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00:03 >> Donny, as we go now to the NBA, big news out of LA yesterday as well.
00:08 The Clippers and Kawhi Leonard agreeing to a three year,
00:12 $153 million contract extension.
00:15 Not the max necessarily, but Kawhi now makes a fully guaranteed and
00:20 long term commitment to this LA side.
00:23 Of course, it's all in for the Clippers with Kawhi Leonard, Paul George,
00:27 James Harden, etc, for a team that has now found their groove in the chase for
00:31 a Western Conference Championship.
00:33 And of course, eyeing an NBA championship as well.
00:36 >> Yeah, superstars move the needle in the NBA, no surprise there, right, Ben?
00:40 But also, you know what you need when you head into a new arena to try to sell all
00:43 those big time suites?
00:44 You better get some superstar players with a good basketball team,
00:47 which the Clippers apparently believe they have now.
00:49 They're probably gonna lock up Paul George to another extension.
00:52 The only reason why they can't do it with James Harden, Ben,
00:54 is because why James Harden isn't eligible to even sign a contract extension
00:58 till after the season.
00:59 But this is a business move here.
01:00 Let's keep the core together.
01:02 We're playing good basketball.
01:03 And also, that never hurts the vibes in the locker room, Ben, right?
01:05 When your superstars are getting locked up here for big money, like, hey,
01:08 you know what?
01:08 Let's buy into it, let's have some fun, and let's win the championship.
01:11 I'm not gonna worry about where I'm going next year, the next two years.
01:14 You're going to be in LA, in your own building.
01:17 The superstars will be there.
01:18 Now they're just gonna try to track down a championship.
01:20 But you see these outrageous numbers?
01:22 Don't be surprised by that.
01:23 That's the NBA here.
01:24 That's why that marketing deal was so big.
01:26 It's designed for the best players in the NBA to get the biggest contracts,
01:29 and you're seeing that now.
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