A number one overall pick and just all around awesomeness China ago.

Okay, welcome, my friend.

Today and Perk are both former McDonald's.

All Americans were really excited to have you both here as we prepared to announce the 2021 boys and Girls roster.

This is one of the best things we do with the jump all year.

The McDonald's All American Games, the premier high school basketball showcase featuring the nation's top 48 girls and boys players.

This is a decades long tradition.

48 high school seniors comprising the top 20 for female athletes and male athletes in the country selected to participate every year.

This is really sort of the opening stamp for a lot of people before they make it into the NBA.

The W.

Saying You have arrived on the national stage, much like the senior year seasons of these athletes Commemorating the players, and then it's gonna look different this year, due to Cove in 19 this year, McDonald's made the difficult decision to forgo the in person games, but they will honor the 2021 class through a virtual celebration that will highlight the Ronald McDonald House charities, which is just amazing force for good in this country.

The decision was made in the interest of protecting, of course, the health and safety of the student athletes, their family and staff.

So today you played in the 2010 game.

What was that experience like?

Yeah, first of all, Thank you, Rachel.

I wanna just first and foremost in love to Tiger Woods.

Send healing energy there, you know, as a fellow Stanford grad, and just he was the embodiment.

He is the embodiment of excellence at his craft.

Especially when he was at Stanford, and he inspired a young freshman.

You know, that was on campus like myself, who a year before played in the 2000 and 10 McDonald's All American game.

And that was one of the most fun weeks off my hoops career.

And my game was in Columbus, Ohio.

Yeah, Turn, turn up.

But seriously, it was just a pure honored to be considered one of the best of the best, knowing that, you know, we've got next.

My class had Tobias Harris had Kyrie Irving, which is why I could tell people I know exactly his perspective.

One night he was playing video games.

Another night.

You're reading the book.

Just a different guy.

Tristan Thompson, Harrison Barnes, Bria Hartley, Chelsea Gray.

The McDonald's All American game.

You know, it's really special, and it's really that elite Letterman kind of group that binds you and follows you until you know this day.

So congratulations the McDonald's All American class of 2021.

As you said, Rachel, these names are going to define the NBA and the W MBA for years to come absolutely and perk.

We just saw highlight right or distant replay you played in that 2003 McDonald's All American game with LeBron Chris Paul, a host of other future MBA stars.

What was that experience like for you?

I know they're all saying, by the way, we got to play with Kendrick Perkins.

The way I look, I was the best thing popping.

Rachel, get LeBron Forget C three now, but it was a great experience, you know, back then we didn't have social media, so we didn't have have cell phones or we could go check our cell phones and see if we made the game.

So I was running to the library to get the updates and things to that nature.

By the way, I had a cool six and six in like 12 minutes because I injured my shoulder, but it was a great experience.

Overall.

I'm telling you cannot take home it for granted.

Look Way had to play in Cleveland, Ohio, because of LeBron James.

He won the dunk contest.

He won the M v p.

He want everything.

I mean, you just had to find your niche and find your spot to shine.

But overall, it was a great experience, and the thing I love most was that we got to be able for my first time.

I was able to hear from N B.

A current MBA players that was in the n B A at the time, Like Darius Miles.

Call those boozers who came in and talk to us about what is going to take to get to the league and what is like being in the MBA.

So the overall experience visiting the Ronald McDonald House was a great experience.

I got the McDonnell.

I got my jersey hanging up in my man cave, and I'm gonna cherish it until I'm gone, okay?

And Then I'm gonna hand it over to my kids, and they better hand it over to their grandkids.

Rachel, listen, Before you keep going, though, I got a problem right now with my Texas girls in a Okay.

I haven't been I haven't been on.

Listen, Rachel, I got to address her like the numbers on the house real quick.

I haven't been on her show yet.

Okay.

Her Texas day.

The Texas boy.

We're supposed to be bonded.

I haven't got one invite to be on the show, and I feel some type of way.

You see what had happened?

Waas, We know you're both and busy whether it is, you know, first, take whether it is the jump, whether it is analysis, we know you don't miss a game.

I see you tweeting into the middle of the night into the early morning.

I'm just trying to give you some rest, But don't worry.

That invitation is coming soon.

She's coming for you.

Perk.

If we know anything about Cheney, she is relentless.

That invitation will come all right.

Without further ado, it is time to announce the McDonald's All American Game team's roster, starting with the boys Patrick Baldwin Jr.

Paolo Montero, Nate Biddle, Kendal Brown, Kobe Bumpkin, Kennedy Chandler, Max Christie, J.

D.

Davison, Michael Foster, Jackson Grant.

I'm just skipping around, but congratulations to all these guys.

A.

J.

Griffin, Jaden Hardy, Nolan Hickman Chat Holmgren, Harrison Ingram Trevor Kills Aminu Mohammed Keep going.

Jabari Smith.

Peyton Watson.

Oh, let's Let's go over to the women too, because I want to present the girls roster.

Antony.

Lady who?

Sonia Citron.

Miriam Dorada.

I'm sorry.

I hope that's the right way to say that, right?

Carol, I do want to get by the way, as you look at these lists of names all these young women so deserving you'll see Ozzy Funds name.

We're going to continue to talk about her on this show.

She is just who she is.

Coming, folks.

Congratulations to everybody.

Kendall Hunter rave in Johnson.

I'm going through Kayla McPherson, Aaliyah more so many great players here and we wish them and their families.

Congratulations.

And I would like to make the point.

Chin is it's not just the player, right?

Especially the moms give a shout out to all the moms of E every name that we just showed on that screen.

Hold it down.

That's right.

Congratulations throughout their watching today, and you just saw your name up on that screen.

Really, We wish you the best is a remarkable achievement being recognized in this way, and we were looking forward to seeing what you do next.

Consider this a challenge from two former McDonald's all Americans.

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