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The Truth with Lisa Boothe

Episode 35: Bigger Than Basketball: One on One with the NBA’s Jonathan Isaac

The Truth with Lisa Boothe

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News, News Commentary, Politics, Society & Culture

4.73.3K Ratings

🗓️ 27 October 2021

⏱️ 46 minutes

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Summary

For this podcast, NBA player Jonathan Isaac joins Lisa to explain why he's not taking the COVID-19 vaccine, despite the media backlash he’s received and the severe restrictions the NBA is imposing on him. Isaac also recounts why he refused to kneel for the anthem and goes into why he loves his country. Plus, Isaac discusses his deeply held Christian faith and how it guides him through everything that life throws at him.

Transcript

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0:00.0

Up next, the truth of Lisa Booth are the Game Witch 360 Network.

0:04.4

Hey everyone, welcome back to the truth with Lisa Booth. So this week's going to be a little bit

0:09.9

different. It has been weighing on my mind as we look at a society that really seems broken.

0:16.8

As we saw so many people struggle over the past couple of years, we've seen suicides up,

0:22.4

you know, drug overdoses, political tension and conflict, just so many problems that seem to be

0:29.2

plaguing or nation. So I wanted to talk about God on this podcast and I was thinking to myself

0:35.2

who would be the perfect messenger for the audience, someone who is relatable, someone who wears

0:40.8

their faith bravely and acts in that faith. And I thought of Jonathan Isaac. He is an NBA player

0:47.5

for the Orlando Magic and you might have seen him recently. He has stood up for freedom

0:53.0

in talking about why he has chosen not to get the vaccine. He has stood tall in that conviction.

0:58.3

Also last year after the NBA had just resumed after a COVID hiatus, every player note for the anthem,

1:05.3

but he did not. He stood tall and he stood tall because he wanted to unite people in faith and

1:10.2

look towards God as the answer and a lot of the problems were facing as a country. It is hard

1:16.4

in today's day and age to stand strong in your convictions. There's ridicule, you know,

1:20.8

you get ostracized. It is hard yet. Jonathan Isaac has done it in such a brave and courageous way.

1:27.5

So I am so excited to have it. Oh, and he's also in our Dean minister as well. So I am so excited

1:33.7

for this conversation. I hope you love it and stay with us.

1:47.6

So having this conversation has been on my mind lately. Just seems like society is really broken

1:54.5

and we have misplaced priorities and perhaps we should look towards God at this moment as a society.

2:00.5

So I was thinking about who to have on. And Jonathan Isaac came to mind. NBA player for the Orlando

2:06.4

Magic. I thought he'd be the perfect person for this conversation. Jonathan, thanks so much for

2:10.8

joining the show. I really appreciate you taking the time. Thank you for having me. So I really

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