The National Basketball Association had a busy offseason and opening night was no different. Prior to the Boston Celtics/Cleveland Cavaliers tipoff, Bobby Portis and Nikola Mirotec got into a fight resulting in an eight game suspension for Portis and 4–6 week absence for Mirotec. Not to be outdone, six minutes into the Celtics/Cavs game, Gordon Hayward suffered a dislocated ankle and tibia fracture after a mid-air bump with Lebron James. He’s more than likely out for the season. In today’s show, we talk about Hayward’s injury, recap the Celtics/Cavs game, and give our predictions on the upcoming season. Here’s the show outline: 6:15 — Gordon Hayward’s injury 12:36 — Why this NBA season won’t be boring 28:51 — Is OKC now a legit threat to the Warriors? 34:22 — Ken and Raf debate if Billy Donovan is a weak link for OKC 44:20 — Did not getting Anthony hurt Houston or nah? 50:44 — Cleveland-Boston East finals…how likely is it to happen? 57:14 — How good will the Sixers be? How good will the Timberwolves be? PREDICTIONS (1:06:57) 1:07:14 — Rookie of the Year 1:09:36 — Coach of the Year 1:12:22 — 6th Man of the Year 1:14:20 — Defensive Player of the Year 1:14:48 — MVP 1:17:17 — Boston Celtics vs. Cleveland Cavaliers game recap and early assessments PLAYOFF PREDICTIONS 1:25:24 — Eastern and Western Conference Playoff teams 1:29:27 — Western Conference finals. We all had Cavs/Celtics in the Eastern Conference Finals 1:30:11 — NBA Finals Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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