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Greetings my peeps and welcome to the all things basketball podcast with your boy GD.

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In this episode I will be doing my week 12 recap covering all the injuries of course

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my player of the week.

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Also we'll talk Draymond.

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He's spoken after his suspension on his podcast.

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We'll talk about that.

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Draco Rachadovich.

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He goes nuts the Toronto coach.

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We'll talk about that.

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Contract extensions for Kawaii and Erics Polstra.

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Also talk about the Oklahoma City Thunder.

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Also Chicago Bulls had a rings of honor ceremony.

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We'll talk about that as well.

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So just sit back, relax and enjoy the show.

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Okay guys it's your boy GD back with all things basketball with GD Podcasts and I'll be covering

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week 12 recap.

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Locked it on last week actually so there's a lot of news to cover so let us not delay

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and let us get right into it then.

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Of course we start every recap with the player of the week.

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In the west, Laurie Markedon.

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That's a name we haven't spoke too much of.

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Of the Utah Jazz but he had a sensational week guys.

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His team went 4-0.

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They had three home games, one road game.

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The only road game was against the Milwaukee Bucks.

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They beat them.

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Then they had three straight at home, beat Toronto, the Lakers and the Warriors.

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So a pretty good week there.

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Laurie Markedon this is what he did for the week.

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24.5 points per game.

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11 rebounds and nearly 3 assists.

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Also he shot it from the field 47.2% which you'll take that.

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He also shot it over 48% from 3 point range.

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We love that and of his 36 free throws for the week he only missed three guys.

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So Laurie Markedon playing all-star caliber basketball as he's been prone to do now that

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he's in Utah.

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So Laurie Markedon getting things done for his Utah Jazz.

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And then for the East, Bam out of Bayou.

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I've been talking about him guys.

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For the Miami Heat they went 3-1 for the week.

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All their games were at home by the way guys.

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They beat Houston, Orlando, Charlotte but they did lose to OKC.

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Seemed like everybody's losing to OKC these days.

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So that was their loss for the week.

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But Bam this is what he did for the week guys.

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23 points, 11 rebounds and almost 6 assists per game guys with a block to boot per game

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as well.

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Shot it from the field 56.4% and of his 28 free throws he missed 6 of those.

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So you'll definitely take that as well.

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But Bam out of Bayou playing well, playing all-star caliber basketball guys.

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So that is your player of the week guys.

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Let us now turn our attention to some injury news guys.

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Jarmaran out for the season guys, he had that shoulder tear that he's been dealing with.

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But now the Memphis Grizzly said, you know what?

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Let's shut him down for the season.

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Let him get that shoulder situated and then we'll just run it back next season.

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So Jarmaran, now remember guys he had the 25 game suspension.

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He returned to the lineup, played in 9 games.

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He averaged over 25 points per game, over 8 assists, 5.6 rebounds.

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He shot it over 47% from the field.

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Not great from 3 point range guys.

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In fact he was sub par 27.5%, 81.3% from the free throw line.

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And in his brief time guys, he did manage to win a player of the week and he did that

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in week 9.

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It was in the January 5th game at the Lakers where he suffered that shoulder injury guys.

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In that 127 to 113 win over the Lakers.

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So Jarmaran out for the season and he had the surgery, it was successful.

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So we look forward to seeing Jar at the beginning of next season guys.

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But you know something?

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This probably takes him out of the running for playing on the Olympic team.

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I would think it would if I had to guess.

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But you know something?

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He needs to just recoup, recharge and get his mind right for the following season.

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So this can be valuable time for Jar to kind of put things in perspective.

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Especially with this season kind of going off the rails.

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So we wish you a speedy recovery and that all goes well with your shoulder.

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And that we get to see you next season balling and doing what you do best.

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So all the best to you Jar as you recover.

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Moving on to more Memphis Grizzly news.

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It seemed like it's been a nightmare season for the Grizzlies guys.

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Desmond Bain who has been playing so well.

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In fact he was playing All-Star caliber basketball.

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He's going to be out six weeks.

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He has a great three ankle sprain guys.

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That he suffered on January 12th and I lost to the Los Angeles Clippers 128-119.

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And that happened in the third quarter guys when he was going to the basket.

