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Headline Sports podcast Bruce Macgowan: Bill King clearly the best play by play announcer in Bay Area history; What was Raiders owner Al Davis like?; plus more news

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Former Oakland A’s play by play announcer Bill King (photo from the Press Democrat)

Headline Sports podcast Bruce Macgowan:

#1 Bill King was the legendary play by play voice for the Oakland A’s, Oakland Raiders, and Golden State Warriors he was the word picture broadcaster. What was it like working alongside one of the great play by play voices in sports history?

#2 You had a chance to cover some of those legendary Oakland Raider teams in the 1970s you knew Raiders owner Al Davis what was it like to work some of those great Raider teams and have access to Davis?

#3 Did you have a chance to cover the 1972-74 A’s World Series teams and the 1988-90 A’s World Series teams.

#4 Since the Giants released LaMonte Wade, Christian Koss, and Sam Huff that might have been the shot in the arm the club needed as they have now won five in row.

#5 A’s Las Vegas situation. They said their putting shovels in the ground with a groundbreaking ceremony later in June. After all this time it’s a question are the A’s really going to get started with the construction of the ballpark like they say they will.

Bruce Macgowan is a podcast contributor at http://www.sportsradioservice.com

NBA Finals podcast Michael Roberson: Thunder will be out to protect the home floor advantage for game 2

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Indiana Pacers Tyrese Haliburton (0) takes a jump shot converting the game winner a buzzer beater as the Pacers take game 1 from the Oklahoma City Thunder at Paycom Arena in Oklahoma City on Thu Jun 5, 2025 (AP News photo)

NBA Finals podcast Michael Roberson:

#1 The only way the Indiana Pacers were going to win game 1 was to chip away at the Oklahoma City Thunder and they were able to manage to pull it off with a one point 111-110 win over the Thunder.

#2 Another consideration was the Pacers turned the ball over 19 times in the first half and were still able to keep together and pull off the surprise win.

#3 There was no one from the Pacers who scored above 20 points it was total team effort and ball distribution do you see that kind of offense as key strategy to keep the Thunder off balance rather than the Pacers have a designated go to guy.

#4 Talk about Tyrese Haliburton’s buzzer beater that sank in for the Pacers one point win. This team is carrying over momentum from the previous series.

#5 Pacers and Thunder get after it again in game 2 at Oklahoma City. You can be assured the Thunder will do whatever it takes to prevent a loss on their home floor at Paycom Arena in OKC?

Michael Roberson is an NBA analyst for http://www.sportsradioservice.com

NBA Finals podcast Michael Roberson: Pacers underdogs in this fight with Thunder

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Tyrese Haliburton guard of the Indiana Pacers raises his arms in celebration after a game 6 victory against the New York Knicks to advance to the next round of the NBA Finals on Sat May 31, 2025. The Pacers face the Oklahoma City Thunder for game 1 of the NBA Finals Thu Jun 5, 2025 (AP News photo)

NBA Finals podcast Michael Roberson:

#1 The Indiana Pacers are the underdogs going into the NBA Finals on Thursday night against the Oklahoma City Thunder is that a surprise or the oddsmakers called it right?

#2 How much will these games play into the break down of the Pacers offense and the Thunder’s defense?

#3 The Pacers during these post season games have given each of their opponents fits that includes that last series they were in against the New York Knicks.

#4 Tyrese Haliburton’s father John Haliburton noted for wearing Pacers fan gear and getting on the floor after games had that one memorable moment when he and the Milwaukee Bucks Giannis Antetokounmpo got into a head to head argument on the floor final the Pacers-Bucks round one match up. It obviously didn’t turn out to be a distraction and John turned out to be the one who got the last laugh at least so far.

#5 So it’s Pacers and Thunder Thursday night in Oklahoma City for game one what’s your prediction for this series.

Michael Roberson is a NBA analyst for http://www.sportsradioservice.com

NBA Conference Finals podcast Michael Roberson: Knicks have backs to wall; Pacers can wrap it up Thursday

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Indiana Pacers guard Tyrese Haliburton (0) drives on the New York Knicks guard Miles McBride (left) in the second half of game 4 of the Eastern Conference Finals at Gainsbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis on Tue May 27, 2025 (AP News photo)

NBA Conference Finals podcast Michael Roberson:

#1 The Indiana Pacers just very well might run away with the Eastern Conference Finals after defeating the New York Knicks in Indianapolis on Tuesday night 130-121 in game 4, the Pacers take a 3-1 series lead.

#2 Micahel when you take a look at this game the Knicks were almost watching the Pacers just wiz by them. The Pacers displayed speed, were agile and the Knicks had all sorts of trouble trying to defend Tyrese Haliburton who led with 32 points.

#3 The two teams match up again Thu May 29th for game five at Madison Square Garden. The Knicks have their backs to the wall and have the home floor advantage. The Pacers have the upper hand and can put this away with a win in game 5. How do you see these two teams stacking up?

#4 Shai Gilgeous-Alexander did the job against for the Oklahoma City Thunder leading with 34 points to defeat the Minnesota Timberwolves 124-94 on Wednesday night to take the Western Conference finals 4-1 and move onto the NBA Finals. The Thunder are making their first appearance there since 2012.

#5 OKC also had help from Chet Holmgren who scored 22 points, seven rebounds, and had three blocks. Jalen Williams scored 19 points and had eight rebounds.

Michael Roberson is an NBA analyst and does the NBA Playoffs podcasts at http://www.sportsradioservice.com

NBA Playoffs podcast Michael Roberson: Thunder go up 2-0 on Timberwolves

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Oklahoma City Thunder Shai Gilgeous-Alexander (2) who was named NBA MVP before game 2 of the Western Conference finals playoffs led the Thunder in scoring with 38 points against the Minnesota Timberwolves at Paycom Center in Oklahoma City on Thu May 22, 2025 (AP News photo)

On the NBA Playoffs podcast Michael Roberson:

#1 The Oklahoma City Thunder have done it again with another 118-103 win over the Minnesota Timberwolves at Paycom.com Arena on Thursday night in the Western Conference finals. The Thunder takes a 2-0 series lead.

#2 The Thunder’s Shai Gilgeous-Alexander led with 38 points and you can see why he was named the NBA MVP which was announced before game 2 of this playoff series.

#3 NBA Commissioner Adam Silver awarded Gilegous-Alexander the MVP trophy before the game and Gilegous-Alexander went out and scored 12 of 21 field goals and 13 of 15 free throws, eight assists and three steals looks like he earned his MVP and his keep.

#4 The Timberwolves Anthony Edwards was hard at work taking 26 shots to score 32 points. Jaden McDaniels had 22 points, and Nickeil Walker-Alexander scored 17 points.

#5 Game 3 is Saturday and the series goes back to the Target Center at Minnesota. The Timberwolves have their backs to the wall and another loss could very put them out of this series. The Thunder have been in control in the first two games can they put it away in Minnesota?

Michael Roberson does the NBA Playoffs podcasts at http://www.sportsradioservice.com

Headline Sports Jessica Kwong Wed May 21, 2025; Spurs Castle has got a future first in votes for NBA Rookie of the Year; Pacers fan gets invited by Haliburton after having garbage thrown at him in NYC streets; plus more NBA news

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San Antonio Spurs Stephen Castle (5) who is up for the NBA All Rookie team made first selection (AP News photo)

Headline Sports Jessica Kwong Wed May 21, 2025

#1 San Antonio guard Stephen Castle who was the NBA’s rookie of the year, what made him pretty good was he was the NBA’s All Rookie team first selection. Castle averaged 14.7 points, 3.7 rebounds and 4.1 assists. What was impressive he was the only player to get first team votes the entire 100 members of sportswriters and electronic media who voted on the NBA annual awards.

#2 Indiana Pacers fan Hans Perez who was wearing a Pacers jersey on the streets of New York had garbage thrown and was heckled by fans got invited by the Pacers star Tyrese Haliburton to come to game 4 of the Eastern Conference finals in Indianapolis. Perez a firefighter and has a Pacers tattoo on his wrist explained what happened on the Pat McAfee Show.

#3 The Oklahoma City Thunder All Star Jalen Williams was fined $25,000 for wearing clothing that had profane language after Sunday’s game the NBA Playoff game. The decision came after the Thunder’s win against the Denver Nuggets 125-93 in game 7 of the conference semifinals playoff series. Williams clothing read “F art lets dance.”

#4  The Cleveland Cavaliers basketball operations president Koby Altman knows next season there will be some different ideas in preparing. The Cavaliers were the top seeded team to get into the post season only to lose to the Indiana Pacers in the conference semifinals. Altman said the most important goals are to be mentally and physically ready to be one of the top teams in the NBA.

#5 The 2025 NBA Playoffs on ESPN and ABC have seen a rise in their TV ratings up 12% from last season. Through 22 Conference Semifinals ESPN is averaging 4,883,000 viewers. These playoffs are the second most watched NBA Playoffs since the 2011 NBA Playoffs.

Join Jessica Kwong for Headline Sports podcasts every other Wednesday at http://www.sportsradioservice.com

 

NBA Playoffs Western Conference Finals podcast David Zizmor: OKC gets a leg up in game 1 with 114-88 win over Minnesota

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The Oklahoma City Thunder Shai Gilgeous-Alexander (2) takes the ball up the floor against the Minnesota Timberwolves Donte DeVincenzo (0) in game 1 of the Western Conference Finals at Paycom.com Arena in Oklahoma City on Tue May 20, 2025 (AP News photo)

On the NBA Playoffs podcast David Zizmor:

#1 Oklahoma City Thunder Shai Gilgeous-Alexander led with 31 points and in the second half of the game scored 20 in OKC’s 114-88 win over the Minnesota Timberwolves Tuesday night in the first game of the Western Conference Finals.

