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Dan Patrick show on FOX Sports Radio, Hour one on this Thursday. Come on in. Stay a while. Gangs all here, ready to go. We got some basketball to recap, football to look ahead to football tonight, Vikings at the Chargers. But we begin with breaking news. Sham Sharania of the Mothership reporting that the Blazers head coach Chauncey Billups has been arrested for alleged illegal gambling. Terry Rozier, 10 months after it was first reported that he was under federal investigation, has been arrested as part of this sports betting probe. He now plays for the Miami Heat and the FBI. Cash Patel is going to hold a press conference in a little less than an hour from now. Pablo Torre is also reporting there is a lot more to come. It's unclear as far as the gambling probe that Chauncey Billups is the head coach of the Blazers. But the report says that this does not have anything to do with him betting as a coach. But it was previously reported the investigation into Terry Rozier's behavior centered on unusual betting activity in 2023 when he played for the Hornets. So in addition to what's going on now to under investigation and Chauncey Billups, we don't know if it was bets that were placed prior to him being a head coach. Are there bets that have to do with the NBA Terry Rozier as well? So information's coming in as we speak. So we'll give you an idea of anything leading up to the FBI holding a press conference in an hour from now in New York City to talk about Chauncey Billups. Of the Blazers, the head coach and Terry Rozier of the Miami Heat both have been arrested. All right. 8773-DP-SHoM email address dpdanpatrick.com Twitter handle @dpshow Stat of the day brought to you by Panini America. 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Those watching on Peacock download the app if you haven't done so. And we say good morning to our radio affiliates around the country. The Vikings, by the way, getting three and a half at the Chargers over under for entertainment purposes only, 44 and a half. I might have to move up my timeline. I told Paulie yesterday I want to see what Wembanyama does last night against the Dallas Mavericks with a good front line and Cooper Flag making his debut. And I have him as the MVP next year. I got Luca this year. All of a sudden I'm watching and I go, I think I got to move it up maybe a year because that was an impressive performance last night by Victor Wembanyama. And Jay Billis was the analyst on the call. And Jay's excitement is what kind of stood out, that he was truly amazed what he was seeing with Victor Wembanyama that he likened it to when you play Nerf basketball and in your bedroom and you're dominating and you know you're dunking on everybody. That's what it looked like. He does a lot of different things and he is added 15 pounds. He's got a good touch, good handle he can guard the perimeter from the paint, he can shoot the three. And my big question his first year, and I thought the spurs didn't do this well by getting him a good point guard to put him in right, you know, the right positions. Stefan Castle was the rookie of the year and that's the key with Wembanyama. With that kind of frame, you got to find out, you got to get him to places where he can succeed. He doesn't have a go to move yet, and that's what I'm waiting to see. When you have that, I got to get a bucket. I'm going to go to this place on the court or I'm going to make this move. That's what I'm looking for as he adds to his game. But it was impressive, it was fun to see and he's truly, truly remarkable. There's a lot of players who I've seen over, you know, 50 years watching the NBA longer than that. But when you watch somebody doing something that doesn't seem like it's possible for somebody that big to be that skilled there, there's a. They should call him CGI because it just doesn't seem real sometimes when you're watching. But he is. Maybe he's 7 4, 7 5, 7 6. And it almost looks like when he stands next to a seven footer, the seven footer looks like he's six five. But that was fun to see. I don't know how good the spurs are going to be, but, you know, they. He had had the blood clots last year, cut short his season or he would have been a defensive player of the year. Trying to surround him with a pretty good roster. And I think they can make a big jump because they weren't that good last year. They got the second pick in the draft. Dylan Harper's coming off the bench, but, you know, there might. It might be the embryonic stages of what we saw with Duncan and Ginobili and Parker, but they also had David Robinson yet a couple other performances. VJ Edgecombe had 34 for the 76ers. Now, you know I love me some Tyrese Maxey. He went for 40, Edgecombe went for 34. So that's 74 points with your backcourt. They end up picking up the win against the Boston Celtics. And I'm watching Joel Embiid and it's tough to watch what used to be. And I don't know if it can ever be again because he looked like he was really struggling. And I know it's opening