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NBA With Rachel Nichols, Comedians Chris O'Connor And Tommy Pope, Celtics Beat Pacers And People Forgot About Luka
The Celtics beat the Pacers and this series may be over with Halliburton's injury and people forgot about Luka as Mavs take game 1 (-). People are mad about Caitlin Clark and fighting over seemingly nothing (-). Daniel Jones is pissed off (-). The NCAA has yet another change and Charles Barkley may save Inside the NBA (-). Rachel Nichols joins the show to talk about the Conference Finals, what has changed with Kyrie Irving, Paul Pierce's impact on Jayson Tatum, who will coach the Lakers and more (-). Tommy Pope and Chris O'Connor join the show to chop it up, talk about the beginning of their podcast Stuff Island, the new Netflix show Tires, and the time Chris got kicked off Chevy Chase's trampoline (-). We finish the show with Fyre Fest of the week and a shocking Hank video has hit the internet (-).
Recap
HankThe Celtics-Pacers series is over and it might even be a sweep
I do think that they're gonna beat the Pacers. . . I'm saying like in game. Don't get crazy in game three. I think it, it might even be a sweep because Tyrese Haliburton's probably not gonna play.
Big CatLuka Doncic is currently the best player left in the NBA playoffs
I said he is the best player left in the playoffs with four teams left. . . Luka Doncic, what he did on Wednesday night is why he's the best player left in the playoffs.
Big CatI'm okay with colleges paying players directly because fans shouldn't have to fund NIL
I think I'm okay with this because I don't think that fans should have to fund these college programs any more than they already do. . . Why isn't, if you keep showing to me that like the Big 10 and the SEC and the ACC keeps signing billion dollar TV rights deals, why can't the players get a little of that?
Big CatInside the NBA is significantly more important to the NBA's culture than the In-Season Tournament
Inside the NBA is more important to the NBA than the in-season tournament by a large margin. Like those are not equal to me in terms of the consumption of the culture around the sport, the way the sports talked about.
Interview
Rachel NicholsKyrie Irving has become the elder statesman and leader in the Mavericks' locker room
Kyrie so settled in even more than last year, he's such a leader in the locker room. . . the fact that Kyrie has willingly stepped in to do all of that, the guys in that locker room love him. It's really unbelievable.
Rachel NicholsNo single player will ever win six NBA championships as the main guy again
I personally, I don't think it's even possible for someone to win six rings anymore. Like maybe as like the extra guy who goes tops from team to team or something. But as like the main guy, I just don't think that's available anymore. . . the competition is so much thicker from team to team and game to game.
Chris O'ConnorLiving in the Northeast keeps you in a state of constant mayhem and anxiety
You don't realize the Northeast, Philly and New York, it's like you're constantly under mayhem. Your angst is up, your anxiety's flying. You're just angry for no reason.
Tommy PopeIt is impossible to be a sports fan on the same level in California as it is in the Northeast
If my team loses a big game and it's like, oh, it's 70 degrees and go to the beach. I just don't think you hold it in the same. . . You go, I'm sitting at a beach. My team just lost. Who do I think I am?
Tommy PopeA healthy relationship requires constant bickering and conflict
I think a healthy relationship requires a bunch of that [bickering]. . . It was a perfect storm of living together. Then you're getting into lifestyle differences. . . that person's gonna get it.
Fyre Fest
PFT CommenterPeople catching and eating cicadas at baseball games will be a viral trend this summer
We're gonna see more and more, I predict this summer of just cicada cam. Just people just grabbing a cicada and eating it on camera. . . normalize it.