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Thurs Feb 2: Embiid for MVP? Luka back, Dame Time resets, LeBron’s quest & Josh Giddey named to All-Star sophomore squad (NBA Straya Ep 881)
A rip-snorter week of NBA, we’ve got Luka back and dropping more 50s, Dame Time has reset and is on fire, LeBron is questing for all-time greatness ahead of snagging the all-time scoring record, Josh Giddey got named to the NBA’s All Star sophomore squad… and do you reckon Joel Embiid is the MVP? BIG… Read more
Mon Jan 30: All-Star Starters, Lakers sook-show, Embiid’s MVP statement, Giannis drops 50 + WEEKEND WINNERS & LOSERS (NBA Straya Ep 880)
A HUGE weekend of NBA! We got the 2023 All-Star starters announced, the Lakers had a big ol’ sook after getting hosed by the refs against the Celtics, Joel Embiid went HAM on Nikola Jokic and the Nuggets and Giannis finished it all off by dropping a BANGING 50. SO! We’ll wrap it all in… Read more
Thurs Jan 26: Ben Simmons returns to Philly, Dame drops 60, LeBron’s off his head, Lakers trade for Rui & big NBA Weekend ahead (Ep 879)
Ben Simmons returned to the Philly – the City of Brotherly Love… if you want to throat-slam your brother – and we got a pretty awesome game out of it! Also: DAME LILLARD! Dropped 60 out of nowhere! 60! Also… LeBron is off his head chasing this all-time scoring record, and the Lakers traded for… Read more
Mon Jan 23: Celtics-Warriors Finals rematch, Steven Adams vs Shannon Sharpe, Sixers rolling, Solo Kyrie + WEEKEND WINNERS & LOSERS (Ep 878)
A wild and strange NBA weekend with the Grizzlies doing a Michael Clarke and trying to fight a guy from the telly as Steven Adams and co got into it with SHANNON SHARPE, the Celtics and Warriors had a Finals rematch, the Sixers kept on rolling and LOADS more in WEEKEND WINNERS & LOSERS. Also:… Read more
Thurs Jan 19: Is Josh Giddey an All-Star? + Midseason Awards (Ep 877)
Wild vibes in the NBA at the moment: Jokic keeps rattling off triple-doubles, the Grizzlies, Nuggets, Celtics and Kings can’t lose, Luka is wildin’, John Wall is drive-byin and… today we just wanna know: Is Josh Giddey, the Moptop Mamba, an All-Star? Also: Our NBA Straya Halfway-mark awards! Who’s the MVP!? Rookie? 6th Man? The… Read more
Sun Jan 15: Can Ben Simmons step up, Ja Morant Killed A Guy, Lakers-Mavs refs mess + WEEKEND WINNERS & LOSERS (Ep 876)
An absolutely wild NBA weekend to wrap up with Ben Simmons scoring 0 points to make up for KD being out (but having 13 assists and 9 rebounds!?) – can he step up? Meanwhile, Ja Morant put a dude into the earths crust, the refs ruined a wild Mavs-Lakers showdown between LeBron and Luka, Dame… Read more
Thurs Jan 12: Meeting Dirk Nowitzki night wrap + KD injury fallout, Zach LaVine goes full JR Smith & Haliburton & DeRozan hurt (Ep 875)
Meeting Dirk Nowitzki and the big German ripping on me for my Sonics hat will go down as an all-time experience… SO! Today’s show wraps up the awesome Dirk Nowitzki event in Melbourne where the ledge himself hung out and had a chat, and your old mate Jimmy even got a question in there… also,… Read more
Mon Jan 9: KD goes down injured, the Unstoppable Grizzlies & LeBron is still ridiculous + WEEKEND WINNERS & LOSERS (Ep 874)
A weird NBA weekend: the Nets lost KD to a knee injury against the Heat but steal the win, the Grizzlies are unstoppable and apparently so is Lebron… it’s ridiculous that he’s 38 and doing this still. SO! We dig into it all with some classic NBA Straya WEEKEND WINNERS & LOSERS! Lots covered in… Read more
Fri Jan 6: Donovan Mitchell’s 71, Giannis, Klay, Luka and Zion’s injured + first All-Star voting returns! (Ep 873)
What a wild week! Donovan Mitchell rips off an insane 71-point game, Klay had 54, Giannis followed with 55 and then we find out Zion’s injured… again. Tough scenes. But we also had some insane games — what was WITH that Milwaukee-Toronto game!? — and got the first All-Star voting returns, with Lebron, Steph, KD… Read more
Mon Jan 2: LeBron’s Birthday Bash, Luka is still ridiculous, Giannis is wilding, what’s up with delays & WEEKEND WINNERS & LOSERS (Ep 872)
Ayyyyyy! It’s 2023!!! Happy new year! Is it the year of Luka? the year of Giannis? A Joker year? WHO KNOWS! That’s why it rules! Also… good to see LeBron can still rip it up when needed huh? What a birthday performance that was for a fella who’s been in the league since 2003. Anyway…… Read more