HOUR 1 – Time’s running out for the Vikings, Gambling scandal is worst case for NBA

Summary

The Dan Patrick Show – Hour 1 Summary (October 24, 2025)

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Overview:

This episode of The Dan Patrick Show dives deep into two major sports stories: the closing championship window for the Minnesota Vikings—focusing on their quarterback struggles and Justin Jefferson’s future—and the NBA’s worst-case gambling scandal, now involving the FBI and chilling new details. The hour is filled with candid analysis, trademark humor, and lively banter between Dan and the Danettes, plus fan perspectives and real concerns about the state of gambling in sports.

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Key Discussion Points & Insights

1. Vikings’ Playoff Hopes Hanging by a Thread (03:38–10:13)

• Chargers Roll the Vikings: Dan opens with his take on the previous night’s Chargers–Vikings game. The Chargers needed this win to “right the ship,” but the loss is more devastating for the Vikings.

  • “Time is running out on the Vikings.” (08:45, Dan Patrick)

• Quarterback Concerns:

  • JJ McCarthy’s lingering high ankle sprain is creating a vacuum. Carson Wentz, thrust into starting duty, is not the answer, especially given the Vikings’ poor offensive line. Dan questions the team’s decision-making, referencing potentially available QBs like Sam Darnold or Kirk Cousins.
    • “You’ve got the best receiver in the game. At what point does Justin Jefferson say, ‘Get me out of here?’” (08:15, Dan Patrick)

• Justin Jefferson’s Milestone:

  • Jefferson had 7 catches for 74 yards, hitting 8,000 career receiving yards, becoming the youngest to do so (26 years, 129 days).

• Defensive Woes and Blame Game:

  • Dan notes that, despite Brian Flores’s quality defense, it made little difference as “the Chargers didn’t punt last night.”

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2. NBA Gambling Scandal—A Turning Point (10:13–22:40)

• Scope and Gravity of the Scandal:

  • Dan stresses the magnitude: now the FBI is involved and this is an integrity-of-the-game crisis, “way above the NBA's pay grade.” Billions in upcoming TV contracts are now cast into uncertainty.
    • “This could be one of the biggest scandals in our lifetime…They said it's just the tip of the iceberg." (15:45, Dan Patrick)

• How Scandals Grow—Perceptions Vs. Reality:

  • Even if those accused are exonerated, the public perception (accusations “sticking like a nightclub stamp you can’t wash off”) will linger.

• Fixing, Prop Bets & Player Conduct:

  • Dan and Seaton point out that it's not “big name” players, but role players and coaches who are most vulnerable to gambling’s temptations. Sharing inside information (e.g., player injuries, tanking strategies) can be hugely valuable to illegal gambling operations.
  • “It’s always somebody who thinks, ‘I’m just a role player, nobody’s watching.’ But Vegas is always watching.” (14:58, Dan Patrick)

• Startling Gambling Stats:

  • Dan shares inside info: average bettors check apps 210 times daily; 20% of 18–24-year-olds in NJ have a gambling addiction; 90% of betting is online; 2,000 micro-bets available per MLB game. He issues a stern warning about addiction, especially for young people.
    • “You will not win. If you’re doing it with dispensable income, have fun. But—this is all real.” (15:30, Dan Patrick)

• NBA Rule Violations and the Hall of Fame:

  • The panel discusses implications—should Chauncey Billups be removed from the Hall of Fame if he’s found guilty? Dan notes sports crimes aren’t always treated like “real” crimes. They recall Pete Rose’s ban for betting.

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3. Lighter Moments—Humor, Wordplay, and Food (18:03–21:30)

• The Danettes riff on the police press conference’s double entendres and debate the “goofiest operation name” (Operation Nothing But Bet vs. Royal Flush).
• A rapid-fire streak of gambling and casino puns ensues, punctuated by jokes about their “meat Friday” menu and the group’s Sports Emmy drought.
• “We really hit the jackpot with this menu, though.” (21:17, Seaton)

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4. Calls and Broader Sports Chat (34:50–38:48)

• Fan Reactions:

  • Callers chime in with frustration and heartbreak about their teams (Vikings, Trail Blazers) and the sense of betrayal emerging from the scandal.
  • One fan points out the lasting Hall of Fame injustice for Vikings great Jim Marshall.

• Legacy of “Super Bowl Losers”:

  • Dan and Seaton discuss how merely getting to the Super Bowl or a major final is underappreciated. They relate this to both the Vikings/Bills and the show’s own Emmy “runner up” record, in classic self-deprecating style.

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5. NBA Roundup & Steph Curry Praise (31:15–56:27)

• NBA Standout Performances:

  • Steph Curry’s 42-point night—highlighted by a signature deep three—is praised, while Aaron Gordon’s career-best is noted.
  • “There are deep threes and then there are ridiculous threes. That one he hit last night—you have to see it to believe it.” (52:27, Dan Patrick)

• Dunk Contest vs. All-Star Appearance:

  • The Danettes debate whether it’s better to win a dunk contest or make the All-Star team.