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That's when he suffered this ankle sprain.

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So Desmond Bain that's a huge blow to that team guys.

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As well as he was playing that's a huge, huge blow.

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It looks like we probably won't see him until after the All-Star break at the very least.

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I would think probably after the All-Star break you'll see Desmond Bain again.

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But then again what would this team look like coming out of that All-Star break.

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We'll see what's what with the Grizzlies.

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And more bad news for the Grizzlies.

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Marcus Smart out four to six weeks.

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He dislocated his finger January 9th in a win versus the Dallas Mavericks and that was

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at Dallas by the way.

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120-103 and that happened in the third quarter with about 738 left in that quarter.

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So Marcus Smart add him to the list guys of guys among the walking wounded for the Memphis

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Grizzlies guys.

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And this is a season not for the ages for the Memphis Grizzlies.

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So that's the entry news for that team.

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Tyrese Hollyburton who just had the Player of the Week honors a couple of weeks ago.

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He's out two weeks guys.

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He has a great one hamstring.

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That he suffered in a January 8th win versus the Boston Celtics in a tight one 133 to 131.

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And he suffered that in the second quarter guys.

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So the guys had to pick it up and continue on for the win for the Indiana Pacers.

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But a huge blow to the Pacers guys.

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They were playing so well and to have your main cog the engine that makes that machine

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go sideline for two weeks.

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So we'll see what happens.

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They do have a guy like TJ McConnell who can run the point guard position.

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We'll see what happens with the Pacers as they manage life without Tyrese at least for

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a couple of weeks.

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Moving on to other entry news.

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Jacob Polter for the Toronto Raptors.

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He's out indefinitely guys.

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Ankle Spring.

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There hasn't been a definitive timeline.

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That's a big blow to that team because now you're still trying to work in new pieces like

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R.J. Barrett and Emanuel quickly.

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And now you're missing your starting center.

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That's going to hurt you a bit.

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But you know Toronto they got guys in reserve who can play the five.

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So they should be okay.

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But this is a guy who can pull you a double double at any moment.

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So definitely a big loss for them.

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And then the last bit of entry news I'll talk about.

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That's of significance.

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Chris Paul, remember I told you that he injured his hand.

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Well they declared that he'll be out for the six weeks.

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So Chris Paul on the shelf probably until maybe before the All-Star game or a little

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bit after it all depends on the healing process for him.

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And that happened again in the 113 to 107 win over the Detroit Pistons.

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And it happened in the third quarter about 608 to go in that quarter.

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Major blow he was starting to get the feel of his teammates and so forth for this to

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happen.

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Not good guys.

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So that is your entry news in that regard guys.

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Now speaking of the Goat State Warriors.

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Let's talk about Dreymon Green.

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Your buddy in mind.

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Dreymon Green I said in the last episode he has been reinstated.

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It turns out to be a 12 game suspension.

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Also he has to get ramped up in terms of games and so forth.

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But that didn't stop Dreymon from going on his self-named podcast and talking about his

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suspension.

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So he talked about that.

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He talked about his time away.

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He talked about Stephen A Smith's comments about Steph's leadership and how he called

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it in the question.

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And he had his say in that regard so much so that Stephen A had to reply and again try

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and clean it up that he wasn't questioning his leadership.

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He was just saying if LeBron was held to that kind of standard.

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So should Steph be and so on and so forth.

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You know Stephen A had to go into a CMA mode so you know how that goes.

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But Dreymon did issue an apology to Steph Curry for even putting him in that situation

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which I thought was pretty admirable of him to do so.

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To have the self-awareness that my antics now has put Steph in the minds of some in

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terms of his role in the leadership over there.

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So he did have the mind to apologize to him.

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He also said this is the one that got me guys.

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That he contemplated retiring.

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That he was going to walk away from the game quote supposedly but Adam Silver had to talk

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him out of doing so.

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Which social media something else guys.

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When of course that clip went viral and a lot of people had to say I heard Elle Duncan

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talk about it.

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She said for you to just walk away because you can't control yourself.

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Basically I'm paraphrasing.

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And a lot of people had come to that realization that the reason you walk away because you

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can't control your behavior and so forth.

