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EPISODE · May 26, 2026 · 17 MIN

Is Charles Barkley Right to Call the Cavs Quitters?

from The Ken Carman Show with Anthony Lima

Ken delivers the most honest postgame assessment yet, acknowledging the Cavs are trapped in a spot where they cannot realistically blow it up, cannot easily upgrade, and cannot pretend a 37-point elimination loss at home felt like progress. Callers are split between wanting Atkinson gone immediately and recognizing that firing a coach does not solve the fundamental ceiling problem with this roster. The Evan Mobley debate gets its most heated airing of the season, with Ken pushing back hard on the idea Milwaukee would not want a 24-year-old defensive force in a Giannis deal, and the uncomfortable truth underneath all of it is that unless something dramatic happens this offseason, Cavs fans are probably heading into next year feeling exactly the way they felt heading into this one.

Ken delivers the most honest postgame assessment yet, acknowledging the Cavs are trapped in a spot where they cannot realistically blow it up, cannot easily upgrade, and cannot pretend a 37-point elimination loss at home felt like progress. Callers are split between wanting Atkinson gone immediately and recognizing that firing a coach does not solve the fundamental ceiling problem with this roster. The Evan Mobley debate gets its most heated airing of the season, with Ken pushing back hard on the idea Milwaukee would not want a 24-year-old defensive force in a Giannis deal, and the uncomfortable truth underneath all of it is that unless something dramatic happens this offseason, Cavs fans are probably heading into next year feeling exactly the way they felt heading into this one.

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Ken delivers the most honest postgame assessment yet, acknowledging the Cavs are trapped in a spot where they cannot realistically blow it up, cannot easily upgrade, and cannot pretend a 37-point elimination loss at home felt like progress. Callers...

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