00:00Yahoo Sports with a tweet put out here.
00:02Giannis Antonekupo, right calf strain,
00:04will not play in this weekend's All-Star Game.
00:06The Bucs announced Giannis will help coach, though,
00:08in the All-Star Celebrity Game
00:09and attend the All-Star Game on Sunday here.
00:14I guess that'll bring in the ratings for Giannis just being there.
00:17Yeah, well, yeah, I guess, but he's not playing.
00:22I don't know if Luke is playing.
00:24SGA is not playing.
00:26Steph playing?
00:28Yeah, I don't know.
00:29All of these guys are hurt,
00:31so I'm not sure exactly who's going to be out on the court for him.
00:35And by the way, I was expecting this tweet to be,
00:38Giannis will not play the rest of the season, the Bucs announced,
00:41because they want a better draft pick,
00:42just in case they trade Giannis at the end of the season.
00:44Keep an eye on that one as well.
00:46Sham Sharani with a tweet here.
00:48Sir Antonio Spurs star, the Aaron Fox has replaced Giannis Antonekupo
00:52in the 2026 NDA All-Star Game there.
00:55So there you go.
00:56Huge replacement there for a meaningless game.
00:58Shout out, De'Aaron Fox.
01:01Isn't De'Aaron Fox on the American team, one of the USA teams?
01:07So it wasn't Giannis on Team World?
01:09So how did you replace him with somebody that's not going to be on Team World?
01:13So once again, this whole format thing, I got three teams, Donnie.
01:17I have no idea what I'm looking at.
01:20None of it makes any sense.
01:21And it's going to be an absolute ratings disaster on the weekend.
01:27How about this?
01:28Now, this is an interesting one that I don't think is getting a lot of hype.
01:32This guy, Matt, tweets out,
01:33I know the bar is low, but Zion has played 30 games in a row for the first time in
01:38his career, baby steps.
01:39That's insane.
01:40It's usually one game hurt, two games hurt, three games hurt at this point.
01:45Has he really played?
01:46Like, this is how much I don't pay attention to the NBA, specifically with really bad basketball teams.
01:5030 straight games.
01:51That's impressive.
01:51He's even playing back-to-backs?
01:54You know what, Donnie?
01:55Quietly on the rinkers.
01:57They're not any, they're not good, but they are great against the spread, Donnie.
02:01They have been cash cows, ATS.
02:04And a big reason of that is because, yeah, the market keeps pricing the Pelicans like Zion's going to sit
02:10every other game.
02:11But he is not.
02:12I got to give him credit.
02:13Could be another contract on another team that he's auditioning for here.
02:18But he's giving it a go.
02:20So kudos to him.
02:22How about this one here?
02:23Make a lot of money in the NBA.
02:25Spread the wealth around.
02:26Texas native Cade Cunningham has purchased a minority ownership stake in his hometown.
02:30Major League Baseball team, the Texas Rangers here.
02:33And I like this.
02:34Does that mean he purchased a minority stake there for like $100,000 just to put his name on the
02:38marquee?
02:38And away you go with that.
02:39Or did he actually come up with some cash here?
02:41Because minority stake, there's a lot of them here.
02:44It just matters how much you put in.
02:45I'm wondering how much he did put in there, Joe.
02:48I don't know.
02:49But, you know, he is going to be in part of this All-Star Weekend.
02:53He's also quietly the leader of the best team in the Eastern Conference.
02:59And also an alum, I believe.
03:01Where did he go to college?
03:02Oh, that's right.
03:03Oklahoma State.
03:04So, yeah, I think he's, the kid has got a lot rolling for him.
03:08And finally, staying healthy for most of this year, which is also important.
03:14NBA All-Star Weekend three-point contest winner.
03:18Did you know the favorite here is a rookie in Con Caniple at a plus-270 price.
03:21Then followed by a guy who hasn't even played this year in Daniel Lillard at plus-410.
03:25D-Book, Jamal Amari, Tyrese Maxey, and Mitchell in there at a plus-800 price there from Cleveland.
03:30Who would you be taking in this spot here?
03:32I'm telling you, Lillard plus-410 to maybe knock it down or just take somebody way down there?
03:36My guy, Norm Powell, seems like a good objective here to take as well.
03:40Yeah, you can't go wrong with that, right?
03:42I mean, I'll just go with Steph Curry.
03:44Even though he's not in it, he is likely going to win it somehow.
03:48Just figure out a way to do it.
03:50It's, I mean, the prices here are kind of crazy.
03:53Why not your boy Tyrese Maxey?
03:54Why can't he get it done?
03:57But likely it's going to be Bobby Portis, and we're all going to be scratching our heads when it's all
04:01said and done here, Donnie.
04:02Didn't Cat win this one year?
04:04I think Cat ended up winning this one year.
04:07Yeah, it's crazy.
04:09I want to go back to Craig Hodges when he won.
04:11He wasn't in the NBA.
04:13They gave him an NBA jersey to come back and shoot three-point shots.
04:16Those were the golden days of the three-point competition here.
04:19Fantastic stuff.
04:20Dunk competition winner, Bryant, Hayes, Johnson, and Richardson.
04:23If you put them all in a hat, I couldn't tell you anybody who played there.
04:26Is that Kobe Bryant?
