48 Minutes: Giannis Injury Update, All Star Hits & Misses, Buyout Bargains, & Mail Bag

0:00 ... Hello and Welcome 0:28 ... "World B" opens with a Giannis injury update and what lies ahead for the Milwaukee Bucks with the Greek Freak on the shelf. 4:11 ... Bruce was happy that Donovan Mitchell was warmly received upon his return to Utah. 5:10 ... Ross was impressed with Candace Parker's commentary on TNT's All Star broadcast. 5:50 ... Bruce takes a bow for predicting the winners in the Saturday Night Skills Challenge and the 3 point contest.  World B expresses how much he enjoyed the Saturday night events, especially the long distance shootout. 8:40 ... Mac McClung was the breakout star of the weekend with his thrilling performance in the Slam Dunk contest.  And the fact that he made every dunk on the first attempt was impressive. 10:42 ... The All Star game itself was a colossal bore that none of the guys really enjoyed due to the lack of defensive effort by both teams. 14:38... When LeBron and Giannis chose their teams on live TV, did LeBron try to mess with Milwaukee's team chemistry by calling out Giannis over his top reserve choice of Damian Lillard? 16:44 ... Bruce goes on a rant about how the All Star game was a complete waste of time and cites numerous reasons why. 18:30 ... Everyone enjoyed the "mano a mano" battle between Celtics teammates Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown.  Tatum even explains how this wasn't the first time something like that took place. 21:10 ... The buyout market frenzy is underway and Kevin Love is now in Miami.  Will it be a good fit? 24:34 ... Patrick Beverley is now a Chicago Bull .... but why?! 26:04 ... Russell Westbrook is likely to join the LA Clippers and what will the impact be on his new team? 29:54 ... Terrence Ross is now a Phoenix Sun.  Ross likes the move a lot. 32:28 ... Other likely buyout guys are Derrick Rose, John Wall, and Will Barton.  Who needs them the most? 34:58 ... Load management has become "front and center" for teams around the league.  With so many conflicting issues in play, can a suitable solution be found? 39:07 ... LeBron James won't be managing his load as the Lakers approach the home stretch. 43:23 ... In mailbag segment #1, the crew tackles the question of whether Luka and Kyrie can be successful together and bring out the best in each other in Dallas. 49:22 ... In mailbag segment #2, the guys size up the Suns and Clippers and share thoughts on which team is more dangerous. 53:30 ... Bruce's closing thought pays tribute to Marc Spears of ESPN, the winner of the Curt Gowdy Media Award from the Basketball Hall of Fame. 55:06 ... World B's final thought is on Anthony Edwards of the Timberwolves and his desire to play as much as possible and eschew load management. 56:21 ... Ross' final thought concerns our special guest Scott Williams who will appear on our next edition of 48 Minutes. 57:20 ... Goodbye TRT 57:30     Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

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