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Maybe the league's biggest hypocrite is at it again.  Still bitchin' and moanin' and gripin' about the play in process.  And those mighty Los Angeles Lakers are only one game away from that 7th seed.  Can you imagine?  If Lebron doesn't like the play in and his team ends up there, he's really going to hate it.  Especially if they lose!  This is getting interesting wouldn't you agree?  Let's talk a...

Credit where credit is due.  The Sacramento Kings could have given up and waved the white flag after the Utah Jazz spanked 'em hard last week. But they didn't.  They stepped up and beat the Lakers at home, then swept the Dallas Mavericks for the season with a win in Dallas.  Two big wins on the road.  Good for them and it shows, they aren't giving up.  It's still about winning and the embarrassmen...

So what is it really?  What do you want Aaron?  What soured you on the Green Bay Packers and who do you think you are anyway?  Fire the GM?  Yeah right.  Like that's your call.  I sure hope it's not.  Just go retire and be quiet.  And then there's Lebron James with the Lakers mouthing off again after a couple of rough losses.  Too bad bud.  Yeah, you're slipping into the lower tier of  teams for t...

So what's up with professional athletes today?  $20-$30-$40 million dollars a year and they want to leave they're teams?  That's not enough?  Sports betting is  changing the way players decide on their longevity and loyalty to a team, in my opinion.  And now, Aaron Rodgers wants out of Green Bay.  Really?  When is enough enough and when does management at the team level get back in control?  Aren'...

Yes, the entire NBA is talking about it and every NBA fan is keenly aware of it.  That was the score when the Utah Jazz visited the Sacramento Kings on Wed.  What do you call that? It's beyond embarrassing. I call it gutless.  The Kings did not come out to play and it showed.  Two good things:  They've insured their place at the bottom of the league's defenses without a doubt and they've absolutel...

Why such little heat on Lebron James for his tweet earlier this week about putting a bullseye on the back of a police officer?  Why no comment from the NBA?  Lebron is a phenom when it comes to the sport of basketball, but he's a destructive  force when it comes to social issues.  Could his 50 million followers make an impact if he asked?  Could he help rather than deter?  Could the African Americ...

The big day is finally here and we're going to be inundated with all the drafts and picks from the various teams.  Sure, it's going to be interesting.  And entertaining.  And in some ways completely stupid.  Teams and picks are going to get "graded".  That's right. Like in grammar school.  Let's call it old school.  Just look at teams and picks that got high "grades" last year and see what that me...

Yes, I'm talking to you, Kings fans. The team gets you excited when they win a few in a row, then they disappoint you by loosing a few in a row and the roller coaster of emotion goes on through the season until it's just about over.  When you want the team to win, they lose.  And now when you want the team to lose, they win themselves right out of a good draft pick.  There's a little more to it al...

OK, it's a big day Thursday no matter which team you favor.  But remember, no matter who your team picks, especially if it's a team called the Forty Niners and no matter which QB they decide on, my bet is Mack Jones but that's beside the point, it's going to take time.  Don't expect a hero in the first season.  Don't go gettin' all fired up because it wasn't your guy.  Just enjoy the process, get...

Chris Landry, yes, that Chris Landry, the NFL player guru and talent scout.  He's worked with many teams including the Cleveland Browns, the Houston Oilers and the Tennessee Titans.  It's a big quarterback draft and knowing so many 49er's fans are listening we have to talk a little bit about where that might go.  But today's podcast is much more than just the QB's.  It's about how Chris does what...

You read that right.  The Knicks have won 9 in a row and are now 4th in the division and lead the league in least points allowed per game.  What about the Sacramento Kings you ask?  Last in the league with points allowed per game.  As in no defense.  But hey, the analytics guys will get it figured out.  Not a problem.  And then there's those "Insane" Atlanta Hawks.  Since that Rick Carlisle dubbed...

To me, the Oakland A's are the most under appreciated team in Major League Baseball.  They've just won 11 straight, have more wins than any other team in the American League and nobody says boo.  Why are they invisible year in and year out?  Bob Melvin, in my opinion, is one of the best coaches who just knows how to put a team together, how to coach and how to consistently field a competitive team...

Former KCRA sports reporter, current KOVR meteorologist, Playboy Playmate and Emmy Award winner, Kristine Hanson shares stories of being a woman in early sports reporting,  Sacramento history and her experience with Playboy.  For Sacramentans, the discussion touches on the heyday of news coverage in the market and some great conversation about  the market's legendary broadcasting community.  A pio...

50 million followers and fans.  His words matter.  Yet LA Lakers, LeBron James has decided to address a situation that has yet to be investigated and post his opinion of an expected outcome in a police shooting of a young black woman in Columbus, Ohio.  Today's rant is not about the specific issue of the shooting.  It's about the lack of voices coming out about LeBron's comments.  I've said it bef...

You would think a guy facing some serious allegations that could threaten his livelihood would want to lay a little low for a while to let things settle.  But not Deshaun Watson, no siree.  He's getting photographed with his girlfriend on a jet ski while she's flipping the cameras off with the "double bird".  Cute.  Crazy.  Confusing.  What am I missing here? Learn more about your ad choices. Visi...

Eric Musselman, a friend and a great coach tells his story of career growth including his stint in Sacramento.  He's now found his niche in the collegiate world and done it with resounding success taking the Arkansas Razorbacks to the Elite Eight this year and just finalized a new deal with the University.  He's humble, he's emotional and he's sincere.  It's a refreshing conversation given his his...

This fires me up.  How can they be so bad?  How does Brian Cashman still have a job?  Virtually unlimited resources and they still haven't won a championship since 2009.  What's that tell you?  If Steinbrenner were alive he would have fired Cashman 5 times by now.  I can't even watch them on TV any more.  What do you think??? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

So the Utah Jazz decide to rest Mike Conley and Derrick Favors over the weekend because of knee soreness.  That's right.  Sore.  Not injured, not hurt.  Sore.  And guess what?  They lose to the Lakers.  What is happening to our professional athletes and them sitting it out due to soreness?  You think hockey players get sore and still play?  How about football players?  This is making me crazy.  He...

Another year down the tubes.  Same ol' song and dance.  I'm hearing from fans that the team has given up on Walton and his coaching staff.  Sounds oh, so familiar.  If you're a Kings fan, you know the drill.  Current season sucks, look ahead to next year and hope for a good ping pong ball drop in the draft and then rebuild.  But it's really getting old hearing it now for so many years.  Every year...

You're going to love today's podcast if you're a baseball fan in any way, shape or form.  Former SF Giants first baseman, Will Clark is going to give you a great view from a veteran player who played for the love of the game.  Our candid discussion weaves around coaching, money, players and today's game.  You'll be surprised at some of his comments about contemporary players and you'll appreciate...

What do you think?  So Lloyd Pierce goes away, Carlisle rips the Hawks front office calling them "insane" and the Hawks go on to a 16-5 run under Nate McMillan.  Hmmm.  And they do it with the help of that guy the Sacramento Kings decided to let go, never really got the most out of, Bogdan Bogdanovic.  Makes you scratch your head there too.  Hear what "Bogey" is doing for Atlanta in today's podcas...

Poor baby.  He doesn't understand why the NBA would make a playoff format that could mean two and through.  He maybe doesn't notice there are no fans in the stadiums.  He may be just so focused on his game that he can't comprehend that the league has likely lost it's butt this year and this is a way to get some revenue toward the gap.  Enter Mark Cuban to the rescue.  Now he doesn't like the play-...

Here we go again.  Kyrie Irving has decided he needs another day off for personal reasons unbeknownst to us...or anyone for that matter that we know of.  How long must this charade continue? What do the Brooklyn Nets do in a playoff situation when Kyrie is going to be so valuable on the floor?  Let's talk about this and more in today's rant.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/ad...

So it's not enough for calls to go one way some of the time and that same play get a different call another time.  Or that same infraction or that same use of a word, or a slur or a racist comment.  On the Master's this weekend, just the sheer fact that it's being played in Georgia after Major League Baseball pulled its' All Star game from Atlanta is a double standard as golf turns its' head the o...

Here we go again with a major league sport bashing their own system because they don't like it.  All the complaining and moaning about the MLB baseball replay being used, not being used, liking it, hating it. Nothing is perfect.  Not the players, not the umpires and not the replay system.  So if you're going to call it out and rip it because you don't like it, you better be prepared for the altern...