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DJ Wells
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Daniel Alarcon
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John Green
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Mook
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Mook
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DJ Wells
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Mook
They pulled me to the side and was like hey man, we got a call last night, man.
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DJ Wells
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Mook
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DJ Wells
Tom.
Mook
Club five twenty Century. Shout out to Hard Rock BET be here. We got close yesterday, man.
Jeff
For sure, man. We back today, though. It's all love. We back today.
Mook
We gonna get this money out of the play, cuz.
Jeff
I don't want to talk about it.
Mook
Because while we here. Move. Go ahead. Let's discuss, man. Mess it up, man. Who messed up the ladies?
Jeff
All right, man, let's move on with the show.
Mook
Okay.
DJ Wells
Respect.
Mook
Shout out to Har, man, we gonna try again today, man. Shout out to Stockx, keeping us fresh. Innocent as well. Shout out to the NCA duck contest, man, in that this weekend, man. April 3, man. Let's go ahead, go through the contestants for the slam dunk contest, man. College boys pulling up. We got Nico Ashley out of Central Connecticut. Christian Smith out of Northern Iowa. William Kyle out of Syracuse. He definitely got bounce. Jaylen Henderson from Portland State. Bryson Dawkins from Youngstown State. Jaden Stone from Missouri. Kir o', Neal, young boy from Sacramento State. Excuse me. And Sam Phipps from Saxon. Yeah, we gonna see. We gonna see, man. Listen, this dunk contest is always fire every single year for the college guys, man. We will be hosted the judges this year, man. We're gonna have a vibe, man. Can't wait to see y' all at last. But certainly not least, man. Shout out to Black FS Podcast Festival, April 25, Atlanta Club Live down live show, special guest, man. Get your tickets now. It's gonna be a vibe, man. Up support some dope shows. For sure. I'm your host. My name is D.J. wells. We got a full house this Wednesday morning. We got Teague, we got Bishop, we got Mook. Fellas, good morning. How y' all doing?
Jeff
What's happening, Man? Make sure y' all got some black rags for Jeff, man. Y' all know he be sweating when he outside too long, man. Make sure y' all got some rags at the black.
Mook
This is an outdoor event, so please plan accordingly. You know what I'm saying?
Jeff
Get you get some misty fans so my N can run through them and, man, Wait, what last festival he was at, he almost passed out first.
DJ Wells
10 minutes, 75 degrees out there.
Jeff
Shout out to J. Cole for the inv. But my boy was irritated.
DJ Wells
It was too damn hot to be walking around there.
Jeff
As soon as he walked in, he had to take pictures.
DJ Wells
Ain't that what they say?
Mook
That Was in the history booth, boy. Saved our life because it got wicked for sure, man.
DJ Wells
Well, it was so hot.
Mook
All right, man, let's get to it. The Lakers took care of the Cavs last night. 127, 113 moot.
DJ Wells
Yeah. Luca.
Mook
Come on, man. Luca, don't. MVP run. 42 points already. 12 rebounds, five assist third youngest ever to get 50k points.
Jeff
That's cool.
Mook
A 19.
DJ Wells
Braun had 14.
Mook
Six assists and five rebounds. Go ahead. Love some of the hollies of this game, man.
DJ Wells
Follow Melo hitting this how Brian started
Mook
the game off the first play of the game.
DJ Wells
Damn. What is Jared Allen doing? Get that out of here. Set the tone, Brad. Set the tone, bro.
Mook
Give us some, man. DeAndre Aiden, airball delay. Play that one more time.
Jeff
Who did that? Lou. That's probably Lou. Lou picked that one. Y' all childish, bro.
Mook
Would never.
DJ Wells
That was a great view too. Perfect view. I think a bronnie really getting time, though. Quinn Capella would never, bro.
Mook
All right, man. Let's see a better. A better live. Oh, yeah. Jake Laravia.
DJ Wells
Hey,
Jeff
my dog.
Mook
The real live. Here we go. Turn that up.
DJ Wells
Oh, that's like D. Wade and Braun again, bro. Get the picture in the crib.
Jeff
Oh, wow.
DJ Wells
Look at it. Brook that we a run the tape back, Lou.
Jeff
That was a clear from white man. Can't jump the new one. Same play, cuz boy. The snipes disrespect the D. Wade pass.
Mook
Throw away the best lives NBA history.
DJ Wells
People don't even know that was a bounce pass. What? When D wad through that, it wasn't even allowed, was it?
Mook
Damn historic. Alley oop.
DJ Wells
It was a bounce pass.
Jeff
I just remember the picture.
Mook
Pictures are fire.
DJ Wells
I may be like. But I remember it was a bounce.
Jeff
I think a bounce pass is crazy. Mooc really out of pocket.
DJ Wells
Yeah, I am out of pounce pass, bro. I can't remember. I might be wrong though. Don't quote me on was like a foul.
Jeff
Jeff Teague already says it was the best press.
DJ Wells
I told y' all a man. That was man. That Austin re was better than that. Oh, my. I am a basketball A was better than that, bro. I remember. I know everything. The picture just was fire.
Mook
The picture alone.
DJ Wells
That play was weak.
Jeff
That was garbage. Shout out to that camera, man.
Mook
Oh, man. Let me disrespect your short moment, man.
DJ Wells
Bro.
Mook
For no reason, man. Iconic love know for Luca, man.
DJ Wells
42 points.
Mook
That's it.
DJ Wells
Having facts, bro.
Mook
Y be gassy.
DJ Wells
So you know, clarify.
Mook
Third fastest to 15K.
Jeff
That look like A.
DJ Wells
I ain't never seen Luca run that fast. I swear, if he ran that fast, bro, it might be
Mook
he still been in Dallas. Oh, yeah.
DJ Wells
You're Ellen Green. We'll see substitutes coming in in a moment. Underneath there is eight. By the way, Lake events played great last night.
Mook
Put up a ton of points.
DJ Wells
Can't get no more text he want to fail.
Mook
Oh, he gonna get another one.
DJ Wells
Jackson Hayes about to get a little bag, man. You see?
Mook
You know what I'm saying? You'll be on the national team, Lucas. Yeah.
DJ Wells
How the hell you get that worked up?
Mook
You know how. You know how it does.
Jeff
Jackson Hayes from over there, he is now.
DJ Wells
No, that from Cleveland. They getting him a passport. Yeah, bro.
Mook
They got a part of your name out here, cuz.
DJ Wells
Luca want you. You will be on that floor.
Jeff
Yeah, bro.
Mook
International play brought us need you catch 10 lives, bro.
Jeff
Didn't Eric Gordon play for the. Who he play for? For the Bahamas.
Mook
And we knew Eric Gordon the whole life.
DJ Wells
There's people. Y' all gonna say it's people from over there.
Mook
Well, Jackson Hayes people now they from now they are attacking a bad country
Jeff
to pick, though, with the Bahamas. Let's go with some Hoopers now. Them Bahamas weak. I'm talking about the.
DJ Wells
Yeah. Buddy Hill. Yeah. VJ mid.
Jeff
I'm gonna play with Luke in the game.
DJ Wells
Yeah. They supposed to have Clay Thompson.
Mook
They did have Clay for the Bahamas. Yeah.
Jeff
Right now in America.
DJ Wells
Not right now.
Mook
Well, Clay played on the last day, but, you know, before that, he was Cusa. You know the vibe.
Jeff
Respect, bro. Citizenship.
DJ Wells
They got vj. I see Brunson might do it.
Mook
They got Buddy Hill, not the Bahamas.
Jeff
But who he going for? What do you think? His birth certificates?
Mook
Is that
Jeff
everybody from the Bahamas?
