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If you saw "The Last Dance",  if you're a Chicago Bulls fan from the late 80's early 90's, or just simply a Michael Jordan fan, you're going to love my conversation with Sam Smith.  Not only does he share some wonderful stories about his years covering the Chicago Bulls as a sports writer for the Chicago Tribune, but he also has some incredibly revealing stories about the team and more specificall...

I don't recall ever seeing an NFL team so awful, so embarrassing to the players that have previously worn the uniform, so embarrassing to the city they represent as the New York Jets.  And don't give the Las Vegas Raiders any credit for it either.  They looked equally as bad.  My comments in today's rant.    Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jalen Rose, Katie Couric, Cancel Culture are my openers today. I'm also excited to be able to get into a lot of questions that you've sent in.  Lots of Kings questions have been asked about the likes of Harry Giles and Chris Webber.  My opinions on coaching, on players on trades and a lot more from questions you've asked.  And yes, I'll be including some commentary on Michael Malone and his journe...

I like Kirk Herbstreit for the most part but I also have to agree with Warde Manuel University of Michigan's AD.  It was the statement of a "fool".  And Kirk did play at Ohio State so I think there could have been a little more to it all.  At least he walked it back and apologized.  I'll talk about that as I see it in today's rant. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

I've said it before and I'm going to say it again. The NBA is going to release the first-half of the season tomorrow and I hope it's in pencil.  Think about it.  Where are the Sacramento Kings, the Los Angeles Lakers, the Los Angeles Clippers and Golden State Warriors going to play.  If the San Francisco 49er's can't play at home outside, is the Governor really going to let the basketball guys pla...

Look,  I really like Buddy and you'll hear more about that in today's rant but Monte McNair, Sacramento Kings General Manager says all is good.  I don't think so.  Covid is beginning to rear it's ugly head in the NBA just weeks before the season is supposed to start and some of the players are complaining about having to play.  Buddy wasn't happy about playing off the bench last year but that stra...

Today I have the incredible privilege of interviewing Gerry Davis, Major League Baseball Umpire extraordinaire.  39 years behind the plate and on his way to 5000 games.  Unbelievable.  He's only 43 games away.  2021 should get him there.  What's equally unbelievable are the stories he can tell from that many years.  I mean think about it.  What he's seen.  The players he's watched come up, build t...

C'mon now.  A squib kick down the field and you're awarded special play recognition?  What's going on?  Absolutely agree with Sarah's accomplishments but "player" recognition for just one not so average kick?  How about something different in her recognition?  Give the award of the week to somebody who really deserved it.  Not just a one kick wonder.  I applaud Sarah, I do.  But is she really Spec...

Hey, NFL fans, what are you complaining about?  Maybe the games aren't great.  Maybe the star players are getting sick.  Maybe some games are getting cancelled.  But hey, there's a season.  The NFL is going to make a season happen regardless of what it looks like in the end.  There will be a Super Bowl.  They're doing what they have to do to give you something to watch so relax already.  It's 2020...

What better way to share the holiday of thanks giving  than with appreciation for you, my listeners and fans.  Please know I appreciate you and thank you for your  support in this crazy year.  Be sure to check out the full podcast today as I share my thoughts and memories of the Thanksgiving holiday.  And for today's rant (You didn't think I wasn't going to  rant about something did you?)  College...

I hope you had a great Thanksgiving holiday.  Certainly, it's a day of family and friends and, of course, food.  And more food.  And then sports for people like us.  And more sports. But I really want to take a minute to reflect and share some stories of gratitude and appreciation for you.  Without an audience of fans and friends, there really is no show.  There's no value.  So it's you that makes...

First, and I mean this most sincerely, thank you for listening, thank you for being a fan and thank you for being there for me as I grow a new chapter in my life.  You are appreciated.  Now... what are the Sacramento Kings doing?  I don't like the Bogdan Bogdanovic deal at all.  Hear why in my rant today.  Happy Thanksgiving to you and your family. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone...

