Hour 1 - Extended Mediocrity
The Ben Maller Show
Fox Sports Radio and iHeartPodcasts
4.8 • 864 Ratings
🗓️ 18 August 2022
⏱️ 41 minutes
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Ben Maller talks about LeBron James signing a 2-year $97 million extension with the Lakers, why he would do that, and what it means for playing with his son. Also, MLB Pick'em and much more!
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| 0:30.0 | Hello and welcome. |
| 0:32.3 | It's our number one, hour number one of our radio program, and we go to ProBouncy Ball. |
| 0:41.8 | Why would LeBron James extend himself with a non-playoff Laker team looking at that roster? |
| 0:52.0 | What are the Lakers doing on the other side? |
| 0:54.4 | Why give LeBron the extension? |
| 0:56.6 | He's going to be 40 years old by the time this is done. |
| 1:00.1 | And what does this deal mean for LeBron playing with his son, |
| 1:04.1 | Bronny, in the NBA, we take it a look at those angles and a whole lot more. |
| 1:09.2 | Right now, it is our number one. |
| 1:12.7 | And here it is. |
| 1:14.6 | Sign on the dotted line. |
| 1:17.0 | Welcome in the beginning of another edition of the Ben Mather's show. |
| 1:22.9 | We are in the air everywhere. |
| 1:26.4 | Eyeball to eyeball as we do not bite the hand that feeds us coast to coast, border to border and beyond on the vast. |
| 1:36.5 | And unrelentingly powerful microphones of FSR emanating live from the world. |
| 1:45.0 | It's a small world after all. |
| 1:48.0 | The Fox Sports Radio Studios inside whatever magical device you're listening to, |
| 1:53.2 | far, far away in the Northwoods. |
| 1:55.4 | So I lead this hour coming from the NBA. |
| 2:00.6 | Why? |
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