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I think that's an indicator of how today. is going to go. We have a guest host. alongside of us here in the Thunderdome. on this glorious what the halalley. Thursday. And it couldn't be a better. time for this man to be joining us cuz. obviously we're in the middle of some. hot cooking in the NBA playoffs. The. Knicks continue to do what the Knicks. are going to do. I guess that's an. unstoppable force over there in New. York. And then the Spurs answer and WBY. says hold on. Everybody's talking about. Ant-Man. Perk said if we lose game two, we're going to get swept. They come back. and beat the hell out of the Timber.

Wagons. And the NBA playoffs is only. heating up. been just one year ago, the. man that we were riding alongside of in. the NBA playoffs all the way to the. finals, game seven, in which he was. going to score 50 to 60 points. >> Mhm. >> Become an NBA champion. >> Mhm. >> And stamp his name in the history of. Holy Hell. What the hell is that guy on? Some real clutch [ __ ] Ladies and. gentlemen, Indiana Pacer legend, Iowa. State Cyclone. Tyrese Hallebert. Hey Kyrie,

>> appreciate it. Appreciate it. Good to. >> see you, man. I'm the only one who. clapped. They chose not to clap. That's. not true. That's okay. They they like. chanted. They They were loud. >> That's toxic table at Boston Connor and. one half of the hammer. Cowboys toxic. tone. What do you got going on there, pal? >> Well, I I don't have any masks, but I. don't know if he's contagious or not. So, >> that's unbelievable. That is. unbelievable. >> All right, let's address it. Let's Let's. address it immediately. Okay, we. >> we have seen a mass world before and I'm. not liking what I'm hearing. Okay. And I.

ha am not uh certainly hunted in on that. one. But uh you your current recovery. from uh the Achilles tear in game seven. of the NBA finals last year obviously. gets hit with quite a speed bump if you. will called uh shingles. Can we open up. a little bit about more about that? Are. you still currently in the middle of. that? How is your rehab? Did the. shingles slow down the rehab? Like how. do you kind of piece it all together now. in your story of recovery? Yeah, I was. starting to play five on five and then.

uh got shingles that kind of stopped. things, you know, for like three weeks. and so that kind of halted things for a. little bit, but I'm getting back there. now. Uh just started playing five on. five again as the summer's going on and. uh we got like a little team mini camp. here in a couple weeks and I'll be full. go for that. So it it sucked for a. little bit, but I'm good now. >> How do you feel uh playing five on five? Do you feel like yourself? Is there like. uh mental hurdles you have to get over? Because like when I had a knee surgery. or something, especially in my kicking. knee, which is vastly different than. your life cuz you got to run, I just got. to kick every once in a while. Uh. mentally I didn't want to blow my [ __ ]. back out for like the first like month.

and there was a little bit of pain. coming back because you're working. things back into it. My biggest issue. was like the fear of tearing it again or. breaking it again. Do you have that. mental block that's taking place and. with what Tatum's doing, does that help. everything with you? >> Yeah, for sure. Seeing him and DeJonte. Murray was having a lot of success, you. know, for the end at the end of the year. as well. Uh no, I don't really think. about it. I think the biggest thing is. like defensively I could tell like I'm a. step behind. I'm not a great defender. already, you know, but true. I'm playing. against I'm playing against interns and. I'm like why is this guy kind of. >> he's frying me a little bit here. Uh so.

it's just the the process of like. planting and turning those things. But. offensively when I'm in control of my. movement I feel great. Defensively we're. reacting others. That's where uh it's. going to get better as time goes on. >> Okay, we got nothing but time. Obviously. these NBA playoffs are still happening. The Pacers actually in an okay position. to potentially get another legend to. come join us here in Indiana. This. season has not gone anywhere near as. well as last season went. Did we find. ourselves maybe not paying attention as. much to the NBA this year because you. weren't playing? >> No.

>> No. >> No. >> We wouldn't do that. >> That is not how this show operates. But. on that note, we enjoyed the hell out of. it last year and we're finding these. storylines of this year that are. fantastic as well. Whenever you watch. what happened down in San Antonio with. response to what Ant-Man did in WBY, I. think the big thing about WBY is he's a. savage, right? We need to be looking at. him as a guy who loses in the playoffs. at home is going to come back pissed off. on the other side. like what do you. think is kind of misconstrued about the. big tall man from France? It's. unbelievable. >> Well, I think San Antonio being uh you. know the higher seed, a team that when.

you lose a game like game one, you. expect them to come back and respond and. and respond is what they did last night. That didn't surprise me at all. And you. you look at like game one, Minnesota. made a lot of tough shots. A lot of. tough shots. So going into game two, uh. you know, like a guy like Webby, the. paint is kind of like it's not really a. thing when We WBY's on the floor. It's. kind of like when you go in there, you. expect to probably get a shot blocked. So like you got to make jumpers to beat. San Antonio at a high level and uh. Minnesota didn't do that last night. So. that's why the score looked like the way. it did. >> The Spurs have not lost consecutive.

games since January 11th. It's. >> crazy. >> January 13th. They improved to 17 and. five following a loss. The best record. in the NBA this season. Seemingly. they're going to figure it out if they. do. Minnesota comes out of nowhere uh in. this particular series because Ant-Man. was supposed to be out nine-day recovery. time on a bone bruise. He's an absolute. legend, which made me believe that he. was going to be able to keep it close. and cover, but it felt like we all want. to believe in Wemi. This is what I said. yesterday. This is what I said. yesterday. Uh Tyrese, >> can we see Ant getting taken out in the. fourth quarter to rest?

>> No. >> Spurs up. >> Oh, well, yeah, if they're up a ton. >> Does this become one of those? >> Could they're up 20? Yeah. >> In my mind, I just saw that. >> A bounceback game for the Spurs, I. think. >> I don't love that. I just saw that. >> But everything tells me about WMY is he. would not let that that they're going to. go crazy, I think. >> Okay. So then. >> I talk myself out of it because of. Ant-Man. I need to just believe in WBY. It sounds like is what you're saying cuz. you're you're uh one of the best point. guards in the game. Whatever you call. yourself the best. We could say you're.

the best point guard in the game and. have an argument uh with everybody at. this stage. Even how young you are and. everything you've already done. We can. say you saying like the paint is just a. different thing whenever Wemby's around. He has actually changed the game. But. mentally also dog, right? We need to we. need to like his leadership out. Do you. know him that well? >> I don't really know Webby that well, but. obviously what he's done with that team. and what they're doing as a group has. been special all year. Like it's not a. surprise to see what they're doing. Game. three is going to be a big game though. I'm I'm excited for game three cuz if. San Antonio goes in there, takes one, it.

kind of changes the series. But you're. Minnesota, you leave game two, you feel. great. You got blown out game two, but. it's kind of like we stole one. In the. playoffs, your job is just to go steal. one when you're on the road. So, they. did their job. >> Tell me about um the Knicks and Sixers. right now cuz this is the Knicks are. they're Hey, a little bit of a wagon. right now. And obviously Madison Square. Garden, the stars are going to be out. >> Peter Strager's going to be in the. building. >> Always. >> Peter Strager's going to be in there. Okay. You know that Mike Greenberg's. going to be sitting courtside. I don't. know if you saw that. Greeny had his.

eyes on you hosting Get Up. You're. watching Get Up in the Morning. That's. Mike Greenberg from Mike and Mike. >> I'm aware he's going to be courtside. >> Timothy Shalom is going to be there. Kylie's going to be there. Ben Stiller. is going to be there. >> sometime. Yeah, depending on what's. going on. >> Jay-Z was there last night. >> Jay-Z was there. >> He owns the other team. >> with gold glasses. >> I mean, you're talking about the stars. are going to be out and it feels like. when Jaylen Brunson gets rolling, he's. kind of unstoppable. And uh you. obviously have an incredible experience. with Madison Square Garden. Jim Ers. dropping that one in from the heavens, I.

do believe for you after you got a. chance to do the entirety of it. But. what is it about Madison Square Garden? Obviously, you've played well, but it. feels like it's become a wagon for them. And this Knicks team feels like have a. real chance to win it all this year. And. their Knicks fans believe it for sure. >> Well, I I mean I feel like Madison. Square Garden is probably the if not. number it's probably number one. It's. probably the most special place in the. NBA because everybody's excited. >> Well, outside of games outside, of. course. Right. Of course. Uh but. everybody's excited to play there. Um. and yeah, last night's game was. interesting. It was pretty close the.

whole night and obviously going into the. game, Philly not having Joel, they play. a little bit faster. Their style of play. kind of changes a little bit. makes the. game a little closer. But um yeah, New. York looks good right now. >> Is there a rivalry with New York? Do you. hate those guys? >> Do I hate I don't hate anybody. >> Really? >> Nobody. >> You don't hate anybody? >> Wow. Not even bad people. Huh. >> Wow. Some bad people. You start listing. them off and we'll see if you hate them. or not. >> Interesting. >> We don't need to do that. Uh but I don't. think I I don't think I hate I don't. think I hate the Knicks. No, I I'm not a.

I'm not a big fan. I almost just rattled. off like the top five worst humans in. the history. and I just decided I didn't want to do. see this is growth that is. >> you take us back one year. >> We're going on a 20-minute run right. now. >> So many bad names. >> of maybe two years, three years of the. worst humans of all time just to make. sure that we're talking to a person we. know, you know, cuz we want to make sure. that we understand that you would you. hate the same people we hate. >> as a society. >> I'm proud of you for that. >> But thank you. I'm proud of you, too, for saying that you don't hate anybody. >> Yeah. >> Joining us now is Amanda We don't hate. at all. >> No, not at all. We love.

>> them. Oh yeah. >> 13-year NBA vet, former three-point. shooting contest. He's before his time, maybe. >> Compost of the knuckleheads podcast. Also ESPN analyst. Ladies and gentlemen, Q Rich is. >> Q Rich. >> How you doing, Q? >> What's good? What's good? I'm good. I'm. good, fellas. What's happening? >> Hey, just, you know, having a great time. here. How do you feel about Tyrese line. to all of us saying he doesn't hate. anybody? Do don't you think most. professional athletes have to have a. level of hatred for their opponents? Even though you guys are in the dap up, let's uh swap jersey era. Don't you. think there has to be a little pettiness. and hatred deep down in there? Q Rich,

>> I wouldn't go as far as saying hatred. I. would say dislike. I would prefer to. hear say I dislike some people. I don't. really hate guys, but I'm not a big. person. I don't really think I hate. anybody. Well, maybe one or two people, but uh I I I I do dislike some some. things and especially when I play it, I. dislike some teams and some players. specifically. So, yes. >> Okay. I like that. And there's certainly. one or two people tend There's people. you got to hate. Okay. There's just. things and they hate you, too. for sure. So that that's a two-way street. That's. a beautiful thing. Let's talk about.

love. Let's talk about love. Love WMBB's. response. Love what happened down there. in San Antonio. We were just chatting. about it. Tyrese talks about how the. pain isn't the pain anymore. And. obviously Webby his record since January. 11th, January 13th coming off a losses. the entire San Antonio Spurs team. Then. let's not even talk about champagne to. Vel just doing and one Harlem Globe. Trotder [ __ ] in the middle of games. here. And we're doing a little pump. fake. Need to see this in your game. Maybe need to start adding. That was. That was insane. That catching the ball. in the air was insane. Tyrese, please.

tell them how insane that truly was. Why. don't you try? Why don't you try? I'm. not going to try, but one of you guys. should go try. I'm like hooked up and. stuff. >> Okay. So, what would happen? >> I actually literally tweeted as soon as. I saw that. I said, "Vel, that was. crazy." Like, that was crazy. He just. dropped it like it was a regular jumper. That is not easy to do at all. That's a. whole new meaning to no dip. >> Yeah. And so, I saw a lot of people. utilizing the term no dip. No dip. No. dip. No dip. >> Because when I dip, you dip. We dip. Ball dip when you shoot.

>> When you catch the ball, when you catch. the ball, right? >> Boom. You catch it. What do you. naturally do? You bring it down before. you go up, >> right? >> Yeah. >> But no dip means wherever you catch it, you just shoot it from. So like somebody. throws it high, catch, shoot. You never. got the chance to bring it up and load. it up. >> So there's some people that are no dip. shooters. >> Well, like the best shooters like it's. like no dip is like get it off quicker. So like if a guy's poking out quick, you. throw it high, just get it off. >> Yeah, Ray Allen could definitely no dip. >> Oh, but it's not like a fulltime style. of shooting.

>> You don't need to do that if you don't. need to. But it's like it's becoming. more of a thing with the shooters now. We're like, "Okay, close out's coming. I. got to get this off quick. Bad pass. I. don't have time to bring it down. Reload. I just got to get it off.". >> How's your dip? You You look like you. might be. >> Oh, I got a dip for sure. >> I got I got a dip. I got a nice dip. >> That's why That's when you pump them one. step. >> Yeah. I used to have a really bad dip in. high school. I used to bring that mug to. my knees. Not anymore though. We fixed. it. But yeah, high school it was we. >> So whenever you thought you were doing. no dip when you were still dipping to. about the waist because how deep you. were getting. It used to be.

>> never thought about the dip. >> You used to be a deep dipper though. >> Now kind of not so deep dipper. Now just. kind of a shallow dip beating up the. sides. No dip. >> Right. Right. Yeah. Yeah. But they might. we might overblow the no dip. Like too. many people probably do the no dip. >> Wait a minute. Tyrese what? >> I like that Q. Rich. I would like to. hear another great shooter in the. history of the NBA chitchat about. >> people no dip like you're not good at it. so stop no dipping you know what I mean. like everybody tries to. >> I feel that way you got word originally. >> yeah who started to know when did this.

come into play. >> bird probably. >> Larry Bird lethal shooter. >> I he's taking that thing right here. >> I don't know where. I would know. >> I don't know the I'm not about to sit. here and lie and say I know they. originated how somebody coming at me. like nah I don't know where it. originated from but it's definitely a. known turn term and a known thing in the. league though. >> Who's the best shooting team uh that is. left if you had to go around both the. East and the West right now cuz isn't it. always about making shots? Feels like as. I get more into hoops and watch more. hoops, whoever makes shots down the.

stretch normally going to be good, you. know, like that's normally how it's. going to go. Kate Cunningham the other. night just took over down the stretch. It was like a 12-point run basically. where he just was dishing automatic. makes. I feel like if you make shots. down the stretch, you are going to do. well. Who's the best shooting team you. think that's out there? Q Rich? >> Uh, >> uh, I'm not even sure percentage-wise, but just when I look team for team, I. would say OKC, they probably go the.

deepest with with the most guys that can. both do both three and three and D. Like. they got a lot of guys, different guys. that could basically everybody they. throw out there they can make a three. from the big Jaylen Williams to the wing. J Dub to the Carusos Kase Wallace. I. don't know their percentages how great. they are but I know they all can make. threes. >> Is that the right answer there Tyrese or. do you think maybe the Knicks can knock. down some shots for sure Cleveland can. knock they got Harden too. >> Harden Harden now Harden has some stats. now. >> I probably would I probably would agree.

with you Rich. I'd probably say either. OKC or or New York cuz more times than. not they probably got five guys out. there that can can shoot the ball. But. that's why the playoffs in the NBA is so. interesting right now. The teams that. are having success, they they might have. like one non-shooter out there right. now, one or two, which is interesting. Like that's interesting. They said JJ uh. put uh four eyes basically on SGA and. there was a game maybe earlier this year. where Joker only had like seven shot. attempts or something against the Lakers. cuz JJ Reic was like, "Hey, whatever.

happens here, he's not the guy." Is that. just a known thing that JJ does, a lot. of people do? Is this something that. everybody has to face every single game? Like is this something you got into uh. throughout last season? >> Well, I think it depends on the coach. I. think Nick Nurse is known for that as. well. um especially when he was in. Toronto of like especially with Embiid, he was like Embiid's not touching the. ball. That's just not happening. Some. coaches, that's just the way they go. But I I would bet that JJ's going to. continue to do that. I don't I don't see. him changing changing what he's doing. there. >> And what SJ is going to go for 50? Is.

that what we're going to expect? Because. he went for 18 or something. I bet on. him for the first time in years uh to. for a scoring prop. And of course, it's. the first time in years that he doesn't. score. So, it was certainly something. while I was trying to chase the crown. What is the response you think coming. from Shay after what the Lakers did? >> No, I think SGA just goes out there and. plays. He lets the game come to him. As. huge as that record was, I don't think. he he cared. They still won the game. And I think he'll do the same thing this. next game. I think if if the game allows. him to score big and go above 20 or.

whatever, he'll do that. But the thing. that I like about him is that with the. record being on the line and all those. different things, you didn't see him. pressing or forcing an issue or trying. to get thirsty and go for a bucket just. for that record. He knew they had the. lead and he was fine with it. So, you. know, I think that's the beauty about. their team. It's it's not, you know, they go with whoever is scoring, whoever's got the flow, whoever's. getting to the buckets, they go through. that. It's not like a foregone. conclusion that this guy has to get 30. or this guy has to get this many points. Man, it is nice whenever he does get 30.

points, I assume, for the Thunder, which. seemingly is just all the time except. for last game. They're saying a lot. about him. No contact. >> Yeah, it is. It's nice to watch when he. does it ethically. And I know we've. already talked about this, but everyone. holds this guy's water. Everyone holds. this guy's water for flopping around. Tyrese, on your run to the NBA Finals, I. don't remember you flopping around, flailing around like a little baby. Do. you think do you see DO YOU SEE IT THE. SAME WAY NOW? I SAW THE CUT UP FROM. Brick Center and there's a few in there.

that I thought well okay that's a foul. but there's also a lot in there that's. hey what are we doing here? Okay I'm. trying to watch a competitive basketball. game. There are children watching this. guy. They're going to be copying him. Is. this going to be the NBA for the next 15. 25 years? >> Overblown bro. Stop it. So overblown. >> overblown. It's do it's a lot. Come on. guys. He's What do you mean selling is a. part of the game? You guys flopping, selling. It's a part of basketball. He's. not doing it. >> THIS ISN'T SOCCER.

>> HE'S NOT doing it all the time. Like. what? That video from Brick Center that. you're talking about. >> Yeah. So, you're saying this isn't. underblown. This is super duper. overblown. >> Or is it just blown down the middle? >> Or is it what type of blow? >> We could stop. We could stop with the. any type of blown. I think what Tyrese. is trying to say, man. Listen, it if you. look back, and I know Tyrese is a is a. historian of the game, so he would. notice when you go back, go back to. Magic, go back to Bird, go back to AI,

go back to Michael, anybody who was the. who was he's the lead, he's one of the. leading scorers in the league, he's. going to be MVP. Whenever you that guy. from Paul Pierce to Vince Carter to. T-Mac, they get the calls. I don't care. what you want to talk about. You go back. and look up the statistics and see. Look. at the leading scorers and the MVP guys. and look at how many more fouls they get. called than anybody else in the league. That's just the way it go. Those guys. are elite scorers. They've learned how. to manipulate and force you to foul them. and make it look like you fouling them.

all the time. That's what they do. From. Kobe to whichever guy you want to name. Now, every guy may or may not. overexaggerate with some of the. reactions when they get hit or not, but. regardless of the fact, they were going. to get those calls because they are. elite at scoring the ball. And whenever. you a top scorer, you going to get foul. You got the ball all the time. >> I think it's the theatrics that people. are sick of. That that is kind of what. I'm realizing cuz I'll watch it. I watch. up close whenever you guys are playing. him. He's so good at basketball. And. I've said this numerous times into a.

microphone. I'd like to let everybody. know as f Jaylen Brunson I thought never. missed a shot. I didn't know how Cat was. able to run as much as he was able to. run just up close and person. He's so. big. That was kind of my takeaways from. watching that particular series. Like. this guy is so large. I don't know how. he's going to keep up with you guys were. just running his ass off the court. basically. It felt like and Jaylen. Brunson never missed. I was like that's. basically my takeaway for this team. Then we got to Oklahoma City and this. SGA guy is just like the smoothest dude. of all time and he never missed. The guy. felt like he never missed. And then I.

get out of the game, you know, I get out. of the game, I check my phone and all. you got is people attacking him for. flopping and foul merchant, everything. like that. I'm like, man, I feel like we. watch live. I feel like I watch a. different game than the people watch on. TV because like he's getting fouled. It's just the theatrics I think that. everybody kind of gets pissed off about. They call him a flopper because of it, but I think he's getting himself in. positions to get fouled a lot. I think. I'm not I'm not 100% sure Tyrese would. have to be able to explain that more as. you're not that theatrical though. you. and you could be because it's kind of in. you, you know, cuz you'll do like this.

