The A-Team w/ Wexler & Clanton · SportsTalk 790 (KBME-AM)

Rockets & Astros Tonight, Farewell Fakers, LeBron Lame Again

April 4, 2026·2 hr 40 min·5 clips

Victor Wembanyama claims he should be MVP because his Spurs beat the Thunder three out of four times.

The laptop was left on the kitchen table. That is where the hour starts, with the host feeling exposed without his usual show-prep setup, blaming home distractions a little, and turning it into Friday sports-radio fuel. The bit does not sit around. The room moves fast into a busy Houston night, with the Rockets closing a three-game homestand at Toyota Center against Utah. The Astros are there too. Their road trip opens in Sacramento against the Athletics, and Christian Javier gets framed as another Astros pitcher trying to fight his way back. The basketball talk gets sharper after that. Dream and David Robinson become the better comparison because those two could actually test each other possession by possession. That matters. The hosts argue Victor and Shea do not give you that same direct answer, even if the award talk keeps shoving them together. The irritation is plain. One host hears arrogance in how the MVP case is being made, especially from someone whose minutes are under question because of injury concern. The tone stays local and live. This is not a polished awards debate. It is an argument about who has earned what, who gets to talk, and when the talk outruns the work. Old names keep it grounded. Robert, Avery Johnson, and Fanny Del Negro pass through the imagined Rockets-Spurs setup because the point is practical, not nostalgic. Then the show moves again. Wex heads to Toyota Center, Rockets-Jazz tip is set for seven, and the Astros segment starts building around Brian McTaggart. Christian Javier is the hinge. The last beat lands on pitching attrition and the way Houston keeps needing injured arms to come back and matter right away.

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Local sports talk that argues the day into shape.

The Friday sports-radio episode centers on the Rockets' finale of a three-game homestand and the Astros opening their first, and one of their longest, road trips.

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Houston sports on a crowded Friday, with the Rockets, the Astros, and an MVP argument that keeps getting re-argued.

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