The momentous occasion of UFC Freedom 250 is at the forefront of our discussion, as we revel in the triumph of Justin Gaethje, who has ascended to the pinnacle of the sport as the undisputed UFC Lightweight Champion following a definitive victory over Ilia Topuria. Gaethje's unparalleled journey, characterized by indomitable perseverance and unyielding resolve, culminates in a narrative of remarkable satisfaction and resilience. Furthermore, we delve into Ciryl Gane's commendable performance that secured him the Interim Heavyweight Champion title against Alex Pereira, while also contemplating Pereira's noteworthy transition to heavyweight and the implications thereof. The atmosphere of this spectacular event serves as a backdrop to our analysis of the New York Knicks, who, after a prolonged absence from championship glory, have emerged victorious as NBA Champions, marking a historic achievement for the franchise. Joining me is Omar, as we dissect the implications of these monumental victories across both the UFC and NBA landscapes, along with the potential ramifications for the future of both leagues. , In a night that will be etched in the memory of sports enthusiasts, UFC Freedom 250 delivered a spectacular showcase of talent and determination. Our discourse embarks with the monumental achievement of Justin Gaethje, who secured the title of UFC Lightweight Champion after a commanding performance against Ilia Topuria. Gaethje's journey to this pinnacle has been fraught with challenges, yet his resilience and commitment to the sport have culminated in this well-deserved victory. The fight itself was a vivid illustration of Gaethje's prowess, culminating in a TKO that signified not just a win, but a testament to his evolution as a fighter. In parallel, the episode scrutinizes Ciryl Gane's ascension to the Interim Heavyweight Championship following his bout with Alex Pereira. While Gane's victory is celebrated, it prompts a deeper examination of Pereira's transition to heavyweight, where he appeared to struggle against the larger competitors. This conversation raises important questions about the future for Pereira and the strategic decisions that may lie ahead. Transitioning from the octagon to the basketball court, we also revel in the New York Knicks' triumph as NBA Champions after a 53-year drought, exploring the implications of this victory on the franchise's legacy and future aspirations. This episode serves as a comprehensive exploration of the intersections between resilience, strategy, and the relentless pursuit of excellence in sports.

Companies mentioned in this episode:

• New York Knicks
• UFC
• Dana White
• Victor Wembanyama
• Jalen Brunson
• Cyril Gane
• Justin Gaethje
• Khabib Nurmagomedov
• Charles Oliveira
• Max Holloway
• Ilia Tuporia
• Darren Fox
• Harrison Barnes
• Sam Presti
• Bob Myers
• Carmelo Anthony
• Anthony Edwards

Say something else.

No, they be saying all this all the time.

The mayor is Muslim.

My bagel is Jewish.

The Pope is on our side.

Hey, yo.

The Knicks are NBA champions in the year of our Lord and Savior, the big two six.

What has happened?

Yeah, what happened?

So I'm very good.

I'm very good.

So.

Okay, okay.

You can see, by the way.

Microphone check.

One, two, one, two.

What's good?

What's good?

What's good?

Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah.

Welcome to.

I talk sports.

He talk sports.

And his name is Mukundi.

And he is.

I.

Hey, yo.

Hey, yo.

I'm gonna do that again.

I'm do that again.

Oh, my God, bro, I'm at a loss for words.

I'm at a loss for words.

What a beautiful, beautiful, beautiful weekend of sports.

What a.

If you are a sports fan this weekend.

Wow, man.

I'm not.

I'm not in the mood, but it's fine.

I'm not here to talk about that.

Let's bring it back again.

Let's bring the mood up again.

Let's bring the vibe back again.

Let me tell you, I had one of the best starts to my week ever.

Ever.

It was 3:00am, 2:00am on a Monday.

I know I have to be at work in about three, four hours, but I don't care.

I am watching UFC and I do not regret.

Let me tell you something.

Let me tell you something.

Let me tell you something.

This fight had this knock.

This card had 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 fights on this card, right?

7 Fights on this card with 7 with 7 knockouts.

Bro.

We are always saying decision after decision.

