Alley Oop 133: What’s Really Going On with the Bucks? AD Hurt Again, Reaves Ballin’, Bulls Rolling

Summary

EPISODE SUMMARY

Podcast: The Dan Le Batard Show with Stugotz
Episode: Alley Oop 133: What’s Really Going On with the Bucks? AD Hurt Again, Reaves Ballin’, Bulls Rolling
Release Date: November 1, 2025

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OVERVIEW

In this episode, Dan Le Batard, Stugotz, and the crew—most prominently Juju, Trista, and Ms. Rebecca—dive into recent NBA action with their signature mix of humor and insight. While the episode touches on various teams and hot topics (Austin Reaves’ rise, Anthony Davis' injury, the Bulls’ hot start, and the enigmatic Milwaukee Bucks), it also delivers classic banter on pop culture, personal quirks, and viral sports moments.

Tone: Playful, irreverent, and candid, balancing basketball analysis with jokes, debates, and side stories.

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KEY DISCUSSION POINTS & INSIGHTS

1. Austin Reaves Steps into the Spotlight

• Context: Lakers’ injury crisis, Austin Reaves explodes for a big night.
• Key Moments:
  • The team jokes about Reaves "renting the runway" with his game and fashion sense.
  • Debate over whether Reaves' elevated play is sustainable, or a flash in the pan until the Lakers’ stars return.
  • Concern for fantasy basketball players missing out on Reaves hitting 30 points.

"Two superstars down with injury, call on Austin Reeves, he'll get you 40 points. He'll get you a 30 ball. He'll get you also. What a buzzer beater last night." — Juju (03:02)

"I think Austin has the goods to score. Okay? I think he really does. [...] Now it's just an open Runway for him to rent." — Trista (05:24)

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2. Bulls’ Hot Start—Contender or Pretender?

• Context: Bulls open season 4-0, but skepticism abounds.
• Discussion:
  • Soft opening schedule; unimpressive wins over struggling teams.
  • Trista doubts the Bulls' legitimacy until they beat higher-tier Eastern Conference teams (Knicks, Bucks, Cavs).
  • Juju and Trista recall past Bulls’ fast starts that faded when injuries hit.

"They have not beaten anyone that I'm particularly impressed by." — Trista (07:08)

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3. Anthony Davis Injury: Déjà Vu and Worry

• Concern: AD suffers another non-contact, lower-leg injury; Juju questions if he’ll play even 40 games this season.
• Injury Deep Dive:
  • Trista details AD's ongoing Achilles issues, hinting long-term durability problems.
  • Discussion of his age and grim prognosis for staying healthy.

"Another one. Another injury beginning the season. And that—this one don't look good. Non contact for real. Lower leg, they say." — Juju (08:37)

"He's been dealing with bilateral Achilles tendinopathy. [...] It's going to be a constant nagging thing if it wasn't a tear and this is not a season-ending injury." — Trista (10:17)

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4. Lakers vs. Mavericks: Narrative & Allegiances

• Juju roots for Dallas to win the championship despite their obvious flaws, out of contrarian spirit and sympathy for team exec Nico Harrison.
• Trista mocks the Mavs' poor roster and questions Juju’s motives.

"The brother made a mistake. So we hate him forever now? [...] If [Dallas] could win the championship this year, Kyrie can get him a ring. Another one. And it'll be fun." — Juju (13:03)

"They have a horrible squad. They're literally the worst offense in the league. They stink." — Trista (13:24)

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5. Personalities & NBA Fandom

• Favorite Teams:
  • Juju, “Always root for Dallas, Minnesota, Boston.”
  • Trista, “I'm always rooting Nuggets unless they're against my Blazers. Jamal Murray and Jokic are art together.”
• Playful argument over which NBA stars have the worst hair, with special ribbing of Jalen Brown and Kevin Durant.

"Jalen Brown used to be so serious all the time [...] And now this year, bro, he ain't taking himself as serious." — Juju (23:12)

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6. What’s Going On with the Bucks?

• Is Milwaukee good, bad, or just boring?
• Juju confesses to never rooting for the Bucks, regardless of their virtues.
• Trista questions how “impressive” their championship was with opponents hobbled.
• Shared consensus: the Bucks are talented, but Giannis is "the most dominant, least fun superstar to watch."

