Pardon the Interruption | “Jokic, Nuggets remind Celtics why they’re NBA Champions” – Michael Wilbon

Pardon the Interruption | “Jokic, Nuggets remind Celtics why they’re NBA Champions” – Michael Wilbon

On today’s show hasn’t even started and I’m going to give it straight FS as in Phil and Frank In the Flesh okay see that move that was trumped up a little too trumped up they told me to wear glasses your star is so bright I need two pairs of glasses ain’t that

Bright I never wear sunglasses even in Arizona I I don’t wear sunglasses I don’t either am I ruing squinting a lot I don’t wear them either welcome to p TI corn heist with Peter out so here to get us to the weekend is our great friend Mr Frank [Applause]

Isola Hardy nation’s capital welcome they like the sunglass State of the Union let’s start with the Nuggets beating the Celtics last night and with mini frame as the NBA Finals preview niol yic was his usual triple double cell for Denver and Aaron Gordon had a nasty putback dunk on Boston side side

Jaylen Brown was terrific but MVP candidate Jason Tatum struggled including missing a wide open three-pointer that would have given the Celtics the lead late Frank is the Nuggets win over the Celtics after all is said and done a big deal little Deal or No Deal I think it’s a big deal

Especially since it’s the second time that they beat him this year and you look at the end of the game Tatum could have salvaged a poor game by knocking down that three he misses and look what Nicole yic does he had a great game all night was keeping them off balance

Backing the defender down backing him down what’s he going to do going to shoot he’s going to kick it out for three no he throws it up at the rim for Aaron Gordon how many dunks in that game how good was Aaron Gordon you know you

Watch that and I get it in the Western Conference I think with Phoenix and I think with also the Clippers could they beat Denver possibly but I still think Denver is the best team because Boston has had the best record in the league they’ve played like the best team they

Had 11 game winning streak before they lost to the Cleveland Cavaliers Denver is going to be a problem for everybody to come playoff time and for the Boston Celtics I think what’s happened to them the last two games especially the way played late in the game the Tatum shot

Against Cleveland last night the way Tatum played I think it knocks him down a few PS Frank I I I agree with you straight down the line first of all I think it’s a a fairly big deal I don’t want to totally overstate it but we’re

Late in the season now we only got 20 games left Denver beat him twice and I going tell you the bigger thing is that joker in these games plays like he what he is he the best player in the world Jason Tatum doesn’t no and you’re still

Wondering about big games I’m not saying he can’t I’m not saying he won’t but you got to prove It ultimately you got to show that you have that in those big games I thought Jaylen Brown looked like he was saying give me I’m ready for the

Smoke and taste Tatum I I just wonder about and Denver they have that forc them and now they filled in around it and I think they’re as good if not better than they were last year and they got still some time so I’m I Boston just

W 11 straight again let’s not get crazy they’re the best team in the East it was crazy though that they were the favorite somehow in Denver what they’re not paying attention in Vegas they’re a little lightheaded the odds makers they don’t know that 5280 is 5,280 ft above

Sea level and every player we’ve ever talked to over the years what do they say it’s it’s a hard place to play it’s a difficult place to play especially on a back toback this wasn’t a back toback they had a day off it it wasn’t so but

But but I’m looking at Denver saying Okay who in the West can challenged him it’s a small list I’m not even sure about Phoenix I mean the Clippers if they’re right and if they’re all healthy the Clippers I I don’t know that anybody else can f I think they’re stying to

Separate but you know the Phoenix did beat them uh two days earlier my thing about this trip for Boston if you look at it for Jason Tatum and Jason Tatum is a terrific player I think he wants to be the MVP and if you’re the best player in

The best team that’s going to go a long way look what happened in Cleveland where they blow a 22-point lead he takes what I I didn’t like the shot that he took at the uh end of the game you know you got to go when you’re down one you

Got to go quicker then look at what happened to him last night and then they get Phoenix this weekend those were going to be three big games to in the first two it makes you wonder about Nicole yic winning again and I’ll say this about Nico yic and I’ve said it

