Afternoons On Espnla With Marcellus And Travis

The guys start the show off talking about UCLA's head coach Mick Cronin ejecting HIS OWN PLAYER (Steven Jamerson) for committing a hard foul - at the END of a BLOWOUT game! Both Sedano and Kap go OFF on Cronin - and Kappy even gets racked! It’s a Windy Wednesday! An under-the-weather Brian Windhorst joins the guys live from Cleveland - where they discuss the “Daryl Morey 5% theory” where, if you have at least a 5% chance of winning a title, you should go all in… Which teams are in that 5% and what percent are the Lakers? The guys get into Kap’s birthday trip to RCee’s barbershop in Paramount - he’s the new mayor! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The crew starts of the YouTube hour talking more Olympics, including the big Team Canada curling scandal, where both the men’s and women’s teams were accused of double-touching the stone! Shaq was on Unsportsmanlike earlier and explained why he thinks LeBron will play two more years, and Kap and Lindsey agree. Plus, Jeanie Buss faced some surprisingly hard-hitting questions in an interview with CNBC. Producer Lindsey brings up Mark Cuban’s comments about how the NBA should ‘embrace tanking’ for the fans’ sake. This prompts a whole convo about ideas to fix tanking, how fans feel about it and how potentially adding two expansion teams could potentially make it worse. Plus, what if teams could just write a blank check for a lottery pick??? Kap’s Dealer’s Choice presented by Sellers Advantage is about going with Beto and Sedano to get a haircut at their barbershop in Paramount later today. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Evan Cohen from Unsportsmanlike on ESPN Radio stops by and they talk about LeBron’s future and the money component… Then, Evan makes Kap jealous when he tells him about the celebrity-filled group chat that Sedano is in. Kap learns that Sedano is in the midst of contract talks and starts grilling him about the terms of his negotiations! Olympics update! Producer Lindsey gives the guys the rundown on Team USA’s "Blade Angels" - the three figure skaters competing for a medal in the ladies singles skating competition. They reminisce about famous Team USA ice skaters of the past and talk about the women’s bobsled domination in the monobob event. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Happy Birthday Kap! Morales put together a funny open with some old Kappy moments and the crew reacts to it. Kap goes on a quick rant about how NHL players shouldn’t be allowed to play in the Olympics. Kap watched the NBA All-Star game and  gives his personal criticisms, plus he thanks everyone for his birthday wishes and gifts McMenamin wrote a story about the Lakers’ potentially explosive upcoming offseason… Would the Lakers bring LeBron back for less money? Kap and Sedano get into a disagreement about who the Lakers’ leader is. Would LeBron take less money to stay with the Lakers - and if so, how much less? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Back to the NBA All-Star game and what the NBA and NBC got right/wrong with the new format, time and the broadcast itself. Michael Jordan is a champion again! Tyler Reddick won the Daytona 500 in a car owned by Michael Jordan, and the crew discusses. The Lindsey Segment! Producer Lindsey talks about preparing for the Lunar New Year and things to do to help ensure a prosperous new year! Plus, Barack Obama raised some eyebrows for what he said about aliens, and the crew reacts. Beto’s Dealer’s Choice presented by Sellers Advantage is about enjoying being a sports parent while you can! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

More Dodgers talk - Berg asks Sedano about the last few spots on the roster and who he expects them to go to. LeBron was asked if he knows whether he’ll pay next year, and he said he just wants to live! Does he really not know??? The guys talk about what LeBron said regarding the Lakers this season, and they have a real ball-knower conversation. The Raiders announced their OC and DC hirings... How optimistic is Raider fan Berg with the new coaching staff? And is it genuine optimism or is it just like every other year? Olympics Update! Producer Lindsey goes through the Olympics highlights from Team USA over the weekend and what to watch for today! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Beto is in for Kap today, as Kap’s extended birthday weekend continues… Sedano and Beto react to the NBA All-Star Game - everyone seems to love the new format of Team World vs USA, but could it still use some tweaks? And if so, what changes would the guys make? Is the NBA Dunk Contest totally dead, or is there a way to revive it? Sedano says there’s only ONE thing to save it. Didn’t see that many people at the NBA All-Star Saturday Night events and the NBA All-Star game - did people not like it being in the afternoon? Was it a location thing? Dodger Talk with Berg! It’s the first weekend of Spring Training… Bryce Harper and Manny Machado both said they “love” what the Dodgers are doing - does every player feel this way or are these guys just saying that for their own financial gain? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

