From San Quentin To The NBA: 'Showtime' Taylor's Redemption
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🗓️ 16 April 2021
⏱️ 23 minutes
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Summary
Last weekend, there was a fresh new voice calling out the starting lineups inside Chase Center, and getting Golden State Warriors fans hyped in the process. It belonged to Aaron 'Showtime' Taylor, a man who cut his teeth as a basketball announcer inside San Quentin State Prison -- and who spent more than 25 years behind bars. The Athletic's Marcus Thompson II has been following Taylor's incredible journey for years, and he joins us today to explain how Taylor went from nerdy kid to armed robber, to prison play-by-play guy, to NBA announcer -- and how he believes his fate was sealed by a botched robbery that nearly cost him his life.
Read Marcus Thompson II's full story about Aaron Taylor: https://theathletic.com/2506509/2021/04/09/from-san-quentin-to-chase-center-the-voice-of-aaron-showtime-taylor-is-just-getting-warm/
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| 0:57.0 | For years, Aaron Showtime Taylor was turning heads as a port-side basketball announcer. |
| 1:02.0 | Showtime was the first thing I know that I swear he had so many lines. |
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| 1:11.0 | Not the Sprite commercial. |
| 1:14.0 | He wasn't calling games from inside an NBA, college or even high school arena. |
| 1:18.0 | He was calling them from inside San Quentin Prison. |
| 1:21.0 | Pickle up the plate and the behind. Oh, damn, what an excellent ball away to the ramp. |
| 1:27.0 | There's like the setup with the microphone. He's up on the little table. |
| 1:32.0 | And then like he starts doing it. And I'm like, damn, he's good. |
| 1:36.0 | Oh, a turnover right here. Err, go another way. |
| 1:39.0 | If they make this, I'll put it in the refrigerator. |
| 1:42.0 | Today, the Athletics Marcus Thompson has the incredible story of Taylor's journey |
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