Hour 2 - Fueled by Luka

Summary

Podcast Summary: The Herd with Colin Cowherd – Hour 2: Fueled by Luka

Release Date: March 8, 2025
Host/Author: iHeartPodcasts and The Volume
Description: The Herd with Colin Cowherd is a thought-provoking, opinionated, and topic-driven journey through the top sports stories of the day.

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1. Lakers' Resurgence: The Luka-LeBron Synergy [06:02 – 07:02]

The episode kicks off with an in-depth analysis of the Los Angeles Lakers' recent performance, highlighting the dynamic partnership between Luka Dončić and LeBron James. The hosts discuss how Luka's integration into the team has revitalized the Lakers, making them a formidable contender in the Western Conference.

Notable Quotes:

• Steve Covino [06:44]: "You're seeing that he has someone else that he trusts, and both of these dudes make other players on the team better."
• Monsi [06:50]: "The Lakers are now 13 and 1, when Jackson Hayes has been in the lineup for 20 minutes or longer."

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2. Confrontation on Air: LeBron vs. Stephen A. Smith [07:02 – 12:27]

A significant portion of the conversation centers around a heated exchange between LeBron James and sports commentator Stephen A. Smith. The discussion delves into the personal nature of the confrontation, especially concerning LeBron's son, Bronny James.

Notable Quotes:

• Steve Covino [08:12]: "He looked at me as a father. And I understand."
• Rich Davis [10:15]: "But Bronny hasn't been like, nobody's talking badly about Bronny as a person."
• Danny G [10:02]: "But Bronny has to be his own man, and he's at the workplace and he's doing his best."

Insights:

• The hosts explore the delicate balance between personal life and professional criticism, emphasizing how comments about Bronny can escalate tensions.
• They discuss the broader implications for media interactions with athletes who are also parents, highlighting the need for respectful discourse.

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3. The Greatest Shooters Debate: Steph Curry Takes the Crown [42:31 – 43:12]

Transitioning from the Lakers' discussion, the conversation shifts to a debate on the greatest shooters in NBA history. The focus is on Stephen Curry, hailed as the greatest shooter of all time, and the criteria that set elite shooters apart in the league.

Notable Quotes:

• Rich Davis [20:51]: "Steph talked about what separates the truly elite NBA shooters."
• Steve Covino [42:31]: "He shoots thousands of shots a week. He doesn't take five shots and then give up."

Insights:

• The hosts underscore Curry's unparalleled work ethic and shooting prowess, attributing his success to relentless practice and discipline.
• They compare Curry's skill set to other notable shooters, reinforcing his status at the pinnacle of NBA shooting excellence.

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4. Interactive Segment: "Quote Me" Game [27:19 – 37:43]

In an engaging interactive segment titled "Quote Me," the hosts challenge each other to identify who made specific controversial or noteworthy quotes within the sports community. This game adds a dynamic and entertaining element to the discussion, showcasing the hosts' depth of knowledge and camaraderie.

Highlights:

• Round Examples:

  • "Steph Curry is the best great player we've ever seen."
    Correct Answer: Doug Gottlieb [30:50]

  • "Do I think Max Crosby has any real influence over what the Raiders do? Absolutely not."
    Correct Answer: Ben Maller [31:48]

  • "Barkley does television. He'd never be accused of knowing television."
    Correct Answer: Stephen A. Smith [34:17]

Notable Moments:

• Steve Covino [35:27]: "Leave my Stephen alone. I'd be embarrassed by that."
• Monsi [36:54]: "Daniel, here are the rules."

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5. Sports News Roundup [37:43 – 48:25]

The episode wraps up with a comprehensive roundup of recent sports news across various leagues, including NFL, MLB, NHL, and college sports. The hosts provide updates on player movements, contract signings, injuries, and significant game outcomes.

Key Updates:

• NFL:

  • Michael Gallup's retirement and intentions to return.
  • Bills linebacker Terrell Bernard's four-year, $50 million contract extension.
  • Commanders releasing two-time Pro Bowl defensive tackle Jonathan Allen.

• MLB:

  • Mariners pitcher George Kirby sidelined due to shoulder inflammation.

• NHL:

  • Boston Bruins' trade of Brad Marchand to the Florida Panthers.

• College Sports:

  • Highlights from Big Ten and SEC quarterfinals, including standout performances by Juju Watkins and South Carolina.

Notable Quotes:

• Steve Covino [40:22]: "Easy to try to sue a guy that's about to sign his first NFL."
• Rich Davis [43:07]: "Providing an emotional boost. How do you feel about all that, Nate?"

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6. Closing Remarks and Promotions [48:25 – End]

The hosts conclude the episode by promoting upcoming games, recommending entertainment options, and encouraging listener interaction through reviews and social media engagement.

Notable Quotes:

• Rich Davis [48:25]: "So enjoy your reacher, enjoy your NBA."
• Steve Covino [53:02]: "Enjoy your reacher, enjoy your NBA."

Promotions Skipped:
While the transcript includes numerous promotions for other podcasts and services (e.g., "Goat Greatest of Their Era," "Energy Line with Nate and JSB," "Part Time Genius," "Building One"), these segments have been omitted to focus solely on the main content as per user instructions.

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Conclusion

Hour 2: Fueled by Luka offers an insightful and engaging exploration of current NBA dynamics, particularly the synergistic relationship between Luka Dončić and LeBron James that is propelling the Lakers into championship contention. The episode also delves into media interactions involving high-profile athletes, adding depth to the conversation surrounding sports personalities. Interactive segments and comprehensive sports news roundups provide a well-rounded listening experience for enthusiasts seeking detailed analysis and lively discussions.

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Listen to "The Herd with Colin Cowherd – Hour 2: Fueled by Luka" on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts, or your preferred podcast platform to stay updated on the hottest sports stories and expert opinions.

Transcript

[Rich Davis]

Make some noise for the greatest shooter of all time, Steph Curry. We went live from All Star Weekend for a new podcast called Goat Greatest of Their Era, and we ranked our top five shooters from the 2000s.

[Steve Covino]

Peja 5 Dirk Ford. Peja is alone.

[Rich Davis]

You won't believe who Steph left off his list.

[Steve Covino]

That's so tough. That's why we have these conversations.

[Rich Davis]

Yes, absolutely.

[Steve Covino]

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[Rich Davis]

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[Steve Covino]

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[Rich Davis]

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[Steve Covino]

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[Rich Davis]

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[Steve Covino]

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[Rich Davis]

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[Monsi]

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[Rich Davis]

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[Steve Covino]

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[Rich Davis]

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[Steve Covino]

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[Rich Davis]

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[Steve Covino]

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[Rich Davis]

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[Danny G]

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[Rich Davis]

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[Steve Covino]

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[Rich Davis]

Be sure to catch us live every.

[Steve Covino]

Weekday from 5 to 7 Eastern, 2 to 4 Pacific on Fox Sports Radio.

[Rich Davis]

Find your local station for kavito [e-mail] or stream us live every day on the iHeartRadio radio app by searching FSR yo, what's up everybody? Feeling good on a Friday? Let's go.

[Steve Covino]

Feeling great. Pumped for the weekend. Pumped for our vacation. I wonder how Monty and Dan Beyer are going to do next week. That's what I'm thinking about.

[Rich Davis]

I told you. Five innings, four runs.

[Steve Covino]

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[Monsi]

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[Rich Davis]

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[Steve Covino]

Yeah, from your lips to God's ears, Rich.

[Rich Davis]

Oh God. Before we get back to the NBA, can I bring up one more thing? And don't worry, it's not about Love is blind or it's not about the trailer I saw for Temptation Island. Who the hotties on that?

[Steve Covino]

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[Rich Davis]

I think I just like you Love on Trash TV. 87799 on Fox. By the way, if you want to get lined up to play a game, quote me going to win a CNR Swiggy before we get back to the NBA. Just want to say if one more person sends me the video of Juan Soto missing a fly ball in right field, it's spring training. I don't care. He's going to be awesome. I'm a Mets fan.

