Welcome to Point Game with John Wall and C.J. Toldano presented by Draft Kings.

Don't forget, Draft Kings is your home for all the action across the NBA and gets you closer to the game we all love. The Crown is yours. We have a very special episode today. We are joined by the captain, 1996 national champion Kentucky Wildcats and the brand new coach of the

University Kentucky men's basketball team Mark Pope but before we get to that we got to get

John's reaction here on the finals that just wrapped up Celtics in the

winner so John you've been kind of calling it as the Celtics we're gonna take it all

this whole season since we started this pod so wanted to get your reaction upon seeing them close this thing out in five

and finally get their first title with the Jaylon Brown and Tatum era.

I think it was great like I told you before I felt like they had to win this championship.

If they didn't, I think, you know, like before a lot of people said when they lost in

20, 22 I think to the warriors there was like they got to split them up they don't they're not they're great they're both great players but they don't have enough to get it done and you know you always have those debates we have two superstars or two stars in the back court or two stars on one team.

Like how do they cause this and can they play the well together?

So then to finally get over that hump and win the championship, I think it was decided for them.

They really enjoyed it.

I know they're probably on the high right now living in a moment still.

And like you listen to the interview out the game. A lot of them kept saying it feels so surreal, like they can't believe it. They still haven't

registered in their mind that they won a championship.

So I think it was dope.

Like I said, I called it all season.

I thought it was gonna play Denver.

But you know, like the maps made some trades.

Other teams made some trades.

Other teams got better. And Minnesota had a heck of a run and Dallas got over the hump but

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