Episodes

Show notes: Intro (00:00 - 00:43) Review of the previous player spotlights for February; preview of this episode (00:44 - 02:06) Good news and bad news for Lebron James: breaking Kareem Abdul-Jabbar's all-time scoring record and then later in the month suffering a foot injury that will have him out for at least three weeks (02:07 - 06:43) Trade deadline news including trades of players such as Kevin Durant, Mikal Bridges, Cameron Johnson, Darius Bazley, Dario Saric, Russell Westbrook, Mike C...

Show notes: Intro (00:00 - 00:46) Review of the previous episode and preview of this episode (00:47 - 01:43) Coaches news including Nate McMillan being fired as well as contract extensions for Jacque Vaughn and Joe Mazzulla (01:44 - 10:09) Injury updates on Lonzo Ball, LaMelo Ball, Steph Curry and Kevin Durant (10:10 - 13:08) Damian Lillard goes for 71 points; his loyalty to Portland; can someone ever match or top Wilt Chamberlain's 100 point game? (13:09 - 18:09) Naismith Basketball Hall ...

Show notes: Intro (00:00 - 00:41) Preview of the second part of our player spotlight on the phenomenal Maya Moore Irons (00:42 -01:23) Maya's background coming from a devout Christian home and her support system around her; her aspirations as a person; other tidbits and likes that she has (01:24 - 05:29) Her godparents investing themselves in a young man named Jonathan Irons who was wrongfully convicted and incarcerated; Maya meeting Jonathan for the first time; their developing friendship a...

Show notes: Intro (00:00 - 00:40) Preview of our player spotlight on the phenomenal Maya Moore Irons (00:41 - 01:57) Early life including his upbringing with her mom and her extended family (01:58 - 05:02) Her time at Collins Hill HS where she won three Georgia state championships; also her playing AAU basketball with the Georgia Metros and leading that team to four national championships (05:03 - 08:23) Her commitment to attending the University of Connecticut in Fall 2007; her 4 year care...

Show notes: Intro (00:00 - 00:47) Preview of the continuation of our player spotlight on the great John Thompson (00:48 -01:40) Two seasons of the Reggie Williams era in which they made two more NCAA tournament appearances (01:41 - 03:08) 1987-88 season with another NCAA tournament bid; John coaching the 1988 Summer Olympic basketball team that earned a bronze medal; his face-to-face meeting with noted drug lord Rayful Edmond III about him befriended two of his players and the result of that...

Show notes: Intro (00:00 - 00:45) Preview of our player spotlight on the great coach John Thompson Jr (00:46 -01:37) Early life including his upbringing with his parents, living in a segregated Washington DC area and his introduction to the game of basketball (01:38 - 06:13) His time at Archbishop Carroll HS where he won 3 Catholic league championships and once had a 55 game winning streak (06:14 - 07:25) Attended Providence University where he excelled as a student-athlete leading the scho...

Show notes: Intro (00:00 - 00:39) Preview of the continuation of our player spotlight on the great Oscar Robertson (00:40 -01:06) Debut season with the Milwaukee Bucks following him agreeing to a trade and the eleventh season of his career: a triumphant season thus a first place finish throughout the league and thus ending the playoffs with the team winning a NBA championship (01:07 - 05:49) Twelfth and thirteenth season: two more first place finishes in the division and playoff appearances ...

Show notes: Intro (00:00 - 00:42) Preview of our player spotlight on the great Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (00:43 -01:39) Early life including his parents moving from the South to a segregated housing projects in the Midwest (01:40 - 03:29) His time at Crispus Attucks High School in Indianapolis where he won 2 state championships and once had a 45 game winning streak; also an Honor Society student who graduated in the top 10 percent of his class (03:30 - 08:14) Visits to the campuses of the Univers...

Show notes: Intro (00:00 - 01:13) Players of the Week: Damian Lillard and Giannis Antetolounmpo (00:48 - 04:23) Kyrie Irving demands a trade and in fact does get traded to the Dallas Mavericks, his 4 year history with the Nets, the fallout from all sides and the media seemingly upset at this news including ESPN's Stephen A. Smith (04:24 - 28:04) All Stars reserves are announced with a lot of surprises and of course snubs West: Ja Morant, Lauri Markkanen, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Damian Lill...

Show notes: Intro (00:00 - 00:49) Preview of our player spotlight on the great Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (00:50 -01:26) Debut season with the Los Angeles Lakers and seventh of his career: a losing record but yet winning his fourth NBA MVP (01:27 - 03:23) Eighth season: Jerry West take over the coaching duties from Bill Sharman, a surprising finish for the year and his fifth NBA MVP (03:24 - 05:25) Ninth season: rookie Kent Benson's elbowing Kareem and thus breaking his hand in retaliation which c...

Show notes: Intro (00:00 - 00:39) Preview of our player spotlight on the great Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (00:40 -01:57) His parents and his early life (01:58 - 06:04) His time at Power Memorial Academy in Harlem where he won 3 Catholic championships and once had a 71 game winning streak (06:05 - 09:37) His visit to the campus of UCLA as well as meeting with Coach John Wooden and a letter from UCLA alum Jackie Robinson (09:38 - 10:50) Him choosing UCLA as the college he would attend and his fresh...

Show notes: Intro (00:00 - 00:58) Friday's news and highlights including the NBA family mourning the senseless killing of Tyre Nichols, injury update on Luka Doncic, Kevin Durant reappears on NBA Hoopervision and fines for both Joel Embiid and Steph Curry (00:59 - 12:05) Saturday's news and highlights including Myles Turner getting a 2 year contract extension, the Miami Heat fined yet again for violating league policy concerning injury reporting, Joel Embiid's total destruction of Nikola Joki...

