The Dan Le Batard Show with Stugotz
Hour 2: Cheese Doodles for Stephen A. (feat. Yaron Weitzman)
28 Oct 2025
Chapter 1: What are the main themes introduced in the episode?
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Chapter 2: What insights does Yaron Weitzman share about his book on the LeBron Lakers?
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Don Levitard. Quiet man. Yes. You know, I'm a married man. I don't cheat on my wife, despite that gratuitous line back in my day. Stugatz. I wish you were here, my wife. I really miss her. No, I don't. That's the thing about being married. You know, you're not allowed to say, I don't miss my wife. I've been gone two days. I haven't been gone long enough to miss my wife. I'm sorry. I call her.
You just said you do miss her. I'm on the phone with her for 30 seconds. You know, what am I? Hello.
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Chapter 3: How did the Lakers respond to the book's revelations?
We should look into if they ever did that. Like this was a whole different ethos that the Lakers were preaching. Then Luka falls into the lap and things change. But I think they were sort of on their way to moving on from LeBron.
What do you learn about the relationship with him, the team, Bronny last year that we didn't know?
Brawny, I mean, I don't know if it's not that you didn't know. To me, it's been interesting that Brawny sort of, he's faded into the background. And I think that's a testament to, everyone likes Brawny. Like, it's really, it sounds simple. But Brawny, by all accounts, is a really good kid and works hard and just kind of understands his place and is not anyone's face.
And it's, again, it's nothing you didn't know. But I think it's just like, he's just another one of the players. I mean, you see it now even. He just kind of feels like just another 10th man, which is weird considering, or I should say 12th man or maybe 13th. But Brawny, It's weird considering where we were at before the draft last year.
You also said, though, that Palenka, when you say Palenka gave a non-answer, Palenka also did say LeBron deserves the ending that he wants. He did say that, and I know the Crafts said that with Tom Brady as well. Maybe it's just a thing you have to say, but this has been frayed for how long? You said Westbrook broke things. He wanted Kyrie Irving too, right? LeBron wanted Kyrie Irving?
Yeah, LeBron wanted Kyrie Irving and that was the background to the Will Smith story with Westbrook getting angry at LeBron. The idea being LeBron going everywhere saying, I want Kyrie Irving for salary cap. The only way that could have worked through the salary cap was by giving up Westbrook. So everyone understood that.
Yeah, after the Westbrook trade basically became everyone blame each other, right? Everyone blame each other. This was his fault. This was his fault. They did it. It was their idea. I mean, you see all the passive aggressive tweets would pick up after that. In terms of Palenka, you were asking, like, yeah, he said that. Palenka also has a reputation for, how do you phrase this?
You know, the things he says are not always carried through. How about that, right? So there's a reputation there.
How do you phrase this? Okay, so Palenka's words don't matter is what you're saying. That's a good way. How did I do? Did I do okay? Yeah, okay. So, all right. No, yeah, well, Palenka said something, and it doesn't matter what Palenka says because the words don't mean anything. Can you give us your top five biggest revelations or holy ship moments from the book without ruin?
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Chapter 4: How did LeBron's presence impact the Lakers' team dynamics?
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Don Libetard. Surely every time you're watching this, you recognize that your wife is laughing that she married Larry David.
I do, yeah. One of the great characters in the history of television, in my humble opinion. And to my credit, my personality... In my humble opinion, followed by to my credit.
To my credit. It's amazing.
My personality does predate Curb Your Enthusiasm.
Stugatz. Oh, wow.
I'm not going to say Larry David patterned himself after me.
All right, put it on the poll, please, Jude. You did, Greg Cody, copyright being an asshole long before Larry David.
This is the Dan Levitar Show with the Stugatz. I miss those chicken wings, honestly.
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