Dan Learns About Chris Cote's Legendary Revelation | Postgame Show

Summary

Episode Overview

Title: Dan Learns About Chris Cote's Legendary Revelation | Postgame Show
Podcast: The Dan Le Batard Show with Stugotz
Date: May 11, 2026
Location: Elser Hotel, Downtown Miami

This episode dives into behind-the-scenes revelations, sports banter (NBA playoffs, UFC fights), and comedic audience engagement. The main theme centers on the aftermath of Chris Cote's “legendary revelation,” reactions to it, plus candid takes on NBA and UFC news, and the crew’s usual mix of humor and debate.

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Key Discussion Points & Insights

1. Chris Cote’s "Legendary Revelation"

• Dan catches up: Dan returns and wants to be brought up to speed on the “shocking revelation” from Chris Cote, teased in previous episode descriptions.
  • [00:32] Dan: “So what did I miss last week?”
• Tony summarizes the revelation: Chris uses ‘mental stimuli’ and sometimes imagines people very similar to his wife—namely, her identical twin—to “finish on the biggest stages.”
  • [01:16] Tony: “Chris is a showman… Sometimes he can't perform on the biggest stages, so he needs a little bit of stimuli mentally… pictures people that are very similar in nature, almost identical… he brought that to the crowd and to the people… for them to understand.”
• Panel’s reaction:
  • [01:43] Chris laughs it off as “innocently keeping it fresh.”
  • [01:49] Dan: “That is a horrific thing for your wife to learn.”
  • [01:54] Chris: “She didn’t learn it.”
  • [01:55] Dan: “I gotta assume it’s something that’s going to get back to her.”

2. Zaslow Family Oddity

• Revelation: The Zaslow family hasn't had a female born in over 100 years.
  • [02:08] Zaslow: “The Zaslow men have not produced a female in over 100 years.”
  • [02:24] The group jokes about every Zaslow man sounding and acting the same.

3. NBA Playoff Talk & Referee Debate

• Juju's Proposal: Calls for NHL-style penalties to curb NBA flopping.
  • [03:39] Juju: “If you get caught flopping on this instant replay, five minutes, bro… your team playing four on five… we gonna eliminate this flopping out the game asap.”
• Panel’s takes: Suggest a technical foul for flopping, but acknowledge Juju’s proposed system is “extreme.”
  • [04:23] Zaslow: “The referees in the NBA should be able to give out technical foul if they believe that a player flopped.”
• Wemby Suspension Discourse: Dan and others debate the chance of Victor Wembanyama facing suspension after an aggressive play—Amin sees a suspension coming, the rest are skeptical.
  • [05:08] Dan: “How are we saying that there's a 0.0% chance that Wemby misses another game through suspension and Amin is saying that he expects it?”

4. Juju’s “Top Four Funniest Athletes to Try Broadcasting"

• [07:26] Juju introduces his list: “Today I dwindled it down to a top four… athletes right now who I think are hilarious, that should try comedy or broadcasting after they finish.”
  • #4 Blake Snell: “Funny mid game interviews. Post game he looked like Kenny Powers.”
  • #3 Kevin Durant: “People always comment about his burners… my boy is hilarious as well.”
  • #2 Anthony Edwards: “I ain’t even got to say too much on that one.” Dan: “You cannot put him on a live broadcast.”
  • #1 Jameis Winston: “I’m watching whatever James do post career. No matter what.”

5. Fan “Transfer Portal” Joke

• [08:37] Juju proposes: “Fans should also be allowed to enter the transfer portal. … if you can demand the trade, dammit, so am I.”
• Dan tasks the crew to put it on the show’s poll.

6. UFC Updates and Fight Analysis

• Sean Strickland’s Surprising Win:
  • [09:19] Big upset: Strickland, two-time championship underdog, wins again.
  • [09:42] Panel: “Incredible sportsmanship… I was not expecting Hamzat to be as generous and as gracious as he was.”
  • [10:23] Dan: “I thought that when you're a champion, in order to beat the champion, you have to make it decisive.”
  • [10:32] Tony: “After the first round, whenever Hamza would try to shoot and take down Sean Strickland, he defended it with sprawls… incredible game plan.”
• Strickland’s Reputation & Apology:
  • [12:15] Juju calls out Strickland’s post-fight apology: “He also said, hey, Chamayev, I was too late. I want to apologize. I went too far and I'm sorry. Now, my boy done said a lot, bruh. Is this any progress or can we trust this at all coming from him?”
  • [12:27] Tony: “It is progress. But he’s the worst.”
• Strickland on His Persona:
  • [13:19] Strickland: “You want me to go fuck this guy? Yeah, I do it for you guys... all the hate and all the hate’s out of me, I need… the hate battery charge.”
  • Dan: “He has a general sense of what humor is supposed to be. Doesn’t know how to execute it.”

7. Show Poll Results

• [13:51] Juju gives rapid-fire updates on the show’s Twitter polls:
  • “Did you know that the Miami Heat were empirically the unluckiest team in the history of the NBA lottery?” – 58% said no.
  • “Is there a 0% chance that WEMBY is suspended for a single second of the next game?” – 79% say yes.
  • “When you think of Vince Carter, what jersey is he wearing?” – 82% say Raptors.
  • “Have you ever consoled a naked man?” – 91% say no.
  • “Are you subservient to your phone?” – 82% say yes.

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Notable Quotes & Memorable Moments

• Chris Cote’s ‘mental stimuli’ revelation
  • [01:16] Tony: “Chris is a showman… needs a little bit of stimuli mentally… pictures people that are very similar in nature, almost identical…”
• Dan reacting to Chris’ admission
  • [01:49] Dan: “That is a horrific thing for your wife to learn.”
• Juju’s NBA flopping solution
  • [03:39] Juju: “If you get caught flopping… five minutes… your team playing four on five…”
• Strickland's self-assessment
  • [13:19] Strickland: “You want me to go fuck this guy? Yeah, I do it for you guys… all the hate and all the hate’s out of me, I need… the hate battery charge.”
• Panel consensus on Sean Strickland
  • [12:27] Tony: “It is progress. But he’s the worst.”
  • [12:19] Dan: “He’s the worst.”

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Important Timestamps

• 00:32: Dan asks, “What did I miss last week?”
• 01:16: Tony recounts Chris Cote’s “big revelation”
• 03:39: Juju’s proposal for NHL-style flopping penalties in NBA
• 05:08: Wemby suspension controversy discussed
• 07:26: Juju’s “Top Four Funniest Athletes” segment starts
• 09:19: UFC—Strickland upset, analysis
• 12:15: Strickland apology and reputation
• 13:51: Show poll results rundown

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Tone & Style

The episode maintains the show’s signature irreverence, fast wit, and self-deprecating humor. Panelists interject with playful jabs, inside jokes, and Miami-centric familiarity, making the discourse feel like genuine banter among friends rather than structured debate.

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Summary:
This episode blends shock value (Chris’s revelation), comedy (Juju’s athlete list and NBA flopping suggestions), and sharp takes on current sports news, while keeping the audience engaged with polls and behind-the-scenes anecdotes. Even those unfamiliar with the original context will come away with a clear sense of the episode’s dynamic, humor, and major beats.

Transcript

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[C]

So what did I miss last week?

[D]

What are the.

[C]

Not much that you guys need to catch me up on because I need to get caught up.

[E]

I mean, Chris told us something interesting and he admitted in front of his father, which takes it to a whole other level.

[C]

Are you guys gonna tell me what that is? Because I saw the.

[E]

Tell him, Tony.

[C]

I saw the episode description that said, simply, Chris Cody makes one of the most shocking revelations in show history. But I don't know what it is.

[F]

I'll take a guess. It involves my wife's twin sister.

[E]

So I had a lot of questions. I. I didn't realize that his. His wife is a identical twin. So I had a lot of questions as a result. And eventually it led us down a path. Go ahead, Tony. You're jumping here.

[G]

Yeah. You know, Chris, if I may speak freely. Chris is a showman and. And loves to perform on the biggest stages. And sometimes he can't perform on the biggest stages, so he needs a little bit of stimuli mentally to allow him to finish on some of the biggest stages and he needs to be able to do that. And pictures people that are very similar in nature, almost identical, I would say. And you know, again, he's a showman, though, and he brought that to the crowd and to the people for. For them to understand.

[F]

I would call it innocently. Innocently. Keeping it fresh.

[H]

Chris, what's your favorite part of the sage to finish on?

[C]

It's not so innocent. That is a horrific thing for your wife to learn.

[F]

She didn't learn it.

[C]

I mean, it's gonna get back to her. I gotta assume that it's something that's going to get back to her. Let's. What else did I miss?

[F]

That's my brother in law. He's a firefighter. That's another. That's not actually him. That's what AI thinks he looks like.

[C]

What else did I miss?

[E]

Well, I had a revelation that everyone was taken aback by. I mean, whatever. But the Zaslows, the Zaslow men have not produced a female in over 100 years.

[G]

That's. That's crazy.

[E]

And that led us 100 years and

[F]

that led us down the path of imagining kind of like the SNL Adam Sandler family reunion where they all talk like, yeah, man. Like this is the zazzle where every cousin walks in like, yeah,

[H]

let me tell you. Very hungry. What's for dinner? And then 12 people turn to you.

[B]

Thai food.

[C]

Let's welcome in Juju here. Juju. I urge you all to check out him and Trista on Alley oop. And also now, as the playoffs ramp up, Juju's going to be appearing with Trista after some of these playoff games on our YouTube channel. Already is, I would assume already has begun the process of. What are you laughing about? What's Juju laughing about here?

[B]

That we gotta get my boy Reed. We gotta get my boy Reid is at DLSHoops. That's where you can find us. People always hit me up on the in the DMs. They be like, where can we find the show? Dan just said Alley oops is at DLS Hoops on YouTube and we pop up on the Levitar show feed when every episode drop. So check us out. You dig it?

[C]

Is there anything that needs fixing? Anything in the NBA? So far there aren't a lot of close games. None of these games are close. Are you fixing anything about the NBA postseason?

[B]

Yes, sir. Last night is a great example. My boy, Victor Wimiyama, he kind of was retaliating for all the stuff as his coach said post game. And that's I think a direct result of the referees getting it wrong too many times, especially in these playoffs. So to help the referees get it right, we need to take it to hockey. Hey, if you get caught flopping on this instant replay, five minutes, bro. I don't give a damn. And your team playing four on five, you feel me? So we going to eliminate this flopping out the game asap. You dig it? What y' all think?

[E]

I totally feel you. I've been saying it for years. You know the NHL has an embellishment penalty.

[B]

What?

[E]

Yo, why you laughing?

[H]

A major field joffiel.

[E]

Yeah, Joffiel. I totally feel you, Juju And I think the referees in the NBA should be able to give out technical foul if they believe that a player flopped.

[C]

Well, these are two different. That's how you get rid of guys are doing though. A technical foul is one thing Juju is suggesting five minutes of four of

[F]

it's a minor in hockey.

[G]

Like being down a man.

[C]

I mean, for. For half a quarter you want to flop.

[B]

Eliminated. Now we gonna Take it to the extreme. It might be too extreme. So I do feel what Zach said. Maybe we give him five minutes. You're out of the game. To eliminate it in those last late minute game situations where he tried to flop with 102 minutes left. Now you're out, bro. And technical foul because we gotta help these referees. It's getting crazy out there.

[C]

How are we saying that there's a 0.0% chance that Wemby misses another game through suspension And Amin is saying that he expects it. How is there that gulf that he's expecting Wemby to be suspended for another.

[H]

I don't understand the discourse. I guess he has this personality that we're not used to seeing. But that is a tailor made suspension worthy elbow. He delivered with what looked like pretty, certainly on the replay, with intention.

[F]

Called a shot with his eyes.

[G]

Here's the problem. You're looking at the elbow. I'm looking at the man. Okay? The NBA is not going to suspend him for a pivotal game.

[F]

Can't affect series like that.

[G]

I'm with Tony. The NBA will not allow it. They would rather die than not have Victor Miami in there for a game. Five, please.

[B]

I think Matthew McConaughey or Samuel Jackson, whatever movie, they nailed it on the head. So you have to suspend Wimby like. Yes, Wimby elbow him. Yes. Now imagine if Wimby was Draymond. You have to give my boy a game, bro. I'm sorry, we can't make the rules just because you special. That was intentional. You looked at him, bro. You got to clear folks out. If you a big man, you, you are taught to clear them out like this to clear the space, my boy. You don't think Juju, you don't think,

[F]

you don't think track record means anything here?

[B]

Not in this instance. Because the track record of Nas's Reed's throat is different forever now. So you can check that track record. Juju.

[E]

Did you just reference a time to kill?

[B]

You did. Come on, man. Salute to Zaz. Man. I can't wait to get down there and visit the Zaz.

[C]

Yes, I, I, I am legitimately surprised though for a meme to expect to expect a suspension of Wemby. That one caught me off guard because one one of us is going to be very wrong. We're putting the chances at 0.0%. He's sitting here expecting this and expectation off. I don't have the expectation that he'll will be, he'll be suspended. Do you have a top five list for us Juju.

[B]

Yes, sir. Man. Today I dwindled it down to a top four. But the conversation I was having early about funny people in sports and funny broadcasting, it me think of a top four list of athletes right now who I think are hilarious. That's to try comedy or broadcasting after they finish.

[C]

Couldn't come up with a fifth, huh? Just didn't have it in you.

[B]

Hey, pay no attention to the man behind the curtain, all right?

[C]

Number four.

[B]

Number four, Blake Snail. Yes, sir. Salute. Man, my boy be giving him funny mid game interviews. Post game he looked like Kenny Powers. I can't wait to see him.

[C]

Number three.

[B]

Number three, Kevin Durant. Bro. He is this. People say he's that. People always comment about his burners. Unfortunately, my boy is hilarious as well.

[C]

Number two.

[B]

Number number two, Anthony Edwards. I ain't even got to say too much on that one.

[C]

You can't put him on a live broadcast. You cannot. You cannot put him on a live broadcast. No. Nope. Streaming ain't ready for it. The rules are not ready for it.

[B]

And number one, Jameis Winston.

[F]

Man,

[B]

I'm watching whatever James do post career. No matter what.

[C]

I want to get go ahead.

[B]

Also too. Before we. Before we move on, I got a little gap. I think that fans should also be allowed to enter the transfer portal. I'm just throwing this out there. It just has nothing to do with Joe Missoula and all those threes he keep allowing. But I'm just saying if you can jump in the transfer portal and you can demand the trade. Damn it. So am I. So this is just think that one over. Mull it over for the week.

[C]

Please put it on the poll if you can demand a trade. Dammit. So am I at Le Batar show, yes or no? We're going to update the polls here in a second. Tony. Big upset in the ufc. Sean Strickland unfortunately has made his way back to our lives.

[G]

Dan, Kind of like he never left the. The biggest underdog twice to win a UFC championship belt. It's been Sean Strickland when he was a plus 300 dog against Izzy Adesanya, where he walked him down and absolutely dogged him for five rounds. And then now fast forward a couple years later. Sean Strickland beats Hamza Chimaev, who was thought to be like the one guy that was untouchable, had this incredible ground game, could stand and fight with Sean.

[E]

Incredible sportsmanship.

[B]

It.

[G]

It was. I was not expecting Hamzat to. To be as generous and as gracious as he was. And is this.

[F]

Was this a Good decision. Did you agree with it?

[G]

I agree. I agreed with it in time. When I was really watching it on MMA Hangout, I was like, man, this is going to be tough because Hamzat was controlling and didn't really feel like he took a lot of damage. But Juju, I know you were probably watching too. After the first round where Hamza had him on the floor for four minutes, I was like, oh, this is going to go boring round just like DDP

[E]

did where he held DDP down for Diamond Dallas page.

[G]

Yeah, him versus DDP was crazy, but it was a 22 minute just onslaught of I'm going to take you down. You can't get out of the grip that I have and it's over.

[C]

But I thought that when you're a champion, in order to beat the champion, you have to make it decisive. You don't win a close fight against the champion.

[G]

It was decisive in the sense that after the first round, whenever Hamza would try to shoot and take down Sean Strickland, he defended it with sprawls. He was able to get up whenever Hamza took him down.

[F]

And he jabbed him to death.

[G]

And he jabbed him to death.

[B]

He.

[G]

He did not allow him to set up his offense. And Hamza on his feet is not the guys on the ground. So it was an incredible game plan by Strickland, by coach Eric Nixik, who we've gone and trained with at Extreme Couture in Vegas. That, that was. That's my boy. Coach E. So incredible job by Strickland. Nobody thought that he was going to win this fight and he won as a massive underdog. The fight of the night though, Juju, I think you would agree with me, was Josh Van versus Tatsuro Tyra. What a fight. Zaz, I know you guys were locked in. Josh Van was incredible. He's a rising star in this, in this promotion. He's amazing, right?

[B]

My boy stayed in the pocket because bro came out, he was doing a lot and then my boy just stayed Van. But as you said as well, Strickland's corner kind of confirmed it after round one amongst themselves, like, bruh, we just had the first round we were hoping for. Look at him. I bought over that tire. He over there moving too much.

[G]

He stayed on the ground one time.

[B]

You feel me? Come on. So I feel like most definitely he earned the belt, but I was more so concerned. I wanted to get your take on it. Tom. Tony. After the fight, I just. Strickland said, I just want to apologize to my American Fans, my mullahs, my Muslim fans, and my Christian fans. I went too effing hard. I'll admit it. And he also said, hey, Chamayev, I was too late. I want to apologize. I went too far and I'm sorry. Now, my boy done said a lot, bruh. Is this any progress or can we trust this at all coming from him?

[G]

It's progress.

[C]

It is progress. But he's the worst.

[G]

I'll say that.

[C]

He's the worst.

[G]

But he admitted, hey, I went too far. I did something that I wasn't proud of, and I'm gonna say it. I'm gonna use my time to say it. So I think that is progress.

[C]

Yeah, it is progress. But he's the worst, and he's still the worst. Let's play the sound of him saying, hey, I'm just fooling around with all my hate speech.

[D]

I sell fights. I mean, look at the ufc, how boring it is. Like, really. Like, the UFC is so boring. Like, I didn't even know. Have to, like, other than Alex, and Alex doesn't even talk. He's just big and scary. Just boring. Dude, at the end of the day, man, all the hate and all the hates out of me, I need. I need the hate battery charge. So I need a couple days. Like, is it as crazy as everybody was saying? No, No, I. I think, dude, Chamayev especially, like, being Chechen, they have a lot of pride. I say things that are. Some people might be offense, they might be offended, but I'm just joking. So I. I think that sometimes he probably didn't get my humor, you know, from, like, that part of the world. So he's a good guy, man, you know, but we're game of fighting. Would you guys really want me to go out there and be like, yeah, dude, your mind, You're a really nice guy. Let's go have a nice little fight.

[E]

No.

[D]

You want me to go fuck this guy? Yeah, I do it for you guys. So there was no true bad blood at all, like you and truly hate him. You're at the press conference, you guys are screaming back and forth at each other. Maybe this is a little man in me. I don't like to be threatened. He has this underlining, like, threat to him. But, you know, other than that, like, guy's a good dude.

[C]

When I say that Strickland has a sense of humor, I mean that he has a sense of what humor is supposed to be. He has a general sense of what it's supposed to be. Doesn't know how to execute it. Juju, do you have some polls to update for us?

[B]

Yes, sir. Did you know that the Miami Heat were empirically the unluckiest team in the history of the NBA lottery? 58% of the audience said no, they did not. 13 is rough. Is there a 0% chance that WEMBY is suspended for a single second of the next game? 79% of the audience says yes.

[C]

Amin expects it.

[B]

Me three. When you think of Vince Carter, what jersey is he wearing? A Raptors jersey? A Nets Jersey or Team USA jersey? 82% of the audience says a Raptors jersey. Have you ever consoled a naked man? 91% of the audience says no, they have not. Me neither. Pablo winning a Pulitzer? Are we about to hit Apex Mountain for inflated self regard? 94% of the audience says yes. Are you bothered that the person driving 70mph is texting? 86% of the audience says yes. And last poll. Are you subservient to your phone? 82% of the audience says yes. And those are your polls.

[C]

Thank you, Juju.

[B]

Thank you.