Hour 3: LeBron on the Move

Summary

Don, Hahn & Rosenberg — Hour 3: LeBron on the Move

Podcast Date: June 30, 2026
Cast: Don La Greca, Alan Hahn, Peter Rosenberg
Main Theme:
This episode dives into the current NBA off-season’s biggest rumor: LeBron James possibly leaving the Lakers for another team, most notably the Golden State Warriors or a return to Cleveland. The trio debates the impact of superteams on the league, the cultural shift of the NBA, and the appetite fans have for LeBron's (potential) farewell tour. Other segments include talk on the Boston Celtics' dynamic duo, quirky NYC traditions, and a humorous take on the American obsession with time in sports.

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Main Segment: LeBron James on the Move (05:44–20:55)

The Rumors and Reactions

• LeBron Leaving the Lakers: Don confirms, “LeBron James gonna be on a different team. He's no longer going to be with the Lakers” (05:44).
• Dismissal of Knicks Rumors: Don sets the tone, “I'm not even gonna dignify it with a segment. He's not coming to the Knicks. It makes zero sense. Stop it. You don't need him anyway.” (05:50)

The Golden State Super Team Possibility

• Don’s View: “I think the NBA is in a fantastic place right now...The way the Knicks went about it made it fun...Now you got to follow that up with a Golden State Warrior super team with LeBron James...That does not interest me.” (06:05–07:01)
• Don doubles down: “I'm not coming from a Knicks perspective...I'm just talking about where the NBA is. So we're going back to the old stale super team, same guys winning a ring and then they're all just going to walk out the door…and then what?” (07:02–07:19)
• Alan Calls Out Fan Apathy: “I think people will respond to this loudly. I think it will be criticized, it will be panned, and it will also be celebrated.” (07:43)

The 'Olden State Warriors'

• Alan notes the nickname floating around: “They're already calling it the Potential...the Olden State Warriors, the Golden Girl State Warriors.” (08:10)
• Expendables Reference: The group jokes this team is like the movie franchise “The Expendables”—the old crew reuniting for one last run. (08:11–08:14)

Trade Realities and LeBron’s Legacy

• Insider Chatter: Alan discusses trades for Anthony Davis, and the Wizards’ (faux) reluctance to move him—a common NBA negotiating tactic. (08:15–09:00)
• “LeBron has always built these super teams...It’s always got to be another star...This is so LeBron to do something like this. And what a way to go out. Him and Steph Curry, the remaining faces of the NBA.” – Alan (09:17–09:55)
• “To have them…get together and say, all we got to do is just get through a season...[and] have a great chance of winning and everybody be excited about it. How many people already put money on the Warriors to win a championship next year?” – Alan (10:08–10:14)
• Contrast with Young Teams: Alan notes how the young Spurs and Thunder would make a fun storyline against the aging Warriors. (10:10–10:21)
• “I’ll be rooting against them.” — Don (10:31)

Is Cleveland the More Fitting Farewell?

• Alan provides a key alternative: “The bigger possibility that I've heard about for months is him finishing in Cleveland. That's the one. You watch—him going to Cleveland and that being his farewell tour...Cleveland's a better play. No one's talking about it, but this Golden State team is more of a fantasy.” (11:25–12:07)
• Don agrees: “Now, if he goes back to Cleveland, that's a good story...I'm not throwing any shade at LeBron James and his legacy.” (12:08)
• Alan: “You don't think this is also, though, about him and Steph Curry? They've always talked about wanting to play together...” (13:31)
• Don: “No, not for me.” (13:56)

Generational Change and NBA Direction

• Alan: “If he's going to Golden State…this doesn’t save our league. The league doesn’t need to be saved…the Finals numbers were the greatest in 30 years.” (16:49)
• Don: “It's...about being...competitive, not 'where can I go so I can win another championship?' I don't think people are keeping score on LeBron's titles anymore.” (12:44–13:04)

Notable Quotes

• “LeBron, nobody cares about you winning another title anymore, okay? You saw the ratings with the Knicks. They go back to Michael Jordan. LeBron wasn't pulling those kind of numbers, okay?...His time has now passed.” — Don (12:44)
• “Steph Curry, LeBron James on the same team. That's box office and that's the NBA getting through a long regular season.” — Alan (14:50)
• “Why does this have to be about now?...It’s time to move on.” — Don (16:46–16:47)

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Second Segment: Celtics' Future & Breaking Up Jaylen Brown and Jayson Tatum (26:58–34:51)

Caller Dave’s Questions (26:54)

• Grateful Knicks aren’t caught in offseason trade drama after their championship win.
• LeBron’s next move—Golden State or Cleveland—will draw eyeballs (even if it’s a “pre” or “post” super team).
• Why would Boston break up Brown and Tatum, given many teams never get two stars like that?

Panel Reactions

• Alan: “If they're close enough and have a respect for each other...They'll be guys that speak up or say something. [Tatum] said nothing the whole time.” (29:42)
• Don: “It comes down to the pettiness, weird of ‘it’s my team or it’s your team’...for you to stand in the way of the ultimate success…and that’s a championship because it’s got to be my team? Come on, man.” (29:56)
• Peter: “I do not see what they’re going to get that’s going to replace Jaylen Brown...it’s not a gimme to me that Brown’s the one you definitively trade and keep Tatum. Brown, on both sides of the ball, to me is the more complete player.” (32:14–32:41)

Insightful Moments

• Tatum’s silence on rumors is “deafening.” (29:39)
• The panel doubts Boston will improve by breaking up the duo, citing Jaylen Brown’s two-way play. (32:41–33:10)
• “Has Jayson Tatum had a season yet where he willed them to 57 wins on his own? Because that’s what Jaylen Brown did last year.” — Peter (34:15)

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Briefs and Offbeat Segments

NYC Knicks Street Signs (22:36–26:33)

• The group debates why temporary “Knicks” street signs are going up and down so quickly after the team's championship.
• Don: “They're taking down the Knicks street signs today. Why not all year? Honestly? At least until the season starts.” (22:44)
• Hilarity ensues about fans stealing signs and a viral video of a woman dumping garbage to steal a Knicks-themed trashcan. (25:06–25:58)

Fan Interactions & Value of Cameos (00:45–05:44)

• Hosts discuss cameo earnings and why fans request video messages from them.
  • Don: “I'm around 12,000 I've made so far.” (03:29)
  • Alan: “You want to recommend me? Get some money in your pocket.” (05:15)

