Robert Horry, Rob, and Harp are back after a Labor Day break that somehow lined up with the biggest week in the NBA all year. The NBA came down on the Clippers hard for the Kawhi Leonard cap circumvention mess — five first-round picks, a $30 million fine for Steve Ballmer, suspensions across the front office, and a slap on the wrist for Kawhi himself. The guys break down whether this is the worst free agent signing in league history, rip apart Kawhi's tone-deaf statement from his camp, and debate what real punishment should have looked like. From there, Charles Barkley may have let a huge secret slip on Bill Simmons' show: if Ernie Johnson steps away from Inside the NBA, so does Chuck. The crew talks about why nobody in the business could ever replace Ernie, and shares a story about the kind of man he is off camera. Plus: Jonathan Kuminga finally lands with the Timberwolves, Amen Thompson gets paid by the Rockets, Ben Simmons signs with the Kings, and the guys get into college football's chaotic Week 1 — the LSU vs. SEC drama, Michigan's controversial finish, and Dabo Swinney's rough night in Death Valley — before locking in their Week 2 picks. Big Shot of the Week goes to a race car driver who stopped mid-race to pull a rival from a burning car. Then the guys close it out with Busted, a game built around the ugliest penalties and scandals in sports history. 00:00 Back from the Labor Day Break 02:55 NBA Hammers the Clippers Over Kawhi 09:08 Worst Free Agent Signing in NBA History? 12:59 Breaking Down Kawhi's Statement 21:01 Charles Barkley's Ernie Johnson Bombshell 25:09 Remembering Ernie Johnson's Legacy 28:52 Kuminga Signs with the Timberwolves 32:03 Amen Thompson's Extension & Ben Simmons to the Kings 34:12 College Football Week 1 Rundown 34:35 Michigan's Controversial Finish 35:32 LSU and the SEC Expulsion Talk 38:47 Dabo Swinney and Clemson's Rough Night 43:47 Week 2 Picks: Oklahoma-Michigan & Alabama-Kentucky 46:17 Week 2 Picks: Tennessee-Georgia Tech & Ohio State-Texas 51:43 Big Shot of the Week 54:06 Busted: NBA and NFL Scandals

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