Tag: Ben Simmons
NBA Straya – Tues Feb 25: KOBE’S MEMORIAL, EMBIID DOMINATES, DANTE EXUM GETS HURT AGAIN, A BEN SIMMONS UPDATE + JONAH BOLDEN AXED BY THE SUNS (Ep 415)
Kobe & Gianna Bryant’s memorial was today and mate, that was tough. MJ, Shaq, his wife… amazing speeches all. So we talk a bit about that, as well as an injury update on Ben Simmon, Dante Exum and Jonah Bolden being axed by the Suns. But also, we had some GREAT games today! Like Joel… Read more
NBA Straya – Mon Feb 24: A LAKERS-CELTICS CLASSIC + BEN SIMMONS HURT + CUBAN vs the NBA & WEEKEND WINNERS & LOSERS (Ep 414)
Whew! What an NBA weekend! We got a CLASSIC Lakers-Celtics matchup, Ben Simmons hurt his back again, Mark Cuban flipped his LID over the refs AGAIN… and there were a BUNCH of awesome games…. so plenty to talk about in WEEKEND WINNERS & LOSERS! SO! We fly through the weekend’s NBA Straya Game Wraps… as… Read more
NBA Straya – Fri Feb 21: F*CK IT FRIDAY – NBA BACK FROM ALL-STAR BREAK, KYRIE DONE FOR THE SEASON, CAVS vs COACHES & WEEKEND PREVIEW! (Ep 413)
Ayyy the NBA and US are back from All-Star break… and Kyrie’s done for the season, so is Klay & the Cavs just can’t help firing coaches hey…. We’re covering all that & HEAPS more in today’s NBA Straya… cos it’s F*ck It Friday! SO! today’s show wraps ALL the games from today in the… Read more
NBA Straya – Mon Feb 17: ALL-STAR 2020 WRAP & WINNERS + LOSERS (Ep 412)
HOW GOOD WAS THAT ALL-STAR WEEKEND! The 3-pt comp was fire, the dunk comp was AWESOME and the game itself — who knew!? — was INCREDIBLE! That new to-24 ending is *KISSING FINGERS EMOJI*. Loved it. SO! Today’s show wraps ALL the ALL-STAR action, from the Rising Stars to the Skills Challenge (onya Bam!), the… Read more
NBA Straya – Fri Feb 14: F*CK IT FRIDAY – PG HURT, RETIRE KG’S NUMBER + 2020 ALL-STAR WEEKEND PREVIEW (Ep 411)
It’s F*ck It Friday! Talking Paul George getting hurt, the Celtics planning on retiring KG’s Number 5 jersey… and most importantly… our 2020 All Star Weekend Preview!!!! Who’s gonna win the Dunk Comp? the 3Pt shootout! The All-Star Game itself (ehhh no one cares hey). There’s also a wrap of the two games today THAT… Read more
NBA Straya – Thurs Feb 13: DAME LILLARD HURT, LUKA’S BACK, LAKERS vs NUGGETS WAS SICK + JONAH BOLDEN IS A PHOENIX SUN (Ep 410)
Dame Lillard hurt his groin today — you would too lugging around a loaf that size — and is out of the All Star game… and also, that’s it for Portland this year huh? Also, Jonah Bolden signed with the Phoenix Suns, Luka Doncic is BACK and Lakers-Nuggets was awesome. more please. SO! We wrap… Read more
NBA Straya – Wed Feb 12: BEN SIMMONS BACK-TO-BACK TRIPLE DOUBLES + EMBIID vs PHILLY & HARDEN’s TOP 10 MVP CASE? (Ep 409)
Great day of NBA action – Ben Simmons posted his 2nd straight triple double in a game that had his teammate Joel Embiid vs Philly? Wild times… Also, is James Harden ACTUALLY a top 10 MVP candidate? All that & HEAPS more today… We wrap all of today’s games — HOW GOOD WAS CLIPPERS-SIXERS THO!… Read more
NBA Straya – Tues Feb 11: ROWDY RYAN BROEKHOFF CUT BY THE MAVS + US BASKETBALL ANNOUNCE SQUAD TO LOSE TO AUSTRALIA AT TOKYO 2020 (Ep 408)
NOOOOOO the Mavs cut Rowdy Ryan Broekhoff — friend of the show & recurring guest. Shattered. So… we break down where he might end up/would work great… and talk about the US Basketball squad that will lose to Australia at Tokyo 2020! So yeah. BIG show for you – there’s the NBA Straya GAME WRAPS… Read more
NBA Straya – Mon Feb 10: BEN SIMMONS AUSSIE NIGHT TRIPLE-DOUBLE + JONAH BOLDEN CUT, DION WAITERS IS SMARTER THAN ALL OF US + REFS vs PORTLAND + WEEKEND WINNERS & LOSERS (Ep 407)
A WILD NBA Weekend to cover today – the refs hate Portland, Jonah Bolden #SONOfBRUCE was cut by Philly, while Isaiah Thomas and Dion Waiters — who is smarter than all of us — were also let go… and we had some INSANELY fun games! Like Ben Simmons throwing down a triple double on Aussie… Read more
NBA Straya – Fri Feb 7: F*CK IT FRIDAY w/ TRADE DEADLINE WINNERS & LOSERS + ALL-STAR ROSTERS & WEEKEND PREVIEW! (Ep 406)
The NBA Straya TRADE DEADLINE WRAP WINNERS & LOSERS! How fun was that… D-Lo to Minnesota! Poutine Harrison Barnes Andrew Wiggins to Golden State! Andre Drummond not even getting a PHONE CALL from Detroit to tell him he’d been banished to Cleveland! So we wrap up all the moves, AND also take a look at… Read more