LeBron James, 2016 Cavs reunite on 10th anniversary of Game 7

Summary

PTI Podcast Summary

Episode: LeBron James, 2016 Cavs reunite on 10th anniversary of Game 7
Date: June 19, 2026
Guest Hosts: Frank Isola & Taylor Twellman
Theme: A multi-sport rapid-fire episode with a focus on recent World Cup action, the 10th anniversary of the Cavs’ historic NBA Finals win, U.S. Open golf, and topical toss-up debates.

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Episode Overview

Frank Isola and Taylor Twellman—sitting in for regular hosts Tony Kornheiser and Michael Wilbon—guide PTI through a spirited episode centered on major sports headlines. The show leads with the U.S. men’s national soccer team's progress in the World Cup, dives into the anniversary of LeBron James’ Cleveland miracle, checks in on the U.S. Open golf championship, and debates other current sports topics with their signature banter and quick wit.

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Key Discussion Points

1. U.S. Men’s Soccer Team: Win Over Australia & World Cup Progress

[01:26–08:32]

• Result: U.S. beats Australia 2–0 to qualify for the knockout stage with a game to spare—the first time the U.S. men’s team has ever done so at a World Cup.
• Christian Pulisic Injury: Pulisic missed the match due to a calf injury, but the U.S. managed without him.
  • “If he can’t train for a full 24 hours before the game, you don’t want to risk it… The fact that he wasn’t ready was no problem.” —Taylor Twellman [01:55]
• First Half Analysis: Strong, dynamic U.S. performance; own goal by Australia and Alex Freeman netting the second.
• Historic Note: First time since 1930 U.S. wins consecutive World Cup games.
  • “We did make some history today.” —Frank Isola [02:59]
• Second Half Concerns: Physical, chippy play by Australia; U.S. showed grit but looked fatigued, prompting calls for earlier substitutions.
  • “We got a little fight to us. We got a little bite in us as well.” —Frank Isola [02:59]
• Knockout Implications: U.S. wins both playing “pretty” and “ugly”—sign of growth.
  • “We can win ugly, we can win pretty. That’s going to give them confidence.” —Taylor Twellman [03:58]
• Coaching/Strategy: Resting Pulisic and players on yellow cards for the group finale, depending on results.
  • "Sometimes you gotta lose the battle to win the war." —Taylor Twellman [06:24]
• Outlook: Quarterfinals or bust is the high bar for this team.
  • “Quarterfinals are bust. I’m not changing.” —Taylor Twellman [08:30]

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2. U.S. Open Golf at Shinnecock: [08:32–11:34]

• Standouts: Wyndham Clark leads at –7 after two rounds; Fitzpatrick, Schauffele in the mix; Morikawa surges.
• Course Setup: Shinnecock unusually forgiving this year—par scores typically much lower; criticism that setup isn’t a true U.S. Open test.
  • “The way this course has been set up, this is not Shinnecock Hills... No, no, the winner should be one under. That’s what Shinnecock is. This is not the Open Championship. I’ve been disappointed by it.” —Taylor Twellman [09:04]
• Locker Room Drama: Wyndham Clark’s past locker room blowups; hasn't clearly acknowledged past behavior.
• Golf Banter: Frank needles Taylor’s handicap, leading to typical PTI zingers.

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3. Toss-Up Debates

[13:21–18:08]

A. More Significant Win: Canada or Mexico? [13:21–15:26]

• Frank Picks Mexico: First to advance; win may rescue stuttering campaign, though style lacking.
• Taylor Picks Canada: Their first World Cup win after a long drought, hat trick from Jonathan David, emotional surge after Kone’s injury.
  • “When you do your first and it’s been a real long time for this team... it feels like they may be playing something bigger than themselves with Kone’s injury.” —Taylor Twellman [14:19]

B. Most Intriguing MLB Starter Tonight [15:45–18:08]

• Frank's Pick: Cam Schlitler, potential AL Cy Young, shining in the Bronx as Yankees’ rotation is battered.
• Taylor's Pick: Jacob Misarowski—a must-watch for Milwaukee, throwing triple-digit heat with 131 Ks to lead MLB.
  • “Mr. Rowski is insane. He is baseball’s version of a heavyweight knockout boxer... Every pitch, every at bat, Mr. Rowski feels like an event.” —Taylor Twellman [16:35]

