes, "You are here." And. I'm like, "No, I don't think so, bud.". And I just sit down or whatever. >> It was right behind Fernando. Yeah. They. obviously had a reason for me to sit. there. >> They wanted me to probably give them a. couple of these. Couple of these. >> Keep them loose. You know, >> said we had Charlie Becker and Elijah. Surat in front of us and they got a lot. of those. >> We had a great time. We had a great time.

with the IU football team. I will say. that they team was awesome. That team. was really awesome. And uh they had an. incredible. >> night as well. Everybody had a great. night at. >> Philadelphia. Yeah. >> Fat Joe was laughing more than anybody. >> Yes, he was. >> Joey Crack. Is that why he's called. Crack? Cuz he cracks. >> It could be. Well, oh no, probably some. other. >> he loved the uh the um uh translation. bit with Will Frell. >> Yeah, go because I Spanish speaking a. part of that. Ghost Face Killer. >> Yeah, >> great to see Ghost Face.

>> Yep. >> Honestly, I'll tell you what, Ghost. Face, it was an honor and meet you, sir. And your crew, great to see everybody. Put on phenomenal performance. Who's the. MC in there every year? Same guy. >> It is the same guy. And he he does a. great job. >> What's that? >> DJ something. I forget. >> That was at Taylor Travis's wedding. That's right. Turns out that was DJ EV, not EV. But honestly, with the Echo at. that time, I don't know how I was. supposed to know, but I know DJ EV, you. need somebody just kind of carry you for. I don't know, 3, four hours. He's got.

you with the voltage. What we would say. is we're doing a lot of really dumb. things right now. Okay, we're at that. wedding. We did the home run derby. Then. we're at this ESP thing. It's great to. be back in Indiana. I will say back. [applause]. >> Fantastic. We're way too old to be doing. this, >> but on the horizon, we have an awesome. football season. >> And we were at a point in time now where. another major is happening. >> Yeah. >> We're at a point in time now where we. were just a few days away from teams. checking into training camp. So, we're. just a few days away. >> from finding out where the hell LeBron.

James is going to go. >> Whoa. >> It's a magical time this summer. Let's. go to one half of the hammer. D Cowboys. AP Tone. And it's not just American. sports that are obviously taking over. right now. The World Cup is happening. live in real time in front of our eyes. And I'll tell you, we have some breaking. news. >> What? >> It's not coming home. >> Oh no. >> It is not. England loses again. Now. would England have beat team USA by. seven to eight. Maybe. >> Certainly. >> But they were supposed to do that.

potentially to Argentina because outside. of that little wizard, there is not a. lot of known names on Argentina. in this. England team. Remember, Eric Kane and. Jude Bellingham, both of them are up for. the super duper golden bulk. They're all. scoring so many goals. Studs all around. And their goalie, sick white guy with a. fade. >> Always has a good one. Pickford always. has a good fade. But also, this guy's a. spider. Yeah, >> this guy's and his uh scouting. >> before games, >> right? >> Spot on. >> Top tier. has a water bottle, okay, that.

he writes down literally every player's. move that he's going to do if it's. against gets the penalties, which. >> very well could have. >> Oh, yeah. >> It's soccer. It was 1-1 at one point. It. was one nothing, then it was 1-1. >> and then it was 2-1. >> Yeah. >> And those two goals came back to back. from one team who had one man and that. man being that guy right there, Lou. Messi. They get his water bottle and. then you see him, they go, "Oh [ __ ] he. was right. I I if this gets the. penalties I think the Argentinian squad. potentially in trouble because how Pford.

was seen it but also you see the way. some of them react. There's one guy who. sees it and he actually goes up to God. He goes, "Thank God, man. I didn't have. to do that." Could you miss a penalty in. a World Cup in semi-final? I mean, that's a hu that goes to penalties. You. got five guys that are going to have to. step up. Now, if it goes extras, obviously you miss that in your country. forever. You're the guy. >> that missed the penalty. Okay, that's a. free throw. That's how people view it. Uh percentages and odds are not like. that forever. >> But that is literally how people view. it. They're like, "Hey, this is a free. throw, man. >> You just blast this thing in the net.

What are we even talking about here? It's no problem." The percentages say. though there's a lot of misses and. there's a lot of saves happening, but. that's not how it's viewed by the. country. Messi missed one for Argentina. back in the day. He thought about. retiring from international play because. how loud it was getting in Argentina. when he was considered the best player. in the world. Since then, he's already. won a World Cup with that team and now. in the finals yet again Spain. Yes. >> Okay. Okay. So, whenever we look at. potentially gambling on this World Cup. final and we know that Messi was.

[snorts]. >> bathing, is that what he was doing 19. years ago for ceremonial bath for a. UNICEF ad uh Leo? That is him. >> That's the 19-year-old that's playing. for Spain named Lemal. Okay, that is. actually him. This is not an 2026. You. see this? I see this. on thing. I go, this is funny. They're. saying like Messi's his daddy. You know. that that's a cute thing that that's. happening. Then you start seeing actual. humans of actual importance with real.

credibility go this photo from 19 years. ago is crazy. And I'm like, "Yeah, okay. These nerds are falling for AI.". >> Yeah. >> It wasn't until maybe the 30th post from. somebody with legitimacy to them saying. it was real that I finally bought in and. thought that it was real. That is absurd. cuz they're saying Yamal is the next. one, right? on the best team in the country right in. Messi's the best player in the actual. whole world. makes you wonder about a lot of things.

let's not get into it too deep okay but. on that note these two right here are. doing battle on Sunday tone what are the. numbers saying and then the other half. of the hammer Cowboys Bubba Gumpino you. follow Tone with what we should think. about with the style of play that's. coming on. >> yeah I mean as far as the numbers uh you. can see them right there Spain minus 160. but going into the semifinals. Spain and. Argentina were both dogs around the. similar number that Argentina is right. now. I believe France was - 150 uh. against Spain in that semi-final and.

England was like - 110 against. Argentina. So both dogs won in the. semifinals. So don't think just because. uh Spain is the favorite here at - 160. It's an automatic win for them. Obviously Argentina has the momentum. Um. some say they have uh the stripes on. their side as well, not just on their. uniform. Uh but I think it should be a. good final. >> dump. Yeah, it's going to be the dark. arts here on Sunday in the World Cup. final. You're going to see flopping. You're going to see stepping on people. You know, V probably won't look at some. things. Maybe they would look at if it. was going the other way, but it should.

be a good final. You got Lamin, you got. Messi, two of the best players in the. world. It should be a good game. >> Yeah, we're f it's the two best teams in. the world clearly. >> Yeah. Yeah, >> that's why they're in the World Cup. final. >> That's how they got there, >> right Dump? >> Yeah, they're two of the top four teams. in the. >> Yeah, certainly. I mean, there's teams. playing for third place, too. Yeah, that's happened on Saturday. People. forget that. England, France, every. Jude. >> Yeah, >> these these two are competing for third. place in the world. Gumpy, your. thoughts? That's good. What What do USA.

make? >> We did not play. >> 25th. >> Yeah. >> So, be getting third would be good. >> Yeah. >> I tell you what, I I love I literally. followed that England team around the. country for the last two weeks. I. [ __ ] love this team. and you get this. new gaffer Thomas Tule and you get rid. of Southgate and he's a foreign manager. and he's going to not sit in. You're not. going to sit in. They go up a goal and. you try and sit in for 35 minutes. against the best player in the world. You got six playing at the back. You're. going to get God unfortunately. >> Yeah. A couple times actually. And and.

I'll tell you, we had that uh trust the. stars boost to plus 500 which was a good. bet and it did look shaky for a long. time in that game and it was not fun to. be a part of. No. >> But then all of a sudden, who do you. appreciate? Oh, the guy that Jude. Bellingham went over and said what he. said it pretty disrespect. I don't know. what he said and I don't know what. language it was in probably English, but. >> Lou did not like it. >> No, he probably probably shouldn't have. said it. >> Big Lou saying, >> okay, >> I think it was after Enzo Fernandez. punched Elliot Anderson.

>> Okay, that's bias reporting. Joining us. now, ladies and gentlemen, >> that's what it was actually. >> Joining us now, ladies and gentlemen, is. a man who um has now entered into his. second decade. being the anchor of NBC Sports. A man. who obviously has Monday Night Football. in his past. Now he has Sunday Night. Football. He's done the Olympics. He. told me earlier in a conversation with. us that his kids play soccer, so he. knows the soccer world inside and out. Oh, yeah. And he's calling a major. that's happening right now. I don't. think there was a better guest that you.

could potentially have for this exact. moment. Ladies and gentlemen, the. incomparable future Hall of Famer in. everything, Mike Taro. [cheering]. Mike. >> Hello. Thank you, boys. How we doing? >> Good. You You heard our soccer. conversation there at the end. Gumpy's a. diehard English fan. Obviously, he's. been paying taxes to the Queen his whole. life up there in Canada and his grandma, I believe, uh is English. What are your. thoughts on World Cup and where we're at. right now? I think obviously USA got a. good boost, bad ending, and uh Messi's.

in a final again, which I think would be. good for ratings obviously. Where where. do you kind of sit in the World Cup and. how it's been? >> World Cup, a win for America. uh. disappointment for the men's team for. the men's team, right? You just think. this would have been the perfect. opportunity to really build on this. deal. Uh people were involved, engaged. People who didn't watch soccer, didn't. know the power of the World Cup got in. and were all in and people were watching. it work. It was great. It's a. disappointing missed opportunity. Can.

MLS capitalize on that? Get a little. boost here as they get their season back. going I think on Friday. That's part. one. The stars were great. All these. generational stars played and played. really well. I know there were extra. games with the Golden Boot Race had high. numbers with all those guys scoring. goals. That was great. You end up with. two terrific teams in the final. Memorable moments. Action was great top. to bottom. All All good, all positive. Messi showing everybody, even at his.

age, why he is the best of all time in. the eyes of people who've seen the best. for generations. So, we're in England. for the Open and I got to tell you guys. a story. >> Oh, yes. Oh my god. I didn't even think. about you being there. Okay. >> So, I was flying over last night, watched the end of the match on the. plane. Get plane was disappointed. Get. here this morning, waiting for my room. to be ready. I go to have breakfast. So, there are three guys who sit down at the.

table, maybe two tables over from me, and I get I'm getting coffee, first sip. of coffee, and I just hear these guys. starting to trash. And it was 25 minutes of the best. entertainment [laughter] of my year. It. was like a call-in show is happening. These three guys who know each other, they play golf together, I would. imagine. They are sitting there and they. just went through the whole match. they're how excited they were and how of. course they knew that he went to five in.

the back too early and how could you do. that and how could you not see what. Messi was doing? They went it was it was. just like being home after a football. game and listening to fans just crush. their own team and they were just so. disappointed. It was I I could have. stayed the whole day and listen to these. guys. So that conversation times 500,000. have happened over here in England. So, I was hoping that we'd be here and on. Sunday we'd see the cleric jug handed. out. I'd interview that guy and then go. watch the final here and see England win.

for the first time in 60 years. But. instead, I had the most entertaining. breakfast I've had in five months and I. didn't say a word. >> I I could imagine. How's your English. accent? You You probably have a pretty. good one. Do you ever drop in there at. all? >> It's It's No, it's it's below average. Why Why bother if you're not good? Can I. ask you a question? No, I like that you. got out of there because we were going. to probably try to [laughter] finish. Yeah. Yeah, that was a good move. That. was a good move. >> No, no, no. I No, no. We were just. having this debate. >> Okay. >> So, how how long would it take Messi to.

become a good field goal kicker? >> Uh, I think he'd get it pretty quick. I. think Messi would. >> like really really quick, right? >> Yeah. He's an incredible ball striker. Okay. So, I I think if you're a good. ball striker, you can figure out the the. stroke, the the motion, right? >> Because it's not a soccer kick, you. know, like soccer kick, you're trying to. like there's a lot of bending and. there's a lot of dipping and everything. like that. Kicking you're trying to go. you're you're doing everything you don't. want to do in soccer. In soccer, you. want to stay over the ball, right? You.

know, soccer, soccer, you want to stay. over the ball. You want to kind of get. your thing do that because if not, that. thing's sailing, right? You want to kind. of get in there. Y. >> football kicking. like we are backing. out, leaning hard, trying to sail it. basically every single time. So, good. ball strikers can figure this stroke. out. I think the mediocre or like above. average ball strikers could do it. Like. they could come out to college game day, make the 33 yard, but like to go 30 for. 30 from whatever every single day, like.

I think that's going to be difficult. immediately. But he's like one of the. best ball in history. He might be the. best ball striker in history. I think he. would figure it out easily. >> Well, that's where the conversation got. started amongst a few of us who were. just sitting in here in our green room. because like for Messi like the service. on that one ball is just extraordinary. >> Righty. >> Right. Exactly. Right. So, so now you're. talking talent, both feet, the service, the placement, making the ball move. And. we're talking, is that the guy from a. soccer who's grown up playing soccer who.

could make the adjustment like this? You. have to hit the ball in this spot. consistently and you're really the ball. is moving with you as you kick it. So. that that we were we were wondering. about that. We're just kind of playing. halfham expert on kicking a ball and I. go, "Wait a minute. I'm going to be. honest with McAfee. He's kicked 5,000. balls in his life. Maybe maybe 25,000. balls in his life. Uh he can answer the. question." So thank you. >> Yeah. >> What do you think the number is? What's. the number? I spent hours and hours and. hours of my life just kicking a soccer.

ball off the side of my wall because I. had too much ADHD. I couldn't watch a mo. I didn't watch movies. I sucked at video. games. So, I literally just kicked the. ball outside. I wanted to have the. strongest leg of all time. When I saw. David Beckham hit a ball like 90s. something miles an hour, I forget what. it was. That's when I found out that was. real. And there was a kid that lived up. the street. His name was Alex Trebendis. So, Alex Trebis was a year older than. me. And whenever we were playing youth. soccer, I would go watch his games. He. would play I was like U8, maybe he's. U10. and he would be blasting the ball. through goalies and I was like that's so. cool. Then I saw Beckham blast. I was.

like I didn't know that was possible. So. literally I would go outside and I would. just try to put a a soccer ball through. the brick wall that my house was made. of. Like I'm saying like thousands of. times. Now I think that's why my knees. >> ended up not making it, you know, like I. they they I did blow the knees out, you. know, but I I think and this is not me. talking out of pocket. I think I was a. very good ball striker. I I think I. worked I worked to become a good ball. striker. One of the first times I kicked. a football, I kicked like a 60-yard. field goal. So, if you want to say is.

