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🗓️ 12 May 2026

⏱️ 62 minutes

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Logan Murdock and Raja Bell are back with another edition of Real Ones and get right into the Lakers being eliminated by the Oklahoma City Thunder and what’s next for LeBron James as he heads into free agency. How should we look back on the season that LeBron had? Where should he head next? What is it going to take to beat a Thunder team that seems to be unstoppable? Should Victor Wembanyama have been suspended for elbowing Naz Reid? Are the Wolves not getting the respect they deserve? Do the Cavaliers have the Pistons figured out? (0:00) Intro(0:59) Fan Duel ad break(1:00) - Logan recaps Baby Keem show (4:30) - Lakers get swept (12:00) - What should LeBron do next? (19:00) - OKC and calls (27:48) Amazon Prime ad break(30:00) - Wolves being physical with Wemby (46:00) - Cavaliers even the series Hosts: Logan Murdock, Raja Bell, Howard Beck Producers: Victoria Valencia, Clifford Augustin, and Jeff Shearin Production Supervision: Ben Cruz and Conor Nevins Additional Production Support: John Richter and Chris WohlersHit the mailbag: ⁠realonesmailbag@gmail.com⁠ The Ringer is committed to responsible gaming. Please visit ⁠https://fanduel.com/playwithaplan⁠ to learn more about the resources and helplines Order and it will come. Like today. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	What's popping? Real Ones. Logan Murdoch here, Rogerville.
0:08.2	In a sec. We get into an old school discussion. Just me and him talk about LeBron. What does the season mean for his legacy?
0:15.2	Then we talk about Wimby. And what does the elbow mean for where the spurs are as an organization, right?
0:22.5	Where are they right now in terms of playoff contention and beyond?
0:26.6	And where is their psyche?
0:28.5	We talk about how OKC has been there before.
0:31.4	Is that going to give them an advantage in a potential series against San Antonio or a potential series against Minnesota?
0:36.6	We get into OKC and their
0:38.2	evolution. We get into a lot of stuff in this podcast, man. I really love chopping it up with
0:43.2	Roger today. Such a wealth of NBA knowledge. All that and more on the real ones. Up next,
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1:37.6	What's popping?
1:39.6	Logan Murdoch here, Roger Bill.
1:41.2	There.
1:42.6	Roger, I... All right, it's time to vent real quick before we get to the show.
1:47.7	I had one of my first, um, washed moments in a while.
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