23ABCs Kari Osep and Matt Lively reflect on having sports back with the NFL Draft

23ABCs Kari Osep and Matt Lively reflect on having sports back with the NFL Draft

AREHAPPY THAT SPORTS IS BACK AND IHAD TO TALK TO YOU MY GOODFRIEND AND MYPARTNER THAT I HAVEN'T SEEN IN AWHILE.

MR. MATT LIVELY.

HOWEXCITEDARE YOU THAT SPORTS IS BACK?I'M SO PUMPED.

I WAS THINKING IDIDN'TEVEN HAVE A JOB HERE BECAUSETHERE'S JUST BEEN NEW SPORTS TOCOVER.

AND I'VE BEEN ENJOYINGTALKING WITH ATHLETES AROUNDTOWN ABOUTDIFFERENT THINGS.

BUT IT WASJUST SO NICE TO HAVE SOMETHINGTHAT WASLIVE THERE WAS NO ACTION, BUTTHERE WAS SOME SORT OF SPORTS ONTONIGHTAND IT WAS SO REFRESHING.AND YOU KNOW, IT WAS COOL FOR USISSPEAKING OF LOCAL OUTFITS, WEHAD LOCAL TALENT JORDAN LOVE, WEBOTH GOTTO KIND OF WALK DOWN MEMORY LANETO CHECK OUT HIS STORY, BOTHTHROUGH HIGH SCHOOL AND AT THECOLLEGE LEVEL, AND THEN GET ACHANCE TO SEE IF HE WAS GOING TOHEAR HIS NAME CALLED IN THE NFL.IT'S BEEN AREALLY COOL EXPERIENCE FOR US.SO WE'RE THANKFUL FOR THAT.

BUTAGAIN,THANKFUL TO SEE SOME LIVE SPORTSACTION BECAUSE IT'S BEEN OVER AMONTH.

BUT BACK TO JORDAN, HOWCOOL IS HAPPEN FOR YOU JUSTGETTING A CHANCE TOTALK TO SOME PEOPLE THAT KNEWHIM AT THE COLLEGE LEVEL ANDKIND OF SEEING WHATTHIS KID HAS BEEN ABLE TO DOFROM HIS TIME HERE INBAKERSFIELD TO WHATHE'S DOING NOW.

YEAH, IT'SBEEN REALLY NICE.

AND AGAIN,THAT'SSOMETHING THAT HAS KEPT ME INSPORTS.

AS MUCH AS I'VE MISSEDIT.

IT'S BEENNICE TO BE ABLE TO TALK TO A FEWPEOPLE WHO HAVE WATCHED HIM ATTHECOLLEGE LEVEL AND UNDERSTAND THEPLAYER THAT HE'S BECOME.

ANDIT'SNICE TO SEE THAT ALL COME TOFRUITION NOW.

FOR SURE.

AND BACKTO THE NFL DRAFT.

SOOF COURSE, WE SAID IT'S BEENOVER A MONTH SINCE WE'VE SEENSOME LIVE SPORTS ACTION.

BUTMICHAEL JORDAN BLESSED US WITHTHE LAST DAY ON SUNDAYTHAT KIND OF BROUGHT THE SPORTSWORLD TOGETHER.

THAT WASSOMETHINGWE HAD THIS PAST WEEK.

AND THENOF COURSE, THE NBA DRAFT WAS THEFIRSTVIRTUAL DRAFT SO THE WOMENLEADING THE WAY THERE BUT THAT'SBEEN KIND OFCOOL TO TO SEE HOW THESE NOTONLY THE NFL COMMISSIONER, BUTTHESE GEMS ANDPLAYERS ARE SETTING UP FOR THISVIRTUAL DRAFT.

I KNOW FORJORDAN, HE WASLOOKING FORWARD TO BEING ON THEBIG STAGE IN VEGAS AS MOST OFTHESEPLAYERS ARE THAT ARE EXPECTED TOGO IN THE FIRST ROUND BUT THAT'SBEENUNIQUE TOO BECAUSE NOT ONLY ARETHEY TURNED TRANSITIONING, BUTSO ARE WE LOOK AT US.

WE'RE INTWO BOXES HERE TALKING ABOUTSPORTS STUFF.YEAH,IT'S JUST IT'S ALL DIFFERENT.

IKNOWWE'VE GOT LIKE BASEBALL'S BEINGPLAYED IN CHINA, BUT WE MISSEDTHESPORTS THAT HAPPENED RIGHT HERE.AND HOPEFULLY THEY COME BACKSOON.YEAH.

AND OF COURSE WITH THATWE'RETHANKFUL TO SEE THE NFL DRAFT.WE HOPE THE NFL SEASON IS STILLGOING TO BE INPLAY WHEN THAT IS SUPPOSED TOHAPPEN.

BUT OF COURSE, AS WEKNOW, A LOT OF UNCERTAINTY, BUTWE'LL TAKE THE NFL DRAFT FORTHESEPAST FEW DAYS OR THESE NEXTTHREE DAYS.

AND YEAH, MAKE SURETO KEEP UP ONALL THE ACTION RIGHT HERE ON 23.ABC.

BUT MATT, THANKS SO MUCHFOR JOININGME.YEAH, IT WAS EXCITING TO BE BACKSOMEWHAT.YEAH, NO SPORTS.

YEAH.AND TOMORROW --- WE WILL NOT BEAIRING OUR REGULAR 5, 6 AND