HR 1: Never Say Never

Mason & Ireland

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4.5 • 754 Ratings

🗓️ 18 February 2026

⏱️ 49 minutes

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Mason is joined by Ramona Shelburne in the studio! The NBA returns from All-Star break tomorrow and the Lakers are back in action on Friday! The crew dive into a little Winter Olympics! What did Jeanie Buss have to say when asked if LeBron will be back with the Lakers next season? What did Chris Paul have to say about the Clippers letting him go? How impactful was Chris Paul in the NBA landscape? Ice Breakers! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:32.0	In 17, Los Angeles.
0:33.4	Sports.
0:35.8	And it is the biggest show on the radio.
0:39.4	Mason and Ireland is on for your Wednesday afternoon.
0:46.6	East Bend, Ireland, the best show on the radio. Here we go Wednesday, the 18th of February,
0:52.9	2026. You know it's all-star break week, which means Johnny I's not here. But Mace, the Hall of Famer, is here. And you know who else is here? I always get excited when Momo's here. The great Ramona Shelburne. I'm shocked she's coming in to do our show. A little old ESPNLA show. I mean, yesterday she was on camera on the Rich Eisen show. I mean, I don't know if she's got time for us anymore. Momo's here with Mace. The thing with Ireland, I don't really have to do much when I'm with Ireland, because he's just got the whole show mapped out. Like we're... I don't care. Ramona. I sit here. The only problem is, if I look over sometimes, let's see the head nod and the Drew, Oh, boy. Oh, man. I got a spring into action. Ramona, you cover the NBA.
1:31.0	I work for the Lakers. What do you think about X, Y, and Z? We'll continue to do whatever it is we do on a Wednesday during the All-Star break. I mean, we've got the Winter Olympics and stuff, and a lot of stories going on about the Lakers. Gypsy Duke, but sweet his leg.
1:45.1	We'll do that, plus fun and for volatility.
1:47.3	Producer Emily's here, producer Brian Cohen, the social team in the back, and you, let's do it.
1:51.1	So with that said, let's get this going.
1:56.7	Mason and Ireland.
1:58.2	Your Wednesday afternoon right now.
2:00.0	Yeah.
2:01.7	Good afternoon. Good afternoon. Mason and Ireland. Your Wednesday afternoon right now. Yeah.
2:03.6	Well, you know, everybody I know is cutting weight, right?
2:09.8	Yeah.
2:10.3	Everybody's cutting weight.
2:12.0	Juan has cut 35 pounds.
2:14.5	He's working his ass off.
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