Big Shot Bob – Ep 276 – Too Much Happening In The Front
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Robert Horry and Rob Jenners are back in the man cave for episode 276, and Big Shot Bob kicks things off recapping his surprising showing at two celebrity golf tournaments before getting into the news of the week. The Kawhi Leonard trade to the Raptors is officially done, and somehow the Clippers ended up under federal investigation on top of it — Bob and Rob break down Steve Ballmer's carefully worded statement and why Danilo Galinari isn't letting Kawhi off the hook for how his career got rerouted. From there it's a full NBA news rundown: a big free agent's “winning culture” comments about signing with Minnesota get roasted, Jalen Duren is still holding out on a new deal in Detroit, and the guys break down what the Pistons actually have at center behind him. The NBA's Board of Governors met this week too, and expansion to Vegas and Seattle is officially on the table — Bob and B-Dawg go back and forth on whether the league needs two more teams or should just relocate one instead. There's also a Team USA women's basketball update after their FIBA World Cup gold, a Caitlin Clark clip that has Bob fired up, a Nikola Jokic rant about being tired of his own fame, and the crew's usual struggle trying to remember old CBA rules off the top of their heads. On the football side, the guys get into Myles Garrett's early-season injury and what it means for a Rams team that came one game short of the Super Bowl last year, plus a full slate of Week 3 college football picks headlined by LSU-Ole Miss. Then it's Big Shot of the Week, honoring the man who ran up a mountain to save a stranger's life, and a stacked round of Black Crime or White Crime to close out the show. 00:00 Cold Open & Episode Intro 00:49 Storage Room Purge & Rob's Golf Debut 04:46 Kawhi Leonard Trade to Raptors Finalized 05:29 Clippers Under Federal Investigation 06:27 Ballmer's Statement & the Fallout 09:49 Danilo Galinari Blasts Kawhi Leonard 13:23 Free Agent's “Winning Culture” Comments Spark Debate 17:45 Jalen Duren's Contract Standoff With the Pistons 22:35 Pistons Roster Breakdown at Center 24:09 NBA Board of Governors: Expansion Talk (Vegas & Seattle) 30:40 Old-School NBA Trivia: Michael Finley's Double Paycheck 32:07 Women's Hoops Roundup: FIBA Gold, Caitlin Clark, WNBA Playoffs 34:27 Kobe's “Amnesty Clause” Rabbit Hole 37:41 Nikola Jokic Says He's Done With Fans 42:17 NFL Monday: Myles Garrett's Injury and the Rams 45:01 49ers Roll the Rams: Shanahan vs. McVay 46:25 College Football Picks: Week 3 Slate 58:18 Big Shot of the Week: The Mountain Rescue Hero 59:26 Black Crime or White Crime Returns
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