 Well when we moved the show to an hour later, we didn't realize we'd need that hour to get through that all-star game Run it back starts now Good Monday morning the Monday after the all-star game Hopefully Luca and everybody is safely in Mexico wherever it is. They were headed to I'd like to introduce everyone real quick Stadium insider Shams, Shirania, Chailor P, Eddie G on the end there guys Look, I just want to set the scene for what we witnessed yesterday. Okay all in all Damian Lillard had the game winner. All right, Jason Tatum went absolutely out of control with an all-star game record 55 his teammate Donovan Mitchell dropped 40 if you're thinking these are absurd numbers you are Correct Chandler. Let's start with you. Give us your thoughts on the all-star game It's getting pretty bad, I gotta be honest It's just there's it's not competitive at all I feel like back in the day there used to be at least some sort of you know Fourth quarter grind where they're kind of lock in they would play a little bit harder Last night. I mean was it entertaining? I guess a little bit. I just feel like it's now It's getting it's childish. I'm a kid and I want to see all my favorite players This is the weekend. This is the event to do it I think that's still you know when I have a son one day and he wants to go I think it's a cool event to see all the people that you see on TV all the time But if you're actually going to enjoy seeing your best your favorite players compete This this isn't it and it's it's really lost. It's it's it's luster. It's lost its excitement and I Think from here on out I'm gonna act like I'm still an NBA player and I'm gonna go on all-star break because I Watched it for the show, but good God. It was Yeah, I think the show is fair look we had the TV version of it shams. Tell us please that it was better being there I Mean the game itself. I can't say it was better for me It was fun because I'm still able to talk to all the people I have to talk to but as far as being at the game You know, I spoke to players afterward I'm gonna they're gonna remain nameless But it really became like a layup line and you saw in the first half Paul George and Kyrie Irving Those are the two guys I think understood in the first half that all you and then Jason Tatum Eventually clearly especially in the third quarter that literally all you have to do is try to make an attempt to drive to the basket And you were scoring a layup and so There really wasn't much defense played and obviously even even down the stretch of the game Mike Malosa that Kyrie Irving and Joel and we were the only players that were trying to play some defense and you could see Joel and I remember one play he he made a layup and he really wanted an and one call that was the most emotion I saw this is the second half most emotion I saw out of any player all night was Joel and be trying to get an and one and so I think There wasn't much defense. We didn't really get a chance to see the ill amending and it's in its full effect, unfortunately Eddie I'm with Mike Malone the coach of the LeBron team this was stunk like it We've fully made the transition from guys playing half-hearted and getting dunks to guys playing half-hearted and shooting just from far And so what now we're watching like airballs and really bad bricks from half court and just we're just watching a three-point contest The funny part about this tweet right here is that was the best part of the game by far And it was the 30 seconds or so that guys play defense and it was just one guy playing defense And even that guy was kind of playing defense Like this being the best part tells me that they need to do this on Saturday. Just do one-on-ones on Saturday I don't know if the stars will do it. I don't know if they won't I heard Shay guild shall Alexander He basically said you got to pay us which is like insane for a first-time all-star on the team under 500 Barely holding on to the 10 seed, but whatever like it's cool I don't I don't know how they improve this I think it just turns into this from here on out because the game is so jump shot heavy I was watching clips of like the 93 all-star game and guys are getting fouled at the rim like there's a lot of free throws I'm not saying they were playing like it was game seven, but they were playing an earnest basketball game This is just a shooting contest now with a couple dunks here there And I guess two teammates kind of oddly going at each other when they get the opportunity But it was awful. I don't know what they do to change it. I'm not with Shay I don't think you just say everybody gets a million if you gave me a million dollars play a basketball game I'd play the worst basketball game of my life, especially if it was automatically coming to me So I think that'll make it even worse. Well the million though, too It like guys are making so much money now not not to poo on a million bucks But it's nothing really at the end of the day. That's nothing and Secondly the idea that it was a shooting contest They only needed two or three points there at the end to end the misery and they kept just pulling up from half Court or six feet. I'm like just get this over with for the love of God But yes, we are not the only ones that thought it it wasn't the best basketball of all time. Here's Mike Malone the amount of points That your team surrendered is that going to leave a scar for you It's gonna form over the scar that was formed in Charlotte. Yes back in 2019, you know, it's an honor to be here. It's an honor to be a part of a Great weekend great players, but that is the worst basketball game ever played. How do you fix it? I don't know if you can't fix it. I mean, I give Joel and be Kyrie Irving Those guys were like competing to roll some floor and some of the guys to play harder to try to get some defense in but No one got hurt They put on a show for the fans, but that is a tough game to sit through. I'm not gonna lie You know, it's weird when Kyrie is the guy that the coach is looking to to like get the vibe up guys Let's figure this out. What's happening? It's not this is going to be the million dollar question, especially since we don't have games for three more days So we have to fix this