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Kobe Bryant is expected to get a documentary in the style of "The Last Dance" somewhere down the line. What might that look like? Harrison and Christian try to piece it together on today's episode of "Lakers, Explained." Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In this episode, Anthony and Jas kick things off by discussing what the NBA will look like if the league decides to finish the 2019-20 season. Then, the guys get into how the Lakers will have an advantage over other teams if the league returns from the coronavrius hiatus. Following the break, Anthony and Jas get into ESPN's documentary, "The Last Dance," and share their opinions on what made the series so enjoyable. Anthony and Jas also discuss Michael Jordan's greatness and debate how he would have done in today's NBA. To wrap things up, the guys give their takeaways from the documentary and how they think the Chicago Bulls would have done if they ran it back during the 1998-99 lockout shortened season. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Almost everything went wrong for the Lakers in the 2012-13 season, and the offseason that followed, but what if everything — or just one thing — went right? Would the Lakers have 17 championships? Would Dwight Howard still leave for the Houston Rockets in free agency? We talk about that and more in this week's episode of "Can U Dig It?" Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Alex Padilla and Alex Regla talk about the news of the NBA Players Union polling players to see whether or not they want to return. Plus they talk about LeBron James & Anthony Davis being a handful of players that have expressed their desire to play again this season. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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Yesterday, as part of SB Nation’s “Marvel Week,” Anthony Irwin and Sabreena Merchant compared various members of the Lakers to their Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) counterparts. On Friday’s episode of “Can U Dig It?”, a podcast by Silver Screen and Roll, Christian Rivas and his normal co-host Jacob Rude continued the fun by finding which Marvel villains best match up with the Lakers’ own extensive rogues gallery. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In honor of Marvel Theme Week at SB Nation, Sabreena and Anthony assign Marvel superhero analogs to Lakers on the current roster. They consider personality, character arcs, and physical build, among other factors, to determine which Marvel characters match best with each Laker. Sabreena and Anthony each came at this exercise independently, so they have some varied answers and have to make their case for their picks. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Alex Padilla and Alex Regla talk about what season of the Lakers they'd like to get the Last Dance treatment. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In this episode, Anthony and Jas breakdown ESPN's latest two episodes of The Last Dance. To kick things off, the guys discuss how competitive Michael Jordan was during his NBA days and why that separated him from the crowd. Then, Anthony and Jas compare trash talking and the combativeness of NBA teams from the 90s to today. The guys discuss how it would be if LeBron James and Kevin Durant played with the same edge as the players from 20 years ago. Following that, they talk about how they felt about seeing Kobe Bryant on the documentary and the brotherly bond MJ and Kobe shared. To wrap things up Anthony and Jas share where the documentary could be better and discuss why Jordan should have spoken up more about social justice issues. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

On today's episode of "Can U Dig It?", Christian and Jacob go over the latest rumors surrounding the highly-anticipated return of the NBA season. While there's no set return date yet, the expectation is that the 2019-20 season will end with a champion, and LeBron James is hoping it's the Lakers. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Sabreena and Anthony start by recapping the news of the week, including the opening of practice facilities and the Lakers -- a franchise valued at $4.4 billion -- applying for a small business loan, and they try to make sense of the path the league is taking towards potentially resuming operations for the 2019-20 season. Then, they focus on the larger question of how the NBA will be fundamentally altered moving forward due to the shutdown. Sabreena and Anthony are interested in how the pandemic will force the league to evaluate its practices regarding media availability, if stadiums will ever be as full as they were before the stoppage, and how the NBA can update its broadcast strategy without fans in attendance. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Alex Padilla and Alex Regla on the NBA opening up team facilities May 8th. The Lakers working with L.A. County Health Officials to open their facility early. And the guys talk about what games they'd would have love to be at live. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

With the NBA regular season likely finished, Jacob and Christian handed out the first-ever Screenie Awards, or "The Screenies," to the players on the Lakers' for things both good and bad. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Anthony and Sabreena are inspired by two recent pieces of pop culture - "The Last Dance" and Ethan Strauss's "The Victory Machine" - to discuss a topic of significant interest to Lakers fans: dynasties. Namely, they are intrigued as to why the dynasties depicted all seem so miserable. If winning is supposed to cure everything, why is it that the teams that win the most have the least fun? The two of them go through the challenges that these successful teams face, and also consider a particular Lakers team that provides a counterexample to this trend. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Harrison and Christian needed some ideas for things to talk about, and the "Lakers, Explained" listeners delivered. They discussed whether this current Lakers team could beat the Kobe-Pau version, their picks for end of year awards and hatched a plot to cyberbully Harrison's fiancee into letting him name their theoretical child. All that and more on their latest episode. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In this episode, Anthony and Jas kick things off by discussing what coronavirus pandemic and the effect it is having on society as a whole. Next, the guys get into when they're expecting the NBA to be back and how the league should proceed with the scheduling of games. Following that, Anthony and Jas discuss the first two episodes of "The Last Dance' documentary and what memories they have of the Chicago Bulls and Michael Jordan growing up. The guys then get into their thoughts on how Kobe Bryant and Jordan were similar in terms of their cool factor and how Kobe's game mirrored MJ's on so many levels. To wrap things up, Anthony and Jas give their thoughts on how a series would have went between the 1996 Bulls and 2000 Lakers. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

As children of the 90s, Jacob and Christian weren't able to experience the Showtime Lakers, however, through the power of the internet, they did the next best thing and re-watched a game — specifically Game 6 of the 1987 Finals. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Sabreena and Anthony discuss three really good Lakers teams that didn’t win a championship: the 1961-62 Elgin Baylor/Jerry West team, the 1997-98 pre-Phil Jackson Shaq Lakers, and the 2012-13 “Now This Is Going To Be Fun” Lakers. The two of them take a deep dive down memory lane to go through what made these teams great, but also the specific challenges they faced in those seasons that prevented them from winning a championship. They also talk about what changes each of those teams made to eventually become title-worthy, and consider how the 2019-20 team will compare to others on this list if they never get a chance to play in the postseason. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Alex Padilla and Alex Regla pretend the season ended. What did the Lakers get right, what did the Lakers do wrong and what should they fix for next season. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

As of Monday night, it’s been four years since Kobe Bryant scored 60 points in an unforgettable performance on his final night as a Laker. That little anniversary seemed like as good of a reason as any for hosts Harrison Faigen and Christian Rivas to rewind and reconsider that game for their latest episode of “Lakers, Explained,” a podcast by Silver Screen and Roll. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

It has officially been one month since the NBA began its suspension, and Sabreena and Anthony discuss whether or not they think there will be any more basketball in the 2019-20 season. They go through the factors the league has to consider in terms of resuming play, specifically postseason play, and consider what the ramifications of any decision would be for next year. Then, they focus on how this Lakers season will be viewed historically depending on if the NBA comes back, and how the Lakers should approach this offseason in each scenario. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Alex Padilla and Alex Regla talk about the latest with the NBA during the COVD-19 pandemic. Plus this week they compare current Lakers to WWE wrestlers old and new! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Have you ever wanted to build the best player possible using attributes from the best Lakers ever? Harrison and Christian have, and on their latest episode of "Lakers, Explained," they try to use skills from legends of the past to create the best Frankenstein'd version of a star player they can. Whose player is better? Listen and decide for yourself. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In this episode, Jas is joined by Israeli NBA analyst Eran Soroka. To kick things off, they discuss Kobe Bryant's induction into the Hall of Fame and what it means for his legacy. Eran and Jas also talk about not having the opportunity to hear Kobe's acceptance speech and how amazing it would have been. Then, the guys get into what Kobe's impact was on the game from a global perspective and how the second part of his career was his redemption. Following that, Eran and Jas talk about how the Lakers are viewed in Israel and what fans are missing over there during the shutdown. To wrap things up, they share their opinions on what the Lakers title chances are when things resume and how the NBA should proceed when things start getting back to normal. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Sabreena is joined by Anthony to make competing Lakers All-Decade Teams, but with a twist. Each team can only contain one player from each season, and no players can be chosen twice. If you're familiar with this decade of Lakers basketball, starting with the 2010-11 season, you'll know that the two of them had to dig deep to field a competent starting five. Who do you think drafted a better team? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