Here we go.

And I was very critical of this card, but we'll talk about that.

Because on the other side of the world, actually, on the other side of that very country, yo, the city is up in flames.

People have already been stabbed.

People have already been beat up.

The Statue of Liberty is fearing her life.

She's sweating copper as we speak.

Because.

Ayo.

Anytime now.

Anytime now.

They go move it.

They go move it.

What am I talking about?

If you've been living under a rock, the New York Knicks are NBA champions.

NNJ said it.

Victor Wembanyama.

Yo, baby mama.

Thank you.

All that drama.

All that drama and it happened.

Knicks in five.

Oh, my God, bro.

The New York Knicks are NBA champions in the year of our Lord and Savior, the big two six.

I cannot believe it.

Yo, they did it.

Those crazy bastards.

They did it in dominant fashion, I might add.

Well done.

Well done, Nicks.

Well done, Nicks.

Allow me to say, as a Knick hater myself, well done.

That was one of the best postseason runs I've ever seen in all my years watching basketball, that was.

They only lost three games, bro.

The entire run.

I said it.

I came on here and I said it.

And I said, at the risk of sounding blasphemous, Jordan's Bulls, Steph's warriors, the New York Knicks have to be there now.

And while we having a conversation about the New York Knicks, we need to have a conversation about one man named Jalen Brunson, the mayor of New York City.

Who's Zoran, ma'?

Am?

Danny, I don't know who that is.

Jalen Brunson is the mayor of New York.

That man don't gotta pay for a damn thing in New York a day in his life.

Wow.

Just wow.

What a wow.

But let's circle back.

Let's circle back and let's be nice, because I'm never alone in studio.

As you know.

I'm with the Beast.

From the East.

From the East.

Back to the East.

As I said.

As you said.

As you said.

You said the championship is going to the East.

You said the championship is going to the East.

And you know what?

I'll give you your flowers.

That's an applause.

That's a round of applause just for you, my boy.

Flowers?

I only get flowers for my girl.

Relax.

Yeah, buy your own flowers.

Buy your own flowers.

But, hey, yo, well done.

Shout out your pissed ons.

Lost.

And then you said, it's fine.

I'm staying in the East.

And you had your Knicks and five.

Even you said, nicks in five.

Well done.

And he did.

And.

Yeah.

And he did.

Crazy.

Like Dr. Umar Johnson said, it's never.

He said that I'm crazy.

Like, if everyone is crazy, you're the one that's insane.

But, hey, yo, are you good, though?

I'm fantastic.

I'm very good.

I'm having a very interesting weekend knowing that.

Oh, man.

Okay.

Okay.

Yeah, I'm.

You know, I had you on mute the whole time.

There we go.

Now you're unmuted.

Am I unmuted now?

Now you're unmuted.

All right, I'm sure.

Now you're unmuted.

I'm sure they heard me throughout the time.

I hope they heard you.

You are.

I'm going.

Say it again.

I'mma say it again.

Unmuted.

During.

During the sound check.

But, yes, you were saying.

Yeah, yeah.

Beast from the East.

Beast from the East.

Listen, I got my own.

Listen, listen, listen.

Listen, not even my own.

This.

This is what the Knicks have been saying.

He's about to say something else.

No, they've been saying all this, all the time.

The mayor's Muslim.

My bagel is Jewish.

The Pope is on our side.

Hey, yo.

The Knicks are NBA champions in the year of our Lord and Savior, the big two six.

What has happened?

Yeah, I'm very good.

I'm very good.

Okay, okay.

I'm glad you are.

Okay.

I'm gonna mute you again.

At the risk of forgetting to unmute you, but I'm gonna mute you again.

Hey, yo, foreign.

Let's start in the UFC with some violence, and I'm on a very strict timer.

Nj, I asked him to keep.

To keep me on the timer.

Five minutes for this one.

Let's go.

Ah, five minutes is not enough.

I'll cut it from NBA time.

This was a great card.

Hey, yo, I sat here on this very chair, and I was very skeptical of the UFC Freedom250 card.

I did say, however, on paper, the card looks good.

Oh.

And it delivered.

Oh, my God.

Oh, my God.

Dana White, you and your scriptwriters, you got this one right.

Shout out tko.

You're clearly getting some people, some people from WWE to come in, do the things.

But you know what, bro?

You know what, bro?

Let's start with the main event of the evening.

Cue dreams and nightmares, bro.

Cue dreams and nightmares.

I used to pray for times like this.

Justin Gaethje, the human highlight reel, bro.

The most entertaining fighter in the ufc.

Justin Gaethje is an undisputed UFC champion.

This means something to me, bro.

This means something to me.

Justin Gaethje is the undisputed lightweight champion of the world.

And new.

And.

And new.

Justin Gaethje with a master class.

A master class.

What we in the streets call an ass whooping, to be precise.

Hey, yo, I never seen Ilya Taporia get.

Get manhandled like that.

Matter of fact, this was his first loss in his entire career.

Hey, yo, he got humbled.

That's what.

That's what happened.

He got humbled.

I remember in the pro, in the promo video, he had a rose for Justin Gaethje, and he had a picture of Alex Volkanovsky, Max Holloway, Charles Oliveira, and he had Justin Gai.

And he said, you're going to be the next legend I put to sleep.

Hey, yo, he tweeted and he said, a chance to be in the garden and a nap in the garden.

Oh, Justin, you're going to have a great time.

Guess who took a nap in The Garden.

Hey, yo, Ilia Toria had a great run.

We saw it.

It was amazing.

He was on goat trajectory.

He was damn near the next.

The next big thing after Conor McGregor.

Ayo, that got put to sleep.

He is still a great fighter.

He is still dangerous.

Throughout the entire fight, every punch he landed, I was like, oh, this is not looking good.

But that does not matter, because Justin Gaethje was just unstoppable.

Justin Gaethje was on a mission.

A mission to win the undisputed championship in his division.

And the story is so good.

That's what I'm saying.

Those WWE script writers had to get involved, bro.

Let me tell you the story of Justin Gaethje, one of the best fighters of his generation, one of the golden class of lightweight fighters.

Remember when I talked about lightweight fighters?

Justin Gaethje, Dustin Poirier, Charles Oliveira, Dan Hooker.

These guys, he is part of that generation.

Poirier's retired.

Oliveira got put to sleep by Toporia last year.

Hooker never even got close to sniffing a championship.

This was Gaethje's moment.

He's been interim champion before.

It didn't work out.

He's been interim champion again, and that's how he got here.

But let's not forget every title fight that Justin Gaethje has been in.

Do you know who he lost to?

He lost to Khabib Nagomedov.

Let's start right there.

Are you really gonna be angry at him for losing to Khabib Nagomedov?

No.

Right.

All right, cool.

Then he went ahead and he lost to Charles Oliveira.

Are you really going to be mad at him for losing to Charles Oliveira?

No.

I didn't think so.

I'm forgetting who else he lost to.

Give me a minute.

Give me a minute.

Give me a minute.

I should have had my facts right.

Should have had my facts right.

Justin Gaethje.

There we go.

MMA record.

Max Holloway, Charles Oliveira, Khabib Nagomerov.

Max Holloway, Charles Oliveira, Khabib Nagomerov.

Come on, dog.

Come on, dog.

Even you have to admit that.

Hey, even the person he had to beat to win the title, Ilia Topuria, Ayo El Matador, was gonna be him.

He was him.

He is him.

Let's not forget what he's done.

He put Volkanovski to sleep, no questions asked.

He put Max Holloway to sleep, no questions asked.

He put Charles Oliveira to sleep, no questions asked.

Those were legit knockouts.

And we looked at him, we said, he is dangerous, Ayo.

Even his ground game today was kinda Impressive.

I didn't know he had a ground game like that.

I just knew he's done.

He did jujitsu with his brother.

But shout out, shout out.

It doesn't matter.

I was still telling you the story of Justin Gaethje.

Justin Gaethje comes in, interim championship.

Interim champion loses, tries to become the undisputed champion.

