The Playgrounder

Zach and Rob hop on directly after Denver vs LA to recap both of the great games from Tuesday's action!

Pascal's playoff performance left a sour taste in a lot of Raptor and NBA fans' mouths. I'm here to put his season and playoffs into perspective, and calm everyone down.

Sekou Smith joins the show to preview the ECF matchup between the Heat and Celtics (1:40). Matt and Zach then recap the Celtics vs Raptors by giving away player awards, and then recap the Lakers vs Rockets series (32:17).

Matt and Zach start off the show by expressing their emotions, and talking about this series as a whole, but especially game 6. They then make predictions and discuss game 7 (1:24). OKC Thunder insider, Brady Trantham joins The Playgrounder to discuss Billy Donovan, OKC's coaching search their surprising season, and what the off season could look like (41:27).

Matt and Zach kick off the show by discussing the Raptors vs Celtics, and Nuggets vs Clippers series' (2:06). Then Matt Moore (Hardwood Paroxysm) joins Zach as they list their top five playoff performers so far (32:20).

Rob joins Zach to discuss every second round series (1:23). Jesse Cinquini joins Matt and Zach as they discuss some potential off season trades for the Memphis Grizzlies and Portland Trail Blazers (35:18).

Zach and Matt start the show with Blake Murphy. They talk about the Raptors, and the current series against the Celtics (1:19). Harrison Faigen then joins to talk about the Lakers, their upcoming second round matchup, and on Anthony Davis playing center (25:48). Lastly, Jada Lea joins to talk about her experience growing up as a black female, and her experiences as a black female-athlete (58:56).

Matt and Zach are joined by Gu Mohamood (1:07) and Rob Shaw (37:04) to continue the conversation surrounding social injustice, the NBA strike, and the action and change going forward.

Rob Shaw joins The Playgrounder today to discuss the Jacob Blake incident, our opinions on it, and the NBA's response towards it.

Matt and Zach start off the show with the news in 5, then kick it to some of their playoff hot takes (13:52) and then are joined by JR Radcliffe to talk about the Milwaukee Bucks (41:08).