Spencer Haywood: Origins of an Icon

Edge of Sports

Dave Zirin / The Nation

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4.8 • 616 Ratings

🗓️ 5 October 2020

⏱️ 68 minutes

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This week we talk to NBA Hall of Famer Spencer Haywood on the occasion of the new book, The Spencer Haywood Rule: Battles, Basketball, and the making of an American Iconoclast. Spencer’s story is an important part of the history of sports and resistance and we talk to him about his career, his famous court battle as well as his legacy.

We also have “Choice Words” about Major League Baseball's efforts to aid the Black Lives Matter struggle. In addition, we have “Just Stand Up” and “Just Sit Down” awards to the San Diego Loyals/Landon Donovan for standing up to homophobia and Charles Barkley for ignorant comments made about the killing of Breonna Taylor. All this and more on this week’s show!

Spencer Haywood

Twitter: @SpencerHaywood

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0:00.0	But that's why the book is named the Spencer Hayward rule because it'll give those players, which they don't know me.
0:08.0	All of these NBA players have no idea what I did and what it was all about.
0:12.9	But it gives them a chance to know that there was someone who stood up for them.
0:30.1	Yeah. There was someone who stood up for them. Welcome to the Edge of Sports podcast.
0:32.3	I'm Dave Ziron.
0:33.3	This week we speak to Basketball Hall of Famer and legend Spencer Haywood.
0:38.8	Upon the occasion of the new book, The Spencer Haywood Rule, battles basketball in the
0:44.2	making of an American iconoclast.
0:46.8	Now if you don't know Spencer Haywood, goodness gracious, 1968 Olympian, ABA MVP, NBA
0:54.0	All-Star, and one of the most talented players of his generation.
0:58.3	He was also the name on the famous Haywood versus NBA lawsuit, which paved the way for
1:04.5	underclassmen to join the league.
1:06.1	So anytime you hear about somebody going hardship or being one and done, all of that is the Spencer Haywood
1:12.4	effect. And we're going to talk to Spencer Haywood about his life and legacy on this week's pod.
1:17.7	You're going to love it. Also, I've got some choice words about baseball and the Black Lives Matter
1:22.3	movements. I've got just stand up and just sit your ass down awards and more. But first,
1:28.8	Spencer Haywood.
1:39.7	You know, I just wanted to start by asking you, I'm sure you've had so many opportunities over the years to tell your story.
1:44.5	And now, you know, you're putting out this book for Spencer Haywood Rule.
1:46.2	Why did you decide to do it now?
1:49.4	Davis Stern.
1:57.9	David Stern and the NBA, everybody came together and said,
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