Loses to Khabib, loses to Charles Oliveira, loses to Max Holloway.

All in title fights.

And those were the only other people he's lost to.

Ayo.

Then he comes back and he does this.

And at his advanced age of 37.

Justin Gaethje is 37, bro.

Let me see.

Yeah, he's 37, bro.

And by the way, he just did what Volkanovsky did.

The first fighter in this division to actually win a title over the age of 35.

Fighting is a young man's game.

He just put a master class, put belt to ass on a twine on a 29 year old ball, bro.

But that's.

That's fine.

Justin Gaethje loses all these title fights and at the age of 37 and what he knows as well is his last title opportunity in his career does.

This.

I can't even hate.

What a performance.

What a master class.

Mind you.

S whooping.

Do you know why?

Do you know how the fight ended?

It was a TKO.

Mm, sure.

You thinking TKOs happen all the time.

It wasn't the only one on this card.

Elia Tupuria at the end of the fourth round, sat on his chair and that was the end of the fight.

Fifth round didn't even start.

They stopped the fight.

Mind you, the doctor wanted to stop the fight at the end of round three.

And he said, I want to go on.

He went on and they just put more belt to ass on him.

Hey, yo.

At the end of the fourth round, they said, this is it.

It's Chai.

You are done.

I've never seen that happen before.

Not to Ilya Chaporia.

Not a.

Not to a fighter of that class.

Beautiful.

Beautiful.

Thank you.

Justin Gaethje.

You did the Lord's work.

I could talk about this some more, but I gotta move on to other things because this is how I know the Knicks won a championship.

Ilya Tuporia lost in a bad way.

He got his ass beat, Ayo.

And then.

And then Alex Pereira gets knocked out.

Not only does he get knocked out, he gets knocked out.

By who?

Bongamin.

Cyril Gane.

The man I gave up on and I'm.

And I've still given up on Cyril Gane.

He may be the undisputed heavyweight champion of the world.

And you know what?

Another.

Another beautiful story.

Here comes Cyril Gane.

Oh, no, wait.

He's not the undisputed interim.

Aspinal is the undisputed rewind.

But here.

Here's Cyril Gone.

First title opportunity lost to Francis Nganu.

Then he gets another chance.

And what.

What happens?

Jon Jones puts him down in two minutes.

Oh, okay, fine.

He moves on from Jon Jones.

He gets a chance against Aspinall.

Two minutes into that fight, he pokes Aspinall's.

It's Chai.

And finally he comes back after all these years, and he finally wins the interim title again.

Which means it's only a matter of time before Aspinall either relinquishes his title and.

And Cyril gone becomes the undisputed champ, or he fights Cirogan, not Zero Gun Tom Aspinall again.

Either way, great story, but I am very.

In his pursuit of greatness, he crashed.

I'll give him props for that.

But that fight never looked good, in my opinion.

I think Poatan should not stay in heavyweight.

He looks good at heavyweight, as in, like, his body because he's a big guy, but nope, it just doesn't look right fighting at heavyweight.

He's slow, yo, he's so slow.

Oh, my God, he's so damn slow.

And I don't know if his chin just got tested tonight, but, hey, yo, he got it.

He got it handed to him.

Yo, time flies, eh?

I am being cute to.

To wrap up, but anyway, UFC Freedom250, Dana White.

Thank you.

You and your president cook up a good card.

And you know what?

Maybe the next one, I won't be so mad.

It is that time the Knicks are NBA champions.

So what does that mean?

Well, you.

You seem to enjoy Omar's.

Omar's last video.

So guess what?

We're doing it again.

And he is.

Yo, Okombora.

Okombora.

Okombora.

He's wearing his OKC shirt.

Yo, we need to cue that bull's theme song, dog.

I heard the a gay tattoo.

Yeah, man.

This shows how far you can put your hand in the Pringles.

J,.

What does this one mean to you?

This one?

Yeah, man.

Just means that it's cool.

That's about it.

Ah, you.

You lied.

I swear to you.

There's another meaning besides the gay, cuz I saw that has multiple meanings.

