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FULL: Anthony and Raj on the Clippers, fandom, billionaires, journalism, and all kinds of stuff

This episode is... a lot. The guys talk about how they'd feel about this if they were Clippers fans. They discuss ESPN's reputation coming out of this. Raj sneaks a few m

PART 1: Sike, syke or psych?

Anthony tries to figure out how to spell sike, Raj explains how Kawhi's response to this was perfect and the table is set for one of the more wide-ranging conversation th

PART 2: Kawhi Leonard, the bullet worth dodging

Anthony and Raj discuss Kawhi's complete apathy toward every team's culture he's been a part of, epitomized by his statement about the Clippers punishment.

PART 3: Story time

Anthony tells a story to outline how dangerous it is to allow one person (Shams in this case) to monopolize information.

PART 4: Can the Lakers take advantage of the Clippers rebuild?

The live audience stuck around for the whole episode to arrive at a pretty familiar question: So... how can we benefit from this?

FULL: Lmfaooooooooooo Clippers

The Clippers Clippers-ed and now we get to laugh at the Clippers. Anthony and Harrison handle that task, with a little help from a very special guest.

PART 1: Let's just laugh for a bit

The Clippers were caught and punished. Anthony and Harrison couldn't have planned today any better.

PART 2: Does this impact the Lakers? Not directly, but this is good for the league

Anthony and Harrison explain the ways this might impact the Lakers but more than anything, are relieved that the league isn't tolerating such brazen efforts to skirt the

PART 3: *That* old clip, followed by a Q&A

You just knew we wouldn't go the full show without one of the most popular clips in show history, right?

FULL: Grading the Buss sibling era; Likeliest rotation; Fair expectations

The Lakers are just the latest example of nepotism's typical impact. Because a listener asked Anthony to grade Jim and Jeanie's tenures, he runs through the last 13 years

PART 1: Buss siblings' tenure, detailed

Anthony runs through the seasons where the Lakers have been run by the Buss siblings, to compare them to what it was like when Dr. Buss was running things because a liste

PART 2: What are "fair" expectations for the Lakers as an organization?

A live viewer asked whether it's fair to hold Rob Pelinka to the expectations set by Jerry West, so Anthony explained why he thinks Lakers fans HAVE to continue to demand

FULL: Some Lakers officials aren't going to miss Dodgerfication efforts; MAILBAG

The Athletic did some reporting on the current state of things and Anthony found very telling about the people currently running the Lakers. He adds some of his own conte

PART 1: Did the Lakers just tell on themselves?

Some Lakers employees said how they really felt about Mark Walter's Dodgers people helping with the Lakers and kinda/sorta told us a lot about themselves. Anthony reads b

PART 2: MAILBAG - How long with Jeanie's fight against her family hang over the season?

Listeners wanted to know how long this situation between Jeanie Buss and her sibling is going to last, so Anthony outlines a tentative timeline and explains the impact al

THE HOOK: Anthony really doesn't like this offseason; Pete tries to talk him into it

The offseason is over but for a couple t's or i's that need crossing or dotting. Anthony is really concerned about how it went, especially given the opportunity cost. Pet

PART 1: Was this summer worth the wait?

The Lakers spent quite a few transaction cycles lining up this summer. Now that it's mostly over, Anthony finds himself wondering if this outcome was worth it. He doesn't

PART 2: Pete tries to talk Anthony off the ledge (again)

Anthony is legitimately concerned about this roster. Pete is disappointed in the offseason but is much higher on this group than Anthony. So, Pete tries to sell Anthony o

FULL: Kuminga shuns the Lakers; Jeanie sues her siblings; Anthony and Harrison are tired

The state of things isn't great. Not great at all. Anthony and Harrison discuss everything there is to discuss in this Kuminga decision, then turn their attention to Jean

PART 1: A lot is true at the same time with the Kuminga situation

Jonathan Kuminga chose the Timberwolves over the Lakers. Several things had to go wrong for this outcome and multiple things can be true at the same time. Anthony runs th