The Broad Street Line

Another day, another injury for the Philadelphia 76ers. No more Ben Simmons this year, so... who is the point guard? And with Eagles' head coach Doug Pederson diagnosed with coronavirus, will the team be ready to go when the season kicks off on September 13?

The NBA is proof that the bubble works... hopefully, other professional sports leagues can learn from this model. That said, when certain players leave the bubble to get food (see: Williams, Lou), there's not much you can do.

Sports are back! Do we deserve them? Probably not, but we'll enjoy them while they last. We'll also give Snoop and DMX their flowers after an amazing Verzuz battle.

The point guard experiment is over for Ben Simmons... The Australian star is now the Philadelphia 76ers' starting power forward, but is it enough to keep Brett Brown's job? Also, in the most important news of the week, we preview next week's Verzuz matchup between DMX and Snoop Dogg.

There's a lot of fallout from the DeSean Jackson situation... did the Philadelphia Eagles do the right thing? We know for certain that the Washington Football Team did the right thing by getting rid of their racist team name, but it may be a while before their fans - or any team's fans, for that matter - can see them in person.

If we're creative - and socially responsible - we might be able to have fans in the stands at American sporting events later this year. But in the case of most sports, there will be fewer games to watch this season.

NASCAR's most memorable weekend in recent years was also one of its worst... we'll do a deep dive into the Bubba Wallace situation and explore where the sport goes from here. We also have baseball on the horizon, but is a 60-game season legit?

Most counties in Pennsylvania are officially in the "green" phase, and most professional sports are headed there as well. But before any games are played, we're seeing players in the NBA and the NFL using their leverage to ensure that the leagues and owners realize that Black Lives Matter.

Author/freelance writer Chris Stevens joins The Broad Street Line to help us dig through all 10 episodes of The Last Dance documentary. Later in the show, we discuss the NBA's plan to restart the season, and debate ESPN's list of the top 74 players of all time.

Jason Ashworth of NBC Sports Philadelphia's Birds Outsiders joins the show to help us understand the Philadelphia Eagles' draft strategy. Because we still don't get it. And later, we wrap things up with a discussion about ESPN's The Last Dance documentary.