Messi would Messi be able to pick it up? Yeah. I I I think I think Messi one of. the great the greatest ball striker of. all time, but not every soccer player is. a great ball striker. So, like that that. is like the. >> caveat. >> There's like levels to this [ __ ] you. know? Like I think every like you just. play soccer definitely good with your. feet probably definitely have good touch. can pass it but there's only certain. people taking free kicks that are. [ __ ] you know moving the ball and. doing that those are great ball. strikers. >> Well that's where we saw it on the free. kicks right the US goal on the free kick.

right the ball coming up and down the. great shots from behind the goal when. goals were scored of guys who put it up. or 90 and watching the bend on the ball. and the ability to place the ball. Those. are the ones that you're like, "Wow, that's special." And you understand and. they did a great job. Steu Holden's done. a terrific job on Fox. I've enjoyed. watching him just talking about that. ball has to be struck in the perfect. spot and that's how you make it move. And so that's why I was thinking those. are the guys who might be the ones who. could say, "All right, come kick 53 for.

me.". >> Yeah. So the perfect spot. So sweet spot. on soccer ball bigger than sweet spot on. football. But sweet spot on soccer ball. to make it bend around wall in a spot. smaller than spot on football. So it's. like. >> all on control of foot. Can you hit spot. on ball, but also the motion, you know, it's all about the motion of the ocean. for you. You know, you got to be able to. you got to be able to get that leg. You. know, you're it's your golf club down. here, which is a good transition. That. is your golf club down there. So you're. going inside out on that, outside in on.

that. For football, you're trying to go. up on it. So, it's like uh I think the. great Ronaldo already does like a. football set, you know. Now, granted, can you do it in three steps, people. running at you, 1.25 seconds from snap. to hold, you barely see the ball, the. ball's down for like. >> half a second, then you're off and. running. So, it's like, do you Yeah, cuz. I mean, you got to hit that thing so. many different, you know what I mean? And uh [laughter] our guy, the guy. >> Tilman, he's hitting that thing, he's.

hitting that thing like this. >> Yeah. And instead of into the ground, he's getting that thing to go up. Like. that's insane. I would assume he could. do it. >> Yeah. >> I would assume. Anyways, your leg is. your golf club. Your leg is your golf. club. So that's just how you should view. it. And let's get to golf. We got one. going over. Hey, we got one brewing over. there, Mike. >> We got a smooth transition here because. ball strikers, consistent, solid ball strikers are the. ones who win this tournament, this. championship. Now, not as much. Not as.

much and just fractionally down from a. year when it's windy. Cuz when it's. windy, Tom Watson won five opens. And. Tom Watson was a great on the-nose ball. striker. Just penetrating ball flight. It didn't move in the wind. And Tom. Watson had what it took to win open. after open. Ball striking is huge. You've got to be in the right places. If. you miss by a yard or two to the right. or the left, you could find yourself in.

bunkers where it's over. You're going to. make a five or six guaranteed on a hole. So, huge ball striking week. And I think. that's why even in the first round, you. look, a lot of the guys who hit it solid. are the ones who are on the leaderboard. Not many of the big names have blown. themselves out of this so far. So, day. one has put a bunch of people in good. places. Bryson's a story. Bryson's. missed three cuts in majors this year. and Bryson played well today after not. playing well in the first round last. year the opening gave himself no chance. Fascinating guy maybe the most.

fascinating guy to watch the rest of the. week is the Shambo. >> He needs it I think you know there I. would assume for his golf legacy. obviously but just for him personally. you know I think he needs something in a. big game in a big tournament with people. watching because you know he's been very. open about what he wants to do how he's. done it and what has all happened. We. know a lot about Bryson and him becoming. a, you know, an internet golfer is a. real thing. I've watched a lot of his. content. I have one of the greatest. golfers on earth is giving me full. transparency on golf. Oh yeah, Anniey's.

chipping it into a sports car. >> That's so cool. But if he doesn't. continue to do well in these big. tournaments, he does kind of lose the. the luster. Like it's like, okay, is. Michael Block out here now? No. Who hits. the ball further? I'm jo. That's rude of. me to say, >> but cuz Michael Block's about to win the. senior thing. Yeah, he's about to go on. a run in a championship. We know that. But it is real though. Like you he has. to maintain his legitimacy. And I think. the way to maintaining legitimacy is he. has to do well in one of these big. tournaments. That's just how it is. Don't you think, Mike?

>> I do. And I think there's something. that's annoying Bryson. I don't know. what exactly it is, but he didn't speak. to the media again after this first. round and he played well. And that's. five rounds in a row at the majors that. he has not talked to the media after. I. don't know if it's he wants to avoid the. live conversation. Uh he doesn't want to. talk about what's going on with his. game. He wants to control the message. He wants to do use his direct pipeline. to his fans, which is his prerogative.

Understand that. But to your point, on a. larger scale, if you want to be the best. at this, then you've got to play by some. of the rules that everybody else does. That includes talking about it, but it. also includes winning these big events. against the best people because you can. be fun and lucrative and all that as an. internet sensation. And he's much more. much much more than that. He's won two. US Opens, >> but in the prime of your career, you. want to beat the best players in the.

game. And he's got every tool to do. that. And days like today prove that. Now, he is a different approach guy to. golf course. He likes to overpower and. take the driver in here as far as I can. This is a golf course where you can get. away with that sometimes, but other. times it's going to get you. So, the the. key to a Lynx course, do you stay short. of the trouble or do you have enough to. hit it over all the trouble and be able. to scramble out of there? Because the. scrambling here is different than the. scrambling at a Parkland course or one.

with a lot of rough around the greens in. the US. >> How's your golf game? Pretty good. >> Oh my god, it's so bad right now. As a. matter of fact, >> I had Brad Fax in in our green room. today. >> just rip my putting stroke apart. >> really. >> cuz I'm I'm in a bad place and Fax was. good. He got my posture better. He got. my eyes in a better place. So when I get. back back to the States next week, >> it better work. But I was a mess. It was. a rough week. >> Head over the You got to have head over. the head, right? Don't you have to head.

head over head over the putter? But. let's not be slouchy now. Cuz if we're. slouchy, then the muscles aren't. activated. Correct. And then it's gonna. be inconsistent. I I hope you do tell. Buddy though that if ball goes in the. hole, who cares how we get there? You. know what I mean? I hope you do say. that. I hope you let him know that. >> Yeah, but it's not it's not going in the. hole. So, you need posture. You need. balance. You need your eyes in the right. place. You need a lot of things. Just. pace on putting. I need to give putts a. chance to go in. And I haven't for 5. days. So, that's where I am. Yep. There. you go. Nice putter. >> This what you need for this what you.

need to pay for it. Yeah. 100 bucks. I. did. I got this out of a rental set. >> It was awesome. I got this out of a. rental set in uh Phoenix, Arizona. Yeah, we went golfing uh with AQ Shipley and. uh Beanol, Brandon Bean of the Buffalo. Bills out there for was that league. meeting? >> Yeah. >> During league meetings, we went golf. I. got a rental set and I made 10 putts and. I had never done that in my life. So I. uh took the rental set back, told the. front desk, "Hey, >> I'm What do you like? >> They could have charged you 10 grand and. you would have bought that.". >> Yes. [laughter] So I I put I put the.

butter on the desk. I go get changed. because obviously I bought all my. clothes there as well because I was not. prepared. So rental clubs, let me buy. your entire outfit you guys got here. Whatever your coolest [ __ ] is, let's do. that. So I go get changed. I come back. and the guy goes 100 bucks. I go, >> great idea. And then I walk out of there. and I tell Foxy at that exact time. They. could have That was a terrible. negotiation. They could have got. whatever. But yeah, I haven't I haven't. played golf since, but I think it's. still hot. I think it's still hot. >> That's what I want to know. Are you. still making putts and you haven't? >> Well, right here. Yeah. I mean, I'm.

Yeah, the [clears throat] pride is. green. >> All right, let's go. We are uh we're in. the Thunderdome McAfee now. Setting up. for a putt. >> You should see what we just got, Mike. >> Once he can find a golf, what did you. just get? >> See it? There it is. One of those. things. >> Oh boy. [clears throat]. [laughter]. >> Listen, here's the ball. It reloads the. ball for you. >> That That's a next level next level. simulator. Pat's looking at an eight. foot putt here. >> to make the cut for the weekend. Sometimes like Lee Tino said, pressure. is not a putt to win the championship.

Pressure is putting for $10 when you got. five in your pocket. >> McAfee looking at this eight and a half. foot. It looks like it breaks from the. right to left playing it. >> probably. everything like that over the last. couple. >> Yeah, keep in mind. >> Yeah, we're on a about a 72hour bender. here, Mike. >> Yeah, it wasn't just the SPS, Mike. We've been on the piss lot. The home run. derby. >> Home run derby. Well, started Sunday night. >> Okay. Scott Link says it's 10 feet.

according to the golfer, but you know, people on golf trips make these putts. and they go for 48. >> You want a beer? You want me to go grab. you a [laughter] beer? >> All right. McAfee over the putt. I think. it's still Let's go. >> This is probably a little far outside. It bends heavily right to left. Put her. back and through towards the hole. And. he missed it on the lo. Oh, he made it. Oh, he made it. >> He made the putt. >> Yeah, >> he made the hot.

>> Yeah, >> from 10 ft. >> Still bringing it. >> Bender and all. >> What a [laughter] call. What a call. >> Pat McAfee made the cut and he will be. here for the weekend. >> I'll tell you what, >> I feel really good about what you did. >> Yeah, [laughter]. I feel that was I was looking over that. thing. That ball did not look like it. was going in that hole as I was there. That I had Trico on a call there to. play. Hey, we're doing a lot of dumb. [ __ ] right now. That was very close. Okay, let's get back to real golfing. Can we please? Thank you for that. Big. name, man. Has something happened last.

week that we haven't seen in seemingly. forever. Go ahead, Connor. >> Yeah, Mike, you mentioned consistent. ball strikers and Scotty Shuffler's. basically been that up until last. weekend. I think it was the first start. that he missed the cut in 78 starts. So, it's been a long, long time. And now, he. had a great start today as I think he. was three or four under at one point, but then he drops back down to one under. to end the round. This was basically. what Pat just did uh essentially the. same putt that Scotty made on today. But.

what do you two under? Sorry. What are. we expecting here from Scotty? Is this. one of those things like, hey, we should. maybe get a uh you know, a run at this. thing. We haven't really seen him. dominate or run away with a tournament. yet. It feels like right now obviously. two under. He he's within striking. distance. But what are you expecting out. of Scotty? And and has he figured it. out? Cuz we got a guy Mark Schlaw who. comes on all the time. He's. international schlaw right now. And he. basically said like Scotty can't figure. it out. This this guy can't do it off.

the tea. Like what is the going wrong. with Sheffller right now? >> Oh man, thousand things there. Uh, first. off, Scotty hit it really well early on. and had to scratch a couple out and you. see the bogey that he made towards the. end of the round. He made a six in there. somewhere, I think it was. Let's see. 17. Yeah, 17. He he made a six. That was. a drive that he didn't hit all that. great and set him back a little bit. This is a weird course, by the way, if. you're watching for the weekend. Compared to most golf courses, only two.

par fives and they're late in the round, 14 and 17. So you don't see a par five, which the pros think scoring hole I can. get a leg up on guys until you get to 14. and 17. There only two of them. So keep. that in mind as you watch. A lot of. threes and fours mixed in. Look, Scotty. hadn't missed a cut in four years, misses last weekend, but comes out and. plays here and you know the game is. there. Maybe it's off a little bit. Where is it off this year from last. year? I think we talked about this last.

month at Chinik. Proximity to the hole. is just not what it once was. He hit the. ball closer to the hole than anybody the. last three years. And I don't mean three. years cumulative. I mean each of the. last three years. And this year he's. hitting the ball really well, but he's. not hitting it great. So he's being. measured against his great seasons and. is having a really good season. So it. feels like it's not a great season. But. if you win a major and you can win. another one or two on the way home,

maybe a playoff event, you're going to. look back and say great season. So. Scotty has himself in position this. weekend to take the clar jug back home. because he had a good first round which. has been a problem for him this year. This is a golf course you're not going. to hit it super close but you can make a. ton of putts. Green speeds are like 10. and a half on the stint meter not 11 and. a half. So you can be aggressive with. the putts. So if Scotty's feeling that. and he's hitting it well. Yeah. That was. 10.2 that you had in front of the set. there. >> I can't believe you were able to eyeball. that. That's unbelievable. You're in.

>> 10.2. >> Yeah. Yeah. >> I know. from from that far away. I I. think I think Scotty's fine. I I. wouldn't panic at all. I think he's. having a good year. Matt Fitzpatrick's. having a terrific year. Chris Garup's. having a terrific year. Other guys are. in the mix. Rory's year is really good. So, I I wouldn't panic about Scotty and. I'd be surprised if he has one of those. rounds where he backs up a lot. I don't. think we're going to get one of those. weird weather deals here, which means. >> the morning times have a bigger. advantage over the late times. It's.

warm. It's going to be breezy. not. windy. So, it's not going to be this. afternoon late draw got blown off the. course because there was too much wind. I think given all that, I think Scotty. will be around on Sunday. >> Okay. So, with the way you're talking. about the weather, maybe the Americans. who live down in Florida have a little. bit of an advantage because we've seen. these Europeans come to America and. handle a little heat. It's like shut it. down. They don't like it. Like they shut. it just shut it down. Now, I'm not. saying the European golfers don't live. in Florida, too, for most of the year.

>> That's it. Yeah. Most of them do. Yeah, but there's one guy we're learning about. this guy and I love him. Go ahead, Ty. >> Yeah, Mike. Uh, I'm guessing because. none of us really knew anything about. this guy. Just heard of him today. really. Dan Brown, uh, who I believe I. don't know if he's still the leader. right now, but college dropout, uh, smokes a bunch of cigarettes. He's. [laughter] basic he's basically like a a. YouTube golfer. uh how much research. will you have to do on this on this guy. because he's obviously going to be a. massive talking point assuming that he.

makes the cut. >> and also go have a combo with this guy. We need to learn more about this guy. I. think. >> he is on my radar to watch tomorrow and. if he finishes I don't have to be on the. air tomorrow. So if he finishes and is. in the mix that's one of the things I've. already made a note. I want to be up by. 18 when he gets done to go visit with. him and and get to learn more about not. just that picture, but the the number of. cigarettes he smokes. He's he's a. multiple dart in round guy, you know, all that all [clears throat] that stuff. The Open gives us.

>> Open gives us some ridiculous stories. >> Usually most majors do, but especially. this one because it's probably 25% of. the field that we don't see on a regular. basis playing on PGA Tour or in PGA Tour. events. So you get these stories and we. had a we had a guy god it must be 15 17. years ago who led after the first round. missed the cut shot 81 in the second. round. So these stories pop up on the. radar. We had guys who hung around for. two three days and became stories. Heck.

here in 98 the second open I did Justin. Rose was a 17year-old kid who hung. around all three days. He finished in. the top five. He hold a shot from the. left of the 18th fairway and turned pro. and then missed 27 consecutive cuts. before he became Justin Rose and won. major championships and a Ryder Cup. stalwart and still having a great career. in his mid-40s although he didn't play. well today. So these guys pop on the. radar. You never know, but if it's a. two-day story, we'll be ready for him on.

the weekend and I'll uh I'll get an. update on what his average darts per. round. >> number is and ask him what it was. I I. guess in 2024, we are all learning this. in real time. He also had a first day. lead. He ended up 10th. >> Mhm. >> Okay. So, I think Dan Brown I I think he. likes being a legend around. You know, he's coming out there shirtless with the. thing. There's big pops from the lads. there. You know, I think he's laded the. lads. I think when he's in front of the. lads, he's Hey, >> let's go lads. >> Come on. Let's ride. >> Let's do this thing. I like that.

>> When at when at when at home, you're. more comfortable, right? And a lot of. the guys who do pop up on leaderboards. have played more Lynx golf, so they get. really comfortable. There you go. Okay. Seven or eight darts per round to help. handle stress. But you got to be careful. because it's hot here. The [laughter]. >> Yeah, you can't be throwing you can't be. throwing butts on the ground. It's too. >> dry. Only you can prevent forest fires. I mean that that that's real with Dan. Brown here. He's putting out. >> Yeah. On his forearm.

>> He's putting that out right now. >> Forearm cuz think about the lads once. again. Yeah. >> Yeah. >> Putting him out on his tongue maybe. >> We love this. What do you think he. sounds like, Mike? If you had to give. like a a brown, like what do you think. his voice is like? If you had to guess, >> it's probably like the British accent. you just highlighted for us, Pat. >> There you go. >> I thought I was going to get you, you. know, cuz earlier you did the whole. let's put a pin in that. We'll circle. back thing and I'm going to actually ask. the questions. >> Hey, what would Leo Mashi be able to be. a kicker? You remember what question it. was too? It was like, oh, he has to give.

has to give an answer to this. He is. like the kicking guy. Yeah, that was a. good play by you, Tariq. That was a good. play by. >> that was good in depth. Have Have you. have you gone into that depth on hitting. the ball and the the guy when you were. U10? Have you given us that story. before? >> I'm not 100% sure, man, because. >> you gota remember we've done uh 10,000. uh shows. It feels like daily show stuff. just, you know, >> they all kind of blend in. Then we go to. an ESB's event and it's like we run into. somebody. Hey, how's it going? Good to. see you, man. All right. Yeah, little. cold there. What was that? Uh yeah,

2022. You remember you guys said this. guy ruined [laughter] everybody's like, oh no, I don't remember that. It was. like they do though. It's like hey. that's on me by the way. 2026 now I'm. the new mayor. I got two kids. >> Yeah. Exactly. >> You know we do the entire summer. [laughter] song dance. You know it's one. of those. But it's a lot of talking Mike. and too much talking I would say. Let's. go back to you talking especially about. what you talked about this past year. which was fun to watch you do. The NBA. has a storyline that could be. generational. Go ahead Tone. >> Yeah Mike. Obviously Giannis went down.

to Miami. Jaylen Brown goes to Philly. though there's kind of one big piece. left and it's the biggest piece maybe of. all time. Where do you think or where do. you want LeBron James to play next. season? >> I mean, can I go want Yeah, I want him. to go to Golden State. >> Yeah, I want to see Steph and and the. crew make one last run. >> Uh that that's just personal what I. would love to see. The Philadelphia. thing is intriguing as heck. Cleveland. feels right for the story to end where.

it started. Not saying that next year is. definitely the end. It could be two. years. Who knows? He's a a freak in. nature. Uh the Miami thing feels like. it's happened before. Uh so Cleveland to. me just feels as a story better. Um I'm. I'm only with those top four. I I'd be. surprised if the Denver stuff happened, but I mean, who knows? I I didn't see. Minnesota's off season going the way it. is. If you're LeBron, what are you. looking at? you're looking at where can. I be the best version of me right now.

And he's terrific about understanding. what a game needs, what he needs to be. in a game. So, and we saw games where. LeBron would open up as facilitator. because he wanted to get other guys. going. And then we saw games where. LeBron had to take over from the start. I think he's got a great sense of self. than anyone else. So, I think he. probably as he takes a step back and. doesn't rush into this has a good feel.

for where he can fit best given the. talent that's around that team. So, I I. don't know if I know what he's thinking, but I I hope it ends up being Cleveland. because I just want to see the story end. where it started. I want to see him go. back to the statue, go back to Akran. where he's done so many great things, community, school, the bike race, the. charity, all that stuff. That would be a. really cool chapter because those. chapters never end usually where they. start. And I I think it would be special.

for the league and special for all of us. would be fun to cover. >> But the fan the fan wants the fan wants. to see Golden State and Steph and LeBron. because I they they vibed during the. Olympics when they were on team USA. together. They will vibe together. I I. just love to see those guys. >> LeBron's. addicted to golf right now, right? >> He is. He is. >> He can eat around out there. >> And Steph is like what? The master of. I'm going to go get my shots up and then. I'm going to get my shots in like a kind.

of his thing. >> So Steph Curry teaches LeBron how to. become a There's a lot of upside to. Golden State, I think. You know, >> did you see Steph in the uh American. Century. >> uh celebrity tournament this weekend? Almost had it. >> Fish. Marty Fish is a stud. Pavs. Unbelievable. They have traded wins, I. think. And then Steph or Romo three. years ago. >> Steph three years ago. And then Pav and. then Marty and then Marty again. They're. really good. >> Look at you. >> Yeah, we pay attention, man. We We like. that tournament. I I got to get better.

at golf. Get back out there. I get. better at golf. Get back out there. >> You You do. You do. The event. >> All right. [laughter] Okay. Ladies and. gentlemen, ladies and gentlemen, Hall of. Famer and everything on the call over at. the Royal Berkeale for the Open this. weekend on NBC. Hall of Famer. Ladies. and gentlemen, entering his second. decade at NBC. You feel old? >> Yeah. >> Yeah. Ladies and gentlemen, yeah, do you. >> do very. >> Yeah. Me too, bro. Me too. Cuz Yeah. >> Take some rest. >> You're the best, ladies and gentlemen. Mike Tico. >> Yeah. Mike.

>> Fresh off of Trico to a 15-year NBA vet. a man who will be able to not only play. off of what Rico just said, but give us. his personal thoughts. A man who's. obviously incredible friend of the. program. Absolute stud. Ladies and. gentlemen, Big Perk Perkins. >> Perk, sorry we made you wait there a. little bit uh towards the end, but we. were talking about obviously the story. that's going to carry the summer or. until LeBron decides it's not. Well, no, cuz once he gets wherever he gets to, that's going to be the story. I mean, this is going to be for the foreseeable. future. He's talking to Hallebertton. today, I believe, in a podcast. Who. knows if that's an answer or just more. information. What are your thoughts,

Perk? I don't know if I've heard exactly. where and what you think is going to. happen. >> Well, I mean, number one, good to see. y'all. >> You, too. We miss you, Park. >> I I I'm ready to have somewhat of a. vacation and go wiggle my toes in the. sand. So, I hope that he make a decision. here pretty soon so I could go on. vacation and just for a little bit. I. ain't asking for a month off, but just. for for a week, you know. But right now, I'm on standby because of LeBron. [laughter] James, who is still the most. powerful man in basketball. But let me.

say this. When I listen when he speaks. today on his podcast with with with. Hallebertton, the one thing that I want. to hear him talk about is if this is. going to be his final year. I think if. he plans on playing at least two more. years, then I believe that's going to. affect his decision on where he's going. to go. If it's one year, I believe it. should be Cleveland. If it's two years,

now all of a sudden it's it should. expand a little bit and more options. I. actually love Minnesota for LeBron James. to be honest with you. When you look at. what they already have and the peace, the void that they're trying to fill. since trading Julius Randall, you put. him alongside Anthony Edwards, McDaniels, and LaMelo Ball along with. Rudy, that puts them back into the. conversation of being able to really. compete with OKC.

and the San Antonio Spurs in my opinion. Yeah, I think OKC and San Antonio. obviously we watched them at their. absolute best at the end of the season. and it seems like they were just going. to run the West forever, but that. automatically discounts Aunt who we were. thinking was going to be the face of the. franchise, the face of the NBA, the face. of basketball, which can still happen. with how electrifying he is. You talk. about LaMelo going there, you talk about. them making some plays obviously uh. moving on. It's. >> Minnesota, you think LeBron James is. going to go to No, no offense,

Minnesota. This is not. >> It's cold. >> An offensive statement to Minnesota. >> He's old. >> Yes. >> Okay. He is golfing. >> He's got a gray ass beard. >> Are you heading to negative? Like what? You wake up, it's -35. And I know. everything's connected, but like a. beautiful time. Beautiful. It is cold. cold in Minnesota. Like cold cold. >> I get that Pat, but it gets cold cold in. Cleveland as well. Not as much as it. does in Minnesota. But I will say this,

Rich Paul on his podcast a few weeks. ago, he did say LeBron James would love. to go somewhere where it's a indoor or. off outdoor. thing for him to golf. See, the indoor. part is what got me. Meaning that if he. does pick somewhere where it's going to. be cold. >> Hold on. Can I tell you what happened. with Rich? We love Rich. Can I tell you. what happened with Rich? We love Rich. Rich was talking about golf mattering in. this entire thing. And him say, I didn't.

hear the quote. I would have to go back. and hear it. But just listening to you. describe what he said. He said, "Now. listen, it would be nice if there was a. place to golf." And then he immediat. leverage with every quote or [laughter]. or indoor or indoor go. Like as it came. out of his mouth, I think Rich was like, "Whoa, whoa, there's also indoor golf. now. We go putt putt too now." You know, we could [ __ ] do that. I think that's. potentially what happened. But maybe. not. I mean, maybe the ma the weather. doesn't matter and maybe golf is for the. offseason like it has been this year and. maybe yes, he'll be able to work on his. swing. It just for me it feels like warm.

for for me. It just feels like he's. going to go warm unless he wants to come. to Indiana. But and what is. >> is Golden State I don't think I know. enough about San Francisco's weather in. the Bay Area weather. And congrats to. Steph by the way over $100 million. raised. That's a lot of money. We found. that out last night. [applause] Got a. chance to meet Steph, Aisha, and Steph, security guard, who did not stick out at. all at that golf tournament this past. weekend. Did not stick out. [laughter]. >> [ __ ] flat bill, huge beard, car heart.

thing, four feet taller than every other human. I'm here to watch the golf, man. Just. here to watch the golf. That guy was the. best. But that is that cold? Do they get. cold? I mean, what is the weather over. there? I mean, it's it certainly is not. going to get anywhere near as cold as. any place in the Midwest, you know, like. >> But are they counting that as a warm. weather place? >> I would say yes. Yeah. >> So that and then Steph's there, >> you know, Steve Kerr also, right? Steve. Kerr is based from my understanding the. way those Olympic practices go, LeBron's.

running that [ __ ] right? And he Yeah. >> LeBron and stuff doing the entire thing. So I think him and Steve kind of have a. good relationship. >> Great golf in the San Francisco Bay. area. Like elite golf, too. Like so if. he that really is like one of like the. deciding factors, you're gonna be. hardressed to find any NBA city that has. better golf than San Francisco. >> And then somebody uh caught Steve Turf. saying this uh in in his car. >> You guys doing. >> Hey, we need to get LeBron, man. >> We need LeBron. >> LeBron. >> We got him.

>> Okay, [laughter] that's good. >> Okay, so obviously he's gassing up. people in a car in uh in the city. We. can't take that as say, but it does feel. like the growing uh sentiment is that. Golden State does want him. That would. be What do we think about him up there? Because a lot of people saying, "Oh, that'd be cool in like 2016, this would. be a really sweet team." Do you think. those two together with what Steve's. able to do with the rest of the cast in. Golden State? Do they immediately also. become right back into title contending. and obviously every arena they go to,

the ticket prices are going to be. outrageous good for business? >> You're damn right it does. And and I. know Steph wasn't available as much last. year, but the times that he was on the. floor, he still played at an allNBA. level. He still was like he averaged 26. points. Like damn near 50 from the. field, 40 from three. So he's still. showing us that he's defeating for the. time alongside with LeBron James. And I. get it. People will say, "Oh, well, they'll have the oldest roster in the.

league." Yeah, but to me that don't even. matter because Al Horford when you look. at him, they just resigned him. He's in. phenomenal shape. He could still go at a. high level. Chris Porzingis, obviously. we haven't seen him because of health. issues, but when he's available, he. could go. No one can sit up here and. argue and say that Draymond Green when. he's on the floor, he's still not one of. the best defensive players in the game. I think the biggest obstacle if LeBron. James was to get to Golden State would.

just be getting through the regular. getting through the regular season. But. postseason time, if you could get to. postseason time, which they will find. the ways to find ways to win games to. get there and all of those guys are. healthy, it's going to be hell and hot. water for everybody. That experience. kicks in. I can only I can only imagine. what it would be like to have two. basketball minds like Draymond Green and.

LeBron James anchoring the defense. calling out plays like doing that type. of stuff and then all of a sudden you go. back to Stephen Bru in a twoman game. Hell, pick your poison. The last time. both of those guys were even happy like. happy outside of golf when it comes to. basketball is when they played together. in the Olympics. >> And they were great together. >> Yeah, they look great. >> And what's where's Kevin Durant at? I. [laughter] mean, >> are they going to be able to get his ass. back up there, too? Cuz I mean, if we're.

just going to watch the Olympics again, I'd love that cuz they're big game. Kevin Durant go for 45. Oh, Steph Curry. is going to go for, I don't know, 70. tonight or whatever the case is. And. then Bron's like, "That's fun, guys. We. know the deal tonight. Let me drop. another 55 on him. That would be that. would be a show. That would be awesome. I'm leaning that way. Steph Curry said. this on Good Morning America yesterday. as he was uh in town to receive an award. for his foundation's work with what he. has done in Oakland. The bay, we know. how to win beautiful weather, great. golf, we just know how to play. basketball. And I think that he would.

enjoy just the idea of what it means to. finish your career the right way. You. know, I I think what he's saying there. is like, "Hey, Braun, come on. Good ball. here, too. We play sophisticated hoops. here now." So, this is you will be able. to fit in. You're not going to be mad. with what's going on. We'll amplify. everything. I love the idea of him in in. with Steph Curry. Now, do I want it to. be a gold state? No. So, I would like. them to trade them both to the Pacers. >> That'd be cool. >> Perk, continue to work your ass off. because LeBron ain't making a decision.

for quite a time. I do believe you're. the absolute man. We appreciate you. >> Appreciate. >> You're the best, ladies and gentlemen. Kendrick Perk. >> All right. Season's over. Knicks one. All right. All right, I'll give you guys. a week wrap-up on the other side. Okay, that's very nice of you, Parker. Thank. you for doing that. No problem. Any. other things happen? Good. >> Draft happens, we'll talk about it. >> Free agency, I'm ready. Okay, >> who's free agent? >> LeBron James. >> Yeah, we're going to need you. >> for a long time. >> Every day. >> Mhm. >> Stand by. >> Yeah.

>> You know Messi, get ready to talk about. him. [laughter]. >> What he said to us, he's not watching. anything other than hoops. That was what. three months ago. Yeah. >> He's still just locked in on everything. wife just like, "Hey, are you a No, I. got to sit in his room. I got to sit in. his room. LeBron might, who knows? He. might go take a piss in San Francisco.". >> All right, we're back on the other side. Goodbye. It's electrifying here in Happy Valley. We're lucky to be here. And uh you know. the way you win this is you have uh be.

the first 300 people here and you get a. ticket and then we randomly select a. ticket and that person gets an. opportunity to kick a 33 yard field goal. for an undetermined amount of money. This week we had our man William, right? What's your name? >> William. Yes, sir. >> You won the raffle and you said I don't. want to kick because I suck at kicking. Is that accurate? >> More or less. >> What is your uh major here? >> I'm a finance major. >> Okay. So, money decision was I suck at. this. Let me try to find somebody who's. good at this. How did you land on my man.

here? And uh what are your hopes in him? >> Well, I was looking around. I saw my. man. He said he plays soccer and I was. like, this is my guy right here. My guy. Carson. I have faith in him, so I know. he's going to get it done. >> All right. You're Carson, right? You. played high school soccer. Is that. accurate? >> I did play high school soccer. >> Where are you from? >> I'm from Hannover, Pennsylvania. >> Okay. You're a Pennsylvania guy. Have. you ever kicked a ball before? other. than not football, soccer. >> Okay. Well, hope hopefully you're. terrible at this. It's $100,000. Uh are. you guys splitting that 50/50?

>> Yes, sir. >> Okay. Uh so we'll make it uh $300,000. $150,000 for both of you. Okay. >> You only get one kick though. You've. game the ticket game, which I appreciate. and respect. It's up to $300,000. 150 for both of you. Only one kick. though, Herby. We're not doing anything. I don't care how many stators chant for. another kick. [cheering]. >> Only one. Herby played high school. soccer. He's a good player. >> We got a problem here. >> That's right. It's a white out. It could.

be a special day. You could help out. your guy William and winning $150,000. >> One kick 300,000. two. [cheering]. >> [cheering]. [cheering].

>> You're a good man. >> This minute, >> Carson. Congratulations. >> William, way to go. It has been an. expensive year out here at the field. goal kick. Carson, I'm proud of you, buddy. 300, 150 to you. 150 to you. Good. finance decisions were made in the first. top six white out. and an expensive one. We are.

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I have an announcement to make and I do. not we do not have a deal with anybody. but we do have deals with our friends. Okay. >> That they have to send us boxes of [ __ ]. whenever they get stuff. >> Yep. >> Yeah. >> Even if there's no chance of us wearing. them like what we've been doing with. Tyrese Hallebertton with the original. six pairs of his shoes that he released. >> Yeah. Not all of us. >> Conor will put anything on his body. So. Connor was wearing these shoes that were. certainly not meant for adults. >> Not anything. >> Close.

