Lakers Announcer John Ireland on the Warriors Series, Anthony Davis’s Injury, and Memories of Shaq and Kobe

The Press Box

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4.4 • 3.2K Ratings

🗓️ 12 May 2023

⏱️ 41 minutes

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Bryan is joined by Lakers radio announcer John Ireland to discuss the team’s turnaround after the trade deadline, their style of play, and Anthony Davis’s injury (01:26). They talk about Ireland’s career path from local news to talk radio to being the Lakers’ play-by-play commentator (20:20). Also, they recount Kobe Bryant’s last game, power rank the L.A. sports teams, and recall memorable celebrity encounters (29:20). Host: Bryan Curtis Guest: John Ireland Producer: Eduardo Ocampo Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Hey everyone, it's Ariel Hawani and I wanted to let you know that each and every week
0:04.5	I'm part of a great program called the Ringer MMA Show.
0:07.6	I hosted alongside two absolutely brilliant minds, their names, Chuck Mendenhall and P.C.
0:13.1	Carol and every Thursday a new episode drops where we preview the weekend in mixed martial
0:18.0	arts and react to all the biggest news.
0:21.1	Plus, after every UFC pay-per-view, we give you a post-fight show.
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0:32.0	We'll talk to you then.
0:33.0	Hello media consumers, welcome to Pressbox Final Edition.
0:46.0	Brian Curtis of the Ringer here along with producer Ed Wardo O'Campo sitting in for Erica.
0:51.8	Our guest today is the broadcasting equivalent of a two-way player.
0:56.1	He is the Lakers Radio Play-by-Play announcer who's calling Game 6 against the Warriors
1:01.0	on Friday.
1:02.0	He is a sports radio host and Los Angeles who delivered Lakers reaction Thursday this afternoon.
1:09.2	He is John Ireland.
1:11.2	John, welcome to the press box.
1:13.0	Brian, pleasure to be here.
1:14.6	How are you, my friend?
1:16.0	I'm good.
1:17.2	I'm good.
1:18.2	I'm glad we got two play-off games every night.
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