Nashville Eyes WNBA Team Named the Tennessee Summitt

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00:00Uh, Nashville wants to get into the WNBA game.

00:04They have an investor group that features Candace Parker, Peyton Manning.

00:07I mean, what isn't Peyton Manning doing?

00:10I'm surprised Eli's not on board.

00:13The team would be named the Tennessee Summit in honor, of course, excuse me, of legendary

00:18Tennessee volunteer coach Pat Summitt.

00:20Do you like that?

00:21The Tennessee Summit.

00:22Well, as you know, I'm a big fan and friend of Pat Summitt's.

00:28I worked with her.

00:30She's an incredible woman, uh, gone too soon, uh, for sure.

00:36And I thought the world of Pat Summitt.

00:38So when I saw that they were going to have a team and name it after her, uh, I gotta

00:43tell you, it made me really happy.

00:44I always loved Pat Summitt.

00:47What a winner she was and what an intense woman.

00:51I mean, I just thought the world of her.

00:53She was so nice to me and so cool for no reason whatsoever.

00:58And, uh, I actually really was fond of her.

01:00And so anything to do with Pat Summitt, I am all for.

01:04She was one of a kind.