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Time flies when you're having fun. Just served super producer and host, Dave Shepherd. We got a lot to get into. Top six list, taking your calls. We're talking about athletic freaks, individuals where you just go, damn, how did they do that? It's just wild.

I'll give you a recap of the list in a minute. Victor Wabenyama made his debut in Madison Square Garden tonight. He lost. New York Knicks beat the San Antonio Spurs 126 to 105. Victor Wabenyama finishing the night with 14 points, nine rebounds, but he shot four of 14. And like the first half of the game, he only had like two points. It was ugly.

It was ugly. But he has a ridiculous future. Fun dude to watch. OK. Hey, Ron Washington, new general manager. Excuse me. New manager for the Los Angeles Angels. Nice job.

Nice paycheck. Bad team, especially a team that's probably not going to have Shohei Ohtani. That'll be there. Oh, this was also a good game. The Denver Nuggets. They just beat the Golden State Warriors. The final score there.

Where the hell did it go? 108 to 105. Steph Curry knocked down a three to pull the game close, but ultimately missed a floater that would have tied the game up. And then LeBron James and the Rockets.

Well, it's crazy. I said the LeBron James instead of the Lakers. The Rockets beat the Lakers 128 to 94. No Anthony Davis.

I don't know what you want to call his groin injury, but it's a groin injury. And LeBron has 18 points and six rebounds. So it's tough out there. Now, why was I laughing when we were coming into the break?

Because as I sit here in the studio talking to North America. You know, I got screens on. I'm looking up at the screen and there's a graphic on ESPN here in the background. And it's about James Harden. And it talks about how the Los Angeles Clippers have lost their past two games, how their offense has slowed down, how they are scoring less points. And it's just like, hey, James Harden has been here for two games and the offense already stinks. And that's why I was laughing, because it just popped up and I'm like, it's been two games. I get it.

I understand. But let's let's already blame James Harden, who tonight had 12 points, eight rebounds and five assists. Westbrook had 13. Paul George had 24. Kawhi Leonard had 17. And the Clippers are just exciting, right?

Whatever. What did Ben Simmons do tonight? So I can laugh some more. Oh, he didn't play. Or is he still out with back maintenance? Like, come on.

Hey, you know what? I mean, Kawhi Leonard, at least he played tonight. Like, if that would have been the trifecta, Kawhi, Ben Simmons and Anthony Davis. But, JR, I guess James Harden is not waiting to the playoffs to suck anymore. He's actually doing it in the regular season now.

Go figure. I thought Ben Simmons didn't play the last game. Why he ain't play this one? He need two games off? It's called two words.

And if you want to count an apostrophe being two words, then it's three. He's washed. You know that, JR. Ah, damn. But Ben Simmons just told us he's going to be better than when he was when he was an All-Star. That's what he said.

Yeah. And he tells you the same thing on Instagram every single summer, that he's developed a jump shot, which is nonexistent during the regular season, especially the playoffs. So it doesn't mean anything when it comes to Ben Simmons. How many threes has he taken so far? Honestly, I don't know.

I know the Nets suck. I feel bad for Jacques Fon. Oh, it's his hip. It's not even his back.

It's his hip. Damn. What happens when this contract is done? I think he got, what, a year next year he's done? Yeah. No, he's going to be done in the NBA very soon, JR. Because, you know, it's interesting. You have this top six freakish list. Ben Simmons, if you would have told me his rookie year would have been a typical rookie year, and then he would have gotten better like every other superstar, he would be on your top six list, because there's never been a guy 6'8", 6'9", that can not only handle the ball the way that Ben could, can not only facilitate the way that he could, but also had the athleticism. There was no one ever like him, JR, with the exception of LeBron.

That's it. Ben Simmons has been here since 2017? Yeah, should have been 2016, but he got hurt that year. He has never in one season taken more than 11 threes.

That's ridiculous. He has taken zero threes so far. I mean, he's only been six games. Yeah. He's never in one season taken, I knew it was bad, he's never taken more than 11 threes in a season. This is 2023. Victor Wabunyama has taken, I don't know, he's going to take 10 threes in a game one game.

Anyway. He's actually, I'm looking at it right now, JR, I'm not going to pretend to lie, he's actually taken 43 threes this year. Oh, with Victor Wabunyama?

