Sky High Sports & Entertainment

Award-winning rapper, producer and best-selling author Classified joins Sky High Sports and Entertainment for an in-depth career retrospective. We go through all of his albums over the last 20 years from 2005's Boy-Cott-In the Industry to 2024's Luke's View, what it was like collaborating with Snoop Dogg, his favourite part of writing his book "Off the Beat-N-Path," whether he'll drop another album and as always Classified provides many life lessons and bits of wisdom.

Alex Kennedy, CCO of Basketball News and basketball journalist extraordinaire, joins Sky High Sports and Entertainment to share his expertise and insights into the league while chopping it up about some of the best sports shows and movies of the year. We delve into James Harden's trade request, the investigation into his comments about Daryl Morrey, the 2023 Hall of Fame class, how Dame's trade request will affect the NBA and who will win the 2024 NBA championship and MVP. Alex also shares his experiences during his career, which include interviewing Kobe Bryant and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar. We also talk about the movie Air and why it was such an incredible film as well as reflecting on the sports show of the century: Ted Lasso.

Lachelle Smith, Editor at the Player's Tribune and Sports Journalist Extroardinaire featured on ESPN joins Sky High Sports and Entertainment for a wide-ranging discussion about her fascinating career journey and experiences including covering the first-ever UnInterrupted Sports Film Festival, her favorite piece she's worked on for the Player's Tribune and how it came together, Kobe Bryant's influence on the Player's Tribune as a co-founder and having published his eventually-Oscar-winning poem Dear Basketball, while providing her expert opinion and takes on topics such as Damian Lillard's trade request, the state of the WNBA, WNBA and NBA championship predictions and more. She even talks about how her TikTok review of the show Swagger, executive produced by Kevin Durant, was acknowledged by the cast members and her thoughts on the show as well as how she grew her TikTok following and a powerful answer to the most important lesson she's learned in her life.

Relive the best moments of the ESPYs with full analysis and context including Lil' Wayne's live performance of his classic song A Mili featuring modern day sports references, the banana boat tribute to Carmelo Anthony's retirement featuring LeBron James, Chris Paul and Dwyane Wade, Patrick Mahomes taking home the big awards, women's basketball shining and more. Stay tuned for some analysis of Victor Wembanyama's summer league performance and how it could translate into the NBA before I give my Emmy predictions in the second half of the show after the recent nomination announcements.

Tune in for the best takes, analysis and in-depth updates on the latest in sports and entertainment with the first half of the episode featuring the top 3 NBA free agency stories including where Damian Lillard and James Harden will end up after their trade requests, and how Chris Paul will fit in with the Golden State Warriors. The entertainment portion of the show features reviews of the new DC movie The Flash as well as the new Marvel show Secret Invasion and updates on the future of Marvel and DC's cinematic universes.

Former NBA player Craig "Rhino" Smith joins the 20th episode of Sky High Sports and Entertainment for a wide-ranging interview about his incredible life journey. Rhino discusses how he ended up writing a children's book, being a teammate of a prime Kevin Garnett on the Minnesota Timberwolves and playing against Kobe Bryant, his time playing for his hometown Los Angeles Clippers, playing in Ice Cube's Big 3 league, his experience graduating from the NBPA Broadcasting University at my Alma Mater USC, his most important life lessons and more.

Come take a ride across the sports and entertainment-verse as this week's episode covers a little bit of basketball, football, hockey, soccer and how they all relate to South Florida, as well as why Spider-Man: Across the Spiderverse is one of the best superhero movies ever and the top 3 movies coming out in the rest of a cinematically packed June. There will be a deep dive into the NBA Finals including how the Miami Heat won Game 2, how the Denver Nuggets won 3 and how the Heat can bounce back in Game 4. Next, we'll look at another eighth-seeded Florida team has their series tied at 2-1 as the Florida Panthers look to win the Stanley Cup against the heavily-favored Las Vegas Golden Knights. We will of course discuss Soccer's GOAT, Lionel Messi, choosing to play for Inter Miami FC before discussing where DeAndre Hopkins should play his next NFL season and why Dalvin Cook, recently released by the Vikings, will likely be signed by the Miami Dolphins. For the show's second half, we'll delve into how Spider-Man: Across the Spiderverse lived up to the hype as a love letter to Spider-Man with the greatest animation in cinematic history before closing things off with the top 3 movies coming out in an action-packed June. There will also be a quick dive into how Metro Boomin created an amazing soundtrack for Across the Spiderverse and the 15th anniversary of Lil Wayne's The Carter 3

The NBA Finals are underway and I'm here to break down how Denver won with their newly minted superstar duo of Jamal Murray and Nikola Jokic and what Jimmy Butler, Bam Adebayo and the Miami Heat can and likely will do differently to make this a series and preserve their chances of winning with the return of Tyler Herro on the horizon. In the show's entertainment portion, I do a full breakdown of how Ted Lasso pulled off an amazing series finale for the show and how Succession had arguably the greatest series finale of all time pulling off an epic twist and one of the greatest scenes in TV history.

