The Max Whittle Podcast

Dennis Xhaët talks to Max Whittle about Kyrie Irving's desperation to leave the Cleveland Cavaliers, LeBron James' future, Stephen Curry's dance moves, the NBA head coaches most likely to get fired next season, ESPN's win projections for the 2017-18 season, whether Kobe Bryant is a top ten player of all-time and more. 

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Jordan Schultz, NFL and NBA reporter for Yahoo Sports, is this week's guest on The US Sports Podcast with Max Whittle. With Summer League over and Lonzo Ball the talk of the town, the guys discuss the future of the Lakers and other impressions from Vegas. Then, the NFL takes centre stage with Kirk Cousins' future in Washington, Ezekiel Elliott's off-the-field issues in Dallas and the biggest threats to the Patriots debated. Max's big question this week: Are steroids back in baseball, and did they ever leave? 

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John McGee from the British baseball website/podcast Bat Flips and Nerds is this week's guest on the US Sports Podcast with Max Whittle. Following the huge success of the MLB Battlegrounds Home Run Derby event in Hyde Park, London, John joins the pod to talk about the best bits from the evening. Topics include: the most memorable moments from former major leaguers and participants Carlos Peña, Cliff Floyd and Shawn Green, the performance of England cricketers Jos Buttler and Alex Hales, the high number of fans who turned up, the growing baseball community in the UK and where the sport goes from here.

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Dennis Xhaët from the X and O's NBA podcast is this week's guest on the US Sports Podcast with Max Whittle. The boys discuss the NBA draft, Jimmy Butler being traded to Minnesota, Paul George's future, NBA Awards night, free agency, Dennis' trip to the Finals, summer plans and more.

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Carlos Peña, the former major league first baseman who played for eight teams during his career, is this week's guest on the US Sports Podcast with Max Whittle. Peña, who represented the Rays, Red Sox, Cubs, Rangers, Athletics, Astros, Tigers and Royals, talks passionately about his life growing up in the Dominican Republic and how he and his friends adapted a game of cricket to develop their baseball skills. He also discusses his move to the US when he was 12 years of age, his time in Tampa under Joe Maddon, the moment he was stung by an actual ray, his struggles through the minor leagues and his excitement about taking part in the Home Run Derby event in Hyde Park, London on July 4th.

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Joel Embiid of the Philadelphia 76ers joins Max on this edition of the US Sports Podcast with Max Whittle. Following Golden State's 4-1 victory over the Cleveland Cavaliers in this year's NBA Finals, Embiid joins Max to talk about the slogan 'Trust The Process', his latest comeback from injury, the potential of him and Ben Simmons playing together, how he was discovered as a basketball player, a joke about the jungle and his hilarious social media presence.

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This week on the US Sports Podcast, Max is joined by Marcus Thompson, author of the book 'Golden: The miraculous rise of Steph Curry' and columnist for the Mercury News, who shares some of the key stories written in the book and what he's learned covering Curry since he entered the NBA. Then, ahead of the 2017 NBA Finals, ESPN and The Undefeated's Marc Spears answers five questions on the Golden State v Cleveland matchup and discusses LeBron James' comments about how it's tough being black in America.

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Lang Whitaker of NBA.com and NBA TV joins Max to chat about the Boston Celtics' surprising Game 3 victory over the Cleveland Cavaliers in the Eastern Conference Finals, LeBron James' domination in the opening two games and what's left for the series. Further topics include All-NBA voting, $495 basketball shoes and the notion that the NBA postseason has been boring. Max then shares his thoughts on the Golden State vs San Antonio series.

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Max talks to friend of the show and BBC World Service journalist Raphael Gellar about Rockets-Spurs, Celtics-Wizards, Warriors-Jazz, Cavaliers-Raptors, the LeBron James vs. Michael Jordan debate and the reeling Clippers.

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This week on the US Sports Podcast with Max Whittle, Indiana Pacers radio play-by-play broadcaster Mark Boyle and Raptors reporter for the Toronto Sun Mike Ganter join the show. Mark, who has been broadcasting Pacers games since 1988, talks about his recent use of Instagram, how he met Muhammad Ali, the advice he received from Marv Albert and Bob Ryan when he entered the NBA, how he takes a miniature model of Stewie from Family Guy to every game, the challenges of covering a team objectively, being front and centre during 'The Malice at the Palace' in 2004, his summer forays into the world of meteorology and barista work and his thoughts on the future of the Indiana Pacers. Then, Toronto Sun reporter Mike Ganter comes on to break down the Eastern Conference second round series so far between the defending champion Cleveland Cavaliers and Toronto Raptors.

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