Chandler. I'm gonna go to you first. How how in the world do you fix the all-star game now? Here's the problem. All this is is like Malone said this is this is flattering This is an honor at the end of the day this is just kind of a notch on your resume whether you're an all-star or you're not and It's tough because I kept watching this game last night thinking like alright They're just kind of doing this one one quarter is gonna win by one team It's gonna go to charity then the next in the fourth quarter They're gonna kind of bear down and start going at each other and they just and they didn't and I'm sure the team Owners and the team coaches are actually kind of happy about that because look no one got hurt and you can say All you want you want them to play hard you want to be competitive game It never will be because the day they do do that and the day a player tears his ACL in the all-star game It is stopping immediately and it's just never gonna sustain. So It can't be money like Michelle said these guys are making 40 million dollars a year I don't think they really care about a million dollar bonus Maybe their endorsements can bump up their their you know bonuses if they do this in an all-star game or whatever But with all the load management with all the doctors say with all the team kind of holding guys resting players They don't even play every game in the regular season They're definitely not going to play as hard as they can Uh in the all-star game and again these guys are partying all weekend. They're hungover They're they're they're just ready to take their plane and go to capo wherever they're going after this It's almost it's become more of a drag Uh than an actual game and there's there's more competitive pickup games at UCLA in the summer than this and it's I don't know how to fix it to be honest with you. It's not money It's it's not you can't go back to east first west and crown the home That you know whoever wins home court advantage in the finals or something because there's going to be guys like the brawn On lakers this year that aren't going to care still because they know they're not going to be in the finals So there's too many gray areas. I like the idea of one on one Maybe we can get some guys to kind of do that But then there's still the risk of getting hurt and one on one and then missing the latter half of the season So it's a sticky situation because players are so popular now players are so famous on social media and they're so rich They do not care about the exposure or the bonuses of money that they're getting this weekend So it's it's they've kind of you know out of standstill here in my opinion Okay, so I want to get to LeBron, but I just had an idea tell me channeler from a player's perspective If this would even work I don't know if guys care enough about being named an all-star like when they're like when their careers are done And they look back and they're like I was an eight-time all-star What if you just pulled the all-star game like we're just not going to have it anymore? And then maybe if it was gone they would miss it Yeah, it sounds good to say it But what I would do now if i'm an all-star and I don't play in the all-star game Guess what? I'm still an all-star. So I would do what Zion did. I would do what Kevin Durant did It's not like anything happens. Whether you're a replacement or you don't actually play in the all-star game I'm saying cancel it. I'm saying let's just stop. Let's just stop making the stupid mockery of an all-star game We're just not gonna have it anymore period done. We're done Nobody Yes, always complain about Yanis. I want to complain about Yanis real quick I knew this was coming so much of it was made about him choosing the team and all that stuff But bro, if you weren't gonna play in this game wear a suit let Jalen Brunson play I could not believe Yo, if you tell me he doesn't care about image and all that stuff ever again in my entire life I'm gonna mention this. Well, why did he suit up for the all-star game and do all this stuff like He's the face of the league He's the face of the league And he felt he owed it to the fans to just show up for a minute or 20 seconds as it was I also I get that's what we got I get the team captains to like if I'm on the brawn the brawns, you know and a different But if I'm like Jason Tatum, I think I'm better than Yanis. Why am I playing on his team? Why Kevin Kevin Durant's got to play on Yanis his team that to me is weird and I I gotta be honest with you I hate the draft like jaren jackson jr. First He's exciting there This guy has to sit there and it's almost like embarrassing and takes away from him being an all-star Is sitting there like being a joke that he's picked the last I could all just How is that embarrassing? He's still one of 24 dudes making a gazillion dollars to play basketball sitting up on a page He's got big deal Oh, you're the least career so far and I'm national cheating me. It's like played to go. Yogi wasn't embarrassed Yeah, it's embarrassing. Well, I want to get to that because that was racial and we can get to that in a second I'd like I want to get to the bottom of this yoke situation But shams we we did mention Yanis there and we did see obviously he played the 20 seconds But moving forward when the games come back any news So he's gonna get his his wrist evaluated today And I think the bucks will have a better idea today exactly how bad that injury is I'm told there is swelling in that wrist and and that kind of gives some concern there's not a break they don't think because x-rays came back negative but Clearly is some level of concern when you watched him try to pick up that trophy after the game You really need to use his left hand. So, um, we'll hopefully know more about Yanis's status today But just go back to the game guys like I don't think they should abolish the all-star game I saw it in 2020 in Chicago when the first year of the elemending and that was amazing to watch that was Super fun to see guys are competitive. It's all competition. It's all competitive drive The guys, you know last night for whatever reason, you know, it just became a layup lot, but usually In 2020 that was that was amazing to watch for sure I