Bill Kristol

And so this year, Aaron changes his number to honor his brother. And he brings the kids around all the time. His nephews are around at the games, at the press conferences, sitting in the front. He's nurturing them. You can always see him trying to kind of buck them up. During the playoffs, he hits two miracle game winners and a game-tying three in the first 12 games of the playoffs.

In the penultimate game, he pulls his hamstring, going for a loose ball with like a minute left at the end of the game. It's the type of thing you're supposed to have like a one-month recovery process for. But he decides to play anyway in the deciding game, game seven. And like he's hobbling around out there. He's got 11 rebounds. It's just unbelievable the amount of guts that he's showing.

In the penultimate game, he pulls his hamstring, going for a loose ball with like a minute left at the end of the game. It's the type of thing you're supposed to have like a one-month recovery process for. But he decides to play anyway in the deciding game, game seven. And like he's hobbling around out there. He's got 11 rebounds. It's just unbelievable the amount of guts that he's showing.

In the penultimate game, he pulls his hamstring, going for a loose ball with like a minute left at the end of the game. It's the type of thing you're supposed to have like a one-month recovery process for. But he decides to play anyway in the deciding game, game seven. And like he's hobbling around out there. He's got 11 rebounds. It's just unbelievable the amount of guts that he's showing.

We get our ass kicked, as you pointed out. But this is all we're supposed to have in life, right? Like you get these little moments of triumph. you know, that he won a championship two years ago, you are there for your nephews, you showed that you have guts, you get fulfilled. And you get these moments of joy, the game winning shots. And in the end, you know, it's loss.

We get our ass kicked, as you pointed out. But this is all we're supposed to have in life, right? Like you get these little moments of triumph. you know, that he won a championship two years ago, you are there for your nephews, you showed that you have guts, you get fulfilled. And you get these moments of joy, the game winning shots. And in the end, you know, it's loss.

We get our ass kicked, as you pointed out. But this is all we're supposed to have in life, right? Like you get these little moments of triumph. you know, that he won a championship two years ago, you are there for your nephews, you showed that you have guts, you get fulfilled. And you get these moments of joy, the game winning shots. And in the end, you know, it's loss.

You always lose in the end, right? And so that is kind of like how I was processing all this yesterday about why I was not as down as I could have been about the nuggets. And then the Joe Biden news comes across. And it's, you know, maybe kind of a similar story. I don't know. Am I stretching for you? no, no, you're allowed to stretch. You're the host of this fine podcast.

You always lose in the end, right? And so that is kind of like how I was processing all this yesterday about why I was not as down as I could have been about the nuggets. And then the Joe Biden news comes across. And it's, you know, maybe kind of a similar story. I don't know. Am I stretching for you? no, no, you're allowed to stretch. You're the host of this fine podcast.

You always lose in the end, right? And so that is kind of like how I was processing all this yesterday about why I was not as down as I could have been about the nuggets. And then the Joe Biden news comes across. And it's, you know, maybe kind of a similar story. I don't know. Am I stretching for you? no, no, you're allowed to stretch. You're the host of this fine podcast.

One of my buddies texted me this morning. He's like, how are you going to handle the Joe Biden news? And I said, I think I'm going to compare it to Aaron Gordon's hamstring. Do you think that's going to land? And he's like, I don't know, man.

One of my buddies texted me this morning. He's like, how are you going to handle the Joe Biden news? And I said, I think I'm going to compare it to Aaron Gordon's hamstring. Do you think that's going to land? And he's like, I don't know, man.

One of my buddies texted me this morning. He's like, how are you going to handle the Joe Biden news? And I said, I think I'm going to compare it to Aaron Gordon's hamstring. Do you think that's going to land? And he's like, I don't know, man.

No, no, it was well done. And I was thinking, so when I was in high school, my last year in high school, Willis Reed hobbled on, I don't know quite what his injury was, but he hobbled onto the court in game seven against the Lakers and played at sort of half speed, half capacity, but the Knicks won. So that's the sort of That's the really, you know, fairytale version of the story, right?

No, no, it was well done. And I was thinking, so when I was in high school, my last year in high school, Willis Reed hobbled on, I don't know quite what his injury was, but he hobbled onto the court in game seven against the Lakers and played at sort of half speed, half capacity, but the Knicks won. So that's the sort of That's the really, you know, fairytale version of the story, right?

No, no, it was well done. And I was thinking, so when I was in high school, my last year in high school, Willis Reed hobbled on, I don't know quite what his injury was, but he hobbled onto the court in game seven against the Lakers and played at sort of half speed, half capacity, but the Knicks won. So that's the sort of That's the really, you know, fairytale version of the story, right?

Yeah, but Will's read ends up, this is the thing about sports like life, you know, eventually it breaks down, you know? Right. In the end, it's over.

Yeah, but Will's read ends up, this is the thing about sports like life, you know, eventually it breaks down, you know? Right. In the end, it's over.

Yeah, but Will's read ends up, this is the thing about sports like life, you know, eventually it breaks down, you know? Right. In the end, it's over.

It's always over at some point. I don't disagree that the fairytale version is less, you know, maybe true to life than the, you know, you can't be carried through forever. Carlton Fisk, the other greatest, the greatest game I was ever at, baseball game I was ever at, 75 World Series, sixth game, Flukish League got tickets, Susan and I had tickets.