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4. Notable Sports Anniversaries & Highlights

[20:18–24:40]

A. Happy Anniversary: LeBron’s 2016 Cavaliers’ Game 7 Comeback [21:18–22:27]

• Historic Context: Cavs first team to overturn 3–1 deficit in Finals; LeBron’s block goes down in sports lore.
  • “I remember slugging the left shoulder of Bob Lee, who then crashed into Mike Tirico and Julie Foudy when LeBron had the block. I will never forget that to the day I die.” —Taylor Twellman [22:07]
• Aftermath: Draymond Green’s suspension crucial; Warriors react by recruiting Kevin Durant the very next season.

B. U.S. Soccer Legend Brian McBride’s Birthday

• Personal Anecdotes: Taylor, as a kid, idolizing and later playing alongside McBride; regret at never sharing the field for the national team.

C. MLB: Jazz Chisholm’s Pain & Teammate Shadenfreude

• Incident: Chisholm fouls ball into groin; teammates smirk.
  • “When that happens, I don’t laugh or smirk. It hurts. Why would other guys laugh at stuff like that? I never really understood that.” —Frank Isola [23:17]

D. The “Big Finish” Quick Hits [23:26–24:49]

• World Cup Hot Takes: Brazil unlikely to be upset by Haiti; Sweden–Germany/Netherlands–Ivory Coast intrigue.
  • “Sweden is a very underrated team. I’m most intrigued by that matchup.” —Frank Isola [23:53]
• Mike Trout Injury: Calls his career a “game of what if.”
• Jonathan Toews Retires: Celebrated for his three Stanley Cups and two Olympic gold medals.

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Notable Quotes & Memorable Moments

• On U.S. “winning ugly”:

  • “You had to claw, you had to fight, you had to do every little thing well in order to get a goal.” —Taylor Twellman [03:58]

• On historic context for the U.S. win:

  • “First time since 1930 that the US has won consecutive World cup games. So we did make some history today.” —Frank Isola [02:59]

• On Canada’s World Cup breakthrough:

  • “When you do your first and it’s been a real long time for this team... that’s icing on the cake.” —Taylor Twellman [14:19]

• On LeBron’s Finals block memory:

  • “I remember slugging the left shoulder of Bob Lee... when LeBron had the block. I will never forget that to the day I die.” —Taylor Twellman [22:07]

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Key Timestamps

• US Men’s Soccer/Australia Recap: [01:26–08:32]
• U.S. Open Golf: [08:32–11:34]
• Toss Up (Canada/Mexico World Cup wins): [13:21–15:26]
• Toss Up (MLB Pitching Matchups): [15:45–18:08]
• LeBron Cavaliers’ 2016 Finals 10th Anniversary: [21:18–22:27]
• Closing ‘Big Finish’ Hot Takes: [23:26–24:49]

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Tone and Dynamic

This episode stays loyal to the PTI formula: fast-paced, direct, and peppered with inside jokes, competitive jabs, and genuine passion for sports’ big moments. Frank and Taylor are respectful rivals, balancing serious analysis with lighter banter, making for an episode as energetic as it is insightful.

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PTI’s June 19, 2026 episode blends sharp takes with nostalgia, covering everything from American soccer’s growth to the NBA’s most legendary championship moment, serving both the dedicated sports fan and the casual listener eager for key storylines and standout quotes.

Transcript

[Frank Isola]

Are all batteries the same? That's like asking if all soccer players are the same. Take Messi, the most decorated player ever. Is there any other player who has achieved that? No, just him. Now take Duracell. Is there any other battery with powerboost ingredients inside? No, just Duracell. Remember, goats only trust goats because they're built different. And Messi only trusts Duracell. Pardon the interruption, but I'm Frank Isola and of course they brought me on to PTI today as the host with

[Taylor Twellman]

the most soccer knowledge Debatable. I'm Taylor Tuoman. Did that feel good, Frank? While it lasted, did it feel good?

