i have had the chance to be around him for two years now. he is one of my best friends on the team. he is a great guy. reporter: he has sampled barbecue ribs and country music in memphis in the american south. we are having a kabob fest with the memphis grizzlies. the first taste of persian food. he took me out to a persian restaurant when in vegas in the summertime. the food was different, but it was good. reporter: persian music greeted the grizzlies in practice. and the nets own big man from china was in the house for chinese culture night. earlier this year he shook hands with an israeli player on sacramento, a no-no back home. nice job. reporter: he wants to talk only hoops, not nukes.
his american teammates for hard work and fun spirit. i ve had the chance to be around for two years and he s one of my best friends on the team and he s a great guy and he s really learning the culture a lot, you know? hadadi has sampled barbecue ribs and country music in memphis in the american south. hadadi turned the tables. we re having a kebabfest with the memphis grizzlies. hadadi and micronly, the first taste of persian food. they took me out to a persian restaurant in vegas in the summertime. the food was different, but it was good. reporter: persian music greeted the grizzlies in practice and the nets own big man from china was in the house for chinese culture night. earlier this year hadadi played diplomat and he shook hands with an israeli player in sacramento, a no-no back home. hadadi wants to talk only
nevada senator dean hill to swing from a no back to a yes on the bill. garrett, thank you. so much at stake. msnbc analyst steven brill, senior writer for politico jake sherman, and my panel, msnbc contributor, former vermont governor and former dnc chairman howard dean and republican strategist noelle nickmore. jake, at least five republicans are a no on this. nine more are expressing some concern. how does mitch mcconnell convince them to vote yes? he puts out another bill or does something incredibly drastic to change the dynamics. i m very bearish today about this passing. why? given the information at hand. because start out with this opposition of five, the cbo score is going to come out today. everybody that we talked to does not expect the cbo score to look great for senate republicans. and then let s take a step back. the house has to pass this bill. the house needs time to kind of look at this, to absorb it, to who has suggested they need time to do it?