Yeah, I got this, cuz it just looks cool.

Damn.

All right, bet.

I'm sorry.

Not all.

That's your tattoo, Jiu.

Jits.

That's gay.

See how gay you look?

I'm just saying.

Oh, man.

Oh, what a way to start.

Okay.

Omar, how are you?

I'm good.

Welcome back.

It's good to be back.

Yeah.

I'm gonna need you.

People were complaining that they can't hear Omar last time, so.

Oh, he's drinking his wine.

He's drinking his wine.

There we go.

Hi, Omar.

What's up, Mukundi?

How are you?

Good, thanks.

It's nice to have you back.

Great to be back.

A lot has happened since you last sat on this chair, man.

I owe the whole of New York an apology.

We.

We.

No, actually, I had New York in six.

I had it in six.

You're the only one here who was with San Antonio, actually.

No, no, no.

I'm lying.

You are lying.

You said Spurs.

You know what?

We both owe New York and N.J. an apology.

That's why I was like, you know what?

But I'm not doing it.

Fuck him.

I need to pull up.

I'm not doing it.

I ate my humble pie and I'm ready to say nj Kyle Anthony Towns, the whole of New York.

Jalen Brunson.

Jalen Brunson.

I gave Jalen Brunson a game.

I even gave OG A game.

I was like, hey, OG Came in clutch.

I was like, OG Came in clutch.

I gave those guys two games.

Don't forget about the Avengers.

You owe the Avengers and apology.

I owe those people.

We owe everyone an apology.

I'm sorry.

And when I'm wrong, I'm not afraid to come through and say, listen, I made a mistake.

I doubt it.

Hear that, ladies?

He's not just saying that.

He's not just saying that.

Just like my boy, Jonas.

I can't believe it.

What's happening with Jonas, guys?

Who's Jonas?

Let's not talk about Jonas.

I know we're talking sports, but I see Jonas everywhere I go.

We'll do a post.

I. I gotta.

I gotta do an AJ podcast episode on the psychology of Jonas.

But anyway, let's stick to the.

The Knicks, okay?

As you said.

As you.

As you were.

I've apologized, but we need to talk about something really bad called De' Aaron Fox.

We really need to talk about that guy.

You know what?

Once upon a time, I was like, you know what?

If I have a firstborn son, his name might be Dear.

It's a cool name.

Nope, not anymore.

Not anymore.

Not anymore.

Not anymore.

It's really become.

I heard there was.

I.

There was a mass shooting, and no one ducked because the shooter was dear and Fox.

Just a lot of what I heard, just a lot of bricks.

He builds a lot of houses too.

Builds a lot of houses.

He's competing with Ben Simmons, probably even competing with Lou do at this point.

Just building lots of houses.

But n. Like I don't know what happened, dog.

What do you think happened in that moment?

Cuz that makes no.

That play makes no sense.

It's a J.R. smith type of play.

But besides that, I don't want to talk about that.

Let's start here.

The.

The spurs had to win game four and they were up 29 in the third.

When the second half started, they were up 29 and they lost that game.

And I feel like Wemby needed that for his.

Like he needed.

He needs it for his career.

He needs that bad story.

Yeah, for his career.

Right.

But what were your thoughts watching that happen?

What were your thoughts when that happened?

And like around the whole game, the championship and Wimby?

I think the inexperience really came out because there was a time last year I was here, I said they're gonna lose a game because of inexperience.

But damn, they lost games because of inexperience.

They lost the series.

They lost the series because.

Because.

Because of inexperience.

And you would think that a veteran God like Dan Fox knows how to handle this type of stuff because that's what he was brought in for.

They were like, you're gonna be the veteran guy.

We got Harrison Barnes.

But like he's got nothing to prove.

He's already got a championship.

He's there for a locker room presence.

And Harrison Barnes is.

He's more of a locker room fit, not an on court vet.

You know, Darren was supposed to be that.

Darren was supposed to be the on court vet because Harrison Barnes, I mean, come on, dog, he was never Dieren Fox.

