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Eastern. three Pacific, and we've had a busy one. Rashid Rice's suspension, Joe Mixon's injury. Phelan returning to Minnesota, Kyle Hamilton's extension, Bill Belichick and Brayson Gold diggers. We talked about Taylor Townsend telling Yelena Ostapenko.
Go back home, you suck. Yeah, I like some beef and tennis, okay? Juwan Jennings, we talked about him. John Lynch says we ain't trading you. Get over it.
You can't always get what you want, right? We talked about Tom Brady. Tom Brady now has more access For pregame coverage. Pre-production with Fox. You'll see more of Cam Newton on ESPN signing a multi-year extension.
And apparently, in a last-disc effort to do something with his life at 73 years old, Skip Bayless. Is now going to be on Gilbert Arenas' network to talk football with Akeet Talib?
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In a few minutes, in a few seconds, I'm going to share with you a new top six list. I do it every Wednesday. Today we're going to take a look at all these athletes in media. I'm going to give you my top six. Athletes in sports media today.
Who's engaging? Who's the best? Who's entertaining? Yeah, my top six list is coming. in a few minutes.
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You can find me online at JR Sport Brief. Eight eight eight seven ten four I S N That's eight eight eight. Seven ten. Before I S N. Hey, before I give you uh this top six list.
Let's hit the phone lines real quick here. Todd has been so kind as to call us from Maryland. Todd, you and the JR Sport Brief Show. Go ahead quickly. Yes, real quick, my brother.
Come ready. Tom Reddy's salary, do you know what his salary is? And I'll take it off gear. Yes.
Well, how you gonna ask him for a loan? I know how much it is. You need some money? Yeah. Yeah.
Well, if he's making that much, he's making, I think, a handful. I think he's making more than it. He's making a couple of brink strucks, Phil. Tom Brady is getting paid a $37.5 million. Over ten years to be this lead broadcaster and lead analyst on Fox.
Is that right? Yeah, thirty seven and a half million dollars a year. Yeah. Wow. Yeah.
I was in the wrong business, bro. Yeah, well, yes, look, it's not too late, Todd. I think you could bump Tom Brady out the way. Yeah. All right, yeah.
Thanks, buddy. Thank you, Todd, for calling from Maryland. Yeah, he's making a lot of money. We don't even know if he's good. It must be nice to uh live off your other achievements.
We don't know if he's I don't know if he's a good broadcaster. Is anybody is a broadcast? I guess you are worth it if they're willing to pay you. Thirty-seven and a half million dollars?
Okay. I'm in Atlanta, Georgia. Shout out to our producer. He needs to get paid $37.5 million. Shoutouts to Ryan.
Botcher. Anyway, it's time for a new top six list, folks. every single Wednesday. All this talk about media, who's going, who's coming, who's getting paid. I'm gonna tell you the best athletes in media to day.
Let me give you a a a hint and a preview. Tom Brady is not on the list. Let's go. Six five. Four, three.
So One It's time to get JR's latest top six list. only on the JR Sport Brief. It is the JR Sport Re Show here with you coast to coast on the Infinity Sports Network. I'm giving you a top six list. I'm taking a look at my top six athletes in sports media.
Today. It's a countdown.
So we gotta start right here at this number. Number six. At number six. This is a cool dude. I met him before he started broadcasting, and I was like, he's a cool dude.
He's a nice, nice guy. And number six. It's David Cohn. Oh, you didn't expect David Cohn's name, did you? You did not.
This man is a multiple-time All-Star as a pitcher. He's a five-time World Series champion. He won a Cy Young and. Damn it, perfect games. David Cohn.
Has done it all. He has experience. He's a pitcher's pitcher. But he's not one of these lame dudes who sits on T V and tries to explain to you a breaking ball. Like you're sitting in math class.
He makes it fun. David Cohn, Upon finishing his career, Well, I think it was finished. In 2001, he started broadcasting on the Yes Network for the Yankees in 2002. And then he went and pitched for the Mets the next year. And then he had to wait a while because George Steinbrenner said, You went to the enemy.
He ended up getting back with the New York Yankees as a broadcaster. And he recently joined ESPN on Sunday night baseball, which we know is probably coming to a close rather soon. But I'll tell you this: David Cohen is great. Because of his humor. Because of his honesty.