You saw it.  Tom Brady left the field after losing the game.  Bolted.  No handshake with Jared Goff, no acknowledgment to the victorious Dallas Cowboys.  Just gone.  Did the same thing in Chicago to Nick Foles.  That's truly unsportsmanlike conduct.  We expect better from the leader of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.  Oh, the Tampa Bay Brady's I mean.  And that's not all today, I have something to say a...

You got it. I'm talkin' about Carson Wentz of the Philadelphia Eagles.  He's playing awful.  Why is he still the quarterback?  The team is bad and he may be the worst part of part of it.  So Philly, if you want to win, you won't with Wentz.  More on my rant today. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Join me and my good friend , Jason Hehir, 7 time Emmy Award winner for his documentaries including "The Last Dance" with Michael Jordan of the Chicago Bulls, as we talk about his career.  You'll hear about the challenges of making a documentary like this, how it came to be the most viewed documentary in ESPN history and what other players had to say.  Scotty Pippen, Karl Malone, Isaiah Thomas to n...

Look, we all like Harry but the the knees, oh those knees.  So he leaves the Sacramento Kings and heads to the Portland Trailblazers.  League minimum.  What's that tell you?  Relax. Disappointing, yes. More in today's rant.  Much more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Yes, I'm talking with that Kenny Albert.  Son of Marv Albert and one incredible sports broadcaster.  While our stories as kids are very similar, he has clearly gone on to accomplish some things nobody else has done.  He's also doing the play-by-play for all four of the major sports concurrently.  He loves telling stories and I love hearing them as I think you will too.  Pull up a chair and join me...

The NBA has stated they're going to open the season on the 22nd of December.  Do you really think so?  This isn't a bubble, NFL players are getting infected, college games are getting postponed and the country is  going back into lock-down.  And the NBA knows something we all don't?   My bet is it won't be happening in December.  More, in today's rant.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit mega...

Here we go again.  I would rather not have to be ranting on this but is it not predictable?  The Miami Herald is reporting on an incident where Antonio Brown, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, or I should say Tampa Bay Bradys,  wide receiver had a bike throwing incident a couple of weeks before signing with the team.   No police report was filed as the security guard was afraid of retaliation.  (Perfectly und...

Seriously, the NBA draft is today.  And many reporters and sports news outlets are going to grade the picks and trades.  Right?  Who the heck knows what some player coming out of college is really going to do?  Think of all the A+ grades that were given to players that aren't even distant memories any longer.  What happens with these grades 4 years later?  How did they really pan out if they were...

That's right.  James Harden of the Houston Rockets possibly playing for the Brooklyn Nets next season.  Kevin Durant, James Harden and Kyle Irving together. Imagine that.  And then there's the NFL still getting in the way of letting players play.  One only has to look at the sack from the New Orleans Saints / San Francisco Niners game to know what I'm saying.  More on todays rant. Learn more about...

What a fun interview with a guy who's  seen quite a bit throughout his career.  My guest today, Mickey Hatcher,  was one of the key players on the Los Angeles Dodgers team that won the world series back in 1988.  A true athlete, he played both baseball and football in college and his stories of his collegiate experience can't help but make you laugh.  Hear him explain his meeting Mickey Mantle in...

That headline says it all.  So the NFL's New Orleans Saints are going to get fined and punished for the players not having masks on in the locker room after the Tampa Bay game.  Think about that for a minute.  A huge penalty for not wearing masks in the locker room with the guys on your very own team.  After three hours on the field, sweating, coughing, spitting,  touching, bleeding with another g...

Wow.  Talk about a great guy.  You've got to join the conversation today with Charles Davis as he's got a great story of his path to success, his southern upbringing and the beliefs he holds true to his good fortune and success in his career.  He's currently an analyst on CBS and The NFL Network, has worked on Fox Sports, The Golf Channel and ESPN. He's not only a good friend but a very interestin...

Yup. You read that right.  It's not often I have back to back Rants on the same team but yesterday it was James Harden moaning about the Houston Rocket's culture and today Russell Westbrook is all over the sports news about wanting out.  Trade 'em both and rebuild.  I'll tell you why in today's rant. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices