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The Dan's cant stand to make Smush Parker a liar and watch the Albany Patroons vs the Wyoming Wildcatters in the CBA Finals at the Armory on April 16, 1988. We wrap with some NBA Bubble talk and other BS. checkthetapepodcast@gmail.com

The Dan's watch a game played between the Philadelphia 76ers and the FC Barcelona BASKETBALL team in 2006 in honor of Lou Williams, the first man to mix lemon pepper and bbq, but instead of Lou Will we got a big ol' dose of Willie Green and Steven Hunter. 

The Dan's celebrate 100 episodes by watching a regular season game between the Kevin Garnett, Paul Pierce, Ray Allen Boston Celtics and the Carmelo Anthony and Amare Stoudemire lead New York Knicks from 2011. We take a whole shit ton of emails and pick our favorite episode, favorite tape checked, best dan and more...

The Dan's watch Kobe Bryant and Shaq flounder against the likes of Darko Milicic and Darvin Ham in the 2004 NBA Finals, talk celebrity golf tournaments and NBA Bubble life. Don't ever forget that Karl Malone sucks.

The Dan's watch the Rick Barry lead Golden State Warriors complete the sweep over Wes Unseld and Elvin Hayes Washington Bullets team on May 25, 1975. We also touch on the NBA's poor treatment of WNBA players in the "bubble", the NFL reopening plan and Magic Johnson's twitter. 

The Dan's watch the Vince Carter and Tracy McGrady Raptors complete a thrilling comeback over an impressively bad Los Angeles Clippers roster featuring Lamar Odom, Tyrone Nesby and Eric Piatowski. We wrap with Upstate NY Dan attempting to defend the fact that the new york mets are still paying Bobby Bonilla.

The Dan's watch Rex Chapman and an undermanned Miami Heat team shock Michael Jordan's historic 72 and 10 Chicago Bulls on February 23, 1996. 

The Dan's are joined by the 2nd highest donator to Movement For Black Lives John to watch the 1985 All-Star game which has been made famous by the Isiah Thomas lead movement to tune Michael Jordan out for being too fly too soon. We also touch on the NBA's slapped together re-opening plan. 

The Dan's watch Clyde Drexler's Portland Trailblazers against a Lakers team lead by some mix of Vlade Divac, Byron Scott and Sedale Threatt in game 3 of the 1992 NBA Playoffs. This game was played as the 1992 Los Angeles Riots started just a few miles away. Don't forget the person who emails a screen shot of the biggest donation to M4BL.ORG to checkthetapepodcast@gmail.com by Monday morning gets to pick next weeks tape. 

The Dan's out some scumbags while picking our all Blue Lives Matter NBA teams, then we watch game 6 of round 1 of the 2007 NBA Playoffs between the Dirk and Josh Howard lead Dallas Mavericks and the Baron Davis and more importantly a man who's been a hero in these times Stephen Jackson lead Golden State Warriors. We urge you to find your local bail fund or Black Lives Matter chapter and donate anything you can spare within your means. Defund the police. Rest In Peace George Floyd. 

The Dan's are joined by Mike from Virtual Pros, which is the only wrestling podcast I can think of, to check tape on the second annual NWA vs Charlotte Police charity basketball game in Charlotte, NC. The game featured wrestling stars including Dusty Rhodes, Sting, Lex Luger and Scruff McGruff. We wrap with BS including the Tiger Woods, Tom Brady and Peyton Manning golf showdown and The Basketball Tournament. ACAB.

The Dan's watch Allen Iverson and the Georgetown Hoyas take on a Georgia Tech team lead by Stephon Marbury in the pre season NIT Tournament in 1995. We wrap it up with Gilbert Arenas lottery ticket addiction and our thoughts on Dennis Rodman in WWF, a young vibrant Dick Vitale, a spicy Karl Malone take and everything else from the last two episode of the Michael Jordan doc The Last Dance. 

The Dan's are stuck in the 70's again to watch the 1972 ABA vs NBA Supergame featuring stars like Wilt Chamberlain, Julius Erving, Artis Gilmore, Rick Barry and Hot Rod Hundley. We wrap with BS including Tom Brady golfing, Keith Olberman and LA Dan actually paid attention during The Last Dance this week. 

The Dan's celebrate cinco de mayo by watching a game featuring our favorite 55, mr Cinco De Mayo himself Dikembe Mutumbo. We watch game 7 of the 1994 western conference semis between the Dikembe Nuggets and the John Stockton lead(FKM) Utah Jazz. We also talk The Last Dance, Jayson Tatums new hoop and we find out LA Dan has been hiding a taste for tennis.

The Dan's watch game 6 of the 1976 ABA Championship aka the last night of the ABA between the Dan Issel lead Denver Nuggets and the Julius Erving led New York Nets. We also touch on how uninteresting Bill Simmons is and talk about episodes 3 and 4 of The Last Dance. 

Hate waiting for the next episode of The Last Dance? The Dan's help bridge the gap by watching game 7 of the 1998 NBA Eastern Conference Finals between the Michael Jordan Bulls and the Reggie Miller lead Indiana Pacers. We wrap with some Last Dance chat.

The Dan's watch Magic Johnsons return game between the Golden State Warriors and the Los Angeles Lakers. We end with a deep dive into the NBA Horse Competition. 

The Dan's make good on last years march madness brackets and watch the 1999 National Championship as picked by Mike from VRTL Pros. We wrap with BS including the NBA Horse Competition, Tom Brady on Stern and chain pizza restaurants.

The Dans are joined by former guest Wes to talk about the 1987 christmas day game between the Rick Pitino lead New York Knickerbockers and the bad boy Detroit Pistons. We wrap with BS including Big3 News and Stephon Marbury. 

The Dan's are joined by Sawyer and Doan from the late Kissing Contest podcast. A few technical difficulties but we're rusty. Deal.  We take emails, talk ideal biceps and watch game 4 of the 2011 NBA Finals between the Miami Heat and the Dallas Mavericks AKA(to some) the Dirk Flu Game.