And in that particular game forward started when they had a pick and roll with Wemby.

And then he just tosses the ball at no 1.

I saw that in clutch time.

In clutch time.

I saw that.

Okay, mind you, this is a former clutch player of the year.

2, 20, 23, Clutch.

This is a former clutch player of the year.

So what is that worse how I think he was also getting outplayed was the fact that he was playing against his former coach and his former coach.

Everything called him out and said he needs to sort out a couple of things.

But you know how when you're an NBA superstar, you're earning tens of millions of dollars, you're like you're gonna tell me what to do.

Who are you?

Me?

You don't know my game.

Franchise player.

You don't know my game.

So now it's a bit awkward.

Now the coach that you told he needs to get up out of here is now an NBA champion.

Hey.

And he beat you to do it.

And he beat you to do it.

Extremely awkward.

Damn.

But the spurs will definitely come back from this.

You think this is the worst version of the spurs.

That we'll probably see.

Where's my notebook?

But for Darren Fox.

I think it's raps for him.

They're trading him.

Definitely.

Because they already got his replacement on the bench.

Like chat.

The thing with chat.

The difference that he's kind of.

Why don't you.

Why don't you want to accept the fact that Chet is gone?

He's gone.

He's gone.

Nah.

You think after this.

After this past.

After this past postseason.

That's not a S. Presti move.

It's not.

It's not a. Sam.

You said Sam Pristy is a smart gm.

Yeah.

And he knows he.

You said.

You said he's a goat gm.

As a matter of fact.

I still say he's not Jerry Cross.

I did say.

I think Bob Myers is also a little bit.

I think Bob Myers.

Exactly.

I think Bob Myers is also on that list that you like.

One championship through a really good build is okay.

I get that.

But I hear your chat that he also built OKC and.

What?

But I digress.

I digress.

What was I saying?

Which.

Which one?

Chet getting traded.

Yes.

Sam Presti.

What makes you think he won't do that?

Knowing the fact that they're in the West.

Chet has to play Wemby whether he likes it or not.

In the postseason.

There's no okc and the spurs are not avoiding each other anytime soon.

100.

With that being said.

And we know the effect Wemby has on Chad Wemby specifically.

What makes you think they won't trade him?

Knowing we have to go through that guy every year.

I don't think it's very.

He's a reactionary gm.

Because though we played them and they beat us in seven.

Like we said the last podcast when we had to play the games of his life to win games against okc.

An injured okc.

That's how I always looked at it.

I was like we weren't healthy and they were just barely beating us.

But.

So that's how I always look at it.

Even when shit was playing poorly.

They were just barely Beating us.

And this is a minor glitch in the system.

Just a little phase, guys.

Shed will be back from this.

I trust and believe that.

With that being said, the OKC was injured.

The spurs were injured too.

Mind you that Darren Fox was coming off an injury.

He was bad.

He was bad anyway, like.

He was bad anyway, like.

I don't know why people keep guessing.

He played for Sacramento.

Damn.

Sacramento King.

Damn.

There's nothing good that comes out of Sacramento.

Damn.

Oh my.

There's nothing good that comes out of Sacramento.

When you leave Sacramento, your career gets better.

Darren Fox is the one and only person who left and his career got worse.

No, no, no, no, no, no.

We can't say that.

He finally won a series.

He finally won a series and he got to the finals.

Let's not act like Ayo.

Tell Carmelo Anthony where he been.

I asked Carmelo Anthony where he been if he knows what finals atmosphere smells like.

Ask Carmelo Anthony if he's.

If he's ever played basketball in June.

Well, he was in the building when the Knicks were playing the spurs.

He was in the building with them.

So let's not act like getting to the finals.

Nah, what I'm saying is right, the spurs are also going to get better.

Wimby's gonna get significantly better, bro, if the trajectory is what we see.

Also the spurs are gonna get significantly better if the trajectory.

Ayo, they got at least three players who can be in all star.

Yeah, that is true.

I'm really scared of Dylan Harper and.

I'm not even including Darren Fox.

I'm not including him at all.

I'm not including him.

But he's a multi time all Star is what I'm saying.

Like even you get what I'm saying.

And what I'm saying is it's more of a mental thing.

Chad can be an MVP caliber player.

He can be the mvp.

Yeah.

However, it's.

If.

If a man has beaten you here.

Ah, it's Chai, dog.

It's Chai.

And from what it looks like Wimby has prime.

You said it yourself.

Hectors, Hector's hectares, nj.

What do you think.

They should just trade the guy?

Let's just trade him like it's that child.

It's.

Let's just trade him.

Get.

Get Luca or something.

Yeah, get Luca.

But they can't get another guard.

You can't get another guard.

The only person we can actually trade for is Giannis.

But like, why would you want to do that now?

Okay, fine.

Speaking of Giannis.

Yo, I Love.

I love digressing, but our conversation is just so nice.

Tell me the.

Speaking of Yanis, now that the Knicks are champions, now that the New York Knicks are champions, as.

As NJ said.

Come on, come on, come on.

Try it again.

As N.J. said.

Barack Obama.

Your baby mama in the summer.

Nixon.

Five.

My.

Hey, yo, my mayor's Jewish.

No, no, no, no, no, no.

Let's rewind.

Why are we doing that again?

My mayor's Muslim.

The bagel is Jewish.

The Pope is on our side.

Knicks at 5.

Spikey lost his mind, baby.

He lost his mind.

Hey, yo, the Knicks are NBA champions.

What do you.

You think will happen now?

We know Giannis has been entertaining the idea of going to New York.

Not happening.

Not happening.

You don't think so, bro?

The power of friendship.

It's not happening.

If I came to that, hey, I get the power.

Friendship.

But if I came to you and I said, hey, yo, give me Carl Anthony Towns, I'll give you Giannis, you.

Need to give a bit more than Carl Anthony Towns for Yanis.

I know, but I'm saying, if Giannis is on that team, Kat has to go.

Yeah.

100.

Kat has to go.

Probably Kat and Mikhail Bridges or someone else.

Bridges can't go.

The power of friendship, as you just said, as long as Josh Hart, Jalen Brunson and Mikhail Bridges are still on that team, the power friendship is secure.

These dudes won the NBA championship strictly through that.

Hey, Leon Rose is very Leon Rose.

And World Wide west, we see y'.

All.

We see on Rose is very deadly.

Ask Dante DiVincenzo.

He had to go to Minnesota, and he was also part of the power of friendship.

So sacrifices sometimes have to be made.

But I don't think Giannis and the Knicks.

That will be very shocking.

Okay?

Very, very.

Okay.

I wouldn't be surprised, if I'm being honest.

I also wouldn't be surprised, but I think that would be like, the fourth or fifth team on the list.

I think other teams would definitely pull up and try and have a better trade package than New York.

Okay.

Definitely.

Yeah.

With that being said, react and also react to the Knicks championship and give me your way too soon pick for next year's winner.

We're almost out of time.

Congratulations to the Knicks.

Well deserved.

This was part of the plan, by the way.

We beat the Pacers for them.

This is all part of the plan.

Trust me.

Trust me.

Okay?

This was all part of the plan.

Okay?

It's that meme when the Crips and the Bloods are holding Hands together.

That's us right there with them.

Damn.

So.

So the spurs with Rodney King, huh?

Yeah, and they got beat just like him.

Hey, hey, hey.

I sh.

I shot myself as well.

Yes.

Early predictions for champions next season, whoever's coming out the west, either the spurs or the Thunder, definitely.

Okay.

I'm picking the Thunder.

This time we're going to be healthy.

It's a nice shirt.

This time we're going to be healthy.

It's a nice.

It's a nice top you got on.

Thanks.

Thanks.

My boy owns a sportswear brand.

Oh, yeah?

He sold me the shirt.

Oh.

Shout out to your boy.

Shout out to Shirts, bro.

Check him out.

Premium sportswear.

Can you give me a Jaden Brunson?

You ain't gonna plug another on my pocket.

I just want a Jalen Brunson.

I don't care where.

Okay.