On one second, he might be making a joke about Meg the Stallion, and you go, What the hell does he know about Meg the Stallion? Probably a lot. May know more than Clay Thompson. But anyway, David Cohn, I remember one day, he was just sitting down with Dan Patrick. And he actually said, Yeah, I cheated.
Yeah, every now and then I figured out how to cheat. No steroids, but listen to this. And pine tar. There's blurred lines again there. The pine tar is really a big issue nowadays.
We used to think that pine tar just helped you in cold weather, it didn't improve your spin rate.
Well, now we know it does, and that it's been proven with some of the new technology that a little extra sticky stuff on your fingers can help your curveball break a little better, a little sharper. Where would you hide it? Uh I had it on my belt. I had it on my glove. I got to cop out here.
It's true. No, I cheated.
Okay, I cheated. I did. No, there's a lot of pitchers. I think it's rare when a pitcher doesn't. And not exactly Alex Rodriguez lying to Katie Corrick.
But you get it. I enjoy it. And shout outs to David Cohn. Always entertaining and honest. Like, yeah, I cheated, I used pine tar, yeah, or whatever, who cares?
Uh David Cohn, one of the best in sports media today. David Cohn is number six. Where are we going next? Number five. My top six athletes in sports media today, you didn't expect this one either.
At number five I'm giving you. A former NBA champion. An NBA All-Star. I'm giving you Jeff Teague. Yeah, you heard me correctly.
Oh, you forgot Jeff Teague was an all-star, right? You forgot about him? He's an all-star with the Atlanta Hawks. Hey, you forgot he was an NBA champ?
Well yeah his final season with the Milwaukee Bucks in 2021. Jeff Teague is an internet Darling right now. Just off his podcast, the 520 podcast, which I think has exploded. Over the past year.
Now, I gotta be honest, I have never sat down and listened to a full episode. But the one-minute stories that this guy gives out It is amazing. It's it's ridiculous. How about this? He's told two LeBron stories.
He gives insight. He's probably one of the best storytellers. He talked about how he played for the Hawks. And LeBron James just whooped there behind. At the end of the season, he's like, we own LeBron, we own LeBron.
And LeBron was just like. I figured y'all out. Let listen to Jeff T compliment LeBron. We had beat the Cavs that year on the average of like 25, 26 every time we played. And we was blowing Bron and him out.
And an all-star, he was like, hey, I figured y'all out. And I was like, what? I ain't never talked to Bron. I'm like, I figured y'all out. I know what y'all gonna do.
I figured y'all out. So when we got to the playoffs, we were super confident. And he figured this out. All he did was put me in a pick and row. I'm hedging.
Eventually, you're going to have to switch. I switched, send a double. J.R. Smith hit 8-3s the first game or something like that. Then Kevin Love, we like, help off Kevin Love.
He hit 7-3. He was like, man, it's over with. And he figured me out. It was over. Yeah.
He basically said LeBron figured us out. And kept it moving from there. Very complimentary. A unique story. Jeff Teague had another story for a different time.
There was one time LeBron James was wearing the Hawks out. Jeff Teague Shoved the living hell out of her. He shoved LeBron. He shoulder checked him. Into the fifth row.
Listen to this. What was your issue when you pushed LeBron, bro? Why you do that? Nigga, we was losing. Yeah.
He was beating my I win a playoff game against that. ever. I was sick of the sh. Fans in Atlanta cheering for him. He running down the quest.
Say, you know what, b? I got some for you. Yeah. Show to take this shit out. Uh I got so much hate, man.
If he would have been hurt, I would have killed you. I'm like, damn, I gotta get off the internet. That's when I first deleted Instagram. Yeah. He basically said, man, he was honest.
I shoved the living hell out of LeBron. Because LeBron was kicking our ass. Reasonable.
Now you don't hear people beat and he shoved LeBron. He said people sending me death threats. Shoutouts to Jeff T. is one of the best in sports media. Today.
He's number five. Where are we going next? Number four. At number four. Damn it.
Man, Tom Brady took this guy's job. And number four. It's a three-time Pro Bowler, a 14-year career. A great tight end. But the Panthers, the Bears, the Seahawks.
It's Greg Olson. Man, this guy was first on television when he was still playing. They put Greg Olson. on television and as an analyst. In 2017.
He was available. They threw him on the TV. He's been great. And then when he finally retired, they threw more T V on Fox. And then he was finally found out that he was keeping the seat warm.
