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Today on BRING IT IN Henry Abbott and David Thorpe spoke with return guest Erica Vanstone, the Executive Director Women’s Flat Track Derby Association. Erica updated us on how Flat Track Derby’s innovative, evidence-based COVID plan has fared, the meaning of sports, the election, and something Erica is calling “PHight” island. RECENT BRING IT IN EPISODES: * FRIDAY October 23, 2020 Jarod Hector on how NBA coaches are chosen. * WEDNESDAY October 21, 2020 David Thorpe makes the case for why Davis’ last two months of play are as good as any big man’s … ever. * MONDAY October 19, 2020 David Thorpe, Henry Abbott, and Jarod Hector fired up the trade machine. * FRIDAY October 16, 2020 David Thorpe reveals his top five NBA players. * WEDNESDAY October 14, 2020 Jarod Hector reveals his top five NBA players. * MONDAY October 12, 2020 Adena Jones on NBA bubble after the Lakers took their 17th championship. * FRIDAY October 9, 2020 Jarod Hector plays NINE BY NINETY with Henry and David. * WEDNESDAY October 7, 2020 David and Jarod cross swords in battle on the best players ever. * MONDAY October 5, 2020 David Thorpe on the Lakers. This is a public episode. If you’d like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.truehoop.com/subscribe Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today on BRING IT IN Henry Abbott and David Thorpe spoke with our TrueHoop BRING IT IN Friday star Jarod Hector, multimedia journalist, voice, on-air personality and podcast host. They played NINE BY NINETY, where they get 90 seconds each to rapid-fire cover nine topics. They talked about how NBA coaches are chosen, sports ratings, and much more. RECENT BRING IT IN EPISODES: * WEDNESDAY October 21, 2020 David Thorpe makes the case for why Davis’ last two months of play are as good as any big man’s … ever. * MONDAY October 19, 2020 David Thorpe, Henry Abbott, and Jarod Hector fired up the trade machine. * FRIDAY October 16, 2020 David Thorpe reveals his top five NBA players. * WEDNESDAY October 14, 2020 Jarod Hector reveals his top five NBA players. * MONDAY October 12, 2020 Adena Jones on NBA bubble after the Lakers took their 17th championship. * FRIDAY October 9, 2020 Jarod Hector plays NINE BY NINETY with Henry and David. * WEDNESDAY October 7, 2020 David and Jarod cross swords in battle on the best players ever. * MONDAY October 5, 2020 David Thorpe on the Lakers. * FRIDAY October 2, 2020 Jarod Hector on Doc Rivers as the next Sixers coach. This is a public episode. If you’d like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.truehoop.com/subscribe Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today on BRING IT IN David Thorpe and Henry Abbott discussed David’s latest TrueHoop piece on Anthony Davis. He makes the case for why Davis’ last two months of play are as good as any big man’s … ever. RECENT BRING IT IN EPISODES: * MONDAY October 19, 2020 David Thorpe, Henry Abbott, and Jarod Hector fired up the trade machine. * FRIDAY October 16, 2020 David Thorpe reveals his top five NBA players. * WEDNESDAY October 14, 2020 Jarod Hector reveals his top five NBA players. * MONDAY October 12, 2020 Adena Jones on NBA bubble after the Lakers took their 17th championship. * FRIDAY October 9, 2020 Jarod Hector plays NINE BY NINETY with Henry and David. * WEDNESDAY October 7, 2020 David and Jarod cross swords in battle on the best players ever. * MONDAY October 5, 2020 David Thorpe on the Lakers. * FRIDAY October 2, 2020 Jarod Hector on Doc Rivers as the next Sixers coach. * THURSDAY October 1, 2020 David Thorpe and Jarod Hector answered your brilliant Finals questions. This is a public episode. If you’d like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.truehoop.com/subscribe Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today on BRING IT IN TrueHoop Special Correspondent Adena Jones, in super fly Another Lane gear, updated us on life after the NBA bubble. Then David Thorpe, Henry Abbott, and Jarod Hector fired up the trade machine. Many good teams in the West have abysmal odds of winning next year’s title. Does that mean some really good players might be available? David spent the weekend wondering about the idea that the Rockets might trade James Harden. What might it look like? RECENT BRING IT IN EPISODES: * FRIDAY October 16, 2020 David Thorpe reveals his top five NBA players. * WEDNESDAY October 14, 2020 Jarod Hector reveals his top five NBA players. * MONDAY October 12, 2020 Adena Jones on NBA bubble after the Lakers took their 17th championship. * FRIDAY October 9, 2020 Jarod Hector plays NINE BY NINETY with Henry and David. * WEDNESDAY October 7, 2020 David and Jarod cross swords in battle on the best players ever. * MONDAY October 5, 2020 David Thorpe on the Lakers. * FRIDAY October 2, 2020 Jarod Hector on Doc Rivers as the next Sixers coach. * THURSDAY October 1, 2020 David Thorpe and Jarod Hector answered your brilliant Finals questions. * WEDNESDAY September 30, 2020 Shea Serrano on the Finals. This is a public episode. If you’d like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.truehoop.com/subscribe Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today on BRING IT IN Henry Abbott and David Thorpe spoke with our TrueHoop BRING IT IN Friday star Jarod Hector, multimedia journalist, voice, on-air personality and podcast host. They played NINE BY NINETY, where they get 90 seconds each to rapid-fire cover nine topics. Then—after days of trash talk—David Thorpe revealed his top five all-time players, revealing the super-secret forward he has been teasing all week. RECENT BRING IT IN EPISODES: * WEDNESDAY October 14, 2020 Jarod Hector reveals his top five NBA players. * MONDAY October 12, 2020 Adena Jones on NBA bubble after the Lakers took their 17th championship. * FRIDAY October 9, 2020 Jarod Hector plays NINE BY NINETY with Henry and David. * WEDNESDAY October 7, 2020 David and Jarod cross swords in battle on the best players ever. * MONDAY October 5, 2020 David Thorpe on the Lakers. * FRIDAY October 2, 2020 Jarod Hector on Doc Rivers as the next Sixers coach. * THURSDAY October 1, 2020 David Thorpe and Jarod Hector answered your brilliant Finals questions. * WEDNESDAY September 30, 2020 Shea Serrano on the Finals. * MONDAY September 28, 2020 Jeff Pearlman on his latest book, “Three-Ring Circus: Kobe, Shaq, Phil and the Crazy Years of the Lakers Dynasty.” This is a public episode. If you’d like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.truehoop.com/subscribe Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today on BRING IT IN Jarod Hector reveals his top five picks for NBA’s G.O.A.T. and Henry Abbott and David Thorpe pick them apart. Friday David will unveil his top five. RECENT BRING IT IN EPISODES: * MONDAY October 12, 2020 Adena Jones on NBA bubble after the Lakers took their 17th championship. * FRIDAY October 9, 2020 Jarod Hector plays NINE BY NINETY with Henry and David. * WEDNESDAY October 7, 2020 David and Jarod cross swords in battle on the best players ever. * MONDAY October 5, 2020 David Thorpe on the Lakers. * FRIDAY October 2, 2020 Jarod Hector on Doc Rivers as the next Sixers coach. * THURSDAY October 1, 2020 David Thorpe and Jarod Hector answered your brilliant Finals questions. * WEDNESDAY September 30, 2020 Shea Serrano on the Finals. * MONDAY September 28, 2020 Jeff Pearlman on his latest book, “Three-Ring Circus: Kobe, Shaq, Phil and the Crazy Years of the Lakers Dynasty.” * FRIDAY September 25, 2020 Jarod Hector on Jimmy Butler as a leader. This is a public episode. If you’d like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.truehoop.com/subscribe Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today on BRING IT IN TrueHoop Special Correspondent Adena Jones, in super fly Another Lane gear, gave us all the feels from the NBA bubble after the Lakers took their 17th championship. Then David Thorpe and Jarod Hector join to debate Henry’s top five picks for NBA’s G.O.A.T. Wednesday Jarod will present his picks. RECENT BRING IT IN EPISODES: * FRIDAY October 9, 2020 Jarod Hector plays NINE BY NINETY with Henry and David. * WEDNESDAY October 7, 2020 David and Jarod cross swords in battle on the best players ever. * MONDAY October 5, 2020 David Thorpe on the Lakers. * FRIDAY October 2, 2020 Jarod Hector on Doc Rivers as the next Sixers coach. * THURSDAY October 1, 2020 David Thorpe and Jarod Hector answered your brilliant Finals questions. * WEDNESDAY September 30, 2020 Shea Serrano on the Finals. * MONDAY September 28, 2020 Jeff Pearlman on his latest book, “Three-Ring Circus: Kobe, Shaq, Phil and the Crazy Years of the Lakers Dynasty.” * FRIDAY September 25, 2020 Jarod Hector on Jimmy Butler as a leader. * WEDNESDAY September 23, 2020 Joshua Mendelsohn on the history and consequence of the NBA. This is a public episode. If you’d like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.truehoop.com/subscribe Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today on BRING IT IN Henry Abbott and David Thorpe spoke with our TrueHoop BRING IT IN Friday star Jarod Hector, multimedia journalist, voice, on-air personality and podcast host. They played NINE BY NINETY, where they get 90 seconds each to rapid-fire cover nine topics. They talked about Jarod’s favorite band, The Capitalist Machine, G.O.A.T. players, and much more. RECENT BRING IT IN EPISODES: * WEDNESDAY October 7, 2020 David and Jarod cross swords in battle on the best players ever. * MONDAY October 5, 2020 David Thorpe on the Lakers. * FRIDAY October 2, 2020 Jarod Hector on Doc Rivers as the next Sixers coach. * THURSDAY October 1, 2020 David Thorpe and Jarod Hector answered your brilliant Finals questions. * WEDNESDAY September 30, 2020 Shea Serrano on the Finals. * MONDAY September 28, 2020 Jeff Pearlman on his latest book, “Three-Ring Circus: Kobe, Shaq, Phil and the Crazy Years of the Lakers Dynasty.” * FRIDAY September 25, 2020 Jarod Hector on Jimmy Butler as a leader. * WEDNESDAY September 23, 2020 Joshua Mendelsohn on the history and consequence of the NBA. * MONDAY September 21, 2020 Adena Jones on Anthony Davis’s game winner during the Lakers v. Nuggets match up. This is a public episode. If you’d like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.truehoop.com/subscribe Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today on BRING IT IN Henry Abbott and David Thorpe talked about Anthony Davis, a rule change we’re calling The Harden Rule, Kyle Kuzma, and then, near the end, David alarms everyone by questioning Jarod Hector’s views on the best players ever. RECENT BRING IT IN EPISODES: * MONDAY October 5, 2020 David Thorpe on the Lakers. * FRIDAY October 2, 2020 Jarod Hector on Doc Rivers as the next Sixers coach. * THURSDAY October 1, 2020 David Thorpe and Jarod Hector answered your brilliant Finals questions. * WEDNESDAY September 30, 2020 Shea Serrano on the Finals. * MONDAY September 28, 2020 Jeff Pearlman on his latest book, “Three-Ring Circus: Kobe, Shaq, Phil and the Crazy Years of the Lakers Dynasty.” * FRIDAY September 25, 2020 Jarod Hector on Jimmy Butler as a leader. * WEDNESDAY September 23, 2020 Joshua Mendelsohn on the history and consequence of the NBA. * MONDAY September 21, 2020 Adena Jones on Anthony Davis’s game winner during the Lakers v. Nuggets match up. * FRIDAY September 18, 2020 Why David thinks the Lakers will roll the Nuggets. This is a public episode. If you’d like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.truehoop.com/subscribe Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today on BRING IT IN TrueHoop Special Correspondent Adena Jones updated us on life in the NBA and WNBA bubbles. Then David, Henry, and Adena talked about the Lakers’ performance during last night’s game and more. The video is here: RECENT BRING IT IN EPISODES: * FRIDAY October 2, 2020 Jarod Hector on Doc Rivers as the next Sixers coach. * THURSDAY October 1, 2020 David Thorpe and Jarod Hector answered your brilliant Finals questions. * WEDNESDAY September 30, 2020 Shea Serrano on the Finals. * MONDAY September 28, 2020 Jeff Pearlman on his latest book, “Three-Ring Circus: Kobe, Shaq, Phil and the Crazy Years of the Lakers Dynasty.” * FRIDAY September 25, 2020 Jarod Hector on Jimmy Butler as a leader. * WEDNESDAY September 23, 2020 Joshua Mendelsohn on the history and consequence of the NBA. * MONDAY September 21, 2020 Adena Jones on Anthony Davis’s game winner during the Lakers v. Nuggets match up. * FRIDAY September 18, 2020 Why David thinks the Lakers will roll the Nuggets. * WEDNESDAY September 16, 2020 David Thorpe and Henry Abbott talk about the Clippers Game 7 defeat to the Nuggets. This is a public episode. If you’d like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.truehoop.com/subscribe Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today on BRING IT IN Henry Abbott and David Thorpe spoke with our TrueHoop BRING IT IN Friday star Jarod Hector, multimedia journalist, voice, on-air personality and podcast host. They played NINE BY NINETY, where they get 90 seconds each to rapid-fire cover nine topics. They talked about Trump testing positive for COVID-19, Doc Rivers as the next Sixers coach, and the current NBA injury toll this season. RECENT BRING IT IN EPISODES: * THURSDAY October 1, 2020 David Thorpe and Jarod Hector answered your brilliant Finals questions. * WEDNESDAY September 30, 2020 Shea Serrano on the Finals. * MONDAY September 28, 2020 Jeff Pearlman on his latest book, “Three-Ring Circus: Kobe, Shaq, Phil and the Crazy Years of the Lakers Dynasty.” * FRIDAY September 25, 2020 Jarod Hector on Jimmy Butler as a leader. * WEDNESDAY September 23, 2020 Joshua Mendelsohn on the history and consequence of the NBA. * MONDAY September 21, 2020 Adena Jones on Anthony Davis’s game winner during the Lakers v. Nuggets match up. * FRIDAY September 18, 2020 Why David thinks the Lakers will roll the Nuggets. * WEDNESDAY September 16, 2020 David Thorpe and Henry Abbott talk about the Clippers Game 7 defeat to the Nuggets. * MONDAY September 14, 2020 Adena Jones on Russell Westbrook’s shouting match with Rajon Rondo’s brother. This is a public episode. If you’d like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.truehoop.com/subscribe Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On a special BRING IT IN, David Thorpe and Jarod Hector answered your brilliant Finals questions. What did we learn about the current state of Kendrick Nunn? What adjustments are there for Miami to make? They discuss, and much more. Use the hashtag #TrueHoop on Twitter throughout the Finals to submit questions. RECENT BRING IT IN EPISODES: * WEDNESDAY September 30, 2020 Shea Serrano on the Finals. * MONDAY September 28, 2020 Jeff Pearlman on his latest book, “Three-Ring Circus: Kobe, Shaq, Phil and the Crazy Years of the Lakers Dynasty.” * FRIDAY September 25, 2020 Jarod Hector on Jimmy Butler as a leader. * WEDNESDAY September 23, 2020 Joshua Mendelsohn on the history and consequence of the NBA. * MONDAY September 21, 2020 Adena Jones on Anthony Davis’s game winner during the Lakers v. Nuggets match up. * FRIDAY September 18, 2020 Why David thinks the Lakers will roll the Nuggets. * WEDNESDAY September 16, 2020 David Thorpe and Henry Abbott talk about the Clippers Game 7 defeat to the Nuggets. * MONDAY September 14, 2020 Adena Jones on Russell Westbrook’s shouting match with Rajon Rondo’s brother. * FRIDAY September 11, 2020 Jarod Hector on Kyle Lowry’s elite performance. This is a public episode. If you’d like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.truehoop.com/subscribe Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today on BRING IT IN Henry Abbott and David Thorpe spoke with Shea Serrano, author of “Basketball (and other things),” and several other books. He’s a Ringer writer and wonderful critic of Donald Trump. They shared memories of greatest dunk contests, argued about the best basketball movie of all time, and talked about the Finals. RECENT BRING IT IN EPISODES: * MONDAY September 28, 2020 Jeff Pearlman on his latest book, “Three-Ring Circus: Kobe, Shaq, Phil and the Crazy Years of the Lakers Dynasty.” * FRIDAY September 25, 2020 Jarod Hector on Jimmy Butler as a leader. * WEDNESDAY September 23, 2020 Joshua Mendelsohn on the history and consequence of the NBA. * MONDAY September 21, 2020 Adena Jones on Anthony Davis’s game winner during the Lakers v. Nuggets match up. * FRIDAY September 18, 2020 Why David thinks the Lakers will roll the Nuggets. * WEDNESDAY September 16, 2020 David Thorpe and Henry Abbott talk about the Clippers Game 7 defeat to the Nuggets. * MONDAY September 14, 2020 Adena Jones on Russell Westbrook’s shouting match with Rajon Rondo’s brother. * FRIDAY September 11, 2020 Jarod Hector on Kyle Lowry’s elite performance. * WEDNESDAY September 9, 2020 Stan Van Gundy live from the bubble in Orlando. This is a public episode. If you’d like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.truehoop.com/subscribe Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today on BRING IT IN TrueHoop Special Correspondent Adena Jones updated us on life in the NBA bubble and celebrated Fat Bear Week. Then Henry Abbott spoke with Jeff Pearlman, New York Times best-selling author of nine books. His latest release, “Three-Ring Circus: Kobe, Shaq, Phil and the Crazy Years of the Lakers Dynasty” comes out in hardcover In September 2020 and is available now in myriad places. He’s a former Sports Illustrated senior writer, a former ESPN.com columnist and a former staff writer for Newsday and The (Nashville) Tennessean. They talked about Jeff’s latest book and told stories of their adventures in sports reporting. The video is here: RECENT BRING IT IN EPISODES: * FRIDAY September 25, 2020 Jarod Hector on Jimmy Butler as a leader. * WEDNESDAY September 23, 2020 Joshua Mendelsohn on the history and consequence of the NBA. * MONDAY September 21, 2020 Adena Jones on Anthony Davis’s game winner during the Lakers v. Nuggets match up. * FRIDAY September 18, 2020 Why David thinks the Lakers will roll the Nuggets. * WEDNESDAY September 16, 2020 David Thorpe and Henry Abbott talk about the Clippers Game 7 defeat to the Nuggets. * MONDAY September 14, 2020 Adena Jones on Russell Westbrook’s shouting match with Rajon Rondo’s brother. * FRIDAY September 11, 2020 Jarod Hector on Kyle Lowry’s elite performance. * WEDNESDAY September 9, 2020 Stan Van Gundy live from the bubble in Orlando. * TUESDAY September 8, 2020 Adena Jones on Jimmy Butler’s $20 a cup coffee business in the bubble. This is a public episode. If you’d like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.truehoop.com/subscribe Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today on BRING IT IN Henry Abbott and David Thorpe spoke with our TrueHoop BRING IT IN Friday star Jarod Hector, multimedia journalist, voice, on-air personality and podcast host. They played NINE BY NINETY, where they get 90 seconds each to rapid-fire cover nine topics. First Judy went off on people glowing up during the pandemic instead of eating gallons of chips and salsa like she is. Then Henry, David, and Jarod talked about Jimmy Butler as a leader, Heat’s Erik Spoelstra on rookie Tyler Herro, and much more. RECENT BRING IT IN EPISODES: * WEDNESDAY September 