Are LeBron and Anthony Davis Really Going to Reunite on the Warriors???

Rich's "don't trade for Giannis" take is back, six years late, because the Heat finally did the thing he counseled against and the Bucks already won a title with the guy. But that old take pulled a thread, and the thread led somewhere wild.

Do not forget, Rich said, the team that beat that Heat squad in the Finals was the LeBron James and Anthony Davis Lakers. And do not forget how that pairing came together. James was running the Lakers, Klutch Sports was running the world, James wanted Davis, and James got Davis. They won together. It was the last ring of LeBron's career, Rich noted, unless they run it back one more time in Golden State.

That is the live rumor. Per Shams Charania, Draymond Green declining his 27.7 million dollar player option gives the Warriors the flexibility to pursue James in free agency and Davis via trade, forming a big four alongside Stephen Curry and Green, with Steve Kerr on the bench. "And when Shams says, we listen," Rich said. Suddenly Kerr's "let's stick around" energy makes more sense.

Rich ran the dominoes. A James-Davis reunion in the Bay would reshape a West already loaded with Oklahoma City, a more zen Victor Wembanyama in San Antonio, the revamped Timberwolves, and whatever the Nuggets are cooking. It would also leave a LeBron-less Lakers built around Luka Doncic and Austin Reaves.

Then came the part that clearly stung a Clipper fan at the desk. Rich reminded everyone that LeBron coming to Los Angeles is what sparked the Clippers to chase their own big two. They landed Kawhi Leonard, who wanted Paul George brought along. They met at Doc Rivers's house in Malibu, loved the ocean view, and to make it happen shipped Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and a haul of picks to Oklahoma City. Look at OKC now. Paul George is in Philadelphia. And on this day there is a red-hot rumor that the Clippers send Kawhi back to Toronto for, of all people, former Laker Brandon Ingram.

"Can you make any of this stuff up?" Rich asked. For Clipper fans, he wanted the bill. What was it all for, other than a great new arena?

The Clipper fan at the desk worked through the grief in real time. Twenty-seven years of waiting. He invoked DeMarcus Ware, his favorite Cowboy, whom he eventually wanted to see leave so he could win a title elsewhere, which Ware did. Same logic on Kawhi. He is 35, he is not winning anything in Los Angeles, and if Toronto still loves him, let him enjoy the last few years where he made his magic.

Rich kept twisting the knife with the timing. Fifteen minutes before the segment, the Clippers tweeted out a happy birthday to Kawhi. The social media team and the front office, everyone agreed, are entirely separate entities. Still.

Lob City was fun, the fan admitted. They did get a great arena out of it. And Brian Windhorst was coming up next to sort through all of it. Am I wrong, Rich asked. As a Clipper fan, no.