Nothing Easy

We begin the pod with a somber tribute to Mac Miller and it turns out Misha totally missed the news of Burt Reynolds' passing. High drama in the women's final should not overshadow Osaka's moment and Serena's comeback to the top of the game. Terrible puns on the pronunciation of Thiem's name withstanding we discuss what he might be lacking in his pursuit of greatness. No tennis conversation between Misha & Ilia is complete without a speculative assessment of the legacies for The Big 3 legends of men's tennis. We preview two upcoming grudge matches in fighting sports: Golovkin-Canelo II and McGregor-Nurmagomedov even though Misha can't seem to get excited for either fight. Ilia recommends Jim Carrey's new show Kidding on Showtime and we conclude the episode with an early review of the surprise Eminem album Kamikaze.

Misha and Ilia are back for a new episode after taking it easy for the summer months, no pun intended. Posting this a week after recording we discuss upcoming US Open tennis tournament and Misha puts Ilia on the spot demanding a date to the event. Spoiler Alert: Ilia did take Misha for Day 1 of the tournament. Listen for Misha's new startup Interview Lead which will helps get you through the perilous job seeking process and stay for Finn barking his way into the podcast. We briefly recap the World Cup and give our takes on how to make soccer more popular in America and what it will take to get the USA good at the game. Before signing off we touch on an extremely bizarre JJ Redick story. More on that coming on the next episode for sure. Expect regular episodes to come your way again!

The Lottery Mafia's managing editor in chief Gabriel Allen joins the pod to discuss the 2018 NBA Draft on the eve of potentially the craziest draft in NBA history.

For The Lottery Mafia Draft Coverage: http://thesportsdaily.com/the-lottery-mafia/

and Ilia's final Big Board:

http://thesportsdaily.com/2018/06/20/2018-nba-draft-big-board-the-final-tiers/

Our Hockey correspondent Matt joins the show to discuss the NHL season, Ovechkin's journey, and the future of the league.

Misha and Ilia kick off the first ever US only olympics! We start by picking teams for Iowa, Colorado, South Carolina and Louisiana!

Listen to learn how to play, and who makes the cut!

Misha & Ilia review Neha's stellar performance on the previous episode before diving into the Luka Doncic hype train. They finish the episode with a scouting report on Ethan Hawke's basketball skills and his latest acting gig: an infomercial for the local YMCA! If you pay close attention you may pick up on a teaser for future episodes, hint: United States of America Olympic team!

Former top professional tennis player Neha Uberoi discusses her experience on the tour and integrating herself back into the real world after making the toughest decision of her life.

Quick reaction on the first Celtic-Sixer game + thoughts on the Kawhi/Spurs situation

We invite a new guest to the pod, and Ilia and Marc play fantasy NBA GM!

A mix of basketball, music and Larry David-like life moments