{"id":87203,"date":"2025-07-23T23:52:08","date_gmt":"2025-07-23T23:52:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/87203\/"},"modified":"2025-07-23T23:52:08","modified_gmt":"2025-07-23T23:52:08","slug":"lowbb-jones-is-back-messeeman-is-here-the-ix-basketball","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/87203\/","title":{"rendered":"LOWBB: Jones is back, Messeeman is here- The IX Basketball"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Megdal opens the show with a clip of his conversation with Jones about her return to the court. \u201cYeah, I mean, it felt great to be back out there,\u201d Jones said. \u201cObviously, it\u2019s been a while since I\u2019ve been on the court, but, you know, my teammates held it down for me while I was out, and everybody was excited for me to be back in.\u201d <\/p>\n

Later on, Megdal includes moments from a conversation he had with Indiana Fever head coach Stephanie White on Caitlin Clark\u2019s timeline. While White didn\u2019t have much of an update, she did have some thoughts on All-Star weekend. \u201cI\u2019m incredibly proud of our organization, our city, just the attention to detail, the way that they showcased the W,\u201d White said. \u201cIt was just a really good environment.\u201d <\/p>\n

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Megdal closes the show with a conversation he had with Brondello about her reactions to learning that Meesseman wanted to join the Liberty. \u201cI mean, it\u2019s exciting, you know,\u201d Brondello said. \u201cI think a few teams [were] in the mix to get her, and to get the word that she has, you know, committed to come here\u2026 I think that\u2019s pretty special.\u201d <\/p>\n<\/p>\n

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