Anthony listened to an LFR pod in which Pete and Darius discussed NBA coverage and specifically with the Lakers. Given the summer he's had, Anthony wanted to pick up on that conversation too. So they wander around the topic. How did we get here? Can this be fixed? Where is it going?

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Anthony and Pete look back at this summer and how they've taken it all in given the information they had in front of them. LeBron James was almost certainly not going anywhere. That didn't stop a weeks-long news cycle!

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Anthony and Pete discuss the way the NBA's tv partners have covered the league and why it wanted something other than what Turner was providing.

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Anthony opened up his notebook on his way out to California last week and finally got around to narrating the piece. You won't find more detail on this summer than right here.

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Anthony welcomes a friend of the show to talk Lakers and Clippers. Mirjam Swanson (SCNG) stops by to talk about the sale and compare the two teams' summers.

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With all the excitement of a typical NBA offseason, it seems most people have forgotten the biggest transaction of the summer. Anthony and Mirjam discuss the ramifications of the Lakers being sold.

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Fan reaction to a team's offseason offers a real look into the fabric of fanhood. Anthony and Mirjam explore this concept and explain why they think the Lakers had a (much?) better summer than the Clippers.

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Anthony felt bad for missing so much time recently that he hopped on the stream and stayed until he answered every single question from the iTunes and Twitter mailbags, while also addressing comments from the live audience. A ton of ground is covered here.

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Anthony promised the birthday girl an appearance on the show and it pays off quite well. Then, he dives into the iTunes mailbag to discuss the Lakers' facilities compared to the rest of the league and what purpose their expiring contracts will serve if they don't want longer-term money.

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More people are starting to notice how people reacted to finding out Luka wants to win now compared to how they reacted when they found out LeBron wanted more help than he's gotten the last few years. Another listeners asked about the part of the organization responsible for drafting coming under more fire.

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