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Reese, Pam and Alex discuss the NBA trade that sent Klay Thompson to the Dallas Mavericks. After spending 13 seasons with the Golden State Warriors, Klay Thompson agreed to a sign and trade that will send Thompson to the Dallas Mavericks on a 3-year, $50M contract. The Mavericks and Los Angeles Lakers were the favorites to land Thompson. Why did Thompson end up in Dallas instead of L.A.? Are you s...

Reese, Kmac and Alex discuss Wimbledon and if it was a good idea for the NCAA to remove Marijuana from its banned substances list. The NCAA removed marijuana from their banned substances list. Is this a good idea or bad idea? Wimbledon is here! Who are the favorites to win?

Reese, Kmac and Alex discuss the BET Awards and some moves made in NBA Free Agency. NBA Free Agency officially started last night! Big moves were made. What were some of the significant moves made last night? Were there any? What move was the most impactful? Klay Thompson's future is still undecided. Where will Thompson end up?

Reese, Kmac and Alex discuss the Olympic trials that took place over the weekend. Did you watch the Olympic Trials this weekend? Is the United States sending their best athletes to the Olympics? Did you watch the BET Awards? What did you think?

Reese, Kmac and Alex discuss the impact of the new CBA on NBA free agency. NBA Free Agency officially started last night! One of the biggest moves was Paul George signing with the Philadelphia 76ers. Why couldn't George stay in Los Angeles with the Clippers? What move was the most impactful? Klay Thompson's future is still undecided. Where will Thompson end up? How has the new NBA CBA affected fre...

Reese, Kmac and Alex discuss NBA Free Agency and their Good Looks and Bad Looks of the weekend on this Good Look Bad Look Monday. NBA Free Agency officially started last night! Big moves were made. To name of few of these moves: Paul George signed with the Philadelphia 76ers, Chris Paul signed with the San Antonio Spurs and James Harden resigned with the Los Angeles Clippers, and that's only a few...

Kmac, Pam and Alex discuss how NBA players will react to Bronny James being in the NBA and if he is prepared. Bronny James was selected by the Los Angeles Lakers with the No. 55 pick in the 2024 NBA Draft last night. LeBron James and Bronny James now become the first father-son duo to be teammates in NBA History. LeBron played a huge role in Bronny becoming a Los Angeles Laker. How good will Bronn...

Kmac, Pam and Alex discuss if LeBron James should have helped his son Bronny get to the Lakers. Bronny James was selected by the Los Angeles Lakers with the No. 55 pick in the 2024 NBA Draft last night. LeBron James and Bronny James now become the first father-son duo to be teammates in NBA History. LeBron played a huge role in Bronny becoming a Los Angeles Laker. Should LeBron have helped as much...

Kmac, Pam and Alex discuss and the Los Angeles Lakers drafting Bronny James. Bronny James was selected by the Los Angeles Lakers with the No. 55 pick in the 2024 NBA Draft last night. LeBron James and Bronny James now become the first father-son duo to be teammates in NBA History. LeBron played a huge role in Bronny becoming a Los Angeles Laker.  How good will Bronny be? After going undr...

Kmac, Pam and Alex discuss the Los Angeles Lakers drafting Bronny James. Bronny James was selected by the Los Angeles Lakers with the No. 55 pick in the 2024 NBA Draft last night. LeBron James and Bronny James now become the first father-son duo to be teammates in NBA History. LeBron played a huge role in Bronny becoming a Los Angeles Laker. Could Michael Jordan have done the same for his son? How...

Reese, Kmac, Pam and Alex discuss Bill Hayes' golf tournament. Reese and Coach Bill Hayes joins the Sports Shop to discuss Hayes' charity golf tournament. The proceeds from the Bill Hayes 3rd Annual Charity Golf Tournament will be used to provide scholarships to area HBCUs, both now and in the future.

Many foreign players were drafted in round one of the NBA Draft. Are foreign basketball players better than American basketball players?  Who will be drafted 1st on Day 2 of the NBA Draft? Will it be Filipowski?

Reese, Kmac, Pam and Alex speak with Dr. Deborah Stroman. Dr. Stroman talks about soccer and the implications of hot weather, sports and making money.