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Lighthearted Segment: Soccer, Culture & American Obsession With Time (35:26–44:23)

• Peter and Don riff on a France vs. Sweden soccer highlight; Peter describes the excitement of a “deke” or breakaway: “Sometimes what you just want to say is what I said, good Christ.” (39:19)
• Alan and Peter joke about how “Americans care more about time than sports.” (41:32)
  • Examples: NFL two-minute warnings, NBA shot clocks, sudden death overtime, and even scantily clad ring card girls: “We love time so much we signify how many 3 minute segments have passed by having our next favorite thing. A scantily clad woman hold the sign.” — Peter (43:00)

Notable Quotes

• “You see more and you see more up and down. And you see a lot more up and down.” — Peter (40:12, soccer vs. hockey goals)
• “Time. Sex. Here it is again, guys.” — Alan & Peter riffing on sports culture (43:14–43:17)

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Memorable Moments

• On Super-teams:
  Don: “Nobody...cares about you winning another title anymore. You saw the ratings with the Knicks...LeBron is a great player. He was a great player, and he's been great for the NBA. His time has now passed.” (12:44)

• On Chemistry:
  Alan: “What the Knicks showed the league is. Trust is critical. Right. I just saw that through this.” (19:04)

• On Strealing NYC Trashcans:
  Don: “You acted like an ass. You know what? I don't. There's laws against not hiring people. There's no laws firing people. You do not represent my company. I'm firing your ass. Done. That was stupid.” (25:12)

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Key Timestamps

• 05:44 — LeBron James rumors and Lakers exit discussed
• 07:01 — The panel’s opinions on NBA super teams and the league’s health
• 10:10 — The generational contrast between aging stars and young teams
• 11:25 — Alan on why Cleveland is the real LeBron story
• 12:44 — Don: LeBron's run is done; fans want competitive, team basketball
• 26:54 — Caller Dave: Celtics, Knicks, and LeBron thoughts + panel reaction
• 32:41 — Jaylen Brown vs. Jayson Tatum, Celtics’ future
• 39:01 — Soccer highlight; American sports culture-by-time riff

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Overall Tone/Conclusion

The episode is lively, sharp-tongued, and steeped in a classic New York sports radio vibe—part critical analysis, part locker-room banter, and consistently fan-focused. The consensus: fans and the league are ready for a post-LeBron era grounded in chemistry, competitive balance, and fresh narratives, not nostalgia-driven superteams. The panel, while recognizing LeBron’s greatness, is clearly eager for the NBA’s next act.

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For New York die-hards and NBA junkies, this episode captured the pulse of a league at a crossroads—with plenty of laughs and classic radio personality along the way.

Transcript

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[Peter Rosenberg]

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[Don Hahn]

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[Peter Rosenberg]

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[Don Hahn]

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[Alan Hahn]

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[Don Hahn]

Good for you.

[Alan Hahn]

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[Don Hahn]

I. I just got 28.

[Alan Hahn]

28.

[Peter Rosenberg]

Because you don't respect yourself, you might hate your card.

[Alan Hahn]

Very specific.

[Don Hahn]

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[Alan Hahn]

I've never done it.

[Peter Rosenberg]

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[Don Hahn]

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[Peter Rosenberg]

It's not.

[Don Hahn]

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[Alan Hahn]

I can't. I can't turn it around.

[Peter Rosenberg]

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[Alan Hahn]

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[Peter Rosenberg]

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[Alan Hahn]

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[Peter Rosenberg]

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[Alan Hahn]

Yeah, it's pretty good.

[Don Hahn]

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[Alan Hahn]

It's not really.

[Caller Dave]

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[Peter Rosenberg]

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[Don Hahn]

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[Alan Hahn]

I'm not even on it.

[Peter Rosenberg]

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[Alan Hahn]

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[Peter Rosenberg]

Listen, I don't, I don't get that many.

[Alan Hahn]

Didn't bother.

[Peter Rosenberg]

I, I, I. You have to, like, be active on it. I'm not. I'm not.

[Caller Dave]

I'm not.

[Alan Hahn]

How are you active on it?

[Peter Rosenberg]

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[Alan Hahn]

I really don't see how anybody.

[Peter Rosenberg]

I have all time made $6,735.

[Alan Hahn]

It's not bad.

[Peter Rosenberg]

All time. It's not that many. No, I've made nearly seven.

[Alan Hahn]

Whoa.

[Peter Rosenberg]

I got money in my wallet right now.

[Don Hahn]

Look at this guy.

[Alan Hahn]

I've money on my mind.

[Don Hahn]

I don't have it on my phone because you just don't have room because of all the kids pictures. I'm around 12,000 I've made so far.

[Alan Hahn]

12,000?

[Peter Rosenberg]

You made 12,000?

[Don Hahn]

And I should have made more. You know how many real price?

[Alan Hahn]

You know.

[Peter Rosenberg]

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[Don Hahn]

But you know how many I've given for free because I miss them.

[Peter Rosenberg]

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[Don Hahn]

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[Alan Hahn]

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[Don Hahn]

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[Peter Rosenberg]

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[Don Hahn]

But I've done.

[Peter Rosenberg]

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[Don Hahn]

And I, I've met people that I've given cameos to, and they're like, they say, thank you. It's fun. You know, if I were younger back in the day, would I have wanted one from, you know, Bob Murphy or something? Yeah, I think it would be cool. So you did them in breaks.

[Alan Hahn]

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[Don Hahn]

I remember that he never does that. And, you know, watching Breaking Bad, I can't.

[Alan Hahn]

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[Don Hahn]

But you would have made a fortune during the Knicks run.

[Alan Hahn]

Oh, maybe, maybe. Definitely. I made. I made. It was called Knicks Talk Daily. Yeah. I made SUNY Canton a ton of money.

[Peter Rosenberg]

Well, that.

[Don Hahn]

And that's all well and good, but, you know, two things can happen at once. You can walk and chew gum at the same time.

[Alan Hahn]

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[Peter Rosenberg]

Yeah.

[Don Hahn]

That's all you do.

[Alan Hahn]

I thought they come to you.

[Don Hahn]

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[Alan Hahn]

You want to recommend me? Get some money in your pocket.

[Peter Rosenberg]

Yeah, I'll do more than 12 grand.

