Your Weekly Roster: Best Hoops Interviews of the Week

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As we endure the NBA Midseason break (4 days of no games) after All-Star weekend, still reeling from the amazing NBA 75th anniversary celebration, and running back highlights of one of the most entertaining All-Star games in recent history. It can be easy to miss some of the best interviews of the week, until now!

Here are 5 podcast episodes with some of the best hoop convo interviews of the week! 

Sports Journalist and podcast host, Bomani Jones stopped by Real Ones to have a real conversation about the double-edged sword of player empowerment and what to possible expect in the next round of CBA negotiations, more!

The Ringer NBA Show Real Ones with Raja + Logan - Bomani Jones on How Player Empowerment Has Shaped ...

https://open.spotify.com/episode/1VlelBgYirF7V7KDmAlwKF?si=70663ccf4962452f

Although Armchair Expert isn't a sports podcast, this particular episode with former NBA champion and all-star Metta World Peace fka Ron Artest, is one of the best in depth discussions around mental health, wellness, and healing you'll hear anywhere!

Armchair Expert with Dax Shepard - Metta World Peace (Former NBA Player)

https://open.spotify.com/episode/2K2ISQeG32L68yG7jE1b6K?si=d58c418fef174424

NBA All-Star weekend is a celebratory occasion and a rare opportunity to hear from upcoming stars who can finally speak freely, rising stars Tyrese Haliburton and Anthony Edwards helped this episode make the list with their all out conversations

Brian Windhorst & The Hoop Collective - All-Star Interviews with the NBA's Future

https://open.spotify.com/episode/7d6xua5zPqN0lqiTypCW18?si=21525b8d56b94f05

JJ Redick is increasingly becoming one of the best and most honest voices in NBA basketball! If he isn’t in heated debates with Stephen A. Smith on ESPN or giving honest hot-takes, he's interviewing all-stars like Jayson Tatum asking the questions we all want to know the answers to!

The Old Man and the Three with JJ Redick and Tommy Alter - Episode 100: Jayson Tatum

https://open.spotify.com/episode/4EWtcUpSNNnf4lcZ9o7cJd?si=6f940c4ba5ba4eca

CJ McCollum's podcast has been dope episode after dope episode! This episode is more of the same, we often don’t get to hear player's thoughts and emotions during the season...let alone after a major trade! CJ's transparency and honesty is the stuff we love about players having their own podcast, it's a must listen!

Pull Up with CJ McCollum - CJ is a Pelican! + Harden/Simmons, and Missing the PJ

https://open.spotify.com/episode/3TClr9WlD1aBQ34O79iizT?si=a88d8f567cea412e

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As NBA players increasingly create podcasts for an outlet outside of traditional media, which player led podcast has been your favorite?