West Coast’s Crisis, NBA Playoff Carnage & NBL Ownership Throwdown | Ahead of the Game Ep. 21

In Episode 21 of Ahead of the Game, Ryan is joined by Josh Higgins from The Basketball Fix, and together they take aim at everything breaking in Aussie and international sport.

They open with the West Coast Eagles, a team getting blasted by media and fans for not even trying. Josh breaks it down like only a Perth boy can, and the verdict is brutal: “We’re 10 years away.” Between Harley Reid’s on-field scuffles, a non-existent midfield, and a rebuild stuck in second gear, this might be the biggest club mess in the AFL right now.

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Next up: the NBA playoff picture. The West is stacked, and matchups like Clippers vs Nuggets and Lakers vs Timberwolves already feel spicy. Josh thinks LeBron and Luka could come out of the West, while Ryan flags the Clippers as the dark horse. The East might be all Boston, but don’t sleep on Cleveland or Detroit.

Then it’s time for this week’s GPT KO, and it’s a spicy one. NBL owner Larry Kestelman faces off against Illawarra Hawks chairman Jared Novelly in a cage match fuelled by lawsuits and ownership beef. It’s billionaires with beef—and GPT brings the chaos.

If you’re into footy meltdowns, NBA matchups, and business suits throwing haymakers, this episode has it all.