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On The Ball with Ric Bucher
Ric & Ryan getting heat; Andre Iguodala's comments; Kevin Durant update
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Will has to point out that he's now stuck in the middle of two guys (Ric and Ryan) who are getting a ton of heat lately on social media. The guys also discuss some of the comments Andre Iguodala has been making on his book tour, namely about an injury he had last year that the Warriors publicly mis-characterized. Ric also gives his latest update on Kevin Durant's free agency.
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