On Episode 125 of The Shoot Around, Brandon Harper and seven-time NBA champion Robert Horry talk from Houston as Horry explains why he schedules dentist visits there. They discuss whether a recent hit on Nikola Jokic was a cheap shot, with Horry contrasting it to his own Steve Nash incident, calling his action petty and frustration-driven, and noting Jokic’s fall looked like a flop.

They debate late-season MVP finalists and the impact of the 65-game threshold, with Harper favoring Cade Cunningham and Horry backing Jaylen Brown for two-way play and team results, plus a sidebar on the Spurs’ young guards and unselfish team styles.

They reject a Mississippi proposal to exempt NIL earnings from state income tax, discuss potential travel-related NIL taxation, share favorite trash talkers (including a notorious Washington fan, Kevin Garnett, and Gary Payton), react to the Cardinals’ $29 all-you-can-eat ticket deal, and end with a joke prompt about the worst possible casting for the next James Bond.

00:00 Friday Show Intro

00:35 Dentist Trip Debate

01:51 Cheap Shot Talk

03:28 Nash Table Story

04:18 MVP Race Picks

06:51 Celtics Spurs Receipts

08:23 NIL Tax Exemption

11:03 Best Trash Talkers

13:59 All You Can Eat Tickets

16:21 Worst James Bond Casting