The 40/40 Vision Podcast

In this episode of The 40/40 Vision Podcast, we welcome Joey LeMaster from FoxesofLeicester.com to discuss the fall of Leicester City Football Club from the greatest Cinderella story in sports history to relegation to the second tier of English football. We start by recounting Leicester's magical 2016 season and all the stars that made it happen, then move on to how the death of club owner and...

In episode 57 of The 40/40 Vision Podcast, Sulman and Khaled recap the NBA Finals and the legendary season that Nikola Jokic and the Denver Nuggets put together in 2023. We start with a shout out to the Miami Heat for fighting their way to the Finals and what's gonna happen next in South Beach. Then we turn our focus to the Denver Nuggets to discuss their legacy amongst the title teams in this...

On episode 56 of The 40/40 Vision Podcast, Khaled invites fellow Oakland Athletics die-hard Sajid Khan to talk about why we became A's fans, our favorite players growing up, memories of the team, and what we love and hate about the Coliseum experience. We also talk about the A's being constantly on the look for a new home, the shameful way that ownership is tanking the team in historic fas...

In this intriguing episode of 40/40 Shorts from The 40/40 Vision Podcast we embark on a hypothetical journey that explores the repercussions of a blockbuster trade involving one of the game's greatest shooters, Steph Curry. We explore the hypothetical scenario where Stephen Curry was traded by the Golden State Warriors instead of Monta Ellis and we delve into the potential ripple effects of th...

In this riveting episode of The 40/40 Vision Podcast join us as we dive into the electrifying matchup of the 2023 NBA Finals between the Denver Nuggets and the Miami Heat. Strap in for an in-depth analysis of each team's incredible journey to the pinnacle of basketball, highlighting the remarkable performances by their star players, Nikola Jokić and Jimmy Butler. We kick off the episode by del...

On this episode of The 40/40 Vision Podcast, we sit down with Dave Zirin, Sports Editor for The Nation and host of the acclaimed podcast "Edge of Sports," to delve into the life and legacy of the legendary athlete Jim Brown who passed away recently at the age of 87. Dave Zirin, who authored the book "Jim Brown: Last Man Standing", brings his deep knowledge and insights into the...

On episode 53 of The 40/40 Vision Podcast, we take a trip back to the 1980s to pick our NFL Half-Decade Team of players drafted from 1985-89.  We picked a total of 15 players each between offense and defense and the only rule was that this player had to be drafted in between 1985 and 1989. We had a lot of fun picking each player and learning more about one of the golden eras of the NFL in terms of...

On this episode of The 40/40 Vision Podcast, we welcome Professor Silke-Maria Weineck, Chair of Comparative Literature and Professor of German Studies and Comparative Literature at the University of Michigan to talk about the life and legacy of legendary boxer Joe Louis.  Professor Weineck recently published an article in The Nation titled “How Racist Car Dealers KO’d Joe Louis -A never-before-pub...

In this episode of The 40/40 Vision Podcast, we dive into NBA star Giannis Antetokounmpo's recent comments on failure in sports. We discuss how Giannis may have taken the question too personally and the issues we had with him dismissing the end of the Bucks' season as not a failure. We also discuss how expectations determine what failure is or isn't and the difference between failing a...

On this episode of 40/40 Shorts, we bask in the greatness of Steph Curry's Game 7 performance against the Sacramento Kings and try to put it into a historical context. We discuss some of the other top Game 7 performances in NBA history as well as the highest scoring outputs in those games. This is mostly an ode to the greatness of Steph Curry but we try to keep things focused on his legacy as...

On episode 50 of The 40/40 Vision Podcast, we take a trip back to the era of our early teenage years to pick our NFL Half-Decade Team of players drafted from 2000-2004.  We picked a total of 15 players each between offense and defense and the only rule was that this player had to be drafted in between 2000 and 2004. We had a lot of fun picking each player and this was the era where we both really...

In this episode of 40/40 Shorts, we cover the evolution of the NBA Goon from the days of Bill Laimbeer and Charles Oakley to the modern NBA villains in Draymond Green and Dillon Brooks. We discuss how things have changed in the NBA as the league has tried to tone down the violence and how the modern guys have had to adapt their villainous ways to these changes. We also discuss what separates Draym...