23, 2020 Joshua Mendelsohn on the history and consequence of the NBA. * MONDAY September 21, 2020 Adena Jones on Anthony Davis’s game winner during the Lakers v. Nuggets match up. * FRIDAY September 18, 2020 Why David thinks the Lakers will roll the Nuggets. * WEDNESDAY September 16, 2020 David Thorpe and Henry Abbott talk about the Clippers Game 7 defeat to the Nuggets. * MONDAY September 14, 2020 Adena Jones on Russell Westbrook’s shouting match with Rajon Rondo’s brother. * FRIDAY September 11, 2020 Jarod Hector on Kyle Lowry’s elite performance. * WEDNESDAY September 9, 2020 Stan Van Gundy live from the bubble in Orlando. * TUESDAY September 8, 2020 Adena Jones on Jimmy Butler’s $20 a cup coffee business in the bubble. * FRIDAY September 4, 2020 Jarod Hector on Brooklyn Nets’ choice of Steve Nash for head coach. This is a public episode. If you’d like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.truehoop.com/subscribe Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On BRING IT IN Henry Abbott and David Thorpe spoke with Joshua Mendelsohn, author of “THE CAP: How Larry Fleisher and David Stern Built the Modern NBA.” He’s a veteran labor lawyer with extensive experience in sports, entertainment, and broadcasting. He is also an adjunct professor at Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law, teaching collective bargaining in sports and entertainment. They talked about the history and consequence of the NBA salary cap, and imagine what the NBA would look like without it. RECENT BRING IT IN EPISODES: * MONDAY September 21, 2020 Adena Jones on Anthony Davis’s game winner during the Lakers v. Nuggets match up. * FRIDAY September 18, 2020 Why David thinks the Lakers will roll the Nuggets. * WEDNESDAY September 16, 2020 David Thorpe and Henry Abbott talk about the Clippers Game 7 defeat to the Nuggets. * MONDAY September 14, 2020 Adena Jones on Russell Westbrook’s shouting match with Rajon Rondo’s brother. * FRIDAY September 11, 2020 Jarod Hector on Kyle Lowry’s elite performance. * WEDNESDAY September 9, 2020 Stan Van Gundy live from the bubble in Orlando. * TUESDAY September 8, 2020 Adena Jones on Jimmy Butler’s $20 a cup coffee business in the bubble. * FRIDAY September 4, 2020 Jarod Hector on Brooklyn Nets’ choice of Steve Nash for head coach. * WEDNESDAY September 2, 2020 Henry Abbott, David Thorpe, and Jarod Hector talked about how incredibly tired players look at the end of the bubble’s close games. This is a public episode. If you’d like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.truehoop.com/subscribe Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today on BRING IT IN TrueHoop Special Correspondent Adena Jones updated us on life in the NBA bubble, in particular Jimmy Butler’s Big Face Coffee Shop merch! Then BRING IT IN special guest host Jarod Hector and TrueHoop analyst David Thorpe analyzed what he called LeBron’s “horrendous” performance and Anthony Davis’s game winner during last night’s Lakers v. Nuggets match up. RECENT BRING IT IN EPISODES: * FRIDAY September 18, 2020 Why David thinks the Lakers will roll the Nuggets. * WEDNESDAY September 16, 2020 David Thorpe and Henry Abbott talk about the Clippers Game 7 defeat to the Nuggets. * MONDAY September 14, 2020 Adena Jones on Russell Westbrook’s shouting match with Rajon Rondo’s brother. * FRIDAY September 11, 2020 Jarod Hector on Kyle Lowry’s elite performance. * WEDNESDAY September 9, 2020 Stan Van Gundy live from the bubble in Orlando. * TUESDAY September 8, 2020 Adena Jones on Jimmy Butler’s $20 a cup coffee business in the bubble. * FRIDAY September 4, 2020 Jarod Hector on Brooklyn Nets’ choice of Steve Nash for head coach. * WEDNESDAY September 2, 2020 Henry Abbott, David Thorpe, and Jarod Hector talked about how incredibly tired players look at the end of the bubble’s close games. * MONDAY August 31, 2020 Adena Jones on legendary Georgetown coach John Thompson. This is a public episode. If you’d like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.truehoop.com/subscribe Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today on BRING IT IN Henry Abbott and David Thorpe spoke with our TrueHoop BRING IT IN Friday star Jarod Hector, multimedia journalist, voice, on-air personality and podcast host. They played NINE BY NINETY, where they get 90 seconds each to rapid-fire cover nine topics. The goal was to discuss the Miami Heat’s culture, Doc Rivers’ future, why David thinks the Lakers will roll the Nuggets, what Jarod called “Tucker Carlson’s Road To Damascus,” and all that happened. But also for some strange reason golf kept popping up. RECENT BRING IT IN EPISODES: * WEDNESDAY September 16, 2020 David Thorpe and Henry Abbott talk about the Clippers Game 7 defeat to the Nuggets. * MONDAY September 14, 2020 Adena Jones on Russell Westbrook’s shouting match with Rajon Rondo’s brother. * FRIDAY September 11, 2020 Jarod Hector on Kyle Lowry’s elite performance. * WEDNESDAY September 9, 2020 Stan Van Gundy live from the bubble in Orlando. * TUESDAY September 8, 2020 Adena Jones on Jimmy Butler’s $20 a cup coffee business in the bubble. * FRIDAY September 4, 2020 Jarod Hector on Brooklyn Nets’ choice of Steve Nash for head coach. * WEDNESDAY September 2, 2020 Henry Abbott, David Thorpe, and Jarod Hector talked about how incredibly tired players look at the end of the bubble’s close games. * MONDAY August 31, 2020 Adena Jones on legendary Georgetown coach John Thompson. * FRIDAY August 28, 2020 Jarod Hector on NBA employees on strike in the wake of shootings in Kenosha. This is a public episode. If you’d like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.truehoop.com/subscribe Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today on BRING IT IN David Thorpe and Henry Abbott talk about the Clippers Game 7 defeat to the Nuggets. RECENT BRING IT IN EPISODES: * MONDAY September 14, 2020 Adena Jones on Russell Westbrook’s shouting match with Rajon Rondo’s brother. * FRIDAY September 11, 2020 Jarod Hector on Kyle Lowry’s elite performance. * WEDNESDAY September 9, 2020 Stan Van Gundy live from the bubble in Orlando. * TUESDAY September 8, 2020 Adena Jones on Jimmy Butler’s $20 a cup coffee business in the bubble. * FRIDAY September 4, 2020 Jarod Hector on Brooklyn Nets’ choice of Steve Nash for head coach. * WEDNESDAY September 2, 2020 Henry Abbott, David Thorpe, and Jarod Hector talked about how incredibly tired players look at the end of the bubble’s close games. * MONDAY August 31, 2020 Adena Jones on legendary Georgetown coach John Thompson. * FRIDAY August 28, 2020 Jarod Hector on NBA employees on strike in the wake of shootings in Kenosha. * WEDNESDAY August 26, 2020 Emergency BRING IT IN on the Bucks strike. This is a public episode. If you’d like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.truehoop.com/subscribe Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today on BRING IT IN TrueHoop Special Correspondent Adena Jones updated us on Russell Westbrook’s shouting match with Rajon Rondo’s brother and more. Then Henry Abbott and David Thorpe previewed Game 7, discussed David’s latest TrueHoop piece about giving it all in the bubble, and more. RECENT BRING IT IN EPISODES: * FRIDAY September 11, 2020 Jarod Hector on Kyle Lowry’s elite performance. * WEDNESDAY September 9, 2020 Stan Van Gundy live from the bubble in Orlando. * TUESDAY September 8, 2020 Adena Jones on Jimmy Butler’s $20 a cup coffee business in the bubble. * FRIDAY September 4, 2020 Jarod Hector on Brooklyn Nets’ choice of Steve Nash for head coach. * WEDNESDAY September 2, 2020 Henry Abbott, David Thorpe, and Jarod Hector talked about how incredibly tired players look at the end of the bubble’s close games. * MONDAY August 31, 2020 Adena Jones on legendary Georgetown coach John Thompson. * FRIDAY August 28, 2020 Jarod Hector on NBA employees on strike in the wake of shootings in Kenosha. * WEDNESDAY August 26, 2020 Emergency BRING IT IN on the Bucks strike. * WEDNESDAY August 26, 2020 Dana Smith on when fans can safely sit in stands at basketball games again. This is a public episode. If you’d like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.truehoop.com/subscribe Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today on BRING IT IN Henry Abbott and David Thorpe spoke with our TrueHoop BRING IT IN Friday star Jarod Hector, multimedia journalist, voice, on-air personality and podcast host. They played NINE BY NINETY, where they get 90 seconds each to rapid-fire cover nine topics. They talk about boo-ing during the return of the NFL, Kyle Lowry’s elite performance, and made their guesses for who’s going to win tonight. RECENT BRING IT IN EPISODES: * WEDNESDAY September 9, 2020 Stan Van Gundy live from the bubble in Orlando. * TUESDAY September 8, 2020 Adena Jones on Jimmy Butler’s $20 a cup coffee business in the bubble. * FRIDAY September 4, 2020 Jarod Hector on Brooklyn Nets’ choice of Steve Nash for head coach. * WEDNESDAY September 2, 2020 Henry Abbott, David Thorpe, and Jarod Hector talked about how incredibly tired players look at the end of the bubble’s close games. * MONDAY August 31, 2020 Adena Jones on legendary Georgetown coach John Thompson. * FRIDAY August 28, 2020 Jarod Hector on NBA employees on strike in the wake of shootings in Kenosha. * WEDNESDAY August 26, 2020 Emergency BRING IT IN on the Bucks strike. * WEDNESDAY August 26, 2020 Dana Smith on when fans can safely sit in stands at basketball games again. * MONDAY August 24, 2020 David Thorpe on three head-scratching coaching errors from the Mavericks and Clippers. This is a public episode. If you’d