#2 The Timberwolves Julius Randle led with 28 point but scored only eight points in the second half. Not of enough Randle scoring but the spread was so wide for the Wolves to try and catch up.

#3 OKC leads the series 1-0 they dominated in the scoring in game 1 but one game is not four of seven not. Are the Timberwolves equip to come back and make this series interesting? Game 2 Thu May 22 at OKC how do you see this match up?

Join David Zizmor for the NBA Playoffs podcasts at http://www.sportsradioservice.com

Headline Sports podcast Bruce MacGowan: Giants comeback Sunday to sweep A’s; Can 49ers Purdy live up to salary expectations?; Warriors to regroup after post season elimination

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San Francisco Giants Heliot Ramos slugs a go ahead RBI single against the Sacramento A’s in the bottom of the eighth inning at Oracle Park in San Francisco on Sun May 18, 2025 (AP News photo)

Headline Sports podcast Bruce MacGowan:

#1 San Francisco Giants came back down 2-1 with their 13th comeback of the season to sweep and defeat the Sacramento A’s 3-2 on Sunday. The Giants are now tied for the most comeback wins in MLB.

#2 San Francisco 49ers quarterback Brock Purdy who signed a $265 million five year contract becomes the eighth highest paid quarterback in the NFL. Question is will Purdy get the protection from his offensive line or will he be running for his life. Also the 49ers have been scheduled for five prime time games despite struggling and losing their last four games in a row in 2024.

#3 Golden State Warriors will regroup after their rough post season losing to the Minnesota Timberwolves and losing their start player Stephen Curry due to a hamstring injury. The Warriors are still trying to decide Jonathan Kuminga’s role for next season and will he be back?

Bruce MacGowan is a podcast contributor at http://www.sportsradioservice.com

NBA Playoffs Western Conference semifinals podcast Michael Roberson: It’s do or die for Nuggets or Thunder Sunday in OKC

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Denver Nuggets guard Jamal Murray (27) drives on the Oklahoma City Thunder guards Alex Caruso (9) and Lugentz Dort (5) during game 6 of the Western Conference semifinals at the Ball Center in Denver on Thu May 16, 2025 (AP News photo)

On the NBA Playoffs Western Conference semifinals podcast Michael Roberson:

#1 Denver Nuggets guard Jamal Murray who had an undisclosed illness said there was nothing that was going to have him sit this game 6 out. Murray ended up scoring 25 points as the Nuggets defeated the Oklahoma City Thunder 119-107 on Thursday night.

 #2 Murray had been sick the previous 24 hours but who’d thunk when Murray had a four point play and shot a three pointer to get the fourth quarter started. It was a quarter that the Nuggets wound up edging the Thunder by five points 29-25.

#3 The Nuggets Nikola Jokic led with 29 point and 14 rebound and eight assists. Christian Braun scored 23 points which is a career best in a playoff game. Julian Strawther helped the Nuggets getting a playoff career high 15 points in the second half of the game.

#4 The Nuggets and Thunder conclude this seven game series Sunday in Oklahoma City on Sunday afternoon. It’s been a back and forth series with the Thunder winning games four and five and the Nuggets avoiding elimination in game six. How do you see this match up.

Join Michael Roberson for the NBA Playoffs podcasts at http://www.sportsradioservice.com

NBA Eastern Conference Semifinals podcast Michael Roberson Fri May 16, 2025: Knicks make Eastern Conference Finals after 25 years of waiting

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The New York Knicks Jalen Brunson (left) drives on the Boston Celtics Jaylen Brown (7) in second half action in game 6 of the Eastern Conference semifinals at Madison Square Garden New York on Fri May 16, 2025 (AP News photo)

NBA Eastern Conference Semifinals podcast:

#1 25 years of waiting is over for the New York Knicks who reached the Eastern Conference Finals with a 119-81 game 6 win on Friday night over the Boston Celtics who were last season’s NBA Finals champion.

#2 The Knicks Jalen Brunson and OG Anunoby both scored 23 points that helped lead the Knicks to the series win over the Celtics. Both were key in getting the Knicks this far.

#3 Makai Bridges had 22 points and Karl Anthony Towns had 21 points and the Knicks 38 point win over the Celtics was the biggest win in a post season game.

#4 The Celtics Jaylen Brown had 20 points but without Jayson Tatum who was out with a ruptured Achilles tendon in game 4 the Celtics were down a crucial player and couldn’t get the job done.

#5 Next up for the New York Knicks the Indiana Pacers who defeated the Cleveland Cavaliers 4-1 in the last round. The Knicks and Pacers tip off Wed May 21st at Madison Square Garden for game 1 of the third round.

Michael Roberson is NBA analyst for http://www.sportsradioservice.com