Brian Windhorst

Well, Spain won in 2019. The Americans had a terrible team. Tatum was on that team. He was leading them.

Well, Spain won in 2019. The Americans had a terrible team. Tatum was on that team. He was leading them.

He sprained his ankle in a game against Turkey that they win in overtime. And again, I'm in Shanghai on a Saturday night. It's the middle of the night in America. No one cares. And Ersan Ilyasova is kicking our ass, right? And Tatum is saving the day. They end up going to overtime, and Tatum sprains his ankle in overtime, and he's cooked the rest of the way. And we end up in seventh. Oof. Seventh.

He sprained his ankle in a game against Turkey that they win in overtime. And again, I'm in Shanghai on a Saturday night. It's the middle of the night in America. No one cares. And Ersan Ilyasova is kicking our ass, right? And Tatum is saving the day. They end up going to overtime, and Tatum sprains his ankle in overtime, and he's cooked the rest of the way. And we end up in seventh. Oof. Seventh.

He sprained his ankle in a game against Turkey that they win in overtime. And again, I'm in Shanghai on a Saturday night. It's the middle of the night in America. No one cares. And Ersan Ilyasova is kicking our ass, right? And Tatum is saving the day. They end up going to overtime, and Tatum sprains his ankle in overtime, and he's cooked the rest of the way. And we end up in seventh. Oof. Seventh.

But anyway, in that game, Ricky Rubio... So now you've got to remember the Ricky Rubio story.

But anyway, in that game, Ricky Rubio... So now you've got to remember the Ricky Rubio story.

But anyway, in that game, Ricky Rubio... So now you've got to remember the Ricky Rubio story.

Rubio... was Boy Wonder for Spain. Age 17 playing against the U.S. in 08. Exactly. Comes to Beijing. They've made documentaries about this game. Rubio is trash. He was trash in the game. He was miserable in this arena. Now, we are now 11 years later. Rubio has gone through his career. He's had a middling career. He's had his moments. 2019, he is playing in the same arena.

Rubio... was Boy Wonder for Spain. Age 17 playing against the U.S. in 08. Exactly. Comes to Beijing. They've made documentaries about this game. Rubio is trash. He was trash in the game. He was miserable in this arena. Now, we are now 11 years later. Rubio has gone through his career. He's had a middling career. He's had his moments. 2019, he is playing in the same arena.

Rubio... was Boy Wonder for Spain. Age 17 playing against the U.S. in 08. Exactly. Comes to Beijing. They've made documentaries about this game. Rubio is trash. He was trash in the game. He was miserable in this arena. Now, we are now 11 years later. Rubio has gone through his career. He's had a middling career. He's had his moments. 2019, he is playing in the same arena.

They are playing against Argentina in the final. Luis Scola turns the clock back, somehow gets Argentinians to the final. Rubio is amazing. Dancing on air. Marc Gasol has just won the title with Toronto. A few months later, he wins the gold medal. The Spanish get this world championship. They're celebrating. Rubio is amazing. Rubio is named MVP.

They are playing against Argentina in the final. Luis Scola turns the clock back, somehow gets Argentinians to the final. Rubio is amazing. Dancing on air. Marc Gasol has just won the title with Toronto. A few months later, he wins the gold medal. The Spanish get this world championship. They're celebrating. Rubio is amazing. Rubio is named MVP.

They are playing against Argentina in the final. Luis Scola turns the clock back, somehow gets Argentinians to the final. Rubio is amazing. Dancing on air. Marc Gasol has just won the title with Toronto. A few months later, he wins the gold medal. The Spanish get this world championship. They're celebrating. Rubio is amazing. Rubio is named MVP.

His mother has just died of breast cancer a few months before. He comes over. We televised the game at ESPN. Again, no one had watched this because why are you watching in the middle of, or, you know, maybe it's at, you know, it was in the afternoon. I might have been watching. It was at 2 a.m., whatever. And Rubio is having the greatest moment of his career.

His mother has just died of breast cancer a few months before. He comes over. We televised the game at ESPN. Again, no one had watched this because why are you watching in the middle of, or, you know, maybe it's at, you know, it was in the afternoon. I might have been watching. It was at 2 a.m., whatever. And Rubio is having the greatest moment of his career.

His mother has just died of breast cancer a few months before. He comes over. We televised the game at ESPN. Again, no one had watched this because why are you watching in the middle of, or, you know, maybe it's at, you know, it was in the afternoon. I might have been watching. It was at 2 a.m., whatever. And Rubio is having the greatest moment of his career.

He's won the MVP for Spain in the arena. And I ask him, I do the post-game interview because I'm doing the sideline interview. he Rubio does like seven interviews, like because he's, you know, all the world feeds, he does, you know, France and whatever. And I asked him about his mother and he starts crying. No one ever saw this. It's the greatest. I'll never do.

He's won the MVP for Spain in the arena. And I ask him, I do the post-game interview because I'm doing the sideline interview. he Rubio does like seven interviews, like because he's, you know, all the world feeds, he does, you know, France and whatever. And I asked him about his mother and he starts crying. No one ever saw this. It's the greatest. I'll never do.

He's won the MVP for Spain in the arena. And I ask him, I do the post-game interview because I'm doing the sideline interview. he Rubio does like seven interviews, like because he's, you know, all the world feeds, he does, you know, France and whatever. And I asked him about his mother and he starts crying. No one ever saw this. It's the greatest. I'll never do.