C&R - ROCKY Passion & NBA Stars Hurting

Summary

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The Dan Patrick Show: C&R – ROCKY Passion & NBA Stars Hurting

Date: November 21, 2025
Podcast: The Dan Patrick Show (Covino & Rich segment)
Hosts: Covino & Rich, Danny G, Monty, Spotty Boy

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Episode Overview

This lively episode of Covino & Rich on The Dan Patrick Show celebrates the anniversary of the original "Rocky" film’s release, diving deep into the beloved movie franchise, nostalgia, and the cultural impact of Rocky Balboa. The hosts invite listeners to share and debate their top five Rocky/Creed movies, favorite lines, and memorable moments, while also discussing Sylvester Stallone’s legacy and fun behind-the-scenes trivia. In the latter part, the team pivots to a sobering list of injured NBA superstars, pondering why so many athletes are sidelined. The episode is filled with humor, passionate storytelling, and engaging live audience interaction.

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Key Discussion Points

1. Rocky Movie Appreciation & Rankings

(Segment begins ~05:00, continues throughout most of the hour)

• Anniversary Celebration: The show marks the original "Rocky" film’s release and what the franchise means to sports and pop culture.

• Hosts’ Rocky/Creed Top 5 Lists:

  • Covino: 1) Rocky, 2) Rocky IV, 3) Rocky II, 4) Rocky III, 5) Rocky Balboa
    • “Rocky IV to me was the most fun… living in America, he fights in Russia on Christmas Day. Rocky IV is the most exciting, most fun of all of them.” (09:00-09:20)
    • Praises “Rocky Balboa” for its emotional depth: “It was sad, but it was real. I liked it a lot.” (10:36)
  • Rich: 1) Rocky II, 2) Rocky IV, 3) Rocky I, 4) Creed II, 5) Rocky III
    • “Unpopular opinion: the best is Rocky Part II… the best montage; Adrian's in the coma; and the best line.” (11:09)
    • Highlights Rocky II's montage and emotional payoff: “Everything about Rocky II…he does win. He finally takes Apollo Creed.” (12:14)
  • Danny G: 5) Rocky II, 4) Creed III, 3) Rocky IV, 2) Creed I, 1) Rocky
    • “Wore that [Rocky IV] VHS tape out as a kid… The whole Creed movie had me hyped up.” (15:24)

• Listeners share their rankings and passion for Rocky (21:01, 23:15, 34:22).

• Debates about Rocky V: The hosts agree it's the franchise’s low point, but defend its place in the series.

  • “Rocky V wasn’t that terrible…if he had fought Tommy Gunn in the ring instead… I think we would have liked it more.” – Rich (16:21)

• Creed Movies in the Pantheon:

  • There’s consensus that including the "Creed" movies makes the ranking debate much tougher.

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2. Favorite Lines & Iconic Moments

(High points: 05:21, 11:35, scattered throughout top of the hour)

• Most Memorable Lines:
  • “There is no tomorrow.” – Rocky (05:22)
  • “Win.” – Adrian to Rocky in Rocky II (11:47)
  • “You got some money now, why don’t you invest in some condominiums? – ‘To be honest, I don’t use ’em.’” – Rich quoting Rocky (05:56)
  • “Prediction? Pain.” – Clubber Lang (09:56)
  • “Adrian, I never asked you to stop being a woman. Please, please don’t ask me to stop being a man.” – Rocky (22:25)
• Emotional Impact: Multiple guests recount getting chills or teary-eyed during iconic scenes.
  • “My favorite line is just a single word…when Adrian says ‘win.’ I get the chills every single time.” – Caller (24:17)
• Training Montages: Universal appreciation for the emotional power and hype of Rocky training montages; debate over which song/montage is best (“There’s No Easy Way Out,” “Gonna Fly Now”).

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3. Rocky Trivia & Behind-the-Scenes Facts

(06:17-06:50, 18:50, 19:35, 33:27-34:00)

• Adrian and the Zoo: Noting the strange “longest-running joke” where Rocky takes Adrian to the zoo to get engaged (06:48).
• Stallone’s Backstory:
  • Rocky’s inspiration—Chuck Wepner’s fight with Muhammad Ali (25:02).
  • Real-life details: Stallone kept the original turtles from the first film (19:13).
  • “He had to sell his dog to finance the film but then he’s got the turtles from the film.” – Caller (19:18)
  • Stallone’s commitment to casting real athletes (20:00): “He stood with that formula for every single movie, including The Expendables.”
• Carl Weathers story: Carl Weathers got the Apollo Creed role after Ken Norton dropped out and joked about needing a “real actor” for Rocky—unaware Stallone wrote and played the part (33:27).
• Burt Young (Paulie) as an actual boxer (36:27): “Paulie was a boxer, had a military boxing record…32 and 2.”

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4. Generational & Gender Perspectives on Rocky/Creed

(39:25-40:18)

• Some younger and female cast members have less direct connection to the movies.
  • Monty: “I did sit this one out. I’ve seen the first one…At the time, I think it was a boy movie.” (39:32)
  • Danny G points out the Creed films might be more universally appealing.

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5. Listeners’ and Callers’ Connections

(34:22, 35:40, 36:58, 37:08)

• Personal Stories:
  • Attending the “Rocky Balboa” premiere with the cast, meeting Tommy Hearns (34:22).
  • Renting an apartment to Burt Young, meeting Dolph Lundgren (35:40).
  • New listeners who have never seen any Rocky or Creed film, seeking viewing advice (36:58).