>> Close. What would you put on? >> Yeah. What? Outside of. >> I'm not talking about that. >> Yeah, that's what I'm saying. I'm saying. like uh uh. >> anything fancy. We'll put a Buffalo. Bills jersey on. I won't do that. >> By the way, those bison. >> Yeah. >> lit up at night on the glass. It looks. real cool. It does. Now, there was a. little bit of an aerial thing that I. didn't necessarily uh love there because. I thought they looked small whenever. they first laid it out. >> I agree. >> But on that note, I like it. I think.

this is going to look incredible. >> They're proper. >> Yeah. I think it's a proper bison. >> Saturday night football intro with us. >> Oh my god. Mike Tico. >> with the Buffaloos roaming outside in. the Buffalonians filling the new home. Yeah, there's going to be. >> are hot in the streets. >> Yeah, I think I like what they're doing. Um I forget where I was going before we. >> Oh, you got you got a new pair of uh. >> Oh, yeah. I'm wearing these. So, Hallebertton made shoes that we can wear. as adults. >> Oh, neat. >> Yeah, they're the all whites. Nobody.

makes all whites anymore either. It. seems like Air Force Ones are really the. only options that you have. And I do. appreciate all the different white Air. Force One options that there are. Although I have 700 pairs of the. standard Air Force One all whites. Very. rarely do shoe companies nowadays just. give you shoes that just. >> just fresh whites. Like they don't. really do that anymore. We got to always. do the [ __ ] We always got to be super. goofy. And I respect it. You got people. are buying them. I guess people are. buying them. You're doing whatever it. is. >> So boom. Hallebertton's got the all.

white. Boom. They're nice. Hallebertton's got the all whites. Very. comfortable and very white, which I. appreciate because then there's that. off-white [ __ ] where everybody and then. there was those shoes where they were. beat up white. You remember that? >> Yeah. >> It was almost like an attack on fresh. whites. Yeah. Like I did not like as. somebody. >> fresh white Air Force Ones. >> I think you could ask people from four. different eras of my life. If you were. to see me, what shoes probably have on? Boom. He's probably have those on. Then.

for some reason, every shoe maker just. decided, >> we're done with this. >> We're not doing it. >> Were you a shocks guy in high school, too? >> The back ones? >> Yeah. >> Yeah. I blew them out one time. >> Shocks were Everybody had them. >> Yeah. Blew blew back right corner out. and I said, "I'm not doing this guy. I. can't be breaking my I got kicked out. here.". >> Yeah. >> So, I didn't do that. I was breaking. some limbs yesterday if you do recall. >> Oh, yeah. I do. I do. I certainly do. >> We were a part of some We've been a part. of too many cool things. the talks and. tables here at Bus Conor at Tai Schmid. went for the hammer cowboys AP Tone and.

the man that said I don't want to do. that super cool thing and I don't want. to go to USBs ladies and gentlemen Jhawk. >> good to see you buddy uh want to let you. know the uh the afternoon thing that was. 57 minute drive to and then 50 minute. drive back in between show and uh award. show that you know on paper looked like. the biggest nightmare that we had ever. potentially signed signed up for in. history. Turns out get there. Awesome.

Very, very cool to be a part of. And. then we also watched Gumpy go from. coming home to. >> He was skipping around his place, holding his phone. There was a TV in one. room, there's a TV in another room. He. just had his phone going through there. They're up one nothing. Boys or. whatever. He did seem to be a bit. worried about how much Argentina was. seemingly. >> love the two tactics. He He was pretty. uh He was pretty nervous. He was pretty. nervy over there. I'm putting on I can't. give away. >> Yeah. Don't give it away. Don't give it.

away. >> But no, >> you're in hair makeup. Let's just say. that. >> Yes, we were. >> Yeah. >> Yeah. >> And then you just hear taps, little tiny. feet. It sounds like tapping back and. forth. And it was it was Gumpy's little. it was Gumpy's little feet on the other. side of the curtain just watching this. game and just wondering if the English. were going to be able to hang on. And. then his favorite player on earth just. broke his heart. just absolutely broke. his heart. And now we got Messi in Spain. taking place on Sunday. And then last. night's incredible. So AJ, you missed a.

lot yesterday. Okay, I want to let you. know that. But it was great seeing you. And I would say the World Cup final is. going to live up to the hype. The third. place game. >> Oh, look out. >> That's a good one. >> It is third place game coming right up. Get on podium. >> Yeah. >> Huge has always been a thing. They've. always done this third place game. >> Yeah. I'm just wondering because I don't know. how the boys are going to play because. yeah, obviously you want to win but it's. like what a let down from what just. happened. So yeah, you're going to go. out there and play for pride but I.

didn't know this was a thing. >> This I what the reason why I popped. there whenever you said that is because. I literally had to ask whenever. somebody's cuz we're ranking teams over. there and I said England's in third. place. You can just say that, right? Cuz. you and France can both say that and. they're like actually playing on. Saturday. I'm like you guys are playing. for third place? I did not know that. that was happening. That has to be a. tough go. Like especially with all the. terrible things that have been said. about all these guys by their countries, right? And then the coach, how about the. gaffer for England?

>> Yeah, they may they may be gafferless. come Saturday. >> I mean it's a and they're playing in. this game. It's like I watched that. video said, "Dear Harry.". >> Yeah. >> All of us. >> You remember? >> I forgot about that video. I watched the. game. I was in the airport with billion. people surrounding all the TVs. everywhere in the airport going crazy. People were very very excited for. England early on and then it was just. heartbreak for everybody at the same. time and then some people very excited. obviously. Yeah, obviously there were. some Argentinian fans amongst us as. well, even though Gumpy and other. English people were seemingly louder.

But this is like international. heartbreak, you know, and then the. things that are said immediately upon. losing Messi was going to stop playing. for Argentina what, like 10 years ago. >> Long gone. >> Like 10 years ago, he's going to stop. because he couldn't win. He missed the. penalty. I was thinking his own country. was like, "Get this guy the hell out of. he's the best in the world in Spain.". Okay, this guy, he's represented. Argentina and Spain is the greatest in. the world. when he was 17 years old, Ronald Dinho told Kobe that he this guy. and Ronaldo was considered like best. player in the world at the time. Ronaldo.

tells Kobe Bryant, "Hey, this one right. here is he's going to be this is going. to be the one." And then back in. Argentina cuz he couldn't win for uh. Argentina in the World Cup, they're. saying, "Stay this guy sucks. We don't. you're not Maradono pal. Get you need to. get out of here." So much so he thinks. about stopping playing for the Could you. imagine this World Cup happening? Messi's doing what he's doing for Miami. and he's not [clears throat] on. Argentina. he's just kind of juggling. with his big ass dog in his backyard. throughout this entire thing. That's. what the reaction is from these. countries whenever you lose and you. don't perform well. So to have to play.

on Saturday. So Gumpy, are they all. going to play? Like is what what what. happens here? Like Harry Kane's going to. be on the pitch on Saturday with Jude. Bellingham and all the starting 11 is. going or is this going to be like uh. Australia or what was the game where uh. we played uh Turkey? >> Turkey. Is this is this like back half a. roster? Like let's get some. international caps here for the boys. Like how should we view this whenever. we're thinking about it? Cuz obviously. we all knew this game was happening. We. are now just wondering what is going to.

happen in said game. >> I'm sure they're going to rotate guys a. little bit but like Mbappe and Harry. Kane are still up for the golden boot. Like I imagine Mbappe still wants to win. the golden boot. So I think a lot of the. players are going to play. I just think. you're going to see some guys rotate in. and out with some guys banged up and. such. And AJ, you can I mean I guess in. our world, college world, like there was. a time where my our West Virginia team. me saying mine is crazy. I was way down.

at the bottom of the roster there. So. the team that I was lucky to be on at. West Virginia [clears throat] obviously. we lose to pit don't go to national. championship. Devastating worst. experience I've ever been a part of. because what happened in the first. quarter to me and everything and what. happened to the boys and obviously the. weight of it all and how terrible it. was. But then we go to the Fiesta Bowl. and we win that game. There was a little. bit more positive, you know, going into. the offseason, you know. So like you win. this game. I assume there is at least. like a. >> your offseason 6 months long, not 3. years and you know 11 months though.

>> That's a good point. >> Yeah. But like think about two years. from now and they're bashing at the. previous English team, which they're. definitely going to do. >> Oh yeah. >> But then somebody will say, I. probably should have a. >> hell of a run in two years. >> Well, we're going to win that. Wait, the golden boot. Messi's getting. the golden boot though, right? >> Not if he doesn't score the most goals. >> Is that the only way you win that? It's. like the golden ball is the MVP. The. golden boot is for the highest. >> Oh, well, we'll win the. >> ideally you'd want ball and boot.

>> Yeah, because a boot without a ball. >> It's It's really no boot at all. [laughter]. >> It was right there. It was right there. That's all me. Golly. Joining us now is. a man who'll be able to tell us a little. bit more about all of this. >> Took a lot of heat. >> This guy's 100 years uh soccer years. old. Yeah. >> Okay. In soccer years, >> this guy is 105 years old. >> He was our captain. >> Yep. >> We got a chance to meet him last night.

His story in the soccer world, I think, is a perfect depiction of what a lot of. people are saying is kind of wrong with. the US soccer system and how we need to. fix it going forward. He's not saying. that. I'm just saying he grew up St. Louis. There's a national pipeline to. get to the national team. Never made it. Was never in there. Goes to college, plays, gets drafted to the MLS. When. he's in the MLS, then he's noticed by. the national kind of forced to be. noticed by national team. Comes the. national team. Been on the national team. for 16 years.

>> So long. >> Impressive. >> Yeah. >> Think about how much of this Miles. >> out there competing with like 20 year. olds, >> 19 year olds, 17 year olds. Ladies and. gentlemen, joining us now, US men's. national team captain. He looked. spectacular last night. >> Ladies and gentlemen, Tim Ringer, >> how you doing, Remo? >> I'm good, man. How are you? >> Good. Connor wanted to ask and I'm going. to take it. You do have a very tight.

bun. Every time we've seen you, you are. very Do you hairspray that thing? Because hair in the eyes. >> can't do it. >> Absolutely. Bad news. So, growing hair. out, dangerous game. How do we keep it. out of eyes? You just You think you one. of the best bunners in on earth or do we. use product here to keep that thing out? >> No product. Never. >> Really? What do you do? Twisty loop. three. Do you do a triple? What do you. do? Yeah, >> you got it. Long enough. Long enough.

from the front all the way back that I. can I can keep it all together. >> You ever think about going samurai? Right there on top. Right there on top. No. Yeah. right here. >> like TC did. >> Yeah. I'm not sure I could pull that one. off. >> I mean, you don't know, though. I mean, maybe. >> No. Yeah, you're right. I I don't know. I've not tried it, but I'm I'm I'm. probably stay away from that one. >> No, because think about what that would. do for you, cuz now all parts of your. head are available, you know, cuz you. can even come, you could jump up there,

turn that some [ __ ] bang. Put South. Massa on the call 180 Mc Reky. Bang. If. you have that up on there on the top and. then if Jude Bellingham, Lionel Messi. situation happens, you can even. accidentally, you know, now you got a. little bit of a stabber as well. Just. >> spring too little bull fighter. >> Exactly. Speaking of bull fighter, uh, Ponchettino seems like a guy that would. get in there and I think he would dress. in red as well as holding the red thing.

>> This guy brought a new energy and. attitude to the men's national team. I. think whenever we all saw it happen, you. get named captain of this man's team. This man is very accomplished, obviously. very respected everywhere. Uh you get. the C on your arm. You're obviously 100. years old in the soccer world. You play. there going into the World Cup. Your. thoughts about the pressure of the. position in which you were in which was. in the United States of America. And now. with where we are now, couple weeks. removed from exiting the tournament, how.

do you feel about it all? How do you. think this World Cup went versus what. you maybe thought it was going to be. like? >> Um, yeah. I mean, that's a that's a. tough one. Obviously, we're we're very. disappointed with um you know, how we. how we played that last game. Disappointed that we you know, ended. ended the tournament earlier than than. we wanted to. Um, but you know, one of. the the secondary kind of conversations. that we were we were having as a as a. group and as a as a team was how can we.

inspire and get more people to love this. game? How can we get them to fall in. love with the game, be passionate about. the game, um, get behind the team, get. behind the sport even more? Um, and and. what is it going to take from from us as. players to do that? And that was right, we need to we need to put on, you know, performances and and win games. Um and. and we felt that, you know, throughout. the throughout the tournament. We felt. it grow and grow and grow and grow. And. um from that standpoint, I think we're,

you know, we're we're proud that that, you know, of the of the performances and. and of the games that we did win. Um. everybody's going to be disappointed. other than one team at the end of this. tournament, right? There's there's 47. teams that go home that that don't get. to win the tournament. So, you know, disappointed with that. Um, but to be. able to bring, you know, the the the. fans and bring more fans on board and. feel their excitement was was something. that was, you know, a secondary uh goal. of ours. >> I love that. Uh, growing the game is.

certainly on the mind of everybody and I. think Ponch even like it. Your style in. which you guys played I think was even. like a hey, let's not be a boring we got. the guys, let's let's play, let's let's. do this thing. And I think it looked. like that for I was there for that. Paraguay game. That thing I'd never seen. US men's soccer team look like that. You. You're on the men's national team for 16. years. You'd be able to tell me a little. bit differently, but that felt like a. completely different soccer like. actually. And then let's go. I don't. want to go to the last game because it's. a bad feeling, but let's do that. You.

guys go to the locker room afterwards. and just look around. And I mean, Pissic. has his most unlucky evening I think. I've ever seen a star soccer player. play. because even if you have a bad. touch, maybe it'll bounce right and. you'll be able to get the bounce. Everything he did just went directly to. the other. I mean, he got zero favors. from the ball or from the soccer gods in. that night. I don't think anybody would. say they had their best kick in that. locker room. What is the reaction? Is it. quiet? Is it somber? Because we I think. I saw Ponchettino circle you guys up on.

the field, but what was the locker room. like immediately afterwards? And uh who. kind of speaks in there? Is it you? Is. it anybody else? or do you guys just. kind of go your different ways? >> Um, I mean, it's quiet to to begin with. Um, I think there's, you know, you end. tend to have, you know, conversations. throughout the night. Um, you know, when. you when you go back to the hotel, but I. I think it was more, you know, surprised. Um, I mean, you mentioned. Christian there, but I I don't, as you. said, I I don't think anybody had their,

you know, had their had their best game. um by any stretch. And um it just it. just seemed like everything that could. could go wrong was was going to go wrong. that night. Um which is a shame because. we had we had put so much work into to. get to that point. But yeah, in the in. the changing room after is is quiet. It's it's looking around. It's. disbelief. It's um trying to trying to. put together and understand what what. had just you know gone on. Um because it. was polar opposite of of the way we had.

played as you said uh up up to that. point. Um and you mentioned the the. Paraguay game, you know, that was the. energy, the excitement, the the the pace. that that we played with, the aggression. with and without the ball um was just. the polar opposite of of you know how. how it all ended. Um and I think that. was that was more the the feeling in in. the room was was was shock and and. trying to Yeah. trying to understand. where and and why um you know we we had. the game that we did. >> Last question for me Reamer and I.

appreciate all your answers here. The. boys have a bunch of questions for you. I played soccer growing up was not as. good obviously as you, but I think I was. okay enough to kind of understand it. Can you tell me why a team can look like. that on at Paraguay and why team can. look like that at Belgium? Is it an a. vibe thing? Is it an energy thing? Is it. a matchup thing? Or like for football. some days like I was a punter. I think. AJ probably say this too. you show up. and for some reason it's just not. working and it's like what I don't know. what the hell to do. We're talking to. some baseball players uh at uh home run.

derby and all-star break and some. batters are like some days I just don't. I mean I just can't. >> I'm striking out four times. >> Yeah, there there's and I almost know. that that's happening and nobody. understands what it is or why it is. Is. soccer the same there? And did you have. a scent a sense going in like how are. like did you you know what I mean? Does. that make sense? I. >> Yeah, I hear what you're saying. Yeah. No, I totally totally get the question. I think when you. I don't know that there's a there's a an. easy answer to that. Um you know you can. you can look at all the all the.

different external internal factors and. and you could never come up with with a. an exact answer. Um and that's not me. sitting on the fence. I think as you. know in in team sports there there are. just moments where you're just like it. is not going to be it's not going to be. our our night, right? it's not going to. go the way we we have have been going. the way we want it to go. Um, and. sometimes it's it's because the other. team is is is better and sometimes it's.

um, you know, that just the things just. aren't clicking. They they don't feel as. connected as as they you know they did. previously. Um, but I I don't think. anybody sensed that that was what was. going to be the the outcome or or the. performance to to be completely honest. because we talk about in in our sport. performance, right? More times than not, if you perform well, you're going to. you're going to get the result that that. you want and and are are, you know, striving for. But um yeah, that was a. that was a a really really strange one.

because I don't think any of us expected. or sensed that um you know being the. outcome. >> We we have that in our sport too. I I. think every sport has it and I think. AJ's brought it up more than anybody. about like there are some days where you. warm up, your warm-up is like the best. and then the game starts and like okay. >> terrible. Sports are such an interesting. thing especially with humans, you know, because they're not video game players. Like you're not in 88 every single day. Like some days you wake, you're 57. It's. like, okay, hope we don't get fired. today. [laughter] That is I hope we're.

still in the video game. But it's an. interesting and I think we're all kind. of learning about soccer in real time. AJ was glued into it all. He became. massive fan of not only the team, but I. think of the sport. He was texting into. the group before us for some of these. games that. >> well like a big guy. versus somebody and AJ's in there. So AJ. has a question for you because you talk. about like uh influencing and growing. the game. This blockheaded man right. over here is like your exact person from. Ohio football. What do soccer?

