Dan Patrick Show
Bill Laimbeer: Jordan couldn’t lead this Cavs team to Finals
New York Liberty coach and former Detroit Pistons great Bill Laimbeer joined the show to talk about the NBA playoffs and much more. Dan asked who he would take, Michael Jordan or LeBron James. “There’s no question I would take LeBron James,” Laimbeer said. “He can do more.” Laimbeer pointed to LeBron’s rebounds. He said…
Read MoreJeff Van Gundy on how to stop Curry, possible return to coaching
ESPN’s Jeff Van Gundy joined the show to talk about the conference finals and more. Van Gundy weighed in on why it’s so hard to stop Steph Curry – because of the composition of the rest of the Warriors. He said we haven’t seen someone as efficient as Curry. Van Gundy looked back at some of…
Read MoreBBC’s Matthew Slater: Thank you US for FIFA arrests
BBC Sports news reporter Matthew Slater joined the show to talk about the FIFA arrests. Slater is glad the U.S. did what England has been too soft to do – clean up this corrupt sport. “It really is great news,” Slater said. Slater said “thank you” to the Americans and said the FIFA officials are…
Read MoreRic Bucher on why some people don’t like LeBron
Bleacher Report’s Ric Bucher joined the show to talk about the NBA Playoffs and more. Bucher shared his take on LeBron carrying the Cavs to the title and the Warriors and Steph Curry. Bucher talked about why some people don’t like LeBron — they find him disingenuous. Bucher talked about his oral history of the…
Read MoreReggie Miller says Cavs’ Dellavedova not a dirty player
TNT NBA analyst Reggie Miller joined the show to talk about the playoffs and much more. Miller weighed in on Cavaliers guard Matthew Dellavedova. “Is he a dirty player?” Miller said. “Absolutely not.” Miller said he appears to be, but he’s really not. Miller loves what Dellavedova is doing.
Read MoreKevin Connolly with behind-scenes Entourage stories, hanging with Leo
Actor and director Kevin Connolly joined the show to talk about Entourage. He shared the story about how he broke his leg during filming. And Dan put him on the spot about what a movie about Leonardo DiCaprio’s life might look like – DP was specific that he wanted to hear about the off-camera stuff.
Read MoreMike Florio: NFL could hold teams responsible for player transgressions
Profootballtalk.com and NBC analyst Mike Florio joined the show to talk about how the NFL is trying to deal with Ray McDonald and the issue of domestic violence. Florio said that there is a movement out there to make teams responsible for the players’ actions, even docking draft picks when players get arrested. Florio also…
Read MoreMoving on from LA shows
Nick Swardson on art of comedy, working with Dan
Actor and comedian Nick Swardson joined the show to talk about being in movies with Dan and much more. Swardson talked about his favorite comedians of all time. And he shared the story of going out with Dan on the set of Just Go With It and ending up in a sand trap on a…
Read MoreMark Wahlberg sticks up for his boy Tom Brady
Mark Wahlberg joined the show to talk about Entourage and much more. Wahlberg talked about the origins of Entourage and how it was supposed to be darker. “Originally we were trying to find four Boston guys who would beat the crap out of each other every day,” Wahlberg said. Wahlberg also weighed in on Tom…
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