• Steph’s Career Place:

  • Paulie posits that Curry may actually be underrated considering his impact (“27 games with 10 or more threes—no one else has more than 9”). Dan calls him a game-changer but notes he’s not a “true point guard.”
  • “I want him to get a farewell tour—he was a game-changer unlike anybody I’ve ever seen.” (53:50, Marv)

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6. Segment Highlights & Quotes

Gambling, Addiction & Responsibility

• “Vegas is your watchdog, but there’s so much illegal betting. These are real numbers.” (15:04, Dan Patrick)
• “You will not win...It's all real.” (15:30, Dan Patrick)

NBA Scandal Hot Take

• “This isn’t just a sports story. This is bigger than that...The FBI sounded pretty strong when, you know, Cash Patel said ‘just the tip of the iceberg.’” (57:06, Dan Patrick)
• “The toughest thing for the NBA: the casual fan is gonna say, ‘Look what the NBA was accused of’—and they won’t follow up.” (19:53, Paulie)

Vikings’ Desperation

• “You can't help but think—at what point does Justin Jefferson say, ‘Get me out of here’?” (08:15, Dan Patrick)
• “Time’s running out on the Vikings.” (08:45, Dan Patrick)

Notable Lighter Moments

• “We really hit the jackpot with this menu, though.” (21:17, Seaton)
• Todd’s parody song, “We Didn’t Start the Fire,” themed on the gambling scandal. (50:36–51:06)

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Timestamps for Key Segments

• Vikings’ Struggles / Jefferson’s Frustration: 03:38–10:13
• Gambling Scandal Deep Dive: 10:13–22:40
• Gambling Humor & Puns: 18:03–21:30
• NBA Hall of Fame & Reputation Talk: 19:01–20:05
• Calls, Super Bowl Legacy, Emmy Talk: 34:50–39:46
• Steph Curry's Greatness & All-Star Chat: 31:15–56:27
• Todd’s “We Didn’t Start the Fire” Parody: 50:36–51:06

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Closing Thoughts

Hour 1 of the show sets the tone for a heavy sports news day, balancing the urgency—and seriousness—of the NBA gambling revelations with the personal stories and classic banter that have become a Dan Patrick Show staple. Dan’s warnings about gambling’s real-world costs, the panel’s comedic relief, and the passionate feedback from fans all drive home the deep connection between sports, business, and everyday life.

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Next Hour Preview:
Brian Windhorst joins to break down the latest on the NBA gambling scandal, plus John Tesh performs “Round Ball Rock.”

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That's Panini America, the official trading card and NFT partner of the Dan Patrick Show. You are listening to the Dan Patrick show on Fox Sports Radio. Made it to a Friday. It's hour one. Come on in. Stay a while. Lot to talk about. Looking forward to this weekend recapping what we had yesterday morning at this time. Also football last night as the Chargers roll the Vikings Game one of the World Series coming up tonight in Toronto. It'll be an interesting first at bat for Shohei Ohtani because if you go back to when we didn't know if he was going to Toronto or he was going to the Dodgers. There were reports he was on a flight to Toronto and then all of a sudden he left them at the altar and then went to the Dodgers. So that first at bat tonight in Toronto will be interesting. 8773-DP-SHoVE Email address dpanpatrick.com Twitter handle @dpshow Brian Windhorst of the Mothership. We'll try to recap what happened yesterday with the gambling probe. The FBI involved in this. This isn't an NBA issue. It's way above their pay grade with the FBI. So we'll talk to Wendy about this. He'll join us coming up a little bit later on. Also, he gave us Round Ball Rock. John Tesh, musician, TV host he will join us later in the show and perform Round Ball Rock for us. All right, we say good morning if you're watching on Peacock. Thank you for downloading the app. That's our streaming partner. And we say good morning to our radio affiliates around the country. The Flacco round and find out. T shirt is flying off the shelves. The reaction is surprising and we'll leave it up there until the Bengals lose again. The Joe Flacco tribute T shirt that you didn't know you needed for your wardrobe. Stat of the Day brought to you by Panini America. The official trading cards of the program. First hour brought to you by JLab. Best audio products in the game. I have their headphones on right now. 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And this is where you can't help but think, given that Sam Darnold has played well and Danny Dimes is playing well and Kirk Cousins could have been available to you to come back, and Aaron Rodgers flirted with you. He chose a different direction. You chose a different direction. And I know that's. This is hindsight, but this is a situation where you've got the best receiver in the game. And I wonder at what point Justin Jefferson says, get me out of here, get me out of here. And I think that that's real. He's got 8,000 career yards. And this is, this is a situation where I felt like it's. They got everything, but they don't have a quarterback. Whether offensive line isn't very good. In fairness to Carson Wentz, he got sacked, he got hit a lot last night. An interception doesn't look like he's comfortable back there. And I could understand that. If you don't have an offensive line, I don't care what else you have, your quarterback is not going to be successful. And Carson Wentz needs help anyway, and he does not have that. But at what point does Justin Jefferson say, you know, I, I need somebody to throw me the ball. I'm in my prime. This is like the Bengals. T. Higgins, Jamar Chase. That's why I said, don't waste another year. Get a quarterback who can help you. And Joe Flacco, maybe he can come to the rescue. Maybe he can keep you afloat during the regular season. Maybe you get Joe Burrow back. Even if J.J. mcCarthy comes back, I don't know what you have with him. And he's going to have to kind of ease into playing. And in that division with the Lions, the Bears are better and we know. And Green Bay's got the best record in the nfc. Time's running out. And that was what I kept thinking when I was watching last night. Time is running out on the Vikings. Justin Jefferson had seven catches, 74 yards. So he's got 8,000 career receiving yards, the youngest player to reach that 26 years, 129 days. So he's 168 days younger than Randy Moss was to reach 8,000. But the Chargers didn't punt last night. And I still go back to Brian Flores and that Vikings defense. And boy, they changed the NFL. And he likes to do a lot of things. He'll make you uncomfortable and maybe not. So you can put a lot of blame on Carson Wentz. The defense, by all accounts, is still one of the elite defenses. They didn't punt. 37, 10. The final. All right, Seaton, what's the poll question for the first hour of the program?