Yeah, at 7'4", going on 7'5". Victor Wabunyama needs to dunk on Ben Simmons, and then we can just retire him right away. The problem is, there's a better chance it doesn't happen, because Ben Simmons, more than half the time, isn't even on the floor.

Yeah, yeah. The man had the rest of his back the other day for back maintenance, and he had back surgery, I get it, fine. And then tonight, he didn't play because of his hip. Like, whatever. I think Ben Simmons and Anthony Davis, do they have mutual voodoo dolls?

Like, what's the deal here? The thing about Anthony Davis, love him or hate him, you did see an improvement in his game since he got to the NBA in 2012. Like, yes- Oh, no, no, no, there's no- Right, like he's incredibly brittle, we get all that, he's injury-prone, but you saw him evolve to become an outside shooter. Yeah, yeah, we know Ben Simmons hasn't changed, we know that, we don't need to get to that. Exactly, exactly. Ugh, it's just the injury part, bro, that's it. Yeah. Just sad. Listen, we can say whatever we want about Anthony Davis, he's gonna be a first ballot Hall of Famer, he's a Lakers legend, he's got a championship to show it.

Nah, I don't know about that, bro, nah, that's too much. JR, they're gonna retire his number. I don't care what they do. Today, as it stands, to call Anthony Davis Lakers legend? No. When you were a second best player on a Lakers title team, given that it's the Orlando bubble, I get all that, but he was clearly the second best player on a Lakers title team, he's a Lakers legend, JR. Shep, no he is not. I'm not saying- He is- They're not gonna put a statue- No, no, no, let me just say this.

Yes? Just, I'm just gonna say this. Anthony Davis, today, November 8th, November 9th, 2023. Right. Anthony Davis is not a Lakers legend.

You do not, I repeat, you do not need to run down what he's done as a Laker. Okay. It doesn't matter. Right.

I think we all know what he's done and what he's won. He is not, today, a Lakers legend. How did they do the season before he got there, JR?

It doesn't matter. I think you're being too hard on them. He is not a Lakers legend. I'm not saying he's an icon like the Jerry West and the Chamberlains and the Bryants and the O'Neals and the LeBrons of the world for the Lakers or Magic and any of those.

George might get even going back to the Minneapolis days. But what he did in year one alone, compared to what the Lakers were, playoff list before Anthony Davis got there the year before, you don't think that many people consider him to be a Lakers legend? Anybody who considers him to be a Lakers legend is giving him too much credit.

Okay. He is a Lakers all-star who played out of his mind in the bubble when he was actually available to play, and they won a championship with some guy named LeBron. Is Lamar Odom a Lakers legend? He's a Lakers legend, and I would say yes.

The part of it is because he almost died. He played with Kobe Bryant, and he's a legend in the oak of Charles Oakley as a Knicks legend. Right.

That's what I'm saying. No, a Lakers legend. Lakers are on a different sphere. Every team has its legend, and typically the legend is the guy who wasn't maybe necessarily the best guy. Well, maybe sometimes it is, but he can also be the dirty work guy. He could be the energy guy that people love so much. Who likes Anthony Davis? I think LeBron James has a fourth ring, and he can thank Anthony Davis for that fourth ring.

That's what I'm talking about. Who outside of LeBron, who likes Anthony Davis? Anthony Davis is one of the most well-liked athletes, JR, by the media, because of how nice of a guy he is. Shut up. Yeah. Listen, I'm not saying he's Michael Jordan reincarnated in terms of his competitiveness, but yeah. I'm speaking, I'm not talking about, oh, he's likable, oh, he comes and talks, and he's affable. Right, or accessible, right. I get what you're saying. Here's the ultimate deal.

Yes. Nobody in a general sense cares one way or another about Anthony Davis. He does not elicit a strong opinion, because nobody cares, because he does not play. Nobody feels strongly about him. Nobody screams, oh my God, I love Anthony Davis. He ain't going to be at the top of the jersey sales. Nobody's going to say I love him.

Nobody's going to say, oh man, I hate him, because he just exists. And unfortunately, he doesn't exist enough on a basketball court for anybody to care. So why does Bill Walton get all this praise and all these accolades for the one NBA championship he has, yet he was more injury prone than Anthony Davis. And all Anthony Davis does these days is get crapped on by everybody. Anthony Davis, by the time he was 25 years old.

A lot of it has to do with Bill Walton's career that dates back to college. It has to deal with the MVP. Right. It has to deal with his personality. Right. That's it. Well, John Calipari can thank his lucky stars that the only reason he's in the Hall of Fame and has a national championship is because of Anthony Davis at Kentucky in 2012.

Yeah, I was there, I watched it, I saw it. Exactly, exactly. But that doesn't, I ain't talking about what he did at Kentucky.

I'm talking about as it stands today. Anthony Davis may only draw a strong opinion, maybe in New Orleans for leaving, and also for being hurt. That's it. Nobody else is gonna, there's nothing else to say about him.

What is it? What else is there? By the time- You don't see, what is he, in a Ruffles commercial? No, he doesn't do anything. He just exists.

I thought there was LeBron and Tatum in that Ruffles commercial, along with AJ Wilson, right? Well, look, the fact is, we don't know. That's the point.

Right. He don't play basketball. He doesn't talk.

He makes a lot of money. He doesn't play. He's good when he plays. Sometimes he's not aggressive. He's really good when he plays. I mean, he had some inconsistencies in last year's football season.

Yes. I'll give you that, although you and I know he turned it on in that Warriors series, though. There are plenty of inconsistencies. He just exists. It'd be nice if he did more. That'd be nice, but he doesn't, because he doesn't play. He's just...

I've said this before. When it comes to just drawing anything outside of being hurt, Anthony Davis is mayonnaise, okay? Anthony Davis is white bread. Anthony Davis, he's white construction paper.

Kids want to play with colors. He's the last piece of paper there. Right, JR, and I give you that. My only thing is, because he's a big man, he gets more punches to the gut, more holes poked in him. I think of two guys when we grew up watching these guys in the 90s, and people have sympathy for them. We never talk about them being injury-prone.

We never talk about them being the what-ifs. We always give them praise and feel bad for them. Penny Hardaway and Grant Hill. Because Anthony Davis is a big man, somehow he gets lumped into this lazy, injury-prone, undisciplined athlete, when that couldn't be further from the truth, because JR, before Giannis- I don't think it's so much about lazy and undisciplined. It's just that he's hurt. He's always- It's just how he plays, he's flying all over. He's hurt.

The guy jumps in the air, he's on the ground on his back, squirming around, and like, here we go. And he's in year 12. And so I think he deserved a little bit of the benefit of the doubt, where a guy like Ben Simmons has not been fully healthy past year four. Yeah, we understand that. We know that. We get it. We talk about Anthony Davis.

Forget Ben. We know he's an injury-prone bum himself, okay? We get that. Okay, good. Anthony Davis a bum. Good.

Good. He ain't no Lakers legend, not a legend. Is he not one of the 10 best players to ever put on a Lakers uniform?

Yeah, he'd probably be there at 10. And this is the greatest franchise, no disrespect to Boston Celtics, because you have more finals for the Lakers. I know they have the same amount of championships. Well, I'm not trying to get into arguing or other stupid kind of arguments, so let's not even go to- But Anthony Davis is now going on year number five for Los Angeles. We know when he was playing last year, he was putting up significantly historically great numbers.

Today. Right. But that's five years in LA.

That's lowering the bar. Lakers legend, though. He is, JR, he is going to go down as a Lakers legend. I'm not saying- Yeah, he can go down.

Today, that's too much. Lakers all-star, great Lakers player, great contributor to a championship. I know they put him on that stupid top 75, 76 list.

Great. Because he outplayed Nikola Jokic in the conference finals. Yeah, but dude- He outplayed him. Show up, please. He did for a year.

Show up, yes. And he won a championship when they didn't make the playoffs the year before. That's the greatness of Anthony Davis in Los Angeles.

He doesn't have to do anything else. He's a Lakers legend because of that one-year run. Then that's a bum-ass legend.

I'm sorry. A bum-ass legend who doesn't play, and I'm sorry. Would you consider Cedric Maxwell a Celtics legend? I think most people would, but he had one great run with them.

And that was obviously 1981. And nobody would say about Cedric Maxwell that he's not a Celtics legend. I think there is more to being a legend than just showing up and winning a championship. I think you have to have a connection with the fan base. I think you have to go out there and play. There's more to it, okay? I can run around, and I'm sure the New York Knicks call Larry Johnson a New York Knicks legend.