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You gotta lay hands on people and whatnot.

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Here's what I'll say.

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I don't believe for one second.

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I believe maybe the thought came in his mind but there were 75 million reasons why he wouldn't

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do it.

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And that's the money left on his contract.

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So Draymon I hear you but I can't buy that.

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You're not going to leave 75 million on the table.

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And the fact that Adam Silver had to talk you out of doing so.

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I'm sure that sounds nice and everything but you had 75 million reasons not to retire.

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So I'll take that with a grain of salt.

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Let me just put it that way.

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And then you talked about your need for change behavior.

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You know he's talking different that much is for sure.

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He is talking much different than he did prior to the suspension.

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So it seems like it seems as if he wants to be more accountable for his actions.

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I'll just say that.

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And he did talk to Steve Kerr and so forth.

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And Steve Kerr had his say and pretty much said he knows this is it for him.

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You know he's walking a fine line so he knows he has to walk a straight an hour from here

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on in.

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That is what we heard from Draymon coming out of his suspension.

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So listen if he's able to do the things employ the things that he learned in counseling from

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the joint meetings he had with the organization itself with the league and with the players

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union then perhaps we'll get a different Draymon coming out of this.

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I mean I think he could still have the fire in the desire.

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He just got to learn how to not get provoked into doing these things.

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Like I always say I prefer to talk about his basketball prowess than these antics.

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So Draymon we'll see if all of this has helped you in one way or another.

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I would like to gather that it has.

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I will give you a benefit of the doubt in that regard.

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Of course the best apology is changed behavior so the balls in your court sort of speak Draymon

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when it comes to that.

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Kevin Durant.

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Oh this guy.

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Now he retracted what he said previously about Draymon.

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Remember they talked to him right after the Joseph Nurkic incident.

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He basically said you know I've never seen him like this.

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He needs help and so on and so forth.

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He has retracted that and I actually have here exactly what he said in that regard.

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He didn't mean any ill will towards Draymon in terms of his comments.

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Here's what he said.

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I'm glad he's back.

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I'm glad he can move past that.

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Draymon is an incredible teammate.

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He got his times where he loses temper but everybody has those times.

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I'm sure they're all happy to have him back.

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Now this is the kicker right here.

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I know some people look at me as this malicious snake.

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Passive aggressive.

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I know how people feel about me.

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When I say bleep I don't mean no harm about nobody.

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I don't mean to disrespect him or his family if he felt that way.

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I'm just glad he's back on the court.

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The reason he did this is because Draymon kind of mentioned him in his podcast.

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It was more of people's perception of him and then he mentioned Kevin Durant.

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So Kevin Durant he goes into CMA mode and kind of covers himself in that regard.

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Did he need to do that?

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I don't think he needed to.

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He was out there defending his teammate against someone who happened to be his old teammate.

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I don't think he should have had to go there but Kevin Durant you know how he is.

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He's got rabbit ears.

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He's sensitive.

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He picks up everything and so on and so forth so am I surprised that he would do a Mia Culpa?

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I'm not because that's how he moves.

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He moves how the social media needle moves.

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That's Kevin Durant.

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He's just sensitive to what everyone says and so forth.

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You know he's got a bunch of burner accounts but that's a story for another day.

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Anyhow so that is the Kevin Durant angle.

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And then one more thing about the Dremont stuff and then we'll leave it alone.

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Shaquille O'Neal he went on a podcast and he called Joseph Nerkitsoth for him possibly

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wanting to press charges against Dremont which turned out to be false by the way.

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So Shaq you kind of jumped a gun there thinking that this guy is going to press charges.

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You kind of got to do your homework with that Shaq so I got to charge you with that one.

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The man wasn't thinking about doing that.

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He clarified so he's not having jailed for what he did.

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So with that said that's it on the Dremont stuff again.

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Let us focus on the basketball part of his game and his team which is kind of teetering

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right now so they need all the help they can get so we'll see what happens.

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Toronto coach Darko Rujagovic.

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He goes ballistic guys after a loss to the Lakers on the road 132-131 and in that game

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what really got him is the free throw disparity.

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The Lakers went to the line 36 times.

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Toronto for the game 13 times guys and in the crucial fourth quarter the ratio was even

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more ridiculous 23-2 and this caused him to go on a Tyree.

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I haven't heard a Tyree this good in a while but he was basically saying if you guys want

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the Lakers to win just let me know my team won't show up and you know that sort of things.

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He was speaking out of frustration and rightfully so but you know with that sort of talk that

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catches the attention of the league and the league office so what do they do?

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They find him $25,000 for those comments he made.

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Listen guys any time you try and disparage the league especially against the refs the

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league is going to come down on you and especially if you give the sign that games are sort of

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fixed or you know there's a outcome that's wanted that the refs can control through making

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foul calls and so forth if you give any kind of impression like that the league is going

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to come down heavy on you.

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Now I feel bad for the coach because he goes on the road he has this team now like I said

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he's still trying to work in RJ Barrett and Emanuel quickly he lost his starting center

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to an injury so he's trying to shuffle and get right lineups in there and so forth so

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to have an element of the game that he kind of can't control out of his control with the

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foul calls that had to send him over the edge so you know I feel bad for him in that regard

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but I circle back to what I've been talking about all season long the refereeing guys

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it has been subpar to say the least and this is just another example guys each week I could

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give you an example of where the refereeing is bad and they have to go to the two minute

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rule and they tell you this they tell you that oh this call was warranted this and that

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oh we shouldn't have called it but the refereeing has been bad guys it's been bad I think the

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league has to do something about it because all in all it's been bad but I'll just leave

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it there.

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Darko gets fined for his post game tie rate after the Laker loss for the Toronto Raptors.

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Alright so that is done let us move on to some people with a contract extension making

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big money now. Kawhi Leonard of the Los Angeles Clippers he has been extended three years

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at 153 million dollars so Kawhi you know he could have opted out come the end of the

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season he won't be doing so thanks to this contract now were the Clippers bidding against

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themselves probably so I was just talking to my boy D about this probably so they were

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bidding against themselves so but here's the thing they have that new arena now the Intuit

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Dome that's coming next season so you gotta have a decent product out there to present

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to the people in that new arena so you have that also that arena will be hosting the 2006

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All-Star game so you gotta have the star power there Kawhi Leonard is that this season he

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has been pretty much available for the most part you may have missed games here and there

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but for the most part he's has been available so you have to give him credit there was his

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availability this year a byproduct of him wanting the contract extension I'll leave

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that to debate I'm sure there's a lot of people who say oh yes he's available now because

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that contract is coming up you could go one way or the other about it but in any event

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they signed him on the dotted line now the next two pieces of the puzzle Paul George

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and James Hartman what becomes of those guys and their contract extensions we'll see what

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happens with those guys my guess is that at least two of the three if not all three will

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get extensions when all the setting done how much those dollars will be that remains to

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be seen but the clippers I talked about them before they're playing well so for Steve Ballmer

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this is probably money well spent in his mind so let's see if he's right and then we have

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coaching contract extension Eric Spostra he gets a contract extension eight years at a

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hundred and twenty million dollars guys that's the most guaranteed money for a head coach

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and kudos to Eric Spostra because he's a guy who deserves every bit of that money he's

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a guy who takes lemons and he makes lemonade he takes guys who are undrafted and he makes

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them into bona fide role players if not solid contributors to his team he has his team pretty

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much in contention just about every year I have no qualms with this contract here it's

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money well deserved and the slick part of this guys is management waited until Eric

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Spostra's divorce because he divorced his ex-wife Nikki sap so management waited until that

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divorce settlement got final and then they gave him the contract extension which you

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got given them credit for at least hanging in there and allowing him to get this big

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contract here that she probably can't touch because it's after the fact so Eric Spostra

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getting well deserved money now the question remains now we turn to golden state yet again

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Steve Kerr he's has one year left on his deal from what I understand and it'll be very

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very interested to see what the ownership over at golden state what they do in terms

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of Steve Kerr that's a story we could talk about another day guys so that is your money

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news there your contract extensions let us talk okc guys I've been singing their praises

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so far and last week against Portland on a Thursday night January 11th they go and smoke

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the Portland Trailblazers 139 to 77 beating them by 62 points and oh by the way they went

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into the fourth quarter leading by 62 points that's the largest margin going into a fourth

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quarter and NBA history Oklahoma City Thunder I mean they are they're having a great season

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guys at this moment in time you gotta say that and that margin was the fifth largest

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ever and it was tied with two other teams that did so the Syracuse Nationals they did

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it against my nicks 162 100 and that happened on Christmas Day actually in 1960 and then

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the second time it happened it was the Golden State Warriors being the Sacramento Kings

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153 to 91 and that happened November 2nd 1991 I'll give you the top four in terms of

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biggest blowouts the Memphis Grizzlies beating the Oklahoma City Thunder so go figure they're

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on the wrong side of history here when they lost to Memphis 152 to 79 and that was a 73

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point loss and that happened December 12th 2021 so about two or three years ago they

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were on the receiving end now they're on the giving end so that's the worst one ever coming

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in second the Cleveland Cavaliers beating the Miami Heat this is round the time they

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were expansion team and so forth so the Cleveland Cavaliers beat them 148 to 80 and that was

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a 68 point loss that happened December 17th 1991 and then you have the Indiana Pacers

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their third beating the Portland Trailblazers 124 to 59 and that was in February 27 1998

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so this actually this lost that Portland had is the second largest with this Indiana one

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being before it and then in fourth place the LA Lakers beating the Golden State Warriors

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162 to 99 beating them by 63 points and that happened March 19 1972 so that is that bit

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of news let us move on the Rine source both Jerry and his son Michael held a Ring of Honor

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ceremony for the Chicago Bulls and they did it during a January 12th game a loss actually

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to the Golden State Warriors 140 to 131 and they did that with Steve Kerr in attendance

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so that he can take part in the festivities there so they had this ring of honor ceremony

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right they honored players like artist Gilmore Johnny Red Kerr who was a player and then

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became an announcer for them their first owner the one responsible for bringing the Chicago

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franchise to that city and that's decline also Bob Love known as Butterbean Jerry Sloan

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the defensive minded guard for the early 70s Chicago Bulls him along with Norman Van Leer

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Chet Walker another Chicago Bulls star work from back in those days Tex Winter the assistant

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to Phil who was the mastermind behind the Triangle offense Phil Jackson himself of course

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Tony Kou coach the international player who came over and was a part of that second dynasty

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there for the Bulls Dennis Rodman also part of that second dynasty there oh by the way

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he was a no show for the event Scotty Pippen also a no show for the event and Michael Jordan

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who was there via video he had a video he made thanking everyone and so on and so forth

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so he was there in spirit pretty much but I want to talk about Jerry Krauss guys the

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GM of those championship teams all the six championships Jerry Krauss the man behind

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making the moves he was honored posthumously but he was booed by the Chicago fans during

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the ceremony and mind you his wife Thelma was there in his place to receive the honor

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but the Chicago Bulls fans rain down booze and you can see she was visibly shook by

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what she was receiving you can hear the smattering of cheers it was like wait a second we're

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kind of booing and this lady who has nothing to do with all this is there in his place

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so you can hear it kind of turn back to cheering but the booze was just so loud and for syphirists

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that it really got to her so much so that several people had comments to make about it

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and I will tell you about them let us start with Steve Kerr who was there for the event

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taking part of it because they also gave honor to the 1995 96 Chicago Bulls team the great

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team that went 72 and 10 his see Kerr is shameful it's absolutely shameful I'm devastated for

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Thelma and for the Krauss family what could we possibly be thinking that's his statement

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there the Martin Rosen who plays for the Chicago Bulls it just sucks their family had to endure

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something like that you can never take away what he created without Jerry there wouldn't

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be the historic Chicago Bulls history you got to give him credit for as long as basketball

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is around Jokeem Noah for my Chicago Bull Bulls fans let's do better than this these

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lessons all deserve our respect for how many happy moments they created for all of us respect

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to the Krauss family Dick Vitale who was obviously watching as well shame on those fans who showed

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no class in boing the announcement of Jerry Krauss as a member of the Ring of Honor showed

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no heart with his wife Thelma sitting there visibly upset totally embarrassing Eddie

