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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 reaction to the NBA’s “losers bubble,” Hamilton, and Makur Maker choosing Howard University over UCLA. RECENT BRING IT IN EPISODES: * 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. * TUESDAY June 16, 2020 Tom Haberstroh on the optics of reopening the season in an enclosed 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

BRING IT IN is now on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays! Subscribers can join us live to ask questions and join in the fun. Subscribe here for the invitation to join! Today on BRING IT IN, TrueHoop Special Correspondent Adena Jones leads off the show, and then Henry Abbott, David Thorpe, and Jarod Hector spoke with Hawks Head Coach Lloyd Pierce—and special guest Carl Suddler of Emory University. They talked about voter suppression and the unprecedented move by the Hawks to partner with Fulton County to transform the State Farm Arena into a voter precinct. RECENT BRING IT IN EPISODES: * 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. * TUESDAY June 16, 2020 Tom Haberstroh on the optics of reopening the season in an enclosed bubble. * MONDAY June 15, 2020 Christie Aschwanden on the chance of the NBA’s reopening becoming a superspreader event. 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 Zachary Binney, epidemiologist and Assistant Professor of Quantitative Theory and Methods at Emory University, Oxford College. His research currently sits at the intersection of sports and public health, focusing on sports injuries and athlete health. Zach assessed the NBA’s plan to reopen play, the risk to players and staff, and having a community “contact budget.” RECENT BRING IT IN EPISODES: * 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. * TUESDAY June 16, 2020 Tom Haberstroh on the optics of reopening the season in an enclosed bubble. * MONDAY June 15, 2020 Christie Aschwanden on the chance of the NBA’s reopening becoming a superspreader event. * FRIDAY June 12, 2020 Jarod Hector on Tulsa massacre, Daryl Morey’s future, and … NASCAR of all things. 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 COVID outbreaks amongst the young, Vince Carter’s retirement, and they got deep into a discussion about reparations. The video is here: RECENT BRING IT IN EPISODES: * 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. * TUESDAY June 16, 2020 Tom Haberstroh on the optics of reopening the season in an enclosed bubble. * MONDAY June 15, 2020 Christie Aschwanden on the chance of the NBA’s reopening becoming a superspreader event. * FRIDAY June 12, 2020 Jarod Hector on Tulsa massacre, Daryl Morey’s future, and … NASCAR of all things. * THURSDAY June 11, 2020 John Hollinger on his favorite to win this year’s title and some “neat tricks” his Grizzlies did during trade season. 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

BRING IT IN is now on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays! Subscribers can join us live to ask questions and join in the fun. Subscribe here for the invitation to join! Today on BRING IT IN, TrueHoop Special Correspondent Adena Jones leads off the show, and then Henry Abbott and David Thorpe spoke with Keith Reed, a writer, editor and commentator. He formerly worked as senior editor at ESPN the Magazine and a staff writer at the Boston Globe and other publications he's a past board member of the National Association of Black Journalists. His written work has appeared in The Shadow League, Vibe, Essence, The New York Times and he's been a commentator on CNN, MSNBC, CNBC, Al Jazeera and elsewhere. They talked about the day of reckoning for media for its lack of diversity, Bill Simmons under fire, and the ouster of former Bleacher Report CEO Howard Mittman. RECENT BRING IT IN EPISODES: * MONDAY June 20, 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. * TUESDAY June 16, 2020 Tom Haberstroh on the optics of reopening the season in an enclosed bubble. * MONDAY June 15, 2020 Christie Aschwanden on the chance of the NBA’s reopening becoming a superspreader event. * FRIDAY June 12, 2020 Jarod Hector on Tulsa massacre, Daryl Morey’s future, and … NASCAR of all things. * THURSDAY June 11, 2020 John Hollinger on his favorite to win this year’s title and some “neat tricks” his Grizzlies did during trade season. * WEDNESDAY June 10, 2020 Henry Abbott, David Thorpe, and Judy Goodwin share their favorite social media posts of the past few weeks. 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 Maria Konnikova, New York Times-bestselling author of the brand new The Biggest Bluff, which comes out Tuesday, as well as The Confidence Game and Mastermind: How To Think Like Sherlock Holmes. She is a regular contributing writer for The New Yorker, and has written for the Atlantic, the New York Times, Slate, the New Republic, the Paris Review, the Wall Street Journal, Salon, the Boston Globe, the Scientific American, WIRED, and Smithsonian, among many other publications. While researching The Biggest Bluff, Maria became an international poker champion and the winner of over $300,000 in tournament earnings. They talked about psychology, thinking fast and slow, how testosterone impacts decision making, and much more. The video is here: RECENT BRING IT IN EPISODES: * 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. * TUESDAY June 16, 2020 Tom Haberstroh on the optics of reopening the season in an enclosed bubble. * MONDAY June 15, 2020 Christie Aschwanden on the chance of the NBA’s reopening becoming a superspreader event. * FRIDAY June 12, 2020 Jarod Hector on Tulsa massacre, Daryl Morey’s future, and … NASCAR of all things. * THURSDAY June 11, 2020 John Hollinger on his favorite to win this year’s title and some “neat tricks” his Grizzlies did during trade season. * WEDNESDAY June 10, 2020 Henry Abbott, David Thorpe, and Judy Goodwin share their favorite social media posts of the past few weeks * TUESDAY June 9, 2020 Dr. Carl Suddler on defunding the police. 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 guest 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 snitching hotline, NBA layoffs, the significance of Juneteenth, and more. The video is here: RECENT BRING IT IN EPISODES: * 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. * TUESDAY June 16, 2020 Tom Haberstroh on the optics of reopening the season in an enclosed bubble. * MONDAY June 15, 2020 Christie Aschwanden on the chance of the NBA’s reopening becoming a superspreader event. * FRIDAY June 12, 2020 Jarod Hector on Tulsa massacre, Daryl Morey’s future, and … NASCAR of all things. * THURSDAY June 11, 2020 John Hollinger on his favorite to win this year’s title and some “neat tricks” his Grizzlies did during trade season. * WEDNESDAY June 10, 2020 Henry Abbott, David Thorpe, and Judy Goodwin share their favorite social media posts of the past few weeks * TUESDAY June 9, 2020 Dr. Carl Suddler on defunding the police. * MONDAY June 8, 2020 Erica Vanstone on roller derby’s impressive data-driven international plan to return to play amidst the coronavirus pandemic. 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 Scott Eden, contributing writer for ESPN and the author of Touchdown Jesus. He has written for GQ, Wired, Men's Health, The Believer and many other publications, and his stories have won just about every award out there, and have been featured in the Best American Sports Writing. They talked about his story "The Prosecution of Thabo Sefolosha," which won a 2017 New York Press Club award and a 2017 National Association of Black Journalists award for investigative reporting, and his 2019 article about Tim Donaghy, “How former ref Tim Donaghy conspired to fix NBA games.” The video is here: RECENT BRING IT IN EPISODES: * WEDNESDAY June 17, 2020 Brandon Grier on what NBA players might achieve from the Black Lives Matter protests. * TUESDAY June 16, 2020 Tom Haberstroh on the optics of reopening the season in an enclosed bubble. * MONDAY June 15, 2020 Christie Aschwanden on the chance of the NBA’s reopening becoming a superspreader event. * FRIDAY June 12, 2020 Jarod Hector on Tulsa massacre, Daryl Morey’s future, and … NASCAR of all things. * THURSDAY June 11, 2020 John Hollinger on his favorite to win this year’s title and some “neat tricks” his Grizzlies did during trade season. * WEDNESDAY June 10, 2020 Henry Abbott, David Thorpe, and Judy Goodwin share their favorite social media posts of the past few weeks * TUESDAY June 9, 2020 Dr. Carl Suddler on defunding the police. * MONDAY June 8, 2020 Erica Vanstone on roller derby’s impressive data-driven international plan to return to play amidst the coronavirus pandemic. * FRIDAY June 5, 2020 Jarod Hector on NBA’s response to the police brutality 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