just worry that the energy from 2020 was very specific to 2020 And then that maybe it's just gone with like the younger in a lot of ways In a lot of ways one on one get off my lawn. I know I know we're we're getting into that territory Look, let's just mention the draft as well We're going to get back to LeBron eventually because the regular season is coming back and what have you but the draft That that was all eddie and kd's doing so whether you liked it or not This is the gentleman here on the end that you have to blame Probably one of the funnier moments of the long Drawn out draft was this moment when yannis had zero clue what the rules were My third pick is going to be one of the most exciting Rising star superstar in the league right now john moran I hate to I hate to break it to you, but he's started That's uh, what? Well, you're talking about somebody's draft board being missing. You see what i'm saying see see what i'm saying He's trying anything y'all yannis is trying anything y'all So, uh, let's go back. So let's go another direction. So Uh, my third pick then so let me scratch this Out comes the pen so My my third pick gonna be shake shake Such a bummer too because the build-up was so good. He was so excited to pick jaw Eddie, how are you feeling about this? This was this was your invention. Did you like it? It was like the third best part of the game. It was it was jason tatum versus jaylen brown There was tims and then there was this this was easily the most entertaining part of the two teams against each other Uh, look, it's it's got to be here to stay. I don't know if it needs to be this dramatic and this big on this gigantic stage I think it you know, whatever that's production stuff, but it was funny. We got the funniest moment We got some personality ls guys. We got yokets basically saying laury marketing is not getting picked in front of me I don't care and uh, it was it was good fun I think this is what it should have been and then they found a sweet spot for this Uh, should it have been 45 minutes when the broadcast on my tv said it starts at 7 30? Nah, like we got to speed this up somehow, but yeah, it was great. I like it. Sorry chandler. I liked it chandler you hated it First of all, it was way too long. It was it was way too long And it was it was somewhat entertaining the jaw the honest thing that was actually funny Like I actually laughed when I watched that I do I just think like jerry jackson jr. It's a good time He's an all-star and it just it's it kind of publicly embarrasses you a little bit is all i'm saying Is it the worst idea? No, it brings a whole another, you know, you know Thing to do it all start weekend. That's going to be more entertaining than the game I just think it's it's it's so watered down now and there's not much they can do to fix it because The players don't care and now the fans in the media are starting to not care so it's They're in a tough spot because The weekend alone is a fun weekend and it's an honor to go there and to be a part of it And you see all the legends and you're going to all these different appearances and parties And and that's all part of it and it's a great place to do it Where everyone's under the same roof And I understand they have to alternate the the venues too But when you go cleveland to salt lake city to now indiana next year They're not doing themselves any favors with the locations of the austere weekend and Either so I mean look they I don't I don't know whether the guys on tv were lying or they genuinely had a great time But they everyone was so positive about salt lake. I think they lucked out on the weather As well as far as the draft let me ask you this Jared jackson being picked last and by the way, karela's just got in my ear and told me the nhl gives the last guy picked a car Hey, there's something So is it worse to be jaren jackson picked last of the reserves or in the case that you just saw yokich the reigning two-time mvp Potentially being picked last as well because just like draymond said I also think lebron was going to go with the hometown favorite So he would have been the last guy picked to me That's way more insulting and I really think there's something to it, right chandler like Is it because he's european? Like what is the deal with the guys in yokich because we've seen them vote amongst themselves It's like they don't respect him. They don't respect him. He said it himself. His game doesn't translate to an all-star game He's not a pick-up ball player. He's a constant movement, you know Offensive sets and and this isn't that he knows this game is a joke And he knows he's not going to give it his all and and and they know that so I don't think there's anything to this I think it's You know that the all-star game is about aliyoops and dunks and isos and that's not the the best part of yokich's game You know, he's a pass first big that if you watch him in an all-star game It is a little bit slow and boring and he's not going to be as effective in that sort of situation But uh, I don't think there's anything personal here at all and honestly, I would have taken like glory marketed early on Just to get the crowd on my side Uh, but yeah, I don't think there's anything much here You agree Eddie. I disagree with him though No, I disagree with yokich. He's absolutely made for this game His passes in the first two quarters were some of the most entertaining parts of the game and he was After he was setting guys up. He knew what the assignment was So I disagree in that sense But I do like I'm not the biggest yokich man But I think I might be now because I love how But this day he had for this entire thing the pageantry of it The fact that nobody cared if they were winning like he just seemed he just wanted to go home so bad Like he just hated it luka too luka was just like, why are we doing this? So I love that like give me a commudron all at all times. I'm all for yokich I think he should win MVP now like off that after that performance alone Give him MVP. Nice nice suit too. Like I'm all for the suit. He didn't wear He didn't wear a gigantic fur like shea. He didn't wear pants with nets on them Like uh, jaren jackson, like I don't think jaren jackson cares about