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Current Sports | May 31, 2018

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Kenny Smith; Detroit Pistons; NHL Playoffs; Jason Ruff; NBA Playoffs; Golden State Warriors; Cleveland Cavaliers

Summer sports are at their peak, and we at "Current Sports with Al Martin" could not be more excited. On today's jam-packed episode, Al gives his thoughts on Kenny "The Jet" Smith, the NBA analyst and former Houston Rockets star, who is rumored to be in the running for the Detroit Pistons head coaching spot. Jason Ruff, a former play-by-play hockey voice for Big Ten Network Student U, joins the show. He gives his thoughts on the first two games of the Stanley Cup Finals, and some predictions for the rest of the series. To close the show, Al looks ahead to the first game of the NBA Finals, which will showcase the Cleveland Cavaliers and the Golden State Warriors for the fourth consecutive year.

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