Today on BRING IT IN, Henry Abbott and David Thorpe spoke with our return guest Brandon Grier, NBA and NFL agent and co-founder of the Athlete Management agency, which represents players like Georges Niang, Dewayne Dedmon, Ekpe Udoh, Quincy Acy, Kay Felder, and many others. They talked about what NBA players might achieve from the Black Lives Matter protests, how seriously to take an idea floated by Kyrie Irving that NBA players should consider life without billionaire team owners, and more. The video is here: RECENT BRING IT IN EPISODES: * TUESDAY June 16, 2020 Tom Haberstroh on the optics of reopening the season in an enclosed bubble. * MONDAY June 15, 2020 Christie Aschwanden on the chance of the NBA’s reopening becoming a superspreader event. * FRIDAY June 12, 2020 Jarod Hector on Tulsa massacre, Daryl Morey’s future, and … NASCAR of all things. * THURSDAY June 11, 2020 John Hollinger on his favorite to win this year’s title and some “neat tricks” his Grizzlies did during trade season. * WEDNESDAY June 10, 2020 Henry Abbott, David Thorpe, and Judy Goodwin share their favorite social media posts of the past few weeks * TUESDAY June 9, 2020 Dr. Carl Suddler on defunding the police. * MONDAY June 8, 2020 Erica Vanstone on roller derby’s impressive data-driven international plan to return to play amidst the coronavirus pandemic. * FRIDAY June 5, 2020 Jarod Hector on NBA’s response to the police brutality protests. * THURSDAY June 4, 2020 Henry Abbott and David Thorpe discuss news that the NBA is back. 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 what the new world order has been looking like for NBA players. TrueHoop’s David Thorpe (and late arrival Henry Abbott) spoke with Tom Haberstroh, OG TrueHoop alum, NBA Insider for NBC Sports, and host of The Habershow podcast. Then they talked with Tom about the the optics of reopening the season in an enclosed bubble. The video is here: RECENT BRING IT IN EPISODES: * MONDAY June 15, 2020 Christie Aschwanden on the chance of the NBA’s reopening becoming a superspreader event. * FRIDAY June 12, 2020 Jarod Hector on Tulsa massacre, Daryl Morey’s future, and … NASCAR of all things. * THURSDAY June 11, 2020 John Hollinger on his favorite to win this year’s title and some “neat tricks” his Grizzlies did during trade season. * WEDNESDAY June 10, 2020 Henry Abbott, David Thorpe, and Judy Goodwin share their favorite social media posts of the past few weeks * TUESDAY June 9, 2020 Dr. Carl Suddler on defunding the police. * MONDAY June 8, 2020 Erica Vanstone on roller derby’s impressive data-driven international plan to return to play amidst the coronavirus pandemic. * FRIDAY June 5, 2020 Jarod Hector on NBA’s response to the police brutality protests. * THURSDAY June 4, 2020 Henry Abbott and David Thorpe discuss news that the NBA is back. * WEDNESDAY June 3, 2020 Ari Caroline on what can/will the league do to minimize coronavirus risk when reopening the season. 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’s Henry Abbott and David Thorpe spoke with science writer, author of “Good To Go: What the Athlete in All of Us Can Learn from the Strange Science of Recovery,” and athlete Christie Aschwanden. She recently wrote an excellent story the safety of re-opening sports. Christie writes for Elemental, co-hosts Emerging Form—a podcast about the creative process. She is the former lead science writer at FiveThirtyEight and a contributor at the New York Times, Washington Post, and Slate. She talked about what makes basketball dangerous during the pandemic, the chance of the NBA’s reopening becoming a superspreader event, doping, sex, and more. The video is here: RECENT BRING IT IN EPISODES: * FRIDAY June 12, 2020 Jarod Hector on Tulsa massacre, Daryl Morey’s future, and … NASCAR of all things. * THURSDAY June 11, 2020 John Hollinger on his favorite to win this year’s title and some “neat tricks” his Grizzlies did during trade season. * WEDNESDAY June 10, 2020 Henry Abbott, David Thorpe, and Judy Goodwin share their favorite social media posts of the past few weeks * TUESDAY June 9, 2020 Dr. Carl Suddler on defunding the police. * MONDAY June 8, 2020 Erica Vanstone on roller derby’s impressive data-driven international plan to return to play amidst the coronavirus pandemic. * FRIDAY June 5, 2020 Jarod Hector on NBA’s response to the police brutality protests. * THURSDAY June 4, 2020 Henry Abbott and David Thorpe discuss news that the NBA is back. * WEDNESDAY June 3, 2020 Ari Caroline on what can/will the league do to minimize coronavirus risk when reopening the season. * TUESDAY June 2, 2020 Steve Magness and Brad Stulberg on “psychological safety” and the importance of feeling like you’re on a path to progress. 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 guest 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 Kevin Durant on past injuries, the Tulsa massacre, Daryl Morey’s future, and … NASCAR of all things. The video is here: RECENT BRING IT IN EPISODES: * THURSDAY June 11, 2020 John Hollinger on his favorite to win this year’s title and some “neat tricks” his Grizzlies did during trade season. * WEDNESDAY June 10, 2020 Henry Abbott, David Thorpe, and Judy Goodwin share their favorite social media posts of the past few weeks * TUESDAY June 9, 2020 Dr. Carl Suddler on defunding the police. * MONDAY June 8, 2020 Erica Vanstone on roller derby’s impressive data-driven international plan to return to play amidst the coronavirus pandemic. * FRIDAY June 5, 2020 Jarod Hector on NBA’s response to the police brutality protests. * THURSDAY June 4, 2020 Henry Abbott and David Thorpe discuss news that the NBA is back. * WEDNESDAY June 3, 2020 Ari Caroline on what can/will the league do to minimize coronavirus risk when reopening the season. * TUESDAY June 2, 2020 Steve Magness and Brad Stulberg on “psychological safety” and the importance of feeling like you’re on a path to progress. * MONDAY June 1, 2020 Jesse Washington on legendary 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 John Hollinger, writer at The Athletic, co-host of the Hollinger & Duncan podcast, and former Memphis Grizzlies’ Vice President of Basketball Operations. They spoke about the reopening the NBA, the favorites to win this year’s title, the All-Star ballot, terrible trades, and John shared some of the “neat tricks” his Grizzlies did during trade season. The video is here: RECENT BRING IT IN EPISODES: * WEDNESDAY June 10, 2020 Henry Abbott, David Thorpe, and Judy Goodwin share their favorite social media posts of the past few weeks * TUESDAY June 9, 2020 Dr. Carl Suddler on defunding the police. * MONDAY June 8, 2020 Erica Vanstone on roller derby’s impressive data-driven international plan to return to play amidst the coronavirus pandemic. * FRIDAY June 5, 2020 Jarod Hector on NBA’s response to the police brutality protests. * THURSDAY June 4, 2020 Henry Abbott and David Thorpe discuss news that the NBA is back. * WEDNESDAY June 3, 2020 Ari Caroline on what can/will the league do to minimize coronavirus risk when reopening the season. * TUESDAY June 2, 2020 Steve Magness and Brad Stulberg on “psychological safety” and the importance of feeling like you’re on a path to progress. * MONDAY June 1, 2020 Jesse Washington on legendary coach John Thompson. * FRIDAY May 29, 2020 Jarod Hector on George Floyd, riots, and the humanity of NBA players. It’s a must listen. 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 Judy Goodwin shared their favorite social media posts of the past few weeks. Here are the liner notes, all the tweets. They talked about visuals from the protests, and Kpop stans radicalizing, Dana Smith social distancing in a dinosaur costume, and much more. The video is here: RECENT BRING IT IN EPISODES: * TUESDAY June 9, 2020 Dr. Carl Suddler on defunding the police. * MONDAY June 8, 2020 Erica Vanstone on roller derby’s impressive data-driven international plan to return to play amidst the coronavirus pandemic. * FRIDAY June 5, 2020 Jarod Hector on NBA’s response to the police brutality protests. * THURSDAY June 4, 2020 Henry Abbott and David Thorpe discuss news that the NBA is back. * WEDNESDAY June 3, 2020 Ari Caroline on what can/will the league do to minimize coronavirus risk when reopening the season. * TUESDAY June 2, 2020 Steve Magness and Brad Stulberg on “psychological safety” and the importance of feeling like you’re on a path to progress. * MONDAY June 1, 2020 Jesse Washington on legendary coach John Thompson. * FRIDAY May 29, 2020 Jarod Hector on George Floyd, riots, and the humanity of NBA players. It’s a must listen. * THURSDAY May 28, 2020 Michael Grange on World Cup-style pool play replacing the first round of the NBA 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 