Behind the Line

The Collegiate Charter School of Lowell in Massachusetts is preparing for the high school playoffs in basketball...but they could be without three of their female players. Earlier this month...a biological male from Kipp Academy injured three young female players from the Collegiate Charter School of Lowell in the first half of a basketball game.

We reveal and react to footage showing the player from Kipp Academy. We analyze guidelines set by the MIAA in Massachusetts...that allowed this incident to happen. We explain why the MIAA...along with parents and coaches are to blame...and offer a simple solution to this ongoing issue.

The NBA announced ratings for the 2024 All-Star Game on Tuesday. While the NBA tried to spin All-Star Game ratings into a positive...there was no hiding the fact that the NBA once again set near record low ratings for the All-Star Game.

We reveal and react to ratings for the 2024 NBA All-Star Game. We also react to Kenny Smith addressing his controversial comments about Sabrina Ionescu. We praise Kenny Smith for refusing to apologize...and partially blame Reggie Miller for the outrage with Kenny Smith.

Lexie Brown joined Gilbert Arenas on his YouTube platform to discuss comments made by Michael Porter Jr. about the WNBA. Instead of Lexie Brown offering solutions to the WNBA problem...Lexie Brown relied on the WNBA tradition of complaining and blaming.

We reveal and react to Gilbert Arenas interview with Lexie Brown. We discuss the problems in the WNBA...and highlight the real reason the WNBA is failing. We also question why Lexie Brown didn't offer solutions to the WNBA problems.

The 2024 NBA All-Star Game can only be considered an abject failure. Superstar players like LeBron James gave minimal effort...and the All-Star Game was another blackeye for the NBA. Adam Silver appeared upset while congratulating the Eastern Conference.

We reveal and react to a clip from Adam Silver...and the overall disaster that was the NBA All-Star Game. We explain why both LeBron James and Adam Silver are to blame...for the current mentality in the NBA. We also offer a suggestion to fix NBA All-Star Weekend.

Charles Barkley became the highlight of the NBA All-Star Game. During the painfully boring NBA All-Star Game...Charles Barkley criticized the NBA for holding the 2025 All-Star Game in the woke city of San Francisco. We reveal and react to this clip of Charles Barkley.

We also react to a clip of Draymond Green...where he claims that NBA teams aren't worried about the New Orleans Pelicans in the playoffs. We criticize Draymond Green for having the inability to backup his trash talk...and express our desire for Draymond Green to retire.

CNN experienced a meteoric rise in the 1980s and 1990s. When CNN was being led by Ted Turner...the network was known as the most trusted name in news...while being the industry leader in cable news coverage. However...over the last two decades...CNN has seen a rapid decline.

We discuss the rise and fall of CNN...and what ultimately led to the decline of the network. We compare the early days of CNN with Bernard Shaw and Larry King...to the modern CNN led by Anderson Cooper and Don Lemon. We discuss the lost credibility at CNN over the last two decades...and question if CNN is capable of rising again.

NBA All-Star Saturday Night was a complete disaster for both the NBA and TNT. TNT NBA analyst Kenny Smith was blasted on social media for criticizing Sabrina Ionescu. We reveal and react to these comments from Kenny Smith.

We discuss this ongoing trend of men being unable to criticize female athletes. We compare the overreaction to Kenny Smith to the overreaction to comments made by Jay Williams about Caitlin Clark. We also discuss the disaster that was NBA All-Star Saturday Night...and explain how the NBA could improve All-Star Weekend.

Charles Barkley has had a rough experience in primetime cable news. Since Charles Barkley premiered on CNN in November...ratings for King Charles has consistently been the lowest in primetime at CNN. We reveal and react to recent CNN ratings for Charles Barkley and Gayle King.

We discuss CNN potentially trimming their budget...and explain why Charles Barkley and Gayle King could be the first to go. We also explain why Charles Barkley isn't working on CNN...and discuss the rumored jealousy at CNN over Gayle King contract.

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Stephen Colbert had an embarrassing meltdown over Donald Trump this week. Stephen Colbert was discussing Donald Trump trial...and he expressed his outrage over the outcome. We reveal and react to this meltdown from Stephen Colbert.

We also react to another clip of Stephen Colbert discussing Fani Willis. We discuss the problems in late-night comedy...and explain why Stephen Colbert is part of the reason late-night is struggling. We also question why the mainstream media...seems to fear Donald Trump.

NBA All-Star Weekend begins Friday night...with Adam Silver and the NBA supposedly dedicating another weekend to the NBA fanbase. The problem is...the NBA All-Star Game is treated like an afterthought and has nothing to do with NBA fans.

We discuss the recent failures of the NBA All-Star Game. We discuss the lack of effort given by NBA players...and explain why LeBron James was the genesis of NBA All-Star Weekend becoming irrelevant. We also explain why there is no fixing the NBA All-Star Game...and why Adam Silver should cancel the event.