Hello, Lakers Nation.

Welcome into the Lakers Nation.com podcast.

It's game day.

It's Saturday, apparently also Catterday.

Studio Stu, the studio cat is making his appearance here as we're kicking off the show.

But welcome in, everybody.

And we've got Lakers Nuggets tonight.

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lakers nation come hang out with us 530 pacific time lakers nuggets game one joining me it's don't call

me denver ron gutterman joining this show ron how you doing i'm doing great. Again, we said this last time. It is merely a

coincidence that my availability lines up with every time the Lakers play the Nuggets. It's merely a

coincidence and nobody believes that, but I'm just going to say it anyway.

Rod, I mean, just to clarify again, you are, you are not actually a Nuggets fan, even though this idea has perpetuated that you are a Denver Nuggets fan, you're in their corner,

you're hoping they win, all that kind of stuff.

That is not actually the case.

No, and for those watching on YouTube, you can see I'm pointing at my wall of Lakers

memorabilia.

I also have, you know, in my closet about 12 Lakers jerseys.

You know, if that's not fandom, not really sure what is.

You know, but sometimes, sometimes and, you know, if that's not fandom, not really sure what is. You know, but sometimes,

sometimes and, you know, dating back to last year, objective basketball analysis has to,

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