Butnow I wanttogoaroundthedinnertableandsharetelevisionWhatwe'remostthankfulfor.
Richard.
I'm I'm a littlefrightenedtoaskyoutobesincere, butgiveit a shot.
Yourfirst.
Whatareyoumostthankfulfor?
I ammostthankfulforChristmasDaybasketballgames, right?
Like I gottocallmyfirstonelastyear.
Itwassomuchfun.
I wasinToronto.
Itwasanamazingtime.
I lookforwardtodoingitagainthisyear, and I justthinkthatitwasalwayssuchanamazingpartofAmericantraditionbefore I gottotheMBA, Then I gottoplayin a game, andthen I gottocallthegame.
So, like, forme, likethatisthecoolestthing.
Andthat's what I'm mostthankfulforbecauseweweren't sureifitwasgonnahappenthisyear.
ChrisPaul, allthepeoplewhowhohelpedmakeithappenandstandfortherightthingsbothfrom a safetystandpointand a socialjusticestandpoint, I'm reallyproudtobeassociatedwiththisleague.
Theleadershipthattheyhaveshowninthispastyearonthecourt, bytheway, becauseplayingbasketballin a bubbleandhavingthoseteamsnotfallapartandallthestuffthattheyhadtooktogetthere.
Andthen, ofcourse, offthecourt, thewaythoseguyssteppedupat a timewheretheydon't haveLeBronChrisPaulendorsementmoney, theydon't havenecessarilythetrackrecord.
Andtheyputthemselvesonthelinebecausenoteveryfanoutthereagreedwitheverythingthattheyweresayingandtheyweren't afraid, and I was.
I havebeensoimpressedwiththatsetthat 25 undergroupandthinking, man, thisleagueisgonnabeingoodhandsfor a longtime.
Thematuritythere's somature, right?
Mitchell, Everytimeyoutalktohim, you'relike, Areyou 24 or 34?
Hey, makesRichardlooklike a child.
Well, that's it, butthat's nothardtodo.
Butagain, evenguyslikeJamalMurrayso, like, so s somanyplayers.
I thinkwhatwhat I thinkiswestarttoseetheguysthatarelikethe 25.