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First, congratulations to Kevin Turner for winning NFL Playoffs Week 1 of our Sports Predict contest. He receives a $250 Ticketmaster prize, and I have it on good authority that there’s more money to be won (by Kevin or whoever) this week. I’d encourage all of you to join for the Divisional Round and beyond, given that the contest is free of charge and it’s a lot of fun.

This podcast was initiated by our man Tom Haberstroh breaking a story on a drastic dive in NBA offense, attributed by many in the league to a sudden secret shift in referee practice. What’s going on with this? Why is it happening?

Many a great topic in this discussion, such as:

* Is Rich Paul correct to lobby for Austin Reaves getting traded?

* Is it close minded to say an out of shape Luka can’t be the best player on a title team?

* Is it crazy to consider dealing Luka instead of Reaves?

* Is Deni Avdija getting unfairly accused of being a foul grifter?

* My dislike of the great (and necessary) Victor Wembanyama

* Is a substation is getting 49ers injured.

Enjoy!