The Herd with Colin Cowherd

14-year NBA veteran and co-host of the All the Smoke Podcast, Matt Barnes joins Colin to react to the Warriors heading to another Finals after taking out the Mavericks. They discuss Steph’s influence (3:00), Klay Thompson’s comeback after 2-years off (6:00), what’s behind their commitment to defense (9:00), what Luka needs in a 2 (10:00), why Andrew Wiggins is thriving in the Bay(17:00).

Then, Fake Questions, Real Answers (25:00), including if Colin Kaepernick really has a shot to make an NFL roster, what’s behind Trey Lance’s shortening MVP odds, if the NIL is sustainable, if the NBA’s “superteam” era is dead, and if KD and the Nets not talking is a problem.

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Chris is joined by friend of the program, Keith Idec to talk about the agreement of Canelo-GGG III. Keith reacted to the decision from Canelo to fight GGG and not have a rematch with Bivol. Later, Devin Haney stops by to talk about training in Australia, fighting George Kambosos, and how this is a different fight for him without his father in his corner. #Herd

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The federal ban on sports betting was struck down by the Supreme Court 4 years ago this month. Since that decision, nearly half of all states and Washington D.C. now permit legal sports betting in some form. To get a summary of all the legislative flury that's taken place since 2018 and to hear insights on the legal road ahead, hosts Chad Millman and Simon Hunter invite on Action Network industry reporter Sam McQuillan (@Sam_McQuill) to the show. Sam provides the latest news on where the latest legalization efforts stand in California, Florida and across America. #Herd

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The Miami Heat don't have enough good players to beat the Celtics

Kevin Durant and the Nets haven't been talking

More stories are leaking about the Lakers

The Raiders worked out Colin Kaepernick

Guest: Chris Mannix

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In this Best of The Herd, best-selling sports novelist Jeff Pearlman stops in studio to discuss the contrasting state of the Lakers from a few decades ago and now, Jerry West's portrayal in HBO's "Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty," creative liberties taken in the series, and the next book he would like to see made into a television series or movie.

Also, it's the Boston Celtics that are rising to the top in the Eastern Conference Finals.  That's no surprise to Colin--he's been expecting this Boston team to round into form for a while now. 

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Miami Heat F Bam Adebayo is not a star player

The NCAA had a chance to get ahead of NIL

Guest: Joel Klatt

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Warriors should close out the series tonight against the Mavericks

Teams aren't looking for immature quarterbacks because the position matters the most

Guest: Stephen Jackson

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Rams Super Bowl MVP Wide Receiver Cooper Kupp joins - fellow Eastern Washington alum - Colin to discuss his mindset when he arrived at Eastern as a zero star recruit (3:00), when he believed he could be a pro (7:00), what he saw at his first NFL practice (10:00), what it’s like playing for Sean McVay (18:00), what immediately wowed him about Matt Stafford (20:00), what happened on the famous Stafford no-look pass in the Super Bowl (22:00), his toughest blocking assignment (25:00), what impressed him with OBJ (26:00), if he likes living in L.A. (28:00), Stafford's best leadership qualities (33:00), his honest thoughts about Eastern’s red turf (37:00).

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Colin reflects on when the Golden State Warriors have needed to turn on the juice at critical times after a lull in a long series. Also, what to do with the Los Angeles Lakers' Russell Westbrook and should the Laker brass even care what LeBron James thinks about what they eventually do with Westbrook? Plus, the "NIL isn't sustainable" crowd is tiring Colin out. Colin argues that NIL is sustainable but does need some guardrails. Toronto Raptors head coach Nick Nurse stops by to share his opinions on reducing blowouts that have become a pattern in the postseason, the best scoring addition to help Luka Doncic in the future, the Celtics' sturdy defense, his life in Toronto, and more.

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How analytics are changing sports

The Warriors play different when they lead in a series

What the Lakers should do to fix the mess they are in

Name, image, and likeness rules are sustainable but they need some tweaking

Guest: Nick Wright

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