Okay? What did he win? Nothing. Greatest four-point play in the history of the NBA, J.R. Charles, what did he win? My point is, you're telling me Anthony Davis is a Lakers legend because what did they do before he got there? Correct. And now they won a championship. Correct. If I have to use that same logic, and I said this already, I can look at teams and all over sports, it don't matter what the team is, the guy who did the dirty work, you want to talk about a guy who had a four-point play, the guy who was the energy dude, oh, he played 10 years with the team, he didn't win anything, but he was out there doing the dirty work.

You can call them legends, that's fine. Anthony Davis just checks only what you say. They won a championship. Okay, great.

That's nice. But today, let him do a little bit more, let him stick around a little bit longer before I want to call him a Lakers legend. That seems like giving him a little bit too much for a dude who, yes, in the bubble was able to help LeBron James win a championship, but more often than not, the first thing that comes to mind when you talk about Anthony Davis is, is he playing?

Like that's just- That's fair. And to your point- I can't equate the two, bro. In the very next season, remember, the Suns made it to the NBA Finals, should have won the NBA Finals if Chris Paul doesn't turn it over in game five. Anthony Davis, in that Suns series, they were up against them 2-1.

He gets hurt, they don't win another game. My point, and you get my point, JR, he's that damn good. He tilts the scale when he is healthy.

That's why they were able to run through- That's the point. Who can't, being available is more important, go play. But I'm not saying he's AC Green. I'm not saying he's the most durable. He's not Alonzo Mourning. He's not- Well, AC Green didn't have sex. That's why he played all the games.

And there's some validity to that, by the way. No sex. There is some validity to that because you are expending your energy just on the court and you're not saving your game for off the court. Well, it builds up endurance. Right. You're using your game on the court and not for other things.

No, but if you're having the sex, it increases your stamina. I mean, listen, I'm not going to speculate, but you and I both know enough of these NBA guys to know how much they're engaging in that kind of activity and their score more off the court than they are on the court. We're both aware of that. But JR, my point is, he's that great of a player that despite the injuries, he's made that significant of a dent in his five-year stint in LA. I'm not saying he's going to have a statue. I'm not saying he's Kobe, LeBron, Shaq, Wilt, Jerry, Elgin, Magic, Kareem, any of those guys.

But it is appropriate right now to say in year five, Anthony Davis, what he has produced for them qualifies him as a Lakers legend. That's fine. Thank you. Not me. All right.

All I have in my mind is, is he playing? I can't do it. But we said that about Bill Walton, and Bill Walton gets no flack for his injuries. No, no, no. Bill Walton is, and I put that Bill Walton is likable, okay?

Why? Because he talks over everybody, and he loves the Grateful Dead? Like, is that why he's so likable? No, it has to do with his college time and what he did in the league, even though he had busted up feet. Well, his son's a great coach. Well, he should be likable for that too. No, no, it's just Bill Walton is different. Bill Walton falls into the category of, and I said this, personality. Nobody know nothing about Anthony Davis, nothing.

He's a really nice guy, JR. Nobody knows that. Nobody knows nothing about it, nothing. When is the last negative thing? And remember, this guy- I just, that's my point. Nobody knows anything.

It's not about negative or positive. Nobody knows nothing except for he doesn't play. Well, I tell you this much, he was so damn dominant in college that they said, AD, get on that Olympic team, and you've never played a game in your life, and you're so good, we're going to make you an All-Star in year number two. Remember Dame Lillard was the Runaway Rookie of the Year in 2012, 2013? Anthony Davis made an All-Star team before Damian Lillard. That's how great Anthony Davis was out of the gate, JR. Anthony Davis, and I saw him in 2012 in the Olympics, but a lot of people don't even remember that. Anthony Davis is known for Kentucky, having a unibrow, going to the Pelicans, not wanting to be a part of the Pelicans, deciding that he wants to leave, going to Los Angeles, winning a championship with LeBron James in the bubble, and not playing basketball games because he's always hurt. That is Anthony Davis's career in summation. That's it. That is the beef of it. I can't tell you that he has a sponsorship deal, and he's from Chicago, he shot up and grew 20 inches in one year, okay, fine.

You can call him a Lakers legend. As of today, and I'm not saying into the future, but as of today, such a thing would not come out of my mouth. We agree to disagree.

Yes, sir, we do. I just think that that's, it's like, yo, bruh, play a game first. Play 70 games first. Don't get pushed around in a wheelchair first.

