The Beat of Sports

Former UCF player and now with Mavericks in G League, Chad Brown joins the show to talk about on how change is not that hard. He talks about locker rooms are always full of open dialogue. Plus he talks about how he believes change in this country can happen.

Over the past few days we've seen the NBA and MLS announce plans to resume their season and we've got golf just on the horizon. One sport we haven't heard from, Major League Baseball. Marc talks about how the moment for them to comeback is fading and hopes that the shame moment the sport finds itself in will add to the incentive to figure something out quickly.

Jason Siegel of the Greater Orlando Sports Commission joins the show to talk about the role Orlando will play in helping the NBA and MLS restart their seasons as well as what hosting those leagues will do to help the Orlando economy.

On this weeks basketball segment with Mike O'Donnell, he talks about what he learned from talking to former UCF basketball players about race and social issues within our country. He talks about things he experienced during his time while playing for the Knights. Then he talks about the announcement of the return to play for the NBA.

The NBA has a plan to return to play, and Josh Robbins who covers the NBA and Orlando Magic for The Athletic joins the show to breakdown all of the details.

As much attention has been made about peaceful protests happening around the country, it has led many to talk about how this is what Colin Kaepernick was doing years ago while playing in the NFL. Marc talks about how it is okay to learn from a story that happened years ago to help change your opinion.

For over the last 24 hours Drew Brees has gotten torched for his thoughts on anthem protests. And although he has issued an apology some have said that it isn't enough. Marc talks about how in these situations most people don't understand the full context of what was said and won't allow for dialogue which doesn't help anyone.

With it appearing as though NFL stadiums will have a reduced capacity when the games start, how much of a financial hit will the league face? Michael Ozanian of Forbes joins the show to talk about how much money teams could lose and the ramifications that could follow.

Florida A&M has announced that they'll be making a change in the conference that they play and the decision is mostly for money reasons, Steven Gaither joins the show to talk about this and more.

With the NBA set to vote tomorrow on a plan to resume the season, Marc wonders what the expectations are for the Orlando Magic?