On the FINAL episode of Lane Violation, the guys touch on a couple of quick August news notes (GM Daryl Morey on James Harden vs Michael Jordan, and Dwight Howard or Joakim Noah to LA). After that, they dive into some way too early Season Award Predictions. And top it off with some Playoff and Finals talk.  Special thanks to all of you who have stayed along for the ride.  *Note this was recorded before the Howard signing was official Intro/Outro: UGK -  Int'l Players Anthem 

Lane Violation with Greg Melo, Andre Toran and Louis Ricard

Lane Violation Episode 30: Way Too Early Season Awards and Playoff Predictions/Farewell

This week on Lane Violation: a continuation of the crew's top 25 player lists. On this episode, 12-1 are revealed as the team quibbles about the placements of the elite talents inside their top 10. Is Giannis a top 3 player in the league after he claimed the MVP? Is LeBron still number 1? And Greg has KD where?!  Intro/Outro: Childish Major - "NoEyeInTeam"

Lane Violation Episode 29 NBA Top 25 Players: 12-1

This week on Lane Violation: the guys kick off their offseason content with their top 25 players list. On this episode, 25-13 are revealed as the squad hashes out some important battles between Ben Simmons, Devin Booker and Donovan Mitchell at the cusp of the 25 spot. And Louis gives Greg some flak for the placement of Russell Westbrook on his list. 12-1 Soon to follow! Intro/Outro: Jay Rock - "Win"

Lane Violation Episode 28 NBA Top 25 Players: 25-13

We're back and louder than ever! Talking Westbrook to the Rockets, the winners and losers of free agency szn, and some Summer League notes.  Make sure to spread the good word around you and let us know what you thought!  A lit of content coming soon so stay tuned...

Episode 27

On this episode of Lane Violation, Dre is away, so Louis and Greg have three new personalities on to help out with a free agency round table. The crew recaps the major moves of free agency thus far including Kyrie and KD to the Nets, Kemba to the Celtics, Jimmy Butler to Miami and D-Lo to Golden State. They also talk about the errors of the Knicks, the good moves by the Jazz, Pelicans and Bulls, plus the run it back squad (minus 1) in Milwaukee.  This was recorded before Kawhi was announced to sign anywhere.  Special thanks to Arman Tondravi, Krystina Iordanou, and Yousef Nasser for hopping on! Intro/Outro: T.I. - "About the Money"

Lane Violation Episode 26 Free Agency Wave 1

On this week's action packed episode of Lane Violation: EVERYTHING! The guys have a quick review of the Raptors finals victory before diving into the already crazy NBA offseason. Anthony Davis is headed to LA, and Louis and Andre have some takes about how the Lakers and Pelicans should be building their new cores. They transition to some other Free Agency questions and before pivoting to some takes on the 2019 NBA Draft Thursday night.  Intro/Outro: UGK - "International Players Anthem"

Lane Violation 25 Finals/AD/Draft Preview

This week on Lane Violation: Dre and Greg are steering the ship today with Louis out! The duo briefly recap the first three games of the NBA Finals before looking ahead to Game 4. They also talk about the incident involving Kyle Lowry and Warriors part owner Mark Stevens, and react to the response from the Warriors and the league. Finally, we have a trade! Brooklyn and Atlanta are doing business, so Dre and Greg look at the ramifications with the offseason around the corner.  Intro/Outro: International Players Anthem - UGK

Lane Violation Episode 24 The North Leads The Bay/BKN-ATL Trade Reaction

This week on Lane Violation, the guys break down the NBA Finals preview between Toronto and Golden State. Can Kawhi Leonard take it to another level against the Warriors Dynasty? Will Steph Curry get his first Finals MVP? Can Kyle Lowry or Draymond Green hit another gear and shift the tide in the series? Later, they pivot to the recent reports about the Lakers dysfunction since hiring Magic Johnson and Rob Pelinka. Is the Lakers brand still worth anything? All that and more on this week's episode! Intro/Outro: ''International Players Anthem'' - UGK

Lane Violation Episode 23 NBA Finals Preview/Lakers Back At It Again

The No Cap is Back! This week the guys are talking food, fashion, and fun as summer is just around the corner. Colleague Akhil Ganesh hops on once again, and Louis still has some bad ice cream takes. All that and more on this week's edition of the No Cap! Intro/Outro: Portugal. The Man - "Feel It Still"

Lane Violation No Cap Episode 13

This week on Lane Violation, the guys recap two great Game 7s (Sixers/Raptors, Nuggets/TrailBlazers) from a fantastic second round of the NBA playoffs. Then they quickly recap the dominance of the Warriors and Bucks in the other two series, before diving into some of the match-ups for the Eastern and Western Conference Finals. Finally, they wrap up with some Draft Lottery takes and a guess at where some noteworthy free agents could end up this summer.  Intro/Outro: UGK - ''International Players Anthem''

Lane Violation Episode 22 And Then There Were Four

This week on Lane Violation, the guys bring out the first round table with guests John Alfes and Akhil Ganesh. The crew fire out their first round takeaways, before shifting to the second round of the NBA Playoffs. Can the Celtics upset the Bucks even with Giannis going off? Do the Sixers have a match-up nightmare with Simmons against Leonard? Will Louis fight Greg over Playoff Lowry?? And of course, some Western Conference takes as well! Intro/Outro: Lil Nas - "Old Town Road"

Lane Violation Episode 21 Let the Eastern Conference Playoffs Begin

On this episode of Lane Violation, Dre and Greg ran out of time to research anything for the first round of the Western Conference Playoffs...BUT THERE DIVING IN ANYWAY. The guys discuss some of the match-ups and which series they think will be most competitive. Then they round out the pod with their All-NBA teams. Intro/Outro: UGK - "International Players Anthem"

Lane Violation Episode 20 Western Conference Playoff Preview

In this week's episode, Dre and Louis are away (at least for half of the pod), so guests Seth Schlechter and Andrew Donlan  join Greg on the show to talk all things Eastern Conference Playoffs. They also talk about the departure of Magic Johnson from the Lakers front office, say farewell to Dirk Nowitzki and Dwyane Wade and touch on some of the changes on the coaching carousel at the conclusion of the regular season.  Intro/Outro: UGK - "International Players Anthem"

Lane Violation Episode 19 Magic Steps Down/Eastern Conference Playoff Preview

On this week's episode, the guys discuss a range of headlines including Russ's historic 20/20/20 triple double, the Wizards firing team president Ernie Grunfeld, and Lonzo Ball distancing himself from Big Baller Brand. Later, they dive in on the NCAA tournament thus far and make some Final Four picks. Finally, they close out the pod with some draft prospect talk, including predictions of where Ja Morant and Jarett Culver will land in June's draft.   Intro/Outro: UGK - "International Players Anthem"

Lane Violation Episode 18 Russ makes history/Busted brackets

We are back talking NBA basketball after almost a month hiatus. On tap today, the guys talk possible All-NBA selections, the playoff picture in the Western Conference, the most recent match-up between the 76ers and Celtics, and why Greg hates the race for 8th in the East. Tune in, you won't regret it.  Intro/Outro: UGK - "International Players Anthem"

Lane Violation Episode 17 Here's why the Lane Violation guys are the most stoppable players in the league

Currently master's candidates at Northwestern's Medill school of Journalism Greg Melo, Andre Toran, and Louis Ricard are here to talk all things NBA: the ins and outs, the ups and downs, the quirks -- fair or foul. Anything and everything is up for conversation. So, tune in to Lane Violation with Melo, Dre, and Louis where they might just cross the line.

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Lane Violation with Greg Melo, Andre Toran and Louis Ricard

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