NBA Playoffs: Takeaways From Every Game One

Did one bad Game 7 suddenly turn Chet Holmgren into a $240 million mistake?In this episode of On The Ball, Ric Bucher pushes back against the growing wave of criticism directed at Holmgren after the defending champion Oklahoma City Thunder fell to the San Antonio Spurs in seven g ...  Show more

The Western Conference Finals have become a referendum on two very different paths to greatness. In this episode of On The Ball, Ric Bucher breaks down why the Oklahoma City Thunder's organizational depth is colliding with Victor Wembanyama’s singular brilliance—and why Game 7 ma ...  Show more

Preview of game 2 between the Lakers and the Warriors

Thoughts on the Celtics-76ers so far

Guest: Tim Hardaway Sr.

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Thoughts on the NBA playoffs so far and what to expect going forward

Guest: Ric Bucher

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The Ringer's Bill Simmons is joined by Ryen Russillo to talk about Episodes 7 and 8 of the ESPN documentary series 'The Last Dance' (2:30) before discussing UFC 249 (41:40) and Adam Silver's call with NBA players regarding the possible return of an NBA season (1:04:40). Finally t ...  Show more

Fox Sports NBA analyst Ric Bucher joins the show in studio to tell Colin if he had an issue with Jordan Poole taking the final shot for the Warriors in their loss to the Lakers. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.