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00:00I have hit my notification. I definitely have hit my notification.
00:03Shams, what are you watching most closely as we inch towards the trade deadline?
00:09Hello?
00:12This trade happened overnight Saturday into Sunday.
00:15I got a text around 11.06, 11.07 p.m. Central
00:20saying that the Lakers and Mavs had completed the deal.
00:25I started just texting as many people as I know.
00:27So, you know, you got a source saying that there's a trade happening.
00:30Then you got another source saying this player is involved.
00:33Then you got another source saying these two or three players are involved.
00:36You got the Gail Nocefino, Markeith Morris, Maxi Kleber.
00:40You're like, why are all these guys in this deal?
00:42Why is Utah involved?
00:44Like, there's got to be something bigger here.
00:49It's 11.12 p.m. Central Time.
00:51I'd gotten all of the details of the trade.
00:54Like, you're almost not even believing you're tweeting this out.
00:57Your hand's shaking.
00:59So I was even thinking in my head, the people that I really genuinely trust, did their phones
01:03get hacked?
01:04When I hit send, I had five total sources.
01:07From that point after that, I think that was definitely like a where were you moment.
01:12Breaking news on SportsCenter.
01:14The Lakers and Mavericks making it a blockbuster night.
01:17Luka Doncic heading to the Lakers.
01:18Anthony Davis heading to the Mavericks.
01:20You're trading away a guy who is locked into your franchise, who is 25 years old, who
01:26is all NBA.
01:28This is the most stunning trade in NBA history.
01:30We are trying to process it as it happens.
01:33I thought about it.
01:33That might be like one of the worst trades of all time.
01:35We'll see how it plans out.
01:37I was like, what the fuck?
01:39Is this real?
01:40I think we're getting pranked.
01:41No matter what you think, this shit can turn up for you quick.
01:45I know it's kind of nerve-breaking.
01:47No, probably for Luka.
01:47And everybody in Dallas, LA, ADE, everybody involved, I'm sure, is spinning right now.
01:55You would expect a player like that to have some level of control, and he didn't.
02:01And that has a domino effect on the entire NBA.
02:04I had several players say, if Luka Doncic is getting traded, I have to be next.
02:10Every single trade deadline, there's always a flurry of players that are just going to
02:32ask, where are they going?
02:34Are they going here?
02:36Are they going there?
02:36Given where the Suns' season is right now, they're fighting to just try to make a play
02:46in berth, which, when you have the highest payroll in the NBA, you have three players
02:51on max contracts.
02:52This is not where the Suns are supposed to be.
02:55This is not where they are going to accept to be.
02:59Suns are just 8-13 on the road.
03:01Phoenix right now is in a tough spot.
03:04I mean, they went all in to get Kevin Durant, what have you.
03:06It's kind of inexplicable.
03:09It's stressful, man.
03:10You can't sleep at night when you lose a game.
03:16Yeah, that shit stings, man.
03:18But the battle is to keep fighting and getting up with that enthusiasm that this is going to
03:23be the day.
03:25This is going to be a possession that turned the season.
03:27Big threes aren't put together to just make the playoffs.
03:32I don't see a path for Phoenix to improve without making a pretty sizable trade.
03:40We see that we're in some deep shit, but let's just focus on this small little part real quick
03:45and see how we can build off of that.
03:46If you think Phoenix is going to pivot away from Kevin Durant, you are wrong.
03:56Phoenix is in business to try to turn around a season.
04:00I always look forward to playing against my former team.
04:30It's the people behind the scenes I haven't seen in a long time.
04:33Get the hugs from people I haven't seen in a while.
04:38Some great times, man.
04:40Some funny moments, man.
04:42But it didn't culminate into a championship.
04:47I thought it would be cool to play basketball in New York.
04:52Brooklyn being a newer franchise with a growing fan base.
04:55It's the little brother that gets shit on every day just for being there.
05:00When it comes to basketball, the little brother of New York.
05:04Sometimes people don't even want to say that.
05:06We can't even say we're in New York.
05:08We just got to say we're in Brooklyn.
05:10And I'm a little brother.
05:12You know what I'm saying?
05:13So I felt that in my heart that I really wanted to be a part of something like that.
05:19Kyrie was the draw.
05:22I think Kevin always wanted to play with Kyrie.
05:26And that's how it initially started.
05:27So when you get James Harden to come there, I mean, it's like the Super Friends cartoon I watched as a kid.
05:33Like, that's a lot of firepower.
05:35He didn't want to obviously waste any years of his prime.
05:38So the best solution for that was to get to another team with some great players to try to win championships.
05:44If you watched the Nets with those superstar players, it was terrifying for the rest of the NBA.
05:53James and Kevin have this incredible relationship.
05:56And I think always missed playing together from when they were in Oklahoma City.
05:59So the opportunity to have James come there and join them, the three of them, because they were artists, could make this work.
06:05Like, when I got there, everything was good.
06:09And then...
06:11Ask him about that shit.
06:17About why he left Brooklyn like that.
06:21Hopefully, since he's on a Netflix special, he's going to be a little bit more real than he would be if he was doing a press conference about it.
06:29It was like COVID.
06:31Never was fully healthy in Brooklyn.
06:33So I was like, I wasn't myself.
06:35Going right at Martin.
06:37Yeah, I just, I wasn't, it was, it was, it was, it was a lot.
06:42It was a lot.
06:46Yeah, it was, it was a lot.
06:48What happened, bro?
06:48We were looking good.
06:52Boy, I tell you what, the trade deadline has rumors everywhere right now.
06:56The trade deadline, it feels like it's just around the corner.
06:59Who knows what's going to happen between now and then.
07:01Take it easy tonight, bro.
07:04Fuck no.
07:06Bro, we need a win.
07:07We need a fucking win, bro.
07:08I miss y'all, man.
07:10For real, bro.
07:10What's up, bro?
07:15Yeah, yeah.
07:16How you been?
07:16Good.
07:18Great to see you.
07:20Thank you, man.
07:25No, man.
07:26My condolences, brother.
07:27My condolences, brother.
07:29Love you, man.
07:30Hey, D, we miss you.
07:34Hey, D.
07:37Man, lock that shit up, though.
07:39Lock this shit up, though.
07:41Corner, boy.
07:44Durant, the catch, drives in on a warm-up.
07:56I know, I see you.
07:57I see you.
07:59Three can't guard me, so you know you got to do something.
08:04Swing it.
08:05Durant steps in.
08:06Put it on the floor.
08:07It's a three.
08:11Kevin Durant is closing in on 30,000 career points.
08:15He comes in 204 away.
08:18Go get Z.
08:19Go get Z.
08:19Go get Z.
08:19Go get Z.
08:22And he's 18 in the lead.
08:25That type of quick offense is perfect right there.
08:28And they win this one going away.
08:31108 to 84 over Brooklyn.
08:39Huh?
08:40Good shit, fellas.
08:44Way to finish the trip off.
08:45Well, it takes a lot, man.
08:47When you're a new team and you're trying to get things right and you got a unique group
08:50of players.
08:52You know, you're trying to figure it out.
08:53And I think we were trying to figure it out throughout the year.
08:56But I still think we got a chance to sneak in a playoffs.
09:00Is this game a prelude to what we can see and expect?
09:04So, who knows what the teams may look like moving forward.
09:08There's a lot of stuff that can happen in this league.
09:11But, yeah, I guess you can say it was kind of a prelude.
09:15I'm going to D.C.
09:27I, uh...
09:28Old man in the three, J.J. Reddick's old podcast, Tommy Alter.
09:32His co-host and I are good friends.
09:35They said they were interviewing Obama and wanted me to be a part of it.
09:38So, uh, there's no way I could say no to that.
09:45My president is black.
09:47My president is black.
09:48My president is black.
09:51My president is black.
09:52My president is black.
09:55Trying to make a play.
09:56Anybody see the skill?
09:57My president is black.
10:00You have a gray hair.
10:02Want me to pluck it?
10:03It's one.
10:05What time is it?
10:07It's three.
10:08Big time.
10:09It looks good.
10:10Thanks, man.
10:11I appreciate it.
10:11Nice.
10:12Okay.
10:13He's in roof.
10:15I just thought I was like...
10:16Hey, people.
10:16How are we doing?
10:17I didn't know y'all were suiting up.
10:18There you go.
10:19I was like, it was a basketball party.
10:21I thought I was like a basketball player.
10:22What's up, man?
10:23How you doing?
10:24Good to see you.
10:25How are you?
10:25Good to see you.
10:26How have you been?
10:27Everything's good.
10:28That's good.
10:29All right.
10:29Y'all ready?
10:30All right.
10:31Excellent.
10:32So, the last time I saw you was in...
10:34We were in Vegas.
10:35Vegas.
10:36It was hot.
10:36It was hot.
10:38Well, we didn't know you were coming, either.
10:39You had good fun, and I begged you guys to, you know, bring home the gold, and you did.
10:47So, you know, I'm proud of you guys.
10:49You know, that was sort of the swan song for the old heads.
10:53So, you know, you figure, when you turn, you'll be playing for the next four or five of them.
10:59That's the goal.
11:00That's the goal.
11:00That's great.
11:01Looking ahead of this season, do you have a list of your favorite league cast teams,
11:05like your four or five teams you're going to play?
11:07I like how...
11:08Listen, I like how the Pacers are playing.
11:11Are you always saying that because I'm referring to you?
11:12Yes.
11:13But also because you guys play with pace.
11:16Appreciate it.
11:16All right.
11:17Thank you so much.
11:17Appreciate you guys.
11:18Bye-bye.
11:1910, 3.
11:21There we go.
11:21Take care.
11:22All right.
11:22Have a good season, man.
11:23Yeah, appreciate it.
11:24Stay healthy.
11:24Yes, sir.
11:25All right.
11:25Do all that stretching.
11:27Yeah.
11:27You know.
11:28Try my best.
11:28Got to get you to Indy.
11:29Cool plunge.
11:30Yes.
11:31All the above.
11:31The infrared thing.
11:33Everything.
11:33Everything they offer.
11:34There you go.
11:35Yeah.
11:35All right.
11:36If you make it to Indy, let us know.
11:37Are these the cutest things you've ever seen in your life?
11:48They're slip-ons.
11:49The cutest things I've ever seen in my life.
11:51Oh, well, we thought that for the playoffs.
11:58You're when you go to the finals.
12:00Mew-mew moments.
12:01Are you guys trying to sweet-talk me with finals talk?
12:05If the world's going to think you're bougie, they're going to get to know the real Jane
12:09Jones.
12:10Yeah.
12:11You want me to do a fashion show for you?
12:12And it's Pacers Colors.
12:15Get it?
12:16Zone over zero?
12:17This is awesome.
12:18I think Mew-mew is me for me.
12:20This will be vintage to our kids one day.
12:23That right there was the most Brenda Helleburton-coated thing I've ever heard of.
12:26You don't think that our kids are going to want to wear this stuff?
12:29I don't think you're holding on to this for 20 years.
12:32Oh, absolutely.
12:33What?
12:34It's Mew-mew.
12:34Hey, don't you know, like, the college kids that always had all the vintage bags and stuff?
12:40They got that from their parents.
12:42In 20 years from now, when I retire, I might just be wearing sweatsuits every day.
12:46No.
12:47I might never put on slacks again.
12:49He is just such an amazing partner.
12:53I feel super blessed, but it is such a crazy ride.
12:58It's like a bunch of highs, and there's still lows that come in between, but we are all along for the ride together.
13:05The Pacers and the Kings, they made a trade in Indiana, sent DeMontis to bonus to Sacramento for Tyrese Halliburton.
13:11And so how did this trade come together?
13:12And when I got traded to Indiana, to pretend it wasn't a major blow is probably wrong.
13:19Like, it hurt, and it sucked.
13:21The Kings have already gotten rid of the uniforms in their team store.
13:24People in the Sacramento front office were telling me to start looking for houses because I was going to be there a long time.
13:33So when we got traded, there was this, like, ultimate, like, shock, of course.
13:38We were selling our furniture through, like, Facebook Marketplace, sold, like, all of our furniture in our house.
13:44It came to a shock to us that he was getting traded.
13:48Tyrese and I were both disappointed.
13:50That was our first emotion.
13:51I was, like, crying because I had to, like, leave my friends and leave my job and everything that I loved.
13:56But I was hurting for Ty, too, because he just, like, really didn't have the answers.
14:01He was only in his second year, so it just happened so fast.
14:04Like, we were just getting accustomed to the community and the team.
14:08They get traded.
14:09They're expected to be in the next game within 48 hours.
14:12So it's, like, you have time to sulk for a little bit, and then you have to get yourself together and get on the plane to go play in the next game.
14:19So then we were just off to Indiana.
14:31I honestly don't think I've ever felt as, like, negative about myself as I did in November and December.
14:37Yeah, I was definitely in a dark time.
14:43You know, not everything was cooking for me.
14:45Adelbert has yet to score.
14:48I could tell he was, like, feeling a lot of pressure from it.
14:50He was kind of, like, in a freak-out mode, like, what's going on?
14:53I've never experienced this before.
14:55For me winning Trump's all, when you're in a position like mine where you're the highest paid guy on the team,
15:02you're really only evaluated by can you impact your team enough to win games.
15:07If we don't win, it's going to be the next man up, and I'll be out of here.
15:11I can be traded at any point.
15:14You know, I understand that.
15:16That's the price you pay to live your dream.
15:18I got to the point where I was like, should I, you know, kind of step away for a little bit, just for our group?
15:30Would that be more beneficial?
15:35I know that if I'm not right, that our team isn't going to be right.
15:41And that is a weird, a really weird feeling for me.
15:48I just want to win two games in a row, bro.
15:53Last five games, okay?
15:55And this will actually be really good for you because I put them in, like, a category that will allow you to just see everything.
16:00But really, there's only two things I look at.
16:02Number one is, like, every single time that you touch the paint.
16:06So, like, you know how I was big on, like, early in the season, like, you not driving enough, you not being aggressive enough.
16:11Yes, there's a specific play that just you guys know.
16:16So, he texted me right after the game and was like, I never want to see this clip ever.
16:22Don't show it to me.
16:23And that's the one we're leading off with right now because that explains our relationship.
16:27I haven't watched it.
16:28I haven't acknowledged this clip that it exists.
16:32Wide fucking open.
