Live from Southern California. This is the Jim Rome Show.

Now, as you know, I'm sitting right smack dab in the middle of Southern California. I know you're

well aware of that. Right in the heart of Car Flag Nation and I'm also well aware of the fact that on the way in this morning.

I did not see a single car flag not one not one flying anywhere in the middle of Car Flag Nation, but not one, not two, not three, not four,

not five, not six, not one, none. Believe it or not, I am going to resist the urge to do exactly what everybody else is going to do and make

today all about Car Flag Nation, all about the L.A. L. L. L.A. L. L. L.A. L.

L. geriatric and his alleged, supposed retirement considerations. you see around here

around here losers don't lead

don't misconstrued that

I'm not calling him or them losers. I'm saying they lost. There is a distinction to be made. I am not leading the show with the team or the guy who just got swept out of the Western Conference finals.

Why would I do that?

Even if, said losers, and they're not losers per se,

they're losers of the series, and again, they were swept.

Even if they're desperate for attention. I'm not doing that. Not here.

Around here, if you get your ass swept out of the playoffs, it's not about you. If you can't put together four

solid quarters in any single game in an entire conference final series, then it's about the other guy.

It's about the other team.

I'll get to you, but I'm not going to start with you. Today is not about the Lakers. Today it's about the team

that kicked the BRICS Show's ass four times in a row, aka the first time Western Conference champion Denver Nuggets.

Mile High Country.

It finally happened. Mile High country. If you want to go full double rainbow guy this morning, you go right ahead

In fact, I'd be shocked if you didn't.

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