This episode of <a href="https://omny.fm/shows/the-c-l-show/playlists/podcast" aria-label="Link The C.L. Brown Show">The C.L. Brown Show</a> features <a href="https://www.bostonglobe.com/about/staff-list/staff/gary-washburn/" aria-label="Link Boston Globe columnist Gary Washburn">Boston Globe columnist Gary Washburn</a>. Washburn tells why <a href="https://www.cbssports.com/fantasy/basketball/news/rockets-reed-sheppard-shut-down-for-rest-of-summer-league/" aria-label="Link former Kentucky guard Reed Sheppard's future">former Kentucky guard Reed Sheppard's future</a> in the NBA may not be in Houston. Washburn also explains why the path to making the league for players on two-way contracts like former <a href="https://www.courier-journal.com/story/sports/college/louisville/2025/06/26/2025-nba-draft-chucky-hepburn-toronto-raptors-louisville-basketball/84240070007/" aria-label="Link Louisville guard Chucky Hepburn">Louisville guard Chucky Hepburn</a> isn't as difficult as it once was.

This episode of The C.L. Brown Show features Boston Globe columnist Gary Washburn. Washburn tells why former Kentucky guard Reed Sheppard's future in the NBA may not be in Houston. Washburn also explains why the path to making the league for players on two-way contracts like former Louisville guard Chucky Hepburn isn't as difficult as it once was.

This episode of&nbsp;<a href="https://omny.fm/shows/the-c-l-show/playlists/podcast" rel="noopener noreferrer">The C.L. Brown Show</a>&nbsp;features <a href="https://www.bostonglobe.com/about/staff-list/staff/gary-washburn/" rel="noopener noreferrer">Boston Globe columnist Gary Washburn</a>. Washburn tells why <a href="https://www.cbssports.com/fantasy/basketball/news/rockets-reed-sheppard-shut-down-for-rest-of-summer-league/" rel="noopener noreferrer">former Kentucky guard Reed Sheppard's future</a> in the NBA may not be in Houston. Washburn also explains why the path to making the league for players on two-way contracts like former <a href="https://www.courier-journal.com/story/sports/college/louisville/2025/06/26/2025-nba-draft-chucky-hepburn-toronto-raptors-louisville-basketball/84240070007/" rel="noopener noreferrer">Louisville guard Chucky Hepburn</a> isn't as difficult as it once was.

What's ahead for ex-U of L and UK players after NBA Summer League? Gary Washburn dishes on Reed Sheppard, others

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The C.L. Brown Show, hosted by Louisville Courier Journal sports columnist C.L. Brown, will bring sports fans who root for the Louisville Cardinals, Kentucky Wildcats and others in the state, inside recent events impacting the organizations, programs, people and teams. Each week Brown will talk to one of Kentucky’s biggest sports figures — past, present or future — or someone who can shed light on everything from U of L and UK basketball and football results to the evolving college sports landscape, what it means for the teams in the state, and more. New episodes post each Wednesday. Tune in, and be sure to subscribe to C.L. Brown’s newsletter to have episodes, and C.L.’s latest columns, delivered right to your inbox: profile.courier-journal.com/newsletters/cl-browns-latest

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