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The Rich Eisen Show

Hour 2: ESPN's Brian Windhorst In-Studio to Talk NBA Playoffs, Giannis & Steve Kerr

The Rich Eisen Show

ESPN

Sports

4.31.4K Ratings

🗓️ 5 May 2026

⏱️ 43 minutes

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Summary

ESPN’s Brian Windhorst and Rich break down the NBA Playoffs including the Timberwolves stealing Game 1 against the Spurs, if the Lakers could get Luka Doncic back for their series against the Thunder, why the New York Knicks look like a “beast awakened” in the playoffs this season, the intrigue surrounding this year’s NBA Draft Lottery, the biggest questions facing the Boston Celtics this offseason including a possible trade for Giannis Antetokounmpo, Steve Kerr’s uncertain future coaching the Golden State Warriors, and more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0

Chis and show is on the air.

0:01.6

844204.

0:02.7

Rich number to dial.

0:03.9

If you're on hold, stay on hold and enjoy this conversation we're about to have

0:07.1

because our favorite is here in the house here in Los Angeles, California.

0:11.5

In a couple of hours, you'll see him on the NBA today across the family of networks.

0:17.9

The man whose hoop collective podcast is a much, must listen to. Ladies and gentlemen, Brian Winhorse. Sir. Thank you. Here in. You're in studio. Great to see you, man. Always happy to come in. It's so much fun to be here. Awesome. Good to have you here. What's your opinion of what we saw last night, Brian? Man, I got to tell you, I enjoyed that Spurs, Minnesota game so much. I really appreciated, first off,

0:39.1

I did not know two days ago the aunt was going to be ready to play. How about that?

0:43.7

That, you know, we're in the information business. We're supposed to be checking on these type of things.

0:48.6

That flew under our radar. When he popped up on the injury report on Sunday as questionable, those of us in the

0:57.3

information business actually thought that they were doing it as subterfuge.

1:00.7

Like, well, he can't actually be questionable.

1:04.0

Like, you would do that, like, just to get San Antonio in their heads a little bit.

1:09.0

And then now he does he play, but he has a very impactful game.

1:13.4

But the mental discipline that it took to play this game for the wolves,

1:18.4

and what I mean by that is Victor Block 12 shots, that's amazing.

1:24.6

And if you watch the game, I compared it this morning to trying to get to LaGuardia in a taxi during the UN General Assembly. There's, you turn down this, tax, turns down this avenue, nope, turn down this side street, nope, You're just like looking for all these ways.

1:44.3

That's what it was happening with them.

1:45.6

They would drive here.

1:46.6

He's in the way.

1:47.5

They would come over this way.

1:48.5

Nope.

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