THIS WEEK ON BANTER ON THE ROCKS, JOHN KICKS THINGS OFF WITH A RECAP OF HIS SAN DIEGO TRIP, INCLUDING A FEW LAUGHS AT THE PADRES' EXPENSE—THOUGH HE DOES GIVE CREDIT WHERE IT'S DUE, CALLING THEIR STADIUM ONE OF THE NICEST HE'S SEEN. FROM THERE, WE JUMP INTO OUR BANTER TAKES, COVERING A RANGE OF HOT TOPICS. WE DEBATE WHETHER LEBRON’S LEGACY IS TAKING A HIT DUE TO THE LACK OF OFFSEASON MOVEMENT, AND HOW THE NFL’S NEW FIRST-DOWN TECHNOLOGY PUTS MLB TO SHAME. WE ALSO TALK ABOUT HOW SHORT-FORM MUSIC CLIPS ON SOCIAL MEDIA ARE HURTING THE MUSIC INDUSTRY, AND WHY ESPN’S NEWEST GAME PLAN MIGHT ALREADY BE A BUST.

WE THEN DIVE INTO THE LATEST NFL HEADLINES, BREAKING DOWN OFFSEASON NEWS AND TRADE REQUESTS THAT CAUGHT OUR ATTENTION. WITH FANTASY FOOTBALL SEASON JUST AROUND THE CORNER, THE DEFENDI ...