[Seaton]

I don't Even know how to start with poll questions for the gambling thing? Yeah, we did a few yesterday, but good grief.

[Dan Patrick]

Yeah. I mean, looking at the last 24 hours, this is the perception, let's say six months from now. Terry Rozier, Chauncey Billups totally exonerated. Damon Jones, totally exonerated. It feels like this is going to be lasting because it felt like if you're a fan, you probably already have suspicions. Most fans are like, oh, it's fixed. Oh, they fix it. This is where it kind of is a stamp that stays on you. It's like when you go to the nightclub and you still have the stamp on you the next day and you can't get it off. That's what this feels like. It's just perception in reality. Now, it could turn out to be just plain reality, and that would be devastating for the NBA. You got all these new TV partners. NBC Peacock spent billions of dollars on this. ESPN brought in the TNT guys. I mean, this was a big rollout. Everything's going great until the FBI stepped in, but tried to recap this. And I mean, it felt like it was out of Goodfellas and a James Bond movie it or, you know, Law and Order or Rounders. I mean, there was so much involved in this. And then the mafia is involved in this. And then are you giving information? Who are you giving the information to? How much money are you getting kicked back if you take part in these poker games? I mean, and everybody says the same thing about that. Chauncey Billups made a lot of money. I've never met somebody who's made too much money or doesn't want to lose money. I mean, I. Chauncey Billups, yes. He makes two and a half million dollars. You know, as the Portland head coach. I mean, this is a dream of his to be a head coach in the NBA. And this happened before he got there. But he knows, he, he knows that he can't do this. Damon Jones, I assume all of these guys know that they can't do this. But the. You know, when you have individual prop bets, and I've been screaming about this take, don't let college kids have prop bets attached to them. There's already enough pressure. You can't do it. And even with the pros, I don't like prop bets. And we always think, oh, you know, imagine if it's going to be a big name. It's not going to be a big name. Who's going to do this? You know, Terry Rozier is not a big name. Damon Jones is not a big name. It's guys who need the money. They get information. If Damon Jones knows somebody who says LeBron's not playing, then you give that information that's so valuable. Terry Rozier. Hey, I'm going to pull myself out of a game, bet the under on my props, you know, and you never think somebody's watching. If you go to Michael Porter's brother, John Tay Porter, he's probably thinking I'm in Toronto, I'm on the bench. Nobody cares. Well, Vegas cares because Vegas monitors all of this. They have to. If they see a spike where. What are the normal prop bets for a guy like John Tay Porter coming off the bench? Probably not a lot until there is and everybody wants their piece and then they go, well, nobody will know that I put 10 grand on this. Nobody's going to know that I put 15 on this. Well then you add it up and all of a sudden it's like something's going on here. That's when the red flags happen. It's always somebody who thinks I I'm at some university or I'm a role player on some team and I can get away with this. Vegas is your watchdog. But there's so much illegal betting. There's billions and billions and billions of dollars bet illegally. I'm going to give you some information here. Spoke to a source yesterday who said an individual who bets on sporting events checks their betting app an average of 210 times a day. 20% of 18 to 24 year olds in New Jersey have a gambling addiction. College kids. There are up to 2000 micro bets. So these are bets on the pitch, the swing, the hit, the run available per baseball game, per major league baseball game. 2000 micro bets. 90% of your gambling is done online and at least 6% of individuals who gamble are addicted to doing so. These are real numbers, okay? They're real numbers. And I caution you, yes, DraftKings is a partner. But I'm telling you to have fun with this. You will not win if you're doing it and you have dispensable income and you can have fun. But an 18 to 24 year old, that's where it's where it starts. That's where it started for me and that's where it metastasizes. And then all of a sudden you're in a hole and then you're putting things on a credit card or you're taking your parents credit card. It's all real. This is all real. I know it's entertainment. Fantasy, all of those things. I'm just telling these are real numbers that I have in front of me. 20% of 18 to 24 year olds in New Jersey have a gambling addiction. It's real. And, you know, we all have that DNA, that trait. You know where I have it, you know where I get addicted to things and I'm all in on things, and then you have to go cold turkey and stop. So where this goes, what this does to the NBA, this could be one of the biggest scandals that's happening in our lifetime. They said it's just the tip of the iceberg. I don't know who else is involved in this, but there was a report that was Chauncey Billups giving information on a game where he's telling people, we're going to tank, we're going to tank. We're going to have our first, you know, four guys sit down. And a lot of people bet on that, bet on that game. So now you're fixing a game. And I mean, you're committing a crime here. Terry Rozier, prop bet, he was investigated before this. Damon Jones, he was getting information. Is LeBron going to play? I'm told LeBron's not going to play. And then you give that information out and then they have text messages. Those text messages don't go away, folks. As a friend of mine who worked for the FBI, he's like, you can delete them. Oh, we still got them. And that's what you saw yesterday, where you go, wow, this is like four years ago, five years ago. And they have the conversation back and forth, and it's not like, oh, I what are they talking about? I didn't have to read between the lines. It was right there in bold print right in front of me. But this is. And these leagues can't act like they're victims. They took all of this money, all of these monies, but they are rules. There are rules in place. And now you have this situation where Adam Silver has got to meet with the media and answer some pretty tough questions. All right, So I don't know if there's a poll question seaton that can be attached to this. Yeah.

