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fsrr this is the best of the herd with colin cowher on fox sports radio welcome to the herd on a

beautiful thursday out here in los angeles me jasonIntyre, still in for Colin Coward. Now, I haven't talked to him in a couple days. I don't know if he's scuba diving, parasailing. I don't know what he's doing in a clear blue water area that I'm not allowed to reveal. But I'm joined by Alex Curry. Alex is so fired up for today's show. Oh my gosh. Come on. Last night was magical. Like that was... What happened? Did you have a hot date last night? What are you talking about? No. Oh, Luca Dodgers. I don't know. Like, Luca, like, it felt like that was his official arrival to the Lakers. Like, best game, we saw the tears, which was, I started crying. I was like, oh, no, you did not. What is happening? I cry when I see other people cry. I cry at everything. Like, I'm a very emotional human. I actually vomit when I see other people vomiting, which is similar. Yeah, it's not great. No, it's not. Let's not start the show with vomit. Let's start with the tears, because the tears were flowing, and then the points were. Last night in Dallas for Luca Donch. It's my man. You know, this is real. Honestly, guys, I'm not like a starstruck individual, but I did run into Steph Curry a couple years ago. I was like, Steph, I got to get a photo. There's only a handful of athletes I do that for, and Luca

Donchich is right there at the top. I am so in awe of this guy to watch him crying,

pregame back in Dallas last night, sitting on the bench, and then he comes in and just starts

dropping threes, folks folks it was a phenomenal event

last night in dallas you don't see this often and i'm so happy for lucca donchich you guys know i'm

i'm a i'm a laker fan obviously but watching him watch that tribute video and uh p s there was a lot

of skinny luka in that tribute video he has put on some weight no doubt about it we. We'll get to Nico Harrison and why he traded him shortly. But then Luca just comes out. Look at him. Cooking. Step back 3 AD. How you like that? It was a master class from Luca. 45 points. His, I guess you'd say his best game as the Laker. It's only game 27, folks. That's like one-third of a regular

season with the Lakers. Luka was cooking all night. Lakers get the win. And I believe last night's game was pretty much a blueprint for what we'll see in the playoffs. Luca early, set the tone. He's fresh. Nobody can guard him. I'm sorry, even though he's heavier than he used to be. Nobody can guard Luca Donchich. And then, you know, Luca gets his rest.

LeBron comes in late as the... Nobody can guard him. I'm sorry, even though he's heavier than he used to be. Nobody can guard Luca Donchich. And then, you know, Luca gets his rest.

LeBron comes in late as the closer. Fourteen for LeBron and the fourth. Lakers inch closer to that coveted third seed.

And if you look at what Luca did in the first half, he had 31 points. The math starters at 35. Luca was phenomenal.

And after the game, here's Luca talking about the tribute video and his return to Dallas.

So many emotions.

When I was watching that video, I was like, there's no way I'm playing this game.

But, you know, all my teammates have my back.

They were really supporting me, so I really appreciate that.

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