Locked In Podcast

Sports seem to be coming back, and each league has widely different plans for their respective returns. We're talking bubbles, baseball, and even revisiting some Deandre Hopkins trade talk (were we too harsh when criticizing it initially?) Recapping some of these decisions, the intersection of public health and sports, and more in one of our densest episodes yet.

Derek Rhodes, Director of Business Strategy with the Miami Heat, joins us on the pod to discuss key aspects of sports business! We go over fan engagement, how data science is playing an integral role in his field, and much more. Check out his website, derekrhodes.com to learn more about him, his experiences, and how he's helping to drive positive change.

#blacklivesmatter. We can help out the black community in so many ways; continue to educate yourselves, donate if financially able to, and let your voice be heard. NFL Twitter was ablaze, as sports intersected social issues in a wild roller-coaster ride this week (12:44). Also, the NBA is back! Our thoughts on some intriguing matchups, the race for the 8 seeds, and more (26:43).

10 episodes in, thanks for all the support so far! We're all familiar with our beloved heroes in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, but what if we cast athletes of the past and present to form the ultimate superhero team? We took Avengers that appeared in "Captain America: Civil War" (because otherwise there were way too many to discuss, apologies to the Guardians, Okoye, etc.) + Thor and Hulk; were our lists accurate, though?

Huge honor to have high-flyin' Darrell Armstrong on the pod! The 1998-99 NBA Sixth Man of the Year and Most Improved Player Award winner (only player to ever win those awards in the same season), Orlando Magic Hall of Famer (only the 5th player ever to be inducted by the Magic), and current assistant coach for the Dallas Mavericks shares his insights on his playing career, switching to a role in coaching, how the game has evolved, and a lot more.

Super thrilled to have the creator and current manager of the instagram page @real.nba.quotes, Mason, join us on the pod! Be sure to check out his page on insta as well as his podcast page, @thefoulineshow. We talk about how he started off, how @real.nba.quotes has become one of the funniest sports pages on the internet, and discuss some Cleveland sports as well (he's a huge Cleveland sports guy).

intro music: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ge3LBCaqq_c&list=PL7pkSK1xbGD4sSDQ86Pyj-wp2wdEGZ8qE

A hearty game of sports trivia, along with some non-sports categories as well! Plus, we start the episode off by briefly recapping the NFL Zoom Draft.

intro music: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ge3LBCaqq_c&list=PL7pkSK1xbGD4sSDQ86Pyj-wp2wdEGZ8qE

outro/background music: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M2MabQHeLM0

Answering the questions y'all asked us on instagram! Best Kanye albums, hardest sport to compete/train in, best dynasty in sports, and more. Plus a Gronk trade, best QB-pass catcher duos, and roasting Justin Herbert once again.

We ranked our top 10 Pixar movies, with a few surprises on both our lists.

intro music: "married life" from Up (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LPEhc-Ta5Pc

outro music: "nemo egg" from Finding Nemo (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aHD5gfLTXAY)

We donated $120 for Covid-19 relief! On this episode, we make lists for some of the more underratedly influential athletes of the last 20-ish years (a few were super throwback though).