Thank god sports is back! We miss doing drafts and debating over who’s going to win. This episode we’re going to draft based solely off of player performances in the NBA Bubble. Then, we’ll dig into the Portland Trail Blazers run into the playoffs and Damian Lillard's beef with Skip Bayless, Patrick Beverley and Paul George. We also discuss standout players in the Orlando bubble including: Devin Booker and the Suns 8-0 run, T. J. Warren, and Michael Porter Jr. Lastly, we wrap it up discussing the Brooklyn Nets unexpected run during the seeding games and the Philadelphia Sixers injury troubles as they go onto face the Boston Celtics. Instagram: @itskspodcast | Twitter: @itskspodcast. Thank you for listening!

On this episode of IT'S KS, we interview #MLB pitcher Conner Greene. He is a professional baseball pitcher for the Kansas City Royals organization. Greene attended Santa Monica High School and was drafted in the 7th round of the 2013 MLB draft by the Toronto Bluejays. We discuss his lifestyle and love for all the cities he's been to including Los Angeles and Toronto. We then dive into the best advice he would give to a young player trying to make the majors. Greene also reveals who were his "guys" on each team he's been a part of: Toronto Bluejays, St. Louis Cardinals, & Toronto Bluejays.  He even has experience modeling and has become good friends with actor Charlie Sheen!  Go check out Conner Greene's clothing brand: @retro_tourist. Instagram: @itskspodcast | Twitter: @itskspodcast | Instagram: @connergreene | Twitter: @connergreene. Thank you for listening!

On this episode of IT'S KS, I interview #TikTok content creator #FrankMichaelSmith! He creates sports content and currently has over 500 thousand followers and over 12 million likes on TikTok. He's the CEO of settling for a like!  We talk about his background in sports growing up in Pittsburgh, his experience working for the sports company ClutchPoints, and his time at MIAMI UNIVERSITY (7:24). We dive into what goes into making informative and successful sports content and how he has found success on TikTok. Lastly, we go into our thoughts on if TikTok will end up being #banned in the United States (20:35).

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On this episode of IT'S K"S we interview the Sports Doctor, Brian Sutterer M.D. He has a YouTube channel analyzing sports injuries in today's athletes across the NBA, NFL, MLB, UFC, and others. He currently has over 200,000 subscribers and a total 22 million views across his channel.  We began our conversation discussing Dr. Sutterer's background and how he garnered his keen interest in sports and medicine. We then shifted our conversation into the current state of the NBA's plan to restart on July 30th. We dived into the details of daily COVID-19 testing, the potential utility of using Oura rings to track objective data, and the types of masks that players should be wearing.

Hello everyone, we are back with another important episode of IT'S K"S. Savan and Kunal first took a moment to state that we stand in solidarity against the racial injustices and discrimination in our world at this time. The injustices that African Americans have faced for centuries of our history is unacceptable. It is each and everyone's responsibility to fight for change and show our awareness, support, and love to the victims of racial oppression in America. All the names we are saying are innocent lives who have been subject to police brutality at the hands of the same people who are supposed to protect us. As you hear us say these names, think about how unfair their lives were treated, how they should be honored, and what we have to do to make sure that not a single name is added to this list. Our generation must take on the responsibility to fight in unity against injustice to make sure our future is brighter than our present. 

We talked about the courage and sacrifices that Colin Kaepernick made by kneeling during the National Anthem of NFL games. He was faced with undue criticism from President Trump and no longer had a job in the NFL as a quarterback. While Commissioner Goodell initially believed that players should stand proud for the flag and patriotism he has since changed his position now. Many prominent athletes have shown their support of Kap including LeBron James, Kevin Durant, Stephen Curry, DeAndre Hopkins and others. In 2018, Nike released their powerful commercial with Kaepernick "Believe in something, even if it means sacrificing everything". 

Then, we switched topics to talk about how some players still haven't fully opened their eyes to the systemic racism that African Americans face in this country everyday. Drew Brees initially stood strong to his opinion that he would never agree to anyone who doesn't proudly stand for the flag because he has family members who have served for this country. However, he has since changed his stance and reflected on what truly is the root problem here. The protests were never about the flag and it was always about a country who promises freedom for all but has not filled their end of the bargain.

Lastly, we wrapped up the episode talking about some of the trailblazing athletes who have passionately made a difference within sports including: Jackie Robinson, Jesse Owens, Serena Williams, Venus Williams, Muhammad Ali, LeBron James, Maya Moore, and Colin Kaepernick.

In this episode of IT'S K"S  we begin this episode by first redrafting the 2016 NFL draft including Carson Wentz, Dak Prescott, Jared Goff & Ezekiel Elliot.  We then discuss the upcoming 202 NFL draft including discussing Tua and Justin Herbert, and the dynamic WRs coming out of this draft. The technology issues that we project to happen are at least 2 within the first round of the draft. Then, we wrap up discussing The Last Dance documentary with Michael Jordan in his UNC days, Scottie Pippen and was he being selfish, and the legacy of Jerry Krause. Thank you for listening and follow us on Instagram: @itskspodcast.