[Frank Isola]

It actually did. To be honest with you, it actually did. You know, I actually was on Maryland for a minute and you technically broke all my scoring records.

[Taylor Twellman]

Technically, all two of them.

[Frank Isola]

When you scored your first goal, you broke my record. Welcome to pti, everyone. Mike and Tony are off on a kite sailing adventure. So I'm joined. Thrilled to be joined in his co hosting debut. How about that by the lead MLS analyst for Apple TV, Mr. Taylor Twellman. Look at that. You bring his own cheering segment. A lot of Maryland people in this studio today.

[Taylor Twellman]

A lot of Maryland people, buddy.

[Frank Isola]

All right, let's start with the U.S. men's soccer team squaring off with Australia in a game that just ended. Christian Pulisic was ruled out early this afternoon with a calf injury. Despite this, and for the second straight match, the US Jumped out to an early one nothing lead, this time on an own goal by Australia's Cameron Burgess. Alex Freeman, how about that of the US Added another shortly before the half and two nil is how it ended. All right, Taylor, your thoughts on how this game played out.

[Taylor Twellman]

Let's start with Christian Pulisic and the injury first. Frank, I raised this yesterday that if he can't train for a full 24 hours before the game, you don't want to risk it because you gave yourself a little bit of headroom by taking care of Paraguay in the fashion that they did. So the fact that he wasn't ready was no problem. Sit him now. I always believe that the United States could beat Australia without him. Quite frankly, they already did this in October of 25 when they beat Australia 21 in a friendly. Now, a little caveat to this was, would Pochettino play two center forwards? Would he play one? Would he play an extra midfielder? He went with Ricardo Pepe up front. Brilliant move for the first 45 minutes, Frank. They were dynamic, they were athletic, and in a game that was chippy that was ugly. The field didn't play that fast, but the United States was the protagonist. They dominated possession, but more so, other than an early chance from Australia, there wasn't a ton of threat. The second half, that's more alarming. But give me your thoughts on the first 45.

[Frank Isola]

All right. Well, I thought we were terrific in the first 45, and it's the first time. Speaking of 45, first time since 1930 that the US has won consecutive World cup games. So we did make some history today. I agree with you. I thought the field was terrible. I thought in the second half, Australia, besides the fact that they did a lot of complaining, I thought they were really physical. It seemed like a little at times, like Australian Rules Football. So I think for the US and I think this is the thing, Taylor, this team, we got a little fight to us. We got a little bite in us as well. And I agree, I thought dynamic in the first half. Again, the first goal coming down the left side. This time it was Baligun. Obviously, in the first game against Paraguay, it was Christian Pulisic who did a great job attacking. So all in all, do I think they're going to have to play better as this tournament goes on? Absolutely. I thought maybe in the second half, Pochettino could have gone to the subs maybe a little bit earlier. I thought we looked. We had tired legs. But I thought, all in all, I thought it was obviously a good result. Anytime you win a World cup game, it's a big deal.

[Taylor Twellman]

Taylor, Frank, anytime you qualify for the knockout stage for the first time ever with a game in hand. The United States men have never done this. And I couldn't agree with you more in the sense of this. The first game you won in style. The second game, there was none of that. But you had to claw, you had to fight, you had to do every little thing well in order to get a goal. The own goal would have been scored by Pepe anyway, so take that away. But the United States have now won two games in the World cup in two different ways. That is going to be more momentum going into the knockout stage than winning both games with real style. Because now you've answered the call. We can win ugly, we can win pretty. That's going to give them confidence.

[Frank Isola]

All right. A couple of things. I thought, Matt Freese, he needs to be a little bit better with the ball at his feet. I think that was a smallish. I'm going to start nitpicking just a little bit here. I thought at times the back line Needs to be a little bit sharper. And in the second half, you know, Australia's pushing forward Taylor, I would have thought maybe the US like they did against Paraguay, you can get some kind of counterattack goal. They didn't get that in the second half.