For Tom Brady, whenever he retired. He actually won a sports Emmy. And he still lost his job. to Tom Brady. He's now on the B team.
I don't know if Tom Brady is going to see his way through the other nine years on his contract. But when Greg Olson won that Emmy, He went up on the stage, and even he had a few jokes. Listen to this. The Emmy goes to Two. Greg Olson!
Oh, let's go, baby. Thank you guys so much. Appreciate it. You know. I think there's a lot of people wondering what I'm gonna say right now.
I don't know. You know, coming into tonight, you know, people ask me, they say, you know, what's your biggest threat to your future in the business? And everyone's like, oh, Brady, and this. I think it's Andy from Toy Story. I think If he gets in, Collinsworth, Aikman.
We're dead, these guys. You know, this is super cool. I don't know what the future holds. All I know is I love talking football. I love talking ball.
I love studying it. I love seeing where the game is going. Wherever that takes me, whatever level it is, man, I'm more committed to the game of football now. I look forward to things ahead. Thank you guys so much.
Man, well, we knew it came ahead. It was thought that he and Kevin Burckhardt were ultimately gonna replace Troy Aikman. And also Joe Bach. And they were like, not so fast. We're going to replace you with Tom Brady.
Ouch. And by the way, everybody knows he's a better analyst than Tom Brady. The Tom Brady is just Tom Brady. Tom Brady.
Sometimes that's how the cookie crumbles, right? It's Hollywood, it's money. It's advertisers, it's cash. Brady got a bigger name than Olson. It doesn't matter if Olson is better.
at his job. Greg Olson, number four on my list. Top six sports athletes. Or top six athletes in sports media today. Greg Olson, Ford, where we going next?
Number three.
Now sometimes I cannot stand this guy. He says crazy things. He does crazy things on the basketball court. but his media career as an active athlete as well. cannot be denied Especially when you factor in what he's already started on the media side.
At number three on my list, I got. Dre Maudrey Yeah. Four-time All-Star. Four-time champ. Defensive play of the year.
The guy needs to thank God he ended up playing next to Steph Curry. Also, 23 career ejections. One guy stepped on. Couple guys choked. Bunch of people kicked in the nuts, including LeBron.
The Jordan Poole punch. Draymond Green, we know he's gonna be in media. He's gonna be a pain in the ass. But he's gonna be in media. made a nice career for himself.
whenever he's done. I mean, he played with Kevin Durant. Draymar Green is so bold. That he even talked about Kevin Durant leaving the Warriors. And he spoke like he didn't give a damn.
He just like, I know the guy regrets it. Listen to this. When he decided that he was going to leave, I thought it was a mistake. I thought it was a mistake because I know Kevin. And what Kevin likes to do in his life.
The number one thing in Kevin's life, and that's not the case for. Most people basketball is 100% the most important thing in Kevin's life. It is the thing that he cares about himself. more than anything in the world. And when Kevin was here The reason I thought Kevin was making a mistake, because I felt like when Kevin was here.
What he was allowed to do was to simply just go play basketball. which is what Kevin loves to do. And so it wasn't that he was going to play with Kyrie, it wasn't that. You know, everyone's like, oh, Kyrie isn't there. It wasn't any of that.
Listen, how many professional athletes? Who talks so openly about another guy's career like that? The answer is. Nobody. Nobody, especially when you think about two active players.
Kevin Durant is not just an active player. He's one of the greatest players to ever pick up a basketball. And Draymond Green, yeah, he's good. He's gonna go into the Hall of Fame. He ain't in Kevin Durant's level.
He may tell you, I got more rings than him, but at the same time. You you not him. You don't have guys. who are that bold, You don't have guys. Who are that open?
Draymond Green will have an opinion about every and anything. Even if sometimes it makes you go, damn, Draymond, just shut up. And sometimes that's more often than not. Draymond Green, number three on my list. Top six athletes in sports media today.
Draymond 3, where are we going now? Number 2. The Kelsey Brothers. Yes, both Jason. And Travis.
Their podcast is so big, maybe they could thank Taylor Swift. They signed a three-year $100 million production deal. Last year. With Amazon to produce their podcast. And I mean, damn it, last week they had on Taylor Swift.
I appreciate the fact that they're also not shy to talk about things going on in the season. And we have a different perspective. These aren't things that we had years ago. professional athletes like Draymond and And the Kelsey brothers They'd have to call into radio shows. We don't need that anymore.
