Christian.

Very gentle.

Very Christian and friends.

Gorgeous.

Move from Luke Adachi.

What did he dio?

Look, this is your first Christmas Day game in the NBA.

What are you looking forward to about it?

Oh, yeah.

Very excited.

Uh, no, This is my first one.

And we played the champions.

That's what.

I'm excited, too.

So it's gonna be fun day fun game because a lot of people is gonna be watching, so I hope that is gonna be a great game.

Do you have a favorite Christmas memory from growing up when you were little kids, the presence you got?

I think that was my favorite part in the morning.

So I'm going to sleep.

This historic 2020 MBA championship belongs to the Los Angeles Lakers.

So this year, instead of getting presents under the tree for Christmas, you are getting the defending champion L A Lakers.

The first time you played LeBron James, you were only 19 years old.

We've seen the picture of you standing outside the locker room waiting for him to sign a jersey.

So much has changed since then.

You know, because I remember the whole first game was very special.

you know, it's something I remember a long time You got it Now is way different than the first game.

You know, first game against him against the Lakers.

So it's obviously different, but I think now is like it's still special.

But, you know, you're just different situation.

You're just trying to win.

Okay, good luck keeping it better.

You have one of the greatest to ever play the game fawning over you.

You have the Mavericks team built around you.

You never seem to show the pressure that all of that brings.

How do you manage that?

I mean, there's always say, You know, there's been pressure since I was a little kid.

I don't know, but I think I learned through to the road when I've been since Madrid.

I mean, there's a look.

It I have had pressure.

I think so.

I think it's just grow that you learned game by game practice, but practice no face, no case.

You recently won a bet with one of your teammates, Jalen Bronson, over a video game challenge you guys had.

Can you please explain to America what happened?

So we played FIFA the bed waas.

If you lose this.

We gotta wear a cowboy jersey because he's in his an Eagles fan.

You know, it wasn't just that you made him where Cowboys jersey, Look out.

What did the name plate on the back of the jersey say, Look, a son?

You know, I had to put some fun in it, you know, make me proud.

Water performance.

That's legend stuff right there.

Gotcha.

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You were phenomenal in the bubble in the playoffs against the Clippers.

You had that double overtime 43 point masterpiece.

But you guys still lost the Siri's.

What did you take away from that?

It was my first playoff.

Siri's phone basketball.

Our emotions I'm probably did back there.

Way fought way.

Gave everything that we could.

Luke Adachi is going to win the MVP.

He will be the undisputed best player on that team.

You and I have talked about the fact that you want to win M V P.

It's one of your goals.

Las Vegas oddsmakers have said you are actually the favorite to win M V P.

This year.

Do you think that you could do it?

I think I could do it, but you know, that's not my first go apart from it, you know, it's great to see that my goal is always win a championship, you know?

E think not just mine.

The whole we're gonna Jason, goal.

You know, hopefully, some days we're going to achieve it.

Yeah.

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