Episode 1867: Presidential Debates And Penalty Debacles; Jeff Pearlman on Kobe, Shaq And Their Lakers Dynasty
The NBA Finals get underway in the early hours of tomorrow morning with LeBron looking to add to his championship rings – this time with the Lakers – as he comes up against his old side, the Miami Heat.
LeBron James vs Miami since he’s been a Laker—
4-0 record
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Here’s 2 minutes of LeBron torching them: pic.twitter.com/YV4jDBxpos
— ALL ICONIC SPORTS (@ALLICONICSPORTS) September 28, 2020
It’s the perfect time then to chat to writer Jeff Pearlman, whose book ‘The Bad Guys Won’ recently featured on the book club, about his new release on the Lakers of Kobe, Shaq and Phil Jackson: ‘Three-Ring Circus’. We discuss if Kobe’s tragic death affected the way Jeff portrayed the young Bryant in a book that was nearly complete when he passed away, Kobe and Shaq’s terrible relationship and what could have been if the pair had ever managed to patch things up.
Right now "Three-Ring Circus" is the No. 1 sports book in America. Order it within the next day, e-mail me a screen shot to [email protected] [or DM me here], I'll send you signed bookplate and a bunch o' Lakers stickers. https://t.co/uFZ99hUZRn pic.twitter.com/Prf0I8OT7n
— Jeff Pearlman (@jeffpearlman) September 28, 2020
Tonight might just be a second late night in a row for some of you after last night’s debate between Donald Trump and Joe Biden. Ken gives us his bleary-eyed take on a spectacle that really may not matter all that much in the eyes of many voters.
Watch the key moments from the first presidential debate.
President Trump and Joe Biden went head to head on their records, civil unrest, election integrity and more. https://t.co/ZzGSjOJcXy pic.twitter.com/Qeu5xmv02m
— The New York Times (@nytimes) September 30, 2020
Plus there’s poor old Mason Mount, the hip-hop classic ‘Shaq Diesel’, and concerned coaching mentor Jose Mourinho.
Eric Dier went straight over to Mason Mount to console him after missing his penalty. ???? pic.twitter.com/uFmFzxT7I1
— SPORTbible (@sportbible) September 29, 2020
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We're joined by @jonawils and @JacobSteinberg to talk penalty worms, a potentially restless Pep and, of course, Super Frank Lampard https://t.co/XiIWXUb5Uz pic.twitter.com/bJeHNPaVY0
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