Sports Episodes

Intro (00:00 - 00:47) Preview of this special NBA Cup Finals recap episode (00:48 - 01:03) New York Knicks beat San Antonio Spurs to win the NBA Cup Finals (01:04 - 05:56) The stats for the New York Knicks (05:57 - 09:25) The stats for the San Antonio Spurs (09:26 - 11:59) Jalen Brunson named NBA Cup MVP; the prize (12:00 - 14:40) Reaction from the media heads in light of the Knicks winning the NBA Cup (14:41 - 16:41) The catch-22 of the Knicks either winning or losing in the NBA Cup Fina...

Intro (00:00 - 01:00) Preview of Part 2 of this Week 8 recap episode (01:00 - 01:42) NBA TOP STORIES: NBA Cup finals preview (01:43 - 10:13) Injury news about players like Victor Wembanyama, Isaiah Hartenstein, Steph Curry, Zach Edey, Ja Morant, Austin Reaves, Evan Mobley, Zion Williamson, Jordan Poole, Kristaps Porzingis and Zach LaVine (10:13 - 22:57) Top performances of the week including Russell Westbrook adding to his triple double legacy, Derik Queen's 33 point triple double which is ...

Intro (00:00 - 01:10) Preview of Part 1 of this Week 8 recap episode (01:11 - 01:50) WNBA NEWS: A'ja Wilson named Time Athlete of the Year and AP Female Athlete of the Year (01:51 - 09:07) Team USA tryouts for the 2026 World Cup games, held in Durham, NC (09:08 - 14:23) CBA negotiations: revenue sharing model, earlier training camp openings (14:24 - 15:48) Dearica Hamby and the Las Vegas Aces mutually agree to drop their lawsuits against each other (15:49 - 16:48) Angel Reese says she is ...

Intro (00:00 - 01:02) Preview of Part 2 of this Week 7 recap episode (01:03 - 01:31) MORE TOP STORIES: NBA Cup viewership up by 90% (01:32 - 02:18) Injury news about players like Kristaps Porzingis, OG Anunoby, Stephon Castle, Paolo Banchero, Steph Curry, Zion Williamson, RJ Barrett and Franz Wagner (02:19 - 12:03) Top performances of the week including some huge nights for Michael Porter Jr, KAT's big game against Charlotte, another fine week of play for Nikola Jokic & Luka Doncic, Deni Av...

Intro (00:00 - 01:07) Preview of Part 1 of this Week 7 recap episode (01:07 - 01:56) WNBA NEWS: Sticking point in the CBA negotiations: housing, minimum base salary vs revenue sharing model, earlier training camp openings (01:57 - 06:09) Candace Parker on the All the Smoke podcast (06:10 - 13:05) Flau'Jae Johnson's LSU team plays Duke, who is coached by Team USA coach Kara Lawson, after a rough summer for her during the 2025 FIBA AmeriCup tournament (13:06 - 22:20) PLA...

Intro (00:00 - 01:05) Preview of Part 2 of this Week 6 recap episode (01:06 - 02:49) MORE TOP STORIES: The return of several players including Tyler Herro, Jalen Williams, Anthony Davis, Giannis Antetokounmpo, Kevin Porter Jr, Duncan Robinson, Jonathan Kuminga, Kevin Durant and Joel Embiid (02:40 - 15:16) Injury news about players like Dereck Lively II, Steph Curry, Trae Young, OG Anunoby, RJ Barrett and Isaiah Hartenstein (15:17 - 19:31) Top performances of the week incl...

Intro (00:00 - 00:58) Preview of Part 1 of this Week 6 recap episode (01:13 - 02:03) WNBA NEWS: CBA negotiations extended 40 days (02:04 - 03:41) New York Liberty hire Golden State Warriors assistant coach Chris DeMarco as their head coach (03:42 - 10:02) Team USA 3x3 team for both the men and women compete in the 2025 AmeriCup tournament (10:03 - 13:27) Team USA training camp roster announced; will train December 12-14 in Durham, NC (13:28 - 16:40) Christine Brennan take...

Intro (00:00 - 00:58) Preview of Part 2 of this Week 5 recap episode (00:59 - 01:40) Brief shout out to Sony Hall for putting on an awesome night of house music featuring Crystal Waters, CeCe Peniston, Robin S, Barbara Tucker and more (01:41 - 02:39) MORE TOP STORIES: Klay Thompson and Ja Morant has words with one another after a Dallas Mavericks loss to the Memphis Grizzlies with Ja calling Klay a bum (02:40 - 09:08) Kenyon Martin and Draymond Green has a war of words ov...

