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The Lead

Undercover Maverick

The Lead

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Sports, Tokyo2020, Nfl, Fifa, Olympics, Daily News, Sports New, Nba, Mlb, Ncaa, News, The Athletic, Cfb, Nhl, Wnba, Mls, Sports News, Cbb, Uefa

3.72.1K Ratings

🗓️ 20 September 2019

⏱️ 27 minutes

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Summary

 A reporter goes undercover to try out for a G League Basketball team, and let’s just say it does not go well. The Athletic’s Saad Yousuf recounts his hilarious experience trying out for the Texas Legends, a developmental affiliate of the Dallas Mavericks.

And The Athletic’s Marcus Thompson reflects on the remarkable career of Shaun Livingston, who overcame a catastrophic knee injury and won three NBA championships. Livingston retired last week.


What’s an NBA G League tryout like? I tried out (undercover) for the Texas Legends to find out

https://theathletic.com/1216654/2019/09/17/whats-an-nba-g-league-tryout-like-i-tried-out-undercover-for-the-texas-legends-to-find-out/?source=theleadpodcast

Robbed of stardom, Shaun Livingston created something more profound

https://theathletic.com/1209989/2019/09/13/thompson-robbed-of-stardom-shaun-livingston-created-something-more-profound/?source=theleadpodcast


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0:00.0

Hey, Prime Members, you can listen to the lead ad-free on Amazon Music. Download the app today.

0:06.1

Hello, I'm Hannah.

0:08.1

And I'm Sirete.

0:09.1

And we are the hosts of a Redhanded, a weekly True Crime Podcast.

0:12.8

Every week on Redhanded, we get stuck into the most talked-about cases.

0:16.3

From the Idaho student killings, the Delphi murders and our recent rundown of the Murdoch saga.

0:21.6

Last year, we also started a second weekly show, Shorthand, which is just an excuse for us to talk about anything we find interesting because it's our show and we can do what we like.

0:29.6

We've covered the death of Princess Diana, an unholy Quran written in Saddam Hussein's blood,

0:33.9

the gruesome history of European witch hunting, and the very uncomfortable phenomenon of genetic sexual attraction.

0:39.9

Whatever the case, we want to know what pushes people to the extremes of human behavior.

0:44.8

Like, can someone give consent to be cannibalized?

0:47.2

What drives a child to kill?

0:49.5

And what's the psychology of a terrorist?

0:51.4

Listen to Redhanded wherever you get your podcast.

0:53.8

So, and access our bonus shorthand episodes exclusively on Amazon Music,

0:57.6

or by subscribing to Wondry Plus, in Apple podcasts, or the Wondry app.

1:08.2

So, onters, it's Friday and for the end of the week,

1:11.3

Happy Friday.

1:12.0

Happy Friday.

1:13.1

We are going to do something a little bit different.

1:15.8

We're going to each pick our favorite story of the week that either flew under the radar

1:21.6

or it was just funnier and unusual, just something that was our favorite story.

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