In Hour 1…

(2:55) Mike Golic Jr. and Mike Golic Sr. lead off the week with some of the biggest news out of the NBA, starting with Joel Embiid’s newest knee injury. At the beginning of the 2024-25 season, it was already stated Embiid would be rolling back the amount of minutes he would be playing in hopes of remaining healthy for a playoff run. Come almost four months later, Embiid is once again down with another injury to his knee. Is this going to be the turning point for Philadelphia on how they handle Embiid after 10+ seasons in the Association? 

(11:54) The guys then transition into another NBA legend sidelined, this time with San Antonio Spurs Head Coach Gregg Popovich. Pop, who has been with the franchise since 1996. Following a health issue, later reported as a “mild stroke,” Popovich has been away from the team since November 2nd, and it came out this week he is unlikely to return to the sidelines this season. Is this the last we’ve seen of the five-time World Champion Head Coach, or does Pop have one more in him? The guys hit on everything surrounding the current situation, as well as what Popovich has meant to the game of basketball over the last 30+ years. 

(19:27) The NBA All-Star Game was poorly received by fans this year, but the media members had their revenge following the All-Star matchup in the Bay Area. The Golic’s discuss how some media members were vindicated this week following the mid-season exhibition. 

(25:07) The guys then transition to Sunday’s slate of NBA Games, headlined by the New York Knicks traveling to Boston to take on the defending World-Champion Celtics. The Celtics showed New York why they were defending champs, defeating them by a score of 118-105. They discuss if Boston is still the team to beat in the East, and then talk about some of the other games that caught fans attention on Sunday.

(34:22) The NFL Combine begins this week in Indianapolis, and Colorado’s Star QB, Shedeur Sanders, won’t be throwing at this year’s event. This isn’t an unprecedented move, as many top picks over the past few years have elected not to throw, and the guys discuss if this is a good or bad move for Sanders, who is projected to go in the Top-5 of April’s NFL Draft. They also discuss some of the players who will be running the 40-yard dash, as well as some of the intricacies that hold more value than they should at the combine. 

(49:28) Finally, Jessie Coffield gives a brief overview of some eye-popping stat lines during Sunday’s NBA Slate - particularly with players such as Miami’s Tyler Herro and Detroit’s Cade Cunningham. 

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