Ep 1116 | Jason Whitlock Reacts to Kelvin Sampson's Nepotism Take, LeBron James Winning Six Straight

Fearless with Jason Whitlock

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Sports, News, Sports News, Politics

4.8 • 9K Ratings

🗓️ 17 March 2026

⏱️ 108 minutes

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➢ Join the excitement of March Madness with the "Fearless Bracket Challenge"! The winner will receive $1,000! Free to join, just click the link below to join the action. ⁠https://tournament.fantasysports.yahoo.com/mens-basketball-bracket/group/86837/invitation?key=62fca04e5b14f99d⁠ Nepotism and sports have long been joined at the hip. Jason discusses Houston coach Kelvin Sampson telling the school that unless he could hire his son and daughter, he’d pass on the job. Steve Kim, Dre Baldwin, and Skap Attack share their takes on nepotism in sports; whether the Lakers are emerging as NBA title contenders; whether Steve Kerr ranks among the elite NBA coaches of all time; and Alabama hoops again mired in off-court issues. Miami basketball coach Travis Steele discusses the RedHawks earning an at-large bid and their first-round matchup against SMU. Lastly, Wisconsin-Green Bay Coach Doug Gottlieb talks about a plethora of basketball topics. Today's Sponsors: Relief Factor If you’re living with daily aches and pain, Relief Factor might be the real deal for you too. Try the 3-week QuickStart today! Visit ⁠https://ReliefFactor.com⁠ or call 800-4-RELIEF. ➢ Subscribe to Jason's other channel ⁠https://www.youtube.com/@JasonWhitlockHarmony⁠ ⁠https://www.youtube.com/@JasonWhitlockBYOG⁠ ➢ Connect with Jason on Social Media: ⁠https://x.com/WhitlockJason⁠ ⁠https://www.instagram.com/realjasonwhitlock/⁠ ⁠https://www.facebook.com/jasonwhitlock⁠ ➢ Send Jason an Email FearlessBlazeShow@gmail.com ➢ Support The Blaze Visit ⁠https://TheBlaze.com⁠. Explore the all-new ad-free experience and see for yourself how we're standing up against suppression and prioritizing independent journalism. Support Conservative Voices! Subscribe to BlazeTV at ⁠https://www.fearlessmission.com⁠ and get $20 off your yearly subscription. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:39.6	Yesterday we had Kelvin Samson on the show.
0:46.6	Kelvin Sampson is one of my favorite people in all of sports, not just college sports,
0:47.6	but in all of sports.
0:51.4	He's someone I have a tremendous amount of respect for.
0:58.0	Kelvin's someone that has overcome incredible obstacles facing him.
1:06.2	When he washed out at Indiana University and people attacked him and people wanted to frame Kelvin Samson as one of the dirtiest coaches, cheatingest coaches in college basketball.
1:12.7	I was irate because, like, I knew Kelvin Samson and I respected Kelvin Samson.
1:19.0	Roy Williams, Kelvin Samson, Bill Self, three of my favorite coaches that I've actually
1:25.1	known and got to spend time with, just immense respect for these
1:31.3	guys.
1:32.2	Kelvin Samson, you know, at the top of that list.
1:36.6	And so yesterday, when Kelvin was on the show and he started talking about nepotism,
1:43.8	and he started talking about how he wouldn't take the job
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