Edge of Sports Podcast Mon, 02 Mar 2015

Edge of Sports

Dave Zirin / The Nation

Sports, History, Sports News, News, Politics

4.8 • 619 Ratings

🗓️ 2 March 2015

⏱️ 42 minutes

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Episode 249: BOOM! We have a wonderful edition of Edge of Sports for you this week. Royce White, mental health advocate and former NCAA star basketball player, stops by the studio and gives his take on the Larry Sanders incident. He explains what the NBA could and should be doing better with regards to the mental health of its players. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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0:00.0	We are about to break the surly ponds of gravity and punch the face of God.
0:06.7	Left Jab Productions present Edge of Sports Radio, where sports and politics collage.
0:17.4	And now your host, Dave Zaire.
0:20.4	The Schmada Kid.
0:22.8	Boom!
0:23.6	Edge of Sports and Politics Collide.
0:26.4	I'm Dave Ziron.
0:27.6	Very special edition of Edge of Sports this week.
0:30.7	Joined by Doug in the producer's chair, not by Dan,
0:34.1	because we had to do this off hour, and you'll find out why in a second.
0:38.3	So glad those still joined by the coach. Kevin McNutt, how you doing coach?
0:41.3	All well, Dave, all well.
0:42.3	Our guest this week and it is only one guest and he is live with us in studio is former NBA player Royce White.
0:51.3	Royce White, of course, was an All-American at Iowa State, 16th selection of the 2012 NBA draft by the Houston Rockets.
1:00.1	First person in Iowa State's cyclone history to lead the team in point, steals, rebounds, blocks, and assists in one season.
1:06.5	That's just bananas to me. But White made news, not just news in the NBA, but news news, by refusing to
1:13.8	play unless his concerns about the NBA's and the Houston Rockets' mental health policies were
1:21.0	addressed. Now, Royce White got in touch with us at Edge of Sports and asked to talk after a long story appeared over
1:29.2	this past week about the decision by budding NBA star Larry Sanders.
1:34.6	You know him well, Coach.
1:35.7	Larry Sanders, Milwaukee, Bucks, someone people predicted to make the leap, become an all-star,
1:40.7	big contract, everything.
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