NBA All Star weekend and the playoff picture, why college basketball is trash, we fix ODI cricket (no not like that), why is AFLX and Kaep gets paid to go away. Also: Networking opportunities, Logo Lillard, the most skilled player in the NBA, truth in journalism, Ky's two annoying dads, Scott Foster and the burden of problematic coincidences, the race for eighth, quick-burning coaches vs coach-killing locker rooms, playoff LeBron, Clippers free agents, Kangz v Dubs, useful idiots, the King's hubris, too much is never enough, seeding the KD-Kyrie Knicks, Bucks v Celts, stupid green blogs, making friends with PUAs, maintaining the pace, Beeso van Gundy still hates Jimmy Butler, revenge series, questioning the Raps, soft Jazz, Zion's tribute to Rick Disnack, the end of one-and-done, rooting for laundry, losing with the second and third best players in college basketball, Leeds United: This is fine(d), Connical Ali, the Nations League of cricket, AFLXcrement, BBL scheduling, All Star Saturday Night earns its acronym, Curry balls, slimy balls and Kaep's next move. Hear BALLS and After Dark via Omny Studio, Spotify and Apple Podcasts, and talk back to us via Twitter, Facebook and email.