Knuckleheads with Quentin Richardson & Darius Miles The Players' Tribune

We back with a Tap In for the best time of the year in basketball. Fresh off an exciting March Madness, we rollin’ right into the playoffs, and Q and D are ready to touch on it all. They look into what should be a wild, wild stretch, why Denver can and may be beaten, who matches up against them the best, and what could go down on the Eastern Conference side of things. They also give their takes on the end of the year awards, including why Wemby should be bringing home two awards this season. Hoop is in full swing, so tap in! 
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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.


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

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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 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! 


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

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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 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! 


Winning an NCAA championship against Duke (13:05)
Tupac, Snoop Dogg and UNLV’s impact on the culture (17:45)
Signing with Converse — Grandmama commercials and favorite shoes (24:13)
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! 


Udonis going to France and then coming back to U.S., signing with the Heat (14:37)
Pat Riley, the Godfather, stories (19:40) 
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! 


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

 

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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