like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.truehoop.com/subscribe Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Part 1 of the audio is here. Today on BRING IT IN Henry Abbott and David Thorpe spoke with NBA analyst Stan Van Gundy—former head coach of the Heat, Magic, and Pistons—live from the bubble in Orlando. Who’s going to win the title now that the Bucks are out? What makes the Lakers’ defense so good? Does he have to drink special tea to keep from losing his voice? We covered a lot of ground … RECENT BRING IT IN EPISODES: * TUESDAY September 8, 2020 Adena Jones on Jimmy Butler’s $20 a cup coffee business in the bubble. * FRIDAY September 4, 2020 Jarod Hector on Brooklyn Nets’ choice of Steve Nash for head coach. * WEDNESDAY September 2, 2020 Henry Abbott, David Thorpe, and Jarod Hector talked about how incredibly tired players look at the end of the bubble’s close games. * MONDAY August 31, 2020 Adena Jones on legendary Georgetown coach John Thompson. * FRIDAY August 28, 2020 Jarod Hector on NBA employees on strike in the wake of shootings in Kenosha. * WEDNESDAY August 26, 2020 Emergency BRING IT IN on the Bucks strike. * WEDNESDAY August 26, 2020 Dana Smith on when fans can safely sit in stands at basketball games again. * MONDAY August 24, 2020 David Thorpe on three head-scratching coaching errors from the Mavericks and Clippers. * FRIDAY August 21, 2020 Jarod Hector on why LeBron’s performance appears a little off. This is a public episode. If you’d like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.truehoop.com/subscribe Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today on BRING IT IN Henry Abbott and David Thorpe spoke with NBA analyst Stan Van Gundy—former head coach of the Heat, Magic, and Pistons—live from the bubble in Orlando. Who’s going to win the title now that the Bucks are out? What makes the Lakers’ defense so good? Does he have to drink special tea to keep from losing his voice? We covered a lot of ground … (The episode ran long. Part 2 of the audio is here.) RECENT BRING IT IN EPISODES: * TUESDAY September 8, 2020 Adena Jones on Jimmy Butler’s $20 a cup coffee business in the bubble. * FRIDAY September 4, 2020 Jarod Hector on Brooklyn Nets’ choice of Steve Nash for head coach. * WEDNESDAY September 2, 2020 Henry Abbott, David Thorpe, and Jarod Hector talked about how incredibly tired players look at the end of the bubble’s close games. * MONDAY August 31, 2020 Adena Jones on legendary Georgetown coach John Thompson. * FRIDAY August 28, 2020 Jarod Hector on NBA employees on strike in the wake of shootings in Kenosha. * WEDNESDAY August 26, 2020 Emergency BRING IT IN on the Bucks strike. * WEDNESDAY August 26, 2020 Dana Smith on when fans can safely sit in stands at basketball games again. * MONDAY August 24, 2020 David Thorpe on three head-scratching coaching errors from the Mavericks and Clippers. * FRIDAY August 21, 2020 Jarod Hector on why LeBron’s performance appears a little off. This is a public episode. If you’d like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.truehoop.com/subscribe Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today on BRING IT IN TrueHoop Special Correspondent Adena Jones updated us on Jimmy Butler’s $20 a cup coffee business in the bubble. Then we were delighted by video of children in the bubble—but not LeBron’s kids who are not there for reasons he can explain. Then Henry Abbott, David Thorpe, and Jarod Hector joined Adena to discuss the incredible number of top playoff contributors who were not lottery picks—and many of whom were not drafted at all. Why are teams drafting so many players that don’t stick? RECENT BRING IT IN EPISODES: * FRIDAY September 4, 2020 Jarod Hector on Brooklyn Nets’ choice of Steve Nash for head coach. * WEDNESDAY September 2, 2020 Henry Abbott, David Thorpe, and Jarod Hector talked about how incredibly tired players look at the end of the bubble’s close games. * MONDAY August 31, 2020 Adena Jones on legendary Georgetown coach John Thompson. * FRIDAY August 28, 2020 Jarod Hector on NBA employees on strike in the wake of shootings in Kenosha. * WEDNESDAY August 26, 2020 Emergency BRING IT IN on the Bucks strike. * WEDNESDAY August 26, 2020 Dana Smith on when fans can safely sit in stands at basketball games again. * MONDAY August 24, 2020 David Thorpe on three head-scratching coaching errors from the Mavericks and Clippers. * FRIDAY August 21, 2020 Jarod Hector on why LeBron’s performance appears a little off. * WEDNESDAY August 19, 2020 TrueHoop on body cam footage of Alan Strickland and Raptors President Masai Ujiri last June. This is a public episode. If you’d like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.truehoop.com/subscribe Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today on BRING IT IN Henry Abbott and David Thorpe spoke with our TrueHoop BRING IT IN Friday star Jarod Hector, multimedia journalist, voice, on-air personality and podcast host. They played NINE BY NINETY, where they get 90 seconds each to rapid-fire cover nine topics. They talked about Brooklyn Nets’ choice of Steve Nash for head coach, the Kemba pass of the year, OG’s game-winner, MULAN and more. RECENT BRING IT IN EPISODES: * WEDNESDAY September 2, 2020 Henry Abbott, David Thorpe, and Jarod Hector talked about how incredibly tired players look at the end of the bubble’s close games. * MONDAY August 31, 2020 Adena Jones on legendary Georgetown coach John Thompson. * FRIDAY August 28, 2020 Jarod Hector on NBA employees on strike in the wake of shootings in Kenosha. * WEDNESDAY August 26, 2020 Emergency BRING IT IN on the Bucks strike. * WEDNESDAY August 26, 2020 Dana Smith on when fans can safely sit in stands at basketball games again. * MONDAY August 24, 2020 David Thorpe on three head-scratching coaching errors from the Mavericks and Clippers. * FRIDAY August 21, 2020 Jarod Hector on why LeBron’s performance appears a little off. * WEDNESDAY August 19, 2020 TrueHoop on body cam footage of Alan Strickland and Raptors President Masai Ujiri last June. * MONDAY August 17, 2020 David Thorpe and Henry Abbott preview the playoffs. This is a public episode. If you’d like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.truehoop.com/subscribe Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today on BRING IT IN Henry Abbott, David Thorpe, and Jarod Hector talked about how incredibly tired players look at the end of the bubble’s close games. Are we about to see injury city? RECENT BRING IT IN EPISODES: * MONDAY September 2, 2020 Adena Jones on legendary Georgetown coach John Thompson. * FRIDAY August 28, 2020 Jarod Hector on NBA employees on strike in the wake of shootings in Kenosha. * WEDNESDAY August 26, 2020 Emergency BRING IT IN on the Bucks strike. * WEDNESDAY August 26, 2020 Dana Smith on when fans can safely sit in stands at basketball games again. * MONDAY August 24, 2020 David Thorpe on three head-scratching coaching errors from the Mavericks and Clippers. * FRIDAY August 21, 2020 Jarod Hector on why LeBron’s performance appears a little off. * WEDNESDAY August 19, 2020 TrueHoop on body cam footage of Alan Strickland and Raptors President Masai Ujiri last June. * MONDAY August 17, 2020 David Thorpe and Henry Abbott preview the playoffs. * FRIDAY August 7, 2020 Adena Jones on the WNBA and Jarod Hector plays NINE BY NINETY. This is a public episode. If you’d like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.truehoop.com/subscribe Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today on BRING IT IN TrueHoop Special Correspondent Adena Jones spoke with us about the world’s reaction to the passing of Chadwick Boseman and the impact of The Black Panther, as well as legendary Georgetown coach John Thompson. Then Henry Abbott, David Thorpe, and Jarod Hector joined Adena to tell stories about Coach Thompson—and the NBA playoffs. RECENT BRING IT IN EPISODES: * FRIDAY August 28, 2020 Jarod Hector on NBA employees on strike in the wake of shootings in Kenosha. * WEDNESDAY August 26, 2020 Emergency BRING IT IN on the Bucks strike. * WEDNESDAY August 26, 2020 Dana Smith on when fans can safely sit in stands at basketball games again. * MONDAY August 24, 2020 David Thorpe on three head-scratching coaching errors from the Mavericks and Clippers. * FRIDAY August 21, 2020 Jarod Hector on why LeBron’s performance appears a little off. * WEDNESDAY August 19, 2020 TrueHoop on body cam footage of Alan Strickland and Raptors President Masai Ujiri last June. * MONDAY August 17, 2020 David Thorpe and Henry Abbott preview the playoffs. * FRIDAY August 7, 2020 Adena Jones on the WNBA and Jarod Hector plays NINE BY NINETY. * WEDNESDAY August 5, 2020 Mary Pilon and Louisa Thomas on their new book LOSERS: Dispatches From the Other Side of the Scoreboard. This is a public episode. If you’d like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.truehoop.com/subscribe Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today on BRING IT IN Henry Abbott and David Thorpe spoke with our TrueHoop BRING IT IN Friday star Jarod Hector, multimedia journalist, voice, on-air personality and podcast host. They played NINE BY NINETY, where they get 90 seconds each to rapid-fire cover nine topics. They talked about NBA employees on strike in the wake of shootings in Kenosha, Wisconsin, how the discontent could have connections to Russian influence, and more. RECENT BRING IT IN EPISODES: * WEDNESDAY August 26, 2020 Emergency BRING IT IN on the Bucks strike. * WEDNESDAY August 26, 2020 Dana Smith on when fans can safely sit in stands at basketball games again. * MONDAY August 24, 2020 David Thorpe on three head-scratching coaching errors from the