Show notes: Intro (00:00 - 00:47) Players of the Week: Lebron James and Jrue Holiday (00:48 - 04:49) Monday's news and highlights including injury news on Kristaps Porzingis, the Lakers trading for Rui Hachimura and the injury return of Khris Middleton and Jonathan Isaac (04:50 - 12:54) Tuesday's news and highlights including injury updates for Kevin Durant and Zion Williamson, NBA announcement of the All Star captains picking their team just prior to the game being played, NBA continuing pa...

Show notes: Intro (00:00 - 00:34) All Star starters for the Western Conference: Lebron James, Nikola Jokic, Zion Williamson, Steph Curry, Luka Doncic (00:35 - 03:30) My reserve candidates for the East starting with the Denver Nuggets (03:31 - 05:05) Memphis Grizzlies (05:06 - 05:50) Sacramento Kings (05:51 - 07:44) New Orleans Pelicans (07:45 - 09:00) Los Angeles Clippers (09:01 - 10:40) Minnesota Timberwolves (10:41 - 11:42) Utah Jazz (11:43 - 13:54) Golden State Warriors (13:55 - 15:...

Show notes: Intro (00:00 - 00:31) All Star starters for the Eastern Conference: Giannis Antetokounmpo, Kevin Durant, Jayson Tatum, Kyrie Irving, Donovan Mitchell (00:32 - 03:55) My reserve candidates for the East starting with the Boston Celtics (03:56 - 05:18) Philadelphia 76ers (05:19 - 07:09) Milwaukee Bucks (07:10 - 08:33) Cleveland Cavaliers (08:34 - 10:20) Miami Heat (10:21 - 13:09) New York Knicks (13:10 - 16:19) Atlanta Hawks (16:20 - 18:07) Indiana Pacers (18:08 - 19:32) Wash...

Show notes: Intro (00:00 - 00:52) Friday's news and highlights including the top 10 teams in selling merchandise, top 15 players in jersey sales, Kyrie Irving's offensive explosion and the hotly contested game between the Grizzlies and the Lakers (00:53 - 14:52) Saturday's news and highlights including the passing of longtime play-by-play broadcaster Bill Schonely, Boston wins 9th in a row, Evan Mobley's career night, Houston loses 14 straight and the Sixers go undefeated on their western roa...

Show notes: Intro (00:00 - 00:40) Players of the Week: Domantas Sabonis and Jalen Brunson (00:41 - 04:06) Monday's news and highlights including a promotion for Kyle Korver and the full schedule of the MLK Day games (04:07 - 16:26) Tuesday's news and highlights including Golden State visits the White House, Quin Synder on personal sabbatical in Paris and Denver stays hot behind Nikola Jokic's league leading 13th triple double (16:27 - 23:20) Wednesday's news and highlights including the pas...

Show notes: Intro (00:00 - 00:49) Friday's news and highlights including the San Antonio Spurs setting an attendance record, an interesting interview with Kristaps Porzingis and his reaction to his time as well as demise with the Knicks as well as a rare missed game for Nikola Jokic (00:50 - 10:37) Saturday's highlights including the Utah Jazz and Delta Airlines renewing their relationship with the arena being renamed the Delta Center, Ja Morant's monster dunk in a Memphis win and the Boston ...

Intro (00:00 - 00:49) Players of the Week: Lebron James and Donovan Mitchell (00:50 - 04:17) Monday's news and highlights including injury news on Kevin Durant, Marcus Morris fined and Jalen Brunson's career night spoiled in a loss to Milwaukee (04:18 - 10:56) Tuesday's news and highlights including injury news about Otto Porter Jr, Jonathan Isaac to play in G League as part of his journey back to the NBA, Jimmy Butler and his Miami Heat record setting night at the free throw line as well as ...

Show notes: Intro (00:00 - 00:39) Knicks' midseason grades preview (00:40 - 01:19) Jalen Brunson (01:20 - 03:33) Julius Randle (03:34 - 07:38) RJ Barrett (07:39 - 09:49) Immanuel Quickley (09:50 - 13:15) Mitchell Robinson (13:16 - 16:41) Quentin Grimes (16:42 - 19:50 Isaiah Hartenstein (19:51 - 22:09) Miles "Deuce" McBride (22:10 - 24:30) Jericho Sims (24:31 - 27:09) Cam Reddish (27:10 - 31:02) Obi Toppin (31:03 - 34:04) Derrick Rose (34:05 - 37:19) Evan Fournier (37:20 -39:40) L...

Show notes: Intro (00:00 - 00:34) Results from the first round of NBA All Star voting for both conferences (00:35 - 08:21) Thursday's news and highlights including , injury news for Bradley Beal, Marvin Bagley III and Devin Vassell, the first NBA in-season trade, Marcus Smart' being fined by the league and a bizarre night for the Clippers at Denver (08:22 - 17:46) Friday's news and highlights including the waiving of Kemba Walker, Zach LaVine's crazy night from deep, the Clippers' woes conti...

Intro (00:00 - 00:58) Players of the Week for the Eastern and Western Conference (00:59 - 04:52) Monday's news and highlights including an exciting scoring binge with Donovan Mitchell's 71 point game along with Klay Thompson's 54, LeBron James' 43, Joel Embiid's 42, Luka Doncic with 39 and Jerami Grant getting 36 against his former team in Detroit (04:53 - 14:50) Tuesday's news and highlights including the players, coaches and rookies of the month for December, Giannis Antetokounmpo's career ...