Hour 2 - Kyrie Irving Has Been Suspended Indefinitely + Author Ben Valenta
The Odd Couple with Rob Parker & Kelvin Washington
Fox Sports Radio and iHeartPodcasts
4.5 • 1.3K Ratings
🗓️ 4 November 2022
⏱️ 46 minutes
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Chris and Rob react to the breaking news that the Brooklyn Nets have suspended Kyrie Irving indefinitely for refusing to apologize for promoting an anti-Semitic documentary, and discuss the possibility that Detroit Lions head coach Dan Campbell will get fired before this season is over. Plus, FOX Sports SVP of Strategy and Analytics Ben Valenta swings by to promote his new book, 'Fans Have More Friends'.
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| 1:57.4 | It's the way TireBind should be. All right, we got a hot hour for you. Ben Valletta, |
| 2:04.8 | Fox Sports Senior Vice President of Strategy and Analytics will join us at the bottom of the hour |
| 2:10.9 | to talk about his latest book, which is about you. It's called Fans Have More Friends. That'll |
| 2:17.7 | be a lot of fun, and we'll talk to him at the bottom of the hour, but lots to get to right now. |
| 2:23.6 | And there is breaking news. You've probably heard it at the top of the hour from Steve DeSager, |
| 2:28.8 | but basically the nets just released a statement within the last half an hour, I believe, |
| 2:35.5 | saying that they thought that working with the anti-deformation league and Kyrie and |
| 2:44.4 | the nets had offered to donate $500,000 each to fight prejudice and things of that nature. |
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