Battle for the Play-In Tournament + Zion Williamson is BALLIN’ right now! 🏀 | The Pat McAfee Show

Battle for the Play-In Tournament + Zion Williamson is BALLIN’ right now! 🏀 | The Pat McAfee Show

Let’s talk about NBA news here I saw Charles Barkley say something hilarious uh he said the idiots at the other network okay I think he’s talking about ESPN keep talking like the Lakers and the Golden State Warriors have a chance Shaq checked them immediately was like

They have the play in and then Chuck the play in’s not real is what Charles Barkley said immediately now Charles Barkley is one of the greatest speakers of all time anytime he talks I will listen the Miami Heat were in a playin game and then they make it to the finals

So there is a chance to go from on the bubble all the way in there but what are your thoughts on all that are the Lakers in Golden State dead is this something that you and ESPN are just pushing because LeBron James does numbers on the sports center Instagram account perk

What what well let me say this first thing first okay Charles Barkley is not the sharpest knife in the draw okay that’s number one everything that comes out of his mouth is not the gospel now he an alltime great he has done a hell of a

Job in the media world and I respect him like crazy but here’s the thing we’re going to talk about the Los Angeles Lakers and we’re going to talk about the Golden State Warriors you know why because they have LeBron James who is arguably the greatest to ever touch the

Down basketball and you have Steph Curry who is a generational talent in a top 10 alltime okay and we have to appreciate them because when both of those guys are gone what else are we going to talk about we can’t talk about them so the fact of the matter is is that they’re

Both what four or five games above 500 so they’re really good basketball team they just happen to be in the Western Conference and the playoffs started right after the allstar break in the Western Conference so we’re talking about these play in games because it matter can you imagine this imagine the

World this postseason without having Steph Curry all LeBron James like we we can’t do that so we need one of them to make it the world needs it need Charles I get what Charles is saying do I think they’re gonna make noise either one of those teams in the postseason hell no

But at the end of the day we have to appreciate who the hell is on that team I agree that’s Steep and that’s Braun I agree completely I understand exactly what you’re saying I also understand what he was saying in this entire thing because like whenever you’re doing full

Day show all day every day like LeBron’s going to get talked about yeah you know and that’s like just how it’s always been and Steph earned his way quickly into being a guy that’s always going to be talked about now with that being said with generational Talent potentially

Greatest of all time I don’t I think all of us that are kind of uh I want to say casuals yeah casuals are like why aren’t they you know like it it’s just because the talent is in abundance now in the league like we’ve never seen before is

This the most talented NBA that we’ve had definitely the most talented Western Conference that we had how do you feel is there just more teams that are better than maybe it used to be or why do you is LeBron is LeBron ever gonna win one again what do we like what is the

Thought in this entire thing perk so so LeBron is definitely not winning one this year okay you could cancel Christmas on that that’s I I I will say this I will say this the league is more exciting and as we get towards the end right we have the

MVPs right now jic is making a strong powerful case on why big perk should vote for him and break my own rules and my criteria of having the best record in the league having the best record being the best player on the best team with the best record jic is is knocking down

That barrier and knocking me off my square with that one with his play but when you look around the league you got SGA he’s averaging 30 and and I I believe it’s like you know 40 games this season where he scored over 30 plus some type of crazy record Luca Don is down

There in Dallas doing what he does best what he have he had he had five straight 30 point d triple doubles in that’s insane yeah that is you have you have Damonte sabonis who’s not only been kicking ad ass every time he mat match up with him but he’s been giv the league

Work do you know sabonis lead the league in triple doubles do you know sabonis lead the league and double doubles this guy was not an Allstar so you have these caliber players that are putting up these historical numbers night in and Night Out playing some exciting

Basketball and it the league is just in a better place but look can I tell you guys something what you see the scores right of late they haven’t been those 130 to 145 hey we smacking the floor we they’ve been under 500 the the referees they swallowed their whistle

They’re allowing Defenders to get a little bit more physical damn it we okay that’s good news I’m happy to hear that whenever I turn on a game there’s gonna be and not that there is an effort if you ever go to a live NBA game I think watching on TV you get

Desensitized to how much running yeah yeah and effort is happening and seemingly passion on the defensive side when you’re watching on TV you don’t get hear the bench screaming back screen scre like actually trying on the defense you don’t hear that when you’re at the game though you like actually see that

