 Luka Donchich and Devin Booker in another dust-up and we love it. Run it back starts now Happy Monday morning and welcome to run it back. We've got an all-star crew today Well, it's our regular crew, but I like to think of us as all stars Shamshiraniya Stadium Insider Shailor P the office is coming along nicely. That's good to see and of course Eddie Gonzalez on the end guys We had a really fun weekend of basketball But unfortunately we have to start with some serious news before we can get to all that Thanks to John Morant all eyes on him right now He'll be away from the team for at least two games NBA conducting an investigation Into an ig live video that he himself posted From a nightclub in the early Saturday morning hours and basically appearing to hold a gun near his head Shams, this is a story that is just giving people a lot of anxiety and questioning. What is the latest on jaw situation? So John Morant will be away from the team for the foreseeable future He has been essentially suspended for two games at least with the grizzlies Sunday's game against the Clippers Tuesday's game against the Lakers And so right now John Morant came out with a statement He said that he's going to be receiving help for stress and his well-being and so while he's doing that I'm told, you know, the grizzlies are pretty much expecting that this is going to be a little bit here There's going to be indefinite period of time We talked Taylor Jenkins said last night They're going to give him as much time as he needs to get right their focus first and foremost is that He's able to get the help that clearly he does need The interesting thing here is that the NBA investigation, like you said Michelle, it's ongoing until they could still The league could suspend him even on top of the two games that he has already received could add Because technically those two games he's away from the team. He's essentially suspended. But from what I gather He's still being paid. So the NBA could come down with a more stringent penalty more stringent discipline But there are a lot of questions in this Was that gun his does he have a license? Was this in Denver? Was it in LA? Has he been traveling with it as well? But this has clearly been a period of events here in John Morant's life that have Raised eyebrows not only for for the grizzlies people around the league the NBA This is definitely a major concern for everyone involved in John Morant's life. Even his sponsors like Nike So there's a lot of responsibility here that falls on John Morant and and we'll see how this plays it out A ton of responsibility Nike look he came out with the apology very fairly quickly Which I suppose is about the only thing you could do in that moment. Nike Appreciating it looks like they're going to support him at least for now Chandler you you you played in Memphis. I don't know if that gives you any sort of insight at all into any of this but What is your take on what's been happening and what happened over the weekend? Yeah, it's an unfortunate situation and listen no matter your view on guns or cunt control, whatever it is Shamsen on the head. I don't know where this video was if the gun is licensed. That's a whole other bag of worms, but regardless It's just unacceptable with everything going on in this kid's life. His career is taking off. He's an absolute star He's a role model. There's just zero excuse for this There's zero reasoning for this and I hope he spends this time well and does some real soul searching He's got to cut his friend group down. This is when you see every NBA player has their crew, right? They have their security guard. They have their homies from high school that will fight if anything goes on But now when you start talking about guns and violence and things like this and almost like you're hyped and you're drunk And you're promoting it on your own social media platform This is just a horrible look and let's not forget this guy's this guy's got some issues The thing about beating up a 17 year old Now this and and Nike basically just chose him over Kyrie Irving for for his anti-semitic comments And then you go and do something like this It's just a very very bad look and yes He did apologize and he did the next best thing and he basically did what he had to do But there's just there's no room for this and it's detrimental to the league. It's detrimental to his fans There's many of kids that love John Maranth are wearing his jerseys and Listen, Memphis can be a dicey area like every city has their bad Places and and you want to be protected and hire a security guard hire a cop Most star players like him have someone like that. I had someone like that when I would go out to make sure I was safe But doing that was the gun loaded. Was it not waving it in the air on your live feed? It's just it's it's amateur and it's ignorant and hopefully he does take the time to get help and You know seems small now, but watching the game last night The Grizzlies had that game. They need him to succeed their whole future Their whole season is based on John Maran. So it's tough. They've given them 200 million dollars There's no room for you to make decisions like this. You're there to be a professional mature role model basketball player and this is just unacceptable and hopefully he gets help and betters himself and Looking at his crew and everyone he hangs with He needs to cut that in like half because clearly Always Yeah, eddie I I'm like I'm pissed personally I feel like we've made him some sort of victim here and I'm I'm a little confused by the messaging eddie Yeah, I don't think he's a victim. I'm sympathetic to All the issues at hand Guns are legal a lot of NBA players carry guns their targets It's dangerous to be an NBA player and live your life and be that visible and I understand all of that But the timing is terrible with that story coming out and again One thing to note about the story about him in the him in the 17 year old He admitted it himself. He made his own police report and they had their this whole situation Like it's not like he's saying that didn't happen They've had this story this year where a laser a laser attached to whatever it was happened against With the indiana pacers and and his friends and all all of this stuff the timing is awful He knows that Job like he deleted his social media profiles great great idea. He was on there this summer drinking Like hennessy and tequila together like he was Some stuff you just shouldn't do it and like look, it's fine Jamaran is completely allowed to live his life. He if he's legalized to carry your weapons He's allowed to carry a gun as well. All that stuff is great But for the NBA and