Howard Beck has covered the NBA for decades from the LA Times to the NY Times, to the Bleacher Report, NBA TV, and now Sports Illustrated.  He knows the league from the sidelines and off-the-court.  He joins After Hours to discuss the play-in games importance.

Plus Howard talks about how relevant the Brooklyn Nets REALLY ARE?!  Howard also is real on the #1 seeded Miami Heat.  He also touches on just how much better the Eastern Conference is this year over years past.

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Sean Deveney is the NBA Editor for Heavy.com, he has covered the NBA for over 2 decades.  Defo and Lubie welcome Sean to After Hours to discuss the NBA play-in games, and the NBA playoffs overall.

The Brooklyn Nets are in, how much of a threat are they?  The Suns and Bucks were in the Finals will they meet up again this year? The Celtics finished the season strong, where are they now?  These questions and more get answered today!

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The NFL for years distanced itself from gambling, to the point they totally discredited the idea of gambling.  Defo and Lubie find it funny that these days the NFL has a franchise in Las Vegas (gambling central), and is even hosting the 2022 NFL Draft in the middle of Las Vegas.

For years gambling was the big No-No, but NOW with all the money to be had the NFL and every other major sporting entity has fully embraced it.  Defo and Lubie both love this and laugh at the hypocrisy that went on for years!

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Grant Long played in the NBA for well over a decade.  He since has been an analyst for the Oklahoma City Thunder during the Durant/Westbrook/Garden era.  He NOW is an analyst for the Detroit Pistons. Grant joins After Hours to discuss the play-in games, AND who he thinks REALLY has a chance to win the NBA title!

Grant talks about who are legit contenders and who are really pretenders in these NBA Playoffs.  What are the Grizzlies and the Heat, and do we see a repeat of last year's Finals between the Phoenix Suns and Milwaukee Bucks?!

#Suns #Bucks #Heat

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Craig Mish covers baseball from many angles and outlets, first he does a daily show from 12-1p on Sports Grid.  He also is a contributor for the MLB Network and the Miami Herald.  So when Defo and Lubie wanted to talk about the opening of the baseball season he was their man!

They discussed the lockout, the rule changes, and most importantly who looks primed to contend for the World Series!  Will it be the Los Angeles Dodgers, the high powered Toronto Blue Jays, or who else will jump and go for the crown, Craig talks about it all!

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Tiger Woods is arguably the greatest golfer to ever play.  He beat ALL ODDS 3 years ago to win the Masters after a litany of personal and professional issues.  He then went on to have a life threatening car accident, yet somehow 2 years later is once again back in the field at Augusta National.

Defo and Lubie are in awe of this feat, and also wonder just how competitive Tiger can be in this tournament?!  They also wonder who has a LEGIT shot to win the greatest Major of them all?!

#TheMasters #TigerWoods #ComeBack

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Craig Minervini has been a host/analyst for South Florida sports for decades.  He also has covered national sports for many years.  Today he joined After Hours to talk about the hottest team in all of hockey, the Florida Panthers.   The Cats have just pulled off a feat coming from 4 goals down in two separate games over 4 days.   Minervini covers the panthers for Bally Sports Florida.

Craig Minervini ALSO covers the Miami Marlins for Bally Sports Florida and talks about the opening of the MLB season which happens this week around the country.  The NL East looks loaded who will rise to the occasion and who will fall flat?!

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Ian Eagle has been with CBS Sports for nearly 3 decades, he has been calling NCAA Tournament games since 1998.  He was on the call for this Tournament's Cinderella, St. Peters.  Ian talks about what it was like to see St. Peters go from a 15 seed, to an Elite 8 team.

Ian also talks about what it is like calling 4 games in one day to start the NCAA Tournament.  Plus of course CBS #2 NFL play by play guy, talks some pigskin!

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The Final Four mixed a blow out and a classic as we are now left with Kansas vs UNC in the Men's Title Game Monday night.  Blake Chadwick combines a flair for the MMA/Boxing/Wrestling world for a strong knowledge of the college basketball world.  Blake joins After Hours to break down this weekend's Final Four and tonight's title game!

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Coach Scott Spinelli has been a college basketball coach as both an assistant and head coach for over 20 years.  He joins After Hours to break down the Final Four from a coaches perspective,  Defo and Lubie hope this will give us all the right info to place some winning bets this weekend!

Coach Spinelli sets them straight as to why he is firmly behind who he thinks will get to Monday night's title game.  He is extremely confident in his picks and even gives both Defo and Lubie second thoughts on what they were previously feeling.

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