Postgame Show: Go Be Great (feat. JuJu Gotti)

Summary

Podcast Summary: The Dan Le Batard Show with Stugotz

Episode: Postgame Show: Go Be Great (feat. JuJu Gotti)
Date: February 12, 2026
Location: Elser Hotel, Downtown Miami

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Episode Overview

In this lively postgame show, hosts Dan Le Batard, Stugotz, and featured guest JuJu Gotti take listeners through a typically wide-ranging blend of sports talk, pop-culture banter, and community vibes. The episode is defined by high-energy NBA discussions, JuJu’s signature positivity, hilarious poll results, a candid moment involving Jeremy, and an undercurrent of camaraderie across the ever-evolving show cast.

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Key Discussion Points & Insights

1. Thursday Thunder & NBA Picks

(00:08 – 01:37)

• JuJu Gotti kicks things off with bold NBA prop bets for the night, centering on the Lakers vs. Mavericks matchup.
  • Notable Pick: “I’m going with my boy tonight for three assists at least.” (JuJu, 00:17)
  • Discusses injuries, specifically Cooper Flag's absence, and expects Najee Marshall to step up on rebounds.
  • JuJu believes the Lakers will win:
    • “The Lakers will beat that ass tonight. They don’t stand a chance without the Coopster even though the Loopster is out.” (JuJu, 01:13)
• Dan asks for clarification:
  • “You’ve got them covering seven or on the money line?” (Dan, 01:20)
  • JuJu counters: “Just winning the game... I don’t like how Rui Hachimura be doing certain things at certain spots of the game.” (JuJu, 01:28)

2. Lakers’ Status & LeBron’s Realism

(01:37 – 02:08)

• Dan reflects on the Lakers’ box scores and LeBron’s sentiment the team isn't championship caliber.
  • “They say in Laker land that that is not a championship team. LeBron is saying it flatly, his agent is saying it flat.” (Dan, 01:37)

3. Joker of the Day: Golden State Warriors Drama

(02:08 – 03:29)

• JuJu names the Warriors as his “joker of the day,” referencing a report about Jonathan Kuminga’s family allegedly taking too much food from the team’s family room.
  • “If folks don’t like you they gonna always find a way. They gonna…throw smut on your name… That’s hanging, man. If you don’t like me, just say that, bro.” (JuJu, 02:37)
  • JuJu appreciates Steph Curry for defending Kuminga:
    • “Salute to Steph Curry for stepping up and said this is ridiculous. I’m sorry, bro. Go be great.” (JuJu, 02:54)
• Dan clarifies the controversy:
  • “I don’t think Golden State sent out a statement... there were leaks... but not like they put out on letterhead through their press people.” (Dan, 03:06)
• JuJu’s perspective on how internal leaks resonate in the community:
  • “It may as well have been to us in the hood because we see that come across the thing in big ball letters…” (JuJu, 03:29)

4. Salute of the Day: Nikhil Alexander-Walker & Timberwolves

(04:02 – 05:10)

• JuJu highlights Minnesota Timberwolves’ sportsmanship—each player gave former teammate Nikhil Alexander-Walker a signed jersey with a personal message.
  • “Reminded me, bro, that’s what it’s about... even though you got new teammates, bro, you still our brother. Business is business, but we love them.” (JuJu, 04:10)
• Shout-outs to cast members who have moved on:
  • “We love St guys, we love Billy, we love Izzy, we love Taylor... those are our brothers.” (JuJu, 04:40)

5. Community Updates:

(05:10 – 06:15)

• JuJu promotes his and Trista’s basketball podcast “Alley Oop” and encourages audience support.
  • “You need to support juju and Trista... they’ve got wonderful chemistry together.” (Dan, 05:24)
• JuJu jokingly pleads for listeners, nodding at podcast struggles:
  • “Please. We need you right now because, boy, we are struggling, but we are a part of metal rock and we are happy to be here, sirs. Better love.” (JuJu, 05:50)

6. Poll Results & Absurd Discussions

(06:15 – 08:20)

