NBA Midseason Awards Watch, Lakers Family Drama, The Giannis Situation

On Thu.'s No Dunks, the guys discuss Jalen Johnson bullying the Grizzlies, Giannis questioning the Bucks' poor effort and selfish play, the Knicks breaking a four-game losing streak in style, and takeaways from ESPN's story on why Buss family infighting drove the Lakers $10B sale. That, plus we check the polls at the NBA's midseason point to explore the award frontrunners.

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0:00 Show starts
3:15 Jalen Johnson leads Hawks to a 124-122 victory over the Grizzlies
10:40 Giannis cites poor chemistry, selfish play after Bucks lose again to OKC
17:30 Knicks crush Nets following Jalen Brunson's players-only meeting
20:35 Other NBA games (Cavs, Raptors, Pistons)
27:25 ESPN's story on why Buss family infighting drove Lakers sale?
36:25 Ad — FanDuel
37:28 NBA MIDSEASON AWARDS – CHECK THE POLLS
38:45 MVP?
42:45 Most Improved Player?
46:56 Defensive Player of the Year?
51:51 Rookie of the Year?
55:03 Sixth Man of the Year?
59:23 Coach of the Year?
1:03:50 Clutch Player of the Year?
1:06:40 Whoa Boy – Statline of the Night – sponsored by Charlie Weisman
1:08:00 Thu. Pick 'Em | LAL @ LAC (-1.5)