A lot of these athletes, they are. Meteor stars in and of themselves. I I wish more of the good ones would You know? podcast and the ones that aren't good, I wish they'd shut up and focused on their craft. But Jason and Travis.
Yeah, last week they had Taylor Swift. This week. Actually today on their podcast. Like they were so open and honest and discussing. You know, Shador.
Listen to Jason and then listen to Shador. Rest assured, if the Browns and Kevin Stavansky felt that their best option. And the m Most confident option they had to win games was Shador Sanders, they would be playing him. Like that is not They're not going to go out there and not do that. I don't believe that.
I just don't... You can't do it. I'm with you. I 100%. I agree with you.
And they are doing probably. the right thing. But I want to see 12 go out there and sling it. I want to see. Exactly.
It's the most exciting. It's the attention. It's like. I think he's shown that he could be an NFL quarterback. In the preseason.
I think he's done a good job. I like that. And shout outs to oh that was Jason and Travis discussing Shador. And I'm sure Shador appreciates it. A lot of people want to see Shadork.
I want to see Shadu. I want to see what he can ultimately do. Listen to that. The the Kelsey brothers just like us. Except for their not.
Oh and then the other thing? They're gonna be the second set of brothers. To be in the Pro Football Hall of Fame. Following The sharps. Yeah, that was just a couple months.
Well, just a month ago. Yeah, how about that? Anyway. We're gonna take a break when we come back. I'm gonna tell you.
Who I have here at number one. Who is the top? Athlete. and sports media Today. Who is it?
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Way, fair, every style, every home You're listening to the JR Sport Brief. It is the JR Sport Brief Show here with you, coast to coast. on the Infinity Sports network. There's a lot of news in the media today. Regarding athletes.
Tom Brady getting a little bit more access to do his job with Fox. Cam Newton, Has a new multi-year contract with ESPN. Get used to seeing him yell with Stephen A. Smith. There's a lot.
Going on. And so today. As I do, Every single Wednesday I gave you a new top six list. Taking a look at some of the top athletes in sports media today, people who played the game. garner a lot of attention.
These are individuals that I have on my list. I think they're great listens. I'm about to share with you who I have. At number one. At number six, here's a recap.
At number six, I gave you David Comb. This guy can tell you about pitching. Without sounding like a complete nerd. He sounds like the guy, you know, sitting down at the bar with you. But he's telling you about spin rates.
He actually makes it interesting. At number five, I give you Jeff Teague. I think he's one of the best story tellers. This guy sits around and goes, Yeah, why not knock out LeBron James? Because he was kicking our ass.
I just shoved him. I said I had enough of this. I was sick and tired of losing.
So, yeah, I shoved LeBron James into the crowd.
Sorry. How many people admit things like that? And number four. He's one of the best football analysts, period. This guy called the Super Bowl.
And they said, Oh, forget it. This guy Called a Super Bowl. He won two sport Emmys. And they basically said, uh, Tom Brady's here. Back of the line, kid.
Greg Olson. is still great. I got him at number four on my list. And number three. Top six athletes in sports media today.
He's controversial. He's a pain in the ass.
Sometimes I wish he'd shut up, but I appreciate the honesty. Of Draymond Green. And number two. Athletes in sports media. I believe, well, I think they are, they're going to be the next brothers.
Only the second. Brothers. to go into the Pro Football Hall of Fame. Jason and Travis Kelcey. with their New Heights Podcast.
I'm sure Taylor Swift has something to do with their popularity. But you can't deny they're actually pretty funny, and they come across as wealthy and rich as they are and successful. They still come across as Everyday guys. as almost impossible as that is to be the case. I got them at number two on the list.
Amazon said here's a hundred million dollars in a production budget. Give us More Consent.
Now If I got the Kelsey brothers at number two. Top athletes in sports media today. That leaves us with one spot. And there's only one. King of sports media.
Damn it, he is one of the biggest and best media personalities. He's one of the best TV personalities. that we've ever had in television history. What number are we up to? Number one.
Charles Barclay. That's it, it's done. Charles Barkley, his career was cooked, he was done, and In 2000 after all-star appearances and MVPs and Hall of Fame's this and everything. What a world that we've lived in. Charles Barclay has had a longer career in sports media, on T V.
Then he did. In the N. B. A. More people might actually know Charles Barkley at this point in time.
