NBA Salaries Outweigh Ratings; Station issues; Hoff Interview; Yanks, Wimbledon; NBA & Gambling (Hour 2)

Boomer & Gio

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News, Sports

4.2 • 707 Ratings

🗓️ 2 July 2025

⏱️ 43 minutes

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Summary

A production error led to the wrong Sports Minute being aired, much to Boomer's frustration. Discussions then turned to the puzzling trend of rising NBA salaries and high team valuations, like the Lakers' $10 billion sale, despite years of declining TV ratings. Callers suggested deals with gambling companies might be propping up the league. In other sports news, the Yankees lost in Toronto with more fielding issues, and George Springer hit two homers, including a grand slam. The hour concluded with news that NBA player Malik Beasley is under federal investigation for a potential sports betting scandal, prompting a caller to criticize leagues for their involvement with sportsbooks.

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0:00.0	It's the Boomer and Geo podcast from WFAN.
0:04.3	Hi, Boomer and Geo, coming to you live, the build Ford Tuft Studio on the fan and CBS Sports Network.
0:10.2	You know, Boomer sometimes chastises me for not listening to the sports minutes, but I don't know if you noticed.
0:17.4	I was listening to this last one.
0:18.9	I'm not sure if you heard, but it was, like you said, it was July 1st.
0:22.3	I thought it was July 2nd, so I don't know if, I don't have, I mean, I just wanted to point that out to you.
0:27.1	Yeah, the reason you're pointing it out is because I went out there to the young man who put in the sports minutes and there had been a problem and I don't think he was told or trained properly when to put the sports
0:40.0	minutes in and that's why the Bobby Bowman, the year ran at the top of the hour.
0:46.1	Yeah.
0:46.6	Because that ran yesterday.
0:47.9	It shouldn't run today.
0:49.2	Because today's July 2nd, right?
0:50.6	The problem is this is what happens.
0:51.7	You got loose ends.
0:52.4	You got people in spots that aren't used to doing things or not train properly.
0:59.3	Yeah, nothing makes you more angry during the program than a sports minute mishap.
1:06.9	There is no doubt about that.
1:08.4	Like the second I heard July 1st, to those who celebrate, I was like, oh, I went out to Jerry.
1:17.8	I said, Jerry, watch out.
1:19.0	I said, duck, man.
1:20.5	I said, we were all going to be in his wake.
1:23.4	And then you came out, you did what you had to do.
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