In June of 1998, Sammy Sosa hit 20 home runs, setting the record for the most home runs in a month. Emmy award winning director Oz Rodriguez joins the pod to talk about Sammy Sosa's historic month, the most intimidating actors to work with, and working on SNL.
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(2:15) The Best Bread
(6:07) Growing up in the Dominican Republic
(8:25) The Hype of Felipe López
(15:25) Pedro Mart...
Creator and CEO of Hawks Fan TV, Alex Chung joins The Dime to discuss the Quin Synder effect, the unlimited possibilities of a Trae Young/Dejounte Murray backcourt, and what the ceiling is for this year's Atlanta Hawks.
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ANYTHING IS POSSIBLE! Will the BEST Lakers fan induct a Boston Celtics moment into the First Ballot: Hall of Fame? Comedian and writer, Josh Gondelman, joins the pod to discuss Kevin Garnett's impassioned speech after winning the 2008 NBA Finals, his Twitter Pep Talks, and his favorite cereal.
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(08:17) Neil Making Enemies
(11:34) KG is a CELTIC
(14:03) Breaking a sweat with KG
(16:17) K...
In 2018, Twitter nearly exploded when Chris Paul led the Houston Rockets through a "secret tunnel" into the Clippers locker room at Staples Center. NBA Twitter Legend and host of the Trill Withers Show, Trill Withers himself, joins the pod to discuss this iconic NBA moment, breaks down his favorite fast food joint, and Shaq's elite abilities.
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(11:44) Covering the One Championshi...
SEASON PREMIERE! Dennis Rodman skipped practice before an NBA finals game to go hit a guy with a steel chair. Esteemed guests, writer and producer Andrew Goldstein and DJ/WWE expert Peter Rosenberg join First Ballot's season premiere to discuss if the '98 Bash at the Beach is worthy of the Hall of Fame, the genius behind pro wrestling, and Shaq's greatest hits.
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(11:51) Andrew's sh...
It's the season 1 finale of First Ballot! We're celebrating with 4x guest, CBS Vice President of Late Night, Nick Bernstein, who joins the pod to discuss the unimpeachable moments of the First Ballot: Hall of Fame and which moments should be revoked.
Showtime Codes:
(16:44) Will Neil get a co-host?
(20:51) Hardest part of the show
(26:26) Nick's review: the unimpeachable First Ballot episodes...
In this edition of Hoopsology, Justin and Matt welcome the former One man band/DJ hybrid for the Atlanta Hawks, Sir Foster. Find out how Foster began his journey performing in front of NBA crowds. He also discusses his experience performing during several NBA All-Star Games, the evolution of NBA entertainment, and more. (Please note this was recorded April 19th).
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Isaac is heading to Vegas for summer league! Which player are we most excited for? The bag is bigger than ever in the NBA, players are signing damn-near a quarter BILLION dollar deals, who is the best signing/fit? Peach Jam has just kicked off and we had a coach Lebron and coach Rondo sighting since it's not the live period yet....
Special guest University of North Florida's coach Matthew Driscoll joins the pod to talk about the surprising way that "Let's Go" got taken to the next level, the best "Let's Go", and a special live demo. Let's Gooooooo!
Showtime Codes:
(4:00) What would it take for Matthew Driscoll to be the winningest coach? (4:40) A live demo of Let's Goooooo! (5:15) How Let's Go got created (5:42) The diff...
On Episode 165 of the Ballislife In The Paint Show, hosts Ronnie Flores, Ani Umana and Chelsea Hopkins recap the 2023 BIL NBA Draft Show. The ITP Crew was on the money with their top six predictions, but the draft was full of surprises thereafter. The crew dishes on whom they feel will standout outside the lottery and on some second round picks they look forward to seeing in the NBA Summer League ...
Josh and Kwab speculate on where the Portland Trail Blazers will ultimately send Damian Lillard, if anyone besides the Clippers wants James Harden, and discuss who the biggest winners of free agency
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The free agency madness begins and your favorite team doesn't have cap space to sign anyone, more NBA chisme surfaces and we have a special LIVE guest joining us 👀!...
In just 10 seconds iconic street fighter Kimbo Slice was knocked out by Seth Petruzelli and potentially caused the demise of an MMA organization. Breaking First Ballot history, special guest Michael, Neil's brother, joins for a record THIRD (maybe second and a half) time to break down this fight, the greatest fictional athletes, and if Neil will ever get his Charles Barkley, Scottie Pippen, Karl M...
It's officially the NBA off-season! The NBA draft is over, did you favorite team pick up who you wanted? The Hornets fans always want something to complain about but they're likely in good hands. But for this special edition of the the Streetball show the boys will breakdown the sickest kicks from this season. Which pair comes out on top!?...
Every draft season, we are reminded of the 2003 NBA Draft for one iconic reason: gigantic shorts. First Ballot is joined by a very special guest, NBA icon, TJ Ford who talks about his rookie photoshoot, his dunk attempt on Kobe Bryant, and his favorite NBA teammates.
Showtime Codes:
(06:52) The Story Behind the Iconic Shorts (13:32) 2005 Swag (15:45) TJ's Best Game (17:21) TJ "Dunking" on Kob...
