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PART 1: Kirk Henderson on Lakers-Mavs game, as hosted by Luka Doncic Jan 26, 2026

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The Lakers and Mavs played in Dallas over the weekend and Luka Doncic hosted a select few fans and content creators for the game in a suite. One such fan was Anthony's buddy, Kirk (Pod Maverick). So the guys talk about that experience, the game itself, Luka shunning Jason Kidd and more.

PART 2: MAILBAG: What's the latest as the Lakers near trade deadline week? Jan 26, 2026

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Listeners are still laser focused on the trade deadline, where they're hoping the Lakers will address some of the glaring holes on the roster. Anthony explains why the entire market is held up and why he wishes the Lakers would zag while the rest of the league zigs.

HOOK: LeBron responds; Lakers' identity shift; trade deadline preview Jan 23, 2026

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Anthony and Pete catch up following an interesting couple of weeks. They discuss this ESPN story about the Buss family and Jeanie's relationship with LeBron James. They react to James' quotes from last night about all this. Then, in terms of actual basketball, they discuss the team going bigger with the help of Drew Timme and the tweaks they'd like to see from this trade deadline.

PART 1: LeBron responds to Jeanie reports; What this says about sports media Jan 23, 2026

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Anthony and Pete discuss the reporting from ESPN about the Buss siblings and Jeanie's relationship with LeBron James. They also discuss James' response from last night to said reporting. This launches a conversation about sports media that this whole ordeal gave us some insight into.

PART 2: Lakers undergoing basketball identity shift; Trade deadline preview Jan 23, 2026

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Anthony and Pete turn their attention to the basketball the Lakers have been playing lately. They both loves what he's seen from Drew Timme and hopes the Lakers lean fully into this bigger/stronger identity he's been a part of when Austin Reaves comes back. Seeing as this is the last time they will talk before the trade deadline, they preview that as well.

FULL: Well that happened Jan 23, 2026

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The Lakers lost to the Clippers. They climbed back and gave themselves chances, but that was annoying. Anthony recaps the game, answers some questions and calls it a night. Because that was annoying.

PART 1: What a weird game... Jan 23, 2026

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Anthony recaps this game, gives his thoughts on the Lakers' zone and Gabe Vincent continuing to get minutes despite not really helping in any particular way and everything else from a weird night at the Aspiration Dome.

PART 2: What do we do with Luka Doncic's shooting numbers? Jan 23, 2026

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A listener showed their concern about Luka Doncic continuing to shoot as many threes as he does at such a poor rate, so Anthony explains why this is such a tough subject to navigate.

FULL: Anthony and Harrison break down ESPN's Buss family exposé Jan 22, 2026

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You may want to get comfortable for this one. The guys discuss the various angles worth taking seriously, laugh at the parts of the story that made them laugh and handle everything in-between.

PART 1: Jeanie Buss gives her response to ESPN's reporting Jan 22, 2026

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Right as the guys were wondering who would get the statement from Jeanie Buss, she gave one to The Athletic (Sam Amick). Harrison levitates for the rest of thesegment.

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