Intro (00:00 - 01:03) Preview of this early observations episode (01:04 - 01:44) WNBA NEWS: Just a week left before the CBA deadline expires (01:45 - 05:02) Dallas Wings wins the WNBA Draft Lottery for the second year in a row (05:03 - 11:19) Michael Porter Jr talking this nonsense about men playing women in basketball (09:04 - 18:09) Jason Williams calls out Patrick Beverly for his ridiculous take on a WNBA top player beating a bench player in the NBA as well as taking his own shots at wo...

Intro (00:00 - 00:59) Preview of this Week 4 recap episode (01:00 - 02:33) MORE TOP STORIES: Former New York Knicks standout guard Michael Ray Richardson passes away (02:34 - 13:33) Injury news about players like Jalen Brunson, OG Anunoby, Bradley Beal, Kawhi Leonard, Paolo Banchero, Joel Embiid, Kelly Oubre Jr, Paul George, Tyler Herro, Christian Braun, Ja Morant, Darius Garland, Anthony Davis, Jordan Poole, Brandon Miller, Victor Wembanyama and Lebron James (13:34 - 32:24)...

Intro (00:00 - 01:17) Preview of this early observations episode (01:18 - 02:11) WNBA NEWS: Just a few weeks before the CBA deadline expires (02:12 - 03:45) Project B and Unrivaled as possible threats to the WNBA (03:46 - 09:03) Becky Hammon on Cathy Engelbert (09:04 - 13:53) Players of the Week: Jalen Johnson and Nikola Jokic (13:54 - 17:53) TOP STORIES: Nico Harrison out as Dallas Mavericks general manager (17:54 - 28:36) Willie Green out as New Orleans Pelicans coach; James Barrego ...

Intro (00:00 - 00:59) Preview of this early observations episode (01:00 - 01:35) Players of the Week: Cade Cunningham and Nikola Jokic (01:36 - 04:32) TOP STORIES: No more undefeated and winless teams now with the Oklahoma City Thunder getting their 1st loss and Brooklyn Nets winning their 1st game (04:33 - 07:52) Hall of Fame player and coach Lenny Wilkens passes away (07:53 - 21:50) Former NBA and WNBA coach Richie Adubato also passing away (21:51 - 25:54) Inju...

Intro (00:00 - 01:16) Preview of this early observations episode (01:16 - 02:00) College basketball season is getting underway (02:01 - 03:00) The CBA deadline extends until November 30 for the WNBA (03:01 - 03:51) Unrivaled League has selected its players; Sabrina Ionescu and Angel Reese will not play in the league (03:52 - 06:46) Players of the Week: Week 1 = Giannis Antetokounmpo and Victor Wembanyama (06:47 - 08:23) Week 2 = Tyrese Maxey and Shai Gilgeous-Alexan...

Intro (00:00 - 00:53) Preview of this special episode with friend of the show, Ty the Pod Guy (00:54 - 02:54) FBI gambling probe which resulted in 30 arrests, including 3 people with NBA ties in Chauncey Billups, Damon Jones and Terry Rozier (02:55 - 16:34) Paul Pierce appears on Club Shay Shay (16:35 - 17:20) Pierce calling himself the best pure scorer in NBA history (17:20 - 25:30) Pierce beef with Ray Allen about leaving the Boston Celtics and going to play for their riva...

Intro (00:00 - 00:48) Preview of this NBA Western Conference season preview episode (00:49 - 01:40) Quick recap of the 7th annual Afros and Audio Festival (01:41 - 03:39) Southwest Division: Dallas Mavericks (03:40 - 06:38) Houston Rockets (06:39 - 09:47) Memphis Grizzlies (09:48 - 12:43) New Orleans (12:44 - 15:42) San Antonio Spurs (15:43 - 18:48) Order of finish in the Southwest Division (18:49 - 20:23) Northwest Division: Denver Nuggets (20:24 - 24:3...

Intro (00:00 - 00:50) Preview of this NBA Eastern Conference season preview episode (00:51 - 02:39) Atlantic Division: Boston Celtics (02:40 - 07:07) Brooklyn Nets (07:08 - 11:01) New York Knicks (11:02 - 15:42) Philadelphia 76ers (15:43 - 19:02) Toronto Raptors (19:03 - 21:07) Order of finish in the Atlantic Division (21:08 - 22:07) Central Division: Chicago Bulls (22:08 - 25:06) Cleveland Cavaliers (25:07 - 27:29) Detroit Pistons (27:30 - 30:49) ...

Intro (00:00 - 00:47) Preview of my 300th episode with special guest, Coach Omar (00:48 - 02:24) The 20 day schedule of Inside the NBA for both ESPN and ABC (02:25 - 05:15) Predicted wins for the New York Knicks this coming season (02:11 - 13:32) Outside of the Knicks and Cleveland Cavaliers, who are the next tier of teams in the Eastern Conference (13:33 - 20:32) Can the Oklahoma City Thunder repeat as champs? If not, who is a threat to them? Particularly in the Western Con...

Intro (00:00 - 00:41) Preview of this Fantasy Basketball preview episode (00:42 - 00:53) Yahoo vs ESPN leagues; free vs pay leagues (00:54 - 02:10) Types of leagues - rotisserie, total points, head-to-head points, head-to-head each category, head-to-head most categories, high score (02:11 - 12:15) League size: 6 to 20 teams (12:16 - 14:42) Yahoo's Injured List vs Injured List Plus (14:43 - 16:17) Types of drafts (16:18 - 18:02) Do your research! (18:03 - 20:07) Watc...

Intro (00:00 - 00:53) Preview of this WNBA Finals review episode (00:54 - 02:40) Game 1 breakdown (02:41 - 05:42) Game 2 breakdown (05:43 - 08:04) Game 3 breakdown (08:05 - 13:03) Game 4 breakdown (13:04 - 17:28) Las Vegas Aces win their 3rd WNBA Championship in 4 years (17:29 - 17:41) A'ja Wilson in the conversation of the GOATs of the game as she wins another Finals MVP trophy (17:42 - 19:28) Bam Adebayo supporting his girlfriend A'ja (19:29 - 20:15) Chelsea...

Intro (00:00 - 01:01) Preview of this WNBA finals preview episode (01:02 - 01:53) #2 Las Vegas Aces vs #4 Phoenix Mercury finals preview (01:54 - 2:48) How the Aces defeated the Indiana Fever (02:49 - 11:38) How the Mercury beat the Minnesota Lynx (11:39 - 20:23) Key matchups, keys to winning & my prediction for the Finals (20:24 - 24:51) What's next for the Seattle Storm, Atlanta Dream, Golden State Valkyries, New York Liberty, Minnesota Lynx & Indiana Fever (24:52 - 32:06) Napheesa Coll...

Intro (00:00 - 00:52) Preview of this NBA training camp episode (00:53 - 01:43) Training camp battles: Indiana Pacers (01:44 - 04:18) Milwaukee Bucks (04:19 - 07:08) Memphis Grizzlies (07:09 - 09:20) Miami Heat (09:21 - 11:10) Minnesota Timberwolves (11:11 - 12:30) New Orleans Pelicans (12:31 - 14:08) New York Knicks (14:09 - 16:41) Oklahoma City Thunder (16:42 - 18:15) Orlando Magic (18:16 - 19:20) Philadelphia 76ers (19:21 - 23:38) Phoenix Suns (23:39 ...

Intro (00:00 - 00:44) Preview of this NBA training camp episode (00:45 - 02:37) Training camp battles: Atlanta Hawks (02:38 - 04:07) Boston Celtics (04:08 - 06:56) Brooklyn Nets (06:57 - 08:39) Charlotte Hornets (08:40 - 10:41) Chicago Bulls (10:42 - 12:08) Cleveland Cavaliers (12:09 - 15:40) Dallas Mavericks (15:41 - 17:24) Denver Nuggets (17:25 - 18:36) Detroit Pistons (18:37 - 19:54) Golden State Warriors (19:55 - 21:41) Houston Rockets (21:42 - 25:42...

Intro (00:00 - 00:51) Preview of this WNBA semifinals preview episode (00:52 - 01:43) #2 Las Vegas Aces vs #6 Indiana Fever semifinals preview, including how each team got here beating the Seattle Storm and Atlanta Dream respectively (01:44 - 15:05) #1 Minnesota Lynx vs #4 Phoenix Mercury semifinals preview, including defeating the Golden State Valkyries and New York Liberty (15:06 - 27:28) Congrats to the postseason awards winners so far: Natalie Nakase for Coach of the Year Veronica Burt...

Intro (00:00 - 00:50) Preview of this WNBA end of regular season & playoff episode (00:51 - 02:16) 1st round playoff matchups #1 Minnesota Lynx vs #8 Golden State Valkyries (02:17 - 07:09) #2 Las Vegas Aces vs #7 Seattle Storm (07:10 - 13:14) #3 Atlanta Dream vs #6 Indiana Fever (13:15 - 17:16) #4 Phoenix Mercury vs #5 New York Liberty (17:17 - 23:26) Los Angeles Sparks season wrap-up (23:27 - 26:44) Washington Mystics (26:45 - 30:25) Connecticut Sun, including t...