 It's time to go get it, it's time to go get it. I'm taking no chances. Masterful. My style too different, my style too white. I should leave my showin' out. All right, she's a three time WNBA champ. She's been a finals MVP, a commissioners cup MVP. Three time all WNBA all time. The list, by the way, when we introduce people, Chelsea, this one's a little bit longer than usual. It's a lot shorter. It's a lot going on here. Very decorated. But the three titles. You got one with the sparks, two with the aces. Does one stand out above the others? I think this last one stands out a little bit more. Like, we heard so much noise throughout the entire season and to kind of quiet it that way. It was different for me, right? I wasn't playing in the closeout game. But like, this one was just huge because all the adversity we had hit throughout the entire season. I like that. Chelsea, you went a couple of MVPs in 2022. So I'm sure it was frustrating for you to miss the closeout game in game four of this past WNBA finals. What was that like for you? What were your emotions? How did you feel having to sit out and have to cheer on your team from the bench for the closeout game? Yeah, the competitor, I mean, like you dream about playing in the finals and like that closeout game is even sweeter to win it on the road. I've never won a championship at home. And so I understand and I love that feeling. And so I had like 24 to 48 hours where it was hard, like just understanding that I wasn't going to be able to play for the rest of the season. Like even if it went to a game five, like I wasn't going to be able to play. So I took that time and what's kind of to myself but then I came around the team a little bit more just to see them and it helped me and it helped them. But I turned into a coach real fast on the sideline. Like just yelling out plays, remembering scouting reports. Like I was locked in from the beginning. And then when we won, I threw the crutches and everything, nothing else mattered. How's your foot doing now? Hopefully, hopefully it's doing better. Yeah, it's doing well. I had a minor surgery on it to get it all repaired and my foot's feeling better. So I can't wait for next season. I was rings by the nice. Chelsea, I don't want to be creepy but I was actually sitting across from y'all's bench for that closeout game and you and Candace Parker just chirping at the end. I was like, this is the show within the show and I just kind of kept watching you two and it was awesome. That's just my own side note. I just wanted to share with you the usher situation. The videos that came out were fantastic. But to be invited to the concert as a celebratory moment, how was it, how does all that unfold? Yeah, what was not like broadcasted so much but I mean, you saw it a little bit was that we got caught on stage before this. I'm walking up there with a boot not knowing what the heck to expect. And then they played music and we're dancing. So it was a fun vibe that he came to our area because Asia had called him out a few times throughout the years. But it was cool, man. He's a great entertainer. His music is like timeless. Like you can listen at any moment. It's like we grew up with his music the entire time. So it was kind of like a nostalgia with it but like it was super fun and really like get to celebrate it with him as well. Good party. Chelsea, you guys became the third team ever to go back to back WNBA championships. Sparks did it, the comments did it. Where do you guys rank when it comes to back-to-back champs? Oh, man. Of course. The legacy and the script is still being written, right? I think the comments kind of done it, did it first. I think we're working our way to like have that legacy of the comments of like the inaugural seasons and like being able to do that. But ask me next year and that'll be the best dynasty. That'll be the best. You've played with so many talented players throughout the course of your career and have so much success. But you got to tell me, what's it like playing with Asia Wilson? How's that? She's amazing, man. Like I came to this team three years ago, right? And each year you just see improvements. And I think that's all you want out of like your franchise player. Like they come in, you know, they have a target on their back. Like you want them to get better each time. Like she's added to her game every second. So it makes me look like great. Like there's passes that I make to her. And I'm just like, I don't know. I feel like you're the only person that's going to be able to catch right now. So I'm going to just throw it. And she catches it. She has great hands. She has great touch. And she's doing it on both ends. Like to be able to be in shape like that and do it on both ends consistently. It's amazing. And each year she's getting better. So it's a luxury to be able to play with somebody like her. And she's added to her legacy starting at a very young age. And fun. Right. She's fun. Right. Super fun. On and off the court, you guys have so much personality and y'all have so much fun. I enjoy watching you guys at the press conference having a little bit to drink and enjoying that moment. Who would you say is the funniest person on that Aces team? Man, it's like it's me sometimes. It's Cindy Coulson. It's Asia. Like everybody has like their own little comedic like time. It's hilarious. And then like sometimes we'll end up being like a viral hit and Cindy's doing something. I don't know. It just like it's not rehearsed. It's all real. Like everything is great. And we just have fun. And I think that's the time that you don't get back. So we just be in the moment. She's like a comedian. Like that's some of those videos out there. I'm just like, okay. This is thoroughly entertaining. Not entertaining. However, our dumb ass is on radio. And you specifically got to call one out. I'm not gonna say his name because I refuse to. But he was the guy that said that the best high school boys team could beat y'all in a game. At what point it's the dumbest thing. But he's a mouth breather. But all of that being said, why? Why do we continue this dumb narrative about disrespecting women's basketball? You know, I really, I really don't know. Like there's, there's this old saying if you don't, you don't have anything nice to say don't say anything at all. Like there's a lot of judgment that it's that happens about our league and about our players around with people that has never seen us play at all. Never came to a game. But I don't understand like what made him say that which is why I just tweeted back dumb ass. Like it was just, it was just like that. It was just dumb as like it doesn't deserve like more attention and response. And it went like crazy. And so I didn't know it was gonna have that effect. But it's just like dumb people in this world that just does things just to get attention. And I feel like that's what he did in that moment. It is a different world. And I don't think they teach that in schools anymore not to say anything. No. People just say whatever to make them relevant. Coach Becky Hammond. I got a chance to have her in San Antonio before she started out. She now has two titles. Do you, how do you like playing for her one? And two, do you ever see her leaving and becoming a first NBA head coach as a female? I said this in an interview like a while ago. I think she's the best coach I've ever had. I think she does a great job of being able to hold somebody accountable and be in the moment and enjoy it as well and have fun. That line, she's always the best of that. And I think that's why the players that she coaches just love her and just have so much confidence in her. So when she's yelling at us in that fourth quarter, we're just like, oh, I know it's from a place from love. And we really appreciate that. And Shu, if she's the first head coach who would be legendary, selfishly, I don't want her to go anywhere. I don't want her even to answer the phone because they might do a great job of bringing her there. But I mean, she's constantly making history. So I'm always going to cheer somebody on that's trying to make a legacy and be in the history books. I know I'm torn on that one. Because on the one hand, I'm like, it'd be awesome if she went back coached the Spurs, but I don't want her to leave either. I would love to see it, I don't want to leave. I get it, I get it. There were five number one draft picks on the floor during the finals this year. So obviously you get that top pick in WNBA. That's good stuff. If Caitlin Clark leaves this year and decides to enter the draft, how impactful do you think she'll be right off the bat? Yeah, I think there's always a learning curve when you get silly. No matter how great you are in college, right? Defensively, I feel like it's the hardest part to adjust to when you get to the league. So that will be an adjustment for her. She can fly it out, shoot the rock. You have to be up on the screen even. I think there's going to be times where there's players around her that's going to draw a lot of attention and there's going to be more open shots for her in the league than there is right now. She has a lot of attention on her Iowa. So it'll be interesting like a fit and like the players around her is also a decided factor, but I think she's going to continue to get better. Do you, if she asked for your advice, would you say stay or would you say, no, it's time to get to work? I think it depends where she wants her career to go, but if I was in college and the NIO was what it is, now I will be staying until probably like six, it's like six years, you know? College is a great time and you get, it's like you're making money, you're preparing yourself for after college. It's an opportunity to see what you want to do after basketball. So if I was in that position, I would stay. Chelsea, your guys playing style is the most fun in the league to me. I enjoy watching you guys play. You out of behind the back pass to Asia Wilson early in the season, Steph Curry shared it. A lot of people gave it love. Tariq's Hal Burton called it the best pass he's ever seen. What did that mean to you? You know, I just was like, if I'm going to do it, I might as well just try and it has to be to Asia. I was like, if it's a turnover, it's a huge miss, but like everybody will be like, okay, that's just Chelsea. And so when it connected and she stayed locked in for like an extra couple of seconds, I was like, oh, I gotta throw it. But I kind of set it up in a way that that was the only way that I can get it. Could have made like a jump stop and like pass with a left hand, probably. But I mean, high risk, high reward, you know? So I just tried it and it was one for the history books for sure. Your style of play, who would you say that you patted in your game after? I think it's a combination of a couple of things. Like I used to watch manager Johnson play all the time, like the flair. I used to watch teacher Pina Cero that played for the Sacramento Monarchs a lot. The post-up game from the guard position, I would watch the fade away like Chris Paul would do. So I think there's a combination and I just took some things from different people to kind of make my game. I'm glad you mentioned Chris Paul. He's called the point guard. You're called the point guard. Did I nail it? Shut up. You know what, that was the best I could do. Who's the real point guard? The guard. You gotta put a little. They spelled differently, but you know, I'ma say me. Okay, perfect. You were on that 2020 Olympics team. Is it true that you beat Dremont in a game of dominoes? Are you a big domino player? It is true. It is true. Don't let him tell you any difference. Did you mean it? He may be a couple more times, but it's very true. I'm nice and dominoes. You see me at the side. I need to like the table, the square one. We was on this weird table. Like you can slap it down as well. It's kind of affected my game a little bit. Did you take some money from him? I can either say yes or no right now. Any other good stories from that time with the Olympics other than the dominoes that you guys shared or had fun playing any other games? Yeah, we all had like this players lounge and because it was different, we weren't able to go to different events and so we had to create like moments in time where we were just like just chilling and so we were all at the players lounge. They were there to play spades. I mean, we had UNOPOP and we had just games. There was like, there was game consoles, Xbox, everything. So we were just finding ways to like spend our time because we didn't want to be in our rooms for two weeks. We weren't able to be out and like tour and go see places. She didn't mention Bure. No, no. Yeah, I was Bure. Right. Chelsea, besides Draymond, who are some of your favorite athletes in other sports? I'm a Cocoa golf fan. I like Serena Williams. They're great. I watched tennis a lot. Like if I wasn't playing basketball, maybe we would try tennis a little bit more. So I really like those two tennis players for sure. All right, before we let you go, you and your wife expecting your first child. How's that prep go? Yeah, it was great. It's a journey. Step by step, getting better, but I can't wait. I've been excited this whole time. I've been wanting a kid for a while, so. I'm glad. I was gonna say, Danny, you've got a little, all right? Sleep, win a baby, sleep. Yeah. Any advice? Sleep, win a baby, sleep in the baby. I got a three month old, yeah. Make sure you get your rest. The first month is hectic. Stay on pace. Stay steady. Stay positive. Stay on pace. It'll get better. Just keep that in mind. It'll get better. That's what I hear. That's what I hear. Sounds daunting when you say it like that. Chelsea, this has been awesome. We appreciate the time. Thank you so much. Thank you for having me.