Mook
We're not talking about the mamas anymore. Moving on, man. Shout out to the Lakers, man. Healthy dub, beating a good Cav team. Just win. Say more about the Lakers or the Cavs.
DJ Wells
Lakers playing well right now, man.
Mook
Yeah, Lakers.
DJ Wells
They actually a really scary team to go against.
Mook
I don't want to have to deal with LeBron Luka for four games, man.
DJ Wells
And Brian look like he's starting to, like, get serious a little bit. He getting ready for the playoffs, bro.
Mook
Yeah, I told y', all I'm not going against playoff. Brian, I know Matt was matter.
DJ Wells
Bronnie getting some minutes, too. He been on the floor. Cool, too.
Mook
He been getting early minutes. Early minutes.
Jeff
Starting pg. Bronny started PG at the playoffs.
Mook
You can't hate if Bronnie gets to start a job in the playoffs.
Jeff
That's hard.
DJ Wells
That's a legendary.
Mook
I mean, Morgan smart.
DJ Wells
Been out.
Jeff
So keep saying.
DJ Wells
I mean, but it's working. We've been winning. Ronnie playing solid.
Jeff
Wow. Just show love. I just want you to show love. That's it.
DJ Wells
I mean, it's working right now.
Jeff
So love. I just got energy. Be down when y' all speak on Bronnie, bro.
Mook
Oh, I didn't want to do this. We.
DJ Wells
Somebody's defensive. I'm just saying.
Mook
I didn't want to do this, dude. But we're here.
DJ Wells
We're not talking about stats.
Mook
Well, he brings
DJ Wells
Lewis messy when he
Mook
brings to the highlight for Bronnie. No, it don't show up in the box.
DJ Wells
He brings to the table.
Mook
He does all the small things, bro.
DJ Wells
Absolutely. Ball pressure.
Jeff
Yeah, bro.
DJ Wells
You know what I mean?
Mook
Intensity.
DJ Wells
Well, he was plus five when he's out there, right? Yeah. Solid minutes.
Mook
No disrespect. Bernie James told y' all we good. Shout out to the Lakers, man.
Jeff
We f. Get on his ass.
Mook
Yep.
DJ Wells
He didn't even shoot. At least you, Bronnie.
Mook
Won't save you a judgment day.
DJ Wells
Nah, man, we ain't doing. Y' all gonna leave J.
Mook
No, we already talking about J night on the podcast today. We're not talking about the morning show, but Club 520. We will have a discussion for sure, man. Moving on.
DJ Wells
Hey, man. Hey, call me, man. No, I was working on him last time he got called me, man. I get on your live with you guys.
Mook
God bless the Rockets. Took care of the Knicks yesterday. 111 all kind of, bro.
DJ Wells
He talking about Steph Curry. Go get on that live, bro.
Mook
Yeah, I told him we're gonna talk about on the pod, but he did a podcast yesterday, and it got worse.
DJ Wells
He got on the pod.
Mook
Yeah. Dropped on Thursday movie. Legendary.
Jeff
Oh, I'm listening to dj. Dj. You're right.
Mook
Let's.
Jeff
Let's move on. I can't wait till the night, though. Yeah, okay.
DJ Wells
Oh, bro, also, you have to watch
Mook
Lamar Odom Doc for the day, too.
Jeff
Oh, yeah.
Mook
Okay.
Jeff
Yeah.
DJ Wells
Last night.
Mook
Yeah. We don't have some fun today.
DJ Wells
Do crack. Never mind. He did crack after he. After he recovered.
Mook
He did crack after he died.
Jeff
I told y' all he was a liar.
DJ Wells
You do crack after you die?
Jeff
I ain't even seen it, dog.
Mook
I was hangover. Keep drinking, bro.
Jeff
Definitely drink a beer.
Mook
Oh, he said, hey, cuz, you gotta get out.
DJ Wells
She said, I could smell the crack on
Lily Herman
my.
Jeff
Had this pure.
Daniel Jeremiah
This.
DJ Wells
This Died three times.
Jeff
He was taking care of the greatest athlete of all time.
DJ Wells
No, he's not.
Jeff
Yes, he is.
Mook
Bro, you could never.
Jeff
Bro, you could never. I would never would have been dead have been.
DJ Wells
You would have died. He almost died. Almost died.
Jeff
Tell that Jeff died. That first K.
DJ Wells
The real one. He would have died.
Jeff
Cuz.
DJ Wells
You ain't strong enough. No, I would not. I'm not strong enough for no credit.
Mook
Oh, man, y' all are crazy, man. The Rockies, man, they hooped out yesterday. KD had 27 80s and 16 had 20 hooped out in the, man, top 17, cat a reluctant 22 and 8. Josh R. Had 13, man, the Rockets pretty much had control of this game the entire time.
DJ Wells
Game, man.
Mook
Yeah. Body language is down. The vibes is down in New York, man. Go ahead and load it up, man.
DJ Wells
I watch they talking about them J. Mills. I don't know. Call me, bro.
Mook
Me and Thompson every game. I catch a ls, man.
DJ Wells
The vibes are down.
Mook
Richie, I told you, stop touching me.
DJ Wells
Knicks ain't bro. Had nothing on this the past, though,
Mook
Cat Good pay and they wanted to celebrate. He said, get the off me.
DJ Wells
Yeah, yeah. He really didn't want to pass it to him. I got the freight. Please trade me.
Mook
Yeah, please.
Jeff
Yeah, they got a trade, Cat.
DJ Wells
That's what that looked like. That was a die, though, bro.
Mook
He threw the out that ball with
DJ Wells
the clock running out.
Mook
Yeah. That was the last highlight from the Knicks of this game, boy.
DJ Wells
And gives a back to back show. The rocket sleeve can't figure out why they not like what they should be.
Mook
You know Tom Al, man, Cat ain't with him.
DJ Wells
Yeah. Out of here. I love that for you, Cat. Yo, put your foot down, man. T should never left. Hey, y' all started that with T.
Jeff
That ain't good for the league, bro. Cat acting like that, bro. Lock in my bro.
DJ Wells
He wants some touches, bro. I want the ball.
Mook
I blame y'. All.
Jeff
Go get it, bro. Go get it. Go get the ball, bro. I'm nothing, bro.
Mook
Now that was some of the. The conversation that was happening. Melo was basically saying he gotta be more assertive. A teammate was just like, well, what is he gonna do? Like, they give you balls.
Jeff
Don't be that kind of teammate, though, bro. Hell no.
DJ Wells
You ain't fucking with that.
Jeff
I ain't. I'm nothing, bro.
Mook
All right. Melodo for KD. He was balling yesterday. He's top five in scoring on 12, highest in attempts. I thought that was crazy as well. Everybody else on the list is 1, 2, 3, and 4.
DJ Wells
That's tough. Most efficient basketball player ever.
Mook
They mad at it.
DJ Wells
He just make every shot. He don't get like 60 or nothing. But he always gonna get 30.
Mook
Oh, yeah. And he could if you want to.
DJ Wells
He's always gonna get 30. He don't really shoot bad shots, though. He don't. He played basketball the right way. And if I was him chucking, Yeah.
Jeff
KD could average 40 in the NBA. If he was reckless like everybody else. He was sure. He get up 40.
Mook
Yeah. If KD didn't play the right way, he probably be hiring less.
DJ Wells
And one, for example, 13 to begin.
Mook
The pass.
Jeff
NBA game is so fast.
DJ Wells
This so good, bro.
Mook
End up so what? Oh, yeah. Good pass.
DJ Wells
I was about to say 100% travel.
Jeff
He definitely travel.
DJ Wells
And one call to call, bro. So fat. I don't realize that dude is seven foot. Yeah, like a legit seven foot.
Mook
Yeah. That picture of USA when he said that Tyson Chandler is crazy.
DJ Wells
He's legit seven footer, bro. Moving and crossing over like that. That Mills, man.
Jeff
Get the locker room together, bro.
DJ Wells
Not weird like it look, right.
Mook
One of the best Hoopers ever, man. How y' all feel about this situation? Between this question I'm gonna ask y'.
Jeff
All.
Mook
Who is more underachieving right now, The Knicks or the Rockets?
DJ Wells
The Knicks.
Mook
Knicks.
DJ Wells
Yeah, the Rockets. Missing. They. They point guard. For real. So
Jeff
they got some additions.
DJ Wells
Yeah.
Mook
Like you said, Nick's got a full roster, even though they are changing from a new system with a new coach. Any grace with that or it don't matter because you already have what y' all supposed to have.
DJ Wells
Yeah, y'. All. Y fire. Tibs. I thought y' all figured it out. I got the squad. It's on y'.
Jeff
All. Cat just can't have moments like that as a teammate, though, bro.
DJ Wells
He can't, cuz. But after a while, bro, you get frustrated, bro. Need that peel. Nah, he can't do it that fast. But I like Mike Brown as a coach, but I only like him with young teams. Like, when he get a veteran group, he don't really got that presence that like the man like greatness. You know what I mean? Like, I don't. Yeah. Cause he. He know how to get that veteran group over the hump. I mean, obviously, he only won one championship in Denver, but shit, he won. Mike Brown been with a lot of fire teams, bro. He has. He didn't have Kobe. He done had everybody, Ron. Just. That ain't just him, but he made the Kings a young team. He got them rolling a little bit. Got Them started. And he more of that kind of guy. He can get your team going, but he ain't the one to get you over the hump.
Mook
Yeah. Do you like Mike Malone is a better coach for this Knicks team?
DJ Wells
Yeah, for sure.
Mook
But are the Knicks gonna want to pay three coaches? Cause they still paying Tibbs. And then you have to pay Mike. And then Mike Malone gonna need a check too.
DJ Wells
Mike Malone. Players love Mike Malone.
Mook
Yeah.
DJ Wells
I mean, I don't know.
Jeff
I don't know.
DJ Wells
And he ride with the guys like his guys. He ride with them. And obviously Cat would have been one of his guys.
Mook
Yeah, I guess we'll see. Man, I've always said that this was the last year for this Knicks team to look like this. Cause.
DJ Wells
Oh, yeah, yeah.
Mook
They paid too much money. And Dylan Brussels owes some chicken next year. So we will see. Get Wilson to the Knicks, man. Moving on. The Pistons took care of the Raptors yesterday. 127, 116. JD is back. Be hitting 31 9, man. Almost a perfect game for Jalen Duran hooped out yesterday. He really beat. Dennis Jenkins had 21.55.
DJ Wells
I changed my mind, bro. Them Pistons boy okay.
Jeff
Oh, no.
Mook
RJ Barrett had 24, Brainer had 22. Go ahead and load up the highlights from this game, Lou.
DJ Wells
I like genius, bruh.
Mook
They might cmb.
Jeff
No.
Mook
Calamari boys got bounce.
DJ Wells
Hell no.
Mook
This is a good shot. Move the corner bank 3.
DJ Wells
Great shot always it go in and
Jeff
get the bank up.
Mook
Corner Bank 3 is insane.
DJ Wells
Long as it go in.
Mook
Me and Thompson got a tech for telling his customer review it. And guess who it was.
DJ Wells
Tony Brothers gave him a tech for that.
Mook
He told his coach review it and he got a tech for it, bro.
DJ Wells
Nah, on some real, bro. Yeah, he gotta be. He gotta get a fine or something for that to rap, bro. You can't just do whatever you want out here.
Mook
He gotta take.
DJ Wells
That's some bullshit.
Mook
His coach review to play. You know how JB be talking some officials too. Oh, yeah. Beyond ISO. It's crazy right here.
DJ Wells
I hold these ref accountable. Oh.
Jeff
Oh, damn.
DJ Wells
I was some real 16.
Jeff
Yeah.
DJ Wells
Space jam.
Jeff
I didn't even look like he was about to do that.
DJ Wells
Like that. Like that look crazy.
Mook
Yeah. That was insane. But yeah, they had rap. Just a little up for JD Man. Almost a perfect game. Came back out the truth rally yesterday, man. It bounced back after a close loss.
Jeff
Way to hold it down though, during.
DJ Wells
They do get 30 every time. But they held it down when Durham was out. I don't know, bro.
Jeff
You Just don't expect this out.
DJ Wells
No, that's a fact. When he was out ak I thought they was gonna lose every night. They wouldn't
Jeff
all baby.
DJ Wells
And a foul. He work at the steel, man. I can't believe they ain't pay him. Excellent pass. What? Damn. Now don't back with your way now. Yeah.
Mook
Way better than yourself, brother.
DJ Wells
Max deal
Mook
him off reads boy. And he got that all star too. Yeah. Hey, what you weigh?
DJ Wells
They probably feel the same thing.
Mook
JD might make all NBA team. Or is that a little too far fetched for a bit?
Jeff
He can make third. He can make the third team for sure.
DJ Wells
No.
Jeff
Yeah.
DJ Wells
Hell yeah. Right now.
Jeff
Yes on me.
Mook
Look at there.
DJ Wells
This nigga's killing.
Jeff
Ain't sitting on the side of the bench during the huddle up underneath five locked in baby.
DJ Wells
That's a grown man in there. You don't think K be killing with. He would but he ain't so crazy. We gotta go with what we seeing. But he would
Jeff
pass.
DJ Wells
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John Green
I'm John Green. You may know me as the author of the Fault in Our Stars. And now I guess also as the co host of the Away End, a brand new world soccer podcast.
Daniel Alarcon
I'm Daniel Alarcon, a writer and journalist, and John and I have known each other since we were kids. My first World cup was Mexico 86. I was nine years old. I watched every game and I fell in love. On our new podcast, the Away End, we'll share with you the magic of international football, all leading up to the 2026 World cup for us.
John Green
Soccer football is a story we've shared for over 30 years, since Daniel was the the star player on our high school soccer team.
Daniel Alarcon
Very debatable.
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And I was their most loyal and sometimes only fan. I love this game. I love its history, its hope, its heartbreak, and above all, its beauty.
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Together we'll find out why. Of all the unimportant things football, soccer is the most important.
John Green
Listen to the Away End with Daniel Alarcon and John green on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you you get your podcasts.
Daniel Jeremiah
I'm Daniel Jeremiah.
Greg Rosenthal
And I'm Greg Rosenthal and this is
Daniel Jeremiah
40s and free agents.
Greg Rosenthal
The games may be over, but the NFL never stops. This is my favorite part of the calendar.
Daniel Jeremiah
Yeah, mine too, Greg. Free agency, the combine, the NFL draft, pro days, trades. This is where teams reshape their future.
Greg Rosenthal
This is where Daniel Jeremiah makes his money. On 40s and free agents, we break down every move that actually matters, from
Daniel Jeremiah
my draft evaluations, mock drafts, and team
Greg Rosenthal
fits to my top 101 free agents and how real rosters are built, cap space, contracts, and all the tough decisions included.
Daniel Jeremiah
You got quarterbacks on the move.
Greg Rosenthal
We got teams rebuilding. It's hope season.
Daniel Jeremiah
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Mook
Unique?
Greg Rosenthal
He's the writer director.
John Green
Who do you think he is?
DJ Wells
I don't know.
Greg Rosenthal
You meet the, like the president.
DJ Wells
You think Canada has a president?
John Green
You think China has a president?
DJ Wells
Let's walk through that. God, I love that thing.
John Green
I use it all the time. I wrap it in a blanket and sing to it at night.
Greg Rosenthal
It's like the old Polish saying, not my monkeys, not my circus.
DJ Wells
Yep, there's a good one.
John Green
I like that sound. It's an actual Polish saying.
DJ Wells
It is an actual Polish. Better version of play stupid games, win stupid prizes. Yes.
John Green
Which.
DJ Wells
Which, by the way, wasn't Taylor Swift. Who said that for the first time. I actually. I thought it was. I got that wrong.
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DJ Wells
It's 5:20 in the morning. Out the gate.
Daniel Alarcon
How you.
DJ Wells
What? Out the gate?
Mook
Yeah, man.
DJ Wells
No, not JD Cat to be out there going crazy for sure.
Mook
Yeah. The pick and pop with Cade and Cat would be insane.
Jeff
Yeah, it.
Mook
It'll get insane.
DJ Wells
Feed family. It'll get crazy feeding families too, though.
Mook
But also during on that next scene where he a got to get that many touches. He just getting off the block and off the. Off the boards. Yeah. Anyway, he play in New York.
DJ Wells
Yeah. I don't know, man. Get the ball.
Jeff
Yeah. Selfish. So.
Mook
Yeah, I ain't matter, man. Like you said, this Pistons team is real, man. I respect them, boy. And the playoffs, they're not gonna be easy out, man. Can't wait till K get back. Moving on. The Blazers took care of The Clippers yesterday. 114, 104. Behead. Bad loss.
Jeff
Horrible loss.
Mook
Horrible loss. All right, man. 30 yesterday, then the Avia hooped out 28 points.
DJ Wells
11 last night, bro.
Mook
23. DG had 20 points and four assists. Lopez, 18.7 rebounds. The highlights of this game, brother.
DJ Wells
Drew, stay there.
Mook
He can't.
Jeff
Really go to Detroit now.
DJ Wells
If Drew go to Detroit, that'd be different.
Mook
I'm sucking on Drew hard.
DJ Wells
That'd be crazy. He need to go to Houston, though. I'm surprised they ain't make that happen. I been firing.
Mook
Okay. Speaking of Drew, load it up in your Duffy.
DJ Wells
He's so strong.
Jeff
As long as.
Mook
I know that.
DJ Wells
Gotta be fun as hell to play for Thiago, though. Yeah. Cause like, bro, damn, your teammate, like, that's crazy. He probably like Drew. What you think, man? Give me the ball. That's tough.
Mook
Wyclef is behind. Calls him, man. Clippers seem to be him. What's up, man?
Jeff
What's sad, bro? Lose to them. That's horrible, man. I'm nothing, man. Quagon, where you gonna go? Ain't nowhere.
DJ Wells
Ain't nowhere for Kawhi to go to the Lakers, bro.
Mook
This is theme right there. He can go to going to Lakers, bro.
Jeff
He not playing with Bron, bro.
Mook
No, Cleveland. Kawhi goes to Lakers.
Jeff
Oh, that shot scenario something I did put. I did put. I did put Brian and Cleveland. I write about that. I forgot.
DJ Wells
They making it right with Bron. You think? Yeah, I don't think he leaving no more. He gotta leave Bronnie and shit.
Mook
Okay, so the first quarter minutes for Bronny is evidence.
DJ Wells
Yeah.
Mook
A good playoff run will kind of, you know what I'm saying, figure it all out.
Jeff
But I just like him with James and Donovan, though.
Mook
Is it smart for the Lakers to do that?
Jeff
Yeah.
DJ Wells
For what?
Mook
The future.
Jeff
Move on. Even if you want to move on immediately, you gonna have to do something.
DJ Wells
Brian, it's over with.
Jeff
That's a lot of money, bro.
Mook
You gotta pay off some Reeves.
Jeff
I'm cool with that. You can bring another star over there. All right.
Mook
We'll see, man. We will see. I was getting a super chat this morning. Whatever.
DJ Wells
That first question was looking a little wild.
Mook
Oh, damn. Shout out to Zay. What's happening? Jeff Mooka was our biggest pet peeve on the court. Mind the local runs at the 5'9, 280 plus N. Trying to push the one move around fat coaches. How you coaching fat? That's crazy.
DJ Wells
I used to hate when the bigs try to bring the ball up. Bro, throw me the rock.
Jeff
Throw me the rock.
DJ Wells
Pushing the break off you looking y' all get Jones. Come on, bro. I'm in the field.
Mook
All right. More Phil's tea over beats Brock and Mania.
DJ Wells
Nah, I don't think they. I mean, they might have to let him. I shouldn't say that. He might win because he's the future. Yeah, I build his resume and I'm going build a new star. But I like Brock to win, though. I don't know if he beat him at mania, though. But I'm excited for that match, though.
Mook
I ain't gonna lie. They been wilding and raw.
DJ Wells
Yeah, they getting back to. They trying to get the vibes going for Mania.
Mook
Nah, I see the play for sure, man. Can't wait. Eric Mookie was topping meals. A 260 World Cook Sheet. That's crazy.
Jeff
Don't go crazy, cuz. Get at least one.
DJ Wells
Hey, man, next question. Alfredo don't never let you now
Jeff
possible
Mook
is crazy. I was in. I mean the Rockets vs Knicks game last night. I. Because I was off that oil, but Cat got the zesties. Do ever tlt. Was he always like that with the Tims, Huh?
DJ Wells
You talking about? Was he with like the T. W ain't zesty, man. I don't cool, man.
Mook
Yeah, we read Timberwolves and Tim. That me up.
Jeff
Yeah, I gotta watch how you say that. We gotta watch how you say it.
Mook
Yeah, man, like you don't call Cat.
DJ Wells
Yeah, bro, you cool, bro.
Jeff
You just got this. This for context of the show. If you. If you zesty, you cool too. So just, you know, I know y' all be trying to remix words and.
DJ Wells
Nah, that's what this said.
Jeff
That's what I'm just saying.
DJ Wells
Cat was a real. In the locker room, man.
Mook
Shout out to cab.
DJ Wells
He just got weird mannerism.
Jeff
Come on, y'.
Mook
All. I think I have been very career so far. Ja or Lamello? Both one Rookie of the year All Stars. Both had bad injury sticks. Who had better career so far be here, Lamelo or John Morant?
Jeff
John Morant, bro. Oh, no.
DJ Wells
John Morant.
Jeff
I think I'm rolling with Lamelo. I got a clean slave for the most part.
DJ Wells
I got a clean slate, man.
Mook
Actually, yeah,
Jeff
my name. My name ain't in the.
DJ Wells
Well,
Mook
this is how you look at it. I'm rolling with y' all so far.
DJ Wells
I got a job.
Mook
Yeah, I got Mel. My favorite. But I'm rolling with y', all, man.
Jeff
Bro say. Y' all say a career of this hoop in three years, bro.
DJ Wells
I Mean, yeah. But from what he's done, we've done a little more because my John ain't hooping.
Mook
Three.
DJ Wells
Yeah. Playoffs. Yeah. Mellow still ain't made the playoffs.
Jeff
Definitely one of my favorite players. I'm saying this. Hell yeah.
Mook
I can't wait to back on the court, man.
DJ Wells
Respect.
Mook
Hell of a question, man. Two of my favorites for sure. Moving on. Move almighty. I need you to start. Lizzo, Jill Scott, Monique. Jesus Christ.
Jeff
We hear scratch Lizzo lost some weight, cuz. So consider.
DJ Wells
Well, Jill Scott always gonna start. I'm just gonna go there and I'm done with the rest of the question.
Jeff
I'll finish. I know. I know you. You Liz de Monique. Fuck you, Liz de Monique.
Mook
All right, this question is crazy. All boxes he effort this year, does that take away from D. Rose's legacy? Kind of what D. Rose is known for. That is not what Derrick Rose is known for. Brother shouts his MVP campaign, but nah, it wouldn't be a good MVP this year either.
DJ Wells
Nah, he's not getting mvp, but I don't know. I don't think it take away from his legacy though.
Mook
No, if he did, it wouldn't. It's still Derek Ross.
DJ Wells
Yeah, bro.
Mook
Double Collini. You're not wrong for locking combat shorties. Mac May said it best. Kit Kat. A motherfucker. If they watch Sandra's drill team, they take your recipes. Respect went to Yukon vs Duke game. It was the best thing I ever seen in person. What's the crazy sporting event y' all been a part of or intend to solve?
Jeff
Butler, Duke National Chip.
Mook
I was at that game too, but Duke was definitely fire.
Jeff
The greatest miss I ever seen.
Mook
Craziest shit, I'll say. Even recently, that Miami IU game, for sure. That was crazy.
Jeff
That was crazy for.
DJ Wells
I ain't gonna lie.
Jeff
That was insane.
DJ Wells
The greatest I've seen was when we played kd and his foot was on the line. He stepped on that.
Jeff
Oh, yeah. That was unreal.
Mook
Yeah.
DJ Wells
I was like, that was unreal. That was probably the craziest game.
Jeff
Yeah, he was right there too.
DJ Wells
Yeah.
Jeff
Damn.
DJ Wells
I watched everybody future. Just you talking about how you hit
Jeff
that shot on y'.
DJ Wells
All. I'm gonna stay away from mine. I was gonna say that was the craziest game at first. And I ain't wanna do that.
Mook
But you brought it up, so.
DJ Wells
Yeah. How you hit the shot on Marcus and them Marcus, I kept looking over here. I'm gonna stay away from.
Mook
I ain't asking. I think I was gonna bring it up.
Jeff
Wow.
Mook
Crazy moments. Good question. Like the 90s backboards. Wow. That's. That's. That's a nasty versus brother nasty versus.
Jeff
That wasn't Gilly, though.
DJ Wells
That was really chill what Jim did.
Mook
Shout out to Cabo.
Jeff
Come on, dj. Hey, I'm staying clean.
DJ Wells
Stay lost, man.
Jeff
Stay lost. Cause we'll find you. We'll find you later.
Mook
How does the 65k rule make sense if K couldn't have missed awards despite 4 total minutes and 60 games? I ain't mad at that. Are we rewarding impact or just attendance? Yeah, they made that rule for people who was, you know what I'm saying,
DJ Wells
Wasn't injured, that was taking days off.
Mook
Low management.
DJ Wells
Yeah.
Mook
Kind of backfired the situation with a real injury. But shout out to K, man. Hopefully he's eligible. That my first Mukanda. 5, 3, 2, 10.
DJ Wells
Elite bust down Mukiana.
Mook
That's crazy.
Jeff
5, 3, 2, ten.
DJ Wells
That's bad work, bro. She oh, line. That's bad work.
Jeff
Depending on where it's at, though, cuz. Nah, I thought you said big chest, slim waist, big old booty.
DJ Wells
You cool at five' three. At five' three, cuz. I don't know. Bust down Mookiana.
Jeff
So that's that. Y' all be saying mook like him big, but it's just worse.
Mook
No, the.
DJ Wells
I don't. You don't have to have me, bro.
Jeff
He like a big chested, slim waist. And whatever is back there is back there.
DJ Wells
Whatever.
Jeff
Yeah.
DJ Wells
It could be seen anything.
Jeff
He don't care. He take hell damage off. Say you like stretch marks.
DJ Wells
All right, go ahead. What else?
Jeff
We're gonna stop there. I have some more respect.
Mook
Brown's music remix. Is it happening? The dusty hit the gritty Respect.
Jeff
Respect, bro. I don't know, bro.
Mook
Why does not get any recognition. The kid ever did me a triple double. Watch this game. He's actually nasty. You know I said the point girl like Josh.
DJ Wells
So nobody watches you because they love.
Mook
He had Damien Lillard.
DJ Wells
Yeah.
Jeff
Josh getting nice, though, for sure.
Mook
Yeah. Give us one to the Bulls, man.
DJ Wells
He is nice, but you just don't see him.
Jeff
Yeah.
Mook
Yeah.
DJ Wells
So by far.
Mook
There are a lot of good gms in the NBA. Most don't help build a scene that fits an identity. Coaches get blamed in players. But these GM skate for years.
Jeff
That's a fact, bro.
Mook
I ain't gonna say they bad GMs, but some GMs gotta do what the owners say. And that'd be what they want to do. That's true. Yeah. Yeah. Mookie And Jeff were also caught me out of Knicks offense. Shit's getting ridiculous.
DJ Wells
Yeah, get him the ball. Yeah, they gotta run some better sets, man. Not to say, like, they need Tibbs back, but you might have to take some old. Some of Tibbs old plays. That was getting Cat the ball. He might just have to put him in your offense for a little bit. He was effective last year for sure.
Mook
Back to the D. Wade versus Harden debate. I can see before Harden over Wade when he criticized Luka for not playing defense. Harden does the same shit.
DJ Wells
Yeah, I ain't. I've never said D. Wade wasn't a better defender than James Harden. I just said the style of play and who I played against.
Mook
I was a little biased because I
DJ Wells
played against him more than I played against D. Wade. So obviously, if people say D. Wade is better, that's cool, too. I think D. Wade cold, too. James, my draft class. James, my high school class.
Jeff
Yeah. I just don't know why people was mad at y' all for picking James. Like, people were really pissed. Niggas are shitty at y' all about that.
DJ Wells
They can go either way. Who cares? Yeah, they act like we said D. Wade was saddles. Yeah.
Mook
Yeah, bro. It's still the Wayne Wade, bro. If we had a conversation with about third or fourth best all time, it's compliments both ways, for sure.
Jeff
Facts.
Mook
Yeah.
DJ Wells
And before y' all clip it up, I never said I was better than D. Wade.
Jeff
Oh, Lord.
DJ Wells
And I didn't say I shoot better. You said what you shoot, even though
Mook
what you shoot for the three.
Jeff
Nah, Dway, you know it's love over here.
Mook
He said, boy, he had to go to the 3.
DJ Wells
4%. Nasty world.
Mook
No sub T. DJ B H Lamuk. What utensil would you need to break down Angel Fernandez? Or would you even try? I don't know who that is.
DJ Wells
I have no idea who that is, bro.
Mook
Yeah, let's go ahead and move on from that.
DJ Wells
Ah, yeah. I ain't never.
Jeff
Oh, damn.
Mook
Oh, Matumbo, bro. They used to have her camera angle to where they only show her mid for the camera.
Jeff
Yeah, that's one of your bills, for sure. She got a wagon, too,
Mook
which I think about Katie Russell. Harry, that's not gonna happen.
DJ Wells
Never gonna happen
Mook
to the torches, y'.
DJ Wells
All.
Mook
The real Splash brothers.
Jeff
Respect.
Mook
Vanessa Struggle Miller. I see you judging that Big John belly dancing contest.
DJ Wells
Go ahead, B. Him.
Jeff
All right, nigga. It wasn't on me first.
DJ Wells
Your Struggle Meal, nigga.
Jeff
You know, I really don't want a Struggle Meal. No, no, I don't really come from that. I just know a lot of who struggle Price of them. Probably some noodles. That's it, bro.
Mook
Noodles. I had noodles. No packet.
Jeff
Yeah. I always had to pack it for sure packet, bro noodles, hot sauce, a little extra seasoning.
DJ Wells
Eating noodles with no without the packet is insane.
Jeff
But you really. I don't know why. Always got chili powder and lemon pepper. But why didn't you have the packet you always got?
DJ Wells
Why do you have to pack? It comes in the thing.
Jeff
Yeah, but sometimes you gotta think when people make like multiple noodles are just extra flavor. You need an extra package.
DJ Wells
Now you do for sure.
Mook
High blood pressure.
DJ Wells
Yeah. So you telling me a opened the other package?
Mook
Yeah.
DJ Wells
At any time that happens.
Mook
The package.
Jeff
Oh, God. That happened. Should that happen?
DJ Wells
Popped the packet and leave the noodles right there.
Jeff
Yeah. Cause we used to. We used to mix the shrimp. We used to mix the shrimp and chicken ones together. Or you can understand a chicken and oriental.
DJ Wells
The other half, but they both come with the packet.
Jeff
You're not listening, bro. If I make a one pack of noodles and I want to make a oriental and a chicken noodle, I have to steal the oriental packet from the other one.
Mook
But you used all of it?
Jeff
Yes.
DJ Wells
You didn't use both noodles, though.
Mook
You ain't mixing?
Jeff
No, that's too much.
DJ Wells
Oh, man. Y' all playing
Jeff
takes too long to cook. Both of a lot of people didn't use, like stoves and eat one noodle, bro.
DJ Wells
You're not even that hungry.
Jeff
It's not up to you to tell.
DJ Wells
Used to do that, bro. You don't want that much noodles, bro.
Jeff
It's not. It's not your choice.
DJ Wells
I know.
Jeff
13 bags Barbecue Frito
DJ Wells
for breakfast.
Mook
You free.
Jeff
You free. That be. Dogs yesterday.
Mook
These are the long. The snack audit is crazy.
Jeff
It's barbecue dust everywhere.
DJ Wells
Oh, man. Lou be eating. I ain't going down with me.
Mook
Oh, man. Shout out to Tracy. Shout out to Tracy McGrady. I be saying not be sitting around. Oh, man, I'm sitting Jaden I Foss way headquarters. No, you're not. He cannot get the Eddie Exo torso. Had me something even back the rice mukas Malone. You know, that's like my beard. Y' all stay blessed. Lucas Malone is in crazy insane. What up, though? The Pistons don't have a successful year. I feel about Tobias for cat. I feel like that trade won't happen. Shout out to Tobias, though. Hey, T Did show y' all to y' all team in negotiation.
Jeff
Contract.
Mook
Contract. There's no way I'm winning the meeting. We showed y' all highlights. Did y' all show your highlights? Y' all team in negotiations, office, new
DJ Wells
contract say, well, I was killing.
Mook
I watch you all year.
Jeff
Pull the mix up.
Mook
How far that would be? Check my workout, man. You gonna get fired. All right, man, Moving on, man. This was a hell of a game yesterday. We got it right be here. The Magic took care of the Suns, man. 115 and 111. D Bane had 21 the go ahead bucket. Six rebounds, five assists. Jalen Suggs had 20, P Pop had 19. Nine rebounds, eight assists. Dee Book, 34 points, man, seven assists. Third youngest to reach 18K points, man. He was bally yesterday. Let's go ahead and load it up. Dillon Brooks is back, man. He got a tech 89 seconds into the game.
Jeff
That's crazy.
Mook
He was talking crazy to P5 and D bang was on that as usual.
DJ Wells
He booked me on that a little bit.
Mook
And D Band do too.
DJ Wells
It's 5:20 in the morning, out the gate.
Mook
Yeah, they said the vibes hot, man. Yeah, go ahead. It was hooping yesterday.
DJ Wells
Okay.
Mook
All type of energy. Night.
DJ Wells
Memphis look immediately going to work on car.
Mook
This a travel move.
DJ Wells
Basically shoots guns.
Mook
Good move.
DJ Wells
The footwork immediately going. Like a. The more he's getting fouled, bro. One more time. That's how you was doing me, cuz.
Jeff
No, I wasn't pushing me and I get right to where I need to be.
Mook
Let's go ahead bucket.
Jeff
You do all that, then you push
Mook
a not to take the bucket to seal the game, man. Magic got it done. Go ahead book though, man. 34 piece.
DJ Wells
He really wanted to point that dude. But he want the Tech.
Mook
Yeah. D bang.
DJ Wells
What out, boy.
Mook
D Bang. One of my favorite crash outs in the NBA. He be on there every game. But D Book been killing,
DJ Wells
Boy. Suggs is getting at work.
Mook
He asked me yesterday, but it was Christmas. Oh, yeah.
DJ Wells
Good move.
Mook
I'm happy we can see number one option. Devin Booker again. Got some D Book, man hooped out. Be here Magic.
DJ Wells
Good win.
Jeff
That's a good win for sure.
Mook
Still don't matter.
DJ Wells
Nah, Bob's is low.
Jeff
It's low.
DJ Wells
Damn. Respect.
Mook
Give us something to the Magic, man. Even though they won anyways. All right, moving on. The Hornets took care of the nets yesterday. Belta ass 1. 1786. Brady Miller had 25 points, man. Miles Bridges had 19, LaMelo had 14. 9 and 7. Go ahead, load it up.
Jeff
Great game, Lamelo.
Mook
This is not the Hornet scene. You would have seen the beginning of the season making plays like this
DJ Wells
One more. Knock it down.
Jeff
Y' all know who to get it to.
DJ Wells
Good basketball. I ain't gonna lie. That was pretty bastable.
Mook
Go ahead, load up, man. Con got a highlight you'll never see him dump.
DJ Wells
Rookie of the Year.
Mook
It's still gonna be called Rookie of the Year. They're gonna give it to Khan N.
DJ Wells
I gotta give it to him, man.
Mook
The best announcer in the game, baby.
DJ Wells
It was weak, man.
Jeff
Cooper flag for real,
Mook
man. He was balling yesterday. Off the highlight. Long Cooper flag, got the lead back.
Jeff
Come on, man.
Mook
That's crazy, man. B. Miller was hooked today. It was before the announcer.
DJ Wells
Paul Jewelers, baby.
Mook
Let's play the game like that.
Jeff
That's probably your best comparison all year.
DJ Wells
You think so?
Jeff
You said a lot of crazy.
DJ Wells
Only said one that's crazy. Over the course. You mentioned last 12 games. What he's been doing for three as well. Allows him to get downhill here. He really cold, so he all right.
Jeff
Whoa.
Mook
What?
Jeff
Hold on, man.
Mook
We need to run that back.
DJ Wells
Yeah,
Mook
Yeah. That ISO was crazy.
DJ Wells
Oh, Lord.
Mook
And I will tweaked out.
DJ Wells
And he shot the layup under the backboard, bro.
Jeff
The controller unplugged.
Mook
Yeah, sure. Investigate the nest. But hey, Dale Curry out of pocket, man. Go ahead and start it, Lou.
Jeff
Dale Curry the dance. The daddy.
Mook
Yeah, Dale Curry, man. This is how he started off being here.
DJ Wells
Kind of getting ready. Got that sense of urgency early, and then BBC gets mine out of the gun is back flocking. I'm talking ball movement and you have to communicate. Easy to do that at home with your crazy. He say what I think he said?
Jeff
Yeah,
DJ Wells
sense of urgency early. And then BBC gets mine out each other's spots. Walk in and say, get your mind out the gutter.
Jeff
I heard him say that.
DJ Wells
He know you said that too fast. You could have just gave the other
Mook
abbreviation of the situation, man.
DJ Wells
His partner started laughing.