>> What does that mean? You know what I. mean? What does that mean? Celebration. >> You know what that means? >> What does that mean? >> I mean, like you'll throw a half court. pass and then spin around. You You're a. WWE Mark. You are You get it. Yeah, you. you do get it. So, the fact that you. don't immediately Shawn Michaels, Hulk. Hogan on every single Okay, that is. something I think that you do have. inside of you and you don't really do. He does seemingly accentuate every. single contact and he does get the calls.

and it pisses everybody off cuz he's the. MVP. Do you understand the conversation. that from the fans perspective or. >> No, I get it. I get it. But I agree with. what you're saying. When I'm in the game. and we're playing against him, I'm not. I'm not thinking like, "Oh my god, this. guy's just falling around everywhere." A. lot of times it's like you see a lot of. these plays where people are mad that. like, "Oh, he's he's flopping." But you. see when the guy fouls him, he's like, "Damn, he knows he fouled him." He not. even arguing. He knows he fouled him. It's like the best players. I think what. to Q Rich's point like uh I think the. best players you can't really you don't.

get you don't you don't get the the you. don't get to touch you don't get to like. be super physical. It's just not how it. works. They're going to they're good. enough to sell that. They're going to. the free throw line. Those are easy. points for them. >> That's like James Harden who was back. just a couple games ago. Uh and then. last game everybody's saying he was back. too, but I'm saying a couple games ago I. felt like I saw old James Harden. Somebody accidentally put their hand out. at half court. He boom found it. Go. ahead and shoot that thing. Gets to the. foul line. Hits all three of them. It. was like an immediate that's James. Harden basketball. Let's talk about that. series. How do you feel about the. Stones? >> Is anybody call him that?

>> Yeah, everyone in Detroit Stones. Yeah, >> everyone calling him the Stones. >> Tyrese never heard of it either. So Foxy. from the Detroit area. Pistons fan. M. He's way out in the farm, but in the. area there Detroit fan of all their. sports. >> He goes, "Oh, the Stones." And I was so. confused. I thought Rolling Stones were. [ __ ] going to do something up there. And he goes, "No, that's what Paul B. just heard like last Do people really. call him that? >> People really call him that. >> So, I got on this microphone and I said. it. There's a lot of people saying, "What? >> Are we sure is not lying?". >> I feel like he's lying.

>> He would never. >> No, we I was pretty nervous when I told. you guys this and then we put the tweet. out and a lot of people said, "Yes, we. do indeed call them the Stones." It's. just a select few of us. >> Foxy's crew from his high school said. that that's what they call it. So, I. think what we are doing is potentially. taking Williamston uh Michigan uh to the. world here about the Stones. And on that. note, the Stones seemingly rolling uh. and back in it with Cade kind of leading. the charge. Had a bunch of turnovers in. the first three games. Uh obviously. everybody thought they were going to. fall to their demise. Has gotten hot.

since then. They move on. Are they the. one seed that we've seen from the season. if you were to follow them and what are. your thoughts on how they can continue. throughout the rest of the playoffs? >> I just love the uh Cage resilience, man. You got to think about it. He was on. that team when they had the longest. losing streak in the history of the NBA. and you know the lead to to stay with it. in in a in a league where you know guys. move on and say it's not working here. He kept his head down, kept working. He. never made excuses and then you know. they they now they number one seed and.

you see the same thing. He he doesn't he. doesn't have a lot to say. He's really. even kill and I feel like he's the. driving force. the man had went out with. a with a long puncture, came back, stared down a 3-1, you know, deficit in. the Magic in the first round and he was. the catalyst that led them back. He was. the guy that when you watched them play. that said, "I'm not allowing us to. lose." So, I got big belief in Kade and. everything he's doing. I feel like they. are the best uh the number one seed for. a reason and they going to be a a hard. out in the in these playoffs, especially.

when you got a guy like Tobias stepping. up every other night trying to go for 20. plus and possibly 30. So, I think they. rolling right now. >> I love watching it. I like them fighting. back and then I like the coach getting. an immediate extension like, "Hey, give. you Yep. You are who we thought you. were. Thank God. It was getting a little. shaky there. We were down 3-1. Didn't. know." And then you win a series. Thank. you for doing that for the entire city. of Detroit. And here's a brand new deal. Let's continue to do that. Tyrese, they. were coming after Kade a little bit. They were saying too young, weren't. ready for the playoffs whenever they. were playing bad against Orlando. He's. come back and just dominated, play. incredible basketball. Is there a part.

to playoff basketball where every game. is prime time where everybody knows if. you're playing like ass and then having. to come back on the other side of it? Like how do you kind of deal with that. actually? How do you kind of deal with. that? >> Well, yeah. I think you're on TV more, right? Your your game is going to get um. talked about more, good or positive or. negative. You're going to get there's. going to be more tweets, more people are. going to be talking about you, whatever. But I think the good thing about the. Pistons is Kate is their guy and they. know he's their guy. So, it doesn't. matter what kind of performance he has, if it's positive or negative, he knows. that his teammates are looking at him. like, "You're our guy. Like, let's.

figure it out. We're riding with you no. matter what." And so, I think he's he. played well in those games. Turnover. numbers were probably a little high, higher than he wanted them. But, I feel. like Detroit being a physical team, I. feel like that Orlando Orlando's. physical as well. So, that was a decent. matchup for them to go against. I feel. like that's why that series went so long. where I feel like they're more the. physically dominating team in this. series. I feel like that might be able. to help them. And I really feel like. that will help a guy like like Jaylen. Durren, too. Like he didn't play. probably how he wanted to in round one, but I feel like I can expect him to have.

a better round two for sure. >> C Rich, I had a question about the other. side, the Cavs. A lot of people, you. know, Tyrese is talking about a lot more. tweets, a lot more people talking about. it. A lot of people talking about James. Harden and Donovan Mitchell not being. able to get over the hump in the. playoffs. Do you think that's a real. thing or they just keep running to teams. that are better than them? >> Yeah, I think I think that's a real. thing. You know, when you look at the. Pistons, they they number one seed for a. reason. They dominated in the in the. regular season for a reason. They they a. really good team. And coming into these. playoffs, we knew it would be a hard. hard uh out for whoever had to face him.

So, for for the Cavs to be running up. against that now, I think you've seen. James Harden has performed. I mean, maybe not like the Houston James Harden. that we we used to seeing, but he. performed at a at a high level and been. there for his team and been there in. moments. And um I got big faith in. Donovan that he always is going to come. out and ball out. Now every game he's he. may not shoot the greatest percentages. and things like that, but the one thing. that I believe about Donovan Mitchell. that he's always going to be game and. ready to go and play his hardest and be.

there now. He may not make all the shots. all the time, but he he definitely is. going to be ready for war. I believe. that about Don. >> How tall is Donovan? >> How tall is Spider? >> He like 6'4. >> Oh, >> could you imagine him at. >> Paris? What' you think? >> 63 63. >> 6'2 is what he's listed at. >> Could you imagine him a DT tackle? >> Sure. >> He is I mean he is. >> stout. >> He is a stout dude. >> 62 220 is what he listed. >> He's powerful too, bro. His movements. are powerful. >> Yeah, he's so smooth. He can just move.

so well. It's like what what was Aaron. Donald? I'm not going to say Donovan. Mitchell was Aaron Donald. Aaron Donald. trained with knives. But I'm just saying. like the the. build of Donovan Mitchell I'm like that. guy had to be a football guy. had had to. have been a football guy who just had. ridiculous handles. He is uh fun to. watch. Makes every play. And if James. Hart Hey, come on, James. They're saying. stuff about your playoff stuff. Let's. go, James. I'm a James Harden fan. Put. the beard on. Whatever the hell you got. to do. Let's start putting these up, James. >> Off the court's cool.

>> Hilarious, actually. Yeah. >> Yeah. All All of it. All of it. We're. big fans. Okay. You rich, will you make. some picks for tonight quickly before, you know, we pivot into an NHL. conversation. Tonight we have the. Cavaliers at the Pistons. Pistons. favored by three and a half. And the. Lakers at the Thunder. Thunder. Feel the. Thunder. >> Thunder. >> They're f. >> 15 and a half. Jesus Christ. >> Come on. >> That's another one too. It was too. little last time. >> Yeah, they might. >> Yeah, I'm still I'm I'm I'm going I give.

it to the Pistons tonight. I say the. Pistons win again at home. Go up 200. And um obviously I'm rolling with the. Thunder in this man. It's it's going to. be it's it's going to be take an. incredible feat for the Lakers to get a. game against this team. >> This guy hates LeBron. >> Yeah, I was about to say we'll see if. the goat decides to take over, though. You're the best, ladies and gentlemen. That's Q Ray. Didn't let him get a word after that. >> Yeah. No way. No way. He's a massive. Jordan fan. I ain't from Chicago, obviously. You're from the Midwest. I.

heard you say uh in a press conference. recently, you uh released something. You. said every kid that plays in Wisconsin. wants to go to Iowa State nowadays. anyways or something like that cuz you. guys just signed a new kid. You're a. Michael Jordan fan growing up or because. uh LeBron James in Ohio. You grew up in. LeBron James? >> I was born in 2000, bro. >> Oh my god. >> So not so not as much but still he's. been alive for, you know, LeBron in the. NBA at least the whole time. >> Yeah. It's unbelievable how young you. are. I completely forgot about that. And. you're old now. 26.

>> I'm old. Yeah. You got to get your own. insurance. You got to get off your. parents insurance. >> Yeah, I have been on my own insurance. for a while. >> Really? >> I didn't know how the NBA works. No go. on your parents. >> Do you insure all those outfits? >> No. No, >> you don't. >> No. Some watches and stuff. Yeah. >> Oh, congratulations. >> Smart. That's smart. That must be a nice. watch. >> Yeah, it definitely was. Remember he was. we were buying his watches. >> Vado. >> Yes, sir. >> Oh, yeah. >> That's right. Very kind of you to do. that. Puma, I see you rocking a Puma. there. >> Shout out. >> Shout out Puma. >> Every every single day, bro. Oh boy. Con.

man's wearing them. >> He's a real one for that. >> He is. Especially those. >> text me back, man. >> When did you text me? >> I don't know. I'm just. >> I got a new number. >> Oh, do you hear this guy? >> I did get a new number. >> Get a load of this guy. >> I No, I got a new number. That's. >> Get a load of this guy. >> I got to give you my new number. >> Well, you're also not a downtown boy. anymore. So that's You said see you, Connor. Well, to be clear though, Tyrese, whenever I saw him in Vegas. after he celebrated me getting put. through a table and potentially breaking.

my neck, son of a [ __ ] I celebrated. >> You kind of didn't do anything. I know. your dad. I was flipping off everybody. Okay, I come out. >> I love this story. >> I'm flipping off everybody. Bang. Everybody's doing it. And uh even in the. front, George KD's even like, you know, what are you doing, man? Jir Gibbs was. there giving me a little stuff. Like. everybody basically. And then your dad. holding his phone. Big thumbs up. this. huge thumbs up just in the middle of. everybody. I look around. I'm like bead. bugging everybody or whatever. I see. your dad. I just look at him and I go, "Fuck you, Michael Cole." Just because I.

didn't want to talk to your dad. I love. your dad. Your dad is the goat. >> The man. I mean, just absolutely the man. through and through. We need you guys to. go win uh go on another title run so. your dad could go on a title run. And. that is no disrespect to you, but you. understand what I'm saying. >> I get it. I get it. I get what you're. saying. I didn't like how much we saw. Then he introduced us to 50 Cent. >> Tony Ao. >> Yeah. >> Right. >> We had a little Camron was in there. >> This guy was there till Monday. I saw. him on Monday Night Raw. >> I was there till Tuesday,

>> actually. >> That's a journey. I had I had a. appearance with Adobe on Tuesday. >> Oh, sure. That's why. >> What were you selling? >> Acrobatic reader. Photoshop. Anything. >> Yeah. >> What is an Adobe? >> I was at Adobe Tech Summit. Photoshop. >> What you talk about? You talk about AI. taking everybody's jabs? >> No, I did not talk about that. I spoke. on fan loyalty and uh in sports. >> and what what does it kind of revolve. around you think this fan loyalty if you. had to really. >> they were asking me questions I just. answered the question. >> that's a question. was it like a TED talk.

>> uh it was it was a uh what's that called. multiple people up there. >> oh a panel. >> a panel yes sir. >> you were on the panel. >> yes I was on a panel. >> which how many people were on the panel. four people with a host three people. >> three people with a host. >> okay you all had comfortable chairs. >> yeah the chairs were comfy. >> did we have the microphone on the face. like that we did you guys really do big. LED board behind you. >> Big LED board. >> Yeah, you know he does it right. >> This guy's a corporate speaker all of a. sudden. Okay. So, what were you talking? You were talking about fan loyalty and. how you can treat fans, right? >> How to engage with your fans through. whatever. So, Mine was more I was the.

youngest one up there, so it's more. about social media and in in the world. of of sports. >> I love making vlogs, shoes. I do like I. do things like that. >> Yes, sir. There you go. >> I get out there. I play chess against. people in New York. >> Well, does that I I don't know how to. play chess, >> dude. >> I thought you go hang out with monks and. stuff. Uh, well, I've never hung out. with a monk. >> Oh, you should. They're cool. >> You need to do that. Fan loyalty. I. thought you thought my dad was a monk. >> Your dad could be the best monk of all. time. But anyways, thank you for. speaking on fan loyalty to those people. You potentially bring them into sports, which we appreciate. >> Yes, sir.

>> And I'll tell you what, anytime you got. one of them on, you know, it's about to. >> with a board behind you, big board. Did. you What'd you do with your legs? Did. you go cross legs? I never know what to. do in those situations. >> Yeah. You know, you kind of just mix it. up as you go. >> Cross the leg. You look over and that. guy's crossing his leg. See, you can't I. can't look like him, right? >> Lean on shoulder on arm. >> We do that when we're high. >> I don't know if lean on arm is the best. choice. >> Well, it depends where you're at. If. you're at the very end, you got to at. least act like you're engaged. >> I was uh. >> what kind of chair it is. >> I was third. I was third. >> So, you can go arms cross, like hands. folded. >> Arms cross is what I went with for the.

most part. >> How about game day? They got my ass. right in the middle of that thing. Fascinating how that one goes. >> What's nice, you got the table right. there, so you can. >> hide a little bit. >> Yeah. Yeah, that's nice. >> Yeah. But then whenever this is a and. then you know we got to go over here. turn your back. >> and I never know you know and then. sometimes the lower body's going one way. and the chair goes another I look like a. fat ass up there a lot of times it's. tough spot I assume you handled it well. for the good of sport. Thank you very. much. >> Thank you Tyrese. >> You think you would have scored 50 in. that game seven we would have won the. title. I think so. We would had a. parade. We'd have been so cool. We'll do.

it again someday. Speaking of parades, a. man who brought Lord Stanley Cup down to. South Florida multiple times and also. helped bring a gold medal to United. States men's hockey and is about to win. another world championship here in about. 8 days. Ladies and gentlemen, Matthew. Kach, >> how you doing, pal? >> What's up, boys? How are you guys? >> Good. You look fantastic. Thank you for. joining us. A good jawline right now. >> Great jaw. Wow. >> Hey, you look like you're in great shape. right now. How's the body? How's it uh h.

how is everything in Kachchuck's world. right now? >> It's uh it's body's good. I mean, obviously Pat, we've talked a bunch um. last year, crazy surgery at the end of. the year and didn't feel um anywhere. close to myself until probably right. before the Olympics. Best thing that. happened to me was going over there, playing every every other day, skating. every other day. Um, kind of keeping. like my rhythm going, getting back in. like that game shape, getting back in. like the just the rhythm of getting hit. and hitting people and being in. competitive games. And those games over.

there were so nuts, so competitive that. when I came back after the Olympics, um, just kind of gained all my confidence. back. >> Okay, I love that. We're about to go. play again. I just learned I don't know. how public everything is. If you've made. an announcement or if you're supposed to. make an announcement, if the Florida. Panthers know this, I have no idea what. is known by anybody, but the. International Ice Hockey Federation has. a world championship happening next. weekend in Zurich, which is in what. country? >> Switzerland, Tyrese, that is 100% right. This is a world championship that. happens every single year. Obviously,

the Canadians have won a lot of these. Gumpy, how many of these types of world. championships has Canada won? >> Around 88 or so. Oh, who won last year's. IIHF World Championship? >> I don't think we did, unfortunately. >> Oh, the United States of America did. Oh, yeah. Okay. So, tell me a little bit. about this world championship and is. this is obviously an every year event. You playing in this feels big to me. I. know Sydney has played in this. Crosby. has played in this in the past for Team. Canada. How can you kind of quantify. what's about to happen next week and uh.

what are our chances? Are we winning. this thing? >> Well, I sure as hell hope so. um not. going over there for a vacation. Better. better give ourselves a chance to win. But uh yeah, I think the best way to. describe it is it's an every year thing. This is actually my first time going. Um. because it's in mid to late May. The. last few years I've been in playoffs. Um. a couple years before that I was up for. a contract, so I didn't go. So there's. always like a couple reasons why guys. are banged up after their NHL season, so. might not go because of that. Um guys.

having kids. I mean there's there's so. many reasons why. Um, I think it's just. such an honor to wear USA jersey and. kind of like playing for the Olympics. and then going here like a few months. later, like I still have that feeling. that I had representing back in in. February in Milan, it's like how could I. not want to be a part of that again? So, I'm really excited to go. Um, I'm going. a couple days into the tournament. Um, I'm going to try to try to bring another. championship back to the United States. We won for the first time last year. I.

wasn't on the team, but USA won. I think. it was for like the first time in a. hundred years. So, um, we're hoping to. do it again this year. >> The first time in a 100 years. You. >> serious? So, we haven't won. We haven't. >> I could be very much over exaggerating. schoolers up there. >> Yeah. We haven't lost the tournament in. a long time. Feels like. >> Yeah. It feels like just kind of hockey. is. >> ours. >> Yeah. >> Yeah. >> The only thing we've really lost, I. guess, draft draft lottery. Toronto got. >> Nobody. Which junior though?