"The Milwaukee Bucks are good at aggravating me [...] They can end racism while saving Earth from a meteor [...] I still would not root for Giannis Antetokounmpo the next day." — Juju (19:30)

"Giannis is the best, most dominant player. That's, like, not really that exciting to watch, you know?" — Trista (21:04)

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7. NBA Cup, Wild Courts, and the "Gather" Debate

• Brief NBA Cup update: praise for odd, vibrant courts as being “for the kids.”
• Juju and Trista analyze a controversial travel/no-travel play, sparring on the NBA’s “gather” rule in a delightfully exasperated segment.

"I'm telling you the letter of the law. Before you formally gather, you can take a bunch of steps while you're gathering, bruh." — Trista (28:52)

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8. Viral Sports Videos & Studio Banter

• The crew dissects a viral (but very old) volleyball video, debates if it’s real or AI-generated, and revels in the absurdity.
• Celebration for Dylan’s 30th birthday; Ms. Rebecca and others chime in on Juju’s germaphobia and quirks.

"The level of. Of. Of fear in juju's heart right now that his lip has touched another man's microphone... You're probably gonna get Covid." — Trista (17:36)

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NOTABLE QUOTES & MOMENTS

• On Bucks' Boredom:
  "Giannis is the best, most dominant player. That's, like, not really that exciting to watch, you know?"
  — Trista (21:04)

• On Bulls’ Soft Schedule:
  "They have not beaten anyone that I'm particularly impressed by."
  — Trista (07:08)

• On Anthony Davis' Durability:
  "It's going to be a constant nagging thing if it wasn't a tear and this is not a season-ending injury."
  — Trista (10:17)

• On Juju’s Contrarian Mavericks Support:
  "The brother made a mistake. So we hate him forever now? [...] If [Dallas] could win the championship this year, Kyrie can get him a ring."
  — Juju (13:03)

• On NBA “Travel” Debates:
  "Before you formally gather, you can take a bunch of steps while you're gathering, bruh."
  — Trista (28:52)

• On Germaphobia:
  "I think it was since COVID. Covet did a number on my mental health."
  — Juju (19:03)

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TIMESTAMP GUIDE

• Austin Reaves Discussion & Buzzer Beater: 03:02–05:57
• Bulls Start & Schedule Skepticism: 07:02–08:37
• Anthony Davis Injury & Achilles Concerns: 08:37–11:37
• Dallas Mavericks Talk & Juju/Trista Banter: 11:37–14:23
• Nuggets, Jokic & Murray Praise: 14:32–15:56
• Germaphobia Stories & Dylan’s Birthday: 16:18–19:24
• Bucks, Giannis, & "Least Fun Superstar" Talk: 19:27–22:19
• Jalen Brown Hairline/Personality Bit: 22:33–25:56
• NBA Cup Courts & “For the Kids” Riff: 26:51–27:50
• Gather/Travel Rule Segment: 27:50–29:41
• Viral Video, AI Talk, Studio Banter: 30:29–33:14

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CONCLUSION

This episode delivers on both fun and basketball analysis, blending hot takes on players (Austin Reaves, Anthony Davis), teams (Bulls, Bucks, Mavericks), and the quirks of NBA fandom. Playful roasting of everything from hairlines to rules interpretations (and each other) makes the episode feel like sitting in on a hilarious, informed group chat about the NBA.

If you want basketball talk laced with pop-culture riffs, ongoing inside jokes, and the occasional heartfelt shoutout, this episode is a must-listen.

Transcript

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[Juju]

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[Juju]

We doing this Howard Stern style today, baby. We in the studio, you know, I mean, my sister at the house, she did. We switched roles. How you feeling today, Trista?

[Trista]

Chilling like a villain on penicillin. Juju.

[Juju]

I like that penicillin look. I like Those glasses also. Tell the people about these glasses right now because they are the talk of the town.

[Trista]

Shout out to meta. They gifted me these glasses for the UFC event, and they're the ones that take little photo. I'm just gonna take a photo right now. It's all pov. I guess that's the new wave of the future. I couldn't find my headphones, so I was like, let me put these on. My lashes still need to get reapplied. So let's see how the glass, like, maybe the glasses will move our views up.

[Juju]

Smart Trista, right? POV is the way to go also the way to go these days, apparently. Austin Reeves. If you guys. Two superstars down with injury call on Austin Reeves, he'll get you 40 points. He'll get you a 30 ball. He'll get you also. What a buzzer beater last night.

[Trista]

30 ball last night. He didn't give me a 30 ball last night.

[Juju]

Oh, he gave you a 28.

[Trista]

And I had him. And I had him for 30. So selling.

