“I’m sorry son, but you must have me confused with someone else,” is a famous line from Kareem Abdul-Jabbar’s 1980 appearance in the movie Airplane! Deciding whether Abdul-Jabbar’s piloting of the skies is First Ballot worthy is none other than First Ballot MVP and SVP of Late Night West Coast at ViacomCBS, Nick Bernstein. Nick and Neil talk the strike, Nick's movie basketball player dr...
Grizzlies beat writer Sharon Brown joins The Dime to preview the upcoming season for the Memphis Grizzlies. How will Ja Morant's suspension affect the team? Will the addition of Marcus Smart be able to put the team over the top? Will the Grizzlies (and the city of Memphis) actually miss Dillon Brooks?
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On Episode 168 of the new and improved Ballislife In The Paint Show, hosts Ronnie Flores, Ani Umana and Chelsea Hopkins give their hot takes on three main topics: USA Basketball coming up short and not medaling at the FIBA World Cup, the 2023 WNBA season and the recent G League Ignite games with its plethora of 2024 NBA hopefuls.
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On Episode 168 of the new and improved Ballislife In The Paint Show, hosts Ronnie Flores, Ani Umana and Chelsea Hopkins give their hot takes on three main topics: USA Basketball coming up short and not medaling at the FIBA World Cup, the 2023 WNBA season and the recent G League Ignite games with its plethora of 2024 NBA hopefuls.
In the ITP Overseas segment, Ron asks Ani and Chelsea some hard-hitt...
Ryan Blackburn of the Pickaxe and Roll Podcast joins The Dime to discuss if anybody can stop 2x MVP Nikola Jokic, does Jamal Murray finally have the respect he deserves from the national media, and the Denver Nuggets chances at repeating as NBA Champions.
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In 1967, some of the greatest athletes of all-time from Jim Brown to Bill Russell joined in solidarity to support Muhammad Ali's refusal to fight in the Vietnam War. Michael Harriot, writer and podcaster, joins the pod to discuss this historic sports moment, why Bill Russell is the GOAT, and how Twitter is the perfect place for an argument.
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Justin Rowan of The Chase Down Podcast joins The Dime to preview Donovan Mitchell, Darius Garland, Evan Mobley, and the 2023-2024 Cleveland Cavaliers. How will the team respond after a disappointing first round exit to the New York Knicks, and will Donovan sign an extension?
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In ITP Overtime, Episode No. 4, Ronnie talks about the recent jersey retirement at Taft (Woodland Hills, Calif.) of multi-sports athlete and former NFL player Steve Smith (Giants) and discusses with Ani and Chelsea their definitions of a great athlete and what defines athleticism. How do you define it?
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Host of LockedOn Pels, Jake Madison joins the show to discuss Zion's future with the New Orleans Pelicans, if Brandon Ingram can take the next step into superstardom, and how far the Pelicans can go with a healthy roster.
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In ITP Overtime, Episode No. 3, Ani and Chelsea talk about USA Basketball's recent loss to Lithuania at the FIBA World Cup. Does the USA have developmental issues? What’s the problem?
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Should the NBA champions really be called the world champs? We have some cool WNBA topics to cover and some point shaving drama??? Team USA is cooking all the competition and we're just lucky to witness their greatness....
“Kobe, tell me how my ass taste" should have been the headline when TMZ broke Shaq's freestyle diss to his former teammate. Joining the pod, the legendary musical storytellers and hosts of of The Blog Era, Jeff and Eric Rosenthal from ItsTheReal break down the moment, talk about what makes a good roast, and if this was really a freestyle.
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Host of the Philadelphia Sports Table Podcast, Jeff Warren joins The Dime to give his takes on the James Harden & Daryl Morey situation, Joel Embiid's future with the franchise, and what moves need to be made for the Sixers to get back into championship contention.
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On Episode 167 of the revamped Ballislife In The Paint Show, hosts Ronnie Flores, Ani Umana and Chelsea Hopkins dish on why players fall short of their general high school evaluation and what evaluators learn from those misses. Why do highly-ranked Top 5 prospects miss or fail to live up to expectations? What do evaluators get wrong with some of the prospect they rank high in a particular class? O...
Fox Sports Radio Producer Rob Guerra joins The Dime to discuss what LeBron James has left in the tank, what the Lakers need from Anthony Davis to be contenders, and what makes Austin Reaves so good. Plus, a "threats to the Lakers" edition of "For Real or Fugazi".
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In ITP Overtime, Episode No. 2, Ani and Ronnie re-rank the national class of 2019. The lightening rod player of the class is James Wiseman. Where would you rank him?
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Thanks for joining us on the Mamba day episode! We have some special Kobe content and trivia. Team USA is cookin with ANT and the bromance of Haliburton + Reaves. Harden is getting fined for some comments he made last week, Aja Wilson has a historic 53 points, and Tuff Fades Drew League Champs! Ballislife baby! See you at 4pm PST...
After bumping into Kevin Durant's chest, Carmelo Anthony completely crumbled! His bizarre decision to continue laying down splayed on the court as the game continued became a hilarious moment in the NBA. Writer for The Athletic, Zach Harper joins the pod to discuss if the collapse is First Ballot worthy and the one player that extraterrestrials should see play. Also, two new game segments!
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