Ball Talk with Hiren and Waleed

On this episode of Ball Talk with Hiren and Waleed, Hiren gives his solo reaction to the NBA Finals. Being that the NBA Finals is 2 games in, Hiren decided to give his thoughts so far, a few hours before Game 3 tips-off between the Miami Heat and the Los Angeles Lakers.  

The NBA Finals are back!!! The Heat and the Lakers face off tonight in Game 1. On this episode of Ball Talk with Hiren and Waleed, our hosts discuss everything surrounding the NBA Finals. We analyze positional matchups between the teams and ultimately give our predictions on who will win the series! 

The NBA Playoffs are back!!! On this episode, Hiren and Waleed discuss their key matchups for every first round NBA Playoffs series. Furthermore, the boys discuss the play in round matchup between Portland and Memphis. As always, make sure to follow us on instagram at @balltalkhw. 

On this episode of Ball Talk with Hiren and Waleed, our hosts take the time to run through the updates from inside the Bubble. Waleed and Hiren run through their reactions on the best teams and players in the NBA Bubble so far, and give an update to the predictions they made on the previous episode of the podcast. 

On this episode of Ball Talk, Waleed and I discuss the upcoming NBA Awards. We delve into who we think will be the NBA Defensive Player of the Year, the Rookie of the Year, the Most Valuable Player among many other awards. Furthermore, we give our round by round predictions for the NBA Bubble, including crowning our 2019-2020 NBA Champions. Please note, this episode was recorded before the NBA Bubble began, so it is not taking into consideration bubble performances so far. 

Today, we are proud to release to the world our episode with Mike Howland. Mike Howland is the Assistant Coach for William and Mary Men's Basketball. William and Mary Men's Basketball team plays in the Colonial Athletic Association, also known as the CAA, in NCAA's Division I competition. On this episode, we had fun discussing Mike's journey to coaching in Division I basketball. Furthermore we delve into the college recruiting scene, the AAU circuit, have a fun rapid fire round of questions, and much more. 

On our 50th episode of Ball Talk, Waleed and I are super honored to host our biggest interview yet on the podcast. Benjamin Lyons, a renown entertainment reporter and sportcaster joins us for an hour long thought provoking conversation. On this episode, we delve into Ben's journey to his career success. From working at the Player's Tribune, to hosting a show for Complex called "Mostly Football," to collaborating with major athletes and entertainment stars such as James Worthy, Dwyane Wade, Daniel Craig, Shia LaBeouf and many more, Ben has a diverse portfolio of work. On the episode, Ben shares his advice to those chasing their dreams, talks about the disappointment of being a lifelong New York Knicks fan, and has a real conversation about the importance of activism and content creators using their platform to spark change.  We are forever grateful to Ben for giving us a shot. As always, don't forget to subscribe to the podcast and to follow us on Instagram and Twitter @balltalkhw.

On this episode of Ball Talk with Hiren and Waleed, our hosts rank in order from 25 to 1, who they deem the greatest 25 NBA players of all-time. There is a lot of disagreement on the rankings between Hiren and Waleed. Listen to this episode for a fun, passionate debate. 

On this episode of Ball Talk, Hiren and Waleed debate what they believe are the top 20 "Best Looking" NBA Jerseys of All-Time. This for them, was the hardest episode and debate to prepare for, and they are excited to bring another episode in the future ranking the top 20 "Worst Looking" NBA Jerseys of All-Time! Please don't forget to follow us on Instagram at @balltalkhw. 

Welcome back to another episode of Ball Talk. On this episode, we delve deep into the NCAA's decision to start allowing college athletes to profit off their name and likeness. We then give our honest take on whether or not we think the NBA season will be finished. But the best part of this episode, is our fun "Rapid Fire" round and our discussion on our Top 5 NBA Shoes of all time. Please make sure to follow us on Instagram at @balltalkhw.