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LeBron James will play at least two more seasons to match up with his retirement tour and Bronny's career

LeBron James, the 2025 All Star game. I'm assuming they'll rename a trophy after him... That will be the LeBron Fest. That's what's gonna happen. He's gonna play two more years. There's no chance.

Anthony Davis being ranked #53 on the NBA's Top 75 All-Time list is insane

Where's Anthony Davis on the top 75? ... 53. That's crazy. That's insane... This is just looking at Anthony Davis, the freak athlete, and then comparing him to old players that were by any objective stretch. Much, much greater NBA players than Anthony Davis.

I will retire from the NBA if LeBron James retires this year

If LeBron James retires from the nba, I will also retire from the nba. ... I wear a LeBron jersey for a year.

The Knicks should not retire Carmelo Anthony's number; doing so would be 'soft'

You should retire numbers for, for winners. Not like nice guys that you're... I'm just saying it's soft.

The Lakers have a chance to pull off a miraculous comeback against the Nuggets

I still think there's a chance right now maybe that's, maybe that's wishful thinking. But I think if anyone's going to do it, it's this squad. ... All we know right now at the point that this has come out is that the Lakers have begun their comeback. It's currently one in three and we don't know what's gonna happen after this.

I would fire Joe Mazzulla right now before Game 4

If I were you, Hank, I would want to fire [Joe] Mazzulla right now before Game 4. Get Brad [Stevens] in there.

Boston as a city does not have what it takes to come back from down 3-0

No teams ever come back down from three-oh in the NBA. I don't think Boston as a city has what it takes to come down from three-oh.

Heat Culture is the strongest strain of culture in the world

Heat culture. I know I declared it dead... ever since that moment, I don't think there's been anything stronger in the world than heat culture. It is the strongest strain of culture out there.

D'Angelo Russell is maybe the worst player ever

Dlo [D'Angelo] Russell is maybe the worst player ever. It's puzzling how bad the Lakers have been.

Lakers Money Line Game 4 is my Game of the Year

I'm gonna do a Game of the Year. Lakers money line game four. It's gotta happen. You know the NBA will not let LeBron James get swept in this series.

Jamal Murray has officially arrived as a clutch postseason player

Jamal Murray has arrived officially as like a clutch postseason player. That fourth quarter was awesome. Go nuggets.

LeBron James looked old for the first time in these playoffs

The story is LeBron James looking old for the first time cause whether it was the miss dunk, whether it was the flops... he just for the first time this these playoffs, he looked a little off.

The Nuggets will beat the Lakers in six games

I stand by Nugs in six.

Austin Reaves will get a cool haircut and tattoos next year

I wanna call my shot real quick. Austin Reaves is gonna get a cool haircut next year. He's definitely gonna upgrade his look and maybe add some tattoos.

Jimmy Butler has more mental toughness than the entire Sixers organization combined

The Heat deserve a ton of credit cause the Heat are better than the Sixers and more than that, the Heat are just tougher, mentally tougher than the Sixers. Jimmy Butler has more mental toughness than the entire Sixers organization combined.

If the Celtics lose Game 2 against the Heat, I will be at the panic button

I think if we lose game two I'll be officially panic button out. But I think if we win game two, we're back.

The Victor Wembanyama hype has gotten hilariously out of control

The Victor Wembanyama hype has gotten so hilariously outta control. Wodge said he was maybe the greatest prospect in the history of team sports. People are saying he is a bigger deal than LeBron James, which is just factually incorrect.

Erik Spoelstra is the best coach in the NBA

I think Eric Spoelstra is the best coach in the NBA I think with all due respect to to to Steve Kerr and Greg Popovich right now what he's doing.

LeBron James has never played a player like Nikola Jokic in the playoffs

I don't think as great as LeBron James' career has been, he's ever had to play a player like Jokic in the playoffs... Jokic is such a unique force... He's averaging a 30 point triple double in these playoffs, which is insane.

Prediction: The Nuggets will win the NBA Championship

Boston, Denver. They're the most winner teams and I would take Denver dude.

The Nuggets will win the series against the Lakers in six games

I still think Nuggets and six, if [Jokic] can dominate like he dominated tonight and I actually don't see a reason why he wouldn't be able to as insane as his game was tonight.

Victor Wembanyama is probably not that good because he is too skinny and too French

I did just go straight into like, he's probably not even that good... I might be on Victor Wembanyama is too big, too skinny. And also Rudy Gobert is would be his like, you know, Frenchman and so maybe what's the best dog he can have in him? A French poodle?

Jayson Tatum officially has a 'dog' in him after Game 7

I think the real winner in this series should be us for saying that Jayson Tatum is the best player on the court and he needs to get a dog. We were dog used dog salesman adoption counselors and we set up a tent outside Jayson Tatum's house. And he adopted a dog from us. He's got a dog now.

Jayson Tatum is a top five player in the NBA

I think Jayson Tatum is a phenomenal, phenomenal basketball player, top five player. There are times when he floats and isn't aggressive and it drives me insane. Cause this is the type of guy that should go and take a series and that's exactly what he did.

Doc Rivers has the worst record in NBA history with a chance to clinch a series

Doc Rivers is now 17 and 33 straight up with a chance to clinch a series. That means 33 losses is the most of any coach in NBA history with a chance to clinch a series. So 34% when his team has a chance to clinch a series.

The Process is officially dead in Philadelphia

There isn't much more to this. The Process is dead. It is officially dead. It's over. Doc Rivers is gone a hundred percent. James Harden's gone a hundred percent.

