Air Buds

Happy holidaysketball! The Buds are in a bit of holiday shambles but managed to get together to talk about Luka Doncic dropping 60-21-10 against the Jalen Brunson-less Knicks, the Cavs, the Nets, the Wizards and barely any Sixers talk at all. This is our last main feed episode of 2022 but you can go to patreon.com/airbudspod to hear one more new ep later this week, plus all the other great special...

PATREON PREVIEW: Happy Johnsonsketball! Jamel welcomes his entire family to record an episode of Air Buds live from the Blue Wire Studio in Las Vegas. Head to patreon.com/airbudspod to hear the whole episode! $5 a month gets you access to bonus episodes, video content, and access to the Air Buds Discord. Follow @airbudspod on Twitter and Instagram ! Get our t-shirts at teepublic.com/user/airbudspo...

Saddy injuryball! With Anthony Davis and Steph Curry going down with injuries, the Buds discuss what their absence will mean to the Lakers and Warriors, then run through the league's other significant injuries. Plus we discuss Clippers Darrell getting knocked out, and Jamel's brother makes a cameo to discuss how the Crypto.com Arena staff do not respect Clipper Darrell at all. Follow @airbudspod o...

Happy budsketball! The Buds hop on Zoom for the first time in years to talk about Air Buds: LIVE!, our favorite moments of 2022, Zion Williamson and the Pelicans being awesome, the Chris Paul and the Suns being jerks, Joel Embiid not getting the respect he deserves, and more! Follow @airbudspod on Twitter and Instagram ! Support the buds at patreon.com/airbudspod ! Get our t-shirts at teepublic.co...

RE-RELEASE: With today's news of the United States releasing Viktor Bout in exchange for Britney Griner's release from Russian prison, we are re-releasing this episode from August in which we spoke with Bout's attorney, Steve Zissou. Happy Boutsketball! First off, THIS IS REAL: The Buds talk with Steve Zissou, the real life attorney for Viktor Bout (AKA Merchant of Death), the Russian *alleged* ar...

Happy Jasketball! The Buds talk about Nike cutting ties with Kyrie Irving, Ja Morant being "next in line" to get his own signature shoe, wonder if the Lakers have turned it around thanks to Anthony Davis's MVP caliber play, parity in the league, and more! PLUS we have a LIVE SHOW this Friday 12/9 at 10pm at the Elysian Theater in Los Angeles! Tickets here: https://www.elysiantheater.com/shows/airb...

Basketball time! 1-2-3! Jamel and Peter preview the 12/9 Air Buds Live Show before talking about what white refs should and shouldn't be able to do. They also ponder Pat Bev's suspension and question why Adam Silver is so mad about tanking when the NBA app is just one big advertisement for watching French Basketball. Also the boys give a you a little taste of their upcoming Patreon episode "Air Bu...

Happy jazzketball! The Buds discuss all the Sixers being injured for Ben Simmons's return to Philly, the Jazz being very good and whether Will Hardy belongs in the 5 Coaches That Matter category already, the Wizards being good, and then a whole lot of Kyrie Irving stuff. Are NBA players facing a media literacy crisis? SPOILER ALERT: AMERICA is facing a media literacy crisis! Come to the Elysian Th...

PATREON PREVIEW: Happy swagsketball! A scheduling snafu leads Jamel and Benner to talk about whether Nick Young is a top 75 Laker AND Jamel shows off his recent gear purchases. Go to patreon.com/airbudspod to hear the entire episode! Follow @airbudspod on Twitter and Instagram ! Get our t-shirts at teepublic.com/user/airbudspodcast ! Please give us a 5-star review on Apple Podcasts and Spotify! Le...

Happy Embiidsketball! Jamel and Benner discuss Joel Embiid's monster weekend, the Wizards doing all the right things lately, Larsa Pippen dating Michael Jordan's son, Giannis's favorite international shooting guards, and more! Follow @airbudspod on Twitter and Instagram ! Support the buds at patreon.com/airbudspod ! Get our t-shirts at teepublic.com/user/airbudspodcast ! Please give us a 5-star re...

Happy soccer! Jamel and Benner regale Peter with the tale of sitting in the Philly Union section at the MLS Cup, then eventually talk about which NBA teams we're worried about. (Don't worry, Peter managed to bring up the Cavs at every opportunity.) It's a fun one! Follow @airbudspod on Twitter and Instagram ! Support the buds at patreon.com/airbudspod ! Get our t-shirts at teepublic.com/user/airbu...

PATREON PREVIEW: The Ghost of David Stern joins the podcast to share his thoughts about Kyrie Irving, his protege Adam Silver, his understanding of emails, how he currently develops Netflix shows and so much more! Listen to the full interview by subscribing to our Patreon here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more info...

SPOOKY basketball! The buds talk about Kyrie Irving, what else? Follow @airbudspod on Twitter and Instagram ! Support the buds at patreon.com/airbudspod ! Get our t-shirts at teepublic.com/user/airbudspodcast ! Please give us a 5-star review on Apple Podcasts and Spotify! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more informatio...

Happy gradesketball! The Buds go through all 30 teams and give them a grade for their week 1 performances, plus a bunch of other topics such as: Daryl Morey being a jerk; the upcoming Oppression Olympics (stay tuned to our patreon); our high school GPAs; and so much more! Follow @airbudspod on Twitter and Instagram ! Support the buds at patreon.com/airbudspod ! Get our t-shirts at teepublic.com/us...

PATREON PREVIEW! The Buds discuss the start of the 2022-23 NBA season! Go to patreon.com/airbudspod to sign up and hear the full episode. $5 a month gets you bonus episodes, bonus shows, access to our Discord, occasional giveaways, and friendship! Follow @airbudspod on Twitter and Instagram ! Support the buds at patreon.com/airbudspod ! Get our t-shirts at teepublic.com/user/airbudspodcast ! Pleas...

Happy basketball! As you may have noticed on our social media accounts, we asked 32 people (comedians, actors, famous people, NBA media, NBA players, rappers and more!) to help us out with our season preview this year by sending us short videos with predictions for their favorite teams, and they did not disappoint! But if you're not on Twitter or IG, we're giving it to you here in audio form! Enjo...

Happy basketball is BACK! The Buds get together to talk about the season starting tomorrow, Peter's absurd (but maybe good?) parlay bet for the season, Benner is excited that the Sixers are normal for the first time in decades, and more! Don't forget to check our socials tomorrow for a little season preview surprise! Follow @airbudspod on Twitter and Instagram ! Support the buds at patreon.com/air...

Happy punchsketball! The Buds get together to discuss Draymond Green punching Jordan Poole at practice, how that might affect their contract talks, whether or not it was technically a "sucker punch," and more. Well, not more, it's like 90 percent about the punch. But it's a fun one! Support the buds at patreon.com/airbudspod ! Get our t-shirts at airbuds.bigcartel.com and teepublic.com/user/airbud...

Happy (pre-season) basketball! The Buds discuss the Suns losing to an Australian team, whether the team is worth $4 billion, Peter walks Jamel and Benner through an insane parlay bet, the worthless news report that the Lakers *almost* traded Russell Westbrook to the Pacers, Tyler Herro getting a $130 million extension, and more! Support the buds at patreon.com/airbudspod ! Get our t-shirts at airb...

Happy mediasketball! The Buds talk about highlights from various NBA teams' media days! It's a fun one! Support the buds at patreon.com/airbudspod ! Get our t-shirts at airbuds.bigcartel.com and teepublic.com/user/airbudspodcast ! Please give us a 5-star review on Apple Podcasts and Spotify! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy...

Happy Acesketball! The Buds talk about the Aces winning the WNBA Finals, potential new rule changes and Doc Rivers' horny adventures on main. Support the buds at patreon.com/airbudspod ! Get our t-shirts at airbuds.bigcartel.com and teepublic.com/user/airbudspodcast ! Please give us a 5-star review on Apple Podcasts and Spotify! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices...

Happy Finalsketball! Jamel and Benner discuss a lot of things before making predictions for the WNBA Finals (this ep was recorded right before game 1), Benner shares his conflicting feelings about Montrezl Harrell becoming a Sixer, and much much more. Support the buds at patreon.com/airbudspod ! Get our t-shirts at airbuds.bigcartel.com and teepublic.com/user/airbudspodcast ! Please give us a 5-st...

Happy Pappsketball! Papp Johnson returns to the show to talk about the Utah Jazz trading Donovan Mitchell to Cleveland, why he hates Joel Embiid and Candace Parker, WNBA playoffs, and so much more. It's a fun one! Support the buds at patreon.com/airbudspod ! Get our t-shirts at airbuds.bigcartel.com and teepublic.com/user/airbudspodcast ! Please give us a 5-star review on Apple Podcasts and Spotif...

Another episode where Jamel and Peter bring you another brilliant idea for free ninety-nine?? KD has words for a 90s player Peter thought was in Game of Thornes? Jamel breaks down the Pat Bev trade and ponders if the Sun and Sky meeting in the playoffs is the most aesthetically pleasing matchup of team names. Happy basketball ya freaking freaks! Follow the buds on Twitter here. Follow us for extra...

Dads at the bar, so Jamel and Peter have their run of the place. The guys react to Sky-Liberty game 3, how Danny Ainge fucked up the Kevin Durant trade experience, and NBA relegation. At about the 30 minute mark, the guys come up with what might be the most important idea we've ever had which involves a new G-Leauge, barnstorming, and CPAC. Important content for an important basketball month. Happ...