Cookies: A Basketball Podcast

Kuo gets saucy and bashes Italian food (2:02), RIP to Luke Perry and Keith Flint (5:50), Andrew "Red Pill" Bogut returns (12:30), LeBron and the Lakers head for a tragic ending (21:23), the Celtics embark on yet another rebuild (40:31), Bledsoe sticks with the Bucks (52:03). Cookies is hosted by Ben Detrick, Jordan Redaelli and Andrew Kuo. 

Playing pickup ball on drugs (2:02) Kuo's Big Board roasted for Trae Young snub (15:22), plant-based diets (22:02), Mitchell Robinson Rookie of the Year? (24:30), hyperventilating during Oscar speeches (33:30) Dirk and Wade's dueling retirement tours (44). Cookies is hosted by Ben Detrick, Jordan Redaelli and Andrew Kuo.

Jordan's Oscar predictions (6:07), Zion blows a tire, Coach K sucks eggs (19:01), grooming GMs from the youth (37:23), Embiid's gimpy knee and Sixers' hatred of guards (43:36), Joe Harris is a fucking walking bucket (1:01:34), Kyrie and Durant are too millennial for NYC's old head media (1:03:54), is Paul George a legit MVP candidate? (1:11:24), Harden = unethical!?! (1:14:05). Cookies is hosted b...

Special guest Noah Lennox (the musician Panda Bear). Thugged out, orthopedic Hokas (4:30), Kawhi's New Balance ad (8:25), tragic state of the Wizards (15:22), Knicks fans are weirdly mad (32:04), Anthony Davis in New Orleans gets more complicated (51:02), All-Star Weekend in Charlotte (57:42), Giannis and Bucks fatigue (1:06:22), Linsanity in Toronto (1:13:45), Panda Bear's new album (1:20:01), Pe...

Lakers swing (and miss) big at deadline (2:08), if LeBron James can salvage the season (14:00), Sixers add Tobias Harris to live medium-ball dream (20:22), Sixers give up on Markelle Fultz (34:30), Marc Gasol heads up to the Six (48:21), Mirotic gives Bucks another weapon (55:01), Wiz and Bulls swap identities (1:10:25). Cookies is hosted by Ben Detrick, Jordan Redaelli and Andrew Kou.

ICE goes after 21 Savage (6:02), Porzingis trade shocks the NBA (16:03), Knicks' big summer plans (36:22), the Mavs' risky new ceiling (38:03), DeAndre Jordan and Wes Matthews (101:01), Kanter chants (1:15:02), Gobert's tears (1:18:21). Cookies is hosted by Ben Detrick, Jordan Redaelli and Andrew Kuo.

How will Anthony Davis' trade request shake up the NBA? (6:30), what does the timing mean? (11:40), are we sympathetic to Pelicans plight? (17:21), what franchises should risk trading for the Stat Hog? (34:02), has any player wielded power like LeBron James? (39:20), what's Klutch Sports' agenda? (43:07), how transformative is Davis, really? (51:22), how bad was the Celtics' day? (58:02). Cookies...

The gift and the curse of Russell Westbrook (13:22), could Curry do what Harden is doing? (22:31), mauling the Grizz (38:01), Boston's next rebuild (52:32), Billy King's master plan for the Nets comes to fruition (57:00), Victor Oladipo goes down and Pacers face uncertain future (1:07:02), political breakfast sandwiches (1:16:43). Cookies is hosted by Ben Detrick, Jordan Redaelli and Andrew Kuo. 

Home kombucha brewing (4:20), True Detective season 3 (10:31), Jimmy Butler's revenge (21:01), Kyrie Irving and disgruntled stars (35:22), Dennis Smith hits the trading block (40:22), NBA's announcer problem (55:52), Jokic's historically great offensive season (1:06:42). Cookies is hosted by Ben Detrick, Jordan Redaelli and Andrew Kuo.  

Golden Globe awards snub "A Star is Born" (3:10), Uber Pool (12:01), Cavs vs the Warriors over Patrick McCaw (19:32), the worst landing spots for Zion Williamson (24:02), what should the Knicks do with Kristaps Porzingis? (39:21), Minny dumps Thibs, solves little else (50:12), beaches are too sandy and sunny (58:32), Kuo searches for blood outside of 1Oak (1:05:20), will tech bros pay to gaze in S...

Smuggling contraband into Times Square on New Year's Eve (4:30), genius of "Aquaman" (12:22), "Deadpool" meta-wave (15:31), Philadelphia loses its collective mind over Ben Simmons (28:22), James Harden's shame beard (48:02), LeBron James vs. Michael Jordan is finally decided! (57:31), Kawhi's bootleg sneaker (1:05:11) and other footwear drops, Stat Hog revisited (1:18:02). Cookies is hosted by Ben...

We discuss Christmas traditions such as watching "Aquaman" and eating sea cucumber (4:40), the NBA's monster slate of games (20:36), failed Celtics rebuild (27:40), ominous signs of Kyrie's departure from Boston (34:01), the seduction of Anthony Davis (45:33), Mark Cuban's mixtape controversy (54:26), the unprecedented power wielded by LeBron (100:02). Cookies is hosted by Ben Detrick, Jordan Reda...

How many billions are the Knicks actually worth? (6:45), Kuo's past obsession with wearing basketball shorts to the bar (19:01), the Nets show promise, relatively speaking (27:23), Anthony Davis is justifiably accused of being a "stat hog" (41:33), Luka vs Trae (57:11) and other disastrous draft day trades (102:30), Nikoloz Tskitishvili (1:09:22). Cookies is hosted by Ben Detrick, Jordan Redaelli...