for Nike, this is a major crisis They're both heavily invested in the superstardom of jamaran It is not easy to be a nike signature athlete Not a lot of people are bestowed that option and with them ushering out an old era with lebron with kd With kairi literally leaving and ushering this new era with ja and debon booker That's huge. The NBA is also heavily invested in his superstardom. He's on a super max contract He is he is one of those players who was on a small market team and one of those great stories If we drafted this guy and we built around this guy, he's not leaving. He's staying here He's one of the more marketable players in the league He's one of the players that the league has gotten behind in pushing in this way It is a major crisis for everybody involved. I would not be surprised that this extends beyond two games It's it's a serious issue for the grizzlies as well. This is a title contender This is their best player and they're coming down the home stretch of the season It's a lot. I sympathize with ja. I see his statement. I see nike's statement. I see the grizzlies talking about Everybody understands this is a very serious issue. I don't think he's a victim going back to what michelle was saying I I know the twitter and social media narrative that he is a good child from a good neighbor That doesn't mean that you can't go astray or be tough or be all this stuff And I don't want to dig into the dichotomy of that But he has to know there is responsibility that comes with this with being in this situation and being this prominent He has to know that that story came out and what it looks like And he has to know what it looks like when you then the very next day Get on instagram and show everybody who have a gun for whatever reason. So no, he's not a victim He's making mistakes. He's young and and I understand all that. He's not a victim He's messing up. No and he's being punished and that's where we're at with this It's like it's crazy. It's like he's got this weird gun obsession Which I you know owning a gun cool I own guns, but I you will never ever catch me posting any of them on social media In my 20s my 30s now because there's a responsibility that comes with that I don't understand why he is so tone deaf I think part of the reason is we have under reported as the media all of these stories about jamarant I mean that laser thing just sort of came and went it was barely talked about And I feel like maybe we've done him a bit of a disservice by just allowing all of these stories to go in The problem is you're going to run into the wrong guy who sees you flash a gun and it's game over because that's a threat And I am I'm blown away that this kid who is one of the few players I would pay my own hard-earned money to go watch and I love watching him play Pisses me off like this this story pisses me off. It's so irresponsible for a variety of reasons The league is all about these anti-gun messages LeBron posted something at two o'clock in the morning the other day about anti-gun You cannot have one of your faces doing this It has to be more than two games and you're letting down not just yourself your family your team But everybody who's invested in this it's it pisses me off Like that's all there is shams. What do you what do you have? No, I mean michelle you're you're obviously right about the points You know all the points they made but especially the fact that you can't have a superstar player like john marant Really any player, but especially a guy like john marant waving a gun on social media Clearly he was out. I don't know if he was at a club or strip club I don't know where he was at but clearly wherever he was it was a public location There was music blaring blasted and and and you know he had a gun and so to me This is something that has been a topic around the league behind the scenes is that The grizzlies when john marant was drafted he was bestowed so much and he was given the keys to the franchise so quick And he came in as a just you know good character High-level competitor and as taylor jaykins said last night Like this is a good hearted kid at the end of the day He's represented everything the right way for the most part, especially he was drafted And so there really weren't any boundaries set and then now you find yourself in a position where You're kind of playing catch-up to a lot if you're that grizzlies organization And I think a lot of that also falls on on the on the organization in the franchise and maintaining control John marant they kind of did hold him accountable to a degree But there's clearly another level of accountability that still remains to be seen from a league perspective as well as a team perspective Yeah, I just hope that him his crew his family they take this time and they realize that his life right now Max player mba all-star nike signature athlete That's cool. That's really dope Being this goon ghetto Gun like that's not cool. That's not how you are if you are from that life You got out of it. You are now the face of the mba. You're the face of the memphis grizzlies There's just no room for that and michelle had a great point when you do I have a gun when you have a gun There's a responsibility that comes with that and you know what if you have a gun the number one rule Was you better be ready to use it if you pull it out now? Now he's openly pulling it out on a social media feed. Let's say he does have beef with people They're watching that they're seeing that now He's putting even more of a bigger target on his back if he is mixed up with the wrong people So it's just all bad. It's all wrong Nothing good could have come after this and and again I just it's it's it's an immature move and hopefully he was just influenced by his stupid ass friends And and and he cuts them all off because there's no room for this at all Rappy friends and I And look I understand how it looks on this show with two white people two brown people were admonishing the young black superstar who We don't know what he's going through on a daily basis. That's what he said He's dealing with his traumas and all that We don't know but We do understand that there is a responsibility as an adult as an adult with this level of prominence And i'm with you guys the people around him need to be a little more Not they need to hold him accountable With what is going on at the end of the day. This is a poor choice of decisions for whomever it is I uh ran in the sauce gardener at the airport. It's just not like a name drop flex thing It's just like I ran into him and he reminded me of him talking the other day and saying hey I my mom worked hard to get me here. I'm not that guy. I don't