Ric identifies the aspects of Jordan's character that have led to his timelessness, along with the disservice done to today's stars that diminishes their chances of ever eclipsing Jordan's accomplishments, on or off the court.

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Ric examines why LeBron James is an unrelenting and polarizing subject of conversation by fans and media alike.

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Ric and Alaa swap stories about a variety of NBA legends, including those gone far too soon, preserving a love for the game when it becomes a business and one of the all-time great pranks pulled on one of his Blazers' teammates.

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Ric catches up with Alaa, whose five-year NBA career with five teams afforded him a chance to play with an array of legendary players and experience everything the league has to offer, from starting out with a veteran-laden, championship-chasing Blazers' squad, joining the Celtics' brotherhood to a young and wild Sacramento Kings' squad. Hear never-told-before insight into such legends as Moses Malone, Buck Williams, Xavier McDaniels and the late Reggie Lewis.

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Ric and Todd Ramasar, CEO & founder of Life Sports Media & Entertainment, discuss the growing buzz that the NBA will find a way to hold playoffs this summer, re-schedule the draft and potentially move back the start of future NBA seasons. Also discussed: the creative ways in which players are staying ready isolated at home and why Ramasar's clients who play in China are willing to go back.

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Ric reminisces about discovering the difference between Michael Jordan and his champion predecessors, Magic and Bird. Also examined: how LeBron James showed NBA players to fully utilize their influence and power -- and why that may have led to today's prospects taking far too much of a business approach to the game.

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Ric and Will discuss why a home gym won't keep a pro athlete in shape, what they don't have when they can't train in a performance center and who stands to be more successful without the other, Tom Brady or Bill Belichick.

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Ric looks back at who he interacted with and how at the Nets-Lakers game and then discovering who tested positive for the novel coronavirus, as well as how the NBA could return to action and why it would be the best way for the league to contribute to beating virus.

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Ric talks with Lance Allred, the first legally deaf player ever to play in the NBA, about the inspiration for his new book, "The New Alpha Male," the super power being deaf developed, his unlikely and extraordinary path to playing in the NBA and the danger defining ourselves by our athleticism presents.

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Ric discusses the challenge for foreign-born NBA stars to lead a championship team and why Luka Doncic may be a different breed; why it would be a mistake to permanently close locker rooms to the media; and a few observations from Kobe's memorial at the Staples Center.

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