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Oct 2020
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Daryl Morey Resigns From the Rockets, Ty...

The Ringer
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Verno and KOC get into the hiring of Ty Lue as head coach of the Clippers and Daryl Morey’s resignation from the Rockets (0:35). Then they dig into the ‘NBA Show’ mailbag to answer all your questions about head coach searches, offseason team building, the draft, and more (24:02). 


Hosts: Chris Vernon and Kevin O’Connor

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