Welcome to the Athletic NBA show Monday through Friday on the Athletic Podcast Network.

And welcome to another edition of Hoops to Jason.

I am David Aldridge in D.C.

In LA, Was Lambray, Was, first, let me offer my condolences to you and your family, bro.

Thank you so very much.

I just want to send a rest of peace shout out to my brother and collaborator Michael Brooks.

You know, he started a career in independent media.

Cared about porn working people more than probably anybody I've ever met in my

life and he dedicated his life to that. He passed away suddenly yesterday morning at the hospital in

Brooklyn, New York. He was 36 years old. He'll be 37 August 13th. So he's gone too soon and we're going to miss him dearly.

But just to rest and peace, shout out to Michael Brooks. And his family, his loved ones, his supporters, because I noticed people that listen to this show that love Mike. So, you know, just shout out to Mike and his family.

Yeah, man. All our condolences to Michael and his family as well.

We want to talk about what's been going on down in Orlando.

We got the results yesterday, the league, and the union announced them as they have been the last several weeks jointly, that they had tested more than 300 players for the last several weeks jointly that they had tested more than 300 players for the last week

over the last seven days and there was zero positive tests out of more than 300 players that

were tested down in Orlando which is a really good sign so I want to bring in someone who is living the bubble life right now,

who was one of those players, presumably, that's doing okay.

And it's looking good so far from the Los Angeles Lakers.

My buddy Jared Dudley, J.D., what's up, man?

What's going on, fellas, out here just hanging out, just got done with practice, and nice little late, late lunch. And then, man, you know what, it's just really, really, really, you know, summer camp again, basically over here. So it's a little bit different, unique, man, but I'm just truly blessed to be able to have an opportunity to finish this season.

You know, a lot of, Jared, a lot of people have likened it to AAU ball.

I don't know how much of that rings true to you.

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