'Heat Check' — Silver Medalists, the Draymond Green Award, and LeBron vs. New York (Ep. 161) from The Ringer NBA Show

'Heat Check' — Silver Medalists, the Draymond Green Award, and LeBron vs. New York (Ep. 161)

30 minutes Posted Nov 13, 2017 at 11:26 am.

The Ringer’s Juliet Litman and John Gonzalez deliberate on who the second-best team in the league is

analyze the implications of the Rudy Gobert injury for the Utah Jazz

and debate the most essential players for each team

Then, they play "Real or Not Real?" with LeBron James’s comments on Dennis Smith Jr.

Lonzo Ball’s apathy toward his triple-double

and Rick Carlisle’s apparent dislike of Nerlens Noel

After, they heat-check Jordan Clarkson and the new-look Milwaukee Bucks

before running through the most intriguing games of the week

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The Ringer’s Juliet Litman and John Gonzalez deliberate on who the second-best team in the league is (0:17), analyze the implications of the Rudy Gobert injury for the Utah Jazz (10:08), and debate the most essential players for each team (13:36). Then, they play "Real or Not Real?" with LeBron James’s comments on Dennis Smith Jr. (17:06), Lonzo Ball’s apathy toward his triple-double (19:43), and Rick Carlisle’s apparent dislike of Nerlens Noel (21:33). After, they heat-check Jordan Clarkson and the new-look Milwaukee Bucks (24:14) before running through the most intriguing games of the week (28:27).

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