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Current Sports | June 2, 2021 | Beilein Hired By Pistons, NBA Playoffs, COVID And The Olympics

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Should the Tokyo Olympics be pushed back due to COVID problems? Also, the Detroit Pistons have hired former Michigan men's basketball coach John Beilein and LeBron James and the defending champion Los Angeles Lakers are on the verge of elimination. 

On today's Current Sports with Al Martin we have a STACKED show. We address last night's thrilling slate of NBA action, which included an historic performance from Portland Trailblazers star Damien Lillard. Also, the Los Angeles Lakers are on the verge of elimination after falling hard to the Phoenix Suns last night. Al calls-out LeBron James and his struggles last night. We touch upon the Detroit Pistons hiring of former Michigan basketball coach John Beilein and more updates concerning the COVID problem at the Tokyo Olympics. An update on the Naomi Osaka French Open withdrawal is also included in today's show. 

Episode 1798

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Al Martin is the host of Current Sports, the daily radio call-in program from WKAR NewsTalk. Al is also on the WKAR News team as a regular sports contributor and plays a key sports reporting and content role on all other WKAR media platforms.