Covering the NBA Finals With Kevin O’Connor

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🗓️ 31 May 2022

⏱️ 50 minutes

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Bryan and David are joined by KOC to discuss covering the NBA, his Boston Celtics fandom, favorite analysts, and the two Finals contenders (11:06). Later, they discuss Chris Russo's statements on the recent mass shootings in the U.S. (35:41). Hosts: Bryan Curtis and David Shoemaker Guest: Kevin O'Connor Associate Producer: Erika Cervantes Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	This is Chris Murn, me and my buddy Kevin O'Connor, aka Kevin O'Everything,
0:07.0	post an NBA podcast called The Miss Match.
0:10.2	They call it The Miss Match because I'm awesome and Kevin is such a gigantic nerd.
0:14.5	No, no, that's not why at all Chris, they call it The Miss Match because I have a brain
0:19.6	and you're a loud mouth bozo.
0:21.5	Good grief.
0:23.0	Anyway, listen to our amazing NBA podcast The Miss Match.
0:28.0	Or don't, we really don't care.
0:29.6	We're probably going to win a million awards either way.
0:31.9	Chris, we do care, so don't say that.
0:34.6	Please subscribe and listen to The Miss Match only on Spotify.
0:38.2	Did you really call me a bozo?
0:40.2	David!
0:49.4	David!
0:50.8	I have a few notes for you about a very exciting game 7 of the Eastern Conference Finals.
0:57.0	Now, this is Sunday night Celtics vs. Heat for those who are not basketball inclined.
1:05.4	The big story was that Play by Play announcer Mike Breene missed the game with COVID.
1:12.3	Breene from the story sounds like he is going to be back for game 1.
1:15.5	But there is a pretty tiny list at least pre-COVID of announcers missing really huge games
1:24.4	as they were sick and just couldn't go.
1:28.8	Before COVID, my list includes Vince Scully missing a game of the 1989 nationally championship
1:35.5	series with Laren Gytis.
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