Episodes

Intro (00:00 - 01:01) Preview of this Week 19 recap episode (01:02 - 01:22) WBB news: Unrivaled finals recap (01:23 - 07:39) Team USA competing in the 2026 World Cup qualifiers (07:40 - 09:21) Napheesa Collier mentions in an interview how Unrivaled tried to initially partner with the WNBA (09:22 - 13:17) Top stories: In a statement, Adam Silver announces that the Magic City Night promotion in Atlanta for next week will be canceled (13:18 - 20:09) Michael Jordan speaks about the 2028 Olym...

Intro (00:00 - 01:00) Preview of this Week 10 recap episode (01:01 - 01:29) NBA TOP STORIES: Players of the Week: Jaylen Brown and Kawhi Leonard (01:30 - 05:38) 1st round of All Star voting results (05:39 - 09:06) 2 game suspension for Jose Alvarado and one game for Mark Williams following an altercation during a Phoenix Suns road game over the New Orleans Pelicans (09:07 - 10:31) Russell Westbrook moved to 7th place on the career assist list, 16th on the career scoring list and grabs his 2...

Intro (00:00 - 00:39) Preview of this Christmas games recap episode (00:40 - 01:19) Christmas Games Recap: Cleveland Cavaliers vs New York Knicks (01:20 - 06:41) San Antonio Spurs vs Oklahoma City Thunder (06:42 - 13:17) Dallas Mavericks vs Golden State Warriors (13:18 - 19:20) Draymond Green and Coach Steve Kerr clash during a timeout in the Warriors' win over the Orlando Magic (19:21 - 39:08) Houston Rockets vs Los Angeles Lakers (39:09 - 42:30) JJ Redick's postgame comments about the L...

Intro (00:00 - 00:54) Preview of Part 2 of this Week 9 recap episode (00:55 - 02:35) NBA TOP STORIES: Adam Silver talks to the media prior to the NBA Cup finals about league expansion, the future of the NBA Cup, partnering with FIBA to form a possible NBA Europe league, Chris Paul's future, and WNBA negotiations (02:36 - 09:44) FINES AND EJECTIONS: Ime Udoka - $25K, publicly criticizing the refs (09:45 - 11:08) Chris Finch - $35K, directing inappropriate language at the refs and failing to ...

Intro (00:00 - 01:00) Preview of Part 1 of this Week 9 recap episode (01:01 - 01:33) WBB NEWS: WNBPA announced , after the players vote, that they will call for a strike if CBA negotiations aren't completed by the January 9th deadline; sticking points remain to be the revenue sharing model, housing, earlier training camp openings (01:34 - 04:54) Houston Rockets in advance talks to buy and relocate the Connecticut Sun (04:55 - 07:25) Naismith Basketball Class of 2026 nominees: 1st timers (0...

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...