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6. NBA Superstar Injuries: A Modern Epidemic

(Begins 48:09)

• Covino presents a sobering list of big-name NBA players currently injured:
  • “Kyrie Irving, Anthony Davis, Giannis, Jalen Brunson, Wembanyama, Embiid, Tatum, Morant, Kawhi Leonard, Lillard, Trae Young, Haliburton, Adebayo, Sabonis, Murray, Tyler Herro, Zion Williamson…these are superstars.” (48:37-49:25)
• Rich’s Theory: “We have evolved as humans, bigger and stronger…but what hasn’t changed is what a ligament is capable of…Our human body is maybe not capable of sustaining how quickly we play sports now.”
• Danny G jokes: “I bet you if Reebok Pumps came back, some of these injuries—” (50:33)

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Notable Quotes & Moments

• On Rocky’s Enduring Appeal:

  • “Rocky Balboa is the greatest cinematic character of my life.” – Caller, Roger in Tacoma (20:44)
  • “You know what? Even the worst Rocky or Creed movie isn’t that bad.” – Rich (15:55)
  • “The arc of the character…is amazing to see, that’s why I’m excited about the biopic…Stallone really is his story…He made it happen.” – Covino (24:40)

• About including Creed:

  • “When you include the Creeds, it’s an even more difficult discussion.” – Covino (38:41)

• Generational Shift:

  • “I think [Rocky] was a boy movie. My brothers watched them, and I watched my brothers watch them, but they did not resonate with me.” – Monty (39:36)

• On NBA Injuries:

  • “When you hear them all together…it’s insane.” – Covino (48:37)
  • “The explosive moves—your body and your tendons can’t handle, you can’t strengthen your tendons like that.” – Rich (50:26)

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Timestamps for Key Segments

| Segment | Timestamp | |-----------------------------------------------------------------|------------------| | Hosts’ Rocky/Creed Rankings Begin | 05:19 | | Favorite Rocky Lines Montage | 11:38—12:00 | | Behind-the-Scenes & Rocky Trivia | 18:50—20:13 | | Caller: “Rocky Balboa is the greatest cinematic character…” | 20:44 | | Callers’ Personal Rocky Stories | 23:15, 34:22, 35:40, 36:58 | | Newcomer Wants to Watch Rocky/Creed – Gets Viewing Order Advice | 36:58—38:41 | | Discussion of Generational & Gender Appeal | 39:25—40:18 | | NBA Injury Epidemic & Superstars List | 48:09—50:47 | | Rich’s “Evolved Athletes” Theory | 49:49—50:33 | | Show Wrap, Weekend Hype, and Future Games Mention | 47:23, 51:00+ |

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Episode Tone & Style

The episode is high-energy, playful, and filled with camaraderie, reflecting Covino & Rich’s sports/pop-culture savvy and love of nostalgia. The language is casual, irreverent, and often self-deprecating, with many movie quotes, soundbites, and inside jokes. Storytelling is a mix of locker-room humor, genuine emotion, and affectionate ribbing of both the franchise and each other.

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For First-Time Listeners

If you haven't seen all the Rocky or Creed movies, you'll be primed for both nostalgia and fresh takes. The infectious passion of the hosts and callers might even inspire a marathon rewatch. You’ll get a sense of why Rocky Balboa is such an enduring figure — across generations, backgrounds, and even for people new to the films.

The latter portion directly addresses pressing issues in major sports (NBA injuries), again blending insight with humor and lively debate.

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Suggested Listening for Key Segments

• Rocky Movie Passion, Quotes, and Rankings: 05:00–24:00
• Callers' Personal Connections and Stories: 34:00–38:00
• NBA Injury Epidemic Discussion: 48:00–51:00

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Transcript

[Announcer]

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[Covino]

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[Covino]

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[Rich]

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[Covino]

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[Covino]

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[Rich]

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[Covino]

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[Rich]

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[Covino]

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[Rich]

Well, based on no one's really dominant in the NFL. I feel like I got some pretty sweet picks that were going to win some money this weekend. So over promised a very fun watch.

[Covino]

Today you will love uncensored and unleashed over promised again all at Covino and Rich fsr. So every Thursday we get you involved. Fox Sports Radio Nation 87799 on Fox Old School and 50 hits on this day in 1976. Absolutely. Yo, yo, what's your favorite line? Smell. Mainly to you. I say absolutely no.

[Rich]

It's funny you would say that.

[Covino]

There Is no tomorrow.

[Rich]

We're clearly on the same wavelength. Because, brainwave, I was gonna say when you call up with your order of the Rocky movies. Yeah. Throw in your favorite line too, because I was. I was just laughing at.

[Covino]

How about when Paulie's like, I don't sweat you.

[Rich]

Paulie's the guy that invented that.

[Covino]

Paulie, you like snow cones? Paulie? My guy Paulie likes snow cones. Absolutely. Hey, Paulie, you like with snow cones?

[Rich]

I think my favorite line is when Rocky finally made some Money in Rocky 2. And Gazo. Remember the mobster guy? Gazo?

[Covino]

Yeah. He worked for Gazo, said, hey, Rock.

[Rich]

You got some money now. Why don't you invest in some condominiums? And Rocky goes. To be honest, I don't use them. Be honest. That, to me, yeah. It just defines the innocent, lovable character.

[Covino]

That Rocky Balboa is speaking of. Gonzo.

[Rich]

Much like when Adrian dropped their hat. And like, in that moment, Rocky, so dumb and innocent, he's like, where's your head?

[Covino]

How about this? This is something I found out maybe five, six years ago. And we've loved and talked about Rocky films our whole life. Yeah. In Rocky 1, the original, he's working for Gazo. And remember one of Gazo's other goons gets into a tussle with Rocky and he's like, hey, Adrian, why don't you take it to the zoo? Do you remember what he says about people who like the zoo?

[Rich]

Yeah. He said something very.

[Covino]

He says something politically incorrect. There you go.

[Rich]

Let's just say take it to the zoo. Let's just say Gazo's other goon in the mob said, take Adrian to the zoo. Let's just. People with special needs love the zoo.

[Covino]

Now, wait a few years. When Rocky 2 comes out, where does it start and where does he take Adrian?

[Liberty Mutual Announcer]

To the zoo.

[Covino]

He takes her to the zoo and he gets engaged with Mr. Tiger there.

[Rich]

So what do you think of age?

[Covino]

What is Rocky really think of Adrian? That's a whole weird. Like, that's like the longest punchline, the longest joke that ever was. So your favorite parts. But here's the real question. Much like snowflakes. Much like your favorite Tom Hanks movies.

[Rich]

I know when it comes to. I know you're gonna say, when it.

[Covino]

Comes to the same ranking, your top. We'll say top four in the Rocky franchise. And we're including Creed.

[Danny G]

Yeah.

[Covino]

Creed. 1, 2 and 3.

[Danny G]

Rich. All the lists I looked up on the Internet included the Creed.

