He is Jalen Rose. I'm David Jacoby. We are Jalen and Jacobi. What is it that we do, sir.

We give the people what they want. We have a full slate of NFL games to get you prepared for, but we start in Houston where the new head coach, Stephen Silas, had this to say about the disgruntled James Harden.

Well, I haven't spoken to him since the trade.

And to be honest with you in situations like this,

I've been, this is whatever, 22nd year in the NBA,

and when stuff like this kind of happens where there's a little indecision and stuff going

on, I kind of take a step back and allow guys some space.

Giving them some space, Jalen, giving them some space.

What do you think about Coach Salallis' approach to this?

It totally makes sense. When Coach Silas signed on to be the Rockets coach, he got the green

light from James Hardin, for example, and support. That doesn't necessarily mean James

wants to play the rest of his career there. So they understand as professionals, he talked

about how long he's been in the game,

but James still has two more seasons left under contract.

And I believe, just like I assume the coach believes when it's mandatory for James to show up,

he's going to show up.

He's a dynamic player, Jacoby, and I'm going to continue to stress for the sanctity of the game.

When you have top 10 players, they're pillars in the league.

They're the elite superstars.

And I pay attention when Kevin Durant, Kauai Leonard, and Anthony Davis end up on other teams. Now when Dame Liller and James Hardin,

and we're going to be talking about the Greek freak and Jokic,

like it's important for the balance of the game

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