16:37And, again, this one, to me, he runs you off the three-point line.
16:41You're driving downhill.
16:42You're in a great position.
16:44I'm like, why is he not thinking score?
16:46But just, again, look, like, every single time, paint touch.
16:49And, again, here, paint touch, wide open shot.
16:53And then there's stuff like this where, to me, a lot of times when you get to here, you just end up passing the ball laterally.
16:59And it's like you putting pressure on the three-point line and stopping because, you know, if you slam your brakes right there and they go, that's your shot or shot-faking shot.
17:07But then you hessian and getting downhill, I mean, there you get layups.
17:11So, I mean, it's over and over again.
17:13To me, it's like, okay, how do we get in the paint?
17:15Every single time you get downhill, good things happen, whether that's you score, whether you get fouled, whether you guys get a shot.
17:21You in transition, hunting threes, especially getting to the line instead of giving it up early.
17:25But this one was awful.
17:28This one just hurt my heart.
17:31You got a slow, big eye on you.
17:34And that should be attack every single time.
17:37I'm the asshole in his life, you know what I mean?
17:40I mean, there's some times Rob FaceTime him late at night.
17:43He'll answer.
17:44He'll be like, what's up, bro?
17:45And I'll be like, shoot the effing ball and just hang up.
17:47To me, it's just so obvious.
17:49The more you put pressure on the rim, the better you guys are going to be.
17:52Every single time I start working with a guy, I try to turn him into an asshole.
17:56Being more of an asshole, being more aggressive, you know, have more of that it factor.
18:00Yo.
18:01Yo.
18:02Who is this?
18:03He said you can't force him left tomorrow.
18:07Hey, bro, can I get you a jersey after the game?
18:08Can I get you a jersey after the game?
18:10Yeah, yeah, of course.
18:11Okay.
18:12Sign, no, no.
18:13Hey, you notice he didn't ask for yours back.
18:15No, but he...
18:16Zero points again.
18:17What did he say?
18:18He said you're going to have zero points again.
18:20Oh.
18:22Okay.
18:23Okay.
18:23The game of basketball is a mental game, and, you know, you have to have extreme confidence
18:29to do amazing things out there on the court.
18:36Ty was hoping that going into the Olympics, he would be able to contribute to a USA team
18:41that was stacked.
18:42All-star lineup, we got him here.
18:44So let's talk about the Olympic experience.
18:46Like, you didn't play a lot.
18:48I didn't play at all.
18:50He wanted to be out there on the court, you know, with all these star players, and then
18:54for him not to get that opportunity sitting on the end of a bench and not getting that
18:58playing time.
18:58Basically, the experience with the Olympics drained some of his confidence.
19:04The best guys in our league have an unwavering, unfiltered confidence.
19:10Obviously, it was not great.
19:12I'm a competitor.
19:12I love playing basketball.
19:13I wanted to be on the floor, of course.
19:15But what can you do, you know?
19:16I just wanted to be a part of something bigger than myself.
19:19But that team was so stacked.
19:21Even Jason Tatum didn't play a lot.
19:22So it wasn't really a surprise.
19:23There's always going to be one or two players that just don't play.
19:26He had a great tweet after they won the gold medal.
19:29Like, he literally was a group participant that didn't participate, and he got an A.
19:34And now I'm going back to Paris with the Pacers.
19:37Every year, the NBA does a couple games outside the United States just to help build the game.
19:42And this time, it's going to be different because I know there's no question that I'm going
19:46to get to play.
19:53We know that Kevin Durant and the Phoenix Suns, they are very much struggling on the
20:01court.
20:01They are now down to on the verge of being out of the play-in.
20:05They have now had to realize that they may have to put Durant on the trade block.
20:16That type of stuff, I don't believe because rumors just float around every day, all day
20:20in the NBA.
20:21Two Western Conference playoff footballs featuring two of the greatest players of all time.
20:27An important game for both teams trying to climb the standings.
20:34Here's Durant from mid-range, but he couldn't knock it down.
20:40I mean, the expectations really don't matter.
20:43I mean, we can expect all we want, but we really have to focus more so on what our habits
20:50are going to be every day.
20:51You know what I'm saying?
20:51We can't come in there as players and say, oh, wow, man, we expected to win the championship.
20:56What does that really mean?
20:58We don't even know if you're going to, who's going to be on the team in February sometimes.
21:02Looney comes away with a loose ball, followed by Durant.
21:06What the fuck are we doing?
21:09God damn.
21:10Y'all won championships without me, man.
21:13That's the goal.
21:13Win without me.
21:14You got it.
21:15Durant can not out-talk me, man.
21:18He seen me in the bay.
21:20He was just like, oh, yeah.
21:21I brought that fire back out of.
21:22If you up here, I'm at the ceiling.
21:27Hey, look at him.
21:28I'm on the roof.
21:29That's 20 years straight, it is.
21:3120 years straight.
21:32I had to start off with him just to check his temperature, you know what I'm saying?
21:36Because he used to press in people and check his temperatures when he was in the league
21:39like he was a bully.
21:40Hey, you ain't seen nothing like this before.
21:43You ain't seen nothing like this before.
21:46I could do everything.
21:48Everything at an elite level.
21:50That's just how we was raised, to talk shit while we playing ball.
21:54I grew up with that.
21:56You know what I'm saying?
21:57I'm calling outside.
21:58I hit a three at Berry Farm to talking shit to the dude who ain't picked up a basketball
22:02his whole life, but he talking shit to me.
22:04That's the banter I grew up in.
22:05I'm used to that.
22:07By the time you was my age, you was the eighth man on the bench.
22:12By the time you was my age, you was the eighth man.
22:14I like re-igniting that in the OGs, you know what I'm saying?
22:20Like, yo, let me see if you still got it, bruh, mentally, bruh, you know what I'm saying?
22:24Phoenix, 130, Golden State, 105.
22:31What's up, dude?
22:32What's going on with you?
22:33My calf.
22:34That's a KD entry.
22:36You know, all that.
22:38Yeah, thanks for sitting this one out.
22:41You're hilarious.
22:43Keep going, bruh.
22:44I know this shit.
22:45No, keep going, bruh.
22:46The Warriors are dead set on trying to find another superstar player with Stephen Curry,
22:52and that, of course, includes players like Kevin Durant.
23:03We're in Paris for a week.
23:05This year, we drew the lucky draw to play the San Antonio Spurs in Paris,
23:10who just so happen to have the hometown hero, Wembe.
23:16Oh, the hoop bus out there right now.
23:18I don't know what to do with you.
23:20Hey, let's play pig outside.
23:22All his life, he have never beaten.
23:24So why would I stop now?
23:26That's a lie.
23:27I have a video up on right now of me beating them.
23:31Oh, no, wait.
23:32Oh, no, wait.
23:36If I miss, nobody post it.
23:39Pretend it never happened.
23:40He does the day.
23:46One, two, three.
23:48Bonjour.
23:49Okay.
23:56Watch out.
23:57Okay, thank you for coming.
24:03I think it'll be nice to have the Paris experience without the Olympics going on,
24:07to actually be able to explore more with Tyrese in Paris.
24:10It's the city of love, so I hope that we get to go to the Eiffel Tower or go to a romantic
24:16dinner.
24:18Our relationships.
24:19It's going on six years, so the clock's ticking a little bit over here.
24:23The fingers looking a little lonely.
24:32That's cool.
24:33Yeah, I'm right there.
24:34Sure doesn't give me a chance of it?
24:36Yeah.
24:36Hi.
24:38Can you get it?
24:40Okay.
24:40So cruel to see, you know, my face signs in Paris was really cool, you know, because
24:48at the end of the day, I'm just a kid from Las Vegas, Wisconsin, and I could never have
24:51dreamed of being here.
24:55I don't get hit by a bike.
24:57Are we playing at the same arena we played the gold medal game at?
24:59I ain't playing that game, so I don't even know what it's like to play in that arena.
25:04You know, first time playing basketball in Paris.
25:06What's the over-under how many times I cracked that joke while we're out here?
25:09Yeah.
25:10I'll do a cappuccino with just milk.
25:24I wonder if they're going to, like, just, like, not care about us or, like, boo us.
25:31I think they'll probably boo you.
25:34Tonight?
25:35What, are we at dinner tonight?
25:36We have a cocktail event for the Pacers tonight.
25:40And then...
25:40Oh, man.
25:41Obie's for potion.
25:43It's a big night.
25:51Pressure's on.
25:53Clock's ticking.
25:54I'm going to wait until you give me an ultimatum.
25:57And you've got to give me a real ultimatum and pack all your stuff up and be like, I'm done.
26:03And right before you walk out the door, I'll propose.
26:06You're so romantic.
26:08Yeah, let's wait five more years.
26:11I like that idea.
26:14Sure.
26:15Let's see how long we can wait.
26:18I'll wait until, like...
26:19I'm going to be a 10-year girlfriend.
26:22Puts the pressure on me, you know, a little bit more, which I'm not thankful for necessarily.
26:29But I will.
26:31I will soon.
26:33Obie and Maggie got engaged, so I knew it wasn't going to be my time.
26:36I had already accepted that.
26:38But I'm like, maybe this year, God willing, it'll happen.
26:46Merci beaucoup.
26:47Merci beaucoup.
26:56Going into this week, in this season, I don't think a trade was something he was thinking about.
27:01He has wanted to stay in Phoenix.
27:04Anything's up for grabs with me.
27:05I could be traded.
27:07Some things may never happen, but some stuff.
27:09But there's, you know, smoke there as a fighter.
27:13Kevin Durant, one of the best players in NBA history.
27:17Is hearing his names and trade speculation, you've got that swirling.
27:20Nine former or current All-Stars have been traded so far.
27:23And there are still deals that are being made.
27:27Fuck you, really?
27:29The biggest rumor in the NBA today is that the Phoenix Suns are now shopping Kevin Durant.
27:34Warriors are legitimately calling about every All-Star player.
27:38Players like Kevin Durant.
27:39Three days before it started getting noisy, I was just like, whoa, this kind of hit me.
27:45I'm no bigger than the program.
27:47It can happen to me, too.
27:49If they're not going to trade Devin Booker, if you can't trade Bradley Beal, then the natural next place you look is Kevin Durant.
27:58From what I'm told, there are multiple teams making really aggressive calls to the Suns on Kevin Durant.
28:17I'm hearing real people that I respect and that are credible in this business telling me that this shit's about to go down.
28:24So I'm like, on the phone, it's heavy that whole time.
28:28I was like, no fucking way are they trying to do this shit behind my back.
28:32And they ain't say nothing to me.
28:33I said, oh, that's fucked up.
28:34But I understand the business.
28:37I know I'm the guy.
28:40If shit was going south, I'd be the easiest to trade.
28:43But don't send me to the Warriors.
28:45That's what I was trying to do.
28:46I know if you got to trade me, make it somewhere else but the Warriors.
28:51It's not because I don't want to go back to the storyline and then I don't want to go and gut the whole team.
28:57First of all, I don't even want to get traded because it's going to be a lot of bullshit.
29:00I have to take the whole team away from the next team I'm going to and deplete them from everything they got just so I can fit in there.
29:07I'm not trying to go through that shit again.
29:10You know what I'm saying?
29:10Especially with the Warriors because I'm like, I don't want to go into that situation like that.
29:16I just told the Warriors, I told Steph, I don't think it's a smart move for either one of them basketball-wise to let us play the year out.
29:24And I think that's what stopped the trade more so than anything.
29:26But they were still listening to the other team just trying to get engaged on what I may cost, I guess.
29:34Multiple new teams, though, did make some offers this weekend.
29:37And that included the Minnesota Timberwolves and the Miami Heat.
29:41This is still hypothetical, teams are making calls, but we are following the story incredibly closely.
29:46It was very quiet.
30:06Like, nobody really spoke to me about it.
30:10It's a weird thing, you know, sometimes you don't really talk about the business with your teammates.
30:14You kind of let that, you know, be what it is.
30:18When it's out of your control, you just sit back and wait and see what happens.
30:21Good evening and welcome to the Footprint Center.
30:27Now it is Grinsleys and Suns.
30:30There have only been seven players in NBA history who scored 30,000 points.
30:35And Kevin Durant needs 26 to join that list.
30:40KD can do it tonight.
30:41Great block by Bull, but then he gave it right back.
30:49Durant misses a three, offensive board Bull.
30:52Durant catches it in.
30:54Skipping away at 30,000 points.
30:57We're on the watch tonight.
31:02Big separation is Durant.
31:04Down he goes.
31:06What a fucking basketball.
31:08Shoot it, shoot it, shoot it, motherfucker.
31:10Shoot it.
31:10That's not your game.
31:16Durant two points away from 30K.
31:21That is a massive number.
31:25Durant drives.
31:27Durant puts it.
31:28And he'll go to the free throw line.
31:32And Durant can join the group in the 30,000 club here.
31:37Sitting on 25 tonight.
31:39Through the first three quarters, giving 26 and 30K for Durant.
31:53Suns fans, with his 26 points scored tonight, Kevin Durant reached 30,000 points for his NBA career.
32:04Becoming just the eighth player in league history to reach the 30,000-point milestone.
32:10Congratulations to Kevin Durant.
32:14To be amongst some of the greatest to ever touch the court, you know, I was always the goal of mine.
32:23And I always wanted to be a part of the history of the NBA, and that's a small way I could be a part of it.
32:29And the Suns dropped to 26 and 27.
32:34He wanted a great.
32:35He wanted a great.
32:36So I honored him with the ball.
32:38He said he ain't care too much about it, but hey, everybody don't get 30K in this league.
32:42In the same week, Kevin Durant became the eighth player in league history to hit 30,000 points.
32:49And we heard his name in trade rumors.
32:52Would you rather just play the rest of your career in Phoenix?
32:55Man, I'm going to focus on Houston tomorrow, man.
33:02We ain't going to go there right now.
33:09I be struggling to get my feet in shoes, man.
33:13Every hotel that you go to, you have one.
33:15You just don't.
33:16Look.
33:17I don't know how to use it, though.
33:19Put your foot.
33:20Put the side of the back.
33:21All right, so put the spoon in.
33:24Like, yeah.
33:26There you go.
33:27Easy, man.
33:30Yo.
33:31The game changer right there.
33:32Yo.
33:34I was going to get a shoe on at the crib before the game.
33:38I got two outfits.
33:39The first one was black and pink.
33:41And then the second one, you know, was all black.
33:44Had the black coat.
33:45Feels more like a villain.
33:50Definitely wanted in that moment to feel more of a darker moment.
33:53Like, you know, we're coming in to, you know, to fuck shit up.
33:56The villains always got the trench coat off.
34:00You know, I saw it as, like, Undertaker or some shit.
34:03And I thought that would, like, you know, really fit into how the mood was going into that game.
34:07That was needed just because of where we were in the season.
34:16You know, that was like a must win for us.
34:17We needed to win that game.
34:19I feel like it was just necessary.
34:21Need to come in with more attitude going into that game.
34:24I was thinking about just being more aggressive, shooting the ball more.
34:28I probably got to be more of an asshole, honestly.
34:32The global games in Paris, France.
34:39The Pacers and the San Antonio Spurs.
34:42My take on Wemby is, he's unbelievable.
34:53He is something our game has never seen before because he's so tall.
34:58And he can shoot the ball at such a high level.
35:01Defensively, like, he's probably one of the best defenders ever.
35:06We were going into Paris as the heavy underdogs.
35:12I knew they were going to come out with a ton of energy.
35:15Wemby's first game in Paris.
35:16The crowd was crazy.
35:17Wemby!
35:36Third quarter, fishing a lot of free throws.
36:06And we weren't.
36:07We were winning that game by a lot.
36:09And then the lead struck.
36:12So I was getting a little frustrated with the officiating.
36:16And going back and forth with a couple of reps.
36:18I won!
36:19I won!
36:20Oh!
36:22Oh!
36:23He had the ball!
36:24He caught.
36:25I lost the ball.
36:28As soon as he caught it, he went up.
36:29He didn't bring it down, did he?
36:31Fuck it, don't blow the whistle then!
36:34Don't blow the whistle then!
36:35Let's just play!
36:37He's going to throw the ball out.
36:40He's going to throw the ball out.
36:42Yes, sir!
36:46Yes, sir!
36:48Yes, sir!
36:49Rick subbed me out a little earlier than I typically subbed.
36:53I was like, oh, we're going to get into it probably.
36:55It probably won't be good because I'm miked.
36:58I'm going to pay hold my arm.
37:00Go back here for it.
37:01I just remember him calming me down and telling me to go back out there and do what I do.
37:08Right, you got it.
37:09For Tyrese Halliburton, 84-80 to score.
37:18Four-point lead for the Pacers.
37:21Halliburton with that bucket's got 17.
37:23I took a deep breath.
37:24Went back out there and saw the first one go in.
37:27And as shots went in, the rim just felt like it was getting bigger.
37:31This was a little bit of the time of Halliburton.
37:38Halliburton, with that three-pointer, he's got 23.
37:43And I was like, that's the asshole I've been looking for.
37:45He has it in him, but it definitely takes a lot to get it out of him.
37:50Halliburton, you can't let him hit.
37:53I wasn't missing, so I wasn't going to stop.
37:54Halliburton, you can't let him hit.
38:24You can feel the crowd kind of like sighing after every make, you know?
38:40He loves to be on an away court, he used to it, and this is like where he thrives.
38:44He loves to be a villain.
38:46He loves to be a villain.
38:54Indiana gets the win behind 28 points from Tyrese Halliburton.
39:06Honestly, at this point, I could care less what people think,
39:10because it doesn't matter if I was the best person ever.
39:13People are still going to find a way to talk shit.
39:15All that matters is what the people in your locker room think and what your coaches think.
39:19It felt like a special performance.
39:22It felt like a performance I'll remember.
39:25Last time, after Paris, you said you didn't participate in the group project and got an A.
39:31This time, third quarter?
39:33I participated.
39:34Yeah.
39:34Gentlemen, I'm hearing that we need to check in with our senior insider, Shams Sharanya.
39:43He has some breaking news out of Phoenix.
39:45Shams, what more can you tell us?
39:47Malika, the Phoenix Suns have informed all interested teams they are not moving Kevin Durant.
39:52Durant, obviously the Warriors started this all off with their pursuit of Kevin Durant last week.
40:00Identity of the Suns obviously kept Durant, decided they were going to play out the second half of the season.
40:05We have five, four, three, two.
40:10My friends, the 2025 NBA trade deadline, it has come and it has gone.
40:16Both the Lakers and Suns have little room for error during the stretch run.
40:25Durant hoping to keep Phoenix's postseason hopes alive.
40:28Phoenix trying to get into the play-in tournament.
40:31The Lakers, with three other teams all tied for second in the loss column.
40:35Oh, no.
40:37Go.
40:42Go.
40:42Go.
40:43Go.
40:43Go.
40:44Go.
40:44Go.
40:44Go.
40:44Go.
40:44Go.
40:45Go.
40:45Go.
40:46Go.
40:46Go.
