52. Earl Boykins

The Hog Pod with Bo Mattingly

Sport & Story

Arkansas, Hogs, Sports, Razorbacks

4.8 • 1K Ratings

🗓️ 18 March 2020

⏱️ 57 minutes

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Summary

The first thing you notice about Earl Boykins is that he wasn’t your average NBA player. Standing at just 5-foot-5, he still ranks as the second-shortest player in NBA history—and has been fighting perception his entire life. Because of his height, Boykins wasn’t on the recruiting radar of major college basketball teams, but still managed to find some NCAA Tournament magic. How’d he do it? And how, despite doubts, did he manage to eventually carve out a role in the NBA? We cover it all in this episode, from getting his shot in the NBA to what he's doing now at Arkansas with Eric Musselman—the coach who gave him his big break in the league.

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0:00.0	Hey it's Bo Mattingly and I just wanted to say thanks for supporting the hog pod.
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0:16.5	telling great stories, just like this one.
0:19.3	Earl Boykins, 553 pound Earl Boykins. Going up. growing up I knew that I was shorter so I was realistic I knew that I was
0:26.2	shorter so I was realistic I knew that I had to be great at every aspect at a game.
0:33.2	I knew I had to be able to dribble.
0:39.2	I knew I had to be able to defend.
0:41.2	I knew I had to be able to shoot, but not as good as someone. I had to do those things better just
0:47.4	to get an opportunity and for me it was whatever you tell me I have to do. I just did it
1:07.3	Welcome to the Hog Pie. I'm Bo Maddingly and this episode is made possible by our friends at Core Brewing Company, Rockin Protein, First
1:11.8	Security Bank, and Serra's in Resort.
1:14.0	How you doing?
1:15.0	All right, nice to meet you.
1:17.0	Nice to meet you.
1:18.0	How are you?
1:19.0	The first thing you notice about Earl Boykins is that he's not your average NBA player.
1:24.0	Standing at just 5 foot 5, he still ranks as the second shortest player in
1:30.0	NBA history.
1:31.0	Boykin, yes!
1:33.0	Which has left him fighting perception his entire life.
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