public embarrassment because he wore a net to the dunk contest I'm on all i'm all team yokich now. Let give him the mvp I think yokich got a stylist in the off season. He's just really been bringing the suits and whatnot or something Something's going on there. Uh, jalen brown was another guy who just was not having any of this Every time they showed him, he looked pissed. It's my favorite part. Uh, all right, so let's get to lebron He of course heard himself didn't come back for the second half of a of an amazing game He had 13 points though in the time that he did play in the 14 minutes He told reporters though about the rest of the regular season moving forward It's 23 of the most important games of my career for a regular season The type of mindset that I have and I hope the guys will have coming back off the break now Obviously, this is all fine and good if his teammates buy in eddie now are they gonna buy in I'm old enough to remember lebron going into playoff mode that one season before the bubble and then missing playoff So I don't this is talk and this is great and lebron's being a politician and that's cool I don't think this is 20 of the most important games of his life. I don't think it's even close I don't think he's gonna play in most of them. He's now like legit hurt. We watched his hand being back Um, we had we put our what we put our over under at five, right? And I picked under I'm still picking under Sounds great great statement. But if they lose these first two games coming out And like what is he coming back for I don't get it, but uh, yeah nice nice quote for the for the social media accounts there lebron Thank you I I think I gotta go I gotta go over here with his everything going on the scoring record his legacy He can't just come lose the first two or three games and shut it down. They made the trade They've made an effort to better this team Lebron has to play his hand His hands fine like it maybe he's gonna after a week He's gonna go back and say his hand is actually there's a fracture whatever his hand is fine He's gonna make a push here. There's no way he can just come down after this weekend Say what he just said and lay down when his team still has a chance to make this playing game So I fully expect him to you know him to rally him to you know treat that that sore hand of his and I think he plays Well above five games five games I I'm with eddie, but I said that I said that after the scoring thing happened. So, um Don't contest You know what? I have an apology to make here I picked mac maclong to win because I wanted the chaos right? I just wanted the league to get a little bit embarrassed But my goodness he defeats tray murphy three perfect on the first try dunks Here he is with our own shams leading up to the contest itself How many dunks on dunk contest night are we gonna see that we've never seen before? There's at least two that I know have never been done in any contest. Um And hopefully I make them that's that's the number one goal, but uh, no, uh, at least two He he's one of those kids that he either looks 16 or 40. I just don't know what to do half the time Uh, but shams, did he save it? A lot of people are saying he saved the dunk contest I you you hear that every like three four years right like players Are actually exactly being saved the dunk contest. I don't know if the dunk contest can ever be saved I think that it could be back to level where it's respectable and obviously mac maclong stole the show saturday night and he told me he had two dunks And I remember I put that clip out. There was some hate some positivity Uh, I think the odds also changed so shout out to the odds But the the one thing that I heard in the aftermath is there were like two or three dunks that mac maclong had Not even the ones that we saw right there was a 540 and then there was that double pump over over the two, uh guys Two friends of his um, there were other dunks that he had that he was He's saving for next year if he's in the dunk contest again next year, which he which he will be unless he's Not the mba or or in the g league, but um, I mean the kid put on a show He's he's a good dude, and I think I don't know if he saved it, but he brought it back to a really really high level of respectability of my opinion Yeah, I mean what this kid he was the weekend and I think everyone made the jokes about him And he's not an mba player and and I was one of those guys as well And I still think it's slightly weird that he's not an actual mba player and this is now Yeah But listen, he Yeah, he showed out this dunk right here was really really nasty The the tap on the backboard reverse was really really nasty and obviously the appeal is this is a you know 511 white kid that looks like my accountant and he's jumping over That is really impressive. That is fun to watch. He's going against these 9 7 foot mba players that are extremely athletic And it wasn't even close and he should have got all 50s. Lisa leslie smoked him on one on She did but And then watching him honestly in the interviews and watching him how humble he is and how he's enjoyed this journey and process I'm super hyped for the kid and this was his moment and and he took full advantage of it and Who knows maybe I mean, I think he starts to be on a team next year Like to come back. There's a lot of these guys. I've seen these dunk contested the street baller guys that they could fly around We're not inviting them. So how you know, I mean like he's got to be on a rock It's coming Eddie Mack mclung has played in two mba games in his career. So I guess in that sense He's an mba. Look watching him talk with psalms and then watching him talking through the dunk contest and then watching him introduce Uh post Malone. He's such a humble guy And just like really enjoying being there It became really hard to hate him. I do kind of hate the he brought the dunk contest back stuff I I didn't They kept saying a star is born guys. He's he's not a star He's a great dunk contest and he did really well if we're calling him a star We're stretching it a little bit. I had a friend of mine tell me This is peak white privilege because he did a 360 and they called it a 540 and I was like That's that's what it's