NBA Reporter Mark Medina joins the show-Why are NBA injuries are up this year? + Will LeBron retire this year-Lakers trade talk+ Top 5 contenders in the NBA episode artwork

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NBA Reporter Mark Medina joins the show-Why are NBA injuries are up this year? + Will LeBron retire this year-Lakers trade talk+ Top 5 contenders in the NBA

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NBA reporter Mark Medina joins the show to discuss his career path as a sports writer and reporter. Have you ever wondered how someone gets their start in the industry? Mark shares his journey and how he started covering the NBA full time. NBA injuries are they on a rise! The hoops rehab team and Mark Medina discuss what could be the cause. Overtraining, too much skill training and not enough scrimmages and so much more. Then we get into the Lakers and whether or not this could be LeBron’s last year. Are there any trades they can make? Who are the Top 5 contenders in the NBA today and who Mark Medina thinks has the best chance. 

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