March Madness 2023: Best of 'The Bird and Taurasi Show'

As if the already entertaining slate of games at the 2023 NCAA women's Final Four needed any additional charm, Sue Bird and Diana Taurasi provided quite the viewing experience of the two semifinal games.

The two WNBA legends welcomed a bevy of stars to «The Bird and Taurasi Show» during the No. 3 LSU Tigers 79-72 win over the No. 1 Virginia Tech Hokies.

First up was former NBA player and current North Carolina A&T golfer JR Smith. They touched on topics ranging from his college curriculum, and even threw it back to his days at the McDonald's All-American Game. Smith broke down how Carmelo Anthony and and his high school coach, who happens to be current UConn Huskies men's basketball head coach Dan Hurley, influenced his decision to go to the NBA.

JR Smith talks about the 48 hours after the McDonald's All American Game during which he decided to not attend UNC and jump straight to the NBA.

Then, rapper and LSU fan Lil Wayne hopped on and said that a collaboration with Flau'jae Johnson could be coming sooner rather than later.

Lil Wayne explains that Kim Mulkey has attempted to connect him with LSU's Flau'jae Johnson for a music collaboration.

They also welcomed Seimone Augustus and Sheryl Swoopes to discuss the new realities of college basketball.

Sheryl Swoopes explains that NIL deals have blurred the lines between collegiate and professional sports.

The first game was rounded out with Louisville Cardinals star Hailey Van Lith opening up about her «Viking Princess» nickname.

Diana Taurasi and Sue Bird ask Hailey Van Lith how she feels about her nickname.