[Juju]

Damn. Yeah. How you. How do you feel about my boy? Let's check out this game winner right now. Six seconds left. Okay, we inbound the ball to Austin leaves.

[Trista]

He has Jada, Larry Bird. The swipe through comes around. Oh, midi lean back, splash. Game over. Sir runs over to his friends. Jared Vanderbilt, the man who takes clothes, wears them, then brings them back, gives them the hug.

[Juju]

Hey, I ain't got no problem with that though. Sometimes you get the fit off. And then everybody was taking pictures of, how are you ever going to wear this fit again? Like, I didn't even expect these pictures to be taken tonight.

[Trista]

Honestly, Jew, I wish. I wish that was like a thing, you know, where it's like, get this fit off and send it back. This is just a one time thing Anyway. I really just wanting to rent these clothes. I do the rent the Runway, okay? But. But the clothes aren't really in. In alignment with street. Street style. So I'm trying to find street wear, rent the Runway, and I just cannot find it. So buy in return it is.

[Juju]

Yeah. Well, Austin Reeve is definitely renting the rent way. You feel me on 100%. Do you think that he can sustain this?

[Trista]

Cuz when Luca comes back. Because when Luca comes back, he's going to say, hey, it's time for the closet to go for me.

[Juju]

Right? It's time to rip the Runway. When. When Luca get back, do you think he can sustain this until he get back? Or do you think this is like a flash in the pan. Do you think Jake Laravia. Who Minnesota and Ant man realize who he was last night? Do you think he can keep this up?

[Trista]

I think Austin can keep it up. I don't know if Jake Laravia can keep it up. You say Jake Laravian. Such as disrespectful manner. Like who the hell you know you did.

[Juju]

Like the old countries.

[Trista]

Moravia, Arabia. The Lawrence of Laravia is what we're gonna call him. No, I. I think Austin has the goods to score. Okay? I think he really does. I think you see his moves, you see his footwork, you see his ability to shoot. The Rock contested that. We saw that last year. We've seen that the year before. He just had other players that needed the ball more. And now it's just an open Runway for him to rent.

[Juju]

Also, by the way, this is not Cisco on my shirt, ladies and gentlemen. Today. Just got to point it out. This is my dog, Courtney Williams. I was walking in the studio today. Somebody asked me was this Cisco on my shirt? And now I can only see Cisco got neither here nor there. Sorry for cussing, Ms. Rebecca. Moving on. We got some more action in the the NBA last night. We're gonna go through a couple scores cuz some of these don't deserve to be talked too much in depth about. Celtics over the Cavaliers. Donovan Mitchell's hurt. Pistons over Magic. Peu. Even though K. Cunningham had a pretty phenomenal block on on my boy last night. What's his name? Jaylen Suggs. He blocked the hell out of him.

[Trista]

Yes.

[Juju]

After he got poked in his eye. Hawks over Nets. Boring snooze fest. Bulls over Kings. Are you surprised with the Bulls four zero Bulls will this last? Are they gonna make the playoffs or. They're gonna be playing Bulls just like always.

[Trista]

Bulls have had a very soft schedule to start.

[Juju]

Yeah.

[Trista]

They have not beaten anyone that I'm particularly impressed by. I guess you could say that. The Pistons. The win over the Pistons at the uc. But it's the opening game and you look at what our guy K did gave you 23. I'm gonna need more than that. I'm gonna need more from Officer Thompson. I also feel like the Pistons without Malik Beasley might be just not as good. Like I just don't think they're nearly as dangerous of a team. And I said that prior to start the season. I said I'm concerned about what these Pistons can be. Losing him really stinks. They wanted to keep them. You beat the Magic, but the Magic offense hasn't gotten any better. The Hawks are still figuring it out and the Kings are not good. So they haven't faced anybody. If they were to beat the Knicks tomorrow or today when this comes out, yeah, I will be impressed. I will be very impressed if they beat the Bucks on Friday, which. Yeah, if they beat the Bucks and the Cavs, like, okay. If they beat the spurs, okay. But this is just a team that's. You know, we saw this a few years ago when they started. What, like they were the number one in the east before Alonzo Ball got hurt. That's basically all the things that Bulls fans like to tell us about. Well, when we had Gamar and Lonzo and when we had Zach Levine and Vucci, we were number one. We could have been. So I. I think that's kind of what we're seeing right now. I. I think it's TBD on the. On the buls.

[Juju]

The biggest news coming out of the league last night to me, outside of AR15 going crazy. Anthony Davis, another one. Another injury beginning the season. And that. This one don't look good. Non contact for real. Lower leg, they say. And that big structural body like, bro. I don't know, bro. It will, do you think? Over, under. Let's go. 40 games. Will Anthony Davis play this year? Look at my boy. He didn't know what was going on. Over, under. 40 games for Anthony Davis.

[Trista]

I gotta watch this clip before I give you it. I gotta see it again. Okay, show me it again. Go back. All right, here we go.

[Juju]

Yeah.

[Trista]

So we didn't even see. We didn't. We didn't really even see anything here.

[Juju]

That's all good. It's just Mr. Becca Donahue. It's just like we got a guess.

[Trista]

There was no moment that we got that started. It just. We just get the end of the story.

[Ms. Rebecca]

Listen, I didn't shoot it. For God's sakes. Am I. You shot the game and shoot it.

[Trista]

I didn't shoot it.

[Juju]

Yes, you shot this. This is your personal. But, yeah, bro, I don't know.

[Trista]

Personal phone from the nosebleeds. Well, here's the thing. Yeah, I would say under 42, if this is as serious as it looks, but we kind of knew there was stuff going on juju to start off the season because we. Because we've been knowing that he's had Achilles tendinopathy for a while now.

[Juju]

I didn't know that. This is breaking news to me. I thought real Hoopers was supposed to know and I did.

[Trista]

Yeah, he's been dealing with bilateral Achilles tendinopathy.

[Juju]

Oh, wow.

[Trista]

And so that's something that is a like a regressing. It's not really like an injury. It's kind of like something that you have to deal with throughout. And so that's something that I think will impact his durability for the rest of his career. In four of the last five seasons, ADs played 56 or less games.

[Juju]

How old is. How old is AD?

[Trista]

31, 80.

[Dylan]

Damn.

[Trista]

I don't know. Let me see.

[Juju]

Yeah, that's on me.

[Trista]

32.

[Juju]

32, right?

[Trista]

32, 32.

[Juju]

Entertainment.

[Trista]

He's got already gotta wear glasses for the rest of his career. He had a patch retina. He'll have to wear glasses forever. He's had multiple lower leg injuries. Yeah, it's just a frightening thing. And. And so for me, you now have a non contact sort of issue with the Achilles. I don't know if it's a tear, but what I know is, is this is a going to be a constant nagging thing if it wasn't a tear and this is not a season ending injury.

[Juju]

What do you think, bruh? I think this is the beginning of the end. I ain't gonna lie to you, because I'm always rooting for him. I want the Dallas Mavericks to win the championship this year. If I was just like for my personal wants outside of the Minnesota Timberwolves and of course the Boston Celtics. But I want the Dallas Mavericks to win the championship. If I could just choose who I want to win. They won't. Look at those. Look at those baby greens over there. Get out of here. Because I'm like, yes, I would like that.

[Trista]

What is juju saying? I want them. Why do you want the Mavericks to win it?

[Juju]

Because I don't like how the whole world just turned on Nico. Even though, look, the. The trade with for Luca, it was questionable. It was very. It was a bad mood. But I don't like. It's like when the world ziggs Isaag man, you. You feel me? So I'm not jump on for a.

[Trista]

Reason or you just. You just zagging just to zag?

[Juju]

I'm not sure yet. I'm trying to figure it out kind of. It's a philosophy because.

[Trista]

Because we can't reward or root for bad decision makers.

[Juju]

No, I'm not. See what I'm saying? See, that's where I have a problem. The brother made a mistake. So we hate him forever now. Is that what we going to do?

[Trista]

He said he didn't make a mistake. He didn't.

[Juju]

That's what he's supposed to say? I'm saying I show my brother Nico compassion. I don't want you. I don't want him fired. I want to see what he does next. And it'll be perfect. If they could win the championship this year, Kyrie can get him a ring. Another one. And it'll be fun. They got a good squad over there. Dlo, though, they gonna have to get.

[Trista]

Rid of Horrible squad. Damn, they have a horrible squad. They're literally the worst offense in the league. They stink. They're 15th, I think, in defense. This team stinks, Juju. They stink to high heaven. And I don't know why you want AD to win another ring. He already got his ring. Kyrie already got his ring. This team needs to go away. They need to get off my TV screen. And to me, I'm wondering if. If JuJu Gotti is getting free Nikes from Nico Harrison right now.

[Juju]

That's what I'm wondering. See, that's what I'm saying.

[Trista]

I'm wondering if your integrity. Have you been leveraged? Have you been compromised?

[Juju]

This how she act when she got them damn POV glasses on? Now she asking about my dealings with Nico Harrison. I do not know, officer.

[Trista]

Those jerseys are. You know, all those jerseys from Nico Harrison.

[Juju]

I do not know Nico Harrison, officer. You right, though. You right. You're right. I ain't gonna lie to you. It's just a. You know, I like Kyrie. You know, not. Neither here nor there.

[Trista]

I like Kyrie as well. I like Kyrie as well.

[Juju]

But who do you want, besides the Portland Trailblazers? Who do you want to win the championship this year?

[Trista]

I root for the Nuggets at all times.

[Juju]

At all times.

[Trista]

I get R. Well, unless they're going. Unless they're going against my Blazers. I root for Jokic, okay? I root for. I root for this team to figure it out again. I fell in love. I fell in love with Jamal Murray.

[Host]

Po.

[Trista]

Postseason. Jamal Murray in the bubble. I just think there's almost no other player I enjoy watching more than when it's fourth quarter playoffs and Jamal Murray's in his bag. Those two players together are just like Magic. They're not like Magic Johnson, but they're like. They're like Basquiat out there. They're like, man, these folks don't know.

[Juju]

Who no damn Basquiat is. Who's Basquiat? My. My lip. Touch the microphone, I'mma die. My bad.

[Trista]

He's a street wear artist. You need to get your street. I mean, your street artist. You need to get your street art game up. Anyway, Jean Michelle Basil.

[Juju]

That's what I'm go do. I'm going go get my street art game up.

[Trista]

You're in Miami. That's where Art basel is. It's just a month away. So you need to get it together. Juju. Anyway, it's. It's a thing of art, right? Those two together is a. Is a work of art. I already like okc. So if they win it, I'm not. I'm not pressed. If they win it, I'm not claim.

[Juju]

Okay, see, that's like me saying I'm not claiming them.

[Trista]

I said I'm not pressed if they win.

[Juju]

I already like the blue Jays, but I'm not pressed. If they win the world series a game away. This. Moving on. I've been rattling since my season. Look, I'm. I've been rattled since my lip tested his microphone. I don't even know the topics no more. I just want to go sanitize and mouthwash, but we can't do that.

[Trista]

Guys, guys, guys, guys, guys. The thing that you have to know really quickly before we change topics.

[Juju]

Yeah.

[Trista]

Is that juju. When you go to eat with juju. This is something that I forgot all about until right this second she fed. Can I not tell this story?

[Juju]

No, you could tell it.

[Trista]

Am I Cash Patel right now?

[Juju]

You are Cash Patel, but you can tell it. Gaspetel. Oh, juju.

[Trista]

Juju. When he goes to the restaurant, he doesn't want to eat the off the utensils that everybody else eats and that they clean in the dishwasher. He wants the ones that come from the packet. The plastic. He would rather have the plastic ones. And the plastic ones are coming in one of those little open containers. He doesn't want those either. The level phobish. Yeah, he's. He. He's. He's eating with his fingers. If it's not plastic wrapped with a.

[Host]

With a.

[Trista]

With a. With like a glove on. With like a plastic glove.

[Juju]

Exactly.

[Trista]

So the level of. Of. Of fear in juju's heart right now that his lip has touched another man's microphone where spit has been coming right at that. And he is now.

[Juju]

Boop.

[Trista]

You're probably gonna get Covid.

[Juju]

Okay, moving on. This is why I'm. This is a perfect segue. I would like to give a very, very, very special birthday shout out to my brother. Your brother. Our brother, Dylan, Dirty 30. Well, look, I want to say this shout out, Dylan, like, Without you and Ms. Rebecca, this show would be kuts. So I Want to thank you in front of the world. I want to thank you in front of our family, our extended family, which is the listeners. Thank you so much for your contributions. Dylan, we appreciate you so much, brother. Happy birthday, man.

[Dylan]

Thank you. Thank you. I'm happy to be an editor for this really fun show. And you guys always keep.

[Trista]

We would be an absolute mess without y'.

[Dylan]

All.

[Juju]

I don't give a damn. Like, feeling like, I want to say, though, you're.

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[Ms. Rebecca]

Their level of germaphobia is Trumpian. That's scary.

[Trista]

Isn't it weird?

[Ms. Rebecca]

Trumpy Trumpian. Juju. I'm shocked by that.

[Trista]

I know you look at juju and you would never, never think, I hate to say this, we're gonna come across the wrong way, but you just don't look like a germaphobe. You know what I mean?

[Juju]

So what do I look like? I like germs? Is that what you gotta say? Yeah, I am, bruh. It's ridiculous. Everybody always tell me, like, since you.

[Trista]

Were a little boy, were you like this?

[Juju]

Not since I was a boy. I think it was since COVID Covet did a number on my. My mental health. Now, everybody, my family, my relationship, everybody understand, they got to give me a little. A little grace. So salute everybody that gives me my grace. And salute to Dylan with the dildos. Except on his birthday. We're not going to say that to him today.

[Trista]

Moving on, let's pivot. I got a question for you.

[Juju]

Okay.

[Trista]

Are the Milwaukee Bucks good or bad?

[Juju]

The Milwaukee Bucks are good at aggravating me because I want them to. I don't like the books. The books are one of the teams. I will never like. It don't matter what happens. The books can end racism while saving Earth from a meteor in the same day, and I still would not root for Giannis Antetokounmpo the next day. I don't give a damn. They are so boring. They are so. I'm not gonna say lame, but I just do not like the books. Salute to the franchise. Great championship y' all won a couple years ago. I am not a fan. Exactly.

[Trista]

You beat the championship.

[Juju]

Not at all.

[Trista]

Was it really impressive that Kevin Durant Shu was on the line and they beat him by 55? And then Kyrie went down and then James Harden went down. Then they ended up beating the Nets, who were clearly the better team? Was it really that impressive? I don't think so.

[Juju]

You said it. Actually, Besmircher.

[Trista]

Actually, the Besmircher has decided to Besmirch I think you're right about Milwaukee in the sense that, like, maybe they're good.

[Host]

Yeah.

[Trista]

Maybe they're a team that could mess around and be an Eastern Conference finals team. As we see him right now with a bunch of gags just.

[Juju]

Just guys, jag offs.

[Trista]

But, boy, but, boy, oh, boy, are they hard to watch. I don't like. Giannis is the best, most dominant player. That's, like, not really that exciting to.

[Juju]

Yeah.

[Trista]

Watch, you know?

[Juju]

Exactly.

[Trista]

It's just pure. Pure aggression. There's nothing smooth or graceful about his game.

[Juju]

Yeah. Just power.

[Trista]

Overpowering others. He can dribble a little bit. A little bit.

[Juju]

Dribble a little bit. I don't know, bro.

[Trista]

Between his legs.

[Juju]

There we go. He can do that. He can do that move.

[Trista]

He can go. He can literally bounce one time and then back and then to the rim. He's not. You know, he's not James Harden or Kyrie Irving, but you're right, the Bucks are sort of infuriating because we thought they were dead in the water. And maybe they will be, but A.J. green's hitting threes. Bobby Portis is hitting threes. Taure and Prince is hitting threes. My guy, Ryan Rollins came out of nowhere and is somehow the new point guard of the future there. Kyle Kuzma's playing his role, and then you just give. We roll with Giannis. He's our guy. We. We do everything he wants us to do. He's the clutch closer. We can go on runs with him. Just pure dominating the game and the paint. You can't stop him, even if you know what he's going to do, because he's just way bigger and stronger than you.

[Juju]

Yeah.

[Trista]

And guess what? That level of basketball is so infuriating.

[Juju]

Yeah.

[Trista]

You hate the Bucks because of what they've done to your Celtics. Is that what it is?

[Juju]

Moving on?

[Trista]

Is that what I'm saying?

[Juju]

I want to remind people this is not. It's also not Kyle Kuzma on my shirt. This is Courtney Williams stuff. But this topic right here, speaking of my Celtics so painfully, Jalen Brown has leaned into the struggle this year. I like this new Jalen Brown. Jalen Brown used to be so serious all the time, and he wanted to drop knowledge on you. Excuse me. Pardon me. Kolish, There's a silent K like, he just that brother, right? And now this year, bro, he ain't taking himself as serious. He done got his ring. He's a more fun guy, man. The world been poking fun at him and his hairline, his smudged on OG and Anobi's jersey. And he leaned into it, man.

[Trista]

Us including, right.

[Dylan]

He.

[Juju]

He linked into it.

[Ad Voice]

He.

[Juju]

He hit up LeBron on the. On the stream and asked him. What he asked is, you got. You got more details on this story.