[Steve Covino]

I think it matters, bro.

[Rich Davis]

Don't give me this B.S.

[Danny G]

You want to.

[Rich Davis]

You want him to dive against the wall?

[Steve Covino]

As a Yankees fan, Jason Dominguez stinks In the outfield. I don't think he's going to magically become great once the season starts. So don't expect a lot from Juan Soto as a defensive player.

[Rich Davis]

Do you think I want Juan Soto diving against.

[Steve Covino]

It doesn't matter. It does matter. I think a lot of those things do matter. I know it's preseason, but it's not. Like I said, he's going to turn it on all of a sudden. He's great.

[Rich Davis]

Spring training. Last year, you know who had the worst record? One of the worst records? A team called the Dodgers and another team called the Yankees. Spring training means nothing. Someone also hit me up saying it.

[Steve Covino]

Means that baseball's around the corner. We're 20 days away is what it means to me.

[Rich Davis]

Some a hole hit me up. He's like, yeah, look at Soto, he stinks. And Edwin Diaz got rocked. I'm like, again, for all we know, Edwin Diaz, the Mets closer. Break out the Timmy Trumpets. What if he's just working on like a secondary pitch? It's spring training. Stop it, Monty, you got to at least agree with that.

[Steve Covino]

No matters a little.

[Danny G]

It is just spring training.

[Rich Davis]

Come on.

[Danny G]

The matter is very minimal.

[Rich Davis]

I agree.

[Danny G]

Very minimal.

[Steve Covino]

Agreed. My dumb friends, Yankees are getting closer to getting your boy Inglesias for third base because DJ LeMayhue can't not ever be injured. That dude is forever injured.

[Rich Davis]

He's not with the Padres, though, so. A minor league deal, it seems.

[Steve Covino]

Oh, really? I don't know. I heard. As of when?

[Rich Davis]

A couple days ago.

[Danny G]

Yeah.

[Rich Davis]

Remember I said spray paint your OMG signs? Mustard? Yes.

[Steve Covino]

Yo, I must have saw an old TikTok video.

[Danny G]

Must have, Must have. Because this was like days ago.

[Steve Covino]

That's right. No, because I remember Rich saying it.

[Rich Davis]

All right, well, hey, back to the NBA. The intensity for the Lakers, Knicks last night had a playoff atmosphere and it got us thinking that is this. Are the Lakers now in a position where when Luka and LeBron have clicked, that they now feel as though they're the team to beat? Or do you say, listen, OKC was.

[Steve Covino]

Still games better than everyone, LeBron's shoulders anymore, and you're seeing that, you know, he has someone else that he trusts, and both of these dudes make other players on the team better. And you saw that with Gay Vincent hitting a key shot yesterday. You know, Danny G's believing in his boy Hayes now, and you were talking about him. Danny G. I didn't believe you. But what's the minute thing you're saying? When he plays more than 20 minutes, they're good.

[Monsi]

The Lakers are now 13 and 1, when Jackson Hayes has been in the lineup for 20 minutes or longer.

[Steve Covino]

And we were saying, you only need a big guy. Danny was like, nah, man. They got Jackson Hayes.

[Monsi]

He's good. AD Was really impatient with Hayes's development because obviously Anthony Davis does not like to play the center position.

[Danny G]

He said that.

[Monsi]

Yeah. And so when the Lakers wanted him to play the center position, he's like, no, no, no, no. Either trade for. And he said out loud, we need to trade for a center. And Jackson Hayes was over here, like, I'm on the team. So now with AD gone, Jackson Hayes has stepped up, stepped up.

[Steve Covino]

Eight points. But Luca, 32 points. LeBron, 31 points. Just chilling. And again, a game that goes to overtime like that, that was so fun to see last night.

[Rich Davis]

But even, like I said, Jalen Brunson, you know, he was trying so hard to even finish out that dude his. And that wasn't some BS Wimpy injury. His ankle rolled all the way. Have you.

[Monsi]

Have you ever seen an ankle go all the way to the floor like that?

[Rich Davis]

And he got up, hit the free throws, wanted to stay. You could see he so badly was trying to walk it off. And I. The trainer went to rub it. You saw him like, don't even touch it.

[Danny G]

Yeah, I mean, he did walk off. They did show him walking, so that was a good sign. But, no, he rolled it on all kinds of ways.

[Steve Covino]

Yeah. But major, major win last night for the Lakers. You're seeing them again gel at just the right time. It's exciting. Not all games that exciting, but it's nice to see. And then the other side story is the whole confrontation.

[Rich Davis]

Oh.

[Steve Covino]

Between LeBron and Stephen A.

[Rich Davis]

He looked at me as a father, not as a player.

[Steve Covino]

He looked at me as a father. And I understand.

[Rich Davis]

I mean, the fact that that's a story. Like. I get it. I mean, Stephen A. If you don't know we're talking about, was confronted by LeBron, caught off guard.

[Steve Covino]

Said, if you could do your best, John Boy. It was something along the lines of, leave my son out of this. S. As if there's to say that, you know, if you're going to take shots at me, don't bring my son into this. But I'm very surprised that Stephen A. Didn't say. As a broadcaster and as a guy who covers the NBA, it's my job. It's his job to cover anyone in the NBA. Maybe he went a little too far. That's up for debate. But I think he has every right to have an opinion on a man, a young man, but still a man that's on the Lakers. So, you know, LeBron bullying him around a little bit. But luckily, Stephen A. Had Larry David as backup muscle.

[Rich Davis]

Bro, you took the words right out of my mouth. I was gonna say the funniest takeaway I had.

[Steve Covino]

I was there with Larry David.

[Rich Davis]

I'm picturing afterwards. I picture afterwards Larry being like, what was that? Why's he gotta talk to. He came to. He's working. I can only picture it, like, if it were a Curb episode, like, what would he say?

[Steve Covino]

It's really a conversation of, you know, Stephen A. Stephen A. Probably loves every second of this, but he's also torn. Cause I'm sure he does feel a little bad. He is a father, and he understands. But.

[Danny G]

But Bronny hasn't been like, nobody's talking badly about Bronnie as a person.

[Steve Covino]

No, I think everybody likes Bronnie as a person.

[Danny G]

Everybody likes Bronnie.

[Steve Covino]

And you're rooting for the kid.

[Rich Davis]

Yes.

[Steve Covino]

But this does come with criticism.

[Danny G]

Of course it does. And let's not forget, remember the tweet where he said his son was better than current players?

[Rich Davis]

Yeah.

[Danny G]

There's context to all of this.

[Steve Covino]

Stephen A. Blurs that line of journalist and maybe crossing the line sometimes. You know, so.

[Rich Davis]

But I think LeBron, you know, it is like, listen, I got two little kids. You're a dad, Danny G. You're a dad. When someone talks about your kids, it's it. You know, you get all twisted because you lose all sense. Right? And I think it's the one spot where. You know how a lot of times when you watch, like, a movie about, like, you know, like, FBI agents and all murder, their weak spot is like, if you know their family, if you get to their family, that's their weak spot.

[Steve Covino]

Yeah, but it's not personal criticisms. These are basketball criticisms. That's the difference.

[Rich Davis]

You know, it's. I know it's basketball criticism, but when someone talks about your kid, like, if someone. If someone told me my kid stunk at Little League, I'd be like, yeah, that's great, but now I hate you.

[Danny G]

But again, he brought his son into the league.

[Rich Davis]

He did.

[Danny G]

There's so much to it that I don't think it's like a normal. You guys speaking about your kids in Little League. It is not the same.

[Rich Davis]

Yeah.

[Steve Covino]

I think it's fair game.

[Rich Davis]

It would be like if my son one day worked for, you know, Fox Sports Radio here, and people like Rich Davis son not very good on the mic. And like, I was like, stephen A. What did you say?

[Steve Covino]

Like. And at the same time, you got Charles Barkley criticizing Stephen A. And, like, there's a lot of drama going on in the NBA right now. Kendrick, Perkins.

[Monsi]

And as far as. As far as LeBron, you know, step into Stephen A. Remember the one incident on live TV that morning where Stephen A. Was really going in hard on LeBron, almost like calling him a bad parent.

[Steve Covino]

That's what I'm saying. He blurs the line.

[Monsi]

Yeah.

[Steve Covino]

As a father, stop this. Yeah, he does.

[Rich Davis]

He.

[Monsi]

Right.

[Rich Davis]

And then this morning.

[Monsi]

Then this morning, he's like. Or things he. LeBron thought I said. No, no, you said it.

[Steve Covino]

Yeah. He was gaslighting the run. So that was unfortunately the other story here when we should be talking about, man, LeBron and Luca, which we did. But we have to acknowledge that there was that drama all over social media today that went super viral because you saw LeBron step out of basketball player. He wasn't defending his teammate. He was protecting his son. And I get that. But you also have to understand that journalists. And I use air quotes. Journalists have to do their job.

[Rich Davis]

I just. It feels genuinely, like, weirdly personal between these two. On top of it, too, which. Which makes it like, because, yeah, it is. It is a guy's son and whatever. But it's. Some of the criticisms of Bronny James feel like it's going even further than it should just because it's LeBron James son. And thus you have to crank it up to 11 to get the reactions, too. And that's maybe fueling LeBron's like. We've seen him start to take sh. Shots at media figures he hasn't usually taken before. That's a little embarrassing. No, it is embarrassing because you're a.

[Steve Covino]

Man at a certain point.

[Monsi]

Right.

[Steve Covino]

And Bronny has to be his own man, and he's at the workplace and he's doing his best, and everybody likes Bronnie, But, I mean, no matter what it is you do, you might garner criticism. You could own a restaurant, and you get a bad Yelp review.

[Rich Davis]

Yeah.

[Steve Covino]

Do you want your parents to come in there and defend you?

[Rich Davis]

I wonder how Bronnie feels about that, too, because. Exactly that. Like, he's got to be like, I don't want my dad stepping in to.

[Steve Covino]

That's my point.

[Rich Davis]

To do anything about this. I can stand for myself. And you. Maybe it's. He's a rookie. He's just trying to find his way around. Maybe next Year, though.

[Steve Covino]

I mean, we're. We're radio personalities, right? Let's say we're doing a show and we're getting all this bad feedback, which we do sometimes, right? Because they don't necessarily always agree with our opinions. How embarrassing would be if my mom was defending me? I'll do.

[Rich Davis]

I'll do you one. I'll do one that we actually have. If Ian. If I and Eagle had to step in and defend Noah Eagle at some point. Right? Like, Noah Eagle shouldn't want to have to hear his dad defend him.

[Steve Covino]

My mom. My mom was a pretty good example. Leave my Stephen alone. I'd be embarrassed by that.

[Rich Davis]

I'll be honest. There are times where. I mean, my wife has never said anything, but there are times she reads something on social media about me, and she's like, I so badly want to say something. Like, yeah, but, you know, not to. Monsie, you've had some moments where you've said stuff and people come, in my opinion, wrongly at you. Your family or boyfriend or anyone ever be like, yo, I want to say stuff. And you're like, no, no.

[Danny G]

Most of them. Yeah.

[Monsi]

No.

[Danny G]

They all want to jump in, and I just don't. They're fine. It's not worth it.

[Steve Covino]

So then how do you think Bronny feels? Right. Right.

[Danny G]

I don't disagree. I'm sure Bronny was like, I really hate this spotlight that I'm in.

[Steve Covino]

But at the same time, he has probably the crazy, utmost respect for his dad. Right. That he's okay with it. So anyway, that happened, too. And it does take away a little bit from an amazing night of basketball.

[Rich Davis]

Why do we gotta sit up here? This is what happens. You sit in the front with.

[Steve Covino]

We might have to rumble. Larry, be ready.

[Rich Davis]

I'm done lamping. Lamping.

[Monsi]

So how about Lucas? 27 footer in overtime. And the reason it really stood out to me and, Monsieur, you'll appreciate this because of the one clipper. Back in the day I used to love watching shoot the ball. Jamal Crawford, because I was like, who?

[Rich Davis]

Sweet Lou.

[Danny G]

But Jamal Crawford.

[Monsi]

Crawford. Because he shot that rainbow shot. Almost like what you got to do at a theme park to get the ball into those little hoops that are.

[Danny G]

Underside, a proper shape, crooks.

[Monsi]

And sometimes when Luca does those quick shots, they go straight up.

[Rich Davis]

Yeah.

[Monsi]

And I'm like, you don't even really see him release it.

[Rich Davis]

Yeah.

[Monsi]

And that was one of those shots. And when it fell in the. Did you see the net? The net. The net swished all the way on.

[Rich Davis]

Top of the rim.

[Steve Covino]

Speaking of Luca, right? Luca comes to the Lakers. The whole narrative changes on the team. People are now comparing LeBron to his MVP seasons. Now LeBron in the MVP conversation, the.

[Rich Davis]

Chance last night, JJ Redick, coach of.

[Steve Covino]

The year, like, these are all great things, but they're all because of Luca. Let's be real about that. You know, he's bringing out the best in everybody on this team.

[Monsi]

Well, that trade energized the entire league.

[Rich Davis]

Without a doubt, the Lakers were in a good spot. Now they're in a potential NBA Finals path. I'm so intrigued to see how the experience and veteran leadership of LeBron and Luka, together with the young, with the young key players we're seeing emerge. How does that match up against okc, a less experienced team? I mean, think about it. Last year, Luca went to the NBA Finals. LeBron's been there, you know, almost 10 times, right? We're talking about, we're talking about an experienced team versus one with not. But you would argue the inexperienced team is a. Is maybe a better team. So that's gonna, that's gonna really bring some fun to the Western Conference. And let's not forget, you still got the Nuggies and you still got Steph, who has been rejuvenated by Jimmy Bob.

[Danny G]

Absolutely.

[Rich Davis]

And did you see, now listen, 99 out of 100 people, I'd say, oh, that S is lucky. But when he took that half court shot, I was like, no, that's skill.

[Danny G]

Yeah, he's like the one superficially shot it.

[Rich Davis]

Yes. He's the one human where you're like, no, that wasn't lucky. In an odd way, it's like, no, that was Steph Curry.

[Monsi]

I love the way he turned around and kind of skipped down the court too.

[Danny G]

Oh, yeah, no, no, no.

[Steve Covino]

But he just really turns it on when the game is on. I saw him. He's always making circus shots. I get it. But I saw him miss 10 three point shots in a row, warming up, and then he comes out and does stuff like that. So amazing to see. All right, so some great basketball guys.

[Rich Davis]

It's the example to use with your kids. If your kids. I got little kids that are playing, you know, softball, baseball, all their little sports. When I teach them about how you need to practice, like, I'll throw my son five ground balls. And he's like, okay. I'm like, no, no, you want to get good, buddy? We got to do 100 ground balls, right? And I told my kids the other day, I told the dad, move. I Go, hey, look at this guy. Pulled up a Steph Curry highlight. I go, this guy shoots thousands of shots a week. He doesn't take five shots and then.

[Danny G]

Gets a roll up, right, A pat on the back.

[Steve Covino]

He shoots and he's not that big. Keep that in mind.

[Rich Davis]

He shoots thousands of shots. We forget the discipline. So when you see Steph turn around against a defender, makes a half court shot, that is not luck. That is thousands of shots. And that's a great lesson for little children.

[Steve Covino]

It's not practice makes perfect. Is perfect. Practice makes perfect. Never hear that. So great. Basketball heating up. Thank your friend that tipped you off like Danny G did last night. Yo, guys, you better be watching. And because really, you don't want to miss games like that. So great to see. Now we're giving away prizes today. Want to give you the number again at 87799 on Fox. Midnight Black Swiggy, Midnight Black Sapphire limited edition Swiggy, which is just our stainless steel water bottle. But it is nice. It's some nice.

[Monsi]

And I throw, I throw koozies into each package that we mail off, by the way.

[Steve Covino]

So again, if you want to play for 1-877-799 on Fox, it's multiple choice. Yeah, quoted. What? It's a new game. We do it every Friday now before weekend hobnobbing. It's called quote me.

[Rich Davis]

All right, we'll do that next. And by the way, that stainless steel Swiggy, it's a nice item.

[Steve Covino]

It is.

[Rich Davis]

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[Steve Covino]

Go to Express Pro Express. If you never used a staffing company, here's how Express has helped businesses like yours. 80% of businesses turn to staffing companies to fill temporary vacancies. 72% use staffing for extra support during busy times and 68% to staff special short term projects for all types of jobs and a variety of reasons. Choosing Express employment professionals is the move to make. Visit expresspros.com today.

[Rich Davis]

Now, if you haven't used the staffing company before, no problemo. This is the year to do things differently. Businesses are navigating a hiring landscape that's never been more expensive or draft the experts and get the next pro for your team. [e-mail] to find the location near you. Make some noise for the greatest shooter of all time, Steph Curry. We went live from All Star Weekend for a new podcast called Goat Greatest of their era, and we ranked our top five shooters from the 2000s. Peja 5.

[Steve Covino]

Dirk Ford. Peja is a lead.

[Rich Davis]

Okay, okay, I'm at him. I left him off my list, but.

[Steve Covino]

But I still like my list.

[Rich Davis]

You won't believe who Steph left off his list.

[Steve Covino]

That's so tough. That's why we have these conversations.

[Rich Davis]

Yes, Absolutely.

[Steve Covino]

Absolutely love it.

[Rich Davis]

Steph talked about what separates the truly elite NBA shooters.

[Steve Covino]

When you have a scouting report and you're on the list as not just a shooter, but we have specific rules.

[Rich Davis]

For how we guard you.

[Steve Covino]

There's a fear factor that's associated with anytime you're wide open, like, you might as well just count that and get back on defense.

[Rich Davis]

Listen to Goat G O T e Greatest of their era on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts. It's Julie Stewart Banks. I'm doing a new podcast from iHeart Podcasts and the National Hockey League, and I'm paired up with one of my favorite players, the always quotable Nate Thompson.

[Steve Covino]

I wore nine NHL sweaters, and I have story after story to share.

[Monsi]

And believe it or not, I have.

[Steve Covino]

Plenty to say, and not just about hockey.

[Rich Davis]

Believe me, he does. Energy Line with Nate. And JSB is the name of the podcast, and it's gonna be. Well, it's gonna be quite the ride. We're officially linemates, Nate. We're the Energy Line.

[Steve Covino]

We'll have plenty of folks join us. Current players, some of my former teammates, hall of Famers, and wait till you see some of the connections that Julie has. She has quite the Rolodex.

[Rich Davis]

Okay. We'll lean into Nate's playing experience and tap into our interests away from hockey and try to do what energy lines are supposed to do. Provide an emotional boost. How do you feel about all that, Nate?

[Steve Covino]

I'm vibing, Julie. I'm ready to roll.

[Rich Davis]

Listen to Energy Line with Nate and JSB on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts.

[Monsi]

Something about Mary Poppins.

[Rich Davis]

Something about Mary Poppins. Exactly. Oh, man, this is fun. I'm A.J. jacobs, and I am an author and a journalist, and I tend to get obsessed with stuff, and my current obsession is puzzles, and that has given birth to my podcast, the Puzzler. Dressing. Dressing.

[Steve Covino]

French dressing.

[Rich Davis]

Exactly. Oh, that's good. Now you can get your daily puzzle nuggets delivered straight to your ears. I thought to myself, I bet I know what this is. And now I definitely know what this is. This is so weird. This is fun. Let's try this one. Our brand new season features special guests like Chuck Bryant, Mayim Bialik, Julie Bowen, Sam Sanders, Joseph Gordon Levitt, and lots more. Listen to the Puzzler every day on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts. That's awful and I should have seen it coming.

[Steve Covino]

Hi, I'm Bob Pittman, chairman and CEO of iHeartMedia. I'm excited to share my podcast with you. Math and Stories from the frontiers of Marketing. This week I'm talking to the CEO.

[Rich Davis]

Of Moderna, Stephane Bonsell, about how he.

[Steve Covino]

Led his team through unprecedented times to create, test and distribute a COVID vaccine all in less than a year. It becomes a human decision to decide to throw by the window your business strategy and to do what you think is the right thing for the world. Join me as we uncover innovations in data and analytics, the math, and the ever important creative spark, the magic. Listen to math and stories from the frontiers of Marketing on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcast.

[Rich Davis]

Hey, Will, do you ever get overwhelmed by how much science happens these days? Constantly. I'm like, ah, there's so much science, I can't keep track of it all. Then it's a good thing. Our podcast Part Time Genius is counting down the 25 greatest science ideas from the past 25 years. That's right, Mango. We're talking animals in a paper called Chickens Prefer Beautiful Humans. This was actually the title of the paper. They all discovered that much like humans, chickens are attracted to symmetrical faces.

[Steve Covino]

Got it.

[Rich Davis]

We're talking medical miracles. He's an endocrinologist who found a way to stimulate insulin producing cells using, wait for it, the saliva of a Gila monster. There's no way to make that not sound crazy. We even talked to some of the experts behind these breakthroughs. It's a week full of fact packed stories you won't want to miss. So listen to the Part Time Genius countdown of the 25 greatest science ideas of the past 25 years starting Monday, March 3rd on the iHeartRadio app, Apple podcast or wherever you get your podcasts.

[Steve Covino]

Oh yeah. Thanks again Fox Sports Radio Nation for putting up with us.

[Rich Davis]

Appreciate you.

[Steve Covino]

Should I say having us and putting up with Rich? Just kidding. Rich is Great. Kavino and Rich on Fox Sports Radio. Perfect is here. Danny G. Is here. Monsieur is here. Thank you guys again for being here. Monday through Friday, 2 to 4 on the west, 5 to 7 on the east. And we have a bonus podcast, the world famous Over Promise. Let me tell you, the world famous Kavino and Rich.

[Rich Davis]

I do not lie when I say this is the most fun two hours of my day. Listen, I enjoy spending time with my kids and coaching and, you know, having fun. Having fun with my wife, Little Baron, little kids. Why am I getting into Trump mode?

[Steve Covino]

Because you must be watching a slew of his videos or something.

[Rich Davis]

Geez.

[Steve Covino]

I hear it. Trust me. I've talked to this guy for 20 years.

[Rich Davis]

The children. I can tell when he gets into that or. Or if I watch too much. Sebastian, man.

[Steve Covino]

Right?

[Rich Davis]

Yeah. He's like, why do we do this?

[Steve Covino]

It happens.

[Rich Davis]

We're gonna play a game in a second. I just want to point out two things. One that bothers me and one that made me laugh. I see headlines every day. Know who needs to go away bad, baby. That's the Catch me outside, girl. Whoa.

[Steve Covino]

What does that mean?

[Rich Davis]

How has this train wreck from Dr. Phil a decade ago turned into a hip hop star and only fans? Girl, that's made millions. Like, it's like proving that all the wrong qualities could get somewhere. So I don't want to hear anything more about Bat baby.

[Steve Covino]

Biggest hypocrite ever. You started off this show talking about how it's great that flight attendants and professionals in the NYPD should have only fans, but this one who leans into it, she's the worst.

[Rich Davis]

Yes. Number two, speaking of airlines, your way.

[Steve Covino]

Way to be consistent.

[Rich Davis]

I know it hasn't been a great year for the airlines. Listen, there's been some incidents, but did you see the Southwest story where there's a woman that was running up and down the aisle?

[Monsi]

Yes.

[Rich Davis]

Naked.

[Danny G]

I did.

[Rich Davis]

Like, imagine you're on the plane and all of a sudden for a while too. They said, yo, Muncie, she got the jumbos out and she's like bouncing around. Like, imagine you're there with your kids. Like, yeah, we're going to visit grandma down in Florida.

[Monsi]

Did those count as her two carry ons?

[Rich Davis]

And with that, it's time to play a game. Let's go.

[Steve Covino]

Yeah.

[Monsi]

Sports media and athletes are quoted a lot.

[Steve Covino]

Stars attract other stars.

[Rich Davis]

Here comes the hot tub.

[Monsi]

Take quotes.

[Rich Davis]

Andy Reid should step down as head coach. This is not a one game. We ask him because they lost in this game.

[Monsi]

You guess the talking Head.

[Rich Davis]

You can quote me on that.

[Monsi]

Quote me. All right, here we go. Happy Friday. In this game, you need to tell me which blabbermouth said it.

[Rich Davis]

I love this game, Danny. Because you know why? No matter who you are, man, woman, young, old, we all see social media clips. You're walking past the TV, you'll see something on FS1 or ESPN or listening to a Fox Sports Radio podcast. And sometimes y'all think, who said that? Sometimes you.

[Monsi]

If you're a sports fan, these are in your algorithm, for sure.

[Rich Davis]

No doubt.

[Monsi]

All right, let's meet the contestants. God's gift to divorced dad Rock.

[Steve Covino]

Steve COVINO, DISTURBED, Celebrating 25 years this.

[Rich Davis]

Weekend out on Brand the Sickness.

[Steve Covino]

I've been down with the sickness for 25 years.

[Monsi]

To the right of him, the first really successful broadcaster out of Syracuse, Rich Davis.

[Rich Davis]

Only one, right? Only one out of Syracuse.

[Monsi]

And in for Dan Byer is a woman who had Yasiel Puig ask her for an Alaskan Airlines, like twerk. Monsieur.

[Danny G]

No cap.

[Rich Davis]

Imagine if you were Mrs. Puig.

[Danny G]

Oh, no, no, no.

[Monsi]

All right, let's go to the studio lines. We're gonna see who's playing for C and R. Stainless steel Swiggy. All right, Monsi, I'll use you for this. Would you love to travel to beautiful Las Vegas, Nevada?

[Danny G]

Always.

[Monsi]

Burlington, Vermont, Louisville, Kentucky, Claremont, Florida, or Boise, Idaho.

[Danny G]

Well, obviously, we're going with Las Vegas.

[Monsi]

Obviously. For you.

[Rich Davis]

Thunder down under us.

[Monsi]

Smoker, that is Daniel. What up, D?

[Rich Davis]

Yo, what's up, D?

[Steve Covino]

Hey, man.

[Monsi]

Hey, what's going on?

[Steve Covino]

Damn. Daniel.

[Monsi]

Daniel.

[Danny G]

What do you do?

[Monsi]

What do you do for a living there in lv?

[Rich Davis]

He does holy dance.

[Monsi]

I am a liquor and wine salesperson. Oh, the hookah. All right, cool. Daniel, here are the rules. For quote me, the first contestant with two correct answers is the champ. If there's a tie, I have two overtime. Fill in the quotes. Ready to go. Your name is your buzzer, but you do have to wait until all three possible answers are read. If there's two wrong answers in a row, we move on to the next quote.

[Steve Covino]

Okay?

[Monsi]

Are you ready?

[Steve Covino]

We're ready.

[Monsi]

Let's get it on. All right, guys, the first quote. I gotta pull it up here. Talk amongst yourselves while I pull this up.

[Rich Davis]

No. So, have any good plans this weekend? My kids Little League pictures are tomorrow.

[Danny G]

Cute.

[Rich Davis]

And since I'm a coach, I had to make sure I got my shape up and trimmed my beard a little bit. Is it weird that I care how I look?

[Danny G]

I was gonna say yeah.

[Rich Davis]

Cause this is about you, Monsi. I'm Coach Rich. I'm the number one coach on Fox Sports Radio.

[Steve Covino]

It makes me think of coaches in our little league photo. They had cigarettes, like, sticking out in their pocket.

[Rich Davis]

Yeah.

[Steve Covino]

Wearing mustaches worn in the photo. They didn't care.

[Monsi]

Nicely done there. Thank you. All right, here comes the first quote. Guys. Guys, Steph Curry is the best great player we've ever seen. That's a great shooter. Or the greatest shooter. Who's a great player? But is he the greatest player of all time? No, you can't be the greatest player of all time. And we have to hide you on defense. All right, guys, quote me. Was that A, Kelvin Washington, B, Doug Gottlieb or C, Dan Patrick?

[Danny G]

Monty.

[Monsi]

Monty.

[Danny G]

A, Calvin Washington.

[Monsi]

No.

[Rich Davis]

Oh, you were so confident.

[Danny G]

He literally said that yesterday. Something along those lines.

[Steve Covino]

Something along those lines.

[Monsi]

All right, Covino, co for the steal.

[Rich Davis]

Doug Gottlieb.

[Monsi]

Yes, sir.

[Rich Davis]

Yeah.

[Monsi]

Covino on the board.

[Danny G]

Nice.

[Rich Davis]

But is he the greatest player?

[Steve Covino]

Let's hear it. Let's hear it.

[Monsi]

Oh, let's hear how it sounded. Steph Curry's the best great player we've ever seen.

[Rich Davis]

That's a great show shooter.

[Monsi]

Or the greatest shooter.

[Rich Davis]

Who's a great player. But is he the greatest player of all time? No. No, you can't be the greatest player of all time. And we have to hide you on defense. That was the tell when I was listening to it. As soon as you said no. No, Scott, duck. A duck.

[Monsi]

Good job, Covino. He's on the board as we go to round two. All right, here's the quote. Do I think Max Crosby has any real influence over what the Raiders do? Absolutely not. I think there's a better chance that Max Crosby is traded than the Raiders. Listen to Max Crosby on who should play quarterback in Vegas. Quote me. Was that A, Rob Parker, B, Jason Smith, or C, Ben Maller?

[Danny G]

Moncy.

[Monsi]

Moncy.

[Danny G]

B, Jason Smith.

[Monsi]

No, Rich. Rich, you're terrible rich for the steal.

[Rich Davis]

I feel like that's something Rob Parker would say.

[Monsi]

You're both losers. That was Ben Maller and his.

[Rich Davis]

Think Max Crosby has any real influence.

[Steve Covino]

Over what the Raiders do?

[Rich Davis]

Absolutely not. I think there's a better chance Max Crosby traded than the Raiders. Listened to Max Crosby on who should.

[Monsi]

Play quarterback in Vegas, and hours later, the Raiders gave Max Crosby one of the richest contracts in the NFL.

[Rich Davis]

Did you do that just to bust the chops of your buddy Ben Maller?

[Monsi]

Maybe you could hear about it on the fifth hour podcast.

[Rich Davis]

Perfect.

[Monsi]

All right, we move to round three. Covino's the only one on the board so far.

[Rich Davis]

And by the way, Daniel, you. You just got to say your name and guess.

[Steve Covino]

It's easy.

[Monsi]

All right, guys, third quote here. I'm like, man, when Steph is off the floor, this is pre Jimmy Butler. I'm like, this is a boring ass team. This is a bad watch. And I said I'd bring in Jimmy Butler just for energy and juice. He'll get everyone all worked up. Quote me. Is that A, Paul Pierce, B, Monica McNutt or C, Colin Cowherd?

[Steve Covino]

Daniel.

[Monsi]

Daniel. I'll go Paul Pierce. No.