But everybody knows that as the season gets later and games start meaning more you got 6′ s guys actually showcasing their athletic ability somebody chased who was it Zion chased down no somebody had a big SWAT the other night who YP yeah the Pacers yeah Chase somebody down it’s like you’re seeing

These dudes that are like 6’8 like jumping 40 in like the defensive side creates some like freak Show Edwards block yeah exactly when he hits his head he hit his shoulder off the backboard so now okay we’re in that time now that’s what you’re saying we’re in that time

Right now this season we’re in that time when nobody gives a damn nailed it about nobody gives a damn about embarrassment that’s why you see the chase down blocks because nobody care about getting dunked on that’s why you see more guys getting hit with Crossovers and hes and falling

To the ground because nobody cares about embarrassment they’re trying to actually defend and this is what the game needs yeah I agree and that’s a good point you’re talking about game three of the Season okay I’m going against guy who’s got some hand am I am I oh oh you got me

All right yeah all right let’s get the ball let’s go down the other way yeah let’s do that now it’s like every single potential could win the game get you in playoffs win a championship get paid keep it moving okay I like that that’s good news perk I love where you’re

Talking and a guy we love T has a question about yeah perk it’s been quiet but Zion has played I think like 55 games already this year he’s averaging I think 236 and five like he’s he’s quietly having a really really good season I think the Pelicans are the

Fourth or fifth seed like do they have a chance to make some noise in the playoffs you ready for this yeah y like the old people saying the people down there in Louisiana Zion balling right right now baby he’s balling and look he’s taking a lot of criticism

About his weight about him being injured about his availability and rightfully so because he made that bed but this Zion Williamson that we’ve been seeing over this past over these past couple months this is the Zion that we’ve been looking for this is the Zion before wmy that we

Were talking about the next great greatest Prospect after LeBron James this Zion Williamson has a level of accountability CJ McCullen was on our show on NBA today and he came out and he said they have uncomfortable conversations in their locker room and when you’re trying to win that’s

One I heard somebody broke my record it didn’t last long so but you look at you look at the Pelicans and you look at Zion and you saying no team in the West actually want to see them right like no you don’t want to see them in a matchup

I’m not saying they can’t be beat but it’s a reason that I have them as my sleepers I like that the teammates kind of were the ones that police eye on you know cuz I feel like the media was trying fans were I assume front office at the New Orleans Pelicans were trying

To like get messages across maybe even coaches it’s not until like your boys come up and be like here’s the deal okay you can continue doing what you’re doing and you’re already rich they already paid you $100 million or like we can maybe you know start actually investing

In this entire thing and it seems like he’s enjoying himself too I know he loves Dallas oh yeah we’ve heard we’ve heard plenty big fan I know we know he loves Dallas okay he’s it’s been on the record numerous times but every time he’s on a microphone he seems like like

A little kid Joy like laughing like having a good time so I’m happy that those uncomfortable conversations don’t only led him to a place where he’s playing his best ball and he’s most healthy but also it seems like he’s enjoying himself too that’s a win-win win across the board you know what I

Mean perk but Pat but pat think about it to us as as former players the football field the basketball court that’s supposed to be our Sanctuary we supposed to be we supposed to have fun we supposed to be enjoying those moments and Zion is actually enjoying the game

Of basketball that goes to tell me that all the areas that were affecting him and effect in his game he cleaned that up and rightfully so because you have to congrats let’s go they were saying he was just going to be a big fat slub bust forever I wasn’t saying it but

You guys were in the NBA like World saying and boy it I think it was Twitter at the time when Zion came into the league and things were happening and made transition into X they have let their jokes fly the FL the are not those are mean spirit

Yeah think about how much time it took to build that float that’s like real dedication to being like well I’m a dunk on Zion fact so could stop so many different times while building them yeah get tired cuz there was numerous they went the they put their they put the

Glue down mhm went to bed had to wake up the next day and say nope still cooking that fat ass Zion this entire thing yeah so that’s where he was at one point now seemingly going to be a guy going forward we’re proud of Zion good for Zion He

Battle for the Play-In Tournament + Zion Williamson is BALLIN’ right now! 🏀 | The Pat McAfee Show
Kendrick Perkins joins The Pat McAfee Show to discuss the Los Angeles Lakers’ battle for the Play-In Tournament and Zion Williamson’s turnaround this season.
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0:00 Play-In Tournament
3:30 Will LeBron win another title?
7:20 Zion Williamson’s game this season
9:30 Zion looks like he is enjoying playing basketball right now – Perk

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