Jayson Tatum Returns, Red-Hot Hornets, and Kerr vs. Kuminga | Real Ones

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🗓️ 6 March 2026

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Logan Murdock, Raja Bell, and Howard Beck are back with another edition of Real Ones and discuss the return of Celtics All-NBA forward Jayson Tatum. Is it too soon for him to return? Could Tatum mess up the chemistry of a Celtics team that currently holds the second spot in the East? The Charlotte Hornets have been hot since the new year with the emergence of rookie Kon Knueppel and 2023 second overall pick Brandon Miller. How tough of an out will they be for teams at the top of the conference? Plus, did Steve Kerr botch the development of Jonathan Kuminga, who's been thriving in Atlanta? (0:00) Intro (2:30) Jayson Tatum Returns (33:05) The Red-Hot Hornets (50:30) Steve Kerr's Comments on Jonathan Kuminga (1:12:39) Real One of the Week Hit the mailbag! realonesmailbag@gmail.com Hosts: Logan Murdock, Raja Bell, and Howard Beck Producers: Victoria Valencia and Clifford Augustin Additional Production Support: Ben Cruz and Conor Nevins The Ringer is committed to responsible gaming. Please check out rg-help.com to find out more, or listen to the end of the episode for additional details. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	What's popping?
0:11.6	Meroon.
0:13.1	Mardock here, Roger Bell there, Howard Beck, in New York.
0:17.3	You're not at the phone bank, are you?
0:19.3	You're not...
0:19.9	Where are you?
0:20.5	What studio are you in? I'm in the studio that you not at the phone bank are you you're not where are you what studio are you in
0:21.6	i'm in the studio that's not amy polar's studio i wasn't quite you got kicked out today okay
0:28.8	it's the other one i don't know what you're talking about phone banks and shit i have no idea
0:32.6	what you're saying all right man let's get to the shits.
0:47.1	We're going to try to have a very constructive conversation about Jason Tatum's return without offending or talking a lot of shit about another NBA legend.
0:47.8	Is that fair?
0:50.7	Can we get through a Jason Tatum conversation without that?
0:53.2	I don't even know which NBA legend you're talking about. No, seriously. Like, there are five different names potentially popped into my head. Oh, okay. I will try not to offend any of them, though. Yeah. You guys didn't see the controversy in the chat? Never mind. Let's just get to it. I can't see the chat. I saw that. You're talking about the trainer?
1:11.7	The trainer.
1:14.2	They're back and forth with the trainer and Carmelo.
1:32.6	Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, that one. That one. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. I mean, yeah, I don't know. I got mixed emotions. I didn't think, I mean, a former player can't, like, of Carmelo's stature, give it vice to Jason Tatum without it, without it being offensive to his trainer? Like, is that, that's the world
1:37.9	we're living in? Like, someone like Carmel. That is the world that we're living in. Carmelow won a
1:41.8	championship as, I believe, a freshman at Syracuse.
1:44.9	He was on multiple gold medal teams, and he can't, one of the best scores, maybe ever.
1:51.7	He can't, he can't give advice to a young fellow like Jason Tatea without his trainer hopping in.
1:56.6	I don't know either.
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