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Boyers Not Ballers

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Welcome to the most honest podcast in Basketball. Boyers Not Ballers, the premiere small basketball media podcast, is a weekly chat hosted by Henry and CJ. The Boyers are by no means experts, but they'll tell you how it is week in and week out. If you want funny analysis, hot takes and bizarre debates, this is the show for you. We are all Boyers and yes, most of us are not Ballers.

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Jul 2, 2026

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Episodes

Buy or Sell & Henry's Top 100 100-91 25.10.2022

Henry and CJ start off by playing a game of "Buy or Sell" top NBA headlines from the first week of the season, including Jason Tatum's MVP Case, Pascal Siakam's hot start and the Lakers woes (4:10). Then, Henry unveils his players ranked 100-91 of his 2022 Top 100 playersand CJ has some comments on it... of course (43:10).   Thank you so much for listening!

The Season 3 Premiere! 18.10.2022

Season 3 is HERE. The Boyers are BACK. If you like basketball you're going to love this episode. And if you don't... well sorry not sorry.   The fellas dig in and go through the five tiers of the NBA made by Henry. Who's already out of it before tip-off? Who's going to win it all? (2:30 - 1:26:05) The fellas then do their final standings preview and submit their awards picks (1:28:00-1:40:03). Fin...

Boyers 2022 Offseason Recap Episode 13.10.2022

Henry and CJ return to discuss all of the storylines this offseason including the Brooklyn Nets (2:20), the Los Angeles Lakers (18:05), the Phoenix Suns (24:00), the Boston Celtics (34:10) and the Golden State Warriors (44:00). Then, they play a game of "Old Face in New Places" (51:10) and finally they do a rapid-fire timed discussion of top weird offseason storylines (1:15:20)   Thanks for Listen...

CJ Defends Jaylen Brown! (And Henry Does Too?) 27.07.2022

The Boyers are taking a break from their summer vacation (and in CJ's case his Covid quarantine) and chatting about what big basketball is obsessing over right now, a KD for JB deal. Why would Boston do this? Is it even real? Is CJ still breathing? Listen to find out. Plus the fellas talk Kyrie and Donovan Mitchell, and why the NBA free agency period has come to what feels like a halt. 

2022 Boyers Draft Special ft. Nicky Sullivan 22.06.2022

CJ has gone international this week, so Henry is joined by draft expert Nicky Sull in order to break down the 2022 NBA Draft.    Thanks for listening!

The Golden State Warriors are NBA Champions 17.06.2022

In the last episode of this season, Henry and CJ break down the Golden State Warriors defeating the Boston Celtics in the 2022 NBA Finals to win their 7th championship in franchise history. Are the Warriors favorites to repeat next year? Is CJ happy with this Celtics season? Listen to find out!   Thanks for Listening!

The Celtics vs. The Chef Game 5 Preview (A Big Basketball Media Title) 13.06.2022

This has turned into Steph vs. the C's and CJ is NOT happy about it. The boyers break down Games 3 and 4 before previewing tonights important matchup in the Bay. The fellas also talk Utah and New Orleans, two teams with uncertain futures (really it's just Utah). 

NBA Finals Game 3 Preview 08.06.2022

The boyers are back recapping games 1 and 2 and gearing up for what will surely be a game 3 battle in Boston. Can the C's recover after dropping a tough one in the Bay? Tune in to hear talk about Tatum, Draymond, Gambling and more! 

NBA Finals Preview Feat. Joey Swas 02.06.2022

The day has finally come, game 1 of the NBA Finals, and the Boyers are absolutely ready to chat about it. The Celtics, The Warriors, who could ask for anything more? Henry is sick but he battled through and CJ let Joey Swas come on as a high school graduation present. Hear the takes, the predictions and stick around until the end for some bad NBA headlines!

THE BOSTON CELTICS ADVANCE TO THE NBA FINALS!!! 30.05.2022

We're talking Celtics, what else would we talk about??? (the Boyers also talk Lakers, they look back at their NBA playoff predictions and they play a new game) LETS GO CELTICS!!

Emergency Pod: Celtics Lose, CJ Freaks Out 28.05.2022

The Celtics have to go back to Miami and CJ is NOT happy. The boyer recorded immediately after the Celtics lost, alone and angry. Listen to that at the top of the show (00:02 - 7:00). Henry joins the following morning to break down the game in a way more civilized fashion (7:30 - 35:00). The fellas end talking about Golden State and Henry reacts to the Lakers new coaching hire. (35:00-43:00)

Episode 232: Celtics Heat Game 4 Preview, Dallas in Trouble 23.05.2022

The playoffs keep rolling and the Boyers are here for the ride! They react to Golden State beating Dallas last night and going up 3-0 in what has been a very bad series thus far (2:00-18:15). For CJ's Celtics the boys react to their disastrous game 3 performance and they look ahead to what could happen in game 4 (18:30 - 44:00).  For all boyers content go to www.boyerspodcast.com      

Episode 231: Game 7's 17.05.2022

Henry and CJ recap both the Mavericks-Suns blowout (4:35) and Celtics-Bucks Game 7 (17:45). Then they preview both Conference Finals games, Heat-Celtics (37:45) and Mavericks-Warriors (45:35).   Thanks for listening!   boyerspodcast.com

Episode 230: The Refs vs. Everybody 10.05.2022

The Boyers are BACK as NBA playoff basketball continues to heat up. The fellas break down the weekend's slate of games first, touching on everything from CP3 to Giannis to James Harden (3:00-44:00). Then at the end of the show they do a live react to Game 4 of Celtics v. Bucks and Grizzlies v. Warriors. Confirmed, CJ's mood was all over the map. Shout out to Al Horford! (44:04 - 1:10:00) 

Episode 229: Game 1 Round 2 Plus Freaky Friday (James Corden Edition) 03.05.2022

CJ and Henry start by discussing the Miami Heat's win over the Philadelphia 76ers (2:00) and the Phoenix Suns taking down the Dallas Mavericks (13:15) in their respective Game 1's. Then they discuss the games from Sunday in Milwaukee-Boston (19:35) and Memphis-Golden State (33:15). Lastly,  Freaky Friday makes its triumphant return with another game of "Has James Corden Been in This?" (43:00).   T...

Episode 228: Broom SZN! (Ft. James Colgan) 26.04.2022

The Boyers are back and CJ is ELATED that his Celtics swept those Brooklyn Nets. (3:00-20:30) The fellas recap the series and the Saturday trip to Barclays. Meanwhile Philly cannot put away Toronto, is this trouble for Doc and company? (21:00 - 30:00) Meanwhile Dallas is in complete control against Utah. (30:00-37:00) The fellas recap the other series, is Memphis v. Minnesota a pick 'em? What's go...

Episode 227: Game 1 Reactions and Henry's 25 under 25. 19.04.2022

In this episode, Henry and CJ discuss the electric Celtics v. Nets Game 1 (4:45) the feisty Timberwolves (31:30) and the Heat annihilating the Hawks (28:40) and touch on the remainder of the playoff games so far (34:30). After, CJ reacts live to Henry's 25 under 25 list (41:00). Which by the way you can find at the below link.   boyerspodcast.com/shop boyerspodcast.com/blog    Thanks for listening...

Episode 226: Playoff Preview and NBA Awards 12.04.2022

This is an NBA-only pod as CJ starts out with a Milwaukee Bucks rant (3:15) then Henry and CJ discuss their playoff predictions (10:00) and lastly the guys release their Boyers Ballots for all the NBA awards (43:15)   Thanks for listening!   www.boyerspodcast.com

Episode 225: The Blue Bloods and The Green Jacket 05.04.2022

Instagram: boyers_not_ballers Twitter: boyers_ballers The Boyers are back and March Madness is officially in the books. The guys break down Kansas getting the dub, UNC running out of gas, and their big takeaways from the 2022 tourney. (3:00-21:00) In the NBA the Jazz Stink, the Nets are locked in the play-in and Joel Embiid can't win an MVP. (22:00-1:00:00) Bad NBA Headlines return (1:00:15 - 1:09...

Episode 223: GoneZaga and Joey Swas Return! 29.03.2022

CJ starts by opining about the Celtics bad injury luck in response to the Robert Williams news (1:40), then the Boyers discuss the infamous Will Smith slap on Chris Rock at the 2022 Oscars (6:45). After, Henry and CJ break down the past week of March Madness with a summary of all their bets and preview the Final Four as special guest Joey Swas joins the pod for a legendary St. Peters rant (18:30)....

Episode 223: The Tuesday After Madness 22.03.2022

The Boyers needed a day to recover, but now they are ready to dig into a crazy March Madness opening weekend. It was a weekend full of a shock and sadness, mixed with joy and hope, and you know the guys have a lot to say about it. It's a loose show where they recap what happened and predict what is to come. And...did Henry call himself an idiot? Give it a listen to find out.    Check out all boyer...

Episode 222: Boyers Bust Brackets 15.03.2022

In this episode, Henry and CJ cover all things March Madness. They first discuss Tom Brady's recent un-retirement (3:05) then the boys break down their brackets (11:50). After, they discuss their serious (27:10) and then rather unserious bets (38:20). Lastly, CJ discusses his experience at the Celtics vs Mavericks game and Kevin Garnett's retirement ceremony (50:20).   Thanks for listening!   Chec...

Episode 221: Spring Cleaning and Freaky Friday 08.03.2022

The Boyers are doing some "Spring cleaning," touching on multiple NBA topics before March Madness kicks into full swing. The topics are free flowing ranging from the Celtics success, Golden State struggles, LeBron and Jokic, Nets, Nuggets, Pelicans and more. Give it a listen before college basketball takes over. (3:00-41:00) Bad NBA headlines are back in full swing. (43:00-51:00) Finally Freaky Fr...

Episode 220: We're Sorry Grant Williams 01.03.2022

The Boyers return to action and they lead off talking about CJ's favorite team and the NBA's hottest team, the Boston Celtics. (3:00-14:00) CJ writes an apology letter to Grant Williams and reads it on air. (14:00-16:30) Joey Swas and CJ go to Barclays Center, and the reviews are BAD. (17:00-19:00) Philly is looking mighty dangerous, can they win it all? (19:20-28:48) Ja Morant EXPLODES - the Boye...

Episode 219: All-Star Weekend Recap 24.02.2022

Henry and CJ break down everything NBA All-Star Game, from LeBron's pre-weekend antics to the NBA75 ceremony to the actual on-court events (3:30) then Henry unveils his hot take on the NBA regular season (46:30). After, they discuss the Zion Williamson-Pelicans drama (58:00) and lastly, the Boyers unveil a new segment "Bad NBA Headlines" (1:08:16).

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