Who Was The Best Guest This Week? | Postgame Show

Summary

The Dan Le Batard Show | Postgame Show

Episode Title: Who Was The Best Guest This Week?
Date: June 25, 2026
Location: Live from the Elser Hotel, Downtown Miami

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Episode Overview

In this casual and lively postgame episode, Dan Le Batard and his co-hosts, including Juju and Zaz, revisit the week's highlights and spiritedly debate sports news, pop culture oddities, and the results of their notoriously quirky audience polls. The recurring theme centers on recognizing the best guest of the week, but the crew also dives into the NBA, WNBA, and gives nods to humorous show traditions.

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Key Discussion Points and Insights

1. WNBA Topics: Caitlin Clark Poster & Alyssa Thomas Foul

• Discussion of Caitlin Clark’s Absence from WNBA 30th Anniversary Poster

  • Juju weighs in, reflecting on the role of agents in player image and marketing.
  • Insight: Absences from promotional material are often “out of the players’ control,” typically involving off-court negotiations or agent decisions rather than personal snubs.
  • Quote (Juju, 01:58):

    “A lot of them situations be kind of out of the players control for real. It's them agents that step in...I didn't get the voicemail, I didn't get the. The invoice and we take them off that way. So I that's much to do about nothing to me.”

• Controversial Referee Decisions in Recent WNBA Game

  • Discussion centers on rough play and officiating during Fever vs. Sun matchup, with host referencing Alyssa Thomas being involved in a non-call incident and prior tension between DeWanna Bonner and her former team.
  • Quote (Juju, 02:23):

    “The referees got to take control of that game. It was no foul call on that Alyssa Thomas play. It was nothing. They have to step in.”

2. NBA Trade Reactions: LaMelo Ball to Minnesota

• Juju reacts to the surprise trade of LaMelo Ball from Charlotte to the Timberwolves.

• Focus on the unexpected departure of fan favorite Nas Reid and how personalities might clash or gel on the new-look Timberwolves.

• Quote (Juju, 03:02):

  “Most surprising part to me was I was thinking Nas Reed was going to be a centerpiece...There's a lot of people walking around Minnesota with Nas Reed tattoos right now.”

• Wait-and-see attitude expressed, comparing it to recent Miami Heat moves.

• Emphasis on the unpredictability of team chemistry, especially with high-profile, dynamic players.

3. Show Awards: Best Guest and Crew Recognition

• Best Guest of the Week:

  • Juju announces Dominique Foxworth as the week’s standout guest, commending his chemistry with Zaz.
  • Banter about the potential for future collaborations, jokingly suggesting a “buddy cop movie.”
  • Quote (Juju, 03:57):

    “The audience love you. You have so much chemistry with my brother Zaz—you might need a buddy cop movie soon.”

• Substitute Teacher Award:

  • Given to Zaz for holding down the fort, highlighting the strong team camaraderie.
  • Show’s crew likened to a classroom with standout “students” and a “substitute teacher.”

4. The Always-Playful Audience Polls (04:28 – 06:16)

• The team runs through the results of several oddball polls, prompting spirited reactions:
  • Interstellar Aliens Debate:
    • (Poll: “Were there aliens in Interstellar?”)
      • 71% say no, to Tony's apparent dismay.
      • Quote (Host, 04:40):

        “What movie did the other 29 watch? The one where the people from the future are considered aliens in the tesseract thing in the bookcase. Hello.”

  • Zaz’s Resemblance:
    • 88% agree Zaz looks like “radio host Malone.”
  • Pablo as All-Time Hobnobber:
    • 92% crown Pablo the “best hobnobber in the history of hob nobs.”
  • Would You Ask Oprah for a Picture?:
    • 69% would be nervous about approaching Oprah.
  • What Are You Best At?
    • Majority say “being a friend” (36%), while “spouse” ranks last—sparking laughter and speculation about marital status among their audience.
  • Did You Know?
    • 94% unaware that Texas Instruments once made a gaming console.

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Notable Quotes & Memorable Moments

• On agent influence in sports marketing:

  “A lot of them situations be kind of out of the players control for real. It's them agents that step in and be like ho ho ho, what we doing here?”
  — Juju, 01:58

• On NBA fans:

  “There's a lot of people walking around Minnesota with Nas Reed tattoos right now. They have to kind of put an edit button on that guy because he is now a Hornet.”
  — Juju, 03:02

• On show chemistry:

  “It's impossible not to be good with Z.”
  — Host, 04:08

• Audience poll banter:

  “What movie did the other 29 watch? The one where the people from the future are considered aliens in the tesseract thing in the bookcase. Hello.”
  — Host, 04:40

• On crew camaraderie and awards:

  “The audience love you. You have so much chemistry with my brother Zaz—you might need a buddy cop movie soon.”
  — Juju, 03:57

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Timestamps for Important Segments

• WNBA Poster & Alyssa Thomas Discussion: 01:40 – 02:47
• Lamelo Ball Trade Reaction: 02:47 – 03:37
• Best Guest of the Week & Substitute Teacher Award: 03:44 – 04:21
• Audience Poll Results & Banter: 04:28 – 06:16

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Tone & Atmosphere

The episode retains the show’s trademark blend of humor, irreverence, and genuine sports insight. Back-and-forth ribbing and inside jokes keep things lively, while topics effortlessly bounce from serious sports takes to absurd hypotheticals, reflecting both the crew’s camaraderie and the audience’s eccentric engagement.

