Host Brandon Contes interviews Brian Windhorst, ESPN senior NBA writer and host of "Brian Windhorst & The Hoop Collective." Brandon and Brian discuss a wide range of topics including NBA Finals coverage, covering The Decision, becoming a meme, and more.

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-:42: NBA Finals talk
-1:19: Covering the Denver Nuggets for ESPN
-1:57: Seeing new teams in the NBA Finals
-3:58: National media/ESPN criticism for covering LeBron James so much
-7:45: Criticism from ESPN people about their lack of Nikola Jokić coverage
-10:02: ESPN’s basketball coverage
-12:37: Thoughts on aggregate media
-17:50: The Rudy Gobert trade and becoming a meme
-22:56: The Paris interview with Victor Wembanyama on Draft Lottery night
-29:17: Doing TV as a reporter
-33:54: Covering LeBron and being linked with him through high school, the Cavs, and the Heat
-36:21: Going to Miami and facing animosity
-40:13: Cleveland’s reaction toward Brian when he left to cover LeBron in Miami
-43:10: Covering The Decision
-48:04: Is LeBron really contemplating retirement?
-50:15: How and when to decide to report on transaction rumors
-54:10: Difficulties of being on First Take as a reporter and not saying too much
-56:29: Working with Stephen A. Smith
-59:03: Working with Skip Bayless
-1:01:45: Current NBA player who could be a media star

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