04:27Plus 180 is coming back.
04:29Kobe.
04:30I have no idea who is going to watch any of this here.
04:35You're going to watch a Jackson Hayes who's already, what, seven foot tall?
04:39Somehow is going to be impressed with a dog.
04:41Like, I don't, none of this is going to end well, Donnie.
04:44But just give me the biggest guy.
04:46What is it?
04:46Plus three.
04:47Who's the longest odds guy?
04:49I'll take him.
04:51By the way, all-star game, like, the names of the team, the world team.
04:55Yeah, that makes sense.
04:56Plus 165.
04:57The USA Stripes and the USA Stars?
05:01It's no idea, Donnie.
05:02That's what I'm saying.
05:03I don't understand.
05:04And you just brought De'Aaron Fox in to replace Giannis.
05:07But Giannis was on Team World.
05:09And now Fox is going to be another spot here on one of the USA teams.
05:13So I have no idea what they're doing.
05:15Oh, this is bad.
05:16Like, this is bad.
05:17Like, this is, this might, this might actually be the tipping point like we saw in the NFL
05:21where they had to get rid of the Pro Bowl game itself.
05:23Then they went to the Pro Bowl games and further embarrassed themselves.
05:26And they're probably just going to do away with it here.
05:28This could be the tipping point where the audience has no idea what's going on.
05:31And the player's like, well, we don't even care.
05:33And we don't know what's going on at this point now.
05:35Tough scene in the NBA.
05:37More hot topics in the way.
05:39Predicted markets.
05:40That's covered.
05:41Come on back.
05:42Today is Friday the 13th.
05:44Most people get spooked off by that.
05:45But tomorrow, some people get spooked off of Valentine's Day as well, Joe.
05:51Celebrate it with your loved one.
05:52You know what you'll love the best here?
05:53Watch the dunk competition with her instead of taking her out to a nice steak dinner and
05:57never calling her again.
05:58How about that, Joe?
05:58You got plans for Valentine's Day?
06:00Come on now.
06:02Oh, it's going to be much like every Saturday, Donnie.
06:06Pretty much the same thing.
06:07There'll be steak.
06:09There'll be food involved.
06:11And yeah, we're good to go.
06:12It's amateur night.
06:13You know how that is.
06:15Find your valentine.
06:17Maybe you can find that this weekend as the MVP in the NBA All-Star Game, which again,
06:22good luck trying to convince people how you can actually win MVP and what the structure
06:26of the tournament is, who can actually win the games themselves, and how many minutes
06:29and how many points you have to have.
06:31We have to explain that to your public here.
06:33There's a pretty good chance they're probably not going to bet on it or care if they don't
06:36know what's going on.
06:37But I'll tell you who cares right now.
06:38The people that are firing in on Victor Webinyama right now, 23% chance to be the MVP of the
06:45All-Star Game.
06:46Next closest competitors are Cunningham, Brown, Edwards, Booker, and Duranier.
06:50Wemby seemingly running away with this.
06:53Well, because he also happens to be the one guy that has been vocal about this meaning
06:59something to him and that he is going to treat it like it's a meaningful game.
07:05So if he's going to put, he's yelling and screaming and telling everyone the effort is going to
07:10be there.
07:11As long as it's there, it's not going to, nobody's going to give him any resistance.
07:14So he is likely has a really good shot at being the MVP.
07:19Now, let me ask you this.
07:20This is how much I'm following the NBA All-Star.
07:22Where is the All-Star Game at this year?
07:24Where is it?
07:26That's a great question, Donnie.
07:28I have no idea.
07:29And nor do I care.
07:32I think it's LA because I remember us.
07:34Yes, you're right.
07:35We were talking about Kawhi Leonard being like home at that point.
07:39He's got to be in this.
07:40Okay.
07:40So it is in LA.
07:41So if you scroll down and scroll down and scroll down, Kawhi Leonard is at 5%.
07:47A little home cooking advantage there that you possibly could get.
07:50We'll find out this weekend and see what happens here and get back to you on Monday when it's
07:54all set and official.
07:55How about this?
07:56The 2026 NBA All-Star player to hit a half-court shot.
08:00Now, you don't have to pick the individual player to do it.
08:02That would be crazy.
08:03But the question asked, Joe, will there be any player to hit a half-court shot?
08:08The rules market goes, this market will resolve to yes if at least one half-court shot is scored
08:13by any player at any point during the game, which includes the All-Star game, round robin,
08:18and championship games, any overtime periods as well.
08:21I'm going to say no because I'm going to tell you right now, if they're shooting from half-court,
08:25that means this game should never be played again, Joe.
08:28I agree.
08:29I agree.
08:30But you know there's going to be dudes trying to take shots from there.
08:33And he has to make it.
08:33And he got to make it.
08:35Yeah.
08:35So, you know, but you know there'll be opportunities there one way or the other because that's
08:40then nothing will get the crowd going if anybody actually shows up like a half-court shot with
08:46like 12 seconds still on the shot clock.
08:50So, it should be an interesting game to say the least.
08:53Yeah, they just line up on like each side here, Joe.
08:55Go back and forth to see if they can actually make a half-court shot.
08:58That'll be fun for the actual people in attendance and also watching on their television to watch
09:03out and play at this point.
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