Moe Wagner: Acting, Finals Predictions and Best Foreign Players Ever

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4.6 • 606 Ratings

🗓️ 9 June 2022

⏱️ 65 minutes

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00:00 - Intro 03:15 - Moe's Role in Hustle 06:30 - Are Germans More Sophisticated? 11:00 - Acting Vs. Basketball 20:25 - Is Moe A League Villain? 24:25 - Finals Predictions 32:50 - NBA Refs 35:10 - How Moe Got to the NBA 46:25 - Best Fans in the NBA 48:45 - Living in Orlando (With Rusty) 56:25 - Best Foreign Players Ever www.betterhelp.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	BetterHelp is customized online therapy that offers video, phone, and even live chat sessions
0:05.5	with your therapist. Our listeners get 10% off their first month at betterhelp.com slash beers.
0:11.1	That's BetterHelp, help.com slash beers.
0:16.4	Introducing today's guest on the Friday beers podcast.
0:20.9	A 6'11 sports and entertainment superstar hailing from Berlin, Germany.
0:27.2	He broke onto the scene as the centerpiece for Michigan's final four run in 2018,
0:33.2	averaging 14 points and 7 rebounds, shooting over 50% from the field, while also dominating
0:39.7	scorekeepers' sports grill and pub in his free time.
0:42.8	Oh, nice!
0:43.8	After four years in the NBA, he caught the acting bug, making his silver screen debut
0:49.8	alongside Hollywood icons, Adam Sandler, Queen Latifah, and Lethiel Shooter.
0:57.5	His acting credits include the Netflix original movie Hustle and nothing else.
1:04.5	She currently plays center for the Orlando Magic and once said Stella Artois tastes like apple juice. Ladies and gentlemen,
1:13.1	Mo Wagner.
1:18.7	How was that? That's by far the best intro I've ever got. You guys start coming out
1:23.9	to games and listening to that. You said what? Yeah. Let's go be your new intro music. So where I grew up, the professional team, that song was actually like the intro music. That's the iconic Chicago Bulls, 90s dynasty. Was that Alba Berlin? Nice. You did your research. I got a Wikipedia page right in front of me. That was Alba Berlin. That's changed it though, unfortunately.
2:01.1	Is Alba Berlin a good time to go to a game? Before Corona it was. And now I don't think people like people realize they don't really need basketball in their life, I guess. So they're not going into the games. I was surprised. I went back this year and it was not great. even though it's like one of the best teams in Germany and they play beautiful basketball. It's like more fun to watch than American
2:05.8	basketball sometimes. Everyone just shoots threes now in American basketball. Well and ISO and all that
2:11.0	stuff and it's obviously exciting because people get dunked on and stuff. But like as a basketball,
2:15.1	like I don't know if you love basketball. Purist? Yeah, purist. I wouldn't call myself that, but you probably are.
2:21.4	Warriors ruined the NBA. Kevin Durant. But yeah, Warriors in general.
2:28.0	All right. Well, let's welcome Mo into the Friday Beers podcast from Venice Beach, California.
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