But Joel and Beat and Ben Simmons also wanted to have a fresh cut for the All Star Game.

So they went to a Barbara that Barbara happened to test positive for Covid 19, meaning they could not play in the game.

What do you think about this development about the two All Stars from the Sixers, I think as a professional.

And it's not just for those two guys.

I'm actually talking about the NBA.

You know how they did above them with barbers and players and coaches.

We saw the All Star Game coming right, so I think what they probably could have did has made it so that all of the guys can actually get their hair cut in Atlanta at the hotel.

What a noble thought.

What a noble thought for a multi billion dollar conglomerate.

You make sure that the barber, especially you just learned from the Kansas City Chiefs you had a reference you had a reference the Kansas City Chiefs remember there's something happening called the Super Bowl and a few of their players with their barber was standing in line for some strange reason to get their hair cut.

The 21st, 22nd, 23rd person.

And then they realized that he tested positive.

And so I hated that Those two gentlemen didn't get a chance to play Ben Simmons for his athleticism, and he would have brought some of that defense of problem was that you wanted to see and then Joel and be is having an MVP caliber year.

And now they're both gonna miss games later this week to Kobe.

See, it ain't just about the All Star Game.

They got a quarantine for seven days and their team plays later this week, probably on.

I think, Thursday and Friday.

Both of those guys are gonna miss those games.

Quarantine the barber.

It's really simple.

The dunk contest was trash, you know, was trash.

You know, there was a boring dunk contest.

You know, there was not one single good performance that was worthwhile.

You know, we're never talking about the dunk contest again, but you still think the Anthony Simon's earned and deserves that dunk contest championship like you're really sleeping on this dunk right there.

Dog, the kiss the rim, is it?

Kiss the really crazy look at that for you if you have.

If I need to see it on the replay, you need to explain it.

But it's not that impressive.

No, no, that did not do.

It was shot.

I'm not gonna lie.

But he lost.

I've walked out of the room to get a beverage.

It came back and I was like, Oh, he wants with the kiss the rim lying close to kissing, kissing?

No.

So we're gonna blame him for you.

Getting beverages like you are gonna have beverages anyway, is that you're gonna have beverages Anyway.

I'll get three point contest, the All Star game.

You're gonna It's what I do.

In my arguments on campus, I tried to just avoid the main topic.

That was not a good done.

That was not a good done.

He dunked it.

He blew kisses the rim, you said You said, if somebody has to explain to me what happened, then you're knocking points off.

You don't think it's dope?

I'm saying to you is if he physically kisses the rim at 12 ft in the air With that velocity he had knocked all of his teeth out of his mouth.

What are you saying?

Like that is nasty, You nasty boy.

Congratulations to him.

Well, I did not enjoy the dunk contest.

I want to see those trophies on a small mark lutely walking.

This is for you and Oregon.

This is for you.

For negative, Jacoby.

I have mhm.

So Adam Silver watches the television show and then listens to the podcast twice every single day.

So, Adam, I have a message for you.

Just kill the skills contest.

This needs to go.

This just absolutely does not need to exist.

Does anyone enjoy watching?

Look at these two dudes dribbling between cones and then the thumbs down chest passing the net.

That's the highlight.

Like, what are we even doing with the skills contest?

Why does this exist?

Why do we even bother with this Jalen Anthony Rose?

Why?

Oh, man, You know what?

I can front the past through the net.

It kind of reminds me of some some cats that are sitting in the office, and they're like, you know what?

What would George Mike and do in this situation?

You know, let's create one of those drills you know, You know, next year Nation that is just as the mic and drill hook, since big guys are winning it next year.

I got a drill at the mic and drill.

You do have to warm up next year.

You gotta make 50 in a row.

What are we even doing?

Like I don't even enjoy that.

If someone's like, Hey, go do this and be like, why we have the dunk Contest of three point Contest.

We don't need the skills challenge the skills.

Competition should just be supported with the only person that warmed up, And he's the only person who even warmed up.

No more skills competition.

Adam, listen, we all have to admit our failure.

We have a ton of failed segments on this program.

Over the last 10 years, we've made more failures than successes.

But at least we are smart enough to know when we've done wrong and you've done wrong with the skills competition moving on, Mr Rose.

There was one thing that was very nice about last night's event, and that was that.

The proceeds went to H B.

C.

U S.

What did that mean to you and what do you think about that?

Wrinkle.

So for me to Kobe, some people might look at the $3 million figure and think it's astronomical.

Some people might think it's minimal, but what I want to teach everybody.

It's just about the introduction to the NBA audience in the stage of the great work that's happening over the decades and decades at H B.

C.

U S how many players in the NBA many coaches have been products of HBCU s.

So now when you highlight the work that's being done there, hopefully that creates more people wanting to actually donate to the work that they're doing.

So I'm proud of the NBA's players for owning this.

I'm proud for the league for instituting this, but now she'll turn NFL.

You're on the clock.

We will see about that.

We will also see what the impact of Blake Griffin on the Brooklyn Nets will be.

Jalen, he was on the Pistons.

I know you watched every single Pistons game.

What do you think?

Will Blake Griffin be part of the crunch time?

Five for the Brooklyn Nets, moving forward toward the end of the regular season in the playoffs and shot to my brother Steve Nash actually ran into him a couple of days ago, and while everybody knows him to be a great basketball player and two time M V P, it's great at soccer and he's great at tennis.

With that being, said, Blake Griffin in Detroit was charged with being the highest paid and best player on the team in Brooklyn.

He's gonna be a minimum salary player and required to be the fourth or fifth best player on that team.

So, yes, he'll be able to flourish in that role because he's an intelligent veteran.

That's an improved three point shooter.

He has a good handle for somebody his size, and he has chemistry with DeAndre Jordan that always matters.

But I'm pretty sure they're probably telling him that he'll be a part of the closing five.

But I think Jeff Green is actually gonna be a part of the closing five and Katie is going to play a lot of minutes at the five position.

But either way, this is a good pick up.

It gives them depth and the Nets are going forward this year.