my first guest is nick kolcheff, known in the gaming world as nickmercs. to talk about being one of faze clan's biggest streamers, the rise of e-sports, and being on the cover of "sports illustrated." nick kolcheff, aka, nickmercs,s welcome to "the daily social distancing show." >> happy to be here, man. >> trevor: let me start by saying, i, in all my years of gaming, never dreamed i would see the day-- and i'm so happy-- that gamers would be on the cover of "sports illustrated" magazine. you-- you are literally on the cover with the team of faze clan of "sports illustrated." please, tell me that that is beyond a dream come true. >> oh, my god! are you kidding me, man? yeah, dude, listen, i mean, i come from a sports family. i played all kinds of sports growing up. my whole family is deep into sports-- college sports, pro sports, serious stuff. and i'm like the black sheep. so the irony of me being on "sports illustrated" as a gamer, that's got my dad spinning right now. he's like, "oh, my god." it's crazy stuff for real. >> trevor: for those who don't kno