Don't squirm on the floor first. Play. They said he was out the other day with, they said he was having groin spasms, and I left them like this is- Well, the worst thing that could happen in his career is playing alongside LeBron James, who is on your list for a damn good reason. There's no genetic freak like LeBron James in the history of basketball. So everyone looks weak compared to LeBron. Well, maybe he needs an iron injection from LeBron.

Maybe he does. But he should be on LeBron's physical routine and diet routine. Whoa, whoa, whoa, what is this on TV? I know this isn't what I think it is. What?

On ESPN. Oh, yeah, yeah, I see it too. Free prescript, generic Viagra, 87 cents each. I thought those were, I thought that was old men condoms.

Oh my God. How do you transition from that to Victor women yama? No, listen, I don't think Victor women yama needs a generic Viagra.

Just a hunch. All right, it's the JR Sport Brief Show here with you on CBS Sports Radio, man, they sell anything at night. What time is it? They sell anything. I'm going to get some more of your calls. We're going to talk about some athletic freaks, not that type that need generic Viagra.

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Call in now at 855-212-4CBS. It's the JR Sport Brief Show on CBS Sports Radio. Tonight I give you a top six list, some of the most athletically gifted freaks of nature that we've seen here this century.

That means the past, give or take, 20 years, okay? And then also, we talked about Anthony Davis is standing in the Los Angeles Lakers organization in the pantheon of Laker players, and of course, he's known for being injured, which he is right now. Sorry to all of the Miami Heat fans, Tally Hero sprained his ankle against the Grizzlies tonight. Tally Hero's going to be out a few weeks. Jamal Murray, this man is going to be out probably until December. He's dealing with a hamstring injury. We know about hamstrings, if you screw that joint up and you try to come back too soon, you'll be right the hell back out again. And so boom, there you have it, just a few other injuries.

And oh yeah, Ben Simmons, not only dealing with back maintenance here or there this season, he's now also dealing with a hip injury. Everything's connected, right? Everything's connected. 855-212-4CBS, that's 855-212-4CBS. We got Paul calling from Westfield, you're on CBS Sports Radio. Good evening, J.R., how are we? I was joking. Michelle, thanks to you guys, I've now spent over two hours in the tough. You are mesmerizing, tantalizing, and also rising. When you get to number one, everyone's thinking, is it Jordan, is it Tyson, is it Altuve?

Nope. J.R. comes down with absolute, unequivocal, irrefutable facts. By the Olympics, that many medals, Michael Phelps is from another planet. You think it was Mark Spitz before him who looked like a minnow compared to Michael Phelps. And J.R., before I can give you the obvious addition, when the sport names a move after you, the Vials cannot put Simone in there, it's tough to go. And if you want to go the most what you call camouflaged or concealed, it would have to be John Stockton and Never Again Will We See, pound for pound, Altuve or Tyson.

But most above all, go back to the founding father, you're going to love this, Georges Venzi, NHL, the toughest, most, least points allowed in the NHL, back then when they were killing each other with tinfoil helmets, from 1925, least goals, and 26 in tuberculosis. Paul. Paul.

I'm talking about the past 20 or so years. Listen. I know, hold on, I got a lot of people here. I know you said you called me. Are you in the tub right now? I got out of jacuzzi, I'm in the oven, drying off now, I waited for a while. Well, thanks for sharing.

Where do I go from here? Well, Paul, do what you have to do, because you sound very distant from the phone. And call me back when you're dry next time, okay? Thank you. Oh, well, thank you, Paul. Well, this made me uncomfortable there. Oh, okay. Con is calling from Wisconsin, hopefully he has on some clothes, you're on CBS Sports Radio.

Yes, hi, yeah, my clothes are all on, so that's good. I was just calling, I just started listening to your show about an hour ago, pretty good, so I thought I'd call in, but wanted to say that I think the greatest athlete ever, kind of in that realm of... Ever? I'm talking 20 years. Oh, sorry, last 20 years, last 20 years, would be Elliot Kipchoge, the first man to run the marathon under two hours. Which marathon was that? So that was in Valencia, I believe, a couple of years ago, in 2019. All right, hold on, Connor, don't go anywhere. Vienna, Vienna, Austria. Is she up?

Vienna, sorry, yeah, Vienna, yep. Can you do that? Maybe Connor can, I cannot, not a chance. You just did four and change, right? Yeah, I'm not exactly thrilled about that, I'm gonna try to go for under three next year, but to Connor's point, that was like the four minute mile, the two hour marathon, no one thought that would be possible. Well, I mean, look, bro, if you're gonna shoot for the stars, why stop at sub three hours, just go two, do two flat, then you'd be elite. If I was doing two flat, I'd be making Usain Bolt kind of money for the last 15 years if I could run a two flat. It's impossible.

