Mike Wise

In Part Two of Mike Wise's conversation with Larry Brown, the Hall of Fame coach discusses how his own identity was forever tied to Allen Iverson. Larry also explains the real story behind Iverson's famous "Practice" rant, why he felt the late commissioner David Stern was disappointed in him as a coach, why his "coaching tree" is really a "forest," how Raiders owner Al Davis … [Read more...] about Part II: Hall of Fame Coach Larry Brown on his claim to fame being Allen Iverson’s coach, the real story behind Iverson’s “Practice” rant, and so much more

In Part one of this two part conversation, Hall of Fame coach Larry Brown shares stories of Kobe Bryant, why Allen Iverson would have never accepted "Load Management," his biggest regrets as a coach, and why he wishes he had built a better relationship with Knicks owner James Dolan when he was Knicks coach. All this and so much more in the first half of this epic conversation! … [Read more...] about Part I: Hall of Fame Coach Larry Brown on Kobe, Allen Iverson, & his biggest regrets

Kobe Bryant's death leaves a giant emotional void in the city of Los Angeles and in the Lakers organization. In the week since his untimely death at the age of 41, the outpouring of emotion across the basketball universe has been staggering. From Lakers owner Jeanie Buss, to GM Rob Pelinka, to LeBron James and all the players, Ohm Yougmisuk explains how the Lakers organization … [Read more...] about Ohm Youngmisuk of ESPN.com discusses Kobe Bryant’s life and legacy

John "The Chief" Martin has produced over 4200 events for ESPN Radio over a 25 year career at the sports network. He has worked with Hall of Famers like Dr. Jack Ramsay and Hubie Brown and had close encounters with players like Michael Jordan and Charles Barkley, among many others. He can tall a story with the best of them and remembers events in great detail. His story about … [Read more...] about Legendary ESPN Radio Producer John “The Chief” Martin

Tamir Goodman was known as “The Jewish Jordan” when he was a top 25 high school basketball player in 2000 but turned down a scholarship from the University of Maryland because his Jewish beliefs forbade him from playing on Friday night and Saturday before sundown. He eventually settled in Israel where he became a professional player and is now a coach. There has been a recent … [Read more...] about Uniting the African American and Jewish communities through basketball

Normally, a story about a book is pretty dry. But this is no ordinary book and no ordinary story. Andrea Chamblee's sportswriter husband John McNamara was murdered in the Capital Gazette mass shooting in June 2018. He had been researching a book on Washington, D.C. area high school hoops for 13 years. Five weeks after his death, his beloved wife walked into his office and … [Read more...] about Andrea Chamblee: Co-Author of “The Capital of Basketball: A History of D.C. Area High School Hoops”

Mike Wise welcomes six prominent NBA journalists to share great stories about the league, its players, and "off the court" issues like the conflict with the Chinese government. Mike's guests are JA Adande, Harvey Araton, Chris Broussard, Marc Stein, Jason Whitlock, and Frank Isola. … [Read more...] about “The Influencers”