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Book of Basketball 2.0

The Ringer

Sports

4.85.7K Ratings

🗓️ 12 April 2022

⏱️ 69 minutes

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Summary

The faces of the modern NBA take on many shapes, sizes, and brands, but have a few things in common: more money and influence than any of their predecessors. In the face of this increased responsibility, will they continue the club? And if so, who’s coming next? In the series finale, Jackie takes a look at how far the league has come, and where it might be headed. Host: Jackie MacMullan Producers: Bobby Wagner, Noah Malale, Jonathan Kermah, Isaac Lee and Vikram Patel Sound Design: Scott Somerville Theme Song: Devon Renaldo Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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1:05.3

Dwayne Wade fidgeted behind the curtain. He inhaled slowly, attempting to quell the butterflies

1:11.5

in his stomach. He didn't have stage fright. He had after-all delivered clutch shots

1:17.2

in front of thousands of feverish fans and addressed massive crowds with ease during

1:21.6

his Hall of Fame career. But this was different. As he walked onto the Microsoft Theater

1:29.2

stage in Los Angeles and positioned himself besides LeBron James, Chris Paul, and Carmelo

1:34.9

Anthony, all of them purposefully dressed in black suits. Wade acknowledged the magnitude

1:41.6

of the moment. These heavyweight stars, as tight as brothers since middle school, were

1:47.8

about to implore athletes to use their influence and fame to try to heal a country royally

1:54.3

from racial injustice, police brutality, and gun violence. And they were going to do this

2:01.7

on live television. Wade knew they only had one shot at setting the perfect tone.

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