It's impossible. Do 240, do 240. No, JR, 240 is like sub elite. I don't know anybody that can do a 240 marathon. If you're doing, let me ask you this, nobody drug tests you for the marathon. So I'm not like running like at 845 with the quote, unquote, elite athletes. I'm sure, I'm sure there's testing for those individuals.

No one's testing somebody in wave two. Not for you. Hey, Marco Belletti, can I can't can't ship if he wants to like improve his time at the marathon.

Ain't nobody blood testing him like he could take whatever he wants. Not cheap. Not trying.

Yes. Fellas, if I'm going to run a certain time, I'm going to do it the honorable way. I'm not going to I'm not going to cheat.

I'm not going to cheat the race and all the hundreds of thousands of people that have come before me. It's a one. It's not a fight. It's what it's just you versus the finish line. No. Let me tell you something. There were days when people would run marathons and do triathlons and decathlons where there weren't electrolytes and salts and Gatorades and gels.

I mean that people would say that's cheating. What do you drink on? What do you do on the way? You eat anything? Are you popping something?

No. You're supposed to you're supposed to carb load before the day before the night before. And then in the morning, you're supposed to eat foods that are high on the glycemic scale. Basically that's code for easily digestible. So oranges, bananas, things of that nature. What are you doing during the race?

Closing your eyes and wishing it's over. You don't take in anything every couple of months? No. Of course you do. No.

And that's what I'm asking. What are you what are you drinking? Right.

You're drinking a lot of fluids, Gatorade specifically, because that increases your electrolytes especially when your bodies have like nothing left to give and you need to replenish. But you're also I mean there's all kinds of like and this is the amazing thing about New York City Marathon. I'm asking you. Right. No, I'm telling you Gatorades. But not just but not just drinking that. There's like all kinds of fans like on the on the on the barricades that are just like handing out bananas and oranges.

So like you can eat really well that day if you're running a marathon. Let's put it that way. There's a guy who was handing out joints too. I saw him. Did he take one? No. No. That would be the wrong idea when you're running a marathon.

I saw somebody took it. Well, they probably weren't running for too long after that then. Nothing wrong with that.

Well, you want to if you're going to if you're going to go through the struggle and the pain of training for a marathon, paying for a marathon, doing all that comes with it, you might you might as well finish it. That's just that's just stupid. Anyone taking the joint. The weed might help. That's that weed does not help run 26.2 miles there.

It might put you in the right headspace. Yeah. Out of the race too. I've heard people take things and they become super human. So I don't know. Really? Yes. True.

My point is just to you. Nobody's going to drug test you. You don't got to pee in a cup.

So if you want to increase your time at the marathon, take some stuff, man. Should I be like Sammy Sosa and pretend I don't know how to speak English when I get caught? No. You don't have to. Okay. I mean, I interviewed Manny Pacquiao.

If you want some stuff, I know where to find it. Let's put it that way. You know, that's a that's a freak right there.

I mean that in a good way. His size to do what he did. Yeah. Oh my God. I interviewed him in a and I'm saying too much. I interviewed him at Freddie Roach's Wild Card Gym. Yeah.

And I met him in the locker room and they want it. What the heck? Are you still hanging out here? Yeah.

And listen to the conversation. It's great. The heck are you doing here? I thought you were going. I can, I can, I can, I can jump off if you don't want me to get on the phone.

No, no, no. I stay. No, it's like, it's like, I feel like I'm talking in my front yard, right?

And then somebody comes by and then they're just, they're bystander to the conversation. It's okay, Connor. Don't go anywhere. Don't hang up. I get back to you in a second.

Don't go anywhere. All right. Sounds good. Okay, sure.

Uh, no, Manny Pacquiao. I went to interview him in the locker room. I met him in the locker room and I'm like, before I went in there, it's like all these five guys standing around him with a special, uh, you know, bag and I'm like, I wonder what the hell these guys are doing.

I'm like, none of my business, but what do I know? I'll get a cease and desist from the Philippines tomorrow now for saying that, Hey Connor, thank you for joining us. You have anything else to add? No, I just appreciate you taking my call. Thank you so much. Sure.

