The Beat of Sports

One of the biggest traditions for kids that are football fans is participating in the Punt, Pass, And Kick competition but one problem. The NFL did away with the event back in 2017! This means we won't get anymore moments like a 13 year old Andy Reid participating in the event.

David Pingalore calls in and talks about the mood in Los Angeles as the city deals with the tragedy that happened on Sunday afternoon. He and Marc talks about how the story has been covered in the city and the decision by the Lakers to postpone the game against the Clippers.

Mike Tirico was on the call for the final NBA game for Kobe Bryant and after the basketball legends tragic death was talking about a moment during that last game, only one problem what he said wasn't true. Marc and Scott try to figure out if Tirico was in the right for embellishing this story and if Gordon Hayward the other key figure in the story was right to call out Tirico for the error.

Eric Adelson the professor at the University of Florida talks about what he would teach his students about the way the Kobe Bryant story has been covered and if there is anything that can be learned 48 hours later. Then he and Marc discuss the recent story about CTE by the Washington Post and why it has gotten zero media coverage.

Stetson men's basketball coach Donnie Jones joins the show and talks about the run of success the Hatters have had this year and his decision to take over the team. Jones recruited Tacko Fall to UCF and talks with Marc about the impact that Fall has had since joining the Boston Celtics.

After a disappointing loss to the Miami Heat last night and in the midst of a losing streak Marc expresses frustration at the Orlando Magic after seeing a team like Heat never bottom out but acquiring a star player like Jimmy Butler and identifying and drafting players make an impact on the court. He brings up that if the Magic want to continue to develop Markelle Fultz and win games they'll need to find a backcourt partner for him that can help Fultz and the lack of go-to scoring for the team.

The day after Kobe Bryants death in a helicopter crash yesterday the guys playback an old interview Bryant did with longtime Laker broadcaster Chick Hearn after his first NBA game.

Whether you love or hate TMZ they were the first news outlet to break the sad news about Koa Bryant. This led to many being outraged for the way they handled the story including the LAPD to call them out. Marc talks about how today in society so many people care more about being first to a story rather than making sure the all the facts are presented.

Jos Robbins covers the Orlando Magic for The Athletic and joins the show to talk about the mood of the Amway Center before and after the Magic-Clippers game on Sunday. He talks about the impact that Kobe Bryant had on both Markelle Fultz and Aaron Gordon throughout their pro careers and if there was talk about postponing the game.

This past weekend Camping World Stadium hosted 54,000 NFL fans for another edition of the Pro Bowl but could this be the final time in the near future that Orlando hosts this event? Marc talks about how he has heard the Pro Bowl could be moving to either Las Vegas or Los Angeles as the NFL is looking to move events to the west coast.