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Hang Up: How Bobby Knight Broke America

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4.42K Ratings

🗓️ 7 November 2023

⏱️ 75 minutes

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Summary

Stefan Fatsis, Josh Levin, and Joel Anderson assess the life and career of basketball coach Bobby Knight, who died last week at age 83. They also review Victor Wembanyama’s awe-inspiring opening weeks in the NBA. Finally, the Athletic’s Dan Robson joins to discuss the tragic death of hockey player Adam Johnson, who was slashed in the neck by a skate blade. Knight (4:39): The legendary coach was a symbol of toughness and egomania. Wemby (24:45): The French giant is even better than we thought. Hockey death (45:25): Will a horrifying on-ice tragedy change anything about the game? Afterball (1:08:39): Josh on the latest abuse allegations against tennis player Alexander Zverev. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Transcript

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0:00.0

This podcast contains explicit language, but it's probably not my fault.

0:05.0

Don't worry, I'll talk Levine, and this is Hang Up and Listen for the week of November 6,

0:25.9

2023. On this week's show, we'll assess the life, career, and impact of the basketball coach

0:31.4

Bobby Knight, who died last week at age 83.

0:34.8

We'll also assess the life career and impact of Victor Wimbunyama, who at age 19 is doing

0:41.4

disgusting things to his NBA peers.

0:44.5

And finally, the athletics Dan Robson will be here to talk about the tragic death of hockey

0:48.7

player Adam Johnson, who is slashed in the neck by a skate blade.

0:53.0

I'm in Washington, D.C. and I'm the author of the Queen and the host of the podcast One Year.

0:58.0

Please listen and subscribe to One Year,

1:01.0

1955. Thank you. Also in DC is Stephan Fatsis. He's the author of the

1:06.5

the book's Word Freak a few seconds of panic and wild and outside. Hello

1:10.6

Stephan. Hey Josh, how are you?

1:14.0

Okay, how is softball?

1:16.0

You know, single, two doubles in a Homer.

1:19.0

Pretty flawless, it's short.

1:20.0

Good weekend.

1:22.0

With us on the west coast, the pride of Houston and Fort Worth.

1:27.0

It's Joel Anderson.

1:29.0

Joel, I've been meaning to ask in your glory days, which continue on abated, but in your running back days, did you ever have a nickname?

1:38.0

No. My track coach called me country, because he always said I seem to perform better at

1:45.7

country meets rather than meets in the city but that was that that's it, no nickname.

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