Reese, Pam and Alex discuss which team won the NBA Draft and NBA Draft surprises. Which team won night one of the NBA Draft? Was it the Los Angeles Lakers drafting Dalton Knecht? The New York Knicks? Someone else? Was it surprising that Kyle Filipowski wasn't drafted in the first round last night? Who will be drafted 1st on Day 2 of the NBA Draft? Will it be Filipowski? Were there any surprises in...

Reese, Pam and Alex recap Round 1 of last night's NBA Draft. Round 1 of the NBA Draft was last night! Duke's Jared McCain was one of four players in the ACC drafted in the first round. McCain was drafted 16th overall and will play for the Philadelphia 76ers. Right after McCain was drafted, Tennessee's Dalton Knecht was drafted #17 overall to rhe Los Angeles Lakers. Is this a good pick for the Lake...

Reese, Kmac, Pam and Alex hold their own draft in the studio selecting the best players. What four players should each person select? Who is the #1 overall pick? Who has the best team so far?

Reese, Kmac, Pam and Alex discuss the importance of height in the NBA and which player would be a better draft pick between Bronny James and Armando Bacot. Who is the better draft pick: Bronny James or Armando Bacot? How imporant is height in the NBA? The talk of the league is where Bronny James will be drafted in the NBA Draft. Tonight is night one of the draft. Where will Bronny go? Where w...

Reese, Kmac, Pam and Alex discuss which player would be a better draft pick between Bronny James and Armando Bacot. The talk of the league is where Bronny James will be drafted in the NBA Draft. Tonight is night one of the draft. Where will Bronny go? Where will he be drafted? Who will go #1?

Reese, Kmac, Pam and Alex discuss the New York Knicks trade for Mikal Bridges and the NBA Draft. The New York Knicks made a big trade last night with the Brooklyn Nets. The Knicks acquired Bridges in the trade and set out a bevy of draft picks and Bojan Bogdanovic. Bridges will join his old Villanova teammates Jalen Brunson, Donte DiVincenzo and Josh Hart to form the Nova Knicks. How good will the...

Reese, Kmac, Pam and Alex continue yesterday's conversation about Athing Mu's fall during her 800m race. Athing Mu fell during her 800m race. Mu's fall cost her a spot in the Olympics in France and the opportunity to defend her 800m title. What does the Sports Shop crew think?

Reese, Kmac, Pam and Alex preview night one of the NBA Draft. The NBA Draft is here! The talk of the league is where Bronny James will be drafted in the NBA Draft. Tonight is night one of the draft. Where will Bronny go? Where will he be drafted? Who will go #1?

Reese, Kmac, Pam and Alex discuss the Olympic trials and if a player on a losing team should win MVP. Athing Mu fell during her 800m race. Mu's fall cost her a spot in the Olympics in France and the opportunity to defend her 800m title. What does the Sports Shop crew think? The Florida Panthers won the Stanley Cup Finals last night after defeating the Edmonton Oilers 2-1. The Oilers were down 3 ga...

Reese, Kmac, Pam and Alex discuss JJ Redick and if coaches should cuss. Rob Pelinka and the Los Angeles Lakers held a press conference for their new head coach JJ Redick. JJ Redick cussed two times in his introductory press conference. Redick's profanity has Reese and Kmac up in arms. Why are Reese and Kmac upset? Should coaches cuss?

Reese, Kmac, Pam and Alex speak with Coach Bill Hayes. Coach Bill Hayes joins the Sports Shop to discuss a charity golf tournament as well as NIL. Proceeds from the Bill Hayes 3rd Annual Charity Golf Tournament will be used to provide scholarships to area HBCUs, both now and in the future. For more information visit: https://golf.billhayes.org/

Reese, Kmac, Pam and Alex speak with Rick High. The 4th Annual Lawrence "Peaches" Coleman Memorial Golf Tournament will be at the Lonnie Poole golf course. The tournament is sponsored by The Lawrence and Darlene Memorial Fund and will take place this Friday, June 28 from 8:30am - 5pm.  For information visit: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/4th-annual-lawrence-peaches-coleman-memorial-golf-tourna...