and David Thorpe spoke with Dr. Carl Suddler, a scholar of African American history and author of Presumed CriminalBlack Youth and the Justice System in Postwar New York. TrueHoop Special Correspondent Adena Jones updated us on how NBA players have been reacting to the nation’s police brutality protests and news of Disney World hosting the rest of the season. Then Dr. Suddler, David, Henry, Adena, and Jarod Hector talked about Dr. Suddler’s book, basketball as a racial unifying force, and the debate about defunding the police. The video is here: RECENT BRING IT IN EPISODES: * MONDAY June 8, 2020 Erica Vanstone on roller derby’s impressive data-driven international plan to return to play amidst the coronavirus pandemic. * FRIDAY June 5, 2020 Jarod Hector on NBA’s response to the police brutality protests. * THURSDAY June 4, 2020 Henry Abbott and David Thorpe discuss news that the NBA is back. * WEDNESDAY June 3, 2020 Ari Caroline on what can/will the league do to minimize coronavirus risk when reopening the season. * TUESDAY June 2, 2020 Steve Magness and Brad Stulberg on “psychological safety” and the importance of feeling like you’re on a path to progress. * MONDAY June 1, 2020 Jesse Washington on legendary coach John Thompson. * FRIDAY May 29, 2020 Jarod Hector on George Floyd, riots, and the humanity of NBA players. It’s a must listen. * THURSDAY May 28, 2020 Michael Grange on World Cup-style pool play replacing the first round of the NBA playoffs. * WEDNESDAY May 27, 2020 Dr. Wayne Winston on why he doesn’t think Michael Jordan is the GOAT. 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 Erica Vanstone, aka “Double H”, the Executive Director Women’s Flat Track Derby Association. Roller derby has an impressive data-driven international plan to return to play amidst the coronavirus pandemic. It’s inspiring to hear how it was created, and how it might inform other sports. The video is here: RECENT BRING IT IN EPISODES: * FRIDAY June 5, 2020 Jarod Hector on NBA’s response to the police brutality protests. * THURSDAY June 4, 2020 Henry Abbott and David Thorpe discuss news that the NBA is back. * WEDNESDAY June 3, 2020 Ari Caroline on what can/will the league do to minimize coronavirus risk when reopening the season. * TUESDAY June 2, 2020 Steve Magness and Brad Stulberg on “psychological safety” and the importance of feeling like you’re on a path to progress. * MONDAY June 1, 2020 Jesse Washington on legendary coach John Thompson. * FRIDAY May 29, 2020 Jarod Hector on George Floyd, riots, and the humanity of NBA players. It’s a must listen. * THURSDAY May 28, 2020 Michael Grange on World Cup-style pool play replacing the first round of the NBA playoffs. * WEDNESDAY May 27, 2020 Dr. Wayne Winston on why he doesn’t think Michael Jordan is the GOAT. * TUESDAY May 26, 2020 Dr. Ron Sen on whether and how we should reopen 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

Today on BRING IT IN Henry Abbott and David Thorpe spoke with our TrueHoop BRING IT IN Friday guest 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 billionaires backing Trump, the NBA’s response to the police brutality protests, and the “safest situation possible” for the NBA to reopen play. The video is here: RECENT BRING IT IN EPISODES: * THURSDAY June 4, 2020 Henry Abbott and David Thorpe discuss news that the NBA is back. * WEDNESDAY June 3, 2020 Ari Caroline on what can/will the league do to minimize coronavirus risk when reopening the season. * TUESDAY June 2, 2020 Steve Magness and Brad Stulberg on “psychological safety” and the importance of feeling like you’re on a path to progress. * MONDAY June 1, 2020 Jesse Washington on legendary coach John Thompson. * FRIDAY May 29, 2020 Jarod Hector on George Floyd, riots, and the humanity of NBA players. It’s a must listen. * THURSDAY May 28, 2020 Michael Grange on World Cup-style pool play replacing the first round of the NBA playoffs. * WEDNESDAY May 27, 2020 Dr. Wayne Winston on why he doesn’t think Michael Jordan is the GOAT. * TUESDAY May 26, 2020 Dr. Ron Sen on whether and how we should reopen basketball. * FRIDAY May 22, 2020 Jarod Hector on Michael Jordan as a synonym for greatness. 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’s Henry Abbott and David Thorpe discuss news the NBA is back. Jarod Hector jumped in right after oral surgery because he can’t help himself. Should the fans of the West non-playoff teams get their hopes up about the playoffs? Who’ll win the eighth spot in the West? What are we going to learn about how the teams have been managing training during the pandemic? And do we even need in-person coaches right now? The video is here: RECENT BRING IT IN EPISODES: * WEDNESDAY June 3, 2020 Ari Caroline on what can/will the league do to minimize coronavirus risk when reopening the season. * TUESDAY June 2, 2020 Steve Magness and Brad Stulberg on “psychological safety” and the importance of feeling like you’re on a path to progress. * MONDAY June 1, 2020 Jesse Washington on legendary coach John Thompson. * FRIDAY May 29, 2020 Jarod Hector on George Floyd, riots, and the humanity of NBA players. It’s a must listen. * THURSDAY May 28, 2020 Michael Grange on World Cup-style pool play replacing the first round of the NBA playoffs. * WEDNESDAY May 27, 2020 Dr. Wayne Winston on why he doesn’t think Michael Jordan is the GOAT. * TUESDAY May 26, 2020 Dr. Ron Sen on whether and how we should reopen basketball. * FRIDAY May 22, 2020 Jarod Hector on Michael Jordan as a synonym for greatness. * THURSDAY May 21, 2020 Matt Powell on how COVID-19 will affect the sports merchandising industry. 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’s Henry Abbott and David Thorpe spoke with Ari Caroline, SVP of health strategy at Tempus Labs, Inc., former chief analytics officer at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, and former basketball blogger. Ari talked about his father’s arrest in 1965 for ferrying protesters in Montgomery, Alabama, the science of reopening the NBA, and what can/will the league do to minimize coronavirus risk. The video is here: RECENT BRING IT IN EPISODES: * TUESDAY June 2, 2020 Steve Magness and Brad Stulberg on “psychological safety” and the importance of feeling like you’re on a path to progress. * MONDAY June 1, 2020 Jesse Washington on legendary coach John Thompson. * FRIDAY May 29, 2020 Jarod Hector on George Floyd, riots, and the humanity of NBA players. It’s a must listen. * THURSDAY May 28, 2020 Michael Grange on World Cup-style pool play replacing the first round of the NBA playoffs. * WEDNESDAY May 27, 2020 Dr. Wayne Winston on why he doesn’t think Michael Jordan is the GOAT. * TUESDAY May 26, 2020 Dr. Ron Sen on whether and how we should reopen basketball. * FRIDAY May 22, 2020 Jarod Hector on Michael Jordan as a synonym for greatness. * THURSDAY May 21, 2020 Matt Powell on how COVID-19 will affect the sports merchandising industry. * WEDNESDAY May 20, 2020 Wosny Lambre argues that sneaker culture is not really about the NBA players anymore. 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 reports on NBA players protesting racism and the killing of George Floyd. Then Henry Abbott and David Thorpe spoke with Steve Magness and Brad Stulberg, co-authors of Peak Performance and The Passion Paradox. David talked about how, as a coach, it’s routine to instill new instincts. Steve agreed, talking about how most running training is learning not to listen too hard when your body tells you to stop running! And he talked about “psychological safety” and the importance of feeling like you’re on a path to progress. Also, Brad talked about “police anxiety disorder.” The video is here: RECENT BRING IT IN EPISODES: * MONDAY June 1, 2020 Jesse Washington on legendary coach John Thompson. * FRIDAY May 29, 2020 Jarod Hector on George Floyd, riots, and the humanity of NBA players. It’s a must listen. * THURSDAY May 28, 2020 Michael Grange on World Cup-style pool play replacing the first round of the NBA playoffs. * WEDNESDAY May 27, 2020 Dr. Wayne Winston on why he doesn’t think Michael Jordan is the GOAT. * TUESDAY May 26, 2020 Dr. Ron Sen on whether and how we should reopen basketball. * FRIDAY May 22, 2020 Jarod Hector on Michael Jordan as a synonym for greatness. * THURSDAY May 21, 2020 Matt Powell on how COVID-19 will affect the sports merchandising industry. * WEDNESDAY May 20, 2020 Wosny Lambre argues that sneaker culture is not really about the NBA players anymore. * TUESDAY May 19, 2020 Special TrueHoop Correspondent Adena Jones interviews expert NBA sneakerhead (and her husband) Chad Jones aka Sneaker Galactus. 