[Seaton]

But I mean, I have one for sure.

[Dan Patrick]

Okay.

[Seaton]

Goofier name Operation Nothing but bet or Operation Royal Flush. Might lead with that.

[Paulie]

Royal Flush is funnier.

[Seaton]

Oh, at first I had lamer name, but then I changed it to goofier name.

[Dan Patrick]

Yeah, yeah, sure, go ahead and pick one. Yes, yes, Todd, I got a kick.

[Marv]

Out of the police yesterday because I love the play on words they couldn't use more gambling analogies. With sports, everything was like, you bet things are going to be worse for you going forward. And I don't care how many chips you think you could put into a game. And he just. Everything was like a sports casino.

[Dan Patrick]

Well, that's. Sometimes I'll be around people and they think they have to dumb it down so I'll understand it. So they'll go, okay, this would be like Patrick Mahomes. And I go, no, no, you just talk to me. You don't have to use the analogies.

[Seaton]

Oh, because I couldn't process.

[Paulie]

Like, the accused are on house arrest. There's no traveling. Get that NBA.

[Marv]

You took a gamble and it's game over for all of.

[Dan Patrick]

Okay. Crap. Yeah. Pulling.

[Paulie]

Let's assume these accusations are real and they are proven against Chauncey Billups or Terry Roger. Chauncey Billups is currently in the hall of Fame, and he was borderline to get in. And, you know, Pete Rose didn't get in the hall of Fame, and he was not accused of sharing information with gamblers or possibly fixing a game or anything like that.

[Dan Patrick]

I don't think they're taking him out of the hall of Fame. No, I know they didn't take O.J. out of the hall of Fame.

[Paulie]

Yeah, well, there's sports crimes and there's crimes crimes.

[Dan Patrick]

And.

[Paulie]

And Billups, if he's. What he's accused of is a sports crime.

[Dan Patrick]

Well, if he did this now and wasn't in the hall of Fame, then he wouldn't get in the hall of Fame.

[Seaton]

Exactly.

[Dan Patrick]

Agree, Dan. Yeah. Yeah.

[Paulie]

You don't want to be lumped in with O.J.

[Dan Patrick]

Yeah, I appreciate you bringing that up. I don't get that many opportunities for your OJ Impersonation anymore.

[Seaton]

Who would you rather work with, the mafia or me?

[Dan Patrick]

O.J. yes, Paul.

[Paulie]

I think the toughest thing is for the NBA is that people are going to move on with their weekends, and the casual fan is going to say, look what the NBA was accused of, and they won't follow up. Like you said, if people are exonerated or it goes away. And now when you're in a bar and you run into that guy who says, oh, the NBA, it's all fixed. They've got more ammunition. They always had Tim Donaghy in 07. Now they got three more guys in 20, 25. And, you know, it's an easier case for them to make. I'm still. I still doubt their case, but it's easier for them to make.

[Dan Patrick]

I'm looking at the odds here for Chauncey Billups for coach of the year. And that's too. That was. I see what you did at the odds.

[Marv]

A little insensitive.

[Dan Patrick]

Yeah.

[Paulie]

I could tell he was playing a game of chance.

[Dan Patrick]

By the way.

[Seaton]

God, you're getting owned right now.

[Dan Patrick]

I don't know if you know this.

[Marv]

Corner quietly and let you guys take it.

[Dan Patrick]

I blew right by the meat Friday menu. We have tri tip French dip sandwiches and poutine. Who has it better than we do? Yeah, I just went out there to check out the tri tip French dip. Yes.

[Marv]

Todd, is that some kind of Russian food?

[Paulie]

What's the poutine Canadian?

[Dan Patrick]

You've never heard of poutine?

[Marv]

I was trying to make a little Putin poutine joke, which obviously felt, wow.

[Seaton]

We really hit the jackpot with this menu, though.

[Dan Patrick]

I. You took an over here.

[Marv]

Yeah.

[Dan Patrick]

So far. I think you went over the first segment.

[Marv]

I don't know if I can get out of the hole that I'm in right now.

[Paulie]

Chauncey Villis is having a better day.

[Dan Patrick]

Why don't you double down?

[Marv]

Okay.

[Dan Patrick]

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[Dan Patrick]

2, 3, 4. Most cars on the road could use a little TLC. At Mako, they bring your car back to life with affordable paint jobs like collision repairs. Get a free estimate today. Oh, better get moo. When this scandal first happened, I did think of Bob Lee, who I worked with at ESPN for decades, and Jeremy Shap. And I thought this is right up their alley. They would have been all over this at the mothership. And you know, the media is different now. I understand that everybody's in bed with gambling, but I couldn't help but think how Bob Lee, one of the best journalists I've ever been around, and Jeremy Shapp as well, that now you have a couple of people, at least in the sports world who are trying to explore this. You know, Pablo Torre, definitely. But you know, NBC News is doing it and it's not. This isn't just a sports story. This is bigger than that. But I couldn't help but think about Bob. I hope he's feeling better. And Jeremy Shap, a good friend as well. Yes, Paulie, I have a question for.

[Paulie]

The room I was thinking about during the break. If you were NBA commissioner Adam Silver, would you jump on this and publicly address it before the weekend to get your narrative out there or your side of it out there, or go oppo and let it quiet down?

