High Tea Hoops

On this week's Tea Time show, Brian Bosche chats with Creon Raftopoulos, Head Coach of the Surrey Scorchers in the British Basketball League. They discuss Creon's playing days in Zimbabwe growing up in a basketball family, becoming a coach in the BBL, building the Surrey Scorchers program, what it's been like coaching through a pandemic, the influence of Tayo Ogedengbe and Joel Freeland on his team, and why the Government should support the BBL.

On this week's Sunday Roast, Skylar and Brian discuss the Lakers beating the Nuggets in Game 5 behind LeBron's incredible performance, the Heat taking the Celtics down in Game 6 with a true team effort, The Storm sweeping the Lynx to make it to another WNBA Finals, the battle between the Sun and Aces, their roast of Paul Pierce, and the best NBA band members.

Brian chats with Josh Bett, Commentator for the Basketball Champions League, in this episode of Tea Time. They discuss the London Lions building a team to play in Europe, their heartbreaking loss to Neptunas in the Basketball Champions League qualifier, next steps in the FIBA Europe Cup, and how not having fans will affect the BBL.

On this week's Sunday Roast, Skylar and Brian discuss the Nuggets crushing loss to the Lakers with a clutch 3 from AD, the Celtics showing heart and getting their first win of the series, Tottenham’s Son put the ball in the net as much as Paul George in Game 7, best fits of the week, and Big Face Coffee has competition.

Brian and Skylar chat with Huw Hopkins, Lead Writer at Double Clutch UK and Analyst at Sky Sports, about the NBA and WNBA Playoffs on this episode of Tea Time. They discuss the Denver Nuggets WINNING Game 7 against the Clippers, the Heat beating the Celtics in overtime, the Connecticut Sun beating the Chicago Sky, and Shey Peddy's epic buzzer beating 3-pointer to get the win for the Phoenix Mercury over the Washington Mystics. 

On this week's Sunday Roast, Skylar and Brian discuss the Nuggets fighting back from being down 3-1 to the Clippers, the epic series between the Raptors and Celtics, the Lakers overpowering the Rockets, their picks for the Celtics vs. Heat series, and Roasts and Fits of the week!

Skylar and Brian are joined by Meredith Minkow of Bleacher Report for the ultimate WNBA episode. They chat about highlights from the Wubble, give their WNBA Award picks, and get you prepped for the WNBA playoffs. And of course, noted Jimmy Butler stans Meredith and Skylar can't resist talking Jimmy's bubble antics.

Brian chats with Charlie Skillen, News Editor at MailOnline Sport, about the last week in the NBA on this episode of Tea Time. They discuss the insane Game 7's from the Nuggets vs. Jazz and Rockets vs. Thunder series, the Heat and Celtics both going up 2-0, stupid things people are arguing about on the internet (like does Giannis need his Jordan?), their playoff predictions, and more.

On this week's Sunday Roast, Skylar and Brian sit down to discuss the historic players' strike started by the Milwaukee Bucks in response to the shooting of Jacob Blake in Wisconsin. They cover the timeline of events, outcomes of the strike, the response from the WNBA, and mental health in the Bubble/Wubble. They end the episode with updates from the NBA playoffs, the WNBA season, and the BBL.