This week, Andy and Liam continue the talk surrounding the return of the NBA season. There have been multiple players around the league that have voiced concerned about retuning to play. Kyrie Irving and Dwight Howard have been the top players that have made it public that they have real concern on the restart. The bigger question that arises is will the return of the NBA season take away from the the progress and the message of the Black Lives Matter movement. Andy and Liam give their insights on the return of the NBA season, will the players use the national spotlight to express the necessary message surrounding the Social Injustice in America? The platform that is created from returning to play, will NBA players have the ability to refocus the message and speak on all the bigger issues or will the restart cloud the message? Starting the second half of the episode, NBA coaches might not be able to fully coach their team based on age, is this fair or is this age discrimination? To wrap up the episode we see Jokic from the Nuggets lose a noticeable amount of weight, NBA players are finally getting to the barber shop and getting a nice fresh cut, and Patrick Beverley gives the final vote to Lebron James, saying if he is playing then we all are playing. Enjoy!

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This week around the NBA, Andy and Liam are excited to chat about the return of the NBA season starting July 31st. The vote has officially been approved by the NBA Board of Governors as a result of a 22-team return to be played in Orlando at the Walt Disney World Resort. The proposal includes a bubble-like scenario where all 22 teams will be in conjunction with each other, tested daily, and stay at the surrounding hotels. Room service will not be provided, showers at the arenas after games will be excluded, and seats will be empty. With a 22 team return, 13 teams in the West and 9 teams in the East will battle it out for the top 8 spots with a remainder of 8 regular season games left to play, along with an AAU-like style play requiring teams to play at least one back-to-back game. The last possible date for the NBA season to end will be October 12, only if a Game 7 in the Finals were to be played. With that being said, no, this will not look normal and there are still multiple uncertainties, but optimism within the league remains hopeful as they put their trust in NBA commissioner Adam Silver. Enjoy.

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This week, Andy & Liam begin the episode giving praise and thanks to their savior Jesus Christ as Easter Sunday comes to a wrap. In addition, the boys continue to discuss the trampling effects of COVID-19 and how the virus is leading to a foreseeable closure on the NBA season. Due to social distancing controlling every day lives, the viral meme, "Choose Your Quarantine House" has become a popular hit on all social media platforms, which encouraged Andy & Liam to take part in the hype - "NBA Style." With attention to the temporary closure of the NBA, NBA2K created its own live action, with the Players Tournament with NBA player showing their skills on the sticks with $100,000 dollars on the line. Wrapping up the episode, Andy gives his conspiracy theory on the Coronavirus, believing there will be a new world order in the near future.

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This week Andy and Liam have the opportunity to interview their first professional NBA player, Garrison Mathews, shooting guard for the Washington Wizards. Given the season's indefinite suspension by Adam Silver, Mathews had some extra time to talk about his journey of making it to the NBA coming from a small, mid-major school. When asked about his accolades in college, he emphasized the importance of being a team player and how much the coaches, mentors, and teammates he's had have impacted his success. With the intention of making a full time roster spot on the Wizards, the nickname "Professional Shooter" has given birth as Mathews dropped a career-high 28 points against a young and talented Miami Heat team. Playing alongside multiple superstars on the Wizards, Mathews talks about going one-on-one against John Wall in practice and how guarding Bradley Beal has increased his defensive-play drastically. Rounding out the interview, Andy and Liam ask Garrison what his future looks like moving forward. His answer? Mathews believes he is a full time roster-spot guy, and so do we.

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This week around the NBA, Andy and Liam recap the shock that the sports world took this week, with all major sports being either postponed or canceled. As a result of the coronavirus, the NBA season has now been suspended for a minimum of 30 days according to NBA Commissioner Adam Silver. Although, this has not stopped the public from hoarding items from local stores, especially excessive amounts of toilet paper. However, this has not stopped Man-To-Man from bringing NBA entertainment straight to your ears. Andy and Liam talk about the many ways players, owners, and fans are coming together to help the basketball community in any way possible. Episode 18 also highlights Rudy Gobert, and the carelessness surrounding COVID-19 in general. And of course, the Pacers fans get to hear from our leader Victor Oladipo as he offers encouraging words to fans. Catch Man-To-Man live every Wednesday and Sunday at 10 p.m. EST on Youtube. Enjoy!

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This week around the NBA, Andy and Liam show love and express condolences to their hometown of Nashville, and the families involved, as an extreme tornado ripped through the downtown area. Transitioning to the NBA, the deadly Coronavirus may limit the number of fans and arena staff from attending games, as executive league officers will have several plans in place by Thursday of this week. Speaking of future planning, James Harden and the Houston Rockets are in serious need of reconstruction before the Playoffs, as Mike D’Antoni’s “small ball” style of play doesn’t seem to be working after all… With the intention of Playoffs on their minds, Andy and Liam predict where each team will land before the first games are played, and which teams have the best shot of making it to the Finals. With Andy’s confidence in Lebron bringing home a championship for Kobe, the “King” and the Lakers display themselves as a strong candidate to do so as the ‘Purple and Gold’ clinch their first playoff berth over Giannis and the Bucks since 2013. Provided that Giannis and Lebron will likely take their squads deep into the Playoffs, Liam’s “My Question to You is”, “Who will win MVP – Lebron or Giannis?” Rounding out the episode, Stephen Curry makes his debut back onto the court earning himself “Player of the Week,” and the Indiana Pacers feel good after returning home from winning 4 of their last 5 games on the road.

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This week around the NBA, Andy and Liam start out with a bang. Comparing the “young balls” and the “old nuts”, we see the top rookies in Zion and Ja face off against The King himself, Mr. Lebron James. As the playoffs are inching closer and closer the games are getting more important but that hasn’t stopped teams making upset alerts. Andy and Liam cover the importance of every game and preview the playoff picture. Later, we find the true meaning of the phrase “Ball Don’t Lie” in discussing the Game of the Week and Player of the Week. Of course, rounding out the episode our beloved Pacers. For the 1st time in over a month the Pacers went 3-0 this week. Don’t forget Man-To-Man live streams all of their episodes on YouTube every Sunday Night at 10pm est.

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This week around the NBA, Andy and Liam discuss the future for the Brooklyn Nets as they see their other superstar, Kyrie Irving, go down with a season ending injury. The Burgers have been served, does anyone have some ketchup and mustard? Trae Young explodes and drops a 50 point game against the Heat, earning himself Player of the Week honors. Dwayne Wade gets his #3 jersey retired in Miami, as we look back at our favorite D-Wade moments where does he fall on the all time list of Greatest Players. As Man-To-Man has started to live stream all of their episodes on YouTube, Andy & Liam take some fan questions and to round out the episode of-course we talk about our beloved PacerNation.

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