night, and maybe he can play himself back into shape, but he's been through a lot. Go back to when he was coming into the NBA with the back. He's gone through a lot, and he's a Hall of Fame player, but I don't. I don't think we're going to see anything close to what we saw early in his career. So Anthony Edwards put up 41 for the Timberwolves. And so that's some of the NBA from last night. So four players had 40 or more in their team season opener. That's the most in NBA history. The previous high was three, set in 2020. That's when Luca went for 43, Anthony Edwards 41, Maxi went for 40, and Victor Wembanyama went for 40. So four players, but that was impressive last night. Multiple players scoring 40 or more in what Shaq called Tron, the real opening night of the NBA. And I hope you got to see Charles and Shaq, Ernie and Kenny. It's just kind of weird to see the ESPN logo there, because it's. You just swap out TNT and you put ESPN in there, and it was fun. It was fun. They. They basically said, we're buying that show, putting it here, and then we're just going to change the graphics. Don't change the show. Don't add anybody to this. I don't need to see Stephen A. I don't need to see Greenie. I don't need to see Pat McAfee. Let this stand alone. Don't do anything to it. You know, all you got to do is add water and stir. That's it. Enjoy the victory. You have the best show when it comes to pre and post and halftime of any of the shows in any sport. Just let him have fun. And Charles, they played a clip from the show. They'd reached out to Paulie a month ago and say, hey, we're going to make fun of Charles in his schedule at espn. And they used it last night. I'm at a restaurant, and all of a sudden I got somebody in my family saying, you're on tv. And I. I didn't know what she meant. I was like, wait, where? And then she goes. And I looked up on the monitor. I go, well, that's espn. And then all of a sudden, I saw Charles. And then they joked about what Charles was saying, about what his schedule was not going to be at espn. He wasn't going to be doing Ocho and Deportes and Paul Finebaum and get up and get down and get around and pardon the interruption and all of these things. So it was nice. It was, it was fun to see, but great night in basketball. But once again, the leading story here is Terry Rozier and Chauncey Billups arrested for sports gambling. You know, when you're under investigation is one thing. When all of a sudden it's the FBI's holding a press conference and you're arrested, that's when it gets different, because Terry Rozier 10 months ago was under investigation. And here we are, the opening night. Yeah, Seaton.
Paulie
I think it's interesting that this is the second group of NBA players that the FBI has arrested for poker games in the last four months.
Dan Patrick
Yeah, allegedly. Well, Gilbert Arenas.
Paulie
Gilbert Arenas was just in July. The FBI.
Dan Patrick
Yeah. Hosting. Hosting poker games at his house.
Paulie
Right at his house. It feels like just early reports. This might be something similar.
Dan Patrick
Might be.
Paulie
It's interesting, though, that two and four months, that's unusual.
Dan Patrick
And on the heels of the NCAA saying, hey, to your athletes, you guys can now bet on professional sports. Yeah.
Paulie
And Ohio was just like, you know what? High school athletes, you can, too.
Dan Patrick
Go ahead. Yeah, I know, I know.
Paulie
Nil.
Dan Patrick
Anyway, it's just dangerous. It's all, it's just dangerous because you give somebody a little bit of money and, and I can only speak from experience. I didn't have the money and I was gambling, and I could have got myself in a really bad situation. And I caution people all the time, if you think it's just a little bit, then it goes to a little bit more, and then a little bit more. You don't bet less, you bet more. And then you try to make up for, hey, I just, I, I brings back such bad memories. Be like, I'm going to take Ohio State and Indiana is getting 24, and then I end up losing that bet. So then I'm going to go to the NFL and then I'm going to double up, and then I would lose that. And then I go, I got Monday night, and I got a home dog on Monday night. All right, I'll load up on that. And then I would get my money back, but still, I would owe the vig. And in some states, they're now adding, it used to be 10%, now in some states, 12%. So when you lose, I mean, you got to factor that in. Hey, I'm. I might lose $500. No, you're going to lose a little bit more than that as well. But I just caution, and especially parents, grandparents, if kids have access to credit cards and don't think that they're just betting a little bit. I've never met somebody who bets just a little bit because it's a little bit here and a little bit here and a little bit here. But that's enough with my lecture. I almost learned the hard way. I haven't placed a bet in, I think, over 30 years. And I'm not. You know, when you do the gambling podcast, it reminds me of why I don't gamble. Vegas builds those beautiful hotels because we don't win. Yeah, Paulie.
