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Lakers.com&#039;s Mike Trudell joins Justin, Jon, and Rob to go over the Lakers’ loss in Game 3 of the Western Conference finals to the Nuggets (0:34), match up available head coaches with vacancies around the league (42:18), and preview Game 4 of the Eastern Conference finals (1:08:52).

Hosts: Justin Verrier, Rob Mahoney, Jonathan Tjarks

Guest: Mike Trudell

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Jonathan Tjarks was a staff writer who covered the NBA for The Ringer from the company’s founding until his death in 2022. His original bio read, “Tjarks covers basketball and is a host on ‘The Ringer NBA Show.’ He loves Jesus and Dallas, in that order. Texas Forever.”

Jonathan Tjarks

Justin Verrier edits, writes, and talks about the NBA. Previously, he spent nine years as an editor and writer at ESPN. Don’t DM him on Twitter.

Justin Verrier

Rob covers the NBA and pop culture for The Ringer. He previously covered the league for Sports Illustrated.

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