The Comeuppance of Luka Doncic

Is Victor Wembanyama already being unfairly judged?In this episode of On The Ball, Ric Bucher breaks down one of the most misunderstood plays of the NBA Finals, explains exactly what happened on the late-game miscommunication between Wembanyama and Stephon Castle, and examines wh ... Show More

Did one bad Game 7 suddenly turn Chet Holmgren into a $240 million mistake?In this episode of On The Ball, Ric Bucher pushes back against the growing wave of criticism directed at Holmgren after the defending champion Oklahoma City Thunder fell to the San Antonio Spurs in seven g ... Show More

The Western Conference Finals have become a referendum on two very different paths to greatness. In this episode of On The Ball, Ric Bucher breaks down why the Oklahoma City Thunder's organizational depth is colliding with Victor Wembanyama’s singular brilliance—and why Game 7 ma ... Show More

Jason Timpf reacts to Luka Doncic, Kyrie Irving, and the Dallas Mavericks' STUNNING 109-108 Game 2 win over Anthony Edwards, Karl-Anthony Towns, and the Minnesota Timberwolves in the Western Conference Finals. Jason discusses Luka's game-winner, how the Mavs have figured out the ... Show More

<p>On this Monday’s episode of ‘The Old Man and the Three Things,’ JJ Redick is joined once again by ESPN’s Tim Legler to discuss how the Phoenix Suns have run out of time to figure it out after a disappointing loss to the Milwaukee Bucks, how Luka Doncic, Kyrie Irving, and Dalla ... Show More

<p>On this Monday's episode of The Old Man and the Three Things, JJ Redick and ESPN's Tim Legler recap the Dallas Mavericks' (Luka Doncic, Kyrie Irving) blowout win over the Boston Celtics (Jayson Tatum, Jaylen Brown) in Game 4 of the 2024 NBA Finals and then preview Game 5.</p>< ... Show More

Chris is joined by The Athletic's Lakers reporter Jovan Buha for the latest 3 Points. On paper, are the Lakers better heading into 2023-2024, What does LA need from Anthony Davis, and could this be Lebron's final season. #Volume #HerdSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy inform ... Show More

<p>We are so excited to welcome in Luka Doncic for a second time on the Old Man and the Three. Luka was gracious enough to spend about 50 minutes with us to talk all things Dallas Mavericks. We also have JJ giving his initial thoughts on the big trade deadline moves. And finally ... Show More

Logan and Raja are back with their takes on the dynamic between Luka Doncic and Rick Carlisle as reported by ESPN’s Tim McMahon (0:30), a quick update on how the Lakers have fared in light of Austin Reaves’s big moment against the Mavericks on Wednesday night (31:30), and a discu ... Show More

Dave DuFour is joined by Mo Dakhil to take you around the league and recap an interesting Monday night in the NBA. The duo discusses the end of the Milwaukee Bucks win streak at the hands of the Luka Doncic-less Dallas Mavericks, another intense matchup between the Rockets and Sp ... Show More

The Ringer’s Kevin O’Connor and Shea Serrano react to the Houston Rockets defeating the Golden State Warriors to take a lead in the series (0:35), debate how LeBron James’s Cleveland Cavaliers can hold off the Boston Celtics (11:49), and discuss the All-NBA selections (19:39). Th ... Show More

Justin, Rob, and Tjarks attempt to answer the seven most interesting questions about this season’s thrilling Lakers vs. Heat NBA Finals, including who the most important player in the series is (1:23), whether Erik Spoelstra is the best coach in the NBA (18:54), what the biggest ... Show More