Alley Oop 156: Jason Kidd SNAPS at Reporters Over Flagg at PG, Jokic Returns, SGA MVP Talk & Wild Viral Chaos

Summary

Alley Oop 156 — Podcast Summary

Podcast: The Dan Le Batard Show with Stugotz – "Alley Oop 156: Jason Kidd SNAPS at Reporters Over Flagg at PG, Jokic Returns, SGA MVP Talk & Wild Viral Chaos"
Hosts: Juju Gotti & Trista Crick
Date: February 3, 2026

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Episode Overview

Broadcast from the Elser Hotel in Downtown Miami, Juju and Trista dive into a whirlwind of NBA headlines—from Nikola Jokic's return to the MVP race headlined by SGA, Jason Kidd's animated defense of his rookie point guard, viral moments both on and off the court, and the pop-culture chaos that lit up the internet. Their trademark humor, unfiltered takes, and lively banter shine throughout.

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Key Discussion Points & Insights

1. Nikola Jokic Returns; Denver Nuggets’ Season Outlook

00:46–02:54

• Juju and Trista discuss Jokic’s early return from injury before the All-Star break, and the impact his absence and return have had on the Nuggets, particularly spotlighting young player Peyton Watson’s rise.
• Trista: “Everybody thought he would be back after the All Star break… he really felt like he wanted to get back for his team.” (01:18)
• They note Jamal Murray’s increased responsibility leading to his first All-Star nod.
• Shay Gilgeous-Alexander’s (SGA) monster game against the Nuggets comes up, and his rugged new look is humorously dissected:
  • Trista: “He’s not shaving his sideburns anymore… That’s a level of griminess that I don’t think people really understand.” (02:06)

2. The 2026 NBA MVP Race: SGA in the Driver’s Seat

02:17–03:24

• SGA is the consensus front-runner, especially with Jokic’s missed games.
• Juju: “This year’s MVP is SGA’s to lose at this point… especially with Jokic going out for that little injury spell.” (02:36)
• Only a season-ending injury could derail SGA, Trista says, adding: “If it really was most valuable to his team, Jaylen Brown should be in the conversation.” (02:54)

3. Jason Kidd SNAPS at the Media Over Cooper Flagg’s Point Guard Role

03:37–05:54

• Trista recalls Kidd being fired in Milwaukee for giving Giannis the point guard mantle.
• Fast forward: Kidd is now placing rookie Cooper Flagg at point guard, with rough patches evolving into Flagg 40-point games.
• When asked by reporters about criticism of this move, Kidd flat out dismisses them:
  • Kidd (audio): “I’ve done this. I played this game. I played it at a very high level and I know what I’m doing. I don’t give a what you guys write. Cuz you guys have never played. So to take criticism… it only makes me better.” (04:34)
• The co-hosts break down his trigger-happy, defensive attitude:
  • Trista: “He was literally about to say something nice, but just detonated the whole thing.” (05:23)
  • Juju: “My boy had it loaded… said the magic words: criticism, fans, people.” (05:23)

4. Paul George Suspended: Mental Health or PEDs?

06:05–08:52

• Paul George is hit with a 25-game suspension for “substance abuse,” though the league is vague on details.
• Trista speculates: if it's for mental health prescriptions (e.g., benzodiazepines), George deserves support, not league punishment:
  • “If it comes out Paul George was taking drugs for his mental health… I think I’m on team Paul George.” (07:00)
  • “We’re literally calling him Podcast P… the man’s trying to take care of his own brain.” (07:46)
• Juju: “We gonna be patient with my boy. We gonna wait to the extra results.” (08:10)
• If it proves to be a banned PED and not for mental health?
  • Trista: “Oh, then we’re gonna crush him.” (08:50)

5. Viral Rodeo Seesaw Chaos Segment—"BOY, STOP"

09:01–12:59

• The crew watches and reacts (horrified, amused) to a viral video of women on seesaws at a rodeo, only to get blindsided by a bull.
• D: “A bull has been released and these poor women got a seesaw up above.” (10:03)
• Trista worries: “Did they know… it wasn’t just your everyday run-of-the-mill seesaw?” (11:38)
• Juju, riffing: “All four of y’all was beautiful women, talented women… Still gonna give y’all a boy stop for each rung of the damn seesaw.” (12:18)
• Segment highlights the fascination and absurdity of viral sports moments.

6. The Boxer, The Wig, and The System

12:59–16:22

• Juju and Trista revisit a viral boxing clip: a fighter’s hairpiece (“system”) is uppercut off mid-bout.
• Detailed dissection of the wig’s poor adhesion and the boxer’s post-fight story about a hair accident involving ammonia.
  • Trista: “It’s a hair system. It obviously wasn’t operating like a system. It was operating like a toupee because the system doesn’t come off when you get punched.” (13:41)
  • Juju: “If I’m the other boxer… I’m uppercutting this boy right now. You just tried me.” (13:54)
  • D: “It looks like the underside of a rug, like a rug mat.” (14:31)
• Group mocks the attempt to blame the mishap on an ammonia mix-up and call out the barber responsible for using “a glue stick instead of the real one.”
  • Juju: “Boy, stop.” (16:12)

7. Reggie Miller’s Wild Caitlin Clark Comparison

17:16–19:59

• Caitlin Clark’s presence on Sunday Night Basketball is celebrated, with Lenny Kravitz’s song choice (a shot at ESPN’s talk-heavy style) noted.
• Reggie Miller is roasted for comparing Clark to Peyton Pritchard:
  • B: “Don’t act like for many years (Pritchard) wasn’t in a full-on arm wrestling battle with Boston to get minutes… Do not compare him to Caitlin Clark, bruh.” (19:35)
• Juju: “That was so goofy. Original Miller. Is the brother high?” (19:48)

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Notable Quotes & Memorable Moments

• Trista on SGA’s MVP Season (02:06):
  “He’s not shaving his sideburns anymore. He’s allowing his facial hair to be whatever. That’s a level of griminess… that I don’t think people really understand.”

• Jason Kidd’s Media Blow-Up (04:34):
  “I’ve done this. I played this game. I played it at a very high level and I know I’m doing. I don’t give a what you guys write…So to take criticism. It only makes me better.”

• Trista on Mental Health and Paul George (07:46):
  “We’re literally calling him podcast P… the man’s trying to take care of his own brain. The NBA is out here saying, ‘Oh, if that’s what it is, I. I needs to come out.’"

• Juju on the Rodeo Seesaw Accident (12:18):
  “All four of y’all was beautiful women, talented women… Still gonna give y’all a boy stop for each rung of the damn seesaw.”

• On Viral Boxing Wig Incident (13:41):
  Trista: “It obviously wasn’t operating like a system. It was operating like a toupee because the system doesn’t come off when you get punched.” Juju: “If I’m the other guy… I hit somebody so hard, his toupee came down.” (15:28)

• On Reggie Miller comparing Caitlin Clark to Peyton Pritchard (19:35):
  Trista: “Do not compare him to Caitlin Clark, bruh.”

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Timestamps: Essential Segments

| Segment | Timestamp | |-----------------------------------------------|--------------| | Jokic’s Return & Nuggets’ Depth | 00:46–02:54 | | SGA MVP Conversation | 02:17–03:24 | | Jason Kidd vs. Media | 03:37–05:54 | | Paul George Suspension Speculation | 06:05–08:52 | | Viral Rodeo Seesaw Disaster | 09:01–12:59 | | Boxer’s Hair System Falls Off | 12:59–16:22 | | Reggie Miller’s Caitlin Clark Comparison | 17:16–19:59 |

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Final Vibe & Where to Next

Juju and Trista’s chemistry propels the podcast, blending incisive NBA commentary with viral hilarity and biting pop-culture references. They close by teasing future content from San Francisco and shoutouts to their crew. Their conversational, irreverent tone makes even the wildest subjects feel accessible and absolutely entertaining for any sports or culture fan.

To hear these stories with the full energy and humor, catch the full episode!

Transcript

[A]

Sis, did you see my boy hop in the ring with a system? I don't know. They used to call it a toupee, now they call it a system.

[B]

A system. That's a nice way of putting it. That's. That's like when people used to call it the herp and now people say, you know, that they like call it like a cold sore, you know? Yeah, yeah, a system.

[A]

Welcome back to the alley. Ooh. I am Juju Gotti, joined by my sister as always, my co host, the lovely her as she is, Trista Crick. How you feeling today, sis?

[B]

I'm feeling good, Juju. These NBA topics have got me very locked in.

[A]

Locked in for sure, man. But let's get straight into it, man. The Joker has returned. Yeah. The Nicola Jokic. I wanted to call him Giannis because I'm so used to talking about Giannis right now.

[C]

They.

[A]

The damn Joker returns, man. Payton Watson, big buckets against the Thunder, though. Caught the L. What do you think that this means for the Nugget season with that little experience time they got for Payne Watson, for everybody to have a little bit more responsibility. What you think moving forward for them Nuggets?

[B]

I think everybody thought he would be back after the All Star break, and he's probably back five, five games before the All Star break. And so you're talking about a guy who really felt like he wanted to get back for his team. I think the fact that Nicole Jokic got injured, got Jamal Murray his first All Star appearance because he was able to put the team on his shoulders and give you buckets and them get a lot of wins that I think people did not expect them to get. Listen, you just caught the Thunder on a day where Shay Gilgis was like, you know that Shay's on a new level and maybe it's just me, maybe. This is foul. Yeah, he's not shaving his sideburns anymore. He's allowing. He's allowing his facial hair to be whatever. That's a level of griminess.

[A]

Yeah.

[B]

That I don't think people really understand. Means I give two Fs. Now I'm just hooping. It's the Kevin Durant. I don't comb my hair anymore. Swag. You know what I'm saying?

[A]

Yeah. You. You feel me? It's Black History Month, so I gotta correct you brush his hair anymore, Cuz I don't think my brother could ever run a cone through that peas ass. You feel me? Like not at one point, but at the same time. Yeah. So K. KD Perfect example of bro. I don't give a damn about what you think is cool or not. I got. I just put up 30. You did. And I got 30 to put up tomorrow. So, yeah, I, I definitely think it's this year's MVP is SGAs to lose at this point. You did like it's, it's. Especially with Yolk is going out for that little injury spell. What you think is it locked in, guaranteed SGA two in a row.

[B]

The only way he doesn't win it is if he was to get injured. I think if he was to like, I don't know, tear something and he was out for the rest of the season, he clearly couldn't win it. But outside of injury, which we're hoping for him to not have. Yeah, I think it's his to. To lose now. If it really. We've talked about this many times and I will continue to say it. If it really was most valuable to his team, if Jaylen Brown should be in the conversation. But that's neither, as you would say, neither here nor there.

[A]

Neither here nor there nor there. Yeah, I believe I'm, I'm 100% in lockstep with you on that one for sure.

[B]

All right. So Jason Kidd, historically, for people who don't remember the lore, he got fired as the head coach of the Milwaukee Bucks because he decided to try to turn Giannis onto Takumpo into a point guard. He put the ball in Giannis's hand and Giannis has never wanted to take it out of his hands since. It actually turned him into one of the best players in the NBA at driving, at like just attacking and, and really it hap. I knew it was going to happen again, Juju. I knew when Cooper flag got drafted, they didn't care at all about d' Angelo Russell. They were going to put the ball in Cooper's hand and quite frankly, in the beginning, just like it was with Giannis, it was rough and now our boy Cooper's been putting up 40 pieces like it's his God dang job. And so they asked Jason Kid about it or somehow it came up in conversation and Jason Kid had this to say.

[A]

Last two games he's on the ball.

[B]

Criticism.

[C]

Criticism. That's your opinion. You guys write that.

[A]

That's not.

[C]

I. I've done this. I played this game. I played it at a very high level and I know I'm doing. I don't give a what you guys right. Cuz you guys have never played Dang. So I built so I know what to do on you. So to take criticism. It only makes me better.

[A]

Go ahead.

[B]

He was. He was trying to pay you a compliment. Did you notice that? He was literally about to say, but Cooper flag over these last couple of games has really been excelling. Can you talk about how important it was to put him at the point guard for his development? He was like, I'm not even trying to answer that. I'm trying to say I don't give an F. Well, you guys are writing because you guys are writing that bs.

[A]

My boy had it loaded. My boy had a clip loaded already. Somebody say the magic word in here tonight. I bet you won't. And my boy said the magic words. Criticism, fans, people. But to Jason kid credit, though, that's a good message, man. Damn, what he folk talking about, man? These folks ain't never sat in your shoes, man. Walk the mile in your shoe. Walk two steps in your shoes. Criticizing my boy. So I feel. Yeah.

[B]

Triggered.

[A]

Trey songs, baby. I remember my boy. He's calling tricky trade.

[B]

Yeah. That's what they need to call. Jason Kidd is highly triggered.

[A]

And get what else they got to call them. Highly paid. They call them Mr. Kid at the bank. You dig it? Moving on, though, before we get up out of here, man. Paul George, bruh. My boy playoff P, AKA prescription P. Oh.

[B]

No. See, here's the thing. We gotta set it up first of all. You can set it up. I've gotta take.

[A]

Yeah. My boy has been suspended by the NBA for 25 games before. Before breaking the league's substance abuse, banning drugs, whatever you want to call it, quotation marks policy. Now, the NBA themselves have not nailed down what exactly he did, which is the curious part. They said, my boy's out of here. Don't worry about what he did. Whatever we say he did, he did it. How about that?

[B]

All I'll say is this. If it comes out that Paul George was taking drugs for his mental health. Benzodiazepines, which some of them are banned by the NBA. And he gets suspended for 25 games for helping out his mental health after he's been mercilessly bullied since the bubble. I think I'm on team Paul George because he said it's not peds. He wasn't. He wasn't taking peds.

[A]

Look, we found a berser sweet spot. I think I see some. I think I see a crack in the armor. I ain't gonna put y' all on it. You got to tune into the next episode for me to expose this, but I see something Here, listen, you can't.

[B]

We can't be suspending someone from taking care of their own health. We're literally calling them podcast P. We're calling them side of the backboard P. Saying that he's. That he's going to the fetal position next to his bed, in the wall, in the bubble. Like, the man's trying to take care of his own brain. And we're. We're. The NBA is out here saying, oh, if that's what it is, I. I needs to come out. Because if that's the case, I cannot. I cannot side with the league.

[A]

Right, right, right. We definitely need more information. You did. Because I. I am one person who always be like, bruh, y' all folks don't even know what y' all talking about. And I hate to castigate blame, or criticism. You did. Come on now. I've been reading my book, casting that. Been reading it. Inspired me to go read the book. You did. Webster's Encyclopedia Britannica. So holla at me sponsorship wise. But at the same time, we gonna be patient with my boy. We gonna wait to the extra results. We're gonna wait till after super bowl week to get some more inspiration or information on my boy. Because if it's not for mental health.

[B]

Oh, then we're gonna crush him.

[A]

Attack.

[D]

Hey.

[A]

And we are back. Moving on to a segment we like to call b o y s h t o. Push stop.

[D]

For the audio listeners, we've got some rodeo women on seesaws. That's how it starts out. Let's see.

[B]

How do we know there are rodeo women?

[D]

Because they're in cowboy hats and cowboy boots. Like high heel cowboy boots, Some of them.

[A]

And it's a rodeo, right? Grow up, Trista. You.

[D]

All right? Here we go. I'm gonna play this. It's wild. And you gotta wait for it.

[A]

When's the last time you've been on a seesaw, Brad? I ain't even seen the seesaw since.

[B]

Someone'S getting ejected third grade.

[D]

That ain't even it. That ain't even it. Wait for it. It's worth it.

[A]

Oh, my God. Okay, seesaw, get out of there.

[D]

So for the audio listeners, a bull has been released and these poor women got a seesaw up above. Over.

[A]

Oh, damn. I knew it was dead. I knew it.

[B]

She's dead. All of them are dead.

[A]

Is she out? She. Is she dead? Oh, my God.

[D]

I don't even mean to laugh at this.

[A]

Please. Bull stall her out.

[D]

Bull stall her out. They're dragging her out. They're Dragging this woman's corpse. Oh, another one.

[A]

Oh, my God. Bull's metacarpal.

[D]

No.

[A]

Sis, the cameraman.

[D]

I gotta say one thing, and then I'm gonna let you guys take this over, but I gotta tell you one thing. Like, when this first came out, like, when we just saw this gentle beginning part with the seesaws, I was like, wow, people really hate women. That's what went through my head. Like, people really hate women with just this gentle part of them just seesawing. And then the bull came out, and I'm like, oh, no. They want to kill women. Forget hating.

[A]

I'm not sure, bro. Unless this. This is some involuntary sea act. It seemed like these women don't care about themselves, bro. I knew for a fact when I saw the bull come out, I'm like, he getting white pants, no matter what. White pants.

[D]

Oh, my God.

[A]

Oh, white pants.

[B]

Oh.

[D]

Oh, that one.

[A]

Oh, my God.

[B]

She wore red as a shirt. That was a mistake.

[D]

Number one.

[B]

First of all, the question that I have is, did they know when they signed up that it wasn't just your everyday run of the mill seesaw?

[D]

I mean, this has to be illegal. And so. Well, nothing's illegal or more anymore, it seems.

[B]

How you get in the United States. This is illegal.

[A]

How you get blindsided by the bull. If there is nothing I'm watching other than the bull, she sitting here watching. Sisky drew across the damn field and got blindsided by the bull. Girl, stop. Now, all four of y' all was beautiful women, talented women with the knowledge of probably more than Einstein. I'm still gonna give y' all a boy stop. For each rung of the damn seesaw.

[B]

No.

[D]

Gets the boy Stop. I gotta agree with that. Because it's like there are. They're trying to kill these women with this ball.

[B]

They're trying to kill insurance policy here.

[A]

Insurance, but your fault. Remember Will Smith?

[D]

Oh, all right, all right. Well, we got one in there.

[B]

The caption is adding this to my bucket list. Whoever wrote that. Boy, stop.

[D]

Exactly.

[A]

Everybody out there. Wait.

[B]

Everybody stop. Everybody.

[A]

All right, moving on to the brother who broke the entire Internet this weekend. He got a dub in a ring and a L every single where else besides his algorithm. Sis, did you see my boy hop in the ring with a system? I don't know. They used to call it a toupee. Now they call it a system.

[B]

A system. That's a nice way of putting it. That's. That's like when people used to call it the herp. And now people say, you know, that they, like, call it like a cold sore, you know?

[A]

Yeah, yeah, a system.

[D]

A hair system.

[B]

It's a hair system. It obviously wasn't operating like a system. It was operating like a toupee, because the system doesn't come off when you get punched. I saw this on the Internet, and I sent it to the group chat immediately. I knew.

[A]

Yeah, we had to talk about it no matter what. Like, bruh, what in the damn Eddie Winslow was you planning getting in this ring? Because I felt like if I'm the other boxer, and I saw it was a toupee earlier than everybody else saw it was. I'm uppercutting this boy right now. You just tried me. I'm gonna expose you. What is that? What did you put it on with, too? Is that Elmer's? Because it ain't super. Super don't move like that, right?

[B]

You can see the white Elmer's glue on the back of it right there. Watch. Boop. There it is. That's white.

[D]

It looks like the underside of a rug, like a rug mat.

[B]

Don't they usually, like, braid or. Or like something the system on where it, like, can't come. Come on. This is just barely stuck on with masking tape, right?

[A]

He ain't got no. Go ahead.

[D]

Don't you take off your. Like, if you're gonna play an intense sport, don't you take off your jewelry. Like. Like, I would be like, I'm taking off the toupee because it's gonna come off, you know?

[A]

Right, Right. If I'm the other team, I'm like, nah. He got in here with a weapon. That thing gonna put my eye out.

[D]

I mean, again, it looks like a scalping. Like, I feel like we keep talking about scalping on this, but that's. It looks like he scouted himself with the uppercut.

[A]

Right. If I'm the other guy, even though he called the L, if I'm the other guy, I'm like, bro, I knocked. Hey, bro, I lost somebody wig off the other day. Yes. You feel me?

[B]

For the end of time, you can say I hit somebody so hard, his toupee came down.

[A]

Come on, man. How many people can say that?

[B]

That's pretty impressive.

[A]

But after the interview, after the. The fight, bro said he was like, bro, I ain't gonna lie to you, man. The other day, I washed my hair. My mama house. It was a bottle he thought was shampoo, but it was ammonia.

