The Sportsballers Podcast

Doc Rivers wasn’t even there - Ep. 336

(00:00:00) Intro (00:00:53) Waffle House Challenge (00:07:41) World Cup (00:10:48) Trump's having a rough go (00:14:19) Host Nations Out (00:17:36) Stop scapegoating other sports for USA soccer woes (00:24:15) World Cup Financials (00:27:07) Celtics/76ers do business (00:38:09) Baseball Tangent (00:39:14) Back to Basketball (00:40:13) Remembering the '02-'03 Wizards (00:44:03) Snowtime Lakers (00:45:54) Rivals doing business? (00:47:16) 2026 Tour de France (00:59:03) Shoutouts (01:06:37) Outro S8 E31 - We're in the dog days of summer but this year that puts us in the middle of the World Cup, Le Tour de France, and NBA Trade Season. Topic 1 - Cory's Waffle House Experience Topic 2 - USMNT unceremoniously bounced Topic 3 - Longstanding rivals do business Topic 4 - Le Tour kicks into gear Follow us on Twitter/X @Sportsballers18, @QuagMeyer67, @CoryPuffett, and @evan_ash13

The Wizards don’t play games in April - Ep. 335

(00:00:00) Intro (00:01:59) World Cup Brief (00:05:46) Bucks ship Giannis to South Beach (00:11:06) Randle to Nets in 3-way trade (00:14:25) Trae Young inks extension with Wiz (00:19:24) Pre-Draft Wizards Speculation (00:24:25) Wizards 2026-2027 Outlook (00:30:26) Pre-Draft Boozer/Grizzlies Speculation (00:33:53) Brendan Sorsby Saga Continues [Concludes?] (00:45:24) First reactions: Wizards select AJ Dybantsa (00:47:29) Protect College Sports Act (01:00:38) Shoutouts (01:03:28) Outro S8 E30 - The NBA Draft snuck up on us! We thought it was Thursday so we talked about some of the headlines not knowing we'd get a chance to react live to Washington's first overall pick in the back half of the show. Topic 1 - NBA Transactions Topic 2 - NBA Draft Topic 3 - Brendan Sorsby Topic 4 - Protect College Sports Act Follow us on Twitter/X @Sportsballers18, @QuagMeyer67, @CoryPuffett, and @evan_ash13

Nikola Jokic ... was drafted during a Taco Bell Quesarito ad - Ep. 334

(00:00:00) Intro (00:01:16) NBA Finals Reactions (00:05:10) New York's journey to the title (00:12:29) Building a contender in today's NBA (00:17:09) Jalen Brunson (00:20:03) San Antonio's collapse(s) (00:26:34) Forecasting the Spurs (00:30:55) Mike Brown (00:34:39) New York shows up on defense (00:35:58) Jealous Jets (00:41:24) NBA's 100th Anniversary Team (00:43:46) World Cup: The Bad (00:46:29) World Cup: The Ugly (00:49:54) World Cup: The Good (00:52:21) Giants Pride Night Hypocrisy (00:59:52) Shoutouts (01:02:04) Outro S8 E29 - There was no need to preempt this week's show for the NBA Finals because the Knicks took care of business in five games. That took up the majority of our time on this week's show but we still carved out some time in the final quarter for a couple other sports topics that have caught our attention this week. Topic 1 - New York Knicks win 2026 NBA Finals Topic 2 - World Cup Topic 3 - San Francisco Giants Pride Night Follow us on Twitter/X @Sportsballers18, @QuagMeyer67, @CoryPuffett, and @evan_ash13

Just send the asteroid now - Ep. 333

(00:00:00) Intro (00:01:04) NBA Finals Update (00:15:33) Potential flagrant for Wemby (00:23:02) Inside the NBA at the Finals (00:26:02) Aaron Judge Injured (again) (00:32:06) Base running shenanigans (00:40:25) ABS fallibility (00:43:02) Brendan Sorsby & sports gambling (00:59:05) Shoutouts (01:03:10) Outro S8 E28 - Back on our weekly grind, we had quite a bit to discuss this week with some major storylines landing in our feed. The NBA Finals are in full swing, Aaron Judge is injured, and a different judge put his thump on the college football scale. Topic 1 - NBA Finals Topic 2 - MLB News Topic 3 - Sports Gambling Follow us on Twitter/X @Sportsballers18, @QuagMeyer67, @CoryPuffett, and @evan_ash13

It started with Freddie Kitchens and now we’re here - Ep. 332

(00:00:00) Intro (00:01:25) Myles Garrett to LA (00:09:22) Another boost coming to the Rams D-Line? (00:12:24) A.J. Brown (officially) to NE (00:19:10) Odell Beckham Jr. (back) to NY (00:22:33) American League 2-month check-in (00:27:44) WBC Dip? (00:38:53) National League 2-month check-in (00:45:23) NBA Finals Preview (00:58:23) Shoutouts (01:02:04) Outro S8 E27 - It's been nearly a month since our last show after some scheduling conflicts and general busy-ness forced an unplanned break, but we're back just in time for the biggest event of the basketball season and with a blockbuster NFL trade fresh off the wire! Topic 1 - Myles Garrett & other NFL moves Topic 2 - MLB 2-month check-in Topic 3 - Knicks/Spurs NBA Finals preview Follow us on Twitter/X @Sportsballers18, @QuagMeyer67, @CoryPuffett, and @evan_ash13