For his work on television, and this sucked. He was one of the greatest NBA players ever. People probably remember him more so. for being on T V and being an absolute hoot.
Now, I know everybody hopes that he can still continue to be Mr. Funny on ESPN. I don't think he's going to change. He's bashed his old bosses at At wanted discovery He's telling everybody at ESPN y'all are not gonna work me like a dog? I appreciate the honesty.
of Charles Barclay. Is only one hem. One of my favorite things that Charles Barclay ever said. Was when he called those big old women in San Antonio big old women. His words, not mine.
on the NBA on TNT. And then he came back and said Hey, my bosses asked me To apologize. Listen to what he said in response. We got a minute. Can I say something?
Yeah. That's why you're here.
Okay. You know, I've heard from some complaints from the people of San Antonio. Why would that be? Let me just say this. I heard they were talking about us on some stupid show called A Talk the other day.
I don't know what that is. I heard that some idiot in San Antonio started a blog. Let me just say Listen, I'm just gonna have fod on T V. You know I'm joking. I say San Antonio got a great organization.
They got the best point guard. They got the greatest power for it ever.
Some of you people don't like my sense of humor. is what I gotta say. Turn off your damn television. I'm not going to change. If you don't like me or the show, turn it off.
and they want me to apologize. That's not gonna happen. What does not apologize for? Me joking about those big old women down in San Francisco.
So listen, y'all can write letters to your mama, your daddy, your uncle. I'm going to have fun on television. You know that I'm joking around, but if y'all waiting on me to apologize, hell gonna free you. Wait, you know what? What are you apologizing for?
I'm trying to get you. There are no big old women down there. Let me tell you this. Come on. I think we're out of town.
Come on. What do they eat? Oh, Chiros. Chiros on the house. Oh, you you can't make that stuff up.
And he has the green light, even if he doesn't have the green light to say whatever is on his mind. He beat everybody to it. And nowadays, everybody says what's on their mind, and everybody uses profanity, and they got to cuss, and they got to swear. Charles Barkley was ahead of everybody. Couldn't tell that man nothing because he is walking Money.
And so it doesn't matter if it's big old women down in San Antonio or Charles Barkley on Zion's Wait. Listen to this from a few years ago. Saw some footage of Zion Williamson that caught your guys' attention, and I'd like to see it now.
So, this is Zion warming up. We don't have them, it could be another two, three weeks, but Chuck, you had a visceral reaction to this. It looked like me and Shaq had a baby. Oh, that's it. They gonna do my I quit.
I gotta get on man. What did it look like when me and you had a baby? Ew, it's too. They eat he eat good in New Orleans. Word about Chico?
Oh man, I'm I'm no, and and you know, I'm I'm I'm j I'm joking and I'm serious. What do you look like? Like, ooh, see, we had a baby though for the summer. Hey, you know what, Adam? Yeah.
First of all. I'm concerned.
Okay. I am really concerned. About You know, when I tell this story, and I'm... I'm being critical. It is what it is.
Moses Malone. Moses Malone said to me: he said, I was fat and lazy. And I started to cry a little bit. Really? Yeah, I did.
I mean, because I couldn't kick his ass. He was Moses Malone. But it was a turning point in my career. Man. Yeah.
Even when Charles Barkley is trying to be serious. Or he's being critical. He's killing guys. And I could have gone on and on and on. There's certain things that he has said.
I was like, eh, you know, let's not play that. Like when Charles Barkley started to talk about uh Feeling up on people's bodies. I don't, it's crazy. And then there's enough. I wanted to leave Anthony Davis alone.
There are a million comments about. Charles Barkley and Anthony Street Close Davis. You just go on YouTube and search Charles Barkley. And you could be in the store for hours' worth of content because he's been on TV now full-time. for 25 years.
I don't expect him to change on ESPN. I guess uh the first thing out of his mouth on ESPN will be a wise crack. about how bad ESPN is. And I can't wait. My top six athletes in sports media today.
People that I enjoy, people that I like listening to, people that I respect. And number six, I gave you David Cohn. And number five I gave you Jeff Teague. And number four I gave you Greg Olson, and number three I gave you Draymond Green. And number two.
Two for the price of one. I gave you the Kelsey brothers. And at number one, I gave you Charles Barkley. Oh, when Charles Barkley is done? Oh, that show is finished.