• JuJu reveals the day’s poll questions—showcasing the show’s offbeat humor:
  • First vs. Last Love: “66% of the audience says, your last love. Of course. I don’t give a damn about my first girlfriend. She kissed my ass. I love my baby.” (JuJu, 06:15)
  • Do you want to be left alone for eternity? – 81% yes.
  • Have you ever smuggled salami? – 82% no.
  • Did Dominicans perfect salami? – 58% no.
  • Are you a streaker if you’re wearing pants? – 97% no.
  • How many dogs are too many in the workplace? – “57% say one.” (JuJu, 07:58)
• Quick Harden-Cleveland aside:
  • “Installing James Harden in Cleveland is going to make sense because he doesn’t have to be a hero in Cleveland... All he has to be is Ty Jerome in Cleveland.” (JuJu, 07:51)
  • Stugotz chimes in humorously: “One of the top five shooting guards of all time needs to be Ty Jerome.” (Stugotz, 07:54)

7. Jeremy’s Song & The Vulnerability of Content

(08:20 – 10:15)

• Follow-up on Jeremy being recorded unknowingly while working on a DraftKings tribute song:
  • “It felt a little like watching somebody when they’re showering.” (Dan, 08:35)
  • “I was legitimately angry. Like, really, I was.” (Jeremy, 08:40)
• Jeremy debuts his “Moving Out” (Billy Joel parody) for DraftKings, with tongue-in-cheek references to sports betting:
  • “The Niners are playing the Titans and I’m placing a parlay with the beginners…” (Jeremy, 09:30)
• Post-song banter: JuJu teases Dan for being awkward.

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Notable Quotes & Memorable Moments

• JuJu Gotti:

  • “If folks don’t like you they gonna always find a way. They gonna…throw smut on your name… That’s hanging, man. If you don’t like me, just say that, bro.” (02:36)
  • “Reminded me, bro, that’s what it’s about... even though you got new teammates, you still our brother.” (04:10)
  • “I don’t give a damn about my first girlfriend. She kissed my ass. I love my baby.” (06:15)

• Dan Le Batard:

  • “They say in Laker land that is not A championship team. LeBron is saying it flatly…” (01:37)
  • “It felt a little like watching somebody when they’re showering.” [on Jeremy’s song] (08:35)

• Jeremy:

  • “I was legitimately angry. Like, really, I was.” (08:40)

• Stugotz:

  • “One of the top five shooting guards of all time needs to be Ty Jerome.” (07:54)

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Timestamps for Important Segments

• Thursday Thunder/NBA Picks: 00:08 – 01:37
• Lakers Reality: 01:37 – 02:08
• Warriors/Kuminga Controversy: 02:08 – 03:29
• Timberwolves Salute: 04:02 – 05:10
• Podcast/Community Updates: 05:10 – 06:15
• Poll Results/Absurd Segment: 06:15 – 08:20
• Jeremy’s Song & Reactions: 08:20 – 10:15

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Episode Tone & Atmosphere

The hosts maintain their signature blend of playful trash talk, warm friendship, sports insight, and irreverence. JuJu’s energy and authenticity shine through, especially as he connects sports stories to bigger themes of community and respect. Classic show banter (between hosts and extended cast) delivers both comedy and memorable, relatable truths.

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If you missed this episode, you’ll walk away knowing:

• JuJu’s NBA predictions and his deep love for the game.
• How sports narratives spill into real life for athletes—and for show cast members past and present.
• That poll questions can wreak delightful chaos.
• The importance—and the comedy—of vulnerability in content creation.
• Above all, the show’s heartbeat is brotherhood, honesty, and always a little trolling.

Transcript

[A]

Foreign.

[B]

That's right, it's Thursday Thunder. And it's presented by DraftKings. That's right, DraftKings. The crown is yours. Juju. What do we got?

[C]

Yes, sir, man. Thursday Thunder. We got the Lakers taking on the Mavericks. We already, we already know what that be doing every time they play since that big trade, since the biggest transaction in history. Max Christie is returning back to his old stomping grounds. So I'm going with my boy tonight for three assists at least. Next we get. We got the news yesterday as well that Cooper flag went down, you dig? And that's get well soon, young brother. But that means my boy Najee Marshall is gonna have to step up. And when he step up, he. He get in them boards and he gonna get at least six rebounds tonight. John. John. And last part. Last. Last, I'm about to say last pole and last leg of the parlay. Yes, Thunder. Thank you, Chris. The Lakers will beat that ass tonight. They don't stand a chance without the Coopster even though the Loopster is out.

