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welcome megan eugenio to the courtside club thank you i'm so excited to be here this is
our first time meeting too which is amazing well i was like wondering i was like have we
actually met or is this the first time and i think yeah yeah because we actually both worked
at overtime at one point yeah and i always would miss you every time you were at the overtime
office like they would always text me and be like rachel's in today and i'm like well i am home
right now where i was like in school i was like doing class yeah yeah so wait how did you get
started with overtime and kind of in this sports world because i feel like even since i've known
you or known
of you yeah we've known of each other yeah um your career has blossomed so much which is really
cool to see thank you it's been a long time coming it's going on six years now and i started
overtime um a month into like moving to new york city i came from boston and i decided to go to
new york city for school and so i was like i'm gonna go for business i don't know what i want
to do with my life i'm just gonna go for business at pace university and see where the life takes
me like just get a job in four years and um i always like loved sports but i'm so bad at sports
like i whenever i got compared to you i was like please don't compare me to her
because i can't even shoot a basketball i would get comments like one-on-one megan and well i mean
megan's on the sideline i really get one-on-one to like every i feel like any girl in this space
they're like play one-on-one and it's like you know you're like d1 i'm like lucky if i even was
a walk-on in a d3 school so like i was always super bad at sports i was a cheerleader but i
would love basketball why am i like stuttering i think i'm nervous wait i am stuttering because
i had too much coffee you didn't have enough what kind of coffee what's your coffee it's
actually a matcha which is so amazing i'm so excited about it i'm so excited about it i'm so
embarrassed to say it's not even that much caffeine no wait matcha makes me like extra
jittery i think matcha is like double the caffeine like it's it's pretty intense and i didn't have
one today so i'm trying to like kind of come up with all my energy here um but i was a month into
living in new york city and i met someone that worked at overtime and i always like watched
overtime in high school and so i was like oh like i would love to just kind of be a little office
hand there like i wanna i'll make coffees i'll make copies i'll do excel sheets i'll organize
athlete addresses you know because they bounce around a thousand times um i would take inventory
of them
merch i was like i'll do anything for you guys i met this person i was like could i get your
manager's number and do you remember ally ally from overtime i don't think so that's okay it's
okay so i'm sorry i feel like i worked with like a very small group there and there's like people
it's changed over the years too like five years ago is like so different from like where it is
now especially so this person got me an interview and i was like an office hand for a year um until
august 2019 and then tiktok became a thing and then dan the ceo was like you should you should
download tiktok and i was like isn't that for kids i was 19 but like in my brain i'm like that's
i am actually a kid i literally thought i was too old for it and then i went on and i think it was
just i got there so early in like female sports creators in reality i was just kind of talking
about how much i loved like my teams and games i was going to i was just like capturing that content
very simply i wasn't doing athlete interviews i wasn't giving like super hot takes if i was they
and i just started like getting a following from there and then after that overtime offered me a
talent contract and so i was like i'm gonna go do anything spicy and like i didn't like ever finishcome
i'm like okay i'm ready to find girls i'm ready to produce girls i'm going to make friends with these
that's a nice bessie and i was like okay i'm gonna post pudding i'm giving some stuff like that she's believe post boom
And so now I've been there for almost six years.
So what are you...
It's unstopped.
No, it's so cool.
What are you doing now?
Because I feel like you're bouncing all over the place.
Is there something like with overtime that is like, this is Megan's thing?
Do you know what I mean?
Yeah.
So we've tried in the last few years, because, you know, the podcast revolution has taken
over.
So we've tried to tailor more into pop culture and society.
So we started a podcast about two, three years ago.
And it's taken so many different avenues with what we want to go with.
We talked about my life.
And then I was like, OK, I don't know what else to talk about with my life.
And then we went into food, which was a super random route.
But it did really well for a while.
And then now we're doing dating with my co-host, Alex.
And so we go into dating advice, relationship advice, our bad first date stories.
And we're trying to work on getting guests.
So we're trying to just make it the podcast.
Because I feel like every other sports outlet has the podcast.
So we want to kind of embody that.
So that's what we're trying to work on now.
But I'm still doing content for them at Overtime Elite.
In Atlanta, in the office, and just kind of modeling their clothes still.
Nothing has really changed too much besides the fact that we have a whole new basketball
league and a podcast.
They invited me, actually.
Where was it?
All-Star?
Maybe?
Was there a run there?
Was there an Overtime something?
Like an Overtime takeover.
Kind of like, yeah, yeah, we have takeovers still.
OK, so to be completely honest, and this show isn't about me.
It's about you.
But we have the Overtime tie.
Like, my departure from there wasn't.
It wasn't really smoothest.
Like, I wouldn't say bridges were burned.
But it wasn't, like, I don't think either of us, like, felt, like, in the greatest place,
like, when I left or whatever.
So I was actually a little bit surprised that whoever runs the Instagram account, I don't
know, like, invited me.
And I was like, oh, that's cool.
Like, maybe I do need to, you know, head back and, like, say what's up to everyone.
Go back to, like, the 2018 basketball influencer group.
I feel like 2018 and 2019 was, like, such a specific year for, like, the Overtime tie.
Like, the content world.
And then 2020 hit.
And so many other people jumped on board with it as well.
But, like, you were before the COVID era.
Like, you were like, I'm here.
You've already solidified your place in the industry.
So, like, you're just a household name.
And you built that for yourself.
So, like, you've been around since I started.
And, like, I looked up to you when I was, like, doing my little TikToks.
But I couldn't play basketball.
But it's like, so how old were you in 2013?
13.
OK.
Right?
So I'm almost 10 years older than you.
Oh, please.
Girl.
You got great skin.
Thank you.
Thanks, Mom and Dad.
And a 20-step skincare routine.
But, like, I started.
I feel like I was, like, an influencer before it was a thing.
So I'm getting to the, like, phase now where, like, I feel like I'm starting to burn out.
And I'm, like, watching people like you.
And I'm, like, so impressed to be able to, like, keep up on all of these platforms.
Because, like, it is, like, so saturated now.
So saturated.
That's, like, the word for it.
Yeah.
Yeah.
Yeah.
You could spend $20.
You could spend $20 hours a day just, like, posting to try to, like, get ahead on all
these different places.
And now it's, like, Instagram, Snapchat, YouTube, all the things.
So many avenues that you have to, like, be present on.
Yeah.
It's just so crazy.
I feel the same way.
Like, I feel, like, burnt out sometimes.
And I'm, like, all these people that come up with these new show ideas and these new
trends and these new things that just get millions of views.
I'm, like, how did they think of that?
Like, how did someone think of that?
I've been working in content for so long.
