World Cup Takeaways, Anthony Edwards's Ascension, and Another NBA Investigation

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🗓️ 22 August 2023

⏱️ 49 minutes

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The NBA is investigating James Harden calling Daryl Morey a liar, as Verno and KOC discuss the ongoing drama that surrounds Harden (01:27). With the FIBA World Cup around the corner, the guys discuss some of Team USA’s young rising stars, including Anthony Edwards's emergence as the face of the team (15:27). Also, after KOC shares his experience watching Mt. Joy at Red Rocks, the guys answer all your mailbag questions (27:50). Got a question for Verno and KOC? Send them an email at [email protected]! Or you can send the guys a tweet @ChrisVernonShow and @KevinOConnorNBA! The Ringer is committed to responsible gaming. Please check out http://theringer.com/RG to find out more, or listen to the end of the episode for additional details. Hosts: Chris Vernon and Kevin O’Connor Producer: Jessie Lopez Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Footfall is around the corner and we are ramping it up, over here on the Ringer NFL
0:04.6	feed in the month of August.
0:06.4	Every week Ben, Solak and I will be bringing you not one but two extra point takins, that's
0:11.2	right, double the trouble as we predict, debate and analyze our way through camp and the
0:16.0	preseason every Monday and Friday.
0:18.2	But that is not all, Steven Ruiz and I will be coming to you every Wednesday, we'll talk
0:22.3	about everything in the world of the NFL, and who knows, maybe Steven will even have
0:25.6	something nice to say about your favorite squad, though frankly I wouldn't count on it.
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0:54.3	Welcome to the mismatch, I'm Chris Vernon, and it join me see does every Monday night
0:57.7	from TheRinger.com is Kevin O'Connor aka Kevin Obama, Kevin O'Connor, Kevin O'Connor,
1:01.5	Kevin O'Connor, Kevin O'Connor, Kevin O'Connor, Kevin O'Candyland, Kevin O' Shredder,
1:06.4	Kevin O'Connor, Virdo, how are you doing man, what's going on?
1:12.0	Great, we've actually had some basketball that has been going on, we'll touch on that
1:18.1	and also really the only big basketball news that has taken place since we last spoke
1:25.4	and that is the NBA launching an inquiry into the circumstances surrounding James Hardin's
1:36.2	public admonishment of the franchise as president of basketball operations Darryl Mori.
1:43.0	The league office is believed to be pursuing an understanding of whether Hardin was
1:48.5	pretending a 2023-24 holdout in violation of the league CBA or had been referencing past
1:57.1	contract discussions with the organization that might constitute salary caps circumvention.
2:03.8	So the NBA has got their detectives on it, they are going to try to find out why James Hardin
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