The first round of the NBA playoffs has seen some teams advance and others clinging to their playoff lives. Let’s talk some hoops, shall we?
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- “Sports News Read Like Real News” told the tale of two interesting NBA playoffs post-game press conferences featuring Russell Westbrook and CP3 (2:14).
- The Bridge Question of the Week is: Will we see another rematch of the Golden State Warriors and Cleveland Cavaliers in the NBA Finals? Call in or text in your answer to 929-BRIDGE7, that’s 929-274-3437, and you’ll make it on the next show.
- Before introducing this week’s guest, some thoughts regarding the recent layoffs at ESPN (10:18).
- This week’s guest was Jabari Davis, an NBA writer and long-time hoops fan who pursued his passion for the league until he ended up covering it. We’ll chat about how he got started as a writer and some of his work before chatting about some topical NBA items and breaking down all things NBA playoffs.
- You can follow him on Twitter @JabariDavisNBA. The interview starts at the 15:38 mark.
– In the interview, we discuss:
What made him decide to pursue writing about the NBA and where he got his start (16:02), what the biggest challenge was in becoming an NBA writer (18:14), how much the NBA media culture helped (19:05), what his favorite part of some of his writing projects are (20:13), what he does aside from NBA writing (22:05), why the 80s are his favorite time period for the NBA (22:53), the biggest difference from that era to now (25:07), why his favorite player is M.J. (Magic, that is) (26:27), his thoughts on the Los Angeles Lakers season this year (28:14), the direction the Lakers are headed in for the future (30:44), if the NBA should go back to a five game series for opening rounds (33:27), if anyone can slay the beast that is the Golden State Warriors (35:12), if a possible absence of Steve Kerr will have a significant impact (37:03), how impressive Russell Westbrook’s season was (38:32), if the Rockets handling the Thunder was surprising (40:22), if it’s yet another year when the Clippers can’t make it out of the second round (41:59), some brief disappointment for the CP3 trade that wasn’t (43:30), how exciting the Rockets v. Spurs series will be (44:57), if the way the Cavs should be worried even after sweeping the Pacers (46:28), if anyone knew that losing Rajon Rondo would doom the Chicago Bulls (48:50), if a team has a shot at knocking off the Cavs before the Finals (50:30), if we’re on a collision course to Warriors vs. Cavs, Part III (52:12), if Warriors vs. Cavs is a rivalry (54:14) and what team would have the most to lose, should they lose (55:28).
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