Uploaded January 2026 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago

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Howard Beck and Raja Bell are back with another edition of Real Ones to examine whether the league should do away with the 65-game minimum rule. But first: Anthony Edwards left the Minnesota bench, then the court, during a timeout late in the Timberwolves' 126-102 loss at the Atlanta Hawks on Wednesday. Is there trouble brewing in Minnesota? Howard and Raja also discuss the hierarchy in the Eastern Conference and which teams haven’t lived up to their preseason hype.

(0:00:00) Intro
(2:56) Anthony Edwards leaves the bench
(12:01) Examining 65-game rule
(21:43) Resetting the eastern conference
(27:14) Are the Celtics being slept on?
(39:40) Cavaliers disappointment
(44:56) Philly’s chances in the East
(51:15) Knicks and Pistons headed for the conference finals?
(59:44) Real One of the Week

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Hosts: Raja Bell and Howard Beck
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