Marvin
And we've talked in the past about the targets of gambling would be like, a college student who's not making any money or a professional athlete who's not making much money, is trying to boost his income. Terry Rozier has made 138 million on the court already. Like, he's not in a jam for money. Chauncey Billups made 107 as a player, is making two, plus as a coach. And these guys are still risking it for the rush of gambling, I guess.
Dan Patrick
But this is poker. If Chauncey Billups is involved in poker, allegedly, that's different than betting on sports because you can control when you're. When you're doing poker, it's in your hands. Now, granted, there's still chance there if you're playing against other people. Blackjack, it's you against the house, and the house always wins. But you do it for the entertainment. I understand that there's a rush of the entertainment because every time I bring this up to my friend who's a gambler, he goes, well, you go to Broadway, same thing. You know this. We're just putting on a show by dawn. Blackjack. I said, well, I don't go to the ATM and spend more money during the Broadway show. Like, yes, I'm buying tickets, but I don't end up in debt because I went to the ATM halfway through the show to pay for the second half.
Paulie
Gotta admit, that's kind of a weird one.
Dan Patrick
I know. I'm not really following that either.
Paulie
Like, it's like, oh, you walk your dog. Like, yeah. No. What does that have to do with playing basketball?
Dan Patrick
Well, you know, maybe it says about something about the people I hang out with. Like, that's weird.
Paulie
You know, the weird thing about this is that when. When it happens, I find myself thinking. And I don't. Maybe I'm alone in this or naive or something, but whenever these stories bubble up, I find myself thinking, I don't even really know why this is illegal. I mean, I know it's only because of tax money and winning. But you know, like you have to report your winnings and stuff. I'm not really sure why it's illegal.
Dan Patrick
For people to do this. As far as poker goes.
Paulie
As far as poker goes, yeah. Fixing games and stuff is totally different. But like if there's like a dozen super rich guys that like to get together and play poker and they get. And it's a higher than like something that, that I could afford, I don't really know why that's illegal.
Dan Patrick
I guess comes back to are you reporting? What are you reporting?
Paulie
Yeah, yeah, right. It's taxes. That's all it is. But still it's kind of like, I don't know.
Dan Patrick
Well, wasn't that Molly's game, that movie?
Paulie
Yeah.
Dan Patrick
Where she was running a house and that's a good movie. Yeah. Who was the red hair? Red hair?
Paulie
Yeah.
Marvin
Chastain.
Dan Patrick
Yeah, Jessica Chastain. Good poll, you know. Yeah, deserved.
Marvin
I did quickly look it up. There are some states and some counties that have rules about illegal home betting systems where it's a game because there's a house making money. And clearly the opus, the onus on it is that state's not getting their tax. You're running a game and the state's not getting their tax off the house making money.
Dan Patrick
There is so much money made on illegal gambling because nobody wants to report what they make. And that's why you're always going to have bookmakers, illegal bookmakers because you can bet through FanDuel or DraftKings or, you know, a lot of different sites. But I have to, I have to report that. People don't want to report it. They're going to gamble and they like sort of that anonymity with it. Don't have to make it public, but front and center. And in 45 minutes the FBI is going to tell us what they found out with Terry. Well, we hope with Terry Rozier and Chauncey Billups. Imagine you finally get a head coaching position and that's now in serious jeopardy. Yeah.
Marvin
Paulie, oddly, we were talking about Chauncey Billups less than a day ago. Talking about the all boring team.
Dan Patrick
Yeah.
Marvin
His name was suggested. I was curious though, Adam Silver this morning. Maybe he's given a heads up days in advance. Maybe he knows it's coming, maybe he doesn't. Imagine the commissioner of the NBA getting that phone call.
