Hello, welcome to the Hoop Collective podcast.

We talk about the NBA, which we're doing on Thursday evening,

joining us from Northern California, home base.

It's Anthony Slater.

I'm just glad All-Star Weekends not here this year.

Yeah.

By the way, I think America has come to know your backyard.

Good. But you really put it on blast. I mean, they were probably like, oh, yeah, I guess I've thought about that. And you just planted it on a viral comment where you were ranting about something that I'm sure you're going to be ranting about soon again.

Never. I'll never do that. Join us from Los Angeles where thank God I escaped from today, but Vince Goodwill will hold

down our coverage this weekend.

Not the only one.

Trust me, but this is the day before the hell hope begins in L.A., Wendy.

Slater, Vinnie was, sorry, Vince was too clean on NBA today. His suit that he had today was like, we don't, we don't meet that standard on NBA today. You know, we dress up a little bit. I heard some sunglasses too, right? He, I don't even know what that was, you know. That's a Detroit thing. That's all. It's a Detroit thing. It's like, it's like what Melo does. you know, Mello has the shades, like the half shades when he's... Melo, you can't even see his eyes. I have a... The tint is dark enough. I got some nice eyes. They're not transitioners, right? Where it's like... They are a little transition. They're a little... Hennessy tent is the exact phrase. There you go. As if it wasn't black enough, it's, Hennessy Tent is the exact phrase.

There you go.

As if it wasn't black enough, it's called Hennessy Tent.

That is the exact time.

I promise you, this day in black history.

All you need to know about Vince Goodwill Slater is that I once went to a black tie wedding and he wore white. was it white? You didn't wear, you wore a different color tuxedo. You know, you were blue. You wore a blue tuxedo. It was a blue tux. I was going to say white to the wedding. I take it back. I, that was a total foul by me, total insult to Vince. I want to pretend like that didn't say that that. He wore a blue tuxedo to a black tie wedding and he pulled it off. All right. He wants to stand out, you know, I get it. I'm just telling you, he operates on a different level. We're all, we're all following him. Okay. That's cute, Wendy. All right. On the, this is where we're going to start where I'm going to ask you guys. Now, I've gone on rants with you before and feel free. You guys sort of sit back and let me rant, but feel free to jump in on what I'm about to do because I have some announcements we're going to make. Can't wait. I intend to follow through with these edicts that I'm going to make.

They're edicts for myself.

I would never issue an edict for anybody else on my podcast, but not my podcast, our podcast.

With peace and love, I am going to retire discussing several topics because I just, I can't do it anymore, okay? The first topic that I'm

prepared to say with peace and love, I am not going to discuss the tanking situation anymore.

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