And it's, like, I feel the same way.
You look at all these people that are, like, saturating the industry.
It's amazing, though, for, like, the women in sports industry.
Like, we've grown, especially with, like, women influencers.
It's not just, like, be a reporter and that's it.
It's, like, people actually making, you know, an impact in all areas.
Like, I'm not an athlete.
So, like, I think I represent, like, the side of people that's just, like, a big fan and
loves the sport.
But it's, like, something just so crazy now when you go on social media and, like, you
go down the rabbit hole and there's thousands of people doing the same thing now.
It gets overwhelming sometimes.
Yeah.
Yeah.
But I think something that you've done really well of is you've, like, stayed true to yourself
because you don't go out there and you're not, like, hey, I know everything.
I know every play.
Because I don't.
Right.
But there – to be fair, there are people who do that.
Yeah.
And it comes off really phony.
Yeah.
Like, there have been times – like, I just had an interview last week where somebody,
you know, I asked him a question and he's, like, listing off these baseball players and
I'm just kind of – I'm, like, I don't know what you're talking about.
Like, you know what I mean?
Yeah.
And it's, like, I think that that kind of adds a level of relatability that I think
you've hit – probably not even tried to hit it.
You've, like, done it.
You've done it naturally.
Thank you.
You know?
Where do you feel, like – or how do you feel, like, you kind of organize your time
and, like, your mental space when it comes to this, right?
Because there is a little bit of pressure when you're posting on socials and trying
to, you know, build your career in a sense.
Yeah.
But then also you want to have time, like, for yourself and, like, hold some of your
personal life personal.
Yeah.
You know?
So, like, where's that line drawn for you?
There's, like, no line anymore, I feel.
Honestly, I, like, I've – in the last few years, like, I was able to keep my life
super separate from social media.
And then in recent months, I've learned there really isn't too much of a boundary
for me.
Like, there's not much people don't know about me at this point.
Like, you know, with, you know, relationships, school, my family, where I am day to day,
even, like, where I live.
Like, there's really no avenue of privacy, but for me to divide the idea of, like, putting
my phone down versus, like –
This is, like, my real life.
I do try to do well at that.
And, like, even though I don't feel like I have a lot of confidentiality anymore, I – if
I do get overwhelmed, I just put the phone down.
I go hang with my family.
Like, I have a niece and nephew.
I try to draw the line with things that feel real.
And I always try to stay true to myself because I never wanted to come off as, like, the person
that knew it all because I didn't.
And I think really realizing that I did put my actual self out there and not a persona.
Like, a lot of people make a character up.
Yeah.
And I sometimes –
Yeah.
I've tried to play off the idea of a character, but I always ended up just, like, being myself.
So I think when I chose to, like, purely be Megan and just be honest with, like, everything
on social media that I'm posting and make it truly about my real life, I just have to
learn to, like, put the phone down because I never really did draw a line.
And, like I said, in recent months, like, it's, I guess, more heightened than it ever
has been because it's just a steady growth on social media.
And as your audience grows, you know, you have to keep giving more and more of your life.
You mentioned women in sports.
That's a question I feel like both of us probably get a lot.
Like, what is it like being a woman in sports?
The downfall.
The struggle.
I feel like I have a unique take on it, and I want to hear yours.
Yeah.
I feel like your take is, like, from your side, like, how I would view you as, like,
someone looking from the outside is, like, you are knowledgeable in sports a thousand
times more than I am, and you also, like, are really good at the sports.
You have something that backs up why you're here.
You're like, this is why I'm here.
I'm good at my job.
I'm good at my job.
I'm good at other things, too.
I think my, like, the way I got into it and the way that I tried to go about it is I'm,
like, a fan.
Like, I show my perspective through, like, the lens of a fan, but, like, I'm actually
someone who does work here and just gets the access to, like, present it.
And TikTok made doing content super easy as a girl because it allowed me to connect with
an audience that, like, just genuinely enjoyed also seeing the behind-the-scenes content.
That's, like, a lot of what I do is, like, kind of behind-the-scenes stuff.
Or, like, if I'm sitting at courtside at a game, like, I'll take
funny videos.
It's kind of, like, showing, like, I'm not listing stats.
Like, I'm not, like, asking the boring interview questions with players that, like, sometimes
don't even get views.
Like, I'm trying to, like, give the fun interview questions and I'm trying to, like, just make
goofy content that, like, will go viral.
But that's where, like, I really found, like, my space within being a woman in sports is,
like, I always, like, when I first started, I tried to play off that I could play basketball.
Like, I tried.
Did you really?
Oh, Rachel, girl.
Do you have the footage?
I literally tried to act like I was a basketball player, but I would never post footage.
I would.
I would only just, like, post me at the court and, like, maybe, like, the one shot I made
and everyone would be, like, yo, like, like, she's it.
And I'm, like, okay.
Love the buddy.
And then, like, as obviously time goes on, you make more basketball videos and people
start to find out, okay, you actually don't play basketball.
But I think there's, like, a, there's, like, a light, there's an air around that of, like,
kind of, like, being light and goofy and fun where, like, you know, I own the fact that
I'm not athletic.
But I like it because it shows, like, other girls that, like, hey, if you also enjoy sports
and you enjoy just being a basketball player, you're going to be a basketball player.
And if you enjoy being in that atmosphere because it's such, like, a welcoming, culturally
diverse family atmosphere, then there's a place for you.
You don't have to be, like, good at sports to be here.
And you also don't have to only be a reporter.
Like, there's so many different avenues that you can show your personality through.
So that's where I think that, like, I started to fit in was, like, just being a little goofy,
honestly.
Yeah.
Yeah.
Which is, again, just you being you but allowing yourself to be you, which is much easier
so than done.
Yeah.
When you have, like, millions of people watching you.
Yeah.
You know what I mean?
There's definitely struggles to it, too.
Like, I'm so thankful.
I'm so thankful for it.
And the pros outweigh the cons.
But, like, it's not – I guess it is not easy being somebody that isn't super athletic
and doesn't have to show for that, which is what I originally kind of built my audience
on a little bit.
And then also just being a woman in sports, you know, there's a lot of, like, sexualization
that goes on.
There's a lot of, like, bullies that go in the comments and they're just mad that you're
even there having that opportunity.
So, like, that's, like, the whole other spectrum of it.
But, like I said, the pros is, like, a long list and the cons are, like, this big.
Yeah.
Super tiny.
But I'm sure you've dealt with that as well.
It's crazy.
And that's what I think.
Like, I don't like the excuse of, like, oh, you're a woman – oh, you're a woman in
sports.
It's so difficult.
Do you know what I mean?
