Ep. 97 (1/5/23): Damar Hamlin, NFL Playoff Picture, NBA Update – Nets’ Hot Streak, De’Aaron Coming Up Clutch, Frustration w/ Clippers, Lakers-Heat, Mitchell’s 71 points | NCAAB: TCU-Baylor & UConn-Providence Recap

In this episode, Joey updates listeners on the condition of Buffalo Bills safety Damar Hamlin and talks about the progress that Hamlin has made in the last day. Joey praises Zac Taylor and Sean McDermott for their handling of the injury and goes in-depth on what the University of Cincinnati Medical Center has reported about Hamlin’s condition. After that, he explains what the NFL’s options are for AFC Playoff seedings with the Bills-Bengals game being considered a no-contest.Following that, Joey moves onto the NBA and mentions the Brooklyn Nets’ recent hot streak, including a 12-game undefeated stretch. He also touches on the Sacramento Kings’ recent progression and how De'Aaron Fox has developed into a premier guard in the NBA. Then, Joey breaks down how the Los Angeles Clippers have played as of late with a recap of their performances against the Celtics, Pacers and Heat. He goes on a tangent about his frustrations with Tyronn Lue’s recent rotations and lobbies for more minutes from Terance Mann and Robert Covington. To close out the NBA segment, Joey breaks down Donovan Mitchell’s 71-point performance from Monday night.In his last segment, Joey recaps the most exciting college basketball game of the year thus far: TCU vs. Baylor. He goes in-depth on why he is a big fan of TCU and praises Horned Frogs guard Mike Miles Jr. for his continual growth. He also sums up what happened in the Notre Dame-BC game and the UConn-Providence game, before previewing tonight’s UMass Lowell-UMaine showdown in Orono.