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, special host Jarod Hector and TrueHoop’s David Thorpe spoke with Jesse Washington, senior writer for ESPN's The Undefeated and author of an upcoming biography of Georgetown’s coach John Thompson, I Came As a Shadow. He talked about the legendary coach John Thompson and how athletes have been approaching the work to end structural racism. The video is here: RECENT BRING IT IN EPISODES: * FRIDAY May 29, 2020 Jarod Hector on George Floyd, riots, and the humanity of NBA players. It’s a must listen. * THURSDAY May 28, 2020 Michael Grange on World Cup-style pool play replacing the first round of the NBA playoffs. * WEDNESDAY May 27, 2020 Dr. Wayne Winston on why he doesn’t think Michael Jordan is the GOAT. * TUESDAY May 26, 2020 Dr. Ron Sen on whether and how we should reopen basketball. * FRIDAY May 22, 2020 Jarod Hector on Michael Jordan as a synonym for greatness. * THURSDAY May 21, 2020 Matt Powell on how COVID-19 will affect the sports merchandising industry. * WEDNESDAY May 20, 2020 Wosny Lambre argues that sneaker culture is not really about the NBA players anymore. * TUESDAY May 19, 2020 Special TrueHoop Correspondent Adena Jones interviews expert NBA sneakerhead (and her husband) Chad Jones aka Sneaker Galactus. * MONDAY May 18, 2020 Ben Aronson on his latest TrueHoop article on race, culture, economics, and the impact of the NBA on the sneaker industry. 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 Jarod Hector, multimedia journalist, voice, and on-air personality, took over BRING IT IN to talk about George Floyd, riots, and the humanity of NBA players. It’s a must listen. The video is here: Jarod’s Liner Notes * I Am Not Your Negro * The Souls of Black Folk W.E.B. DuBois * The 1619 Project from the New York Times’ Nikole Hannah-Jones * The 13th Ava DuVernay * The New Jim Crow Michelle Alexander * How To Be An Antiracist Ibram X. Kendi * The Death of George Floyd in Context Jelani Cobb * We Are Living in the Age of the Black Panic Defense Jelani Cobb * Richard Pryor on Police Brutality * Richard Pryor on the Police Chokehold RECENT BRING IT IN EPISODES: * THURSDAY May 28, 2020 Michael Grange on World Cup-style pool play replacing the first round of the NBA playoffs. * WEDNESDAY May 27, 2020 Dr. Wayne Winston on why he doesn’t think Michael Jordan is the GOAT. * TUESDAY May 26, 2020 Dr. Ron Sen on whether and how we should reopen basketball. * FRIDAY May 22, 2020 Jarod Hector on Michael Jordan as a synonym for greatness. * THURSDAY May 21, 2020 Matt Powell on how COVID-19 will affect the sports merchandising industry. * WEDNESDAY May 20, 2020 Wosny Lambre argues that sneaker culture is not really about the NBA players anymore. * TUESDAY May 19, 2020 Special TrueHoop Correspondent Adena Jones interviews expert NBA sneakerhead (and her husband) Chad Jones aka Sneaker Galactus. * MONDAY May 18, 2020 Ben Aronson on his latest TrueHoop article on race, culture, economics, and the impact of the NBA on the sneaker industry. * FRIDAY May 15, 2020 Jarod Hector on Michael Jordan 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 Henry Abbott and David Thorpe spoke with Michael Grange, web, TV, and radio for Rogers Sportsnet. Michael has become a big proponent of World Cup-style pool play replacing the first round of the NBA playoffs. We discussed the potential for innovation in this moment. The video is here: RECENT BRING IT IN EPISODES: * WEDNESDAY May 27, 2020 Dr. Wayne Winston on why he doesn’t think Michael Jordan is the GOAT. * TUESDAY May 26, 2020 Dr. Ron Sen on whether and how we should reopen basketball. * FRIDAY May 22, 2020 Jarod Hector on Michael Jordan as a synonym for greatness. * THURSDAY May 21, 2020 Matt Powell on how COVID-19 will affect the sports merchandising industry. * WEDNESDAY May 20, 2020 Wosny Lambre argues that sneaker culture is not really about the NBA players anymore. * TUESDAY May 19, 2020 Special TrueHoop Correspondent Adena Jones interviews expert NBA sneakerhead (and her husband) Chad Jones aka Sneaker Galactus. * MONDAY May 18, 2020 Ben Aronson on his latest TrueHoop article on race, culture, economics, and the impact of the NBA on the sneaker industry. * FRIDAY May 15, 2020 Jarod Hector on Michael Jordan as a leader. * THURSDAY May 14, 2020 Scott Raab told incredible stories about his favorite interviews with a long list of celebrities. 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. Wayne Winston, Professor Emeritus of Decision Sciences at the Kelley School of Business at Indiana University, two-time Jeopardy! champion, and consultant for the Mavericks and the Knicks. Wayne talked about why he doesn’t think Michael Jordan is the GOAT, five best players in the league right now, and the criteria for reopening the NBA during the pandemic. The video is here: RECENT BRING IT IN EPISODES: * TUESDAY May 26, 2020 Dr. Ron Sen on whether and how we should reopen basketball. * FRIDAY May 22, 2020 Jarod Hector on Michael Jordan as a synonym for greatness. * THURSDAY May 21, 2020 Matt Powell on how COVID-19 will affect the sports merchandising industry. * WEDNESDAY May 20, 2020 Wosny Lambre argues that sneaker culture is not really about the NBA players anymore. * TUESDAY May 19, 2020 Special TrueHoop Correspondent Adena Jones interviews expert NBA sneakerhead (and her husband) Chad Jones aka Sneaker Galactus. * MONDAY May 18, 2020 Ben Aronson on his latest TrueHoop article on race, culture, economics, and the impact of the NBA on the sneaker industry. * FRIDAY May 15, 2020 Jarod Hector on Michael Jordan as a leader. * THURSDAY May 14, 2020 Scott Raab told incredible stories about his favorite interviews with a long list of celebrities * WEDNESDAY May 13, 2020 Sue Bird on preparing for the WNBA season on the hoop in her sister’s driveway. 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. Ron Sen, Harvard and Boston University Medical School alum, former Commander in the U.S. Naval Reserve, currently in private practice on the front lines of the coronavirus pandemic, and basketball coach and dad of girls who played with WNBA players. TrueHoop Special Correspondent Adena Jones kicked off BRING IT IN with an update on what NBA players and their families have been up to during the quarantine. Then Dr. Sen talked about whether and how we should reopen basketball, convalescent plasma, his thoughts on young people being casual about social distancing, and more. The video is here: RECENT BRING IT IN EPISODES: * FRIDAY May 22, 2020 Jarod Hector on Michael Jordan as a synonym for greatness. * THURSDAY May 21, 2020 Matt Powell on how COVID-19 will affect the sports merchandising industry. * WEDNESDAY May 20, 2020 Wosny Lambre argues that sneaker culture is not really about the NBA players anymore. * TUESDAY May 19, 2020 Special TrueHoop Correspondent Adena Jones interviews expert NBA sneakerhead (and her husband) Chad Jones aka Sneaker Galactus. * MONDAY May 18, 2020 Ben Aronson on his latest TrueHoop article on race, culture, economics, and the impact of the NBA on the sneaker industry. * FRIDAY May 15, 2020 Jarod Hector on Michael Jordan as a leader. * THURSDAY May 14, 2020 Scott Raab told incredible stories about his favorite interviews with a long list of celebrities * WEDNESDAY May 13, 2020 Sue Bird on preparing for the WNBA season on the hoop in her sister’s driveway. * TUESDAY May 12, 2020 Tommy Sheppard on keeping the Wizards ready to play over Zoom. 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

It’s Sneaker Week at TrueHoop! Today on BRING IT IN Henry Abbott and David Thorpe spoke with our TrueHoop BRING IT IN Friday guest 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 controversial releases in the Nike SB division, Michael Jordan as a synonym for greatness, President Trump chiming in on the NBA’s response to Daryl Morey’s Hong Kong tweet, and more. Then, in the second installment of #TrueHoopBookClub, Henry, David, and Jarod discussed My Losing Season: A Memoir by Pat Conroy. (You can listen/watch the first installment here.) The video is here: RECENT BRING IT IN EPISODES: * THURSDAY May 21, 2020 Matt Powell on how COVID-19 will affect the sports merchandising industry. * WEDNESDAY May 20, 2020 Wosny Lambre argues that sneaker culture is not really about the NBA players anymore. * TUESDAY May 19, 2020 Special TrueHoop Correspondent Adena Jones interviews expert NBA sneakerhead (and her husband) Chad Jones aka Sneaker Galactus. * MONDAY May 18, 2020 Ben Aronson on his latest TrueHoop article on race, culture, economics, and the impact of the NBA on the sneaker industry. * FRIDAY May 15, 2020 Jarod Hector on Michael Jordan as a leader. * THURSDAY May 14, 2020 Scott Raab told incredible stories about his favorite interviews with a long list of celebrities * WEDNESDAY May 13, 2020 Sue Bird on preparing for the WNBA season on the hoop in her sister’s driveway. * TUESDAY May 12, 2020 Tommy Sheppard on keeping the Wizards ready to play over Zoom. * MONDAY May 11, 2020 Comedian Dwayne Kennedy on Michael Jordan’s hyper competitive nature. 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

