Was ESPN Protecting the NBA? | Boomer & Gio
WFAN Daily
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3.8 • 794 Ratings
🗓️ 24 October 2025
⏱️ 17 minutes
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Summary
We kicked off with the NBA gambling scandal. Kash Patel blasted Stephen A. Smith for claiming Trump was behind the arrests, while Gio said Smith was just protecting ESPN’s NBA ties. Brian Windhorst revealed a sportsbook tipped off the NBA about Terry Rozier, leading to a fake “injury” cover-up. Chris Russo shrugged it off.
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| 1:29.8 | There is a lot more now that has come out with this NBA gambling fiasco. |
| 1:35.3 | And one of the interesting things this morning, I don't know if you saw this, I woke up to it this morning. |
| 1:39.9 | I did not see it yesterday because we were playing golf yesterday and yes we did lose the wallie and but |
| 1:45.6 | it was a great day yes nonetheless but you know here's the thing i wake up this morning and i |
| 1:51.4 | see that cash patel the fbi director basically torching stephen a smip yeah and i'm like all right |
| 1:58.5 | torched so now loaded so now we're getting into this. |
| 2:02.8 | And I guess that Stephen, I did not say it. |
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