Oh yeah, you got Let me guess. You guys. won the WHO championship. Is that what. it is? Okay, >> boys. We won we won we won the big one. We won the big one in February. That's. all that matters. Bingo. >> Yeah, >> that's a really good Hey, God bless. America. Thank you, Chuck. >> Boom. >> Thank you, Chucky. >> Hey, Tyrese. Thank you, too. >> You won gold medalist gold medalist. >> COUPLE AMERICAN SPORTS HEROES AROUND. HERE. OKAY. Obviously the IIHF. uh world championship happening next.

weekend will be good for hockey. Hockey. right now seeing massive boost. We had. Gary Bman on yesterday to talk about you. know this like the most viewed playoffs. in nine years or new whatever it is. Everybody's watching hockey right now. I. think the US Olympic team has a huge. piece of that both the men and the women. for everybody falling in love with the. sport or being reminded why the sport is. so spectacular. You obviously have been. in the Stanley Cup the last three years. winning the last two. Now you're kind of. watching from a different perspective. How have you found yourself watching. these games? Are you find you find. yourself rooting for the East? Are you.

rooting against people? How do you kind. of view what's happening right now with. these playoffs who the world is tuning. into? >> It's weird. Obviously want to be. playing. I think you just catch yourself. rooting against a few teams that you. just don't like. I'm not going to say. that on here, but I'm just happy a. couple of them aren't still playing, so. that's nice. Um, but I I don't know. Like it's it's a weird weird feeling. It's it's great to see that hockey I. mean I saw those numbers the same time. you guys saw those the other day. Like. the numbers are through the roof right.

now. So that's so cool that that. hockeyy's such a big thing right now in. the United States. Going back to the. Olympics with our team and the women's. team winning it just it seemed like. coming back from Milan like hockey was. the cool thing here in the United. States. So um I'm happy to see that it's. still trending in the right direction. Um playoffs have been unreal so far. They've been crazy games, a lot of. overtimes. Uh, I just think I know I'm. not like allowed to pick um anything, but I would say that the winner of. Colorado and Mini is got a very very.

good chance of winning at all. Like. that's a that's a big boy battle with. those two teams and and Colorado is. playing as good as anybody right now. >> Yeah, I love you saying uh I know I'm. not allowed to pick anything, but I just. want to let you know what I'm seeing. over there in Colorado Minnesota. I. mean, at the end of that what was 52 uh. end of that. >> I mean we're talking about they're. laying bodies. It reminded me of your. guys' coach whenever there was a miked. ups release that it was like, "Hey, this. is seven game series. Bodies on bodies. here down there." Like that was actual.

plan. I mean, absolute. McKinnon two of them late. That was 5-2. That was after uh Quinn lost an edge, I. believe, and then got buried in the ice. as well. It's like very physical brand. of hockey. A lot of big dogs playing. against each other. It has been. spectacular. But the Avalanche have. obviously just looked outrageous. They're not the only ones though across. the entire NHL. Go ahead con man. >> Yeah Chucky. The other one on the other. side would be uh Carolina. Both those. teams being six and0. Now Carolina's. never they don't have the experience.

rather that Colorado has with the you. know Stanley Cup final and the win that. Colorado has. But what have you seen. from Carolina? Because it feels like. this might be the year you know they get. over the hump with with Florida your. team being out. That was the one team. basically they'd run into and just get. absolutely washed. But what do you think. about the nail guns over there for. Carolina Hurricanes? >> I was actually at one of the games in. Carolina cuz I went and saw my brother. play. Um it was game two. Of course, the. one I go to goes in like at the end of. the double overtime. So that was great.

Um but I think I think they're a uh I. think they're a really good team. They're always in this position every. year, so they're doing something right. Um they're really fast. uh at home I. noticed like they're they're a team when. you go on the road like that first 10. minutes 5 10 minutes they are all over. you and they have continued that and. that's kind of been their bread and. butter uh for years. So um home ice has. been a big big advantage for them. They're playing great. The only thing. that you know, you obviously don't want.

to lose ever. You don't want to lose a. game ever, but you almost wonder like. some of these teams that have just kind. of coasted through the first round and. starting to go through the second round, like you almost need to hit a little. adversity to win at all. There's no team. that's ever gone 16-0, I don't think. I. mean, I guess one of these two could. this year, but it's uh at one point. they're going to hit adversity. Colorado. might hit a little adversity at some. point, but ultimately you're better from. that. I just think they haven't hit it. yet. So, it's it's hard to say um which. one of those teams might be the favorite.

right now. It's it's really tough. >> Certainly a gift. You get more days off. Obviously, if you sweep, you don't have. to play as many games. Your legs might. be fresher. You might have a team. But. the curse there is you don't have the. moment of everybody having to fix the. [ __ ] that's wrong because, you know, whenever you're winning, it's kind of a. band-aid to cover everything up, you. know, and then once you lose, it's like, wait, we got to fix some [ __ ] here. And. you can also bring the lads together, which I think you're a big part of, Chucky. I I think you and your brother. proved you're big lads guys. big big. lads guys. Can you tell by watching. these teams who's tighter or who's not. tighter as a group or as a unit? Or.

should we expect all these guys to be a. pretty tight bunch at this stage of the. NHL playoffs? >> Every team says they're tight. Um but, you know, not every team's exactly what. they say. Um I I think I look to. Colorado and Minnesota. It just seems. like two teams that have a ton of fun. Um seem to really bond with each other. you can tell by like the camaraderie. with each other like during the games. talking on the bench banging the sticks. after a block shot or a big hit. Um I. don't know those two teams. I also think.

one team that's like really really been. a surprise team to a lot of people but. not to us maybe I'll say both of them is. Buffalo and Montreal. Like those two. teams are really really good and but I. think their advantage is this is their. first time going through it and their. first time really making a playoff run. so far. So, um, those two teams look. like they're having a ton of fun. I. watched, uh, the last three or four. games of the Montreal Tampa series. And, uh, Montreal is for real. Like they're. they're a really good team and they they. could have won that series against Tampa.

in five games, four games. Like, they. they played really really well. Um, so I. think that series could be really good. and going to be a mustwatch for me. >> I mean, an absolutely nasty goal here. from Kirby Doc. I mean, just absolute. filth there. They're talking goal of the. playoffs right there. I mean, there's. been a lot of good ones. There's been. some insane skill on display, obviously, throughout the entire playoffs. And this. is where hockey is in prime time and the. best players are playing. [ __ ] like that. seemingly happens every night, even. though it makes no sense how you guys.

have so much incredible talent. The. other side, you mentioned it there, is. the grit and the toughness. You guys. will actually fight each other. You guys. will hit each other and you guys will. throw your faces in front of objects. going like a 100 miles an hour. Uh, and. kind of take pride in it. Go ahead, Tone. >> Yeah, Chucky. Last night, uh, the Ducks. were up 2 with about 7 minutes left. >> NOT YOU NBA PLAYERS. No way. >> And, uh, Muel Granland was in front of. the net and he threw his body in front. of the puck to save a goal. Um, and. obviously you see that a ton in the. playoffs. And then the, uh, a couple.

nights back, uh, Quinn Hughes was. getting [ __ ] for getting out of the way. of puck. People were saying, you know, was he was he worried about, you know, screening the goalie and stuff like that. or hitting off him and going the goal. How do you know when to lay yourself out. in front of a rubber missile or get out. of the way so the goalie can can get in. front of it? >> Rubber missile. >> Wow. Um well, first of all, Quinn's like. one of the biggest dogs in the NHL right. now. So, I'm sure he was like tying up. with the guy in front. Like, he would. not get out of a way of a puck. He's. He's an animal. He's He's one of the. best. And.

>> doesn't have to be because he's so. skilled and so good on the other end of. the ice. Like, he doesn't have to do it, but he does it cuz he's one of the best. Um, I mean that Grahamlin block. definitely saved a goal. Uh, throwing. the foot out there. It's like kind of a. when you're in that moment and I am not. a big block shot. Um, I'm not. Um, but. that's like a desperation like throw the. foot out. Like that's your last resort. right there. Like look at him. His. body's to the right. That's that's. unreal. That saves a goal. >> Um, ultimately wins him the game. But. uh, I think when you're in these games, like I just said, I'm not a huge block.

shot guy. I don't think many many people. are. But when you're in these games. where every single play is momentum, you. never know. Vegas gets that goal. I. don't know how much time was left. They. can get one again and win in overtime. Like that that's the little things that. add up in these playoff games. So, um. doesn't matter who you are. Granland's. like one of the the best players on. Anaheim. Very offensive. Like he's a. hell of a player. He doesn't have to do. that, but you just you just do it. because that's what it takes at this. time of year. It's the best time of year. to play. You put everything on the line. Um, I don't know if anybody's throwing.

their face in front of a a puck on. purpose, but I mean, if that's what it. takes, that's what it takes. >> All right, good. So, I'll stop saying. it's on purpose then. I'll just start. saying that it happens and the lads are. okay with it. Hockey obviously. electrifying and uh the numbers and the. people that are tuning in and the. Barnes. Okay, you talked about like. Buffalo not knowing and having a good. time. The boys on the ice, it's like. their fans are having a great time as. well. >> Blades. >> The Blades boys welcomed in some. Montreal Blades boys. the I don't know. if you saw the pregame festivities, they. almost had a a blade hockey game.

outside. And I I I'll tell you, I think. the Buffalo Grit Boys will potentially. outlast the Montreal lads. But nobody. wants anything to do with down there in. Carolina with the lads that. >> Oh, Jarvis's boys. >> Jaryy's boys. >> Yeah, Jarvis Boys. >> Jarvis. Have you seen these boys from. Manitoba that have come down to. Carolina? These lads right here, they're. just known as Jaryy's boys. They were. cranking the siren the other day. Cranking the siren out there. My my favorite entourage group is the. Buffalo Blade Gang. I would take I would.

put my money on them to beat up. everybody. Beat up the Montreal guys on. Rollerblades, beat up those guys. I. would take the Buffalo guys all day. Those guys look those guys are real. deal. I like those guys. >> The only American bunch out of the crew. that you just mentioned, and that's why. next weekend at the International Ice. Hockey Federation's World Championship. in Zurich, Switzerland, this man will be. attempting to go for gold. And also, you. didn't tell us this. We had to do some. research while we were on air here. Matthew Kachchuck, if you were to win.

the IIHF. World Championship next weekend, you'd. become one of 31 men in the history of. hockey to win the triple gold, which is. Olympic gold, Stanley Cup, and World. Championship. >> Okay. >> There's only 30 people that have done. it. No Americans, >> damn, >> have ever done it. >> Okay. So, there's a chance that you. become one of 31 men next weekend. I. like that you didn't tell us about that. We had to look into that. Hey, LET'S. [ __ ] GO. COME ON, CHUCKY. LET'S GO, CHUCKY. LET'S GO OVER there and do the. [ __ ] We can't wait to watch you.

>> Like I said, I'm not going over there. for a free vacation. We're We're going. there to do a job and and win it and. have another great celebration. >> Hey, for the good of America. Is. >> Brady gone? >> Good question. >> Uh Brady just had a kid. Um he is not. I. would I would love if he if he were able. to, but he's uh. >> congrats on the kid. Congrats. Another. Kitch Hawk coming in. Uh any names on. the team that have been announced? Do. you know who's going over there yet or. is it kind of the roster's fluid? >> I I swear I know nothing really other.

than that I'm going at some point. Um. I've been occupied on one if I was going. if I was able to. Um so kind of just. committed a few days ago and we'll I'll. find out here more shortly. I know a lot. of the guys the tournament starts on the. 15th and I'm going there a couple days. after. Um, so yeah, I'm I'm pumped. Like. there there's nothing better than. playing the best game in the world. And. wearing the red, white, and blue. We've. talked about it a million times. It's. just nothing like it. So I can't wait. >> Come on. Good luck over there. We. appreciate the hell out of you. Going.

for the triple gold. Matthew. >> Kitchen. >> Good research in the back, Nick. Hell. yeah. >> Yeah, that's a big deal. That was always. like uh an accolade. You know, a lot of. those guys have the merits already to. get into the Hockey Hall of Fame, but. that is a surefire ticket punch to the. Hall of Fame if you can complete that. >> I've been talking to him literally for. the last couple days. He uh Panthers. owner Vinnie Viola obviously owns Golden. Temp. >> Saw us talking about a full conversation. takes place, helps connect us with Sher.

Dvau, which is very cool of Kachchuck, but also talking to him. And then I'm. like, "Hey, what do you got going on?". You know, >> he's like, "I'm heading to Zurich." I'm. like, "Love Zurich, man.". >> Yeah, good call. pretzels. >> Beautiful mountains. >> Zurich open. >> Oh, the views. >> The watches are unbelievable. >> Yeah. I assume I I think I've seen on. the internet people do the mountains. over there with like little cars. Yeah. >> You know, like it looks like a really. good time over there. >> Yeah. Turns out no, he's going for a. world championship. I'm not [ __ ]. riding the tobogans. That's what he. said. >> Maybe after. >> I'm going to play for you.

>> I think Foxy went there last year. >> Uh Tyrese representing United States of. America. Obviously, you got an A. Okay. on the uh on the group project. >> Mhm. >> But did it feel as if in that moment it. was like uh America verse everybody? And. do you did did the entire team get that. sense? Does that make sense? Cuz it felt. like that with the hockey teams whenever. we were playing Canada, it felt like. holy hell, it really is us versus these. people up here. Like it really. >> France France in the final too. Like you. taking on the home country like that.

entire arena you guys. It was obviously. them versus. >> Was that a cool vibe? And honestly, I've. never gotten a chance to experience it. How was it in there? And when you get. the chance to do it, have you learned. anything from kind of experience that. you've already gathered. >> Yeah. It's fire. There's nothing like. it. Like it's so it's so special cuz. everybody wants to see you lose. Like. genuinely, everybody, not in this. country, but everywhere out there. >> Some. >> some people do. >> Yeah. >> Some people do really. They can there's. more to talk about the next day and they. can they can hate for sure. But uh No, that's I think that's the beauty in it. That that's what makes it more fun. >> How do we all feel? You're born in 2000.

How do we all feel about tomorrow? The. return of Skip Bis. >> and Stephen A. Smith. You said there are. people that want to see you lose. So, you know, they can hate and talk about. it the next day. Uh, but Stephen A. Smith and Skip Bis getting back on it. I'm not saying they're hating, but they. certainly talk about a lot of things. And in debate, there is some hate that. certainly comes out. You're talking. about the two goats of this thing. I. think whenever you talk about debate. television coming back tomorrow, I'm. excited. Skip cut a promo into a cell. phone. He's jacked. Mhm.

>> He said he's readier than ever. >> What did he get like five likes on. Twitter? >> 5,000. >> in a minute. >> Million 5,000K maybe. >> Can I be honest? >> What are you TALKING ABOUT? HOLD ON. HOLD THE PHONE. You don't want to see. Stephen A and Skip Bis get back in there. and go jab for jab with a hook or two. coming in there tomorrow like the good. old days of debate on television before. everybody thought they had to become a. debater. The master debaters are. actually about to take each other on. tomorrow. First time in 10 years on.

first take. Tyrese. This is good for sports. >> WHOA. >> DUDE, >> HELLO. >> BOXING. >> What was that? Tyrese. >> Are we being serious? >> It's like Oasis getting back together, bro. >> That's right. >> I'd rather watch someone pull my. fingernails out. >> I'd rather I I think I'd RATHER WATCH. ANYTHING. >> WHAT? >> THAT STYLE of show almost ruined sports. television. No, but. >> what the hell's going on? >> You cannot blame the pioneers for.

everybody that was trying to follow the. suit. Okay, everybody was trying to do. the same exact thing. And you have to be. you have to give credit where it's due. >> Those two are good debaters for the. things that they believe. The things. that they believe you can think are well. that's ass. Okay, that that is not how. actual people think, >> which I think a lot of us think about a. lot of things that get into these. things. We we in these debate shows, but. it's like Stephen A dabbling in the. political world. It's like if he gets in. debates with people, I feel like sports. debaters,

we're pretty good. Like we're pretty. good debate. And I think it's because. sports media has been debate society. since these two have kind of got after. it. So I think two old bulls kind of. tangling one more time. You know, Ric. Flair had his final match. >> Yeah, he did. >> You know, one final run here for the. boys. >> You know what I'm talking about. LIKE. REMEMBER STONE COLD STEVE AUSTIN. One. last stunner to Vince McMahon at. Wrestlemania 40. You know THAT THAT'S. WHAT THIS IS POTENTIALLY. This is one. last go of the last. >> LeBron vers Jordan.

>> Cowboy stop. >> Is that what this is? >> How excited were you to see how excited. was the world to see Stone Cold stunt. Vince McMahon? Not as excited as I. right. How excited are people are people. truly to watch this? >> Did you hear what I just said? >> That times 10. >> What are they going to talk about? >> We know. >> We know who plays tonight. Who plays. tonight? >> Uh, tonight we have obviously we have. the Cavs and the Pistons. >> What's the second game? >> Uh, Lakers and the Thunder.

>> So, I wonder what the conversation. tomorrow. >> Yeah, you're right. Cuz the Pistons. coming back number one overall seed. >> Is that I don't know. Can are playing. the Flyers. They might dive into a. little bit of puck. >> Oh, and also, I don't know if you know. this. May Madness is about to happen. That's right. >> College lacrosse. There's a chance. Princeton the Ivy League back on top. Is. that not right, Connor? >> No. You you absolutely nailed it. Uh. Nate Kabiri who is kind of their premier. player up there for Princeton. He is a. Tuarton finalist as we know. The.

Kavanaaugh boys, the Kavanaaugh lads. They kind of let us know last year and. the year before about that entire. situation, but it is kind of a throwback. little bit of an old school bracket. We. have three Ivy League teams. Army is. playing. This is Princeton right here. I. believe they are kind of the uh premier. team. This is the year that there should. at least be an Ivy League team in the. final. Notre Dame, some of our boys, of. course, Yago, Jeffrey, No More, Kavanaaugh. They have a Tuaron finalist.

Uh I don't want to get his name wrong. Sean Light. Uh he's a defenseman. You. never see this. There's five players all. up for the Tuaron. Basically, the. Heisman of lacrosse for people that. don't know lacrosse. And he's the only. defenseman. It's four attackmen and then. one defenseman. Uh, but it should be a. fantastic tournament. This is one I've. been looking forward to for a while. Richmond, great story. They're actually. the four seed. This will be the first. time they ever host anybody in Mayhem. May Mayhem and uh, no, I'm I'm.

legitimately juiced for this. You Albany. going to North Carolina. You Albany. actually, if we remember, is the. Thompson twins, the cousins, the Native. American brothers. They kind of put them. on the map a little bit. Cornell. Hopkins, Notre Dame, Jacksonville. Yes, Jacksonville has a lacrosse team. Yep. It's starting to grow. Sport of the. future. Don't look now. Future might be. in about 5 years from now because I'm. hearing people in Ohio, kids are. starting to play lacrosse in Ohio. If. you if you told me 20 years ago people. in Ohio growing up would be playing. lacrosse, I'd think you're freaking.

high. >> Yeah, I think lacrosse has obviously. done an incredible job of having great. highlights and also the arena league. that is uh professional. >> NLL. Y that might be in the B block. right there. May Madness, Princeton's. back on top starting to look like the. old days. You got West Point in there. You got obviously a bunch of Notre Dame. prestige up on the line. That that could. potentially be what they're talking. about. >> Well, I mean, pardon my ignorance. I. have a question there. Why did some. teams play like 11 games and some teams. have played like 18? >> It's funny you should say that cuz I.

actually while looking at the bracket. was confused by that about a month ago. I think there was a couple teams that. were I don't know they only have played. like six games and the season typically. starts in February. I'm not sure if some. programs in the conferences have kind of. dwindled whether or not that happens or. if some of the conference tournaments. have been shrunk down, but yeah, I was. also confused by that a little bit. I. don't know why. >> So, some teams might be fresher. Some. teams might be more experienced. We'll. see as May Mayhem Madness continues for. college across. They could talk about. that. >> They I'm excited for that. That That is.

more Mayhem is much more exciting. >> than. >> uh Yeah, >> the reunion YOU'RE TALKING. >> OH, NO. I think you're a superstar. Okay. And I don't think there's any. debate and I and I I don't think that's. going to come up tomorrow at all. Tonight, Kanees at Flyers uh for the. NHL. Canes are currently on a six-game. winning streak. Good luck to them. It's. 8:00 on TNT. Cavs at Pistons, Lakers at. Thunder. It is a spectacular playoff. evening. As hour one here wraps up on.

this glorious what the halley Thursday. In hour two, we got Jet Pass and. enjoyed. Love that. >> Baseball's doing it right now. Have you. have you seen the baseball ratings? >> No. >> I don't know how everything in sports is. so far up. It feels like maybe there's a. uh a newfound love or intoxication for. America back into the sports universe. cuz everything that's kind of happening. outside in the world is a bit insane. Let's go ahead and dive into sports a. little bit more. Plus 44% over last. year. And what was uh the NHL plus 68%.

or something like that last year. >> in in the playoffs at least? They were. up 100% in some of the games. >> Yeah, it's just absolute insanity right. now up into the writer sports and uh. we're so incredibly pumped and lucky. that we're a tiny little piece of the. sports universe. Can't wait till you're. back on our TVs doing great things on. the court. Tyrese, we appreciate your. dedication to your recovery and for. coming through here one and a half. minutes before the show started. >> Yeah, that was cool. Really want to hang. out for a little bit. Instead, it's just. >> I was working out. I was working out. >> I made it here.

>> How was the workout? 50 on five. >> No, I was No, it wasn't. of shots. >> You shower and get ready for an hour. after two. Jeez. >> No, he's putting up shots, dude. >> Maybe. Look at him. >> Don't listen to him. He wants Boston to. win. I want you to win. We'll see you on. the other side. Be a friend. Tell a. friend something nice. It might change. your life. >> Well, hello, beautiful. the NFL draft experience where we're. about to see one of these eight NFL fan. attempt a $250,000.

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would have scored 72 points in game. seven of the NBA finals one year ago if. his Achilles didn't burst he is now on. the return to recovery and next year. He'll be doing the same exact thing. Ladies and gentlemen, Pacers legend. Tyrese Halleberty. >> I love that the bit the number keeps. going up. I love that. >> Well, we don't know. Yeah, >> I don't want to put a Hey, who am I to. box you in? >> I'm not ha boxing. You know what I mean? I'm going to go ahead and hella open. that box. Yeah, you're damn right. No, I'm not. What' you say? Buffer.

>> Yeah. >> Ha buffer. >> Yeah. >> Oh, I thought you called me a fl I. thought you said something. You know, I. say that I said have a buffer like there. is no buffer to to no governor, no. nothing. You could have scored 100. >> Someone scored 83 this year. You could. it could have been 84. >> Bingo. Especially game seven of the. finals. Could you imagine if you would. have been doing all that in the game? >> You're going to do it again. >> And that's what we appreciate about you. >> That's why I don't want to say 50. points. I mean. >> with the number one overall pick because. TJ's going to get the number one overall. pick. >> Well, the lottery is on Sunday. So,

>> how come you aren't going? How come TJ's. gone? >> Uh, I've went before. didn't really. bring us a ton of luck. >> What happens? >> Oh, really? So, this this is like a coin. toss type thing. You've gone out there. and it's been ass. Let's send somebody. else. >> Not asked. We didn't go up. We didn't go. down. We stayed at our pick. >> Oh, that's not bad. >> What happens if OKC gets number one. overall pick? >> That'd be rough. >> One year ago today, this is what we were. celebrating. Ha. He. >> how quick you look. See? >> Just getting started. People had no idea.

what was about to come. Next round and. then the next round. I mean, it was an. unbeliev This is what we're working back. towards. This is why we appreciate you. showing up 35 seconds before the show. started because you had a three and a. half, four hour workout this morning to. get back healthy. We appreciate you. Talks the table at Boston Connor and one. half of the hammer cowboys AP tone. Love. everything about what you got going on. Ty Schmidt, we miss you. Live from an. Attaken, Ohio is a college football. national champion, Super Bowl champion, Rder Cup winner. Ladies and gentlemen, AJ Hawk. >> Yeah, Hawker. >> This guy's a guy right here. Tyrese. AJ,

have you been watching Tyrese kind of. handle himself in the entire first hour? Didn't like his lack of pizzazz about. skipping Steven coming back tomorrow? >> Yeah, I don't know what his problem is. with with skipping Stephen. A but. Tyrese, I do have to take your side. I. do not think you are a theatrical guy. when you're on the court. I know maybe. that's a compliment off the court, but I. think on the court you're not. theatrical. >> Thank you, AJ. >> Yeah, but he does have the theatrics. inside of him. You're saying deep down. inside. That's a that's a compliment. He's talented. Yeah. In a negative way. >> No. What? We were talking about like.

your celebrations like that one right. there. He did the big ball thing. >> Nobody. has never been switched to showman. I. like showman better. Theatrical. You're. trying to make me, you know, sound a. type of way. >> No, if I was saying dramatic, >> that would be different. >> That would be different. >> Theatric is like this guy's got an eye. for the theatrics. >> So you meant theatric in a positive way. >> Show. I love shows. Okay. I go watch. shows all the time. >> He saw the one with the the Hamilton. >> There it is. >> Yeah. Alexander Hamilton. Yes. Twice. Two different kings and two different.

Yeah. two different everybody. Yeah. I've seen two different casts. I have. depth. I'll go watch. >> You saw that one with Sidus. >> Bingo. Uh the one where Robin Williams. Yeah. Robin Williams. >> That poet Society. >> Boom. Yeah. So, I'll watch whatever. >> The South Park one. >> Yeah. So, I'll do what I saw Michael. Malone eat 100 Needles right here. >> Right here. >> Coach of the Denver Nuggets. Yeah. >> No, he's the coach of North Carolina. >> He's a magician. There's a magician out. of Ohio that ate a 100 needles right. here.

>> 100? >> Yeah. I just like I like the theatric. >> I never thought that. Awesome. >> It's part of the draft spectacular. Years before we went to the actual. draft, we had some absurd things. This. guy came in here, dropped a 100 needles. in his throat, started hitting him. >> AJ punched him in the stomach and. >> he walked away. That was a trick. >> How did he come out? >> Huh? We don't know. We We still don't. know. We said this could still be inside. of him. We He might be a man just never. poops and he kind of took advantage of. that by putting needles. >> That might really hurt. Yeah. >> Yeah. I think so. I think he'd have a. problem. But what I'm saying is I like. the theatrics.

>> It was a compliment. If I was to say. you're a dramatic flopper, that's that's. me trying to condescendingly tell you. that I hate everything you're about. Theatrics, I like the show. SGA. theatrical. I don't think you are a. theatrical ball player, but I think with. inside of you. >> in your game, there are some theatrics. >> Okay. >> You agree? >> Yeah. >> You're a showman. >> I like to think so. >> Are there nights where you're kind of. tired, kind of off? You're like, maybe I. don't want to do a no look pass tonight. No, no, that doesn't exist. >> Always want a no looker. >> Always. >> Yeah. Always want to put one in between.

somebody's legs. Always want to be at. the last second with an inbound pass. >> with somebody standing right in front of. you with point 2 seconds left. Ah, and. then just throwing it TO THE PERSON. OH, BOB. YOU LOVE ALL that pass off of. somebody's ass coming inbound. You love. all that stuff every night. >> High IQ. >> Yeah. >> There's a there's a video going around. to saying you're a super genius. >> Great montage. >> Did your people put that together? Probably. >> I have no idea what video you're talking. about. >> A Puma thing. What video are you talking. about? >> It's They're talking about you being a. super high IQ basketball player. >> Yeah. Just all great plays from like.

just one playoff run last year. >> Well, I think I'm a pretty smart. basketball player. >> I think so, too. Have you uh heightened. that from sitting out for a year at this. level of your game? Like, what do you. think you're going to take away this. year? Uh, having watched the game. >> You know what I see more than anything. is why coaches think the way that they. do on certain things. You know, like. when a guy uh when a guy is like, "Challenge that." And you're like and. and you know as a player it's hard not. to like you have a foul you don't think. it's a foul you're like challenge it. then you realize like it's the first. quarter does it really matter stop being.

an idiot you know like I think that's. kind of helped a little bit I see it. from coach perspective a little more. >> okay I like that you're a little bit. more of a um how about your leadership. will that change your leadership style. you think. >> uh not necessarily I think this year was. hard though because it's like when. you're not playing like you're like can. I really say something like what can I. really say if I'm not playing but you. know you figure it out because guys, they know the work that you put in, so. it's not that big of a deal. >> Well, how about Zubac? I mean, there you. you had Miles Turner for a little while. and then that that went how that went. Uh especially with Milwaukee this year,

but how about them still like making. moves for you basically for next year. cuz you know this year went hell went. Even at the trade deadline, I feel like. the Pacers going to get Zubac was kind. of out of left field, but clearly. they're like kind of still all the way. behind you. How good did that feel. amidst, you know, one of the worst. seasons the Pacers have had that they're. still kind of adding for you? >> Yeah. Well, I think that's exciting. I. think that he uh he brings a different. dynamic to our team than we've had in. the past. Uh I think you guys are going. to like Big Zoo a lot.

>> I like the name already. Big Zoo is. certainly something I like. I like what. the NBA is doing as a whole. I like what. the NHL is doing as a whole. I like that. the NFL is always cooking as well. Uh I. don't know if you've been keeping up. with some of the NFL headlines, but. >> I hope what would that be? Well, there's. one that I kind of cooked up uh this. morning because of things that I'm. seeing. Drake. Drake May may be. the next one. Yeah. Okay, let's not talk. about Drake. Drake May, okay, just being. a guy who took his team to the Super. Bowl in a second year. Drake May.

>> may be the next one. One, he was at the. Truis uh PGA event this weekend, which. is in Quail Hollow, North Carolina. He's. obviously North Carolina. This is for. Eagle. This is a quarterback that just. took his team to the Super Bowl. And. that's A BIG [ __ ] B. >> YEAH. GO AHEAD AND DROP THAT THING. >> OKAY. OBVIOUSLY, he's been working. Also, he is uh having to answer. questions for some other stuff going on. around the New England Patriots. organization. Patriots quarterback Drake. May said he doesn't believe Mike.

Vrabel's off-field issues will be a. distraction for the defending AFC. Champions this upcoming season. Story. VIP. also going to say he loves him and. he's a great leader and this that might. actually rally the boys now there's a. boat involved in the entire story. Okay, >> that's new. >> It's getting it's getting louder and. louder by the day. But Drake May. seemingly face up franchise quarterback. always want the person to do that. handling this well. This is a lot on a. young quarterback right now with what's. going on. everything literally every day.

more things coming out and it feels like. not only is he burying Eagles he's also. burying narratives that are potentially. happening behind the scenes and that. makes me say that Drake Drake may may be. the next one when it's all said and done. AJ. >> yeah don't you think this is all part of. being a franchise quarterback you have. to deal with stuff I guess that you. never would have foreseen uh having to. deal with so yeah at a young age to be. able to kind of figure everything out. like this and and do everything some. somehow the right way off the field and. say the right things Yeah, that's why. you know that this guy is their.

franchise for the next 12 to 15 years. probably. >> Just putting fires out. >> He's young. How old is he? 23. >> 23. Yeah. >> 23 years old. Having a. >> There's no media training for stuff like. this either. There's nothing there's no. >> textbook to go off of. >> like getting asked questions about other. stuff other than yourself. >> You just want to play ball. You're just. trying to play football. >> Yeah. And and if we're talking about. boats, there's some more serious things. There's people stranded out there on a. boat right outside. Okay. So, we're. talking about boats. That should be the. It's not the boat we're talking about. We're talking about a brand new boat.

trip that we just learned about down. there in Tennessee. And on that note, every time we hear about a new boat or a. new this or a new that, Drake May, 23-year-old quarterback, has to somehow. just go in there and be like, "Hey, this. is all going to be okay." Like this is. all going to be. And that's what a. quarterback actually has to do. That's. crazy in my eyes that this is something. that he's going to have to like. literally prove because remember Vrabel. was the guy helping him be a leader. Not. that he's going to stop doing that, but. Vadel was like teaching him, hey, got to. go talk to the wide receivers, got to go. do this, got to do this. And now he's in. a position where anytime he's in front.

of a microphone, which is going to be a. lot anytime this year for the. foreseeable future for his entire. career, there's always going to be a. chance that a question's going to come. that has a lot of people's interest, but. also families involved and kids and. stuff. And he's going to have to. >> give the right answer. Yeah. >> And uh he's doing it seemingly very. early. And while doing it, burying. eagles. He's so clearminded. This guy. might be a real one out here at Conman. >> Yeah, he's unbelievable at golf. If we. just go back through kind of the greats. of the game, they all seem to have a. buttery swing, which is exactly what.

Drake May has. I'm assuming hopefully. once the season gets rolling a little. bit, you know, granted prime time games, there might be some national narratives, but we've seen also what has happened. with Vrabel around Gillette, around New. England, standing O's, things of that. nature. uh it it will definitely. continue to be a narrative, but I still. am under the belief that Vrabel. completely said everything to the team. and that maybe that this is just stuff. that is slowly coming up, but the team. is well aware and hearing stuff like. that from Drake May from other players. on the team. Christian Gonzalez also was.

asked about it at a charity softball. game and he basically echoed the same. sentiment like, "Hey, we're all behind. our coach, which we are and so hopefully. we can just get to football once July's. done.". >> Okay. And Tyrese, on that note, you're a. franchise player. everything you say. could potentially be used against you in. the court of law and also in the locker. room. Okay, that is very real, especially as one of the most powerful. people. Has there been an instance where. you had to learn about like, oo, the. power of my words is really real. Or is. that something that you're kind of. naturally taught in basketball? Because. it feels like you guys are all kind of.

deemed superstars in like high school, if that makes sense. Do you have like. media training coming in high school? Like, hey, everything you say is going. to potentially sway how people are. talking about our team. >> Oh, yeah. I think that's just media. training in general. But I think at the. same time, everything that we say as. athletes can get twisted and construed. in a different way for a headline. So. understanding that, but I think when. you're a franchise guy and any sport, basketball, football, hockey, baseball, uh that's just what comes with the. territory. It's kind of the price you. pay to live your dreams a little bit. >> Yeah. Kind of just part of the job.

>> Yeah. >> Like here is a part of the job. There's. some things that I've had to realize. that are just a part of this particular. job. >> Like, you know, I just have to accept. that this is what it is. Whenever I fire. off a thought about somebody, okay, that. person's going to hear it and there's. potentially going to be people that are. friends with that person. They're also. going to hear it. So now I start mini. war with, you know, 30 people. It's. like, okay, I I have to kind of realize. that that is what comes with the. territory. You as leader for the Pacers,

great job, brother. >> Great. Unbelievable job. >> with some theatrics, too. >> Yeah, big time. >> Is that why you're talking so positive. about this debate tomorrow? What do you. mean? >> Why don't you want to see this? I. thought everybody wants to see this. debate tomorrow. >> Who is everybody? Uh, >> everybody. >> Everybody I talk to. >> I I to be honest, I've not talked to. anybody about it, but. >> me personally excited to watch those two. go to work. I I I like public speakers, so I like watching people do their. thing. They're going to play the hits. I.

mean, >> what do you think the topic is going to. be? What do you think the first topic is. going to be? >> Definitely Braun first because the. Lakers played. Okay. He said, "We got to. talk about it." Hey, where are we 10. years later? Where do we find ourselves? You know, in the entire LeBron. conversation. Excited to see where it. goes. Couple twists and turns. Shay. Cornet's going to be in there guiding. the entire ship. And then where do we go. next? NFL straight to Cowboys? >> Nope. >> Where? >> Maybe to the greatest quarterback of all. time that's ever thrown a football. >> Aaron Rogers. >> Yep. >> Oh, I don't know if Aaron Rogers be.

number two. >> I love that right there. I love Aaron, too. He the goat. He is not the goat. >> What's going on? >> Aaron's the goat. Whatever. >> Aaron's the goat and he's maybe back to. lead a Super Bowl. >> Okay. Well, >> for who? >> I like that. I like that. Have you heard. what he's been like over the last since. the draft? >> I haven't. I haven't. >> Okay. Since the draft, he has sat in. that seat right there with that. microphone right in front of you and. said, "Aaron Rogers needs to get the. hell out of Pittsburgh." That is That is. what he said. Yes.

>> He has said numerous times. >> Is he a friend OF THE SHOW? >> YES. HE'S A GOOD FRIEND LIKE LIKE YOU. like like you just said the media. >> taking my words and construe the new. media in a way. I just said that you. know I love that he's sitting back and. let Will Howard get some reps to make. him progress as a quarterback. Maybe the. future of the Steelers. I like that he. wants to know if the refs are going to. be real ref cuz he doesn't want to come. back and play with Jabron refs. Um you. know maybe maybe I'd like that he was.

waiting for the next pandemic to come. back. Okay. and he needed to come back. and do that. But no, I mean this guy. deserved to take he's 22 years, four-time MVP, Super Bowl winner. He. deserved to take some time. Okay, >> this is unbelievable hearing just come. out of your mouth. >> This is crazy, isn't it, AJ? >> It's what? It's like it's a completely. different person sitting over there now. >> Yeah. Really change a tune if you will. and we go the other way. >> What you guys are doing trying to do. >> Sounds like you're backpedaling right. now. Feels like you're playing a little. defense here. >> As you know, that's not me.

>> And why is that? Well, there's a lot of. ports coming out of Pittsburgh. Okay. Mixed reports. Mixed reports. Doran. Dickerson morning radio show. Former Pit. football player, NFL football player, stud legend, cool guy. Doran Dickerson. has stayed around Pittsburgh and does. media. He reported this morning that. Aaron Rogers was going to be traveling. to Pittsburgh to kind of get it all. sorted out. Shout out to Doran doing. that. Shout out to 937 the fan. Used to. be B94. Yes. Sick. >> B94. >> John Dave and Bubba Shel. >> Dude, so good. I mean, >> just playing the hits. Just top. Just.

top the whole time, you know. So many. good times at B94. Now it's 937 the fan. because sports are really the only thing. that carry anything anymore. Shout to. Doran doing that. He reported hey his. source says telling him was coming in. doing the entire deal. >> Then there's a counter report coming. saying well if that's happening nobody. told Steelers from Mark Kaboli who has. been reporting for the Steelers for a. long time. He is by title our Steelers. correspondent. Yes he is. >> by title. He is our we're in constant. communication. >> We talk to him every morning. We love.

