The Rich Eisen Show

Rich reflects on the circuitous route Andrew Wiggins took from heralded #1 overall draft pick to disappointing afterthought to NBA Finals hero for the Golden State Warriors, and weighs in on the Cowboys’ running game saying Tony Pollard deserves to be a bigger presence in the offense in the face of a diminishing Ezekiel Elliott. 

FOX Sports NFL Analyst and former Pro Bowl QB Michael Vick tells Rich why he thinks it’s a good thing for the Cowboys to implement more running plays for QB Dak Prescott, says what advice he has for Lamar Jackson as he seeks an long term deal from the Ravens, weighs in on Tyreek Hill claiming Tua Tagovailoa is a more accurate passer than Patrick Mahomes, and says he would have stayed at Virginia Tech longer if NIL were in place when he was in college. 

Rich weighs in on Tyreek’s comments comparing Tua to Mahomes explaining why he has concerns about the new Dolphins’ star WR. 

Rich and the guys react to a local weatherman in Mississippi expertly trolling the Dallas Cowboys during a live TV segment. 

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Rich recaps the Warriors’ Game 5 win over the Celtics and says why Golden State’s 3-2 NBA Finals thanks to former #1 overall draft pick Andrew Wiggins stepping up for Golden State during a rare shooting off-night for Steph Curry. 

Bestselling golf writer, Phil Mickelson biographer and Fire Pit Collective contributor Alan Shipnuck and Rich recap the “messy and weird” incident where he was removed from a press conference by security at the LIV Golf Tour’s first event, explains why the PGA Tour might have to compromise and partner with the upstart tour to maintain its relevance, and weighs in on Mickelson’s state of mind amid all the criticism he’s taking for joining the LIV Tour and predicts we’ll see more defections from the PGA Tour in the coming weeks. 

Rich and the guys react to seeing a Buffalo Bills fan with a personalized license plate that calls out Scott Norwood’s infamous Super Bowl missed field goal.

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Guest host John Salley tells Brockman and TJ how Steph Curry has changed basketball for the better.

Former NBA C/F Frank Brickowski and John discuss that time he mistakenly choked Salley thinking he was Dennis Rodman, reveals how he came to be co-owners if a Montana lake house with Charlie Sheen, says what would happen to Steph Curry if he tried driving the lane back in the rough-and-tumble NBA of the 1980’s, and previews Game 5 of the Warriors-Celtics NBA Finals.

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In an all-NBA version of Overreaction Monday guest host John Salley says if Steph Curry will be NBA Finals MVP win or lose, if the NBA of the 90’s is better than today’s NBA, if Zion Williams will end up on the Knicks, if LeBron’s championship is closed for good, and if Giannis is the best player in the world

Salley reflects on the what-could-have-been life of Len Bias and reveals that the promising young star’s tragic death kept him from ever trying cocaine

Salley explains to Brockman and TJ how he landed role in the ‘Bad Boys’ movies with Martin Lawrence. 

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Guest host John Salley tells Boston fan Chris Brockman why he thinks the Celtics bounce back in Game 5 of the NBA Finals against the Warriors with a double-digit win.

Basketball Hall of Famer Isiah Thomas tells Salley why he’s sticking with his prediction of the Celtics beating the Warriors in 6 games and says if his Bad Boy Pistons of the late 80’s-early 90’s could easily handle this year’s Boston and Golden State squads.

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Elizabeth Banks is this week's guest and takes a deep dive into her early beginnings with Suzy. Both ladies discuss their Massachusetts roots, how Elizabeth got into the acting game and how she prepared herself to deal with anything life threw at her.

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NFL Network reporter Tom Pelissero how the Rams are able to keep giving huge contract to the likes of Aaron Donald and Cooper Kupp in the face of NFL salary cap restrictions, if Deshaun Watson could be put on the NFL’s Commissioner’s Exempt List in the wake of the civil lawsuits against him, and why it might be in Baker Mayfield’s best interests to play one more season with the Browns instead of forcing a trade to a less-talented team like the Carolina Panthers.

Basketball Hall of Famer Grant Hill tells Rich how close he came to signing with Michigan out of high school before opting for Duke, the motivation for his new autobiography ‘Game,’ why being part-owner of the Atlanta Hawks was a plan that germinated back in college, that whoever wins Game 4 between the Celtics and Warriors will go on to win the NBA Finals, says why LeBron James’ chances to win another title are rapidly shrinking, says why he enjoyed exchanging trash talk with Michael Jordan, and shares his favorite stories of Bill Raftery and making his classic ‘This Is SportsCenter’ ad with Dan Patrick. 

In his weekly ‘Big-Ass Grab Bag’ TJ list his top 5 TV characters among Magnum P.I., Venus Flytrap from ‘WKRP in Cincinnati,’ Crockett and Tubbs from ‘Miami Vice,’ Sam Malone from ‘Cheers,’ and The Fonze from ‘Happy Days.’

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Rich reacts to Greg Norman and the LIV Tour’s big misstep right out of the gate when they removed golf journalist Alan Shipnuck from Phil Mickelson’s press conference at the organization’s first ever event. 

Actor Henry Winkler joins Rich in-studio to discuss the motivation for his heel-turned-nice guy acting coach Gene Cousineau in HBO’s ‘Barry,’ reveals that he really, really, REALLY wants to meet Patrick Mahomes and even offers to serve him a homemade meal for the Chiefs QB, and in a round of ‘Celebrity True or False’ reveals how he missed out on making a lot of money on the ‘Rocky’ franchise, that he only rode his ‘Happy Days’ motorcycle once (and crashed it), how the ‘Jump the Shark’ episode came about, and why he took the role of Chuck in ‘Night Shift’ instead of the Bill Blazejowski role that went to Michael Keaton.

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The Rich Eisen Show's Chris Brockman, TJ Jefferson, and Adam Chudwin break down the latest from the NBA.

00:00- Game 3 recap/ Draymond's bad series

16:00- Warriors vs. a rowdy Boston crowd

24:00- Steph Curry's injury

29:00- Predictions

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