Mike Wargon

What's up, man? Good to see you.

No, no. Here we are. It's like two weeks later and we still have meat left on this Luca bone. And that's because we were both in the building. You were calling the game for Lucas first game with the Lakers against Utah on Monday. I went to the game. You know, I ended up getting tickets. So I was like, I want to be there.

No, no. Here we are. It's like two weeks later and we still have meat left on this Luca bone. And that's because we were both in the building. You were calling the game for Lucas first game with the Lakers against Utah on Monday. I went to the game. You know, I ended up getting tickets. So I was like, I want to be there.

No, no. Here we are. It's like two weeks later and we still have meat left on this Luca bone. And that's because we were both in the building. You were calling the game for Lucas first game with the Lakers against Utah on Monday. I went to the game. You know, I ended up getting tickets. So I was like, I want to be there.

So before we talk about a little bit what we saw, because clearly he's gearing up again, hadn't played in a long time. The production part of this, because you get access to both teams, you get access to the Lakers in this case. I know there's probably some uncertainty of whether or not he was even going to be able to be cleared to play at this point. So what went into that?

So before we talk about a little bit what we saw, because clearly he's gearing up again, hadn't played in a long time. The production part of this, because you get access to both teams, you get access to the Lakers in this case. I know there's probably some uncertainty of whether or not he was even going to be able to be cleared to play at this point. So what went into that?

So before we talk about a little bit what we saw, because clearly he's gearing up again, hadn't played in a long time. The production part of this, because you get access to both teams, you get access to the Lakers in this case. I know there's probably some uncertainty of whether or not he was even going to be able to be cleared to play at this point. So what went into that?

And then I think JJ's tried to be... maybe less excited than he probably is internally about this opportunity and being respectful about the process and everything. Um, but just some of the stuff you picked up in preparation for the call on Monday.

And then I think JJ's tried to be... maybe less excited than he probably is internally about this opportunity and being respectful about the process and everything. Um, but just some of the stuff you picked up in preparation for the call on Monday.

And then I think JJ's tried to be... maybe less excited than he probably is internally about this opportunity and being respectful about the process and everything. Um, but just some of the stuff you picked up in preparation for the call on Monday.

Yeah, and I think to be completely fair to Luca, I don't know what any of us would have expected him not playing NBA basketball for that long of a stretch.

Yeah, and I think to be completely fair to Luca, I don't know what any of us would have expected him not playing NBA basketball for that long of a stretch.

Yeah, and I think to be completely fair to Luca, I don't know what any of us would have expected him not playing NBA basketball for that long of a stretch.

So it was funny because I felt like the crowd was actually kind of quiet before the lead-up to it because it was just a different energy in the building in that it's like this is actually happening, as if the fans almost didn't believe that it was real. And a lot of us around the NBA still can't believe that it's real.

So it was funny because I felt like the crowd was actually kind of quiet before the lead-up to it because it was just a different energy in the building in that it's like this is actually happening, as if the fans almost didn't believe that it was real. And a lot of us around the NBA still can't believe that it's real.

So it was funny because I felt like the crowd was actually kind of quiet before the lead-up to it because it was just a different energy in the building in that it's like this is actually happening, as if the fans almost didn't believe that it was real. And a lot of us around the NBA still can't believe that it's real.

And then the first action or whatever they ran, I saw Luca's down in the corner laughing. Like, all right, they're going to bring him, bring him along slowly. And yes, he was, he was completely out of shape. So you could see he was gassed early, but they kept him into like the first sub thing to kind of like that way basketball works, like get exhausted first and now start to play.

And then the first action or whatever they ran, I saw Luca's down in the corner laughing. Like, all right, they're going to bring him, bring him along slowly. And yes, he was, he was completely out of shape. So you could see he was gassed early, but they kept him into like the first sub thing to kind of like that way basketball works, like get exhausted first and now start to play.

And then the first action or whatever they ran, I saw Luca's down in the corner laughing. Like, all right, they're going to bring him, bring him along slowly. And yes, he was, he was completely out of shape. So you could see he was gassed early, but they kept him into like the first sub thing to kind of like that way basketball works, like get exhausted first and now start to play.

And then your body will kind of come back around. So I don't think there's anything from like a basketball standpoint. of going, oh, this is what they're going to do and this is how they're going to use it. It's just that when you're this good and this brilliant, you'll just figure it out around him.