FIBA World Cup

On the heels of a great night of basketball that saw the Knicks advance, Philly beat Boston to force a Game 7, and the Nuggets get eliminated by Minnesota, the Lakers are back in Houston for Game 6, looking close out the Rockets. Pete and Darius discuss all the previous night’s a ...  Show more

The Lakers lost their second straight game, dropping Game 5 on a night that Austin Reaves returned but the team’s offense still stalled out. Pete and Darius discuss the details of what happened, how Reaves and LeBron’s on-ball shot making was not there, Marcus Smart’s over-involv ...  Show more

Ric discusses the vast difference between NBA and FIBA competition, the challenge directors Grant Hill and Sean Ford faced building the current US team competing in the 2023 FIBA World Cup and the one player he'd like to see on the 2024 Olympic squad.Support this show http://supp ...  Show more

We gather for an emergency reaction to Team USA losing in international tournament play for the first time in 58 games. What comes next for USA basketball: Will they have to go young with Zion Williamson and Trae Young, or will veteran stars like LeBron James, James Harden, Antho ...  Show more

De’Aaron Fox joins the long list of Team USA dropouts for the upcoming FIBA World Cup, so how does the current team stack up against other countries’ squads (0:45)? Plus: The 2019-20 rookie class cast some surprising votes for superlatives among their peers (22:11). Hosts: Chris ...  Show more

On today's episode, Jason kicks things off with a few thoughts on Team USA Basketball's loss to the France in the Olympics. The fact that several players are already reportedly fed up with head coach Gregg Popovich's offense is not a great sign moving forward. If things continue ...  Show more