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Johnson who's part of the serious XM NBA today broadcast he said this the people who

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booed our lowlifes and sad people a total joke that man built the team and hired Phil you

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stoopes you deserve to get beat and sent home so of course Eddie Johnson given his colorful

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spin to it and I wanted to save Stacy King's comments because I think it's of note here's

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Stacy King who by the way he does color commentary for the Chicago Bulls the people that boo Jerry

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Krauss and his widow who was accepting this honor for him it's the worst thing I've ever

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seen in my life she was still hurt by it afterwards when she went back to her suite and I was

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told she was so upset she was still shaking I talked to her after the game and she was

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still bothered by it I don't care what anyone says Jerry Krauss nor his family deserve that

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BS tonight love him or hate him but put some respect on his name Jerry Krauss put two totally

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different teams together and brought six NBA championships to the city of Chicago remember

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there's 10 teams that haven't won a single one and we have six so that's his statement but

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he actually said during the game and I was able to listen to it he said all these things

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pretty much but he also said this is not New York or Philadelphia Chicago you're better

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than this here's where I got a pushback on Stacy King I get it you know I understand

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he's defending Jerry Krauss's widow who's there standing in his place you know I totally

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understand that I'm on his side when it comes to that but why you have to drag New York

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into it Philadelphia I understand they boo Santa Claus for crying out loud they cheer

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when people get injuries on the field so on and so forth so Philadelphia I understand

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I get that but New York what has New York done that warrant you include them in that mix

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I understand I get it they were your blood rivals the New York Knicks were your blood

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rivals when you play for the Chicago Bulls I get that I understand that but never in

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that time you saw the Nick fans cheering a Chicago Bull if he got injured at Madison

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Square Garden you never heard that of course you heard some disparaging things as far as

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them rooting against you that's a whole other thing but we never stooped that low so I understand

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what you're saying but to lump New York in there with Philadelphia Philadelphia is a

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whole different animal right there I thought that was a bit out of line apart from that

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I'm with you Stacy King the Chicago Bulls faithful should have did better that night

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so you get no argument from me that's where I'll leave it at in that regard so that's

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what happened in Chicago guys and then the last thing I'll talk about the Miami Heat

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have set to place a statue of Dwayne Wade out there in front of their arena what's the

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arena called these days now the Kaseya Center you know it's had a bunch of different names

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last one with the crypto guy who went bankrupt that's what they're calling it these days

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guys go figure anyhow but they're gonna put a statue out in front of the arena for Dwayne

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Wade and that's scheduled to take place later this year actually it'll probably be before

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the season begins for the Miami Heat so kudos to the Miami Heat for giving Dwayne Wade their

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greatest player ever to wear that uniform I understand I get it LeBron played in that

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uniform as well but when you think Miami Heat you think Dwayne Wade wonderful honor well

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deserved well earned Hall of Famer it's an honor that definitely he's worthy of so put

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that in your pipe and smoke it Paul Pierce I had to go there but anyhow so alright guys

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so that is it for this episode had to get all this news out there coming up Martin Luther

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King Day we'll break down all the games for that day we're coming close to the midpoint

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of the season guys so I'll probably do like my midseason awards I'll also do a next midseason

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report I'll do that as well and we're getting closer to February when we'll have my player

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spotlights for that month for Black History Month I like to do that as well so a lot of

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stuff on tap guys so looking forward to it all star results will be coming soon so we'll

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be bearing for that so oh and speaking of all star results the second returns came back

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not much change except for one thing Trey Young overtook Dame Lillard now he's in second

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place as far as east guards go so now you have Trey young in there instead of Dame Lillard

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so it'll be interesting to see how that flip flops and so forth definitely be paying attention

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to that because right now you have Tyrese Holly Burton so it'll be a three horse race

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Tyrese Holly Burton Damian Lillard and Trey Young so we'll see how it shakes out when

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all the dust settles hopefully Holly Burton being sidelined doesn't penalize him too

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much in that regard but I think it's probably a three horse race as far as the guards in

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the east goes in terms of the voting that is so we'll see what happens alright guys

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so that is it for me as always I thank you for listening much appreciate it all your

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support your listenership much appreciate it and we'll talk soon take care hello my

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