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Aug 2024
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Paul George, Jayson Tatum, and the Summe...

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Howard and Raja are back to discuss what seems to be the biggest theme of the NBA offseason: DISRESPECT. They start the conversation with Paul George's and Klay Thompson's feelings that they were slighted by their former teams' contract offers (06:48). Then, they go into Jayson Tatum’s playing time during the Olympics (30:24) and the criticism Tua Tagovailoa directed at his former coach Brian Flores’s coaching style (39:52). After, they share their Real One of the Week before answering your mailbag questions (53:37)!


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Hosts: Howard Beck and Raja Bell

Producers: Jonathan Kermah and Eduardo Ocampo

Additional Production Supervision: Ben Cruz

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