Okay, you know this podcast is going to be a little bit different with that music coming

in.

That is uncopy-righted funk that Kyle found for our special two-part ABA Stories podcast

here on the Ryan Russell show, part of the Bringer and Spotify.

So loose balls is the book that came out in 1990 and the author Terry Pluto is going

to join us in this episode.

We have Dr. J. We have Rob Thorn, part of Skillmore and the legendary Bob Costas, who's calling

these games fresh out of college.

And I had never read it, which is funny because I had read 48 minutes, which is another incredible

basketball book by Terry Pluto and Bob Ryan.

And it was the first book that I read that I thought, man, do I like sports so much that

maybe I would do this?

I was like, well, I'll probably play in the NBA.

So I'm not going to worry about this part of it right now.

But yeah, 48 minutes blew my mind and I just never read loose balls.

And yet I have so many friends that work in the business that have talked about their favorite

sports books.

And one who's ever done anything in sports and references their list of their favorite

sports books, they've always mentioned loose balls.

So finally this year, I just, you know what, I'm going to read it.

And I'm glad because now I understand why it's there.

The stories are incredible.

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