drink. I don't smoke I don't do this. I don't do that I'm here to like lock in and play football and do all that it might be joss point to reach that point of maturity and say Hey, I need to put all this stuff behind me. I need to lock in and being on this be the superstar athlete Yo, that's the coolest guy. Like I don't care Whatever i'm not the arbiter of cool But the coolest guy in the room I've been in a lot of rooms the coolest guy in the room is the 200 million dollar mba player who can buy out everybody in the building Trust and believe me. Ja, you don't have to beat up. You're a basketball player It is perfectly fine. You're like one of the most incredible to watch athletes in the world That is the coolest guy in the room. There's no reason to be whatever other guy. He feels like he needs to be Yeah, it's I hope he gets right. I'm a big fan of John Moran. I hope he gets right I think he will I think this is a crisis on some level. I don't think his life is in shambles I think he easily turns around he has the resources He has the people around him who should be able to hold him accountable and get him right But yeah, it's frustrating to watch like as a man watching him be Do this when he has all these things he's worked so hard to have And so yeah, I I hope he gets around. I think he will you know what eddie as a lady with lady parts I'm also frustrated and the whole thing made me very angry over Over the weekend and the other thing about it like I know it's minor like Chandler mentioned But he still does have a team that is very much fighting for contention in the west They are in it and they had a game last night playing the clippers in la What a weird day in la two games one day Uh kawaii and pg this game was good. I I didn't know what to expect I thought the clippers would come out and blow them out of the water It just didn't turn out that way kawaii pg had 76 combined They did manage to beat this grizzly team, but it was close. We will start with the clippers This is the version of kawaii and pg that gives la hope right chandler like this this is a bit scary for everybody else to see It is and these guys they look right. They look healthy They look determined they're scoring in multiple different ways It's weird. I'm watching this game last night and and they're down big and before the game I'm sitting there looking I'm like this this is a game This is a this is a blessing for them that they're basically missing half their team Dylan brooks is out john moran has out This I would have loved for the clippers to kind of step on their throat and and basically pound them and and they easily could have lost this game It's funny. I'm sitting there watching the fourth quarter being like man The grizzlies could really use john moran right now because you could just see their their league just slip away and slip away But yeah, this is a great version of them where we all know the depth of them We have the shooting probably has been unbelievable for this team with offensive rebounding just doing everything Tipping the ball out giving them extra possession But yeah, this is the version and there's still a lot of holes They go they were down I think 14 points that were late last night And they found a way to kind of shrink together stops and the clippers didn't win this game The memphis grizzlies lost this game and they had their opportunities They started turning the ball over this you could tell they panicked They needed their guys their star player to kind of get them in control and they didn't have that last night But uh, I can't imagine the clippers took their foot off the gas They they know this team. They know they're they're gripping and grinding and they're going to play and Tyus jones usually steps up when john moran's out and they still had enough to win the game But this was disappointing to me the clippers as good as pg was as good as kawai liner was This should have been a blowout. This should have been a statement game. Okay. I know we've lost a couple I know we've lost some close games But I would have loved to see the clippers just pounce on them from the jump and they didn't and they could have lost this game very easily Agreed. I thought if the clippers lose this game, we're done talking about the clippers, but they barely they barely managed There's so much good basketball. We're gonna take a quick break right here This is probably one of the best of the weekend. Uh luka and booker I cannot wait for eddie's take on this when we return Oh, phoenix and this is a this is a rivalry phoenix and dallas sons do get the win here kati with the go-ahead bucket luka then has a shot Misses the easy one he and devin booker. They exchange words like this is I mean, he should have had this right That's that's very rare that he would miss something like that, but it's the words after and it's the the trash talking afterwards luka had uh This to say it's a competitive game. It's all good Next time just don't wait until three seconds left to talk I mean if you didn't know any better, you think they were best friends and they were just about to hang out But that's not at all what was happening there. Chandler I love this beef and I hope that we get to see them in the playoffs But who are you taking in this beef battle between luka and devin booker? There's there's no there's no beef here. And if you really watch the video, there's no beef here And if you watch the video devin is actually he's talking to the referee. He's talking to the ref that's what he said and Listen, this is great. First of all, I love it. This is great for the league. This is great for the fans two absolute stars both on really good teams And they go at it and and now the series is tied two and two I can only hope for this to be a playoff series But look, I think this is fantastic And then at least we're not sitting here today talking about the mabs final possession Whether it was a horrible look or what was the turnover? They did the right thing luka got to the basket. He's making those nine times out of 10 And they had a chance there. But listen, this is this is now they're three and six with kairi erving and the suns are Three and oh with kevinder rant and and it's it's an interesting setup because both these teams are very good And I think the mabs are gonna come around. They're they're they're gonna find it This beef is why is eddie laughing? Why is that? I don't I don't think there's a real like beef here. I just think it's a competitive spirit, but listen Yeah, but there's no like there's hatred. It's not like they were gonna fight. They literally I thought they were gonna make out They're not gonna throw punches. I mean, I'm in on that too. Whatever they want to do. I'm here for it Eddie, why are you laughing because when I can't see your face, but only hear you I think you're up to something I had not seen the jason kid money wounds video. That was perfect. That was amazing I I went sadler. I love this. I love this for the league. That's what devon booker said You know, you guys don't want us to be all friends and now when this happens. It's a big deal I don't think it's beef either. I think it's basketball Like if me and shams play enough basketball games Something like this might end up happening if we're competitive enough. Uh, I love that Nobody's wrong. Everybody was trying to figure out who was wrong in this situation Book is right for being an irritant and and kind of joking with the ref that that's a foul Luca's right for going. Hey, yo, shut up and then they're all right for being upset getting each other's face kairi Was was talking kevin. Yeah, I was This is great. This wasn't one of the best games of the season. It wasn't marred by this Like this isn't the story. This is one of the best games of the season Uh, all three of those guys had almost 40 points. Like this was incredible to watch It shows what the what the mavericks can be even though they ended up losing in the end It shows what the what the suns are capable of and don't let it be lost when you lay in that game The suns went to their bread and butter and their bread and butter was not kevin durant or devin booker It was chris paul and deandre ateon pick and roll and deandre ateon had a huge put back late in that game To tie it up. This is an incredible one of the best games of the season. I love this The added tension is even better. I hope we get a series. I hope we get series for years to come The suns owe them one and there's clearly, you know, there's that competitiveness that I have that history They played so much in the last year. How could you not hate him a little bit? But beef? Yeah, just basketball. It's just why can't we just call it beef? That's what we want. We love beef Yeah, this is not beef. This is I listen to biggie Smalls. This is not beef Levels do it shams. I know I know you want to get in here Yeah, you know what what I'm what I'm curious about is just the development of some of these guys at the back end of the Ben's like ish wainwright comes into the game He had three really big threes in the second half of the game when the game was kind of slipping away Daal started to get a lead and ish wainwright came in made a few big threes And I think when you look at the job james jones james jones has done since he's taken over as suns gm full time in 2019 Hires money williams. They draft cam johnson. They go eight in the bubble Montee Williams devon booker come on to the scene win awards in the bubble Then he goes and acquires chris paul. They've made to the 2021 nba finals He wins the executive of the year franchise best 64 wins now They get kevin durant and you look at the development of guys like ish wainwright Campaign cam johnson mckill bridges two guys that are now doing well in brooklyn You have to give credit kind of the pipeline of the basketball culture and development that's already been there That's made it a destination for a guy like kevin durant to want to go play there And now he's there and I feel like you add him to what they've already built James jones has built with with the andreight and then chris paul And and and devon booker. This is a super dangerous team and you look at kevin durant the job He does with devon booker. He's really they're missing peas Like this is the guy that we've been waiting for the last two years They had a chance to win the 2021 nba finals. They were this year And even last year we felt like they were missing one more guy. They needed to make a move And they go out and make it Hey, look this this kevin durant version of the sun just that in a thousand and He's so on brand with the with the go ahead there as far as this team as we start to approach the end and we go into the playoffs Is this phoenix suns team about as close to untouchable come crunch time as as we can say right now It's it's very interesting and I want to credit monnie williams because Coming into the kd era it looked clear jossie cogey was their fifth starter and they were going to go with him And the way the mavericks played him and let him brick all those threes last night I think it was o of eight from three and they were almost all wide open and for monnie williams to say, okay You know what? We can't do that. He tried tarence ross and then eventually landed on ish wainwright Who like som said hit the big threes? He's he's clearly willing to tamper and get into his vence now as far as their crunch time offense That's tough and it like I said they went down with cp and ateon and they got the big fella involved late in the game And had a couple big buckets off that chris paul hit a couple big shots in the fourth quarter as well They had two final plays to try to win the game The one before the the kevin durant shot that we saw They literally just ice old book on the block on the right block He missed but deandre a and had a big put back But it was it was kevin and with the ball at the top of the key and say no This is for book and giving it to him Then he took his turn later hit the game when he shot that is a tough Offense to deal with especially if you have somebody on the floor who you can worry about on the weak side corner You've really got to pick your poison and they can adjust to every match up with that as well That's tough now. They have to get there and they have to defend all night But yes in the final three minutes of a playoff game. You do not want to deal with the issues they present Yeah, I mean watching them on the defensive end or offensive end It's crazy because you have two of the best wing scores You have one of the best facilitating pick and roll point guards and you have a dominant big who's rolling Who's kind of great at that little in between float or jumper and then they have guys like Damian lee like Wayne right that last night was hitting shots a kogi struggled last night But he's been great for them tory craig landry. Shamet was awesome before he got hurt So they even that fifth guy they can really space the floor with It's tough to guard these guys even dallas last night was throwing double teams out of and kevin durant and devin Booker they would just go away from the double team and either get to their pull up get to the free delan Or find one of these shooters and knock it down. So offensively, this is this team is a nightmare It's a mismatch nightmare. Not many people are going to be able to stop It just comes down to the defensive end and same thing with dallas again. You look at them They have a really good duo. They have the guys that can score the ball kairi or being a luka are going to be fine Offensively, they need to find a consistent third guy like a tim hardaway A christian would one of these guys they're consistently kind of loosen up the defense about that again Not allow other teams to double team them But it's all about the defensive end. This is good. It's like dember with them They have the points they have the scoring that are going to keep keep them in games and man They are fun to watch kairi or being just what he can do with the ball It's special, but they're going to have to find some toughness They're going to have to find some some defensive guys to come in and kind of muck up the game Because they don't have that right now and and again, they've struggled end of game But at least last night luka got a good look at least he this game should have went so over time He shouldn't he's going to make that next game, but it's leading up to that. It's getting that big stop It's getting the loose ball is taking a big charge when the game's online and they have not been doing that at all No, I mean, look, I think everyone kind of figured kevin ramp plug and play ready to go That was never really the assumption when it came to kairi and luka playing together And they are two and five when both of them have been in the lineup in the five losses Those have come down to the final minute, which is a bit of an interesting stat right there I know they've got a little bit of time left still to figure things out choms But are the mavericks happy so far with the pairing that they put together here From everything I've been told they are they're excited about what kairi everything's brought to the table They they've had nothing but positive conversations with him behind the scenes and and how that's Developed and his wanting to be their long term Um, you know right now, I think both sides want to see where this can go for sure I don't think there's either side discounted anything But their goal when they went out and got kairi over you trade two stars you trade graphics You want to keep that guy you that's that's the guy that you want to resign this summertime And I think they've played well down the stretch of some games. They've struggled some other games last night luka dodgers literally had a bunny to tie the game sent it to overtime. He missed it That's just how the game goes sometimes Yeah, I mean When you look at their return so far They've ran two teams off the court and played five other tough games and down the line And like sounds mentioned this is a layup to go to overtime against what a lot of people think is one of the Very best teams in the league and they're adjusting as well But still this is one of the most talented teams in the league They were right there with them I well what I think they do have is they have such a respected coach in jason kidd He can make that adjustment night night in and out and say, okay This is the matchup that benefits kairi the most This is the matchup that benefits luka the most and on and on and on last night They clearly felt that luka had the advantage there and he was killing the suns like there's just no way around it They put chris paul on them. He'd post them back him in they put josekoge on them same thing They put anybody's bigger and too slow He's going right by them and yeah, it's actually a great move to get to the rim And and I don't know if it's a foul or not devin booker certainly thinks it is But it's a great move created space got into the paint Usually he's shooting a step back there and got a layup like they were right there They look fine. The problem for them is they're running out of time And they they got a they got to get a good match up in the playoffs But they are dynamic offensive team and and luka and kairi when they're both going like they were two nights ago They're you cannot beat that there's just no way around it But they're not going to go for 40 every single night to get to figure out the rest as well It's crazy to say out loud. Um Lakers also played yesterday playing the warrior stuff was back. Uh, but we'll start with the lakers because anthony davis had 39 They have of course, no dilo no lebron But they still managed to the win Chandler, are you impressed with this lakers team without lebron james? Yeah, I'm super impressed and and this is a team that could definitely just throw in the towel And they could chalk it up and our best players out. We're not healthy We've been up and down and and they're not doing that and this is the version of anthony davis They need 14 to 25 from the field making us read those 39 eight and six This is when they can be really good is when he dominates a game like this And and they need every single one of these and you look they've they've added depth. They've added youth We've talked about every time they've definitely gotten better. I love the play of austin reeves He's just such a gritty dude. He can he can get a bucket. He can ice. So you and they're gonna need more wins like this And I can't help but hope that dilo and and the brawn come back soon and their full strength because They are dangerous and and again They did did get a lot better and to beat a warrior scene like this that has the experience That's pretty much healthy without andrew and stef curry back in the lineup This is a huge win and and they are right there in the thick of things to kind of sneak into that playing game Or maybe even get to the 60 that I didn't have to play depending on what they do The last month, but they are right there and I hate to tell you michelle. They are they're they're they're they're playing well At the right. We'll see what happens. Listen. They're still we talk. We're gonna talk about this every day One team wins one business. You do not hate to tell me that by the way, you're a liar You do not hate telling me that you loved it Today, I like the lake. Can I point this out? Like the lakers we end to photoshop this graphic because the lakers do not have the tiebreaker over the jazz So technically they'd be knocked out. I just want to make sure everybody understands the math here I don't want anybody to be confused about what's going on It's crazy. They're like looking at that like I think the lakers could beat the jazz in a series I think the lakers could beat the pelicans in a series I think they could beat the maves timbrewolves like they they are a tough they present a tough match up But with LeBron, right? Like I mean which we don't know I mean that would help. Give me Dilo. Charles, when's Dilo back? They just they need they need the most bodies possible But yes, they're gonna struggle without those two guys But if they get in and they do I mean, we're still talking a month and a half away That's they're I gotta imagine they're back by then. So they just got to get in and we'll see what happens Oh The angel russell is clearly closer than LeBron James. I think they thought he would be back by now In some ways it was a day-to-day injury. It was an ankle sprain But the hope is that he's back sooner or later the thing that I'm most impressed by is since LeBron James has been out Anthony Davis 35 points a game 11 rebounds a night and three blocks per game. That's the Anthony Davis We saw early in the year who was dominant and who was doing it on both ends of the floor And then, you know, he obviously got hurt and it's been a slow climb back to that position They need him to play at that elite level every single night. Otherwise, they have no chance But I agree with channel like the fact that this team is still floating I think they can present any of those teams a real challenge. Yes, need LeBron James back on it We don't know when that'll be three week evaluation reevaluation for him. And even after that I don't know if the Lakers think he's going to be back in three weeks. I don't think it'll be just the three weeks Likely beyond that and so you put yourself in a position where you hope that he's back Right before the playoffs or or he gets it gets back for the playing Uh, look the Warriors, they got Steph back. That was the big thing, right? He missed 11 games He played I think 32 minutes or so 27, 2 and 6 in his return But look, there's 7 and 24 on the road. That is Well, really just gross eddie. Uh, as far as what they can and cannot do come playoff time They're going to have to play on the road. So what's the plan here? Look, I mean they might get home court advantage. They still got some time They look great besides yesterday. They had some weird lapses. I mean and they were up against an incredible performance on the other side, but We talk about this every week and we keep waiting to be worried about this team. I'm just not I just can't I just cannot be worried about this team. I've seen them have big wins in the last month without Steph I Steph looked fine yesterday. I mean, he's got to get rid of them a little bit, but you know, you know 27 points he hit some threes like he looked like Steph and curry They'll they'll be fine. I think the story of this game is anthony davis and I'm just gonna say it like I'm just social team. Get ready all that stuff I'm ready for anthony davis as his own team. I'm ready for a team to be built around anthony davis to Propel him to be the superstar. He's supposed to be because there are nights like this There are nights like that stretchy at in november before he got hurt He looks like he could be the best player in the world We just like we haven't got to see it because of health in a bunch of different situations, but I want to see him back on his own team whether it's a small market wherever else I don't care. I just want to see the maximum anthony davis And I don't know. I mean, hopefully we do get to see that at some point. So I mean talent wise he 1000% can do it. It's just comes down to injuries and and like michelda said He did have his own team and he bounced in and I think they you know, they made the playoffs and And he was great But how long can he be great for to be one of these perennial all-star players like that? You have to play and taking it from somebody who didn't really play a lot of games You have to be in the lineup. You have to be dependable And he just unfortunately has not been but this is the version that the lakers need for the next two months Stay healthy dominate games and on the flip side same thing for the warriors It was great to see step curry back to miss that much time and to still he was a little rusty But that's why you don't worry about a warriors team because they have guys like that and when I'm watching them I was watching the game with my friend and when when they're up, you know 10 or in they're down 10 11 12 points against the warriors That's like being down like three or four or five points to any other team because they're so explosive They can get back so quick warriors are officially the hardest team to bet against because they can just go on crazy momentum runs And they're dangerous and that's why I don't worry and look they are two games out of the need home court advantage But even if they don't this isn't a team to worry about depending on who they get I don't want to play them in the playoffs. They have sure not the first I uh shams. I want to thank you here. Although your your thing kind of is doing it for us Um, and we will talk with you in the morning when we come back. However, we are going to celebrate yannis's latest triple double What and your new york nicks on a nine game winning streak sweet when we return Yes, uh, we we are talking some milwaukie and some washington and look at that A triple double right before our eyes yannis for 23 10 and 13 Hmm, but was it really a mystery to be solved by our own eddy g I'm gonna let you go first because you on the text thread were on fire Your thoughts on the triple double you just witnessed I just want my apologies like that's all I don't care I'm completely cool with him being a stat pattern I just want my apologies from all the bucks fans who cussed me out and called me whatever they called me Because I've been proven true. That's all I just want to be right in the mid. I'm right. This is he greases. It's hilarious I What's his name? Cory kispert Play some defense, buddy. Like don't let him do this. You know what he's doing My favorite part of this entire situation though is the announcer and I wish I remembered her name But she was just like giddy. She could she was just like, oh my god Is he gonna get the rebound? He got the rebound. Oh my god. It's great stat pad your life away, yadis I'm just happy. It's all out in the open now and I want my apologies. I'm waiting my twitter is public. Go ahead. Good luck Good luck with that. I loved it. Chandler. I thought it was a genius move on his part I hated it. I hated it and I wish kispert would have locked it And then yannis doubled down after and says he thought about scoring like no you didn't everyone knows you just pulled the ball out It's funny even me like I'm laughing right now. Like it's hilarious. It's a joke any other player I feel like we're ethering on this show saying how lame this is. This is ricky Ask his tacky and he doesn't I wish they just wouldn't have given him the rebound because he didn't earn this and I get it It's jokes. It's funny and yannis is the sweet sense of humor guy and he means well But this is this is pretty wack to me and I wish they would not I wish he would just stuck him at nine This like yeah, like this this Yeah I feel like that's fun, too If dream on green or someone like that tray young did this at the end of the game. We would be roasting them today Well, okay, but can we there are different people like we like people more than we like other people. I think that's clearly Clearly this is my issue though. That's my exact issue Zion Williamson did like a much cooler version of this into the game was over and he said Yeah, I'm gonna dunk. I'm gonna give something to the fans and there was almost a riot They almost jumped him on the court Nobody we should all love Zion Williamson with our entire basketball hearts It was amazing It was the greatest play of the season so far and they almost fought him. Yannis did this and it's like Great triple double put it in the books. That's fire for triple double the season in vp. Yannis We gotta we gotta make up our mind. Let's ask him consistency. It's sort of been way cooler if he like Dunked it like off the bat But give us a show at least Nobody on the wizards was pissed about this the game was over there and then they just he's just Feels yucky Okay, but you guys liked the Zion one and don't like this one. I liked both So the only one consistent here so far is me. I think both of them are very entertaining moments and I appreciate that That's what i'm here for I just feel like Zion with the whole dunk contest. Is he gonna do is give us a little taste this was just like You know, I mean like this this didn't sit well with me. Okay, but in fairness, they are the best They have the best record. So it's not like they're the best team, aren't they? I will say They are the best team and this was just business as usual They lose to the 76ers and a really tough ending the night before And they just come back and they just win this game business as usual Carry on so we're it's getting outshadowed by this this stupid triple double with an asterisk next to it But yeah, they went in there and easily won this game and and they're still dominating the NBA right? God, I love it. I hope you guys again I want Shaq to tell us how he would have thrown Yannis in the fourth row for that or something like let's Stand on this stand on the the energy we keep with this because I'm like Like I said throw it off the backboard and dunk it like give us a little bit of both do your stat padding and give us a show I would have loved that too, but points and a rebound if you did that Eddie. Yeah You're right. It could have been I'm innovative. You see what I mean? Yeah But it almost is funnier because of the simplicity and the fact that nobody on the wizards gave a dam Like that to me is my favorite part zero pride involved on the part of watching in this moment these final seconds Um, look, I feel like we've been disrespectful in saving this last game for last But unfortunately sometimes that's just how it works because your new york nicks Are on a nine game Winning streak and by the way, I can't find a reason to root against them And I don't know how to deal with that iq with 38 eight and seven Filling in for the sitting Jalen brunson. This was a another fun game to watch over the weekend. Chandler. How impressed were you by quickly? I was super impressed and maybe I just haven't watched the nicks a lot, but This kid he's got game and he's having fun out there. He's shooting the ball from deep He's so quick on that first step right foot right hand Finishes in a bunch of different ways This kid is an actual hooper and I remember he was kind of in and out of the rotation. Is he a trade piece? Is he not No chance they should trade this guy watch this guy a fool came last night and he can play He took over the double a second overtime there. He got to the free throw line. He also plays defense He's he's dancing out there. He's having fun And this next team I kind of been down on them all year long And I don't think they still have enough to compete with those top three teams But this this is fun. This is great for the league. This is like this the king's being good in the west Like let's get msg pop and let's get them past the calves get them home court advantage Let's get them in the playoffs and get a good match up in the first round and this team can be dangerous But watching this kid play last night with no jalen brunson On the road and they go in there and grab their ninth in a row You can't possibly find anything bad to say about the nicks right He's the odds on favor right now and fan duel for uh for six man of the year They're a game out of the four seed eddie. I know this pains you but just so you know, I'm enjoying it Um, just in case you wanted to know How do you feel about this new york next team because I feel like we are all trained to sort of wait for them to Just suck right but it right now this is fun No, this is fun. I mean Quick post the post the leg routine, buddy post the cardio routine And how I don't know how he played the entire second half in two over times We joke about tom timido, but he just doesn't care. He's gonna play as god But he earned it. He looked incredible all night long Like chandler said on both ends of the court hit big shots late played a ton of defense But i'll say about the celtics and I I like this celtics team a lot. I like the culture they've built. I love that they have two great young wings I love everything they do But when they turn into this three-point shooting contest team and they're just running up and down the court Just chucking threes like it's 2k. They're shooting more threes and they're shooting twos They're get they're not shooting mid-range shots when they get to have a chance to win the game So they want to force it in the paint They're a frustrating team to watch and if you get a chance and you go on one of these apps And you look at the shot charts. Look at jason tatum's shot chart This is one of the disgusting displays i've ever seen It was all threes at the top of the key and all the layup attempts inside the key scored 40 points great Lost the game That was a ridiculous display of basketball and they deserved to lose the end of the day They deserved to lose chasing as many threes as they did They are frustrating team to watch but They have proven that that style can win playoff games playoff series They were two games away from a title last year. So Hey, maybe this year they hit enough threes, but who are they frustrating to watch but going back to nix Yes, the