[D]

Okay.

[A]

And he put it in his hair, and so he said, oh, I can't get in the ring with a Ball head. I'm gonna go get me a little system from my boy down the street.

[B]

Jesus.

[D]

Okay.

[A]

Turns out she should have went Michael Jordan, bruh. Sticky fingers.

[B]

Because that is the worst lie. I don't believe that. That is what he did.

[A]

Come on. Black History Month. We can't do that on Black History Month. Hold on. We're gonna believe my boy.

[B]

History month. It's February 2nd.

[A]

It's real. I mean, when do you start it? Black history must start February 1st, ma'. Am.

[B]

Oh, yeah.

[A]

Exactly. What are we doing?

[D]

I was like, what's happening here? What's up?

[A]

You had me thinking. I was wrong. I'm like, oh.

[D]

I was like, wait a second. It start mid month. Like, what is right.

[B]

My bad, my bad.

[A]

She's like, man, ain't no Black History Month. February 2nd.

[D]

Interest World. Tina Turner is still alive. So there's that.

[A]

There it is. That is. She don't see color. I forgot my sister don't see color at all. No to the barber who put this system in my boy head in the first place. And use a glue stick instead of the real one. Boy, stop.

[B]

Okay. They asked Reggie Miller who to. So Caitlin Clark was on the set.

[A]

Yeah.

[B]

Of Sunday Night Basketball, which I actually think was super dope.

[A]

Super dope.

[B]

Shout out to NBC. They had Lenny Kravitz also real quick juju.

[A]

Yeah.

[B]

Lenny Kravitz with. And NBC, I think with Shots Fired. Double Barrel. Did you hear the song? What was the song was.

[A]

Let me know.

[B]

The song was Little less conversation, Little more action. That. That to me is a shot at TNT. That to me is a shot at inside the NBA. That to me is a shot ESPN and first take and all those yappers. How about we just show the games? How about we just throw the action? Little less conversation. A little more action. A little more Bob Costas. A little less Stephen A. Smith.

[A]

Yeah, I like that because I ain't gonna lie, bro. Now that the the NBA TNT staff. Oh, Ms. Rebecca got a video. Hold on. Yeah, Mr. Back got the video. Let's play it.

[B]

Mr. Re and has it before we need it. Caitlin Clark comes on the set. She's going to be on Sunday Night Basketball. I don't know how many times it could be like the Michael Jordan thing. We don't know when we'll see her again. But they asked Reggie Miller who Caitlin Clark reminds him of of the. In the NBA. And for us, I think most of us fans would be like after the shrug at Iowa, maybe it's Steph Curry. Maybe it was not Steph Curry and her reaction is priceless.

[D]

Play the clip, minds you, of the.

[B]

Young lady to your right.

[E]

I like Peyton Pritchard from Boston the way he's able to handle the basketball. He makes big shots when the shot clock's running down a lot. Like this young lady right here isn't afraid, bruh.

[A]

Reggie Miller. No. Reggie. Reggie, Reggie, Reggie.

[B]

Here's what we're not gonna do. This guy Peyton Pritchard is barely now a full rotation guy. Peyton Pritchard, I love him. Oregon grad. I'm an Oregon grad. I like him. He's a good player. He's hit a lot of shots from full court at the buzzer. He's a champion.

[A]

Yes, there we go.

[B]

He's a champion. But don't act like for many years he wasn't in a full on arm wrestling battle with Boston to get minutes and to get him a contract. Do not compare him to Caitlin Clark, bruh.

[A]

That was so goofy. Original Miller. Is the brother high?

[B]

Is he? I is he? I.

[A]

Damn. Thank everybody for listening without y'. All. Who the hell?

[B]

Who the hell are we? We have more stuff to get to in the next episode. Juju and I are going to be out in San Francisco this week weekend so watch out for some social content there. We'll be back. Thanks to the delightful, delectable, delicious Dylan. Thank you to Ms. Rebecca for providing the clips on time. Thank you for keeping us on time. Thank you to everyone who's watching us. Smash that like button www.allepshow.com and we will see you same bat time, same bat channel lockdown.