And the sports media space is gonna be a Worse place because Charles is gone. Phone lines are open. What active athlete But not active. But what former athlete, what active athlete, who is talking, who's in sports media today? that you really appreciate and enjoy.
I just gave you my number one. His name is Charles Barkley, 888-888. 710-4ISN. That's 888-710-4ISN. Who's your favorite athlete?
in sports media today. I'll get to your calls. And you just heard Charles Barkley say, uh, Well Zion looked like he and Shaq had a baby? There's a a future star in the NFL. who just announced that he just had a baby.
I'm going to tell you who it is on the other side of the break. You're listening to the JR Sport Reshow on the Infinity Sports Network, and right now it's time for a news flash with Rich Ackerman. Most people would rather attend a corporate team building workshop than search for auto and home insurance. That synergy. That's why The Zebra searches for you, comparing over 100 insurance companies to find savings no one else can.
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Eight eight eight. A 710. 4ISN is the number. That's 888. Seven ten.
four I S N I just gave you a top six. Top six list. We went through Some of the best, some of my favorite. Athletes in sports media today. Yeah, here's a quick quick recap.
Number six, I gave you David Cohn. And number five, I gave you Jeff Teague. And before I gave you Greg Olson, And number three I gave you Draymond Green. And number two. I gave you the Kelsey brothers.
Travis And Jason. And at number one on the list, I gave you Charles. BARCLY. Of course, there are more athletes and media today. There's so many.
And I just told you today early in the show that Cam Newton has a a new contract extension with ESBN. Tom Brady getting paid $37.5 million to be lead analyst. on Fox. I mean, come on, we got Kendrick Perkins. I feel like I see a clip of him every other day.
I don't think he says anything worth a damn. Everything is just a joke, it feels like, with a. Kendrick Perkins, and that's the other end of it. We have a lot of former athletes who feel the uh The spaces just to say something wild and outlandish. Like I am I'm far from a prude.
I I can't I can't listen to Gilbert Arenas. It just is too over the top and ridiculous. I can't and will not. kill any of my brain cells. Listening to Gilbert Arenas, but he garners a lot of attention and he's very successful.
Good on him. You crack the code and you can make the money. Good on you. But the list that I just gave you It's my fave. Who are some of your faves?
Who are some of your favorite athletes? To be in a space of sports media. eight eight eight seven ten four I S N That's 888-68. 710. four I S N.
I'm going to get to your calls, and then I must. I mean one of the clips we heard from Charles Barclay. Charles Barkley looked at Zion and he said, Zion Williamson looks like Shaq and I had a baby. And it's just like, damn. And then you know, people wonder: oh, people are killing the NBA product.
I think the NBA is just fine. People out here exaggerating, just always complaining and whining about something. We got a bunch of whiny ass people here. People figured out that they could whan, yell, and scream and make money. and it's pretty pathetic.
But anyway, I digress. In a few minutes, I'm going to tell you about someone Who is having dammit? Who's someone who just had a baby? Place for the Jacksonville Jaguars. There's a little bit of a hint.
eight eight eight seven ten four I S N. That's 888-710-4ISN. David is calling from LA. You on the J. R.
Sport Reef Show. What's up, David? Hey, JR, good afternoon. Thanks for taking my call. I don't have another athlete to add to the list.
I just want to follow up on what you said about Charles Barkley. I think one of the things that makes him so endearing that we kind of underappreciate about him or doesn't get talked about enough Is that for all that he dishes? Charles Barkley can take it. Just as well. You know, if an athlete can just dish, but any time the tables are turned or the script is flipped on them and they get sensitive whenever we start poking and prodding at them, like, Those are the kinds of athletes kind of look at and go, man, these guys are sensitive.
But Charles Barkley, he's not like that. You know, he's had some pretty embarrassing moments in media. And every time it happens, he doesn't just not take it sensitively. He leans into it and says, hey, whatever, it happened. You can't really humiliate me that way.
And that's something that we really appreciate for him. Two that come to mind. One is. 2011, I remember the ultimate. NBA All-Star draft.
He didn't know the rules. He took Allen Iverson number one overall over Michael Jordan, and they clown him for the rest of the draft for it. He just took it like a champ. And then there was another time on TNT when he fell asleep on set, and they actually were watching him falling asleep the next day. The other guys were watching the next day.
And man, he just said, Hey, look, I'm getting old, all right? I need my naps.
