Clippers Controversy Continues With Legal Expert Michael McCann, Hall of Fame Thoughts With Howard Beck, and 'Simpsons' Appreciation With Alan Siegel

The Zach Lowe Show

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Basketball, Sports

4.8 • 2K Ratings

🗓️ 8 September 2025

⏱️ 103 minutes

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An eclectic Zach Lowe Show begins with law expert Michael McCann, who comes on to discuss all things Clippers (1:42): Steve Ballmer’s defense, Mark Cuban’s opinion, and what might come next. Then, what up, Beck?! Howard joins the show to talk about two of the newest members of the Hall of Fame, Dwight Howard (35:51) and Carmelo Anthony (52:18). Finally, Zach welcomes in Alan Siegel (1:09:21) to talk about their favorite 'Simpsons' moments and episodes to celebrate Alan’s book, 'Stupid TV, Be More Funny.' Host: Zach Lowe Guests: Michael McCann, Howard Beck, and Alan Siegel Producers: Jesse Aron, Victoria Valencia, and Steve Ceruti Get started today at HubSpot.com/AI Unfold more with the new Galaxy Z Fold7. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Coming up on a new Zach Lowe show, it's Monday morning.
0:03.3	We got a lot to talk about.
0:04.8	Kawhi Leonard, what's going to happen at the board of governors this week? What do we think of Steve Ballmer's interview with Ramona Shelper? Did that help or hurt the Clippers? I mentioned last week that I'm not a lawyer. Guess what? We got a lawyer to come on our show today. And it's the sports lawyer. Michael McCann's going to go through what might happen with Clyle Leonard, if anything.
0:23.1	Then Howard Beck, what up, Beck. on our show today. And it's the sports lawyer. Michael McCann's going to go through what might happen
0:21.4	with Kauai Leonard, if anything. Then Howard Beck, what up, Beck, is going to join for some reflections on the key NBA members of this new Hall of Fame class, Dwight Howard, and Carmelo Anthony and the Redeemed team. I went back and watched the gold medal game against Spain in 2008. that was That was a nail-butter. That was fun.
0:38.0	And then a special guest, the ringers, Alan Siegel.
0:41.1	We're going to take a little detour away from basketball into pop culture.
0:44.6	My all-time favorite television show, Alan Siegel wrote a book all about it full of wonderful
0:50.6	anecdotes.
0:51.3	It got me down a deep, deep rabbit hole of laughing very hard at
0:54.7	YouTube clips about the peak era of The Simpsons, the greatest creation of American pop culture
1:01.5	ever. We're going to have some fun with that. All coming up after this on a loaded Zach Lowe
1:07.3	show. This episode of the Zach Lowe show is presented by HubSpot.
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1:38.0	Welcome to the Zach Lowe show.
1:45.3	It's Monday morning.
1:46.3	I mentioned last week regarding the Kauai Leonard situation that I am not a lawyer.
1:51.1	So I went out and I found a lawyer and I found the sports lawyer.
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