Ja SUSPENDED & Cade’s PROBLEM + Giannis MVP & Pelicans TEARDOWN?

Road Trippin’ Show

Rain Delay

Sports, Basketball

4.7 • 2.3K Ratings

🗓️ 5 November 2025

⏱️ 62 minutes

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In this week’s episode of The Road Trippin's Show, RJ, Perk, and Channing break down Ja Morant’s “lost joy,” the Grizzlies’ locker‑room rift, and whether Memphis should split up. RJ explains the Celtics–Jazz no‑call on Jaylen Brown, Perk crowns the Bucks’ early surge, and “Tuesday Trash Day” hits the Nets and Pelicans. Plus: Pistons ceiling and Cade’s co-star problem, the surging Lakers, and how Kyrie’s return will impact Cooper Flagg’s development. Watch on YouTube: https://youtu.be/jRNpUvK5Rjc Chapters: 0:00 - Intro 2:07 - Ja Morant Drama: Grizzlies Coach Calls Out Leadership 2:49 - "I Lost My Joy" - Ja's Emotional Press Conference 7:00 - Channing: "I Could Kick (More) In" - Ja Shooting 13% from 3 12:27 - Perk: "This Relationship Is OVER" with Memphis 13:59 - Detroit Pistons 5-2: Eastern Conference Finals? 14:31 - Can Cade Cunningham Win Without No. 2? 20:09 - Giannis Game Winner & MVP Case 21:30 - Bucks Finding Identity + Ryan Rollins Emergence 24:54 - Tuesday Trash Day: Nets & Pelicans Struggles 28:10 - "Nets Might Go 0-30" 29:39 - Road Rules: Jaylen Brown "BULLSH*T" Call Breakdown 35:10 - Bulls vs Sixers Preview: Josh Giddy Triple-Double? 41:49 - Kyrie Irving 2025 Return Timeline 46:53 - Derek Jeter's Gold Thong Story 50:14 - NBA Slump Stories: Channing & Richard's Worst 55:47 - Lakers-Spurs Preview: Best Duo & JJ Redick COTY? 59:02 - Outro Follow The Road Trippin' Show on socials: Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/roadtrippin/ TikTok - https://www.tiktok.com/@roadtrippinpod X - https://x.com/roadtrippinpod Follow Richard - https://www.instagram.com/richardajefferson/ Follow Perk - https://www.instagram.com/kendrickperkins/ Follow Channing - https://www.instagram.com/channingfrye/ Follow Allie - https://www.instagram.com/al.clifton/ Follow Devin - https://www.instagram.com/devinharris34/ Produced by Rain Delay Media - https://www.raindelaymedia.com/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	There's no point of return. This relationship is over.
0:03.0	This is a guy that used to be dancing on the floor. This is a guy that plays with emotion.
0:09.0	That joy is not there. You give me a hundred tries? I could kick that in there 13 times.
0:14.0	We might look up and the Nets might be 0 and 30.
0:17.0	If I was a Celtics fan, if I was your teammate, 1,000%. I'm getting fine.
0:22.0	If I'm Utah, I'm sitting here like, look, two players slipped over.
0:25.8	Clean your floor, Boston.
0:27.6	Perkins is not an offensive dude.
0:29.1	Wasn't he going to get a slump for playing hard?
0:31.4	And getting rebounds?
0:32.7	He's not an offensive to hook shots.
0:34.8	A gold thong?
0:54.8	Yeah. offensive to hook shots? A gold thorn? Cheers, cheers, cheers, cheers, cheers, cheers.
0:56.5	Welcome to this edition of Road Tripping.
1:00.4	I'm your host, Ali Clifton, Richard Jefferson, Channing Fry, Kendrick Perkins, stepping in from Houston.
1:05.4	How are we doing?
1:06.9	How are we feeling, guys?
1:07.9	Oh, we got a home game tomorrow, so there's no travel. That Lakers wimby. How are you feeling, chosen? Great. Oh, yeah, you know, got to stay fit. Got to stay fit it. Stop it. Now this season's been crazy. Stop. See, this is why you sit on neckouts. Why don't thigh so big? He chose to sit next to you today. I know it. I just, the energy is wild over here. Just listen, the season's been great. It's a lot of extra drama stuff between Balmer and Jha and all this other stuff, but it's been great. Kirk, how are you doing? How are you living? I feel outstanding. Thanks for asking.
1:45.2	Anytime. I miss your face. I miss you in the presence of us. But we'll see you on Thursday. Well, we? Yeah. That is for sure. Oh, yeah. Here in the road trip and studios in L.A. We're going to get right to it. We're going to start road running this past weekend in NBA Cup action. we saw a lot of things get spicy between the gris.
2:03.3	New head coach, Tumas Isolo. road running this past weekend in NBA Cup action. We saw a lot of things get spicy between the
2:01.9	gris. New head coach, Tumas Isolo and Jah Morant. After the Lakers game on Friday, that's where
2:08.2	we're going to start. Jah had eight points. He went three or 14 from the field, seven assists
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