The Mavericks have fired Nico Harrison, but he’s just the tip of the iceberg when it comes to Dallas’s struggles under its new ownership group. FOS reporter Alex Schiffer joins to explain how a team that was in the NBA Finals just two years ago has so quickly fallen from grace and why everything starts with the owners.
Meanwhile, new upstart European league Project B is looking like a major threat to Unrivaled after signing Phoenix Mercury star Alyssa Thomas, says FOS women’s sports reporter Annie Costabile. She joins Baker Machado to explain why this league could be a major disruptor in women’s basketball and who else could join Thomas and former WNBA MVP Nneka Ogwumike overseas. Plus, YouTube TV and Disney’s standoff is heading in the wrong direction, says FOS newsletter writer Eric Fisher. He joins to explain.
Also, Giants star edge rusher Kayvon Thibodeaux joins to talk about his season and the impact he’s making off the field.