Before he doesn’t have an All-Star in his top eight none of those play and Jamal Murray should have been an allar he never been one but he’s never been one name me the great player that’s winning championships without a fellow Allstar he’s already won one he could

Get’s got an asterisk he’s an All-Star I don’t care what the voters say I don’t care what the vot he should have made it all right we need to talk about last night’s most spectacular highlight how about this Anthony Edwards game saving block Aaron neith was driving to tie the

Game for the Pacers when Edwards launched and blocked the layup attempt at the buzzer to save the Wolves win wow Edwards hit his head on the rim and said he never jumped that high in his life Mike what’s your word for Edward’s block I got two MVP that’s the first one M now

I’m going to go even further you think MVP is going for I’m going go further you know I’m going go to a place I don’t go Jordan n cuz it was you can you can have you know Jason Tatum is a fine candidate for MVP all right Luca dones

Luca dones can’t even fantasize making that kind of defensive play because he’s never made one not even in his dreams LCA great great great great great great wondrous player he ain’t that that play galvanizes that play rallies that play saves on a day in which you lose your

Veteran guy for at least a month your your Pres previous other best player speaking of Championship player another Allstar come on man he plays with a joy and a rage that reminds me of you know who you could look right now here’s the three MVP candidates yage SGA Ant-Man that’s it

I those three and he may be it if he keeps Minnesota in the one or two spot without Carl Anthony towns going down with this miniscus tear don’t tell he I’m writing his name on my one line Anthony ER and I don’t understand why people are overlooking him people have

Him ninth again Vegas I don’t know what they’re on in Vegas or who they’re listening to this kid is the de all right so you’re right about so much of this because he has this great offensive game but it’s a defensive play that wins the game and the best players in the

League and the best players in the league get it done both ends of the he did in that moment I kind of got a kick out of the fact he blocked with his left hand because remember at the All-Star game which was in Indianapolis he said

He was going to do everything with his left hand he did that he did last night it’s funny you bring up Jordan because I’ve watched him play in person a couple of times I’m not saying he’s Michael Jordan no his body movement and the shots that he takes does have a little

Bit of Michael Jordan in them explosion the confidence the absolute certainty he’s going to make the play he want times I saw a game this year he’s kind of cruising through the game then the last 5 minutes he played at a different level than everybody else out on the

Court the guy is a terrific brilliant player and here’s another thing about him you see him after the game with the smile on his face there’s kind of an endearing quality about him there’s an innocence about he’s a character without trying to force being a Carri com natur

And joy did you see how he sprang up after he takes a fall the most guys would have been down for soccer player would have been out for a month a soccer player is not jumping that high nor is he hitting his head on the backboard but

He hit his head he landed on let’s go and he’s ready to go again and we’re redrafting we’re drafting the whole league right now Joker one Anthony Edwards two you can have everybody else you take them I might pick Tatum ahead of him huh still you watching you

Watched last night I one night Tatum’s been to a finals come on now been to a bunch of Don’t Forget by how much and now we’re not going to settle this tonight to the NFL where Russell Wilson this out and about the Broncos notified Wilson earlier this week that they

Intend to release him so Wilson traveled to New Jersey Frank’s hood for what was termed an exploratory meeting with the New York football Giants before traveling to Pittsburgh this morning to meet with the Steelers Frank would the Giants or the Steelers be the better landing spot for Wilson I don’t think he

Can go wrong in either one both organizations are kind of the same it’s the marries and the roonies the families have married before I would say New York for this reason I think his wife she’s the big famous singer carara I think she wants to be in

New York about 10 days ago they were both at a about two weeks ago they were both at a Net game together with their kids so who knows maybe their house hunting both teams could certainly use them I don’t think there’s any question about that and with Daniel Jones who

Sign that huge contract if he’s released after next season it only cost the Giants about 22 million in dead money which is a famous you know that’s a favorite NFL term I don’t think he can go wrong on other places I think he wants to play for the Giants I think

Would make a lot of sense for the Giants with the team that they have and you’re going to oh he won’t survive the New York Market the Giants are treated differently than every team in New York the sky is not falling after every game like it is for the Yankees and the Jets

