Team Spirit | NBA Playoff, Player's Legacies, & Brands/Stores We Miss Most

Episode 35 of In My Defense brings in a special guest, filling in for cc, Hitman Chris, from The Hitmen Podcast, for a layered mix of sports, culture, nostalgia, and chaos.This week, the crew breaks down:NBA stars on the “Spirit Airlines trip to Cancun.”Players whose legacies took the biggest hit after early playoff exitsKevin Durant vs. Nikola Jokić and their very different narrativesOKC vs. Lakers and why the Thunder look like a championship machineWhether LeBron James has enough helpTimberwolves vs. Spurs is becoming the most physical series of the playoffs.Victor Wembanyama is putting up alien numbersKnicks are dominating the 76ers and looking like Finals contendersPlus, the crew gets nostalgic about brands they wish still existed in 2026, including Toys “R” Us, Blockbuster, RadioShack, Payless, Circuit City, AOL, MySpace, and more.Nothing’s personal… but In My Defense. In My Defense | NBA Playoffs Round 2 + Brands We Miss ft. Chris (Hitman Podcast) 00:00 – Cold Open00:19 – Intro & Welcome00:37 – Chris Is Back — Batman Returns05:11 – Stars Headed to Cancun: Round 1 Exits Breakdown05:41 – KD's Legacy Takes a Hit08:47 – Joker Is 0-6 Against 50-Win Teams13:38 – Could KD Have Gone Back to the Warriors?15:27 – The Kawhi Era Is Over — Clippers' Future22:15 – OKC Thunder Blows Out the Lakers 108-9025:32 – Vanderbilt's Gruesome Finger Injury Live at the Game29:48 – Knicks Make NBA History: 3 Straight Wins by 25+31:00 – Knicks vs. Sixers: Philly Has No Chance Without Embiid36:06 – Timberwolves vs. Spurs: Ant Returns, Wimby Gets 12 Blocks41:00 – 99 Problems: Brands We Miss in 202647:54 – Wins & Losses of the Week57:47 – Outro & Where to Find Chris / Hitman Podcast🎙️ New episodes drop every Friday 🔗 www.linktr.ee/InMyDefensePod 📺 Subscribe: youtube.com/@InMyDefensePodFollow the hosts:Chris Canty → @ChrisCanty99Quentin “Que” McDuffie → @Queie_Beamen1 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.