James Harden is ready to get uncomfortable, but we were born uncomfortable. Is the juice worth the squeeze? We also discuss Joel Embiid’s wedding and who was there, and Mike gets to hear We Didn’t Start The Process for the first time.

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The Sixers Are Playing Chicken With Harden and The Clippers

The Rights To Ricky Sanchez is a podcast that is hosted by Spike Eskin and Michael Levin and mostly, sort of about Sixers basketball.

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Spike is in the air, so Host Mike is back. Joined by friend of the pod John Gonzalez, we talk about how we handle the constant disappointment of losing teams, what the offseason priorities look like for Daryl and the Sixers, and why Maxey should turn heel.


Thanks to John Gonzalez for joining the show! Check out his daily NBA pod, Beyond the Arc from CBS Sports.
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Paul George and More FA Targets, Getting Over Losing, Who Stays & Who Goes

We say farewell to Tobias Harris, and discuss Mike O'Connor's amazing article from the Ricky website. We discuss the recent negative spin on Paul George from fans and media, and whether we'd be nervous bringing him to the Sixers. Finally, we talk about other off-season options, and the pressure that is squarely on Daryl Morey. 
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Farewell Tobias, Paul George Nerves, Free Agent Options

Michael DiTore was a Ricky guy and one of us. He was diagnosed with brain cancer at in May of 2021 and lost that hard fought battle in September of 2022. He was 30 years old, and left behind his wife Rebecca, and his two young sons Dante and Dominic.
Rebecca joins the pod to talk about her new book called 'I'd Still Choose You,' which is out today. It tells the story of their relationship, his battle with cancer, and dealing with the grief of his loss. We also talk about her foundation created in his name, the Mike DiTore Small Moments Foundation, which assists children in the area who have lost a parent to cancer.
Let's show her love, support her, and buy the book and support her foundation.
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Remembering Ricky Guy Michael DiTore With Rebecca DiTore and Her Book, 'I'd Still Choose You'

We close the book on the 23-24 season and the playoffs with more level heads. We talk about our confidence levels in Embiid and Maxey moving forward, discuss who on the roster we'd like to have back, and who we don't. Also, we discuss the rumors regarding Paul George, Jimmy Butler and Brandon Ingram, and the rumor about JJ Redick being a candidate to coach the Lakers.
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So... What Now For The Sixers? The Off-Season Begins (Again)

The Sixers lost in six games to the Knicks in the first round. We talk about it.
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The Sixers Are Playing Chicken With Harden and The Clippers

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