Dan Patrick
I'm going to guess he got a heads up because the NBA's got to get a statement together. You know, we're in cooperation with the FBI or you know those kind of things. But yeah, I would think the courtesy of the commissioner. There's nothing the commissioner can do that can kind of circumvent this. Like if we tell him he's gonna Adam Silver doesn't strike me as doing something like that. All right, just getting started here in a weird way. But we'll get phone calls coming up. We'll have a poll question as well. And Jason Garrett, former Cowboys coach, will join us coming up next hour. And any news we get, maybe appropriate guests to have on. We'll try to do that leading up to this press conference and after the press conference. We're back after this in the Dan Patrick Show. Be sure to catch the live edition of the Dan Patrick show, weekdays at 9am Eastern, 6am Pacific on Fox Sports Radio and the iHeartRadio app hey, it's me, Rob Parker. Check out my weekly MLB podcast Inside the Parker for 22 minutes of piping hot baseball talk featuring the biggest names and newsmakers in the sport. Whether you believe in analytics or the eye test, we've got all the bases covered. New episodes drop every Thursday, so do yourself a favor and listen to Inside the Parker with Rob Parker on the iHeartRadio app or wherever you get your podcast. Ah, come on. Why is this taking so long? This thing is ancient.
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Paulie
Well, can I ask the question that we asked in the first hour? Should private high stakes poker games be illegal?
Dan Patrick
I don't know enough about it to, to, and I don't want to be flippant with, doesn't bother me. But then I don't know what the FBI thinks of this or, you know, why these guys are under investigation for it. You know, is it just the, you know, the earnings here, taxes? Now you hear maybe the mob is involved in this. So I don't know how it kind of metastasizes that it's become, you know, this is something bigger than just, hey, we're playing poker here on a Thursday night like we always do. Yeah, Paulie, I, I think if it.
Marvin
Was a poker game, five rich guys, everybody goes home with what they won or lost. That's a, that's a private poker game. That's kind of for fun. But if someone's hosting a poker game and they keep part of the winnings and they invite different people on week to week, that's how I think that's what more of this is about, because.
Paulie
It'S operating more as a business rather than friends getting together.
Marvin
Correct?
Paulie
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah. That makes sense.
Dan Patrick
And maybe somebody in the legal community knows more about this. I'm not a poker player. Never, never was. So I don't, I don't know what, you know, Cash Patel, the head of the FBI, is going to tell us coming up at 10:00 Eastern just to give us more insights into this. But I've been Told some things about the Chauncey Billups situation when he was hosting poker games. I'm not at liberty to tell you exactly what it is, but I was trying to understand, you know, is, you know, this guy who's got an unbelievable podcast, you know, Gilbert Arenas, and what, you know, how serious are the charges or you get arrested. And what is going to be the fallout with this? Why was he, you know, so just asking questions, but, you know, still not getting enough information where I'm in authority on any of this and not going to pretend to. Couple of phone calls in here, Zach, and Knoxville leads us off. Good morning, Zach. What's on your mind today?
Caller
Adp. Thanks for taking my call. I don't want to get too political. I just think that it's kind of a coincidence that it's NBA guys that are getting caught up in this. Do you think that the fact that it's the most outspoken league as far as social justice is concerned could have any underlying factor? And I'm anxious to hear the tone of the press conference.
Dan Patrick
I don't know. I want to be careful. Once again, you know, this is the FBI. This isn't the NBA investigating. This is the FBI. And you want to bring in politics, you can. I have to be. I have to see this right down the middle. You know, that's the only way that I approach these things. Chris in Syracuse. Hi, Chris.
Caller
Hey, thanks, Dan. Hey, I have a comment and a question, and I wanted to throw out a candidate for boringly great, and maybe he's more steady than boring, but I'll throw him out there. Hondo, the great John Havlicek.
Dan Patrick
And.
Caller
Yeah, and on the betting. I just hope betting doesn't eventually ruin football and basketball, because even if there's a whiff that games aren't 100% real, a lot of fans are going to tune out. And the question, Dan, I've heard this twice now, and I have no idea if there's any truth to it, but that Adidas may have had some input in the firing of Penn State's coach, James Franklin. And I guess my question to you is, do you think companies like Adidas and Nike wield that much power and influence in college sports?
Dan Patrick
Yes, yes, yes. Adidas denied that, but, yes, Chris, that should have been a rhetorical question. When you see that logo. They spent a lot of money. A lot of money. The shoe companies have been running college sports for a long, long, long time.
Paulie
College sports?
Dan Patrick
Yes. Yeah. Well, all sports. Yeah, yeah, all sports. It was weird to see Cooper flag With his New Balance shoes and. And going against Victor Wembanyama.
Paulie
You've got now.
