Mike of The Gist is here, which means the conversation flows so easily. We start with Giannis Antetokounmpo going viral again in defeat, and then hit a range of sports current events. Topics include but aren’t limited to…

* Why the public likes Giannis’ defeat monologues

* Is Antetokounmpo at all at fault for the Milwaukee disaster?

* NBA playoff ratings have juice

* What’s up with all TV ratings these days? Are they real or fake?

* Aaron Rodgers is insufferable in totality but not in bite sizes

* Why NBA superstars try to change too many things around them

* How to deal with celebrities

* How many NBA players earn more than Adam Silver?

* Todd McShay > Mel Kiper

* Mike defends Mel Kiper

* My ONE big rule of drafting NBA and NFL players

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