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Jamal and Khalid talk to Denver #Nuggets Assistant Coach & 11-year NBA vet, Popeye Jones, about winning an #NBA championship, coaching #NikolaJokic, his journey as a player and coach, his two sons in the #NHL & more.

Khalid & Jamal talk to highly rated 2026 Cardinal Hayes & New Heights Lightning point guard Jermel "Mel Mel" Thomas about his basketball beginnings, current and future goals, recruiting news and more.

Khalid and Jamal talk to 2024 Westtown School and New Heights prospect Zahra King about her basketball journey, future goals and current recruitment process.

Khalid and Jamal talk to 2025 prospect Preston Fowler about his basketball journey, his future goals and the current state of his recruitment process.

Khalid and Jamal are joined by class of 2026 basketball standout Dylan Mingo. They talk about his development, what colleges have reached out to him already, where he wants to play and his future goals.

Jamal and Khalid are joined by siblings De'Naya Rippey (class of 2024) and Deron Rippey Jr. (class of 2026), along with their father Deron Rippey Sr. They talk about their basketball journeys to date, their college plans, sibling competition and parents' vision and advice for other parents and young athletes.

Jamal and Khalid are joined by class of 2025 basketball prospect Christian Jeffrey. The former Bishop Loughlin star announces that he is reclassifying and transferring to Mount Zion Prep in Maryland. Jeffries also discusses his strong Peach Jam performance, what it was like to play against LeBron James' team, his sky high confidence level and more.

Khalid and Jamal talk about the summer basketball season. Khalid, fresh off an impressive Peach Jam coaching his 15u New Heights Lightning team, talks about the performance of his team, standouts like Jermel Thomas and Deron Rippey, standouts from all age groups like Cooper Flagg and Cameron Boozer and gives his thoughts on the college recruiting process and what kids and parents need to know.

Jamal and Khalid are joined by the legendary grassroots basketball pioneers, Sonny Vaccaro and Gary Charles. The four talk about Vaccaro's work at Nike that led to his depiction in the movie "Air," his background, how/why he ventured into grassroots basketball, ABCD Camp stories, the rise of the sneaker companies (sneaker wars), NIL, Ed O'Bannon, LeBron James, Kobe Bryant and much, much more.

Khalid and Jamal are joined by legendary Blair Academy head coach, Joe Mantegna. Mantegna talks about how it all started for him, coaching the likes of Charlie Villanueva, Luol Deng and Royal Ivey as a young coach, the state of the global game, having coached the USA Nike Hoop Summit Team, and much more.

Jamal and guest host Destiny Adams interview Khalid about his new book, Free Game: A Parents' Guide Navigating Black/Brown Children Through Youth Sports and Beyond. Khalid talks about his reasons and goals for the book, the process and his inspirations.

Khalid and Jamal are joined by new Villanova head coach Kyle Neptune. The three talk Neptune's basketball beginnings with Brooklyn Bridge, the challenges of following Jay Wright at Villanova, this season's outlook and more.

Jamal, Khalid and guest host Karla Jimenez are joined by 2023 St. John's commit Brandon Gardner and his mother. They discuss Gardner's choice to attend St. John's, his move to New York City to attend Christ The King, his goals and much more.

Khalid and Jamal are joined by legendary hip hop artist Sadat X. Sadat talks about the state of hip hop, his participation in youth basketball, his new single and album and much more.

Jamal and Khalid are joined by Top 40 Class of 2023 and LSU commit Angelica Velez and New Heights Girls Program Director Dominique Nute. They talk about Velez's decision to attend LSU, her goals for next year and beyond, her growth as a player and person and more.

Khalid and Jamal talk to Terrance "Munch" Williams about how he built one of the best AAU basketball programs in the country - the PSA Cardinals - his lifelong journey to help the youth, how he keeps PSA on top and his new book, Our P.S.A. A Public Service Announcement On Mastering Your Personal Evolution.

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Jamal and Khalid are joined by Justin Bright, founder of Humble Development, a basketball training program for professionals and youth alike. Justin talks about his background, training philosophy, motivation, and how he's become one of the best young trainers in the game.

Grassroots Godfather Gary Charles joins Khalid and Jamal to talk about his Las Vegas Big Time Tournament, which will be airing on ESPNU on July 26th and will feature some of the top HS basketball talent in the country. The three also talk about the growth of Las Vegas, the history of the tournament, the state of grassroots basketball and more.

Khalid and Jamal are joined by Top 10 Class of 2023 and Gold Medalist, Aalyah Del Rosario, as well as New Heights Girls Program Director Dominique Nute. The four discuss Del Rosario's rise to the top of the class of '23, her incredible work ethic, where she will attend college and much more.

Funsport founder Ricky Rivers chops it up with Khalid and Jamal about the state of youth basketball, the pros and cons of higher profile middle school tournaments, players that have come through his leagues, NBA Finals predictions and more.