Dan Patrick
And I've, you know, Paulie Polly joke. He goes. I've never seen a, you know, New Balance that high off the court like you normally. You know, guys who are in their 60s are probably shuffling around with New Balance on, and they made this, you know, concerted effort that they're going to be modern and hip for the youngsters. And Cooper Flag, with his New Balance on last night going against Wemby was. I just love the photo. It's like, okay, New Balance are a thing. Look at him.
Paulie
The last few years. They're not. They're not dad shoes anymore.
Dan Patrick
I know they're not.
Paulie
It was the weirdest thing. My son, he's super into shoes. And last year, for Christmas, he really wanted this one pair of New Balance. Like, dang. No kidding, dude.
Dan Patrick
Yeah. Well, they got a couple people, though. Kawhi Leonard.
Paulie
Yeah, no, they got.
Dan Patrick
Kawhi had. Shohei Otani. Kawhi had his New Balance on last night. I think he scored nine. Heck, yeah. Yeah, he had nine. He played last night. Yeah. His second job. Yes, he did his second job. Yeah. Second job. Yeah. Paulie.
Marvin
Fifteen years ago, New Balance was dark socks, mid calves, dad running to the store, cargo shorts.
Paulie
But they got.
Marvin
Ohtani. Did they get.
Dan Patrick
They got everybody Hawaii.
Marvin
Yeah. Kawhi.
Dan Patrick
Well, I don't know if they have everybody, but.
Marvin
No, I'm saying they made a big push about eight years ago, and the first one was Kawhi.
Paulie
They have Coco Golf. I think she's on those commercials a lot. They have a couple of really big soccer players, too. Bukayo, Saka and Endrick. He plays for Real Madrid. They have up and comers.
Dan Patrick
Young Tyrese Maxey.
Paulie
They're going young for sure. Smart.
Dan Patrick
Yeah. But it's like that's what Steph Curry tried to do with Under Armour, that they were trying to give you that younger audience there. And I felt bad. Those first.
Paulie
Everybody made fun of his first shoes, so that kind of killed him.
Dan Patrick
It wasn't. Yes. They look like shoes that nurses wear. Yeah. Yeah.
Paulie
Okay.
Dan Patrick
It's good.
Paulie
Interesting demographic.
Marvin
Secure grip.
Dan Patrick
Yeah.
Paulie
People on their feet all day. Okay. All right, I can see it.
Dan Patrick
Yeah. They kind of came in where New Balance was when they, you know, like, these are really comfortable. You want to walk around all day at the amusement park.
Paulie
Going to cut their legs out right from underneath them. It's going to be great.
Dan Patrick
Yeah. Under Armour. Yeah. Who's the professional golfer? Who's Our guy in Texas.
Marvin
Jordan Speed.
Dan Patrick
Yeah, Speed.
Paulie
Is he a new balance?
Dan Patrick
Yeah, I think he's.
Paulie
No, he's Under Armour.
Dan Patrick
Yeah, I think he. When he would show up at pebble beach, he'd have his Under Armour gear on. All right, let me see Jimmy in Kansas. Hi, Jimmy. What's on your mind today?
Caller
Hi, Dan. Good morning, guys. Go Fritzy. Also real quick. Six foot and a solid 190. And I just wanted to add something to this. If people are gambling at home, that's money that they have are spending that probably and more than likely already been taxed. So why are we having this conversation?
Dan Patrick
Once again, I am naive to it. I'm naive to it. I did ask somebody, a source with the Gilbert Arenas gambling with poker at a house. And I was given information. I just don't have a second source on it. And you just can't be flippant with this because this is. This is serious stuff. This isn't the NBA is investigating. This is the FBI investigating. Any other poll questions that we're thinking about? First hour there, Seaton? Heck yeah.
Paulie
Marvin sent this one over. I'm gonna change the wording just slightly, but more of a unicorn. Marvin's wording was more unicorny.
Dan Patrick
Oh, that'd be Fritzy. We'll get you a unicorny. Corny.
Paulie
Well, that's the thing. I feel like it was gonna skew into like, which one of these dudes is cheesy?
Dan Patrick
Are we gonna do Shohei and Victor Wimbanyama?
Paulie
Ding, ding.
Dan Patrick
Well, you know, Wemby plays offense and defense and sh. Play. Plays offense and pitching is his defense. I. I'd still say Shay, because there's been wonderful players who are great at both ends of the floor. And Wemby might be like Wilt Chamberlain was from the standpoint of. We haven't seen that before because when Wilt came in, there was nobody like him. He was the best athlete on the floor and he was the biggest athlete on the floor. Here's Wemby, who's an incredible athlete. And at both ends of the floor he can get you 30 and he can block eight shots. Not many guys who can do that. Yes, he's a 74 point guard.
Paulie
I mean, that's got to be as unicorny as a power hitting pitcher.
Dan Patrick
No.
Paulie
Who's bringing up the ball? That gigantic dude or.
Dan Patrick
Really? Well, they do have a point guard.
Paulie
They do, but they shouldn't.
Dan Patrick
He is the point guard. I don't think I want my 76 guy bringing the ball up the floor. I I. I don't.
Paulie
I'm just saying he's more than just a tall guy.
Dan Patrick
Yeah. Oh, yeah. He's extremely skilled. Oh, God. And how old is he? 20, 21. My God. Yeah. Marvin. Yeah. The play of the day. I'm gonna play at the beginning of the next segment. It's going to be in his hall of Fame package. When they, when they're doing this highlight package, this is going to be a part of it. The block shot. Then you go between the legs, you step back, three pointer and you get fouled. And he got fouled. Damn. It's beautiful to see, you know, because we're always looking for, you know, when, when Brady and Peyton and Drew Brees, those guys retire, we're like, ah, who's going to follow them up? Well, there are going to be guys to follow them up. There have been same thing. When Steph and LeBron and KD leave, who's going to be following? Who's going to lead? Who's going to take that baton? Well, we have those players. I don't know what Cooper Flag is going to be. I think he's going to be really good. Wemby, I think, is going to be the MVP. Multiple MVPs. Luca is there. Anthony Edwards is there. Like, you do have a wave of next great players. Yes.
Paulie
Did you just call Cooper Flag being.
Dan Patrick
Hall of very good right now? I think he's very good. Very good ish. Yeah. Not last night. He was good ish.
Paulie
Well, yeah, let's give him some time.
Dan Patrick
Hey, trust me, I'm not the hot taker. You know, I'm okay with Arch Manning playing another year or two before we assess if he'll be a top draft pick in the NFL.
Paulie
That's not fair. Throwing them out like that, putting them again.
Dan Patrick
No, no, that's not fair. Yeah. Like you make your debut against Cooper Flag. Yes. Polly.
Marvin
On the poll, I would say that Wembanyama is more freakish when you're watching the sport. You're like, it doesn't make sense that he could cross over and do that at that size. And he's transfixing when he leaves the floor. I stopped watching. I turned my head to something else. I was like, this game is less interesting when he came out for a second. But the thing about Ohtani, he convinced baseball to change their policies of 100 years to not let people pitch and hit full time. And that's what his unicorn is.
Dan Patrick
Here's something. Deion Sanders was asked about Shohei Ohtani's performance in the National League Championship Series. Here was his reaction. He went through six innings, struck out 10, and then hit three home runs in the same game. He did what, six innings, struck out 10,and then went 3 for 3 at the plate and hit three home runs in a closeout hand in the MVP during the game. I was going to ask you if you think that's the best individual performance, maybe not just in baseball, but for a single game in sports history. Yeah. Because he's doing something that's unfathomable. I'm not gonna say sports history because I don't re. I can't recant everything that has transpired. I hope he opens the door for others because there's many more pitchers, many, not more, that don't sound right. Many pitchers that can do both, but they're never allowed to do so because they put them in a pocket and say, you just need to do that. So hopefully he opened the doors for others. That's what I want to know. Because if you look at what Steph Curry has done, all the imitators, Tiger, all the imitators, like they're athletes who are transcendent because they change the game and then they change the game for the next generation. I don't know if Ohtani changes the game where all of a sudden they're gonna. The Reds are gonna let Hunter Green bat and be a pitcher, because usually your pitcher is a shortstop. He's your best player. And maybe you get that crossover, maybe cross pollination that you're going to let them hit and you're going to give them a. Pitchers usually don't get too many opportunities to take BP only on the days that they're pitching and that they would be hitting. But I think it's interesting, you know, what's going on with some of these pitchers who have been great hitters in their careers. It's hard to be a great pitcher and not have been at least a good hitter when you're in high school or college. Like Paul Skeens. I brought that up before. I. I think he's probably capable of being a hitter, an everyday hitter. And all you got to do is swing really hard and try to hit home runs. It's not like I'm going, hey, you got about.328. That ain't happened. Yeah, Paulie.
Marvin
Yeah. Paul Skeens was at Air Force and he hit and pitched. He hit.410 with 11 home runs and 43 rubies. He led the team.
Dan Patrick
Yeah.
Marvin
And led the team in pitching.
Dan Patrick
Yeah. That's why I think that there's going to be openings for that. It won't be that everybody's going to try to shoot threes like Steph. I mean, Steph changed basketball probably more than anybody because you couldn't jump like Mike. You don't have to be 7, 6. You can be 6ft tall and be able to shoot and shoot from deep and be allowed to shoot from deep. That changed the game. We all want to be like Mike. Nobody's like Mike, but you can be like Steph. And maybe there's the Shohei Otani overflow where we'll see teams that will at least be open to that possibility. And maybe you'll see this more in minor league baseball where you get to have some plate appearances. And maybe because I don't want to take that bat out of your hand if you're a really good hitter, I don't want to say just concentrate on pitching. And I think the Angels were willing to do that. Not all the franchises interested in Ohtani were willing to do that. All right, we're just getting started. We'll take a break, update the poll results, more of your phone calls. But up next, it's the play of the day. Fox Sports Radio has the best sports talk lineup in the nation. Catch all of our shows@foxsportsradio.com and within the iHeartRadio app. Search FSR to listen live. Ah, come on. Why is this taking so long? This thing is ancient.
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Marvin
Do we have quick quiz music? Marvin Always. Vijay Edgecombe last night for the Philadelphia 76ers scored 34 points in his career debut. There have been nine players including him all time to score 30 or more in their first NBA game. I'm going to give you guys a couple that are in the old time era. Frank Selby, Wilt Chamberlain and John Drew. Dan at 32.
Dan Patrick
John Drew? Yeah, John Drew for the Hawks.
Marvin
So. And then Vijay Edgecombe. There are five other players or also Maurice Stokes. Dan.
Dan Patrick
Well, former Cincinnati Royal.
Marvin
So there are four others who did it in the modern era. Ish era.
Dan Patrick
Allen Iverson.
Marvin
That's correct. 30 points.
Dan Patrick
Okay.
Paulie
Why Island Arms?
Marvin
There's two randos and another hall of Famer.
Dan Patrick
Okay, Marvin. Lucius Harris.
Marvin
I'm gonna give you half a point.
Dan Patrick
Because it's a good guess. He's at random.
Marvin
The other hall of Famer is one of my favorites. Isaiah Thomas with 31 points in 1981.
Dan Patrick
Oh, okay. The other Isaiah Thomas.
Marvin
Yeah, the.
Dan Patrick
Oh, the it. Isaiah Thomas.
Marvin
This guy played at a very random college, was expected to be the next Magic Johnson and had a good and troubled career.
Dan Patrick
Lamar Odom.
Marvin
Lamar Odom is correct.
Dan Patrick
All right.
Marvin
30 points in his first game as a rookie year. 30 points in his last. No, 30 point games in between.
Paulie
I almost brought Lamar Odom up yesterday as a boringly good player or whatever that was that we were talking about.
Dan Patrick
I had a former NBA player who sent me a note yesterday, said what about AC Green? Boringly great. And I said, well, he wasn't great but he was boringly celibate.
Marvin
That's redundant, by the way. Boringly celibate. The last player is Willie Anderson. 30 points in 1988, I think for the Heat.
Dan Patrick
Yeah.
Marvin
Okay, I got another one. Remember Brandon Jennings?
Dan Patrick
Yes. He scored Milwaukee.
Marvin
Milwaukee.
Dan Patrick
Yeah.
Marvin
Was he Milwaukee or Detroit when he did this? Marvin. His fifth game of his career. He scored 55 points. Yeah, he never scored more than 40 again.
