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Wolves Even Series 1-1, Anthony Edwards Ankle, Draymond's Postgame Comments, Jordon Hudson and UNC - 5/9/25 May 09, 2025

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On today's show, Gary Parrish joins the gang in-studio for the first hour and they'll talk about Draymond Green's postgame comments about being labeled an angry black man, the Warriors offense without Steph Curry, the amazing advancements in ankle treatments after Anthony Edwards returned last night, Kendrick Lamar's Grand National Tour and more (7:45).
Is Jordon Hudson allowed at UNC Football practices or not??? We have conflicting reports. Either way, it's just strange what's going on with Bill Belichick and the UNC Football program (52:56).
NBA Playoffs Game 3's including an injury update on the Cavaliers, if the Celtics can actually have a good 4th quarter, the Warriors playing 10 games in 19 days, what we expect from Denver/OKC this weekend (1:10:38)
Host: Chris Vernon
Co-Hosts: Jon Roser, Devin Walker
Guest: Gary Parrish
Associate Producer: Jena Broyles
Technical Director: Jaylon Wallace

Knicks Take 2-0 Lead in Boston, Thunder/Nuggets 1-1, TNT's Brian Anderson, Shooting Guards on Netflix - 5/8/25 May 08, 2025

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On today's show, the Knicks go up 2-0 in Boston, the Celtics fall apart in the 4th quarter again, Jayson Tatum coming up small, Jalen Brunson, Mitchell Robinson's impact, Mikal Bridges coming out party and more (3:30). We'll thank the OKC Thunder for letting us go to bed early (24:49).
TNT's Brian Anderson is calling the Warriors/Wolves series and he joins us live on zoom from Minneapolis (28:55)
Chris and Devin both watched the Shooting Guards documentary on Netflix about Gilbert Arenas and Javaris Crittenton (1:21:14)
Host: Chris Vernon
Co-Hosts: Jon Roser, Devin Walker
Guest: NBA on TNT's Brian Anderson
Associate Producer: Jena Broyles
Technical Director: Jaylon Wallace

Tyrese Haliburton's Game 2 Statement, Steph Curry's Hamstring, Cowboys Trade for George Pickens, Conclave - 5/7/25 May 07, 2025

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On today's show, we spend the first hour talking about the Indiana Pacers taking Game 2 from the Cleveland Cavaliers. Did the Pacers win it or did the Cavs choke it away? Tyrese Haliburton's big shot and his big balls celebration, Kenny Atkinson's comments after the game, Donovan Mitchell acting hurt, the mentality of the Pacers wings in Mathurin and Nesmith. Then we'll go into the Warriors Game 1 win over the Minnesota Timberwolves, Draymond Green's impact on the Warriors defense and how he might just be underrated, Buddy Hield's heater, his relationship/friendship with Jimmy Butler, Anthony Edwards bad game, Steph Curry's injury, and how the Warriors can manage without him (4:00).
Chris thinks the Cowboys are winning the Super Bowl now that they acquired George Pickens (1:01:07)
Jessica Benson joins the show in-studio to give us 5 things we might've missed over the last week including (1:14:22):

Riverbeat
Met Gala
Conclave
The Rehearsal and The Last of Us
Movie Star List

Host: Chris Vernon
Co-Hosts: Jon Roser, Devin Walker
Contributor: Jessica Benson
Associate Producer: Jena Broyles
Technical Director: Jaylon Wallace

Tuesday's with Tony Allen; Knicks and Nuggets Take Game 1's Over Celtics and Thunder - 5/6/25 May 06, 2025

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It's Tuesday's with Tony Allen presented by ESCO. TA joins the show on Zoom to talk about the Knicks Game 1 win over the Celtics, why he thinks Boston is still in a good spot, Mikal Bridges performance from the Knicks, and more. Then they go into the Nuggets Game 1 win over Oklahoma City, Jokic being unguardable, Chet missing the late game free throws, why they started fouling up 3, Aaron Gordon's improvement, and they'll talk the Warriors/T'Wolves series starting tonight (8:26). The rest of the show, we'll talk about tonight's Pacers/Cavs Game 2 and Game 1 of Warriors/T'Wolves, which road team has the best chance of winning, the injuries mounting up for the Cavs, Draymond Green needing to avoid a suspension and more (1:18:11)

NBA Playoffs, Grizzlies Hire Tuomas Iisalo, Riverbeat Music Fest, 10 Things - 5/5/25 May 05, 2025

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10 Things from the Weekend!!!

NBA West Playoffs (3:37)
NBA East Playoffs (28:20)
The Greatest Tech Ever (42:27)
Grizzlies Hire Tuomas Iisalo (52:11)
Done with Hockey (1:01:57)
Sinners, Kentucky Derby (1:22:39)
Riverbeat Music Festival (1:29:47)
College Football (1:41:20)
Scottie Scheffler (1:53:46)
Tonight (1:55:02)

Jalen Brunson Ends Pistons Season, Clippers Force Game 7, Gregg Popovich Retires - 5/2/25 May 02, 2025

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Jalen Brunson ends the Pistons season with an insane shot, why the Pistons feel great about their future (3:43), Clippers forcing Game 7 and why we might feel better about the Nuggets (19:17), Gregg Popovich retiring as head coach of the Spurs , how many NBA fan bases actually like their coach (21:12), LeBron's MCL injury (49:30) and this weekend's Kentucky Derby (1:08:35)
***NOTE*** TODAY'S SHOW TOOK PLACE BEFORE THE STORY BROKE ABOUT THE GRIZZLIES HIRING TUOMAS IISALO AS THE NEW HEAD COACH

Wolves Close Lakers, Rudy Gobert's Wilt Chamberlain Impression, JJ Redick Presser, LeBron Tired, Fill In The Blank - 5/1/25 May 01, 2025

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Rockets won Game 5 but almost let it slip away but we spend most of the first hour talking about the Timberwolves closing out the LA Lakers last night, how the Lakers made Rudy Gobert look like Wilt Chamberlain, Luka's injury and getting exposed on defense, LeBron James disastrous 4th quarters in this series and more (3:00).
We'll play Fill In The Blank where topics include Anthony Edwards, Club 152, Michael B. Jordan and more (1:12:08)

Pistons & Nuggets Win, Giannis and Haliburton's Dad, Harden's Playoff Disappearance, 5 Things In Memphis - 4/30/25 Apr 30, 2025

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We'll spend the first hour talking all about last night's playoff games including the Pistons winning Game 5 in New York (9:00), the Pacers closing out the Bucks in dramatic fashion + Tyrese Haliburton's dad yelling and taunting Giannis after the game on the court (12:36), Nuggets Game 5 win over the Clippers + Jamal Murray's performance and James Harden's playoff disappearance (30:13) and tonight's Warriors/Rockets and Lakers/T'Wolves Game 5's (42:45).
Jessica Benson joins the show in-studio to give us 5 things to do in Memphis now that basketball season is over including Riverbeat Music Festival, Smoke Slam and BBQ Fest, Lil Wayne's concert, Crawfish Festival, Greek Fest, Lemon Drop fest, and more plus to Eat Local and all the new restaurants popping up (1:09:32)

Tony Allen In-Studio on Grizzlies Season, Anthony Edwards Growth, Rockets/Warriors, Rashad McCants - 4/29/25 Apr 29, 2025

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It's Tuesday's with Tony Presented by ESCO. TA joins the show in-studio to talk about his weekend trip to Oklahoma State, the Grizzlies season coming to an end, Scotty Pippen Jr's emergence in the series, Ja Morant's injury, Ja's tweet from Monday, Anthony Edwards and the T'Wolves being up 3-1 on the Lakers, coaches holding players accountable, Warriors going up 3-1 on the Rockets, Jimmy Butler's impact in Golden State, Dillon Brooks poking the bear again, Knicks/Pistons and Rashad McCants comments on North Carolina on his Out The Mud podcast (4:30).
Chris, Roser and Devin run through tonight's NBA Playoff games with Bucks/Pacers, Pistons/Knicks, Magic/Celtics, and Clippers/Nuggets, the Kings hiring Doug Christie, NBA discussing and International format for All-Star weekend, Steve Nash joining Amazon Prime's NBA coverage, and George Kittle signing an extension with the 49ers, and UNC officials worried about Bill Belichick (1:20:51)

Grizzlies Season Over, Offseason Questions, Shedeur Slips in NFL Draft, NBA Playoffs - 4/28/25 Apr 28, 2025

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10 THINGS FROM THE WEEKEND!!!
1) Grizzlies Weekend (6:06)
2) Grizzlies Exit Interviews (12:19)
3) Where Do Grizz Go From Here? (43:30)
4) Western Conference NBA Playoffs (50:41)
5) Eastern Conference NBA Playoffs (1:01:16)
6) Law & Order, Flavor of Love, Coastal Fish (1:20:17)
7) NFL Draft (1:25:59)
8) Shedeur to Cleveland (1:34:00)
9) Braden Thornberry Top 10 at Zurich (1:48:39)
10) Tonight (1:50:33)

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