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Bob McCown, John Shannon and Richard Deitsch take your calls ahead of the Friday Roundtable.

The Boston Globe's Bob Ryan breaks down the Celtics' series loss in Eastern Conference semi-finals after the team dropped four consecutive games to Milwaukee Bucks, as well as Kevin Durant's injury in last night's game vs. Houston (8:48); San Jose Sharks' TV analyst Jamie Baker recaps another thrilling Game 7 win for the team who will now prepare to face the St. Louis Blues (31:32). In the second hour, Brian Burke makes his weekly visit to chime in on the Stanley Cup Playoffs and why he wasn't surprised to see Kyle Dubas retain Mike Babcock in Toronto (44:56); and Arash Markazi of the Los Angeles Times tries to make sense of the turmoil surrounding the Lakers (1:17:24). To conclude the show, the Toronto Star's Doug Smith checks-in from Philadelphia ahead of Game 6 between the Raptors and Sixers (1:31:51); and ESPN's Jeff Passan examines the Blue Jays and the attendance woes around Major League Baseball (2:00:15).

TNT play by play broadcaster Ian Eagle called Game 5 between the Raptors and Sixers at Scotiabank Arena and joins PTS to recap it with Bob McCown and John Shannon (6:00); and Ken Holland discusses how he came to be the newly-appointed GM of the Edmonton Oilers (25:57). In the second hour, Jeff Marek discusses the Stanley Cup Playoffs, notably St. Louis' Game 7 win, the run that Sheldon Keefe has the Toronto Marlies on, and Keefe's future within the organization (46:58); and Listowel, Ontario's Corey Conners drops by in-studio to discuss his successful season on the PGA Tour (1:13:14). In the final hour, Sportsnet's Dan Shulman shares his thoughts on the Toronto Blue Jays and Vladimir Guerrero Jr's struggles at the plate (1:31:35); and 'Inside the NBA' host Ernie Johnson talks about what makes 'Inside the NBA' so successful after so many seasons, and this year's edition of the NBA playoffs (1:55:50).

Sportsnet’s NBA analyst Alvin Williams chimes-in ahead of Game 5 between the Toronto Raptors and Philadelphia 76ers (8:12); Ken Hitchcock discusses his tenure as Head Coach and staying on as an advisor with the Edmonton Oilers (28:16). In the second hour, Carolina Hurricanes’ owner Tom Dundon talks about the buzz in Raleigh now that his “Bunch of Jerks” has reached the Eastern Conference Final (45:46); Elliotte Friedman of the NHL on Sportsnet shares his thoughts on the Edmonton Oilers hiring Ken Holland, the Maple Leafs keeping Mike Babcock around, and of course the Stanley Cup Playoffs ( 1:13:27). To conclude the show, The Athletic’s Ken Rosenthal dishes on the futures of Marcus Stroman and Aaron Sanchez, Vladimir Guerrero Jr’s early struggles, and the ongoing issues of the Miami Marlins(1:30:24); and Sportsnet’s Michael Grange joins the show from Scotiabank Arena ahead of tip-off between the Raptors and Sixers (6:35).

Bob McCown and John Shannon open up the first hour recapping the Kentucky Derby and Game 4 between the Raptors and 76ers; Ben Wagner, the radio voice of the Toronto Blue Jays, discusses the state of the team after losing two out of three to the Texas Rangers (12:40); and the hour concludes with George McPhee - the new President of Hockey Operations for the Vegas Golden Knights (27:20). In the second hour, Richard Deitsch slides-in as co-host and both he and Bob are joined by Jim Hughson of the NHL on Sportsnet (47:00). Following Jim, Rick Reilly, the author of "Commander in Cheat", joins Bob and Richard to outline the problem with Donald Trump’s golf game, and the lengths he will go to win (1:10:47). To conclude the show, Former NBA Head Coach and current ESPN analyst Jeff Van Gundy goes in-depth on the Raptors-Sixers series, and the Jordan-esque performances of Kawhi Leonard (1:36:10); and SI’s Tim Layden weighs-in on the 145th edition of the Kentucky Derby which was ripe with controversy (2:01:28).

Prime Time Sports has a friday roundtable. Bob McCown is joined by John Shannon, Richard Deitsch and Stephen Brunt.