And the Knicks it’s a little bit different only every other day um he and Siara can afford two places they can live in Pittsburgh and New York trying to break up the family trying to break up family if I can do it he damn sure can do it okay you don’t have to

Live in the same place when you have that status in that profile and in his case not mine that kind of wealth I don’t want to hear that New York would be a disaster for Russell Wilson have you seen the personality of of Russell Wilson have you seen how quirky he is

And how teammates react to him and you gonna do all that in New York City where you got everything from page six to come on now you about is quirkiness or Beckham played there Frank Beckham is not quirky Beckham’s famous Russell Wilson’s kind of famous too Russell

Wilson’s quirky first but he knows that he needs to salvage his career by the way last year 26 touchdowns eight interceptions he needs guard rails the Pittsburgh Steelers provide that it’s New York huh this is a disaster waiting to happen if he I don’t believe he can

Sur I don’t believe it works let me not say survive I don’t I don’t want to say that I don’t believe it works for him in New York play for either of those franchises just you don’t think there’s going to be a ton of pressure on him playing Pittburgh making it more about

Stuff happening off the field I’m no I like the clubhouse I like the coach I like Mike Tomlin being in charge of Russell Wilson and not anything in New York 100% but there have been some players recently with the Steelers that have gone as straight again I don’t

Think he can go wrong either way I think his family wants to be in New York I think that’s where he’s going to end up let them go and you get on that flight that private plane who you rather have Anthony minutes who would you rather

Have you know the answer to that he had him compared to Jordan now you got him number two in the league yeah one game yeah yeah no it’s not one game I’ve been saying this all season Anthony Edwards is getting ignored it’s stupid he’s going to lead Minnesota to the top

Record huh well what if he does it without Don where’s his team he’s been to a Conference Finals Mike where’s his team that’s not lifetime it’s not a Lifetime Achievement Award it’s this year all right so this moment you’re 100% so don’t tell me that other people

On Dallas are ahead of this kid now I didn’t say that I’m saying that but I’m telling you that he has accomplished something before that’s before not lifetime I never should have brought the word je let’s take a break mistake I made coming up seventh ranked UNCC faces

Ninth ranked Duke tomorrow but there got to be better games on the schedule than that and who has the edge in Sunday’s Gold Cup Final between the US women and Brazil it could be mother nature did you see the game the other night with the puddles there enough of Mother Nature

And soccer this week yeah you’re not I know you got to love Aunt Edwards you got to I I do I know got great time to put the L in is solo see what I did there what’s first toss up and it’s a three-way more intriguing college game

Tomorrow number 14 Kansas at number one Houston number 15 Kentucky at number four Tennessee or number seven UNC at number nine Duke you know for most of my life I would immediately jumped to Carolina Duke and that’s not even I I don’t even know if it’s in my top three

Or top five yeah it’s nice it’s a you know dick vital traditional Museum game it’s you know seriously uh Kansas against Houston that’s the game the either the best conference in the country is either the Big 12 or the Big 10 those are your choices that’s the

Marquee game in the Big 12 people don’t even know what Houston is like again familiarize yourself people before we get to bracket time a week from Sunday Houston Kansas that’s the game I’m going to go with Tennessee Kentucky and of course Dalton connect who’s terrific averaging over 20 points a game he is

They’re a really good defensive team Tennessee so Tennessee has never been a number one seed winning this weekend goes a long way to getting a number one seed Rick Barnes when he was in Texas was a number one but Tennessee as a school and you think about the tradition

Of that program going all the way back to Ernie and Bernie show before there was no seeding back when Ernie and Bernie were doing even our guy Allan Houston when he play H right so they have a chance to be a number one seed Kentucky though I’ll tell you this this

Year they’ve scored over 100 point six times in John calip Perry’s career there they’ve only done it 24 they need Trinity Rodman to start scoring some goals as well so Sophie Smith had a goal the last game as well but the backline it’s interesting they gave up two goals

Against K it’s hard to judge some of these games because of especially the last game they were playing in you know puddles anything in that so it wasn’t really I give the us a lot of credit because they fought the conditions and they won the game I think the game on

