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It's the Friday Roundtable! Bob McCown, Donnovan Bennett, Stephen Brunt, and John Shannon assemble to discuss the NBA Finals and specifically what to expect in game four tonight (2:56), the courtside incident involving Kyle Lowry and Warriors' minority Owner Mark Stevens (41:55), the Stanley Cup Final between Boston and St. Louis and its controversial Game 5 (51:28), and the current state of the Toronto Blue Jays (1:24:36).

The Toronto Star's Doug Smith checks-in from Oracle Arena the day after the Toronto Raptors' 123-109 win in Game 3 of the NBA Finals (2:40); and the basketball talk continues with Sacramento Kings Assistant Coach Roy Rana, he speaks about his decision to leave Ryerson for the NBA, and also weighed-in on the Finals between Toronto and Golden State (27:47). Basketball takes a backseat in the second hour of the show as Sportsnet's Brian Burke joins Bob McCown and Stephen Brunt in-studio ahead of Game 5 of the Stanley Cup Final (41:03); and Toronto Blue Jays' GM Ross Atkins recaps the MLB Draft and discusses his club's recent play having won two in a row against the Yankees (1:09:05). ESPN's front office insider Bobby Marks shares his perspective on the Finals, and if he feels like there is some gamesmanship surrounding Kevin Durant's injury on the part of the Warriors' staff (1:30:31); and Prime Time Sports' co-host Richard Deitsch offers his opinion on Game 3 and what he expects in the rest of the series (2:02:25).

Raptors TV play-by-play voice Matt Devlin checks-in from the Bay Area to look-ahead to Game 3 of the NBA Finals and discuss Nick Nurse’s coaching tactics so far this series (7:25) ; later on in the hour, Glenn Stanford the COO of the Newfoundland Growlers who captured the ECHL’s Kelly Cup on Tuesday (31:10). Stephen Brunt joins the show as co-host and the guys call up Alvin Williams who shares his perspective on the series, and also talks about playing through injury which is what Kyle Lowry has been doing all playoffs with his busted thumb (46:42); Bob and Stephen take a trip down memory lane to discuss the Skydome’s opening 30 years ago and then are joined by Sportsnet’s Shi Davidi to discuss the current state of the club and the team drafting Braden Halladay in the 32nd round . Will Klay Thompson play tonight? The Athletic’s Michael Lee tees up the game from Oracle Arena with the latest information (1:31:57); and ESPN’s Jeff Passan discusses the latest news around the majors - notably the most likely landing spots for Dallas Keuchel and Craig Kimbrel now that draft pick compensation isn’t attached to signing either player (1:57:07)

Legal analyst Rob Becker talks to Bob McCown and John Shannon to shed some light on Kawhi Leonard's lawsuit against Nike (8:56); Laurence Applebaum the CEO of Golf Canada dishes the information on this year's star-studded RBC Canadian Open at Hamilton Golf and Country Club (28:58). Stephen Brunt slides-in as co-host and Dan Shulman of Sportsnet/ESPN shares his thoughts on both the NBA Finals and the Toronto Blue Jays who return home after a road trip to forget (46:06); and 3DownNation's Justin Dunk discusses the next steps for the Montreal Alouettes who are without an owner ahead of the start of the CFL season (1:17:57). The Stanley Cup Final is all tied up at 2-2 - Elliotte Friedman talks about his expectations for the rest of the series, Zdeno Chara’s broken jaw, and what will be a busy offseason for the Toronto Maple Leafs (1:30:49); and finally, Paul Jones sets the scene in the Bay Area ahead of Game 3 which goes tomorrow night at Oracle Arena in Oakland (1:57:02)!

John Bitove, the founder of the Toronto Raptors, joins Bob McCown and John Shannon to discuss the history of the club and how much he has enjoyed this year’s Finals run (10:36). In the second hour of the show, Stephen Brunt joins Bob as co-host and the two men are joined by ESPN’s Tim Bontemps who went in-depth on the first two games of the NBA Finals which now sees the Raptors and Warriors tied one game apiece (50:23); and with the Stanley Cup Final continuing tonight, Jim Hughson of the NHL on Sportsnet discusses what he expects to see in Game 4; and if the Maple Leafs can deal both Nikita Zaitsev and Patrick Marleau (1:12:39). In the final hour: Bob Ryan shares his thoughts on the first two games of the NBA Finals (1:31:34); and Kevin Iole of Yahoo! Sports breaks down Saturday’s boxing match that saw Andy Ruiz Jr. upset Anthony Joshua in stunning fashion.

The Toronto Raptors have a 1-0 lead over the Golden State Warriors so that means it's time for a NBA Finals Friday Roundtable! Jeff Blair, Stephen Brunt, Sherman Hamilton, and Eric Smith assemble and discuss several topics including: recapping game one and the keys to the Raptors' success (2:04); Kevin Durant's importance to the Warriors (31:19); the impact that the Raptors' run has had and could have across Canada (51:10), how to guard Steph Curry and how Fred van Vleet and Kyle Lowry did defensively in the first game (1:21:46).

Former Raptors' point guard and Sportsnet analyst Alvin Williams joins Jeff Blair and John Shannon in-studio on the day of Game One of the NBA Finals (2:15); Brian Burke joins for his weekly hit to break down the Stanley Cup Final – it's now turned into a best-of-five series with the Blues evening things up on Wednesday (25:49). Legendary Bay Area reporter Ray Ratto leads off the second hour of the show with Blair and Stephen Brunt – he discusses the Warriors and their chances to win three consecutive titles and their fourth in five years (44:06). In the final hour, Doug Smith of the Toronto Star, who has covered the Raptors since day one, previews the first game of the Finals and his expectations for the series as a whole (1:30:42); and Richard Peddie, the former President & CEO of MLSE discusses what it's like seeing his vision come to reality with the Raptors hosting a Finals for the first time in the city and Maple Leaf Square (AKA Jurassic Park) hosting the Raptors' fanbase (1:59:16).

Jeff Blair and John Shannon speak to Jeff Marek of the NHL on Sportsnet to look ahead to Game two of the Stanley Cup Final (7:56); and Mike Breen who will be calling The Finals for ABC/ESPN joins the show to share his thoughts on the Warriors-Raptors matchup (25:33). In the second hour, Stephen Brunt is in as co-host and he and Jeff place a call to the Boston Globe's Bob Ryan to get his opinion on the Finals and Bill Buckner's career following after his unfortunate passing earlier this week (47:35); and Sportsnet's Dan Shulman discusses the latest on the Blue Jays and their injuries with the team in Tampa Bay (1:12:24). ESPN's NBA analyst Tim Legler continues the deep dive on the NBA Finals and offers his insight on how he sees the series playing out and how Danny Green can get out of his shooting slump (1:32:48); and speaking of shooting, James Lackey discusses what it was like coaching the best shooter in the NBA, Stephen Curry. Lackey coached Curry when he was a student at Queensway Christian College in 2001 and 2002 (2:02:29).

Jeff Blair and John Shannon are joined by Jim Hughson of Hockey Night in Canada after he called Game one of the Stanley Cup Final (10:13); and Dave Tippett, the new Head Coach of the Edmonton Oilers discusses what lies ahead for him in his new role (22:52). In the second hour, Stephen Brunt joins the show as co-host and he and Jeff are joined by Toronto Raptors’ TV play-by-play voice Matt Devlin (5pm), and ESPN Analyst and former Raptors’ assistant coach PJ Carlesimo ahead of the NBA Finals (47:29). In the final hour, Sportsnet’s Shi Davidi checks-in from Tropicana Field to discuss the latest on the Blue Jays, notably Aaron Sanchez’ injured finger (1:29:22). To conclude the show, Tim Sweeney Jr. , Kawhi Leonard’s high school coach at Martin Luther King Jr. High School in Riverside, CA sheds some light on the Raptors’ stoic star .

Jeff Blair and Stephen Brunt bring you this two-hour edition of Prime Time Sports. The guys are joined by Raptors' head coach Nick Nurse to talk about facing the Golden State Warriors in the NBA Finals (11:00); He thought he had the day off, but we called him up anyways, Bob McCown jumps on to give his thoughts on the Raptors securing their first NBA Finals appearance (34:50); Then the radio voices of the Toronto Raptors, Eric Smith and Paul Jones break down the series vs the Bucks and preview Raptors vs. Warriors (50:40).