Because I also feel like us women in sports, we actually are at an advantage because we
stand out.
Yeah.
Because there aren't as many.
So, it's, like, if you are actually good at your job and you're prepared, it's going
to be a little bit easier because there are however many men trying to do it.
There are a lot of men trying to do the same thing.
Yes.
And so, as a woman, you do stand out if you're able to get to that point.
And maybe it's a little bit more of a grind to get there.
Definitely a little more of a grind.
But, like, you know, I kind of like that.
But, obviously, you know, the comments, the – I mean, I've had comments said to me from
my bosses at places.
Yeah.
Do you know what I mean?
Yeah.
And so, that, I feel like, for me, is probably, like, a much bigger conversation to be had.
But it's, like, that, to me, is, like, morally starts affecting me.
Like, okay, do I want to work?
Do I want to work at this company where these are the views?
Yeah.
And then that's what you have to decide.
Yeah.
Do you know what I mean?
Yeah.
You have to, like, pick and choose your battles, for sure, with the whole industry world and,
like, you know, which jobs you take and which opportunities you take.
But I – no, I completely understand what you're saying there because it's happened
probably, like, a thousand times.
Yeah.
Has there been any instance that kind of stood out to you to where you were just kind of,
like – I remember – I'll give you mine if you – first, so you can feel more comfortable
opening up about it.
I remember –
I remember somebody told me they were trying to, like, pitch this idea for a video.
Mm-hmm.
Just say that.
Leave a blanket statement.
And they said, our audience thinks below their belts.
We have to give them what they want.
Yeah.
I was, like, nah.
Like, it's – that's, I guess, fair if you feel that way.
But please don't say that to, at the time, a 30-year-old woman who doesn't – has never
– like, my brain has never been about, like, sharing.
Yeah.
My body or, like, playing into, kind of, the sexual fantasies that my fans might have about
me.
Yeah.
Like, I've never given into that.
That's, like, the entirety of those.
Like, that's usually where all, like, the difficulties come from is, like, the hypersexualization.
Yeah.
Which is, like, absolutely so debilitating sometimes.
And I've had – I've had instances where it's been debilitating and, like, people just
wanting to invade my privacy and –
Yeah.
Like, people – like, if I was dating.
Yeah.
Yeah.
Yeah.
Yeah.
Yeah.
an athlete people just like commenting like such crazy things like on that athlete's like
team page and things like just people like invading my personal life in a sense of like
okay like I don't know like they make up like the weirdest comments too like they'll comment
under your video and just like any athlete interview I would do I'm like every comment is
um like oh they definitely hit after yeah oh she definitely went home with them after and it's like
where in what world do you think like me working at an event is me sleeping with everybody and
I think I get that comment absolutely the most because it's just like I don't know it's like
they're pulling it out from under their bed they're pulling it out from under their bed
they absolutely will take anything out of context I think that's like the hardest part is like that
makes me uncomfortable is that at events like that like I just know I'm gonna like get like
I'll be at like a great event doing something like I'll be at the Super Bowl interviewing
it's a it's a big moment for me it's a big milestone in my career and I just know like
the content I'm posting later is gonna get absolutely torn to shreds just because I'm
there interviewing like amazing athletes and yeah people are gonna like
autumn like just make sex jokes all the time but they always say like oh sex sells but it's like
how far how far do you go to like push that boundary yeah and like what opportunities do
you take as a woman that you know are empowering and then eventually crosses the line into like
over sexualizing yourself so yeah I think I've like had issues with that as well as just like
what's empowering versus like what is too much because there's like a level of standard in the
woman in sports industry that you have to uphold yourself to and like there's
lines you can't cross but sometimes like the audience is the ones who cross the line and then
you're like just left there like yeah okay I will say as far as those comments um because I got that
a ton early in my career too like probably when I was around your age it's one of those things like
my advice to you is to continue to build your reputation as being somebody who is not that
and eventually it will be less and less yeah because I feel like that's and it probably you
know it comes with age it comes with like everything and it's like it's like it's like it's
like everything and you're going to be in this you know in 10 years you'll be in like still here
in a similar position as me you know what I mean and those kinds of things will fade a bit they're
not all going to go away yeah but if you continue to build that I like promise you it will it will
chill a bit yeah it will that makes me feel better because some days I'm just like I read my comments
and I'm just like bro like no I got it I got it oh my god the comment filters are on and they are
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I fully agree with that.
Like, I've never been – I've been openly not supportive of things like that.
Just in, like, this world today, there's such a level of ease and convenience, especially with being a woman, to getting certain access to things in life and one of them being cash and money and, you know, using yourself to get ahead with that type of stuff.
But I've never thought, like, my body is worth any financial value in the terms of, like, giving it up.
And so, like, I strongly believed that.
And I get approached by companies like that all the time.
And they're like, do you want to sign up and we can, like, sell your content on this platform?
And I'm like, that does not sound like something that I should be doing.
Yeah.
It's so crazy because empowering to me is, like, embracing you yourself.
And, like, me for that, what it means is, you know, being girly and feminine and being okay being girly and feminine and, you know, makeup and clothes in the sports space.
Like, I allow that to exist in that space.
And that's empowering.
That's empowering for me.
But, like, when it gets into the level of, like, you know, OnlyFans and all those platforms you need to, like, pay for access to, I just don't think it's empowering at all.
I listen to too much True Crime, by the way.
And, like, you're giving – you're putting yourself out there for the scary men of the world.
Like, all the True Crime podcasts I listen to, I'm like, this is a red flag, red flag, red flag.
And then when I see girls offering it to people just for, like, easy cash.
It's, like, that's going to be on the internet forever.
And if you're willingly putting it out there, you know, there's so much for you.
And I think, like, a lot of girls nowadays are just so easily influenced by a certain side of social media with those types of people that choose to go that route.
And, like, I don't hate on the people that do it.
Like, all the power to you.
It's just, like, such a safety concern.
And also so concerning for young girls watching that that they think, like, oh, like, she got a Birkin because she does that.
She goes on all these trips because she does that.
She has, like –
All these, like, procedures.
And I want to look like her because she does that and she can pay for it.
But it's, like, the avenue to get there is such a dark place.
And I think doing things, I guess, you know, the morally correct route, which is, you know, working hard and finding opportunities that align with yourself, that you're proud of, that you can share with the world and have an audience to inspire.
Like, we shouldn't be inspiring little girls to sign up for those things to make cash.
And I'm fully on the opposite end of this question with that.
So I do not like that.
I do not – I don't find it empowering.
I find it scary.
Listen to a true crime podcast and you'll understand.
Yeah.
No, no, no.
