NBA on NBC's play-by-play commentator Noah Eagle joins Kevin O'Connor to discuss all of the fallout from the weekend of hoops, including Kevin Durant's injury and Phoenix getting blown out by Houston. Find out why one of our hosts says Phoenix is "gonna lay down and die... they're done. It's over!" Plus the brawl that took place between the Detroit Pistons and Minnesota Timberwolves got Noah Eagle thinking: what if he got to COMMENTATE a fight? He gives Kevin a hilarious broadcasting "sneak peak" of what that would sound like, and of course it got them both wondering if the "Bad Boys" are officially back. And Atlanta Hawks fans, this is the episode for you! KOC finally admits he was wrong about Zaccharie Risacher who Kevin says, officially, "is NOT a bust." KOC and Noah also hit all of the college hoops fallout from over the weekend, including Elite 8 reactions and a full-blown Final Four preview. It's all on this loaded episode of the KOC Show!

(0:36) Noah Eagle joins the show

(1:35) Is it over for the Suns?

(12:05) Pistons-Timberwolves brawl

(24:11) Grizzlies fire Taylor Jenkins

(33:05) Risacher shines for Atlanta Hawks

(38:55) Walter Clayton Jr. leads Florida to Final Four

(43:31) Khaman Maluach & Duke dominate Alabama

(47:03) Would you rather: Derik Queen or Khaman Maluach

(48:32) Daniel Wolf NBA prospects

(55:21) All no. 1 seeds in men's Final Four

(57:09) Broome boosts Auburn in victory

(59:11) Non-tourney players to watch in NBA Draft

(1:07:19) SGA = Michael Jordan?

(1:10:08) Will Syracuse MBB ever be elite again?

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KOC is joined by Tom Haberstroh as the guys react to the absolutely unbelievable game-winning buzzer beater from Josh Giddey. LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers lose in devastating fashion (mostly because of LeBron's careless late turnover), and now it has the guys wondering if the Chicago Bulls are BACK?? Plus the Indiana Pacers scored HOW MANY points last night vs the hapless Wizards? And Kev and Tom weigh in on how fun an Indiana-Detroit Pistons First Round matchup would be. Plus Adam Silver's press conference on Thursday covered everything from NBA Expansion in Europe, (and Seattle/Las Vegas), how All-Star Weekend needs to change (again!), and how Tanking can be addressed. And don't miss the guys' thoughts on Cooper Flagg's masterpiece performance vs Arizona that sent them to the Elite 8, along with Coach John Calipari's Arkansas squad blowing a massive lead to Texas Tech, and Alabama's historic night from 3-point land.

Then, Thinking Basketball's Ben Taylor joins Kevin O'Connor to discuss the cutting-edge strategies being implemented by the "futuristic" Oklahoma City Thunder. Are the Boston Celtics on that level, too? Plus, Ben is blown away by what he's seeing from LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers, he just wonders if they'll be able to keep it up over the course of the Playoffs. And Ben weighs on why so many fans complain about the volume of 3-pointers being shot in today's "modern" NBA, and how the league may need to address it.

(1:05) Lakers lose on Bulls buzzer-beater

(6:28) Pacers put up 162 pts on Wizards

(9:34) Current Eastern Conference playoff matchups

(12:01) Adam Silver comments on NBA expansion

(18:34) Silver admits All-Star game missed the mark

(23:46) Could NIL in college hoops end NBA tanking?

(35:32) Cooper Flagg shines in Duke win vs. Arizona

(39:31) Texas Tech rallies back to beat Arkansas

(44:55) Alabama shoots record 3’s vs. BYU

(48:18) Ben Taylor of Thinking Basketball joins

(48:59) Are Celtics title favorites?

(56:28) Draymond Green deserving DPOY favorite?

(1:02:25) Is Camara a modern-day Pippen?

(1:08:40) 2024 NBA re-draft

(1:12:01) A Thinking Basketball video on Bronny?

(1:13:28) Assessment of Lakers recent skid

(1:22:55) Banchero bounces back

(1:23:01) Modern vs. ‘old school’ NBA

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Kevin O'Connor reunites with Chris Vernon on the latest episode of The Kevin O'Connor Show, delivering 10 semi-bold predictions for the NBA season's remainder and the NBA Draft. KOC and Verno kick off sharing discontent with the Memphis Grizzlies' performance and speculate that both the top-seeded Oklahoma City Thunder and Cleveland Cavaliers might miss the NBA Finals.

The guys also suggest that a healthy Kawhi Leonard may make a dangerous run in the NBA Playoffs, that Chicago's Josh Giddey could be in line for a huge payday this offseason and Verno goes off on the league, predicting that massive competitive balance changes will come this offseason to address tanking and star players resting.

Finally, the pair close out with two NBA draft-themed predictions coming out of the ongoing NCAA tournament.

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(2:30) - Memphis will miss the playoffs

(11:05) - CLE & OKC will miss NBA Finals

(17:05) - OKC sweeps their first-round series

(21:35) - LAC wins at least 3 playoff games

(26:15) - Josh Giddey becomes $100 million man

(30:25) - Dame/Giannis duo will fail & Milwaukee cleans house

(38:45) - NBA enacts sweeping competitive balance changes to appease TV partners

(52:20) - Nique Clifford is a lottery pick this June

(56:50) - Boogie Fland is drafted as a first rounder

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