NBA Ownership Drama and Luka Doncic's Debut Hits Highs

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00:00Let's not forget, last night, the debut of Luka Doncic.

00:02We'll get to that in just a sec.

00:04First, let's start off with the NBA,

00:06and a story that definitely seems to be progressing

00:09in the direction of the Minnesota Timberwolves

00:11potentially being sold.

00:13An arbiter ruled yesterday that, indeed,

00:16Mark Lohr, Alex Rodriguez,

00:18that is the group that is potentially trying

00:20to buy the Timberwolves,

00:22they have been approved

00:24as the next majority ownership group of the Timberwolves.

00:27You may remember that Glenn Taylor,

00:30the owner of the Timberwolves,

00:31simply wanted to pull back the sale

00:34that he had already agreed to

00:36because of financing issues

00:38with the Lohr-Alex Rodriguez group,

00:41but the arbitrators determined

00:42that Taylor has violated terms of the sale agreement

00:45when he announced last March

00:47that Lohr and Rodriguez missed a deadline

00:49for a $600 million payment.

00:52Lohr and Rodriguez disputed that,

00:54saying that they thought they had another 90 days

00:56to get it done.

00:56In fact, they also say that they have the money in escrow

00:59to make the final payment,

01:01but right now, the other owners,

01:03or as they say, the current governors

01:04involved in the National Basketball Association,

01:06are going to vote on this,

01:08and they will need 23 of the 30 current teams

01:12or governors to approve the sale,

01:14and if so, that would mean Glenn Taylor is out

01:17and Mark Lohr and A-Rod are in.

01:20They also released a statement

01:22saying that they were happy with the decision.

01:24Needless to say, the approval process

01:26can close the transaction,

01:27and they want to be part of the Twin Cities in the future.

01:30As of right now, the last hurdle to clear

01:33will be the vote by the other ownership groups in the NBA.

01:3723 out of 30, they become the owners.

01:40If not, it goes back to Glenn Taylor.

01:43The Lake Show continued last night.

01:45The debut of Luka Doncic went pretty well,

01:48132 to 113, the final,

01:51as Luka ends up having a nice game in his debut.

01:54It was the first game played for Luka,

01:57while on the other side, Anthony Davis is out.

01:59Luka enjoyed the reception from the fans last night,

02:03also had a very good plus-minus

02:04when he was on the court as well,

02:06but talked about the reception that he received.

02:09Being special, the way they received me,

02:12everybody, it was amazing to see.

02:15I was a little nervous before.

02:17I mean, it was the last time I was nervous before the game,

02:20so, but once I stepped on the court, it was fun,

02:23and just being out there again felt amazing.

02:28The camera and the microphone picked up LeBron

02:31telling you in the pregame huddle to be you,

02:34don't try to fit in, fit out.

02:36What did that message mean to you,

02:37and what does it look like for you to fit out with this team?

02:42I mean, it's, like I said before, it's special,

02:45you know, for him to say something like that

02:47just feels amazing, give me confidence,

02:48and, you know, after that speech, it was chills,

02:52so I was just happy to be part of it.

02:56Let's go now over to the Super Bowl,

02:58and the viewership numbers are in.

03:00No surprise, the Super Bowl averaged a record

03:03126 million viewers, according to Fox,

03:06it peaked at 135.7, highest-watched Super Bowl

03:09of all time, that's been the case

03:10virtually every single season.

03:12Brock Purdy looks like he's got an opportunity

03:14to stay in San Francisco,

03:15or at least their owner seems to think so.

03:17Jed York says they will do everything

03:19to extend Brock Purdy to keep him in Santa Clara.

03:22By the way, the Super Bowl is there next year.

03:24The New York Giants have hired Chad Hall

03:25as assistant quarterback's coach,

03:27and also Ken Dorsey, former offensive coordinator

03:29for the Bills and Browns, and former quarterback

03:32at the University of Miami, is set to join

03:34the Dallas Cowboys as a pass game specialist.

03:37In the NBA, the Hornets are right now

03:40in a little bit of a transition,

03:42needless to say, over this trade,

03:44to dispute Mark Williams's failed Lakers physical.

03:47The trade was rescinded over the weekend,

03:49he was traded for Dalton Connect,

03:51a trade that could still happen, but stay tuned.

03:54All-stars Evan Mobley, Donovan Mitchell

03:56lead the Cavs to a 128 to 107 win

03:59over the Minnesota Timberwolves.

04:01Cleveland's playing great basketball,

04:02and they're also getting some help.

04:03DeAndre Hunter has joined their squad,

04:06and Mitchell, after the game, talked about

04:07the defense that Hunter played

04:09and the difference that it made.

04:10I think it was great.

04:11I think for him to come in,

04:13and we just kept it simple on offense.

04:15Defensively, you saw the impact he has.

04:17We're guarding one of the best players in the NBA,

04:20making it tough for him to start the game.

04:21I think he started off 2 of 10, 2 of 11,

04:25turnovers, different things, just from his activity,

04:27us being in the gaps.

04:28It sets a tone.

04:29When he's up there pressuring the ball,

04:31we're all in the gaps, we're all doing our thing.

04:32That's what he really, that's what he brings.

04:34You know what I mean?

04:35And obviously on the offensive end,

04:36continuing to find his spots

04:38and being aggressive and different things.

04:39So for the first game, it's definitely great to have him,

04:43and we're excited because it's something

04:44we continue to build with and get better.

04:47Yeah, I didn't like much about us tonight, you know.

04:50You know, our start, you know, we missed shots.

04:55I thought we would kind of figure out

04:58how to get into the game.

04:59You know, I didn't like our toughness tonight.

05:03You know, I didn't like our offense at all.

05:05I thought it just kind of bogged down,

05:06and their switching did some of that too,

05:08but I didn't think we were very, you know,

05:12I didn't think we were super intelligent

05:14on that side of the floor.

05:17Yeah, I didn't like our kind of resistance when it mattered.

05:21You know, we'd been playing way better than that.

05:24So it wasn't a lot to like about tonight.

05:28Long winning streak continued last night

05:31for the Denver Nuggets.

05:32They won their seventh straight game

05:34and the offensive output 146

05:37on the Portland Trailblazers last night.

05:38Nikola Jokic, no triple-double.

05:40He did have 40 points, seven rebounds, eight assists,

05:43and Jokic, after the game,

05:45talked about the little things and the ball distribution,

05:49meaning the reason why they had such a good offensive effort.

05:52I didn't. I mean, we had 44 assists, of course.

05:55That's a, like I said,

05:56you need to make sure to have a lot of assists.

06:00I mean, we attacked the paint.

06:02We didn't shoot well for the three,

06:04but we attacked the paint,

06:06and I think that's a high percentage shot.

06:11Sometimes it's good, sometimes it's not good,

06:12but today was really good for us,

06:14and I think CB, like, he was really leading the break,

06:18leading the transition.

06:19He played really well for us,

06:20and I think when we attack in transition,

06:24we are playing fast.

06:25It's really good for us.

06:2729 fast break points, 88 in the paint,

06:2944 assists, only 10 turnovers.

06:31I mean, the offensive numbers across the board

06:33were just incredible,

06:35and the efficiency in which we were able to do that,

06:38and much is always made of other Nuggets.

06:41You know, I think somebody said

06:43we got to diversify our offense at one point.

06:45Why?

06:46You know, stick with what's working.

06:48You know, we put up 146 points,

06:51and, you know, we've led the league

06:52all year long to this point

06:54as we approach the all-star break

06:55in fast break points and paint points and assists,

06:59and that's how we do it.

07:01Hard to argue with Mike Malone at this point.

07:03Also hard to argue that SGA is the MVP

07:06and Oklahoma City is the best team in the NBA.

07:08I mean, those two things reign true again.

07:1031 points for SGA last night,

07:11137 for Oklahoma City, just 101 for the Pelicans.

07:15He's averaging 37 points over his last 10 games.

07:18Also, Chet Holmgren back for Oklahoma City

07:20talked after the win last night.

07:21Yeah.

07:22I'd say the biggest thing is just emphasizing

07:27the importance of each individual play.

07:29You can look up and be like, you know, we're up 20.

07:31It's time for, you know, me to try to do this

07:34or this person trying to do this,

07:36but that's not our focus.

07:37We're out there trying to really get better

07:39every single play as a five-man unit,

07:41no matter who's out there.

07:42And when you do that, you're able to really kind of

07:45build on the last play and the play before that

07:47and just, you know, be relentless against the other team.

07:50I feel like that's what we were able to do tonight

07:52and in the games before, no matter who's out there.

07:56Just continue to make it really hard for the other team.

07:59And, you know, it's been shown on the scoreboard.

08:02The new AP Top 25 is out

08:05and three of the top five teams

08:07are in the Southeastern Conference.

08:09We actually make that four out of five.

08:11Auburn, number one.

08:12Alabama, number two.

08:13Florida, number three.

08:14Duke, four.

08:14And Tennessee, five.

08:15Auburn was number one last week, by the way,

08:18but they lost to Florida.

08:19Alabama moves up to number two.

08:21Number six, Houston beats Baylor 76 to 65.

08:24Clemson takes care of North Carolina.

08:26Final score, 85 to 65.

08:30Also, Kenley Jansen reunited in Southern California.

08:33This time, it's the Angels.

08:35What year's Engels now?

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