It’s Sneaker Week at TrueHoop! Today on BRING IT IN David Thorpe and Henry Abbott spoke with Matt Powell, vice president and senior industry advisor for The NPD Group and nationally known expert on the sports industry. Why has no one succeeded in threatening Nike in the U.S. market? What is the lesson of LaVar Ball’s Big Baller Brand? How will COVID-19 affect the market? Are we about to see big advertising logos plastered on NBA jerseys? The video is here: RECENT BRING IT IN EPISODES: * WEDNESDAY May 20, 2020 Wosny Lambre argues that sneaker culture is not really about the NBA players anymore. * TUESDAY May 19, 2020 Special TrueHoop Correspondent Adena Jones interviews expert NBA sneakerhead (and her husband) Chad Jones aka Sneaker Galactus. * MONDAY May 18, 2020 Ben Aronson on his latest TrueHoop article on race, culture, economics, and the impact of the NBA on the sneaker industry. * FRIDAY May 15, 2020 Jarod Hector on Michael Jordan as a leader. * THURSDAY May 14, 2020 Scott Raab told incredible stories about his favorite interviews with a long list of celebrities * WEDNESDAY May 13, 2020 Sue Bird on preparing for the WNBA season on the hoop in her sister’s driveway. * TUESDAY May 12, 2020 Tommy Sheppard on keeping the Wizards ready to play over Zoom. * MONDAY May 11, 2020 Comedian Dwayne Kennedy on Michael Jordan’s hyper competitive nature. * FRIDAY May 8, 2020 Jarod Hector played the Friday tradition of NINE BY NINETY, where they get 90 seconds each to rapid-fire cover nine topics. 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

It’s Sneaker Week at TrueHoop! Today on BRING IT IN David Thorpe and Henry Abbott spoke with “Big Wos” Wosny Lambre, NBA culture writer for the Athletic and devout sneakerhead. He talked about his first pair of Air Jordan 9s, how Michael Jordan’s coolness infused into American culture, and argues that sneaker culture is not really about the NBA players anymore. The video is here: RECENT BRING IT IN EPISODES: * TUESDAY May 19, 2020 Special TrueHoop Correspondent Adena Jones interviews expert NBA sneakerhead (and her husband) Chad Jones aka Sneaker Galactus. * MONDAY May 18, 2020 Ben Aronson on his latest TrueHoop article on race, culture, economics, and the impact of the NBA on the sneaker industry. * FRIDAY May 15, 2020 Jarod Hector on Michael Jordan as a leader. * THURSDAY May 14, 2020 Scott Raab told incredible stories about his favorite interviews with a long list of celebrities * WEDNESDAY May 13, 2020 Sue Bird on preparing for the WNBA season on the hoop in her sister’s driveway. * TUESDAY May 12, 2020 Tommy Sheppard on keeping the Wizards ready to play over Zoom. * MONDAY May 11, 2020 Comedian Dwayne Kennedy on Michael Jordan’s hyper competitive nature. * FRIDAY May 8, 2020 Jarod Hector played the Friday tradition of NINE BY NINETY, where they get 90 seconds each to rapid-fire cover nine topics. * THURSDAY May 7, 2020 Jane McManus on what she would do if was in charge of the NBA right now. 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 interviews expert NBA sneakerhead (and her husband) Chad Jones aka Sneaker Galactus. Chad got super scientific and assessed NBA players’ various kicks display practices (oxidation, people!). He also talked about the cultural politics of sneakers, the aesthetics of Damian Lillard’s signature sneakers, and half steppin’, the sacrilege of mixing your brands in your look. Then he broke out his gloves and showed us some of his favorite player exclusives. The video is here: RECENT BRING IT IN EPISODES: * MONDAY May 18, 2020 Ben Aronson on his latest TrueHoop article on race, culture, economics, and the impact of the NBA on the sneaker industry. * FRIDAY May 15, 2020 Jarod Hector on Michael Jordan as a leader. * THURSDAY May 14, 2020 Scott Raab told incredible stories about his favorite interviews with a long list of celebrities * WEDNESDAY May 13, 2020 Sue Bird on preparing for the WNBA season on the hoop in her sister’s driveway. * TUESDAY May 12, 2020 Tommy Sheppard on keeping the Wizards ready to play over Zoom. * MONDAY May 11, 2020 Comedian Dwayne Kennedy on Michael Jordan’s hyper competitive nature. * FRIDAY May 8, 2020 Jarod Hector played the Friday tradition of NINE BY NINETY, where they get 90 seconds each to rapid-fire cover nine topics. * THURSDAY May 7, 2020 Jane McManus on what she would do if was in charge of the NBA right now. * WEDNESDAY May 6, 2020 Brandon Grier on recovering from the coronavirus and spending his childhood with Jalen Rose and Chris Webber. 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

It’s Sneaker Week at TrueHoop! Today on BRING IT IN David Thorpe and Henry Abbott spoke with Ben Aronson, a marketing executive with a lot of experience in sports. He talked about his latest TrueHoop article on race, culture, economics, and the impact of the NBA on the sneaker industry. What does it mean to have a pair of LeBrons? And who does Nike think is the most influential demographic in the United States? The video is here: RECENT BRING IT IN EPISODES: * FRIDAY May 15, 2020 Jarod Hector on Michael Jordan as a leader. * THURSDAY May 14, 2020 Scott Raab told incredible stories about his favorite interviews with a long list of celebrities * WEDNESDAY May 13, 2020 Sue Bird on preparing for the WNBA season on the hoop in her sister’s driveway. * TUESDAY May 12, 2020 Tommy Sheppard on keeping the Wizards ready to play over Zoom. * MONDAY May 11, 2020 Comedian Dwayne Kennedy on Michael Jordan’s hyper competitive nature. * FRIDAY May 8, 2020 Jarod Hector played the Friday tradition of NINE BY NINETY, where they get 90 seconds each to rapid-fire cover nine topics. * THURSDAY May 7, 2020 Jane McManus on what she would do if was in charge of the NBA right now. * WEDNESDAY May 6, 2020 Brandon Grier on recovering from the coronavirus and spending his childhood with Jalen Rose and Chris Webber. * TUESDAY May 5, 2020 TrueHoop Special Correspondent Adena Jones on NBA players dancing, at home, in quarantine, and #TrueHoopBookClub. 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 guest 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 some people rooting for sports not to come back, Michael Jordan as a specific type of leader, Ahmaud Arbery and a weak and divided America. Then, in the first installment of #TrueHoopBookClub, Henry, David, Jarod, and TrueHoop subscriber Bilal Ladak discussed My Losing Season: A Memoir by Pat Conroy. The video is here: RECENT BRING IT IN EPISODES: * THURSDAY May 14, 2020 Scott Raab told incredible stories about his favorite interviews with a long list of celebrities * WEDNESDAY May 13, 2020 Sue Bird on preparing for the WNBA season on the hoop in her sister’s driveway. * TUESDAY May 12, 2020 Tommy Sheppard on keeping the Wizards ready to play over Zoom. * MONDAY May 11, 2020 Comedian Dwayne Kennedy on Michael Jordan’s hyper competitive nature. * FRIDAY May 8, 2020 Jarod Hector played the Friday tradition of NINE BY NINETY, where they get 90 seconds each to rapid-fire cover nine topics. * THURSDAY May 7, 2020 Jane McManus on what she would do if was in charge of the NBA right now. * WEDNESDAY May 6, 2020 Brandon Grier on recovering from the coronavirus and spending his childhood with Jalen Rose and Chris Webber. * TUESDAY May 5, 2020 TrueHoop Special Correspondent Adena Jones on NBA players dancing, at home, in quarantine, and #TrueHoopBookClub. * MONDAY May 4, 2020 Bernie Lee on Jimmy Butler’s mind. 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 Scott Raab, esteemed Writer at Large for Esquire magazine for 20 years and author of The W***e of Akron and You're Welcome, Cleveland, both about LeBron James. He talked about how the NBA—which he described as “the best of American pro sports leagues,”—has woven into his career, and told some incredible stories about his favorite interviews with a long list of celebrities. Henry and Scott also spend some time talking about the only time Henry wrote anything for The New York Times, which was a review of Scott’s book. He also talked about his advice to young writers: "If you can’t find time to write, don’t worry about becoming a writer. You’re not a writer. You’ll never be a writer. Find something else that lights you up." The video is here: RECENT BRING IT IN EPISODES: * WEDNESDAY May 13, 2020 Sue Bird on preparing for the WNBA season on the hoop in her sister’s driveway. * TUESDAY May 12, 2020 Tommy Sheppard on keeping the Wizards ready to play over Zoom. * MONDAY May 11, 2020 Comedian Dwayne Kennedy on Michael Jordan’s hyper competitive nature. * FRIDAY May 8, 2020 Jarod Hector played the Friday tradition of NINE BY NINETY, where they get 90 seconds each to rapid-fire cover nine topics. * THURSDAY May 7, 2020 Jane McManus on what she would do if was in charge of the NBA right now. * WEDNESDAY May 6, 2020 Brandon Grier on recovering from the coronavirus and spending his childhood with Jalen Rose and Chris Webber. * TUESDAY May 5, 2020 TrueHoop Special Correspondent Adena Jones on NBA players dancing, at home, in quarantine, and #TrueHoopBookClub. * MONDAY May 4, 2020 Bernie Lee on Jimmy Butler’s mind. * FRIDAY May 1, 2020 Jarod Hector plays NINE BY NINETY, where David, Henry, and he get 90 seconds each to rapid-fire cover nine topics. 