J-Dub’s Shining Moment Has OKC on the Brink of a Title. Plus, Does the Desmond Bane Trade Make Orlando a Contender? | Group Chat

Justin, Rob, and Wos are reunited just in time to watch the Oklahoma City Thunder move one win away from an NBA championship. They discuss Jalen Williams’s monster 40-point game that paired beautifully with SGA’s 31-point performance, before getting into Tyrese Haliburton’s injury-riddled night that left him without a field goal in Game 5.They close things out with their analysis of the Desmond Bane trade to Orlando, and what the move means in the short and long term for both the Magic and Grizzlies.

Hosts: Justin Verrier, Rob Mahoney and Wosny LambreProducers: Chris Sutton and Ben CruzSocial: Keith Fujimoto

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