It's one of the biggest weeks ever in both sports and entertainment as in sports Carmelo Anthony, an all-time great retires, The Denver Nuggets sweep the Los Angeles Lakers to make the NBA Finals, the Miami Heat are up 3-2 on the Boston Celtics after being up 3-0 looking to make their 2nd NBA Finals appearance with Jimmy Butler, while in entertainment Yellowjackets aired its season finale, Succession has its series finale coming up and Ted Lasso has its season (and potential series finale) coming up next week after airing an all-time great episode this past week. Come listen in for the Top 5 Carmelo Anthony moments, why Denver, Jokic and Jamal Murray are more fun to watch than people give them credit for, why Jimmy Butler and the Heat will beat the Celtics, a recap of Yellowjacket's biggest moments and my prediction for the Succession finale.

If you ever watched an episode of Lizzie McGuire you'll remember Clayton Snyder playing the king of cool, Ethan Craft, and you can learn all about him and his amazing life story in this episode. Clayton shares amazing life lessons, inside information from the show and the movie as well as how he got to meet family members he hadn't met while filming the movie in Rome that he still keeps in touch with today. In honor of the 20th anniversary of the Lizzie McGuire Movie we discuss the lasting impact of the film, Clayton realizes the similarities between the Lizzie McGuire Movie and the classic Goofy Movie live during our interview, what working with last week's guest Jim Fall, the director of the movie was like, his final scene with Kate and more. We also dive deep into the show and all things Ethan Craft including what Clayton's own similarities to Ethan are, classic moments from the show like his relationship with Gordo, getting conned into having a fake affair during a fake marriage in middle school, his gentlemanly handling of just wanting to be friends with Lizzie and more. We also discuss what happened with the Lizzie McGuire reboot and the revelation that Clayton was going to be involved. Last but not least, we get into a bit of sports discussing Clayton's professional Water Polo career as he played professionally for club teams in Italy and co-founded the LA Athletic Water Polo Club. It's an episode you won't want to miss and won't ever forget!

This episode features an interview with the director of The Lizzie McGuire movie, Jim Fall. It's hard to believe that this week marks the 20th anniversary of The Lizzie McGuire Movie, the first Disney Channel Movie released in theatres and a hallmark of the early 2000s, but with this interview, you'll get to relive the magic and find out some new and interesting stories like what a potential sequel could have looked like, why the film still has such a large impact today, life lessons from the film and Jim's career, how the film's iconic song from the double-platinum soundtrack "This Is What Dreams Are Made Of" nearly didn't make it in, how the director became attached to the movie, what it was like working with Hilary Duff, the rest of the cast and more before all your present-day sports and entertainment coverage will return next week.

This episode focuses primarily on sports as things have been wild with Jimmy Butler, the Miami Heat and more NBA playoff madness, how the New York Jets trading for all-time great Quarterback Aaron Rodgers makes them Super Bowl contenders, NBA Draft Highlights including the Panthers drafting Bryce Young and how LeBron James influenced this week's powerful episode of Ted Lasso. The episode begins with highlighting Jimmy Butler's playoff heroics and putting into context how historically great the Miami Heat's series victory over the Milwaukee Bucks was before previewing the second-round matchups and how far I predict each team to go. Next, I mention all the draft highlights including Bryce Young, C.J. Stroud, Anthony Richardson, Jordan Addison, my thoughts on what each player needs to do to be successful and more. For the final sports topic on a big episode, I break down how the Jets' trade for Aaron Rodgers affects the rest of the AFC East and how this trade solidifies an already-solid Jets roster into Super Bowl contenders. Last but not least, for the shorter-than-usual entertainment portion I keep it sports-themed by discussing how LeBron's response in standing up to Fox News anchor Laura Ingraham telling him to shut up and dribble influenced Sam Obisanya having his own response to a similar scenario on this week's powerful episode of Ted Lasso. Remember to subscribe and download to support! Feel free to follow or reach out on Instagram @skyler, on Twitter @skylertrepel824 and Skyler Trepel on FaceBook and LinkedIn.

For episode 12 of Sky High Sports and Entertainment, we do two top 6 (6+6 is 12 after all) lists of the top 6 NBA Playoff Series to watch and the top 6 Movies/TV Episodes coming out in May. Tune into the NBA list in the show's first half for a deep dive into the renaissance of Russell Westbrook, whether the Kings can light the beam all the way to the second round, whether the Lakers can upset the Grizzlies and more. Tune into the entertainment half to hear about some of the best movies coming out in May including the conclusion of the Guardians of the Galaxy, the conclusion of Succession, the conclusion of Yellowjackets' second season and the potential series conclusion of Ted Lasso.

