Hello and welcome to the Whoops Electives podcast. We talk about the NBA. We're doing it on Thursday afternoon.

Joining me from Minneapolis where he is flown in for James Hardin's first game as a 76 year we think on Friday is Tim Bontems.

He better play on Friday given I got a very early to come here. I'll be very unhappy if he doesn't play but he should play.

So we're that hamstrings. They okay. A. Okay. That's what they say.

Getting us from Dallas for there's an ice storm when he couldn't make the Salt Lake. Maybe he makes it there tomorrow. Maybe he doesn't.

Band McMahon.

Howdy partners.

Band from a band from all flights out of Dallas last two days for what I have the good news is the flights for cancel before I left for the airport which is always preferable then when it happens while you're sitting there waiting so that's true.

Life could be worse. That's true. I am headed to Milwaukee tomorrow for nuts bucks over the weekend where Ben Simmons won't play should be fun.

But I guess Kyrie Irving will that'll be nice. Okay. So guys that since we last talked.

That interesting all star weekend. Bontems was there. We hung out with man. You were missed.

I did not miss you guys just for the record.

We we drew straws on Saturday night. Bontems got the three point contest. I got the skills competition to cover.

Who got the dunk contest.

And make make man.

Well, that that's that's suited his skill set.

So, but obviously LeBron had an interesting weekend and it's all been discussed.

What's the fallout of that and so as we get started for the second half or when Simon the second half the last third to be honest with you.

I'm seeing some action here because Bill Plashky the long time columnist from the LA times who no matter what you think of his opinions carries weight in that community and carries weight within the Lakers.

Trust me he has affected Lakers policy in the past.

He comes out on Thursday and declares that the Lakers need to trade LeBron James and this is what I think we're headed towards guys regardless of what happens in this Lakers season.

When Anthony Davis comes back whether they sneak into the playoffs proper or they have to go into the play in and whether we get a clippers Lakers play in game which would be remarkable and all that kind of stuff.

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