Dan Patrick
By the way, Giannis had a big night last night for the Milwaukee Bucks. I think they played against the Wizards. So was that Giannis again? Chris. Chris Middleton. They met up against each other. I don't know if anybody cared or was watching. I, of course, flipping around. I'm always looking for the game that nobody's watching. I just feel like a father that I'm watching my kids like nobody else is watching this. I kept flipping back and forth. I was like, paulie, when. When Yama was not on the floor, I'm like, ah, let me see what else is going on. Kind of spray the infield. Yes, Marvin, I did too. I watched the worst team in the NBA, bar none. They're losing 68 games this year. Your Brooklyn Nets. Yeah, they got smacked by the Hornets. Brooklyn's in the witness protection. I'm like, they're not trying to be in the witness protection, but they are. Yeah.
Marvin
Paul, I would like to get in early on the Hornets before anyone else does. This could bite me. Lamello ball. I like that guy. Kalkbrenner. Was he on Creighton? Tall dude.
Dan Patrick
Oh, yeah. Seven footer.
Marvin
Yeah. Miles Bridges. Brandon Miller. Con Knipple. He poured in 11.
Dan Patrick
All right. He scored more in his debut than Cooper Flag did. There you go. Yeah. Called it overrated.
Marvin
Get some love for the knipple.
Dan Patrick
Emmett in Connecticut. Hi, Emmett. What's on your mind today?
Caller
Here's the key. I don't know if I'm gonna bring that one tonight, Emmett.
Dan Patrick
Hey. Hey.
Paulie
I don't know that you should bring it either.
Dan Patrick
Gotta.
Paulie
Gotta admit, sorry not to jump in on your personal life.
Dan Patrick
Yeah. Sorry to interrupt your conversation.
Caller
Hey, sorry.
Dan Patrick
Yeah. What's on your mind?
Caller
Hey, I was wondering.
Dan Patrick
I see it.
Caller
I was wondering if you guys remember. I only remember this because it was during my Hartford insurance basketball career days and a friend of ours got his New Balance sneakers because he had a contact. And the only guy in the NBA that was wearing them was James Worthy.
Dan Patrick
Oh, I don't remember James Worthy's shoes. All right, Marvin, why don't you look for that right now? All right. Rick in Hawaii. Hi, Rick. What's on your mind?
Caller
Hey, Dan. How's that? As they stay out here in the Aloha State, I know Victor Wembayama has gotten a lot of talk, and rightly so today. So perhaps in the not too distant future, there may be more talk of him becoming the wem VP of the weba.
Dan Patrick
Wow, look at that. Rick Early. All right. Bloop, bloop. Yeah.
Marvin
Paul James Worthy coming out of North Carolina. Number one pick. He took a deal with New Balance worth $1 million total. That was the biggest single check given, but he got no equity in it.
Dan Patrick
Mike and Clearwater. Hi, Mike.
Caller
Hey, what's up? What's up, Dan?
Dan Patrick
How you, Mike? Hi, Mike.
Caller
I was watch. I was watching Wemby last night and all I could think of, man, if Rod Strickland, like 7 foot 5. That's what it reminded me of. And Todd. Hey, buddy. Are you gonna go see the news? Got great reviews, you know. I can't wait to hear it.
Dan Patrick
All right. Oh, yeah.
Paulie
Thanks, guys.
Dan Patrick
See ya.
Paulie
Thank you.
Dan Patrick
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Date: October 23, 2025
Podcast: The Dan Patrick Show (iHeartPodcasts & Dan Patrick Podcast Network)
Host: Dan Patrick
Co-hosts/producers: Paulie, Marvin, Seaton
This episode opens with breaking sports news: both Portland Trail Blazers head coach Chauncey Billups and Miami Heat guard Terry Rozier have been arrested in connection with a federal gambling probe. Dan and the crew react live to the reports, analyze the details as they emerge, and discuss the wider implications for the NBA and sports gambling. They also touch on standout NBA performances from season openers, changing attitudes toward sports betting, the proliferation of gambling-related scandals, and the cultural influence of athletic shoe brands.
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This episode captures an unusual morning in the sports world as Dan Patrick and his crew tackle the seismic news of NBA figures ensnared in federal gambling allegations. They unpack what’s known about the cases of Rozier and Billups, warn about the slippery slope of sports betting—even for multi-millionaire athletes—and reflect on an electrifying opening night of NBA action. Sprinkled between are reflections on branding, ethics, fandom, and the ever-evolving culture around sports, with memorable moments coming from listener calls, pop culture tangents, and the pure wonder of seeing a generational talent like Victor Wembanyama take flight.