[Taylor Twellman]

Yeah, I agree with you, especially second half. But Pochettino could have changed that with some subs. I want to spin this forward less about what happened this afternoon because now the conversation starts. Where do you go from here, Frank, what would you do depending on the result tonight from Turkey with the next lineup and what that result needs.

[Frank Isola]

All right. Obviously the big question is going to be Christian Pulisic and we don't know if he's going to be available for the next game. All you need to know is when Alex Freeman scored his first goal and it was a bit of a delay because it got reviewed by Var. So it was a late celebration and everyone from the bench ran to the other end of the field and celebrated with Freeman. Guess who was one of those players jumping up and down was Christian Pulisic. So that was actually a good sign, I think for me. But now you're in a position in Turkey. Turkey is going to be the best team that they've played in this group so far. They played really well against Australia. They were a bit unlucky. They control possession. If we, if the US can get, if you win the group and you know this now with the added teams in the tournament, they're going to have a very favorable round of 32 opponent. It's starting to set up really well for the US in terms of who they can play. This right now, when you look at it, there's a chance they could get Bosnia perhaps in the round of 32. But I think the question for you would be what about all the guys with yellow cards? And that's a factor now going into

[Taylor Twellman]

that final group stage game tonight against Paraguay. If Turkey loses or draws, the United States win the group. I'm resting Christian Pulisic and I'm sitting any player on a yellow card because the second yellow accumulation would actually suspend them in the knockout stage. You also brought up the most important part to this. It's not a 32 team tournament, it's 48 teams. And when the United States win the group, that now means they play a third place team in the knockout stage. And when you win that, which would be only the second knockout stage game the men have ever won since 1990, then it gives you real momentum. Frank, don't risk it. You don't Even if you win the group before the Turkey game, I wouldn't even touch Christian Pulisic. I wouldn't touch Tyler Adams, Chris Richards, anyone on yellow. There's no reason to set yourself up to have the best run you've ever had. And sometimes you got to lose the battle to win the war.

[Frank Isola]

I want to ask you about Pulisic, but one thing about Tyler Adams and these are the kind of games and you've seen this with him over the years, whether in the MLS or over in England. When it gets really physical sometimes Taylor Adams could, could. Tyler Adams could lose his head a little bit. I like the fact that he was able to avoid a yellow card in this game.

[Taylor Twellman]

I.

[Frank Isola]

But if Pulisic. But if Pulisic is healthy, why not play him? Isn't there something about catching a rhythm or you think, you know what? That's. If they. If they've already clinched first place in the group.

[Taylor Twellman]

If they've already clinched, you're not playing any of it. I'm allowing him to be fully fit for whoever it is because then you got the third place team of whoever group that is, and then you've got yourself into the round of 16. I'm not touching Pulisic or anyone on the yellow. I don't care. No, they have to be available because obviously you need players available if injuries come and subs happen the second half. But there's no reason to touch Richards or Adams on a yellow and quite frankly allow Christian Pulisic an extra week to get ready.

[Frank Isola]

Where has your prediction of the US Changed at all after the first two results? So what do you think?

[Taylor Twellman]

Quarterfinals are bust. I'm not changing.

[Frank Isola]

I agree with you. I think that would be a great result. But guess what? If things break right for them, who knows, maybe they can land in the semifinals. All right, let's move now to the second round of the US Open, ongoing at Shinnecock out on the east end of Long Island. Wyndham Clark finished his first round this morning at minus 6 and then shot a 69 in the second round to take the clubhouse lead at minus 7. Matt Fitzpatrick and Xander Shoffley are at minus 3 and Colin Morikawa shot a 65 to get to minus 2. Taylor, what stands out to you about today's play?