Sunday which I why it’s up against the Oscars I have no idea but I think the game will be a much better played game just because the conditions will be a lot better hope so rain stops well they played a double header that day so they

Didn’t get it they played back to back game so they didn’t get a chance to cover the field exactly wasn’t good that’s it let’s take one last break but still to come Steph Curry Leaves last night’s loss with an ankle injury and Inter Miami turns what looks

Like a loss into a draw that’s Luis Suarez he once been in Italian guy Mike bit he wanted he wanted Italian for dinner he bit K keini out a line time to get happy people happy 71st birthday Jim Rice the Hall of Famer SP all 16 of his major league Seasons with

The Boston Red Sox in 1975 he and fellow rookie Fred Lynn finished third and first in Al MVP voting for a team that made it to a classic World Series falling in seven to the Big Red Machine three seasons later rice won an MVP of

His own hitting 315 with 46 home runs 13 39 runs batted in but Boston lost a onegame tiebreaker to the Yankees in Bucky bleep and Dent Rice’s number 14 was retired by the Red Sox in 2009 the same year he was elected to Cooperstown Jim Rice Frank is the biggest strongest

Baseball player I ever saw before Mark Maguire yeah he was a feared hitter how about this by the time he retired the Red Sox had 50 years of Hall of Famers in left field rice Yas and Teddy Bal amazing Ted Williams how incredible is that just those three guys Roman

Position half a c amazing I was covering baseball I got to see Jim Rice quite a bit covering the Orioles in those days happy anniversary Jeff Van Gundy on this day 28 years ago you replaced Don Nelson as head coach of the New York Nick aakers Van Gundy had been a Nick’s

Assistant under four head coaches steu Jackson John mlau Pat Riley and then Nelly after getting elevated to the main gig Ben Gundy held it for nearly Seven Seasons winning 248 regular season games and making the playoffs six times l in the 99 NBA Finals to the Spurs but the

Image so many people still have of Van gundy’s Nicks years is him holding on to the leg of Alonzo Morning I know he has to hate this video Yeah during that dust up between the Nicks and heat in the 98 playoffs I miss Jeff and I miss seeing

Him I’m happy to tell you Frank it’s hard to believe that was 28 years ago after the announcement was made myself and two other reporters were in the hotel room interviewing Jeff that night he lost to a terrible Sixers team wow two days later at Madison Square Garden

You know who he beat for his first ever win who Michael Jordan Scotty Pippen Dennis Rodman Michael wilbon and the 72- win Chicago Bulls how about that for your first ever win guess who ultimately got the best of that that’s well you know things were com I do misson your

Favorite because a 23 I do Happy Trails to a win for Nashville over inner Miami Jacob schafberg scored twice to put Nashville up at home last night to Second a screamer into the upper right corner lonel Messi got enter Miami back into it with a goal in the 52nd minute until

Nashville’s sha Moore appeared to seal it late but Moore’s goal was overturned when V deemed him to have been offside come on now Luis Suarez didn’t tied the game with a header and stoppage time the two teams face each other again in Miami Wednesday in this round of 16 matchup of

The conera Champions Cup needless to say they’re not happy and Nashville I you know V much like a lot of the video reviews it slows everything down in a situation like that where it’s so hard to score goals anyway you know his body isn’t a full body like front of the

Defender it’s terrible it happens all the time in England it’s happening now in the MLS it destroys what should be great moments and Nashville got robbed last night at home no less I’m going to see a Premier League game I don’t want the game I’m watching decided by that

That’s right you’re right no errors today we’re running out of show let’s go or is it Virginia is off the budget my My Guy Brian keep the inter room coach there I need him to win they’ll win tonight don’t worry about it they should we’re out of time thanks for watching

I’m Frank ISO and I’m Mike wilbon have a great weekend Knuckleheads you can get the PTI podcast on the ESPN app or apple podcast Wizards will win your sports center Anthony Edward just texted he said thank you he should he said he would take tat I’m going check some

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Pardon the Interruption | “Jokic, Nuggets remind Celtics why they’re NBA Champions” – Michael Wilbon