Highlighting The Greatness in the WNBA | Postgame Show

Summary

Podcast Summary: "Highlighting The Greatness in the WNBA | Postgame Show"

The Dan Le Batard Show | Aug 10, 2026
Live from the Elser Hotel, Downtown Miami

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Episode Overview

This postgame show, hosted by Dan Le Batard's crew, centers on the WNBA’s latest standout performances, comedic takes on men attempting to join the league for political stunts, and the panel’s signature blend of sports breakdowns and pop culture banter. The conversation seamlessly flips between basketball analysis, social commentary, and running inside jokes, offering both insightful breakdowns and light-hearted awards to the show’s participants.

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Key Discussion Points & Insights

1. WNBA & Men’s Political Stunts (01:31–02:43)

• Stat of the Day:
  Mike kicks off with a pointed stat—“Trans women trying to play in the WNBA: zero. Weirdo goofball men trying to play in the WNBA: two.” (01:31)
  The group discusses how some men are attempting to make a statement against trans inclusion in women’s sports by trying to join the WNBA, calling out the irony and lack of logic in these actions.
• Quote:
  “Clearly they don’t believe that men should play in women’s sports, so their solution is: 'I’m going to play in a women’s...' Like, what?” – Juju (01:47)
• Memorable Insight:
  Mike describes these stunts as “mental health issues,” making it clear he doesn’t condone the behavior but also doesn’t mock it, urging listeners to disengage from such acts (02:18).

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2. WNBA Performances – Kayla McBride & Game Analysis (02:56–04:11)

• Kayla McBride’s Hot Hand:
  The panel marvels at McBride’s 43-point game, focusing on the strategic blunders opponents made by leaving her open for repeated three-pointers.
• Basketball IQ Critique:
  Zaz describes a play where defenders failed to adapt even as McBride was clearly on fire:

  “How many threes she gotta hit before they realize we can’t help off of her?” – Zaz (03:13)

• Coaching Decisions:
  Both Mike and Zaz call out WNBA coaches for not making timely defensive adjustments, equating some playoff mistakes to well-known NBA coaching debates (03:20–03:36).

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3. Chelsea Gray’s Heroics & Caitlin Clark’s Turnover (04:11–04:51)

• Chelsea Gray:
  The crew recounts Gray’s clutch buzzer-beaters that propelled her team to victory, especially in silencing a hostile Indiana crowd.

  “Buzzer beater to go to overtime. Trey ball, wet ball in overtime. The game winning Trey ball at the buzzer… Oh my God. Silencing the entire Indiana crowd.” – Mike (04:18)

• Caitlin Clark:
  Mike and Juju rib Clark for her late-game iso play against Asia Wilson, which resulted in a turnover and ultimately cost Indiana the game.

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4. Weddings, Pop Culture, and “True Love” at McDonald’s (04:51–06:08)

• Father of the Bride Talk:
  A tangent on wedding costs and the idea of “girl dads” leads Mike to share a story of a wedding aisle set up inside a McDonald’s, holding it up as a testament to “real love” that transcends spending lavishly (05:05).
• Memorable Quote:
  “That love gonna last forever. Look at my boy, that’s sharp. Salute to real love, man.” – Mike (05:45)

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5. More WNBA – Hard Fouls and Social Media Humor (06:13–07:25)

• Dijonai Carrington's Foul & Response:
  The hosts examine Carrington’s hard foul and her tongue-in-cheek response on social media. Zaz laments that players aren’t even allowed to be funny anymore without backlash (06:33).
• Sidney Colson on Threads:
  The show's laughter peaks as Zaz references Colson’s “menace” presence on social media, hinting at a particularly hilarious post from the weekend (06:52).

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6. Post-Show Awards (07:30–08:50)

The crew gives out a series of tongue-in-cheek awards to each other, celebrating camaraderie and running jokes:

• Pat Paul Award: Monday Chris (07:45)
• Psychic Award: Zaz, for predicted reactions (08:00)
• Football is Back Award: Tony (08:14)
• World Building Award: Amin Elhassan (08:25)
• Remember Everything Except Photos Award: Roy (08:33)
• Courage Award: Mike, for being honest about what he doesn’t watch (08:50)

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7. Listener Polls & Uber Eats Tipping Discussion (09:10–10:31)

• Poll Highlights:
  • Is Adam Vinatieri a shy guy? 63% say no (09:15)
  • Is not tipping a pleasure? 52% say no (09:20)
• Uber Eats Tips:
  Mike explains his strategy of setting an initial zero tip, then tipping after delivery so it won't affect the service (09:26–09:50).

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Notable Quotes

• “If you think that what them brothers is doing is remotely entertaining at all, unfollow me. Block me online. Don’t mess with me in real life.”
  — Mike (02:18)
• “Kayla McBride. 43 perks, man. Better not leave six open, dog. Come on, man.”
  — Mike (03:08)
• “That was a disgusting isolation against Asia Wilson. Boo.”
  — Mike & Juju (04:43)
• “Salute to real love, man.”
  — Mike (05:45)
• “I wanted to do the Andre Iguodala meme to Dijonai—come on, sis, not this one.”
  — Mike (07:14)

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Timestamps for Key Segments

• 01:31 – Stat of the Day & Men attempting to join the WNBA
• 02:56 – WNBA highlights: Kayla McBride’s shooting, coaching decisions
• 04:11 – Chelsea Gray’s game-winners; Caitlin Clark’s turnover
• 05:05 – Wedding costs, “true love” at McDonald’s story
• 06:13 – More WNBA: Fouls, social media humor, Colson’s posts
• 07:30 – Post-show awards
• 09:15 – Listener polls & Uber Eats tipping discussion

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Tone & Language

The episode maintains the Le Batard Show’s irreverent, conversational style, blending sharp sports analysis with humor, sarcasm, and earnest praise, while making room for playful jabs and social commentary.

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This summary brings you up to speed on the main content and character of the episode, capturing both the sports analysis and the show’s unique personality. If you missed the episode, you’ll walk away with the highlights, headline quotes, and spirit of the conversation.

Transcript

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[Paul]

Start of the day, Start of the day it is the start of the day. Start of the day. Start of the day it is your start of the day. Start of the day. Start of the day it is your start of the day. Start of the day Start of the day it is the start of the day.

[Juju]

All right, Juju, what do you got for us here? Let's get started here with the stat of the day.

[Mike]

Yes, sir. Man, Trans women trying to play in the wnba. Zero. Weirdo goofball men trying to play in the wnba. Two.

[Zaz]

At least two.

[Mike]

Back to you guys.

[Juju]

Yeah, at least two. I mean, at least two. Those are the first. I just. I don't understand. Like, clearly they don't believe that, that men should play in women's sports. So their solution is, I'm going to play in a women's. Like, what? I don't. You're trying to do the thing that you think is bad.

[Tony]

Let's do this. Let's see the whole thing out. Mike. Enos Freedom. You're a Phoenix Mercury. Congratulations. You did it. All right. You did it.

[Zaz]

But then he's doing the thing that

[Juju]

he says shouldn't happen.

[Tony]

You see, this is unfair.

[Mike]

All right. Exactly. I'm of the opinion too if you think that what them brothers is doing is remotely entertaining at all. Unfollow me. Block me online. Don't mess with me in real life. Because this to Me is mental health issues. I'm not trying to make fun of them. Them brothers is clearly going through something that I don't understand. Salute to them. Not that. Get them out of here, bruh.

[Tony]

So you see this, this could be a problem. It could be we're not for my actions.

[Juju]

So are these also then qualifying as the jokers of the day, Juju or their other day because of the day, they.

[Mike]

As a matter of fact, they are definitely the jokers of the day. But since we brought up the wnba, before we go to the jokers of the day, let's highlight the W before we do that. Yeah, my dog Caleb. Bride bit, 43 perks, man. Better not leave six open, dog. Come on, man.

[Zaz]

Juju, let me ask the question because I watch and I was like, yo, how many threes she gotta hit before they realize that we can't help off of her?

[Mike]

I was like, what are we doing exactly?

[Zaz]

What are we doing?

[Mike]

Right, right. I think we should hold some of these coaches feet to the fire a little bit more. The same way we do Kenny Atkinson in the playoffs. That whole analytic. I think some of these coaches be making big blunders at the end of the game.

[Zaz]

I'm watching, I'm watching the guard dribble. I think it was Miles dribbling baseline. And this one, Kayla McBride has hit like five or six threes at this point. She's having a great game. Zaz, the lady that's guarding her leaves completely. Goes all the way into the paint to help out. For someone who's under the rim, there's no. She's got no avenue to make a layup from there. Of course, Miles is like, oh, she wide open. And I'm like, what are you doing? There's a couple of times where they like, they didn't have a hand up on the closeout. They're just kind of like, well, I guess this is happening.

[Mike]

What are we doing right? Also, also over the weekend, salute to the hero of the weekend, Chelsea Gray.

[Zaz]

Oh, yeah.

[Mike]

Oh, my goodness. Not only a buzzer beater to go to overtime. Trey ball, wet ball in overtime. The game winning Trey ball at the buzzer. Oh, my God. Silencing the entire Indiana crowd. You had to see it to believe it. Caitlin Clark, salute you a great sister, you a great basketball player, but that was a disgusting isolation against Asia Wilson.

[Juju]

Boo.

[Mike]

You turned the ball over, tried to flop. Game winning on your head, top man. Back to you guys, man.

[Juju]

Juju, what. What do you make of our wedding conversation where, you know, I'm the only one in the room here. Although Amin would not disclose the gender of his children, I'm the only one here who. Who is not a girl, dad. So I have not spent any time thinking about paying for a wedding.

[Mike]

Yeah, man, I. I like to just chime in on that because, yes, it's a rough responsibility to have to be the father of the bride sometimes, but guess what? True love exists. I know we. We think we need to pay for all this stuff to. For the. To celebrate our kids and our weddings, but y' all, check out this video. This is true love, man. The white. The bride walking down the aisle. Guess what this aisle is in Mickey D's. Yeah, it don't matter. Come on. Look at sis. Oh, my beautiful. Oh, no. You dig? Come on now. This is true love. Got the whole thing set up. I'm not sure how much this cost. It costs something, but it don't cost as much as y' all think. That love gonna last forever. Look at my boy. That's sharp. Salute to real love, man.

[Zaz]

Was it catered? Do you think it was catered?

[Juju]

I feel bad, of course.

[Zaz]

Do you guys. Do you guys think Hunter. Hunter Pence has seen.

[Mike]

Damn, you forgot the movie.

[Zaz]

Oh, father of the bride. You think it was like, wait till Tuesday. That's a basketball movie.

[Tony]

Go back into the podcast and hear our interview with Hunter Pence, where we just ask him, have you seen that?

[Mike]

Good segment, right? Great game. That was a great. Save it for sure. Also, too, before we leave the wnba. I know we left it already. Dijonay character, my sister. Look, it was a hard file. I know the world is set up against us sometimes, but, sis, not this one. Bro, you fouled the hell out of something.

[Zaz]

But, Juju, this is what I also don't like. I feel like they're not even allowed to be funny anymore. Like, I thought that was a funny tweet. I don't. I don't think she was actually. Maybe she was, but I took it as like, that's a fun. That's a funny response to what happened.

[Juju]

But isn't there also a little bit of read the room right here? Like, you know, that's not going to land. Even if you are making a joke, that ain't going to land the way

[Zaz]

you want me to tell you something. I don't even know if I can say this one. Sidney Coulson, who is a menace on threads, had one this weekend that I fell out of my chair. It was. I'm just paraphrase. You know, the one I'm talking about. Right? Yeah, but fouls in transition. Except she didn't say it like that.

[Juju]

All right.

[Mike]

Salute to see it, man.

[Zaz]

The best.

[Mike]

But yeah, bro, I wanted to do the Andre Iguodala meme to Dijonay like, come on, sis, not this one. Come on, man, let's.

[Juju]

Let's spin it in a positive direction here. Juju, we have any. Anyone worthy of a post show award today?

[Mike]

Ah, yes, man. Yes, absolutely. Of course. I was so happy to wake up on Monday morning, not let alone have a job, but just to wa up and then. You brothers perform so well, man. First off, I like to give the Pat Paul award to my brother Monday, Chris.

[Tony]

Damn.

[Mike]

Monday, Chris.

[Chris]

Tomorrow will be better.

[Mike]

Good job, Chris.

[Tony]

Good job.

[Chris]

When I heard that live on air and I heard the Pat, I just pretended like I didn't. I'm like, maybe none of them heard it.

[Zaz]

You try to. Someone Pat ball.

[Juju]

Yep.

[Mike]

I also like to give the psychic award to my brother Zaz for knowing that Mike would not be surprised.

[Juju]

You knew.

[Tony]

You knew it.

[Juju]

You knew.

[Paul]

Yeah.

[Mike]

You knew.

[Juju]

You weren't surprised. He knew.

[Mike]

Also, the football is back award to my brother, the handsome Tony man. Yes, sir.

[Paul]

Good job, Tony.

[Tony]

Football's back.

[Juju]

Tony, you get on that Aaron Donald workout this week. All right, let's.

[Zaz]

Let's plan it.

[Juju]

Yeah.

[Mike]

All five gallons. Next. Next, I would like to give the world building award to my brother Amin El has. Good job building it.

[Juju]

Thank you.

[Mike]

The world building job built the hell out of that damn world. Also like to give the I remember everything except photos award to my brother Roy.

[Chris]

Good job, Roy.

[Mike]

Thank you.

[Paul]

I appreciate you.

[Tony]

Everybody gets an award. Those rings are stolen, man.

[Mike]

And lastly lastly, man, the courage award. Because I don't like the content. I don't like what he's saying. I love him. But at the same time, bravery and courage is due to my brother Mike, man.

[Tony]

I can pretend like I watch it, but I have the bravery to not. Yeah, Took balls.

[Juju]

That's a good job right there. Juju. I don't think we have very many polls today. What do we have to revisit?

[Mike]

Yes, sir. Is Adam Venateri a shy guy? 63% of the audience says no, he is not.

[Tony]

Paul, you got him.

[Mike]

And last poll. Before the last poll, I had to give a little advice to you, Zaz, for what I do on Uber eats when you. When the Uber comes, zero tip. Now I'm talking about zero tip. And then after the handoff, is there. Okay, $3. But juice dollars if.

[Zaz]

If you start with a zero tip. Won't that make them message even more?

[Mike]

No, they don't see it. They don't see it after the delivery is done.

[Juju]

Well, why do plenty of people tell me that they. They're going to take their damn sweet time if there isn't a good tip? Those people are full of. All right, that's good. That's good note, Juju. Thank you.

[Mike]

Yes, sir. I think this poll. Go ahead, Chris.

[Chris]

The only funny business.

[Tony]

Chris, go ahead.

[Chris]

On Tuesday, I think the only funny business that they can pull is when they pull up to your house, they can then mark it as delivered before they've actually delivered it. So they can, like at the very end see the tip before. That's what I've. I've been skeptical that that can happen.

[Juju]

Okay.

[Mike]

Spit a hawker in your soda.

[Tony]

Like, what are they gonna do?

[Mike]

Maybe it's not tipping. A pleasure. Close 1. 52% of the audience says no. And those are your polls, Paul, you got them.

[Zaz]

They like to tip.

[Juju]

Thanks, Juju.

[Mike]

Thank you, guys. Thank you. Good night, everybody.