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Craig Robinson and the Patrick Beverley Play-In Show
The NBA Play-In tournament has officially silenced the skeptics. Big Cat and PFT started the show buzzing off the energy in Minnesota, where Patrick Beverley turned a single elimination game into his own personal Game 7 of the NBA Finals. While some corners of the internet were busy mocking the Timberwolves for celebrating like they just hoisted the Larry O'Brien, Big Cat wasn't having any of it. Between the years of losing and the endless cycle of draft picks that didn't pan out, Minnesota earned every bit of that celebration.
Big CatMinnesota sports fans deserve to celebrate play-in wins like championships because they are a factory of sadness
Minnesota is an absolute factory of sadness... The Timberwolves had Kevin Garnett... they went to one Western conference final with him... the twins have lost 13 straight playoff games... So if you're a Minnesota fan celebrate, like this is a championship because it has been that bad and they deserve a young, fun team like this.
Naturally, the conversation turned to LeBron James, who spent his evening tweeting about the WNBA draft despite definitely not watching it. Big Cat called out the King for his classic "look at me" social media habits while the real games were happening without him.
Big CatThere is a zero percent chance LeBron James watched the WNBA draft
There's no way he watched a WNBA draft. There's a 0.0% chance. If he was watching WNBA draft, he would have tweeted it during the WNBA draft, not 24 hours later being like just a thought I've had on my mind recently.
Over in the East, the Nets handled business against the Cavs, but the performance didn't exactly scare everyone. Despite Kyrie Irving and Kevin Durant playing nearly perfect basketball, the Cavs hung around long enough to make the guys wonder if the Nets' lack of defense is going to be their undoing against a disciplined Boston team. Big Cat is planting his flag in the dirt for the Celtics in six.
Big CatThe Celtics will beat the Nets in six games
I think the Celtics are going to beat the Nets. I watched that game tonight that Kevin [Durant] and Kyrie [Irving] didn't miss a shot for three quarters and the Cavs... almost won... the Nets just don't have any defense... I think the Celtics are going to beat them in six.
PFT, however, is leaning the other way, expecting the Nets to simply out-talent the Celtics in a "whomp."
PFT CommenterThe Nets are going to 'whomp' the Celtics
I think that the Nets are going to whomp the Celtics. I really, I really do. I think it's going to be a whopping... When they want to play well, they can play well. They are the rare team that I think the switch can be flipped on.
Contentious Texts and Gym Selfies
Things got incredibly awkward in the studio when the topic shifted to Hank’s recent phone mishap. Apparently, Hank accidentally revived a six-year-old group chat containing Big Cat, Dave Portnoy, and Gaz by sending an unsolicited, incredibly sweaty gym selfie. Big Cat described the image as a "sweaty face staring deep into our souls," and the fallout has been legendary. Hank tried to claim he meant to send it to his family group chat (also named "Fam"), but the guys aren't buying it. It’s a tough week to be the new Executive Vice President when your employees are roasting your "Day 1" workout progress.
Hot Seat/Cool Throne
During Hot Seat/Cool Throne, PFT took a victory lap on the news that Congress is looking into Dan Snyder’s finances. For a guy who has survived every scandal imaginable, Snyder might have finally crossed the one line the NFL owners actually care about: the money.
PFT CommenterDan Snyder is done because he finally made the mistake of taking money from other NFL owners
I think Dan Snyder has done... he's been busted for sexual harassment. He's been busted for persecuting minorities... but if there's one thing, you can have 40 sexual harassment claims against you, if you take money from the other owners, that's when they're going to do something about it.
Big Cat moved the Hot Seat to Lexington, noting that while the reports of John Calipari meeting with the Kentucky AD were fake, the fact that everyone believed them says everything you need to know about the current state of that program.
Big CatCoach Cal is truly on the hot seat at Kentucky if people believe fake firing rumors
It makes me think like if a joke like that can be believed that much he's truly on the hot seat. This, this it is.
He also took a shot at LeBron's legendary ability to cycle through head coaches following Frank Vogel's dismissal, labeling him the ultimate "coach killer."
Big CatLeBron James is a coach killer who has gotten six coaches fired
LeBron has been freed of another coach... LeBron has gotten six coaches fired in his career... I don't know why we don't talk about LeBron James as a coach killer more because Frank Vogel got overall raw deal.
Craig Robinson in Studio
Craig Robinson (Darryl from *The Office*) joined the show to promote his new series *Killing It* on Peacock. The conversation ranged from his time in the warehouse to the nightmare of filming a show centered around giant Burmese pythons. Big Cat made sure to let Craig know his stance on snake owners, which is essentially that they are not to be trusted.
Big CatYou can't trust anyone who owns a snake as a pet
I have a longstanding theory that like, if you can't trust anyone who owns a snake as a pet and that's biblical, like the snake is bro snake showed up on what day seven and was in fucked everything up.
In a PMT first, the interview turned into a live musical performance. PFT grabbed the acoustic guitar and Craig took over the vocals for an impromptu, soul-cleansing rendition of "Purple Rain." It turns out that while he’s a comedy icon, Craig’s heart has always been with the music.
Craig RobinsonMusic is a deeper passion for me than acting
If I had to pick [between acting and music]... I would go with the band. I had to.
The show wrapped up with some listener FAQs, including a deep dive into how often the guys get recognized in public and whether we will ever see a return of the 24-hour stream.
If the Celtics don't beat the Nets in six, Big Cat might have to delete his Twitter just like Ray Allen.
