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The Valenti Show

HOUR 4: Are Professional Athletes Too Detestable?

The Valenti Show

Audacy

Sports

4.31.2K Ratings

🗓️ 6 February 2025

⏱️ 27 minutes

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Summary

Valenti kicks off the final hour of the show giving his thoughts on the Jimmy Butler trade, wondering if there's a larger issue amongst athletes who he deems "detestable". The guys are joined by Wojo and Riger to wrap the show.

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0:00.0

97-1. So I wanted to bring this up because, again, I feel like I can identify certain things.

0:11.1

And it's like, I don't know if anyone agrees with it, but it sure as hell makes sense to me.

0:17.3

And this is kind of a sounding board because tomorrow's going to be all Super Bowl and

0:21.5

TJ's going to be with us and we've got some Amman Ra sound for you and it's going to be it'll

0:26.3

be a good time I promise but NBA trade deadline was today we're not breaking any of that down

0:31.8

it there's just one thing in particular and I've said this about the NBA and the ratings decline and why I'm not enjoying

0:39.5

the league any longer as a guy who used to love the NBA. But it's sports in general. I think there's a bit

0:45.8

of an issue going on. And it's called being detestable. I think a lot of athletes now are detestable.

0:56.9

And it's not just money.

1:01.1

Money is you are paid according to what someone is willing to pay you. And you're commiserate, usually, with your abilities.

1:05.0

What annoys me, and look at that.

1:07.0

He's right up on the screen.

1:09.4

Jimmy Butler has basically now become the walking embodiment of

1:14.3

satan jimmy butler might be my most hated athlete in all of sports and let me tell you why first of all

1:22.4

i don't have a problem if somebody gives a team everything they got and eventually is like, you know what,

1:29.8

I got to go.

1:31.1

Like, I just, I want, I want to win.

1:33.4

Miles Garrett being an example.

1:35.4

Miles Garrett has never been in the news.

1:38.2

Works his ass off.

1:39.6

Gave Cleveland everything he could.

1:41.5

And eventually goes, it is time for me to move on.

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