Mark Jackson addresses rumors on why he was fired

Former Golden State Warriors coach Mark Jackson joined the show to share his perspective on the team’s decision. Jackson weighed in with his reaction to yesterday’s events. “It was a great day,” Jackson said. “Things work out the way things are supposed to.” But Jackson did address his frustration. “If we advance, do I still…

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Tim Kawakami: Jackson in trouble for at least a year

San Jose Mercury News’ Tim Kawakami joined the show to talk about the Warriors firing Mark Jackson. Kawakami said this has been building for a while. People got the sense he was in trouble when he didn’t get anywhere on contract renegotiation talks. He also talked about the impact of Jackson not leaving LA.

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Tommy John talks about his famous surgery

Tommy John joined the show to talk about having the famous surgery named after him. He told the story of how it happened and how long the odds were that it was going to work. And he said the surgeon, Dr. Frank Jobe, would explain the technical name of the surgery and people’s eyes would…

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King: Late Draft ‘huge disservice’ to teams, players

TheMMQB.com’s Peter King joined the show to talk about the NFL Draft and more. King explained why he doesn’t like the Draft being this late. He said it’s been 4 1/2 months since the season and 3 1/2 months before the season. “I think it does a huge disservice to teams,” King said. “The League…

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Reggie Miller: Newspaper gave Durant huge boost

TNT’s Reggie Miller joined the show to talk about the NBA playoffs and more. Miller weighed in on Steve Kerr’s future – he doesn’t think the Knicks is a total lock. And he broke down each playoff series. Miller had interesting comments on Thunder star Kevin Durant. Miller thinks the Oklahoman “Mr. Unreliable” headline may…

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J.J. Watt on Clowney, Manziel, his true No. 1 pick (Aniston)

Houston Texans defensive end J.J. Watt joined the show to talk about the Draft and much more. Watt talked briefly about Jadeveon Clowney. “Seems like a nice kid,” Watt said, noting he didn’t get to spend a lot of time with him. Watt on Manziel: “He makes headlines and he sells papers and he scores…

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