[Don Hahn]

It's no, it's no. There's no. But listen, this is over like a three or four year period. It's not like I'm making this a year, but it's fun.

[Alan Hahn]

But that's extra. That's extra cash. I'm sure you don't just put it off in another account. All of a sudden you just blink three years later and you know.

[Don Hahn]

No, it's, it's. Hey, it's. I got on the window.

[Peter Rosenberg]

Now I have to update my. My account so further to get the money that I've got sitting in here. Since we brought it up.

[Don Hahn]

Yeah. I always forget the transfer. You don't want to do that. But anyway. Transfer. LeBron James gonna be on a different team.

[Alan Hahn]

Yes.

[Don Hahn]

He's no longer going to be with the Lakers. And first of all, I'm not even gonna. I'm not even gonna dignify it with a segment. He's not coming to the Knicks. It makes zero sense. Stop it. You don't need him anyway.

[Peter Rosenberg]

We're not talking about it.

[Don Hahn]

It's stupid.

[Peter Rosenberg]

Please respect yourself, for God's sake.

[Don Hahn]

What I think is a better conversation is the rumor that they're gonna put a super team together in Golden State, try to get Curry and the boys One more ring and I. I don't know how you feel about it, Peter. I know Allen is in a way about this. I think the NBA in my opinion, is in a fantastic place right now. The fact that the Knicks won, bucking the whole trend of super teams not being all the way. The NBA has really been very stale over the last few years. The numbers showed that a. It was the Knicks. So it was a different team, was a fresh team. But I think the way the Knicks went about it made it fun to watch a young Wemby trying to make his say against a Knicks team that is different than everybody else. And now you got to follow that up with a Golden State Warrior super team with LeBron James and all those guys are then just going to, you know, walk out of the league.

[Alan Hahn]

Yes, you are.

[Don Hahn]

That does not interest me. Now. I'm not coming from a Nick perspective of all this is going to hurt. I'm just talking about where the NBA is. So we're going to go back to the old stale super team, same guys winning a ring and then they're all just going to walk out the door. And then what? Leave the NBA.

[Alan Hahn]

Don't you think though?

[Don Hahn]

I don't think. I don't think people find that garbage interesting anymore.

[Alan Hahn]

So LeBron to go out that way

[Don Hahn]

and I don't think people have a. I really don't think people have a stomach for it anymore. I could be wrong, you know, you know the NBA and your finger on the pulse of the NBA way more than I do. Peter, as well. But for me, it feels like stale old. And I don't think people are going to respond to it.

[Alan Hahn]

I think people will respond to this loudly. I think it will be criticized, it will be panned, and it will also be celebrated. I think it's exactly what the NBA is and it's a perfect example that you brought up. It's exactly why as much fun it'll be, they're already calling it the Potential. The Olden State warriors, the Golden Girl State Warriors. All this stuff is.

[Peter Rosenberg]

I don't know which I prefer. They're both great.

[Alan Hahn]

You know what I mean? And obviously the Expendables. I mean, that's the perfect reference to make.

[Peter Rosenberg]

Oh, however you've seen this. Did you already mention this?

[Alan Hahn]

What did I mention?

[Don Hahn]

Mark Spears tweet.

[Alan Hahn]

Yeah.

[Peter Rosenberg]

Wiz not interested in moving ad.

[Alan Hahn]

Yeah. Yeah. And that would you. You would expect that because Washington first of all knows that they want him, that Golden State would want to make a trade. So now Washington has to Say, oh, we don't want to trade him.

[Peter Rosenberg]

Yeah, what do you. What do you got?

[Alan Hahn]

And then you say, what do you got? Of course, you're not going to just willingly trade a player that you acquired, hoping to be part of your future. But from everything I've heard, AD has zero interest in staying there, does not want to be there. So they'll. In the end, they'll work something out. But it's a smart play from Washington to put up this front of, like, no, no, we're not trading him. What do you mean? He's part of our future or part of now. But if you can get some good value for him, you'll do it. No, this is the NBA, Doc. This is literally the NBA. And it's perfect because, like you said, LeBron has always built these super teams, these teams that he wants to bring together. It's always got to be another star. It's why he wanted AD in la. When he went to la, he got him. And then he won a championship when he went to Miami. We all know him. And Dwyane Wade, right? You had that. When he went back to Cleveland, what did he do? He brought everybody in. All his boys went there, right? Everybody was taking pay cuts, taking less just to go there, because they wanted to go to Cleveland and win a championship for Cleveland, really, for LeBron. And LeBron wanted to do it for Cleveland, for his legacy, and he did it. So this is so LeBron to do something like this. And what a way to go out. Him and Steph Curry, the remaining faces of the NBA, whether you like it or not, while they're still living and breathing and wearing uniforms, they. They are still the faces of the NBA. And to have them kind of get together and say, all we got to do is just get through a season. But once we get to the tournament, we know our skill, our iq, all the stuff that we could put together would have a great chance of winning and everybody be excited about it. How many people already put money on the warriors to win a championship next year?

[Caller Dave]

Right?

[Alan Hahn]

So that's what makes this a fun story. But what makes it also interesting is spurs are super young. Oklahoma City, still very young, right?

[Don Hahn]

Yep.

[Alan Hahn]

Look at that contrast. When they'd play each other, you wouldn't be dialed in to see if the young kids could beat the old men. You know what I mean? Like, you'd want to see.

[Don Hahn]

I'll be rooting against them.

[Alan Hahn]

He wants to go out.

[Peter Rosenberg]

But.

[Alan Hahn]

And. But I'm going to add this one last caveat. This is A fun potential possibility that Draymond Green has been pushing and pushing behind the scenes for the last couple of months. Once they traded for Luca, he knew his time in LA was coming to an end. LeBron knew it, and it became official when they signed Austin Reeves, and they never even talked to LeBron. So Draymond Green's been like, come here. Let's win one more ring here, and then we'll all retire together. That might. The possibility of this happening is still very, very slim. The bigger possibility that I've heard about for months is him finishing in Cleveland. That's the one. You watch him going to Cleveland and that being his farewell tour with the team that he was drafted by, where he won his championship, where he gave Cleveland a title, where he was born. And for him, it's still home, even though his home is now in la. He also knows what a great story it would be. I do think there'll be a documentary that'll come out the minute he retires, and it's going to have a lot of stuff in it, and especially the last two raw at home. I think Cleveland is the better chance. I think Dan Gilbert's all in on this, because Dan Gilbert really is. Like, you had to see his face when the Knicks were beating the hell out of the Cavs. He was miserable. So he'll do whatever it takes in Cleveland. I think Cleveland's a better play. No one's talking about it, but this Golden State team is. This thing is more of a fantasy. Fun and typical NBA, but I don't like that. Typical.