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 legendary point guard Sue Bird of the Seattle Storm. TrueHoop special correspondent Adena Jones showed us what Sue has been up to with highlights from the incredible IG stories she has been making with her girlfriend Megan Rapinoe. Sue talked about “Megan Goggles,” trying to prepare for the WNBA season on the hoop in her sister’s driveway, what she loved and didn’t love about playing in Russia. She broke down some of her plays with David and Perry Huang, video coordinator of the Seattle Storm (and Erie Bayhawks), and she told the true story of her bad shooting year. The video is here: RECENT BRING IT IN EPISODES: * TUESDAY May 12, 2020 Tommy Sheppard on keeping the Wizards ready to play over Zoom. * MONDAY May 11, 2020 Comedian Dwayne Kennedy on Michael Jordan’s hyper competitive nature. * FRIDAY May 8, 2020 Jarod Hector played the Friday tradition of NINE BY NINETY, where they get 90 seconds each to rapid-fire cover nine topics. * THURSDAY May 7, 2020 Jane McManus on what she would do if was in charge of the NBA right now. * WEDNESDAY May 6, 2020 Brandon Grier on recovering from the coronavirus and spending his childhood with Jalen Rose and Chris Webber. * TUESDAY May 5, 2020 TrueHoop Special Correspondent Adena Jones on NBA players dancing, at home, in quarantine, and #TrueHoopBookClub. * MONDAY May 4, 2020 Bernie Lee on Jimmy Butler’s mind. * FRIDAY May 1, 2020 Jarod Hector plays NINE BY NINETY, where David, Henry, and he get 90 seconds each to rapid-fire cover nine topics. * THURSDAY April 30, 2020 Stan Jones on culture building, how the game has changed, the NBA draft, and Zion. 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 Washington Wizards GM Tommy Sheppard. He talked about his family’s insane number of pets, including three different duck varieties. He says he has been blown away by John Wall’s shooting ability, talked about keeping the Wizards ready to play over Zoom, the role confidence plays in improving players, a player that came to the front office’s attention via advanced stats, the future of gameplay. He also answered our subscribers’ excellent questions. The video is here: RECENT BRING IT IN EPISODES: * MONDAY May 11, 2020 Comedian Dwayne Kennedy on Michael Jordan’s hyper competitive nature. * FRIDAY May 8, 2020 Jarod Hector played the Friday tradition of NINE BY NINETY, where they get 90 seconds each to rapid-fire cover nine topics. * THURSDAY May 7, 2020 Jane McManus on what she would do if was in charge of the NBA right now. * WEDNESDAY May 6, 2020 Brandon Grier on recovering from the coronavirus and spending his childhood with Jalen Rose and Chris Webber. * TUESDAY May 5, 2020 TrueHoop Special Correspondent Adena Jones on NBA players dancing, at home, in quarantine, and #TrueHoopBookClub. * MONDAY May 4, 2020 Bernie Lee on Jimmy Butler’s mind. * FRIDAY May 1, 2020 Jarod Hector plays NINE BY NINETY, where David, Henry, and he get 90 seconds each to rapid-fire cover nine topics. * THURSDAY April 30, 2020 Stan Jones on culture building, how the game has changed, the NBA draft, and Zion. * WEDNESDAY April 29, 2020 Seth Partnow on how well Michael Jordan would fit in today’s 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 Dwayne Kennedy is a stand-up comedian, actor, and writer. As a producer, he won a 2019 Emmy Award for the CNN original series United Shades of America. His latest album, “Who The Hell Is Dwayne Kennedy?” is out now. We listened to some of his stand up, talked about Michael Jordan’s hyper competitive nature, managing testosterone, and Dwayne asked David and Henry about Tiger King. The video is here: RECENT BRING IT IN EPISODES: * FRIDAY May 8, 2020 Jarod Hector played the Friday tradition of NINE BY NINETY, where they get 90 seconds each to rapid-fire cover nine topics. * THURSDAY May 7, 2020 Jane McManus on what she would do if was in charge of the NBA right now. * WEDNESDAY May 6, 2020 Brandon Grier on recovering from the coronavirus and spending his childhood with Jalen Rose and Chris Webber. * TUESDAY May 5, 2020 TrueHoop Special Correspondent Adena Jones on NBA players dancing, at home, in quarantine, and #TrueHoopBookClub. * MONDAY May 4, 2020 Bernie Lee on Jimmy Butler’s mind. * FRIDAY May 1, 2020 Jarod Hector plays NINE BY NINETY, where David, Henry, and he get 90 seconds each to rapid-fire cover nine topics. * THURSDAY April 30, 2020 Stan Jones on culture building, how the game has changed, the NBA draft, and Zion. * WEDNESDAY April 29, 2020 Seth Partnow on how well Michael Jordan would fit in today’s NBA. * TUESDAY April 28, 2020 Jonathan Abrams on what happens if the NBA abolishes the draft. 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

Friday with Jarod! “What are you guys doing? What is happening? … These protestors they just don’t care. It’s ultimately: it’s America, I do what I want and I don’t care. It’s sad.” Jarod Hector, multimedia journalist, voice, on-air personality and podcast host joins David Thorpe and Henry Abbott for the Friday tradition of NINE BY NINETY, where they get 90 seconds each to rapid-fire cover nine topics. They talked about Betsy DeVos’s Title IX rules change, Michael Jordan and the heritage of the black athlete, whether games can be played in 2020, and more. The video is here: RECENT BRING IT IN EPISODES: * THURSDAY May 7, 2020 Jane McManus on what she would do if was in charge of the NBA right now. * WEDNESDAY May 6, 2020 Brandon Grier on recovering from the coronavirus and spending his childhood with Jalen Rose and Chris Webber. * TUESDAY May 5, 2020 TrueHoop Special Correspondent Adena Jones on NBA players dancing, at home, in quarantine, and #TrueHoopBookClub. * MONDAY May 4, 2020 Bernie Lee on Jimmy Butler’s mind. * FRIDAY May 1, 2020 Jarod Hector plays NINE BY NINETY, where David, Henry, and he get 90 seconds each to rapid-fire cover nine topics. * THURSDAY April 30, 2020 Stan Jones on culture building, how the game has changed, the NBA draft, and Zion. * WEDNESDAY April 29, 2020 Seth Partnow on how well Michael Jordan would fit in today’s NBA. * TUESDAY April 28, 2020 Jonathan Abrams on what happens if the NBA abolishes the draft. * MONDAY April 27, 2020 Coach Thorpe helped our guest Thomas Beller solve a basketball mystery. 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 Jane McManus, the 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. (Some may know her as “Lesley E. Visserate” from the roller derby circuit.) She talked about sports journalists’ role in covering the coronavirus, what she would be doing if she was in charge of the NBA right now, her thoughts on Michael Jordan as a person and player, and what she tells young people who want to get into sports media. The video is here: RECENT BRING IT IN EPISODES: * WEDNESDAY May 6, 2020 Brandon Grier on recovering from the coronavirus and spending his childhood with Jalen Rose and Chris Webber. * TUESDAY May 5, 2020 TrueHoop Special Correspondent Adena Jones on NBA players dancing, at home, in quarantine, and #TrueHoopBookClub. * MONDAY May 4, 2020 Bernie Lee on Jimmy Butler’s mind. * FRIDAY May 1, 2020 Jarod Hector plays NINE BY NINETY, where David, Henry, and he get 90 seconds each to rapid-fire cover nine topics. * THURSDAY April 30, 2020 Stan Jones on culture building, how the game has changed, the NBA draft, and Zion. * WEDNESDAY April 29, 2020 Seth Partnow on how well Michael Jordan would fit in today’s NBA. * TUESDAY April 28, 2020 Jonathan Abrams on what happens if the NBA abolishes the draft. * MONDAY April 27, 2020 Coach Thorpe helped our guest Thomas Beller solve a basketball mystery. * FRIDAY April 24, 2020 Jarod Hector on Michael Jordan as an antihero, Scottie Pippen as hero, and the first thing that should change in 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 Brandon Grier, NBA and NFL agent and co-founder of the Athlete Management agency, which represents players like Georges Niang, Dewayne Dedmon, Ekpe Udoh, Quincy Acy, Kay Felder, and many others. He talked about his experience recovering from the coronavirus, spending his childhood with Jalen Rose and Chris Webber, his theories on who will stay in the NBA after gameplay starts up again, and what he wants basketball to look like in a post-COVID world. The video is here: RECENT BRING IT IN EPISODES: * TUESDAY May 5, 2020 TrueHoop Special Correspondent Adena Jones on NBA players dancing, at home, in quarantine, and #TrueHoopBookClub. * MONDAY May 4, 2020 Bernie Lee on Jimmy Butler’s mind. * FRIDAY May 1, 2020 Jarod Hector plays NINE BY NINETY, where David, Henry, and he get 90 seconds each to rapid-fire cover nine topics. * THURSDAY April 30, 2020 Stan Jones on culture building, how the game has changed, the NBA draft, and Zion. * WEDNESDAY April 29, 2020 Seth Partnow on how well Michael Jordan would fit in today’s NBA. * TUESDAY April 28, 2020 Jonathan Abrams on what happens if the NBA abolishes the draft. * MONDAY April 27, 2020 Coach Thorpe helped our guest Thomas Beller solve a basketball mystery. * FRIDAY April 24, 2020 Jarod Hector on Michael Jordan as an antihero, Scottie Pippen as hero, and the first thing that should change in the NBA. * THURSDAY April 23, 2020 Pelicans head coach Alvin Gentry and surprise guest Amin Elhassan. 