The Dan Le Batard Show

Amin Elhassan joins the show to discuss the intricacies of the comments from Gilbert Arenas and Paul Pierce toward South Sudan's basketball team ahead of their matchup with Team USA and Luol Deng's response to those comments. We examine how Luol took the high road, the xenophobia soaked into what they said, the racism these players have faced over the years, and the Top 5 People Who Make Amin Feel Like a Piece of Shit. Then, Greg finally gets his chance to question Ron Magill's Africa story, and Deshawn Foster gets off to rough start as a Big 10 Head Coach. Plus, it's time for Thursday Thunder, a show spelling bee, and, as we discuss our Olympic sport coverage draft, Jeremy ruins everything with wokeness.

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It looks like the end of an era at ESPN. Dan leads a conversation on how newspaper writers built the company's credibility as the company itself killed newspapers and how singular entertainers are now taking up the mantle from collaborative environments. If a personality or a show leaves the network, do you care? Then, Jessica explains why she loves the Olympic opening ceremonies, Tony longs for the Olympics of 1,000 years ago, and Chris tries out a French accent. Plus, The Nation's Dave Zirin is here to explain how the citizens of Paris are being disrupted for the Olympics including details on the security officials, barricades, unhoused people being shipped out of the country, and strikes.

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Today's cast: Dan, Greg, Chris, Jeremy, Jessica, and Tony. We are blessed with a second Greg Cote day this week, and it's off to a great start. While fans of WFAN are crushing Stugotz for his lack of prep, Greg is as prepared as ever. He brings the energy by questioning Ron Magill's brush with death, eliminating people from his birthday guest list, and questioning the validity of SOME service animals. Then, Greg tells the story of the burial of his cat Puddin'. Plus, we bring in Taylor to give us an update on his embarrassment while listening to Stugotz this morning.

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Dan, Chris, Mike, and the rest of the Shipping Container try to onboard Pete Rose for an interview.

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Wyatt Yager is the star of a video from yesterday of a whale capsizing a boat right near his. He details what went down and how he put his nervousness aside to rise up and become the hero who saved his fellow fishermen. Then, it's time for Against the Spread and to spin the Wheel of Topics! Plus, the crew has a fantasy draft to decide which random Olympic sports they'll be correspondents for, and Alpha Brain is doing wonders for Mike Ryan.

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Content warning: Segment 1 of today's Hour 1 includes discussion on sexual misconduct and sexual assault. If you or a loved one has ever been the victim of sexual assault, you are not alone. Call the National Sexual Assault Hotline at 1-800-656-4673.

David Samson sticks around as he and Dan wade through the difficult discussion around both the new Louis C.K. documentary and the Kevin Spacey documentary detailing both men's stories and how they sexually assaulted their victims. Then, Tony is preparing for life as a father and has made his first purchase to prepare for fatherhood: a grill. Dan, Zaslow, and the Shipping Container discuss the merits of his purchase and how it applies to being a father before diving into the hype around the new Deadpool & Wolverine movie. Plus, as Max Kellerman seemingly sits on the shelf for ESPN, Dan asks the crew what they would have been doing if ESPN paid out 18 months of their contracts to NOT work for the company.

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Pablo Torre is here to explain his most recent investigation into the corruption surrounding Olympics Sabre Fencing, its connection to Vladimir Putin and Russian oligarchs, and the "maximum fixing" going on in the sport. Despite the insane cheating details, the Shipping Container seemingly doesn't care enough about fencing to listen. Then, Taylor has soured on Stugotz after his time with WFAN, Tony was worried Ron Magill died, and Zaslow is struggling to root for Team USA's Men's Basketball team. Plus, David Samson is here to share the details of the most recent NBA Media Rights conversations, Cheryl Miller's comments on WNBA TV value, and why he wishes he was invited to Greg's birthday party.

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Today's cast: Dan, Jonathan Zaslow, Chris, Billy, Mike, and Tony. As Stugotz continues to show up unprepared to the WFAN studios, Jonathan Zaslow sits in with us! With Zaslow and Mike on the show today, the Tua Tagovailoa contract debate rages on, and it's mostly because Dan deeply regrets the way he teed up aggregators (including our own) to run with his take. The crew dives deep into, according to Dan, the SEVEN converging factors that make Tua the most polarizing athlete in the history of South Florida. Then, how many QBs in the NFL can you give a gigantic contract to and still say "Yeah, we're good" as a team? Plus, Zaslow makes the case for being invited to Greg Cote's 70th birthday party, and Billy has had enough with whales.

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From a college dorm room to an 18-car garage, there is no "psychological mindf**k" quite like becoming a millionaire overnight. But a supermajority of athletes continue to squander their compressed window of lottery-like earnings. On the 15th anniversary of his seminal story for Sports Illustrated, "How (and Why) Athletes Go Broke," Pablo gets an honest re-appraisal from wealth-management advisor Todd Burach — and brave testimony from Justin Pugh and Antoine Walker — on where stars really are just like us when it comes to financial literacy, haves and have-nots... and pre-nups. Plus: Magic Johnson's one simple rule for staying rich, a heat-check on the entourage bullsh*t meter and the French Bulldog Cold War brewing in NFL locker rooms.

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This week on Good Follow: Megan, Katie, and Logan react to the USWNT 0-0 draw against Costa Rica and if the team is ready to reclaim the Gold Medal. Then, WNBA analyst LaChina Robinson joins the show to preview an electric WNBA All-Star game. Later, Megan sits down with Olympian Sakura Kokumai to discuss what it was like to be the first and only woman to represent the United States in karate. Finally, Megan shares her WNBA DraftKings picks of the week.

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