WELCOME BACK TO "OZARKS FOX
AM."
WE ARE THRILLED TO WELCOME OUR
NEXT GUEST VIA SATELLITE,
INTERNATIONAL SUPERSTAR, ICE CUBE
AND HALL-OF-FAMER, COACH NANCY
LIEBERMAN.
WE'RE TALKING BIG THREE.
ICE CUBE, NANCY, THANK YOU SO
MUCH FOR BEING HERE THIS
MORNING.
YOU'RE TIPPING OFF TOMORROW,
RIGHT?
WE'RE TIPPING OFF TOMORROW IN
DALLAS.
DETROIT.
HE WAS THINKING OF WHERE I
LIVE.
IN DETROIT WE TIP-OFF TOMORROW
NIGHT.
WE HAVE GAMES TOMORROW NIGHT,
8:00, AND THEN SUNDAY, 1:00.
AND, WE'RE BACK IN THE PLACE,
READY TO PLAY SOME BIG THREE
BASKETBALL.
EASY ENOUGH TO CONFUSE THESE
CITIES, GUYS.
18 CITIES THIS SUMMER, 11
WEEKENDS.
HOW IS THIS LEAGUE COME INTO ITS
OWN.
THIS IS YEAR THREE FOR THE BIG
THREE.
YEAH, I MEAN, PEOPLE LOVE THE
LEAGUE.
THE FANS HAVE REALLY EMBRACED
WHAT WE'RE DOING.
THE PLAYERS HAVE EMBRACED IT.
WE HAD OVER 100 ATHLETES TRY OUT
FOR 31 JOBS, SO WE HAD TO
EXPAND.
IT'S TOO MUCH TALENT TO LEAVE ON
ON THE SIDELINE AND PEOPLE WANT
TO SEE THESE GUYS PLAY.
SO GOING FROM EIGHT TEAMS TO 12,
INSTEAD OF PLAYING FOUR GAMES IN
ONE NIGHT WE'RE PLAYING THREE
GAMES EACH NIGHT.
SO THREE GAMES ON SATURDAY, THREE
GAMES ON SUNDAY.
IT'S JUST A BETTER FIT, MORE
BASKETBALL, MORE STARS AND HERE
WE GO.
BIG 3 BASKETBALL.
WE'LL BE IN CHICAGO CLOSE IN THE
AREA AUGUST 3RD.
KANSAS CITY JULY 20TH AS
WELL.
THE BEAUTIFUL SPRINT CENTER IN
DOWNTOWN KC.
COACH LIEBERMAN YOU ARE THE
DEFENDING CHAMPION HEAD COACH OF
POWER, A TEAM WITH A LOT OF
RECOGNIZABLE NBA TALENT ON
THERE.
PROBABLY MORE THAN 50 YEARS OF
EXPERIENCE ON THE ROSTER, ON THE
CHAMPIONSHIP SQUAD LAST YEAR.
WHO IS COMING BACK THIS SEASON
AND WHO IS GOING TO LEAD THE WAY
FOR YOU GUYS?
WELL, WE HAVE THE MVP OF THE
LEAGUE FROM LAST YEAR AND WE JUST
HAVE A GREAT GROUP OF GUYS.
BIRD MAN WAS DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF
THE YEAR.
BIG BABY DAVIS.
WE NEED FOR HIM TO BE MVP OF THE
LEAGUE THIS YEAR.
CLINTON RICHARDSON.
CUBE EXPANDED THE LEAGUE
BECAUSE THERE WAS SO MUCH TALENT
WE COULDN'T KEEP THEM ON THE
SIDELINE.
THE LEAGUE GOT BETTER.
TEAM POWER HAS TO GET BETTER, I
HAVE TO GET BETTER AND WE'RE
GROWING THIS THING.
WHEN THE FANS SEE US ON CBS,
WHETHER IT'S THIS FIRST WEEKEND
IN DETROIT OR SUNDAY IN
INDIANAPOLIS, THIS IS ONE OF THE
MOST INCREDIBLE LEVELS OF
BASKETBALL YOU'LL SEE, BECAUSE
WHAT HAPPENS IN FIVE ON FIVE YOU
CAN LOSE SOME PLAYERS IN THE MIX
BECAUSE MAYBE THERE'S JUST SOME
REALLY GREAT ATHLETES, BUT IN
THREE ON THREE, IT'S SKILL, IT'S
WILL, IT'S DESIRE, IT'S
PHYSICALITY, IT'S BEING ABLE TO
SYSTEMATICALLY RUN PLAYS, AND
IT'S -- IT'S REALLY TAKEN OUR
CAREERS TO A WHOLE NOTHER LEVEL,
AND WE'RE ALL VERY GRATEFUL FOR
THE OPPORTUNITY THAT ICE CUBE HAS
GIVEN US.
ICE CUBE, YOU GUYS HAD YOUR
DRAFT LAST MONTH.
SOME BIG TIME PLAYERS COMING IN
THIS YEAR.
HOWEVER WE DID JUST FIND OUT
ABOUT TWO DAYS AGO THAT HE CANNOT
PLAY THIS SEASON.
HOW BIG OF A DISAPPOINTMENT IS
THAT TO THE LEAGUE AND WHAT ARE
YOU LOOKING FORWARD TO GOING
FORWARD?
I MEAN, WE'RE REALLY
DISAPPOINTED FOR, YOU KNOW,
MAKING -- IF HE PLAYED IN THE BIG
THREE THAT HIS OLYMPIC DREAMS
WOULD BE JEOPARDIZED.
WE DON'T WANT THAT.
THE GUY LOVES BASKETBALL, HE
LOVES HIS COUNTRY.
WE WANT HIM TO GO ON AND PLAY IN
THE OLYMPICS, SO WE'RE NOT GOING
TO INTERFERE, BUT WE DO HAVE A
BONE TO PICK.
IF YOU'RE SUPPOSED TO BE THE
FEDERAL INTERNATIONAL BASKETBALL
ASSOCIATION, THERE'S NO WAY IN
THE WORLD YOU SHOULD BE
INTIMIDATING PLAYERS TO NOT PLAY
BASKETBALL.
THIS IS WHAT IT'S ALL ABOUT.
HE WANTS TO COMPETE AGAINST THE
BEST IN THE WORLD, THE BIG 3 IS
THE BEST THREE-ON-THREE
BASKETBALL LEAGUE IN THE WORLD
AND IT'S JUST A SHAME THAT THE
GUY WON'T BE ABLE TO COME
COMPETE.
HE COULD HAVE PROBABLY MADE IT
BACK -- I MEAN MADE IT INTO THE
NBA.
YOU NEVER KNOW.
YOU NEVER KNOW WHO IS WATCHING.
IT'S JUST A SHAME FOR HIM, FOR
BASKETBALL, AND FOR THE WORLD
THAT'S WATCHING.
AND YOU KIND OF HIT ON THIS,
CUBE.
THIS IS NOT SOME GIMMICK.
THIS IS AN OLYMPIC SPORT.
WHAT DOES IT SAY TO YOU, YOU HAVE
PEOPLE FROM AROUND THE WORLD, THE
BEST IN THE WORLD WANT TO PLAY
BIG 3 BASKETBALL.
YOU KNOW, IT LETS US KNOW
WE'RE ON THE RIGHT PATH.
YOU KNOW, THE BEST IN THE WORLD
WANT TO COME PLAY IN THE NBA,
BECAUSE IT'S THE BEST
PROFESSIONAL BASKETBALL LEAGUE IN
THE WORLD AND SO WE HAVE THE BEST
THREE-ON-THREE BASKETBALL LEAGUE
IN THE WORLD.
SO, YOU KNOW, WE'RE NOT SURPRISED
THAT THE BEST WANT TO COME PLAY
WITH US IN OUR LEAGUE TO SHOWCASE
THEIR TALENTS, AND TO COMPETE
AGAINST OUR COMPETITION.
YOU KNOW, THE OLYMPICS ARE
COMING AND IF YOU WANT TO GET
READY, WHAT BETTER WAY THAN TO
GET READY AND PLAY AGAINST THE
BEST IN THE WORLD.
WE BELIEVE THAT WE ULTIMATELY GOT
THE DREAM TEAM, AND THE BIG
3 PLAYERS NEED TO BE CONSIDERED
FOR 2020.
WE HAVE ABOUT 20 SECONDS LEFT,
GUYS.
FOR PEOPLE WHO HAVEN'T SEEN A
BIG 3 EVENT IN PERSON, WHAT ARE
THEY GOING TO SEE AT THE SPRINT
CENTER, DOWNTOWN KC THIS SUMMER?
YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE FUN.
THE BEST BASKETBALL EVENT.
BASKETBALL AIN'T BEEN IN KC IN
FOREVER.
WE'RE BRINGING REGGIE BACK,
BABY!
THERE WE GO.
SO COME ON OUT AND SEE THESE
PROS UP CLOSE.
SEE THE HALL OF FAME COACHES WE
HAVE, AND SEE SOME GOOD, YOU
KNOW, LIKE A MINI ALL-STAR GAME.
COME ON OUT, KC, AND CHECK US
OUT.
THANK YOU SO MUCH, ICE CUBE,
NANCY LIEBERMAN.
BEST OF LUCK.
WE CANNOT WAIT TO WATCH THE BIG
3 ON CBS.
THANK YOU GUYS SO MUCH.
THANK YOU.
ALL RIGHT, DON'T GO ANYWHERE,