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The animals are on this mid-week watching the NBA playoffs and a great game going on between Atlanta and Philadelphia. Speaking of the NBA playoffs, Keith Smith from Yahoo Sports talks about the playoffs and Kristian Winfield from the New York Daily News talks about the Brooklyn Nets and them being one game away from the Easter Conference Finals. And the US Open is coming up this weekend, so Bob Harig from ESPN talks about who has the best chances (and not odds) to win the coveted U.S Open at Torrey Pines.

More Changes in the NBA, Chris Paul is out due to Covid restictions, Scott Brooks and Stan Van Gundy are no longer coaching, Donnie Nelson is not with the Mavericks and Lebron James has some strong opinions, Josh gives his thoughts on all and Dan Feldman from Pro Basketball Talk at NBC.com joins too speak on it as well.

Mark Rolfing from The Golf Channel talks the upcoming PGA Tour as well as the feud between hard hitters Brooks Koepka and Bryson DeChambeau. Brent Sobleski from Bleacher Report talks the NFL and why it’s getting harder and harder to see the possibility of a Deshaun Watson trade. UH Men’s Basketball assistant John Montgomery talks about their first trip back to the mainland now that the NCAA recruiting dead period has been lifted

Miami Dolphins' QB Tua Tagovailoa joins The Sports Animals to talk about his health; having a true offseason; upcoming virtual Football ProCamp coming up this Saturday; and more.

The animals are on and keeping tabs on game 5 between Milwaukee and Brooklyn as the NBA All-Teams are out. Also, it's Tua Time, as Miami Dolphins' quarterback and Hawaii's own Tua Tagovailoa joins the show. Then, it's Andy Larsen from the Salt Lake Tribune talks about the Utah Jazz and their series with the Los Angeles Clippers. How did the series get tied and how can the Jazz break the tie and move to the Western Conference Finals?

Talks of College Bowls games getting cancelled this coming season started too rumor around, Josh gives his thoughts on the matter, Minor League Baseball players are voicing for change to the system after details of them being incredibly under paid, also The Net's are trying to rally with Kevin Durant but will James Harden be back to help in time.

The Sports Animals caught up with former University of Hawaii Football lineman and coach, now defensive line coach at Nebraska, Tony Tuioti.

Former MLB pitcher and Coach Jim Bower joins Pete Caliendo dicuss what he learned from coaches in Japan which he still applies in his teachings; recovery, how and why it is important; technology and how to apply it to benefit the player and help the coach verify his teaching; and more.

Jon Marks from WIP in Philly talks the Philadelphia 76ers getting tied up with the Atlanta Hawks in the playoffs and what the 76ers need to do to bounce back from the loss. Jarrett Bell from USA Today Sports talks the AFC North and who he has winning the competitive division in 2021. Steve Del Vecchio from Larry Brown Sports talks New England Patriots and the optimism from Cam Newton and the flurry of new free agents.

The animals are on this start of the work week following the exciting Game 4 between Philadelphia and Atlanta and the NBA Playoffs are heating up with that series being tied now. Mo Dakhil from JumpBall.net joins the show to talk about the playoffs and who has the best shot right now at lifting the trophy. Then, Stephen Tsai from the Honolulu Star-Advertiser joins the show to talk about the UH seasons of sports, wrapping up the 2020-21 season.