The Right Time with Bomani Jones

The Right Time with Bomani Jones

Bomani Jones weighs in on sports, pop culture, social topics and more, with your comments on Mondays, friends of the show on Wednesdays and Domonique Foxworth on Fridays.

Episodes

August 1, 2025 63 mins
Bomani Jones is joined by Domonique Foxworth for another edition of Foxworth Friday. On today’s episode, the guys start off by chatting about Travis Hunter's desire to play both ways and if he will be able to pull it off. Later, they discuss if Jalen hurts still has more to prove after winning the Super Bowl, the bizarre contract negotiations between Jerry Jones and Micah Parsons, if this is the year where things go wrong for Mike...
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Bomani Jones is joined by his former producer, Shannon Penn of ESPN radio. They break down how stan culture has risen over the last 25 years and how it has impacted college basketball, the NBA & the WNBA, Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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On today's episode of The Right Time, Bomani Jones reflects on the passing Hulk Hogan. He discusses the wrestler's cultural significance, whether it is fair to "gravedig" and how the entertainer should be remembered (1:40). Later, He continues his list of the top 25 athletes of the last 25 years (24:30). He explains why it's so difficult to rank NFL greats like Aaron Donald and Peyton Manning and NBA stars like Steph Curry, K...
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On today's episode of The Right Time, Bomani Jones is joined by Howard Bryant of ESPN & Meadowlark Media to talk about issues within tennis and Major League Baseball. The show begins with Bo and Howard discussing why fame may be dependent on how old someone is (6:15) and why the decline in SportsCenter means less knowledge across the board in sports (9:32). They move onto tennis and say why it's an American sport yet Americans aren...
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On today's episode of The Right Time, Bomani Jones is joined by Van Lathan, host of the Higher Learning podcast at The Ringer. The show begins with Bo asking about Van's lasso behind him that belonged to his father (1:28) before a brief conversation about Angola Prison in Louisiana (5:00). They react to the Hunter Biden interview with Channel 5 (21:35) and discuss Biden's crack use, including why he most likely got many others addi...
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On today's episode of The Right Time, Bomani Jones discusses a funny viral moment thanks to a Coldplay concert, Shane Gillis hosting the ESPYs and unveils a few more athletes for his 'top 25 athletes of the last 25 years' list. Bo begins the show by laughing over two co-workers being put on the jumbotron at a Coldplay concert holding each other and then ducking since they were having an affair (1:30). Bo moves onto the ESPYS where ...
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Live from Summer League in Las Vegas, Bomani Jones is joined by Kid Mero. They discuss some of the unseen activities of NBA players at Summer League (2:49), react to Clipse's newest Album Let God Sort Em Out (16:33), Drake's latest shenanigans overseas (19:56) and break down the New York Knicks' chances of winning the NBA Finals. (23:31) . . . Subscribe to Supercast for Ad-Free Episodes: https://righttime.supercast.com/ Bu...
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On today's episode of The Right Time, Bomani Jones is joined by Spencer Hall, host of the Shutdown Fullcast podcast, to discuss "futuristic" athletes. The show begins with Bo telling the story about the first time he heard about Usain Bolt (4:59) and why a gold medal wasn't an option when running against Bolt during his prime (9:39). They move on to reminiscing about Randy Moss, where Spencer talks about the first time he saw Moss ...
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On today's episode of The Right Time, Bomani Jones discusses LeBron James and unveils the first few members of his 'top 25 athletes of the last 25 years' list. Bo begins the show by saying why it's always been about LeBron James first until the Los Angeles Lakers traded for Luka Doncic (3:36) and if there's a resolution that would serve either side if LeBron is trying to leave the team (12:17). Next, Bo transitions to naming #25 (1...
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Bomani Jones is joined by Domonique Foxworth for another edition of Foxworth Friday. On today’s episode, the guys start off by chatting about the unusual agreement between the NFL and the NFLPA to keep collusion findings secret (5:58) and why Bo doesn't think Lloyd Howell Jr. is an ideal candidate to be running the NFL players union (11:43). They return from the break in shock over Devin Booker's $145M contract extension (33:24) an...
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On today's episode of The Right Time, Joel Anderson of The Ringer joins Bomani Jones to discuss the Diddy Trial, Kirk Cousins and James Harden. The show starts off with Bo joking about Joel being a hater as always (0:58) before diving into the Diddy trial including how he can still be put in prison for 20+ years (9:36) and why he may not have as much money currently as people think (24:43). Moving on to sports, Bo and Joel react to...
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On today's episode of The Right Time, Bomani Jones discusses the New York Knicks hiring Mike Brown and T.J. Watt holding out. Bo begins the show by saying why this Mike Brown hire is interesting (1:59) because the Knicks should win the Eastern Conference with Jayson Tatum and Tyrese Haliburton injured (2:45). Bo continues by explaining why the Knicks do have an unreal amount of pressure on them and the clock is already ticking on t...
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On today’s episode, Vinnie Goodwill of Yahoo Sports joins Bomani Jones to recap some NBA offseason headlines. They start off the show by saying how shocking the Damian Lillard news was (0:58) and how it most likely won't help keep Giannis in Milwaukee (2:16). Continuing with the Giannis topic, Bo and Vinnie say why the Bucks would want Amen Thompson from the Rockets in return (15:24). After the break, Bo explains why it would be a ...
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On today's episode of The Right Time, Bomani Jones discusses the Ace Bailey saga, LeBron James' future and the Malik Beasley investigation. Bo starts off the show by asking what did Ace Bailey actually want out of all of this (1:28) and whoever was representing him was making terrible decisions (11:57). Bo moves onto LeBron James opting into his $52M deal with the Lakers which makes life difficult for Rich Paul (13:36) and begs the...
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On today's episode of The Right Time, Bomani Jones is joined by Tom Haberstroh of Yahoo Sports to discuss the 2025 NBA Draft. The show begins with Tom assessing Cooper Flagg as a prospect (1:54) and why he compares to Kevin Garnett (4:02). They move onto criticizing the New Orleans Pelicans trade (15:30), if "Chinese Jokic" could dominate the NBA (23:56) and UNC's struggles with sending impact players to the league (28:05). After t...
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On today's episode of The Right Time, Bomani Jones is joined by Turner Sports' Adam Lefkoe. They discuss Adam's recent stint covering Roland Garros and life in Paris. Later, they break down the bizzare situation with Ace Bailey seemlingly avoiding the Philadelphia 76ers, and how he compares to Shedeur Sanders. After the break, Adam asks Bomani a series of random questions about the Thunder & Eagles future, a potential Caitlin Cl...
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On today's episode of The Right Time, Bomani Jones discusses the Oklahoma City Thunder winning their first NBA Title, defeating the Indiana Pacers in game 7 of the NBA Finals. Later, he breaks down the tragedy of the Tyrese Haliburton achilles injury & the Houston Rockets trading for Kevin Durant. He wraps the show by listening to viewer voicemails about "that time you went up against a former athlete". Subscribe to Supercast fo...
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On today's episode of The Right Time, Bomani Jones discusses the Indiana Pacers winning game 6 of the NBA finals over the Oklahoma City Thunder. He also breaks down the ramifications of the Los Angeles Lakers selling for $10 billion and why Shedeur Sanders has to have better judgment after being pulled over twice for speeding this past month. 01:10 - Pacers force Game 7 15:11 - Lakers big payday 29:57 Shedeur Sanders gets caught...
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On today’s episode, 3x NBA Champion Bruce Bowen joins Bomani Jones to discuss Game 5 of the NBA Finals and the San Antonio Spurs draft plans. The show starts with Bo and Bruce saying why it's crucial for younger NBA players to save their money to be better off when their career is over (6:10). They move onto the Oklahoma City Thunder's Game 5 NBA Finals win over the Indiana Pacers and why Jalen Williams did something Scottie Pippen...
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On today's episode of The Right Time, Bomani Jones discusses the Oklahoma City Thunder winning Game 4 of the NBA Finals and Desmond Bane being traded. Bo starts off the show by praising Shai Gilgeous-Alexander's finish to Game 4 (2:35) and why he'd rather see SGA create space for himself than fake a fall (3:26). Bo continues by saying it's the most wide open NBA Finals we've ever seen (10:04) and jokes that Lu Dort would've been in...
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