[Don Hahn]

I know, and I think a lot of people are done with it as well. Now, if he goes back to Cleveland, that's a good story. And I'm not throwing any shade at LeBron James and his legacy.

[Alan Hahn]

So you wouldn't hate that, because he's

[Don Hahn]

least going back to where it all started. But to me, building up another super team with the Golden State Warriors. Again, no offense to the Warriors. I don't care what team it is. It's just like nobody. LeBron, nobody cares about you winning another title anymore, okay? You saw the ratings with the Knicks. They go back to Michael Jordan. LeBron wasn't pulling those kind of numbers, okay? LeBron is a great player. He was a great player, and he's been great for the NBA. His time has now passed. I don't think New York, I don't think any other big city has any appetite getting LeBron James another championship. They're ready to usher in a new brand of basketball where it's about, you know, teams, and it's about being, you know, competitive, not where can I go so I can win another championship? I don't think people are keeping score on LeBron's titles anymore.

[Alan Hahn]

You don't think it's about relationships? That's what the Knicks showed us. It's about relationships.

[Don Hahn]

Well, there. It's about team, not, oh, I need to join a super team so I can get another championship. I could collect another ring because of this personal thing he has with Michael Jordan, getting more rings, more championships. Even if I got to go join another team. How many more teams is he going to be on? At least going back to Cleveland. He's is where it all started. You don't think this is Cleveland to Miami, to la, Cleveland back to Cleveland, then to la? Come on, man.

[Alan Hahn]

You don't think this is also, though, about him and Steph Curry? They've known each other a long time. They have a mutual respect. They've always talked about wanting to play together. And this is sort of like, hey, if I'm going out, I want to go out playing with another. With the other guy that was carrying this generation. And the two of us. You don't think that's compelling? There's nothing compelling about Steph Curry and. And LeBron James sharing a court for a full season together. Nothing?

[Don Hahn]

No, not for me. All right. But there's something.

[Peter Rosenberg]

I mean, it's not for Don.

[Alan Hahn]

I think it's compelling.

[Peter Rosenberg]

It is compelling. There's two different.

[Alan Hahn]

Do I think it's going to win? No.

[Peter Rosenberg]

Well, there's two. What's compelling and what would be the better way to tie things up? Cleveland's the way to do it from a clean, nice, you know, and by the way, better chance to win. You don't think so this is a team that the last couple of years, fairly close.

[Alan Hahn]

Him, Harden.

[Peter Rosenberg]

Golden State's not that close.

[Alan Hahn]

Yeah, you know, I guess you're right.

[Peter Rosenberg]

It's a. It's a better place. And. And obviously, every night will be just. I mean, every night's a sellout in Golden State, but he's. It's never going to be fully about him. Right. Cleveland's about him. It's still about him. Even without him there, it's about him.

[Commercial/Announcer]

Yeah.

[Peter Rosenberg]

So, like, I totally agree with you. I'd be interested. People will buy the LeBron.

[Don Hahn]

Think about it.

[Alan Hahn]

Opening jersey, opening night. That Cleveland's definitely. I mean, Golden State's definitely playing opening night, Christmas Day, feature game, no matter where their record is. Feature, feature game. Martin Luther King feature game, right. Like, it's always something feature game about it because of who's on the floor. Steph Curry, LeBron James on the same team. That's box office and that's the NBA getting through a long regular season.

[Peter Rosenberg]

Let me push back, though.

[Alan Hahn]

I'm trying to figure out a hockey equivalent.

[Peter Rosenberg]

By the way, LeBron can end it in Cleveland. They're still on opening night. Maybe they're still on Christmas day. For sure, it's on Christmas day.

[Alan Hahn]

Christmas Day, Yeah.

[Peter Rosenberg]

They're getting.

[Alan Hahn]

I don't know if they're getting opening night.

[Peter Rosenberg]

Well, you know, you got the Knicks opening night now.

[Alan Hahn]

You got that.

[Don Hahn]

But it could be Cleveland again. We were worried what would the state of the NBA be once LeBron is gone and they're trying to make Wemby the next star, and we'll see if that works out. He's got a little bit of a tude. We saw that during the Finals.

[Alan Hahn]

Oh, yeah.

[Don Hahn]

And also the question is, can a non American, you know, be the face of the league? I think. I think he can. But that's what you're hoping for. Who's going to be the next guy to carry this sport once LeBron James is gone? And what you saw during these Finals is the NBA is, I think, in a really good place with the next generation getting ready here, the next style of play where it's not so much about super teams, it's about, you know, drafting well and trading well and signing players well and building a team and a chemistry. And I was so excited to see the NBA go that way. And now it's just hanging on to LeBron again. You. You saw it. I mean, to me, this was the new era, and I'm ready to embrace the new era instead of taking a step backwards now and following LeBron and asking LeBron, please make our sport relevant again. Please make us excited again. We were excited. The numbers were the best in 30 years. Better than any time LeBron was in his prime. But why does this have to be about now?

[Alan Hahn]

But why does this have to be

[Don Hahn]

about time to move on?

[Alan Hahn]

But I'm saying that's fine. He wants to play one more year and retire like he wants to play one more year. He's not done, so he's not going away. Wherever he goes, Don, you know there's going to be a tension because of who he is. If he's going to Golden State. This doesn't save our league. The league doesn't need to be saved. As you just pointed out, the Finals numbers were the greatest in 30 years. So all it is is, though, him adding to the story with a farewell tour that could be part of this kind of epic old team that wants to give it a run if they can do it. And, like, what's the. It's not save our league. It's just. He's going to be part of the story. He's not going to be the central character anymore.

[Don Hahn]

It's going back to Cleveland. That. That's a nice story. He's going back to the origin story of Cleveland, and Cleveland needs him because of what happened in these playoffs.

[Caller Dave]

All right.

[Alan Hahn]

Yeah.

[Don Hahn]

And. And if he can win a title there, then that's a fun story. Not putting together another super team in Golden State. To me, that's the old NBA. That's the old way of doing business. He's got the right to play, and people are still interested. Cleveland, to me, is the better play for the. For the league because that's. That's a better story, and it's a nice close to his career. Go and build another super B team. To me, it just feels like a step backwards from where we were. It feels like we're going back to the old stupid. Put the super teams together, you know? And listen, I could be dead wrong. You have to pulse more. But I really feel like the NBA kind of told you that we've now moved on, and now it just feels like a step back to me.

[Alan Hahn]

Well, I wonder that, Peter, how do you.

[Peter Rosenberg]

Because you.

[Alan Hahn]

You. You consume NBA. Like, you. You know the whole story.

[Peter Rosenberg]

I do.

[Alan Hahn]

Yeah. So, like, like, do you look at it as, like. And Don's right, there's probably a lot of people rolling their eyes like, here we go again. But I, I. While I acknowledge what Don saying is true, which is these. These days are over. They're not doing this anymore. But we are seeing friends pairing up. Not necessarily star chasing. It's more of, like, we've got chemistry. We trust each other. Like what the Knicks showed the league is. Trust is critical. Right. I just saw that through this. Through. Yeah.

[Don Hahn]

Wait, was it the offside?

[Alan Hahn]

Yeah, of course. Okay. Reflection. I was watching the reflection. I'm like, there's no way that's on side.

[Peter Rosenberg]

I thought Mbappe just ran. Let me see.

[Alan Hahn]

No, he was too fast. And.

[Peter Rosenberg]

Yeah, there it is.

[Don Hahn]

This is Bobby.

[Peter Rosenberg]

But I love Bobby.

[Don Hahn]

It's not hockey.

[Peter Rosenberg]

You don't see those very often.

[Alan Hahn]

Breakaways.

[Peter Rosenberg]

Yeah, like a true breakaway. Like now. Now. But you know what I mean?

[Alan Hahn]

Like, like, it's a.

[Peter Rosenberg]

Listen, it's like I said there is appeal to it. And I, and I don't hate it. But I think LeBron has to factor in several things. Number one is, you know, having a good time, who you want to be with, but also enjoying the year likelihood for a championship. How big will the moment feel? And then also, if this is the last season or last two seasons or whatever, where do you want that to be? Do you want to switch again? Well, do you want to go do one season somewhere, then go to Cleveland for the last year?

[Alan Hahn]

That's sort of a good point about if this is the last run. It is an awkward place to be when it's not your team.

[Peter Rosenberg]

No, there's no Steph's team. That's that. And so and Steph's retirement tour in Golden State.

[Alan Hahn]

And then like it's, yeah. Celebrating you in a place that you've only played one year.

[Peter Rosenberg]

They just, what if Steph's like, I'm ready to go. Oh, I gotta wait now because LeBron's ready. I think that's a good point to bring up Cleveland's. And I believe Cleveland is closer to a championship, so. And by the way, in an easier conference, respectfully, to the Knicks.

[Alan Hahn]

Well, Shams is saying that the Golden State war is definitely planning to pursue. Of course, now the AD thing's interesting because they did give Porzingis a two year agreement to keep Porzingis. So if you have Porzingis, you don't really need to get Anthony Davis. Right. So it'll be interesting to watch this. And it all starts in about an

[Peter Rosenberg]

hour, so Porzingis is a nice, nice piece.

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[Peter Rosenberg]

I didn't listen to anything you just said.

[Alan Hahn]

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[Don Hahn]

This was gonna be my talk about it.

[Alan Hahn]

I'm laughing because Anthony already put up Peter and I not being in the shot. Yeah, that's good.

[Don Hahn]

This was gonna be my talk about it, but it happens a lot. We just ran out of time. Is that they're taking down the Knicks street signs today.

[Peter Rosenberg]

Why wait?

[Alan Hahn]

It was only up for a day.

[Don Hahn]

Why not all year? Honestly? At least until the season starts. Like, what's the rush to change it? They're taking them down that.

[Alan Hahn]

Wait, it took how much time to put them up?

[Don Hahn]

But. But I don't know what's. Everybody knows the street that the green one is the one that counts. I think we know that.

[Alan Hahn]

We all know. Get the mail.

[Don Hahn]

You think it's really confusing. But why can't you keep it up until like they tip off the next season at least.

[Peter Rosenberg]

How long were they up?

[Don Hahn]

Oh, two weeks. When do they. Tomorrow's the anniversary. It'll be. No, it'll be three weeks on Saturday. Right.

[Peter Rosenberg]

Since they won. Three weeks since they went on Saturday.

[Don Hahn]

So it was like two and a half weeks. That's all you get.

[Peter Rosenberg]

Yeah. Why not let it ride for a little bit?

[Alan Hahn]

I thought those signs only went up like this week.

[Peter Rosenberg]

They did. I thought I saw them this week.

[Alan Hahn]

Yeah. Actually, I think it was yesterday. Yeah, yesterday was the first day I saw him. They're not taking them down already.

[Don Hahn]

They're taking them down.

[Alan Hahn]

Stop it.

[Peter Rosenberg]

Are you really talking about. I think they were going up. I think you saw them going up.

[Don Hahn]

I. I thought I saw that they were taking them down.

[Alan Hahn]

We only started seeing Them. Me and Jacob yesterday.

[Peter Rosenberg]

Yeah, I saw them.

[Don Hahn]

What are they taking them down?

[Caller Dave]

Well, according.

[Don Hahn]

Yeah, here we go. I saw something.

[Alan Hahn]

NYC.gov the temporary code name streets will be installed today, which was yesterday, along 6 and 7th Avenues. Each will remain in place for four weeks. Street locations are listed. Four weeks?

[Commercial/Announcer]

Four weeks.

[Alan Hahn]

Jacob and I walked to Josh Hart Street.

[Don Hahn]

Pretty much them taking down. Was there something that was up before

[Alan Hahn]

the champions way ones down the canyon heroes. But I don't think that's what you're.

[Don Hahn]

No, no, you know what? I'm.

[Alan Hahn]

Boss interest in this now.

[Don Hahn]

Yeah, I did.

[Peter Rosenberg]

I checked out again.

[Alan Hahn]

No, no, no.

[Peter Rosenberg]

You can't hold Don's interest.

[Don Hahn]

What do you got?

[Alan Hahn]

No, because you might have seen. You saw them taking them down or did you see something, somebody saying, gone by 11:58 tonight?

[Don Hahn]

Yes.

[Alan Hahn]

Gone by 11:58 tonight was a quote from a fan. Meaning I'm stealing it. Oh, people are talking about taking them.

[Don Hahn]

I'm telling you. I'm tweeting a picture out. It's coming. The picture is going to be your tweet.

[Peter Rosenberg]

Now.

[Don Hahn]

I got it saved to my phone or I say goodbye to social media with the picture that I uploaded in my phone. I can't wait. I can't wait to go.

[Alan Hahn]

When you go, I go. Thelma and Louise. I'm serious. When you go, I go.

[Don Hahn]

I'm stealing. You know, I hope he steals it and I hope they track him down because he tweeted it out because he's so.

[Alan Hahn]

But how about the woman that stole the garbage can by flipping it over and dumping up the trash? Good.

[Don Hahn]

People are on social media saying, oh, how could you? You shouldn't lose your job over. Yes, you should. All right, first of all, you dump garbage all over the street. Then you steal something that belongs to the city and. And you acted like an ass. You know what? I don't. There's laws against not hiring people. There's no laws firing people. You do not represent my company. I'm firing your ass. Done. That was stupid.

[Alan Hahn]

Somebody took.

[Don Hahn]

That was dumb.

[Alan Hahn]

You were willing on a video.

[Don Hahn]

Yeah.

[Alan Hahn]

Dumping the entire contents of a garbage can onto the city sidewalk and then walking away with the garbage can, then sitting on a subway, smiling on video

[Don Hahn]

with the evidence and moron dumb. You know what? You think they wash those garbage cans before they painted them? You've got a filthy city garbage can sit in your living room and now guess what? You got no job.

[Alan Hahn]

I know. I actually want the wastebasket and a little pen holder. Yeah, I don't want that. My birthday pass didn't get it. I don't know why.

[Peter Rosenberg]

It was one of the worst.

[Alan Hahn]

It did not play very easy gift to get Alan. And nobody did just pointed it out.

[Don Hahn]

And I hope since they've tracked her down enough to be able to have her fired that the city has confiscated. They got it said garbage.

[Alan Hahn]

They do have the kid there.

[Peter Rosenberg]

They arrested her. They better keep it.

[Alan Hahn]

They did not press charges, however.

[Don Hahn]

No, then she's fortunate they didn't. And then that would be a little much. But you know what if I'm. Was it JP Morgan? She worked out or whatever.

[Alan Hahn]

Yeah, she was a director at JP Morgan.

[Don Hahn]

Goodbye.

[Commercial/Announcer]

Bye.

[Don Hahn]

Bye.

[Alan Hahn]

She gone fired for being an ass.

[Peter Rosenberg]

An ace.

[Alan Hahn]

First loss the Knicks had first.

[Don Hahn]

Believe me, they didn't want her anyway. David and Elizabeth's always fun to talk.

[Alan Hahn]

How are you?

[Peter Rosenberg]

All right, David, take your time.

[Alan Hahn]

Yeah, that's how I usually signal.

[Peter Rosenberg]

Let's go.

[Alan Hahn]

Turn it.

[Don Hahn]

Dave in the car. You're on ESPN New York. Hi, Dave.

[Caller Dave]

Hey, what's up guys? I just want to. I want to say some Bullets and see what your feedback is. First of all, thank God the Knicks aren't having the throes of all the off season acquisitions and trades. We're champions and we don't have to deal with that. Secondly, I think LeBron going to Golden State, no matter what he decides to do to come in pre super team or after super team is his last year. Whether it's Cleveland or Golden State, it's going to sell. Thirdly, I don't understand. If you look at every team in the league now, especially the bad ones, why would the Boston Celtics break up their two big guys? Like there's something very dysfunctional about wanting to get rid of Brown. He and the in. I can't remember the other guy's name right now. They're just too talented to have like teams like the Knicks wait decades to get guys like that and only manage to get one. I mean your thoughts around those Bullets.

[Alan Hahn]

You mean Jason Tatum?

[Caller Dave]

Yeah. Who wouldn't want NATO and Tatum? Who wouldn't want those two right now? What franchise couldn't use those two in their locker room right now? Why can't Boston just add to those guys? I don't get it.

[Peter Rosenberg]

They. I found that to be very odd too. I don't see like you were able to win a title with those guys. Now granted, you had other pivotal pieces. Al Horford, Jrue Holiday, Kristaps Porzingis. None of those guys are around. But I do not understand how the Celtics would Ever consider breaking these guys up when it doesn't seem like they were unable to be together? Yes, I understand. Jaylen Brown clearly enjoyed having the room to himself. Said it was his favorite season, all of that stuff, but they got along fine enough over the last five years. I do not understand how you can't make it work. And now, apparently, it's gone. And now, you know, if you listen to people who are on the inside,

[Alan Hahn]

Jalen's really legitimate because he knows he was. The second time they put him on the table for. In a trade. The first time was for Kevin Durant. I mean, it's Kevin Durant, but it's. It's the second time now. And I think he feels away, clearly, even though Brad Stevens has maintained contact with him and his agent about everything going on. So he's been respectful, but it doesn't mean like, Jaylen Brown. Definitely, you could tell is easily. He. He's very sensitive to all this stuff and how he's perceived, and it's got him feeling away. But what I also noticed, his silence is deafening sometimes. And Tatum not even once, like, saying anything. Like, Giannis, Trey comes up and you see Jaylen Brown. Tatum doesn't once just go, like, I don't want that. That's my guy. Right?

[Don Hahn]

Then don't these like, nothing.

[Alan Hahn]

No, no, Don. There. You see this a lot. Where if. If they're close enough and have, like, a respect for each other, like, they'll be guys that speak up or say something. He said nothing the whole time.

[Don Hahn]

Because it comes down to the pettiness, weird of it's my team or it's your team.

[Alan Hahn]

Well, you saw the look he gave when Brown got the finals trophy, the mvp, right? Tatum had his look like he was in the back.

