Mac McClung

And it feels like it's happening almost in a vacuum. Your your your point about it feeling like. When, you know, a certain number of fans were allowed back in the arenas, but, you know, you can't pack them yet post-COVID. I mean, it was louder than that, but it was that sort of thing where the arena never felt full, really. It felt close to it sometimes, but you could always see empty seats.

And it feels like it's happening almost in a vacuum. Your your your point about it feeling like. When, you know, a certain number of fans were allowed back in the arenas, but, you know, you can't pack them yet post-COVID. I mean, it was louder than that, but it was that sort of thing where the arena never felt full, really. It felt close to it sometimes, but you could always see empty seats.

And it feels like it's happening almost in a vacuum. Your your your point about it feeling like. When, you know, a certain number of fans were allowed back in the arenas, but, you know, you can't pack them yet post-COVID. I mean, it was louder than that, but it was that sort of thing where the arena never felt full, really. It felt close to it sometimes, but you could always see empty seats.

You know what I mean? Yeah. It just wasn't, even in the concourse when you're walking around, like there's not that feeling when you're at a big game and you're walking around and you feel everybody excited and tense and they're worried, but they're also just like so happy to be there and they're locked in in that way.

You know what I mean? Yeah. It just wasn't, even in the concourse when you're walking around, like there's not that feeling when you're at a big game and you're walking around and you feel everybody excited and tense and they're worried, but they're also just like so happy to be there and they're locked in in that way.

You know what I mean? Yeah. It just wasn't, even in the concourse when you're walking around, like there's not that feeling when you're at a big game and you're walking around and you feel everybody excited and tense and they're worried, but they're also just like so happy to be there and they're locked in in that way.

it didn't feel like that it was sort of it yeah um did it's a line in your story did this did the emcee on saturday during the semifinals actually refer to it as the quote infamous nba cup semifinals i did unless my ears are totally uh out of whack yes oh boy that's uh yeah I think I put this in the piece, too, where they're doing the game ball presentation.

it didn't feel like that it was sort of it yeah um did it's a line in your story did this did the emcee on saturday during the semifinals actually refer to it as the quote infamous nba cup semifinals i did unless my ears are totally uh out of whack yes oh boy that's uh yeah I think I put this in the piece, too, where they're doing the game ball presentation.

it didn't feel like that it was sort of it yeah um did it's a line in your story did this did the emcee on saturday during the semifinals actually refer to it as the quote infamous nba cup semifinals i did unless my ears are totally uh out of whack yes oh boy that's uh yeah I think I put this in the piece, too, where they're doing the game ball presentation.

The Emirates cabin crew is coming out there and delivering the game ball. And after that, right before the tip-off, I'm pretty sure the PA announcer said, you are cleared for takeoff. I'm pretty sure. I'm pretty sure. Okay. And that's one of those things where it's like, did you have to give Emirates that too? Like, you had to do that too?

The Emirates cabin crew is coming out there and delivering the game ball. And after that, right before the tip-off, I'm pretty sure the PA announcer said, you are cleared for takeoff. I'm pretty sure. I'm pretty sure. Okay. And that's one of those things where it's like, did you have to give Emirates that too? Like, you had to do that too?

The Emirates cabin crew is coming out there and delivering the game ball. And after that, right before the tip-off, I'm pretty sure the PA announcer said, you are cleared for takeoff. I'm pretty sure. I'm pretty sure. Okay. And that's one of those things where it's like, did you have to give Emirates that too? Like, you had to do that too?

They probably would have given you all the money without doing that. Yeah, probably. But yeah, there were just... And, and I mean, I, and I don't mean to like shit on the MCs at all. Like they're doing yeoman's work, trying to get people pumped up for these things and trying to get people excited.

They probably would have given you all the money without doing that. Yeah, probably. But yeah, there were just... And, and I mean, I, and I don't mean to like shit on the MCs at all. Like they're doing yeoman's work, trying to get people pumped up for these things and trying to get people excited.

They probably would have given you all the money without doing that. Yeah, probably. But yeah, there were just... And, and I mean, I, and I don't mean to like shit on the MCs at all. Like they're doing yeoman's work, trying to get people pumped up for these things and trying to get people excited.

And so it's, but yeah, you'd like to, uh, uh, see them be given a script that isn't quite as, uh, eyebrow raising as the, something that has existed for one year, all of a sudden being infamous.

And so it's, but yeah, you'd like to, uh, uh, see them be given a script that isn't quite as, uh, eyebrow raising as the, something that has existed for one year, all of a sudden being infamous.

And so it's, but yeah, you'd like to, uh, uh, see them be given a script that isn't quite as, uh, eyebrow raising as the, something that has existed for one year, all of a sudden being infamous.

Oh yeah. I'd see. I didn't even, I think I had turned the TV off at that point.

Oh yeah. I'd see. I didn't even, I think I had turned the TV off at that point.