nicks are fun. I've admitted it. They're fun. They're good. Mitchell robbison's coming along Jaylon brunson is look great all season long julius randall big game winner the other night Kind of fumbled it last night, but that's cool quickly pulled up for him Great team great team. I'm enjoying them as well. I find myself rooting for him. Chandler. I don't know what's going on Yeah, and again, it's great. It's great. The mba is more fun when the nicks are good And and the nets kind of took all the drama and the headlines all season long And and this is a feel good for the nicks on the other side the Celtics This is a dangerous time for them because again looking at them. Jason Tatum took 17 threes out whoreford took 10 Marcus smort took 11 That is a lot of threes and watching them last night like eddie I was frustrated because they do have so many good isoplayers. They should be getting to the free throw line more They should be moving the ball more and still with all this being said, they did have a chance to win I would have loved to see Tatum try to get fouled there or stop and pull up Instead of kicking the ball to whoreford in the corner for a potential game winner But listen, I again Boston Celtics, I'm not worried about them because they are like Milwaukee where they score And they defend they can switch. They can go small. They can go big I'm not worried about them. This was more to me impressive on the nicks side that you know These guys can play that long and quickly again. He played 55 minutes last night That like I they better gave that man an off day today and it's it's this this is That shouldn't be like that. That's insane I mean, that's uh, that's a weird chart. I'm not gonna lie Modern basketball as they say, you know, it's a threes and in the paint But you can lose games like that too. That's 59 three-pointers even with 10 extra game minutes That's a lot of three in a game And we always talk about like I said that is sad That is that they're they're not getting hot like some of these other teams at the right exact moment So I would think that's a little bit concerning. Um, we had some fun dunks over the weekend that man has a family Jackson haze Come on down Boink That's fun Yeah, let's get a business decision by by the young fella to get out the way that that man can jump though. He Oh, that's just so amazing. Rominga got so stuck right at that moment He knew do I take a charge do I block and he just got the hell out of the way Just made it quick. Uh, lemar stevens just on the pistons in general Oh God just want to do it once wise your jogging buddy. You got a sprint. You got a sprint back. This will happen Watch out of the wise man. Just uh, dunked on This is the only time we're talking about the pistons is a guy named lemar stevens banging on the whole team Well, you know, it's uh Lottery, that'd be fine. Uh mark williams over nick clackston Let me see you again. Hey, eddie. You still got nick clackston defensive player there. I don't see all that It's been a long season chan Big win last look at that score by the way. Look at that score. I'm sure defensive rating was beautiful, but Also Complete so I know I know kd is great on the suns, but mckayl bridges just can't go Bob augner drew banks Uh-oh, it's the it's the classic white on the white crime. You're right. You're gonna say it I was waiting for somebody to say it. I gotta say it every time You have to bring the wearer I picture this kid like getting knocked out by killian haze or like a like getting pushed in the head every time I see him God, you know what? We never talked about that. He was like unconscious during that little Jogging, but yeah, nice done. Uh, that's yeah, he tried that to push off exactly Oh sure I'm gonna just say it chanler and you can feel free to disagree, but this is the best dunker of all time in my mind Oh, wow of all time Hey, you ain't lying. It's just so pretty when he does wait of eternity Of all time in the in the history of humanity. Wow That's a hell of a statement. Look at this in the middle of a game on a on a shot locker Well, yeah, I know but like that's a I don't I wasn't prepared for a statement of such gravity like we need a break So I can think about what eddie just said When we come back, we'll try to win you guys some money Or we'll lose you some money better odds of that when run it back returns Make the rest of the NBA season a slam dunk with fan duel right now New customers can get a no sweat bet up to $1,000. That's up to $1,000 back in bonus bets If your first bet doesn't win now is the perfect time to join fan duel the app's easy to use There are always great promotions and when you win you can get paid instantly So jump into the action and bet the nba download the app and sign up to get a no sweat first bet up to $1,000 Fan duel official sports betting partner of the nba and I think it's a miracle that uh, Wednesday's parlay guys We all got it right. This is not happening. I will say weeks weeks and weeks. Look at us You guys can't you guys messing it up for me? Uh, no in fairness eddie's been crushing it, but Yeah, you're fine. We can only work on the streak from today on so eddie. What do you have for us this evening? Um, I'm gonna go with damon lilyard over 36 at that point I know it's an insane amount of points But remember he scored 71 on the rockets and the pistons are trying to out tank everybody So they're gonna they're gonna say hold my beer and I'm expecting way more than 36 points for dave tonight That's a big one. That's they're over 36 and a half big jaylor. How you feeling about that? I don't know It's crazy and it's even crazier that I like it. Like I also think I took a I took a cheapy here at the point. I think it was like six and a half I think that's a lot of points. Who knows so I just took nuggets money line against the toronto raptors who are not very good Uh, okay, that's fair and I we're all rooting for yoke at this point pelicans I took them plus five and a half over your sacramento kings. I look I'm not I don't know they're gonna win But maybe they'll make it a close one. That's what I'm hoping for anyways 20 bucks wins you about 78 dollars Um, I feel good about this guys. I feel great about this actually anybody have any final last words before We part ways until tomorrow uh Chandler. Did you have a great weekend? I did I had a good weekend I would like them to use me actually, you know the guy the the guy on the picture About the bedding low ad you did before can they put me in the fans jersey next year, please? I mean they're listening now, so I'm sure you'll get an email if they decide to do that We're done for today back in the morning. Have a great one