NBA rookie first impressions & early injury fallout with Tom Haberstroh

About this episode

Kevin O'Connor & Tom Haberstroh recap the latest NBA news starting with injuries to OKC stars Jalen Williams and Cason Wallace. The duo dives into the drama in Denver with Jokic’s friction with fans and whether the Nuggets are slipping as contenders. KOC & Tom also react to Cooper Flagg’s incredible performance against the Miami Heat and the news that Kawhi Leonard will miss several weeks with a knee injury. Later, they share their rookie first impressions spotlighting big names like Cameron Boozer and Darryn Peterson as well as more under-the-radar players like Allen Graves, Trevon Brazile and Meleek Thomas. (1:15) OKC injury updates (8:50) Jokic claps back at Nuggets fans (15:46) Cooper Flagg vs. Miami (20:22) Jaren Jackson Jr. & Markkanen injured (23:46) Rookie first impressions (43:09) Kawhi out for several weeks (45:58) Rookie first impressions continued Subscribe to The Kevin O’Connor Show on the your favorite podcast app: 🎧 Apple Podcasts 🎧 Spotify 🖥️ YouTube 📢 Check out the Yahoo Sports podcast network, yahoosports.tv and Yahoo Sports NBA on YouTube