Hello and welcome to the Hoop Collective podcast.

We talk about the NBA, which we're doing on Tuesday afternoon.

Joining us from the Xfinity Mobile Arena, I think it's called.

I just don't remember.

I'm not trying to be flippant in Philadelphia, where he's going to watch the 76ers play the Phoenix Suns on Tuesday night.

Is Timbott.

Hello, everybody. Yes, a battle of two teams that are in wildly different places than they were a year ago. going to watch the 76ers play the Phoenix Suns on Tuesday night is Timbont Tems.

Hello, everybody.

Yes, a battle of two teams that are in wildly different places than they were a year ago, both much happier.

And in different places than they were when we thought they were at the start of the season, where we were both kind of, I mean, I remember when I was in the preseason, I saw Daryl Mory over in the Middle East and I was like, man, I'm really sorry that your roster is so messed up, you know, because of all these injuries and stuff.

And he's like, well, we're trying. Actually, I do not the truth. I said, I'm sorry that your injury situation is so bleeped up. And he said, well, we're working very hard to unbleep it. And it's been unbleeped and the suns as well. Joining us from Dallas, Texas is Ben McMahon. Howdy, partners, just got a little bit of time at home. I'm waiting on the warriors to come through. And unfortunately, it's kind of a sad tale for that team at this point. By the way, you may have to speak to the Mavericks who are. They're not doing the tanking thing correctly. They've won three straight blowouts. Well, it's very difficult to out-tank the Scrappy Utah Jazz. And frankly, it's very hard to lose to the New York Knicks at this point. And that's something that.

Yeah, we'll get to that in a little bit.

We will.

But you mentioned the very disappointing developments late Monday night.

The Warriors won where they won their 12th out of 16 as they continue to dominate their homestand.

But in a move that will potentially have wide-ranging effects,

both this year and into the future,

Jimmy Butler tore his right ACL during the game.

Huge bummer for any NBA player,

but particularly a player at age 36.

Our guy Jeff Stott's, who runs in street

clothes, has all the injury database. He said it's the second oldest player in NBA history

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