Dan Patrick Show

Los Angeles Clippers star Blake Griffin joined the show to talk about knocking off the Grizzlies and the upcoming Spurs series Griffin talked about why he was on the bench late in the game against Memphis. “As I was sitting there, my knee kind of tightened up and it wasn’t really working for me,” Griffin said.…

Golden State Warriors guard Stephen Curry joined the show to talk about the NBA playoffs and flopping. Curry said his rookie year there was about 15 minutes in training camp where head coach Don Nelson worked on helping players sell calls. Curry stuck up for flopping. “I call it smart,” Curry said. “I don’t think it’s…

Oakland Raiders quarterback Carson Palmer joined the show to talk about his offseason and much more. Dan asked Palmer if he would have been ready to start as a rookie (he sat behind Jon Kitna in Cincinnati). “I definitely would have been ready to start,” Palmer said, “but I wouldn’t have been ready to perform…

FOX Soccer analyst Eric Wynalda joined the show to talk about flopping and more. Wynalda said he’s glad they’re talking about flopping for a sport other than soccer. “It’s just as bad if not worse in basketball,” Wynalda said. Wynalda shared a story about selling a foul against Guatemala. Then he had his father call…

Miami Heat reporter Jason Jackson joined the show to talk about the NBA playoffs. Jackson doesn’t think the pressure of winning three MVPs and not having a title will bother LeBron. “I think he emancipated himself from outside pressure after last year’s Finals,” Jackson said. Jackson said that LeBron has gotten back to enjoying basketball…

Oklahoma City Thunder James Harden joined the show to talk about winning the Sixth Man of the Year Award and more. — Harden said he remembered everything about the elbow that knocked him out from Metta World Peace. He said that he had wanted to get out of the way, but World Peace was like…

NFL Network host Rich Eisen joined the show to talk about the state of the League and more. Dan asked Rich about all the stories we’re seeing about concussions and the long-term affects of the game. “This is the topic of the offseason, no doubt about it,” Eisen said. “Everything is intertwined. … The offseason…

Denver Nuggets analyst Scott Hastings joined the show to talk about the Lakers-Nuggets series. Hastings was critical of Lakers big man Pau Gasol for his poor performance in Game 6. “The modern day pro athlete that doesn’t play like it’s life or death doesn’t make sense to me,” Hastings said. Hastings commented on Nuggets point…

Adam Sandler called in to address some controversy on the show this week. Fritzy said that the “That’s My Boy” poster image of Sandler looked thinner than the actual person. So that means Fritzy was calling him fat. Sandler explained that he doesn’t have time to pose for these kind of promotional posters and it…