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 brought her own theme music and breaking news about NBA players dancing, at home, in quarantine. She also tells us why she got a reputation as the Dennis Rodman of her high school basketball team. And, together with Henry Abbott and David Thorpe, she invented the #TrueHoopBookClub! Our first book: My Losing Season by Pat Conroy, his memoir of the 1966-67 Citadel basketball team on which he played. Join us on BRING IT IN next Friday, May 15, to discuss the first 10 or so chapters. The video is here: RECENT BRING IT IN EPISODES: * MONDAY May 4, 2020 Bernie Lee on Jimmy Butler’s mind. * FRIDAY May 1, 2020 Jarod Hector played NINE BY NINETY, where David, Henry, and he get 90 seconds each to rapid-fire cover nine topics. * THURSDAY April 30, 2020 Stan Jones on culture building, how the game has changed, the NBA draft, and Zion. * WEDNESDAY April 29, 2020 Seth Partnow on how well Michael Jordan would fit in today’s NBA. * TUESDAY April 28, 2020 Jonathan Abrams on what happens if the NBA abolishes the draft. * MONDAY April 27, 2020 Coach Thorpe helped our guest Thomas Beller solve a basketball mystery. * FRIDAY April 24, 2020 Jarod Hector on Michael Jordan as an antihero, Scottie Pippen as hero, and the first thing that should change in the NBA. * THURSDAY April 23, 2020 Pelicans head coach Alvin Gentry and surprise guest Amin Elhassan. * WEDNESDAY April 22, 2020 Special TrueHoop correspondent Adena Jones on what NBA families are up to during the lockdown. 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 agent Bernie Lee, owner of Thread Sports Management, who represents, among others, five-time All-Star, Jimmy Butler. They talked about Jimmy Butler’s mind, the future of the G-League vs. international leagues, why Jimmy cares so much about avoiding fouls (and how he does it), how Bernie almost got a job on an NBA coaching staff, and the time LeBron James knocked the wind out of Rick Pitino, and more. The video is here: RECENT BRING IT IN EPISODES: * FRIDAY May 1, 2020 Jarod Hector played NINE BY NINETY, where David, Henry, and he get 90 seconds each to rapid-fire cover nine topics. * THURSDAY April 30, 2020 Stan Jones on culture building, how the game has changed, the NBA draft, and Zion. * WEDNESDAY April 29, 2020 Seth Partnow on how well Michael Jordan would fit in today’s NBA. * TUESDAY April 28, 2020 Jonathan Abrams on what happens if the NBA abolishes the draft. * MONDAY April 27, 2020 Coach Thorpe helped our guest Thomas Beller solve a basketball mystery. * FRIDAY April 24, 2020 Jarod Hector on Michael Jordan as an antihero, Scottie Pippen as hero, and the first thing that should change in the NBA. * THURSDAY April 23, 2020 Pelicans head coach Alvin Gentry and surprise guest Amin Elhassan. * WEDNESDAY April 22, 2020 Special TrueHoop correspondent Adena Jones on what NBA families are up to during the lockdown. * TUESDAY April 21, 2020 Jade Hoye, the man who created ESPN’s TrueHoop TV and TrueHoop podcasts at ESPN. 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 guest 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 discussed Mark Cuban as an economic expert, John Wall on his relationship with Bradley Beal, David Thorpe’s latest TrueHoop piece, “We all have some Rodman in us,” and more. The video is here: RECENT BRING IT IN EPISODES: * THURSDAY April 30, 2020 Stan Jones on culture building, how the game has changed, the NBA draft, and Zion. * WEDNESDAY April 29, 2020 Seth Partnow on how well Michael Jordan would fit in today’s NBA. * TUESDAY April 28, 2020 Jonathan Abrams on what happens if the NBA abolishes the draft. * MONDAY April 27, 2020 Coach Thorpe helped our guest Thomas Beller solve a basketball mystery. * FRIDAY April 24, 2020 Jarod Hector on Michael Jordan as an antihero, Scottie Pippen as hero, and the first thing that should change in the NBA. * THURSDAY April 23, 2020 Pelicans head coach Alvin Gentry and surprise guest Amin Elhassan. * WEDNESDAY April 22, 2020 Special TrueHoop correspondent Adena Jones on what NBA families are up to during the lockdown. * TUESDAY April 21, 2020 Jade Hoye, the man who created ESPN’s TrueHoop TV and TrueHoop podcasts at ESPN. * MONDAY April 20, 2020 Jeff Asher, former CIA officer, on how bias affects perception, thinking about thinking, and job of managing our own biases in making choices. * FRIDAY April 17, 2020 Seerat Sohi on ESPN’s Michael Jordan documentary The Last Dance and mental health in a pandemic. 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 TrueHoop correspondent Jarod Hector spoke with Stan Jones, Associate Head Coach at Florida State University. They talked about culture building, how the game has changed, the NBA draft, Zion, and more. The video is here: RECENT BRING IT IN EPISODES: * WEDNESDAY April 29, 2020 Seth Partnow on how well Michael Jordan would fit in today’s NBA. * TUESDAY April 28, 2020 Jonathan Abrams on what happens if the NBA abolishes the draft. * MONDAY April 27, 2020 Coach Thorpe helped our guest Thomas Beller solve a basketball mystery. * FRIDAY April 24, 2020 Jarod Hector on Michael Jordan as an antihero, Scottie Pippen as hero, and the first thing that should change in the NBA. * THURSDAY April 23, 2020 Pelicans head coach Alvin Gentry and surprise guest Amin Elhassan. * WEDNESDAY April 22, 2020 Special TrueHoop correspondent Adena Jones on what NBA families are up to during the lockdown. * TUESDAY April 21, 2020 Jade Hoye, the man who created ESPN’s TrueHoop TV and TrueHoop podcasts at ESPN. * MONDAY April 20, 2020 Jeff Asher, former CIA officer, on how bias affects perception, thinking about thinking, and job of managing our own biases in making choices. * FRIDAY April 17, 2020 Seerat Sohi on ESPN’s Michael Jordan documentary The Last Dance and mental health in a pandemic. * THURSDAY April 16, 2020 Dana Smith returns to answer our new coronavirus 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 Henry Abbott and David Thorpe spoke with Seth Partnow, NBA Analyst at The Athletic and former Director of basketball research at the Bucks. They jumped into a time machine and talked about how well Michael Jordan would fit in today’s NBA, got math-y about X’s and O’s, and pondered who would be today’s Phil Jackson. The video is here: RECENT BRING IT IN EPISODES: * TUESDAY April 28, 2020 Jonathan Abrams on what happens if the NBA abolishes the draft. * MONDAY April 27, 2020 Coach Thorpe helped our guest Thomas Beller solve a basketball mystery. * FRIDAY April 24, 2020 Jarod Hector on Michael Jordan as an antihero, Scottie Pippen as hero, and the first thing that should change in the NBA. * THURSDAY April 23, 2020 Pelicans head coach Alvin Gentry and surprise guest Amin Elhassan. * WEDNESDAY April 22, 2020 Special TrueHoop correspondent Adena Jones on what NBA families are up to during the lockdown. * TUESDAY April 21, 2020 Jade Hoye, the man who created ESPN’s TrueHoop TV and TrueHoop podcasts at ESPN. * MONDAY April 20, 2020 Jeff Asher, former CIA officer, on how bias affects perception, thinking about thinking, and job of managing our own biases in making choices. * FRIDAY April 17, 2020 Seerat Sohi on ESPN’s Michael Jordan documentary The Last Dance and mental health in a pandemic. * THURSDAY April 16, 2020 Dana Smith returns to answer our new coronavirus questions. * WEDNESDAY April 15, 2020 Chad Ford tries to make Henry Abbott cry. * TUESDAY April 14, 2020 Adena Jones reports on what NBA players have been up to during the lock down. 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 Jonathan Abrams, award-winning journalist who writes for Bleacher Report. He is the author of the New York Times bestselling oral history of The Wire called All the Pieces Matter, as well as a book about high-school basketball players going straight to the NBA, called Boys Among Men. He was previously a staff writer at Grantland, the Los Angeles Times, and The New York Times. They talked about The Wire, the NCAA, what happens if the NBA abolishes the draft, and more. We were also treated to TrueHoop special correspondent Adena Jones’s report on what NBA players have been up to during the lockdown. The video is here: RECENT BRING IT IN EPISODES: * MONDAY April 27, 2020 Coach Thorpe helped our guest Thomas Beller solve a basketball mystery. * FRIDAY April 24, 2020 Jarod Hector on Michael Jordan as an antihero, Scottie Pippen as hero, and the first thing that should change in the NBA. * THURSDAY April 23, 2020 Pelicans head coach Alvin Gentry and surprise guest Amin Elhassan. * WEDNESDAY April 22, 2020 Special TrueHoop correspondent Adena Jones on what NBA families are up to during the lockdown. * TUESDAY April 21, 2020 Jade Hoye, the man who created ESPN’s TrueHoop TV and TrueHoop podcasts at ESPN. * MONDAY April 20, 2020 Jeff Asher, former CIA officer, on how bias affects perception, thinking about thinking, and job of managing our own biases in making choices. * FRIDAY April 17, 2020 Seerat Sohi on ESPN’s Michael Jordan documentary The Last Dance and mental health in a pandemic. * THURSDAY April 16, 2020 Dana Smith returns to answer our new coronavirus questions. * WEDNESDAY April 15, 2020 Chad Ford tries to make Henry Abbott cry. * TUESDAY April 14, 2020 Adena Jones reports on what NBA players have been up to during the lock down. 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 Thomas Beller, author of Seduction Theory: Stories, The Sleep-Over Artist, How To Be a Man: Scenes from a Protracted Boyhood, and J.D. Salinger: The Escape Artist, which won the New York City Book Award for biography/memoir. He is an associate professor and director of creative writing at Tulane University and serious pickup basketball artist. Coach Thorpe helped Tom solve a mystery. You notice how Jordan would stand with the ball palmed in one hand, and wave it around—messing with his defender? And now only Nikola Jokic does that once in a while? Where did that go? The video is here: RECENT BRING IT IN EPISODES: * FRIDAY April 24, 2020 Jarod Hector on Michael Jordan as an antihero, Scottie Pippen as hero, and the first thing that should change in the NBA. * THURSDAY April 23, 2020 Pelicans head coach Alvin Gentry and surprise guest Amin Elhassan. * WEDNESDAY April 22, 2020 Special TrueHoop correspondent Adena Jones on what NBA families are up to during the lockdown. * TUESDAY April 21, 2020 Jade Hoye, the man who created ESPN’s TrueHoop TV and TrueHoop podcasts at ESPN. * MONDAY April 20, 2020 Jeff Asher, former CIA officer, on how bias affects perception, thinking about thinking, and job of managing our own biases in making choices. * FRIDAY April 17, 2020 Seerat Sohi on ESPN’s Michael Jordan documentary The Last Dance and mental health in a pandemic. * THURSDAY April 16, 2020 Dana Smith returns to answer our new coronavirus questions. * WEDNESDAY April 15, 2020 Chad Ford tries to make Henry Abbott cry. * TUESDAY April 14, 2020 Adena Jones reports on what NBA players have been up to during the lock down. * MONDAY APRIL 13, 2020 Celtics head coach Brad Stevens talks X’s and O’s. 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 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 Michael Jordan as an antihero, Scottie Pippen as hero, the first thing that should change in the NBA, the league’s machismo, and more. The video is here: RECENT BRING IT IN EPISODES: * THURSDAY April 23, 2020 Pelicans head coach Alvin Gentry and surprise guest Amin Elhassan * WEDNESDAY April 22, 2020 Special TrueHoop correspondent Adena Jones on what NBA families are up to during the lockdown. * TUESDAY April 21, 2020 Jade Hoye, the man who created ESPN’s TrueHoop TV and TrueHoop podcasts at ESPN. * MONDAY April 20, 2020 Jeff Asher, former CIA officer, on how bias affects perception, thinking about thinking, and job of managing our own biases in making choices. * FRIDAY April 17, 2020 Seerat Sohi on ESPN’s Michael Jordan documentary The Last Dance and mental health in a pandemic. * THURSDAY April 16, 2020 Dana Smith returns to answer our new coronavirus questions. * WEDNESDAY April 15, 2020 Chad Ford tries to make Henry Abbott cry. * TUESDAY April 14, 2020 Adena Jones reports on what NBA players have been up to during the lock down. * MONDAY APRIL 13, 2020 Celtics head coach Brad Stevens talks X’s and O’s. 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 Pelicans head coach Alvin Gentry and surprise guest Amin Elhassan—who worked with Gentry on the Suns. They talked about tanking, Zion Williamson, Lonzo Ball, Jaxson Hayes, how the Pelicans’ playoff race might end, player development during quarantine, and then there were some war stories about Amare Stoudemire, Boris Diaw, Chris Paul and others. Henry even asks Alvin who his favorite Pelican is, and Alvin answers! The video is here: RECENT BRING IT IN EPISODES: * WEDNESDAY April 22, 2020 Special TrueHoop correspondent Adena Jones on what NBA families are up to during the lockdown. * TUESDAY April 21, 2020 Jade Hoye, the man who created ESPN’s TrueHoop TV and TrueHoop podcasts at ESPN. * MONDAY April 20, 2020 Jeff Asher, former CIA officer, on how bias affects perception, thinking about thinking, and job of managing our own biases in making choices. * FRIDAY April 17, 2020 Seerat Sohi on ESPN’s Michael Jordan documentary The Last Dance and mental health in a pandemic. * THURSDAY April 16, 2020 Dana Smith returns to answer our new coronavirus questions. * WEDNESDAY April 15, 2020 Chad Ford tries to make Henry Abbott cry. * TUESDAY April 14, 2020 Adena Jones reports on what NBA players have been up to during the lock down. * MONDAY APRIL 13, 2020 Celtics head coach Brad Stevens talks X’s and O’s. * FRIDAY APRIL 10, 2020 Ben Aronson, on what basketball will look like in a post-COVID world. 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 returns to report on what NBA families are up to during the lockdown. Then she joins Henry Abbott and David Thorpe for a 90-second speed round commentary on the MJ documentary, the bad economy’s effect on NBA teams, the Draymond/KD beef, protecting players from injury, and more! Things get interesting when David Thorpe feels the need to defend Jazz legend Anita Baker. The video is here: RECENT BRING IT IN EPISODES: * TUESDAY April 21, 2020 Jade Hoye, the man who created ESPN’s TrueHoop TV and TrueHoop podcasts at ESPN. * MONDAY April 20, 2020 Jeff Asher, former CIA officer, on how bias affects perception, thinking about thinking, and job of managing our own biases in making choices. * FRIDAY April 17, 2020 Seerat Sohi on ESPN’s Michael Jordan documentary The Last Dance and mental health in a pandemic. * THURSDAY April 16, 2020 Dana Smith returns to answer our new coronavirus questions. * WEDNESDAY April 15, 2020 Chad Ford tries to make Henry Abbott cry. * TUESDAY April 14, 2020 Adena Jones reports on what NBA players have been up to during the lock down. * MONDAY APRIL 13, 2020 Celtics head coach Brad Stevens talks X’s and O’s. * FRIDAY APRIL 10, 2020 Ben Aronson, on what basketball will look like in a post-COVID world. 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 reunite with Jade Hoye, the man who created ESPN’s TrueHoop TV and TrueHoop podcasts at ESPN—and current Executive Producer of audio at The Athletic. This is part 2 of Jade’s appearance. Part 1 is here. And the archived video is here: 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 reunite with Jade Hoye, the man who created ESPN’s TrueHoop TV and TrueHoop podcasts at ESPN—and current Executive Producer of audio at The Athletic. Video of part 1 of Jade’s appearance is at the bottom. Part 2 is here. Here are some of the old videos Jade discussed. Spreecast: Secret Santa: Coleman Collins: TrueHoop TV’s secret origins in the squirrel poop attics of NYC: Here’s the video: RECENT BRING IT IN EPISODES: * MONDAY April 20, 2020 Jeff Asher, former CIA officer, on how bias affects perception, thinking about thinking, and job of managing our own biases in making choices. * FRIDAY April 17, 2020 Seerat Sohi on ESPN’s Michael Jordan documentary The Last Dance and mental health in a pandemic. * THURSDAY April 16, 2020 Dana Smith returns to answer our new coronavirus questions. * WEDNESDAY April 15, 2020 Chad Ford tries to make Henry Abbott cry. * TUESDAY April 14, 2020 Adena Jones reports on what NBA players have been up to during the lock down. * MONDAY APRIL 13, 2020 Celtics head coach Brad Stevens talks X’s and O’s. * FRIDAY APRIL 10, 2020 Ben Aronson, on what basketball will look like in a post-COVID world. 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