[Don Hahn]

Listen, I'm not a professional athlete, but I've been amongst teams. I've been part of teams. And for you to stand in the way of the ultimate success, and that's a championship because it's got to be my team. And for Brown to say, and I gave him the benefit of the doubt, that this was a special season, they lose their best player, it wasn't supposed to be any kind of a year, and they end up almost winning the conference. Right. So good on them. But no, the reason is, is because Jaylen Brown got to be the man, and he didn't have to be in Tatum's shadow. And Tatum likes Brown in his shadow because it's not about winning, it's about being the man. Like, come on, man, did the Knicks prove Anything that when you all work together as a team, look at how everybody gets to celebrate and you win the championship and Brunson's still getting his. And one day he'll get the money back that he gave up because of that championship and he'll live forever in New York, just like any Celtic would live forever in Boston for what they did a couple of years ago. But you got to let your ego get in the way and it be a detriment because the caller's right. Why are you breaking them up?

[Alan Hahn]

See, they're an example of they got one, they got a championship.

[Caller Dave]

Right.

[Alan Hahn]

So this era was successful because they got a ring. The problem is at their age and their talent, that's the team that you expected, should have gotten more, Right? Yeah.

[Don Hahn]

And so like, they should be there every year. That's what's going to be remembered. Eventually Brown gets traded. It's Tatum's team. And then Brown will go to someplace and it'll be his team. But unless they win again, all they're going to be remembered for is when they were together and they won the title. And then the other thing they'll be remembered for is how they couldn't keep it together, didn't win another one and they broke up. Would have been something really special.

[Alan Hahn]

That's fair. Yeah.

[Peter Rosenberg]

Yeah. It makes me sick. I just feel like they are two forever Celtics at this point. You have one title already.

[Caller Dave]

Yeah.

[Peter Rosenberg]

All right. If this year you're not able to get it back together, it doesn't. The numbers don't make sense. You're not able to find a way, like, I just trust Brad Stevens to be able to figure this out over time. And guess what? You never know what happens. That team was fairly close last year. I understand. We heard later they believe they were going to get boat raced by the Knicks or whoever else they played. Sure, okay. But you just never know what's going to happen. I keep this team together, I do anything, I do not see what they're going to get that's going to replace Jalen Brown. And I truly believe that it is not a gimme. I think you agree with me, Alan. It's not a gimme to me that Brown's the one you definitively trade and keep Tatum. I said that Brown on both sides of the ball, to me is the more complete player.

[Alan Hahn]

I said that on national TV about a month or so ago when all this stuff started coming out.

[Peter Rosenberg]

I drive a dog stratum.

[Alan Hahn]

Just saying. Yeah. And I got eviscerated.

[Peter Rosenberg]

By who?

[Alan Hahn]

People In Boston saying, you're crazy. I'm like, wait, Tatum's a guy coming off the injury?

[Peter Rosenberg]

Yeah.

[Alan Hahn]

Tatum's a guy that has been injured. Tatum's a guy that didn't win finals MVP and didn't win. Like, he's had good performances in the playoffs, but when you won a championship, it was Jaylen Brown who took you there.

[Peter Rosenberg]

Which ones? And which one's been an all Star and all defensive?

[Alan Hahn]

Well, that's what I mean. Like, he plays both sides. He's relatively healthy. How is it?

[Peter Rosenberg]

And more than relatively.

[Alan Hahn]

But a lot of people in Boston are like, buddy's a pain in the ass in the locker room. He's not really close to anybody.

[Peter Rosenberg]

Can I.

[Alan Hahn]

You know, he says all this stuff publicly and all this stuff.

[Peter Rosenberg]

Whereas he doesn't match. Tatum's more quiet. Jaylen Brown is outspoken. Jaylen Brown supported Kyrie Irving. Jalen Brown is a guy who politically speaks his mind.

[Alan Hahn]

Okay.

[Peter Rosenberg]

That doesn't always go with Boston. In spite of the Celtics, Incredibly.

[Alan Hahn]

I don't know. I like winning.

[Peter Rosenberg]

I like winning, and I've never heard him have teammate issues. I just think Boston's like, we like Jayson Tatum. He scores a lot. He doesn't talk politics or anything. His son's cute. He's the guy. Jaylen Brown is a little more prickly, it may seem. And he jumps moody. He jumps on twitch. You know, he's. But, like, night tonight. He showed you. I don't know. Has Jason Tatum had a season yet where he willed them to, like, 57 wins on his own? Because that's what Jaylen Brown did last year.

[Alan Hahn]

What they finished with 58.

[Peter Rosenberg]

58.

[Alan Hahn]

Yeah. So 58 or 56, something like that. But I'm still a ridiculous number.

[Don Hahn]

He's a.

[Peter Rosenberg]

He's a top 10 player. Like, I just. I don't. I'd be pissed off if every time it came up, they're like, oh, well, we got to make a move. It's got to be Peter. We obviously can't move Alan or Don. It's Peter. Peter's got to go. Where's he going?

[Alan Hahn]

It's like, after a while, right? After a while, that's just. Yeah.

[Peter Rosenberg]

We all contribute to this team. Why is it always me? And Jalen knows he's. Oh, by the way, when push came to shove, I was finals mvp. In the most clutch moments, I was the guy.

[Don Hahn]

So, yeah. Also getting back to something we were talking about earlier. Kofi came through. Kobe came through twice. The basket was returned to the city. Put it back where it was stolen. And then he also said to me, and I don't even remember this. It might even be the game I did. I don't remember. Late April 2013, the Carolina Hurricanes called up Jared Stoll. Only played two games in the NHL, but one of the games in the NHL was in 2013 and he got to play with Eric and Jordan. So there were four Stall brothers. And yeah, so they played together.

[Alan Hahn]

I remember hearing about Jarrett, but he

[Don Hahn]

only played two games in the NHL.

[Alan Hahn]

Yeah.

[Peter Rosenberg]

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[Alan Hahn]

thanks for listening to the Don Hahn and Rosenberg podcast.

[Peter Rosenberg]

I didn't listen to anything you just said.

[Alan Hahn]

Catch the show, demand whenever you want. Just subscribe to us wherever you get your podcasts.

[Don Hahn]

I believe this is the Gap band, if I'm not mistaken.

[Alan Hahn]

Correct.

[Don Hahn]

That's what Mbappe just did for France. He dropped the bomb on Sweden.

[Peter Rosenberg]

That was. That's what we call them.

[Don Hahn]

You know what we have all these alt casts that we have and I'll call them, they're all yo, yo. But what I want to see is an alt cast of my guy Peter Rosenberg's color commentary of that gold. That to me wouldn't be at all guys like the way in real time. You saw the reaction. That's what I want my color guy to be.

[Peter Rosenberg]

To do a lot of some expletives. But it told the story right. Because he just did things. I don't. You know soccer. Soccer uses like some fun, some fun language to like describe things. But it's all kind of nonsense as it is in a lot of sports. And sometimes what you just want to

[Don Hahn]

say is what I said, good Christ.

[Peter Rosenberg]

What the hell was that?

[Alan Hahn]

Right?

[Don Hahn]

That was one, but the next one

[Peter Rosenberg]

was better and it wasn't hell. He literally.

[Don Hahn]

But wouldn't that be an all good old cast? It could just for adults only. It's rated R. Yeah.

[Peter Rosenberg]

And people are just cursing up a storm going, oh my God. He just. The only word I can think of is really a hockey word. They don't use it in soccer. But the Deke.

[Don Hahn]

Yeah.

[Peter Rosenberg]

Like it was just. You're watching his feet do things and you're like, what is that you.

[Alan Hahn]

Can you break ankles in soccer? No, he did Literally did.

[Peter Rosenberg]

But then the shot, too was incredible. Like, that's one of those moments where you go, yo, yos who just don't, like, care to even try and, like, think soccer is a bore. It's like you're not even trying. Just watch someone.

[Don Hahn]

I. You do see that. That's few and far between sometimes because you don't see a lot of offense.

[Alan Hahn]

That's all the same with hockey. Right?

[Don Hahn]

But I. You see more goals than you see,

[Peter Rosenberg]

but you see more and you see more up and down. And you see a lot more up and down.

[Alan Hahn]

I want to hear how Don would call that.

[Don Hahn]

Call Dominic McGregor. He's missed me. He's been missing.

[Alan Hahn]

I really loved it.

[Don Hahn]

The search is stopped. And we all just. They put in a bunch of like in. Like in.

[Peter Rosenberg]

Where was the horn?

[Don Hahn]

Where was the horn?

[Alan Hahn]

We need a beat to that.

[Peter Rosenberg]

That's how doggo.

[Don Hahn]

Dominic McGregor here, live from the Congo. The reports of my demise completely exaggerated. I survived an absolute mauling over the winter. But I am back and it's come to my attention we've got a huge game on the pitch tomorrow. It's the Champions League game. It's Barcelona, the paradise. Barcelona vs Juventus. Italy will triumph. Red wine will flow. Cannolis will be eaten. Dominic McGregor, live from the Congo. I am back.

[Alan Hahn]

I'm gonna need a new update.

[Don Hahn]

Where was the horn?

[Alan Hahn]

When did I do that?

[Don Hahn]

I remember they did it earlier. Oh, what are you talking about? We were more buzzer.

[Commercial/Announcer]

Yes, that's right.

[Don Hahn]

We call overtime. Sudden death. Not sudden loss.

[Peter Rosenberg]

It's death.

[Don Hahn]

Death.

[Peter Rosenberg]

That's how serious we are about time. If you missed the beginning of the show, we realized that Americans care more about time than sports.

[Alan Hahn]

Sticking to schedule.

[Peter Rosenberg]

Yes, we like sports. We like schedule even more.

[Alan Hahn]

Very important.

[Peter Rosenberg]

Why do you think that, like, we can't stop talking about stoppage time? Because time is the most important. Don was brilliant. We have two minute warnings. When you're at the game at a hockey, you have to stop the entire arena. There's one minute left, folks.

[Alan Hahn]

They tell everybody to know, hey, I know there's a clock right in front of you, but let's let you know one minute remaining in the period.

[Don Hahn]

ESPN has a schedule release show for the NFL.

[Peter Rosenberg]

No, we love schedule. NBA shot clock, football play clock, NBA 10 second now 12, eight second clock. Eight second where there's always a clock. We got to keep adjusting the clock.

[Alan Hahn]

We like. We like time so much, we put a clock in baseball and there's no clock.

[Don Hahn]

We need a clock and we're we're obsessed with death. Overtime is sudden death. A big three in the NBA is a dagger.

[Peter Rosenberg]

By the way.

[Don Hahn]

Football players, when they score a big touchdown there's they're slit in their throat.

[Peter Rosenberg]

By the way. The only reason they even have boxing is because they like the timing of the three minute rounds.

[Alan Hahn]

I think you're right.

[Don Hahn]

And people pummeling each other.

[Alan Hahn]

And there's also a bet.

[Peter Rosenberg]

Time and death.

[Alan Hahn]

And there's a bell. We not only let the clock run out, we hit a bell.

[Peter Rosenberg]

We had a bell. So everyone knows. Look at this.

[Alan Hahn]

Ding, ding, ding, ding, ding, ding.

[Don Hahn]

Yeah. And back at the old time days and even more recently, a scantily clad woman holding up.

[Peter Rosenberg]

Oh my God. That's where you're really the epitome of the US because we love time so much we Signify how many 3 minute segments have passed by having our next favorite thing. A scantily clad woman hold the sign.

[Don Hahn]

Time.

[Alan Hahn]

Sex.

[Peter Rosenberg]

Here it is again, guys. Here it is again, guys.

[Alan Hahn]

Call it, Don. Call it good.

[Peter Rosenberg]

Oh my God.

[Don Hahn]

So all it really is.

[Alan Hahn]

Call it. Call it right now.

[Don Hahn]

I don't know. It's in Bobby.

[Alan Hahn]

He's right there. Ready?

[Don Hahn]

He's in the box. In Bape Imbape. Good lord.

[Alan Hahn]

He went far side with an absolute rip.

[Peter Rosenberg]

Why haven't him and Starbucks gotten together for frappe?

[Don Hahn]

Because Starbucks they did Paying the allotted who Starbucks isn't paying.

[Alan Hahn]

Pacino does that.

[Don Hahn]

The human monies.

[Peter Rosenberg]

You know you gotta pay the human monies if you want the Mickey of the World Cup.

[Caller Dave]

Yeah.

[Peter Rosenberg]

And have you guys gotten any a chance to enjoy any of Abramovich and Alexa Lalis just hating each other's guts?

[Alan Hahn]

I haven't watched much of the they

[Peter Rosenberg]

just sit next to each other in

[Don Hahn]

complete disgust so they all look like they just couldn't stand each other and they've got another month of this.

[Alan Hahn]

Thanks for listening to the Don Hahn and Rosenberg podcast.

[Peter Rosenberg]

I don't want to know how the

[Alan Hahn]

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