>> Yeah, right. Then this World Cup he got. into it. AJ, is that accurate? >> True. >> That's very true. Yeah. I only played. one year of soccer. First grade I was on. the Green Hornets. I think we went. undefeated. My coach was very good. I. give him the credit. But Tim, when. you're previewing this final, Spain. versus Argentina, can you let us know. what what should casual fans like myself. or people that don't know much about. soccer, what should we be looking for, I. guess, how do you think this game kind. of plays out? >> Wow. Um, put making me put my analyst. cap on here.

>> Yes. Yes. Well, who the [ __ ] would know. it better than you, because uh. [laughter] you know, >> honestly, you know what? I I I think if. you look at and and maybe the most. people haven't haven't seen this, but. like for whatever reason, Argentina has. not started games, you know, well, um. they haven't they haven't been blowing. teams away, right? But they have this. innate ability to when they go down a. goal or even two goals to to just the. grit, the determination, the fight they.

have to to turn the score around. Um, I. think I saw something yesterday that. from the time England scored, Argentina. had the ball for 88% of the time. from that point forward. England scoring. to Argentina's game-winning goal. >> Here's the stat right here, brother. 56. to 92nd minute, average possession. length uh for Argentina, 62.4 seconds, 14 and a half passes. England 8.7. seconds, 2.1 passes. This is the perfect. depiction of the prevent defense.

>> That that is that is in in soccer that. is absurd. That is that is beyond. anything that that is is normal. And so. they they they're able to wear, you. know, wear you down. If if I'm if I'm a. neutral, this game is incredible. It's. it's two juggernauts in the in the. sport. Um now, what does Spain need to. do to win? Honestly, I think they need. to to be up three or four goals before.

the the 50th minute. Um because if. they're not, Argentina has has been able. to, like I said, been able to battle. back every single game and turn scores. around. >> How come you're not in any bathtubs with. Ronaldo or uh who ple I guess you're 38, 37? >> How come you're not in any little. bathtubs as a baby with Ple? Do you. think that's why Team USA is never going. to be good? [laughter]. Mhm. >> Uh this is quite the interesting uh. photo shoot, isn't it? I Yeah, I don't. know.

>> I I don't know that uh we we do things. this way. >> Well, I will let you know, Reamer, guess. what you're doing next week. Baby Midas, my boy, two months old. Your ass going. to be baptizing him in some soccer. water. Now, >> listen. We We should go We should get. Balagan out here with the with a little. a little baby and and give this. >> Yeah, my baby. Yeah, we have the baby. Yeah, we have my baby. Yeah, we actually. maybe we do have to do a bunch of. babies. >> Yeah, bring them all in. >> This used to be a church. Balagan could. certainly do the thing here. >> But you do the whole thing cuz it feels.

like everybody's like, why is he bathing. a baby that isn't his? It's like that's. a really good question and I don't know. the answer to that. I will say baby has. diaper on though. There's other shoots. where baby is fully dressed. It's not. naked. You mean [laughter]. your mom? Okay, he does have diaper. >> Yes, there's other photos. I did look. into I was very freaked out when I found. out that that photo was real for so many. different reasons. I was like. >> I started thinking grand. I'm like. universe and time and like what are we. even doing? And then you dig in you're.

like the [ __ ] Messi doing with that. baby? >> What are the odds? >> Why why why is Messi why is Messi with a. baby that isn't his in there? And then. it was a UNICEF thing. I think it was. like a I think it was was for like a you. know a good thing obviously but but it. was just there were so many questions of. mine that. >> why have why does he have to be bathing. the baby? Couldn't he be like hanging. out from a bottom? >> I don't think he came up with the. creative for the ad. >> I We don't know though. >> But I don't know. [laughter]. >> He might. That's part of his passion. >> I think it's crazy. I think it's crazy. how the the world works. Like he's he's.

basically anointing this this baby and. this baby is Yamin Lamal. >> Yeah. So, I don't know what age he was. there, but uh Mr. law, you're going to. have a uh you're going to have a call. from a few Americans with babies and. we're going to have to go ahead and pass. the torch of the uh bathing baby thing. >> to America. We need to make sure we get. ahead of this. >> Yeah. >> Than all these other countries. >> Yeah. >> We don't need like in the NFL when. somebody really fast, really good at. football comes available and we all go, "Oh, the Chiefs are going to get them.". Somebody from another one of these power.

countries is going to be having Lamal. bathing these babies and they're going. to get the next one. We need to be doing. that. >> Agreed. >> Yes. >> Yep. >> Okay. >> Ree, tell them we need him bathing. babies in America. We don't need him. going other places now. Maybe we can. still do the same baptizer cuz he is an. American. And maybe next World Cup, his. name's Lou instead of L. Oh, go ahead, Ty. >> Yeah, Reamer, could you please put it in. perspective because we've asked a bunch.

of people, but I feel like someone like. you play against him in the MLS now. How. is Messi able to still do all the stuff. that he does? It's still very evident. He is the best player in the world. Uh, and it doesn't look like he's lost a. step. He just continues to get older and. it just it's so easy out there for him. How difficult is it playing against him? and also his impact in the MLS, like do. you think him being over here and then. obviously having the type of World Cup. that we all kind of expected like are.

more marquee players you think going to. start coming to the MLS from overseas. because they see what he's done in the. league and and kind of what's possible? >> Yeah, I think first and foremost. I don't know how much people are aware. but the the calendar for for MLS is is. changing, right? And so the the big kind. of thing now is that we're the league is. going to be on the the the FIFA. calendar, the European calendar, and and.

the the transfers are going to be a. little bit more they're going to be more. lined up and and matched. So I think. it's going to give it's going to give. teams a lot better opportunity to bring. in um you know, players who are at the. top of their game. Uh, and I think. that's in that's important for not only. the the growth of of soccer, but the the. growth of the league and and you know. where where it's heading to. Um, in. terms of of Messi, I. he's just he's so good at understanding.

where to be, when to be, and his his. mastery of of the ball, right? we we. call it, you know, his technical. ability, but you know, if you look at at. one of his goals in in the World Cup. where he he brings the ball down with. his left foot and it was like it was. like he caught it, right? Like just like. it was just like there and it didn't. move like the ball didn't move. It. didn't bounce anywhere. It just like it. was just like Yes, exactly that. >> It was this one over the corner. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. >> Outside of the left it was like he on. the on the bounce and it didn't it.

didn't go anywhere. It just it was like. >> incredible. But then I look at so that's. that's the skill aspect but then I look. at how he how he is able to to shrug off. other players. You look at at yesterday. again underrated. I don't again not. something many people would have seen. He put Harry Kane on his hip and rolled. him and and was on the ground, right? And and that was after he had already. beaten uh the left back um to the ball.

and I believe it was Anderson. He he. touched. >> Gordon. Then he megs Gordon and then he. goes to chip one up over the guy and. then he gets high load by the way, which. he could roll around and cry, doesn't. >> gets up like he's kind of a dog, too. He's like tiny. He's a dog. It's. unbelievable. And it's it's that it's. that kind of thing where you you think. he's got three guys around him. He. shouldn't be he shouldn't be getting out. of out of this. It doesn't you know even. if he is even if he is messy and he does. he comes he he he gets out of it. Um,

and so you know, you when you when you. try to if you try to kick him, you it's. not going to do you any good because. he's he's like, "All right, well, >> yeah, you try to follow him, it it. ignites something more in him where he's. like, "Okay, well, now I now I have. somebody else that I I'm going to try to. make look um really really stupid." Um, but it's just his I think his his. awareness, like his understanding of. what, you know, what areas to be in, when to be in. When the ball's on one. side, he's he's on your your back.

shoulder. When you're looking this way, he's looking. And as soon as you look. another way, he's gone the the opposite. way. So, he's he's so good at reading. body language and space and time and and. the ball position. And he and he does. this all constantly through through the. 90 plus minutes. and and it makes it, you know, it's when you're not playing. against him, it's it's incredibly. entertaining to watch because you you. don't know what he's going to do next. But, >> um, when you are playing against him, it. is I mean, you you come off the field, you're not physically tired. You're you.

are mentally just absolutely wiped um. from from having to, you know, look. every different direction at at every. second of the of the game. >> Hey, that's literally you having to deal. with that, you know, that it's actually. you having to deal with that in the. back. I know. >> Yeah, that's what [laughter] Hey, same. age, you know. Same age. So, yeah, there's no reason you shouldn't be able. to just. >> do everything he he he's doing as well. But I watched Pep, I think, break him. down a little bit in like a documentary. they're doing. And he walks. So, I think. for all of us, AJ included, that are.

kind of new to soccer. Like, so the best. guy on earth just kind of walks around. What? Why is this guy just walking. around? Then you watch for like 20. minutes and it's like, oh, this guy's. going to right where he's supposed to. be. And then as soon as he gets the. ball, it's like we're doing something. here immediately. JJ Watt miked up. >> trying to find fish on offensive line. Mike miked up through it. Through the. first quarter, he is trying to fight. outside, goes inside, goes the next. inside, then goes outside, goes to the.

sideline, they say 57 is the fish, and. that JJ Watt now is on top of that guy. for the next three quarters. Pep said. that Messi is kind of doing the same. thing. And I don't know if there was like a. language barrier and I didn't understand. it right, but it kind of felt like Messi. is walking around like checking people. to see how they feel and then oh this. guy, >> oh he looks a little lost in the eyes. tonight. Oh, this could be a long night. for you. Is that happening as well? And. have you ever been on the receiving end. of that? Darius Butler tells the story. of Pton Manning looking over and seeing.

him and just understanding that all of a. sudden the red dot is on me right now. Does that happen? Is that real? And what. does Pep mean whenever he's walking. around trying to find the right place to. be? Is that just strictly soccer-wise or. is that matchup wise? >> Um, I think it's a little bit of both. I. I think it's less matchup wise and more. more soccer-wise. I think he, as I said, he he he understands. he sees plays so far in advance that he. knows, okay, if the ball's going to that. side, uh, everybody's going to be. looking at at that side, so where where.

do I or where can I go to not be. noticed? Um, but he does and we we say. like he he smells, you know, he he's he. smells blood in the water when he when. he thinks he's got the better of. somebody. He's like, "Okay, this is. where I need to be. This is where I'm. going to be. This is where I'm going to. hang out." Yep. Exactly that. And and. >> it's it it is it's it's incredible. But. and and here's the thing. We we all do. this in in games to a certain extent, to. a certain level. we all find, you know,

if I'm if I'm sitting in the back, I'm. I'm reading plays, right? I'm. understanding time. I'm understanding. space. Um I'm understanding where where. the the you know, the attackers are are, you know, coming at me or if I have the. ball, where the defenders are and and. how I can get the better of them. He. just does it on a completely different. otherworldly level that it makes the. rest of the the players look bang. average. Um, but that's why he is who he.

is. That's why he's played where he's. played. That's why he's he's won what. he's won. And it's why he's still able. to do it at 39 years old. >> Older than you, >> older than me. >> So, that gives us hope. Ramer's back. four years from now. >> That's right. >> Now, last question from us because it. has to be asked. Four years from now, obviously, next World Cup. A lot of. question marks on what soccer is in. America then, right? I think there's a. lot of hype, a lot of momentum. I'm. excited to see what these numbers are. third place game is gonna do good. Yeah. Has that always happened? I didn't know.

there that always happened. I I did not. know that always happened. And losing. that game, I mean, you obviously just. got your you got punched in the face on. the field and then your country also, not the entirety of it, but a lot of. people saying this group sucks. I don't. want this group representing our. country. That that happened. >> Blow it up. >> Bingo. That's what they're saying. And. then they're like, also, by the way, >> go get on that podium over there. Is it. how should we I guess this has always. happened and you know us is going to be. here in four years not this no we'll be.

on Sunday but there's a chance we'll be. in this particular sphere how should we. view this going out on top these guys. are going to we assume everybody's going. to play like this is uh is there. halfassing in games that in soccer can. there be can there not be you tell me. how we should view. >> I mean I guess there there could be but. it's it's to. listen these these four teams that were. in the semi-final right and the four. teams teams that are that are still. playing. I know this is the the third. and fourth place game are the top four. ranked teams in the world. They are.

going to want to stay in that. conversation. So I I think it it would. be surprising to me if there were a lot. of changes being made. Um I think guys. will go out obviously it's a gut punch. It's a as you said it's a it's a punch. to the face to to lose in the semi-final. and then have to go out four days later, three days later, whatever it is and and. play a game that is actually meaningful. Um, I mean, you're you're playing to to. be the third best team in the World Cup.

or the fourth best team in the World. Cup. Now, that's there there's pride. involved in that. And Pat, as you know, as as athletes, we there's there's a lot. of pride involved in in a lot of games, in every game you play. So, these guys. are want to go going to want to go out. there and and say, "Okay, we we we need. to pick ourselves up. We need to not. just be, you know, for for the the team. and and you know, their their country, but for themselves and say, "Right, we. we can deal with setback. We can still. go out. We can still perform. We can. still play.

>> and we can be the third best team in the. world currently.". >> Got it. Yeah. And you can have a little. better taste in your mouth coming out. You know, you have a little better taste. in your mouth. Not I'm not talking about. actual taste cuz turns out our food's. better than everywhere other. Mhm. >> That's right. >> They love it. >> They love it over here. Remr. They love. it over here. I love to hear that. >> Yeah. Great. >> I do love to hear cuz I feel like, you. know, just being an internet human for a. long time, all of us, >> they get real chirpy over there about us. about everything. >> Yeah. They read a lot of headlines from. our country and they're [ __ ] chirping.

me. It's like, I don't even know what. you're talking about. Okay. I I don't. even know what you're talking about. So. then all of a sudden, a couple of them. come over here and start talking, hey, country's not bad. All of a sudden, I'm. screenshot the [ __ ] out of that for the. next time, you know. Uh-huh. [clears throat]. >> Hey, this guy lived right next door to. you. What is ours better than you? How's. the air conditioning? >> You know, >> air conditioning is crazy. >> Yeah. >> Insane. >> That tiny detail. >> Yes. >> That's why that's why you stay in the. MLS. >> Yeah, exactly. >> That's why you stay in the MLS. Okay.

But let's talk about four years from. now, Reamer, please. Because there's one. big name that we need to know about and. you could tell us obviously better than. literally anybody as captain of his. team. Go ahead. So, last question. >> Yeah, Tim. Obviously the gaffa patch. pchettino um he stole our hearts. It. felt like the team loved him, America. loved him. Like how big, how huge would. it be not only for the US men's national. team, but the US soccer as a whole if he. were to come back and return and coach. the team in four years for the World Cup.

and obviously all the leadup and and and. all of that and conca. Um, but also like. is there any way we we personally can. bribe him besides sweet blue fishing. shirts that he wears every game? [laughter]. >> Um, I don't know that there's anything. you can bribe him. I think he's he's. loved his time. Um, I think he they they. love. they love what they were able to build. and and change within our our kind of.

ecosystem um and and culture in in the. very short 20 months that they had. Um, I I think he is fully aware and and. they're fully aware of of the job that. it would be to to to take on for another. four years. Um, and it's just a matter. of we, you know, everybody has to wait. and see. Um, like I said, they the his. entire staff, they're they're all. incredible people. Um, they all they all. are are very good at at at their jobs. They um highlevel individuals. They they.

care about not just the the players who. were who were in the camp, but their. families, but then they care about the. they care about the sport, not not, you. know, where they are. They care about. the sport where wherever they are um in. that moment. And and so, you know, him. him and I have had conversations about, you know, what what could potentially. happen, what needs to happen, where the. the sport can can grow and be better. Um, and it starts, you know, with with. these these younger players developing.

in in MLS and and continuing to to. improve. But, um, it would be, you know, I think everybody had has taken to to. him and his and his staff. Um, he's. embraced the American culture. I will. tell you that. >> Oh yeah, >> he is, as he said, 200% Argentine, but. he loves, you know, he loves the the the. US. He loves the the players. He loves. the mentality of the players. Um, and if. he was, you know, to come back for for. four years, I think he would have a much.

bigger. >> Wait, wait, wait. When do you say he was. 200% Argentine? >> After we beat Bosnia, I believe. >> Oh, yeah. He did. >> What? That wasn't World Cup. Country. roads has not his life at this point. >> He didn't understand. No, it has. >> mid tournament. >> No, he didn't understand American uh. percentages at that time. >> Yeah. Like. >> I mean he couldn't even give us a. percentage after that. He he had. experienced the country roads. He. couldn't he gave 200% back. >> We should have been playing Toby. Listen, this is this is the passion that. these South Americans they have. >> I know. I know. But.

>> you're not going to take You're not. going to take that away. The fact that. he was here. >> and actually country roads made him tear. up. >> True. >> I think tells you all you need to know. I would like I would like to know the. percentages now. I post tournament. I. would like to know I would like a. recount of the percentages. >> Does he think it's out of a thousand? Maybe. That's. >> I didn't think about that. I didn't even. think about that. I don't know. Argentinian math well enough. I know one. player with the last name of Messi. equals five. That's the only math I. really understand there. And I know.

Maradona. These highlights that are. happening coming out of his life and. play on the field. I don't know if. they're ever going to make another one. like that. That feels like a oneonone. situ. They have two one just in from my. eyes. I don't even know [ __ ] before. the internet either. I assume. >> Yeah. Who knows? Probably a couple. >> This country's pretty good. This Argent. math is a little off there. Two one of. ones. >> All right. Re when's the MLS? When. When's the When's the MLS? [laughter].

All right. When's the MLS? What do we do. with that? When's the uh All right. Yeah. All right. >> We're We're back at it. We're back at. it. It starts tonight. >> Tonight. >> Games are going on tonight. Games are. going on. >> Whoa. Who's playing? Who's playing? Portland and Columbus. Pittsburgh. Riverhounds versus uh. >> Riverhounds are Yeah, they're moving up. >> You guys got the Riverhounds in the MLS. now. Re Okay. What What. >> I mean, I'm not I'm not playing. I'm. here. I'm on with you right now. I'm not. I'm I don't play our Charlotte doesn't. play until next week, the 22nd.

>> Okay. So, we're back in action. Do we. know who's playing tonight? >> Four games. >> Chicago Fire White Cat's probably the. banger. for Bur Halter and the boys. I. don't know if Leandowski's playing yet. for Chicago, but uh Mueller's on the. White Caps as well. German legend. >> Oh, so the MLS is coming out throwing a. little bit of heat at us. Is that what. you're saying, Gumpy? >> Absolutely. >> Sounders in Portland are playing. >> Oh, hell yeah. >> The Sounders are playing. >> Yeah. >> Oo, good one. Yeah. >> Reamer, how's the Charlotte team? I. First of all, your owner is awesome. >> Ter is the man. Uh from everything we've.

learned and watch him do with Carolina. Panthers. At the beginning, we would. have said that. I think everybody was. >> well he had about 10 different gaffers. in two seasons. So. >> I think it was six months actually from. my our understanding both in all of the. teams he owned. He figured it out. He. had four different coaches in each team. that he owned in four different leagues. in about a three-month period. And then. we saw him. >> and then we saw him drive in and go. what's the deal? And then we just said. we put together this guy's got to be the. worst of all time. And then we meet him. and he's like do you know what he was.

saying about my this guy was like of. course I'm from Pittsburgh the guy. Yeah. Hey, we I almost fought that guy. They had to pull me back from fighting. guys. It's like, oh, I kind of respect. that. Would you want to drive by a thing. that says you're the biggest [ __ ] of. all time? No. I walked in and asked them. to take that down. Can you please not. say that about me? And now the Panthers. good. >> Mhm. >> Your team. We're good. >> We're good. We're Yeah, we've we've. gotten better and better. >> That didn't sound like it. What about the new trash? >> I've not been with the group in six,

seven weeks, so I I. >> What What do you want me to do? >> It's good. I like that. >> I like that. And also, soccer is. seemingly a super duper unless you're. like the top three goal scorer in the. world. Super duper humbling sport. Just. How many miles do you think you have run. in your life? >> Someone asked me how many games I played. the other day, and that was Can't even I. can't even count that. >> How have your knees been able to do it? Do you wonder that actually. >> uh I actually had them scan not long ago.

and I'm as as we know I'm 38 and I was. told that I have the knees of a 27 to. 28-year-old. >> Wow. >> They're still uh. >> they're still they're still going. strong. >> That's unbelievable. You should think. about can you sell that type of bone. ability? >> I don't know that you can. >> figure it out. I looks like you got. about 200 caps between International and. MLS just alone. So. >> Cap's career appearances unbelievable. 200 games. So we.

>> I think Yeah, I think it's close to p. pushing 600 to be honest with you. >> Jesus Christ. >> Is that wrong? >> Well, 200. >> No, no, no, no. But between national. team and and MLS, that's that's right. But then Tony 300 something 300. something with uh over in England with. Fulham and then. 20 something with with Bolton. Craven. College is legendary stadium. >> Yep. >> Not to mention college 600. >> Thanks for representing America, dude. >> I do my best.

>> All right. And thanks for represent. >> Don't always get it. I don't always get. it right like like the rest of us, but I. I try my best. >> I like that. >> Still my captain. >> That's why you wear. >> knees of a 27y old. [ __ ] Four years. World Cup. >> Eight years. >> Yeah. >> Damn. >> Next two. >> Yeah. Especially if he's doing like the. Messi. Maybe three three more World. Cups. >> Mhm. >> Ladies and gentlemen, captain. >> Was that breaking? He said he's not. going to play three more World Cups. [laughter]. >> That's. >> breaking. Yeah, breaking. Definitely not.

going to play three more World Cups. >> I'd be pretty bummed out if we don't. have a couple studs in the pipeline. [laughter]. Just, you know, you're talking about. babies that have been blessed by others. Fair point. >> Yeah. >> In 12 years. Yeah. >> Get your ass into a baby factory. Get your ass into one of those churches. where baptisms are happening and go. ahead and let the next one happen, please. >> Okay. >> Thank you, T. >> I'll look into it. >> Every state you visit, go to go to one. of them. Is it Catholic does the. baptism? >> Yep. Yeah.

>> You go to the Catholic church and you. say, "Listen up, father. >> I got this one for the good of future.". US Soccer. Tell them to hold their nose. because they're going back. And you do. the. >> No, that's that's not a Catholic. baptism. That's kind of a showy BS born. again Christian thing. >> [laughter]. >> Just so you know, >> that is coming from a Catholic school. guy right there. Just so we know. And he. says at the end in in uh badread, >> of course. But Tim, what I'm saying is. no matter who's doing what, where, and.

how, if bodies are going into water, we. need you to be the one doing it, okay? So we can get a good soccer team later. You're the man, ladies and gentlemen. >> Sound good. >> Okay. >> Good. >> Breaking. >> Boom. Reamer will be visiting Catholic. churches throughout the season to find. our next great men's national team. player. You're the best, Tim. Reamer, baby. [applause and cheering]. >> I think that's how it works. >> Yeah. >> Yeah. >> That's what soccer's telling us, AJ. Isn't it? >> Yeah. What I guess what's the age cut. off, though? Is he going to be blessing.

13y olds? >> Sure. >> That's why I said Catholic, you get. baptized as a baby. You don't do like. the 14-year-old go out into like some. [ __ ] dirty river and you know. >> Well, I want down the river. >> What's that song? >> I don't know. >> George Clooney. >> George Clooney's on the run. >> Oh. Uh. Oh, brother. We're out though. >> Yeah.

>> Yeah. That's a heater. That whole that. whole sound that whole. >> Yeah. >> movie. >> Yeah. Yeah, I've seen troubles in my. days. >> Yeah, you certainly have. >> Keep on. >> Soggy Bottom Boys, I believe is their. name. >> It is. >> They were just trying to get one. microphone. You going boxes that record? Yeah, that's a great movie. >> AJ's never heard it. >> AJ, you ever seen that that movie? >> Yeah, it's been a while, but yeah, of. course. I'm a big George Clooney fan. Yeah. >> What other movies George Clooney's been. in that you love? >> Oh, boy. So many. I mean, all the.

oceans, the oceans movies, 11, 12, 13, 15, all of them. >> And I think there's another one of those. potentially coming in that particular. franchise soon. Right. Isn't that. >> That's correct. >> I can't wait for all of that. Um, ladies. and gentlemen, >> oh no. Uh oh, someone died. >> Age Marcelo killed it last night. I. thought. >> he was good. Honestly, I I agree. And I. love the Jim Abbott. I love the whole.

Jim Abbott situation. I I was I we. talked about it in person back there, but I was a big fan of Jim Abbott. I. think because my dad was blown away by. Jim Abbott would always tell me about it. and watch him switch his glove and all. that stuff. So, it was it was cool to. see him kind of get his flowers. >> We did not talk about it in person. because you were not there. >> the day before previous. Yes, we did. >> Oh, okay. You're saying [laughter]. you're talking about before he wins. before he does his speech or we see the. video. >> and really know what's gonna happen. there. It was very well done. I think as.

it is there was some things that were. that were happening that you know. >> classic uh people will attack. >> you know but I think it's just. >> there's a couple there's a couple things. we don't have to talk about it but there. are some things in every I mean our show. every day there's at least five things. that people would say they're disgusted. by you know or should be at least with. the low quality of it but. >> there's I think it was a good show. >> flopping bit was great. >> unbelievable. >> great skit. >> I really enjoyed and I I know we've said. this a lot does everybody probably know. Marcelo. I'm in a I'm in a boom and a.

bang of the pal. I don't really. >> I just recently discovered him in the. last couple months. >> He's he was unbelievable. >> The Sebastian thing put him on the map. The Sebastian. Yeah. >> Mhm. >> His energy was just sweet. Like he had. sweet energy. Like it was it was a ray. almost like follows him around. And in. the back like I was talking about he was. thanking everybody. Like I don't know if. that's normal. I don't know if like. going into the green room and like. thanking people for coming and doing the. show and going to the other side and. going to the other side. Jeff Ross was.

in the back obviously. I mean it was a. great group. Uh well right above me. there. uh black guy he was he went first. Uh we. had a good conversation about the. sciences that were on Yeah. We had a. good conversation about the different. sciences that are available. And you. know I think uh Ross is sitting in the. corner dressed like Mickey from Rocky. Okay. Sitting in the corner like Mickey. from Rocky and just like the greatest. And I told him, I hope that they're. still able to get somebody that wants to.

be roasted forever so that he can. showcase his oneofone ability. Do we not. think that there was a time where a lot. of people thought Jeff Ross, this guy's. a one-trick pony? Okay. When Jeff Ross. comes in there, this guy just kind of. what what are we talking about? He just. makes fun of people. That's all he could. do. He needs and then now we're at the. point it's like that guy's the greatest. make fun of people of all time. Like no. goes into jails. >> Yeah. >> Does it goes on to military bases just.

starts with the admiral just starts. going goes like he is he's a unique. talent that is certainly uh and I told. him that like I watch all you I I love. shitalking. So like what you do is the. greatest and I hope that we are able to. continue to have those because the last. couple have been very loud and to get. people to sign up for it. I don't know I. don't know how many how many people are. going to be just be signed up for it cuz. you're so good sir. So that is kind of. the uh you were so good at what you do.

sir. I don't know how many more there's. going to Well, and that's what is crazy. is if like you are around our ages and. you go back and you watch some of the. Comedy Central ones from like 2007, 2008, like where they were doing them. all the time, you know? They were like. two roasts a year and the way they kill. people and those like if those were to. air right now, like it just would like. the blowback that you would get from. that would I mean it it would end the. world. So, like, yeah, hope hopefully. they do still have plans to do cuz I. mean he he he hits a homer every single.

time he goes out there. >> And I would like to see Marcelo do more. >> Yeah. >> I I would like to see his entire him and. Will Frell, I thought that was a great. bit. >> Yeah. >> In in theater, I don't know how it was. at home and I think people uh are. judging Will Ferrell's series. potentially off of other serieses and. what whatever it is. And I got a chance. to tell Will Ferrell the other day that. I was thankful for his contributions. That was outrageous that we got to do. that. And that's real. I mean, when. you're in comedy, you're gonna have some. hits and you're gonna have some misses. Will Ferrell's been doing it a very long. time. I thought last night was a hit. with them. And there was no the. teleprompter back there. There was no.

>> That was all. >> Uhhuh. >> That was all happening in that was. happening in real time right there. between the two. So, I respect that even. more so to go up there and do that. >> Fat Joe loved it. He did. >> Fat Joe also loved everything that was. celebrating the New York Knicks. Last. night was a big-time New York Knicks. celebration for good reason. It was fan. voting in New York happens to have. >> the largest city in the United States of. America and everybody is a Knicks fan. Team USA's hockey teams. >> snubbed. >> Sweet run.

>> Come on. >> No chance. >> Indiana, you guys won a national. championship, went undefeated when just. 5 years ago you were considered the. worst team in the history of college. football. No chance. This New York. Knicks team. We finally got it done. And. you're gonna see the people in this show. that are like not the the talent in. suits. All of them Knicks fans. >> Yeah. >> Online poll voting. Yeah. It turns out. all of them Knicks fans. >> for good reason. We got to celebrate it. Joining us now, ladies and gentlemen, for a special special.

quick hitter. It's time for a. >> char. [music]. Just need a high five. What's going on. in hoops? We don't need a deep dive. Sean's [music] driveby. Just need a hot. five. What's going on in hoops? We don't. need a deep dive. >> Ladies and gentlemen, it's time for a. Sean's driveby. >> Shs, you look incredible. Uh, how are. you doing, pal? The LeBron James free.

agency is just your life now because. Kendrick Perkins told us that they've. basically told him to sit in the room in. which he has his camera set up because. anything can happen at any time. How. should we be viewing this? And uh. inevitably when does this wrap up, do. you think? >> Yeah. So, first of all, drive by. We we. have we have so much that's happened in. the NBA the last like three weeks. That's what we're saying. We better. hurry up. Need a little bit of a break. So, we have a lot to get to. But as far. as LeBron James, yeah, I don't know if. I'm I'm waiting on baited breath right.

now or this week potentially. You know, LeBron's got a string of events. He's. got Fanatics Fest today. He's got some. CNBC stuff. He's got Time 100. He's got. multiple different podcast tapings and. all this stuff. I don't know if I'm. holding my breath for an announcement. this week, but I think as we get into. next week, I I do think this process is. getting closer and closer to the end. here. LeBron James has all the. information that he needs to make a. decision. U all the GMs, the the owners, the presidents, they've all made their.

pitch uh through Rich Paul's agent. Um. they've even sent Pat, interestingly. enough, LeBron has had multiple. different owners and GMs, about three. three to five that have sent voice memos. to him via Rich Paul. So they'll send it. to Rich Paul and then he'll send it to. LeBron James. And so we're looking at a. group of teams, the Cavs, the Heat, the. Warriors, the Sixers, and the. Timberwolves. But my feel when I talk to. teams around the league, when I really. dig a little bit more on this situation,

the focus is really on the top. contending teams for for this being the. Cavaliers, the Heat, and the 76ers. And. so now, >> wow. >> It's it's just up to LeBron James to uh. make a decision. And we're now July. 16th. We're 16 days into free agency. Uh. a little over 16 days after he let the. Lakers know that he is bouncing, that. he's going to leave the organization. after 8 years. And we're all waiting for. a decision which for for what would be a.

24th historic campaign for LeBron James. >> Okay. You left out the Golden State. Warriors there. Uh which he. >> I don't think I did. Did I? >> Yeah, you did. That's why. >> Calves, Heat, Warriors, Sixers. >> Okay. Okay, that that is what you said. just now. Yes, but wait just a few. seconds ago if we were to put the drive. by in reverse. Let's pop that thing over. here. You didn't say Okay, so that you. you that was just uh uh an omission at. the time. Uh mistake because that feels.

fun. The the Golden State Warriors one. feels like a lot of fun. You know, uh. Tyrese and LeBron are doing the Mind the. Game podcast from Fanatics Fest. Everybody's there. Everybody. >> uh time 100 thing happening tonight. >> Yeah, pretty sweet. >> Yeah, Shams will be in the. lot happening in New York. Tyrese asked. LeBron James uh if he had a decision for. everyone and LeBron said we just talked. about this in the back which probably. like don't bring it up. And then Hal.

Burn says okay I'll leave it alone. That's good. >> Shout out to Tyrese bringing it up. Shout out to them figuring out this is. >> we got to give him credit. You you got. to at least ask the question. Hey, good. journalism Tyrese. >> and baby Tyrese. >> And also breaking news. Tyrese. Hallebertton and Puma have released. shoes for adults. Ladies and gentlemen, we got the all whites here. >> Yeah, they're nice. >> Yeah. Thank you, Puma and Tyrese for doing. this. They're incredibly comfortable and. they are bright white.

>> They They are bright white, which is. abnormal. We're coming up on a heart. out. Thank you so much, Tom. That was. really [laughter]. That was really all I'm joking. I'm. joking. But we will continue uh digital. on YouTube and. >> so Pat you asked me about the Warriors. right. >> hold on. we have more information to give. >> we don't have it we don't have we have. 30 seconds right now Sean we will. continue with Sean who [laughter]. >> has more. >> has so much more information. >> with the Golden State Warriors we'll. continue on YouTube ESPN plus Disney.

plus I think we're even on X still. that's probably going to get dropped. potentially. >> oh really. >> I don't know if it if X is supposed to. be up there I I I don't think X is. supposed to be up there. >> live watching. >> Yeah, like I I think clips definitely. Anyways, we will continue. >> Breaking news. >> No, we're still doing it. That's not a. real decision. Is there ever Okay. Well, that was good. >> Someone flip it. Someone aggregated it. >> Yeah. Hold on. So, that was Seams. You. don't even know what just happened in. front of your face right there. Okay. So, we're going to continue. We're now. digitally. Okay. Uh we are off ESPN.

>> Mhm. >> Uh linear television. So, now digital. exclusive. Ain't that right, Foxy? I like that. >> You see that Foxy. >> digital exclusive. >> with Sham Shirania. >> That's nice. >> Shams, you have more on Golden State. Warriors. Riddle me this. Is that not. the perfect setup for LeBron James at. this age of his life with his golf. obsession and also off the- field stuff. Is there any like big money stuff up. there in that area? Especially if you. were to play for the Golden State.

Warriors and and does he ever do any uh. trillions of dollars are up in that. area. Is that is that not the doesn't. that feel now Cleveland going home? Definitely one million% storybook would. make sense for LeBron. I think he Rich. Paul even and I think Rich is saying hey. this is LeBron has all the information. This is up to him to make this decision. I think but it is obviously my job to. make sure he gets everything. Rich and. entire business that is kind of. catapulted going back home getting. another parade for them sailing off into.

Akran Sunset. I don't even know if if. that happens in Ohio or not, but you. know what I'm saying. It's like that is. story book. So, I could definitely see. that. But for me, it just like LeBron. loves the show. Okay. LeBron loves. everything about it. Him and Steph Curry. on a team together is showtime. LeBron. loves Draymond Green, doesn't he? I. mean, like people get pissed how much. Draymond Green and LeBron James are. friends. People are not happy about. They see pictures of them having the. time of their lives. It looks like. drenched in sweat from dancing and.

laughing and people go [ __ ] Draymond. Why is this guy hanging around with the. Doesn't that seem Is this all just for. me it feels like. this is sitting right in front of us. here? Especially with all of the golf. Why would it not be Shams? And is. everybody viewing the Golden State. situation as like, yeah, feels like a. perfect situation? going home also. awesome. But certainly a perfect. situation in Golden State. >> That would be a generational show to see.

Stephen Curry and LeBron James play. together for their last two, three, four, whatever years. How many ever. years LeBron has left and Steph Curry. has five, three, four more years. >> Uh it would be amazing. It' be a. generational show, but I think and yeah, as far as the Silicone Valley and all. the money that's in the Bay, LeBron. would have access to it. I don't know if. he has to be there to have access to it. But I think LeBron James has access to. anything he wants in the in the world. But that's exactly why this has been so. appealing for LeBron James is being able. to play with Steph, being able to play. with Draymond, being able to finish your.

career at a place where you're playing. with other legends, Hall of Famers, guys. that know the game, guys that have the. same understanding and culture. environment that he wants to be a part. of. The issue I think when LeBron James, when you look at that team with the. Warriors, is is that team, if he's. there, is that team good enough? And I. think that's the big question. >> Happiness is the word of the day in. terms of LeBron James. But what. encapsulates happiness? It's a bunch of. things. It's being on a team that has a. chance to compete. It's giving yourself. an opportunity to win and win big. And.

that's why a lot of the focus has been. around teams that are positioned right. now. If you add a LeBron James to the. Cavaliers, that's a whole three position. that they need. You add him to the. Sixers, he slides right in the starting. lineup. That's a contender. Cavs. contender. He complete contender the. moment he gets there. So, you know, the. Warriors would need a little bit of work. still. And the the big thing with the. Warriors was packaging LeBron James with. another star player. And that's when you. would get LeBron James' attention. That's the idea. And that's when the. Warriors went into free agency. Can we.

start a big four? Steph, Draymond, LeBron, and Anthony Davis. We know the. relationship between AD and LeBron goes. goes deep. And so, are you able to get. that done? And so far, we're 16 days. into July. There's been no real traction. in any trade conversations the Warriors. have on AD or any other star, which then. leads me to believe that they are behind. and they are to my knowledge behind. other teams such as a Miami, a. Cleveland, a Philadelphia and and the.

Sixers literally got on the map the. moment they got Jaylen Brown. They were. not even in the picture. That just goes. to show you make moves, you can get. LeBron James' attention, especially in. this free agency. >> Okay, so on that oak, man. >> Yeah, pretty wild charm as you just. mentioned Jaylen Brown to the Sixers. Now there's all this other fallout kind. of conversation happening about the. second apron and all that especially. after WBY did his 25% rookie extension. instead of the 30%. Uh is that going to. be some of this fallout with the Jaylen. Brown thing? What was the situation.

with, you know, Boston? Cuz I know. you've come out and defended and holded. Jaylen Brown's water. But on the other. side, uh I believe Joel Embiid I believe. Hold on, hold on, hold on, hold on. I. believe Joel Embiid hasn't really uh. communicated with Jaylen Brown. There's. been nothing about that. Uh how is that. supposed to play out? That's a. championship or bust, of course. >> Yeah, I mean the Sixers are now. definitely a championship, you know, type situation, but they had no idea of. getting Jaylen Brown going into this off.

seasonason. Like Paul George, his. contract, they would have to give up. picks to get off of Paul George's. contract this off season. And now you're. in a position where you get off of Paul. George's contract, you throw a couple. firsts in there, a couple seconds, and. you end up with Jaylen Brown. They had. no idea they'd be able to get Jaylen. Brown in the prime of his career at the. age of 29, going on 30 years old when. next season starts. Um, you know, this. this for sure came out of nowhere. I. think there's a few layers to this. I I. I saw what Brad Stevens said, you know, tying up 70% to two players um you know,

with with Jaylen Brown and Jason Tatum. Where that argument doesn't hold up is. that Paul George and Jaylen Brown are. basically making the same amount. So the. next two years, Paul George is under. contract on a max deal. I think around. $55 million. Jaylen Brown is around 57. So they're you're still tying up your. salary cap with 70%. So that leaves. teams around the league to ask the. question like, why did you trade Jaylen. Brown now? Couldn't you have waited as. the as the summer went on, as next. season went on, uh because he had three.

years left on his deal? Now, the answer. to that is very simple. The the Celtics. were not going to commit a extension to. Jaylen Brown. They did not they clearly. did not want him or felt strongly enough. about him long-term for whatever reason. internally that when his extension was. going to come around in late July, they. knew they were not going to offer Jaylen. Brown the 2-year $140 million plus. And. that would have caused a reaction. Both. sides would have had to have even harder. conversations. And this could have gone.

another way. This could have gotten ugly. potentially because you've already shot. the the the player in Jaylen Brown. multiple times. In 2022, he was offered. for Kevin Durant. This summer, he was. offered for Giannis. He was made. available in trades last summer. So, this is not the first time. And the only. way to show a guy like that respect is. by giving him the contract offer. No. money, no respect, and no Jaylen Brown. At the end of the day, the Celtics. preemptively got got out in front of. that. But I think the question around. the league is why this trade, right? Like why Paul George? Why the picks? And. clearly the Celtics like Paul George uh.

a lot. >> Yeah, Paul George's dog. >> Okay. I was lucky to watch him here in. Indiana for the Pacers. He was great for. our city. Oklahoma City, it didn't. really work right. Got hurt. When did he. get hurt? Is that before that was in. Oklahoma City? >> Clippers. >> Yeah. when he blew. >> I think it was before the Clippers I. think. Wait when he. >> has he played for the Clippers four. times. Team USA. >> I don't think he was with the Pacers. >> It was with team USA. I don't remember.

what NBA team he was playing for though. >> I don't know. He was with Indie and then. he had like shoulder surgeries I want to. say with the Thunder and then he had. some knee surgeries when he was with the. Clippers and then last season, you know, he dealt with the hyperextended knee. >> Um and then and then he got suspended. for 25 games for uh an anti-drug. violation for uh you know a a product. that he used. >> Yeah. This past year. He suspended.

earlier in the year. >> Okay. So Paul George was incredible for. the Pacers. I mean he was so good for. us. He he was mega star. Now that team. ends up having to get blown up I guess. from the inside because who knows and. then he goes Oklahoma City and then. never really right. >> that then it never really gets going. Even at the Clippers never really gets. going. Now he's at the Sixers. It never. really got going. So had to happen. And. now he goes to the Celtics. It's like. maybe him and Tatum are a perfect one. two punch. Maybe they'd end up playing.

great off each other. Got to meet Tatum. last night. He's huge. >> Yeah. Giant. >> He is so tall. He's so cool and so kind. and also like so like he's not he's. pretty quiet. I mean, he is obviously. your guys' face up there, but him and. Paul George team. Yeah. I mean, he's. awesome. Good angling by me so it didn't. look like he was 10 in here. [laughter]. Just want to let you know that. I Hey, can I get a selfie with you? Yeah, absolutely. He stands there and then I. just walk this way. Here we go. Thank. you, sir. Let me go ahead and get out of. here. But it's his team and him and Paul.

George supposed to do be a one-two punch. just like him and Jaylen Brown. Is that. your guys' expectations with the. Celtics? >> At least for the next two years. I mean, the last thing as a Celtics fan, if you. remember the season, was Paul George. cooking us in a 3-1 comeback and, you. know, leading not leading them, but. being a huge piece of that entire. comeback. And now kind of that entire. drama has blown up a little bit. Like. Jaylen Brown said, "Hey, I found out 45. minutes before the game in game seven. that Tatum couldn't play." And then that. was disproven. Like that's not true. like you knew way before that. I don't. know if you want to weigh in on that at.

all, Sean, but there's been a lot of. things of that nature where I think even. Celtics fans and people are just kind of. like, you know what, that was a good. run. We got some picks back that are. great and Paul George two years and then. we don't have to pay him. >> But the you Patrick, sorry, you New. England folks are like this now. Tom. leaves goes to Tampa Bay. >> This is Bill Bich. >> Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa. I think. >> a little different than Jaylen Brown and. Tom. A little different. Like even when. Tom won his seventh Super Bowl, it was. like this is sweet. Like sad. >> No, but when he left, you guys had to do.

your best version of the breakup. And. you know, nope. >> Yeah, we don't like that guy anyways. And now we're hearing more stories, finding out more stories. We're learning. more things. Just like we thought. Tatum's team. Let's continue to do that. >> Tom Brady allegedly helped the Seattle. Seahawks win the Super Bowl in February. [laughter]. >> See, here we exactly. >> that. I mean, that's a fact though. Like. these things when it happened in the. moment with Tom, it wasn't like he was. streaming and doing all this stuff. It. was like, yeah, that that 20 year. relationship ran his course. Jaylen. Brown, I mean,

>> the point that you're making, BC, I. think that's I mean, that the. relationship had run its course between. >> Yeah, but you all were trying to act. like it wasn't. Remember, there's. constant communication. You guys being. calm, but this is what we were being. told. It was like we were looking from. the outside in going, man, I don't know, dude. That just feels like that's going. to be a tough one for that's continue to. happen especially because a lot of. people are telling us this is Yiannis. ain't tako. Okay. So for Jaylen Brown. like hey this isn't anything. It's like. Jaylen Brown I don't want to [ __ ]. hear that. Jaylen Jaylen Brown's I'm.

[ __ ] Jaylen Brown. What do we even. Yeah. >> What are we even talking about is how we. myself AJ I think. No offense, Connor. Connor was believing. that maybe that wasn't going to be the. case for sure. But it is like as a. competitor, the the thought or. expectation that he was just going to be. okay at this stage of his career just. being tossed into the trade. I mean, just like loudly tossed in a [ __ ] get. Jaylen a couple other things as well for. this guy. And Jaylen's like, "What? What. is this even?" You know, so we thought.

that was dead, but they were certainly. telling us that it wasn't at the time. We think this was dead immediately like. before when he was up in Giannis that he. was going to get traded this off season. regardless. Is that what we were. thinking? I mean once once they started. having conversations with the Giannis. front like little after that when the. deal didn't happen I I made it very. clear when I was doing TV like they were. either going to make a trade for a. topflight player like they like they. tried to do with Giannis or they were. going to go approach this trade with.

another path which is try to get as many. draft picks as you can possibly get. So. when you you know you go out and you try. to move with Jaylen Brown you want to go. get Giannis. There's no other better. player than Jaylen Brown on the market. than a Giannis that was available. So. then you try to get four or five first. round picks. They were asking teams in. late June going into July for like a. handful of first round picks. There was. it was going to be a non-starter of a. conversation if you didn't come with. with that many picks. But, you know, time went on and that price clearly went. down and they felt a c sense of urgency. going into, you know, as you get into.

summer league uh this month that they. they now again the question on league is. why do it when when they completed the. trade? Like why do it the second day of. free agency? You could have waited a. week, could have waited later on. I. think the big thing was his contract. extension coming up late July and that. could have allowed the situation to get. way uglier. >> Yeah, contract extension coming. Also, we're streaming a lot. We're learning a. lot. We're hearing a lot. But I I assume. Stevens had that decision made or. whatever. And then Yiannis got last. thing. >> And then didn't they back out of the.

Yiannis uh trade because Giannis won 35%. of the cap on his next extension? >> That's not that's that's Yeah, that's. >> okay. That's just a false report. Okay. >> Yeah. And I assume there's a lot of. those going around right now with. anonymous. >> The breakdown with the Giannis Boston. conversations was very simple. The. Celtics did not want to give up Hugo. Gonzalez andor Baylor Shyman and another. draft asset when the Bucks asked for. that. from my reporting. That was the. breakdown in that conversation. The. Bucks didn't want to add any of the. young players. Their final offer was. Jaylen Brown. Two first round picks.

Nothing like that's that's what it was. >> Okay. So, let's move on from that. You. said completed the trade. You know, I. always think when I read a tweet about a. trade, it's been completed. >> Yeah. >> You know, if it's been tweeted, >> it's been completed. >> That's kind of how I view it. >> Allegedly, there's a suspension on the. Kawhi Leonard trade back to Toronto. There was a celebration in the city of, "Hey, he's coming back." And I think. Drake announced, "Hey, it's great to. have you back. We're all doing it." And. then all of a sudden, it's like, well, pending actual another one of them. That.

tree thing was interesting. We're going. to have to take a little look see what's. going on here. What is this? How long. does this investigation take? And would. would the owner of the team that was. potentially doing this be in a lot more. trouble than the player that was. potentially on the receiving end of what. is allegedly happened here? They're. opening a second investigation into this. entirety. What What should we expect out. of this? And is this very abnormal? Because it does feel as such. We're we're about to be on 11 months of.

this investigation into whether the. Clippers committed salary cap. circumvention violations by giving a. no-show basically uh you know no. services rendered agreement on an. endorsement deal with Kawhi Leonard uh. through this company Aspiration which. has you know a ton of legal issues and. someone just got a uh got sent charged. with 14 years I believe in prison. Joe. Samberg, I think is is is his name. >> And so there's a lot there. I think. Steve Balmer has has also sued. He said.

he's lost millions and millions of. dollars. I think this company clearly. frauded a bunch of people. But with. this, was this a place where the. Clippers, you know, were able to use. this company as essentially funneling. money to Kawhi Leonard? That's at the. crux of the investigation. And the NBA's. 11 almost 11 months in counting, no. outcome, no result, no update. And you. know, there's been no restriction in. some of the conversations that the. Clippers have had with other teams on. trading Kawi Leonard. This started all. the way back in February at the.

deadline. There were multiple teams like. the Warriors and others that were. discussing deals with the Clippers. No. deal happens. So then you fast forward. into this off season. The Clippers and. Kawhi Leonard, they've been talking. about their future. There was no. contract extension that was going to be. offered to Kawhi Leonard going into this. off seasonason. So both sides kind of. looked at it like, "Okay, what do we do. here? You're not going to go into a year. with a guy like Kawhi Leonard, two-time. champion, two-time finals MVP, last year. of his deal, and not have an extension. He's going to be looking on elsewhere. The Clippers are going to see what else. is out there for them. So, that's when.

these sides looked at Toronto because. Kawhi Leonard made it clear that he. would give a contract extension. He. would commit long-term to Toronto. So, these two teams negotiated for a period. of about two two and a half weeks in. June on a deal. Both sides didn't really. have any type of restriction. no team uh. uh neither of the team was really. reached out to by the NBA during that. initial negotiation period from my. understanding. Um and and now there was. a deal that was completed on June 30th. agreed to in principle and the sides.

went to do a trade call on July 6th. That's the first day uh after the NBA. moratorium is lifted where you can. discuss uh or have a trade call to. complete a deal. Well, you go to do the. trade call. >> and the league says, "Hold on, hold on, hold on. Can't go through with this. until basically the investigation is. complete because if you do, the Raptors. would assume all the risk of any. potential discipline that comes from. this." That's not saying that Kawhi. Leonard will be disciplined, but that's.

basically a pre-warning that if you do. go through with it and if in a month or. two months from now. >> Kawhi Leonard is given a 30-game. suspension or is voided of his contract. or anything, the Raptors are going to. have to deal with the consequences. Well, listen, the Raptors are obviously. like, well, listen, if that's the case, we don't we're not really comfortable. moving forward with this. So, the deal. gets paused and now Adam Silver made. some comments that, you know, they're. hoping to have some kind of a resolution. this this this summer. My understanding.

is we're still weeks out from. >> Who's doing. this? Downtown Los Angeles court system. [laughter]. >> Who's doing the investigation? >> Lipton law firm. The law firm Wakell. Lipton. >> 11 month investig. Are they the feds? What? What? 11 month investigation with. no answer in sight. them though we can. assume calling Toronto and saying hey. >> you might want to. >> let's let's see what happens that is a. little alarming you know that that.

sounds like something is this is me just. hearing what you're saying and assuming. and we all know what happens with. assumptions but the league being like. whoa let's uh let's hold our horses real. quick because we might not be. negotiating in good faith here we might. not be this might not be a. >> thing that's taking place kind of like. what we saw with Sorsby. >> Yeah. >> The situ who knew what when you know and. like that entire thing. So that kind of. alarms me a little bit about something. maybe coming from this or maybe they are.

just like we should at least all know. what this is going to be before it. happens. I appreciate all the. information, all the detail. We had to. catch up on a lot. It wasn't just a. driveby. You parked that [ __ ] and I'll. tell you what, it was awesome. We. appreciate you. Good luck at the time. 100 thing this evening. >> Pat, I'm going to miss you, man. Congrats to you. You know, we're six. You know, we're on the digital airwaves. right now. This is what we used to do. back in the day. Like ESPN, you're. you're you've been on ESPN. That's just. a cherry on top. This is what you would. do anyway. So, you know, I appreciate. you, bro. >> No problem. And I'm very thankful and.

pumped for you to be able to go to this. Time 100 thing cuz we know. >> going with my mom. I'm going with my. mom. Shout out. >> Mom Shirania, man. >> Let's go. >> Love that. I love Mom Shiran. >> Mom Shiran. >> Yeah. Moms and Shams coming out. Moms. and Shams. He was so excited to take a. picture with you. So excited. But I told. her we'll get we'll get Pat next time. >> Okay. I think mom Shirania if she has. watched you on this particular show uh. she knows that that's an event that I. would rather you know. >> not be at but honored to be invited to.

set event. I just can't I mean after. what we very a lot of suit a lot of. super sudy we're doing a lot of that. Been doing too much of that. I actually, as you know, backed out of doing that. what uh two days ago where I was like, I'm not I can't do this [ __ ] like this. all week. I'm not doing this. No way. Just because everybody's really nice, okay? But there's also people that I. think are very dumb and it's it's very. hard for me not to say it. I have this. thing in my body that other people I. think they're able to compress these. things. Let's sleep on it. Okay. I been.

with me 39 years. I don't have that. Never had it. If it's in here, it's. coming out of here. And uh those events. always have people that I have done that. to in the past. And I always got to do. the whole I hate that guy. I [ __ ]. hate that guy. I hate that guy. Yeah, right. And then I just got to sit there. and like, oh, why don't you go be nice. to him? It's like. I don't think that's ever going to. happen. But yeah, I I do appreciate it.

So on that note, I'd like to say it is. an honor to be a part of that. That list. was very cool to be a part of and for. you to be on there. I think it is so. fantastic for you to maybe look in the. mirror because there's been people. trying to uh you know attack it both. from within and on the outside whenever. you get that senior role after just. being a digital guy for so long. especially filling into big bomb woge. bombs. >> uh shoes especially with a team around. you there whenever you get there that.

was hired by Woge you know so the woge. father is kind of a lot of these. people's best and uh you get dropped in. there so maybe not everybody's pulling. for your success And then you got Pat. Riley coming out and saying this this. [ __ ] guy. And then you got the Greek. freak saying, "Don't we all miss woge?". And the people that are working with. Shams are like, "Yeah, >> we do.". >> And what you do? You stay the course of. the news. You're right on everything. And now you're on the time 100 list. And.

uh you used to just tweet about doing. lunch. So we're proud of you, Sean. We. are very, very proud of you. We hope you. and your mom have a great red carpet. I. hope you get all the photos, all the. cool pickics. I hope you get the sh. handshakes. And I hope LeBron doesn't. decide to make the decision tonight. because you're not going to be able to. enjoy the event at all. You'll just be. doing this. >> He's going to be there. He's going to be. there. So, if I see him, you know, I'm. going to have to pull up. >> He's tall. You'll see. >> I have to ask. >> Uh if he's there, I think you will see. LeBron James. Uh if you have a. conversation with him, >> please let the world know what's.

happening cuz Tyrese Hallebertton asked. one question and he just left it. >> Yeah. Mhm. >> And that's why he's doing shoes now and. not, you know, the news. >> Pyres wasn't asking Dan Patrick. questions. No. >> No. >> Yeah. You got to do that sometimes. >> I'll tell you what, booking is no fun. >> No. >> Thought for sure we were had Marcelo on. today. >> Yeah. [laughter]. >> Just crushed the asp. I. >> I got a chance to talk to him four. probably 30 long time. >> I was so impressed. I I was so impressed.

with the way he operated, honestly, in. the entire operation. Thought for sure. we'd have him on. >> Maybe some other day. >> Yeah, that's right. Maybe tomorrow. >> Type up a description of the show and we. can potentially get you on the schedule. in the future. It's like, okay. Yeah. >> All right. >> Come on. It's the PMS. >> All right. Enough. Have fun. Let's have. a Sean. >> Think about that. AJ, >> I would love to read that. You type up a. one sheet of description of what the.

show is. >> Yeah. And it's like you're a publicist. for this guy who just did the SP. You. should at least have a little bit of. information. >> That's bizarre. >> Yeah. >> Some stuff, you know. >> Same network. >> Type up a description of the show. Do. people do that? We should do that. I. guess. >> I bet. >> Hey, we should do that. >> You know, I we will do that today. >> Sounds like Jeff GPT could do that in. two seconds. >> Yep. >> Actually, let's see. We could have done. this. I should have done I should have. just done this. Mr. GPT,

>> that is proper pronoun. >> You could have done it, but you're. you're staying on business. >> I sent a great email. Sent a great email. back to that one to that particular. request. Yeah. One of my best, which. once again, these people would be at the. things. And it's like. >> I'm gonna hate you forever. So like that. that is just how this is gonna go. Mr. GPT, can you type up. a description of the Pat McAfee Show.

to send to a Super Suit? [laughter]. All right, here we go. Let's see what it. is. >> Have you used Supersuit with chat before. that I know what you're talking about? >> Uh me and Mr. GPT know each other pretty. good. >> I know that. >> Yeah. Yeah. Mr. GPT understands. completely what I just said there. Uh. the Pat Mac Show is one of the most. influential and un All right. [laughter]. I'm out of here. I'm not listening to. that. We don't need to ever do that. again. Uh, be a friend, tell a friend. something nice. It might change your. life. We're back tomorrow. I'm going to. tell you, we are so incredibly lucky.

that we get to do this for a living. >> And the fact that we now have a golf. simulator in our office. >> that pumps balls up from the bottom like. a bowling alley, AJ, >> awesome. >> Like a bowling alley. It just kind of. reloads. >> Oh man, that's beautiful. >> Yeah, it is absolutely spectacul. >> Does it tilt? Does the hitting surface? >> I mean, there's going to be some weward. shots, I think, that could get outside. of that box and get into the. Thunderdome. >> There's a chance. >> There's always a chance. >> So, then it just pops back up after you. hit it. >> Yeah. >> Oh, that's awesome.

>> Oh, yeah. Oh, this one's broke. Okay, thanks a. [laughter]. >> not me. >> Yeah, I bet. >> Here you go. Yeah. Can we turn on the. handheld here? There it is. Yeah. Okay. So, this thing just bowling alley pops. up out of here. Can't use the iron on.

the tea, they said though. Can't use the. iron on tea here because it will slice. through a tea. You see? So you got to. use the irons back here. Only driver off. the tee. But this [ __ ] right here is a. little hole here. Watch this thing. It'll dump it up onto the tea. It's a. shot. Rolls. It's incredible. This is technology. agent. And this is going to get me into. senior tour. Do they do uh do they do. either drug or peed testing? >> I don't think so. >> Nope. >> Okay. Okay. That's sick. That's really. good news.

>> Too much Viagra. It was it was screwed. up. Boom. Boom. Couples. >> They say it. Hey, they say it's really. good for thinning the blood for blood. circulation. >> Yeah, exactly. >> You got people walking around hard, but. boy, they got their feet aren't losing. feeling. >> Exactly. >> You know what I mean? >> It was originally a heart attack. medicine. >> Bruce just said that they uh they do. drug tests, I guess. >> Well, >> well, there goes everything. >> Who did he who'd you look it up from? >> AJ, this is uh is this Royal Burkeale? Do we remember? >> Uh looks like it.

>> This is old course at St. Andrew St. Andrew. So nice. >> All right, AJ. Head on. Head on the. wall. >> Head on brick wall. >> That's right. >> Wait on this ass chick here. >> It's 337 to the flag. >> Bam. >> All right. >> Unfortunately, it did [laughter] not. register. >> The ball did not register. >> That is the start. >> I'm leaving it on the tea box for I'm.

done. Be a friend. Tell friends. something nice and change your life. We're in this thing together. We get AJ. on the back wall, please. Thank you. >> Funny as possible. >> Try it again tomorrow. [laughter]. >> [ __ ]. >> Too much velocity. >> [ __ ] pipe that thing. >> I would have had a putt and probably. some. >> have to fold that thing up. I guess. >> I'm out on simulators. [laughter]. >> Good thing. Yeah. Three days too late. >> Yeah. Feels like ladies and gentlemen.

you. could be the brand new owner of a. [laughter]. we appreciate all of you. We will see you. >> tomorrow. Be a friend. Tell everyone. something nice might change your life. We're in this thing together. Team on me. team on three. Huge day tomorrow. >> Hey, we got the number one wide receiver. in the country coming in here to make. his uh his commitment. kid goes to high. school, right? Like right down the road. Yeah, literally right down the road.

He's the number one wide receiver in the. country. Mansions his name. This guy. Munchin, sorry. Munchin sales. Absolute. monster. Munchin's going to have all the. mansions after what I've seen him do. from watching his film the last two. weeks. >> This guy right here around Indiana and. obviously Indiana Hooers are the current. national champions of college football, which is such an abnormal thing to even. think about or say around Indiana. This. guy's got a lot of motion. Yeah, >> we had people before I even knew or had. a request for him to come on this. particular show uh to do it. We had.

people saying, "Hey, I heard Munchin's. coming on your show to announce he's. going to the Indiana." And I was like, "That's sick. Uh. first of all, when when is that. happening?" And they're like, "Well, within the next couple weeks." I'm like, "I did not know that." And then they. reach out and they're like, "Hey, we. were wondering if we could make the. announcement." And then we watch his. film and it's like, uh, yeah, if the. whole state is talking about you where. we live and then we watch your film and. you're outrageous and you're the number. one wide receiver in the country from. Indiana. >> Oh, yeah. Playing safety coming down to.

the box. That's awesome. >> Yeah, he's all over. And he also uh. challenged Sauce Gardner at Sauce. Gardner's camp here recently. >> Yes, he did. >> So, I mean, this guy is this guy. >> This guy's got real motion. So, he'll be. in here. Munchin's got motion. >> Mhm. >> Yeah. >> Yes, he do. >> Yes, he do. that little guy. >> and we'll see him the more. Yeah, cuz. that kid by the way has been looking up. to Munchin too. So like sauce new to. town. Munchin has had this entire state. looking up to him for the last three. years as he's just been dominating. football fields. When was the last time.

Indiana had the number one wide receiver. in the country? >> Uh they never have. >> When was the last time Indiana was the. reigning defending undisputed college. football national champions? >> Never. I don't think they ever have. >> Okay, huge news tomorrow coming in. Is. he going to Indiana? Oh, that would be. poetic. >> I hope. Wow. >> Good roll, Todd. And let's not put it. past Crystalall. This guy's a Crystal. ball guy. You just saw him. >> Yeah, exactly. >> Not that he's not a signetti guy, but. he's a wide receiver [clears throat]. who's coming down in the box. >> That far right one is the the U for it.

as well. >> Oh, AJ. >> Yeah. I mean, that'd be nice. That'd be. a great surprise if he came to came to. the Buckeyes. >> Be a friend, tell a friend something. nice might change the life. We're in. this thing together. We'll see you. tomorrow. We can't wait. Munchin. Be a. friend. Tell a friend something. meaningful. Be a friend. Tell a friend. that they're going to do just fine. Be a. friend. Tell a friend that they did a. great job the last couple days just. surviving. >> Hell yeah. Tell Tell some friends, too. That boy, I tell you what, my the gas. tank ran out about an hour and a half. ago. I cannot wait to tell a friend.

something nice right after this show. [laughter]. >> Team on me. Team on three. One, two, three. Goodbye.