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It Could Be Now Or Never For James Harden And The Houston Rockets

Listen to enough NBA Media Day interviews, and you’ll start to think it’s the first day of school after summer vacation. Reporters routinely ask players what they did during their time away, and players in turn talk about the weight they’ve lost, the muscle they’ve gained, or the skills they’ve tried to bolster. James Harden […]

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What Will The Brooklyn Nets Look Like Before Kevin Durant Is Back?

The NBA’s Western Conference may end up looking like one of those cartoon scenes where a bunch of characters get into a long, bruising skirmish, kicking up dirt and producing “POW” sound effects, with one finally emerging the victor. The East, on the other hand, is widely perceived to be a two-team race between the […]

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The NBA Missed The Point On Tampering

Last week, NBA commissioner Adam Silver announced new anti-tampering regulations. These new restrictions come on the heels of a very active free agency period where we saw more than $1.4 billion in new deals announced within the first 90 minutes of the formal negotiation period. Today on the show, we break down how these new […]

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