This week: Neymar narratives, football hipstering on a budget, Steph Season season, West ASG guards, Washedington, Greek NBA references that don’t relate to Giannis, alternative universe Ben Simmonses, second only to MJ, a good All Star to miss, anthem culture wars, voting returns, the continuing bewildering popularity of Kyrie Irving, bald white guys, the Jalen Brunson Rule, Grindr for Jesus, briefly not terrible, Portland keep doing the thing, international call-ups,  legends in the club, having the worst thing on the menu named after you, do Utah have another gear, nightmare 1-8s, send moar picks, Timmy Goodtimes’ MVP strawpoll, Timberclowns, Weekend at Brady’s, not rating the ratings, the South Qld Crushers win the Superbowl, original Falconry, one-sided Brisbane derbies, jinxing Kyrgios, Colin’s feels, rat cunning and bastardry, home and away, Kohli Ewing Theory and no selecta. BALLS and tripping balls are available on their own RSS feeds, as well as being found together on Omny Studio, Spotify and Apple Podcasts (feel free to subscribe, rate and review) - and we welcome your reckons via Twitter, Facebook and email.