Hey everyone, it's Omna Navaz. For our latest episode of Settle In, we talked to the legendary sports broadcaster James Brown, better known to everyone as J.B.

We talked about what it was like for him growing up in the D.C. area. We talked about his own basketball dreams and what it was like to get cut from the NBA.

We also talked about whether or not there's still a place for politics and

protests in sports today and also the role that his faith plays in his life. So settle in and

enjoy my conversation with the one and only J.B. Welcome to settle in. Thanks for being here.

One and only, I'm the Navarre. I'm just glad you even invited me into your place of operation.

Are you kidding me?

After I saw you at the Multicultural Icon Awards,

and I came up to you profusely excited to meet you, and here we are.

First of all, can I just say, I'm so, so excited for this conversation.

I want people to know this story you just told, we just met a few months ago.

I have admired you from afar for years and years and years.

You mean from the age of two? Is that right? Go ahead.

You are known by reputation in this industry as just an absolute gem of a human being,

which is not the norm in this industry, I should say.

And when you came up to me at that award show where you were getting the icon award,

you should note, I was just pulled over because I was shocked.

You watched the show.

And what did I say to you?

You said, you basically said, you know, I watched the show.

Thank you for doing what you do.

I was just so bold over and when you meet your heroes, essentially,

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