Jason Goff on Victor Wembanyama's MVP Push, NBA's 65-Game rule, Jay-Z's disappointing interview | 03.26

The Right Time with Bomani Jones

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Music, Sports, News

4.8 • 12.9K Ratings

🗓️ 26 March 2026

⏱️ 56 minutes

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Victor Wembanyama might already be the story of the NBA season — but is he actually the MVP? Bomani and Jason Goff dig into Wemby’s rise, the 65-game rule, how we talk about MVPs, all‑NBA, money, and legacies, and why this era of basketball feels so different from the one they grew up on. They also get into Dominique Wilkins vs. “loser” talk, James Harden’s reputation, Anthony Edwards’ legend run, and what happens when Jokic and the Nuggets have to deal with Wemby in a real series. Then Bomani and Jason break down Jay‑Z’s new GQ interview — billionaire talk, “I didn’t get here by taking advantage of people,” the myth of Hov, capitalism, and why sometimes it’s actually okay to “just be a rapper.” Finally, Bo brings Jason one of the wildest, most uncomfortable news stories you’ve ever heard: a quadruple‑amputee cornhole star accused of murder, how TV news tried (and failed) to play it straight, and what that says about media, curiosity, and basic honesty. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to the right time, a wave original.
0:09.6	My name is Bobani Jones. Thanks for listening wherever you get your podcast.
0:12.7	Thanks for watching us on YouTube.
0:14.8	Subscribe, like, rate us, review us, give us five stars.
0:18.4	You only give us four stars.
0:19.6	I'm inclined to believe you are a hater hanging
0:23.5	out with jason golf on a thursday check him out at the athletic what's going on man hey man how you
0:30.1	doing i'm i'm always glad to be on the show and also you know i listen and i touch you about things
0:37.3	great stuff with bob costas brother i'm really happy that and also, you know, I listen and I touch you about things.
0:39.4	Great stuff with Bob Costa's brother.
0:40.3	Appreciate it. I'm really happy that there's someone rapping for this weird age group of NBA fan
0:44.8	that we're in where it's like you can Jordan Stan if you want,
0:48.3	but you're also close to the LeBron stand.
0:50.3	So like you're in that middle and how, like, amazing that time was.
0:55.8	And also, like, a time where you could root for players that you knew never going
1:00.6	won a championship.
1:01.7	Yes, it was okay.
1:03.2	It was okay to have your guy.
1:04.8	Glenn Rice was cool.
1:06.1	Right.
1:06.4	Mitch Richmond was cool.
1:07.9	You know what I'm saying?
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