[Covino]

I don't think anyone's gonna include the Creed.

[Rich]

I love Creed movies now to remind people. Creed. The first one is when he realizes, you know, he introduced himself to Rocky and remember he wins.

[Danny G]

And second one was he finds out who his dad was.

[Rich]

Yeah. Second law was Drago, son. Third one was when Michael B. Jordan Creed fights his buddy who got locked up for him. Yeah, right.

[Danny G]

Because he used to listen to Monty.

[Covino]

They were all really good. Yeah. Hey, in jail. They were all really, really good. But I guess I'll kick it off. Cavino here. We want to know your top four and your favorite lines. Man, I got so many favorite lines from Rocky. I'm still trying to think of my favorite lines.

[Rich]

I'm sorry, I'm changing our topic midstream. Five, because with the Creed movies in your top five movies, because I. I think I need to throw, like, four doesn't do it. Top five. Give me five.

[Covino]

All right, I got my five.

[Rich]

All right, that's him. Good.

[Covino]

Go ahead again on this day. This is when Rocky came out in New York City. It didn't come out worldwide until December, but this is what people started buzzing about. Rocky one is number one.

[Announcer]

Okay?

[Covino]

That's my number one. So I'm ranking them.

[Rich]

I mean, hard to argue an Academy Award winning film, but I don't agree.

[Covino]

But I'm not doing it like a countdown style. It's my number one. Start with number one. Rocky four is my number two. And the only reason it's not my number one is because it's sillier than the first one. The first one was dark and gritty and grimy and won an Academy Award. Like you said, it's. It's like a. It started it all. But Rocky 4 to me was the most fun. For example. Let me give you an analogy real quick. Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom wasn't the best one, but it was the most fun of all of them. And that's how I feel about living in America. You know, he fights in Russia on Christmas day. Rocky IV to me, is the most exciting, most fun of all of them. So he gets rich and he has the Robot. So number four is my second one. Okay? Rocky two is number three for me, okay? Rocky three is number four for me. So it's 1, 4, 2, 3. You had thunder lips and Clubber Lang. Shut up, old man. You let something where I had to come from. Prediction pain.

[Rich]

Okay?

[Covino]

So I got one.

[Caller/Guest]

Got a big mouth.

[Rich]

He wants to come out and close it.

[Covino]

Bad boy.

[Rich]

Come on.

[Covino]

1, 4, 2, 3, 14, 23. And I really have an unpopular opinion here. I think I really enjoy Rocky Balboa. I did, because it was like the full arc of the character. Adrian Dies. Rocky Balboa, Mason the Line Dixon.

[Danny G]

It's a good one.

[Covino]

I thought it was really good, man. It was sad, and that's why people don't like it. It was sad, but it was real. I liked it a lot.

[Rich]

Oh, man, I. I love. I Love your list.

[Covino]

14236 is Covino. 123-14236.

[Rich]

Okay. I hate that I'm leaving Balboa off my list because I really enjoy Rocky 6.

[Covino]

Sat there with the TR. With the. @ the cemetery with his.

[Rich]

With the chair.

[Covino]

Chair. Milo Ventimiglia was great.

[Rich]

And that's Wednesday.

[Covino]

You say to the kid, life's not all sunshine and rainbow.

[Rich]

You had a great speech. But here's my list. I'll do what you did. I'll start at the top. Unpopular opinion. The best. Rocky Part two, and I'll explain why. The most montages. Adrian's in the coma. And the best line of any Rocky movie is in the second one. The best little sequence. I was. Sam. Go ahead.

[Covino]

If you don't want me mixing with.

[Caller/Guest]

Creed no more, we'll make out some other kind of way.

[Covino]

You know, there's one thing I want.

[Caller/Guest]

You to do for me.

[Covino]

What? Come here. Ooh, I got chills.

[Rich]

What?

[Covino]

Win.

[Monty]

Win.

[Rich]

What are we waiting for? Take us.

[Covino]

Oh, man. And you know what the best is? They use that at all the stadiums to get everybody fired up. You know what that made me think of, though, in the original Rocky? My hat. Well, this whole place stinks. Stinks. All right.

[Rich]

So I just feel like there's multiple amazing training montages. Adrian in the coma just win. Everything about Rocky 2 he does when he finally takes Apollo Creed. Not the distance. He wins the fight. So I go Rocky 2. My second favorite Rocky movie. Much like Kavino, just the pure entertainment value of Russia. And Drago.

[Covino]

Drago is great.

[Rich]

James Brown and Apollo dies. Rocky 4 is my second favorite. Then I'm going number one. It's crazy to put the first original at number three, but I watched it recently and I love it.

[Covino]

But there's something so 70s and timely and awesome about it.

[Rich]

Yeah, it's beautiful. It's a beautiful movie.

[Covino]

Gonna fly now. Masterful.

[Rich]

Yeah, but I'm. I'm saying it's just because I'm not keeping it on 100% of the time. If I'm. If I find it, the other ones, I will. Number four, Creed two. The nostalgia of Drago and His son fighting Creed, trained by Rocky.

[Danny G]

Yeah, I love that one.

[Rich]

The nostalgia is off the hook.

[Covino]

You're throwing Creed 2 in there.

[Rich]

Creedo.

[Covino]

Wow.

[Rich]

And number five, as much as I love Mr. T and as much as I love Hulk Hogan, rest in peace. It was the cheesiest. And Mickey dies. I was emotional. Rocky's moping and crying. I. I don't know. Rocky. Rocky three is. Is number five. Shut up, old man.

[Covino]

I ain't going nowhere. I always hated that.

[Rich]

All these nice folks.

[Covino]

Why you've been ducking me. I always hate. They. They had to call him Thunder Lips in that movie.

[Rich]

Yeah. So my list, my top five. Rocky 2, Rocky 4, the OG Rocky 1, Creed 2, and then Rocky 3. I'm leaving. Leaving a few off there.

[Caller/Guest]

Can I share something? I'm sorry.

[Rich]

Go ahead.

[Caller/Guest]

I was just going to share something real quick about Creed. I thought it was a little strange, the first one. So Sylvester Stallone has all these chats with Michael B. Jordan in his restaurant, and it's like daytime, nighttime. The restaurant never has people in it. It's always vacant. I thought that was strange. Like, it's always like these heart to heart chats, but there's, like, no one eating in the restaurant. Yeah, I saw it in theaters.

