Kenny Smith's memoir 'Talk of Champions' looks back at a career shaped by the NBA
NPR's Book of the Day · NPR
June 28, 20239m 51s
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Kenny "The Jet" Smith's life has largely revolved around basketball in one way or another. The basketball commentator, Inside the NBA host and two-time NBA champion is now opening up about the people and relationships behind that career in his new memoir, Talk of Champions. In today's episode, he speaks to Here & Now's Scott Tong about how social justice, his high school coach, and friendships with people like Michael Jordan and Kobe Bryant inspired him to write his life story.
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