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S4 E28 - Is the Regular Season Dead? & LeBron goes to Philly!?!
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Generations Talkin' My Sports | S4 E28 | "Is the Regular Season Dead? LeBron to the Sixers & The Playoff Expansion Problem" Premiering today on Spotify | Full video on YouTube next Saturday LeBron James signs with the Philadelphia 76ers at age 42, and the guys can't help themselves — they go deep on what it means for the Celtics, the league, and the greatest question in modern sports: does the regular season even matter anymore? 🏀 LeBron to Philly — The Celtics Got Punched Twice The Sixers already got Jaylen Brown. Now they get LeBron. Mark breaks down why this is a double gut-punch to Boston — they gave away a top-15 player to their rival and watched the greatest player alive follow him there. Steve thinks LeBron's ego is bigger than any grudge. Jonathan wonders if the petty revenge angle against the team that knocked him out as a young Cavalier played a bigger role than anyone admits. 📊 LeBron Has Played 300+ Playoff Games — That's Almost Four Full Seasons Steve pulled the numbers and went down a rabbit hole. LeBron's 300-plus playoff games vs. Bill Russell's 163. Mickey Mantle played in 65 World Series games. Max Muncy has played in 14 more playoff games than Mickey Mantle. Derek Jeter played nearly 160 postseason games. What does it mean when the playoffs have become longer than the careers of the greats? 📅 Is the Regular Season Becoming Irrelevant? When half the league makes the playoffs, does a 162-game baseball season or 82-game NBA season actually mean anything? Steve says it's tipped too far. Mark argues the leagues are running into a wall — players aren't sitting because they're lazy, they're sitting because their bodies are telling them the schedule is too much. Jonathan follows the money: expansion, Thursday night games, wild cards, gambling — it's all…