about. I guess right there great performers by him and trey murphy I'm disappointed by by kmart jr. Uh, but hey, it was a good dunk contest. It was a it was a solid mba saturday night did it come out like Former teammate steve curry by the way like just a little bit of slant from his guy. I'm guessing but It was cool. It was cool. I don't think he's a star He got a puma contract and so congrats on the puma contract and I think that's dope. It's a great story now I want to see him in an mba game dunk it. He's never dumped in an mba game. So i'm holding the trophy He had done an mba game He's dunked in mba game before he's definitely dunked in mba game four He has i want to see the footage I need to see the footage too. He did a double pump lakers that was so early No, I think it was mba game the craziest thing No, we got to pull up the footage the craziest thing back to dunk contest that I noticed being there was he made it His like he made all his dunks on the first attempt. Like usually you see guys take two attempts Three attempts kenny martin. He kenny martin. I actually I think might have had the sickest dunk on that I think mac mclung had a nice dunk. I think kenny martin's first dunk up and under Um, uh windmill like that was nasty. He just took him three tries Yeah, but when mac did making it on his first attempt every single time I thought that was very impressive too. Yeah, I'm with you shams Like i'm a purist on the dunk like if you you can get one mess up once and i'm like all right fine But you lose me it just I feel like it's like all right And I know they get three attempts now and they get the the minute 20 whatever the heck it is But you got to get it on the first try. That's what shack kept telling everybody take. Oh, we got the dunk Wow Wow Yolk is sort of fouled him yolk is sort of fouled him. This is pre season for sure Pre season Yo, this is one of those this is what This is one of those the game. There you go. Why are you doing it? Hey, he's dunked an mba game We pulled up the tapes So why is he not on a roster for like why is he not on a roster on the reg like why what's the problem here? Don't he'll run it back, but there are enough bad Because he's shorter than shams. Well, he is shorter than all of us actually, but I got homies in Orlando that can do crazy dunks. That doesn't mean they can do anything else in an mba game I know, but I feel like he's gonna put butts in seats like you know, give everybody these illusions of grandeur. I don't know I don't know If you buy a ticket to the sixers game to see mac mclung maybe play four minutes You have issues. You have The sixers are in contention. I'm talking like all the teams that are not like the hornets They put them on the first I wasn't gonna say that Whatever look, I think I think he should be invited back no matter where he is in life this time next year Just like on a legacy invite like it's almost like you're the reigning champ. You have to come back. Why not? You guys you know your title If he's working that guy though, he should not be in the mba dunk contest. No I'm sorry. You know what though? I'm pretty sure he'll be there next year I mean, this is a guy he turned out like 1.2 million dollars of playing charon Just so he can try to be in the mba this year and he and he ends up in the dunk contest He ends up on a two-way. I don't see how philly can cut him anytime soon I assume he'll ride out the rest of this season On that two-way and then you go from there, but I'm pretty sure we'll see him next year in the dunk Yeah, because uh, who was it? Ja already said he's not gonna do it zion said he'll consider it like I don't know what else you guys Nobody's coming. There's no white knight coming in. He's gonna save the day You notice ja had his own little contest in the game though. He wanted to give us Of what he could show us But that's that's garbage. Is it not like you've specifically said you don't want to do the dunk contest, but yet Tease us all with what you could I don't get it all it should have been all layups for him in the game if he's not Crappy threes Yeah, it's fair. Uh, I got I actually I had more fun watching over the weekend Then I thought I would I just want to throw that out there. I'm usually pretty negative But we do have some news russia westbrook making some news. Oh, yeah He's going across the hall y'all gonna sign with the clippers after a buyout with the jazz um Just from a petty standpoint. I give it an a plus plus channeler But do you like it from a basketball perspective? I do. I love it. We talked about this last week This is a team that I think made the most underrated impressive moves. They added plumly They added eric gordon. They added bones highland and now they get russia westbrook who's been in the sixth man of the year Conversation all year long. Uh, he's gonna know his role. He's humbled. He's hungry He's going literally right down the hallway to a way better team and situation Uh, I expect him to finish out this season very very strong and be a key factor kind of going forward by the clippers Uh, make a push here and I gotta say looking at those I like the clippers out of the west. I'm predicting it. I like the loss Out of the west Other than phoenix. Oh, okay, eddie. I don't know if you want to respond to that first or the idea of chemistry on this clippers team Now you you just decide Look as a guy who is quietly considering moving to another state But has to juggle like yo, I have kids and they got school and all this I get it russ This is the right move. Well, he stays in the same house. He just uses a different locker. It's cool I I think the the issue about the clippers. They need a point guard is a little overblown to me They need to guard point guards. They don't necessarily need somebody to come give Uh kawaii Leonard the ball at the elbow But but look he's fresh legs. I think he's better than what reggie jackson was giving them what john wall was giving them So it's an upgrade in that sense. I'm very fascinated to see it And I think the thing for them is they have a coach so well respected and so good in tylu That he can limit his minutes as need be he can bench russ of as need be He could try to get the most out of russ and paul