I think we're on the same page.
And I think it's, like, a – it's a slippery slope not only for young girls but for young guys as well because –
Yeah.
It's, like, because they have access to girls online that they think they have these, like, pseudo relationships with.
It's also keeping them away from real relationships, which is also, like, a scary place for men to be in.
Yeah.
And so, like, I think, like, society-wise, this – like, only – like, I don't know.
Like, only fans and all these other platforms becoming so normalized is just, like, such a bad place for us to be in.
It's so bad.
And even, like, the comments that I got under my video were so overwhelmingly positive because, in a sense, I don't say all power to the girls doing it.
I sympathize with them because, unfortunately, I feel like they probably feel like this is their only way.
I'm, like –
You know what I mean?
Like, I'm concerned for them.
Yeah, yeah, yeah.
Yeah.
Um, but at the same time – and I also am in a privileged place where I have – I'm not – I'm not poor.
I'm not trying to, you know, pay my bills.
That's also, like – that's why it's a slippery slope is some people, like, in their socioeconomic class, like, that is sometimes their only route to make it out of, like –
Or they think it is.
Where they are.
They think it is.
Yeah.
And even though there is other routes, it just – it might be a little more bumpy to go, like, the morally correct route.
Right.
But it's just so much easier to go on your phone because everyone has a phone and to make an account.
Right.
And start selling that because there's so many people.
There's so many people waiting for it.
Yeah.
Which is, like, a scary community out there.
Like, the men nowadays not realizing, like, their parasocial relationships are actually just, like, harming the genuine relationships they have in real life.
Like, you're completely right.
And it's terrifying because then it affects how they actually treat women in real life because they have such easy access to what they want.
Yeah.
And, like, their deeper thoughts and desires and needs.
Yeah.
And so, in real life, they view – they start to view women as that in real life.
Even if they don't think they are.
They think, like, they're keeping it to themselves.
It's, like, you know, like, the way you are talking about women in real life.
Yeah.
Especially with men on social media, like, influencer men and just people that, like, have, like, a platform.
Like, a lot of guys kind of use that for, like, misogyny nowadays and, like, sexism and, like, preach, like, the most ridiculous concepts nowadays.
And it's, like, how backwards are we going?
Come on.
Like, how backwards, guys?
It's ridiculous.
You brought up dating.
I do want to get to dating in the second half of the show.
I love dating.
But –
I love love.
I love love.
I love love.
I love love.
I love love.
I love love.
I love love.
I love love.
I love love.
I love love.
Are you talking about dating or you actually love dating?
I love talking about dating and I'm dating right now.
Perfect.
Okay.
So, we're going to get to that after we take a halftime break.
And we have a couple games of start bench cut and starting fives.
Oh, yay.
So, I feel like I've seen your content where you do start bench cut.
Yeah.
That's, like, a staple on Courtside Club.
It's so good.
Okay.
Amazing.
So, I have a few prompts for you.
We're going to start with sports.
We have the Knicks, the Jets, and the Rangers.
No.
Come on.
Those are my three teams.
Come on.
Come on.
Come on.
Come on.
Come on.
Come on.
Come on.
Those are my three teams.
I know.
I'm going to start the Rangers, which sounds – I love hockey.
I love hockey.
Wait.
I have to ask because I heard you talk about this.
You said you didn't like hockey, but then you asked, have you ever been to a hockey game?
Yeah.
So, I've been to hockey games and I was still bored.
It's like a culture that you have to, like, immerse yourself in.
And then once you understand it, you're like, oh, this is cool.
Okay.
It's very, like, Canadian-based, too.
So, it's like, I love Canada.
So, I think –
You're not Canadian, though, are you?
Okay.
I just love it.
You identify as Canadian.
I identify as morally Canadian.
I just love hockey.
I think it's, like, super fast-paced.
So, we're going to start it.
Okay.
We're going to – oh, I love my Knicks.
That's my team.
I'm going to bench the Knicks just because Rangers games are, like, electric.
And then I'm going to cut the Jets.
But I also love the Jets.
Fair, though.
Yeah.
Like, of those three teams, the only one that's, like, not that iconic is the Jets.
Yeah.
No offense.
I'm going based on, like –
Also, the game I go most to.
Like, I go to hockey games a thousand times more than I go to Knicks games.
So, like, I'm going to keep it with that.
That's why.
Cool.
Yeah.
They look – so, next time you go to a hockey game, look at them as fish.
Yeah?
Just think of them as fish.
Okay.
And tell me what you think.
I can't get that image out of my – they look like little fish swimming around a fishbowl.
Oh, because they're just so, like –
They never stop moving.
Yeah.
Right?
I think I'm so not used to that, like, watching basketball and football and being in Ohio
where hockey just wasn't –
wasn't a thing.
You know what I mean?
Are you from Ohio?
Yeah.
Oh, my God.
Rachel, I make Ohio jokes all the time.
I'm glad you told me that.
Wait, why?
Why?
I don't know.
I just don't think Ohio is a real place.
Why?
I always – I make jokes about the Midwest a lot, so I'm glad you told me because now
I'm not going to say anything.
Me, LeBron, and Steph Curry are all from the same hometown, so you can't say it's
not a real place.
Are you – wait, really?
Yeah.
Did you guys, like, know each other, like, growing up?
A few grades above, but sometimes you guys know each other.
No, no, no.
So, to be fair, Steph –
Steph Curry was just born in Akron, and then he moved, and I think grew up in – yeah,
in Charlotte.
Yeah.
I think.
LeBron, I've still yet to meet him, which is kind of crazy, but he's, like, six years
older than me.
I used to run scoreboard at his camps and his, like, AAU tournaments.
Really?
Yeah.
And then my cousins went to his school, but they're younger as well.
Oh, no.
I promise.
But we used to – no.
Oh, like his school that he went to.
Sorry.
Sorry.
No, I forget.
Like, yeah.
So, it's St. Vincent.
St. Vincent.
St. Vincent.
St. Vincent.
St. Vincent.
St. Vincent.
St. Vincent.
St. Vincent.
St. Vincent.
St. Vincent.
St. Vincent.
But we used to go – I used to go to watch his high school games growing up.
Like, that was, like, our Friday night thing, is going to watch LeBron play.
And then his games ended up being so packed that they went to play at the college in Akron.
Are you serious?
Yeah.
They had to move it from the high school to Akron U.
What a time.
I love Cavs-LeBron.
Cavs and Miami-LeBron are my favorite.
Like, I love them on the Lakers, but, like, I don't know.
It just brings you back to a happy time in life when it's not for you.
Thank you for appreciating, also, the Cavs era because that was something for us.