I'll talk to you at any time. Okay. Sounds like a plan. Take care guys.

Cheers. Thank you, Connor. Yeah. I'm like, I'm like, Marco, did you clear your throat? I'm like, that's not Marco. That's that guy, Connor. He's still here.

Great. I'm picturing you now on the stoop and somebody comes out from around the side of the house and you're like, what the hell? When the hell did you get here? You've never had a conversation. You've never had a conversation. Let's say it's two or three, four people, and then there's just one person who's not a part of the conversation. And then they make a noise or they chime in at some point and go, oh, you're still standing here? That's never happened to you? Oh, it has. That's what I'm saying.

That's why I feel like it's almost like, you know when houses are on top of each other and you've got like the quasi driveway and nobody ever actually parks a car in between and he just kind of peeked his head out and you're sitting on the porch and you're like, when the hell did you... You're still here? I thought you left three hours ago. Yeah. I'm like, who cleared their throat? Oh, it's him. Connor's still here. I give Connor a lot of credit.

Connor would still be on the line if we didn't hear him clear his throat because Connor's an excellent listener, which is a very rare quality these days. Yeah. Hey Marco, he was two seconds away from delivering the news with you. Not bad.

I think his Burley will work better than mine. Ouch. It's on the call engineering. Anyway, it's the JR Sport we show here on CBS.

We're going to get angry letters from everybody now. You are listening to the JR Sport Brief on CBS Sports Radio. You are listening to the JR Sport Brief on CBS Sports Radio. Hey JR, how are you? You know, what I wanted to say was that I love your top six list.

Those things are awesome. I don't call into radio stations, but this is the second time you've made me call in because I just love your list so much. It's fun to listen to. Call in now at 855-212-4CBS.

It's the JR Sport Brief show on CBS Sports Radio. I got to shut up in a few minutes. My apologies in advance. My show is over. I can't sit here forever.

Sorry. If you want to hit rewind and listen to things from the beginning, you can tune in on the free Audacy app, A-U-D-A-C-Y. I'm going to get to the calls momentarily, 855-212-4CBS before I roll out.

So if you're waiting on the line, I'm going to get you on unless the other callers take too damn long. But besides that, I dread tomorrow's show. I got to be honest. I absolutely dread tomorrow's show. Thursday Night Football. We got the Panthers and the Bears.

We got a one-win team and a two-win team. I will try my best to paint tomorrow's games in a positive way. I will try. I'll do better than try. I will do. I will do.

855-212-4CBS. Jay is here from Arkansas. Go ahead. Okay.

That saves us some time. Terrific. Will is calling from North Hollywood, California. We're on CBS Sports Radio. What's up, Will? Hey, JR. Calling.

Love the station. I'll be as fast as possible that we can get other callers in. No, take your time because that other person got abducted by aliens. So go ahead.

Go ahead. Much respect. Much love for the show. First time caller ever in a radio show. So while I throw it in the hat, I'd like to say Tori Palomolu, Pittsburgh Steelers.

That dude was freakishly unreal in his prime, and I thought it was an absolute pleasure watching that guy play live, and it was awesome watching him in my lifetime and seeing something like that, that caliber play. And that's about it. He jumped over the line of scrimmage, right? And that's about it. Yeah.

That's all. All right. Thank you, Will. Appreciate you, man. Be safe out there. Yeah, no problem.

Piece of cake. Yeah. Troy Palomolu, he was jumping over everybody. Offensive line, defense.

Between him and Ed Reed, they were so much fun to watch at that time. Hey, Dan is calling from Connecticut. Shep, you said something? No. Okay. I'm just hearing voices in my head.

It's normal. Hey, Dan is calling from Connecticut. You're on CBS Sports Radio. Hey, JR, can you hear me? Yeah, I can hear you.

What part of Connecticut are you calling from? A.D. will never be a legend, because he's always way too hurt. So unless he goes like three seasons and brings him titles, he'll never go down as a legend. Second off, real quick, I just want to say, Sheck seems kind of fake to me. I don't know.

He's always just too nice. And then the other thing about Shep, and nothing personal, Shep, I just think a lot of his second points are irrelevant. So anyway, that's it. Where in Connecticut are you calling from? What part of Connecticut?

I'm in Manchester, just east of Hartford. Okay. Why are you saying about Shep? He's not fake. He's a nice guy.

Well, he just seems like he's fake on the internet, I mean, on the radio. But just like, oh, he was sitting there saying how A.D. is such a nice guy, does he personally know A.D.? Well, Shep, answer. He's right here.

Shep, do you know A.D.? Hold on. I'm kind of screening calls, but you're saying you're calling me, so you've never met me, but you're calling me fake. Is that what I'm- I said I feel like you're fake. Okay.

Well, I'll tell you what, when you're in New York City, you can meet me on the exact same person I am on the air, and you can determine for yourself if I'm fake or not. How's that sound? That sounds great.

That sounds great. I'm not saying I don't call people fake unless I've met them to their face. Okay. Right? Okay.

All right. You're right, but let me ask you this. Have you met A.D.? I've worked for the NBA for over 10 years, so I've come across A.D. before. Have you met A.D. personally?

I have covered A.D., yes. Have you met him personally? Wait, wait, wait. You asked me a question. If I have interacted with Anthony Davis, have I sat down with him at a five-star restaurant and had an in-depth, lifelong conversation? No.

Have I interacted with him where I've seen him treat him? Okay, so- Wait, wait, wait, wait, wait, wait, wait. If you're going to ask me a question, give me the proper respect to fully answer you.

And I did. No, no, no, no, no. I asked you a question and you're not giving me the answer. Hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, Dan. You're talking over me.

I'm not talking over you, am I? Hey, Dan. Take it easy, Dan. It's not that serious. Let's just answer. Okay.

All right. So, Dan, to your question, I've interacted with enough NBA basketball players to determine when they are prima donnas, when they treat other people like crap, when they think they're bigger than the people that are covering them. Anthony Davis is not one of them. I read people pretty well. I read him pretty well.

I could be off. I don't know how he treats people behind closed doors. I don't know what kind of a son he is. I don't know what kind of a dad he is.

I can't speak to that. Dan, Dan, I co-sign. Anthony Davis ain't my friend, but I also have been around him and I don't think he's some pizza trash person, so he has a dad. I understand that. I just don't like the fact that he's going, oh, he's a Lakers legend. He's such a great guy when, if you've never met him personally- I don't think that was Shep's point.

He made a lot of points, but I don't think that was one of the supporting moments. Okay. Okay. Like I said, it's nothing personal. I'm not attacking Shep.

I think he's a great host. I love you. It's like my third time calling it. I just wanted to get that off my chest, that though.

All right. Well, Dan, I'm letting you know, if we see you on the back alley, me and Shep going to kick your ass, okay? Hey, hey, hey, I'm more than ready for it, dog.

I'm a Marine. Hey, hey, hey, hey. Hey, Shep, let's really get Brock Lesnar to bust him up. Well, Dan had a good call up until that point, but we had to dump that last comment. Oh, you think?

He got too comfortable. Yeah, yeah, he did. I mean, listen, Dan's entitled to call me fake, but have validity to it. If you've met me before and I'm completely different as a personality on the air that I am off the air, that's one thing.

I can live with that, but if you've never met me, you can't call somebody fake, yeah. Can we really get Brock Lesnar to beat him up, though? Well, I was going to say to Dan, thank you for your service, but he was too busy cursing on your show.

Yeah, well, I'd still like to get Brock to beat him up. By the way, and I want to apologize, JR, the phone lines are lit up right now. Everybody wants to talk to you. I'm sorry that you got to get off the air, but if anyone's calling up right now, they're just lighting up, call tomorrow because JR's going to want to talk about something more than a Thursday Night Football game, that I promise you. Yeah, call tomorrow because I ain't trying to talk about no Dan Bears and Panthers. Call me.

I don't think they want to talk about Bears. I'm like Ms. Cleo, call me now. Yeah, I know. Yeah, I still want to find Brock Lesnar. How much would it cost to have him beat that guy up? I'm messing with you, Dan. And Dan, by the way, if you think you're beating Brock Lesnar, I don't think so, bro. No, uh-uh.

I think Brock Lesnar, he'd beat a lot of people's asses. Anyway, this show is over, folks. Be back tomorrow, 10 p.m. Eastern, 7 Pacific. If you missed a minute of this show, you want to know how you can listen again? It's the free Audacy app.

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Making sure we're not breaking nothing. JR Sport Brief Show here on CBS Sports Radio is done. Thank you to super producer and host, Dave Sheppard. Shout-outs to Marco Belletti. I'm done.

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