Feel Good Friday: Longhorns Hoops Rising, Rodgers Returns & NBA Playoff Shakeups

About this episode

The episode discusses the rise of Texas Longhorns basketball, NBA playoff updates, Aaron Rodgers' return, and features an interview with Texas Golf Head Coach John Fields.

Today is “Feel Good Friday.” The Texas Longhorns basketball team is expecting to rise next season. The Cleveland Cavaliers are on life support as the Detroit Pistons defeated them 107-97 with Cade Cunningham scoring 25 points and 10 assists. The Oklahoma City Thunder dominates the Los Angeles Lakers 125-107 with both Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and Chet Holmgren scoring 22 points. Texas softball wins first game in the SEC Tournament. Aaron Rodgers is back; we break down the AFC North Division. The NCAA is moving forward with expanding the men’s and women’s basketball tournaments, with the possibility of expanding the college football playoffs. “The World’s Strongest!” Plus, we have Texas Golf Head Coach John Fields on the show to talk Texas golf. You can hear it all here on “The Morning Kickoff Show!”

People in this episode

Hosts: Mike Hardball Hardge, Mark Henry

Guest: John Fields

Topics covered

• Texas Longhorns basketball
• NBA playoffs
• Aaron Rodgers return
• NCAA tournament expansion
• Texas golf

Keywords

• Texas Longhorns
• NBA playoffs
• Aaron Rodgers
• Cleveland Cavaliers
• Texas golf
• NCAA tournament

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Texas Longhorns, Cleveland Cavaliers, Detroit Pistons, Oklahoma City Thunder, Los Angeles Lakers, Texas softball, NCAA, Texas Golf

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