Mavericks and Clippers. * FRIDAY August 21, 2020 Jarod Hector on why LeBron’s performance appears a little off. * WEDNESDAY August 19, 2020 TrueHoop on body cam footage of Alan Strickland and Raptors President Masai Ujiri last June. * MONDAY August 17, 2020 David Thorpe and Henry Abbott preview the playoffs. * FRIDAY August 7, 2020 Adena Jones on the WNBA and Jarod Hector plays NINE BY NINETY. * WEDNESDAY August 5, 2020 Mary Pilon and Louisa Thomas on their new book LOSERS: Dispatches From the Other Side of the Scoreboard. * MONDAY August 3, 2020 Travonne Edwards on how the Rockets’ tiny lineup hypnotized Brook Lopez into unconventional shooting. This is a public episode. If you’d like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.truehoop.com/subscribe Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Milwaukee Bucks did not take the court Wednesday afternoon for Game 5—in reaction to the shooting of an unarmed Jacob Blake in front of his children in Kenosha, Wisconsin—and the ensuing fallout. Then the NBA postponed the three games of the night. In an emergency BRING IT IN, Adena Jones, Jarod Hector, Emory Univerity history scholar Dr. Carl Suddler (author of “Presumed Criminal”), David Thorpe, and Henry Abbott came together to discuss this historic NBA and U.S. moment. What are the NBA players risking by protesting play? What can/should they demand? More of Dr. Suddler on BRING IT IN: * TUESDAY June 9, 2020 Dr. Carl Suddler on defunding the police. * WEDNESDAY July 8, 2020 Adena Jones on WNBA player reaction Kelly Loeffler, and Dr. Carl Suddler on inspiring NBA players to make their own demands. This is a public episode. If you’d like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.truehoop.com/subscribe Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today on BRING IT IN TrueHoop Special Correspondent Adena Jones updated us on —wow, Doc Rivers is powerful—the shooting of Jacob Blake, as well as Wubble beef, Paul George, and LeBron. Then Henry Abbott and David Thorpe welcome back award-winning COVID-19 reporter Dana Smith, senior writer for Elemental at Medium. Under pressure, and with a lot of guesswork, Smith estimates it will be a year before fans can safely sit in stands at basketball games again. She also gives a full update on vaccines, treatments, testing, the NBA bubble, and eating in restaurants. RECENT BRING IT IN EPISODES: * MONDAY August 24, 2020 David Thorpe on three head-scratching coaching errors from the Mavericks and Clippers. * FRIDAY August 21, 2020 Jarod Hector on why LeBron’s performance appears a little off. * WEDNESDAY August 19, 2020 TrueHoop on body cam footage of Alan Strickland and Raptors President Masai Ujiri last June. * MONDAY August 17, 2020 David Thorpe and Henry Abbott preview the playoffs. * FRIDAY August 7, 2020 Adena Jones on the WNBA and Jarod Hector plays NINE BY NINETY. * WEDNESDAY August 5, 2020 Mary Pilon and Louisa Thomas on their new book LOSERS: Dispatches From the Other Side of the Scoreboard. * MONDAY August 3, 2020 Travonne Edwards on how the Rockets’ tiny lineup hypnotized Brook Lopez into unconventional shooting. * FRIDAY July 31, 2020 Jarod Hector on return of NBA play. * WEDNESDAY July 29, 2020 Dr. Michael Mina with an enlightening message about the power of cheaper tests. This is a public episode. If you’d like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.truehoop.com/subscribe Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today on BRING IT IN Henry Abbott and David Thorpe talk about the playoffs. David discusses three head-scratching coaching errors from the Mavericks and Clippers during last night’s game, and Luka Doncic’s impressive performance. They also talk about the step-back having a moment … RECENT BRING IT IN EPISODES: * FRIDAY August 21, 2020 Jarod Hector on why LeBron’s performance appears a little off. * WEDNESDAY August 19, 2020 TrueHoop on body cam footage of Alan Strickland and Raptors President Masai Ujiri last June. * MONDAY August 17, 2020 David Thorpe and Henry Abbott preview the playoffs. * FRIDAY August 7, 2020 Adena Jones on the WNBA and Jarod Hector plays NINE BY NINETY. * WEDNESDAY August 5, 2020 Mary Pilon and Louisa Thomas on their new book LOSERS: Dispatches From the Other Side of the Scoreboard. * MONDAY August 3, 2020 Travonne Edwards on how the Rockets’ tiny lineup hypnotized Brook Lopez into unconventional shooting. * FRIDAY July 31, 2020 Jarod Hector on return of NBA play. * WEDNESDAY July 29, 2020 Dr. Michael Mina with an enlightening message about the power of cheaper tests. * MONDAY July 27, 2020 Catherine Belton on Mikhail Prokhorov, money laundering, the mysterious eighth man in the Trump Tower meeting. This is a public episode. If you’d like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.truehoop.com/subscribe Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today on BRING IT IN Henry Abbott and David Thorpe spoke with our TrueHoop BRING IT IN Friday star Jarod Hector, multimedia journalist, voice, on-air personality and podcast host. They played NINE BY NINETY, where they get 90 seconds each to rapid-fire cover nine topics. They talked about reopening the league, asked why LeBron’s performance appears a little off, and how to fix the NBA’s viewership problem. RECENT BRING IT IN EPISODES: * WEDNESDAY August 19, 2020 TrueHoop on body cam footage of Alan Strickland and Raptors President Masai Ujiri last June. * MONDAY August 17, 2020 David Thorpe and Henry Abbott preview the playoffs. * FRIDAY August 7, 2020 Adena Jones on the WNBA and Jarod Hector plays NINE BY NINETY. * WEDNESDAY August 5, 2020 Mary Pilon and Louisa Thomas on their new book LOSERS: Dispatches From the Other Side of the Scoreboard. * MONDAY August 3, 2020 Travonne Edwards on how the Rockets’ tiny lineup hypnotized Brook Lopez into unconventional shooting. * FRIDAY July 31, 2020 Jarod Hector on return of NBA play. * WEDNESDAY July 29, 2020 Dr. Michael Mina with an enlightening message about the power of cheaper tests. * MONDAY July 27, 2020 Catherine Belton on Mikhail Prokhorov, money laundering, the mysterious eighth man in the Trump Tower meeting. * FRIDAY July 24, 2020 Jarod Hector on the NBA’s unpublished and ever changing health policies. This is a public episode. If you’d like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.truehoop.com/subscribe Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today on BRING IT IN TrueHoop Special Correspondent Adena Jones updated us on life in the NBA bubble. Then Henry Abbott and David Thorpe offer a speed tour of the eight series, and talked with TrueHoop’s Jarod Hector and Judy Goodwin about the latest body cam footage of Alameda County Deputy Sheriff Alan Strickland and Raptors President Masai Ujiri last June. RECENT BRING IT IN EPISODES: * MONDAY August 17, 2020 David Thorpe and Henry Abbott preview the playoffs. * FRIDAY August 7, 2020 Adena Jones on the WNBA and Jarod Hector plays NINE BY NINETY. * WEDNESDAY August 5, 2020 Mary Pilon and Louisa Thomas on their new book LOSERS: Dispatches From the Other Side of the Scoreboard. * MONDAY August 3, 2020 Travonne Edwards on how the Rockets’ tiny lineup hypnotized Brook Lopez into unconventional shooting. * FRIDAY July 31, 2020 Jarod Hector on return of NBA play. * WEDNESDAY July 29, 2020 Dr. Michael Mina with an enlightening message about the power of cheaper tests. * MONDAY July 27, 2020 Catherine Belton on Mikhail Prokhorov, money laundering, the mysterious eighth man in the Trump Tower meeting. * FRIDAY July 24, 2020 Jarod Hector on the NBA’s unpublished and ever changing health policies. * WEDNESDAY July 22, 2020 Adena Jones on the return of basketball. This is a public episode. If you’d like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.truehoop.com/subscribe Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

And we’re back! On our return to BRING IT IN Henry Abbott and David Thorpe gleefully talk shop about the playoffs. David makes his bets on which teams will win their matches, and Henry and David talk about the second wave of the NBA’s 3-point revolution, guarding Damian Lillard, and more. RECENT BRING IT IN EPISODES: * FRIDAY August 7, 2020 Adena Jones on the WNBA and Jarod Hector plays NINE BY NINETY. * WEDNESDAY August 5, 2020 Mary Pilon and Louisa Thomas on their new book LOSERS: Dispatches From the Other Side of the Scoreboard. * MONDAY August 3, 2020 Travonne Edwards on how the Rockets’ tiny lineup hypnotized Brook Lopez into unconventional shooting. * FRIDAY July 31, 2020 Jarod Hector on return of NBA play. * WEDNESDAY July 29, 2020 Dr. Michael Mina with an enlightening message about the power of cheaper tests. * MONDAY July 27, 2020 Catherine Belton on Mikhail Prokhorov, money laundering, the mysterious eighth man in the Trump Tower meeting. * FRIDAY July 24, 2020 Jarod Hector on the NBA’s unpublished and ever changing health policies. * WEDNESDAY July 22, 2020 Adena Jones on the return of basketball. * MONDAY July 20, 2020 Jeff Asher on Louisiana’s COVID numbers. This is a public episode. If you’d like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.truehoop.com/subscribe Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today on BRING IT IN we welcomed back TrueHoop Special Correspondent Adena Jones, who gave us a a glimpse of NBA and WNBA life. Then Henry Abbott, David Thorpe, and Jarod Hector played NINE BY NINETY, where they get 90 seconds each to rapid-fire cover nine topics. They talked about J. Cole’s chances of getting into the NBA, what science says about LeBron James icing his groin, and then Henry waxes poetic about his Trail Blazers’ bubble performance. RECENT BRING IT IN EPISODES: * WEDNESDAY August 5, 2020 Mary Pilon and Louisa Thomas on their new book LOSERS: Dispatches From the Other Side of the Scoreboard. * MONDAY August 3, 2020 Travonne Edwards on how the Rockets’ tiny lineup hypnotized Brook Lopez into unconventional shooting. * FRIDAY July 31, 2020 Jarod Hector on return of NBA play. * WEDNESDAY July 29, 2020 Dr. Michael Mina with an enlightening message about the power of cheaper tests. * MONDAY July 27, 2020 Catherine Belton on Mikhail Prokhorov, money laundering, the mysterious eighth man in the Trump Tower meeting. * FRIDAY July 24, 2020 Jarod Hector on the NBA’s unpublished and ever changing health policies. * WEDNESDAY July 22, 2020 Adena Jones on the return of basketball. * MONDAY July 20, 2020 Jeff Asher on Louisiana’s COVID numbers. * FRIDAY July 17, 2020 Jarod Hector on the NBA not making public the rules of play in the bubble. This is a public episode. If you’d like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.truehoop.com/subscribe Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today on BRING IT IN Henry Abbott and David Thorpe spoke with Mary Pilon and Louisa Thomas about their new book LOSERS: Dispatches From the Other Side of the Scoreboard. Mary Pilon is the author of the New York Times bestseller The Monopolists and The Kevin Show. She contributes to The New Yorker, Esquire, MSNBC, Vice, and Politico. She has been a staff reporter for the New York Times and Wall Street Journal, and was an NBC sports producer at the the 2016 Olympics. Louisa Thomas is a staff writer at the New Yorker, and the author of Louisa: The Extraordinary Life of Mrs. Adams and Conscience: Two Soldiers, Two Pacifists, One Family—a Test of Will and Faith in World War I. She is a former writer and editor for ESPN’s Grantland (where she wrote many INCREDIBLE stories, including this memorable one about Nets executive Irina Pavlova), and a former fellow at New America. Her writing has appeared in The New York Times, Vogue, The Wall Street Journal, The New Yorker, The Paris Review, and other places. RECENT BRING IT IN EPISODES: * MONDAY August 2, 2020 Travonne Edwards on how the Rockets’ tiny lineup hypnotized Brook Lopez into unconventional shooting. * FRIDAY July 31, 2020 Jarod Hector on return of NBA play. * WEDNESDAY July 29, 2020 Dr. Michael Mina with an enlightening message about the power of cheaper tests. * MONDAY July 27, 2020 Catherine Belton on Mikhail Prokhorov, money laundering, the mysterious eighth man in the Trump Tower meeting. * FRIDAY July 24, 2020 Jarod Hector on the NBA’s unpublished and ever changing health policies. * WEDNESDAY July 22, 2020 Adena Jones on the return of basketball. * MONDAY July 20, 2020 Jeff Asher on Louisiana’s COVID numbers. * FRIDAY July 17, 2020 Jarod Hector on the NBA not making public the rules of play in the bubble. * WEDNESDAY July 15, 2020 Adena Jones on life in the NBA bubble and WNBA wubble and Allen Iverson love with John Jervay. This is a public episode. If you’d like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.truehoop.com/subscribe Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today on BRING IT IN Henry Abbott, Jarod Hector, and David Thorpe spoke with Travonne Edwards, NBA Analyst for The Athletic, co-founder of Count The Dings, and until a couple of weeks ago … a teacher! They talked about James Harden’s performance, how the Rockets’ tiny lineup hypnotized Brook Lopez into unconventional shooting, and what makes authentic Black Lives Matter progress vs. empty gestures. RECENT BRING IT IN EPISODES: * FRIDAY July 31, 2020 Jarod Hector on return of NBA play. * WEDNESDAY July 29, 2020 Dr. Michael Mina with an enlightening message about the power of cheaper tests. * MONDAY July 27, 2020 Catherine Belton on Mikhail Prokhorov, money laundering, the mysterious eighth man in the Trump Tower meeting. * FRIDAY July 24, 2020 Jarod Hector on the NBA’s unpublished and ever changing health policies. * WEDNESDAY July 22, 2020 Adena Jones on the return of basketball. * MONDAY July 20, 2020 Jeff Asher on Louisiana’s COVID numbers. * FRIDAY July 17, 2020 Jarod Hector on the NBA not making public the rules of play in the bubble. * WEDNESDAY July 15, 2020 Adena Jones on life in the NBA bubble and WNBA wubble and Allen Iverson love with John Jervay. * MONDAY July 13, 2020 Marcus Elliott on whether he worries about the players risking their lives. This is a public episode. If you’d like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.truehoop.com/subscribe Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today on BRING IT IN Henry Abbott and David Thorpe spoke with our TrueHoop BRING IT IN Friday star Jarod Hector, multimedia journalist, voice, on-air personality and podcast host. They played NINE BY NINETY, where they get 90 seconds each to rapid-fire cover nine topics. Palpably excited about about the return of NBA play, they talked pick and rolls, LeBron James’ performance last night, abuse in Chinese NBA academies, and kneeling during the national anthem. RECENT BRING IT IN EPISODES: * WEDNESDAY July 29, 2020 Dr. Michael Mina with an enlightening message about the power of cheaper tests. * MONDAY July 27, 2020 Catherine Belton on Mikhail Prokhorov, money laundering, the mysterious eighth man in the Trump Tower meeting. * FRIDAY July 24, 2020 Jarod Hector on the NBA’s unpublished and ever changing health policies. * WEDNESDAY July 22, 2020 Adena Jones on the return of basketball. * MONDAY July 20, 2020 Jeff Asher on Louisiana’s COVID numbers. * FRIDAY July 17, 2020 Jarod Hector on the NBA not making public the rules of play in the bubble. * WEDNESDAY July 15, 2020 Adena Jones on life in the NBA bubble and WNBA wubble and Allen Iverson love with John Jervay. * MONDAY July 13, 2020 Marcus Elliott on whether he worries about the players risking their lives. * FRIDAY July 10, 2020 Ben Aronson on DeSean Jackson's anti-Semitic posts. This is a public episode. If you’d like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.truehoop.com/subscribe Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today on BRING IT IN Henry Abbott and David Thorpe spoke with Dr. Michael Mina, MD, PhD is an Assistant Professor of Epidemiology at Harvard T. H. Chan School of Public Health and a core member of the Center for Communicable Disease Dynamics (CCDD). He is additionally an Assistant Professor in Immunology and Infectious Diseases at HSPH and Associate Medical Director in Clinical Microbiology (molecular diagnostics) in the Department of Pathology at Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School. Dr. Mina has an enlightening message about the power of cheaper tests. They may not be as sensitive as the PCR tests now, but if every American could be tested affordably every day, the pandemic can quickly come under control. Malcolm Gladwell calls Dr. Mina’s idea “the best and smartest and most helpful” thing he has encountered since COVID began. RECENT BRING IT IN EPISODES: * MONDAY July 27, 2020 Catherine Belton on Mikhail Prokhorov, money laundering, the mysterious eighth man in the Trump Tower meeting. * FRIDAY July 24, 2020 Jarod Hector on the NBA’s unpublished and ever changing health policies. * WEDNESDAY July 22, 2020 Adena Jones on the return of basketball. * MONDAY July 20, 2020 Jeff Asher on Louisiana’s COVID numbers. * FRIDAY July 17, 2020 Jarod Hector on the NBA not making public the rules of play in the bubble. * WEDNESDAY July 15, 2020 Adena Jones on life in the NBA bubble and WNBA wubble and Allen Iverson love with John Jervay. * MONDAY July 13, 2020 Marcus Elliott on whether he worries about the players risking their lives. * FRIDAY July 10, 2020 Ben Aronson on DeSean Jackson's anti-Semitic posts. * WEDNESDAY July 8, 2020 Adena Jones on WNBA player reaction Kelly Loeffler, and Dr. Carl Suddler on inspiring NBA players to make their own demands. This is a public episode. If you’d like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.truehoop.com/subscribe Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today on BRING IT IN Henry Abbott and David Thorpe spoke with Catherine Belton, investigative correspondent for Reuters, former Moscow correspondent for the Financial Times. She has previously reported on Russia for Moscow Times and Business Week. In 2009, she was shortlisted for Business Journalist of the year at the British Press Awards. They talked about her new book, Putin’s People: How the KGB Took Back Russia and Then Took On the West, Mikhail Prokhorov, money laundering, the mysterious eighth man in the Trump Tower meeting, the “Kremlin pimp,” the role of sports ownership. RECENT BRING IT IN EPISODES: * FRIDAY July 24, 2020 Jarod Hector on the NBA’s unpublished and ever changing health policies. * WEDNESDAY July 22, 2020 Adena Jones on the return of basketball. * MONDAY July 20, 2020 Jeff Asher on Louisiana’s COVID numbers. * FRIDAY July 17, 2020 Jarod Hector on the NBA not making public the rules of play in the bubble. * WEDNESDAY July 15, 2020 Adena Jones on life in the NBA bubble and WNBA wubble and Allen Iverson love with John Jervay. * MONDAY July 13, 2020 Marcus Elliott on whether he worries about the players risking their lives. * FRIDAY July 10, 2020 Ben Aronson on DeSean Jackson's anti-Semitic posts. * WEDNESDAY July 8, 2020 Adena Jones on WNBA player reaction Kelly Loeffler, and Dr. Carl Suddler on inspiring NBA players to make their own demands. * MONDAY July 6, 2020 Jane McManus on how gender might play a role in the decisions being made in reopening U.S. sports. This is a public episode. If you’d like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.truehoop.com/subscribe Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today on BRING IT IN Henry Abbott and David Thorpe spoke with our TrueHoop BRING IT IN Friday star Jarod Hector, multimedia journalist, voice, on-air personality and podcast host. They played NINE BY NINETY, where they get 90 seconds each to rapid-fire cover nine topics. They talked about the Giannis as the MVP, the NBA’s unpublished and ever changing health policies, Bol Bol’s performance so far, and more. RECENT BRING IT IN EPISODES: * WEDNESDAY July 22, 2020 Adena Jones on the return of basketball. * MONDAY July 20, 2020 Jeff Asher on Louisiana’s COVID numbers. * FRIDAY July 17, 2020 Jarod Hector on the NBA not making public the rules of play in the bubble. * WEDNESDAY July 15, 2020 Adena Jones on life in the NBA bubble and WNBA wubble and Allen Iverson love with John Jervay. * MONDAY July 13, 2020 Marcus Elliott on whether he worries about the players risking their lives. * FRIDAY July 10, 2020 Ben Aronson on DeSean Jackson's anti-Semitic posts. * WEDNESDAY July 8, 2020 Adena Jones on WNBA player reaction Kelly Loeffler, and Dr. Carl Suddler on inspiring NBA players to make their own demands. * MONDAY July 6, 2020 Jane McManus on how gender might play a role in the decisions being made in reopening U.S. sports. * FRIDAY July 3, 2020 Jarod Hector on Makur Maker choosing Howard University over UCLA. This is a public episode. If you’d like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.truehoop.com/subscribe Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today on BRING IT IN TrueHoop Special Correspondent Adena Jones takes us on a tour of activism and life in the NBA bubble. Then Jones, Henry Abbott, David Thorpe, and Jarod Hector talked about the return of basketball!! Well, scrimmages, anyway. They also talked about Hector’s TrueHoop piece on the G League’s new deep-pocketed new professional development program and corruption within the NBA. RECENT BRING IT IN EPISODES: * MONDAY July 20, 2020 Jeff Asher on Louisiana’s COVID numbers. * FRIDAY July 17, 2020 Jarod Hector on the NBA not making public the rules of play in the bubble. * WEDNESDAY July 15, 2020 Adena Jones on life in the NBA bubble and WNBA wubble and Allen Iverson love with John Jervay. * MONDAY July 13, 2020 Marcus Elliott on whether he worries about the players risking their lives. * FRIDAY July 10, 2020 Ben Aronson on DeSean Jackson's anti-Semitic posts. * WEDNESDAY July 8, 2020 Adena Jones on WNBA player reaction Kelly Loeffler, and Dr. Carl Suddler on inspiring NBA players to make their own demands. * MONDAY July 6, 2020 Jane McManus on how gender might play a role in the decisions being made in reopening U.S. sports. * FRIDAY July 3, 2020 Jarod Hector on Makur Maker choosing Howard University over UCLA. * WEDNESDAY July 1, 2020 Lloyd Pierce on the unprecedented move by the Hawks to partner with Fulton County to transform the State Farm Arena into a voter precinct. This is a public episode. If you’d like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.truehoop.com/subscribe Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today on BRING IT IN Henry Abbott and David Thorpe spoke with return guest Jeff Asher, former CIA officer, co-founder of AH Datalytics, and public safety analyst with the New Orleans City Council. He spoke about Louisiana’s COVID numbers, and then put on his professor hat to teach us about espionage and the story of KGB officer Valdimir Vetrov. RECENT BRING IT IN EPISODES: * FRIDAY July 17, 2020 Jarod Hector on the NBA not making public the rules of play in the bubble. * WEDNESDAY July 15, 2020 Adena Jones on life in the NBA bubble and WNBA wubble and Allen Iverson love with John Jervay. * MONDAY July 13, 2020 Marcus Elliott on whether he worries about the players risking their lives. * FRIDAY July 10, 2020 Ben Aronson on DeSean Jackson's anti-Semitic posts. * WEDNESDAY July 8, 2020 Adena Jones on WNBA player reaction Kelly Loeffler, and Dr. Carl Suddler on inspiring NBA players to make their own demands. * MONDAY July 6, 2020 Jane McManus on how gender might play a role in the decisions being made in reopening U.S. sports. * FRIDAY July 3, 2020 Jarod Hector on Makur Maker choosing Howard University over UCLA. * WEDNESDAY July 1, 2020 Lloyd Pierce on the unprecedented move by the Hawks to partner with Fulton County to transform the State Farm Arena into a voter precinct. * MONDAY June 29, 2020 Zachary Binney, on the risk to players and staff of reopening play. This is a public episode. If you’d like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.truehoop.com/subscribe Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today on BRING IT IN Henry Abbott and David Thorpe spoke with our TrueHoop BRING IT IN Friday star Jarod Hector, multimedia journalist, voice, on-air personality and podcast host. They played NINE BY NINETY, where they get 90 seconds each to rapid-fire cover nine topics. They talked about the NBA not making public the rules of play in the bubble, the economic realities of COVID-19, and seeking joy during the pandemic. RECENT BRING IT IN EPISODES: * WEDNESDAY July 15, 2020 Adena Jones on life in the NBA bubble and WNBA wubble and Allen Iverson love with John Jervay. * MONDAY July 13, 2020 Marcus Elliott on whether he worries about the players risking their lives. * FRIDAY July 10, 2020 Ben Aronson on DeSean Jackson's anti-Semitic posts. * WEDNESDAY July 8, 2020 Adena Jones on WNBA player reaction Kelly Loeffler, and Dr. Carl Suddler on inspiring NBA players to make their own demands. * MONDAY July 6, 2020 Jane McManus on how gender might play a role in the decisions being made in reopening U.S. sports. * FRIDAY July 3, 2020 Jarod Hector on Makur Maker choosing Howard University over UCLA. * WEDNESDAY July 1, 2020 Lloyd Pierce on the unprecedented move by the Hawks to partner with Fulton County to transform the State Farm Arena into a voter precinct. * MONDAY June 29, 2020 Zachary Binney, on the risk to players and staff of reopening play. * FRIDAY June 26, 2020 Jarod Hector on Vince Carter’s retirement. This is a public episode. If you’d like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.truehoop.com/subscribe Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today on BRING IT IN TrueHoop Special Correspondent Adena Jones takes us on a tour of life in the NBA bubble and WNBA wubble. Then Jones, Henry Abbott, and David Thorpe spoke with John Jervay, former producer at ESPN and Complex, member of the BOMM podcast, and sneaker enthusiast. They talked about Philadelphia shutting down all large gatherings, safety when kids go back to school, and parenting John’s toddler, Haven. Near the end, the Allen Iverson love fills the room. RECENT BRING IT IN EPISODES: * MONDAY July 13, 2020 Marcus Elliott on whether he worries about the players risking their lives. * FRIDAY July 10, 2020 Ben Aronson on DeSean Jackson's anti-Semitic posts. * WEDNESDAY July 8, 2020 Adena Jones on WNBA player reaction Kelly Loeffler, and Dr. Carl Suddler on inspiring NBA players to make their own demands. * MONDAY July 6, 2020 Jane McManus on how gender might play a role in the decisions being made in reopening U.S. sports. * FRIDAY July 3, 2020 Jarod Hector on Makur Maker choosing Howard University over UCLA. * WEDNESDAY July 1, 2020 Lloyd Pierce on the unprecedented move by the Hawks to partner with Fulton County to transform the State Farm Arena into a voter precinct. * MONDAY June 29, 2020 Zachary Binney, on the risk to players and staff of reopening play. * FRIDAY June 26, 2020 Jarod Hector on Vince Carter’s retirement. * WEDNESDAY June 24, 2020 Keith Reed on the day of reckoning for media for its lack of diversity. This is a public episode. If you’d like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.truehoop.com/subscribe Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Above is a eleven-minute podcast, part of a series telling the incredible story of Ann Kerr. You can read the script of it below. Part 1 is here. There is more to follow. Ann Kerr writes books, teaches courses, sits on boards, paints watercolors, coordinates Fulbright Scholars, and oversees four generations of family who are involved in everything from local British government to large-scale construction. But within her family, the thing that wins Ann off-the-charts praise is that, for a few minutes of episode nine, she appears in ESPN’s Michael Jordan documentary “The Last Dance.” “I couldn’t believe it! They were so complimentary!” Ann exclaims on a Zoom call with mutual friend—The New Yorker’s exceptional writer Charles Bethea. “I don’t think sons compliment their mothers very easily!” Then, because she’s Ann, she asks Charles and me if we compliment our mothers. Parenting is woven in. Charles had the idea to talk to Ann in a pandemic because … well … as we wrote in setting up this series, she has a certain wisdom that feels relevant. (A TrueHoop reader emails: “She's had more than her share of darkness, but has learned how to focus on the light. She's exactly the sort of person I want to read about these days.”) She knows about death and tragedy, especially because Malcolm Kerr, her husband of 30 years and the father of the four Kerr children, was assassinated in 1984. She wrote a book about that period of her life called “Come With Me from Lebanon,” that came out a decade later. Skill is rising from adversity is poignant now. I bought a used copy of her book which arrived through the mail. I show her on Zoom that it’s autographed. “A lot of people, it seems,” she replies, “have gotten rid of my book.” I find that hard to believe: It’s incredible. Steve makes appearances