Nekias Duncan and Steve Jones Jr. give their initial March Madness thoughts, then dig into the mailbag. The McDonald’s All American Games are where hype becomes legacy. · These players are high school athletes today, but they’ll be household names tomorrow. James Harden, Anthony Davis, Candace Parker, Breanna Stewart are all McDAAG alumni. · This is a big year – the games are back on for the first time since 2019, and returning to their many-time host city of Chicago, celebrating 45 years of legacy and commitment to high school basketball. · Tune into the games on Tuesday, March 29. The Girls game starts at 6:30p.m. ET on ESPN2 and the boys game begins at 9pm ET on ESPN. · Catch the games live on March 29 and Jam Fest on March 28, both at Wintrust Arena in Chicago. · Tickets are on sale now at Ticketmaster. · Don’t forget to follow us on social at @mcdaag TIMESTAMPS 1:25 -- recent NBA scoring surge 5:05 -- early March Madness thoughts 10:15 -- Injury news (Stephen Curry, John Collins) 25:00 -- Mailbag 1:09:40 -- Free Throw segment This episode is brought to you by TicketSmarter. Looking to go to the hottest concerts, sports, theater & family shows near you? Get 100% guaranteed tickets to more than 125,000 live events from TicketSmarter, the official ticket marketplace of BasketballNews.com. Order online now! https://www.ticketsmarter.com/?utm_source=basketballnewscom&utm_medium=tsaff&utm_campaign=referral And by PrizePicks - sign up for PrizePicks to play daily fantasy! All users that deposit and use the promo code “NEWS” will receive a 100% instant deposit match up to $100. Free money.  Sign up here: https://app.prizepicks.com/sign-up?invite_code=News Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices