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Blake Griffin on NBA Free Agency, Clippers Tweets, and LeVar Ball
The NBA playoffs are in full swing, even if the result feels more inevitable than a Hank typo. Big Cat and PFT are bracing themselves for the eventual collision of the Cavs and Warriors, a matchup that feels written in the stars regardless of how many times John Wall tries to carry the Wizards on his back.
Big CatThe Cavaliers and Warriors will meet in the 2017 NBA Finals
I think the Cavs and Warriors are going to play each other in the NBA Finals.
PFT is particularly fed up with the Eastern Conference, admitting he hasn't watched a full game that didn't involve the Celtics. To him, the East is just a repetitive cycle of LeBron James putting his head down, getting a whistle, and then complaining when he doesn't.
PFT CommenterThe NBA Eastern Conference is boring and predictable because of LeBron James
I haven't watched a single Eastern Conference game in full because it's so boring and it's so predictable and it's just going to be LeBron James ducking his head, driving to the hole... getting fouled, making the layup half the time, and the other time crying because he didn't get fouled.
While the guys usually position themselves as the anti-Warriors podcast, Big Cat has a confession: he’s actually starting to love Draymond Green. The evolution of Draymond into a master troll—from calling out Kelly Olynyk to signing posters for Jazz fans calling him a flopper—is exactly the kind of pettiness this show was built on.
Big CatI love Draymond Green's evolution into a master troll
Draymond Green I'm really liking what he's doing he's become such a master troll not only with the Kelly Olynyk call out where he just randomly said he's a dirty player he also has been trolling jazz fans... I love players that just never forget rivalries.
Speaking of the Capitals, PFT is entering Game 7 against the Penguins with a level of confidence that can only be described as dangerous. He’s already planning travel for the Stanley Cup Finals, which historically for a Caps fan, is the equivalent of walking under a ladder while breaking a mirror.
PFT CommenterThe Capitals are so certain to beat the Penguins that I'm already planning my travel for the Eastern Conference Finals and Stanley Cup Finals
I'm so confident that I'm pre-planning out tonight's game with the Rangers and the Senators. I'm like, okay, so we've got to have the Rangers win. That way I can go to all the Caps games in New York City for the Eastern Conference Finals, and then we're going to skate through them... I might as well already be in Hollywood right now in my head, like visiting the Ducks [for the Finals].
Blake Griffin Joins the Show
Recurring guest Blake Griffin returned to the program to set the record straight on his "bruised toe," which turned out to be a much more serious situation involving torn tendons and ligaments. He took plenty of heat from hockey Twitter for the initial report, but surgery confirmed it wasn't just a stubbed toe. Big Cat also had to answer for his own crimes, specifically a tweet where he told the Clippers to get out of his face forever.
Blake GriffinI would have beaten the Jazz if I hadn't injured my foot
Second, I probably was lashing out because it was probably right... I'm just assuming it was right after a Bulls loss. [Big Cat] Third... You were probably gambling on some of the games. [Big Cat] Because you guys were going to win that series against the Jazz if you hadn't stubbed your toe like you did. [Big Cat] I stubbed my foot.
With free agency looming, the conversation naturally turned to where Blake might end up. While he wouldn't confirm any Oklahoma City real estate purchases, he did admit that he loves watching Kawhi Leonard, leading to some heavy speculation about a potential move to San Antonio.
Blake GriffinKawhi Leonard is my favorite player to watch in the playoffs
Favorite player in the playoffs? To watch, like, Kawhi, probably.
Blake also weighed in on the 2008 Celtics drama, siding with the guys in the studio that Ray Allen probably should have sent a courtesy text before bolting for Miami. He understands the bond of going through the trenches with a team and thinks that communication matters, even in the business of basketball.
Blake GriffinThe 2008 Celtics are right to be upset with Ray Allen
I mean, it is a good point. I mean, guys that you've been with for a long time or that you've won with or lost with or struggled with and gone through those ups and downs, I mean, I think it is a good point to keep that communication and not just say, okay, well, I'm on a different team now, so I'm done.
We couldn't let Blake go without asking about the biggest circus in the NBA: the Ball family. Blake thinks Lonzo is a talent, but he's worried that LeVar's mouth is writing checks that Lonzo's play will have to cash against very motivated veterans.
Blake GriffinLonzo Ball will have a target on his back in the NBA because of LeVar Ball
Anybody that gets hyped up that much, if you're the number one pick or your top pick that's doing a lot of talking, you're going to have a little bit of a target on your back for sure... there's like that extra unneeded motivation that other guys will have now.
Hot Seat/Cool Throne
Hank kicked things off by putting Snapchat on the Hot Seat, claiming that Instagram Stories and the addictive power of the Boomerang will make Snapchat "default" by the end of the summer.
HankInstagram Stories will kill Snapchat by the end of the summer
My hot seat is Snapchat. Instagram stories, specifically because of Boomerang, are taking over the streets. I think by the end of the summer, Snapchat's going to be, like, default.
PFT put nepotism on the hot seat, specifically fearing for the job security of Doc Rivers. He loves the father-son dynamic of Doc and Austin Rivers, mostly because it reminds him of a Little League team where the coach's son plays every inning despite having no business on the field.
PFT CommenterDoc Rivers will be fired by the Los Angeles Clippers
My other hot seat is nepotism because I think that Doc Rivers is going to get fired.
Big Cat wrapped up the segment with a look toward the future of the Lakers. He envisions a world where LeVar Ball doesn't just market shoes, but actually maneuvers his way into the coaching chair.
Big CatLeVar Ball will eventually replace Luke Walton as the Lakers' head coach
In about two years when LeVar Ball gets Luke Walton out as a Lakers coach and takes over as coach. That's going to be great.
To wrap up the show, the guys debuted "Locker Room Talk without Lenny" after Lenny Dykstra showed up at the office and demanded they stop talking about dicks and start talking about, well, other things. They pivoted immediately to the viral photo of a man—who may or may not be Florida coach Jim McElwain—humping a dead shark.
Good luck to PFT's liver and the Capitals' playoff hopes tonight.
