NBA Finals With Kirk Goldsberry, FSU Head Coach Luke Loucks, Myles Garrett To The Rams + Memes Vs Zac

June 3, 2026

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The Knicks and the Spurs are about to tip off the NBA Finals, and the Pardon My Take studio in Chicago is barely holding together. The show’s longtime producer, Memes, has demanded a trade to another podcast, and his co-host Zach is the reason why. The feud started when Zach, in a moment of distraction, stole Memes’s long-standing lottery ball number—11—right before the finals began. For Memes, that number was a sacred omen for the Knicks’ championship run. For Zach, it was just a guess based on Max’s email count. The betrayal was instant and total. The tension has been stewing for four hours as the hosts taped segments out of order, leaving the rest of the show to be conducted under a cloud of simmering rage. The only thing that could save their friendship, everyone agrees, is a Knicks title. If the Knicks lose, Zach and Memes may never speak again.

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What you'll learn

1 (03:39) **Lottery Balls Cold Open** - The show begins with the lottery ball segment recorded hours earlier, which sparked a feud between Memes and Zach.
2 (08:05) **Fallout & Tension in the Booth** - The hosts address the simmering cold war between Memes and Zach after the lottery ball incident.
3 (20:50) **Myles Garrett Traded to the Rams** - Breaking down the blockbuster trade sending Myles Garrett to Los Angeles.
4 (34:05) **A.J. Brown Traded to the Patriots** - Analyzing the Eagles trading A.J. Brown to New England.
5 (44:00) **NBA Finals Predictions & DraftKings Parlay** - The crew gives their official picks for the Knicks vs. Spurs series and builds a parlay.
6 (49:00) **Bears Stadium Saga & Hot Seat Cool Throne** - A discussion on the Bears' stalled stadium project and the weekly segment.
7 (80:59) **Interview: Kirk Goldsberry on the NBA Finals** - NBA analyst Kirk Goldsberry joins to break down the Knicks vs. Spurs matchup.

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Show Notes

We start the show with a first as we were forced to play the numbers we had recorded earlier to give some background to the red hot Zac vs Memes fight that went on all day (00:00:00-00:17:46). Myles Garrett traded to the Rams and AJ Brown is a Patriot. NBA Finals picks (00:17:46-00:55:27). Hot Seat/Cool Throne including Russ Wilson is now in media and World Cup a week away (00:55:27-01:18:07). Kirk Goldsberry joins the show to talk NBA Finals, how to stop Wemby, what makes him so different, how the Knicks can win and more (01:18:07-01:47:59). FSU Head Basketball Coach Luke Loucks joins us in studio to unveil the FSU banner, talk his incredible rise in coaching, his close relationship with Mike Brown and going to De'Aaron Fox’s honeymoon (01:47:59-02:38:54). We finish with guys on chicks

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