About this episode

The hosts discuss the Hornets' victory over the Heat in the play-in game and the implications for both teams moving forward.

Logan Murdock, Raja Bell, and Howard Beck are back with another edition of Real Ones to react to the wild Tuesday night play-in games. The Hornets defeated the Heat in OT thanks to LaMelo Ball’s late-game bucket. What are the chances of the Hornets taking a team deep in the first round? Plus, the Suns fell to the Blazers in the Western Conference play-in. Should they consider trading Devin Booker? Plus, the mailbag!(0:00) Intro (1:14) Fan Duel ad break (2:38) Hornets-Heat (3:52) Lamelo Controversy (28:14) Amazon Prime ad break (28:45) Fan Duel ad break (29:54) Blazers-Suns presented by Ferrero (45:58) Mailbag Hosts: Logan Murdock, Raja Bell, and Howard BeckProducers: Victoria Valencia and Clifford AugustinAdditional Production Support: Ben Cruz and Conor Nevins Hit the mailbag! ⁠realonesmailbag@gmail.com⁠The Ringer is committed to responsible gaming. Please check out ⁠rg-help.com⁠ to find out more, or listen to the end of the episode for additional details. Order and it will come. Like today. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

People in this episode

Hosts: Logan Murdock, Raja Bell, Howard Beck

Topics covered

• NBA Play-In
• Hornets vs Heat
• LaMelo Ball
• Suns vs Blazers
• Devin Booker trade
• Mailbag

Keywords

• Hornets
• Heat
• LaMelo Ball
• Suns
• Blazers
• Devin Booker
• NBA Play-In
• Mailbag

Sponsors

Fan Duel, Amazon Prime, Ferrero

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Organizations: Hornets, Heat, Suns, Blazers, The Ringer

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