Caitlin Clark Just Changed the Team USA Equation — Whether They’re Ready or Not
Team USA won another FIBA Women’s World Cup, but Ric Bucher believes the tournament exposed a decision USA Basketball won’t be able to avoid...
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A weekly sports podcast with inside information and perspective from veteran NBA insider and Fox Sports analyst Ric Bucher, along with NBA players, coaches, executives and media as occasiona...
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20 of 617 episodesSTEPH CURRY’S LAST ACT: When Does Loyalty Become a Liability for the Warriors?
Steph Curry has earned virtually unlimited goodwill in Golden State. But is that goodwill about to face its toughest test? On this episode o...
The Clippers Got Hammered — But History Says They’re Far From Dead
Five first-round picks. A $30 million fine. Steve Ballmer suspended for a year. The NBA came down hard on the Clippers over the Kawhi Leonar...
Enes Kanter Freedom Found the NBA’s Weak Spot — And Analytics Are Killing Its Game
Ric Bucher examines Enes Kanter Freedom’s WNBA protest and why his real target may be the NBA — a league he believes ended his career to pro...
The NBA Has Made Winning Too Expensive
Ric Bucher opens this episode of On The Ball by addressing the backlash to his recent WNBA commentary — including criticism from former ESPN...
Landry Fields: Project B Has Players Signed — And the Men’s Stars Are Coming
Former NBA player and Atlanta Hawks GM Landry Fields joins Ric Bucher for a special edition of On The Ball to pull back the curtain on Proje...
The WNBA’s Real Problem Isn’t Caitlin Clark, Trans Athletes or Hard Fouls — It’s the NBA
The WNBA is generating more attention than ever, but Ric Bucher argues that the controversies dominating the conversation — Caitlin Clark, o...
Jalen Brunson Gave Up $113 Million to Join the NBA’s Most Exclusive Club
Jalen Brunson is now an NBA champion, a Finals MVP and a New York Knicks legend — and Ric Bucher argues that the decision that helped make i...
Pump the Brakes on the Sixers: Why LeBron James & Jaylen Brown Don't Make Philadelphia NBA Favorites
The NBA media has already crowned the Philadelphia 76ers after adding LeBron James and Jaylen Brown . Ric Bucher isn't buying it. In this ep...
The NBA Is Waiting on LeBron—But Not for the Reason You Think
LeBron James may still dominate headlines, but has he lost the leverage that defined the second half of his career? In this episode of On Th...
Is the NBA Finally Growing Up? Why LeBron's Era Is Ending and a New Generation Is Changing Everything
Is the NBA entering a new era where winning matters more than max contracts, player empowerment and personal brands? Ric Bucher explains why...
The NBA's Soul Is for Sale—Why Jalen Brunson Just Proved There's Still Hope
Has the NBA lost sight of what made it great? In this episode of On The Ball , Ric Bucher argues that professional basketball has drifted aw...
Why the Celtics Gave Up on Jaylen Brown, the Lakers Race Debate Goes Off the Rails & LeBron's Last Move
Did the Boston Celtics really make a franchise-defining mistake by trading Jaylen Brown —or was it an inevitable business decision years in...
The NBA Just Flipped Upside Down: Why the Hornets Won, Giannis Changed Everything & ESPN Still Won't Stop Protecting LeBron
The NBA Draft delivered far more than new faces—it reshaped the league. In this episode of On The Ball , Ric Bucher explains why the Charlot...
Why Jalen Brunson’s Knicks Title Means More Than Any Ranking Ever Could | On The Ball with Ric Bucher
The Jalen Brunson and the New York Knicks finally delivered New York's first NBA championship in 53 years, but Ric Bucher believes the rush...
Stop Rushing to Judge Victor Wembanyama | The NBA Finals Debate Everyone Is Getting Wrong
Is Victor Wembanyama already being unfairly judged? In this episode of On The Ball , Ric Bucher breaks down one of the most misunderstood pl...
The Chet Holmgren Pile-On Has Gone Too Far | Why OKC Should Ignore the Noise
Did one bad Game 7 suddenly turn Chet Holmgren into a $240 million mistake? In this episode of On The Ball , Ric Bucher pushes back against...
Is Victor Wembanyama Ready to Dethrone OKC? Plus: Why LeBron’s Retirement Could Leave ESPN With a Bigger Problem Than the NBA
The Western Conference Finals have become a referendum on two very different paths to greatness. In this episode of On The Ball , Ric Bucher...
Wembanyama’s Rise, SGA’s Whistle, and ESPN’s Dangerous Line: Ric Bucher on What the NBA Playoffs Are Exposing
Ric Bucher checks in from Athens, Greece, where the EuroLeague Final Four is giving him a global view of basketball — while the NBA Conferen...
Giannis Trade Noise, LeBron Lakers Drama, Wemby’s Playoff Edge & the SGA Foul-Baiting Myth
Ric Bucher breaks down why the latest Giannis Antetokounmpo trade reports may be more manufactured NBA noise than actual movement, what the...