ESPN re-aired an all-time LeBron James playoff performance on Wednesday night, so Jacob and Christian thought it would be a good idea to look back and remind everyone just how good James is in the playoffs. They also talked about James' comments on the NBA's return, and what it could mean for the league calendar. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Alex Padilla and Alex Regla talk about the report that all the Laker players have been cleared from the Coronavirus. Then they do this weeks list where they list their most hated rival the Lakers have played. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Sabreena is joined by Anthony to discuss a question that has been on their minds: Do Laker fans underrate the three-peat Lakers from 2000-2002? The two of them go over their individual memories of that period in Lakers history and how they feel about it compared to other great eras in Laker fandom. They then go over why it's possible the collective memory has attached so much more significance to the 2008-10 Lakers than the three-peat teams. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In the second installment of our "re-watchables" series, we took a look back at the 2000 NBA Finals, when a 21-year-old Kobe Bryant carried the Lakers in overtime with Shaquille O'Neal watching from the bench with six fouls. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Alex Padilla and Alex Regla talk about their favorite Laker players that they consider obscure! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

With still no basketball in sight, Christian and Harrison decided to talk about how they originally became Lakers fans, and also surveyed the community for their stories. They did not disappoint. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In this episode, Jas is joined by Anthony Irwin to look back at the 1999-2000 Lakers. They discuss the impact hiring Phil Jackson had on the team after the Lakers moved on from Dell Harris and what Jackson brought to the team's mentality. Anthony and Jas look back at the long winning streaks the Lakers had during the season and how it felt different from years past. Then, the guys get into the playoffs and talk about the beginning the Lakers rivalry with the Sacramento Kings, the Western Conference Final matchup against the Portland Trail Blazers and how Anthony was feeling during Game 7. Then, they get into the NBA Finals matchup against the Indiana Pacers, Kobe's arrival in Game 4 and Shaquille O'Neals dominance throughout the playoffs. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Sabreena is joined by a special guest, the original co-host of "I Love Basketball", Sasha, as they continue the Silver Screen & Roll Let's Appreciate A Laker series. They take some time to appreciate Avery Bradley, who defied all of the expectations Sabreena had for him entering the season and became arguably the most reliable role player on the Lakers. They express particular appreciation for his performance from January onwards, including his cathartic game in the Lakers' win against the Clippers. Sasha then makes a passionate defense of the "Washed King" nickname before the two of them discuss which of the team's free agents they think will be returning to the Lakers next season. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

With the NBA season suspended, Christian and Jacob thought it would be a good idea to re-watch and give our thoughts on the 2010 NBA Finals between the Los Angeles Lakers and Boston Celtics. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Alex Padilla and Regla talk about the possibility of the NBA season getting cancelled due to the Coronavirus Pandemic. They give their Top 10 reasons why that would suck. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Lakers gave some new guidelines to their players on Monday, and Harrison and Christian jumped on the latest episode of "Lakers, Explained" to break them down. Then, the two of them got into why the league continuing to push back the date games come back might end up meaning this season getting cancelled as a whole. Finally, they discussed a few silver linings of a delayed (but resumed) season, and how it could benefit the Lakers. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In the midst of their most successful season in 10 years, the Lakers, along with the rest of the NBA, will have to wait to finish their season after Utah Jazz Rudy Gobert tested positive for the coronavirus on Wednesday. On today's show, Christian and Jacob break down what there is to know, and what is yet to be known. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Alex Padilla and Anthony Irwin talk about the Lakers loss to the Nets. They also talk about Kyle Kuzma's continued up and down season. The possible effects of the Coronavirus in the NBA. Plus a little Rajon Rondo venting. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Who is the most likely Lakers player (besides LeBron and AD) to make the difference in a playoff series? After a quick discussion of the purple and gold's huge weekend, that was the question co-hosts Christian Rivas (@RadRivas) and Harrison Faigen (@hmfaigen) tried to tackle in the latest episode of "Lakers, Explained." Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Right after the Lakers beat the Clippers, Anthony Irwin was re-united with co-host Harrison Faigen for a postgame show reacting to the win. They talked about all the nonsense that went on to start, then got into the keys to the game, and why this was a big weekend for anyone hoping LeBron James can jump all the way back into the MVP discussion. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Sabreena and Anthony react to the big news of the day: The Lakers filled their 15th roster spot with Dion Waiters. They go through what they think Waiters can add to the team while also expressing some concerns about the acquisition. Sabreena and Anthony then transition into a preview of the upcoming stretch of games, starting with the weekend slate against the Bucks and the Clippers, and specifically compare how the Lakers and Clippers have stacked their rosters for the postseason run. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

