Nick Metallinos of ESPN Australia joins the podcast to talk with the guys bout getting his start covering the NBA for ESPN Australia, perceptions of international basketball players, Ben Simmons stardom, and the surprises and disappointments of the NBA season thus far.

0:00 Introducing Nick Metallinos

8:35 Real journalism vs fake journalism

16:05 Getting into ESPN Australia

19:02 tee.pub/lic/Backpack

20:52 Perception of International NBA players

27:22 NBA analytics vs. the NBA eye-test

31:30 Accountability in journalism

33:49 Ben Simmons

36:28 Dante Exum

40:43 The Sports Walk

41:17 NBA Surprises and disappointments

47:03 Sneaker talk

53:30 Tattoos

55:42 Hip-hop, featuring Nick's top-5

1:01:47 MTA pet-peaves

1:05:51 "This is the best podcast I've ever done."

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Bryan Fonseca & Dexter Henry break down the Jahlil Okafor trade, discuss early season NBA overreactions, the NFL's decision to donate $90 million to "social issues", excitement for the 2018 World Cup, and a visitor to the show tells the worst breakup story in the history of romantic breakups.

0:22 Bryan looks like Joe Budden

1:21 Brooklyn Nets acquire Jahlil Okafor, move Trevor Booker

7:33 Around the NBA

13:18 Around the room

15:42 tee.pub/lic/Backpack

18:35 The New York Giants and Geno Smith

(22:25 Wait for it…)

25:51 NFL social injustice causes

28:11 Soccer

35:53 TSW

37:06 Boxing (Miguel Cotto, Lomachenko vs Rigondeaux, Tevin Farmer)

40:30 Introducing Paul Becker

43:32 Anything Goes …

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Bryan Fonseca and Dexter Henry return after the Thanksgiving holiday to talk about their favorite Thanksgiving foods, the Derrick Rose situation in Cleveland and how much time is too much time between showering.

0:07 Pay attention !

1:23 Thanksgiving week recap + Black Friday & Cyber Monday

9:40 Wack Thanksgiving food solutions

15:42 tee.pub/lic/Backpack

16:28 Lyft

17:33 Derrick Rose's mental health

24:00 Matt's Utah Jazz update

27:08 "Derrick Favors is fat and slow"

28:15 Mase vs Cam'Ron, Talib Kweli, Cyhi and more hip-hop

34:36 Sports Guru

35:10 TSW

35:42 Anything Goes

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Bryan Fonseca and Dexter Henry visit Diamante's Brooklyn Cigar Lounge in Fort Greene, Brooklyn to chat with owner, boxing ring announcer, former Brooklyn Nets Public Address Announcer, motorcyclist and world traveler David Diamante.

1:16 State of Boxing/Heavyweight Division

9:32 Best of the rest (i.e. Errol Spence, Keith Thurman, Shawn Porter, Loma vs Rigo

16:04 tee.pub/lic/Backpack

17:54 GGG vs Canelo + Diamante boxing stories

23:46 Becoming a ring announcer

28:02 Holy sh*t !!

29:23 Bryan's theory, and David's response

35:42 TSW

36:17 What is Diamante's Brooklyn Cigar Lounge?

41:48 The Brooklyn Nets

47:22 Motorcycles

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The guys talk about Dexter's New York Knicks surprising start, how annoyed they are by the latest developments in the Ezekiel Elliot situation, Deontay Wilder's first round knockout, and their disdain for gentrification.

0:48 NBA discussion, starting with the New York Knicks

9:59 Brooklyn Nets troubles

13:14 More NBA

16:02 Matt's Utah Jazz update

20:12 tee.pub/lic/Backpack

20:58 Our Lyft credit code: AHTTPOD

22:04 Ezekiel Elliott updates

25:28 Meek Mill situation + "thoughts and prayers"

32:51 Deontay Wilder vs Anthony Joshua/boxing

39:40 http://tinyurl.com/y82ajunb

40:23 NEW FREDDIE GIBBS! - Bryan defends himself

46:38 Food gentrification

52:48 Best and worst logos in sports

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