After a decade talking NBA on TV and podcasts, Leigh Ellis is taking his game around the globe with the goal of playing 20 pickup games in 20 countries. He talks with Chris about love of the game and the journey so far.

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The acquisition of 2021 WNBA MVP Jonquel Jones is part of a dramatic offseason for the New York Liberty. Chris and JJ catch up on her journey from the Bahamas to college hoops and rise to one of the best players in the world.

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Chris talks Super Bowl with his NFL broadcast partner Brian Baldinger, who shares stories from his NFL playing days and a tale of creativity, curiosity, and resiliency.

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A late bloomer on the way to a city championship at Cardozo HS, Royal Ivey found his niche on the defensive end as a four-year starter at Texas and turned that into a 10-year NBA career. Royal got the most out of his ability and as a coach he's determined to help the next generation reach their potential.

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It's a neighborhood rivalry between LIU and St. Francis. NBA veteran Rod Strickland is in his first year coaching LIU and Brooklyn native Glenn Braica is in year 13 at St. Francis. Chris digs into their deep histories in NYC hoops.

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The writer and director of Best Picture nominee Judas and the Black Messiah talks about hoop dreams, learning from Spike Lee, his love for Goodfellas, and the movies that move him.

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Three years since being drafted first overall in the second round of the 2019 draft, center Nic Claxton has blossomed into a steadfast fixture on the Brooklyn Nets roster. Chris sits down with the big man to walk through his basketball journey thus far — from his upbringing in South Carolina, spending two years as a Georgia Bulldog, making it to the NBA, and developing into the stalwart he is now.

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The author of Spaced Out talks about his new book examining the NBA's 3-point revolution and the radical changes that have trickled down to every aspect of how we play, watch, and talk about basketball.

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Chris catches up with Brooklyn's G League GM and head coach to talk about the journeys that brought them through playing careers overseas on the road to the NBA as part of the Nets' staff.

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As the Nets rock their iconic ABA Stars & Stripes jerseys, Chris checks in with two-time ABA champion Brian Taylor, who built a New Jersey legend in Perth Amboy and at Princeton University, where he played for legendary coach Pete Carrill. A two-time All-Star and the Rookie of the Year, Brian was one of the ABA's top defensive players and a top 3-point shooter in both the ABA and NBA.

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