[Dan Patrick]

Well, but I don't know. I don't want to put my commissioner in front of the media where he may not have the answers or he may not want to give you an answer right now about this. I would let it cool down hopefully over the weekend. And then probably once you have, I mean, he's got to get a handle on this, too. I don't know how much information, how much he was downloaded on this, but he's got to be, he's got to be buttoned up because if you're in there and it's not just sports people, when you have news people who are going to be in a press conference asking you questions, then you, you got to be ready. You got to be ready for every possible question you're going to get, because you had LeBron in this, where Damon Jones was getting information about LeBron. LeBron has not been implicated, but that's part of the headline. People sort of read things, they sort of watch things, they sort of listen to things. That's the danger of this, where they're like, is LeBron? I had somebody, a friend, you know, who watches the NBA. Do you think LeBron's involved in this? I go, no, no. Somebody got information on him not playing. Damon Jones, former teammate of LeBron. What, did LeBron give him a heads up?

[Seaton]

I mean, it's LeBron's league. LeBron James league in gambling scandal.

[Dan Patrick]

Yeah, but that's where you sort of listen, you sort of read, you sort of watch. And that's where sometimes it leads us to false conclusions. All right, let me see. By the way, Steph Curry last night had 42. How about Aaron Gordon? Aaron Gordon was killing it. He had 50 and he was killing it from three point range. And Aaron Gordon has never made an all star team. I thought in Orlando, don't they usually take somebody from each team or is that just baseball that they do that?

[Paulie]

Nice idea, though.

[Dan Patrick]

Yeah. But he did win a slam dunk contest. And Seaton brought this up. Would you rather win slam dunk contest or be an All Star for one year? Marvin, all star.

[Paulie]

Paul for one year. All Star.

[Dan Patrick]

Todd.

[Marv]

All Star.

[Dan Patrick]

Seaton.

[Seaton]

Slam dunk contest.

[Dan Patrick]

I'd rather be an All Star. There are a lot of guys who won the slam dunk contest.

[Seaton]

A lot more all stars than slam dunk contest winners.

[Dan Patrick]

But you remember those who play in an All Star game. We've forgotten most of the people. Yeah. Yeah. I don't know if we do. Okay. Who won the slam dunk contest before? Mac McClung.

[Seaton]

Who was the starters for the All Star Game? West Luca, two years ago.

[Dan Patrick]

Yeah. Same guys.

[Seaton]

All the same guys. Yeah. Nobody knows.

[Dan Patrick]

Yeah. Same guys. Yes.

[Marv]

Marvin, would you rather be Kenny Skywalker or Chris Gatling? That old questioning one was an All Star. One was a slam dunk champ.

[Dan Patrick]

Neither. Either though, too.

[Seaton]

Like neither or either. I'd be both of those guys. That'd be awesome.

[Dan Patrick]

Neither. Neither. Kenny Skywalker. That was the only thing he could do. Remember? Didn't he have the kid in play? He did. Haircut.

[Marv]

Yes.

[Seaton]

That's a solid nickname, though.

[Dan Patrick]

Skywalker. Now it is. That's great. Yeah.

[Paulie]

Paul, I've got the slam dunk winners list and there's a ton of randos.

[Dan Patrick]

Yes.

[Paulie]

Anfernee Simmons. Derrick Jones Jr. Hamadu Diallo, John Wall won one in 2014. Now, he's not a rando, but I had no idea he even entered it. Terence Ross, who remembers that era. A lot of randos.

[Dan Patrick]

Yeah. So rando. Yeah.

[Paulie]

Fred Jones of the Pacers. He played basketball.

[Dan Patrick]

Fred Jones. By the way, I flipping through the channels yesterday afternoon and I stumbled upon the very end of Hoosiers and no spoilers. And I had a problem with the opposing coach, you know, facing the. What were they? The Hickory Huskers. That's right, Hickory Huskers. Every time they showed this coach, he was smiling like his player turns the ball over with 20 seconds to go. And they have him kind of, I don't know. The cutaways weren't very good with him. Instead of being angry. And I thought, man, that bothers me for some reason. He had three cutaways, I think in the last, you know, three minutes of the movie. And he didn't seem unnerved by anything. And he had a smile on his face as they turned it. I mean, they double teamed him. You know, ill advised shooting. I mean, you know, I would have been upset with my, my kids there. I'm just a purist, that's all. I'm just a purist. All right, let me get to David in Ohio. Good morning, David. Welcome back.

[Caller]

Hey, Dan. Happy meat Friday. Nobody during last night's broadcast. Al Michaels, they. Somebody from the home office or something had to correct him on the Minnesota Vikings kicker will carve. I think his name was that the ball did. The ball was. It was an optical illusion. The ball. You can clearly see on the video that it hit the camera wire and they made him practice. I guess my question is, is Roger Goodell have like a feed into my Al Michael's ear during the broadcast and that's what I got for you.

[Dan Patrick]

No, no, the commissioner that the home office is going to alert the broadcasting team. They're not talking down Michaels. They'll send a note or the, the production truck. Your producer, executive producer would hear from the home office of the NFL, not the commissioner. But you would have people saying, hey, by the way, you need to correct this. And then Al had to come back and. And correct that. Buddha in San Francisco. Hi, Buddha.

[Caller]

Nobody. Let's go, Fritzy. And watching this whole NBA situation is absolutely ridiculous. I mean, and I can't stop thinking about David Stern right now. Like he must be rolling over in his grave. I mean, the blabber. And I mean last night, even on last night, you know, I still Call him the TNT boys. But when they were talking about rosier tying what's his name's NBA three point, you know, shooting record. And then Charles Barkley was like, we should probably go to a commercial now. It was like so awkward. But anyways, that's all. That's a whole, that's a whole different situation. But then watching Steph Curry to me is like, he's like the closest thing that we have to Kobe since his passing. I mean, he's a winner, he's beloved. And he's like, he's been totally confirmed.

