High Tea Hoops

Skylar Smith and Brian Bosche are joined by James Green, Sports Journalist for Sky Sports and talkSport, to discuss the NBA Draft and offseason. For the NBA Draft, they discuss the top three picks, which teams were the biggest winners, steals of the draft, and best family moments. For the NBA offseason, they discuss which teams have become contenders, challengers, and up and comers with their trades and signings. There is a lot to cover from the last week so get ready for a rapid fire show!

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A special episode on how athletes can use Twitter to build their brands and engage with fans. Skylar Smith (@duchessofhoops) and Brian Bosche (@thedukeofhoops) speak with Benson Mensah-Bonsu, Athlete Partnerships at Twitter. They talk about what athletes can do to build a strong social media presence, how to use Twitter effectively to engage with fans, and how Twitter can be used to attract sponsors. They also discuss how British basketball clubs and players can grow the culture of the sport in the UK.

Skylar Smith and Brian Bosche are joined by 2-Time BBL MVP Rahmon Fletcher from the Newcastle Eagles. They chat with Rahmon about his journey to the BBL, playing in Europe, winning MVPs and trophies, the Eagle's hot start to the BBL season, and how basketball can grow in the UK. Skylar and Brian also talk about the NBA Draft, Russell Westbrook wanting out of Houston, "The W" Mode in NBA 2K21, and Vote Warnock.

In this special episode, Skylar Smith and Brian Bosche battle Josh Bett and Ishmael Fontaine to build the best BBL Jam duos. In a High Tea Hoops vs. Below the Rim competition, both shows select two players from each BBL Club to represent their BBL Jam duo. The group also discusses the Newcastle Eagles beating the London Lions in the first game of the BBL Cup, BBL Twitter, and games being cancelled due to COVID.

Vote for who you think wins each BBL Jam matchup on the High Tea Hoops Twitter.

Skylar Smith and Brian Bosche are joined by former NBA and current London Lions player Byron Mullens. They chat with Byron about playing in the NBA alongside players like Kevin Durant, Russell Westbrook, and Blake Griffin, why he wanted to play for the London Lions, what it's like preparing for the BBL season in a pandemic, and what their team culture is like in London. Skylar and Brian also talk about all the NBA coaching moves, BBL season updates, the London LuperLonics building a super team, the NBL Lynch Trophy, and the new Glossier campaign with WNBA players.

Skylar Smith and Brian Bosche are joined by Mo Mooncey, The Hoop Genius and Presenter at Sky Sports, to discuss the NBA season. They chat about what it was like for Mo to cover the NBA Finals for Sky Sports, their biggest takeaways from the Finals, their thoughts on the NBA Bubble, how the players and league handled COVID and social justice issues, who had the best fits, and then answer listener questions about next season.

THE LOS ANGELES LAKERS ARE NBA CHAMPIONS. Skylar Smith and Brian Bosche discuss Game 5 and Game 6 of the NBA Finals between the Los Angeles Lakers and the Miami Heat, the Finals MVP Award, and how this series changed the legacy of LeBron and Jimmy. Then they introduce a new segment called "Thought Experiments with the Duke of Hoops" where they discuss the NBA Playoffs in a parallel universe where teams get to select a player from each team they beat throughout the Playoffs.

Skylar Smith and Brian Bosche chat with Matt Ellentuck, a WNBA Reporter that runs the popular “Here’s Basketball” newsletter about women’s basketball. They discuss the the Seattle Storm winning the WNBA Championship over the Las Vegas Aces, Breanna Stewart winning another Finals MVP, Sue Bird setting records at 39, takeaways from the season, and what the WNBA can learn from the Wubble experience.

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