Behind the Line

It was announced recently that San Antonio Spurs legend Tim Duncan will be inducted into the Hall-of-Fame this year. Duncan rarely gives interviews...but gave an interview to ESPN's Rachel Nichols once the announcement was made.

Rachel Nichols is being slammed on Twitter for going out of her way to bring up LeBron James during an interview honoring Tim Duncan. We explain the frustration from fans of Tim Duncan...and why the question shouldn't have been asked.

We also look at the career of Rachel Nichols...and how she has slowly gone "woke" over the last few years.

Kyrie Irving is once again in the headlines...for all the wrong reasons. While most NBA players are focused and preparing for the playoffs...Kyrie Irving openly admitted Sunday that basketball isn't his focus right now.

Why is that? Because of all the issues going on in the world. Not only is this a ridiculous excuse for Kyrie not to be focused on basketball...but it's not fair to the Brooklyn Nets or his teammates. We explain why his lack of focus could be detrimental to the Nets heading into the NBA playoffs.

We also explain why Kyrie's constant mention of social and political issues is unfair to NBA fans...who want to watch the NBA to escape from problems...not be preached to about them.

Just when you thought Adam Silver and the NBA couldn't get any more woke...they double down on their wokeness with a new award. Over the weekend...it was announced that the Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Social Justice Champion Award will be given out during the NBA Playoffs.

With NBA ratings tanking because of the overt politics...this award is sure to alienate even more of the audience. We explain why this award is another in a long line of errors the NBA has made in the last 12 months.

We also explain why LeBron James is likely to be the first recipient of the Social Justice Champion Award.

We're coming off one of the worst NBA regular seasons in recent memory. NBA ratings for the regular season set record lows. The product on the court is terrible...the league's biggest star LeBron James has ran off over half the audience.

The NBA Playoffs are set to begin this week...but it doesn't feel like it. There's no excitement surrounding the NBA right now. There's usually hype and excitement heading into the postseason. However...the NBA is so unpopular right now...most fans could care less about the playoffs.

We examine the NBA playoff picture...and explain why the league is on the precipice of disaster when it comes to television ratings for the playoffs. Could we see record low ratings for the NBA playoffs in 2021?

It appears that Aaron Rodgers and the Green Bay Packers are heading towards a divorce. Rodgers has been vocal about his desire to leave Green Bay. Although the Packers front office is saying publicly they want him back...it seems like Green Bay also wants to start their future with Jordan Love.

How did we get here? When you have a legendary quarterback like Aaron Rodgers...you'd think the franchise would do everything in their power to keep him happy. The Packers have done the opposite.

We breakdown the beef between Aaron Rodgers and the Packers...which started in 2018. We outline numerous incidents that seemed minor at the time...but have added to Rodgers' frustration level.

The question is...can the relationship between Aaron Rodgers and the Packers be repaired? We explain why this is unlikely to happen.

Kenny Mayne announced this week that he was leaving ESPN after 25+ years at the network. He released details of his contract negotiations with the network publicly...and it's clear ESPN was willing to let him move on.

We go over the contract negotiations...and blast ESPN for disrespecting another long-term employee. We look at all of the recent on-air personalities that have left the network...and notice similarities between them.

We also explain how ESPN doesn't have the cultural impact that it once had. ESPN is in desperate need of stars...and they're unable to create stars like they have in the past. We compare ESPN to WWE...and explain how both organizations are suffering due to lack of star power.

We criticize LeBron James and the NBA often here on the channel. However...I realized the other night that I often criticize...without offering solutions. So in today's video...we offer solutions to some of the NBA's top problems.

Of course...one of the main issues is LeBron James leading the league down the path of woke politics. We also dive into the problem with the regular season...and player contracts in the NBA not incentivizing high performance.

To conclude the video...we identify the main culprit behind most of the problems in the modern NBA.

Tim Tebow and Urban Meyer experienced the most success of their careers together in Florida over 10 years ago. Now...they're reuniting once again to try and recreate that magic with the Jacksonville Jaguars.

However...this is a major mistake by Urban Meyer. We look at this from the viewpoint of Trevor Lawrence...the Jaguars number one draft pick. We explain how Tebow could cast a shadow over him coming in as a rookie trying to lead this team.

We also explain how players are going to view Tebow in the locker room. NFL players don't like nepotism...and some players will believe Tim Tebow only received this opportunity because of his skin tone.

LeBron James...along with most players in the NBA...have spent the better part of a year fighting against supposed human rights violations here in America. However...they're strangely silent when it comes to far worse violations in China.

Why is that? We look into various human rights violations in China that have direct ties to the NBA. Those include an NBA training academy where young children are abused...and cotton produced by forced labor that goes into making shoes and clothes endorsed by major NBA superstars.

Could LeBron James and the NBA be making so much money in China...that they don't care about their decline in America?

The 2020-21 NBA regular season has been a disaster in terms of television ratings. Interest in the league is at an all-time low. The actions of the NBA's biggest superstar...LeBron James...have been detrimental to the success of the league.

Certain members of the sports media believe the NBA will command NFL money when they negotiate their television broadcast rights. This is laughable. We compare the NBA ratings to the NFL...and prove why the NBA won't command the same money as the NFL.

We also explain how LeBron James has hurt the NBA over the last several months. While the league is losing money...LeBron has consistently complained about what Adam Silver is doing to recoup lost money.

We provide our estimates for NBA playoff ratings...and give numbers that will have the NBA setting record low ratings for the playoffs.