Bobby Manning and Friends

Max Lederman joins Bobby Manning to talk about the Ben Simmons debacle with the 76ers and where it went wrong for both sides. Hint: it was long before the James Harden trade talks and Doc Rivers casting doubt on the star once the Hawks beat Philly in 7. Dome Theory also talks the most likely trade, when this saga will finally come to an end and whether or not Sixers will win a championship with Joel Embiid. 

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Bobby Manning, Nate Spurlin and Lindo Zay dig into Donda and Certified Lover Boy, two albums and rollouts alongside Kanye West and Drake's long-running feud that sucked up all the oxygen in the music world this past month. They also discuss the Rockets' decision to sit John Wall until they move him. 

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Bobby Manning talks with Jazz forward and former Syracuse star Elijah Hughes live from NBA Summer League. This weeks Dome Theory starts by assessing some of the Celtics moves from this past week, including the extension of Robert Williams III and Josh Richardson. Then, he talks about that August feeling and the simmering Drake vs. Kanye West feud possibly boiling into a full-blown, same day sales battle next Friday morning with DONDA and Certified Lover Boy slated to release on September 3. 

Bobby Manning, Neema and Jake Weingarten dig into Summer League after all returning from Las Vegas after taking in a week of basketball. Cade Cunningham, Jalen Green and Evan Mobley all played to varying results, while deeper prospects in the draft and some year-two players made waves in an action-packed exhibition for the league's youth. Jake covers recruiting and has tracked many of these players for years, while Neema and Bobby weighed expectations versus results for many of the players. Plus, the Vegas experience, an influx of tall non-players on the strip and a Blackjack meltdown. 

Jake Fischer joins Bobby Manning to look back on NBA free agency and his incredible summer of scoops, plus his journey from laid off at Sports Illustrated to now one of the top news writers in basketball, and how he wrote a book "Born to Lose" about tanking and the NBA Lottery that released this year along the way. Then, Bobby and Neema's discussion about the NBA Draft and higher-level view of the NBA offseason before the free agency guns went off. 

Damian Lillard could reportedly demand a trade, rumors he denied but nonetheless expanded the thought that he could be done with the Portland Trail Blazers. NBA writer Sean Highkin joins Bobby Manning to discuss the rumors, as well as NBA Finals MVP Giannis Antetokounmpo possibly having the most dominant NBA Finals performance ever as the Bucks won their first title since 1971.

Tyler the Creator's sixth album "Call Me if you Get Lost" is his most comprehensive yet, with a wide array of sounds marking his best production work yet. His rhymes encompass his career and turn personal, looking back at Yonkers, his sound shift on Cherry Bomb and marking the achievement of IGOR winning the best rap song Grammy. Tyler turns back toward a more traditional rap album, showing off his drastically improved rapping and featuring a solid choice of contributors with Lil Wayne the most impressive among them. Bobby Manning and Jayson Buford discuss the release on Dome Theory.

Mirin Fader talks about here book "GIANNIS" coming on August 10 with Giannis Antetokounmpo 8 wins away from his NBA championship off the biggest win of his life. Giannis' life began in poverty in Greece, the son of immigrants from Nigeria who struggled to become citizens, find jobs and opportunity in basketball. The Antetokounmpos changed their name, hustled for food and grew enough to draw the interest of basketball coaches in lower leagues. Eventually the NBA found him and questioned his upside, with some staying away before the Milwaukee Bucks committed at No. 15 in the 2013 NBA Draft and got the benefit of a late growth spurt to 7 feet. Giannis exploded and put on more weight within a few years to become a staggering force comparable to Shaquille O'Neal. He's become a different mold of a star in today's NBA, without the AAU friendships and committing to Milwaukee for a second contract instead of bolting to Miami, Toronto or Dallas. Will it pay off with a title? The Bucks staggering execution, coaching and Giannis' shooting woes continue to raise doubts, as Mirin talks about his struggles and how she's following his greatest playoff run yet in the months before the book. 

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A. Sherrod Blakely joins Bobby Manning to discuss the candidates, from Ime Udoka to Chauncey Billups, that have been connected to the Celtics job. They start discussing the changes in Boston's front office, what Brad Stevens will look like at GM and how he could succeed. Then they get into Billups' past rape accusation, that ended in a court settlement shortly before the Celtics traded him during his rookie season. Does he still owe some level of accountability, or does time grant forgiveness and Boston can hire him as head coach without question? What questions should the media be asking? Bobby and Sherrod talk rape and sports, what consequences should be levied against perpetrators and the evolving conversation about holding those in power to account for crimes against women. 

Kyrie Irving raised the infamous racism issue in Boston and infuriated the city in what amounted to a personal motive that was simultaneously true. Dart Adams, a writer and journalist long active in changing the image and face of Boston weighed in on the damage and truth of Irving's comments, along with the reasons Boston brought this criticism on itself as it continues to struggle to grapple with its past racism and present erasure of Black voices. (8:16) 

Then Jordan Rose of Complex joins Bobby and Dome Theory to discuss J. Cole's "The Offseason," the rapper's legacy and why he's pursuing a basketball career in the Basketball Africa League, as Bobby dives into the league with some reporting he's done on its formation and goals with Tacko Fall and others (1:08:00)

Bobby Manning and Dome Theory give Russell Westbrook his flowers for triple double history, assess his and other cases for challenging Nikola Jokic in the MVP race, before the group dive into Jaylen Brown's season-ending injury and the future of the Celtics. Neema covers the Rockets with Gen Z Rockets Podcast and Nate Spurlin covers music and culture on The Cap Podcast.