Do We Still Believe? w/ Chris Ballard
The Crossover NBA Show
SI NBA
4.6 • 641 Ratings
🗓️ 9 December 2022
⏱️ 51 minutes
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On the Friday edition, Howard Beck welcomes veteran NBA scribe (and esteemed Sports Illustrated alum) Chris Ballard to discuss Steph Curry’s Sportsperson of the Year honor, the origins of the Warriors dynasty, and where the franchise goes from here. They also discuss “The Basketball Vault,” a new compilation of stories from the pages of SI, for which Ballard served as editor.
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| 0:45.3 | What up? |
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| 0:48.8 | I'm Howard Beck, Senior Writer for Sports Illustrated. |
| 0:52.0 | My guest today, very honored to be joined by an all-time SI great, Chris Ballard. |
| 0:59.1 | I'm sure you know his work from over the years. |
| 1:01.6 | So many phenomenal stories by Chris in the pages of SI. |
| 1:06.1 | And he is also the editor and compiler, overall organizer of a new book from SI and Triumph |
| 1:14.2 | Books called the Basketball Vault. |
| 1:16.4 | It's 40 plus pieces from over the decades from the pages of SI, um, covering any number |
| 1:23.1 | of all-time great teams, individuals. |
| 1:26.4 | It's a fantastic book. |
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