This episode of The Men Who Cry Podcast features Will Eggstrom for a full basketball conversation spanning the WNBA playoffs and the NBA offseason. The discussion begins with the WNBA postseason, the historic No. 8 seed upset, the Liberty, Lynx, Aces and Fever, playoff scheduling and television coverage, and the social-media controversy surrounding the Fever and A'ja Wilson. From there, we move into the NBA offseason: League Pass teams, the Jazz and Wizards, the Eastern Conference playoff picture, MVP candidates, Victor Wembanyama, Luka Dončić and the Lakers. We also debate the 76ers and Joel Embiid, Jalen Brunson and the Pacers, before getting into the NBA's business side — the Clippers situation, salary-cap circumvention, expansion, Seattle, Las Vegas, franchise valuations and ownership groups. Follow The Men Who Cry Podcast, leave a review and share the episode with another basketball fan. [00:00:10] And on today's episode, we have a new crybaby. He's not really new, he's been here like three or four times. [00:00:38] Listen, man, I was just talking about that on the morning show today. I think there are two peak months, times of the year. I think April is one of them, because you got the playoffs for both NBA and NHL. The Masters are starting. NFL Draft is taking place. Baseball just started. [00:01:04] But I don't think anything can beat October, man. You got college, NFL, MLB playoffs, NHL, NBA is starting, and the WNBA championship champion will be crowned this month. Like, that is a tough month to stop. [00:01:19] And we get a sports equinox. [00:01:22] It's pretty much all major sporting events in the U.S. convene in October, which is perfect for us. [00:01:27] It's a lot of work 'cause we've got a lot of sports to cover, but it's a lot of fun. [00:01:31] Hey brother, these bags on these eyes are getting heavy, but these pockets need to get bigger too. [00:01:36] So I appreciate you coming on the show, because we gotta talk about what just happened in the WNBA.