The tsunami of Asian restaurants in the East Village 2:00, is hipster basketball a thing? (10:21), Luka Doncic hype (14:12), the NBA's new Sneaker King (29:02), NBA 2 All-game (34:13), are the Bucks stopped here? (37:32), drinking pigs milk (41:10), Jim Boylen is the new Popovich (56:40), did LeBron really want to play in the Garden? (1:11:50). Cookies is hosted by Ben Detrick, Jordan Redaelli and...

"Escape at Dannemora" (2:20), Popovich, newly exposed, and his Spurs encounter a grim reality (12:13), Durant gets mad at another man's stans (24:21), NBA's 3-ball obsession grows unhealthy (32:44), Case Closed: Fultz saga finally ends! (45:31), headbands of brothers (57:32). Cookies is hosted by Ben Detrick, Jordan Redaelli and Andrew Kuo.

Writer Nikki Mayard joins Cookies to discuss the tingles of Cardi B's ASMR (6:02) and fermentation (8:12), Fiz and the fizzling Knicks (14:32), the Fultz saga continues (25:43), Philly versus Ben Simmons (32:02), Melo exiting on his own terms (40:32), Iversonian fear factors (43:04), Durant to Los Angeles part 2 (52:10), Kawhi and New Balance (58:02). Cookies is hosted by Ben Detrick, Jordan Redae...

Should Turkey be your Thanksgiving centerpiece? (4:01), The Wizards' Black Friday (10:22), the Clippers are a Los Angeles cell (27:10), David Lee carried a bag of cash around at a brunch party (30:36), LeBron, Tyson and the new-look Lakers (48:21), Kemba Walker, the would-be King of New York (50:01). Cookies is hosted by Ben Detrick, Jordo Redaelli and Andrew Kou.

Remembering our friend Blu Jemz, Jimmy Butler arrives in Philly (7:35), Zhaire Smith hates bagels (21:45), what's up with Markelle Fultz now? (26:45), Giannis has the yips or nerve damage or is using the wrong hand (33:15), BitchGate starring Kevin Durant and Draymond Green (36:31), the future of NBA centers (51:30). Cookies is hosted by Ben Detrick, Jordan Redaelli and Andrew Kuo. 

Amazon eyes a Queens stronghold (6:40), Jordo discovers the Rolling Stones (12:31), Magic Johnson and the fan service-y Lakers (15:14), is Jason Kidd re-hire-able (23:08), Sixers fans turn on Ben Simmons (27:02) as Joel Embiid thrives (36:01), the Zion Williamson Experience begins (38:23), are the Celtics...in trouble? (50:12), Nerlens Noel is the obvious MVP (1:00:31). Cookies is hosted by Ben De...

Kuo won't stop talking about Portuguese langostinos (3:25), the uneasy truce between eye testers and metrics nerds (7:42), Houston struggles early (23:31), Coach Bud's Milwaukee orgy (33:14), baking up a tasty Giannis vs Simmons take (42:18), Knicks are rebuilding and everyone is pretty okay with it (50:27), hair bias (1:01:33). Cookies is hosted by Ben Detrick, Jordan Redaelli and Andrew Kuo. 

The MoviePass love affair ends (2:38), is "A Star is Born" really the best movie ever? (5:49) NBA season kicks off with SpitGate (10:42), should we fret about the winless Lakers? (18:13) early scoring explosion (23:38), Fultz and the Sixers' dilemma (35:45), Toronto dominates with Thicc Lowry and Kanadian Kawhi (54:29), Denver's Jokic locks up the MVP award (57:22). Cookies is hosted by Ben Detric...

Eating MREs with Steve1989, Jimmy Butler's scandalous, curse-filled practice (10:51), Karl-Anthony Towns' sinking reputation (18:34), Suns axe their GM 10 days before the start of the season (31:00), Brooklyn (43:30) and Oklahoma City (50:02) are secretly entertaining squads, if we've been underappreciating LeBron James (57:30), "Basketball: A Love Story" (1:00:20), Tex Winter's legacy (1:06:05)....

100th episode of Cookies with the Ringer's Jason "netw3rk" Concepcion. The Fit of the Golden Fleece (0:54), a new life in Los Angeles (3:04), if Kobe is really a "Games of Thrones" enthusiast (9:50), Sixers trademarking "Trust the Process" (19:15), if the Knicks have gotten smarter or just ran out of options (22:50), Kyrie swears loyalty to Boston (29:45), Durant remains the saltiest (30:21), Crou...

Finding the perfect peach (2:00), an epidemic of phantom shitters (5:20), Jimmy Butler trade mayhem (6:31), coach Thibs living on the edge (18:34), Timberwolves' precarious position (23:11), Kawhi's weird chortle (31:03), skepticism towards a grumpy Ayton (37:21), Elton Brand ascends to Sixers GM (41:20), offseason fat boyz (1:02:20). Cookies is hosted by Ben Detrick, Jordan Redaelli and Andrew Ku...

We ineffectively shill new Cookies Hoops merch, then scorch summer blockbusters (4:05), discuss "Better Call Saul" (9:11), prognosticate Jimmy Butler's fate in Minny (15:21), argue wisdom of Kyrie Irving signing with the Knicks (31:32), debate future of Celtics' 13-year old sensation Jayson Tatum (45:02), analyze Boston versus Toronto (51:17) and compare the legacies of Kobe and Dwyane (58:56). Co...