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<v Speaker 1>All right.

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<v Speaker 2>Last night one of the most emotional nights in DFW

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<v Speaker 2>sports history, the return of Luca, the prodigal son returns

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<v Speaker 2>and man, the emotions were high at the AAC. Luca

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<v Speaker 2>had an incredible game, forty five points. I think everybody

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<v Speaker 2>in the building was cheering for him. Lakers got the win.

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<v Speaker 2>Lucas still in town. He's had a Dick's Sporting Goods

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<v Speaker 2>right now doing something with the Luca four, which I

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<v Speaker 2>believe is the newest version of his shoe.

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<v Speaker 3>Right So that's not what he was wearing last night,

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<v Speaker 3>at least not what I noticed. And I didn't even

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<v Speaker 3>notice if he changed his shoes or whatever. But we're

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<v Speaker 3>seeing all that branding today, and we're talking earlier about

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<v Speaker 3>those posters that were outside the arena for the what's

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<v Speaker 3>it called the Trial of Bad Luca, Bad Luca.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, yeah, they're.

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<v Speaker 2>Leaning into everything. They're leaning in with the jumpman the

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<v Speaker 2>Jordan stuff, like, oh, yeah, you had to trade him

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<v Speaker 2>because he's a bad guy.

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<v Speaker 1>Huh, Let's investigate that. He's not that. Anybody said that.

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<v Speaker 2>There's just going on with that narrative. Okay, let's talk

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<v Speaker 2>about him being a bike. Let's put him on trial.

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<v Speaker 2>And that's just gonna be awesome.

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<v Speaker 3>And then that commercial is so funny because there's just

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<v Speaker 3>a random little girl on the stand and she's wearing

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<v Speaker 3>glasses looking around like what.

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<v Speaker 2>And then the Trader one for Gatorade where he's got

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<v Speaker 2>the Gatorade spelling of the word to where looks like

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<v Speaker 2>it says Trader and he's staring at the camera dribbling,

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<v Speaker 2>and then it ends and it says one journey fuels

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<v Speaker 2>the next. So the Luca marketing engine is perring right

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<v Speaker 2>now and that's magical. But we do have some audio

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<v Speaker 2>from last night, anything else, we should take a skin

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<v Speaker 2>You were right there in the mix. There's pictures of

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<v Speaker 2>Nico watching the game from the tunnel and or video

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<v Speaker 2>and there's the loudest fire Nico chain I've ever heard,

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<v Speaker 2>which has to be awkward for everyone who works for

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<v Speaker 2>the team, you know, And yeah, there you are in

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<v Speaker 2>that shot. I'm like, it's all over my timeline and

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<v Speaker 2>what was the vibe?

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<v Speaker 3>Like? It was just really intense, man, just really intense

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<v Speaker 3>the whole time. And you know, I know there was

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<v Speaker 3>a moment where Luca's team, but like his marketing people,

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<v Speaker 3>they were with Rob Polinka, his agent, after Luca got

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<v Speaker 3>this because you know, JJ Reddick put him back there

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<v Speaker 3>just to get a.

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<v Speaker 1>Standing ovation, which was amazing.

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<v Speaker 3>And then when Luca went back to the bench, his

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<v Speaker 3>team got up and walked down the tunnel, and so

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<v Speaker 3>they walked right by the MAVs front office, like and

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<v Speaker 3>they did win at the end of the game, before

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<v Speaker 3>the game was over, oh even before it was over.

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<v Speaker 3>And and so you know where I sit to his team,

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<v Speaker 3>meaning his marketing, His marketing people are Laurabeth Seeger, Rob

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<v Speaker 3>Polinka was with him and his agent, Bill Duffy. They

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<v Speaker 3>passed Nico, they walked, They might have even bumped shoulders,

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<v Speaker 3>they were so close. And what happened was where I

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<v Speaker 3>was broadcasting. I you know, Nico's been behind me for

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<v Speaker 3>weeks now, and so when it happened, I saw them walking.

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<v Speaker 3>But I'm calling the game and going, oh, this is

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<v Speaker 3>going to be intense. And then all the media stood

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<v Speaker 3>up and started looking because they knew what was about

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<v Speaker 3>to happen. And I talked to a couple of people

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<v Speaker 3>out there, like, man, I didn't get to see it

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<v Speaker 3>in time. I don't know what it was like. So

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<v Speaker 3>there interaction, I would imagine they all looked away. I bet,

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<v Speaker 3>I mean, I bet, Rob Polinka and Nico probably hey,

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<v Speaker 3>you know, shook hands or whatever, or maybe they just

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<v Speaker 3>ignored each other all together. But that's the sort of

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<v Speaker 3>intensity that was in the building. And then by that

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<v Speaker 3>point it wasn't a game anymore, and Luca was just

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<v Speaker 3>getting his flowers and it was like, is he gonna

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<v Speaker 3>get fifty? You know? And he ended up with forty

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<v Speaker 3>five and was really good six of eight from three

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<v Speaker 3>in the first half.

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<v Speaker 1>First half. He was so good last night, dude.

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<v Speaker 3>I think it's one of the greatest performances I've ever

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<v Speaker 3>seen because of the emotion of it all.

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<v Speaker 1>Wow. But why don't we hear some of the audio

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<v Speaker 1>of this Which one do you have?

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<v Speaker 3>First?

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<v Speaker 1>This is him with Lisassaulters at ESPN right after the game.

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<v Speaker 4>Everybody saw me the way I erected to the video.

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<v Speaker 1>You know, all these fans.

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<v Speaker 4>I really appreciate it, man, all the teammates I had,

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<v Speaker 4>you know, everybody had my bag. I'm the happy you

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<v Speaker 4>know this guy. I love these fans, I love the city.