[Trista]

He said, what do I do? What. How do I fix this? LeBron, come help me. You did something. We saw your hairline looking a hot mess. We've seen Multiple iterations of LeBron's hairline looking like it was ready to go, and he still hasn't come on home. And LeBron was like, Leave a message. I'll call you back. And so on the stream. Live on the stream. Let's pull it up. Ms. Rebecca, what did Jaylen Brown do after we said, go to Turkey. Figure it out. And juju said for us all, I'm coming home. I'm coming home. Tell the world Jaylen Brown is coming home.

[Juju]

Take it away, Trista.

[Trista]

So you look at Jaylen Brown and Kevin Durant, they go back and forth. And Kevin Durant said, that's better. So you won't leave stains on your opponent's jersey while playing. And listen, I know I'm putting myself in a very vulnerable spot by even commenting that Kevin Durant is not the one to be making these comments. Kevin Durant's got the worst head of hair in the NBA by far, and I think he's doing it on purpose to troll us. So, anyway, Jaylen Brown goes back at him and says, man, I'm embarrassed for you. Your hair looks like a football field. It looks like FedEx Field. Speaking. Kevin Durant from the DMV area is looking like FedEx Field. Looking like MetLife Arena.

[Juju]

Yeah, that. That's. That's. That's the. Horrible, horrible. I think KD might have the worst hair besides Devin Carter. He might have just the worst natural hair in the history of the league. Damn near. My boy got peas still. I ain't know they still had peas, bro. My boy had peas it in the mud, bro. Like, do you brush this? Do you? How do you. The only way to go is to go super duper low, which is what Jalen Brown did last night, because contrary to this picture, my boy didn't go by. My boy had a game last night, and he was still dropping buckets with the Caesar. Now, the Caesar is way lower now, which is credited to his barber, but my boy got the low, super duper low Caesar, and still hasn't come home yet. Salute to Jalen Brown. It's losing my phone, so salute.

[Trista]

Salute to Jalen Brown that it looks bald in this photo though. Just probably because of how it has.

[Juju]

Really in the beginning it looks. He looks bald in this picture because it's a fake ass picture. Trista, you got duped. They done got my sister with these big old glasses. Knows he didn't go ball. He still got all of his hair on top of his damn head. Salute to the Celtics. Getting a bit dark last night.

[Trista]

Big dub over the Cavs. That's a big dub.

[Juju]

That for real. For real. They was 0 and 3 and now they are 2 and 3. Salute to the. The. The whoever I root for.

[Trista]

Well, I'll tell you this. I tell you this. Denver plays the Portland Trailblazers tonight in the NBA cup juju Friday night. Important the NBA Cup. Back to NBA cup is back tonight.

[Juju]

You just broke news to me. I like them courts. I like them courts, bro. Look, the world don't like the courts. I like them because I think they for the kids. These grown ass men be complaining. Oh, I can't see the game. I used to be me. Some of these courses are atrocious, but at the same time, I like them. The kids love them. It's like Anthony Edwards shoes. They don't make the best sense in the world. But look at the colors. They're so colorful, you know, they're amazing. Come on, they're. They're awesome. They're not, you know, for the kids. Salute to the kids. Also speaking of the kids, we got a segment we got. We like to call Boy Stop here. And so Ms. Rebecca, let's get these boy stops rolling. There we go. All right, ladies and gentlemen, this was not called a travel. Let's count the steps.

[Trista]

All right, well, let's wait for the gather.

[Juju]

First one.

[Trista]

Now there's a gather. One, two, two, three.

[Juju]

Oh, no, that's the.

[Trista]

That's the pro. No, see, he was gathering.

[Juju]

We gotta get it back. His gathering. I got confused by you not counting. Let's go back again. Let's start over on my count.

[Trista]

No, let's wait for the gather. You gotta wait for the full hand has to touch the ball. The second hand has touched the ball.

[Juju]

They don't have to touch the bar.

[Trista]

Yes, the second hand already a carry right here. One carry. Three.

[Juju]

Four. Come on, bro. Four steps.

[Trista]

Listen, it's depending on when you call it the gather. It's either a cat, it's either a carry or it's not a travel.

[Juju]

Are you insane right now? This is a travel.

[Trista]

He's still gathering. There it is. One, bro. Hell, no. And then up. That's it.

[Juju]

Are you trolling me right now?

[Trista]

Orthodox. Gather.

[Juju]

Are you trolling me right now?

[Trista]

I'm. I'm telling you the letter of the law before you formally gather. You can take a bunch of steps while you're gathering, bruh.

