On today's TrueHoop Henry Abbott and Jarod Hector discuss: The play-in and playoffs are rapidly approaching and while the NBA is hoping for another LeBron vs. Steph showdown, is it good for the league? What makes LeBron and Steph more interesting than KD? Why aren't Luka and Giannis bigger stars? The NBA's next media rights deal Suns' owner Mat Ishbia and Cavaliers' owner Dan Gilbert are bitter rivals in the mortgage business and in the NBA, is that good for people looking to buy mortgages and fans of their respective teams? Hornets' owner Gabe Plotkin was a major player in the GameStop short squeeze in 2021, Michael Jordan the Hornets' former owner invested money with Plotkin and potentially could've lost millions. Is there more to this story? The 5 most disappointing NBA teams this season The story of Mat Ishbia's mortgage company UWM is covered brilliantly by Hunterbrook Media and one of the reporters (and founder of Hunterbrook) Sam Koppelman was a guest on Pablo Torre's podcast. Links below. https://hntrbrk.com/uwm/ https://hntrbrk.com/breaking-uwm-videos-advertising-independent-mortgage-brokers-disappear-after-hunterbrook-medias-coverage/ https://x.com/pablofindsout/status/1775199918988144660?s=46&t=FQr0ZKd5XgCMzew5u1iTFQ We wrote about the NBA's connections to the GameStop short squeeze here: https://www.truehoop.com/p/gamestop-a-very-nba-billionaire-battle Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices