Nightcap
Nightcap Hour 2: Mitch Johnson DOUBLES DOWN on De’Aaron Fox + Giannis to BOSTON Heating UP + LeBron ROCKING the GREY
13 Jun 2026
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Chapter 1: What criticisms is De'Aaron Fox facing and how does Mitch Johnson respond?
There's been a lot of heat on De'Aaron Fox in the last 48 hours. Let's take a listen to Miss Johnson and Fox had to say about all this criticism.
Mitch, looking back too, was there anything that could have been done differently on OG's tip-in after looking at the film? And also, De'Aaron's getting a lot of heat for decisions that he made in the game. Is that difficult to hear, knowing that all he did to get you guys, to help get you guys in this position?
Yeah, I can't speak for everybody else. I don't get into social media. I think I've probably been fired 212 times and we traded Fox 72 times. Unfortunately, we still got to show up and play tomorrow and I got to coach. So the people that matter, we bond together, we stick together through the highs and lows. And we were, I think, chosen to be in the play-in.
And so there's a lot of things that happened. Fox and I, We're fortunate enough to experience All-Star weekend together. We got a lot of positive after that. And we lost a tough game in the finals that we had a lot to do with in terms of we had control to walk that thing down. And that's what comes with the job. That's not more or less. And, I don't know, People have their opinions here.
I don't care. I care what the people that matter in our building, in our organization, in that locker room, that they know how I feel. And I hear them and how they feel. And De'Aaron Fox will have the best point of his hands at the end of the game. And I have nothing but the utmost confidence that he's gonna deliver like he's done countless times for us.
It's not like people have my phone number and call me. I mean, I don't watch those shows. It doesn't matter. It is what it is. Can't change it now. And I was just coming up yelling at you in your face about it. So it is what it is. We're trying to move on from that.
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Chapter 2: What are the latest rumors about Giannis being traded to Boston?
Obviously, continue to learn from the mistakes that we made and how we lost the leader, how we finished the game poorly. But we think about the next game.
Man, that's hard to believe, fellas. In this day and time, you hear every damn thing they said about you. Of course.
Always, always. But obviously your coach, your coaches are going to always back you. Your coach is going to say things in front of the camera. He's going to be politically correct. Darian Fox and his answer, you hear everything. People don't need to be in your face because social media, they make sure it gets to you one way or another.
Chapter 3: What potential trades are being discussed involving Giannis and Jalen Brown?
If it don't get to you from us, it gets to the closest person to you, they're going to mention it. You got home, boys. You got homeboys, they gonna mention it.
That's just the way it is in general. Ocho, you drop a page, homeboy. Hey, man, bro, you all right?
Yeah, yeah.
I'm just, what they gonna say, Ocho?
Hey, that's my homeboy. Hey, hold on, they making fun of me, huh? Man, you, hey, boy, you sorry as hell, boy.
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Chapter 4: How has LeBron's grey beard sparked conversation online?
Yeah, yeah, yeah. Me again, they on you.
Oh, yeah. Hey, hey. Hey, as a matter of fact, I told a story one time. Hey, Burns told me, said, man, dude called and said, man, he said, man, tell Sharp to lighten up on me, man. That's been 30 years ago. He said he ain't moved past that yet. No. I ain't going to get over it.
Chapter 5: What insights do the hosts share about accountability in sports?
And I know we can't get that game back, but still. I still feel some type of way about it. It's the mistakes happen.
Yeah.
It's the repeat. It's the repeat. Even the last play, think about it. They were so out of position, everybody was scrambling. Because they tried, first of all, it seemed like they was trying, I don't know if that was the plan. Because if you go back and look at the top, always the guy, the most dangerous guy on a play is the guy that's taking the ball out of bounds.
Chapter 6: How do the hosts view the impact of social media on athletes?
Go back and look at the North Carolina shot that that guy hit. Who hit this three-point shot, Joe? He was the guy that took the ball out of bounds. He was the last one to come up to court and what did the guy do? He kicked it to him and he stepped into a three. The guy that tipped the ball in, you know OG had nobody willing to throw the ball in.
So I don't know if this was a plan, but it looked like Fox was about to leave OG And kind of got half a hole in between to try to go double up Brunson.
Yeah. Yeah, he was.
Chapter 7: What are the implications of Giannis's injuries on his trade value?
But in the process of that, I mean, now everybody's out of kilter. Yeah. So now OG have a clear path. He's tracking the ball. They're like, well, hey, do I go block? Yeah, let me go.
Hey, man, listen. OG had two of the biggest plays in finals history. The block and the damn tip in. Mm-hmm.
Chapter 8: How do the hosts compare coaching styles and their effects on players?
That man has been unbelievable. But for Fox, there's no way around it, fellas. He got to be better, man. He got to be better down the stretch. Simple as that. Ain't no ifs, ands, or buts about it, man. Take that accountability and come out because, obviously, it's still a fight to be fought. You got to come out and try to do whatever you can to win this game five at home.
And I don't have a problem with Mitch Johnson. He bears some culpability, too. Because I'm going to call timeout, and I'm going to get in there, you know what? Hey, stop shooting them damn threes. We don't need threes with 18 seconds on the clock. Get the clock.
Listen, I don't want anybody, unless you got a dunk or a layup, if you shoot that ball before 10 seconds, I'm going to snatch your ass out of the game. Yeah, yeah, yeah. I mean, you got to look, man. Look at the clutch free throws that Wimmy missed. He missed two free throws down the stretch. Yes! Joe, you didn't hear that? If you'd have turned the sound up, you'd have heard that.
That's a knees knocking. All you had to do was turn the ball, you up. You heard his knees knocking. Hey, I done seen Bridges wobble less than an earthquake than what Wimby Knees was wobbling at that fair free throw line. Y'all better stop. I don't feel nothing. Bull jive, you know it. I done been in big time games and I know. Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah. Them pressure free throws. Yeah.
Hey, that ball feel like, Lord have mercy. Woo. Lord, please don't let me drop this. Hey, I'm saying prayer, walk into the line. Lord, if you throw me the ball, please let me catch it. I said, Lord, you let me catch this ball, I promise I'll be your most trusted servant. Hey. You understand the moment. And if you've never been in those situations,
you don't know how you'll respond until you're in a situation. Everybody say, oh, this is what I would have done, or this is what I would have done. Well, until you're in that situation, you don't know what you would have done.
Absolutely.
Absolutely. You don't. You have to be in a situation where Ocho got to catch the game winning touchdown or he needs that catch to keep that drive alive. So I don't know if he'll catch it or not. I'm like, you know what? Ocho going to catch it. But until we put Ocho in the fourth quarter with under two minutes to go and it's fourth down and they throw it in his direction. Right. Okay.
Now he knows in that moment, I've been here. I've done that before. I do this in my sleep.
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