Legends Of Sport

On today’s episode of LOS we sit down with one of the most iconic guards to ever play basketball, Isiah Thomas. Isiah talks with us about his early days under Bobby Knight, the “Bad Boys” era, and his relationship with Magic Johnson. Isiah also shares insight on the current state of the League and his new business ventures.

On this episode of Legends Of Sport, we sit down with Sr. NBA writer at Bleacher Report, Howard Beck. Howard chats with us about the evolution of his journalism career, his current role at B/R, some of his favorite sports moments and what he's passionate about when he's not covering sports.

Today we sit down with one of the winningest athletes to ever play the game of soccer, Hope Solo. Hope chats with us about her introduction to the game of soccer, her ascension into the goalie position, and her continued fight for equal pay.

Today we sit down with Senior NBA writer of ESPN’s The Undefeated, Marc Spears . Marc talks about his career path, the most iconic moments that he’s covered, his current NBA predictions & more! 

This week we sit down with one of the most accomplished women in the history of basketball, Tamika Catchings. Tamika chats with us about her early days and experience at Tennessee playing under legendary coach, Pat Summitt. She also discusses her WNBA career, Olympic gold medals, philanthropic causes and her new role with Pacers Sports & Entertainment.

We kick off Season 2 of Legends Of Sport with one of the top NBA centers of his era, David "The Admiral" Robinson. David talks about his experience with the Naval Academy, his legacy with the Spurs, as well as his philanthropic and business ventures. David and Andy also give us insight into their personal relationship as they share some of their favorite memories together.

Kobe Bryant and Andy discuss their bestselling book collaboration, “The Mamba Mentality: How I Play". Kobe shares his thoughts about his obsession to the process and craft that led to five NBA championships, his iconic work ethic, the importance of playing for Team USA, overcoming his Achilles injury, his final game, the meaning behind the Mamba Mentality, and his plans for the future.

This week we sit down with perhaps the most iconic skateboarder that will ever live - Tony Hawk. Tony chats about his life in skateboarding; growing up learning from Stacy Peralta, the evolution of the sport, the impacts of landing the "900", starting his own skate company Birdhouse, the Olympics, injuries and concussions, his new app video game, and his philanthropic ventures.

This week, we travel to Springfield, Massachusetts to celebrate Andrew Bernstein's Curt Gowdy Print Media award at the 2018 NBA Hall of Fame induction ceremony. Also, we sit down with some of the inductees to hear more about their careers while also ruminating on some of the 2018 class' memorable speeches', including those of first-ballot inductees, Grant Hill, Ray Allen, Steve Nash, and Jason Kid...

When Leigh Steinberg began his career as a sports agent, they were not even allowed to negotiate with NFL owners. In fact, the industry did not really exist. By the end of the millennium, though, Leigh had become a 'Super Agent,' having his life loosely depicted in Jerry McGuire, representing nearly half of the starting Quarterbacks in the NFL, and ultimately selling his business for tens of milli...

Award-winning sports photojournalist, John McDonough, has been a contributing photographer to Sports Illustrated for over thirty years. If there has been a major sporting event over that period then chances are that John has been there with a camera. He has covered a variety of sporting events over the years including the Super Bowl, NCAA Final Four, NBA Playoffs, the World Series, and the Summer...

NHL Hall of Fame legend and current LA Kings President, Luc Robitaille, is widely considered one of the greatest Left Wingers to ever play the game. Growing up in Montreal, though, he was largely overlooked by scouts because of what some considered a lack of toughness and slow skating stride. If it were not for a part-time Ottawa scout who convinced the Kings to take a chance on the skinny eightee...

In 1968, Jerry Colangelo left Chicago to become the youngest general manager in professional sports for the Phoenix Suns. It was twenty below zero when he left. He arrived with his family to seventy-degree weather, orange blossoms in the air, nine suitcases, and three hundred bucks in his pocket. He never looked back. Fifty years and five professional franchises later, Jerry is today known as the...

Big East Commissioner and former President and co-founder of the WNBA, Val Ackerman, has lived a life of 'firsts.' From her star college basketball playing days at the University of Virginia, Val was one of the first recipients of Title Nine, offering a level playing field to both male and female college athletes. Working as a staff attorney for the NBA, Val took her experiences with her to USA Ba...

Shane Mosley fought some of the best fighters of his generation winning four world championships in three different weight classes. Often considered one of the best lightweights in boxing history, Mosley amassed a 49-10-1 record over twenty-four years in the ring. Never one to back down from a fight, Shane fought well into his forties. In a sport filled with eccentric characters, Shane's stayed hu...

D-Fish wasn't the tallest guy on the court nor the most naturally gifted but through hard work and determination, he was able to level the playing field and prove his worth as both a scrappy Point Guard and a leader both on-and-off the court culminating in five NBA Championships and an NBA record 259 playoff games played. Derek's key to success was always knowing his role and when a shot needed to...

Most people think that legendary athletes dominate at every level since the time they start playing, but for Orel, the road to stardom had several potholes along the way. After his sophomore year at Bowling Green State University, he decided to quit the baseball team and hitchhike home to work for his father's paper company. During that time, he grew a couple of inches, gained a few pounds, took s...

Since 1980, Mike Krzyzewski has coached Duke Basketball to five NCAA championships, twelve Final Fours, and more wins than any college coach in basketball history. But Mike is more than a legendary coach, he is a teacher and a mentor to young student-athletes hoping to take their talents to the next level. From his humble beginnings in a blue-collar Polish neighborhood of Chicago, Coach K learned...

College Naismith Hall of Fame Point Guard, Jay Williams, led Duke to a National Championship and left school early to pursue his dreams of playing in the NBA. As the second overall pick in the 2002 draft, Jay seemed to have it all until a motorcycle accident derailed his career after one season. Forced to navigate a different career path, Jay became addicted to pain medication and ultimately becam...

Ricky Williams rushed for over ten thousand yards in the NFL and is widely considered once of the greatest college Running Backs of all time as both a two-time All-American and 1998 Heisman Trophy winner. So why do so many people still remember Ricky for his multiple suspensions for Cannabis use in the NFL? We sat down with Ricky to discuss the stigma behind Cannabis and sports, his Hall of Fame c...

This week we sit down with the legendary Chairman and CEO of Mandalay Entertainment & Sports Media, Peter Guber. Peter's produced movies that have earned fifty Academy Award nominations and over three billion dollars at the box office. Peter tells us what he learned about location-based entertainment in the movie industry and how he successfully applied it to the live sports experience becoming th...

Hall of Fame legend, Amy Alcott, was only three weeks into her professional LPGA career when she won her first tournament. Five majors and twenty-nine championships later, Amy takes us back to her famous Champions Leap into Poppie's Pond at the Dinah Shore Classic and the tradition it started, her mentorship of Phil Mickelson, the notable friendships she's made over the years such as President Cli...

An 18 year-old Jim Gray was interning as a Videotape Editor at the ABC Denver news station when the anchor who was supposed to interview Muhammed Ali that morning didn't show up. Gray seized on the opportunity to sit down with Ali for what was the first of many notable interviews with athletes both in the studio and on the sidelines. From the Super Bowl to the World Series to some of the most lege...

Thirty-six year veteran and Hall of Fame Jockey, Mike Smith, has been riding horses professionally since he was sixteen years-old but it was not until fifteen years ago that he started winning individual Triple Crown races. This past Sunday Justify became the thirteenth horse ever to capture the Triple Crown and Mike became the oldest jockey at fifty-two years of age to win the coveted award. Unli...

Considered one of the greatest all-around college basketball players of his era, seven time All-Star, Grant Hill, sits down with Andy Bernstein this week at the NBA Finals in Cleveland to discuss his legendary Blue Devil career and growing up a UNC fan. The son of a star NFL Running Back, Grant had been exposed to, not only sports, but politics through his parents ties to Hillary Clinton and Georg...