jorges is openly lobbying for him So sometimes you got to hear your players out. You got to give them what they need They are one of the most talented rosters in the league I'm not exactly wit chandler But this is absolutely the team that scares me the most if i'm the phoenix suns They have all the wings you need to guard book and to guard kd They have the bigs to challenge deandre aton and and and you know you have history there with chris paul And now you feel like you can guard chris paul because you have point guards on your roster as well They are terrifying. So I hope they play the warriors in the first round and they beat each other up And we never see them in phoenix But if they do Locking for that series not miss a second that series gonna be incredible When does that tamper in fine to paul jorges arrive because The definition of tampering Now whatever tampering shmampering it's fun and games. I like a motivated westbrook. I'm excited for him next We're take a break when we come back shams with the latest on where kevin love is going when run it back returns Welcome back to run it back over the weekend to believe it or not other things were happening kevin love getting a buyout From cleveland and now where does he go next? He put a godfather video up on his instagram account But I don't know if he thought that was scarface. I can't figure it out shams. What is the latest on kevin love? Yeah, so he got bought out from the cavaliers and he will be signing with the miami heat after he clears waivers over the next 48 hours And no, this is something that kevin love And his group they've wanted a buyout from the cavaliers They they asked for one last week and the cavaliers granted to him He's meant a lot to that organization nine years there Two all-star appearances and of course that 2016 NBA championship. So no matter where he wanted to go and play miami Philly phoenix whoever you want to play for they were going to allow him to go And uh, he really narrowed in on miami as this spot for the remainder of this season possibly even after this season Having a home there, but he's gonna have a legitimate chance to play big minutes there Behind bam out of bio next to bam out of bio in that heat front court They've been looking for a big man for the last several weeks. They have one now and kevin love Who who believes that he has a lot more left in the tank? And we'll see we'll see just how much that is You like it chandler Yeah, I do listen shooting is key and this is now basically a stretch five man that is a smart player as a you know Obviously an incredible resident man and he's gonna help this team It's interesting to me that cleveland obviously did him a solid They let him out they gave him the buyout, but he's now going to a team that's kind of right behind them in the standing So it's interesting, but I think this is just a courtesy. This is a respect everything. He's done for this city for this franchise They're retiring his jersey Uh, he earned this here and I do think he will help the heat and like I said Uh, he's a guy that can stretch their floor. He still shoots an eye clip and you got to respect him I mean eddie you saw the standings it's the miami's right now five games behind cleveland and that thing changes all the time Um, do you think it moves the heat at all in the standings? I mean those standings are so jumbled and we've watched the heat play like they're one of the best teams in the league We've watched the heat play like they're one of the worst teams in the league and they're dealt with injuries all throughout their season But they have one of the best coaches in the league. I think the best coach And they have a playoff roster that's been battle tested over and over and over again And I think one of the weird side effects of having so many injuries throughout your season is Gabe vinson gets to play more minutes than he usually plays max strauss gets to play more minutes than he typically plays And you're getting these guys reps then you're getting them ready for a real run later in the year I love the fit for kevin love like som said even next to bam You know We all play mismatch basketball now And if you are a big who can actually post up and score from the post like kevin love is everybody talks about his shooting But he's been relegated to just a pick and pop guy standing the corner guy He can he can help them in many ways and obviously he's an incredible rebounder as well I like this pickup for them a lot Can't wait to see him out there on the court and see what they do with them Shams is it surprising at all to anyone? I mean look It's one thing to do right by him because everybody's great relationship. Why you out you go do what you want to do but They's going to go to a team that's competing with them. What if this all burns them? What if it turns around and burns cleveland? If it burns them and burns them, I also wonder how much this is uh them Maybe not believing in kevin loves ability to help another team like he was out of their rotation They they told him for the last several weeks you will not be playing here unless there's injuries So the writing was kind of on the wall for kevin love as a basketball player in cleveland And now you know, but obviously he believed he had a lot more left in the tank that he can go Play somewhere else and I do think miami filly. There were other teams out there They're willing to give him a role but miami was the team for him all along There wasn't really anyone close in consideration But um, I think he feels like he can play the calves clearly they didn't feel like he could play for them And like chandler said, this is a guy that did a lot for that organization He sacrificed a lot when he got there one or ring there. He's going to get his jersey retired there I think both sides wanted to end this amicably not in a position where they were kind of messing with each other on the way out Ah, such a good weather change for kevin love. I'm excited for him shams. Thank you I know you're probably headed home at some point. We'll talk to you in the morning We will also take a quick break and when we get back the celebrity game dk metcalf was so good That the nfl is now treach testing him. That's amazing when run it back returns Yeah, that was dk metcalf who ends up with the mvp 20 points 10 rebounds four blocks It was so impressive that his employers are now drug testing him, which is amazing We'll start with him eddie. Were you impressed? No, like he should not be able to win the mvp of this. He's a professional athlete in his prime Why is he in this game? You can just tell like everybody's like Here he goes. Oh my god. Everybody's just sick of him being out there Uh, no, it's a little like a real celebrity. I want to start my campaign right now today I want to be in this game next year. I'm gonna take it way too serious I'll be the run our test of this game. Like I'll show up. I'll play defense I'll be the son taylor in this game. I will earnestly train to play this game I want to play this game at least once while my knees still function as an old man like I am We we got to get fan dual behind this. We got to get board room. We got to get Gina pair g so behind this kevin durant everybody. We're pulling all the strings I want to be in this game next year. It's in Indianapolis. So I know you guys need people to play in that game I want to be in it Like no one's going there much early This game was less competitive than the actual all star game. So no I'm impressed by his athleticism. I'm impressed by his I knew that watching him play football Him dribbling You can even tell the way he he moves around on the floor. It's he's athletic But but no like look who he's playing against. Look he he's a man amongst boys out there That's true But but no I I No way Okay, can we pretend we're on the street right now and i'm some rando fan channel channel channel parts is channel parts Hey, do you think dk metcalf could play in the nba if he wanted to? Go no, no chance. Mac mcclung can't play in the nba. You think He came back half can't it's so funny When people say that it's an insane athleticism they could do this and rappers want to be for birds No, it's the most ridiculous argument ever. It is very very hard to be in the nba. It's very very hard to stay in the nba This guy's athletic and he's stronger and younger and in his prime of athleticism against guys that aren't no This was not very impressive, but he is a freak athlete, but no he can't play in the g He don't think he could play a game a one game No No, there was a moment He's There was a moment He stood next to yanis and he looked like me standing next chandler and he's one of the best athletes in the nfl There's no Zero chance speaking of playing in the nba and shouldn't be and maybe should be the biggest loser of the celebrity game Was the way way I think it's team one. I think but the jazz the jazz owner Beat him in a three-point contest at half time. I did see that And not only did he beat him he beat him by a lot like it wasn't even really close So biggest loser of the weekend in my eyes. Do anyway, that's embarrassing I thought it was funny though the owner said I hope he hits 20 and I go Has he ever watched the way way two threes because he's not hitting 20 He didn't hit 15. Good. Good job. Do you weigh it? Good job The biggest winner was my computer as I had to google who everybody was because I've officially That old person who doesn't know who anybody is and it's lovely And it's just amazing. Um, and I did know everyone in three-point contest I feel very good about my knowledge there. Uh, damian lilor just reminding the world who he is defeats tyrese halliburton And uh, buddy healed in that final round I don't know why I always think every year. Oh god three-point contest. It's so boring. I'm just And I'm I'm so into it chandler. Were you impressed by dames performance? Yeah, I was and if you do recall michelle, I did pick damian lilor to win this contest Listen, he's the most experienced. He's the most clutch. He's hit the biggest shots. He wasn't going to be nervous Uh, guys like kevin herder her first time who literally flew to something just to do this It's a tough outing and it's nerve wracking and all eyes are on you But yeah, there was no doubt in my mind that that dame was going to win this and and it really wasn't even close I mean actually it was kind of close, but I just knew It was it was fun to watch eddie did okay Nobody was worse than julius randall, but his kid steals the show every time eddie. Did anyone surprise you good or bad really? Uh, my pick kevin herder. I I was blown away. I could not believe I went with the age old rule pick a white guy in the shooting contest And I lost uh, yeah looking back looking looking back dame was absolutely the safe pick I forgot that they have the long shot. They got to move that three-point shot out further Dame hit one from beyond half court in the game move that out a little further I'm sorry though. I'm just an old grump. I want to go back to five balls on each rack a money ball at the end of the rack I see like a high 20 somebody hit 30 and I'm like did he make every but I was so confused I'm old chai reese first round First round he hit 31. Is that the record? Did he did he make every? I I was It was a lot. I'm happy he didn't win because of his form. I tweeted that they were kids for that form to win But uh shout out to jason tatum. I don't think I've ever seen a pump fake in the three-point contest So a little bit extra credit for that. I definitely shot him a text. It was like what the hell What's going on great weekend for jt all-star game record MVP new sneaker the one and only pump fake in three-point contest We've ever seen monumental stuff for that guy. Love the sneaker by the way He was my pick to win and I will say this his measly 20 points He held on a lot longer with those 20 points and was so excited about it Then I thought I was like wow. I kind of love that. He's so excited to still be in it Look, we're trying to improve everything right chandler. We are if nothing else We are heroes to the game of basketball So is there anything we can do to improve the three-point contest now that we're fixing the all-star game Maybe have them shoot at the same time or an opposite end. So they're kind of going But then it's tough because what if you just I don't know how you draft or how you would pick Who gets to play who like if kevin herdner's got to go against dame the first round that sucks and whoever gets julys ram That's that's not he's not really a shooter like that But maybe that so it's kind of interactive and you know, it's opposite in so the balls aren't hitting each other But honestly, this is entertaining. I love the idea of pushing the the long shot even further back Kids love half court shots kids love damien lillard and stuff curry range and this is this is entertaining, but Same thing, I don't that's about all you can really do And these are all really good shooters Like it's not like you need star like I would like to see stuff clay I guess those guys that historically great shooters, but It is what it is. Maybe maybe throw them shooting in the same basket or opposite baskets Who knows but I don't know it's it's it's all kind of stale at this point So listen to us doing what? Yeah, right. Okay. I don't know. I don't know. Okay, uh, I'll start weekend eddie They should have Oh, wait, what are we doing? We're doing skills now All right, fine. I was trying to skip it because in my mind it was so bad I don't want to talk about it again, but team jazz defeated the rookies and the brother's auntie to kumpos plus true holiday Does anybody have anything positive to say about the skills competition? How about you eddie go? I was watching an xfl game or this happening. I have no clue I've looked at this and seen the three passing circles. It was like i'm out. I'm just i'm just all the way out I'm sorry. Uh, it's crazy The jazz one My god, walker kessler. He deserves it. Whatever Eddie as I watched jordan clarkson kind of just so half speed go through it And then I don't know did anything else and I look back and I said there's no way the jazz actually won this with the pace Markson was going and he did they got to eliminate this just there's nothing they could do to make this better besides take it out Kill it kill it. By the way, they were three fans do it like get a fans team Get something like that like do I don't hate that anything that is just not these guys barely trying to make yo Let's put brian windhorse Shamsherani and chris haynes out there. I don't care who we put but anybody but a three mba players I want to see if regular people could beat mba players not trying at this. Let's do that I'm a hundred percent in on this idea. See we just fixed the skills competition guys. This is fantastic Um, we're gonna keep fixing everything because we want to add now We want to add to the all-star weekend the one-on-one tournament We talked about it jalen brown jason tay and i'm playing one-on-one each other was probably the best basketball part of that entire game 5 million bucks to the winner eddie do it happening I think Look if adam silvers didn't want that. He's continued to tinker with the mba. He's doing the mid-season tournament to play And he's he's added stuff to all-star weekend He's putting a mibre shot in the games on the app or whatever that display that was random Try this they tried horse like 10 years ago and it it stunk They did it in an empty gym somewhere else. They didn't even do it in the arena They've had the one-on-one contest ages ago I think it was in the 70s and pistol peak one It wasn't as cool as people thought it would be and it should look uh But try it like try it it What they really got to do is they got to figure out if guys will do it Like it will job rent do the one-on-one contest with three dribbles or whatever If if enough stars will actually do it you have to try it I think it would be incredible. I but I don't think everybody will do it. That's the problem with that But here's the thing too. I I like this because once you do commit to it you're in it's one-on-one There's no help defense. You can't kind of halfway have not do this So whoever commits to it it's going to be legit It's going to be competitive like guys are going to get crossed up guys are going to get dunked on and it's going to be Way more entertaining than watching the five on five BS that we just watched so I I'd love this I think you get a pool of you know Eight guys, maybe even four guys and just have them even an x player I'd like to see jamal crawford go at one of the best the marcus small kind of add in something like that but I like it because You can't kind of halfway do this when you're when you're guarding your competitive juices are going to flow If i'm guarding kevin durant on an iso you're going to compete And so I think this is the best way to actually get the most out of these guys that are there I feel like that one's the most pride driven If it was to happen one on one right like yeah, that one feels like something's at stake We're take quick break when we come back. Oh the fashion was fabulous Why not look at all of it all over again when run it back return God, how do you not love him a fee and his custom made blue faux fur Or whatever the heck that is guys We didn't give any love to the rising stars game, but it was really fun to watch as well. I just want to say that This is a big weekend for him Yep, and I love by way, I love that coat Immaculate done. It's stunning. Now this uh, shea gilgis alexander. I think this one's real first So this is gonna split the uh the judges rank lucas Frank he took he took the words out of my mouth. He got the frank lucas jacket on Shea not the greatest all-star game All leather all leather situation on saturday. This is fire though. This is Jaylen brown just I just but what's up with the attache's what's in these are people bringing paperwork to these games what's happening Just straight cash. Uh, love jaren jackson. This jacket is salt lake hotness. What is what why you rolling your eyes? Last pick in the game last pick in the tunnel. This stinks Okay, really dude What's that? This is it looks like he's gonna hit the slopes right after this game. I was gonna say that's a ski outfit All right, and kairi Irving sneakers. I got nothing. I'm not saying nothing I got nothing either great. Good job. I love it not getting canceled because of his shoes Uh, all right for the rest of this week and next week. We're an hour later. We'll talk about tomorrow Nobody knows but we will come up with an hour of something until then Bye game