{"id":"1792887266940-mix-segment","slug":"trae-young-s-quiet-historic-season","title":"Trae Young's quiet historic season","summary":"Trae Young is averaging 12.5 assists per game, leading the NBA, and the Wizards face the Bulls tonight in Chicago at 8 p.m. ET on NBA League Pass.","publishedAt":"2026-10-25T00:14:26.940Z","channel":{"id":"mix","name":"Oncast Mix","language":"en"},"show":"Prime Time","verification":{"status":"verified","leadVerdict":"TRUE","notes":"TRUE: Trae Young is averaging 12.5 assists per game, leading the NBA, and the Wizards face the Bulls tonight in Chicago at 8 p.m. ET on NBA League Pass.\nSource: ESPN, NBA.com NAMES: NBA = National Basketball Association; Trae Young = Washington Wizards point guard. 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It's like being the best chef at a restaurant with one star on Yelp."},{"host":"Eric","text":"Quietly historic season, zero noise, and nobody's talking about it."},{"host":"Sloane","text":"That's the thing, though. He asked out of Atlanta. He got his trade. And now he's putting up numbers that would win MVP votes if the team wasn't terrible."},{"host":"Eric","text":"And here's my take: that's exactly why the stats are real. Bad team, defenses keyed on him every night, and he's still leading the league."},{"host":"Sloane","text":"I'll give him that. But the Wizards have been bad for a decade. I'm not sure assists on a tanking team move me."},{"host":"Eric","text":"So what was he supposed to do, stay in Atlanta and fake it? He wanted a fresh start."},{"host":"Sloane","text":"I'm not saying he's wrong. I'm saying the silence around his numbers tells you how little anyone cares about Washington."},{"host":"Eric","text":"The one guy on X put it perfectly: college football buried the Heat game for three straight quarters."},{"host":"Sloane","text":"It is Saturday night, and we're all checking scores."},{"host":"Eric","text":"Speaking of checking scores, a guy named Sam posted that he just choked three straight 5-3 leads in Call of Duty one-versus-ones."},{"host":"Sloane","text":"Three straight? At that point you just turn the console off and go for a walk."},{"host":"Eric","text":"The rage in his tweet is the most universal sports feeling on the internet right now."},{"host":"Sloane","text":"Choking a lead is choking a lead. Doesn't matter if it's a controller or a basketball. The pain is identical."},{"host":"Eric","text":"Yeah, but in real sports you can blame the refs. In Call of Duty, it's just you and your thumbs."},{"host":"Sloane","text":"And your internet connection. Never forget the lag excuse."},{"host":"Eric","text":"Here's a lighter one from over on Bluesky. A woman set aside overripe bananas to make banana bread... and she actually made the banana bread."},{"host":"Sloane","text":"That's breaking news? In my house that's a miracle."},{"host":"Eric","text":"It's satire about how we all act. Every kitchen has a graveyard of banana promises."},{"host":"Sloane","text":"Mine are in the freezer. I call it my retirement plan."},{"host":"Eric","text":"The account that posted it, Crux, nailed the fake breaking news voice. It's silly, but it's the exact energy we need at 8 p.m. on a Saturday."},{"host":"Sloane","text":"Alright, here's one that might actually be real news, or it might be a Joy Reid fever dream."},{"host":"Eric","text":"What have you got?"},{"host":"Sloane","text":"A Bluesky account claims Barack Obama endorsed Angie Nixon, a Florida politician, citing a segment on the Joy Reid Show."},{"host":"Eric","text":"And you checked it."},{"host":"Sloane","text":"No major outlet is reporting it. Not one. If Obama endorsed someone, it would be everywhere."},{"host":"Eric","text":"So this is either very fresh, or it's wishful thinking from a fan account."},{"host":"Sloane","text":"Until a real newsroom confirms it, it's a rumor. And the show's policy is simple: we don't run rumors as facts."},{"host":"Eric","text":"But the reason it's spreading is obvious. Obama's endorsement still moves voters, especially in a tight Florida race."},{"host":"Sloane","text":"Which is exactly why someone would push it before it's verified. Classic political speedrun."},{"host":"Eric","text":"And exactly why people should wait for actual reporting, not a Bluesky post with nine likes."},{"host":"Sloane","text":"We'll keep an eye on it. If it's real, it'll be everywhere by noon tomorrow."}]}