Tas Melas of NBA TV’s ‘The Starters’ joins Bob McCown and John Shannon to look ahead to Game 3 between the Raptors and Sixers and to discuss what went wrong for Toronto in Game 2(10:02); later, two-time Olympic gold medalist Shannon Szabados explains why the world’s best women’s hockey players have decided to boycott next season in hopes for change (28:23). Brian Burke of the NHL on Sportsnet comes in-studio for his weekly hit and to share his thoughts on the future of women’s hockey, the Stanley Cup playoffs, and the life and career of Maple Leafs / Red Wings’ legend Red Kelly (39:59); then it’s HHOFer Willie O’Ree’s turn to come in-studio as he pays Bob and Stephen Brunt a visit to discuss “Willie” – the new documentary about his career (1:12:34); Sportsnet’s Shi Davidi weighs the pros and cons of trading Marcus Stroman and Aaron Sanchez with Bob and Stephen(1:30:59); and Raptors’ TV play-by-play voice Matt Devlin joins the show from the Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia the site of Game 3 between the Raptors and 76ers.

Ben Nicholson-Smith of Sportsnet.ca and the ‘At The Letters’ podcast weighs-in on the future of the veteran players on the Toronto Blue Jays (10:29), then Bob McCown and John Shannon place a call to The Athletic’s Michael Lee to discuss the Raptors-Sixers, and if there is any truth to the rumour that Masai Ujiri is interested in the Washington Wizards’ GM position (31:33). In the second hour, Jeff Marek of the NHL on Sportsnet touches on the future of the Maple Leafs, Brad Marchand’s antics, and the rest of the Stanley Cup Playoffs with Bob and Stephen Brunt (47:06); and former NFL executive Michael Lombardi discusses the problem the Kansas City Chiefs have on their hands with Tyreek Hill (1:17:49). In the final hour, Toronto Blue Jays Major League Field Coordinator Shelley Duncan, explains exactly what his job entails (1:37:15); and 3 Down Nation’s Justin Dunk joins PTS in-studio to divulge the latest information on the CFL and their collective bargaining agreement (1:57:40)

The Toronto Raptors let game two slip away last night so Bob McCown and John Shannon call up NBA analyst Paul Jones to get his assessment on the series (8:58). Team Canada's roster is set for the 2019 IIHF World Hockey Championship so later in the hour Bob and John speak with HHOFer Ron Francis who is part of this year's management group (29:34). Elliotte Friedman of the NHL on Sportsnet joins the show ahead of his 31 Thoughts column that drops tomorrow to discuss the Stanley Cup Playoffs and both the GM and head coaching vacancies around the league (45:57); and Ric Bucher of Bleacher Report and FS1 shares his viewpoint on the Raptors-Sixers series (1:19:17). Are the Blue Jays attempting to trade players like Justin Smoak, Marcus Stroman, and Aaron Sanchez? Bob and Stephen Brunt pose that question and more to Dan Shulman (1:31:13), and to end off the show, the Boston Globe's Bob Ryan discusses the Celtics-Bucks series, Chris Sale's struggles, and the passing of legendary Celtic John Havlicek (1:58:52).

Tim Bontemps, national NBA reporter for ESPN, joins Bob McCown and John Shannon to discuss the Raptors and 76ers series and the rest of the NBA playoffs (7:56); Carolina Hurricanes’ TV analyst Trip Tracy checks-in to talk about the run that this “Bunch of Jerks” is on (32:12); The hockey talk continues with Sportsnet’s Jim Hughson as he recaps this past weekend’s action in the Stanley Cup Playoffs (46:37); then, Buck Martinez, the voice of the Toronto Blue Jays on Sportsnet, recaps the exciting weekend at Rogers Centre that saw Vladimir Guerrero Jr. make his MLB debut and the team sweep away the Oakland A’s (1:11:12). Is there a scenario where the Blue Jays can be buyers this season? Bob and Stephen Brunt pose the question to MLB Network’s Jon Morosi (1:30:08); and the Toronto Star’s Doug Smith joins the show live from Scotiabank Arena ahead of tip-off for Game 2 between the Raptors and Sixers (1:58:41).