With the Clippers and Bucks on the Lakers' schedule this week, Jacob and Christian talk about why the Lakers have struggled against those two teams, and why they're in a better shape to get at least one win this time around. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Alex Padilla and Alex Regla react to the Lakers 120-107 win over the 76ers. They talk about Anthony Davis monster game. What the Lakers options are with their final roster spot. Plus the Lakers struggles with Rondo as PG and Kyle Kuzma's up and down season. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

On the debut (!!!) episode of “Lakers, Explained” — a new, weekly show on the Silver Screen and Roll podcast feed — co-hosts Harrison Faigen (@hmfaigen) and Christian Rivas (@RadRivas.) broke down the cases for and against both Lakers' free agency targets, J.R. Smith and Dion Waiters, as well discussing the case to stand pat. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In this episode, Jas is joined by Anthony Irwin. They kick things off by breaking down the Lakers win over the New Orleans Pelicans and how LeBron James showcased his greatness. The King finished with a triple-double and controlled the game in a way only he can. Anthony and Jas discuss what made LeBron so unstoppable in the game and how teams won't be able to stop him come playoff times. Following that, the guys give their thoughts on which team they want the Lakers to play in the first round. After that, they touch on the team deciding to waive Troy Daniels to open up another roster spot and with rumors circulating that Dion Waiters could be a Laker, Anthony and Jas give their opinions on if they think he will be a good fit. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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The Lakers strengthened their depth earlier this week by picking up Markieff Morris, and it doesn't sound like they're done looking for ways to improve their roster. On Today's episode Jacob and Christian discuss who they've been linked to, including free agent guard Dion Waiters. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

On our latest episode, hosts Anthony Irwin and Alex Regla give their instant reactions to the Lakers’ big win over the Pelicans, highlighting LeBron James and Zion Willamson’s impressive performances. They also discussed Caruso’s role in the victory, and what an interesting recent trend in his minutes could mean the rest of the year and into the playoffs. Anthony and Alex also broke down what a potential postseason matchup between the two teams could look like, potential issues and more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In today’s show, Harrison and Christian recap the celebration of life for Kobe and Gianna Bryant, which featured speeches from Michael Jordan, Shaquille O’Neal, Diana Taurasi and, remarkably, Bryant’s widow Vanessa. Then, Harrison and Christian had the pleasure of talking to Mirin Fader of Bleacher Report, who reported and compiled a wonderful story with tons of anecdotes about Gianna, from the time she was two years old to her final days as a 13-year-old. It's a story that is both heartwarming and heartbreaking. Lastly, the guys preview the Lakers’ matchup with Lonzo Ball, Josh Hart, Brandon Ingram and the New Orleans Pelicans on Tuesday. Not only will it be their first time seeing the Pelicans with Zion Williamson, but it could be Markieff Morris’ first game in a Lakers uniform. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In this episode, Jas is joined by former Laker Kareem Rush. To kick things off, they breakdown the Lakers thrilling win over the Celtics and how LeBron and AD dominated the game. They follow up that up by discussing the Lakers signing Markieff Morris and what he can bring to the team. Kareem shares his thoughts on what the Lakers need going down to the stretch run and into the playoffs. Then, Kareem and Jas get into the need for a third scorer to step up in the playoffs and how the Lakers match up with the Clippers. Following that, Kareem looks back on his time as a Laker and the three seasons he spent playing alongside a young Kobe Bryant. Jas also asks Kareem to share his memories of playing on the loaded 2003-04 squad that lost to the Pistons. To wrap things up, Kareem looks back on his career and gives his predictions on which will team will win the NBA Championship this year. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices