Tag: Ben Simmons
NBA Straya – Tues Apr 2: LUKA vs TRAE + WHO WILL PLAY ON LeBRON’S SPACE JAM 2 COURT? (Episode 256)
Lebron James is getting a full-size basketball court on the set of Space Jam 2… how much tampering will be done there? 100%? 800%? Will the Lakers somehow be LeBron, AD, Kyrie, Kawhi AND ZION next year!?!? Anyway – we also delve into Luka Doncic vs Trae Young AGAIN… and have a look at the… Read more
NBA Straya – Mon Apr 1: LeBRON DONE FOR THE YEAR + MITCH CREEK IS A WOLF & WEEKEND WINNERS & LOSERS (Episode 255)
The Creek Freak! The Horsham Hammer! He’s BACK! Yep, Friend of the Show, Mitch Creek is back in the NBA, singing a 10-day contract with the Minnesota Timberwolves! Legendary! ONYA Creeky! Also – the Lakers are shutting down Lebron James for the rest of the season, James Harden keeps going off… so does Devin Booker,… Read more
NBA Straya – Fri Mar 29: JOE INGLES IS A DEAD-SET LEGEND LEGEND, MANU’S JERSEY RETIREMENT, A NEW AUSSIE IN THE NBA + WEEKEND PREVIEW (Episode 254)
Joe Ingles is an absolute legend – on a night when a sponsor was donating 5k to Autism Awareness, the Jingling One went out and delivered a CAREER HIGH 14 DIMES! Dead. Set. Legend. Also – WE HAVE A BRAND NEW AUSSIE IN THE NBA, and Manu Ginobili had his jersey retired by the Spurs,… Read more
NBA Straya – Wed Mar 27: NURKIC BREAKS A LEG + PLAYOFF UPDATE & COULD CHRIS BOSH WIN A TITLE AS THE BEST PLAYER ON A TEAM? (Episode 253)
Prayers up to Jusuf Nurkic… that was a brutal leg break… and that piece-of-shit ref Tyler Ford WHO KICKED HIS BROKEN LEG SHOULD BE SUSPENDED. Holy shit, did you see that!? Anyway – today’s show give you a PLAYOFF UPDATE, and wraps all the games for the last couple of days… …and in tribute to… Read more
NBA Straya – Mon Mar 25: HARDEN HAS 61 + TRAE YOUNG vs LUKA DONCIC + LAKERS ELIMINATED + WEEKEND WINNERS & LOSERS (Episode 252)
What an NBA weekend! While the NCAA tournament ‘rages’ the NBA crushed it ay… Harden went for 61… the Lakers were eliminated from the Playoffs… the Celtics are in a swoon… and Ryan ROWDY Broekhoff chucked in an NBA career high, while Andrew Bogut is crushing it for the Warriors! So that’s all covered with… Read more
NBA Straya – Fri Mar 22: NCAA Straya March Badness + EMBIID vs SMART + WEEKEND PREVIEW (Episode 251)
THIS. IS. MARCH! Yep – the NCAA tournament has a bunch of Aussies in it… so we’re checking in on them… PLUS Marcus Smart wants to fight someone AGAIN… but this time it was Joel Embiid! Anyway – we’ve got two days of games to wrap up – so there’s a bit of YEAH-NAH, and… Read more
NBA Straya – Wed Mar 20: BEN SIMMONS & EGG BOY + NETS HISTORIC COMEBACK (Episode 249)
Ben Simmons paid tribute to Egg Boy on his sneakers for today’s game vs the Hornets… and got the win! Meanwhile, the Nets had THE BIGGEST COMEBACK IN FRANCHISE HISTORY to steal a game in Sacramento! Also, Doc Rivers DOESN’T want to coach the Lakers… and does Anthony Davis want to stay in New Orleans?… Read more
NBA Straya – Tues Mar 19: DIRK PASSES WILT + BOGUT WARRIORS RETURN + JOE INGLES TOTALLY JINGLES BRAD BEAL (Episode 248)
How great was it to see old man Dirk Nowitzki pass Wilt Chamberlain on the NBA ALL TIME scorers list today!? Also… it was a banner day for the Strayans in the NBA – Friend of the Podcast Andrew Bogut is BACK with the Warriors, and Jingling Joe Ingles totally JINGLED Brad Beal… plus, Thon… Read more
NBA Straya – Mon Mar 18: HEZONJA BLOCKS LeBRON INTO OLD AGE + GIANNIS & EMBIID DUEL + WEEKEND WINNERS & LOSERS (Episode 247)
Embiid vs Giannis was AMAZING huh!? But… Mario Hezonja blocking Lebron to officially end his prime and finish off a rough weekend for Lakers fans was pretty brutal, eh? Anyway – we’ve got WEEKEND WINNERS & LOSERS with Giannis dunking on Ben Simmons… then Big Simmons returning the favor… Mike Scott swigging from a fan’s… Read more
NBA Straya – Fri Mar 15: LAKERS TRIED TO TRADE LEBRON W/ LAKERS FAN TIM + WEEKEND PREVIEW (Episode 246)
Did the Lakers REALLY think about trading LeBron??? YEAH NAH… Nah… surely not? Or did they!? We break all things Lakers down — was this their worst ever season, do they get Anthony Davis, is it weird rooting for LeBron — with our resident Lakers fan, Lakers Fan Tim… along with who should win MVP,… Read more