June 12: Raptors Fever
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Jeff discusses the unprecedented amount of Canadian interest in the Raptors (0:53); Former Canadian national team member Dwight Walton on the NBA Finals, and how the Raptors fandom has made its way to Montreal (7:31); Former NBA guard Nick Van Exel on Kevin Durant's decision to play in Game 4 of Raptors-Warriors, and on the mentality of an NBA player to play through injuries (22:13); TVA Sports' Renaud Lavoie ahead of Game 7 of the Stanley Cup Final between the Bruins and Blues (37:45); Yahoo! Sports' Ben Rohrbach on the NBA Finals (51:36); Sportsnet's Shi Davidi on the Blue Jays, and the possibility of an imminent MLB debut for Bo Bichette (1:09:18); Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame Director of Operations Scott Crawford discusses this weekend's upcoming induction ceremony (1:24:10); Basketball Central's Alvin Williams on The NBA Finals (1:35:32); The New York Times' Sopan Deb on The Finals, and what Kevin Durant's injury means for the Knicks, in light of the season-long rumours surrounding the two parties (1:58:48).
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