Where I got it from.

You got anything to say before we close?

Yeah, guys, thank you very much for the apologies.

Listen, I want him.

I didn't apologize.

I ain't apologizing for nothing.

Look, listen, look, I. I had.

Because I said the champions could go.

Championship's gonna go to the East.

Yes.

Yes, you did.

Yes, you did.

And no, no, before.

Before.

Like, cuz you asked.

Cuz you asked me, like, who's going to win the champ.

I'm like, ah, Beast from the East.

Ah.

And then I had the Pistons, and then the Pistons didn't.

Didn't fire at all.

They didn't.

Didn't fire at all.

And then I was like, since he.

He gave me grief for doubling back on the Pistons, I was like, I'm just going to stick with the Nick Nixon five.

So this is the eighth.

Different.

Yeah.

Whether we have a different charity, can we confidently say that the Dynasty era is over?

Over.

Yes.

Yes.

100.

100.

Even with the new CBA.

Definitely over.

It's hard to build.

Yeah.

Big three or big four?

Yeah, they're gonna tech.

They gonna text your ass off.

They go, none of that.

Should LeBron retire?

Hey, I don't know if I'm ready for an NBA without LeBron, bro.

Like, honestly speaking, you know, I'm not the biggest LeBron fan in the world, but I don't think I'm ready for an NBA without LeBron James.

I've never known an NBA without LeBron James.

Should Steph Curry retire?

Should Kevin Durant retire?

Hell, no.

Should.

Who else?

I think James Harden should retire.

I think he should go.

Yeah, James Harden can go.

He's washed.

He can go.

Okay.

Right.

So I don't have a pick for who's going to be the champion next to next season.

Eh.

I don't think.

I don't think you're in a row.

I think you should.

West or East.

I would have to go lean more to the west now.

Okay.

The reason.

Because just how the best teams in the west lost.

Thunder losing in seven or seven games.

You guys are going to be.

They're going to be mad, you guys.

Especially when we now lose the way that he did.

And then also the paces of Indiana coming back.

How.

With how.

In the East.

Yeah.

The Pistons are.

Yeah.

Jokic is not gonna forget what happened as well.

Yeah.

You see?

So the west is going to be stacked.

So I don't see anyone.

Yo, the west is crazy because I'm thinking the Wolves as well.

Like.

The wolves.

Oh, the Timberwolves as well.

Hey, Lucas coming back healthy.

Anthony is angry.

He stormed off.

Yeah, yeah.

He ain't even.

He's like, they beat our ass.

What do you want me to say?

I'd have to go sit and think of it where I'm leaning more to the West.

And we might be actually shocked.

Who is coming from the West?

It might be the Minnesota Timberwolves at the way things.

At the way things.

At the way things are going.

Like the rate things are going.

Could be.

Yeah, could be the Minnesota Timberwolves.

Because even the teams in the finals.

It's not just that we're getting different champions every year.

The teams in the finals.

Half the league has been to the finals over the past 10 years, which is crazy.

Except the Kings.

The dark horse for me is the Kings.

Where are the Hawks?

In the east of the West.

East in the east.

Yeah.

They're gonna.

I. I picked them to make a deep run.

Yeah.

They got a tight draft pick from the Pelicans.

Yeah.

So I say.

I say if they don't get to.

They'll make the playoffs.

Maximum semifinals.

Okay.

That's the Atlanta Hawks.

I trust them.

Okay.

I doubted him.

I'm not gonna make the same mistake again.

Trust him alone anyway.

Hey, yo, June.

I'm still on my mission to 100.

Let's do the right thing.

Tell your friends.

Tell them to tell their friends.

I need 100 subscribers by the.

By the 30th of June.

Otherwise, I don't care what he said.

Yeah.

You're going to actual.

You're going to actual.

Please.

Are you from Zimbabwe?

How did you know?

How did you know?

Are you gonna ask me to say 66?

Hey, yo, until next time.

Go out there, watch more sports, be kind to your mother.

And as always, until next time, enjoy the violence.

Victor 5, baby.

Victor 5, baby.