Trump Vs. Musk! Plus, Pacers NBA Chaos And The Sports Time Machine (ft. Ricky Cobb)
On this edition of The Will Cain Show's Friday sports episode, Will opens the show by breaking down the story everyone is talking about: the world's richest man versus the world's most powerful man as the relationship between Elon Musk and President Donald Trump implodes.
Will is then joined by Ricky Cobb, Host of OutKick's 'The Ricky Cobb Show,' to discuss the Indiana Pacers flipping the script on the NBA Finals favorite Oklahoma City Thunder, and Texas Tech's push to win a championship in women's softball by paying a star player $1 million a year in NIL money coming out of the transfer portal.
The two also debate if players and teams from decades ago could survive and thrive in modern day professional sports, And what sporting events would Will or Ricky go back in time to witness firsthand?
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