J-Dub’s Shining Moment Has OKC on the Brink of a Title. Plus, Does the Desmond Bane Trade Make Orlando a Contender? | Group Chat

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4.4 • 9.3K Ratings

🗓️ 17 June 2025

⏱️ 65 minutes

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Justin, Rob, and Wos are reunited just in time to watch the Oklahoma City Thunder move one win away from an NBA championship. They discuss Jalen Williams’s monster 40-point game that paired beautifully with SGA’s 31-point performance, before getting into Tyrese Haliburton’s injury-riddled night that left him without a field goal in Game 5.They close things out with their analysis of the Desmond Bane trade to Orlando, and what the move means in the short and long term for both the Magic and Grizzlies. Hosts: Justin Verrier, Rob Mahoney and Wosny LambreProducers: Chris Sutton and Ben CruzSocial: Keith Fujimoto This episode is presented by State Farm. Dishing the assists you need off the court. State Farm with the Assist. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:42.4	Hello and welcome to group chat.
0:45.0	I am Justin Verrier and joining me.
0:48.0	I feel like we need to bring the pregame introductions back in honor of the NBA finals doing the same.
0:50.5	So we got the man in the middle, Rob Mahoney,
0:54.2	who we got from the University of Guatemala, Big Waz.
0:58.0	Welcome, gentlemen, NBA finals, game five.
1:01.0	Man, I thought the man in the middle was Ben Cruz.
1:05.0	I guess that's Rob Mahoney these days.
1:09.0	It's me now. I took on the job.
1:11.5	I'm happy to be here, man.
1:13.2	Happy to be back from Guatemala.
1:14.8	I know my bros missed me.
1:16.7	I know the groupies out there missed me, but I'm back refreshed.
1:22.8	I had a good time, beautiful wedding.
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