On today’s show Andrew Sharp and Ben Golliver begin with an update on health and safety protocols before turning to Kyrie’s return in Brooklyn and the outlook for the Nets. Then (25:00): Some love for the Raptors as the team gets healthy and the future gets interesting. From there (35:00): Lots of thoughts on Ja Morant and the Grizzlies, including everything that makes him special, a few lingering questions and concerns, and Desmond Bane’s emergence as a sidekick this season. At the end (55:00): An update on the state of the West, a dispatch from the Only Franz section of the Discord, introducing Jabari Smith Jr., and an epiphany at the Orange Bowl as Michigan’s journey to a national championship falls one step short. 

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