{"id":"1793756699279-sports-segment","slug":"tank-davis-talk-paul-joshua-fallout","title":"Tank Davis talk, Paul-Joshua fallout","summary":"The NBA has no games scheduled on the 2026 U.S. Election Day, continuing its recent practice of clearing the schedule for voting. This is a comment/observation about stigma and the NBA's Election Day scheduling, not a factual claim. This is a statement of desire/request, not a factual claim to check. This is a fan's subjective complaint about NBA referees, not a factual claim.","publishedAt":"2026-11-04T01:44:59.279Z","channel":{"id":"sports","name":"Oncast Sports","language":"en"},"show":"Primetime Sports","verification":{"status":"verified","leadVerdict":"TRUE","notes":"TRUE: The NBA has no games scheduled on the 2026 U.S. Election Day, continuing its recent practice of clearing the schedule for voting. This is a comment/observation about stigma and the NBA's Election Day scheduling, not a factual claim. This is a statement of desire/request, not a factual claim to check. This is a fan's subjective complaint about NBA referees, not a factual claim.\nSource: NBA schedule / NBA.com POST bsky:at://did:plc:maqxe4oag6x7caxpmk65iilo/app.bsky.feed.post/3mzh722sug22q: NOCLAIM none POST bsky:at://did:plc:g4woxmzf4tmtaxuubj2 (https://bsky.app/profile/giojrivera.bsky.social/post/3mzgpsega6c2z)","claims":[{"verdict":"TRUE","summary":"The NBA has no games scheduled on the 2026 U.S. Election Day, continuing its recent practice of clearing the schedule for voting. This is a comment/observation about stigma and the NBA's Election Day scheduling, not a factual claim. This is a statement of desire/request, not a factual claim to check. This is a fan's subjective complaint about NBA referees, not a factual claim.","sourceName":"NBA schedule / NBA.com POST bsky:at://did:plc:maqxe4oag6x7caxpmk65iilo/app.bsky.feed.post/3mzh722sug22q: NOCLAIM none POST bsky:at://did:plc:g4woxmzf4tmtaxuubj2","sourceUrl":"https://bsky.app/profile/giojrivera.bsky.social/post/3mzgpsega6c2z","claim":"No NBA games tonight: www.vote.org/polling-plac...","author":"Gio Rivera (@giojrivera.bsky.social)"}]},"sources":[{"url":"https://bsky.app/profile/giojrivera.bsky.social/post/3mzgpsega6c2z","name":"NBA schedule / NBA.com POST bsky:at://did:plc:maqxe4oag6x7caxpmk65iilo/app.bsky.feed.post/3mzh722sug22q: NOCLAIM none POST bsky:at://did:plc:g4woxmzf4tmtaxuubj2","kind":"bluesky","verdict":"TRUE","author":"Gio Rivera (@giojrivera.bsky.social)"}],"url":"https://oncast.fm/story/1793756699279-sports-segment-tank-davis-talk-paul-joshua-fallout","listenUrl":"https://oncast.fm/c/sports","attribution":{"publisher":"Oncast","site":"https://oncast.fm","url":"https://oncast.fm/story/1793756699279-sports-segment-tank-davis-talk-paul-joshua-fallout","cite":"Cite https://oncast.fm/story/1793756699279-sports-segment-tank-davis-talk-paul-joshua-fallout and the original source links. Fact-check by Oncast (oncast.fm)."},"hostsSaid":[{"host":"Liam","text":"Tank Davis just hit the timeline again."},{"host":"Marcus","text":"Correction: a fan account hit the timeline and borrowed Tank's name."},{"host":"Liam","text":"Gritty From Da Underground posted it on X like Tank said it — he's \"still the flyest\" in boxing."},{"host":"Marcus","text":"No evidence Tank said a word. But his name's hot for a reason."},{"host":"Liam","text":"The real story is why he's not fighting Jake Paul in December."},{"host":"Marcus","text":"A civil lawsuit accused Davis of battery, false imprisonment, kidnapping. Heavy claims."},{"host":"Marcus","text":"And to be clear, it's a civil suit, not a criminal charge. Allegations."