[Juju]

Hell, look, I'm trying not to cuss. This is the biggest travel since that one time. Who was traveling? I think LeBron was just walking with the ball. It's some crazy stuff going on, I'm telling you.

[Trista]

I'm just telling technically by the letter of the. By the letter of the loft. They're not calling that a full gather, which is where your second hand has to touch.

[Juju]

Keep saying gather. Say gather one more month. Say gather again. Say gather again. See what pop up in Portland. This is a child.

[Trista]

Really are my brother. You are really my brother.

[Juju]

Oh, my God. Well, Yanis Antetokounmpo or Giannis.

[Trista]

Boy, stop. Boy, stop. He's got no bag, though. Really? Truly, truly. He has no bag, right?

[Juju]

He got the same bag that Alyssa Thomas got. It's just a hammer in that.

[Trista]

And she doesn't have. And she doesn't have any shoulders. Giannis's shoulders is just fine. He's got the Alyssa Thomas bag. He went to the store and said, give me the Alyssa Thomas broken shoulders handbag, please. And they said, you sure? And he said, yep.

[Juju]

He was like, of course. Indubitably.

[Trista]

They said, you sure that's the handbag you want? That's the one, right?

[Juju]

Ms. Rebecca, what else you got for us?

[Ms. Rebecca]

All right, here's what I think is the best use of AI in sports. This stupid video. Here we go.

[Trista]

What is it?

[Juju]

Oh, Lord. Ladies and gentlemen. What is this? Danny, hold on.

[Ad Voice]

Hold up.

[Trista]

Oh, my God. There is no way these dudes can jump that high.

[Ms. Rebecca]

I mean, is the guy behind.

[Trista]

Come back off.

[Ms. Rebecca]

The man is being murdered.

[Trista]

They said, let's just hit him. What is the point of this video? Why are they doing this?

[Ms. Rebecca]

No, I think he's bro.

[Juju]

Man as hell. Whatever they doing, whatever they up to.

[Trista]

Volleyball. What part of this is real? Like any.

[Ms. Rebecca]

I don't think any is it.

[Juju]

I mean, I'm having heaven.

[Dylan]

I gotta say, this video. This video is like at least three years old.

[Ms. Rebecca]

Is it?

[Dylan]

I just wanted this video. I saw this video a long time ago.

[Ms. Rebecca]

When they carry him. My God.

[Trista]

When they carry him. Ms. Rebecca giving us a three year old video for.

[Ms. Rebecca]

You know what Dylan on your birthday gave half the day off. I gave you half the day off. And then what you did is you threw me under the viral video bus by saying my video was three years old. So I am now this man. This is. This is Dylan smacking the ball to my face. That's me right there at the end of the show.

[Trista]

Oh, my God.

[Ms. Rebecca]

Dead. Dead on Dylan's 30th birthday.

[Dylan]

At least it's a real video. You're not sharing an AI Video. That's all I wanted.

[Trista]

Is it real?

[Ms. Rebecca]

This is not real. Come on. That's a. It's got to be said.

[Trista]

It is. He said it's a three year old video. AI didn't exist three years ago.

[Dylan]

Maybe. Maybe it was AI. Who knows anymore?

[Juju]

I promise you, listener, this is your first time listening. This is not how the show usually goes.

[Trista]

We're better.

[Juju]

I promise to you. I think that if you just give us a mulligan, come back Tuesday. We will.

[Trista]

Every part of this has been wrong.

[Juju]

Ms. Rebecca, thanks for the videos. I don't care when they came out. You special to me.

[Trista]

That's like a. That was like a make a. That was like a make a wish. She's like our make a Wish producer.

[Ms. Rebecca]

That's so wrong. That is so wrong.

[Juju]

She's very talented.

[Trista]

Tim Tebow would always go to the make a wish and he doesn't eat carbohydrates. And they would have him eat like cake and stuff. The little kids, the make a wish and. And he would literally. It's like, Rebecca, where you just. Just like humor him. And they would give him. They'd try to like, feed him a little piece of cake and he'd put it in his mouth. He's like, mmm, yum.

[Ad Voice]

So good.

[Trista]

Spit it out. That's us with this viral video right now. Great job, Ms. Rebecca. So fresh, this.

[Ms. Rebecca]

You better enjoy the hell out of this birthday, I swear to God.

[Juju]

Thank you for tuning in.

[Trista]

Thank you all for tuning in. We'll see you on Tuesday.

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