NFL Draft Recap & Blake Griffin on NBA Playoffs, Retirement, Kobe Stories, Lob City & More | Ep 189
4/29/20261 hr 48 min
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On today’s episode, we find out if we’ve got beef with Meryl Streep, Jason and Travis give their thoughts on the Chiefs and Eagles draft classes, and we debate if Fernando should start or sit his rookie year.
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Jason Kelce· Host0:46
Like I told you that I'm trying to dunk for the first time in my life, right?
Travis Kelce· Host0:50
Oh yeah, that's right. How's it going?
Jason Kelce· Host0:51
Well, I tore my quad.
Travis Kelce· Host0:52
[laughs] Oh, so not good.
Jason Kelce· Host0:54
I was doing quarter squats of that and then jumping up on the box, and it was working. My initial height of running and jumping was like 10'6", like it was an embarrassing start. I was up over 10'10".
Travis Kelce· Host1:03
That's plenty. Can you palm the ball?
Jason Kelce· Host1:05
No, see, I got little [censored] hands.
Travis Kelce· Host1:07
Ah.
Jason Kelce· Host1:08
Like your baby hands.
Travis Kelce· Host1:08
You got the little... You got those little baby- [laughs] [laughs] Little baby balls.
Jason Kelce· Host1:12
How did you learn to jump so high? What were the, what are the techniques that you implemented to jump over human beings?
Travis Kelce· Host1:19
[laughs] I gotta be honest, man, having a Black dad helped. [laughs] [laughs] I gotta say, the quarter squat box jump combo wasn't really in my, uh- [laughs] [laughs] ... repertoire.
Jason Kelce· Host1:29
You didn't have to