[Rich Davis]

Rich. Rich stars Colin.

[Monsi]

Yes, sir.

[Steve Covino]

Rich is on the board.

[Monsi]

Yeah, this is how that sounded.

[Steve Covino]

I'm like, man, when Steph is off.

[Rich Davis]

The floor, this is pre Jimmy Butler.

[Steve Covino]

I'm like, this is a boring ass team.

[Rich Davis]

This is a bad watch.

[Steve Covino]

And I said I'd bring in Jimmy.

[Rich Davis]

Butler just for energy and juice. He'll just get everybody all worked up.

[Steve Covino]

You know, there's certain key words when you read these. Like, I could hear Colin saying juice. I could hear it. So you got to pay close attention.

[Monsi]

All right? And I'm glad you at least got in there, Daniel. We go to round four. Both CNR on the board. All right, all right, here's the fourth quote, guys. Barkley does television. He'd never be accused of knowing television. That would be Ernie Johnson who handles that responsibility. Maybe Charles Barkley should look at his rundowns from time to time, even though they're an NBA show, as opposed to a show that talks about an abundance of things. Some stories get a higher profile than others because they resonate with the viewing public. Quote me. Who me? Was that A, Stephen A. Smith, B, Kendrick Perkins, or C, Richard Jefferson?

[Rich Davis]

Daniel.

[Monsi]

Daniel. Stephen A. Smith is correct. The fact of the matter, and here's what that sounded like.

[Rich Davis]

Barkley does television.

[Steve Covino]

He'd never be accused of knowing television.

[Rich Davis]

That would be Ernie Johnson who handles that responsibility. Maybe Charles Barkley should look at his rundowns from time to time, even though.

[Monsi]

They are an NBA show, as opposed.

[Rich Davis]

To a show that talks about an abundance of things. Some stories get a higher profile than others because they resonate with the viewing public.

[Steve Covino]

I mean, Stephen A's right about that. You gotta talk about what's hot. That's just how it is. Truthfully, the no one wants to hear about a boring game last night.

[Rich Davis]

I mean, the simple fact that we're talking about the, you know, Knicks, Lakers last night, two big market teams, exciting game, OKC just doesn't have the, like out of that. The Juice. The Juice, you know.

[Monsi]

All right, guys, we go to overtime. Moncy, I'm sorry, you're not on the board, so you're not.

[Danny G]

I know. I gave up real quick.

[Monsi]

All right, three, three way tie between Rich Covino and Daniel. And guys, here's overtime. You need to finish the quote.

[Rich Davis]

Oh, I like it.

[Steve Covino]

Yeah.

[Rich Davis]

All right, so whoever's closest.

[Monsi]

No, no, no. You finish the quote, you get multiple choice here.

[Rich Davis]

Can we try to. No, you can't finish it on finish. Finish this like Mad libs.

[Monsi]

Finish this quote from DeMar DeRozan. Okay, the refs were terrible. Terrible as bleep dot, dot, dot A. It's as simple as that.

[Rich Davis]

Terrible is when they forget to put the hot sauce in your Taco Bell bag.

[Steve Covino]

You gotta let him read the.

[Monsi]

Yeah, you gotta let me read the.

[Steve Covino]

Disqualified.

[Monsi]

Yeah. The three possible finishes.

[Steve Covino]

Yeah, Rich is disqualified.

[Monsi]

All right, here we go. The reps were terrible. Terrible as BLEEP A. It's as simple as that. B, I don't even want to play tomorrow. Or C, but you didn't hear that from me. Daniel. Daniel for the win. C. C, Novino Covino for the steal and the win.

[Danny G]

B.

[Monsi]

No, you're both losers. All right, we go to the final. We go to the final overtime quote. All right, finish this quote about Brunson from Karl Anthony Towns. It's next man up. He's a huge part of our team. We've been playing with grit and A, deserve a break against the Cliff Clippers. B, all need to score 10 extra points or C have to go out there and do it again.

[Rich Davis]

Daniel.

[Monsi]

Daniel for the win. What's that? C. Yes.

[Rich Davis]

Yes. We are mailing.

[Monsi]

Nice. Yes, sir.

[Rich Davis]

Earned. He earned it. Yeah.

[Monsi]

Daniel, in Las Vegas on your liquor runs, you will be holding a shiny new CNR stainless steel. Swiggy.

[Steve Covino]

Nice. Congrats, buddy.

[Rich Davis]

With that, with that big win, he no longer has to do his only dance pitch.

[Steve Covino]

I know. Hey, Danny G. If other people listening want to qualify for Swiggy, you still giving them away if they leave a nice comment?

[Monsi]

For sure. Yeah. We're going to get back to reading some of those five star reviews, go to Apple Podcast and type in Covino and Rich. I'm sure you already subscribe. If you do, don't. If you do. If you don't, do. Yeah, wait, stop. Reverse that and yeah, write a nice review and leave your email address. And I randomly email people and put them on our mailing list.

[Steve Covino]

We're not above.

[Rich Davis]

Bribery is really what it comes From.

[Monsi]

Oh, it's straight bribery.

[Rich Davis]

Leave a nice review. We might send you something. Monse.

[Danny G]

Yes.

[Steve Covino]

What up, Monty? You were terrible at that game.

[Danny G]

I really was. So here's what's so funny. I swear Kelvin Washington said something really similar to that. And I was here the last two nights working that. And I swear Jason Smith said something really similar.

[Steve Covino]

That's why we need cameras. We need cameras on everybody. Because she was so proud and certain that it was.

[Rich Davis]

Remember the one question she had her hand up? I think she twerked a little bit, too.

[Danny G]

I sure did.

[Rich Davis]

The best one was Ramancy's. Like, it was Dr. Phil. I'm like, he wasn't even an answer.

[Danny G]

Like, I was so confident. And then I quickly just retreated. Yeah. Quickly made me sit down and rethink my thoughts. All right, guys. So a lot of NFL news today, like Cowboys wide receiver Michael Gallup, who abruptly retired last offseason, well, he intends to make a comeback. He is just 29. Bills linebacker Terrell Bernard has agreed to terms on a four year, $50 million contract extension. The Commanders have released two time Pro bowl defensive tackle Jonathan Allen after failing to find a trade partner. He was with the team for eight years. The Dolphins restructured linebacker Bradley Chubb's contract to create 16.3 million in salary cap space. In college football, Michigan cornerback Will Johnson will not participate in Pro Day on March 21 because of a minor hamstring inj. He is expected to fully be cleared and have a private workout for NFL teams on April 14. In baseball, Mariners pitcher George Kirby is being shut down due to shoulder inflammation. His MRI didn't show any structural damage, so the Mariners are taking it week to week. In the NHL, the Boston Bruins have agreed to trade Brad Marchand to the Florida Panthers. And in women's college hoops, Today, the Big Ten quarterfinals, USC defeated Indiana 84, 79. Juju Watkins, 31 points and 10 rebounds. I know, I know. Oklahoma defeated Kentucky 69 to 65. That's still the Big Ten. And in the SEC quarterfinals, South Carolina topped Vanderbilt 84 to 63. Last I'll tell you. Did you guys hear the story about Arizona State running back Cam Scatterbo being sued by. By a former teammate?

[Rich Davis]

No.

[Danny G]

So there was a story. There's a story right now that a teammate is suing him because during the season, the teammate was driving a golf cart and Cam jumped on it and it caused the. The golf cart to fall over and then the guy got injured. So he was originally suing. Arizona State now has added Cam to The lawsu. They can't find Cam like to serve him papers. And so a lawyer said that the judge granted him permission to serve him papers on a local newspaper. Like to put a notice out. They cannot get ahold of him because he keeps moving around.

[Rich Davis]

Easy to try to sue a guy that's about to sign his first NFL.

[Danny G]

That's what I'm saying. But the fact that they're like, you could do it in a local newspaper. They're like, what? They're not doing that yet. But that's last case scenario. A newspaper notice that you're being sued.

[Rich Davis]

Thank you, Monsi. By the way, one last story. I don't care about facts. I just want speculation.

[Danny G]

Sure. Who cares about facts?

[Rich Davis]

I saw some social media buzz of something Covino said maybe a month ago. Aaron Rodgers want to stay put on the East Coast Giants. Aaron Rodgers, is there any truth to that buzz?

[Danny G]

So it's funny that you say that. Today Doug Gottlieb spoke to Mark Dominick, and that's who Mark Dominick was putting Aaron Rodgers with the Giants.

[Rich Davis]

It could be interesting, like, at first, like, why would you want to go to.

[Steve Covino]

Well, the story is Stafford, they. They were throwing money his way and he actually took less to stay in la.

[Monsi]

Yeah.

[Danny G]

Because he didn't want to go anywhere.

[Steve Covino]

Right.

[Danny G]

He was just trying to.

[Steve Covino]

But it all makes sense. And that's exactly what we were saying. Like, why would he want to leave there? His family's all set up. He's got a few years left. He's going to want to stay here. And Aaron Rodgers is already in New York and he already said he loves the city. He won. He did win fans over. He did play that card. Right. And.

[Rich Davis]

And you and I also talked about how we often downplay that side of an athlete where.

[Steve Covino]

Yeah.

[Rich Davis]

Are they happy? Is their family happy? The Staffords live in a beautiful mansion in hidden hills 20 minutes from here. They. Do you think they want to pull their kids out of a school district? Kelly Stafford's got this stage of his career, too. Yeah, I mean, he wants. He wants to be out here. He won a Super bowl here. So Aaron Rodgers, Giants could get interesting. We got more Kavino on Rich next. And plus, what to watch this weekend in the world of fighting sports TV streaming, weekend hobnobbing is next. Make some noise for the greatest shooter of all time, Steph Curry. We went live from All Star Weekend for a new podcast called Goat Greatest of Their Era. And we ranked our top five shooters from the 2000s.

[Steve Covino]

Peja 5 Dirk Ford Peja is elite.

[Rich Davis]

Okay, okay. I'm mad him. I left him off my list, but I still like my list. You won't believe who Steph left off his list.

[Steve Covino]

That's so tough. That's why we have these conversations.

[Rich Davis]

Yes, absolutely.

[Steve Covino]

Love it.

[Rich Davis]

Steph talked about what separates the truly elite NBA shooters.

[Steve Covino]

When you have a scouting report and you're on the list as not just a shooter, but we have specific rules for how we guard you, There's a fear factor that's associated with it. Anytime you're wide open, like, you might as well just count that and get back on defense.

[Rich Davis]

Listen to Go G O T e greatest of their era on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts. It's Julie Stewart Banks. I'm doing a new podcast from iHeart Podcasts and the National Hockey League, and I'm paired up with one of my favorite players, the always quotable Nate Thompson.

[Steve Covino]

I wore nine NHL sweaters and I have story after story to share.

[Monsi]

And believe it or not, I have.

[Steve Covino]

Plenty to say, and not just about hockey.

[Rich Davis]

Believe me, he does. Energy Line with Nate and JSB is the name of the podcast, and it's gonna be, well, it's gonna be quite the ride. We're officially linemates, Nate. We're the Energy Line.

[Steve Covino]

We'll have plenty of folks join us. Current players, some of my former teammates, hall of Famers, and wait till you see some of the connections that Julie has. She has quite the Rolodex.

[Rich Davis]

Okay. We'll lean into Nate's playing experience and tap into our interests away from hockey and try to do what Energy alliance are supposed to do. Provide an emotional boost. How do you feel about all that, Nate?

[Steve Covino]

I'm vibing, Julie. I'm ready to roll.

[Rich Davis]

Listen to EnergyLine with Nate and JSB on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts. Something about Mary Poppins. Something about Mary Poppins. Exactly. Oh, man, this is fun. I'm A.J. jacobs, and I am an author and a journalist, and I tend to get obsessed with stuff, and my current obsession is puzzles. And that has given birth to my podcast, the Puzzler. Dressing. Dressing.

[Steve Covino]

French dressing.

[Rich Davis]

Exactly. Oh, that's good. Now you can get your daily puzzle nuggets delivered straight to your ears. I thought to myself, I bet I know what this is. And now I definitely know what this is. This is so weird. This is fun. Let's try this one. Our brand new season features special guests like Chuck Bryant, Mayim Bialik, Julie Bowen, Sam Sanders, Joseph Gordon Levitt and lots more. Listen to the Puzzler every day on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts.

[Monsi]

That's awful and I should have seen it coming.

[Steve Covino]

Hi, I'm Bob Pittman, chairman and CEO of iHeartMedia. I'm excited to share my podcast with you. Math and Stories from the Frontiers of Marketing. This week I'm talking to the CEO.

[Rich Davis]

Of Moderna, Stephane Bonsell, about how he.

[Steve Covino]

Led his team through unprecedented times to create, test and distribute a COVID vaccine.

[Rich Davis]

All in less than a year.

[Steve Covino]

It becomes a human decision to decide to throw by the window your business strategy and to do what you think is the right thing for the world. Join me as we uncover innovations in data and analytics, the math and the ever important creative spark, the magic. Listen to math and stories from the frontiers of Marketing on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcast.

[Rich Davis]

Hey, Will, do you ever get overwhelmed by how much science happens these days? Constantly. I'm like, ah, there's so much science I can't keep track of it all. Then it's a good thing. Our podcast Part Time Genius is counting down the 25 greatest science ideas from the past 25 years. That's right, Mango. We're talking animals in a paper called quote, chickens prefer beautiful humans. This was actually the title of the paper. They all discovered that much like humans, chickens are attracted to symmetrical faces.

[Steve Covino]

Got it.

[Rich Davis]

We're talking medical miracles. He's an endocrinologist who found a way to stimulate stimulate insulin producing cells using, wait for it, the saliva of a Gila monster. There's no way to make that not sound crazy. We even talked to some of the experts behind these breakthroughs. It's a week full of fact packed stories you won't want to miss. So listen to the Part Time Genius countdown of the 25 greatest science ideas of the past 25 years starting Monday, March 3rd on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts or wherever you get your podcast. Oh, there he is. The Divorce Dad Rock ambassador Steve Cavino.

[Steve Covino]

That's true. Angry dad Rock is my specialty. Aside from of course, you know, being lazy and watching baseball. And last night, the Lakers, the LA Lucas Covino and Rich on Fox Sports Radio. Timestamp for real, whether you like disturbed or not. Perfect. Playing some disturb the sickness. 25 years ago today it came out. Yeah, 25 years ago today it came out.

[Monsi]

This.

[Rich Davis]

This was everything on the radio. I remember when this came out. I bumped it like for an hour straight.

[Steve Covino]

25 years ago today and they're celebrating it on Turbo 41. Listen out for me on SiriusXM. But it's always a pleasure to be here on Fox Sports Radio. And we do it every Friday. We got some weekend hobnobbin. But first, just want to remind you that we're live from the Tyrack.com studio. Don't have the right team on the court. Express employment professionals can help. From contract placements to full time hires. We've got you covered. Visit ExpressPros.com today. Let us handle your hiring so you can focus on growing your business.

[Rich Davis]

Hey, Steve, thanks for that reminder, pal.

[Steve Covino]

No problem.

[Rich Davis]

Sorry. Let's do it. Weekend hungry living for the weekend. You're winning bets for talking points.

[Monsi]

If you get stuck socializing.

[Rich Davis]

You ever done anything dangerous? You ever danced with the devil in the pale moonlight?

[Monsi]

That is dangerous.

[Rich Davis]

Friday brings us weekend hobnobby. You know, my apologies. I also have to let you know about the Express Pro Pro of the week. How could I forget? And I don't. This is a tough one. Are you going Luca or LeBron?

[Steve Covino]

I think it's the guy that makes everybody better, including the coach. I don't think anyone was saying MVP, LeBron or coach of the Year, right, Reddick? Until Luca got on.

[Rich Davis]

So, Luca, you, my friend, gotta be Express Pros Pro of the week. They have been unstoppable, it seems.

[Steve Covino]

30 points last night in 43 minutes with a sweet win in overtime. 113, 109 over the Knicks. Exciting game in March, like we said earlier. So props to Luca.

[Rich Davis]

And when he was talking to Rooks after the game, Fresh fade. You see, he's got. I feel like he came straight from the barbershop too.

[Steve Covino]

I wasn't really checking out the fade. I was checking out Rooks.

[Rich Davis]

But okay, okay, I don't blame you.

[Steve Covino]

Just kidding.

[Rich Davis]

All right, Weekend hobnobbin. What to watch not only in the world of sports, but entertainment. What do you got, buddy?

[Steve Covino]

All right, I'm going to start it off with, well, you know, big, sexy chocolate cheeks Ryan that works here.

[Monsi]

Who?

[Steve Covino]

Big sexy.

[Rich Davis]

Oh, yeah, of course.

[Steve Covino]

He was talking about Daredevil and how great it was. I'm like, yeah, yeah. But then he came in the next day. He's like, yo, dude, it's really good. You got to check it out. So maybe I will. Daredevil. Born again on Disney. Plus now for the Danny McBride fans and Adam Devine. I really do like both of them. Righteous Gemstone Season four on Max. Oh, there's something called Plankton the Movie. If you're a spongebob guy that's on Netflix. Is that new or what? Because I'll check it out. Plankton the Movie. And and for you fight fans, you got Pereira Ankalaev and Justin Gaethje fighting UFC 313 is this weekend. So enjoy your fighting. And of course, Rich, over promised episode 83, as we mentioned before, our brand new bonus pod is available.

[Rich Davis]

All right. Are you watching the Love is Blind Weddings like Monsie and I are. Yeah, Love is Blind Weddings. That's today. You can check that out. Now if you love all the clips, you see this guy on social media, if he's in your algorithm. A new special with comedian Andrew Schulz on Netflix called Life. You're not a fan. You are a fan.

[Steve Covino]

I'm a fan of his comedy. His haircut bothers me.

[Rich Davis]

He's not. Not enough faded. He doesn't. It's like, I mean, I know that's.

[Steve Covino]

He'S going for that fade.

[Rich Davis]

Not strong enough for Camino's liking. But Andrew Scholl is very funny. So Life. Life is on Netflix. Same with the weddings on Love is Blind. Now I've talked about this show for a while. It's done. Season one, if you need something to binge and you know NBA or fights aren't really tickling your fancy, I promise you paradise on Hulu. All eight episodes are done. Now catch up, get ready for season two. Sterling K. Brown.

[Steve Covino]

But that last episode, man, I don't know what episode eight was. Are you serious right now? The show though, is good, but the.

[Rich Davis]

Last episode, I was like, can I save everyone time? Because part of this is telling you what not to watch. Zero Day with Robert De Niro is terrible. I watched all six, waiting for like, when is it gonna get good? And the answer is, guys, never.

[Steve Covino]

Rich did the research for you.

[Rich Davis]

I did the homework assignment. You don't have to watch it. I promise you it's terrible. And if you want to watch something with the kids, Despicable Me 4 is now streaming on Netflix and a show on Disney Plus. I mentioned this before. Let me mention it again. Win or lose from the creators of Inside out, it teaches kids a little bit about sports, teaches them a little bit about life. It takes each character Camino and each episode of the series is about a different character. And also to comes together. The umpire, the kid playing Little League, all the stuff. And it's a lot of fun. Win or lose on Disney. Danny G. Anything on your radar this week.

[Monsi]

Thumbs up on that. Win or lose. That's a good little series there. Yeah. Besides 1923 and love is blind. Some NBA action to pay attention to tomorrow. Lakers at the Celtics. That's tomorrow night.

[Rich Davis]

Oh, big one.

[Monsi]

And then Sunday daytime game morning 10am for us on the west side Nuggets at. @ okc.

[Rich Davis]

That's. That's a Western Conference battle.

[Monsi]

It's going to be a good one.

[Rich Davis]

Yeah, I feel like.

[Steve Covino]

Do you think the Lakers can take okc?

[Monsi]

Man, I do, yeah. Yeah. If. If they stay hot with their shooting and their defense is on point the way it has been in this little win streak here. Yeah.

[Rich Davis]

No disrespect to other teams, but the Western Conference doesn't feel like it should be okc. Denver, Golden State and the Lakers don't feel like that's what it should be. And by the way, if you want some ridiculous, ridiculous action, that's far fetched but awesome. Reacher season three is out. Yeah. On Amazon Prime.

[Steve Covino]

It's pretty good.

[Rich Davis]

If you like Reacher. If you like big hunky dudes that beat everyone up, your lady might like it too.

[Steve Covino]

So enjoy your reacher, enjoy your NBA. And again, UFC 313, catch us on over promised on Fox Sports Radio's YouTube.

[Rich Davis]

Page and have a good one. Arriba. Dare she, baby.

[Steve Covino]

See you in the promised land. Goodbye, guys.

[Danny G]

Guys, this is Nikki Glaser from the Nikki Glaser podcast. On a more serious note, I'm still.

[Rich Davis]

Thinking about that commercial with Tom Brady and Snoop Dogg hating on each other.

[Danny G]

Because when you listen to the reasons for hating someone or something, you realize just how stupid they really are. There is too much hate in this country and it's gotta stop. So join us at iHeart in standing up to it.

[Rich Davis]

If you see hate, speak up, call.

[Danny G]

It out and you can learn more by following at. What's up with Hate?

[Rich Davis]

Make some noise for the greatest shooter of all time, Steph Curr. We went live from All Star Weekend for a new podcast called goat greatest of their era. And we ranked our top five shooters from the 2000s.

[Steve Covino]

Peja 5 Dirk Ford.

[Rich Davis]

Paja is a lie. Okay. You won't believe who Steph left off his list.

[Steve Covino]

That's so tough. That's why we have these conversations.

[Rich Davis]

Yes, absolutely.

[Steve Covino]

Love it.

[Rich Davis]

Listen to Go G O T E Greatest of Their era on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts. What's up, everyone? It's Greg Rosenthal and I'm teaming up with the King of Spring, Daniel Jeremiah. He requires requires me to say that we're going to be bringing you 40s and free agents, the only podcast you'll need this NFL draft season. From DJs mock drafts to my top 101, free agents will have it covered for you with all new episodes every Thursday keeping you up to date as we head to the NFL Draft. Listen to 40s and free agents starting on March 6th on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcast. What's up everyone? Julie Swerbinks here along with former NHL player Nate Thompson.

[Steve Covino]

We're doing a new podcast together. Here we go.

[Rich Davis]

The name Energy Line with Nate and jsb.

[Steve Covino]

Each week we'll get together and talk about hockey life. All topics are fair game, right?

[Rich Davis]

Exactly. And you'll never know who will drop by to join us.

[Steve Covino]

Julie is pretty well connected. She has text threads going that you wouldn't believe.

[Rich Davis]

Listen to Energy Line with Nate and jsb on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcast. I'm Tomer Cohen, LinkedIn's chief product officer.

[Steve Covino]

If you're just as curious as I am about the way things are built.

[Rich Davis]

Then tune into my podcast, Building One.

[Steve Covino]

I speak with some of the best product builders out there.

[Rich Davis]

I've always been inspired by frustration.

[Steve Covino]

It came back to my own personal pain point, so we had to go.

[Danny G]

Out to farmers and convince them.

[Rich Davis]

Following that, curiosity is a superpower. You have to be obsessed with the human condition. Listen to Building One on the iHeartRadio app, Apple, or wherever you get your podcasts.