KH Classic: Larry Johnson

The Lakers unveiled Kobe Bryant’s statue and in honor of that we’re throwing it back to one of our best episodes ever — with Bean, himself. Kobe looks back on being the first guard to jump to the NBA out of high school, what it was like playing as a teenager in the league, and his first All-Star Game — matching up against MJ. He also discusses why he switched from wearing number 8 to number 24 and what it was like on the Lakers after Shaq left. There was no one like Kobe Bryant, and we will never forget the energy and love he showed us during this episode. We miss you, Bean. RIP.

1. Draft night, Hornets trading him to the Lakers (5:01)
2. Deciding to go straight from high school to the NBA (8:03)
3. Dropping 61 in MSG against the Knicks (33:23)
4. His daughter Gianna’s love for basketball (37:26)

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We rockin’ with another classic this week, with the OG tall-guy point forward, Tim Thomas. The New Jersey legend looks back on being ranked No. 1 in the country over Kobe during their senior year of high school, choosing to go to Villanova before the league, and how he became good friends with 50 Cent. Truly one of the greatest high school hoopers of all time and a certified bucket — Tap in! 

1. Relationship with Kobe at an early age (10:15) 
2. 1996 McDonald’s All-American Game (13:03)
3. Going to Villanova instead of straight to the league (16:36) 
4. Playing for the Knicks and playing for his favorite team (24:29)

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This week we’re throwing it back to one of our favorite episodes, when we rocked out with “Grandmama” aka Larry Johnson. The UNLV legend sat down and covered everything from winning a national championship against Duke, to the iconic commercial that coined his nickname, to his time on the Hornets and Knicks. Grandmama was a straight-up bucket! Tune in! 

1. Winning an NCAA championship against Duke (13:05)
2. Tupac, Snoop Dogg and UNLV’s impact on the culture (17:45)
3. Signing with Converse — Grandmama commercials and favorite shoes (24:13)
4. Going to New York, playing for the Knicks (49:32) 

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NBA veterans Quentin Richardson and Darius Miles are lifelong friends and bona fide truth-tellers. Listen as they invite special guests, high-profile athletes, musicians and entertainers to get brutally honest about everything from current events to untold stories from the golden era of sports and culture. Named for the on-court celebration they made wildly popular, this unfiltered, hilarious and surprising podcast is like playing NBA 2K with no fouls.

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 Our guy, Udonis Haslem, is up in the Miami rafters forever! This past weekend UD got his jersey retired by his hometown team and we were there to witness it. In his honor, we’re throwing it back to Season 1, when we chopped it up in front of his shark tank. UD is one of the true OG’s of the league and we went deep with him about everything from D-Wade’s rookie year, all-time Pat Riley stories, and why the big 3 took money off their contracts to make sure they could keep UD on the squad. A 305 legend. Tap in! 

1. Udonis going to France and then coming back to U.S., signing with the Heat (14:37)
2. Pat Riley, the Godfather, stories (19:40) 
3. Udonis’s role as a veteran in the league (51:24) 

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NBA veterans Quentin Richardson and Darius Miles are lifelong friends and bona fide truth-tellers. Listen as they invite special guests, high-profile athletes, musicians and entertainers to get brutally honest about everything from current events to untold stories from the golden era of sports and culture. Named for the on-court celebration they made wildly popular, this unfiltered, hilarious and surprising podcast is like playing NBA 2K with no fouls.

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This week on Knuckleheads we got family in the building, none other than the national champion and now Atlanta Dream guard, Haley Jones. The former Stanford baller hops on to talk about her podcast Sometimes I Hoop, her transition to the WNBA, and what she’s looking forward to in this women’s college season. She also looks back on her success at Stanford, winning Most Outstanding Player of the tournament, and how it prepped her for the W. Tune in! 

1. Dominating high school hoops, winning National Player of the Year (5:50)
2. Choosing Stanford, freshman year and covid (12:28)
3. 2021 March Madness, Stanford winning the tournament (15:05)
4. Haley’s podcast Sometimes I Hoop (25:18)
5. Her rookie year playing in the W for the Atlanta Dream (42:40)

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NBA veterans Quentin Richardson and Darius Miles are lifelong friends and bona fide truth-tellers. Listen as they invite special guests, high-profile athletes, musicians and entertainers to get brutally honest about everything from current events to untold stories from the golden era of sports and culture. Named for the on-court celebration they made wildly popular, this unfiltered, hilarious and surprising podcast is like playing NBA 2K with no fouls.

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We’re starting off the year with a big time Knuckleheads Classic, throwing it back to one of our earliest episodes,featuring a young young Jayson Tatum and his then teammate Kyrie Irving. In this ep these two Duke legends shared some of their best Coach K stories, and told how Kobe impacted both of their games, as well as what their expectations were for that 2019 Celtics team. And you know Darius had to connect with Jayson on their St. Louis roots! These two superstars have had a lot go on since we chopped it up with them, but both are killing it for their respective teams this season. Tap in to this classic! 

1. Going to Duke, Coach K’s impact (15:30) 
2. Kyrie developing his insane layup package (37:26)
3. Kobe’s influence on both Jayson and Kyrie (43:22)

Originally aired on March 12,2019

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This week on the pod, it’s Georgia Tech’s own … Damon Stoudamire! The guys unpack Damon’s NBA career – from winning Rookie of the Year as a seventh pick in the draft to putting on the hometown jersey in Portland. Damon gets into his unique transition from player to coach and why he left coaching in the NBA for Georgia Tech. Tune in for Darius Miles’ favorite PG he ever played with!

1. Growing up in Portland, seeing Big Dog and C Webb in AAU (3:30)
2. Almost choosing Louisville, playing for Arizona, sharing POY with Ed O’Bannon (11:15)
3. Draft night and workout stories (23:45)
4. Mighty Mouse nickname, growth of Canadian hoops, Portland Trail Blazers (33:40)
5. Player-to-coach transition, beating Duke on his first attempt, bringing Bonzi Wells onto his staff (54:28)
6. Small guard philosophies (1:15:22)

About Our Hosts:

NBA veterans Quentin Richardson and Darius Miles are lifelong friends and bona fide truth-tellers. Listen as they invite special guests, high-profile athletes, musicians and entertainers to get brutally honest about everything from current events to untold stories from the golden era of sports and culture. Named for the on-court celebration they made wildly popular, this unfiltered, hilarious and surprising podcast is like playing NBA 2K with no fouls.

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We’re back tappin’ in for all things NBA as Christmas is right around the corner. Q and D touch on Ja Morant’s return tonight from his 25-game suspension. They also discuss the Clippers — who are HOOPIN’ right now, with James Harden looking like his old self. And they then get into whether OKC has a real shot to be a top seed out West and what the Pistons need to do to stop their slide. And lookout for Q and D’s Christmas Day predictions. Tap in! 

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Jamal Crawford is back in the building on Knuckleheads. One of the smoothest ever to do it chops it up with Q and D about his transition from being a sixth man legend to a broadcasting beast. Jamal also explains how his CrawsOver Pro-Am has grown so much and how he got LeBron to come last year. He also talks about how proud he is of Seattle hoops and gets into coaching his son and shares some of his favorite parts of working for TNT. Jamal is family, Tune in! 

1. Scoring 51 points in his last NBA game (7:09) 
2. Playing Gillie Da Kid in one-on-one (10:10)
3. Jamal’s son, JJ Crawford, getting to work out with Devin Booker (19:30)
4. TNT, what it's like to work with Ernie, Chuck, Shaq and Kenny (30:28)
5. CrawsOver league, KD helping it explode in Seattle and LeBron coming in 2022 (32:53) 
6. Paolo Banchero, how his game is growing and the Magic’s success (38:15)
7. Jamal’s favorite young guards in the NBA (50:55) 

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We got a champ in the building today! Nuggets forward Aaron Gordon joins Q and D on Knuckleheads this week. The Dunk Contest star looks back on dominating California high school hoops, playing at Arizona, and his time with the Magic. AG speaks on his iconic Dunk Contests and not winning, and on his favorite dunk. He also talks about the Nuggets’ championship run last season and what it was like to be a huge part of that. AG got a big ring on his finger now — tune in! 

1. California hoop scene, winning Mr. Basketball twice (3:50)
2. Getting Drafted by the Magic, going through a rebuild and being the main guy (15:48)
3. Dunk Contests, not winning and his favorite dunk (18:02)
4. Getting traded to Denver, first impressions of Nikola Jokic (25:25) 
5. Nuggets winning the 2023 NBA title (33:33) 
6. Celebrating the championship in the streets, the parade and going to Serbia (38:21)
7. Coach Mike Malone and his impact on Aaron (1:01:27) 

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