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The animals are on this Aloha Friday following a rough game 1 for the UH baseball team who spends heir final season series at Cal Poly. The guys then go over some things in the NBA Playoff, some things with NFL training camps, and what did Michael Jordan do to garner attention for a Hawaii USA FCU Life Matters Moment?

Artie Wilson continues your Aloha #HDayFriday discussion.

From the disappointing teams to players with the biggest impacts, Artie discusses all things around the first-round of the NBA Playoffs.

On today's show:

-Coach Phil Handy, former Hawaii men's basketball guard and current LA Lakers Assistant Coach: discusses the difference between regular season and playoff basketball in the Association, the injuries that have been a big factor with the Lakers this season, what types of preparation happen prior to and within a playoff series and what's been the biggest turnaround for the Lakers as they went from down 0-1 in the series to up 2-1 ahead of Sunday's game 4 in Los Angeles.

Bobby takes you through your Aloha #HDayFriday workday as he discusses the recent fan behavior at NBA games, will the Olympics happen this summer in Tokyo, Coach Kale Ane stepping down as Punahou football head coach, UH baseball begins its final series of the year at Cal Poly, Clarence T.C. Ching Athletics Complex will be ready ahead of the September 4th home opener against Portland State and looks at the NBA Playoffs. Buy or sell also returns.

On today's show:

-Kevin Pelton, NBA writer for ESPN: provides his thoughts on the problems for the LA Clippers, the LA Lakers coming into form, a new look for the Milwaukee Bucks with Jrue Holiday and also the Denver Nuggets with Austin Rivers and the concerns for the league with the recent fan behavior.

-Coach Bo Graham, UH Football Offensive Coordinator: reacts to the New Mexico Bowl victory from this past December, how he's absorbed different coaching philosophies over the years, the transition from year one to year two of the Todd Graham era, the high expectations he places upon himself and what kind of plans are in store for Calvin Turner Jr. this season.

-Davone Bess, former UH Football and NFL Wide Receiver: reflects on his relationships with the many quarterbacks he's played with, especially the late Colt Brennan, how he took pride in studying his opponents and how thankful he is for Coach June Jones.

Punahou High School Baseball head coach Keenan Sue joins Coach Caliendo to chat about his playing and coaching career; winning the 2019 State Championship; and more!

Former University of Hawaii and NFL receiver Davone Bess joins the show for a remarkably candid interview about his challenges with mental health, his reaction to the death of Colt Brennan and his future aspirations to break into coaching. Plus, Kanoa and Jordan run through the topics of one of the the worst plays in MLB history, Tua Tagovailoa's eyebrow-raising admission, Phil Mickelson's historic victory at the PGA Championship, the Brooks Keopka-Bryson DeChambeau feud, fan behavior at NBA playoff games, and the Clippers getting pushed around by Luka Doncic. And as always, the fellas end the show with their "Best and Worst", which includes a tribute to the late Fred Guzman, an influential figure in Maui sports.

The animals are on this Thursday following a rough game for Miami in the NBA Playoffs, but some good new comes out about the Hawaii Bowl and the return.Speaking of the NBA Playoffs, the Dallas Mavericks have the Clippers towards the rope, so Earl Sneed from NBA.com talks about the Mavericks being on fire as they return home for games 3 and 4. And Ryan Fagan from Sporting News talks about the MLB and the bizarre play that happened with the Pirates and the Cubs...

Sean Highkin of Bleacher Report talks the NBA Playoffs and the unusual rise of bad behavior from fans from the 76ers and the Knicks where two different fans were seen dropping popcorn on Russell Westbrook, and spitting at Trae Young. Greg Nichols talks the Ko Olina, their upcoming military appreciation opportunity, and the PGA. Jabari Trotter, UH assistant basketball coach, talks the transfer portal and how it's taking over Trotter's life. Rob Guerrera of the 49ers SB Nation podcast talks the 49ers' decision to take Trey Lance and the excitement behind the NDSU player.

The animals are on this mid-week edition of the show with some interesting topics, including Las Vegas coming out with over/under numbers of wins for each college football team, Hawaii's on that board with...6.5? The NBA Playoffs are wrapping up game 2 of the first round series, so Keith Smith from Real GM talks about the playoffs and what is happening with the Celtics. Hawaii baseball also concludes the season this week, so our own Josh Pacheco joins the show to talk about what UH needs to do to close the season strong and what should we look forward to for next year. And Michael Rothstein from ESPN talks the Falcons and the whole situationwith Julio Jones.

Josh talks about UH latest on Dave Matlin's interview regarding the new field for UH athletics, could we see a Hawaii Bowl game being played, Josh also talks about how it can help in the future, The Clippers are at risk of an early exit in the Playoff's to the Mav's, can this mean the end if the Kawhi Leonard and Paul George team, also

"Overall its been really positive. We all know this is not an optimal situation..." University of Hawaii Athletics Director David Matlin joins The Sports Animals to discuss initial reactions to the 2021 Hawaii Football season ticket selection process and the status of the team's new home.