LeBron Slanders Memphis and Verno Responds. Plus, Loves & Loathes.

The Mismatch

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4.7 • 5.6K Ratings

🗓️ 3 April 2026

⏱️ 77 minutes

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Jacoby and Verno close the week out with their Loves & Loathes, which include LeBron James’s Memphis slander, the Wizards' failed April Fools prank, and Steph Curry’s return! (0:58) Headlines From Thursday’s Games (6:53) Loves and Loathes (7:05) Verno Loves: Hawks were once 26-30, now they are 44-33 (13:29) Jacoby Loves: Wardell Stephen Curry II Returns on Easter Sunday (16:16) Verno Loathes: Mosley’s Orlando Tragic Lose by 50+ to Raptors (23:32) Jacoby Loathes: MVP race is over, SGA wins it (25:55) Verno Loves: Ayo Dosunmu Should be Franchise Point Guard (28:31) Jacoby Loves: Paul George’s post Suspension Play (30:37) Verno Loathes: LeBron’s Memphis Slander in Favorite Golf videos (40:55) Jacoby Loathes: LeBron coming after Verno’s City of Memphis (42:48) Verno Loves: Maxime Raynaud named NBA Rookie of the Month (45:00) Jacoby Loves: The Pacers effort at the end of the Season (46:50) Verno Loathes: The Wizards April Fools Fiasco (53:48) Jacoby Loathes: The Raptors (55:50) Verno Loves: Kawhi Leonard’s 1 minute “Back to Nature” Documentary (1:00:33) Jacoby Loves: Watching The Bucks Ousmane Dieng (1:04:17) Verno Loathes: Knicks fans have lost some Juice (1:11:56) Jacoby Loathes: How much Reality Show “Summer House” has taken up in his brain The Ringer is committed to responsible gaming. Please visit www.rg-help.com to learn more about the resources and helplines available. Leave us a message on our Mismatch Voicemail line! (323) 389-5091 Hosts: Chris Vernon and David Jacoby Producers: Jessie Lopez, Brian H. Waters, and Jeff Shearin Social: Keith Fujimoto Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:51.9	Jacoby.
0:52.9	Verneau, we're going to talk about a lot today. I've seen the ringer.com is Dave Jacoby. Jacoby.
0:56.6	Verno, we're going to talk about a lot today.
0:57.6	I've seen the rundown.
0:59.3	All I care about.
1:07.9	All I care about is your reaction to the LeBron James' Memphis slander video that came out.
1:09.7	That's all I care about.
1:11.3	So I'm going to talk about a lot of different things first. But like, I just want you to know that is all I care about. I mean, it's unfortunate that
1:17.9	those are the headlines literally everywhere. When I was going through and we were getting
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