[A]

So you've got them, you've got them covering seven or you've got them on the money line. You've got them just winning the game.

[C]

Just winning the game because the Lakers are down a lot of people too. And I don't like how Rui Hachimura be doing certain things at certain spots of the game. So I got them to win the game, but not by much.

[A]

The I saw the box score of the Lakers the other day. I'm like, where did all their points come from? And I'm looking at the box score and I'm going down and not until I get to the last one. And then it says Austin Reaves 35. Then I'm like, oh, okay, that's. That's how they ended up doing that. They say in Laker land that that is not A championship team. LeBron is saying it flatly, his agent is saying it flat. But juju's got them winning tonight. Before we get to the polls and before we get to Jeremy's song. Do you have a joker of the day for us, juju?

[C]

Yes, I do, man. Joker of the day. The Golden State warriors, man. See this, this, this, this would be. This how they do you, man? This is exactly how they do you. They put out a statement and said that Jonathan Kaminga family member was taking too much food from the. The family room. Come on, man. You know what them folk contract worth, man? Each and every one of them individuals. This proof, man. If folks don't like you they gonna always find a way. They gonna. They gonna throw smut on your name some kind of way, bro, just to further they agenda. Man, you ain't gotta do all that, bro. You got. Damn, Jonathan, you see he, he got two bowl of Cheerios. Did you see him? Oh, damn.

[A]

You see Jupe?

[C]

He got two bowls of being the weenies. Like, bro, come on, that's hanging, man. If you don't like me, just say that, bro. And salute to Steph Curry for stepping up and said this is ridiculous. I'm sorry, bro. Go be great.

[A]

Just as a small correction and you correct me if I'm correcting you wrong, Juju. I don't think Golden State sent out a statement. I believe that there was a report that sort of studied everything that was happening with Kaminga and the fracture there. And there were leaks in the organization. But it's not like, it's not like they put out on letterhead through their impress people. Hey, Kaminga's family members were stealing food.

[C]

They may as well, bruh. Big brother, I'll let you know something about the hood of America. It may as well have been to us in the hood because we see that come across the thing in big ball letters, bro, that's just smutting the name. They ain't stepping up and saying this is false. They ain't stepping up and saying anything outside of making him look bad every step of the way. You see how Mike Dunleavy tried to do him? Oh, for there to be a demand or trade? Demand. There has to be demand. All they do is down talk this young brother, man. It's Black History month. Happy Black History month. We got to do better job of taking care of our young brothers.

[A]

All right, fair enough. Let's keep it a little more positive then than the joker of the day. How about a salute of the day? Do you want to salute anybody today?

[C]

Yes, sir, man. I salute to Steph Curry for that. But as well, I want to salute Nikhil Alexander Walker as well as the Minnesota Timberwolves. Man, they, they, they had a game the other day against each other. You know, Nakia was a. A long time Timberwolf. And after the game, each and every Timberwolf gave him this jerk their jersey, signed a little personal message. And it just reminded me, bro, like that's what it's about, bro, no matter what. And this, this just goes out there to everybody who, who be always hit me on the dm. Even though you wear a different jersey now, bro, even though you got new teammates, bro, you still Our brother, bro. We love st guys around here. We love Billy around here. We love Izzy. We love Taylor. So just because them brothers is doing their own thing now, Reminder. Those are our brothers. So business is business, but we love them. You feel me? Like, never forget that. And that's a great example. And I commend the Minnesota Timberwoods for doing that.

[A]

Maybe not Taylor, Stug and company. Wherever it is that you get your podcast, we'll get to the polls in a second. Before we do so, I will remind everybod after a fun night in the NBA last night that juju and Trista are crushing it on Alley oop. And you need to support juju and Trista wherever it is that you want to be getting your basketball content that also extends beyond basketball. They've got wonderful chemistry together. Let's update the polls here at lebatard show juju. What do we have today?

[C]

Yes, sir. I always do a bad job of that right there. I gotta clean it up like Greg Cody clean it up. It's at DLSHoops is where you find us. And on Fridays, we're dropping episodes on the YouTube feed of the Levitar show as well. You feel me? For the listening audience at DLS Hoops, please. We need you right now because, boy, we are struggling, but we are a part of metal rock and we are happy to be here, sirs. Better love.

[A]

We'll take all that out. Just beep all that out. Make sure that nobody hears him say that he is struggling, because he's not struggling. He's crushing. We are an unbridled success.

[C]

Right? Help a brother out. Better love first or last? Come on. I mean, 66 of the audience says, your last love. Of course. I don't give a damn about my first girlfriend. She kissed my ass. I love my baby.

[B]

I think Dan ever answered.

[A]

When you.

[C]

Get to eternity, do you just want to be left alone? 81 of the audience says yes.

[B]

That conversation was something, right?

[C]

We need to bring back the magic creator content, bro. We need to put life, blood, whatever, however, whatever amount of manpower we need to do because those moments be awkward as hell. The audience was speaking on it. We got to get Dan up out of there. We got to get you up out of David, man. Every now and then we're having a crowd.

[A]

You did.

[C]

Exactly. But neither here nor there have you ever smuggled salami. 82% of the audience says, no, they have not. Damn it. Did dominicans perfect salami. 58% of the audience says, no, they did not. Are you a streaker? If you're wearing pants. 97% of the audience says, no, you are not. And last poll. How many dogs? Hold on. Let me. Let me make sure I got the right one on. On the the X. But while I. While I'm transferring, installing James Harden in Cleveland is going to make sense because he doesn't have to be a hero in Cleveland. They usually expect stuff from him. All he has to be is Ty Jerome in cle Cleveland. All he has to do is have a good toe. And Gary Darius Garland did not you dig how many doubts regarded as maybe.

[B]

One of the top five shooting guards of all time needs to be tied Jerome.

[C]

That's all he has to be. See, I'm glad you opened it back up because he has expectations everywhere else. All you got to do over there is not drop the ball. I believe in him. How many dogs can people bring into the workplace before it becomes too many dogs in the damn workplace? 57% of the audience say one. Thank you. And those are your polls.

[A]

Thank you, Juju. We sent Jeremy away, as we have for several hours at the end of every show this week. He looked very frustrated yesterday when we caught him voyeuristically. Have you heard, Jeremy, that we were watching you as you performed that? It felt a little bit like watching somebody when they're showering.

[B]

Yeah, that was, like, as vulnerable. When I found that out, I was legitimately angry. And I know all of this. Like, really, I was.

[C]

Oh, yeah.

[B]

It was vulnerable.

[C]

That is.

[B]

And then to find out after we saw how vulnerable it was, like Uncle.

[A]

Frank at home alone doing cool Jerk. Worse.

[B]

We've broken Jeremy.

[A]

It felt wrong, but it also felt like a winning position for you. It seemed lovable.

[B]

You can keep saying that, but.

[A]

But it was also a crime. An actual crime. I believe that. No, I was a crime.

[B]

You put me on a nationally syndicated program without my permission to 50,000.

[A]

What is the song that you're performing and what is the sponsor that we're celebrating?

[B]

This is for DraftKings, where the Crown is yours. This'll be a Billy Joel song. Moving out.

[A]

Thank you, Juju.

[C]

Yes, sir.

[D]

Get to my Friday and now I will look for good ways to spend my next weekend. I'll bet on some football and get me some dough. The niners are playing the Titans and I'm placing a parlay with the beginners without any touchdowns because I know that when they're playing Mac Jones, I'm gonna get all my money and it's never a waste of time. Cause DraftKings knows what it's all about TK wallets. Fill it up, then.

[B]

I'm cashing.

[D]

I'm cashing out.

[A]

Do it better.

[C]

We're Cuban.

[A]

I thought.

[C]

Stop being so awkward.

[A]

I feel like a mummy.

[E]

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