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A Sports Ethos presentation we got a monster

monster Wednesday to recap we also have a hit with a first-time guest on the

podcast Gerald Burge a first-time guest on the podcast, Gerald Bourquet on the show, to discuss the evolution of the Phoenix

Sons and of course Christopher Paul.

And as I think about it, we should probably do that first.

So before we really truly get settled in for our big Wednesday recap, I'm going to tell you first of all I'm Dan Bespers at Dan Bespers on Twitter D-A-N-B-E-S-B-R-I-S.

This is a sports ethos presentation, but I want to dive in with Gerald really fast here right at the outset and let's check in on the Phoenix Sun's.

So look, this week has now unofficially become Chris Paul's Celebration Week and I see no better way to sort of

ring the bell on that than to talk to someone who's been covering this whole

process. That's Gerald Bourquet. He's the lead son's writer for pH and X sports.

Gerald, first of all, welcome to the show for a first time.

It's really a pleasure to have you.

Yeah, absolutely.

Thanks for having me on.

Okay, so we're going to be doing a little bit of like a time traveling twist here where this is being recorded

a few hours before Chris Paul makes his return to the Sun's lineup, but most folks by the time they hear it now

will know will have known how that went. So with that in mind, Gerald, what I kind of want to go back to the beginning you know we played a few minutes in a game on November 7th Chris Paul did came out

We were told it was heel soreness and not much was made of it at the time and now all of a sudden four weeks later, four and a half weeks later, full month really, he resurfaces with an upgrade to questionable tag he's ready to go

what was the feeling you got kind of being around the team in terms of you know why

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