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TakelineThe Knicks’ New Blueprint + How the Eagles Remain UndefeatedJason Concepcion joins special guest Jamel Johnson (Air Buds, Sorry We Love Football), alongside The Athletic's Fred Katz and Zach Berman. Fred Katz, Knicks beat reporter, checks in to explain why the team is moving both backwards and forwards. Zach Berman, Eagles beat reporter, joins the show with a temperature check on the Philadelphia Eagles and their chances of a perfect. Jason and Jamel discuss Kyrie Irving and how to combat conspiracy theories.
2022-11-0142 minTakelineThe Fallout of Draymond Green's Sucker Punch on Jordan PooleHello and welcome back to Takeline! Jason Concepcion and Jamel Johnson (Air Buds and Sorry We Love Football podcasts), along with producers Ryan Wallerson And Zuri Irvin, discuss the events of MLB Wild Card weekend and week 10 of the English Premier League. Then Anthony Slater, Golden State Warriors insider for the Athletic, takes the duo through the events and fallout of last week's altercation between Jordan Poole and Draymond Green.
2022-10-1149 minTakelineThe Most Awkward NBA Media Day of All TimeAlongside host Jason Concepcion, comedian and podcaster Jamel Johnson (Air Buds, Sorry We Love Football) joins the show to discuss the fracas from this year's NBA Media Day. Later, NBA staff writer Jared Weiss (The Athletic) joins the show to help unpack situation between now suspended Celtics head coach Ime Udoka. The team held a press conference to announce Udoka’s suspension Friday. Finally, senior NFL reporter Kalyn Kahler (The Athletic) hops on to recap Week 3 of the NFL season.
2022-09-2749 minTakelineWNBA Finals Game 1 + U.S. Open Recap + 2022 NFL Fantasy Football AdviceWelcome to another episode of Takeline! On this week's podcast, Jordan Ligons and Jamel Johnson hold the fort down for Jason Concepcion as he continues to enjoy some well-deserved R&R. The duo discuss the WNBA Finals match up between the Las Vegas Aces and the Connecticut Sun. Then, Ben Rothenberg of Racquet Magazine helps recount events of the U.S. Open, which came to a close on Sunday and finally, and the show wraps up with a fantasy football discussion with Chris Towers of CBS Sports.
2022-09-131h 03TakelineUtah Jazz Trade Donovan Mitchell + 2022 NFL Season PreviewWelcome to a special post Labor Day edition of Takeline. Jamel Johnson, host of the "Air Buds" and "Sorry We Love Football" podcasts, and Zach Harper of the Athletic host this week's episode while Jason Concepcion enjoys a well deserved week off. The Donovan Mitchell Saga ended with the Utah Jazz trading the Spyda to the Cleveland instead of the New York Knicks as widely expected, and Eric Walden of the Salt Lake City Tribune joins Takeline to help make sense of it all. Jamel and Zach then preview the upcoming NFL season with Jamel's "Sorry We Love Football" c...2022-09-071h 15TakelineWNBA Playoffs + Deshaun Watson Suspension Reaction (ft. Jordan Ligons)On this week's episode of Takeline. Jason Concepcion is joined by Jordan Ligons, host of the Spinsters podcast. Jamel Johnson joins the duo to recount the WNBA playoff games from over the weekend and share their postseason expectations. Then, Andrew Beaton of the Wall Street Journal will joins the podcast to react to Cleveland Browns quarterback Deshaun Watson’s 11 game suspension from the league stemming from his sexual assault cases.
2022-08-2343 minTakelineNBA Summer League + Wimbledon Review (ft. Tumaini Carayol)Jason Concepcion, refreshed and recharged for the Summer, makes his triumphant return on this week's episode of Takeline. Alongside co-host Jamel Johnson, Concepcion chats with another great friend of the pod, Zach Harper of the Athletic, who joined from deep within the thick of NBA summer league in Las Vegas, Nevada to talk the summer league experience as well as offseason storylines, rumors, trades and signings. Then Tumaini Carayol, a sports reporter for the Guardian who covered Wimbledon first hand, returns to Takeline to recap the illustrious tennis tournament, which just ended on Sunday.
2022-07-121h 17TakelineThe Golden State Warriors Win the 2022 NBA FinalsOn this week's Takeline, Jamel Johnson, host of the Air Buds podcast, joins Jason Concepcion to ring in the NBA offseason. The Golden State Warriors defeated the Boston Celtics in six games last Friday, and the party was in San Francisco on Monday in celebration of this fourth championship of the Warriors dynasty. Dan Devine of the Ringer returns to discuss the Finals victory, Golden State’s legacy and the outlook for the team’s continued success, and then the episode wraps up with a game of Take Survivor features some familiar faces. Subscribe at http://youtube.com/t...2022-06-221h 13TakelinePreviewing the 2022 NBA FinalsThe Golden State Warriors and Boston Celtics are champions of their respective conferences and set to kick off the 2022 NBA Finals in San Francisco on Thursday evening at 6 pm PT. Jordan Ligons, host of the Spinsters podcast and Buckets WNBA, joins Jason Concepcion to recap Boston's eastern conference finals game 7 victory over the Miami Heat and preview the final round of the NBA postseason with Brandon “Scoop B” Robinson, NBA insider at Bally sports and Bovada sports betting expert. Takeline super friend Jamel Johnson, as well as producers Ryan Wallerson and Zuri Irvin, also join Jordan in a riveting game...2022-06-011h 10TakelineThe NBA Playoffs Have BegunWith Jamel Johnson (Air Buds) as special guest, Chris Mannix (Sports Illustrated) joins Jason Concepcion to help unpack a contentious Celtics-Nets first round series and Andy Larsen (The Salt Lake Tribune) returns to talk Jazz-Mavericks, Luka’s calf injury and Donovan Mitchell & Rudy Gobert’s futures in Utah.Subscribe at http://youtube.com/takelineshow for exclusive video clips and to watch Jason Concepcion's ALL CAPS NBA. New episodes every Friday!For a transcript of this episode, go to crooked.com/takeline
2022-04-191h 06TakelineBrittney Griner's Russian Detainment + A Poisonous Champions League QuarterfinalJason Concepcion and special guest Jamel Johnson (Air Buds, Sorry We Love Football, NBA Storytime) talk to University of Illinois law professor Peter Maggs, who helps explain the legality of Brittney Griner’s detainment in Russia. Wall Street Journal sports reporter Joshua Robinson breaks down the UEFA Champions League quarterfinals and why Chelsea F.C. owner Roman Abramovich was poisoned during peace talks between Russia and Ukraine. To finish up, Take Survivor makes its triumphant return featuring four first-time competitors!Subscribe at http://youtube.com/takelineshow for exclusive video clips and to watch ALL CA...2022-03-291h 25