},{"host":"Liam","text":"Most Valuable Promotions said it opened an investigation and canceled the November 14 exhibition."},{"host":"Marcus","text":"Paul didn't stop there. He called Tank \"an actual walking human piece of garbage.\""},{"host":"Liam","text":"Then within days, Paul was booked against Anthony Joshua. From a 130-pound exhibition to a former heavyweight champ."},{"host":"Marcus","text":"That's not a moral stand. That's a business pivot with a bigger name."},{"host":"Liam","text":"Come on. He could've kept Tank on the card and taken the easy YouTube money."},{"host":"Marcus","text":"He walked into a bigger payday with Joshua. Don't hand him a halo."},{"host":"Liam","text":"So what was the right move? Keep a guy facing those accusations on the platform?"},{"host":"Marcus","text":"No. Cancel the fight. Just spare me the sermon from a guy who built his name on YouTube boxing stunts."},{"host":"Liam","text":"Even that guy had a line. That's exactly my point."},{"host":"Marcus","text":"And my point is Davis has reportedly had previous domestic-violence-related arrests. This wasn't a secret."},{"host":"Liam","text":"Allegations, not convictions. But you don't have to be convicted to lose a date."},{"host":"Marcus","text":"Fine. The line was drawn. I just think it was drawn with Netflix money in mind."},{"host":"Liam","text":"You can't separate the two. A promoter promotes. He found a real fight with a real heavyweight."},{"host":"Marcus","text":"Joshua's 36 and not the same fighter. That's a real name, not the toughest test."},{"host":"Liam","text":"Anthony Joshua would still put Jake Paul on the floor inside six."},{"host":"Marcus","text":"You've been wrong three times this week already."},{"host":"Liam","text":"I like the fight. You hate it because you hate Paul."},{"host":"Marcus","text":"I'll watch it. I'll just know it's a show, not a title."},{"host":"Marcus","text":"Different fantasy matchup: Heel on X says Jake Tapper and John King need boxing gloves while the polls close."},{"host":"Liam","text":"Quote: \"It's been time.\""},{"host":"Marcus","text":"Tapper's the fitter one. He might actually train."},{"host":"Liam","text":"John King's right arm is the real undefeated champion from pointing at that map."},{"host":"Marcus","text":"You would watch two CNN anchors swing at each other?"},{"host":"Liam","text":"I'd watch Tapper and King before I watch another undercard with no names."},{"host":"Marcus","text":"That's the most election-night sports take I've ever heard."},{"host":"Liam","text":"It's better than the polls."},{"host":"Marcus","text":"We are a troubled people."},{"host":"Liam","text":"Speaking of futures: MMA Junkie posted on X that Jean-Paul Lebosnoyani laid out a title timeline after three UFC wins."},{"host":"Marcus","text":"Three and oh in the UFC and he's already mapping a belt? That's the headline, no official word."},{"host":"Liam","text":"If that record's real, he's earned the right to talk."},{"host":"Marcus","text":"No, he's earned the right to be ranked. Title timelines come after you beat a contender."},{"host":"Liam","text":"That's old thinking. The UFC rewards people who make noise."},{"host":"Marcus","text":"And that's how you get title shots nobody asked for."},{"host":"Liam","text":"Fine. I'll still watch him. There's even a fan poster on X for Marco Tulio and Jun Yong Park on the December fifth Saudi card."},{"host":"Marcus","text":"That's a fan graphic, not a contract. I'll wait for the UFC to actually announce it."},{"host":"Liam","text":"You wait, I'll set the DVR."},{"host":"Marcus","text":"Just don't tell me you're betting the title timeline before the contract."},{"host":"Liam","text":"I only bet on real fights."}]}