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It's our number two, our number two of the Ben Maller radio program as we chop the show down in the podcast format, limited commercial interruption.

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So this hour, we examine the ejection of the Denver Nuggets, Nicola Yokic. Should he have been ejected? Did the referees screw it up? And also, are the 2021 Phoenix Suns a great team

or a lucky team.

And I've also been taking some criticism for past comments I made about Chris Paul.

I will stand by those comments here in our number two.

Well, if you had the suns setting in the NBA playoffs, well, you are a loser, a loser.

Welcome in the beginning of another hour of the Ben Mather Show.

We are in the air everywhere as we treat insomnia coast to coast, border to border,

and beyond on the vast and powerful

microphones of FSR emanating live from the sweatshop slaving away over the red-hot microphones

and the Fox Sports Radio Studios.

Hope all as well with you.

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