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Welcome to the ringer NBA show today. We're gonna talk to Shay Serrano, staff writer

at the ringer author New York Times bestseller. The rap yearbook is the book if

you don't have it, you should go buy it immediately. And it is the day of

Russ versus Kevin Durant. So how early did you wake up, Shay Serrano?

I was up maybe about 445 this morning. 445. Now did you wake up at 445 because

that would be when you would normally get up or was it the brewing excitement

of Russ versus Kevin Durant? I was so excited for this game that I couldn't I

was trying my hardest to keep my eyes closed and they just like in a horror movie

with a monster comes to life like you jolt oh my god that was that's what I did.

All right so is this you you posted yesterday when when all this went down and

Durant went to the Warriors and and Westbrook's state where he was is this good guy

versus bad guy in your mind. Yes 100% yes. Why? I knew when I said 100% yes and I was supposed to keep talking right there

but I wanted to see how long it was gonna take of me not saying anything before you asked me why.

I know in my head it's not actually good guy versus bad guy but it's just more fun to put those sort of

storylines in place when you're watching the game. I think the best part of all of this stuff is

of any sort of sport is always the human drama part so I just like to plug those things

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