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It's hard to read the news these days without asking yourself, how did we get here?

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which resulted in a high-stakes stalemate, ended with one of the most controversial rulings in Supreme Court history.

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This is very straightforward. It is not that uncomplicated. It is a time to create a lot of

unbelievable speculation. You are selling optimism. You are selling false optimism.

If you are working in the currency of make-believe trade rumors, you sell it.

You sell it hard.

And that's what's going on right now.

This is a cakewalk for the rumor mongers of the world.

And people are going crazy, become unhinged by some of the speculation going around the NBA.

Now, for the purposes of this hour, at the beginning, by George,

we will start with Paul George.

That woge bomb dropping of nuclear fashion.

NBA fans in certain cities becoming unhinged because of Paul George.

My goodness.

All right.

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