[Dan Patrick]

Got a bad connection there, Buddha. Have a good weekend. Good luck to your Dodgers tonight. Chris in Syracuse. Hi, Chris.

[Caller]

Hey, thanks as always, Dan. I wanted to comment on baseball and last night's football game. Yeah, very excited for the World Series to get going tonight. And as a Cincinnati Red fan, my favorite World Series stat is that the Reds are currently riding a nine game win streak in World Series games. And I just hope in my lifetime I get to see him go after number 10. And yeah, tonight I'm looking forward to Smoltze doing the games. And Dan, I used to love when you used to interview him when he was on the golf course and you would have him put his phone next to the tee so your audience could hear him tee off. And as a Viking fan, yeah, last night was pretty awful, but it was good. Rodney Harrison, it was good to see him get honored by the Chargers. And a silver lining for Viking fans. Chuck Foreman and the lady late great Jim Marshall both made the cut, so they still got a shot at getting into the Football hall of fame in 26. So. And Jim Marshall definitely deserves it. And I know he's known for running the wrong way, but I always said he, at least he was smart enough to throw the ball out of the end zone. And I really hope Jim Marshall gets in.

[Dan Patrick]

All right, thank you, Chris. Have a good weekend. Yeah, you can get to the super bowl, but if you lose the super bowl, it's, it's held against you. You know, they, they put way too much weight on that. You lost, you know, those Buffalo Bill players. And I kept thinking they got to four consecutive. The Vikings back in the 70s, it was held against you because you got dominated and you lost these Super Bowls and that hopefully they're correcting that because that Viking team was great. Chuck Foreman was great. Jim Marshall, they played in more games. Consecutive games. He had that streak for a long, long time. And yes, the one moment that he had, he ran the wrong way in a game.

[Seaton]

Yes, Seon I say it all the time, but people really underappreciate how difficult it is to just get to the Super Bowl. I get, okay, you win and you lose, but just getting there puts you in a different category of quarterback for the most part.

[Dan Patrick]

Well, that's. Why should. I'm a big proponent of what you're saying because we get to the sports Emmys, we just don't win, and I don't want that held against us.

[Seaton]

I mean, it's better to get there and lose than to not get there at all.

[Dan Patrick]

That's absolutely right. Yes.

[Marv]

Me too.

[Dan Patrick]

Yeah. I think as time has gone on.

[Marv]

We'Ve appreciated the Buffalo Bills because all of those guys got into the hall of Fame. Marv Levy, Jim Kelly, Andre Reed, Thurman Thomas, James Lofton. So those guys ended up getting in. So we do appreciate what they did 25 years later.

[Dan Patrick]

But in the moment, we're kind of the Buffalo Bills. Are we? Well, I think we've lost five. We haven't won in five consecutive trips.

[Seaton]

So we've might be six.

[Dan Patrick]

Six.

[Seaton]

Oh, not consecutive.

[Dan Patrick]

Okay. But. But we have. I think we're on a. On a heater where five consecutive, maybe. And that we haven't won. We didn't lose. We just didn't win. Yes. Paulie.

[Paulie]

I think SVP is over 7, so he's in the club with us.

[Dan Patrick]

Yeah, but we're a group.

[Paulie]

Yeah.

[Dan Patrick]

He's an individual. You know, we lose, I have to come in and see everybody's sad faces. Van Pelt just looks at himself and goes, I look good. I'm all right. Yeah. How's my hair? Yeah, I. I knew him when he had hair. Oh, yeah. Early SVP at the Golf Channel.

[Seaton]

That was really his window to win.

[Paulie]

Yeah.

[Dan Patrick]

When he had hair.

[Seaton]

Yeah, when he had hair. That was really.

[Paulie]

If you asked him, would he rather have his hair of age 30 or a couple sports Emmys?

[Seaton]

Sports Emmys all day?

[Paulie]

No way.

[Seaton]

He's saying he. Is he. Scott Van Pelt is saying, I'd rather have the sports Emmys than hair.

[Dan Patrick]

Okay. It's not like he had moss like mine.

[Paulie]

No, but he had a nice, decent head of hair.

[Dan Patrick]

Who does, Dan? You're right. Who does? You're right.

[Paulie]

Van Pelt does have a nice skull, though. It's very friendly to baldness.

[Dan Patrick]

Yeah. I can't. I have a dent in the middle of my. My head. Yeah. Swimming accident. Yeah. So if I go bald, not good. It's like this indentation like Cousin Eddie.

[Seaton]

From the vacation movies, like right here. If I get a dent right here, my hair just isn't going to look right. There's nothing but here but a piece of government plastic.

[Dan Patrick]

Yeah, mine's right in the middle. Right in the middle. The top of my head.

[Paulie]

Bondo in there. We could fill it in.

[Dan Patrick]

You could actually put cocktail sauce and. And dip shrimp in there.

[Seaton]

Well, it is meat Friday.

[Dan Patrick]

Yeah. Yes. I dove into a creek or a creek and hit a piece of tile. I do that. Boom. Right in the middle of my noggin. All right, all right.

[Seaton]

Toddy nearly died, Okay?

[Dan Patrick]

I did.

[Seaton]

He nearly died.

[Marv]

Nothing to joke about.

[Dan Patrick]

I did nearly die. I did.

[Marv]

They stitched you up.