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<v Speaker 5>But it sounds to the wat what was it like

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<v Speaker 5>for you sitting there watching all that love, watching that

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<v Speaker 5>video preview so.

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<v Speaker 4>Many Emoss can't even explain it.

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<v Speaker 1>You know, brought tears to my eyes.

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<v Speaker 4>Like I say, I came as a as a young

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<v Speaker 4>kid here every day team or not knowing we walked

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<v Speaker 4>this back from NBA.

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<v Speaker 1>Hey, you know they made me feel like home.

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<v Speaker 2>Man.

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<v Speaker 4>It's just a lot of Greg Gray memories.

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<v Speaker 5>How are you able to not be too emotional to

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<v Speaker 5>still come out and play and perform the way he did?

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<v Speaker 4>I know how I did it because when I was

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<v Speaker 4>watching that video, I was like, there's no way I'm

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<v Speaker 4>playing this minutle.

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<v Speaker 1>Wow, that's that's the line of the night. Dude.

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<v Speaker 2>He was crying and his lip was quivering. Dude, he

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<v Speaker 2>had to stop watching and put his face in a towel.

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<v Speaker 3>That's like I didn't think that was, Like I said,

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<v Speaker 3>when it happened, it hit me way harder than I thought,

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<v Speaker 3>you know, and obviously watching a grown man cry like

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<v Speaker 3>it hits you and the intensity of the situation. But

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<v Speaker 3>that's why I didn't think he was going to go

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<v Speaker 3>have the game that he had because I was like,

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<v Speaker 3>he's going to be too physically and mentally tired to

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<v Speaker 3>do the stuff that we've seen him do. But that's

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<v Speaker 3>why he's Luca, and he did have forty five despite

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<v Speaker 3>having thoughts on the bench of man, I can't play

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<v Speaker 3>this game.

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<v Speaker 2>I saw Trey Young retweet the video of Luca crying

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<v Speaker 2>during that and said he was never gonna leave. Like

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<v Speaker 2>so many people watch that are like, Okay, clearly he's

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<v Speaker 2>gutted because he was never going to leave Dallas.

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<v Speaker 1>Well, uh, he's you pointed this out.

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<v Speaker 3>He's in Dallas right now, still doing marketing, and they

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<v Speaker 3>have a game in La To Marna.

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<v Speaker 5>This is why I've been saying. This is last night

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<v Speaker 5>I think was actually good for me. This is what

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<v Speaker 5>I'm was saying. I've been avoiding all Luca content. You

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<v Speaker 5>just gotta feel bad. You're never gonna feel better about this.

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<v Speaker 2>It hurts. No fix to this, there's no there is

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<v Speaker 2>no fix to this. It will never ever ever feel better.

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<v Speaker 5>That's why I'm not watching Laker games. I'm not I've

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<v Speaker 5>been staying away from it. But all that I didn't

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<v Speaker 5>want to feel what I felt last night.

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<v Speaker 1>That sucked. I know it sucked. It was so painful.

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<v Speaker 2>But I do love basketball, and I love the way

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<v Speaker 2>he plays the game, and so I love watching him

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<v Speaker 2>play the game. I love watching him make trick shots. Yeah,

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<v Speaker 2>it sucks that he's not in a Maverick unifor him.

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<v Speaker 2>And now all these people in LA are talking about

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<v Speaker 2>the Luca Magic and they're like, wow, we had.

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<v Speaker 1>No idea, Like we know, we've been watching this. This

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<v Speaker 1>is what he does, that's who he is.

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<v Speaker 3>I mean, it's just right now, it's still so raw

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<v Speaker 3>and so last night was super emotional.

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<v Speaker 1>But y'all are going to get over this. I don't know.

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<v Speaker 1>I hope. I hope I didn't get to watch the

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<v Speaker 1>Lakers next year.

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<v Speaker 3>I know, But dude, that happened two months ago. Like

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<v Speaker 3>people have divorces and get remarried, Like you didn't get

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<v Speaker 3>your arm chopped off.

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<v Speaker 1>You're gonna be able to use both arms, I hope.

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<v Speaker 2>So, but watch like that, you trade a twenty five

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<v Speaker 2>year old global icon, like we we gotta go watch

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<v Speaker 2>and play in another team. I mean, the Mavericks would

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<v Speaker 2>have to be so good and get another global icon

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<v Speaker 2>for me to get over it, you know what I mean?

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<v Speaker 1>Like, I don't know, I don't I don't see the

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<v Speaker 1>route out of this yet. I hope you're right. I

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<v Speaker 1>don't see it.

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<v Speaker 3>Right. By avoiding it, I'm getting over it. That is

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<v Speaker 3>called denial, and all that does the other problems stay

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<v Speaker 3>in denial, right right, Yeah, no one ever stays in

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<v Speaker 3>denial that it manifests itself in horrible.

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<v Speaker 5>We had another clip that was kind of talked about

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<v Speaker 5>it's got to move on.

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<v Speaker 1>Let's hear it right quick.

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<v Speaker 4>Okay, it's a hard question. I mean, for sure, it

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<v Speaker 4>is a little bit more. Uh, you know, talking about

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<v Speaker 4>closure sometimes hard because, like I said, I spent a

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<v Speaker 4>lot of time here, great moments, but it's like I said,

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<v Speaker 4>it's getting more and more and I got to focus

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<v Speaker 4>on different things. Now that's one rather and.

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<v Speaker 5>That's all I've been doing, focusing on different things, the

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<v Speaker 5>right approach.

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<v Speaker 1>But he admitted he said it's time to move on,

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<v Speaker 1>but then admitted.

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<v Speaker 2>It's hadn't He has not moved on. Yeah, all right,

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<v Speaker 2>there you have it. There's some some Luca audio coming

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<v Speaker 2>up next. Two crazy stories from New York