Jokic Injury Impact + LeBron No All-Star Selection Possible? & Knicks New Depth

Brian Windhorst & The Hoop Collective

ESPN

Sports, Basketball

3.9 • 4K Ratings

🗓️ 31 December 2025

⏱️ 50 minutes

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Summary

Brian Windhorst is joined by ESPN's Tim Bontemps and Tim MacMahon to discuss what Jokic’s injury means for the Nuggets in the Western Conference and how it could impact the MVP with the minimum game requirements. Then, the guys react to the first round of NBA All-Star voting including if LeBron could miss out for the first time in two decades before talking a big matchup between the Knicks with newfound depth and the Spurs who have come down to earth after Christmas. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Hi there. Surprise.
0:02.1	30 for 30 presents Booja.
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0:08.1	You can't stop authenticity.
0:10.0	Boo ya!
0:11.0	Stewart was exactly like you saw him on camera, off camera.
0:14.5	He dialed it up 10%.
0:15.7	Can you imagine the impact of young black boys and girls looking at that going, I feel seen.
0:21.4	He changed the culture.
0:22.7	He changed sports.
0:24.2	Stream Boo-ya, presented by Madelo right now on the ESPN app.
0:34.3	Hello, welcome to the Hoop Collective podcast.
0:37.1	We talk about the NBA, which we're doing on Tuesday evening.
0:40.5	Joining us from New York City is Tim Bontemps.
0:44.3	Hello, everybody.
0:45.8	Join us from Dallas, Texas.
0:47.2	Just back from Oklahoma City, where he was at a Thunder game on Monday, is Band McMahon.
0:53.6	Howdy, partners, just back from a delicious dinner, belly full Nick and Sam's.
0:58.8	Wendy, Bond Tim, you've been there.
1:01.4	Delicious.
1:02.5	Might be a little sleepy, ate that much.
1:05.0	I have not been to Nick and Sam's.
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