Big Shot Bob Pod with Robert Horry

We open a huge show this week with news of Anthony Davis signing his three-year extension with the Lakers – and while we all knew it was coming, Rob thinks he can contend for MVP this season if he stays healthy because he’s just as good a Jokic! And as Rob runs down all the reasons that he’s just as good – if not better – than all the big men across the NBA, we start taking bets on how many games Anthony Davis plays this season… and Rob contends that he was NOT in shape last season and if he comes in ready he can play 65-70 games. Plus if the Lakers target Christian Wood as recent rumors would suggest, Rob lays out what it would take for him to be successful on that Lakers roster. And can Gabe Vincent steal D’Angelo Russell’s starting job? Rob doesn’t see it happening for a number of reasons. On the heels of Scoot Henderson’s claim that he’ll be Rookie of the Year, Rob disagrees and says that Cam Whitmore will actually win it. And when Gilbert Arenas calls out Team USA, Rob finally addresses the things Gilbert said about his career. We all loved the old-school baseball fight between Tim Anderson and Jose Ramirez this week, with AMAZING audio from Guardians radio announcer Tom Hamilton. And with Kevin Brown’s suspension from the Orioles broadcast crew, has Rob ever been critical of the Lakers and got a call – and he did! Finally the Alabama ferry boat fight that has gone super viral leads us into a hilarious round of Black Crime or White Crime!!

The Shoot Around kicks off this week with more Paul Pierce, as he is currently on the show “Stars on Mars” and recounted the Instagram live incident that cost him his job at ESPN. So the question was, did you ever have to babysit a drunk friend? Rob has stories. Dr. J’s Top 10 also comes up for debate, as he left Steph, LeBron and Kobe off his list for strange reasons. Plus Bleacher Report’s most overrated NBA players gets Rob HOT, as both DeMar DeRozan and Kawhi Leonard hit the list, and everyone agrees that Sabonis should not be in this conversation. Listener want to know, after the passing of Paul Reubens, what weird TV shows we loved as a kid, and how the WNBA can capture the magic of the Women’s World Cup.

Robert Horry is finally able to reveal his secret on-location recording, as he will premier on “Special Forces: World’s Toughest Test” on Fox this September! Rob also shares that around the same time he was filming this show that his father passed away, and shares some memories and experiences he got to share with his dad over the years. We also discuss Jeanie Buss saying the Lakers will “definitely” retire LeBron’s number in LA, and whether or not he has earned enough Lakers-cred to warrant that honor. And if they retire his jersey, do they build him a statue?? Rob also discusses the Lakers weakest link and how Rui was NOT it, plus Dame’s warning from NBA is not a good sign for Dame landing in Miami. Plus no one on the show thinks Jimmy Butler can demand Jaylen Brown money, simply due to his age and the Heat’s financial situation. And on the heels of that we take a look ahead to the supermax deals coming due in the next two years, and who ends up being worth that paycheck. Rob and Kendrick Perkins both now share the honor of being ejected from an AAU basketball game, we send some well wishes to Bronny who is on the mend, hand out a really dope Big Shot of the Week, and tackle true news versus fake news in a round of Jump Ball.

We are loaded up for the bonus show this week, with lots of leftover topics we didn’t get to on the Tuesday show. We start with Draymond talking about what led to the infamous punch of Jordan Poole, whose dad flips out on Twitter and says Draymond never apologized. Rob thinks Draymond was wrong regardless but doesn’t owe Jordan’s dad an apology. Austin Reeves has very high praise for Anthony Davis, but Rob is mad at Austin Reeves for bailing on him for this year’s Clayton Kershaw ping pong tournament! We also discuss the Hall of Fame 2023 class, and how James Harden missed Joel Embiid’s wedding… so would Rob be upset if he invited his teammates and someone didn’t show up? A bird pooped on Viktor Hovland during the British Open, which prompts Rob to tell a story about a time when a bird pooped on him during a basketball tournament in Puerto Rico. Plus the story about the woman who purchased The Game’s old storage unit, as we wonder what would we find in Rob’s old storage unit. Finally Richard Jefferson running up Channing Frye’s credit card on Draft night gets Rob into stories about being hazed as a rookie.

We open the show this week with disappointment, as Rob lost a Los Angeles area Emmy to the Dodgers, after being nominated for his work with the Lakers. We’re also joined by writer Scoop Jackson, who talks about coming up in the NBA about the same time as Robert Horry – as Scoop started writing for Slam right after Rob got his first title in Houston. We also joke about Scoop being a Knicks fan, as Scoop says they won’t win anything until James Dolan is gone. Since we’ve all had the experience of seeing sports from behind-the-scenes, we discuss the awe of professional athletes that turned us into sports fans as young kids. Scoop shares his experience about meeting Dr. J as a young reporter and how an autographed basketball had his friends swooning over him. Plus, Rob and Scoop both have a LOT to say about Paul Pierce’s declaration that he’s better than Dwyane Wade, with Scoop saying that Paul would have to win with half a Shaq to really match Wade. We also get an incredible story from Scoop about Dwyane Wade in the 2006 NBA Finals, where Wade was sick in Games 1 and 2 and never told anyone, but told Scoop he was going to take over in Game 3 – which he sure did. We also break down Jaylen Brown’s supermax extension, as Scoop says the Celtics need to win a title, and these huge contracts are like anchors on the back end of these huge deals. There’s also some talk on Bronny’s cardiac arrest, a Big Shot of the Week for an Indiana construction worker, and Scoop hangs out for a test of his southern knowledge in a round of Walmart or Waffle House.

We open up the Shoot Around this week with the meme that has gone viral, of Robert Horry’s career earnings and seven rings, up against James Harden’s payday having won NO rings. Which career would you rather have, rings or huge paydays? We also answer listener questions about Phillip Rivers welcoming his 10th child, whether Doc Rivers deserves another coaching job in the NBA, and Steph Curry’s hole-in-one leads to a discussion about sports feats we’d love to accomplish in an ideal world. Plus a debate from a listener about all-you-can-eat buffets, the young Wimbledon winner leads us to our favorite underdog stories in sports, and with a possible Shohei Ohtani trade we discuss current players in sports that should NEVER be traded.

NBA writer and reporter Mark Medina joins the show this week, and immediately out’s Rob for schooling young kids at pop-a-shot. Mark just spent a couple weeks in Vegas for NBA Summer League, and bring us a first-hand account of Victor Wembanyama’s game and how cool the Sphere is on the Vegas strip. We also try to figure out how much time LeBron actually has left in the league after announcing his return, and Mark says after years of covering the Lakers he has learned not to bet against LeBron. Plus Rob, Mark and B-Dog debate how the Lakers starting five will shake out with free agency changes they’ve made this summer, and how James Harden will react if he is not traded out of Philadelphia. There is also a large debate about Paul Pierce’s comments that the Miami Heat wouldn’t make it out of the first round if they traded for Damian Lillard. Plus a cool Big Shot of the Week, a discussion about Horry County South Carolina, and Mark Medina jumps in for a hilarious round of Playing the Percentages.

We answer a lot of listener questions in this week’s Shoot Around – including things Rob would have loved to do in today’s NBA versus back in his day, paranormal experiences, and Rob’s travel recommendations for people going overseas. Also watching Elly de la Cruz steal home base last week prompts a fun conversation about the most electric players we’ve ever watched, and Rob brings up a lot of guys we never thought about. And we discuss LaMarcus Aldridge’s enormous new tattoo, plus Dennis Rodman’s huge face tattoo, and discuss who or what we would get tattooed on our body. Plus… is Scooby Doo actually a superhero? And if you had to rep a current NBA player and wear their jersey, who would you pick?

Robert Horry made an appearance at NBA Con in Las Vegas this past weekend, and got to see first hand how big Summer League has gotten with the new sphere on the strip. Summer League has also brought #1 pick Victor Wembanyama into the spotlight as people blew his debut out of proportion, while Rob feels like all these guys deal with early NBA jitters. Wemby was also the center of an incident involving Britney Spears – who exercised poor fan etiquette – and Rob talks about how people should approach players or celebrities that they want to meet. Rob also talks about Pop’s extension in San Antonio, and jokes that he waited to see if they got Wemby before signing. We also discuss how the Grant Williams deal in Dallas is great for Grant and the Kyrie-Luka experiment, and when Ben Simmons gets a vote of confidence from Nets GM Sean Marks it leads to a debate about who is the “Street Clothes Captain”. Kiyan Anthony has some high praise for Paul George, and so does B-Dog, but Rob and Jenners don’t buy the hype. We also give out a Big Shot of the Week to a TikToker that turned a struggling author into a best seller, and we play an always highly-contested round of Shot Clock!

Lots of listener questions in this week’s Shoot Around… including one big one. Did Rob actually contribute to the NBA Championships that he won? Rob defends his performances in the NBA postseason by saying it’s not all about your stat line and says the people that don’t think he contributed likely never watched him play. After Gary Payton’s appearance on last week’s Shoot Around, we revisit whether Seattle should get an NBA team back since that talking point all but vanished in recent years. Plus in light of the Zuckerberg-Musk fight, we ask Rob what NBA players he would like to see fight, and Rob says he’d love to throw down with Danny Ainge. And after Domingo German’s perfect game we discuss some of the best single-player performances we’ve ever watched, and both Rob and Jenners have different nominations. We also joke about how Larsa Pippen’s OnlyFans account has suffered since she started dating Marcus Jordan, and what would it take for our wives to have to take down their OnlyFans accounts. Finally we close with two important questions… has Robert Horry ever been fired from a job? And between Steph, LeBron and KD, who would Rob start, bench and cut?