On The Ball with Ric Bucher

Today on Bucher and Hollins, the fellas discuss everything from LeBron's "Taco Tuesday" trademark filing and his use of stereotypical Latinx sounds/accents, to Antonio Brown's latest drama; and more.

Kicking off this week, Ric offers his assessment of the Texans' Bill O'Brien versus greats like Greg Popovich and Bill Belichick. 

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Ryan tells Ric about his seasick trip to Istanbul, while Ric asks Ryan what to give his opinion of this year's Team USA squad. Also discussed this week - Ryan's experience playing in The Big 3, Carme…

Ric and Will discuss Doug Gottlieb's comments on Andrew Luck's decision to retire, and Antonio Brown's helmet drama. Will also shares why he believes he's not playing in the NFL.

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On today's show Ric shares his assessment of Team USA men's basketball team in light of their recent loss to Australia, why Mason Plumlee is important to the team, and assessing Dwight Howard's value…

Ric gives updates on Team USA and his opinion on De'Aaron Fox's reason for leaving. Also, another devastating injury for DeMarcus Cousins and its impact on the Lakers upcoming season.

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Ric has been in Las Vegas covering Team USA and catching up with the likes of Gregg Popovich and Steve Kerr. On today's show Ric discusses Kerr's gun control advocacy, as well as why prominent player…

Ric and Will discuss the continuing Antonio Brown drama  and NFL preseason takeaways for the Browns, Steelers, Ravens and more. Plus, Will's son's modelling career.

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This is part 4 of Ric's stories from Oracle Arena and covering the Warriors. This time Ric covers Chris Mullin's tenture as the GM, the return of Don Nelson as head coach, the "We Believe" Warriors t…

Ric and Will tackle topics ranging from Baker Mayfield to Carmelo Anthony to the Pro football HOF induction ceremony, and debate NFL position group rankings.

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Ric and Ryan react to the recent SI story with David Griffin's LeBron comments, and give thoughts on LeBron's behavior at his son's AAU games and the ensuing backlash.

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This is part 3 of Ric's stories from the early days of covering the Warriors, including stories about Charles Barkley and Chris Webber, Run TMC, and PJ Caresimo and Latrell Sprewell.

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Ric and Will dive into the start of NFL training camps and much more on today's show.

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Ric and Ryan break down some of the latest NBA intrigue including Kawhi Leonard's introduction in LA and the open letter Sam Presti penned to OKC fans

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This is part 2 of Ric's stories from the early days of covering the Warriors, focusing on the infamous relationship between Don Nelson and Chris Webber.

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With the Warriors moving to San Francisco and leaving Oracle Arena behind, Ric takes a nostalgic moment to reminisce on the Warriors now former home and the early days of covering the team for the Sa…

Ric discusses his latest Bleacher Report piece "Maxed Out," about how many NBA players are truly worth a maximum contact. But first, Ric explains why NBA players are no longer all about trying to get…

Ric and Will are back to give their thoughts on a lot that's gone down in the NBA over the last week plus. Thoughts on Kawhi's power moves and Paul George's decision to join him, and the NBA in the a…

Ric and Ryan are back to break down some takeaways from NBA Summer League including a Zion Williamson hype update. The guys also discuss whether the Westbrook addition really makes a difference for t…

Ric is back after his trip to Las Vegas for the NBA Summer League. He breaks down the blockbuster Westbrook-CP3 trade (14:32) and gives his biggest takeaways from Summer League (29:45), as well as ta…