[Taylor Twellman]

The tournament set up U.S. u.S. Open is golf's toughest test. It's built around punishment. The winner, who always prevails, makes the fewest mistakes in the four rounds. And I'm going to give you a nugget because yesterday caught Me off guard. Jon Rahm shot the first bogey free round in a US Open at Shinnecock in the last 753 rounds played there, that tells you. And listen, Wyndham Clark, the fact that he's 7 under through two rounds, nobody expected this. I feel like, Frank, I'm watching the Open Championship, which is a completely different test. That's one built about creativity, ingenuity, inventing solutions to the holes. It's not about survival. And I'm not saying I want 2004 back where Billy Mayfair has a 12 foot putt, he misses. Now he's got a 15 yard bunker shot. That's not what I'm talking about. But the way this course has been set up, this is not Shinnecock Hills. I've played it five times, Frank. The five times I've played it is harder than these guys are playing it right now. I say that a little precariously, but my point is. No, no, the winner should be one under. That's what Shinnecock is. This is not the Open Championship. I've been disappointed by it.

[Frank Isola]

All right, so were you on the golf team in Maryland as well as the soccer team? You seem to, you know, I was not. All right, so a couple of things about the course. They thought yester they were going to get bad weather. So the course was easy. They thought it would be hard. It was easy. And then today there was a lot more wind, so the course played a little bit harder today. By the way, Rahm, 78, he shot today. And I like the fact that you mentioned.

[Taylor Twellman]

And Morikawa and shot fleece, shot 65, 66 today. So the courts couldn't have been that difficult today.

[Frank Isola]

But are you happy with Windham Clark? Because the last time he didn't miss the cut last year at Oakmont, he destroyed the locker and they basically.

[Taylor Twellman]

Sorry. He just threw. He just threw his bag at me. No, seriously, Wyndham Clark, he still, by the way, Frank, he still hasn't really addressed it, has he?

[Frank Isola]

No, he keeps.

[Taylor Twellman]

He keeps skirting around it, saying a year, a lot people can change all this. He hasn't publicly just flat out said, my bad.

[Frank Isola]

Yeah, and you're talking about shooting under par. Only three golfers at the Open at Shinnecock have done that. Four, three at the US Open.

[Taylor Twellman]

Right.

[Frank Isola]

It's amazing, really.

[Taylor Twellman]

Seven under with two rounds to play. You got to be kidding me.

[Frank Isola]

What. What's your handicap anyway?

[Taylor Twellman]

Don't worry about it. This is a public. The public show. Everybody can find it. It's a plus 2.6. Can we go on?

[Frank Isola]

I didn't ask. I didn't ask for a great point average. I asked for your handicap. Let's take a break.

[Taylor Twellman]

But coming up, the same.

[Frank Isola]

Which team had the more significant win last night? Canada or Mexico?

[Taylor Twellman]

Mom, that's not true. I had a 3.5 in college, trust me. And we've got three horses on the mound tonight. Which starter is more intriguing? Toss up is next.

[Frank Isola]

Now he's going to say he was on the baseball team as well. That was pretty good with the golf stuff. Tony's going to be impressed with that.

[Taylor Twellman]

Bothers me.

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[Frank Isola]

Taylor is about to play toss up for the first time. So good luck, punk. What's first? Toss up. Who had the more significant win last night, Canada or Mexico? All right, I'm going to tell you what I like about Canada really quick because this kind of applies to you and kind of to me. They have a bunch of college soccer players on that team. American college soccer players. I like that about them. You know St. John's Wake Forest, you know Akron. But I'm going to stick with Mexico for this reason. They haven't played well. They did beat South Korea last night, which is a good team. Got a little bit lucky. And now you know this Taylor, they could play if they round a 32 game in Mexico. Yes, if they win a round of 16 game in Mexico. So the crowd hasn't been happy. I haven't been happy with Mexico yet. To me they've been a little boring. Not really attack minded. But I think for them to be really the first team to advance to the knockout stage, I thought that was big. That's why for me it's Mexico in

[Taylor Twellman]

Frank, momentum's on their side, right? They failed to get out of the group in 2022 after losing every knockout round game in seven straight World Cups. And you and I both know this, but the general public doesn't that the Mexican national team fan and is like a Yankees fan, you still have to have style with substance. But you and I, we remember our first, our first date, our first kiss, our first car, our first beer. How about our first World cup win? For me it's Canada because when you do your first and it's been a real long time for this team. Jesse Marsh took over a team that had high expectations in 2022. They didn't deliver to then tie the margin of victory for a host nation. That's icing on the cake. That sets them up to play a third place team in a knockout stage game. I know Kone's broken leg, that kind of takes the buzz out of it a little bit. But keep an eye on this Canadian team. Jonathan David, who couldn't score a goal for the life of him at Juventus, now scores a hat trick. All of the sudden it feels like they may be playing something bigger than themselves with Kone's injury and I think Canada's wins bigger.

[Frank Isola]

All right. And I know you don't care about this, but I'm watching that group. God bless Canada. Qatar, Switzerland. If Italy had just beaten Bosnia Herzegovina, they would have been in this.

[Taylor Twellman]

Are we going to do this now?

[Frank Isola]

We really talk about what if. It's painful, it's painful to watch.

[Taylor Twellman]

But you're right about three World Cups they've missed.

[Frank Isola]

Don't. Don't remind me. Don't remind me. All right, Mr. Producer, what's, what's next? Toss up. Most intriguing starter to watch tonight, Tarek Skubal, Cam Schlitler or Jacob Misarowski. All right, so you know I went with Italy, which means I then have to go with New York Taylor. So I'm going to go with Cam Schlitler. By the way. Right now the odds on favorite to be the Al Cy Young winner, he's 7 and 3. The ERA is 1.81. But here's the crazy thing, 7 and 3 this season. He's got one win at Yankee Stadium. Remember what he did last October at that great game that he pitched to eliminate the Red Sox. But since then, only one game up in the Bronx. But for me, it's Cam Schlitler, Aaron Judge dealing with an injury. Yankees are kind of all banged up. Their pitching is held up. For me tonight. It's Camp Schlidler.

[Taylor Twellman]

Yeah. The question is intriguing, though. So I feel like, Frank, it's sacrilegious for you and I not to say school the two time Cy Young winner who's established himself as the real ace. Free agencies just around the corner. Does Detroit trade him? He's coming off an elbow procedure. You kind of have the question of whether or not who he's going to be. However, I didn't know Nolan Ryan came back to Major League Baseball. I had no idea. Mr. Rosky is insane. He is baseball's version of a heavyweight knockout boxer. Velocity, absurd. 104.9 miles an hour. Hit the radar gun. What? Strikeouts at an absurd rate? What is it? 130. 131 strikeouts to lead Major League Baseball. And then 40% of the batters that he face strikes out. For me, Frank, every pitch, every at bat, Mr. Rowski, feels like an event. And for me to admit that for Milwaukee Brewer, as I'm a St. Louis Cards fan, that should tell you, that's probably more intriguing.

[Frank Isola]

And how about the last time out for Misarowski against Philadelphia? He throws a complete game, one hitter, 15 strikeouts, no walks in his ERA in his last eight starts and 0.17. Think about that. I mean, you average about Maryland. I know. Hard to believe you did better than that. How about his knowledge of baseball? It's pretty good. And by the way, they wanted me to call you punk. It wasn't. I didn't have it in my heart. This.

[Taylor Twellman]

No, it's fine. That's fine. Call me punk all you want. I'm coming to get you in the next block.

[Frank Isola]

All right, that's it, punk. I think we've all seen enough. Let's take one last break. But still to come, will tonight's match against Haiti, Will it be a breeze for Brazil?

[Taylor Twellman]

No, it won't. And Jazz Chisholm had a nightmare at bat. So why were his teammates smiling? Who's the punk now, Frank?

[Frank Isola]

I knew he was gonna get me on that. Knew he'd get me on.

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[Frank Isola]

It's a Friday. Happy time people. Happy 54th birthday. Brian McBride, the striker was a staple on three US World cup teams in 1998, 2002 and 2000. He was the first American player to score in two World Cups, and in 1998 he was the only US player to score at all. One of his teammates on the national team was a guy by the name of Taylor Twelman. And I read a story in the Athletic that reported that McBride was starring at Saint Louis University and you were a local middle school kid in the early 90s, I was. You'd go watch him play and you got to meet him. How cool is that?

[Taylor Twellman]

That it was my fifth grade teacher, Frank was. He used to go have a meal with them every Sunday his freshman year at St. Louis University. He was a scholar, he was a gentleman. But he didn't like me reminding him about that, that I was in fifth grade when we became teammates with the national team. My only regret is he and I never played in a national team game together. I wish we did.

[Frank Isola]

Tell you what, he was a fearless player. He was not, not afraid to stick his nose in there and head the ball. That's for sure. Happy anniversary, LeBron James on this day 10 years ago, LeBron and the Cavs completed the most improbable of comebacks to beat the warriors in Game 7 of the NBA Finals. That warriors team had won an NBA record 73 games in the regular season, and it jumped out to a 31 series lead. But Draymond Green was suspended for too many fle fouls in Game 5, and the warriors lost their edge. The Cavs were the first NBA team to ever come back from a 3:1 deficit, and it was the first major title for Cleveland in any sport in 52 years. And while some wonder whether LeBron would return to the Cavs this offseason, he's reportedly weighing whether to stay with the Lakers or. How about this? Join the Warriors.

[Taylor Twellman]

Frank, you'll love this. Since we're in the summer of soccer 2016, we're in Paris for. For the European Championships. It's four o' clock in the morning and I remember slugging the left shoulder of Bob Lee, who then crashed into Mike Tirico and Julie Foudy when LeBron had the block. I will never forget that to the day I die.

[Frank Isola]

You just set the world record for name dropping, by the way. The great block by LeBron was something else. And I think right after the game, the warriors were on the phone with Kevin Durant saying, you need to join us. That's what happened the next season. Happy trails, Jazz. Chisholm, the Yankee second baseman, was batting in the fourth when he experienced something no man wants to. Chisholm fouled off a pitch that ricocheted off the ground. Ouch. And into his groin. Chisholm agonized. His teammates smirked and smiled. They weren't critting for long. White Sox pinch hitter Andrew Benatendi, a former Yankee. Look at this bomb hit a grand Islam in the eighth that broke up the tie and gave the White Sox a 51 win and snapped New York's four game winning streak.

[Taylor Twellman]

What do you want me to add to this? Like, what do I add to that? Chisholm's a little guy. He's. He's really stout. Like, what do you want me to say?

[Frank Isola]

Hang on a second. Hang on a sec. When that happens, I don't laugh or smirk. It hurts. Why would other guys laugh at stuff like that? I never really understood that. I don't get it.

[Taylor Twellman]

I don't know. Because it's not you.

[Frank Isola]

All right, let's go to something that hopefully, let's. Hopefully in your wheelhouse. World cup, the big. Let's go to the big finish. The World cup tonight. Sorry about that. Brazil. Haiti, Are you smelling an upset?

[Taylor Twellman]

No. Brazil doesn't look like a contender, but Haiti is a difficult out. I just struggle to think that Haiti gets out of that group. Stay with the World Cup. Netherlands, Sweden, Germany, Ivory coast tomorrow. Which game's more intriguing to you?

[Frank Isola]

Really, really good games. You know, back in 1990, 1994, when Taylor was chasing around Brian McBride. I was at the World cup when Sweden made the semifinals. Sweden looked really good. They looked so good. Tunisia fired their coach after the game. Sweden is a very underrated team. I'm most intrigued by that matchup. The Angels put Mike Trout on the IL with a right hamstring strain. Your thoughts?

[Taylor Twellman]

The game of what if? The answer would be Mike Trout. 17 home runs, 30 some odd RBIs. Al Best 54 runs, second most walks in the majors. Would the Angels have ever done better to put a better team around them? And what if Mike Trout never got injured? That is the game of what if. And that is Mike Trout's career. Jonathan Toews retires. How will you remember his career?

[Frank Isola]

Three Stanley Cups, two Olympic gold medals. Congratulations. Last one, the Royals put 14 on your Cardinals yesterday. Had that taste. Punk.

[Taylor Twellman]

I can't. Frank, I can't hear you. Thanks for watching Bad Audio. I'm Taylor Tuoman. Have a great weekend. The World cup in the United States is through. Now. Here's SportsCenter.

[Frank Isola]

Look at the time.

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