<Speech_Male> Congrats to <Speech_Male> all the inductees <Speech_Male> most especially <Speech_Male> because we're biased <Speech_Male> Paul Pierce. Bill <Speech_Male> Russell and Mike <Speech_Male> Gorman and <Speech_Male> should be a lot of fun, <Speech_Male> looking forward to watching those <Speech_Male> speeches. <Speech_Male> And as having said <Speech_Male> earlier off the top <Speech_Male> looking forward to, <Speech_Male> you know, somebody saying <Speech_Male> something incredibly controversial <Speech_Male> right after we <Speech_Male> record this show. And <Speech_Male> having that <Speech_Male> be the narrative that carries <Speech_Male> the rest <Speech_Male> of the week while <Speech_Male> we've missed it. <Speech_Male> I talked about <Speech_Male> <Advertisement> trade. That's <Speech_Male> <Advertisement> so happened. I've been <Speech_Male> <Advertisement> keeping an eye on it. <Speech_Male> <Advertisement> Mark, it's <SpeakerChange> all got traded, <Speech_Male> <Advertisement> we're too. <Silence> <Advertisement> Grizzlies. <Silence> <Advertisement> <Speech_Male> Good. <Speech_Male> Fitting. <Speech_Male> <Speech_Male> Why not? <Speech_Male> <Speech_Male> He can he <Speech_Male> can be there for Tony Allen's <Speech_Male> number retirement. <Speech_Male> It'll <Speech_Male> be great. <Speech_Male> Again, talking about <Speech_Male> how great how <Speech_Male> nice how kind how <Speech_Male> <Speech_Male> forthcoming and giving <Speech_Male> with his time that <Speech_Male> Mike Gorman <Speech_Male> is all of those <Speech_Male> same things are <Speech_Male> true of this man Ian <Speech_Male> Thompson, <Speech_Male> truly. One of the <Speech_Male> real treats <Speech_Male> in the business and industry <Speech_Male> and always <Speech_Male> grateful to have you on the show. <Speech_Male> <Advertisement> <SpeakerChange> Thank you so <Speech_Male> <Advertisement> much. <Speech_Male> <Advertisement> Thanks, Adam. Hey, <Speech_Male> <Advertisement> I got one Paul prier <Speech_Male> story of <Speech_Male> <SpeakerChange> go for <Speech_Male> it. Why are my buddy? <Speech_Male> I <Speech_Male> mean, it's just <Speech_Male> he'd always <Speech_Male> have you cracking up <Speech_Male> about things that <Speech_Male> weren't expecting. <Speech_Male> But remember <Speech_Male> talking to JJ <Speech_Male> berea early in <Speech_Male> his NBA career with <Speech_Male> the Mavericks <Speech_Male> after a game they <Speech_Male> were playing in Boston <Speech_Male> <Speech_Male> and I said to him, <Speech_Male> you know, you were starting <Speech_Male> northeastern for four <Speech_Male> years. What's it like <Speech_Male> for you to come back here? We <Speech_Male> would just chatting locker <Speech_Male> room after the game. <Speech_Male> <Speech_Male> And he said, yeah, it's <Speech_Male> great, you know, I <Speech_Male> used to try to come over to <Speech_Male> Celtics games all the time <Speech_Male> when I play at northeastern. <Speech_Male> I love Paul <Speech_Male> Pierce. I loved watching <Speech_Male> him. <Speech_Male> I go <Speech_Male> did you ever <Speech_Male> meet him? He <Speech_Male> goes well, I went up <Speech_Male> to him once I got <Speech_Male> into Lee to tell him <Speech_Male> how much I liked him. <Speech_Male> <Speech_Male> So a couple of <Speech_Male> days later a practice <Speech_Male> I saw Paul and I <Speech_Male> go, hey, I heard <Speech_Male> JJ berea came <Silence> up to you and he goes who? <Speech_Male> <SpeakerChange> <Speech_Male> <Speech_Male> He goes, <Speech_Male> who's that? And I <Speech_Male> go to the guy from the Mavericks, <Speech_Male> the little guy, <Speech_Male> went to northeastern. <Speech_Male> Oh yeah, yeah, that's right. <Speech_Male> I <Speech_Male> go, well, he said <Speech_Male> he said you were his <Speech_Male> favorite player in the <Speech_Male> east to come see <Speech_Male> play all the time, <Speech_Male> <Speech_Male> so what did you say <Speech_Male> to that? And he said, I <Speech_Male> told him I never heard of him <Speech_Music_Male> before. <SpeakerChange> <Speech_Music_Male> <Speech_Male> And I'm like, <Speech_Male> why would you do that? I <Speech_Male> think I was a star in northeastern. <Speech_Male> I mean, <Speech_Male> here he is, he's <Speech_Male> like looking up to <Speech_Male> <Advertisement> <Speech_Male> <Advertisement> pierce goes, <Speech_Male> hey, I'm <Speech_Male> Paul <Speech_Male> Pierce, I'm Boston Celtics. <Speech_Male> I'm not going to <Speech_Male> be worried about northeastern. <Speech_Male> <SpeakerChange> What do you want <Speech_Male> from me? Like <Speech_Male> he's making <Speech_Male> fun of you by it, but <Speech_Male> <Advertisement> you get that <Speech_Male> <Advertisement> kind of stuff all the time <Speech_Male> <Advertisement> from him. That kind of attitude <Speech_Male> that we catch it by <Speech_Male> surprise. <SpeakerChange> He just <Speech_Male> wasn't like the typical role model. <Speech_Music_Male> Yeah, not <Speech_Music_Male> humility wasn't really <Speech_Male> a thing. Yeah, <Speech_Male> exactly. What <Speech_Music_Male> about you? Past a yearly <Speech_Music_Male> <Advertisement> Welsh, no way. <Speech_Music_Male> <Advertisement> <Speech_Music_Male> <Advertisement> Yeah. <Speech_Music_Male> <Advertisement> Brian Thompson <Speech_Music_Male> <Advertisement> Evan valenti, I'm <Speech_Music_Male> <Advertisement> Adam coffin. Thanks for <Speech_Music_Male> <Advertisement> joining us here on self <Speech_Music_Male> <Advertisement> to speak. We'll catch again <Speech_Music_Male> <Advertisement> after Hall of Fame <Speech_Music_Male> <Advertisement> weekend and remember <Speech_Music_Male> <Advertisement> basketball <Speech_Music_Male> <Advertisement> next month. <Speech_Music_Male> <Advertisement> It's a thing. It's <Speech_Music_Male> <Advertisement> common folks <Speech_Music_Male> <Advertisement> looking forward <SpeakerChange> to it. <Speech_Music_Male> More Celtics talk.