The NBA has dominated the news for much of the past month, but it feels about time to put a cap on hoops and start switching gears to Major League Baseball and the National Football League. However, what better way to recap the major news and notes from the Association than with the triumphant return of SiriusXM NBA Radio’s Justin Termine.
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- This week’s guest is Justin Termine, friend of the show and host along with Eddie Johnson of NBA Today on SiriusXM NBA Radio, Sirius 207 and XM 86, Monday through Friday afternoon 4-7 Eastern Time. You can also find our previous shows with Justin about his career covering the NBA and other thoughts on the league at lundinbridge.com or on iTunes and Google Podcasts. Justin is one of the best at covering the NBA and one of the best guests we’re fortunate to have on the show, and since he wasn’t glued to the MLB All-Star Game, what better way to put a cap on the NBA news and notes for a bit. We’ll talk Summer League and what goes on behind the scenes in Las Vegas while covering it, some of the young players to watch in 2018 and some of the interviews conducted on NBA Today during that week, Eddie Johnson at the free throw line, LeBron James taking his talents to the Los Angeles Lakers and the construction of that team, what should happen with Kawhi Leonard (since this was recorded mere hours before he was officially traded to Toronto), what team could make a run in the East, early predictions for this upcoming season and a Morning Men debut??
- Follow Justin on Twitter -> @TermineRadio. The interview starts at the 4:05 mark.
– In the interview, we discuss:
What he looks for when covering the Summer League in Las Vegas (5:36), if Summer League performances should excite fans (7:46), who sets up the interviews at Summer League (8:45), any interviews that stuck out (10:06), having an interview clip go viral (11:51), anti-hot take life (12:37), the art of the follow-up question (13:37), rating Eddie Johnson at the free throw line (17:16), the hours put in during Summer League (18:20), his thoughts on LeBron James taking his talents to the Los Angeles Lakers (19:59), if there’s some media excitement most likely not having to go to Cleveland for the NBA Finals (22:44), any surprise to Paul George staying in OKC (24:00), the new-look Lakers and their construction to beat the Warriors (25:02), the pressure on LeBron to win (27:07), thoughts on Kawhi Leonard (now old news), what Eastern Conference teams should be happiest for LeBron’s departure (31:34), what we can get excited for this season aside from the Warriors (32:50), the future of One-and-Done (34:23), if the league might try to change what goes into making “super teams” (37:20), any new rules on the way in the NBA (submitted by @Bubba_FAL) (38:32), making his debut as host of the Morning Men this Friday (submitted by OnDemandDan) (39:52) and how he’ll stay busy the rest of summer until the NBA returns (41:26).
- “Five Minutes in the Film Room” with Joe Baress, former star of the prestigious John and Joe Sports Show, faces his fears of horror and breaks down “The First Purge,” which Rotten Tomatoes describes as: Behind every tradition lies a revolution. Next Independence Day, witness the rise of our country’s 12 hours of annual lawlessness. Welcome to the movement that began as a simple experiment: The First Purge. To push the crime rate below one percent for the rest of the year, the New Founding Fathers of America (NFFA) test a sociological theory that vents aggression for one night in one isolated community. But when the violence of oppressors meets the rage of the marginalized, the contagion will explode from the trial-city borders and spread across the nation (1:02:38). You can follow Joe on Twitter @dukemich and read his movie reviews, previews and ratings at cupof-joe.com.
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