PMS 2.0 1147 - Shams Charania, Michael Lombardi, JaVale McGee, Pete Thamel, & AJ Hawk

On today’s show, Pat, AJ Hawk, and the boys chat about the Boston Celtics taking a commanding 3 games to 0 lead over the Dallas Mavericks, and the new narrative that Luka Doncic is a liability on defense preventing the Mavericks to win, the US Open getting underway at Pinehurst No. 2, some college football long shots to make the CFP this year, and everything else happening around the sports world. Joining the progrum to give an update on the injury status of some of the players in the NBA Finals as well as chat about the Lakers hiring process is NBA Insider for The Athletic, Stadium, and FanDuel TV’s Run It Back, Shams Charania (17:05-27:36). Next, 3x Super Bowl Champion, former NFL GM, NY Times best-selling author, host of the Lombardi Line and the GM Shuffle, Michael Lombardi joins the show to chat about the Tom Brady jersey retirement last night and what leadership means in the NFL, what Jim Harbaugh’s Chargers will look like this year, and his take on the Aaron Rodgers/Robert Saleh situation (28:40-52:53). Next, 3x NBA Champion, 16 year NBA veteran and current Center for the Sacramento Kings, JaVale McGee joins the show to chat about the NBA Finals, NBA players complaining to the refs, his foundation bringing clean water to people in Uganda, why the Celtics are so special, his other career as a music producer, and much more (1:03:47-1:27:33). Later, the Authority on College Football, Pete Thamel joins the show to chat about the breaking news that the Big 12 is officially shopping the naming rights of their conference in order to make some extra money for the conference and what this means for college football as a whole moving forward (1:35:32-1:48:04). Make sure you subscribe to YouTube.com/thepatmcafeeshow to watch the show. Or watch on ESPN (12-2 EDT), ESPN’s Youtube (12-3 EDT), or ESPN+. We appreciate the hell out of all of you. We’ll see you tomorrow. Cheers. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices