So of our opening night matchups tonight, Richard, which is the most intriguing to you?

Nets, Warriors or Clippers?

Lakers?

If it wasn't for all the injuries and the Warriors game, the Nets Warriors game, I would definitely I would pick that.

But I think the Clippers Lakers there was so much drama.

Obviously, there's been so much off season change for for the Clippers, so and even even the Lakers their additions.

So I think that's going to be the most intriguing matchup All year long.

People are picking the Lakers, But if people are watching the Clippers to see how this all this change works out, yeah, I agree with you.

If Draymond hadn't been playing, yeah, and it would have been able to match it with K D.

That would have caught my eyes a little bit more.

But since that's not happening, it's gotta be the You know, the Clippers.

Mom's gonna start that.

He goes, you know, they have a little beef.

Even if it's fabricated, he's just gonna be like, Yeah, I want it on this side no more.

That would have gave me more interesting game, but since that's not happening I gotta say, the Lakers and the Clippers, the Clippers should have, like, a chip on their shoulder.

How angry do you think the clip be coming out tonight?

Like I would be, like, so disappointed Because that season was disappointed to them that they didn't even get to the conference finals.

And so, the ring ceremony tonight.

You know what I'll be doing?

I'll be sitting out there taking notes like, Look, fellas, that should have been us.

I'm taking notes.

This is gonna be us next year, getting our rings on opening night.

So I'm taking notes.

I'm not.

A lot of teams like to go to the locker, listen there and watch and take the notes on and let this be a learned experience for you all to be able to come back next year and have your ring ceremony E You know Tyler.

Well, do you think he's gonna have his team sitting out there?

Yeah, but I'm gonna say this a couple of days later.

That's the more intriguing game because I don't think they have a beef with the Lakers.

They didn't lose to the Lakers.

They just didn't meet the expectations for that matchup.

The real beef comes on Christmas Day when they mean this is the battle for L.

A.

You've got two contenders in 11 building.

What I'm saying This is beef against the Lakers.

Two days later, they play against the Denver Nuggets, the team that knocked them out, not worry about what they should be.

They they worried about the battle for L.

A.

And respect because when they go out to a restaurant, they got a Laker.

The Clippers Lakers could lose.

Don't be in the back.

The Lakers could lose by 100 it won't mean nothing.

It won't be nothing won't mean there won't be nothing.

That's what I'm saying.

So for them, if you wanna have a chip on your shoulder, don't don't look at the champion.

Look at the team that knocked you out.

It's always gonna be a battle for L.

A.

You're a clipper.

You you take the back seat all the time.

You even playing under the Lakers arena until you get your arena and win a championship.

Get your identity.

It's always gonna be This is coming from a former listen Ask.

Ask Richard which game he's calling on Christmas Day.

Could it be?

Could it be clippers?

Nuggets?

Not saying I wanted to give a little bit of foreshadowing, but yeah, I'm gonna be doing a lot of conversation and around and around that, but also the Miami New Orleans game.

I'm the only individual you're gonna get to both arenas.

No, no, I'm just doing it remotely.

I'm They looked at all of the broadcast team.

They said Mark Jackson.

Uh, they were just, like, who likes their family the least Who will want to work?

Who will wanna work for eight hours, eight hours?

And we found him.

It's good.

Do you think real quick, guys?

Thank Kyrie said that the sage that he burned in Boston Garden was not just for Boston.

That he is wants to do it in every arena he's in before every game is their stage tonight.

Richard, I don't This is real talk.

Kyrie doesn't really want to talk about this.

I don't really want to talk about this.

I don't care if you burn Sage.

I don't care if guys are burning other stuff.

I don't care what guys air eating like I only really care about your performance on your court or how your approach affect your teammates.

So, like, I don't care if somebody's burning sage.

I don't care what anybody is doing.

Does it mean to me this is just another spectacle?

That's another side I said at the top.

If he plays the way he's playing, he can burn anything.

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