Marc Lamont Hill—I Grew Up With Kobe

Toure Show

DCP Entertainment

Performing Arts, Arts, Society & Culture

4.8 • 880 Ratings

🗓️ 29 January 2020

⏱️ 68 minutes

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Marc Lamont Hill grew up in Philly playing basketball with Kobe Bryant. They were on different planets even then but Marc learned a lot about him in the hundreds of times they faced off. They went in different paths but stayed friends and Marc became more than just one of the coolest intellectuals in America, he became a basketball expert who thinks of himself as Mr. 76ers. He sits front row at every home game. Marc is an amazing brother who I’ve known and loved for many years and it was amazing to sit and talk with him about basketball and Kobe and everything else. We had this conversation weeks ago, before Kobe was suddenly and tragically killed, and you can hear Marc’s respect for his old friend coming through. Like what we do? Support us on Patreon patreon.com/toureshow to get Patreon exclusive eps every Friday. Instagram @toureshow Twitter: @toure Toure Show Ep 110 Host & Writer: Toure Senior Producer: Jackie Garofano Associate Producer: Adell Coleman Editor: Ryan Woodhall Photographers: Chuck Marcus and Shanta Covington Booker: Claudia Jean The House: DCP Entertainment See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Support the show: https://www.dcpofficial.com/toureshow See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	You. You played ball with Kobe in high school. I've played Kobe in high school. I've played Kobe in my life 200 times. Never beat him. Never beat him. Never beat him. That might seem like a big deal, but when you play a game like that where you got you got the ball first and all you got to do is score you think I'd win one.
0:29.3	Some. But he took this so serious. He had a level of like obsession with winning and
0:34.3	discipline about it. I remember one day I came with a gym and he was shooting free
0:38.9	throws left-handed. You will never need a left-handed free throw.
0:43.0	And then I remember it was in the middle of his career
0:45.4	and he broke his hand in the middle of a play.
0:47.2	And he shot the free throw left-handed.
0:49.9	The idea that he was preparing for some shit that the rest of us couldn't even imagine but the idea that he was
0:56.7	imagining a moment like that and the fact that he was willing to work an extra hour or two just in case that one moment happened was a testament to his discipline and his commitment as a basketball player and what I'm saying is that as intellectual that level of commitment and discipline is also there.
1:14.0	Mark Lamont Hill has been my friend for a long time and he's one of the coolest smart guys you could ever meet.
1:21.0	You've probably heard him talk a lot about social justice, but I wanted this conversation to be different.
1:26.2	I wanted to give you more of a slice of the mark I know who's much more of a shit talker and an unquestionable basketball expert. He sat front row at the 76ers
1:35.8	games for years and he knows his stuff and he is Mr. 76er. We talk a lot about
1:42.4	his teenage years in Philly and growing up around the late
1:46.3	Kobe Bryant. We did this interview before Kobe tragically passed away in a
1:50.6	helicopter accident, but it feels more necessary now than ever before.
1:55.7	Before we get in, the Patreon era of Torrey show starts in February.
1:59.7	We're going to have two episodes a week, including a Friday Patreon exclusive for our
2:04.5	patron supporters for that go to patreon.com slash Toray show all right let's go
2:09.7	it's Dr. Mark Lamont Hill on Toray Show.
2:14.0	What up y'all, it's Torrey Show live from Lincoln Center. This is Ad Week and we're here with Dr. Mark
2:27.0	Lamon Hill, how are you? I'm good. Why do you laugh? A doctor always throws me off. Why?
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