So I appreciate Charles Markle for his ability to take it as much as he can dish it. And he is always honest. And thank you, David, for calling from L.A. No, he's on honesty is the best policy. Like people who who stick around a long time in what they do typically They're themselves.
Like the best thing that you can be in any line of work is you. You learn, you pay attention to what's going on around you, but you have to be authentic to you. Charles Barkley ain't out here acting, he's not playing, he's not He ain't no gimmick. He's not being a gimmick. He's being himself.
If you followed and remember watching his basketball career, and and some of his issues on and off the court. It follows in line. It's amazing to see what he's done. eight eight eight seven ten four I S N. That's 888-710.
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Well next hour. I I want to play a clip. of an interaction that I had. with Charles Barclay. And this must have been, I don't know, 15 years ago?
He decided to clown me, and I had to just go, man, just give me a break here. We'll play that for you next hour. 888-710-4ISN. Yeah, I've had some public give and takes with Charles Barkley too. Steve from Chicago, you're on the JR Sport Reshow.
What's up, Steve? Hey, how's it going? Um Yeah, I you know, I like Tony Romo just because I know football pretty well, but that guy teaches you what's going on behind the scenes. He might not be a lot of flash or whatever, but I like how he analyzes plays. and explains it to the fans.
No, absolutely. Yeah, I mean, he is good. There's a lot of times that he's come under fire and scrutiny. It's times where Tony Romo, and thank you, Steve, for calling from Chicago. There's times where Tony Romo is getting all the plays right.
They're like, oh my God, he predicted the future. He's such a great QB and he's giving us the insight. And there's other times where they're just like, all right, Tony, you're You're doing Too much. Pipe down. Just A little bit.
eight eight eight seven ten four I S N That's eight eight eight seven ten. Four I S Yeah. Let me tell you this. or before we are. gets any more calls here.
There's an NFL athlete. Hasn't even played a game in the league. He just announced about twenty minutes ago, thirty minutes ago. He just had a kid. He also just got married.
That man is Travis Hunter. This, he can, what can't he do? He could play offense. He could play defense. He could win the Heisman.
He got married.
Now he had a baby. I can't even call it a secret baby. 'Cause this dude got married This offseason And then him and his his wife Excuse me for the woman's name. Lane Lanai. I just had her name in front of me.
I'm over here butchering it. Liana Lane. It was they just revealed that they had a baby. Not that she's pregnant, that they had a baby. Like in the world of 2025, and you can't keep anything a secret.
You can't keep anything quiet. Travis Hunter just says, my baby's here. All right, well, what what are we gonna do? He can make a baby. He could play offense.
He could play defense. Let's see if he could last the entire season. This is what they revealed. It's 2025. You know why this needs to be public?
I don't know. Maybe it needed to be. This is what they posted on their YouTube channel. There's the baby We're about to leave for Green Bay. They hike for the baby.
We're gonna find out where daddy's gonna be. And where you're gonna grow up. And where you're gonna be born. Mm-hmm. Do ball, baby.
See, and then you'll come up and you're gonna be like me, and you're gonna get drafted to Jackson. Do you have a message? And a baby? Gotta be better than me. That is exactly Oh wow Damn Man, you got to put everything on social media, I guess.
I don't know. At the same time, how old is he? Let me see his eye. He's twenty two years old out out I'm not putting my life on social media. I built up a career on social media.
I get it. If you can make money, then go ahead and do it.
Okay? That's why I did it. I I just it's a different Different thought process. Part of it is the celebrity thought pro if I was Travis Sunner, I'd just be like. They somebody it just come up one day.
Oh, you got a kid? Yeah, I got a kid. Why'd you keep it? It says no secret, but maybe they feel that let's just put it out there, no harm. But I just think.
Whatever. Keep your marriage private. Good luck to Travis Hunter. His wife and his baby. They have certainly been criticized a lot and enough.
Hopefully they could raise their family in peace. I wish nothing but the best for him. Congratulations, Travis Hunter. Hasn't even played a game, got a baby. Good for him.
With his wife, mind you, good for him. 888-710-4ISN. That's 888-710-4ISN. We're talking about some of the best Athletes. and sports media today.
I'm going to get some more of your calls on the other side of the break. Of course, we'll talk about a few things that took place this day in sports history. We got a lot to do. This is the JR Sport Reshow Coast to Coast, the Infinity Sports Network Domu.
