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Jason Smith and Mike Harmon bring their extensive experience in sports talk entertainment to late nights on FOX Sports Radio, providing analysis on the day in sports and updates on the games in play, while engaging in entertaining conversations with listeners to close out the day and prepare for tomorrow.

The Jason Smith Show with Mike Harmon

The legacies of Shaquille O’Neal, Kobe Bryant and Phil Jackson are now part of the common lore of NBA history. This is the story of their first title, and all they had to overcome to get there.

Special Teams – The 2000 Los Angeles Lakers: Birth of a Dynasty

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