The Lakers & Knicks Finally Get Through Midseason Struggles (w/ Rachel Nichols)

Open Floor: SI's NBA Show

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🗓️ 24 March 2026

⏱️ 45 minutes

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Summary

Chris Mannix and Rachel Nichols discuss whether there will be any updates on league expansion or the Clippers investigation at the Board of Governors meetings before discussing the Lakers winning nine in a row behind Luka Dončić, why Karl-Anthony Towns keeps getting criticized even when the Knicks win, and what is going wrong for the Rockets to end the season

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0:00.0	Now playing.
0:01.5	Open Floor.
0:03.1	This is Open Floor.
0:05.3	Sports Illustrated's Chris Mannix back at it.
0:07.7	An NBA podcast with Sports Illustrated senior writer.
0:11.5	I think it's time that the world get to know.
0:14.1	My guy, Chris Manix.
0:15.4	I think your opinion is shared by everyone.
0:17.1	And now it begins.
0:18.3	Now it begins.
0:19.5	Bang!
0:25.7	This is the Open Floor NBA podcast.
0:29.5	We talk about the league and all the big stories going on in it. Joining me, as she does everyone, Fox Sports One, All the Smoke, monumental sports network,
0:34.8	the great Rachel Nichols.
0:36.1	Thank you for being here, Rachel.
0:37.2	You kept me sitting here for 45 to 50 minutes.
0:41.7	I thought that it was a different time.
0:43.3	I'm not gonna lie.
0:44.3	I did not make up an excuse.
0:46.1	I was not like dog ate my homework.
0:48.4	I explained to you exactly what happened.
0:51.1	So, you know, these things happened.
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