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Summary

This postgame edition of The Dan Le Batard Show is a whirlwind of sports commentary, show self-referential humor, and offbeat poll results, all delivered with the kind of breezy banter that fans have come to expect. With Dominique Foxworth earning “Best Guest” honors, the show celebrates both its guests and in-house personalities, all while never missing a beat on headlines from the NBA and WNBA. For listeners craving a mix of sports analysis and comedic camaraderie, this episode delivers in spades.

Transcript

[A]

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[B]

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[C]

Okay, there you go. Juju, give me some thoughts here on what we were talking about earlier today with Caitlin Clark and and you know, a not being on the WNBA poster. What do you make of that 30 year commemorative poster? And then the stuff that took place last night with Alyssa Th.

[B]

Yeah, the commemorative poster I think is what Dom said earlier. A lot of them situations be kind of out of the players control for real. It's them agents that step in and be like ho ho ho, what we doing here? I didn't get the voicemail, I didn't get the. The invoice and we take them off that way. So I that's much to do about nothing to me. But last night the referees dropped the bow. This is the second time they played each other this week and the first time on Monday. It was a lot of smack talking, pointing at each technical files and Dejuana Bona having that history with the fever forcing her way out because she was uncomfortable with how things were running in that organization. I think the referees got to take control of that game. It was no foul call on that Alyssa Thomas play. It was nothing. They have to step in.

[C]

Yeah, not a good look. And of course the coach, Stephanie White was really angry about it after the game. Yeah. Juju, what do you make of the Lamello ball trade earlier today? Lamelo ball. He has traded kind of out of nowhere from Charlotte to Minnesota. What do you got?

[B]

Yeah. The most surprising part to me was I was thinking Nas Reed was going to be a centerpiece for the Timberwolves moving forward. It's a lot of people walking around Minnesota with Nas Reed tattoos right now. They have to kind of put an edit button on that guy because he is now a Hornet. I don't know if it's going to work long term because you see those dynamic personalities don't necessarily always mesh with. But Ant man is a phenomenal talent. You got another lobber tosser to Rudy Gobert. It might work. I'm the same way we're doing with the Heat. I'm a wait and see the rest of their moves.

[C]

All right, Juju, you have a. You have an award for us today before we get to the polls.

[B]

I do got award today, man. For the best guest of the entire week award. My brother, Dominique Foxworth. Wow. Transition.

[A]

Good job.

[B]

The audience love you. You have so much chemistry with my brother Zaz. You might need a buddy cop movie soon.

[C]

Wow.

[B]

Makes it easy, man.

[A]

It's impossible not to be good with Z.

[C]

There you go. Handsome.

[A]

Talented.

[C]

All right.

[B]

And also the substitute teacher award, the biggest apple of them all to my brother Zaz. Crews never work together.

[C]

Wow. How about nice job. Thanks, everyone.

[B]

Build a roll. Yes, sir. Man.

[C]

Let's do some polls here. Juju, what do we got today?

[B]

Were there aliens in the movie Interstellar? I'm sorry, Tony. 71 of the audience says no, there was not.

[C]

How. What movie did the other 29 watch? The one where the people from the future are considered aliens in the tesseract thing in the bookcase. Hello.

[B]

The Zaz looked like the Zaz look like radio host Malone. 88 of the audience says yes, he does.

[C]

I can see that.

[B]

Or Zaz the shocker. Is Pablo the best hobnapper and the best. Hello. I'm gonna start over. I'm not used to reading the word hobnob. Is Pablo the best hobnobber in the history of hob knobs? 92% of the AUD says yes, he

[C]

is all time hobnob.

[B]

Would you be nervous to ask Oprah for a picture?

[A]

Yeah.

[B]

69 of the audience says yes, they would be. Here's the big one. What are you best at being an employee, a spouse, a parent, or a friend? 36% of our audience says a friend. What came in last, if you have it in front of you. Lastly, was a spouse.

[C]

Yeah. For our audience. I mean, it requires a lot of people to be married, too. Yeah. That might be na for a lot of people voting.

[B]

Yeah. And last poll, did you know that the Texas Instrument was originally a gaming console? 94 of the audience says no, and those are your posts.

[C]

How about that? Good job, Juju.

[B]

Yes, sir. Thank y'. All. See y' all never.