Mook
So wild keys to the game now. Investigate the nets, man. Shout out to the Hornets. Get another dub. Moving on, the Bucks took care of the MAVS belt to ass. 123 to 99. Ryan Rollins had 24 and 9. Kyle Kuzma had 20. We got highlights from this game. Oh, yeah. Alex football got his first score, eight points.
DJ Wells
Hey, time out, bro. Hey, man, I can't the he got going on with them. This worse than Brian, bro. He a little bro in the league, too. I ain't got all my brothers on.
Jeff
Who was that?
Mook
His brother Alex got his first brother
DJ Wells
get Bryce in the league, bro.
Jeff
It he in the league, too. Okay, yeah.
DJ Wells
Brother played in the league, too. For the Lakers. Yeah, he got all of them.
Mook
He's a bad shout out to y man legend.
Jeff
All right. Yeah. Move on.
DJ Wells
I swear to God.
Jeff
Get Bryson, bro. NBA out of pocket.
Mook
Shout out to our guy Dante. Loaded up, man. The Ragu commercial. We had to play this for the show, man. Have you seen this?
DJ Wells
Te?
Jeff
Hell, no.
DJ Wells
Look at that weak ass jersey been nicknamed the Big Ragu. So I think it's about time I
Mook
get my face on a jar. I mean, they don't call me the
DJ Wells
Big Ragu for nothing.
Mook
Were you aware they call him the Big Ragu?
Jeff
Dante, you out of pocket.
DJ Wells
Can't beat that Ragu playing on the court.
Jeff
That nigga sick. He threw that up after that shoe.
DJ Wells
No spaghetti like, no.
Jeff
Where the noodles at?
DJ Wells
Look out for Ragu's limited edition jar and basketball. Featuring me, the Big Ragu. See you there. Yeah, you know it's the weakest.
Jeff
Hell, we like you tell you.
DJ Wells
Oh, hell, no. That's the weakest. You done did. Oh, hell no. I got to see. I know he practice eating a fork
Jeff
full of Ragu sauce, too. Say no noodles. You the real finesse. Two times
Mook
I got.
DJ Wells
See, he always talking to me.
Mook
We got sure bag don't ra tap in, but that is hilarious.
DJ Wells
Get the chicken.
Mook
Oh, man, that on the box court.
Jeff
Put my T in the real gym.
DJ Wells
Holy.
Mook
Were they pandy?
DJ Wells
He ain't answer, bro. He be talking every time.
Jeff
Yeah.
Mook
Oh, man. Hilarious. All right, man. Shout out to new inductees in the Basketball hall of Fame, man, we got that Amari Stoudemire, man. Doc Rivers, Candace Parker, Indigo. Man, shout out, man. Shout out to everybody, man. Shout out to stat. Man, I didn't like seeing some of the discourse yesterday. Yeah, people say to them, like y' all did. Y' all wasn't there.
Jeff
There was 40 on Tim Duncan in the playoffs.
Mook
Y' all wasn't there, bro.
Jeff
Dennis Parker was a killer too early.
DJ Wells
The one got the Knicks back.
Jeff
Legend.
DJ Wells
He did. Come on, bro. Before Mello came back on, he was killing.
Mook
Shout out to everybody, man. Got the honor being the hall of Fame.
DJ Wells
Yes.
Mook
Yeah, man, this is wicked right now, man. I can't wait, man. We get a chance to talk to Mark Cuban, man, because the new owner Dallas Mavericks, when Sam Preston, Brad Stevens, they're like, hey, man, we don't know how to run a team, man. We need somebody who can run the team. How y' all feeling about that? Brad Stevens, you think he ever leaves Sam Preston? Obviously probably never leave Oklahoma City.
DJ Wells
Fuck no.
Mook
Yeah, man.
Jeff
Find somebody else.
DJ Wells
It depends how much the check gonna be for though. Sam ain't moving. Sam ain't going up.
Mook
Sam got it made.
DJ Wells
I don't know though.
Jeff
Sam didn't already did that. He can't move.
DJ Wells
I don't know. I don't see it, bro.
Jeff
It's easier for Sam to move than bro.
DJ Wells
Messiah. Messiah.
Mook
Jury's doing something else.
DJ Wells
Yeah.
Mook
He ain't fucking with any bad right now. He's doing something else.
DJ Wells
He bought what?
Mook
He's involved in it. Was it soccer?
DJ Wells
Correct.
Mook
Yeah.
DJ Wells
He left the league alone. Kobe, he might. Kobe might leave Cleveland. Yeah, that check, bro. He was on my USA team. He was our gear manager, bro. Kobe, for real? Yes, bro.
Jeff
That's hard.
DJ Wells
He called Kobe. I swear to God he was, bro.
Mook
Hey, man, where to put that work in, man? We will see. Yeah. This math team.
Jeff
15 million years violating like that too.
DJ Wells
He was cool. He was kicking it with us. And yeah, just to see him right there, I'm like, damn, that's crazy.
Mook
And that's what people don't understand about people getting those positions. They'd be like all this other stuff now. A lot of people put in a lot of work.
DJ Wells
Yeah, that was 16 you, bro.
Mook
Come on.
DJ Wells
He put in work.
Jeff
Damn.
DJ Wells
I understand them. The ball boys, coaches, the video guys. End up running the league. Ten, 12 years later, you got building relationship.
Jeff
Hell yeah.
Mook
Yeah.
DJ Wells
Come back to get you.
Mook
Don't let your ego get you.
Jeff
Give you a job.
DJ Wells
Oh, God.
Mook
It be the ones signing your checks a couple years, man.
Jeff
No, that's fire.
Mook
We will see. Is this the worst free throw y' all ever seen? I know we've had a lot of compilation on this show, but I think this is definitely top three for sure. Go ahead, load it up. Blue.
DJ Wells
Yeah, I'm out. I ain't bullshitting, bro. I'm out of there.
Jeff
He's bullshitting. His wrist.
DJ Wells
You got to do a lot to make yourself shoot like this. I'm out of there. You just playing.
Jeff
Yeah.
DJ Wells
No. I don't even know how you get started like that. Yeah. Like, how does that even happen? How did you land there? Yeah.
Jeff
That boy definitely a tweener. Your wrist shouldn't be that loose, cuz. I'm nothing.
Mook
Lock in those wild mechanics, man. All right, man. Shout out to McDonald's all during game yesterday, man. Start off with the boys, man. The west took care of the East 102.
Jeff
DJ shoot better than that.
Mook
Went crazy, man. 16 our guy, 520 alumni. They was cold MVPs last night. Highlights of this game, man.
DJ Wells
Jason Crow. Where you going? Missouri.
Mook
Yeah, Missouri.
DJ Wells
A lot of buckets over there.
Mook
Caleb Hope, boy. Yeah, I like the way he hoop. He gonna look real good at Arizona next year. They got a lot of people leaving, but he gonna get his time to hoop like me.
DJ Wells
He looked tall. How tall was he?
Mook
Yeah, he's off.
DJ Wells
See, he about six five.
Jeff
He definitely is. We met them in la. He real comfortable out there.
Mook
Yeah, him and Jordan Smith, some of my favorite young players in this class. Go ahead and load it up, Blue. Arkansas. Boy, I know y' all losing Darius Acuff, but y' all got another killer on the way.
DJ Wells
And they say he a monster.
Mook
If he gets a jump shot, it's gonna get wicked.
DJ Wells
But he a good defender though.
Mook
And he can do this the fuck off me.
DJ Wells
He just can't shoot.
Mook
Damn. Yeah, that's gonna be the next level. His game he gotta improve on. But everything else, boy. And he gonna play defense.
DJ Wells
Yeah. It's just a tough follow up, though.
Mook
That's a crazy follow up.
DJ Wells
Yeah, yeah, yeah. That's a crazy follow up.
Mook
Hey, man, one of the best players in the class, man. Tyron Stokes. Y' all think he gonna go? Can't DC is it?
Jeff
He needs to.
DJ Wells
He mess around, sit out. Nah, go hoop, bro. I mean, it's a lot of money to pass up on. I don't think he will, but, you know, he just kind of flow on. He on a different.
Jeff
He definitely on a different atmosphere.
Mook
Number one player was who it go. Also. It's the fact, Mook, this is the first year since 2008 Kentucky has not had a McDonald's All American, brother.
DJ Wells
Yeah, it's tough times for us, man. Nobody want to go to Kentucky no more. Coach Kalifec, man, that's tough. Coach Kyle. That's wild to hear though. Don't nobody want to go to Kentucky. But shit, before Cal, who wanted to
Jeff
go to Kentucky, niggas went there.
DJ Wells
That Galepski shit.
Mook
Yeah, it was wicked before him.
DJ Wells
I know it was lit before y' all get on my ass. I'm just saying, once Cal got there, it turned back up. Once he leave, it's gonna be a drop off, bro.
Jeff
Yeah.
Mook
Damn.
DJ Wells
Damn. That's crazy.
Mook
Surprise him though, man. Get well soon.
DJ Wells
And y' all got all that money.
Jeff
That's the crazy part.
DJ Wells
That's the wildest part. The vibes, bro.
Mook
Be careful playing jobs, man, with your office, man. These corporate games get wicked. Go ahead, load it up.
DJ Wells
Blue.
Jeff
What?
Mook
You can't use PTO on this
DJ Wells
Come on, bro. Come on.
Jeff
Stay in your lane, bro. Nothing, bro.
DJ Wells
I'm playing the game, bro.
Mook
I am, too.
DJ Wells
Tackle me.
Jeff
It's a difference.
Mook
I'm protecting home plate, bro.
DJ Wells
Knee is gone.
Jeff
Yeah, and I was all state in high school.
Mook
He said I was about to be.
DJ Wells
If he did that to you, cuz, you would have been so mad.
Jeff
I wouldn't have, cuz it's a part of the game.
Mook
Been pissed.
Jeff
You sit your ass down. I'm not. I'm not playing softball. I'm not playing softball running that hard. And I know I need this next chick. She didn't expect to get speed right.
Mook
It was a little, man. All right, man. We had a goalie fight hockey last night. Rare occasion. Let's see it. Put up on the other side of the ice with the square up.
Jeff
Now it's even. They both helmets off.
DJ Wells
It's even.
Mook
Oh, okay.
Jeff
Okay.
Mook
Damn. He pulled up, got smoke.
DJ Wells
Dude in the white jersey looking for one punch up. One punch.
Jeff
He on. He trying to knock his ass out.
Mook
Hey, he spam that jab.
DJ Wells
I think it's so crazy how they just stopped in hockey, like, once they fall so hard, bro.
Mook
In the game yesterday, the ref came up, he said everybody's getting a building. They pulled up and got smoke.
Jeff
That's a dope environment.
Mook
Yeah. That is crazy, bro.
DJ Wells
It's kind of crazy how they just stopped, though. Yeah, I don't think I'll be able to do that.
Mook
Get back to work, man.
DJ Wells
Yeah. All right. Before I stop, let's play again.
Mook
Yeah. All right, man. Let's get back in the super chat, see what they got going on. Man, Bron fans be tripping. Well, they told me last night, the group chat Braun better appear shooter than Kawhi. Get you 8% for free throw. You're not classified as a shooter.
DJ Wells
I love Bron.
Jeff
But is that true, though, in the basketball world, y' all gotta be honest.
DJ Wells
Nah, this nigga, they can shoot threes, they can't shoot free throws. But he can't shoot better than quad.
Jeff
I don't believe that.
Mook
Hell of a conversation. Hell of a conversation, y'.
DJ Wells
All. Some basketball knockdown.
Mook
All right. I'm shocked. I ain't never reacted. Charles Marcus said got a nerve to give him some nickname like dominating.
Jeff
I did see Chuck say that. He don't fuck with him either.
Mook
Yeah, he does. Not like him at all, man. Yeah, I'm gonna stop letting DJ mumble through the super chats. I decay what he be saying on the radio. Y' all be saying some Dumb and I'd be bailing out. But respect Campbell belly. They're not even gonna pray. Pray over it before you lay over it. Pray over before you lay over is insane. I like it with.
DJ Wells
But hey, hold on, bro. We ain't doing that one.
Mook
It's wild.
DJ Wells
That's the Lucas Howard.
Jeff
No. Hell no.
Mook
Tight. Mm. Over Pinky. Which one you taking down?
DJ Wells
Be here over who actually you taking down?
Jeff
Double M. I thought I just read tight. Oh, definitely.
DJ Wells
Woo. Yeah.
Jeff
Gonna kill me, cuz. Get me gone, man. 5:20. Take care of my babies, man. In my household, man. Give my mama a little cheese. Go and pull the club. I mean the cord.
Mook
Respect was more present between Kobe not gained 40 point streak in 2003 or Luca's recent run.
Jeff
I said the right thing.
Mook
I'mma go Kobe because it was memorable.
DJ Wells
N. Don't got a choice.
Mook
Don't got a choice,
DJ Wells
you say Luca more impressive. You going to hell.
Jeff
Oh, man. Look who's on the tear right now.
DJ Wells
No matter what he doing, you better say cozy. That's a fact.
Jeff
That 20 years ago.
Mook
Nope.
Jeff
Y' all is funny. This one talked about yesterday. This was.
Mook
I got freaky kids don't have a voice for this marathon. Go.
DJ Wells
Yeah, man. Stop, bro. It's not just bro. Stop. J. Ivy, bro. They you. Your life is not a joke to us.
Mook
It's not. Your life is not a joke at all, brother. Baluca will not save you day. All right, man. Verify be here who's kids who yesterday.
DJ Wells
Shout out to Jaylen Dur, man.
Mook
My guy 31 9.
Jeff
One of the best pigs in the league.
Mook
Talk about it. T. Where you going, brother?
DJ Wells
I'm gonna go with KD, man. He just don't age, bro. 27, 8, and 6.
Mook
Shout out to the OG MOOC. How you feeling?
DJ Wells
We going, Luca, man. 42, 12 and 5. He on a hell of a run.
Mook
Don't talk about it though, Luca. All right, man. Shout out to Hard Rock Bet be here. You got later. They brothers get this money.
Jeff
Yeah. Player props today. Jalen Johnson, 20. P5, 20. I'm taking Bam again for 20. Tatum for 20. Tyrese Maxey for 25. Bi for 20. KD for 25. Joker for 25. Two hundred and fifty pays out $10,000 today.
Mook
250. We ten racks tap in with Hard Rock Bet. Y' all feeling this? I'm rolling.
DJ Wells
I'll take all of them for 20. Just 20 though.
Jeff
Yeah. The dock it down just a little bit, but yeah, that survives for the day, baby.
DJ Wells
Download hard rock 15 for Bam.
Mook
Hey, Taper, how you want, man? Let's get this money. Shout out to Hard Rock. He ain't got the ladies. Let's get this money, man. Before we get out of here, Shout out to the family over there. Boost Mobile, you know the vibe. Shout out to StockX, keeping us fresh in the set as well. College Slender contest this weekend in that pull up, man, we will be hosting. It's going to be a vibe. And last but certain, not least, man, shout out to Black Effects Podcast Festival, Atlanta, Georgia. Live show, Club 520. Special guest, man. We're gonna have a good time. Can't wait to see y'.
Jeff
All.
Mook
We appreciate y' all working. Catch y' all tomorrow, 5:20 in the morning.
Lily Herman
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DJ Wells
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