Russell & Motivate

As the Lakers vs. Rockets series shifts back to Houston, Pete and Darius discuss what adjustments they think the Rockets will try to make after falling behind 2-0. The guys dive into how Houston can try to handle the Lakers traps on Kevin Durant, the two man game he has with Alpe ...  Show more

Kevin Durant returned for the Rockets, but it was the Lakers who prevailed in Game 2 by locking in defensively and getting big scoring nights from Marcus Smart, Luke Kennard, and LeBron James. Pete and Darius dive into how Smart and Kennard broke through on offense, the Lakers de ...  Show more

The Lakers were finally able to roll out most of the players they added at the trade deadline and it made a difference in their win over the Warriors. While LeBron James (ankle) was out, D'Angelo Russell, Malik Beasley, and Jarred Vanderbilt all made their debuts, with the lat ...

The Lakers got an important win against the Grizzlies thanks in part to a dominant performance from Anthony Davis as well as some timely big plays from Austin Reaves, Rui Hachimura, Troy Brown, and Dennis Schroder. With the win, the Lakers have moved into 9th in the Western Co ...

4x Defensive Player of the Year and all around LEGEND Ben Wallace joins us courtesy of the Grand Rapids Drive. He brings us plenty of Rasheed stories, how ML Carr and the Celtics tried to play him as a shooting guard as a rookie, the impact Charles Oakley had on his life, how his ...  Show more

We react to the biggest news of today’s NBA trade deadline, including the Golden State Warriors swapping D’Angelo Russell for Andrew Wiggins, the Miami Heat acquiring Andre Iguodala, the Philadelphia 76ers making modest upgrades in Alec Burks and Glenn Robinson, and more. Hosts: ...  Show more