Mark. We love Mark do this thing. I'm a. pretty hands-off leader. Mark just kind. of does his thing. I'm thankful he's. still doing his thing. He said, "Steers. have no idea what you're talking about.". So then there's a little bit of a whoa. whoa whoa Aaron Rogers stuff happening. Then Ian Rapaort comes out and goes. actually uh Aaron Rogers who is expected. to visit the Steelers Friday and this. weekend will likely play for them in. 2026. So a deal is not done and there is. always caution until things are signed. but Rogers plan is to play for. Pittsburgh and these are the steps. towards that end. Okay. So, that was.

after it was like kind of re rebutted, I. guess. And then he comes out and says. that what it sounds like, especially for. Raport's reporting this is that Aaron's. going over Pittsburgh tomorrow. >> Sounds like he's probably doing what. everybody in the Steelers organization. seemingly has expected, which is come. back and play. And now Tone Diggs, AJ, Yzer, Steeler, diehard fan, has to walk. back everything he has said since the. draft as he was just echoing the Yinszer. statement. >> Well said, Patrick. >> Okay. is what he was saying. But with.

that being the case, it's like Yzers. were getting sick and tired of waiting. around and being held hostage. I think. that's kind of like, hey, we're the. Pittsburgh Steelers here. If this guy. doesn't want to play for us, what are we. doing? Last year, he's never been in a. building, never been with a guy. Cool. This year, it's been in a building. He. knows the head coach. He knows a lot of. the people in there. He knows exactly. what it's going to be like. We're. Pittsburgh Steers. Can you can you at. least have a little bit of respect for. who we are? That is how Yinszer started. feeling. Okay. We I think multiple times. have mentioned this guy's committed his. whole life to football. It's probably a. pretty big time decision on whether or. not he wants to do it. Now it sounds.

like we're getting closer to a. resolution and I thinkers fans just like. Tone will do exactly what Tone did, which is like it was the best option all. along. We'll hire get another year. I I. think that's how it'll go. You think. Aaron understands that? And what do you. think the validity of all this is, AJ? >> Yeah, I do wonder what the validity is. and it it sounds like they whether Aaron. is in town, he's coming in town soon, they they act like he's going to sign at. some point here in the near future. Whatever that means, like near future, what is that? three weeks, four weeks, I. don't know. But I would hate for Who. knows? >> Yeah. I mean, maybe. Yeah, there's.

there's no telling what could happen. I. would I would hate if anyone took uh, you know, all of Tone's takes about this. are on camera and recorded somewhere. I. would hate if someone cut those. together, you know, made a little mashup. of Tone flip-flopping on this whole. situation. That would that would not do. well for for Tone, I feel like. But if. Aaron comes back and he wins games and. they takes him on a deep playoff run, no. one no one cares and none of no one. remembers this. >> Big go. We do have to act accordingly, though. And uh what Tone was trying to. tell you Tyrese about your words being. taken out of context and misconstrued. what the video that AJ is kind of.

encouraging somebody to put together to. make it would not be like that at all. >> No, >> I mean he was rude to Aaron Ro. I mean. it was just. >> bar for bar. Why did you do that? >> If AJ thinks that would be bad for my. character, he's got another thing. coming. That'd be great for me cuz I. went on the same merg last year. I did. the same hokey pokey pokey dance. Okay. >> Oh, really? You're doing a pokea over. there? Is that what you're When Eric was. taking his time until July last year, I. was doing the same thing. If you don't. want to play for us, you don't want to. play for us. Blah blah blah blah. >> Once you become once you put your name.

on that line and you're Yeah. You're. wearing black and gold. We're family, brother. That's just how it works. Okay. Brothers fight. Brothers can disagree. Once we're on the same team, once we're. fighting that same war, okay, we're. together. >> You professional athlete need to. understand that this is how some humans, most humans probably operate, actually. >> Cuz we're family, brother. >> Yeah. All right. Uh, speaking of family, uh, feels like we have a friend of the. program, okay, from, uh, the Chicago.

Cubs after yesterday's conversation. We. were incredibly lucky that we got a. chance to chat with him, uh, after he. signed his mega deal, his first mega. deal with the Chicago Cubs. And we were. also lucky that we got a chance to watch. him work. We created a new segment about. it actually called Life's Good. Pete. Crow Armstrong is standing on top of the. world. Let's just do a quick rundown of. his last couple months, shall we? Okay. World Baseball Classic. he becomes hero. and everybody's bummed out that he's not. playing in the finals. And if he was. playing in the finals, we probably win. is our overall thought about this guy.

coming out of World Baseball Classic. Well, everybody else loses World. Baseball Classes and everybody's bummed. out about it. B Crow Armstrong actually. comes out in a lot of our minds going. like, "Hey, who knows what would happen. if we would have Brow Armstrong out. there." So, kind of an upbeat. Then. signs a mega deal. Signs a monster deal. This kid's 23, 24 years old, whatever it. is, signs a huge deal. They go on a. 10-game win streak at the beginning of. the season. Now they're currently on an. eightgame win streak because him last. night, bottom of the ninth, >> full count. >> No way. >> DOWN TWO, MAN ON FIRST.

>> Oppo Pete Crow Armstrong. >> Couldn't fathom how that had to feel. Golfing one out in the bottom of the. ninth, tied up in Chicago. He mentioned. to us yesterday that there was an hour. and a half delay and 34,000 people were. still in a Look at that crowd on a. Wednesday night in the bottom of the. ninth in a game in which they are. losing. Chicago's going crazy. PCA is. deferring to everybody else as being a. hero as opposed to himself. Feels like.

they got something special. It does feel. like that lovable reunion. >> Yeah, it does actually. >> Ladies and gentlemen, joining us now is. a person who might be able to give us a. little bit more insight in detail on all. of it. the senior baseball insider in. face for us in our generation. Ladies. and gentlemen from ESPN, Jeff Pass, >> love the shirt. Love the shirt. >> John Shami and Project Main Street. Uh. going toward Lou Garri's day. Uh it's. such a good cause. And this is available.

by the way in every team color. So, >> uh, you can find it online and, uh, I. would encourage everyone to get a a. shirt like this. I in the meantime, may. may I just say, um, Tone, why are you. just so constantly full of [ __ ] Like, >> good point. >> And L A shirt. Incredible. Now, let's. pivot to something else. >> This guy in a cowboy hat never stops.

flying. It's kind of in the water where. uh we're from and then I'm just. naturally a spineless chameleon um who. will go and say whatever whatever is. best for me. >> He became a cowboy because he got co. which who knows what's next potentially. He went into a co hole isolation. Uh he. watched Kevin Cosner be a cowboy in. Montana. He came out on the other side. and showed up at work in a cowboy hat. and we've literally never seen him in. anything else since then. So when you. talk about kind of going with the wind, tone is that. But he was a good.

indicator of how Pittsburgh felt about. Aaron though. I I think cuz we talked to. a lot of people that are kind of sick of. the waiting and uh allegedly that's. going to end this weekend via mixed. reports. >> Better. But but now he's now he's. family. Now he's family. So it's all. good. >> Yeah. J what don't you understand? >> Just like Rapolei at the Kentucky Derby. Hey, I said a lot of bad things about. you. Okay. We're family. Family one. today. That's what Tone's doing. Let's. talk a little bit about uh what the. Chicago Cubs have going on. Eightame win. streak now. I guess all of their. pitchers are hurt. This Prow Armstrong.

kid is so cool on our show. Sherman. Oaks, California, bruh, whenever he. comes on. Very, very humbled. Deferred. to everybody else as being awesome. But. they're also in the middle of a great. win streak. And it feels like if the. Cubs are good, that's good for baseball. as a whole, Jet, or no. >> Oh, it's great when the Cubs are good. And it's great just the atmosphere at. Wrigley Field right now. They've won 14. straight games there and uh you know. Wrigley already is a fun place to go. watch a baseball game. But getting to. watch a team like this, what I love. about the Cubs is that they are so good.

at everything. They are the best. defensive team in baseball and you go. not just up the middle with Pico. Armstrong in center field. Nico her. maybe the best defensive second baseman. in baseball. Danby Swanson's been. incredible at shortstop and uh the. catchers they've got back there as well. Uh, but you go out to the corners, they're fantastic there, too. They put. the ball in play. They hit for power. Their lineup is good one through nine. And whether it's Nico her up at the top.

or a guy like Moes Bisteros who's come. up and really been huge at DH for them. this year. Uh, the Cubs are I'm not. going to say they're a great team yet, guys, but they have potential to be. great. if they can, whether at the trade. deadline, go out and get an arm or get. some of their guys healthy, uh, they. have a chance to be a real problem in. October and a real thorn in the Dodgers. side. >> I love everything about it. I love. anytime great environments are happening. for sports in the middle of the week. It.

feels like Wrigley 14 straight is going. to continue to be that. And we love this. Prow Armstrong guy. And I love anytime. the Reds lose. Turns out I've had a. great six times. They've lost six. straight. Reds fan AJ has a question for. you, Jet. Yeah, dude. Je, you know, the. Reds are on a little bit of a slide, but. that doesn't matter. We know it's May. 7th. We got plenty of time to make it. up, but I wanted to pivot. What's the. plan for Showi going forward? Like, what's the rest of the season look like. for him? I know there's all this back. and forth. What is he pitching, hitting? What am I doing both? Am I just going to. be individual pitcher? What's going on.

here? What do What does the rest of the. season look like, you think, for the. Dodgers and for Show? I think they want Shoi Otani to pitch a. full season for the first time in almost. half a decade now. And look, the last. time Show Otani was a full-time pitcher. and threw 160 plus innings, he had uh. his worst offensive season, you know, in. the last five, six years. And I'm not. saying that pitching as much as he is is.

directly affecting him at the plate. I. don't ever doubt anything with show. Otani anymore. I don't doubt that he can. do both at a high level, but uh we've. seen through the years that when he's. pitching and when he's focusing as much. on it as he is right now, the hitting. does tend to suffer a little bit. And. that's okay. Show Otani, it's it's May. 7th, like you said, he's still got an. erra under one at this point. He's been. absolutely brilliant this year. And the. Dodgers have enough thump in their. lineup where when Mookie Betts is back.

and, you know, a couple other guys get. hitting, they're going to be just fine. They, you know, the Braves have a better. record than them right now. The Yankees, the Rays, the Cubs, all better record. than the Dodgers. The Dodgers are still. the overwhelming favorite to win the. World Series this year just because. they're not a fully formed team yet. They still don't have Blake Snellback. They're missing Mukie Betts. They're. missing Edwin Diaz. like real stars who. were going to make them that much better. when they get back. >> Okay, so they got some thumping their. giddy up over there. Fair,

>> you know. So Shia gets a little cold for. a little bit while he's pitching. Who. cares? Went two for four last night. And. then also there was this moment, especially with uh the team uh that is. uh known for this allegedly. Now the. internet has a conspiracy that this. sweeper that just broke Alto uh by an. Alto in one uh swing of a bat. I they. somebody on the internet and AI probably. helped did have Alt swing in Alt and I. think he's still short. So he's that's. how far he.

>> uh missed the strike center last week. Then there was people starting to cook. up a conspiracy that Jose was told a. fast ball was coming so he's going to. swing it whatever. And then that's why. show gunn down cuz he said oh you think. you're smarter than me. Yeah right. Is. there any truth to all of that? How much. is that happening? Because remember, we. all remember the garbage can, exoskeleton rumor, like all the [ __ ]. that got crazy with the sign stealing. How much of that is still happening? And. is there a chance that this is what took. place in this particular situation?

>> Uh, there is a chance that that's what. took place. I don't know that. definitively. As for sign stealing, uh, it's extremely prevalent. And, you know, you saw it a couple days ago, right? runner on second base uh for the Boston. Red Sox and Framber Valdez uh is tipping. pitches from his glove. Like when you. have a guy on second base, he is trying. so hard to to look in and when you're.

looking at the glove, right? Think about. it. I'm going to turn around. Think. about it from this perspective. When. you're looking at the glove, >> what you're looking for is his grip on. the pitch. And when you see what his. grip on the pitch is, that's when you. can signal it. It it happens any number. of ways. You know, a little helmet tap, something on the leg, you can signal it. to the player at the plate uh in any way. that you want. You know, you thought. that uh Pitchcom was going to get rid of. sign stealing. No, it's baseball, Pat.

And in Major League Baseball, you are. going to do everything you possibly can. to get every little marginal advantage. you can. And you know, sometimes it's as. simple as tipping a pitch and and you're. holding it like this. And that's an. interesting point because, you know, if. a player or if a pitcher is holding his. glove like this for a fast ball and. tilts it that little for when he's. throwing a breaking ball, teams will. pick that out. Teams will find that and. they use markerless motion capture now,

right? So you have these cameras that. have guys essentially their limbs on a. screen and the markerless motion capture. can can look and see what the difference. is with a guy's glove position. And that. right there is using technology uh where. in the past it just had to be guys with. their eyes figuring it out. >> You had no idea that was curveball. Nobody knew that was curveball. That was. curve ball the whole time from here. Had. my fingers on it all the way through. >> the the leverage. Yep.

>> The momentum spot all the way to I. actually saw it because the tip of the. ball was out there and if you were. throwing a fast ball, your index finger. WOULD HAVE BEEN. >> NO, I DIDN'T SEE [ __ ] JET. You didn't. see [ __ ] out there, Jet. Baseball's. numbers. >> You suck and you tip and I will take you. deep, McAfee. That's all I'm saying. >> Passing. >> You don't know that. You should see me. getting to work on this mound right. here. Right here on this bump. I'm. throwing w uh whiffle balls at that.

strike zone over there every day. I. found it. I found my slot. I'm a little. bit down here. I'm a little bit down. here. >> That's You know what? That good. Like. that's that's a that's an impressive. That's a tough way to throw a whiffle. ball. You got the slider action going. on. You throwing a little splitty. >> Yeah. A little bit one of these skis. here. Yeah, a little bit of one of those. skis. I don't know where it's going yet, but once I figure that out, it will be. lethal. And uh I'm certainly going to. work on that. Ratings for baseball up. and to the right. Tell me about it, Jet. All the rules changes obviously huge. And we were just talking to Matthew. Kachchuck about the NHL. Obviously.

hockey ratings are up as well. Uh I. think the Olympics helped hockey. I. think the World Baseball Classic helped. baseball. I also think. >> sport is good right now. You agree with. that? And uh what is kind of the talk. behind the scenes amongst you Big. Journalists about the boom that baseball. is currently having? Uh, it's great to see because I think. people are finally catching on that. baseball's fun and baseball's. interesting and baseball's regular. season, even though it's 6 months long.

and feels interminable at some point. Um, the there's so much parody in the. game right now. This is a wild stat, Pat. We are, what is it, May 7th, May. 8th? Uh, we're May 7th right now. Uh. there are 10 teams in all of baseball. over 500 and five of them are from the. National League Central. Half the teams. over 500 in MLB right now reside in one. division and that one division which for. the longest time was looked at as almost.

a a comedy show. Uh the NL Central is. ruling baseball this year. So I think. every every fan uh except for a couple. teams actually feels like their team is. in it. The Chicago White Socks right now. are within striking distance of first. place. And this was a team that was. just, you know, two years ago they lost. more games than any team in baseball. history. And and here they are now. And. it it all informs to me uh the. expiration of the collective bargaining.

agreement on December 1st. >> Don't do it. >> No, I want to bring it up because I. think every time I come on here, I want. to point out baseball's in a good place. right now. uh and they could screw this. thing up badly. And every indicator of. the game at this point would seem to. suggest that it is going in the right. direction and that fans are responding. to it and that owners I understand why. owners want a salary cap. I get it. completely. But if that's the thing. that's going to take baseball off the. field and potentially ruin this momentum.

that that the game has right now, uh the. ultimate in cutting off your nose to. spite your face. >> Yeah, I like that. Just. And then. >> Yep. >> And then maybe even the back of them, too. >> Oh, Achilles. >> Oh, yeah. Shoot. >> Sorry. Ear mus. Ear muffs. Tyrese. That has nothing to do with you. Audience. >> Oh my god.

>> He said he tried to say ears beforehand, though. We should have tried to get. that. We We apologize that you had to. hear that word around you and just know. that yours is going to be stronger than. ever. Don't be scared of the word, man. I'm not scared of the word. >> For you to guess like that, that's rude. >> That felt like A DIG. >> NO, I I GENUINELY That had nothing to do. with you. It's just if you're shooting. the back of your legs, that is where you. would that's where the feet back or the. back of the foot would be achilles. >> Yeah. Shoot through the heel. You could. have said, >> which also would be. >> What's that? What's that?

>> You have to slice it with a machete or. something. It's going to be TOUGH TO. SHOOT IT. Remember. there is a stat. >> What is it? All serial killers come from. Midwestern or Caucasian. Indiana. >> AJ. No. AJ, >> you fit the bill. AJ machetes. >> So do you, Jet? Let's not get too crazy. here. Uh uh AJ though, things like that. will certainly sound some uh alarms. A.

show if you're doing that. I think uh. >> a machete. >> Yeah. Check out his pets died. >> Disgusting. >> That was kind of a crazy. >> Okay, last question for you, Jet, about. the baseball. Go ahead, Ty. >> All right, let's get Let's say there's a. hypothetical, Jeff. There it's. hypothetical. It's not real. Who knows. if it's real friend? >> Yeah. A friend of mine. Friend of mine. Let's say he's a baseball free agent. Doesn't doesn't have any team. He he. just likes the sport. He's trying to. find a team. And he gets invited to. throw the first pitch for Chicago Cubs. as well as the Los Angeles Dodgers. Which which one do you think would be. the right choice? >> He's a friend of yours.

>> A friend of mine? Yeah. Yeah. Does he. have ties to. >> It's a great question and it depends on. what your priorities are and what your. level of being willing to take grief. from other fan bases is. If all you care. about is winning and you don't care that. people look down on you for it, if you. want to pull, let's say, the Kevin. Durant move, then you go with the. Dodgers. >> Whoa. If however you want history and.

you want um you know being a Cubs fan, being a Cubs fan can be hard. They they. they spent a century without a World. Series. It's almost like struggle and. strife are built in to that organization. and to being a fan. And and here's the. thing, the likelihood of the Cubs. winning a World Series is a lot lower. than the Dodgers just because the. resources that the Dodgers ownership. puts in as compared to the Cubs. But uh.

both have great stadiums. Uh both have. great histories and it's just a matter. if you're a Dodgers fan, you kind of. look like a bandwagon jumper. Uh but. that's okay cuz you're getting rings. If. you are a Cubs fan, then uh you are in. it for the struggle and for the for the. time at the ballpark as much as. anything. >> I appreciate that. I'll pass that along. to my friend. >> Sounds like there was some bias. >> I hope your friend makes a a sound. decision. >> What about the Brewers? >> Well, it sound like you were pretty. biased in this entire thing, though. The. way you were giving your advice to his.

friend that this is certainly for at. this exact time. >> No, there there's no bias at all. >> Yeah, you can be just a punk if that's. what you want to do. Or you can be a. part of a good fan base that's had to go. through some stuff. No, the Dodgers the. Dodgers fan base is fantastic. They just. get worn out by everyone else in. baseball. It's essentially like being a. Yankees fan back in the '9s. You know, when you have the most resources, when. you have the best player in the world, when you're excellent at everything you. do, which that franchise is, you're.

going to wear it a little bit. >> I'll tell you what, Zitto obviously. Chicago Cubs fan, also good with the. graphics. He said, "What do you think, bud? If this is for you and not for a. friend. Obviously, you put your friend. in here as opposed to just you. What do. you think? You know which which one do I. mean? >> Look happier on the left. >> Yeah. But look at the right though. Kind. of super cool. >> He knows he's going to win it all on the. right. >> Yeah. Super cool on the right side. You're going to have to have the uh I. think you're going to have to have the. hat backwards there because you're going. to be doing a lot of jousting with. people telling you that you guys are.

cheating and and deferring payments for. 14 years from now and able to pay. everybody on Earth and you just win all. the time. On the on this side, you're. like eight straight. >> Good one. PCA. >> go up to Wrigley. Wriggley they say is a. great time. There's a bunch of bars. right outside of Wrigley. So cool. They. say it's a blast. >> What about the team um where if let's. hypothetically say it's that friend. lives in Indianapolis and the Triple A. team is for the Pirates. What about why. not throw first pitch for the Pirates? >> What if he didn't get invited?

>> Oh boy. >> All right. Stop. >> How did Gong get invited to all these. different different first pitches? >> It's crazy. Hey, that was good. That was. good. >> All right, ladies and gentlemen, that's. inside joke. You're the best, ladies and. gentle pass. >> Is it the wrong Is that Is he going to. be out there with you? >> Why would the Dodgers? >> I wore the Dodgers jersey. >> Oh, so the Dodgers like, "Hey, would you. like to come out?" And you said, "Actually, I don't have a baseball. team." They're like, "Oh, do you want to. throw the first pitch?" Actually,

they'll probably have a full setup for. you, too. Oh my god. You're gonna get so. many Dodger dogs in the back that. they're gonna create a hala burger I. assume for you out there in LA. >> Meet show have a full conversation in. English. >> That could happen. >> Well, so why' you immediately say in. English? Do you know do you know do you. speak Japanese as well or no? >> I do not. No, it's just Clayton Kers. said on the program that he knows. English much better than he lets off to. be. >> And why why does that matter? Why does.

that matter? Because you would think. like in your head, well, if I go to the. Dodgers game and be the first pitch, then maybe I won't actually get to talk. to Shi, so it'll be kind of a let down. But in reality, just so we all know, he. could have a full conversation with him, so he wouldn't be let down. >> Okay. Well, hopefully I get a chance to. have a full conversation with Shi in. Japanese and also in English as a goat. >> See, you what was did you say? >> Got it. said the only only the only. language I know is Spanish besides.

English. So I said C. >> Yeah. But see that's why we have depth. How many different languages are being. spoken? How many different languages. will Stephen A and Skip speak tomorrow? >> You know French and Japanese and andito. espanol. Um I'm fluent in Spanish. Is. fluent in Spanish. He knows Irish. >> We have fashion designer here. >> I know Irish. I know Latin. I know also. a little bit of Mandarin. >> Yes. >> Yeah. >> He's been to China. >> She nihawa. >> Yeah. >> Way. >> Your turn. Joining us now, ladies and. gentlemen, is a man who knows all things.

about all things. >> You have you done the China tour for. basketball? I heard they love the sport. over there. >> No, I was supposed to and then I tore my. Achilles. So, >> that didn't help. >> That keeps getting brought up, huh? >> Stop bringing it up. >> Next summer though. Next summer. >> What was it? Oh, a sword. >> Machete machete. >> Joining us now, ladies and gentlemen, is. a man who knows all those languages and. more. He is an Emmy award winner. He is. a guy who showcases sports in such a. beautiful fashion. formerly of NFL. Network in Fox, now ESPN. Ladies and. gentlemen, friend of the program, Peter.

Shreger. >> Oh, I like that. We're represent. >> Seagleman stable. They got good ponies. >> OH, YEAH. >> THAT'S IT. THAT'S the one. >> Yeah, I like that. I like what we're. doing here. Repping the Knicks. Hey, I. Every time we talk about celebrities. making appearances at Madison Square. Garden, we always say Peter Shreger's in. the building as well. You know, he's got. eyes on Greeny was courtside. Reie was. courtside. Shaker doesn't get courtside. No, I am I'm in a different spot. I I'm.

usually with a pal and we're sitting in. the 200s and we're just going blue. collar grinding it out. Greeny though, I. will give Greeny credit though. And. Hallebert and I love that he's here cuz. he broke my heart in a million ways last. year in that series. Um. >> Greeny, there's a little sneaky thing. here at halftime. All the celebrities, they run off to this thing called the. Delta Club and then they come in the. third quarter with like six minutes left. and it's obnoxious. You see these empty. seats and for all the celebrities, they're out there hobnobbing. Greeny was. in his seat for the start of the second.

half and I texted him. I said, "You're. legit. I'm here. Let's go.". >> I love that Greenie did that on purpose, too, by the way. He knew what the optics. were. He's probably judged others for it. in the past. Delta Club kind of sounds. like a bop, though. I will say kind of. sounds like it's probably a great time. I couldn't imagine the food or the booze. that are potentially available back. there. Ty did tell us that he could feel. your presence at those games. So even. though you're up there in the 200s, Tyrie said he could feel the Shrager. energy with the lads. Uh before we dive. into all the NFL news, let's talk about. your Knicks. Is this the year, Shakes? Is this the year you guys are going to.

go on a run? Is this the year that. Jaylen Brunson maybe uh finishes it? And. we got a pulled hamstring, I do believe. Yeah. uh OG right at the. >> we actually in the last six minutes our. mutual friend Shams Char Chirania just. came out with a vague sort of good news. update that after me not breathing for. the first you know eight hours I've been. awake today we got this one here that it. seems to be dayto day which. >> I think is a lot better than out for the. playoffs I I think we'll take that um.

dayto day I'd like to hear that he's. completely fine I I would love to hear. your thoughts but if you've been. watching these Knicks the last few weeks. There is no more valuable player than. this man right here and no more beloved. New York Knick. He does it all. He is so. good on defense. He covers everyone. Paul George has been silenced this. series because of how good OG has been. on defense and I just pray that he is. healthy enough for this stretch run. because he is one of one right now in. the NBA. >> So from our sport, we could see a. hamstring from a mile away. Everybody. can. It did appear uh whenever he was.

coming around to pull and then even more. pool later. Dayto day. Tyrese, you were. shaking your head. Why you were shaking. your head? just cuz the hamstring's so. uh volatile. >> Oh, hamstring's the worst. And he did. that in our series what, two years ago, too. He did his hamstring in that series. as well. So, that's not uh dayto-day. with a hamstring strain is a little a. little worrisome because it's a. hamstring strain. So, I would be. worried. I'd be worried. I hope I hope. he's okay though. >> Well, and then Joel Embiid, he goes out. because of hip and ankle, I do believe. Is that what it was? >> Yeah. And also OG from that series as.

well. It was dayto-day. And remember, he. like basically taped one on. He had like. a makeshift hamstring and he kept. playing. >> Yeah. And you I think you had some. injuries throughout the playoffs last. year and is it because you guys are just. running so much? It's like inevitable. that somebody's going to get hurt in. your guys' playoff series. >> Yeah. I mean it's soft tissue so I mean. the argument that people would make. would be that we play too many games or. whatever. But. >> oh soft this is that young. >> I wouldn't make that. I would not make that argument. I like. the games we play. I'm a fan. I'm not. >> two days rest two days rest seems so.

quick. like the quick turnaround here. that these guys have to play and I tell. you I have so much respect for that guy. in the studio right now because I know. he played through pain. >> both those series but it's like we you. know all NBA season it's load management. we rest we wait and then NBA playoffs. it's like every night they have a game. so it's it you got to figure it out man. I appreciate Shre's fandom I like that. >> flew out here last year he was willing. to sit up in the last row. >> he said PG was silenced last night I. thought PG played pretty well last night. but I like I like the energy though I. like that keep up. I like.

>> I feel like Paul George back in the. playoffs. >> Yeah, I think he mentioned. >> big shot. He He airballed the big shot. and he's looking at his teammate like. what what happened? No, no, that was. you. You missed that shot. >> That's a real That's a real Knicks fan. right there. >> I mean, things will happen. Yeah, buddy. Let's go ahead and put that blame on. yourself. A little accountability. Love. Paul George. Love Tyrese Maxi. Joel. Embiid whenever he's playing great. It's. good to see the Sixers trust in the. process for this long and finally. getting a little shine. Great until the. Knicks just kind of go ahead and destroy. him in front of shriggs. Let's go to. some NFL news here quickly. Aaron Rogers. uh mixed reports. He's going to. Pittsburgh. What do you know? Have you.

known? And uh how do you feel about it. all? This is the big story of the day. Don't feel obligated to give a full diet. tribe if you've already unloaded on this. 10 times because this seemingly is an. everyday situation. But now we get some. news. He's going this weekend. Allegedly. >> Allegedly. And 937, the local radio. station was the first to report that he. was in town. Um it seems like Raport's. confirming it. I'll tell you this, speaking of Steelers sources, they're. there for rookie mini camp today through. the end of the weekend and there's no. sign of Aaron Rogers yet. So, I think.

we've learned that we don't start. pegging Aaron Rogers is going to do. this, going to do that until Aaron. Rogers does this or does that. I have. not been on the ground in Pittsburgh. I. have not seen him flying in, but the. local radio station in Rapaort has since. confirmed it. Um, and it's like the. Lochness monster to me though. I don't I. have learned too many times until I see. that guy in uniform or on site. I'm not. putting anything in ink yet. >> I love it cuz remember last year there. was an a disguise in a Toyota Camry or. something. >> Yeah. The poopy rental car.

>> I mean this is sweet. He is a oneofone. uh type human. He is a oneofone type. quarterback. And what a situation it is. over there in Pittsburgh. I don't know. if you heard Shregs. Tone Diggs has been. burying Aaron Rogers since the draft. because he talked to a bunch of people. that have kind of given him the green. light to do as such. as the injurers. feel. And then this morning he hears. Doran Dickerson on B94, the fan, and he. goes, "I love Aaron. I'm so happy." I. mean, completely flip-flop. Uh let's. move to some other news around uh the. NFL that's happening. The Eagles promote. Adam Barry, brother of Andrew Barry to.

assistant GM. Philadelphia Eagles always. surrounded with some drama. Uh the. Cleveland Browns also, did is that what. they said? Hey, you're the twin brother. of the guy who had to deal with. everything happening in Cleveland. You. should be pretty good over here in. Philly. How have we not known that. Andrew Barry has a a twin brother that. looks exactly like him in all this? And. why do you think Philadelphia did this? >> Well, Adam Adam was actually he's been. there for a bit here and he actually. used to work at Goldman Sachs at a very. high level and they brought him over. after Andrew was already established in. the NFL. It's very funny though because.

I've gotten to know Adam a little bit. I. know Andrew and you'll be at the combine. and they won't be wearing teamisssued. gear and the amount of times Adam Barry. has to talk to a reporter or talk to. someone who comes up to him and just. assumes it's Andrew Barry because he has. no idea that Andrew Barry has a twin. brother is innumerable. Now I think he's. getting a little more spotlight very. well respected within that building. In. the last two years they've lost two. important voices. Jake Rosenberg who was. there and then Alec Kalabi who left this. year. Two guys who were like how.

Roseman's right-hand man. These guys are. gone. Adam Barry gets promoted. Of. course, you saw Joe Douglas is gonna. have a bigger title there. He's a former. GM of the Jets and of course a longtime. lieutenant in Chicago and in Baltimore. and in Philly. And then I saw another. one. Mike McCannen is apparently joining. that Eagles front office. He used to be. GM of the Jets as well. So Howie is. always looking for different voices and. different guys, but Adam Barry has been. a mainstay and now he gets that. assistant GM job and his brother is the. GM of the Cleveland Browns. >> And Big Dom gets a new deal, too, for.

all his jobs. That's right. >> Super security, super coaching stuff, >> assistant GM stuff. He's a big Dom got. an extension as well. Good to see that. he's still going to be around. Let's. talk about some other NFL news taking. place. A little bit more um spicy, we'll. say. Go ahead, Con Man. >> Speaking of Andrew Barry Shriggs, uh it. was reported that allegedly the Browns. are doing their homework on Sorsby, the. uh situation that's kind of unfolding. down in Texas with the gambling. A lot. of stuff still needs to get worked out, but him being kind of the first big name.

in the possible supplemental draft in a. few years now, what are you kind of. hearing on this situation? Do you expect. him to be in the NFL next year if. everything gets worked out legally and. he doesn't have any more kind of right. to play in college anymore? Do you think. he could be one of those players that a. team will give up a high pick for? >> And quick follow up on some uh precedent. in this entire process. Yeah, I was. reminded today that uh when this. happened with when Terrell Prior was. suspended by the NCAA and he decided to. go supplemental draft, he had a it was a.

five or six game suspension with the. NCAA and the NFL was like, you're not. going to be a safe harbor. We're not. going to be a safe harbor for players. where you can just jump and we're not. going to find you or whatever suspend. you. So then the NFL upheld the. suspension for Terrell Prior and also. Jim Trestle who was with the Colts at. the time. So there's a situation here. where the NFL could also suspend Sorsby. >> Go ahead, Trent. Sorry, we just want to. make sure we had all the intel out. there. It's good. And I remember the. Terrell Prior deal. Remember that was. for getting tattoos at a shop and he had. to pay such a price for that. If you. look back in hindsight now, how.

ridiculous that was for Terrell Prior. Um, you look at this one. This is an. interesting deal because there will be. interest in him in the supplemental. draft. We don't see the supplemental. draft utilized too often, especially for. a quarterback. There will be interest. As far as the Browns go, I would take. the meme of the dog with the laser. Just. like looking at that's Browns fans. anytime a quarterback can even throw a. ball. That's how they act as far as that. is, I'm told. Browns right now, Sorsby's. name has not been in the conversation. Rather, they're focused on what they. have in in house at the moment. And that.

is a Deshaawn Watson revival. That is a. Shador Sanders, can you do it again? Can. you get back on the field? And can you. win this job? And they are so ecstatic. about their draft that they had this. past last couple weeks that the Browns. like I don't know if Sorsby being. dropped into it is an actual legitimate. thing right now. We'll see. to Tone. Digs's point, the NFL is going to have a. say in this as well, but a fascinating. unprecedented topic now in the NIL era, especially in this whole gambling, pro. gambling world that we live in. >> Tyrese, don't be gambling on [ __ ]. >> No, don't. >> I've never gambled on a sport.

>> I like that. >> beast. >> Hey, little bit of blackjack though. A. little bit of blackjack though. >> Sure. >> Certainly got to play. Certainly have to. play, especially if somebody else is. putting up all the money for it. Yeah, >> that was a really cool time. >> For sure. >> Very nice of that person. >> Yes, it was a lot of money. Jelly Roll gave us a [ __ ] ton of money. to gamble. >> Who? Jelly Roll. Just. >> so much money. I sat down. I never been. a part of this. This is after he tried. to break my neck. He was trying to. apologize to me. Sure. >> He was trying to apologize to me. I. think he was trying to be kind. Hey, why. don't you come over? I sit down. There's.

just so much chips. So many chips in. front of me. So many chips in front of. me. What is this? Like show chips? No, those are your chips. Oh, there's a lot. of pressure here. Got back to even with. him. Shoved those over before we went. and saw Tony [ __ ] Yayo in 50. I mean, it was a that was a great Vegas. I mean, we did it. >> Yeah, we had a time. >> I think we did. >> Yeah. >> Too bad you were on the side of the. wrong side of the [ __ ] wrestle. >> Yeah, you were. >> Cody Crybaby. >> Son of a [ __ ]. >> Thank you, Connor. >> He won.

>> And your dad was mad about it. You were. happy. And that's what I don't about it. all. You know what I mean? I cuz I was. on your side. I was fighting for you. against people that are mega stars. People that have generated six billion. at the box office. People that are. notorious for being sports fans while. also being super geniuses. Not just in. comedy. How about we drop severance on. your ass. Ladies and gentlemen, joining. us now, A MAN WHO I FOUGHT for you with, >> Ben Stiller. >> Yeah, Ben.

>> How you doing, Ben? >> How are you guys? >> Good. Good. Nice to be here, >> dude. It's an honor to have you. Uh, obviously I'm 39 years old, so you. understand with your demographic now out. in the world, you uh you supplied our. lives with a lot of incredible [ __ ] So, we we appreciate you so much. Now, on. that note, I also respect the fact that. you are sports fan. You are diehard. Knicks fan. They're in, they're out. When the Met Gala happens, we got to. talk about it, Ben. Okay, we have to. We. didn't want to do it. We didn't have to. do it. How was that decision for you?

And honestly, what are you doing. throughout the entirety? Are you. watching game on phone? Like how do you. kind of balance all of that? >> Yeah, it was a tough one. It was a tough. one for me. And you know, it's been a. really interesting experience because I. didn't even think anybody really would. would care that much about whether or. not I was there or not, you know, in. terms of like the reaction to it. Um, >> yeah, BEN, YOU'RE BEN STILLER. BEN, YOU'RE AT EVERY GAME, BEN. You're you're. synonymous with the team.

>> But can I tell you what happened? Yeah. >> But but it triggered something for it's. been an interesting learning experience. for me as a fan because I've had to. process this like the reaction and how. people sort of react you know knowing. what the circumstances are and the. context of it all which I you know what. I mean in ter like I can't explain the. context to everybody in the world. So. for me as a fan I wanted to be at that. Knicks game more than anything. >> have to be. Um, I had an OB and I and I.

basically in my life I, you know, the. last, you know, season or so, I've tried. to work my professional work life around. the Knicks and all the way through to. making sure that as this playoff run. happens and this final run, you know, could possibly happen that I'm making. sure that I am going to be there. But. this this mech gala thing was something. I had uh a friend of mine invited us uh. 3 months ago and as the dates were. coming up of course you don't know what. the playoff dates are going to be as. they come up and about a week before I.

started to see this because I thought. I'd thought of every other permutation. in terms of clearing my schedule for. playoff games and this was there and. honestly it was it's a very good friend. who got the table who I felt I would be. as a friend it would be lame. to cancel on our friend who we don't see. for this thing now. >> Tough position. Tough position, Ben. That's a tough spot for you. >> By the way, the world doesn't care. And. I get it. So, all I tried to do was I. say, "Okay, we're going to wear our NYX. colors. I'm going to try I'm going to.

have my phone. I'm going to be, you. know, Anna Winter doesn't like when. people are watching their phones at the. Met Gala. You know, she wants. everybody's attention to be there, which. I understand. I was watching the game, checking on it, but it was really, really tough. And I said to Christine. the night before, I said, "I think I'm. going to get some [ __ ] for this and I, you know, it's a it's and I don't know. what to do about." And she said, "Look, let's we have to do. It's our friend. We're going to make the we made this. commitment. There's nothing to do. We. can't cancel." Thought about canceling. and I said, "I can't do it.". >> Now, Ben, I would like to let you know. you're a good friend, great friend. You.

getting [ __ ] is a compliment because. that thinks we think you're like a part. of the sports. Like we, you know what I. mean? Like that that's a compliment more. than anything. >> Again, yeah, again, I didn't think it. would be such a hubba, but I also. understand that people need stuff to. talk about, right? the morning radio. shows all. of us. Yeah, everybody needs you're Ben. Stiller. That's why it's such a big. deal. And also, you are synonymous with. this team. Like you coming out to. Indiana, you flying to Indiana for these. games. So much respect for it. It's like. you have been synonymous with this. Knicks team. You, Timmy, everybody.

literally. >> Timmy didn't help go to the game. Game. one. >> Yeah, Timmy. Timmy. >> Well, that was the thing. The fact that. that he decided to not go. And by the. way, I don't get invited to the Met. Gout. Timothy gets invited to the Met. Gala every year. I've been The last time. I was invited was 10 years ago by the. same friend who bought the table and we. went with him 10 years ago and then I. went once before like 20 years ago. I'm. not that guy. So, the irony was I I said. to Christine, I hope Timothy is also. going to the Met Gal and of course he.

wasn't. And then I was like, "All right, >> well, we wanted to. >> and then my then the thing that then it. go. >> I just wanted to say the thing that it. triggered then became this comp the. competition thing of like who is the, you know, the more diehard Knicks fan, right?" And that for me that was. interesting because I realized that I. had to be okay with the fact that you. don't you're not a fan to be in. competition with other fans or to prove. to people you're a fan. You're a fan. because you love the team. So, I had to. live with the fact that I know It's I.

think I even tweeted like I know what. who I am or whatever. I know my fans are. >> Hey, we have respect for that. We know. that too. >> You need to know. >> my ego like I'm the best Nick fan. It's. like it's not a competition. We all love. the Knicks who you know people love the. Knicks. So I couldn't I had to let my. ego get out of the way for them. >> Well, okay. Well, I appreciate you doing. that. I appreciate you having to have. that conversation. I also appreciate the. fact that like this is sports, man. You're like so in sports. Like you are a. sports person and you know we so we like. that. So, the fact that you know people.

shit-talking you, you becoming. synonymous with a team whenever there's. a celebration happening, guess whose ass. is going to be in a parade. Oh, yeah. Your ass won it as well. I think it's a. it's a great thing. And it's because we. all have so much respect for everything. you've accomplished. You know, it's. [ __ ] everywhere. Can we dive into. that? We're still live on YouTube. We're. no long comedy comedy comedy comedy. comedy comedy. Okay. >> Sports always your whole life and comedy. kind of helped that. And then you go. super serious with severance. This is. like a whole different vein. And then. your marketing is like super [ __ ] deep.

Yeah. Like super super super always been. sports person, pick up sports later in. life. How does it tie into how you've. kind of shaped your professional career, you think? >> I'll give you my my, you know, my honest. history with sports is I grew up in New. York City. You know, I was born in ' 65, right? So, you know, 75 I was one of. those guys running on the field, Yankee. Stadium, you know, taking the beat train. with my friends, you know. Uh, I was. there when Reggie hit the three home. runs. I had a piece of right field in my.

bedroom that I ripped up, you know, from. I think the 78 series, uh, the. championship series. So, Yankees were my. thing when I was a kid. Then I kind of. and the Knicks. Um, I was a big, uh, as. a teenager, big Bernard King fan. Uh, there was a guy named Mike Glenn on the. Knicks. I don't know if you know. Stinger. Mike Glenn, an incredible. three-point shooter. Played for the. Hawks. It was my favorite player back in. the day. Then I moved to LA from I'd say. like uh 92 to like 2010 and my fandom.

was there but not as intense and I and I. never became a Lakers fan or an LA fan. Always a Nick fan but just from afar. during the 949 run then I moved back to. New York in 2010 and that's when I I was. like oh my god I'm back in New York. I. can take my son to Knicks games like my. dad because my dad took me to Knicks. games in 7374. I mean, I literally saw those teams. A. >> lot of stories about that. Like Michael. Cole, our friend from over there who's. WWE, he talks about his dad had him in. the arena watching the Knicks. And it.

feels like with so many people. The. Knicks are who everybody likes. You. know, I know the Nets kind of did their. thing for a little bit there, but the. Knicks seemingly and the Yankees, even. though the Mets are spending a lot of. money, but the Knicks are like the. entire city's kind of team. You getting. a chance to showcase that, I think, is. good. Can you tell me about your brain. though? That other part of the question, I guess sports doesn't really help it. out much. Can you tell me about your. [ __ ] brain? Do you have thoughts. going all the time? Is it tough to. sleep? Like, how do you get into these. such radically different spaces? Legit, you smoking weed, you doing Iawaska, you.

do what is your [ __ ] You on DMT? >> All of the above. >> Yeah. Amen. >> You know, I'm like I'm basically I it's. a great sports is a great outlet, right? And what I don't like, which I'm sure. you feel as a fan too, is when you care. about a team that much, the the when the. when they get to the point where they're. not going to get to the next step, when. they lose finally, it's really painful. and not fun. And that that thing of like. it's fun fun fun, but then it always has. to end. So for me, it's a great outlet. and a diversion. It's become much more.

since the Knicks have become, you know, better in the last four or five years to. watch that and then to have that history. of all the years of them not being good. because, you know, like I'll watch every. game every, you know, every season. I. watch every game because, you know, I'm. into it. But when you start to see them. actually doing well, it becomes so much. more exciting because you have, you. know, like 50 years of history there. >> Yeah, absolutely. Can you tell me about. your brain? Let's go. Let's talk about. the brain. Let's talk about the brain. Let's talk about let's talk about let's. talk about getting. >> my brain is I do go I do go yeah Pat I.

do go I you know I for me I love to to. be working on whatever project I'm. working on or we have you know a few. different projects so creatively I'm. always yeah it I enjoy that that's my re. my relaxation is you know doing. something that I feel is creative for. me. >> Okay on that note Connor has a question. for you. >> Yeah Ben severance I mean Pat mentioned. it. think it's like the greatest show on. TV right now and it feels like if you. land the plane here it could be just one. of the greatest shows of all time with. Breaking Bad, Game of Thrones, those. types of shows. Where did it come from?

Where was that idea originated when you. first thought of it? Was it something. where you kind of had like a five season. arc? Was it something where you knew, hey, it's starting here. It'll be in the. middle here and end here. No, I I mean. this was a script that came into us uh. by a writer named Dan Ericson who had. sent it as a spec script. A spec script. is a a script that a writer will send as. a sample so you can have a meeting to. maybe do something else. And I read the. spec script and I was like this is. amazing. And we had the meeting and I.

said, "Is anybody making this?" And this. was like eight years ago or nine years. ago. And he had never had anything. produced. And so we connected and we. started working together on on building. it. And it's been an amazing experience. It became my full-time job for like the. last, you know, 5 years or so doing it. And I was never never been happier. working on something. So, you know, I. can't take credit for it, but the. building out of the world and the. collaboration of all the different. departments and our, you know, our. cinematographer, production designer, costume designer, everybody kind of came.

together on it and u, you know, and. we're lucky enough to have the freedom. to make it, too. >> Yeah. Home run. That's cuz you're Ben. [ __ ] Stiller. Go ahead, AJ. You can. make whatever you want, Ben, by the way. >> Yeah, you can. Everything you make is. gold. But can we get back to the Met. Gal? We we see you guys walking up the. stairs. We see the the costumes, the. outfits everybody's wearing. What the. hell actually goes on once you're. inside? >> Yeah, it's a good question. >> Yeah. Yeah, that's a good question. Um, you know, basically you go in and once. you know they they take your phone and. they cover up your phone so you can't.

take pictures. >> Yeah. And then or like a little sticker. and then you kind of do this tour for. it's for the costume institute. They. raise money to support the costume. institute. So it's designers who have. done these different exhibits and. designs, fashion designs related to the. art at the Met. So, and it's pretty. amazing and you sort of mingle around. and then it's weird because you see. people that you would never see in real. life like Mark Zuckerberg or people like. and you're like okay, you know, and you. just kind of have and then all of a.

sudden there's like a faceless nun with. a metal plate on her face and it turns. out and you know 20 minutes later you're. like, "Oh, that was Katy Perry. I just. didn't know cuz she didn't, you know, it's just it's so weird. >> It's just weird. and you just like try. to find somebody you know and you know. and then and then get through it and. then and then so basically there's like. mingling and then and then mingling in. another room and then uh you go and have. dinner in the temple of Dendur room. >> uh where that temple is and that you.

know like the Egyptian temple where they. built out a you know it's like this. giant wing of the of the museum that's. been there for like 30 years and then. after dinner there's a show. >> a show like a fashion show and you're. walking your pass up there like the. >> No, no, no. Musical musical musical. performance and Sabrina Carpenter played. and then Speedy Nicks got up I guess and. played also but honestly we left a. little bit early before that. >> Yeah, but you would say had a great time. mingling, looking, seeing, enjoying. You.

had a blast. Left early to finish the. Knicks game. >> Honestly, the best time was being with. our friend Johnny who invited us and. being sitting and seeing because I don't. see him that often. That was the reason. we went. that was like to be to be there. and you know connect with him. >> Hey, can the Knicks win it this year or. no? You said you watch every single. game. Is it different than last year? You know, whenever you ran into the big. bad wolf, the Indiana Pacers, you know, Tyrese Hallebertton is now sitting on. this show. He's not in the playoffs, which I. >> Hi, Tyrese. How are you? >> What's up, Ben? How you doing? >> I mean, I was there, as you know, like, you know, last year when when Tyrese hit.

the shot. >> Yeah. >> That changed everything. And I had the. bad luck of being, you know, sitting. under the celebration, you know, under this and then after then. like making like eye contact with Miles. Turner like just it was so weird to it. was just so scary. Weird. I was like I. don't this is the one time I don't want. these seats because it was just we were. it was your glory moment there. Um, so. yeah, the Knicks I think this year, you. know, up until about three or four weeks.

ago, I was a little I was or three weeks. ago or so, I was questioning it a little. because I don't think we've ever like. really found the rhythm. Last year, you. know, there was like a team cohesion, but then there was also the the fact. that the rotation was so tight. I think. you know that finally something clicked. at game three of Atlanta series after. game three of the Atlanta series where I. think the team started playing for each. other and um obviously male you know. started producing and you know OG has. been incredible. So like everybody is.

stepping up. I feel like there's a good. vibe. Um you know OKC is really really. tough. You know knock on wood if we can. you know OG now this is a huge he's a. huge part of our um you know our success. >> dayto day. Sean's just saying it's day. to day, Ben. Day to day with that. hamstring. I think that's good news as a. >> we did like like what is saying a couple. years ago. I mean I remember you know. when Julius Randle was on the team and. OG went out and there was this. incredible run and then he went out and. it changed everything too. So uh we. really need him but I also feel like the.

role players have had more time to play. as they they didn't have last year you. know in terms of you know the rotation. So, you know, if if Deuce can step up, if Landry Shaman, who's great, can step. up, um Mo Dawara, you know, you know, we. have we have we have some good pieces, so we'll see. >> All right. Well, good luck to you. Can't. wait to see you at the games. >> Uhhuh. >> Yeah. Get get the job done. >> Yeah. Good luck. Good luck. Hope you. >> are. Are you ever going to be coming to. MSG, Pat? >> So, you did here, right? Last year, I. tried to come and I was told no. That's. awesome. I thought that was incredible,

by the way. I thought that was like. >> Who told you no? I think you know you. know who Mr. going. >> Yeah, I think there was a No. And I love. that, by the way. I was like a massive. fan of that move just because just like. I like us talking [ __ ] to you. immediately upon you miss the game cuz. that's like sports. But I didn't think. about you actually having to kind of. internalize all that like [ __ ] I got. Johnny Wait. >> Yeah. >> Oh my god. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. >> Thank you. Thank you for letting me air. that out. Honestly, I appreciate it. >> Yeah. No problem. That's a tough spot. for you. But we were definitely going to.

talk [ __ ] to you. If you're in the. sports world, that's how we view it. You. should know that. And you are very. welcomed and we're very much. appreciative of you and good luck on. whatever other [ __ ] you create for us to. enjoy. >> Tropic Thunder too. >> Thank you guys. >> Oh, Tropic Thunder too. >> Will there ever be? >> We'll see. That was I want to leave that. one alone because I think it's kind of. lives in its own world. >> Okay. >> Oh, have you thought about some of the. olds bringing back maybe another. >> Well, I did we just did another Meet the. Parents called Fauler-in-law that's.

coming out Thanksgiving. >> Game [ __ ] Can't wait for that. I like. that. Have you found something maybe. with this though that you enjoyed? Maybe. go back in time a little bit. Maybe we. go back to [ __ ] Fat Camp. >> You know what? I love that. I. Heavyweights one of my favorite. experiences ever. I would, you know, Yes, I'd be open to that. Look, I think. getting people back in the theaters for. comedies would be a great thing. Original um or you know, whatever. sequels, but like let's get people back. laughing together in the theaters. because that was so much fun back in the. day. And I, you know, hopefully we can. see that happen again. >> Good community experience. Feels like.

people are buying stuff to go do stuff. Uh hopefully we can continue that. We. just need you to keep making it. You. know, you got to go to severance through. this. Hey, let's let me [ __ ] up your. brains. >> Yeah. Land that plane, man. >> Let me go ahead and and [ __ ] up your. brains here with severance. >> No pressure. >> No pressure. >> No pressure at all. Could be the. greatest show ever if you don't [ __ ] it. up. >> Yeah. Yeah. There's a lot of Yeah. No. problem. >> I got faith. >> Ladies and gentlemen, that's Ben. Stiller. Thank you, buddy. >> Bam. >> Back to me. I'm just playing. Holy [ __ ].

Did not expect that. We apologize. Shrekes there. I. >> Are you kidding? I'm I'm I mean gosh. heavyweights too. Give me something. about Mary too. Give me. >> dodgeball. Definitely. >> You mean dodgeball? I'll take reality. bites too. I don't care. Just give me. more of those. Those are great fun. >> I uh something about I mean there's just. so many. >> How many great moments did we have in. movie theaters with Ben Stiller's films? >> So we talked about this yesterday. Ben. Stiller and Sandman. Adam Sandler. >> and Ben Frell. Will Frell's up there.

>> Yeah. Rest in peace obviously. But we're. talking about Ben Stiller and Adam. Sandler have both made so many things. like so. Oh, sorry. Not Will Ferrell. Sorry. Sorry. Sorry. >> Not Will Frell. >> Was there news since OG Chris Farley? Rest in peace. >> I know Will hasn't put out that many. bangers lately. >> No, Will. >> I thought Will Frell hero legend icon. You're right. Will Frell definitely. apologize. I forgot about him. Oh my. god. I'm happy he's That's 100% of me, Will. Thank you for bringing me life for. a long time. Okay. I love everything. you're about. But you're right. Like. those three from that generation have.

created so many things. Like so so many. things. Sandler, >> where did you laugh harder in the. theater at? Something about Mary or the. original Borat film? >> I think Jack. >> or Jackass. When I saw Jackass in the. theater, it was revolutionary. >> We were young for something about Mary. >> Not young, but like. >> I will say semi-pro. >> Yep. >> I went to the theater three times. Okay. >> What a film. What a film. Meet me. Me. and you went to see Wedding Crashers at. the theaters many times. Multiple times. as well. >> Yes, cuz it was a heater. An absolute.

heater. I think that was a good one. >> Super bad in the theater. >> Super bad. >> Tropic Thunder was was my favorite. comedy is my favorite comedy of all. time. >> Pretty good. >> I mean, Adam Sandler. >> and there will be I know. >> Adam Sandler just has so many bangers. >> and he has some that are underrated like. That's My Boy I think is one of the. funniest movies. >> Great one. >> But he had such a big streaming deal. I. think a lot of people know him for. streaming as opposed to like going to. movie theater which I do. >> Oh, I saw in in year to year I went. Billy Madison to Happy Gilmore to then. like he got like soft with uh the.

wedding singer and then Big Daddy was. great and then Mr. Deeds was just crazy. and off the wall like. >> one we devil little Nikki fantast. So you're saying Sandler and Stiller. they're both what New York Knicks fans? Is that right? Are they both New. Yorkers? >> Sandler's a New York guy is I assume. he's in it. I think Sandler just likes. the sport. >> Great Hooper. >> Yeah, Sandler. >> Have you ever been diced up by him. before in uh. >> I've watched him play in our practice. facility. >> Me and him kind of similar playing. style. >> Yeah. >> Me and the Sandman.

>> and fashion too. I think kind of similar. people. >> He's got more fashion than Tyrese. >> I I like the Sandman. Big Sandman fan. >> We love the Sandman right now. >> Probably the coolest celebrity I've ever. met in my life. >> Sandman. >> Yeah. Yeah, for sure. >> Clean dap handshake. What' we do? >> Yeah. Clean DAP. Great conversation. Did. a great job of, you know, introducing. himself to Jade. It was pretty cool. His. comedy show was one of the best shows. I've ever seen. >> Yeah, we went to watch it live. >> on like a Tuesday. It was either Tuesday. or Wednesday here in Indianapolis down. in an arena. >> I was there. >> Sold out the [ __ ] arena and it was. just him.

>> Just an absurd Adam Sandler show for 90. minutes. I don't even know how to. describe it. We're singing songs at one. point. We're [ __ ] telling jokes at. one point. We're putting glasses on at. one point. It's just him. >> Did you meet him? >> Uh, no. No. I got a text from. >> One of my one of my all-time favorites. I I grew up with the with the records, the music albums. Oh, they were so. >> somebody somebody they're all going to. laugh at you. Like these are like. >> nights. >> co Willie medium face. Hello. Like these. are hilarious hilarious moments in my. life. >> So have you seen the live show? >> I didn't see it. I saw it on Netflix. I.

thought it was amazing. He writes. >> new songs for these shows and it's just. outrageous cuz he's like actually down. >> What was the donkey song? That was the. best. >> Clickity clank. Yeah. What a stud. Okay, let's talk NFL. stuff, shall we? Because we have an NBA. guy here. So let's tell him about Sure. you know. >> Mhm. >> By the way, >> what what are you about to do? >> We're talking toughness with other. leagues and your your league never got. brought up. >> Yeah, that's ridiculous. Stop it. >> I don't like it. I don't like the. >> When you were talking about watching the. games last year, I did want to throw. that in. Like you also with the SJA.

flopping stuff. Like you forget how. physical the game is itself because of. the flailing. You don't realize like it. is actually so physical. >> and how hard they're trying. >> Yes. >> The narrative is like can't try, too. many points, not trying. It's like. everybody is dying out there. You're. right. I need to talk about that more. I. need to talk about that more cuz what. you guys have to go through with the. amount of running, amount of reps, amount of games, amount of travel, lack. of sleep. I think there is a toughness. to that. We need to represent that a. little bit more. >> And the skill of the game. You're you're. part of the new media. You know, do a. better job.

