A not so warm welcome from Erin to Lawrence does not stop this show from heating up and staying hot! In typical Beyond the Journal fashion, this episode starts on the topic of inner city basketball and parenting child athletes with current and future covid protocols and gradually works its way to the NBA All-Star game! Erin and Lawrence discuss the Eastern and Western Conference rosters; NBA All-Star Roster selection processes; Snubs—including Lebron’s honest opinion and overall performances of NBA players thus far. Kyrie Irving is back in the conversation and while he may be balling out of control, E & L are much more interested in his comments off the court, his intentions, and the possible future of his perspective. Thanks to the unfortunate and untimely injury of Bronny James, the main topic of this episode lands on the idea of player injuries and the impact these injuries have on each player’s legacy and his relationship with the league and his team. In other news, New York governor, Andrew Cuomo troubles and poor reactions land him in the discussion in a way he may not be proud of. All that and more in this jam-packed not so welcome back episode for Lawrence!