James Harden doesn't actually want to win in the playoffs because he wants to party

I actually think that there might be something to the fact that James Harden doesn't want to win in the playoffs because he gets paid regardless and he just wants to go party in the off season. Like legitimately James Harden might not want to win playoff series.

Joel Embiid cannot lead a team deep into the playoffs as the number one guy

He's clearly not a go-to guy in the playoffs. He's just not. Facts. And like that's something like even and if he does go, he is gonna go somewhere where he doesn't have to be the go-to guy in the playoffs. He can't lead a team deep in a playoff run.

Anthony Davis is better than Joel Embiid

[Anthony Davis] is better than Joel Embiid. Anthony Davis does the exact same thing but has a title. Better.

The NBA MVP award should only be officially given if the winner reaches the Conference Finals

I think there should be a rule in MVP voting that if you don't get past second round, it just goes to the second place guy... okay you got the MVP, we won't give it to you until you get to the Conference Finals. Then you officially become the MVP.

The Lakers are going to win the NBA title this year

I think I'm just gonna have to put a big bet on the Nuggets because I'm so scared of the Lakers. I have to like do a last stand because I think the Lakers are gonna win the title.

The Golden State Warriors dynasty is on pause, not over

It's not demolition. Dynasty not over, just dynasty on pause... I think if you win another in the next three years, then it still counts. It blends together as the same.

The Celtics will beat the Heat in six games in the Eastern Conference Finals

I think it should be Celtics and six or Celtics and seven... Celtics in six, official.

Ja Morant's gun flashing isn't a legal issue, just a 'stupidity test' he is failing

I don't think that he was breaking any laws in this video. Was he? He was just being a dumbass, right?... Essentially there's a couple things that happened... it's almost like a stupidity test of like, can you not flash your gun and we'll be cool.

I agree with Giannis Antetokounmpo that failing to win a title isn't a failure

The older I get and the further along I get and the more perspective that I get in life, I absolutely agree with Giannis' comments. I completely see people on the other side... but in terms of as an athlete, how you have to mentally live your life to not put yourself into a really, really shitty way... I love his perspective.

If you are a top five player, you have to be able to pull your team out of the depths of hell

If you're a top five guy, and actually [Tatum] said it after the game, humbly, I'm one of the best players in in the world. If you're that guy, you have to be able to take your team out of the depths of hell in those moments. And that's exactly what he did.

NBA Game 7s are a completely different animal where momentum means nothing

Momentum doesn't matter. That's one thing that I've learned is momentum means nothing. Because going into this series, going into this game, all the, all the momentum was going towards the Sixers after the Celtics won two, it looked like the Sixers were dead. Momentum means nothing. Game seven is one game. Throw out everything else.

The pairing of James Harden and Doc Rivers in a Game 7 does not look good on paper

If you have James Harden and Doc Rivers with their powers combined in a game seven, that doesn't look very good for the 76ers on paper.

Kevin Durant's legacy is almost completely destroyed and taking an irreparable hit

Kevin Durant's legacy's taken a hit the last few years. Maybe an irreparable hit because you would think if he's the best player in the nba... you think he'd be able to get it done with a team with Devin Booker and some nice role players on the side. And Kevin Durant... your legacy right now, I'd say it's almost completely destroyed.

The 1990s Rockets would have beaten the Bulls even with Michael Jordan on the court

They would not have won eight in a row. They would have been a small team trying to defend Dream [Hakeem Olajuwon] and us. We would have beat them. Now if you ask me the same question and go, can you beat that first three-peat team or the second? I don't know... But those teams, that how they were constructed and just add Mike to it, we would've beat them for sure.

The Denver Nuggets are currently the best overall team in basketball

The best overall team in basketball is the Denver Nuggets... They have an MVP candidate. They have a great point guard Murray. They have young players, Gordon and Porter... they have no holes.

It is harder to get to the NBA Finals than it is to win them

There is a different, when you're, it's harder to get to the finals than win it. It is, I actually agree with that... there's a threshold in the playoffs that you gotta break through... you can only learn it by experiencing it.

The Celtics have home court advantage for Game 7 if they can win Game 6

Backs against the wall. This team is tough. This team has been there before. Just gotta win. And then you got a home court advantage for game seven. I love where we're at.

The Celtics players don't like each other

It feels like a team that they don't like each other. The way they play is like something's off and it's not, they are so talented And then you watch that and you're like, what is that?

The Celtics would be playing differently if Ime Udoka was still the coach

It just seemed like, seems like that's not happening this year. And you have, it's having two first year coaches in a row sucks. I do think Ime Udoka would, would they, this team would be playing different cuz then it does feel like their defensive ability and intensity is different and Ime Udoka got the most outta that.

The Lakers might win the NBA title

I think the Lakers might win the NBA title PFT. I'm officially on scared that LeBron might win another title watch.

Kobe Bryant's spirit won Game 4 for the Lakers, not Lonnie Walker IV

I think we can all agree that Kobe Bryant actually won that game for the Lakers, not Lonnie Walker. RG3 said Lonnie Walker's performance in the fourth quarter was out of this world. We know it was you Bean.

The Warriors will win the series if Jordan Poole stops sucking

If Jordan Poole can figure out a way to not suck, then the Warriors should win the series. But unfortunately he sucks.

The Lakers won't beat the Nuggets

I don't think they're gonna beat the nuggets though [if the Lakers advance].

Julius Randle is not a good basketball player

Julius Randle is so bad. He really is like, he's so bad. There were so many times where he was like, either he'd be like, fade away three or just like Lackadaisical Pass. After the game he said maybe the Heat just won it more, which I don't think that's gonna go over well in the New York crowd.