The Laker legend with the ownership group of the Dodgers key.

He is dyed in the wool.

L a much like yourself.

Take it away Key.

What you have?

What's up, Buck?

Well, well, well, Keyshawn, You know, I had to call in man and do the show, but I had to wait till the Dodgers won Eso I'm proud of you, man.

Congratulations.

And I hate that you had to move to New York.

But you still my dog.

You still my man.

And what's up, Jay Will?

How you doing, Magic?

We're holding them down out here in the East Coast is getting You said cold weather on.

Congratulations to all three.

You guys moving on the new show.

I really enjoy it.

No, it's all good.

Let me ask you this, though.

Buck, you obviously won a championship at Michigan State, then a little bit over 12 months.

You double down with an MBA title beating the Sixers.

How does it feel?

The win two titles.

One is a Laker, one as a Dodger in less than I call it six weeks.

Well, it was, uh I tell you, I'm really happy.

Um Let's go back to the Lakers, Um, who dedicated their season to Kobe Bryant and, uh, after him and his beautiful daughter passed away.

Um, we're still in shock here in Los Angeles, and I think the basketball world eyes also still devastated by the loss of Kobe Bryant.

And then when you think about they were rolling and I think the key weekend Keyshawn was on a Friday night, we played Milwaukee and beat Milwaukee.

And then on Sunday, we played the Clippers.

And remember when we first played the Clippers the first two games they had beat the Lakers?

And on that Sunday, the Lakers beat the Clippers, and that gave them the confidence in the moment.

Um, and then the season stopped because of covert 19, uh, not knowing what was going to happen.

Give Adam Silver, the commissioner, mbah a lot of credit for thinking about a bubble and creating that bubble and putting all the health protocols in place.

But I think once the Lakers decided to go to the bubble and all the other teams as well, so I want to say thank you to all the players and all the organizations.

The Lakers found their rhythm and and really LeBron James had said that he was coming to Los Angeles.

He told me when I sat down with them that his whole purpose was to win the championship and put the Lakers back where they belong.

And, um, he did exactly that and I think the world got a chance to see.

Also not only is LeBron LeBron James the best basketball player in the world, but we also got a chance to see Anthony Davis performed on the biggest stage, and he dominated as well.

And J well, I thought the role players really play well when you think about Dwight Howard and KCP and and Danny Green and then Alice Caruso was a fireplug and a spark plug off the bench as well.

And then the man who really just also along with LeBron and A D.

Rondo was just special on special doing the whole whole playoff run.

So congratulations to to coach Vogel and and Rob Pelinka and Jeanie Buss because it was just a special run and I think that gave the Dodgers a lot of mo mentum when they started and said Hey, we let's do this Lakers did.

It is our turn, and I was happy for Clayton Kershaw.

I was happy for Dave Roberts, our manager, you know, to get the monkey off their back.

And then I was just happy for all everybody who live in Los Angeles because the Dodgers and Lakers are the the champs of the world.

And so it's just a special special time for me.

And I know Kobe and Dr Buss and Chick Hearn was looking down from heaven and and being very proud themselves.

Magic.

There's no doubt it's been Ah, it's been a crazy year all the way around.

Take me back a couple of years ago because I give you so much credit with the way everything kind of happened with the Lakers organization, obviously so much respected Jeanie Buss and Rob Pelinka what they're able to do.

But I mean that that initial conversation with LeBron James, you set the foundation for him to come to L.

A.

How does that make you feel when you watch it all come to fruition like that?

And it pans out in the world championship for a team that obviously it's so close to your heart?

Well, It makes me feel great.

J will.

And because, you know, first of all, you know, you had to just explain to LeBron enrich Paul.

We all three were sitting there and I said, Listen, we're not going to be a dominant team.

Uh, your first year?

Are you going to be okay with that?

You know, I think we could make the playoff, but I don't think we're gonna have a chance to win the championship.

And he said, No, I'm here for the long run.

And so to see it all work out in the workout for Jeanie Buss workout for LeBron and and the whole organization and the fan base.

I was very happy And what I told to LeBron that day, We gotta get people who could do multiple things.

And I think that that's why Ah, lot of people told me not to sign Rondo, but I said no.

Rondo was a champion.

He plays better and takes his game to another level in the playoffs, you know?

So despite what people told me, I knew what multiple ball handlers J will.

Guys, you got two guys that could make guys better.

It was gonna be better for the Lakers.

And so and then, when Rob Pelinka pulled off the Anthony Davis trade, that really just took the Lakers to the championship level.

So and, uh, I'm just happy that it worked out.

Um, you know, it was a great run for me.

And now to see the Lakers as champions is just it just blows my mind.

And again the sea.

Jeanie Buss as a woman standing there knowing that she put this all together makes me really proud.

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