On this episode of The 40/40 Vision Podcast, the guys get together to celebrate the end of Ramadan and the start of Eid Al-Fitr by holding a fantasy NBA draft featuring Muslim players only. The selections were made snake draft style with each of us building a squad with 3 front court players, 2 backcourt players, and 3 guys to round out the bench. We had a ton of fun doing this and we hope you all...

In this episode of 40/40 Shorts, to honor the end of Ramadan, we discuss the countless Muslim athletes all over the world who are playing, and excelling, at their sports while fasting. From Hakeem Olajuwon in the 1990s to Karim Benzema, Kyrie Irving, Jaylen Brown and many more who are maintaing their elite standards while abstaining from food and drink from dawn to sunset. This is a topic near and...

In this episode of 40/40 Shorts, we deep dive into the NBA's decades-long fight against tanking that started all the way in 1966 and continues to this day. The Dallas Mavericks are the latest team to draw the ire of the NBA as they were fined $750k for purposely losing their final game of the season in order to avoid the play-in tournament and guarantee their place in the draft lottery. We cov...

On Episode 48 of The 40/40 Vision Podcast, we deep dive in to the forever intertwined legacies of former teammates Joel Embiid and Ben Simmons. A few years after looking like future all-time greats for the Philadelphia 76ers, their paths diverged and Embiid is on the precipice of winning the NBA MVP while Simmons has become a laughingstock in the league.  These two took similar paths to the league...

In this episode of The 40/40 Vision Podcast, we dive into the NBA's new CBA and determine the winner of each of the major changes including the mid-season tournament, the new restrictive cap limits, and the minimum games requirement for post-season awards. We analyze the changes from the historical context of the CBA lockouts in 1999 and 2011 and how they will impact the league's teams, pl...

On this week's episode of 40/40 Shorts, we share a segment from an early episode titled "Golden State Warriors - Top 5 What If Moments" where we discuss the implications if Kevin Durant had chosen to go the Boston Celtics during the 2016 offseason. We cover what it might have meant for Durant's legacy, the impact on the NBA as a whole, what the Warriors would have done instead, and much more. Chec...

On this week's episode of 40/40 Shorts, we discuss the unprecedented parity, or perhaps mediocrity, that we're seeing in the NBA during the 2022-23 season in the context of the last 30 years. We discuss the flaws of each of the main contenders in the Eastern and Western Conferences and what's keeping teams from separating themselves as the elite contenders in the league. Is it fatigue? Load manage...

In this episode of The 40/40 Vision Podcast, we dive into the biggest what-ifs of the NFL offseason from 2018 to 2022. From high-profile quarterbacks like Tom Brady to wide receivers getting traded like Pokémon cards, we explore the scenarios that could have played out if guys had made different decisions. We discuss the impact of these what-ifs on team dynamics, roster construction, and ultimatel...

On this week's episode of 40/40 Shorts, we discuss the recent incidents featuring Memphis Grizzlies star Ja Morant and why what he's doing is nothing new but is heightened by the social media era we live in. We discuss how things have changed in how and why we react to athletes behaving badly off the court and what the omnipresence of cameras has to do with it. Lastly we wonder what's next for Ja...

In this episode of The 40/40 Vision Podcast, we sit down with Devin Jackson of the Philadelphia Inquirer to discuss one of our favorite events on the NFL calendar, the NFL Combine. Devin tells us about his experience in Indy, the folks in sports media he's networked with, his approach to covering the event, and most importantly which players he has his eye on during this process.  The NFL Com...

On this episode of 40/40 Shorts, we be discuss the highly anticipated return of Jon Jones to the UFC after a three-year hiatus, as he sets his sights on the heavyweight title. We take a closer look at Jon Jones' meteoric rise to the pinnacle of mixed martial arts and his significant impact on the sport. We will delve into his earliest memories in the octagon, as well as some of the controversies t...

On episode 44 of The 40/40 Vision Podcast, we examine the Kevin Durant, Kyrie Irving, and James Harden era or "error" with the Brooklyn Nets. We start with the arrival of Kyrie through free agency, KD making his way there through a sign and trade, and Harden forcing his way there through spontaneous weight gain and loss, before chronicling each season of this short but incredibly entertaining era...

In this week's edition of 40/40 Shorts, we explore a few recent paradigm shifts in combat sports that led to soaring popularity starting with Jake Paul debuting in his first professional fight.  From the trailblazing impact of Ronda Rousey, bare knuckle brawler Kimbo Slice, undefeated king Floyd Mayweather, and former heavyweight champion Brock Lesnar, this is a quick walk down memory lane be...