Everyone always focuses on the Lakers.
Yeah.
I'm like, come on, you guys.
All right.
We're going to go to food because –
Oh, I'm a foodie.
You are a foodie.
And so I have three categories of French fries.
Curly, shoestring, or steak fries.
Oh, my God.
I'm cutting steak fries.
I hate steak fries.
Really?
Like, I genuinely ate those so much growing up, and I hated them every time my mom cooked them.
Sorry, Mom.
Like, they were just so gross to me.
They're just too thick.
So, start, shoestring, delicious.
McDonald's, I love it.
Salty deliciousness.
And then, bench, curly fries.
I don't really love curly fries because, like, they're just, like –
There's only ever one good one, and then the rest are, like –
Do you like Arby's curly fries?
I've never been to Arby's.
Really?
Yeah.
That was, like, a thing for me growing up.
In Ohio.
Arby's curly fries.
Ohio.
Here we go.
Bash Ohio hour.
You know, my producer's from Ohio, and I always make jokes about it,
and I keep forgetting she's from Ohio.
Aww.
I just say it in the moment, and from behind the camera, she'll be like,
hey.
And it's just, like, she's very passionate about Ohio.
So, I think Ohioans are, like, very passionate about it.
Yeah.
So, I get it.
Because we don't have much there.
Are you still there?
Or are you based here?
No.
Neither.
I'm like, where are you now?
I'm in Texas now, actually.
Are you actually?
Yeah.
Oh, my God.
Do you make fun of Texas, too?
No, I like Texas.
Okay.
That's what I'm about to say.
She's out.
Thank you for your time.
No, I'm just kidding.
Okay.
So, we talked about dating for a second, but let's talk about,
first dates.
So, first date, going to dinner, sporting event, or the arcade?
Oh, start arcade, bench, sporting event, because they're probably not going to like the same
team I do, and then cut dinner.
I love a good activity.
Thank you.
Like, I love a good activity.
And arcades are actually probably, like, one of the best first dates you could ever go
on, or any date.
Yeah.
Yeah.
So much fun.
I had a whole debate with someone else who came on the show.
Jared Freed, actually, is a comedian.
He said absolutely no for activities for a first date.
Like, what?
Yeah.
Like, pure just talking the whole time?
Yeah, he said a coffee wine bar is the ideal first date.
You just have to talk.
In New York City, it is, but, like, we have a Dave & Buster's, like, around the corner,
and if you don't take me to Dave & Buster's, like, how are we supposed to banter?
I can't chirp you across the dinner table.
Otherwise, you're going to probably not want to go on a second date.
But if we're doing skee-ball, and you suck at skee-ball, like, I'm going to chirp you
all day, but it makes sense.
Yeah.
It works.
Yeah.
No, my boyfriend and I, we've been together, like, over five years now.
I feel like every date we do is an activity.
It's like, we go to dinner, but I feel like those even feel like less of a date.
It's like, we're always going to, like...
Wait, it's Dre, right?
Yeah.
Oh, my God!
Wait, why did you do that?
I remember when I first started following you, I saw you guys, like, together, and I
was like, this is, like, what I want, like...
Aw.
Yes, still us.
I never ask about relationships unless, like, someone tells me, but I'm glad you brought
that up.
That was so cute.
Okay, lastly, in the Start, Bench, Cut category, we have some of your friends.
Who are the friends that you hang out with?
Oh, God.
The Nelk boys.
No!
So, we have Kyle, Stiney, and Salim.
I have to do the individual boys?
You have to Start, Bench, Cut them.
Yeah.
We're going to Start, Kyle.
We're going to...
She's sweating.
Bench, Salim.
I actually started to sweat.
And we're going to Cut, Stiney.
Oh, Stiney.
I love you, Stiney.
Stiney's out of there.
They just released a new video, though, and he, like, spilled my mac and cheese in the
video, so that's why you're getting Cut today.
Isn't he the one that, like, everyone cuts, would cut, though?
Isn't he the one who, like, gets, like, into it with people?
He gets chirped the most.
He gets chirped the most.
I love him, though, but he does get, like, the short end of the stick a lot of the time.
Okay, pun intended.
Yeah.
Isn't he short?
Yeah, he's mine.
Moving on to Starting Fives.
So, I want to hear your Starting Five NBA players of all time.
Okay.
I will sometimes, like, I don't even care if I put three centers in it, it's okay, because
this is, like...
This is your list.
Wait, all time?
Yeah.
Like, retired?
All time.
Oh, Dwayne Wade.
Love Dwayne Wade.
Huge Dwayne Wade girl.
Oh, we're going to have to put LeBron in there.
Kobe.
And then I'm going to do two recent players.
Let's do Giannis.
I love Giannis.
And then...
I got to put a Nick.
I got to put a Nick.
Can you put a guard in there, please?
Can I do Jalen Brunson?
Fine.
Yeah.
That's what I told you.
Doesn't it make sense?
I'm like...
In my brain, I can't even, like, decipher.
I'm like, okay, center, then center.
Could we categorize?
Could we do one that's NBA all-time and then one current NBA?
Would that help you?
So you could take out your current NBA guys if they don't really make the all-time, or
do you...
This is where I need a list.
Okay.
Who did I say already?
I said Giannis.
I said Jalen.
I said Kobe, LeBron, and Dwayne, right?
Yeah.
Those are my three.
Wait, no.
LeBron's still in the NBA.
Okay.
Dwayne.
I guess you could put Kobe at the one, technically, with that.
Okay.
Let's do Dwayne and Kobe.
Right?
So we have...
Because they're both, like, not in the NBA.
Yeah.
So, yeah.
I feel like LeBron can make an all-time list, though, because...
Because he's, like, already, like, there, right?
Yeah.
Okay.
So LeBron's in there, too.
So you have Kobe at the one, Dwayne at the two, LeBron at the three.
Shaq.
Shaq at the five.
Can I put Allen Iverson in there?
Yeah.
Yay.
I'm going to do Allen Iverson.
He's my favorite player of all time.
Yeah.
Wait, really?
Yeah.
The answer?
I love him.
Oh, my God.
I have, like, his sneakers, and, like, he's one of my favorites.
Do you?
Me and my doorman talk about him all the time.
Wait, like, the way back sneakers?
Like, his original?
Yeah.
Oh, sick.
Oh, wait.
Like, I don't know if they're...
Or not the original.
They're the same...
I was going to say, this is, like, early 2000s.
Yeah.
Like, hold on.
I got them from, like, Reebok.
They're, like, the 25th anniversary.
Okay.
It's a 25th anniversary sneaker, but I love them.
They're called The Questions.
Like, they're just, like, perfect, and they're silver, and I love them.
So those are a reboot from...
Those are, like, what he made a long time ago.
Yeah.
So I have, like, a newer pair.
They're not obviously original.
I wish they were original, but they'd probably fall apart by now if they were.
Okay.
That's a fantastic starting five.
So you have AI at the...
We're going to put him at the one.
Yeah.
Kobe at the two.
D-Wade at the three.
LeBron at the four.
And Shaq.
Shaq at the five.
That's right.
I like that.
Yeah.
Okay.
So now you're starting five athletes with the best Riz.
Oh, my God.
I hate saying the word Riz.
You'll never hear me say it again.
That's the only way I could describe it.
I didn't even know Riz came from the word charisma, which I didn't even know.
So, like, we'll say the guy's the best charisma.
Most charisma.
That's even more cringe in my opinion.
Let's do...
Delicate subject.
Just kidding.
Let's do Joe Burrow.
Okay.
Oh, wait.
Did I have to be NBA players or could it be any athlete?
No, athletes.
Did I say NBA?
You said athletes.
That's why I was like, sorry.
Yeah, athletes.
Yeah, yeah, yeah.
Okay.
Any athlete.
Let's do Joe Burrow.
Okay.
Let's do Travis Kelsey, obviously.
Okay.
Yeah, because he pulled Taylor Swift.
Pulled Taylor Swift.
Insane.
Like, amazing.
Okay.
Let's do not football.
Let's do NBA.
Let's do...
Maybe, like...
Actually, I'm going to do Lonzo Ball.
Okay.
He has, like, a really pretty girlfriend now and she's, like, really cool.
And he, like, posts about her a lot and I love that.
Actually, no.
I'm replacing Lonzo with Kelly Oubre because he, like, praises his girlfriend on social
media.
Giannis.
I was...
Wait.
I was going to say his...
Isn't this...
Doesn't his little brother seem to be more...
Like, LaMelo seemed more flirty than Lonzo?
That's what I'm trying to think now.
I'm saying you could put Kelly in there.
But when you said Lonzo, I was like, hmm, I have to think of the little one because he...
No, you're right.
You're right.
Yeah.
LaMelo actually definitely has more riz.
I don't know what to tell him.
I shouldn't...
I actually...
No, you're saying riz and not, like, love.
So, I'm going to do riz, LaMelo.
Yeah, no.
We're not judging people's marriages.
We're not judging their relationships.
Yeah.
All right.
We're going to do Melo and then Kelly and then fifth one...
What's, like, an...
What's, like, an NHL player?
Maybe, like, Jack Hughes.
But, you know, I know you don't like hockey, but, like, he's, like, the hit boy of, like,
the NHL.
Okay.
Yeah.
He kind of looks like Justin Bieber in a way.
He has, like, the hair.
He has, like, hair.
And, like, all the girls, like, make edits of him on TikTok.
So, I would say he probably has good riz.
Yeah.
Fair.
Probably after we talk about this, I will see it now on my feed.
I will definitely show you a picture.
Okay.
Yeah.
Please do.
Cool.
All right.
Let's jump into the second half.
Talked about dating a little bit.
But you've alluded to it in some of your recent podcast episodes that you are dating somebody,
but you haven't revealed who this person is.
How long is this mystery man going to be a mystery man?
Forever.
I'm, like...
I've been talking to someone, and it's, like, going really good.
The only problem is the second that I, like, fully put it out there that, like, I'm with
someone and, like, name drop, yes, it, like, the evil eye turns on me and something goes
bad.
So, like, that's why I keep it, like...
We just kind of, like, play around, like, with the idea of it.
Like, I, like, joke around with, like, the audience a little bit.
Okay.
Like, when they comment, I'm, like, totally.
Like, they'll comment his name all the time, and I'm just, like...
Yeah, like, that's my bestie.
Like, that's my best friend.
So, we call each other best friends, actually.
But we...
You...
Oh, the guy that you're dating, you call best friends.
Yeah.
Okay.
But it's, like, to, you know...
Yeah.
It's, like, the second we, like, give too much information, I just know people are going
to, like...
Has that happened to you before?
Where you've posted somebody, and then it's all gone bad?
Pretty much, yeah.
Really?
Our last relationship.
Oh, dear.
It was, like, going so good, and then one day it was just, like, meh, really bad.
But, like, that was, like, my first relationship, like, that was, like, super public was, like,
my last relationship, because he was, like, an athlete.
So, it was, like, oh, like, I'm a little wag.
I'm running around being a little stay-at-home girlfriend.
But, yeah, that did not go well when I started kind of putting it out there.
So, it's good to, like, keep it to yourself.
But I've been talking.
I've been talking to someone, and he's really sweet, and he's really cute, and probably
everyone knows who I'm talking about.
Let us know in the comments who you think the mystery man is.
I feel like we're so similar, because I'm an only child.
Really?
Yeah.
You do not give only child vibes.
That's a good thing.
Thank you.
That's good.
I've had people tell me I do.
No, I'm just kidding.
It's like, you haven't lived with me yet, so you can't tell.
But, no, Dre is one of seven.
Really?
Yeah.
So, you get it.
Like, that's good.
Yeah.
Yeah.
Yeah.
That's the difference.
Yeah.
It's there.
So, it's, like, so chaotic to me.
But, like, what's chaotic to me is, like, normal for him.
You know what I mean?
What's normal for him is sometimes, like, what's normal for me is sometimes boring for
him.
Yeah.
Because, like, it's a little overwhelming for you sometimes.
Sometimes.
Yeah.
I'm like, oh, this is, like, a lot.
This is, like, so many people.
Like, his immediate family is the size of my entire family.
That's nuts.
Yeah.
Do you have siblings?
No.
Oh, wait, no.
You just said you're an only child.
How stupid.
What a dumb question.
That's what that no comment.
Coffee comes in.
Yeah.
Two cousins.
That's what I meant to say.
Two cousins.
Two cousins.
So, you really have a small family.
Oh, my God.
It's, like, crazy.
Do you want a family one day of your own?
I think so.
Yeah.
Like, later on.
Yeah.
Later on.
Well, I can't wait that long.
I am getting to that age.
If I could tomorrow, I would.
But, like, I just know, like, I would not be ready.
But I, like, want kids all the time.
Like, I have baby fever due to TikTok.
Do you?
All the time.
And then I look at, like, my niece and nephew, and I babysit them, and I'm like, okay, it's
gone.
Like, I do not need kids right now.
But, like, sometimes I'm like, aw.
Yeah.
The thing is, like, you look at The Bachelor.
Do you watch The Bachelor?
See, like, I didn't watch it until this past season.
I watched Love Island.
Love Island's good, too.
But, like, Love Island's more, like, entertainment.
It's good.
Like, Bachelor, like.
It's a little messy.
They're trying to fall in love.
Yeah.
Love Island is, like, I love it.
There's, like, more drama.
Bachelor, it's, like, someone's actually getting engaged at the end of this.
And the girls are all 23 and 25.
Like, 23, 24, 25.
It's, like, are you ready to be engaged at 23?
What?
I still feel like a teenager sometimes.
And these girls are ready to get engaged and married.
And that's where I'm like, oh, wow.
Like, I feel behind sometimes.
It's just because I'm watching The Bachelor.
But I'm not ready to be married or anything yet.
Maybe, like, five more years.
Four.
Three.
Maybe, like, next year.
Maybe.
If I was asked tomorrow.
Yeah.
Would you?
Would you?
Tomorrow?
If I was proposed to.
If it was, like, the right person.
I would say yes.
Yeah.
But, like, to an engagement.
That doesn't mean you're getting married, though, right away.
Right.
Like, I would.
Stay engaged for, like, a year or two years.
True.
To, like, let it marinate a little bit.
Where do you see your life going with career with.
Because I feel like that's also something that women have to maybe not choose completely.
But there has to be a slowdown of something when you bring a child into the world.
If you want to be a proper parent.
100%.
You know, like, we can't be running and gunning how we are.
So, like, where do you see that kind of fitting in to, like, your career goals?
I think, like, when I'm 30, I'll be able to, like, settle down more and, like, realize, like, I'm going to use my 20s to go absolutely, like, ham and, like, go apeshish and just go a little crazy, travel and be spontaneous.
And then when I'm 30, I'm, like, I think I'm going to, like, find a place to actually relax.
Hopefully, I'm still with, like, the same person and we'll just, like, enjoy, like, our lives and maybe, like, maybe I'll have a kid when I'm 30.
Wait, so you're saying you're retiring at 30?
Yeah.
That sounds insane.
That sounds insane.
Which I definitely will not, but in my brain, I'm, like, retiring at 30 is what I'm doing.
There's no way that you're retiring at 30.
No way.
I think I would slow down, like, or I guess the wrong way is retire.
I will slow down the social media stuff.
Like, okay.
I think, like, out of my 20s, I'm going to, like, slow down on my social media stuff, like, and transition into something else.
I don't know what that something else is, but that's something for me to think about.
I will say, yeah, when you hit your 30s, it does feel, like, something feels different.
Yeah.
And I think, like, for me, it was priorities and, like, and so I was living in L.A. for eight, nine years before I moved to Texas.
Okay.
And I moved to Texas when I was 30.
And, like, that's what I needed at that time because I was there and I loved L.A.
I loved L.A. until I didn't, and it was when I started getting older.
And I was, like, oh, so much of my money is going to the state.
I'm living in this apartment.
You know, like, it's not that safe anymore.
And it's, like, the same.
Yeah.
Yeah.
It's the same switch that starts happening.
Yes.
It's, like, your frontal lobe, like, forms again.
Like, mine's, like, forming right now and I'm realizing so many things.
And, like, I think you hit, like, a second pivot in your life where you're, like, I need to, like, do something that feels a little more settled.
So, like, was Texas, like, a settling, calming moment for you where you're, like, getting out of L.A. there?
I think, yes.
I think there was, like, a lot of factors, but I think the main one, and I've spoken about this, is the money.
I don't care if I was making $100 million.
Yeah.
Why do I want to give $60 million of it to California, like, to the government?
Oh, yeah.
You have to be frugal.
Do you know what I mean?
You have to be frugal.
Oh, my God.
The cash inflow comes as quickly as it goes.
You have to, like, keep it all in, like, one big nest.
Yeah.
Like, one big nest egg.
So, like, I'm the same way.
So, I bought, like, a five-bedroom home with a backyard, front yard, and a three-car garage.
And I was paying less for my mortgage than I was for my rent at my one-bedroom apartment.
Isn't that crazy?
You know what I mean?
Texas is so good for that.
Yeah.
I was, like, I kind of like going in places and it just being an easy thing.
Yeah.
Like, anywhere you go in L.A., it's just, like, it's a process.
You know what I mean?
It's a process, and it's, like, just so much.
I can imagine.
I hate L.A.
I've been an L.A. hater since day one.
Really?
I can't even spend more than three days in L.A.
Like, I spent one night there, like, about, like, less than a month ago, and I was, like,
this is enough.
Like, this is all I needed.
A dinner in L.A., and then I flew back out, and I was, like, that's it.
Like, it's just, like, too – like, people say New York is fast-paced, but New York actually,
hustler people, motivated people, people just are more genuine and have a lot more
depth and substance and story to them.
I feel like everyone in L.A. has, like, the same – the same thing going for them.
So, before you settle, what is next?
Do you have anything on the horizon that you're excited about?
I do.
I'm going to the Olympics this summer.
Oh, fun.
So, I just got a text about that yesterday.
So, hopefully, the flights are booked eventually for that.
Before the flights are booked, you already know how excited it is.
Right, honestly.
Yeah, yeah, yeah.
Something could change, like, the week before, but as of now, like, I'm going there, and
that's, like, going to be a new milestone for me, and I'm super excited.
So, I'm excited for that.
What sport are you covering, or –
I have no idea which ones they have me cover.
I think we're just going to do, like, media passes, usually, and, like, we're going to
probably, like, set up a little station, or I don't know if we're going to do, like,
a vlog, or, like, go try and focus on interviewing athletes.
So, all I heard was, hey, like, you should go to the Olympics this summer, and I was
like, I will go to the Olympics.
Absolutely.
It was, like, an okay, and then a croissant emoji, and that was, like, all I got.
So, I'm excited for it.
It's confirmed.
Yeah.
What is your favorite sport to watch at Olympics?
Oh.
Oh, I like swimming.
Really?
Yeah.
That's also so random, is it not?
I don't think I've ever watched swimming in the Olympics.
Either – like, I – my friend, like, dated one of the swimmers, too, so, like, it's
kind of funny for us to, like, see, like, her ex, like, date.
Like, he's going to be swimming, so, like, I'm going to be excited to, like, watch that.
So, you just watch them go back and forth?
Yeah.
Like Michael Phelps type vibe.
Okay.
You're like – you're like, great.
Not, like, gymnastics or anything?
Or, like, basketball?
I don't know what it is.
I just love swimming.
Sorry.
Or, like – or the winter ones, too.
I obviously love, like, the ski jump and everything.
I think you, like, turned Canadian already because, like, who says swimming is their
favorite Olympic sport to watch?
I don't know why.
It's just so good.
Like, no offense to any swimmers, obviously, but –
It's just so funny.
Like, there's so many things you can watch.
They're like – I get, like, fired up for it.
I don't know why.
It's just good.
Okay.
Well, do a viewing party of you screaming at – screaming at the television.
Or wherever you're watching it from.
That's right.
Of the swimmers.
That's – people are going to probably call on me for that, but it's just good.
Someone out there will like swimming.
You should be called for that.
No offense.
What's yours?
Gymnastics, of course.
I know.
I love the gymnastics.
Yeah.
Like, everyone loves the gymnastics.
As they should.
As they should.
Yeah.
The gymnastics is pretty good.
Yeah.
I wish I was a gymnast, but, you know, swimming.
I guess, like, I'm trying to think of other things.
They have hockey, which I like.
Like, track is cool.
Yeah, track's good.
Yeah.
They have hockey.
I like the winter sports.
Yeah.
Yeah.
I'm more just excited to have, like, a Nutella croissant, really.
So, it's going to be good.
Have you ever been to Paris?
Multiple times, yes.
Have you been?
No.
Oh, you haven't.
Okay.
So, your first time in Paris is amazing.
Yeah.
After that, it's just worse and worse.
Yeah.
Yeah.
Like, it's –
They don't like Americans.
Oh, my God.
I've seen that on TikTok.
Yeah.
All around.
They don't.
Yeah, they don't.
Even if you try to, like, learn the language, they just kind of, like, are like, dude, just
give up.
They can tell immediately that you're American, and they're already over it.
Oh, my God.
Do you have any, like, recommendations, or is it just, like, the city itself?
No.
I mean, just see all the things.
I mean, that's what Paris is.
Yeah.
Like, see all the buildings and things.
I couldn't tell you, like, besides the Eiffel Tower.
Yeah.
But the architecture is really pretty.
It's a lot of bread and cheese.
A lot of bread and cheese.
A lot of wine.
Yeah.
Yeah.
Do you drink?
Not really.
Oh.
A little bit of – oh, yeah, a little bit of wine.
I like wine.
Yeah.
But, yeah.
So, you'll like the wine there.
I think that's pretty much it.
Yeah.
I don't know what the weather will be like.
Yeah.
July, probably warm, right?
I think, like, very hot.
I don't think they have air conditioning.
Don't they, like –
Oh, that's interesting.
I think I've only been in the winter.
Okay.
So –
I think, like, Europe just, like, doesn't believe in air conditioning.
Right.
So, like, I'm hoping wherever I go, they do.
But, like, oh, I melt.
I don't do good in the heat.
So, that's the one thing I'm worried about.
But, like, I'm just excited for, like, that because it's, like, a milestone.
Your first –
Certain events are, like, milestones.
Yeah.
No, that'll be so much fun.
Your first Paris trip is, like, the one.
Oh, my gosh.
You'll love it.
Yeah.
What was, like, a milestone for you in your career?
Like, an opportunity or a trip or a job?
Hmm.
Or, like, a moment?
There's so many.
I can only see them in retrospect.
Mm-hmm.
Because, like, obviously, like, 2K was that biggest – the biggest platform I've ever
been on.
Yeah.
Definitely, though, looking back, is not my best work at all.
Oh, I look back at things from a year ago.
You know what I mean?
Yeah.
I get it.
But, obviously, you know, forever grateful for that opportunity.
But not –
Not my most creative nor my best hosting work in any stretch of the imagination.
This one is going to – it's going to sound so weird because it really meant nothing.
But it was so big for me.
I was the in-stadium host for the Big 12 National Championship game.
So I was on the field at AT&T.
And that was my first – I've done in-arena hosting, but I've never done it in a stadium.
And it was, like, 80,000 people.
Insane.
And it was a championship game.
It was college.
The game went into overtime.
And I've – it was actually my most challenging job that I've ever done because I did sound
check with – also insane – Ashanti went before me at sound check because she was singing
the national anthem.
Stop.
I was like, I can't even go.
She, like, hands off the mic.
Like, here you go.
I'm like, hold on.
She has her, like, bedazzled, like, thing that she has on her mic.
I'm like, wait a second.
This is so unfair.
I get on.
It's, like, a million echoes.
And I'm just, like, deer in headlights.
Most challenging job.
But it was just so cool.
It was so cool to, like – I don't know.
I was so nervous.
Yes.
And I was so out of my element.
Yeah.
And they gave me – they had confidence that I could do it.
And I did.
And I did a great job.
And it was, like, incredible.
But, yeah, that was probably the one that I was like, I need to do that again.
Yeah.
It's, like, the nerves fuel you, though.
Like, every time I have nerves, I actually end up just doing a better job.
I will never feel calm going into, like, a live hosting thing ever in my life.
Like, I sweat.
My palms get sweaty.
And I freak out.
Like, I don't know.
Like, I did the Super Bowl last year.
And, like, Stephen A. Smith was, like – we hosted three shows.
And he was, like, one of the co-hosts for one of the shows.
And that was, like, my big moment.
That was, like, I'm doing this with Stephen A.
I was, like, I love Stephen A.
But, like, my palms were sweaty.
I was, like, nerves.
I was rereading my cue card a thousand times.
And then I threw it behind me.
And I was, like, all right, let's just go.
And then I just pretty much, like, winged the whole thing.
But, like, oh, my God.
That was, like – it's just so crazy.
But the nerves, like, fuel you.
Stutter.
Fuel you.
So, definitely need to get a coffee after this.
But 80,000 people would, like, stress me out to the nth degree.
But then after the adrenaline rush, like, the calm down is, like, you're, like, holy crap.
I just did that.
Do you know what I did during it?
I said Gatorade.
Because there was this, like, Adam Sandler thing that came up from the Waterboy.
Yeah.
And everybody laughed.
And then my producer was in my ear, like, I cannot believe you just did that.
You did it on camera?
I did it live on the mic in front of the entire stadium.
Yeah.
Just, like, Gatorade.
Yeah.
Because they had a picture of Adam Sandler from the Waterboy.
It was the Waterboy that came up.
Oh, my God.
Yeah.
I was, like, I have to.
Yeah.
Anyway.
Do you want to know a trick, though?
If you get, like, really nervous, this is something that I, yeah.
So, I use this in basketball.
Nerves are good.
It means that you care.
So, always remember.
It fuels you.
Yeah.
So, always remember that.
So, tighten every single, try to, tighten, like, every single muscle in your body at
once.
And you can also do this, like, I've done it and no one's even noticed before.