The Dan Le Batard Show

Welcome to The Sporting Class! Meadowlark Media CEO John Skipper and David Samson are back with Pablo Torre! We start with more NBA media rights talk! The ink is still not dry on the NBA’s deals with ESPN, NBC, and Amazon. Warner Bros. Discovery is still fighting for its NBA life. Should they be? How does the WNBA fit into all of this? How much of an increase will the WNBA see in this new media deal? Are you buying or selling stock on the WNBA? Plus, private equity has entered the discussion. It is coming for college athletics. It wants a piece of the NFL. What is private equity? How dangerous is this for the NCAA schools? Then, we end today’s episode with some quick thoughts on TNT acquiring broadcast rights for some College Football Playoff games from ESPN.

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The Dallas Mavericks have advanced to the NBA Finals after blowing out the Minnesota Timberwolves in Game 5. Amin was very grateful for the blowout, and the crew breaks down what kind of reception they expect Kyrie Irving to get in his return to Boston. How will it compare to some of the epic cold homecomings we have seen before? Plus, Lucy walks us through what it is like to be a fan of the Indiana Fever and how she has perceived the beginning of Caitlin Clark's WNBA career. She also explains why Kate Martin has been arguably the best story to come from Iowa in the WNBA this year. Then, we finally address the elephant in the room after Donald Trump was found guilty on all 34 charges he faced in his hush money trial. Finally, Jess liked Challengers and Mike does not get all the hype surrounding The Bear.

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Today's Cast: Amin, Charlotte, Chris, Lucy, Billy, Mike, Jess. Uncle Amin and Aunt Charlotte are here to drive us into the weekend and they brought milkshakes for everyone! Somebody took a big fat L yesterday and was embarrassed in front of the entire country. That's right, the gang is here to break down the Darren Waller music video. The Panthers are one win away from their second straight Stanley Cup Finals appearance after a 3-2 win over the New York Rangers in Game 5. Chris started looking at flights and discovered that Edmonton is really far. How much of the crew actually knows where Edmonton is? How much would it cost to buy Greenland?

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Kathy Griffin won't be canceled anymore... 

After a battle with cancer and a federal investigation that had her on the no fly list..... the comedy legend is back. Kathy and Dan don't shy away from anything as Kathy reveals the terrifying toll of being blacklisted that led to addiction, PTSD, and the darkest moments she never could've imagined, and why the laughter and love she receives from audiences today is (no joke) the greatest medicine she could ever hope for.  With Kathy, there's no holding back so she also shares her stories about dating Quentin Tarantino, her personal "Mount Rushmore of Comedy", the reason her stint on "The View" didn't last long, and why one of the most hurtful comments she's endured came from Andy Cohen.  

See Kathy on her “My Life On The PTSD List” tour, performing across the country with shows into 2025. Go to KathyGriffin.com for dates and tickets.

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Restaurants have been closing en masse across the nation...but especially in Miami. Billy Corben welcomes Felix Bendersky, a restaurant realtor, to explain why. Latoya Ratlieff attended a peaceful protest in Fort Lauderdale, one of the many that this nation witnessed in 2020. A cop, who said protesters were jumping on her car, called in for backup. That's when Latoya was shot in the face with a rubber bullet, fracturing her eye socket. She joins the show to update us on what has happened since then. Plus, the Wheel of Despair

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The guys react to Jaylen Waddle's new deal. Stu missed Austin Ekeler's wedding and never gave his best man speech. Fuentes debuts One Gotta Go and Mikey A transports us to the 2025 season in a new edition of More Mikely.

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LEGO is, in many ways, the biggest education company on the planet — an influential form of learning about the world around us, whether you're a kid, or an NBA star like Victor Wembanyama, or the Emmy-winning comedian Wyatt Cenac, who spent months researching how the famously yellow faces on millions of mini-figures… became so racially confounding. Pablo and Wyatt unbox a gigantic foosball table and explore a plastic world where the Civil War and January 6 never end.

More on race and LEGOs from Wyatt Cenac and Pineapple Street Media:

https://www.wyattcenac.com/

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JuJu the ombudsman is here to discuss his feud with Izzy, update the polls, take down Amin, and tell us everything we missed on today's show.

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Charlotte got caught in the rain yesterday. Is that something you, the listener, enjoys? Or is it just the weird guy from The Pina Colada Song? Then, Mina Kimes is here to deliver her Top 5 Things She Is Surprised Haven't Been Improved Upon. Plus, she sticks around to provide her top tier NFL analysis on Jordan Love, Jaylen Waddle, C.J. Stroud, Tua Tagovailoa, Jalen Hurts, and Aaron Rodgers.

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David Samson joins the show to share a bit of what you'll get on tomorrow's Sporting Class regarding the debate around TNT and NBA TV rights. He also shares some insight on Steve Cohen and the Mets falling apart, his reaction after sex, his movie review, and his Top 5 Laws That Cease To Exist in a Dystopian Society in a Civil War. Plus, Amin and Izzy lead the crew to a groundbreaking experiment regarding Uber Eats pricing after a dinner debacle last night.

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