What’s everyone doing for Valentine’s Day? Clinton Yates stops by for a quick chat about NBA festivities and the tech summit.  ESPN LA Kings Insider Sam Betesh joins the show for some puck talk - and who to watch for in the Olympics! The Lindsey Segment! Momo gets her first dose of the Lindsey segment, where Producer Lindsey asks about Ole Miss QB Trinidad Chambliss being granted another year of eligibility - plus thoughts on James Harden’s loyalty take. Sedano does today’s Dealer’s Choice presented by Sellers Advantage and Morales reads the daily Don’t Sweat The Small Stuff calendar. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The NBA is tanktastic! The crew talks about the NBA fining teams for sitting players - but is it just for optics? And didn’t Adam Silver put the league in this position by flattening odds to gain lottery picks? Jeff Passan stops by to talk Dodgers! He makes a great point in regards to people saying the Dodgers are “ruining” baseball - they’re right! But so are the Dodgers - everyone is right! Momo name-dropped some heavy-hitters she saw at her agency party last night downtown for NBA All-Star weekend. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Sedano is hosting with Momo today! Kap is out for his birthday weekend, so Ramona Shelburne is filling in - and she was at last night’s Lakers-Mavs game… They react to another historic night for LeBron, who became the oldest player to record a triple-double - how long will he keep doing this? Mike Trudell joins the show live from boarding gate C23, as he gets ready to fly to Minnesota for the All-Star break… He talks about JJ Redick forgetting to do the halftime interview for TV, LeBron’s big night and what could happen when the Big 3 are all healthy. Dodgers Talk with Berg! Sedano asks Berg for a Dodgers roster update as the players start reporting to Spring Training. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Dr. Klapper joins the show and talks about why Lindsay Vonn’s torn ACL didn’t cause her to crash, whether getting a pain-killing shot affected Drake Maye’s Super Bowl performance and also Steph Curry’s recent knee injury. Producer Lindsey asks the crew if George Kittle is on to something with his story about dead trees between the 49ers practice facility and the electrical substation next to it. Plus, was Ernest Jones’ “bleep you” Super Bowl Parade speech directed at a specific person… Perhaps a Rams player? Did Kap accidentally kill a deer? Producer Emily from Mason & Ireland stops in and has some serious questions for Kap regarding his Prius/deer collision story he told yesterday. Kap’s Dealer’s Choice presented by Sellers Advantage is about spider webs and why he’s decided it’s ok to kill spiders in his house. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

So are the Lakers really a scary team with their Big 3 all healthy - and can they play 25 of the remaining games together? What’s their ceiling if they do? Sedano brings up how Boomer Esiason said California shouldn’t be allowed to host a Super Bowl because the “jock tax” they have to pay for “duty days.” Is this the most “Boomer” take ever? Morales went to Visionworks yesterday and was told “don’t do what Kappy did” during his Visionworks visit… So what exactly did Kappy do that raised some eyebrows and cost some money?? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Sedano did Spurs-Warriors game last night… During his Wemby walkoff interview, he had great answer to Jorge's All-Star break question. Kap suspects Luka is not playing in tonight’s Lakers-Mavs game so he can be ready for the All-Star game because that’s more important. Rob Pelinka said if the Big 3 of LeBron, Luka and Austin Reaves are healthy, that the Lakers can be a “scary” team… What did he really mean by that? Michelle Smallmon from Unsportsmanlike stops by the show and talks about hanging out with Kap on Radio Row, why Sedano hates Radio Row, and also how she feels about Sam Darnold post-Super Bowl win. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Rachel Nichols joins the show to explain how she ended up as a Board Member of USA Curling and her involvement in the sport - as she heads to the Milano Cortina Winter Olympics this week. She talks about how she began curling while living in Green Bay covering the Packers - and how it turned into her joining the Board and covering Team USA in the Olympics. Clinton Yates stops by the studio and revisits the convo about Fernando Mendoza and if Raiders fans want them to draft him - and if he should start. The Lindsey Segment! Producer Lindsey asks the guys about the biggest story in sports today - the Norwegian biathlete who confessed on live TV to cheating on his girlfriend moments after winning a bronze medal… Plus, what is up with the whole Kalshi prediction market thing - and how pro sports (and athletes) factor in? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Berg accidentally swapped backpacks with Beto, then talks about how he didn’t want to put miles on his leased Tesla, which turns into a whole convo about Priuses - and how he and Kap both used to have one. Back to the Lakers- earlier on Unsportsmanlike, Evan Cohen asked if the Lakers are playing a completely pointless season - and the guys give their thoughts. Windy Wednesday! Brian Windhorst stops by - in between First Take and Rich Eisen - and talks about his attire for the day, the Lakers sitting their entire starting lineup last night, and he lists multiple reasons why Lakers fans should have hope for the rest of the season! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The guys start the show off reacting to last night’s Lakers’ game, which Kap said was like watching a high school team with all of their starting lineup out. But at least we had Wemby to watch, right?? Kap argues that Wemby’s big game isn’t *that* big of a deal, considering it was against Lakers backups and no starters even played. The Raiders officially announced the hiring of head coach Klint Kubiak yesterday - should Raiders fans be excited about him? And, assuming the Raiders draft Fernando Mendoza, should they start him right away from Week 1? If not, could they sign an old vet like Derek Carr to start the first weeks instead?  Sedano brought up how low the viewership was for the Pro Bowl - Kap brought up how the Super Bowl media party was the same night so no media went to cover it. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Olympic Curling! With Team USA upsetting the reigning Curling Gold Medalists, it prompts a convo about curling and if there’s anywhere in SoCal to learn and practice the sport. Sam Darnold joined First Take on set at Disneyland yesterday and said something Kap thought was so cute - and he thinks Sam Darnold is about to become America’s sweetheart! Speaking of Sam Darnold, former USC QB, Morales and Sedano argue about USC and why they haven’t had a Super Bowl-winning QB in so long, and Sedano asks why he has such an entitled opinion about USC. Kap’s Dealer’s Choice presented by Sellers Advantage is about why you should always accept an invite from the ESPN LA suite. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Evan Cohen from Unsportsmanlike on ESPN Radio joins the show and talks about meeting up with Kap in San Francisco, the same bread story again, and Morales asks Sedano why he doesn’t call his takes “simple???” How does Berg feel about UCLA men’s hoops right now? Kap proves just how much he’s REALLY into college hoops right now. Olympics Update! Producer Lindsey gives an update on where the US is the medal count 4 days into the Winter Olympics. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Reacting to Lakers’ loss - they can’t sustain energy like OKC, they’re a championship team, we aren’t. Everyone agrees the Lakers just aren’t good enough - so is everyone just ok with them basically punting on this year esp with a 27-year-old star in Luka? Kap ended up with a toilet paper tail yesterday and walked around with it until someone pointed it out to him! The guys react to Lakers’ GM Rob Pelinka talking about being aggressive at the trade deadline, and why sometimes that means “saying no.” Plus, what did he mean when he referenced that they will be taking on more of a "Dodger-style thinking" in how the front office operates? Kap asks Sedano how much input does Andrew Friedman have in Rob Pelinka’s decisions about the team? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

LIVE From Yaamava Resort & Casino. We talk aboout the Lakers as they are playing without Luka Doncic. They take on OKC tonight and San Antonio tomorrow leading into the ALL STAR Break. Time For Lindsey's Segment presented by the Hernandez Hardwood Flooring . Kappy talksa bout taking time off but the crew gives him a hard time becasue he is thinking of taking his birthday off. Plus, you must listen to Kappy's Dealer's Choice segement as he tells us about how he alsmost didn't make it to Yaamava Sunday afternoon. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices