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Max Verstappen, Sergio Perez, and the Mount Rushmore of America
The Kyrie Irving era in Brooklyn isn't over yet, but the stupidity of NBA Twitter certainly reached a fever pitch before he opted in. Big Cat and PFT are trying to figure out if Kyrie and John Wall actually have any dog left in them, or if they've transitioned into being snuggly family pets that only perk up at the sound of a can opener. While the Nets might be stuck with the drama, the guys are skeptical that the locker room is as harmonious as the players pretend it is.
Big CatKyrie Irving's teammates probably don't enjoy the drama despite what they say publicly
I would guarantee his teammates don't love this. I don't know. But he gets so much... I feel like all of his teammates that have ever talked about him publicly have said how much they love him. They like go out of their way to come up them playing with him. Yeah. But he, the problem is he hasn't been playing that much.
With the NBA carousel spinning, the Clippers are suddenly looking like a terrifying squad if everyone can actually stay on the court. Big Cat is buying high on a team that finally has three "hims" on the roster.
Big CatThe Clippers are going to be a problem in the NBA this season
John Wall moving to the Clippers. Club's going to be a problem. So Clippers are an issue right now. Playoff P is back this season... Kawhi is him. They have three hims. He plays every other year... he comes back and plays one insane year and they're like Kawhi, best player in the league.
Hot Seat/Cool Throne
The Deshaun Watson news cycle is reaching a grim reality for the Browns. Big Cat isn't waiting for the official announcement to call it, predicting a massive suspension that leaves Cleveland in a very familiar, very dark place.
Big CatDeshaun Watson will be suspended for at least a full year
We're first reporting on Pardon My Take that Deshaun Watson will be suspended for [at least a full] year. Yep. On Friday... my guess is it will be a suspension for a year, and then the appeal is going to come through... then Goodell is going to be like, okay, I'll like reduce it to 14 games or 12 games.
Speaking of the NFL, the fantasy freaks are already drafting, and Big Cat has a stern warning for anyone picking their team before the calendar even hits August.
Big CatWait until the last week of August to do your fantasy football drafts
Just a reminder. Don't do your fantasy drafts until the last week of August. Yeah. Even maybe the Tuesday before the Thursday kickoff. That's usually what I do that Monday or that Tuesday. The freaks out there that draft their fantasy team in July and then they're shocked when half the roster is gone before the season starts stop doing that.
Hank's hot seat was occupied by the "Sky Cruise," a nuclear-powered flying hotel that looks like a 1950s fever dream and a guaranteed disaster waiting to happen.
HankNuclear-powered 'air cruises' are fake and would definitely crash
It's a plane cruise. Yeah. It's like a massive, massive, massive, bigger than whatever name like four aircraft carriers... 20 electric engines powered by nuclear fusion. I'm just going to say this. If this is real, I will absolutely laugh when it crashes and everyone dies. There's no way to test fly this until you actually make the real thing.
PFT took aim at the Denver Post's Mike Chambers, who broke the cardinal rule of sports journalism by actually having fun and celebrating the Colorado Avalanche’s Stanley Cup win. It’s a dark day for the "fearless truth tellers" who took a class at Syracuse once.
PFT CommenterThe NHL beat writer who celebrated with the Stanley Cup should be fired for a lack of integrity
There was a Colorado Avalanche beat writer that picked up the Stanley Cup and celebrated with the team and called it one of the best nights of his life. And frankly he should be executed. Yeah. Send him to the LIV tour. They should chop his head off. That's not what journalism is supposed to be in America. It's supposed to be fearless truth tellers, impartial scribes.
Max Verstappen and Sergio "Checo" Perez
F1 royalty joined the show, and Max Verstappen didn't hold back on why he’s been a little ghost on the recent seasons of *Drive to Survive*. He likes the sport's growth in America, but he’s not a fan of the creative liberties the editors take with his life.
Max VerstappenThe 'Drive to Survive' series fakes rivalries and misrepresents F1 driver personalities
I think there were a few things yeah where I was not really happy with. And especially, you know, faking rivalries between drivers. That to me is a tough one because of course it did wonders in America. But also I think sometimes they portray a few drivers differently to how they actually are. And then of course the people who are new to F1 think, oh, this guy is a bit of a Dick or whatever. Which in real life is not.
Checo Perez turns out to be a massive golf guy, even if he's a little more relaxed about his handicap than Big Cat. The Red Bull teammates discussed the transition from racing Mercedes to the new rivalry with Ferrari, the physical toll of "porpoising," and why Christian Horner might love them a little too much.
Mount Rushmore of America with Kate
Our favorite Marine, Kate, joined the program for the most patriotic Mount Rushmore of the year. While the guys focused on the big-picture staples, Kate brought her specific brand of Marine energy, starting with the only sport that matters.
The list evolved into a celebration of American excess and refusal to change for anyone else. Big Cat highlighted the one beverage that defines our national spirit: light beer.
Big CatLight beer is the only thing the United States specializes in making better than other countries
Light beer. America was like, you know what? Beer is good. I wish there was slightly less taste that you could drink 10 times as many them... Light beer is the only, like, I don't know any other country that specializes in making light beer. There's really none. Every, every other is like, we'd like more flavor us. We're like, no, we just want to get drunker.
Hank rounded out the list by leaning into the stubbornness of the American way of life, specifically our measurement standards that would make any European scientist weep.
HankRefusing to use the metric system is a top-tier American trait
For our final pick, we will go with refusing to use the metric system. Just the rest of the world uses it. It makes such perfect sense... and we're like, oh, we're doing 12 inches.
To wrap it up, PFT defended the American spirit against the haters, arguing that our confidence isn't a character flaw, but rather a reflection of our scoreboard.
PFT CommenterAmerican arrogance is just a statement of fact because we are the best
Just arrogance is American. Well, we're the best. Is it arrogance? If you just know that you're the best or is it a statement of fact? Yeah. It's actually being humble because we don't say how good we are all the time when we could. Yeah. Winning. Winning is American.
If you see a bald eagle eating trash behind an Alaska Dunkin' Donuts this weekend, just remember it’s probably worth it.