40:46Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah.
40:47For Luka Doncic, you know, that's a different trade than me getting traded from the Phoenix
40:52Suns.
40:53Luka Doncic is a 25-year-old superstar who's been there for seven years, who was expected
40:59to be there for the rest of his career and wanted to be there for the rest of his career.
41:02So him getting up and moving in the middle of the night is way different than me, who's
41:06been in Phoenix for two years.
41:08I'm not that attached to the city as he is.
41:11Luka probably shed a tear, for real, when he got traded.
41:14And then you go into L.A. and you look at that situation, you know,
41:16it's like, damn, it's actually pretty cool to be out here, too.
41:21Who are you?
41:23Who?
41:25It don't matter to me, whatever you choose.
41:28Just like anything in this business, you move on, time goes on.
41:31It's a new normal so fast in this league.
41:34Now it looks normal that Luka's a part of the Lakers.
41:37Things can change so quickly.
41:38You can be used to something so quickly, man.
41:41Meanwhile, Phoenix, 6-14 in the last 20.
41:44Phoenix, 6-14 in the last 20.
41:48You're not getting out of the playoffs, you know what I'm doing.
42:03The Phoenix Suns have no idea who's guarding one of the best men in basketball.
42:13We're not going to stop him from scoring, bro.
42:16We can't come into a game that we're about to stop that best player from scoring.
42:19We got to just make it tough on him.
42:20I've never been open too much in my life.
42:22He's dragging us.
42:24He's playing with us.
42:25Oh, y'all have to double, y'all have to double, y'all have to double.
42:27If you get screens, we're going to trap you.
42:33If you don't call for a screen, you're not getting double.
42:37Nah, we want double your ass.
42:39Just keep it joy that Luka plays with.
42:42I think that's something that special for NBA fans to see.
42:45Dodges all the way on the court.
42:47Luka is outscoring the Phoenix Suns by himself.
42:52Getting traded.
42:53There's different feelings for different guys, and it all comes down to every organization
42:59in the sports world is chasing rings.
43:01We're talking about.
43:03You got them trade a whole team for what?
43:06Because you're trying to win.
43:08What else is there when you're trying to be on the team?
43:11Like, okay.
43:13So Durant at the line.
43:17Durant missing the free throw.
43:19Hey, your toes on the line.
43:20That's why you missed.
43:21You never miss.
43:21Oh, in the line.
43:23Durant off the dribble.
43:29And Durant connects.
43:32Let's go!
43:37Durant, he's up to 21 points now.
43:40Luka Doncic, he's basically done whatever he's wanted against the Suns defense.
43:44Is it a score or a passer?
43:48Doncic, by the shoe.
43:49Pulls up.
43:50Scores.
43:51Lakers look like they're going to take this one home.
43:57For the playoffs.
43:58Remember, still trying to get in the play-in situation.
44:02Right now behind Dallas.
44:03Every organization, I'm telling you, that's the main goal.
44:13I'm telling you, they'll trade your ass in the second that you ain't focused on that ring.
44:17If you worry about some other shit and you ain't ring-chasing in your mind every day as a player, they're going to trade your ass.
44:23My mind is focused on being in the play-in and grinding our way up.
44:30If you're good enough that you're good enough that you're good enough that you're good enough that you can go chase a ring and you got that opportunity to go chase a ring, you're doing it.
44:36I don't want to go through missing the playoffs.
44:38It's more fun playing in the postseason.
44:41But you got to prepare for anything, be ready for anything.
44:44I've never missed the playoffs.
44:45You're focusing on game by game.
44:47And it's a great accomplishment, but I feel like something needs to happen.
44:52I think the playoffs is the biggest fight of them all.
44:55More than focusing on the dynasty, we're just focusing on being healthy.
45:00Going into the playoffs, we don't ever have to be anything besides ourselves.
45:05And we've done the best with the regular season.
45:07Statistically, we should be the most prepared.
45:11Our goal is to get to the playoffs and get right back to where we were.
45:13I mean, anything can happen in the playoffs that we know we're capable of.
45:18I just want to win, and I want to continue to do that.
45:20So the goal is to win a championship.
45:43The goal is to win a championship.
45:48The goal is to win a championship.
45:50The goal is to win a championship.
45:51The goal is to win a championship.
45:52The goal is to win a championship.
45:53The goal is to win a championship.
45:54The goal is to win a championship.
45:55The goal is to win a championship.
45:56The goal is to win a championship.
45:57The goal is to win a championship.
45:58The goal is to win a championship.
45:59The goal is to win a championship.
46:00The goal is to win a championship.
46:01The goal is to win a championship.
46:02The goal is to win a championship.
46:03The goal is to win a championship.
46:04The goal is to win a championship.
46:05The goal is to win a championship.
46:06The goal is to win a championship.
46:07The goal is to win a championship.
46:08The goal is to win a championship.
46:09The goal is to win a championship.
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