>> Well, Stephen A and Skip are going to. take it back. >> Oh my god. >> Nobody. >> 10 a.m. Eastern ESPN. >> You guys excited? >> Right here. >> Tony, you excited? >> Can't say nobody cuz I'm right here. Hey, sue me. I'm pumped to watch a. master debate yet tomorrow. I cannot. wait. >> It'll be one topic the whole show. >> Yeah. Who. >> person? >> 10 years of [ __ ] He's got to say. >> 10 years about one person. Two people. But. >> Shregs, I know you're excited. You love.

television. Shrekes loves television. Shrekes loves the intricacies of. television. Shrekes knows more about the. intricacies of television than anybody. I've talked about. Shanks cares about. the little things on television more. than anybody I've ever had a chance to. talk to. You got to be super pumped up. about tomorrow because what tomorrow is. is a representative of what the era that. had been for a long time of sports media. has been. Don't you think? Is that kind. of the bigger picture for tomorrow? >> Kind of a full circle moment, right? Like it started with those guys and now. every single person's got a podcast. Every single person has a screaming.

talking head show and now it's like we. finished the full circle and they're. back and I'll tune in. I'll check it out. on Friday. Oh, I like that. I think. that's tomorrow, right? >> Yeah, that's tomorrow. >> It's almost here. Tomorrow, 10:00 a.m. Eastern, ESPN. Just he and I. Well, also. Shay Cornet. Showtime showdown. Pray for. him. >> Make you score. >> Pray for him. >> Pray for him. >> What's that, Shreggs? >> Pray for him. >> Shregs. Okay, let's let's talk NFL with. Shrek, shall we? Because he doesn't know.

what Skip's capable of. >> Yeah. Well, he does laugh. What happens. if he does actually just pull out a. freaking gun? >> I don't I think there's a security. camera. I I think they met on No, >> that's not what the prayers are. That's. not what he's saying. >> Who to go and answer right? Let's talk a. little bit about. >> what happens if Johnny invites him to. the Met Gala tonight. >> Oh, you're there's a chance. Listen, Skip might have to take a trip. Uh I. appreciate Ben Steeler being like, >> "It's nice of Johnny Depp to invite. him.". >> Is that who that was? >> That's the only Johnny that I can think.

of. >> Johnny who? Johnny Depp ain't going to. that. >> We know what Johnny's doing. >> How about Ben Siller following up with, "I was not invited to the I was invited. by somebody who was invited, not me. I'm. not that guy.". >> Timmy goes every year. >> TIMMY ACTUALLY GETS INVITED by these. people. Not me. >> I didn't think anybody would know that. I I mean, who cares that I'm a It's like. Ben. You're Ben Stiller. Sounds like he. is all the way back in. All right, let's. do some NFL talk, shall we? Shrikes. And. I think I don't want to break any news. We're not going to break any news. We. don't know what news is news.

What do you got? >> Especially right now. >> What do you got? >> Gonna see a lot of shrikes. Shrikes. We. love his shrikes. Okay, let's move. Let's talk Stephen. Jones on Mic trade a year later. The. decision we made was one that uh one. player is not worth four or five good. players. When you look at what the. Dallas Cowboys have cooked and what the. Green Bay Packers have cooked, should we. look back in a positive light for this. trade for both parties or how do you. kind of view this entire thing, Shakes? >> With any trade, it's going to be let's. see how it all works out. But they had a. strategy in this to hey, we're going to. pick up defensive players in this draft. They took defensive players in four of.

the first five picks. And over the. course of the last 12 months, they added. Kenny Clark, Quinnon Williams, and. Rashad Garry. Their defense is. significantly better than it was when. they took the field week one without. Micah Parsons. The one thing I took away. from that great doc that you guys talked. about on Monday, the pick is in was the. the Steven Jones, Will Mcclelay, Jerry. Jones, Brian Shottenheimer of it all, like they all seem like they're on the. same page. And then you add in this new. defensive coordinator, Christian Parker, who by the way is 34, comes from the.

Eagles and was a defensive back's guru, and is kind of the voice like, "Hey, let's get Caleb DS, let's get Malachi. Lawrence." Like I know it sounds. hyperbolic and it's easy to move the. needle in May to say the Cowboys got. significantly better and could be. contenders, but I I can't see that. roster today versus what we saw opening. week last year with that defense and not. think this team has gotten so much. better on that side of the ball. And if. DS and Quinn and Rashawn Garry all play.

what we think they can do, you can start. to justify that Micah trade knowing that. they spent the money on so many. different plays as opposed to just one. player. strikes, I want to ask you about. uh Christian Parker who you brought up. there, the new DC. I saw you call him. the most interesting man in the NFL. And. then I swear to God, I have heard his. name on like six to seven other shows. People talking about like him being a. genius, like he sees the game like like. the way that all the great coaches have. seen the game. Like is that where is. where is that coming from? Is that just. people talking about how good he was in. Philly and stuff like that? But I people.

are talking about Christian Parker like. he's the next great coach. >> I've gotten to know Christian a little. bit. Not not well enough. He's 34. He. was with the Broncos and then of course. he's with the Eagles and he was their. defensive backs coach the last few years. and is one of the guys responsible. obviously for what we see out of Quinion. Mitchell and and Cooper Deene. But he's. a fire brand. He is up. He is up. It's. energy. It is it is wake up out of bed. 11 out of 10. Let's go. And the players. seem to really respond to him in a real. way. But what I heard was in this draft.

process, he was very vocal as to what. they wanted and Caleb DS was the number. one guy they wanted for his above the. neck, for the high IQ. So, he's a guy. who is a player at I believe Richmond. He was a Richmond spider and he's earned. his way. And at 34, I think there's no. more interesting new hire as far as. coordinators go than the defensive. coordinator of the Cowboys whose team. was awesome on offense and awful on. defense a year ago. >> Yeah. And Shotty seemingly is very. comfortable with the head coaching role. you know, maybe this guy's the next head. coach, but as a 34 year old getting an.

opportunity to lead the Dallas Cowboys, a lot of opportunity. And the pick is. in. Did you Did you know they were. shooting that when they were shooting. that? I They got a lot of access. >> There was a camera around and I know. they got a lot of sher. Uh there was not. a lot of Shreger and I loved watching. it. I thought it was fantastic. Uh they. weren't in the uh the Bunker Boys Tavern. for much of that draft. They didn't make. it there. No, >> the Bunker Boy Tavern. Did we know he. was miked up though? I I mean, we had no. idea that he was miked up. And we like. to let Shester know. Sheffy, you've been. around the league long enough.

>> Come on. >> Okay. When you're when you're wired, you. need to be letting people know. Now, I. would like to see him backstage running. into that puddle and wall. >> whenever he had to tweet out that George. Pickkins was potentially signing his. franchise. >> I don't know if that's how it was. phrased, but that's what what he told us. after. >> Yeah, he was signing it. It was great. That pick is in show was fantastic. I. think this is the new hard knocks for. NFL films because we very rarely get to. see any of this and would never get to. see any of this. I think this is a good. one, Craigs. Uh, back to your point,

>> I kind of liked it more than hard knocks. and I and I like the immediacy of it. that it came out just a week after the. draft so we could watch it. One thing I. you know, obviously Adam here with I got. to trade in my Wi-Fi sucks and the whole. thing. That was fun. >> It's always fun. >> But one thing I loved was seeing the. Cleveland war room and how they had. three different offensive guys that they. liked. Jordan Tyson, CC Minoa, Spencer. Feno. They're sitting at six. They know. the Giants want to go offensive tackle, so they can't trade behind them. So. Andrew Barry really craftily moving just. to nine with the Chiefs who get their.

guy and then they still get FO. Like. that stuff is so cool to me. It's a. chess board and there's so much more to. the draft than just best player. available. >> I love the draft. I had so much fun. We. appreciate you joining us out there in. Pittsburgh and uh we can't wait to. continue to celebrate you, brother. Have. a good one. Thank you for joining us so. much. >> I love it. And I'll tell you, Pittsburgh. was an amazing city and you guys were. great to me. Hallebertton, how cool to. meet you again. Uh Pat, thanks for. letting me in your world as always. >> No, you're the best, Shanks. We're all. in your world, brother. You know that. >> And you know what? Real Nick fan right. here. Let's roll, baby. Let's go.

>> That's right. The hat off got me. excited. Made me want to run through a. wall. Ladies and gentlemen, Peter Sher. >> Yeah, he ain't never met anybody like Shrier. He would lock you the [ __ ] up. He bops. wood. to the blocks. >> He actually does have a nice jumper, too. >> That's awesome. >> Don't. >> What? What? >> Yeah. And he's like 69. >> Yeah, you can tell from that. >> Yeah. >> All right. As we wrap up today, what. would be your big takeaway tomorrow? 10:00 a.m. Eastern. You got your [ __ ]. alarm clock set. Master debaters. Master.

debating all over your face. >> Is that your big takeway? >> Yeah. Move that workout. I won't tune in. at all. >> Not even the clips. the clips are going. to hit your I'll go like [ __ ] uh. let's see I don't want everything that. just Yeah, there we go. Yeah, that's. good. That's what that's what it's like. the virus. >> Everything that is hit that's what I. didn't want to say. Yeah, cuz that has. kind of hit my algo right now in a heavy. way and I don't like the percentages. that I'm seeing. I don't like any of it. >> I actually like um. >> I don't like the dates that I'm seeing.

>> I was in a bit of a worry in the middle. of the night and then the algo actually. fed me some comforting news. So, I like. that the algo is kind of bringing me. back down to earth. >> Okay. Well, if the algo could do that. for ah hey, >> I'm in a holding pattern. I'll I'll send. you the positive ones. >> Okay. Thank you. >> It's actually too deadly to spread. So, >> okay. So, since we brought it. >> Okay, >> crazy. >> Uh, with that being said, since we did. just talk to your algo, you will be. forced to see clips tomorrow of two. master debaters doing their thing on a. stage. >> and I will scroll right past.

>> Is that your big takeaway though for. today? Is that tomorrow is a big one for. all of us or. >> And I'm hearing sports are in a great. place. >> Sports are in a great place. >> Sure. Love that. >> Ratings up for everything. >> Ratings up for everything. Tone's. excited about Aaron Rogers. >> Yeah, I got a lot of feedback. Would. have done it the same exact way. Tone, you did us proud. >> Oh, you're saying everybody's saying, "Hey, listen. You did what you had to. do.". >> I did a lot of these lot of hat tips. today. The question is though, you said. he's family, right? But. >> when a player who is family, everybody.

on the Steelers is family. >> Yeah. >> When you guys trade that person, you. can't trade a family member. So, >> Well, you certainly can. is what they've. done in the past. Yeah. And and they've. cut them, too. Yeah. Get to. >> They still They still hold a special. place in my heart. I just don't think. about them as much. >> Yeah. And if they want a title, if they. want a title, >> I think about all the time. >> They're certainly welcome back whenever. they're done. >> I'll put pictures of them on my wall in. my basement. >> Shout out you seven. >> Troy, >> it's been rough. >> That has been Rothllessberger. I get it. >> Talking about And we'll do that here in. Indiana. Do you. >> whenever you win a title for the Indiana.

Pacers? Hard road. >> Hard road. They're saying rumors, rumblings. The East is about to have a. freak transfer over to maybe the city of. Boston. >> What? >> Those are rumors that are are kind of. brewing. >> Oh, yeah. >> Kind of brewing right now. >> Yeah. Especially with everything that. came out after the whole Jaylen Brown. stream thing. And. >> don't do streams after you lose the. game. >> He's just building up his Smackdown and. Raw roster. So, don't worry about that. >> I just play the game. I'm. >> playing. Don't you worry about any of. that other stuff. We ain't with the. theatrics with that whole stuff. We.

appreciate that. You do have it inside. you, though. But you you choose to use. it in the right times, which is why you. are a great leading man for the city of. Indianapolis. Now, back to your point. though, man. >> Uh yeah, the Brad Stevens press. conference, a lot of people are like the. Jaylen Brown thing is, you know, one. thing, but Brad Stevens, I I don't know. if I or anyone has ever seen him that. like openly pissed off talking to the. media at the end of a season. He also. basically mentioned how like, hey, there. were 8 to 12 teams this year actively.

trying to lose. Uh the league is going. to be much much better next year because. all those teams Tyrese will come back. The Pacers have their top pick. They're. going to be better. The Clippers, who. knows what's going to happen, but there. are a few teams up in that top tier that. we're trying to lose that are going to. get a good player and then immediately. be a contender again. So like there are. some moves that'll be made and Milwaukee. might be calling Boston and maybe Boston. just thinks about, you know, making an. offer or or receiving an offer. Maybe a.

Jaylen for Giannis and a one. You know, we just kind of we do that. You know, we. do some We'll even take Denas. Okay. Maybe we bring Tas. >> I think that's part of it. And by the. way, vibes are immaculate with Denas. from my understanding. >> Bingo. And and he's going to love some. of the Greek food we got in New England. I'll tell you what, >> so much Greek yogurt. I know you guys. got Greek yogurt. >> Oh, no. I'm talking real Greek food. I'm. talking about the uh. >> the rose. >> Bingo. Thank you for saying it because I. forgot. >> Lamb kebabs. >> Sure. Sheesh. All the kebabs.

>> Okay. >> Shish kebab. >> Kebabish kebab. >> All the kebabs. That's very nice. >> I love shish. >> All right. Before we get out of here, Tyrese, great job guest hosting today. >> Thanks for having me, guys. >> Thank you for stepping up. If you'd like. to do it again tomorrow, please let me. know. If not, I completely understand. >> You should come back, man. >> Before you get out of here, though. >> Mhm. >> We need you to make your picks. >> for Backlash. >> Okay. Okay. I'm. >> Wrestlemania. >> Um, >> Backlash. Who's Dan Hosen going to team up with to.

take on? >> That's a great question. Who is it going. to be? >> Bronze so tan. >> Oh no. >> Who's The Miz teaming up with? Kit. Wilson. >> Kit Wilson. >> Toxic. Is that Tarzan? That's Tarzan. >> Kit Wilson. No, it's Kit Wilson. Show. some respect. >> Kit Wilson saved the Miz from punching a. wall actually the other week. So. >> looks like Kit Wilson's muted. So tell. Dan. >> Feels like this probably a video that we. screenshot. >> He's from IG. >> Yeah, it feels like we stole this from. somebody. But on that note, uh Dan Hen, who's his teammate going to be? And are.

they going to win over the Miz? The Miz. has this phenomenal losing streak. I'm. not sure he's ever really caught a dub. in a decade. >> 2,000 straight matches. >> So, is the housing going over or how's. Are we starting off? >> How can he not? I'm a big Dan Housing. guy. I like Dan Hen a lot. >> Okay. And we whooping that trick is the. champion of the United States. >> Of course, we are whooping that trick. >> Is that Sami Zayn these days? >> That is Sam. He looks the exact same. >> He looks mean, doesn't he? He looks. mean. Did AI use it make this? Cuz I. know that's a thing going on right now. >> No, I don't think they use AI. >> Listen, let's not judge people using AI.

to make stuff. >> Well, it's a big topic around this city. >> Well, do you remember Pete Crow. Armstrong on Top of the World? >> Yeah. >> Okay, we don't we don't need to be. judging too much. >> Drake May. >> Sammy versus Braun. Now, that's a match. That's going to be a good match. >> What's that? >> Sammy, I mean, sorry, Seth versus Braun. >> Holy [ __ ] They're not all the same. >> No, that was on me. >> Sami Zayn and Seth freaking Rollins. >> That was on me. >> Seth was on GMFB this morning, so I. don't know if that matters to your picks. or not. >> Yeah. Is he focused? Is he not focused? cuz he's very good at a lot of other. things. Football conversation he is good. at. He's been doing a lot of it. Obviously, Braun Breaker just came back.

more jacked than he's ever been. How do. you feel it's going to go? >> Uh, I got Braun winning. Maybe some. vision uh antics. Some. >> vision. >> Who's on what team here at this point? Who's part of the vision? >> Logan Paul, >> love him. >> Austin Theory, >> love him. >> Paul Heyman, Breaker, >> love them. >> That's the vision right now. >> That's the vision. >> Are they seeing 2020 or are they still. kind of fractured? They have the tag. team championships and uh Braun is after. Seth. So I feel like they're seeing. seeing well. >> Okay. Oscar and Eio Sky. I know this is.

one that is near and dear to your heart. >> Yeah. >> Who do you like? How do you. >> You know who I like. >> Eio Sky. >> Yeah. >> Yeah. We're always picking Eio Sky. >> Yeah, we do. >> Eio Sky obviously phenomenal at flying. around. >> Yes. >> Oscar potential goat. >> Were they together at one point? Like. were they the Kabuki Warriors? >> Oh yeah. >> Were they? >> Thought so. Kyrie Zayn as well. >> Kyrie Shane. Okay. >> Big big that was big name on the. internet obviously with a lot of things. happening with WWE evolving changing. developing moving forward. Decisions get.

made people get mad. Fans get mad. >> Sure. >> Kyrie Sain I believe no longer a part. here in Eio Sky and Oscar about to do. bout. And then let's go to Jacob Fu. Yeah. I mean all gas no breaks taking on. our tribal chief. I know you're kind of. torn on Travel Chief because he just. bullies all your favorite guys all the. time. >> Why would I be torn on Travel Chief? >> You acknowledge him at Wrestlemania, which we appreciate. >> I mean, it was probably arguably Your. guys going to be mad at what I'm about. to say, so I'm just going to say it. Okay. >> Arguably the greatest Wrestlemania main.

event of all time. >> Really? You love what Roman was doing up. here. >> I'm sorry. Are you not in Philly? >> I don't think you was. >> Yeah, >> I wasn't in Philly. >> Oh, okay. >> Oh, okay. >> Great match. A lot of shenanigans going. ON IN PHILLY. OKAY. Takers takers a. shenanigan. >> Are you kidding me, dude? >> Guys running in. It's historical special. moment. Oh, the story was finished and. you were cry baby got straight graps. No. shenanigans. One v one mono emano. >> Punk and Roman.

>> Punk and Roman. >> I thought they said Roman was done for. the summer. What's he doing? Backlash. >> No, he's he's done. >> I'm talking about the IWC saying he's. >> Tyrese. The IW Tyrese. >> I didn't say he's I didn't say he was. done for the summer. Are you. acknowledging your tribal chief at. backlash on Saturday? >> Yeah. >> Amen. >> I am acknowledging our tribal chief on. on Sunday. >> Saturday. >> Saturday. >> Saturday. >> Sorry. What? >> May 9th. >> You thought Seth was Sammy. >> 6 Eastern is a good start for the 40. slip or whatever.

>> Yeah, he did. >> That is how good Sammy looks. I think. >> 6 Eastern is a good start time. >> Who do you like in Fatu Roman? AJ, >> come on now. You know, you know I'm. roaming all the all the time. >> Okay. How about Seth and Braun? Oh, this. is a tough one for me. But you know. what? Give me Braun. >> How about Eio and. >> Eio Sky all day. We know that. >> Trick and Sammy. >> I like Trick. I really do. >> Okay. How about Hen and Surprise? >> Has the Miz really lost every match he's. ever competed in. >> Yes, he's on. >> He's been champion before, but since. then, yeah,

>> quite a run. >> Okay, he is due. Give me the Miz. >> Like that. >> Like that. All right, let's get on out. of here. Thank you, Tyrese. Good luck. with the shingles, >> appreciate it, guys. Is it over? Yes. Good luck with that. >> No, it's not over. >> Shingles is not over. >> It's not over. >> Holy [ __ ] How long's this thing go? >> Uh, we're at uh 3 months now. >> You look good. >> You do. You look good. >> Appreciate it. >> You look like it's over. >> Yeah, it's getting there. >> Congratul. I I itch my eye less. Much less. >> So, you think end of uh light at the end. of tunnel isn't near? >> I know. >> Yeah. I'm just hoping it's like fully.

gone by wedding. >> Every day you can wake up and it could. be over. Is that what you've been told? >> What do you mean over? Oh, the shingles. can be. >> Yeah. >> Yeah. Uh, yeah. >> What? >> What did you mean? >> My eyes itching. Should I be concerned? >> No, you shouldn't be concerned. >> Okay. >> He did hold up a napkin earlier. >> Yeah, that was a little disrespectful. It's what we do. >> All right. Be afraid. Tell a friend. something nice. We appreciate you. We'll. see you tomorrow back here with another. incredible sports program that somehow.

you. choose to watch. We wouldn't be able to. do this without you. >> You're starting to get it. Yeah, starting to get it. >> This is new. >> Yeah. >> Well, maybe to you. >> That was good. That was good. >> And we're so grateful for you. We'll see. you tomorrow. Be a friend. Tell a friend. something nice. might change your life. We're in a sing together. Team on me. Team on three. 1 2 3. Goodbye.