[Covino]

Rocky's Food.

[Rich]

Is we saying Adrian's Restaurant because it was named Adrian's. You said it doesn't have good chicken parm or something.

[Caller/Guest]

No, I'm just saying maybe it was a front for something else.

[Covino]

You know.

[Danny G]

The economy. Sam.

[Caller/Guest]

Yeah, yeah, yeah.

[Covino]

It's true.

[Rich]

Anyone else want to throw their list out there? Danny, what you got, man?

[Danny G]

All right, five for me. Rocky two.

[Rich]

That's your fifth favorite. Are you going? Okay.

[Covino]

All right.

[Danny G]

I go five to one here.

[Rich]

Okay.

[Danny G]

Retirement made you soft. Number four for me. Creed three. Saw it at the theater with Brenda, and when we walked out, she said, I think I've seen all the Rocky movies with you now. That was my favorite. And Rotten Potatoes agrees. They give it like an 89.

[Rich]

Yeah.

[Covino]

Your number four.

[Danny G]

Yeah.

[Rich]

Creed three is really good. Maybe I have to rewatch it. I think I've only seen it one time, so maybe I need to rewatch.

[Covino]

You know, the beauty about the Creeds, though? We're not, like, sick of them by any means. Like, I could watch any of them right now, like you said and.

[Danny G]

Yeah.

[Covino]

And feel like it's the first time again.

[Danny G]

I'm a little biased because I love the Creed movies. Number three for me, though. Rocky 4. Wore that VHS tape out as a kid.

[Rich]

Yeah.

[Danny G]

Number two, Creed Wow. Yeah. That just. I mean, everything that we talked about so far with Michael B. Jordan's performance, cloud. Yeah. He moves to Philly and just. That whole movie, man, had me.

[Covino]

You know, they are great. And for the record.

[Rich]

Yeah.

[Covino]

I want everyone to know we're all fans of all of them.

[Danny G]

Yeah. That whole Creed movie had me hyped up. And then, number one, I got to go OG Rocky from 1976, where it all started. None of this would be possible.

[Rich]

You know what, Danny G. I'll say this.

[Danny G]

All I want to do is go the distance.

[Rich]

Even the worst. Even the worst Rocky or Creed movie isn't that bad. People love to take a big dump on Rocky 5, right? Like, Rocky 5 stinks. Tommy Gunn, George Washington Duke. I'll tell you what.

[Covino]

That's because his son was extra annoying in that movie. You know, rest in peace. I say that respectfully.

[Rich]

But it. It wasn't. And Stallone didn't. That was the one that I think.

[Covino]

What?

[Rich]

The same people were not behind it, but it wasn't as bad as we remember. I saw it maybe within the last five years, and I'm like, you know what? It wasn't bad. I think if he had fought Tommy Gunn in the ring instead of that weak ass, like, go for it, like, street fight, I think we would have liked it more. I really do. Rocky 5 wasn't that terrible.

[Covino]

I'm with you, though. It's not that bad. I remember it's the worst of all these great movies.

[Rich]

Yeah.

[Covino]

It's not that bad at all.

[Rich]

And you know what? One of the ways I knew my wife was the one.

[Covino]

Besides, you're gonna tell that story on Fox Sports Radio.

[Rich]

Oh, no.

[Covino]

Another reason. Oh, another. Oh, okay. I was like, damn.

[Rich]

Besides, the first time I got with her, I was like, oh, my God.

[Covino]

Holy moly.

[Rich]

I'm out of my league. Jesus. No, besides that. Besides looking in the mirror and saying, is this true? No. When I was at work one day, my wife was visiting me when I was living in New York. We were dating, and she had not seen any of the Rocky movies. And I jokingly said, like, how on earth have you not seen the Rocky movies? And I joking was like, I don't know if I could date you. She's like, all right, I'll watch the first one. My wife, when I was at work, popped in. This is DVD times, we're talking late 2000s, 2000s, right? Popped in Rocky 1 and throughout the day, binged them all, because she got into it and loved them all. And I'm like, I think I love this woman.

[Covino]

Wait, but you didn't watch with her?

[Rich]

No, she watched. She. Oh, she. I was at work all day. She was visiting in New York.

[Covino]

She's doing homework, but didn't want to see her face when she watched him.

[Rich]

I saw her face with the other thing.

[Caller/Guest]

Okay.

[Rich]

All right.

[Covino]

You know what? Can I give a fun fact, and if you're a fan, this is common knowledge, but in the first one, he meets Adrian at the pet store and everything. It's Paulie's sister.

[Caller/Guest]

Are you hungry?

[Covino]

How about that turkey scene? That was a weird scene. Remember, she's busted.

[Rich]

Oh, yeah. He calls Adrian.

[Covino]

Paulie. It's Christmas time.

[Rich]

Honestly, you know, when you're.

[Covino]

Yo, I'm wearing my sweater. Absolutely. What's going on?

[Rich]

You know, we joke about how, like, on social media, they pointed out, like, Zack Morris is trash and certain characters are like, Paulie's like. Remember how it was? Like, you know, Ralph Macchia was the bad guy. And it was actually, you know, Paulie.

[Covino]

Was so flawed, man.

[Rich]

Like, you know, we always talk about how maybe Johnny Lawrence was right and Daniel LaRussa sucked. Paulie did nothing but get in the way. Rocky did everything to help this guy. It's his.

[Covino]

But he loved Rocky, though, that.

[Rich]

He did love Rocky.

[Covino]

He loved him. He wished he could be him.

[Rich]

He was. He was drunk. He lost Rocky's millions. He. You know, I just.

[Covino]

So Paulie, he knew Adrian through Paulie. He'd go see Adrian at the pet store. Remember, he buys Cuff and Link. Yeah, he's my turtles. Cuff and Link. He's feeding Cuff and Link. He has those turtles till this day. So the movie came out on this day in 1976. He still has those turtles. True story. Look it up.

[Caller/Guest]

So he had to. He had to sell his dog to finance the film. But then he's got the turtles from the film.

[Covino]

He's got the turtles in honor of his dog. Still. He bought the dog back.

[Caller/Guest]

Oh, good.

[Covino]

Yeah, that was the.

[Caller/Guest]

Actually really bummed me out with this.

[Danny G]

Doesn't that make you, like, love him that much?

[NBC News Anchor]

More?

[Danny G]

Like, he's got to be one of our favorite actors of all time.

[Covino]

Let me give you another awesome fun fact about Stallone, yo. Absolutely. Came out on this day. Stallone stayed true to his formula. Carl Weathers was a football player. He was a Raider. Danny G, you know that his formula was. There's a lot of charismatic athletes that deserve a shot and deserve a chance. Hey, I deserve a shot. Absolutely. And he got his Shot. He gave Carl Weathers the shot. He knew that was Apollo Creed the minute he met him. You know the story. But he stood with that formula for every single movie, including the Expendables. He brings real fighters and real athletes into his universe, and that's something he stayed true to all those years.

[Rich]

You know, Mike hit us up in Kentucky and he said, for all the times you've quoted all those stupid Rocky commercials, like, yo, smell manly. Remember, like, he did the Beast aftershave and all that. All those funny Rocky scenes were. Were part two, when he was. Remember, he was like. He was trying to make a buck after. After his fame. So even those little comedic scenes where Rocky couldn't read, that was part two.

[Covino]

When he had that stupid rubber nose on.

[Rich]

Let's. Where do you want to start, Danny J. You tell me.

[Danny G]

Let's start with Roger in Tacoma.

[Rich]

Roger. What's up, Roger?

[Caller/Guest]

Hey, how you doing?

[Rich]

What's up, buddy?

[Caller/Guest]

Well, first. First of all, let me say this unequivocally. Rocky Balboa is the greatest cinematic character of my life.

[Rich]

I couldn't disagree. I agree with you.

[Covino]

And by the way, the biopic is making news today because they just filmed the Ippolito guy. What's his name, something. Ippolito.

[Danny G]

Oh, yeah, that's right.

[Covino]

They just filmed his scene of running up the steps in Philadelphia and it's all over the place.

[Danny G]

Yeah, it was on TMZ this morning.

[Rich]

Yeah, I mean, I don't think you.

[Caller/Guest]

Could care for a character more than people care for Rocky Balboa. So I'm gonna give you my five. I have a hard time splitting one and two because they were both equally as important. I think I'm gonna give it the two because it had more of the one liners that you all remember, had more of the comedy. It was better scripted. But one introduced you to the character of Rocky Balboa. And so it's really hard for me to take one and not put it at one, but I'm going to do it, but by a hair. Then I'm gonna go with three. At three. And I'm probably gonna. I'm not a huge Rocky 4 fan like many other people, so I'm gonna go with Rocky Balboa at 4. Good one, because I got emotional.

[Rich]

I don't know about you guys.

[Caller/Guest]

Didn't you get emotional when he's.

[Rich]

Yeah, we're gonna hit him with. What are you calling him? We're gonna hit him with, like, not Thunderbombs. What do you call it again? I gotta look it up. Now I'm forgetting. Yeah, yeah.

[Caller/Guest]

No, I mean, I. Because we see the arc of the character and was like, this is the end of Rocky Balboa, and I almost start crying, you know, that's how much you start to care about. But as far as the one liners, he had many. Most of them in two, but I'm gonna give you a couple of them. First one is when the reporter said, do you have anything derogatory to say about the champ? Yeah, he's great. You know, that was a great one. An underrated one was when he's talking to Adrian when she doesn't want him to take a fight. He says, adrian, I never asked you to stop being a woman. Please, please don't ask me. Stop being a man. And so that one.

[Rich]

Those are great quotes.

[Caller/Guest]

So, yeah. Anyway, Rocky belt fantastic. I just. I love him as much as you guys love.

[Covino]

That's great to hear, man. Do we agree that the greatest montage is there's no easy way out? That's the best montage. When he's in his car and he's looking through the rear view mirror.

[Rich]

I think I remember what it was. Was it hurting?

[Covino]

No, no, it wasn't, Mick.

[Rich]

It was the. It was the black dude, the trainer that was in every movie.

[Covino]

Duke.

[Rich]

Duke.

[Covino]

Remember?

[Rich]

He's like, we're gonna hit him with some Mike and Fresno. What's up, Mikey?

[Danny G]

Oh, Mike is right there.

[Covino]

Hey, buddy.

[Rich]

What's up, buddy?

[Caller/Guest]

I was. I was born in 72, so Rocky was prime childhood for me. So slipping the video disc in on side A, having to put it back in to flip it over to side B, and then putting those bopper gloves on when the movie was going outside and beating the crap out of your friends, you know?

[Covino]

Yeah.

[Caller/Guest]

Prime childhood, you know.

[Covino]

Did you have one of those, you know, those. Those. Those bouncy punching things you had? I had one of Rocky Balboa on the other side.

[Rich]

Mr. T was on the other side.

[Covino]

It was either, like, to blow up, it would come back up. Yeah.

[Announcer]

Remember those?

[Rich]

I had a Rocky clown kind of.

[Covino]

Yeah.

[Rich]

What's your favorite one, Mike?

[Caller/Guest]

All right, so my favorite is going to be number two. After that is number three. After that is number. I got a. I got to go. I got to take it back, do the number one.

[Rich]

Yeah.

[Caller/Guest]

You know what I mean?

[Rich]

By the way?

[Caller/Guest]

Then I'll go, you know, four, and then Rocky. I got to go. Rocky Balboa as my fifth. But you know what? It's my favorite line.

[Rich]

Yeah.

[Caller/Guest]

My favorite line is just A single word when. Because when you guys played that, when she said that, I get the chills every single time.

[Rich]

Great Spot makes fun of me because I almost, like, want to shed a tear with. During that scene. It's so emotional when. When Adrian. Because, you know, Rocky says, we'll find another way. And in that moment, Adrian realizes, I married a fighter. He's gonna fight.

[Covino]

Like, you know, it's amazing to see the arc of the character, though. It really is. And that's why I'm excited about the biopic and. And how they made it, because Sylvester Stallone really is his story. You know, he's the underdog. He made it happen. He became a superstar.

[Rich]

What about.

[Caller/Guest]

What about.

[Rich]

We were talking about all the great scenes with Adrian and Rocky. What about. I'm afraid, all right? I'm afraid when he was afraid, oh.

[Covino]

So good of Clubber Lang. And I. I think this is common knowledge, if you're a fan like we are. He was at the Muhammad Ali fight when Chuck Wepner went the distance. So the whole premise was based on the Bayonne bleeder. Chuck Wepner going the distance?

[Rich]

Yeah.

[Danny G]

That's a crazy document.

[Rich]

Ali.

[Covino]

Yeah. Like, you know, Muhammad Ali cherry picked this dude, and this dude, like, you know, it was supposed to be a. An easy fight. And Wepner. The debate is, did he really knock him down or did Ali slip? But it. It appears he slipped. And he was inspired to write this underdog story, but to see how. How down on his luck he was in the first one to where he's a ripped, shredded heavyweight champion superstar by the. You know, by the fourth one, especially.

[Rich]

I mean, and then he loses it.

[Covino]

All again by the fifth one. It's. It's just crazy to see. It's. It's a great, great series.

[Rich]

We'll take the rest of your feedback. And we are going to dive into some NFL. It's not all Rocky, but we're going to get into some NFL. And I have a baseball thought before we get out of here today as well. And then, of course, over promised right after our show. So all the stuff we don't get to, we'll get to there. So we'll be streaming all afternoon. More Kavino and Rich and your Rocky feelings. Your Rocky, you know, nostalgia on the anniversary next, right here on Fox Sports Radio.

[Covino]

Now, Rich, I finally figured out why my place is the hangout spot for all my friends. Except for you. You're not invited.

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[Rich]

I turned off news altogether.

[Caller/Guest]

I hate to say it, but I don't trust much of anything.

[Covino]

It's the rage bait.

[Announcer]

It feels like it's trying to divide people.

[Rich]

We got clear facts. Maybe we could calm down a little bit.

[NBC News Anchor]

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[Covino]

Let's meet at the Facts. Let's move forward from there.

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[Covino]

Hey, living in America. By the way, I was a big fan of Weird Al's version. Living with a hernia, I feel bad.

[Rich]

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[Covino]

Covino and rich everything@covinoenrich on social media ox sports radio. Thanks for all the feedback. And of course the big reminder is you could watch this show live and participate live at Covino and Rich FSR on YouTube. Kovino and Rich FSR on YouTube and immediately after the show, in a half hour, our bonus show begins over promised. We'll be talking about Cam Scatter Boo and party antics. Wait till you see what this guy did. I say absolutely no Rocky Balboa style to what he did. We go over who might be assigned something we do on over promised and I think we'll talk some Thanksgiving and more football.

[Rich]

Rich. Yeah, I got all my football picks. By the way, Spock, give me a one shot of this shirt. If you're watching on the YouTube channel, you'll realize and appreciate this shirt. Sam, do you see this bad boy? Look at this.

[Caller/Guest]

I've seen it before, but I've. Oh, that's the. Yeah, that has to do with the Rocky films.

[Rich]

It's the silhouette of the haircut of all of Rocky's opponents.

[Covino]

There you go.

[Rich]

Look at that.

[Covino]

Rocky's hair was the poofiest. His hair was the poofiest in Rocky 3.

[Rich]

Oh, yeah, he had major 80s poof.

[Covino]

Yeah, he did.

[Rich]

No doubt.

[Covino]

Fun fact, since we're talking about it. Rocky Balboa came out on this day. Old school in 50 hits came out on this day, the premiere worldwide in December. So we're ranking our favorites. Ken Norton, the actual professional boxer was supposed to be Apollo Creed and he dropped out. Carl Weathers came in and then Carl Weather said something about he would have done better if there was a real actor playing Sylvester Sloan. He didn't know that Sylvester Sloan was the writer and gonna be playing Rocky.

[Rich]

And that's when Stallone goes, oh, he's perfect.

[Covino]

Yeah. Yeah, because he wanted that Muhammad Ali.

[Rich]

He was so arrogant.

[Covino]

Arrogant guy. And man, just the chemistry, everything about it. Such a great franchise. And I feel blessed to have watched it and lived it with you guys.

[Rich]

Yep. Let's do three quickies, then we'll go to Monty for an update. We'll get back into some NFL. Let's start with our buddy Tripp in Vegas. Hey, Tripp.

[Caller/Guest]

Hey, gentlemen. I got a great story about Balboa. So it would go to Balboa 1 and then 3. But when that. But when Balboa premiered, they had the premiere here in Las Vegas, and my boy's wife ran the. She ran the events at the Aladdin. So we got all access passes. So we went to the premiere with the movie with the cast. Then they did the actual red carpet with the time. I'm on crutches. I had broke my foot in a basketball game. We're on the red carpet with Tommy Hearns. We're right behind Rocky, and people are like, who is this guy? Who is that guy? And then we get to the after party. And I was like, you know, I got hurt during casting. I'm not a small role. It was the craziest night, though, to be on the actual red carpet.

[Rich]

Yeah. You know what I loved about Balboa, Rocky 6. The fact that they very much made it feel like an HBO pay per view fight. Like, they updated where, like, you know, in the 70s and 80s, they were more like movie fight scenes. They made Rocky Balboa. They broke out all the people, you know, from Jim Lampley to Max Kellerman. And, you know, remember, they would have, like, they had, you know, ESPN and Fox on tv.

[Danny G]

Oh, hearing Lampley talk about the movies when he was being interviewed by you guys in Vegas, that was awesome.

[Rich]

Yeah, I mean, it's just.

[Covino]

It was a special one.

[Rich]

I agree. All right, Ron in Rochester. What's up, Ronnie?

[Caller/Guest]

Hey, guys. I got two stories of I had an apartment in New York City, and I was renting it out, and this guy calls me up and said he wanted apartments for his daughter. And Burt Young showed up my door. He looked really good. I took him out to my balcony overlooking the Hudson River. He's like, this view is spectacular. But he never took it. But then in 96, I was in Atlanta at the Gold's Gym getting a workout in. Dolph Lundgren was there, and I'm six two. He's not even close to six two.

[Rich]

Oh, by the way, I saw. You know, not to get all pervy on you guys. Do you know who hangs out and they, like. They're hot and they work out together. Have you seen Dolph's daughter and I believe Van Damme's daughter are friends, and they're like two hotties that are, like, fitness buddies.

[Covino]

No, you creep.

[Rich]

Well, you know what? F you creepy.

[Danny G]

We were talking about Burt Young.

[Rich]

I will hold on spot for the.

[Covino]

T. Yeah, I was about to say Burt Young, out of all the people in the film, was an actual boxer. Paulie was a boxer, had a military boxing record.

[Danny G]

He was born in Queens.

[Covino]

Yeah, 32 and 2, man. He was the real fighter of all.

[Rich]

For the people that are smart enough to watch to watch here on our YouTube page, Spot, can you put up a picture real quick of Drago's daughter and Van Damme's daughter together? Thank you, Spot.

[Danny G]

Put a photo of Burt Young and stuff.

[Rich]

All right, wrap it up. Prince in Tampa. What's up?

[Caller/Guest]

All right, you guys are going to laugh. You guys are going to have a good time with this. I have never seen any Rocky movie ever. Not even Creed.

[Covino]

Okay, wait, that's great because. Wait, where are you from, man? Which one would you recommend him to watch?

[Rich]

It's interesting. Creed. Creed. Prince, how old are you?

[Caller/Guest]

32.

[Rich]

32. Not that it matters. Are you a white guy or black guy?

[Caller/Guest]

Black guy.

[Rich]

Black guy. I feel like the Creed movies are really contemporary and anyone could watch them, but I feel like they really do have a.

[Covino]

They have a different feel.

[Rich]

They have a different feel to them.

[Covino]

Great.

[Rich]

And Michael B. Jordan's like, a freaking awesome leading male.

[Covino]

I may watch you appreciate those. Without knowing the original character. You know what, though?

[Rich]

Prince, again, race. Creed, Pun intended.

[Danny G]

None of this matter.

[Rich]

None of this matters. I think Creed, not pun intended. You like that? Go back and watch all of them, dude. I feel like you'll love them.

[Covino]

And the great.

[Rich]

The Creed movies are almost, like, updated with more of an urban lean to them.

[Covino]

And they're so good as well. You know what I'm learning from this?

[Rich]

They know what they've done.

[Covino]

Prince.

[Rich]

They took the Rocky soundtrack and honestly, they took those old themes and training montages and sort of put a hip hop twist to it.

[Covino]

Yeah, incredible.

[Caller/Guest]

And watch the Rocky movies and then work my way to Creed.

[Covino]

All right, let this be a warning. The original, the one that won the Academy Award, that came out on this day, it is slow and it's gritty and it's very 70s.

[Rich]

I must feel like I want Prince to check in once a week. Check in. Having watched one a week, I like this.

[Danny G]

It's like giving you a homework assignment. Prince.

[Rich]

Yeah, Prince. I feel like, you know, when you want. When you try to show your girlfriend or wife, like, a movie she's ever seen, I feel like Prince and I are new pals and like. All right, Prince, next week, call back with your review of the first one.

[Covino]

Let us know when you watch the first one. And. And keep in mind that it is slower than the rest, but it's a different time and it's a different style of movie. All right, enjoy. Thanks for the call. And what I'm learning from all this is when you include the Creeds, it's. It's an even more difficult discussion.

[Rich]

Yeah, no doubt. What's up? I was Sammy.

[Caller/Guest]

So this is. This is sort of running with Prince on the line there, watching them sequentially. There's actually a scene from Saved by the bell where A.C. slater's dating Jessie Spano. And I think they have a bet between each other. And if she loses, he's like, you gotta watch Rocky 1 through 5. And, like, I swear that's a line right out of the show.

[Covino]

Is it really?

[Caller/Guest]

And psychic. You guys, you know, you obviously have the Mario Lopez doppelganger kind of thing going, so it's funny. There was actually a scene where he says, you gotta watch the Rocky movies one through five.

[Covino]

That's fun.

[Rich]

Have fun with that, mama. All right, let's go to Monsieur. Monsieur. You a Rocky fan at all? I feel like you've set this one out.

[Monty]

I did sit this one out. I've seen the first one.

[Rich]

That's it.

[Monty]

I think so.

[Rich]

I.

[Monty]

My brothers watched them, and I watched my brothers watch them, but I. They did not resonate with me.

[Rich]

You know, you're. You're also younger. You're, like, in your 30s.

[Announcer]

Yeah.

[Rich]

You're not some old bitty.

[Announcer]

I'm not. I'm not.

[Rich]

So, I mean, if you were, you were born after most of them came out, so that might be a factor as well.

[Covino]

Yeah.

[Monty]

And I think at the time, like I said, I think it's a boy movie. Not that I wouldn't enjoy it, but I do think at the. It was a boy movie. Like, my brothers were watching it, and, you know, I never went back to. To give it a go, but.

[Danny G]

But off the air, I was telling her that Creed could work for her because that's not so much a quote unquote, boy movie.

[Monty]

I think at the time it was, you know what I'm saying, When it first came out, I think it was pushed for boys, you know?

[Rich]

I know what you're saying.

[Monty]

Yeah.

[Rich]

Some idiots would be like, there's no such thing as a boy or girl movie. But I know you're saying it's a boxing movie.

[Monty]

It's like, I saw A Million Dollar Baby. It was about. But there was a girl, you know, Like, I feel like. Yeah. So I did.

[Covino]

To say.

[Monty]

But I'm glad for you guys that you enjoy it.

[Covino]

So.

[Rich]

It's a great sequence. Did you look up Brandon? IUK for me.

[Monty]

Yeah, I don't have good news for you. It seems as though like nobody wants to really say anything and there's a 49ers insider that's like the Kyle Shanahan has not said that he's not not coming back, but they don't think he's coming back this year. They did not open his window, which they could have this week and they didn't. And so there's an insider which is kind of like it doesn't seem like it's good news.

[Rich]

Sorry, I was, you know, I was thinking for some like late season, like, oh wow, it's almost like picking up a cool player later in the year. But you, I guess.

[Covino]

No, I.

[Monty]

You week 12 kicks off soon, guys. It's the Texans and the bills at 8:15 Eastern Time. It seems as though wide receiver Keon Coleman, who was a healthy scratch last week because he missed a meeting, is going to be a healthy scratch again for tonight's game. Also, ESPN and NFL Network reported that Texans run running back Joe Mixon is not expected to return this season because of his foot injury. This has prompted Mixon himself to quote, tweet and say, now I get. Everyone's looking for splash news and clickbait. But I'm just curious, Ian from NFL Network, how do you know more about me than me? So that's. I don't. That's. That's the latest on that one. Joe Burrow Full participant for a second straight day. Colts have added Daniel Jones to their injury report with a calf injury. Packers running back Josh Jacobs returned to practice as a limited participant with that knee injury. NBA News King Star center demonte Bonus suffered a partially torn meniscus in his left knee. He's going to be reevaluated in three to four weeks. And also in Baseball hall of Fame left handed pitcher Randy Johnson is going to have his 51 retired by the Mariners during a pre game ceremony on May 2nd of 2026. And if you like skating, who doesn't like ice skating? But every Olympic dream starts with a first glide through. Learn To Skate USA kids build confidence, strength and joy on the ice. Learn to Skate USA programs offer skaters Let me say that again. Learn to Skate USA offers programs for skaters of all ages and abilities. Find a program near you@ learntoskate USA.com.

[Rich]

Thank you, Monte Bellagi.

[Monty]

I'll give you one last story in two seconds. So apparently Cowboys wide receiver CD Lamb and George Pickens missed the first series against the Raiders on Monday because they missed curfew after having dinners and drinks at Red Rock Casino. Social media has come out and uncovered this information and apparently Lamb was seen vomiting as at 7:30am on Monday, but he has denied that he was throwing up, said it's even disrespect to suggest that because he knows how to hold his liquor. Calvin Watkins, who covers Dallas Cowboys for the Dallas News has the details.

[Rich]

That was an interesting story Monty, because we did wonder where like it must have been some type of internal discipline that the two star receivers were sitting out the first series and they didn't.

[Monty]

Say anything after the game. But social media has found this information perfect.

[Rich]

Thank you. Yes, listen, we got more CNR next. Kavino has an observation about the MBA that will blow your mind. In fact, what are your parents? It will blow your socks off. That's coming up next. Covino and Rich fsr Let's go.

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I turned off news altogether.

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It feels like it's trying to divide people. We got clear facts. Maybe we can calm down a little.

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Let's meet at the Facts. Let's move forward from there.

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[Rich]

I was just going to ask Monsieur if she knew that because she's not a Rocky. This is Sylvester Stallone's brother Frank from.

[Covino]

The original movie, who by the way.

[Rich]

Still does like little concerts around la, like little jazz places and stuff.

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[Rich]

There'S something I learned today, it's our love of Rocky.

[Covino]

Yeah.

[Rich]

No team in the NFL is dominant and that's really an initiative to get people to skate, huh?

[Covino]

Yeah, yeah, yeah. I like that quick reminder. That's reminder on tomorrow's show. Ooh, the game that's sweeping the nation. More reason why you got to subscribe to our YouTube channel. Covino and Rich FSR Brainwave is like an interactive, you gotta watch it sort of game. We play Brainwave and we give away prizes. Plus we get you ready for the weekend with weekend Hobnobbing. That's on tomorrow's show right here on Fox Sports Radio. Now, Rich, get this. You keep listening to Monsieur and Perfect and Dan Meyer. You keep hearing about all these injuries. We talked about football, how no team is really dominant. Inconsistencies, injuries, big part of that.

[Rich]

Yeah, well, just teams that. There's a lot of teams that we thought would be dominant that miss are missing pieces.

[Covino]

But the NBA, you know, we talked a lot about LeBron this week, Austin Reeves. This is staggering. The number of NBA stars that are currently out with injury. Staggering and needs to be pointed out. You hear them in the updates, but when you hear them collectively, you're like, no way.

[Rich]

Give me a list. Read me a laundry list of NBA All Stars.

[Covino]

When you hear them all together, it's a different story. Kyrie Irving, ACL Anthony Davis, calf. Giannis, groin. Jalen Brunson, ankle. Wembanyama, calf. Joel Embiid, knee. Tatum, Jason Tatum, Achilles. John Morant, calf. Jalen Williams, wrist Leonard, Kawhi Leonard, ankle Lillard, Achilles. Trey Young, knee Bonchero, groin. Halliburton, Achilles. Adebayo, toe. Drew Holiday, calf Sabonis. You heard Monty talking about it. Knee Murray, Achilles. Tyler Hero, ankle. Zion Williamson, hamstring. It's like these are big. They're not just random people. These are superstars of the NBA. The biggest names in the NBA, all out with injury. It's insane.

[Danny G]

Oh, you forgot Kawhi Leonard, Fraud.

[Covino]

Fraud.

[Rich]

By the way, Danny, he just named like 20 all stars. Yeah, everyone keeping on names, I think.

[Covino]

And by the way, with the exception.

[Rich]

Of one might have been an all star at some point in their NBA career.

[Covino]

There's. There's a new person added like every two minutes. So that's just as of right now. It's insane. So you got to point that out. We were talking about all the NFL injuries. What gives and what gives in the NBA?

[Rich]

You know, my theory, my theory that you guys all make fun of me for is that we have evolved as humans. We're bigger and stronger and faster than ever before. But you know what hasn't changed? Like what a ligament is capable of. And when you are that, when you're making these fast twitch movements and you're moving at the size and speed, guys that are 6, 6, 200 something pounds of muscle and speed, our human body is just maybe not capable of sustaining how quickly we play sports.

[Covino]

Now, that's sort of. Or that level of explosiveness.

[Rich]

The explosive moves your body and your tendons can't handle. You can't strengthen your tendons like that.

[Danny G]

I bet you if Reebok pumps came back, some of these injuries.

[Rich]

That's the solution, Danny. It's really funny. I thought that's the solution.

[Covino]

And by the way, there's so many other names too. I didn't even get to like Nesmith and Brawn and Castle and it's insane. What gives?

[Rich]

Hey, over promise we'll get to all the stuff we didn't get to. So hang tight. More Covino Enrich until then. Arrivederci, baby.

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See you in the over promised land.

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