in Ann’s story. She feels most of the Kerrs are like Malcolm, in the sense that they are frequently on the verge of saying inappropriate things. Ann notes that Steve also says he is like Malcolm. But that doesn’t sit well with her because, she notes, Steve is more “diplomatic.” Like her. At one point (ironically, after a call from a diplomat), Malcolm accepts a job as the president of the American University in Beirut. Steve is the senior star of the Pacific Palisades high school basketball team, with dreams of getting a scholarship to play in college. The Kerrs decide to split up for a year—Ann will solo parent Steve and Andrew in California. Now and again, Ann flies to visit Malcolm, leaving Steve and his younger brother Andrew with less-than-normal supervision. After two and a half weeks in Lebanon, Ann returns to notice signs that there might have been some partying in her absence. The living room ferns, she notes in the book, smell like beer. On Zoom she adds that she asked Steve why the kitchen floor was so clean. “Oh,” she remembers Steve replying, “we just spilled some yogurt.” Ann didn't believe a word of it, but let it go. Because, she says, she understood the bigger picture. She was just happy both boys were happy and healthy. Diplomacy. Now we’re getting into the wisdom of Ann Kerr. A little peek behind the scenes of our audio project: Many people stretched to make this happen. For starters, 85-year-old Ann Kerr lives alone in California, Charles was in Oregon, I’m in New Jersey. So the key audio engineer of this projet was Ann herself, recording a voice memo on her iphone. She then agreed to an additional session recording what she described as “the racy parts” of her book. Jarod Hector did amazing voiceover work as Malcolm. Charles and everyone at TrueHoop—Jessica, Adena, Judy, David, Jarod—weighed in. It was all sliced and diced on a short turnaround by the brilliant Michael Hanson, a friend of Charles’. We will repeat all of this in upcoming episodes—there are more racy parts of Ann’s book to come. And, just for fun, or for people who prefer reading to audio--here’s a peek even further behind the scenes. This is the inexact script I shared with Michael, which is not terribly accurate to the actual finished audio. HENRYAnn Kerr’s book “Come with me from Lebanon,” opens with a scene of the aftermath of her husband’s assassination. Then, in a surprise, the book unspools, in loving detail, the story of 30 years with Malcolm Kerr. They raised four children--the coach of the Golden State Warriors, Steve Kerr, as well as John, Susie, and Andrew. These days she’s fond of referring to them as “TWO PH.DS, AN M.B.A. AND AN N.B.A.” Much of their early lives together were in California but the rest was at a very special place—the American University in Beirut. Malcolm was the president of AUB when he was killed. ANN [not verbatim]Malcolm essentially achieved a dream, and it was my dream too. We both loved the place. We had gone back and forth there on sabbaticals. Three of our four children were born there, Susie, John, and Steve He was on the board of trustees We knew maybe in line Turned out to be the right place, the right person,

Today on BRING IT IN Henry Abbott and David Thorpe spoke with Marcus Elliott, the founder and director of P3 Applied Sports Science. They talked about the work that P3 does, the increased risk of injury for players who have not had elite level conditioning during the pandemic and are now returning to intense gameplay, and whether Marcus worries about the players risking their lives. RECENT BRING IT IN EPISODES: * FRIDAY July 10, 2020 Ben Aronson on DeSean Jackson's anti-Semitic posts. * WEDNESDAY July 8, 2020 Adena Jones on WNBA player reaction Kelly Loeffler, and Dr. Carl Suddler on inspiring NBA players to make their own demands. * MONDAY July 6, 2020 Jane McManus on how gender might play a role in the decisions being made in reopening U.S. sports. * FRIDAY July 3, 2020 Jarod Hector on Makur Maker choosing Howard University over UCLA. * WEDNESDAY July 1, 2020 Lloyd Pierce on the unprecedented move by the Hawks to partner with Fulton County to transform the State Farm Arena into a voter precinct. * MONDAY June 29, 2020 Zachary Binney, on the risk to players and staff of reopening play. * FRIDAY June 26, 2020 Jarod Hector on Vince Carter’s retirement. * WEDNESDAY June 24, 2020 Keith Reed on the day of reckoning for media for its lack of diversity. * MONDAY June 22, 2020 Maria Konnikova on testosterone impacts decision making. This is a public episode. If you’d like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.truehoop.com/subscribe Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today on BRING IT IN Henry Abbott and David Thorpe spoke with our TrueHoop BRING IT IN Friday star Jarod Hector, multimedia journalist, voice, on-air personality and podcast host. They played NINE BY NINETY, where they get 90 seconds each to rapid-fire cover nine topics. Then Ben Aronson, a marketing executive with a lot of experience in sports, joined BRING IT IN. They talked about DeSean Jackson's anti-Semitic posts, the NBA suiting up for the restart of play in the bubble, and what a Nike league would look like. RECENT BRING IT IN EPISODES: * WEDNESDAY July 8, 2020 Adena Jones on WNBA player reaction Kelly Loeffler, and Dr. Carl Suddler on inspiring NBA players to make their own demands. * MONDAY July 6, 2020 Jane McManus on how gender might play a role in the decisions being made in reopening U.S. sports. * FRIDAY July 3, 2020 Jarod Hector on Makur Maker choosing Howard University over UCLA. * WEDNESDAY July 1, 2020 Lloyd Pierce on the unprecedented move by the Hawks to partner with Fulton County to transform the State Farm Arena into a voter precinct. * MONDAY June 29, 2020 Zachary Binney, on the risk to players and staff of reopening play. * FRIDAY June 26, 2020 Jarod Hector on Vince Carter’s retirement. * WEDNESDAY June 24, 2020 Keith Reed on the day of reckoning for media for its lack of diversity. * MONDAY June 22, 2020 Maria Konnikova on testosterone impacts decision making. * FRIDAY June 19, 2020 Jarod Hector on the NBA snitching hotline and the significance of Juneteenth. This is a public episode. If you’d like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.truehoop.com/subscribe Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today on BRING IT IN TrueHoop Special Correspondent Adena Jones takes us on a tour of WNBA player reaction to comments from Atlanta Dream investor Sen. Kelly Loeffler, who has called armed Black protesters in Atlanta “mob rule.” Then Jones, Henry Abbott, and David Thorpe spoke with Dr. Carl Suddler, a scholar of African American history and author of Presumed Criminal:Black Youth and the Justice System in Postwar New York. They discussed the history of the carceral state in the U.S. and how the WNBA’s response to Sen. Loeffler’s anti-BLM statements might give NBA players inspiration to make their own demands. RECENT BRING IT IN EPISODES: * MONDAY July 6, 2020 Jane McManus on how gender might play a role in the decisions being made in reopening U.S. sports. * FRIDAY July 3, 2020 Jarod Hector on Makur Maker choosing Howard University over UCLA. * WEDNESDAY July 1, 2020 Lloyd Pierce on the unprecedented move by the Hawks to partner with Fulton County to transform the State Farm Arena into a voter precinct. * MONDAY June 29, 2020 Zachary Binney, on the risk to players and staff of reopening play. * FRIDAY June 26, 2020 Jarod Hector on Vince Carter’s retirement. * WEDNESDAY June 24, 2020 Keith Reed on the day of reckoning for media for its lack of diversity. * MONDAY June 22, 2020 Maria Konnikova on testosterone impacts decision making. * FRIDAY June 19, 2020 Jarod Hector on the NBA snitching hotline and the significance of Juneteenth. * THURSDAY June 18, 2020 Scott Eden, on his story "The Prosecution of Thabo Sefolosha." This is a public episode. If you’d like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.truehoop.com/subscribe Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today on BRING IT IN, Henry Abbott and David Thorpe welcomed back Jane McManus, Director of Marist College’s Center for Sports Communication and columnist for the New York Daily News. She has covered New York sports since 1998 and can say, with a smile, that “my outrage knows no limits.” (Some may know her as “Lesley E. Visserate” from the roller derby circuit.) They talked about a lack of frankness in reopening U.S. sports, player safety, and how gender might play a role in the decisions being made. RECENT BRING IT IN EPISODES: * FRIDAY July 3, 2020 Jarod Hector on Makur Maker choosing Howard University over UCLA. * WEDNESDAY July 1, 2020 Lloyd Pierce on the unprecedented move by the Hawks to partner with Fulton County to transform the State Farm Arena into a voter precinct. * MONDAY June 29, 2020 Zachary Binney, on the risk to players and staff of reopening play. * FRIDAY June 26, 2020 Jarod Hector on Vince Carter’s retirement. * WEDNESDAY June 24, 2020 Keith Reed on the day of reckoning for media for its lack of diversity. * MONDAY June 22, 2020 Maria Konnikova on testosterone impacts decision making. * FRIDAY June 19, 2020 Jarod Hector on the NBA snitching hotline and the significance of Juneteenth. * THURSDAY June 18, 2020 Scott Eden, on his story "The Prosecution of Thabo Sefolosha." * WEDNESDAY June 17, 2020 Brandon Grier on what NBA players might achieve from the Black Lives Matter protests. This is a public episode. If you’d like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.truehoop.com/subscribe Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices