Game On with Bianchi & Kravitz

Raheem Palmer of The Ringer and The Ringer Gambling Show gives his best bets for the NBA's return on Thursday and why he thinks the Lakers and Clippers could be teams to watch down the stretch. Also his thoughts on why the All Star Game is fading and why the Nuggets could make a run to the Finals.

While we still need to speculate and get through the 2023 NBA Draft, the basketball world had a slow news day and has made a huge deal out of the Magic drafting Bronny James in the 2024 Mock made by Jonathan Givony of DraftExpress.com.

Discussing the Rays Hall of Fame who will be inducting Don Zimmer, Carl Crawford, and Wade Boggs. Tyler Glasnow makes his return and the Rays are expecting big things from Free Agent acquisition Zach Eflin. Wander Franco remains the important piece on offense. Also getting Andy Freed's thoughts on the shift ban, and the pitch clock.

Discussing the best months for sports fans during the calendar year, what makes each month special depending on preferences. We're currently in the eye of the sports storm.

Discussing the best months for sports fans during the calendar year, what makes each month special depending on preferences. We're currently in the eye of the sports storm.

The Magic have one of the best young nucleuses in the league but how soon will they be able to take that next step? (In transactional news, the Magic Waived RJ Hampton, we discuss that as well.)

Discussing the outcry over how watchable or unwatchable the NBA All Star Game is. Is it fixable or do we just like to complain? Or is it a mixture of both?

Discussing the things that stood out this weekend between the XFL, Rising Stars, Mac McClung and the Dunk Contest, and dare we say the All Star Game itself.

Former Super Bowl champ with the Broncos and former New York Giant Cody Latimer catches up with us after the Guardians tough loss in Houston. Discussing the game, his performance, and what to look forward to.

Russ Brandon is the President of the XFL and joined the show to fill us in on a number of topics including: the decision to start the season on this particular weekend, the Arlington Hub & Texas facilities, strong ownership, what will make this version of the XFL unique, the postseason structure, and the centralized command center that will be in charge of challenges.