Hour 1 - Why Isn't Kyrie on Team USA? + The Ringer senior NBA writer Howard Beck

Chris and Rob discuss whether Kyrie Irving’s off-court social activism had any impact at all on him being left off the Team USA Basketball Olympic roster, tell us if the New York Knicks should be favored to beat the Philadelphia 76ers in the first round and take a trip out to Shekel City for Rob’s nightly bets. Plus, The Ringer senior NBA writer Howard Beck swings by to discuss Victor Wembanyama’s Defensive Player of the Year candidacy, why injuries to Zion Williamson and Jimmy Butler have put a big damper on the play-in tournament, whether or not the Los Angeles Lakers have a chance to upset the Denver Nuggets in the first round and much more! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.