The NBA post-season has begun and Succession dropped one of the best episodes of TV of all time in a huge week for both sports and entertainment. Tune into this episode for a full analysis of the NBA Play-In Tournament so far, previews and predictions for the rest of the tournament and the playoffs, along with a full analysis and breakdown of how Succession pulled off one of the best episodes of television ever and what it means for the future of the show.

For episode 10 we have a special top 10 episode featuring the top 10 stories in sports and the top 10 stories in entertainment of 2023 and how they affect the future. On the sports side of thing we delve into the incredible results and implications of both the men's and women's March Madness tournaments, how the championship race is shaping up and the future of the NFL all through the lens of the biggest stories of the year. On the entertainment side of things we look at the announcements of some massive series coming to an end like Succession and possibly Ted Lasso, along with recent releases like Air and The Super Mario Bros. Movie, before ending off with a deep dive into some of the biggest entertainment news in years like the announcement of Shrek 5 and an official seven-season Harry Potter TV series.

Kai Grady of The Ringer Talks Producing The Ringer Podcasts, Lakers, Last Of Us, Succession and MoreKai Grady, who produces and helps produce many of the best podcasts on The Ringer including The NBA Show, The NFL Show, Real Ones and The Prestige TV Podcast comes on Sky High Sports and Entertainment to delve deep into the worlds of both sports and entertainment. The first half features talk of what it's like to work on the best sports podcasts before Kai and I discuss the Lakers, NBA MVP picks, NBA championship picks and what's going on with the Golden State Warriors. For the entertainment half, we talk about Succession, The Last of Us and what it's been like to produce some of the best coverage out there for those shows on the Prestige TV Podcast as well as Kai's article he wrote for The Ringer about The Last Of Us.

On a very special episode of Sky High Sports and Entertainment I interview former NBA player Orlando Johnson about his incredible life and career journey as well as what his future holds and the most important lessons he's learned. Some other highlights include how Orlando overcame adversity early in his life, his epic Kobe Bryant story, what it was like going through the night of the NBA Draft, excelling as a college player at UC Santa Barbara, his time with the Indiana Pacers including playing against The Miami Heat Big Three of LeBron James, Dwayne Wade and Chris Bosh in Game 7 of the 2013 Eastern Conference Finals, his thoughts on the current NBA and more.

March Madness has lived up to its name as this tournament is wide open with multiple favorites in the mix so I'm here to get you all caught up on the best players and teams as the tournament starts (0:30). Skyler's Swishes finishes off with some insights into the Lakers' success and Steph Curry celebrating his 35th birthday with a 50-point performance (2:30). I'll break down the biggest storylines from Aaron Rodgers announcing his intent to play with the New York Jets on the Pat McAfee show and more free agent signings like JuJu Smith-Schuster to the New England Patriots and Jalen Ramsey to the Miami Dolphins (4:45). On the Entertainment side of things I'll recap the biggest Oscars takeaways including "Everything Everywhere All At Once," Spielberg getting snubbed and the overall show (9:00). To finish things off I'll discuss the biggest moments from incredible "The Last of Us" season finale (14:00) before discussing the return of "Ted Lasso" and what it means for this season (18:00)

This week's episode will leave you fully prepared for the Oscars/Academy Awards as I have watched and recap all 10 Best Picture Nominees in roughly 1-2 minutes each and give my prediction for which movie will win. I cover some of the biggest sports stories at the beginning of the episode such as Aaron Rodgers potentially going to the New York Jets (0:45) and on Skyler's Swishes I give my thoughts Kevin Durant's Phoenix Suns debut, Pau Gasol's jersey retirement and the five-year anniversary of Kobe Bryant winning an Oscar (2:45). Finally, I do a quick recap of each Best picture nominee, whether it's a must watch and potential awards it may win and finally give my prediction (7:00). Thank you all for tuning in and remember that each subscription and episode download really helps out! Follow @skylertrepel on Instagram, @skylertrepel824 on twitter, and Skyler Trepel on Facebook and LinkedIn.

On the 5th episode of Sky High Sports and Entertainment I interview the man known as the GOATmentator Beau Estes of NBA.com and NBA TV. Beau does the NBA.com Top 10 highlights and has developed a passionate fan base for his unique style of rhyming and enthusiasm while commentating NBA highlights. We discuss everything from his career, thoughts on the GOAT debate, Beau's Kobe story and his thoughts on this season including his predictions for who will surpass Kobe's 81-point game and who will win the championship this year. We close off the interview discussing rappers who inspired Beau to rhyme the way he does and what the most important lesson he's learned in his life and career is. This episode features deep, entertaining, passionate insights into life, basketball and how to get to a place where you love what you do