[Dan Patrick]

You're right. Well, no one hospital did. Then they sent me home, and then a neighbor who was a doctor said, what are you doing home? And I said, they sent me home. And he called the emergency. He called the ambulance, took me to another hospital, and then they had me for three days where my dad slept next to me because he didn't think I was going to live.

[Marv]

Oh, my God.

[Dan Patrick]

Yeah. Oh, now you realize I was just.

[Marv]

Gonna make a lilo and stitches joke, and all of sudden a send you.

[Dan Patrick]

Like you're on your death. Apologize.

[Marv]

Insensitive.

[Dan Patrick]

Todd, I made it. I'm alive. Okay.

[Marv]

Thank God for all of us that you're alive.

[Dan Patrick]

Thank you. Thank you.

[Marv]

God bless us all everywhere.

[Dan Patrick]

How about we take a break? Take a break. More phone calls. Brian Windhorst. Wendy will join us coming up next hour. And John Tesh with Round Ball. Give us a little bit of round ball rock. Todd, that's enough.

[Marv]

Give me the ball.

[Dan Patrick]

Throw me the ball. I gotta ask him about that Saturday Night Live skit. But that'll. That'll be in the final hour of the program that. John Tesh will join us. Better theme song here. Round Ball rocker. Entertainment Tonight. Because I would argue. Entertainment Tonight. I would argue.

[Marv]

Stop it. What? Stop it.

[Dan Patrick]

Thank you.

[Marv]

That would be a terrible argument.

[Dan Patrick]

I'm just saying dress.

[Marv]

That's not. You're not gonna win that, Todd.

[Dan Patrick]

I maybe suffered some brain damage.

[Marv]

Comparing those two, you may still have some issues.

[Dan Patrick]

Ptsd. Yeah. Post Todd stress.

[Marv]

Very nice on a Friday. This is what you're doing.

[Dan Patrick]

Oh, God. All right, let me take a break. We're back after this with our play of the day. Thanks for listening to the Dan Patrick show podcast. Be sure to catch us live every weekday morning, 9 until noon Eastern, 6 to 9 Pacific, on FO Sports Radio. And you can find us on the iHeartRadio app at FSR or stream us live on the Peacock app.

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[Dan Patrick]

Play the place of the day. This is the play of the day. Check this out. Draymond pops out unguarded, gets the ball, flipped it to Curry.

[Caller]

Screens for Curry. Deep three from half.

[Dan Patrick]

Courtney hit it. He had it.

[Caller]

There's one person on the planet that would take that shot.

[Dan Patrick]

And he nailed it.

[Caller]

We're tied, 21.4 to go.

[Dan Patrick]

Six three pointers. That's the 241st career game with at least six made threes. That's more than the next two players on the list combined. James Harden, Klay Thompson. That's courtesy warriors radio network. Play of the day. For over 40 years, Tire Rack's been helping you find the right tires for how and what and where you drive ship fast and free. Backed by free road hazard protection with convenient installation options like mobile tire installation. Tirerack.com the way tire buying should be. Got a tweet sent to me. I'm guessing the new official shoe of the NBA will be the over Under Armour. Okay. All right.

[Marv]

Serviceable.

[Dan Patrick]

Yeah, jokes are coming in. Todd wants to do a song based off the gambling investigation.

[Marv]

I threw a couple of quick verses together. It's like 30, 40 seconds off of Billy Joel's We Didn't Start the Fire.

[Dan Patrick]

Okay, did you run these by Paulie?

[Marv]

I didn't show him the lines. There's nothing inappropriate about the lines. I did it. Let him know that I had that. If you guys thought there was room for it.

[Dan Patrick]

Okay, why don't you do it right now? Like it's, you know, ready to go. Here we go. This is Todd and having fun with the gambling investigation to the tune of.

[Marv]

Billy Joel, Chauncey Billups Damon Jones the mafia will break your bones Named Donaghy what a clown Charlie Hustle block from Cooperstown Prop bets just behave Tanking games point shave, over under, point spread Someone better call the feds Chauncey, Terry and Damon didn't start the fire Sometimes we play the fool so don't blame fanduel they didn't start the fire so gamble at your own risk or the police will come frisk that's how as far as I got all right. That's pretty good.

[Dan Patrick]

Thank you, Todd.

[Paulie]

I liked it. Thank you.

[Dan Patrick]

Give you a bloop. Bloop on that. Paulie has a quick NBA quiz.

[Paulie]

Okay, this is Pretty obvious what the answer is. It's based off the stat that you just gave about Steph Curry. Okay, NBA players that has the most career games with 10 plus three pointers made. 10 plus three pointers made. The answer is.

[Dan Patrick]

Steph Curry.

[Paulie]

Steph Curry by far. Who is second or third? Steph Curry has 27 games with 10 or more three pointers.

[Dan Patrick]

Okay.

[Paulie]

The next closest is nine.

[Dan Patrick]

Okay, Marvin. Terry Rozier.

[Marv]

Damn.

[Dan Patrick]

Today, well, he, he had a game where he had like eight or nine or ten something turnovers. Yes, Marvin, you got one.

[Marv]

Might be obvious. Klay Thompson.

[Paulie]

Klay Thompson has nine in his career.

[Dan Patrick]

Okay.

[Paulie]

Damian Lillard has six. Nobody else in the history of the NBA has more than three. Steph Curry has 27 games.

[Dan Patrick]

So everybody combined, they still don't equal Steph Curry. Is that what you're saying?

[Paulie]

Clay has nine, Lillard has six, 15. And then, and then Zach Levine, Harden and J.R. smith have three each. So the top five don't equal what Steph did.

[Dan Patrick]

Dang, dang, dang. But there are deep threes and then there are ridiculous threes. And that one that he had last night, you're just going it. And the strength that, you know, it's. You have to have, you know, the legs to be able to do that. And through all of this, you know, his entire career, to be able to have the legs to be able to do that is remarkable. And he's still, he's such a good shooter that people don't realize he might have the second best handle in the NBA. Kyrie, by all accounts has the best handle in the NBA. But Steph, at his age, still getting separation because not a big guy. When we were out in Tahoe and I stood, you know, he was sitting down, having a drink, he got up, gave me a hug, and he's just a little bit taller than me. And that's what's amazing about this. He's still able to do this, but he gets that separation because he has great handle and he'll hopefully be able to do that the rest of his career. I'd hate for him to be just a spot up shooter, but if it meant he stayed in the NBA, you know, I'll take that. But I love seeing him run. I always tell kids, move. It's so much tougher to guard you when you're moving than just standing there. Take it from somebody who just stood there. Yes, Marvin.

[Marv]

And if he decides to retire, I want him to do it at the beginning of the season so he can get a farewell tour because he was a game changer unlike anybody I've ever seen in my lifetime.

[Dan Patrick]

It'd be great if the NBA on one night just made that three point line like it was Steph Curry. You made a tribute to Steph. I don't know how you do that, but maybe you make it Golden State yellow in every arena. Just a thought. I wanted the NFL to pay tribute to Pat Tillman and decorate the 42 yard line. That was his number. And I thought, do that. Well, if we do that for him, then we have to do it for. Okay, do it for others. I wanted more people talking about Pat Tillman. Why is that 42 yard line decorated that way? Let me tell you about Pat Tillman. Yes, Marvin.

[Marv]

Also, Chase arena, they need to start building the statue for Steph right now. He should get it while he's still playing.

[Dan Patrick]

It'd be great to watch them build it outside, you know, in. Maybe in real time.

[Marv]

And make sure it looks like him.

[Dan Patrick]

Well, yes. Yeah, but that would be. You start from the ground up, then you get up to his head. Now all of a sudden he looks like Ronaldo. Yes, Paul.

[Paulie]

The Steph statue should be like four blocks away. Like deep, deep, deep. Away from the stadium. All right, I have a topic off Steph. Do you think he's a bit underrated basketball wise? He hasn't won an MVP in 10 years. He hasn't been a. He's only been top five once in the past 10 years. I honestly think he might be underrated. And people pigeonhole him, hole him as just a shooter.

[Dan Patrick]

Oh, yeah, they do that. But that's what he is. Well, he's not a great passer. Draymond's a better passer.

[Paulie]

Not great passer. He's an unstoppable force. And no one's been able to figure.

[Dan Patrick]

Out, well, he does have the ball as much as anybody in the NBA, except for maybe James Harden. Yeah. So you're going to get assists. I'm just saying he's not a defender. He. He's not really a point guard. He's a points guard. But yeah, if you want to say he's under. He's going to be top 10 all time, I think. Although who comes out of the top 10?

[Marv]

Somebody.

[Dan Patrick]

Oh, really?

[Marv]

Somebody's got to come up.

[Dan Patrick]

I think there's 15 players in the top 10. That's usually the way it works.

[Marv]

Usually.

[Dan Patrick]

Yeah, yeah. And he's in and then he's in and then he's in. Wait, that's 13 players. Oh, let's see. A couple of phone calls in here. Yeah, we can say that Steph is under 8 if you want to. John in Portland. Hey, John. How's morale?

[Caller]

Hey, it's okay, brother. I'm a father of five and my. I actually coach three of my boys in basketball. I'm a season ticket holder for the Trailblazers. And I feel like I've never been cheated on in my life, but I feel kind of cheated on and I don't. I don't know how to go today. Kind of looking back at this like I, I'm rooting for a team that's always going to be the under and what. Chauncey is going to give us all this information and we're losing. I just, I don't know how to wake up this morning and tell my boys. Like, it kind of feels fake. And I don't want to hear from Adam Silver because he's just going to protect the league.

[Dan Patrick]

Well, let's let this play out though, John. You know, in fairness to Chauncey and Rozier and Damon Jones, that's. Maybe there's a reason, maybe there's an excuse. Maybe it's been misreported. I don't know. The FBI sounded pretty strong when Cash Patel was there telling us just the tip of the iceberg and, you know, talked about really how egregious this was of what they were doing fixing these games. The Mafia involved somebody giving inside information, man. Brian Windhorst will join us in about 25 minutes from now. Get some more information from him. One hour in the books on this Meat Friday with Fritzy Seaton. Marv Polyers truly back after this. How do you celebrate? Right? Every Friday we celebrate. We celebrate a great week and we do that by cracking open a Miller Light. It's a perfect time to celebrate game day with friends and family. It always is cold. You put it in the glass, you take that first sip and you go. Great taste light beer. For people love beer. They've been doing it since 1975. From tailgates to watch parties, celebrating all season long means more moments for the coolest people in your life. Miller Light, great taste. 96 calories. Go to millerlight.com Patrick. You'll find delivery options near you. Or pick up some Miller Lite pretty much anywhere that sells beer. It's Miller time. Celebrate responsibly. Miller Brewing Co. Milwaukee, Wisconsin. 96 calories, 3.2 carbs per 12 ounces.

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