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The Dems make a good decision again? We talk about the VP pick and the turn in election vibes before getting into more Olympics talk. FOR MORE STRETCH FOUR Substack: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://stretchfourpod.substack.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠ Twitter: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://twitter.com/stretchfourcast⁠⁠⁠⁠ Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/stretchfourpod⁠⁠⁠⁠ YouTube: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/@stretchfour⁠⁠⁠⁠ KEENAN   ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠...

We're back once again with our fresh, correct takes on everything in the world of hoops, hip-hop, culture, and life including the Democrats stumbling on success by labeling the Republicans as "weird" while Republicans just prove them right by continuing to be weird. Plus, Keenan catches Aaron up on the best stories from the first week of the Olympics and shares his own #WhenIBecameBl...

Biden is out. Harris is in. The Olympics are around the corner. And Stretch Four is here to bring the heat for all the hoops, hip-hop, culture, and life you can handle. FOR MORE STRETCH FOUR Substack: ⁠⁠https://stretchfourpod.substack.com/⁠⁠ Twitter: ⁠⁠https://twitter.com/stretchfourcast⁠⁠ Instagram: ⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/stretchfourpod⁠⁠ YouTube: ⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/@stretchfour⁠⁠ KEE...

Since you last heard from us a lot of things have changed...a lot of things have not. We talk about the state of New Jersey's attempt to steal the 76ers from Philly, the Sixers' offseason (and reactions to it from the bad-faith take creators in the world) then we get into last weekend's attempted assassination attempt and what the reaction to it says about the general state of the USof...

Paul George is a Philadelphia 76er. How do we feel about it? How do we feel about other moves around the NBA. We react to the major news from the first few days of free-agent season. FOR MORE STRETCH FOUR Substack: https://stretchfourpod.substack.com/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/stretchfourcast Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/stretchfourpod YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@stretchfour KEENA...

We react to the Philadelphia 76ers draft, trades around the NBA, and the upcoming weekend of free-agency. We're not exactly feeling great about it. Follow Keenan Online:  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠At Twitter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠  &  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠On Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Subscribe to Aaron's Substack⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ or his ⁠⁠⁠⁠Patreon⁠⁠⁠⁠ for comedy updates, hu...

The NBA season is over and the NBA season has just begun. We planned on talking about what we think (and hope) will happen this offseason for the Philadelphia 76ers, but breaking news and rumors about some major Sixers' targets shift our focus to the latest news. Plus! Reactions to the Celtics' championship, Kendrick dances on Drake's grave, the Clipse are back, and more! Follow Keenan...

We are back! We catch up on everything we missed over our break including the NBA Finals, the Kendrick Lamar/Drake feud, the start of the WNBA season, and more! Follow Keenan Online:  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠At Twitter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠  &  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠On Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Subscribe to Aaron's Substack⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ or his ⁠⁠Patreon⁠⁠ for comedy updates, humor wri...

Another pro sports gambling scandal. Another Hollywood sex scandal. Another Trump grift scandal. Time is a flat circle. But Stretch Four is a three-dimensional cube of insight and information. Follow Keenan Online:  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠At Twitter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠  &  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠On Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Subscribe to Aaron's Substack⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ or his ⁠Patreon⁠ for c...

We're talking Basketball IQ this week. From our starting five qualities that make up on-court intelligence, to LeBron James' and JJ Redick's new podcast "Mind the Game" to a new stat from Crafted NBA that tries to quantify the etherial concept of bball IQ, we get into the details of what we think makes a heady hooper. Plus Philly's own Tierra Whack has a new album we love...

We talk college hoops history this week as we name our Starting Five NCAA tournament teams. We go deep into our own personal basketball memory banks of teams, players, and seasons that made us love them in the moment and remember them to this day. Then, Keenan schools Aaron on #KateGate and catches him up on all the possible current malfeasance in the British Royal Family. Follow Keenan Online:  ⁠...

Did the NBA sell its soul to Europe? How should they pose the Allen Iverson statue at the Sixers' practice facility? Why are people so afraid of the city? We answer all this (and more!) this week. Follow Keenan Online:  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠At Twitter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠  &  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠On Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Subscribe to Aaron's Substack⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ for comedy updates, humor writin...

It's been a while and we need to talk about Wemby. This leads to us discussing the "perfect archetype" of basketball player to build a team around. Keenan also helps Aaron discover deeply-held feelings about Kobe Bryant that have long clouded his stance on where the Black Mamba ranks in his personal ladder of hoops history. We also name our Starting Five Historical Figures as Hoopers...

We talk about how to fix the NBA All-Star game, the best All-Star Weekend events across all sports, and look forward to the second half of the NBA season. Follow Keenan Online:  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠At Twitter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠  &  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠On Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Subscribe to Aaron's Substack⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ for comedy updates, humor writing, and more thoughts on sports, pop culture, and life. ⁠⁠S...

NBA All-Star Weekend is here and we pick our Starting Five from the spectacle that is the biggest party weekend in basketball. Dunk Contests, Three-Point Shootouts, Skills Competitions, Two-Ball, Elam Endings, Rules Changes, and more. We talk what we want more of and what can hit the bricks. Then we get into talk about how the Sixers newly acquired players have looked so far, and the true value of...

So much happened this week! We talk about the NBA Trade Deadline (more like the NBA Trade DUD-line), the Sixers' roster changes, other moves (and lack of moves) made by other teams around the league, and what they mean for the rest of the season. Then we get to talk about the recent Grammy awards, Jay-Z's speech, and the ins and outs of how giving awards for art only matters because we&#39...

We lash out at the NBA's 65-game rule, the discourse about Joel Embiid "ducking" Jokic and his injury status, and talk credible NBA conspiracy theories. We really get passionate this week. Hooe you can feel the heat. Follow Keenan Online:  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠At Twitter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠  &  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠On Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠Subscribe to Aaron's Substack⁠⁠ for comedy updates, humor writin...

A hot week of NBA action on and off the court gives us plenty of material this week as we get into Joel Embiid's 70-point performance, NBA haters, recent trades, hirings, firings, and the idea of legacy and whose memory stands the test of time. Follow Keenan Online:  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠At Twitter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠  &  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠On Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠Subscribe to Aaron's Substack⁠ for comedy updates,...

*an NBA Championship It's trade season. We talk moves the Sixers can make to solidify their roster and bring an NBA Championship to Philadelphia. We get into the Pascal Siakam trade to the Pacers before theorizing about general strategies for building a contender in the NBA. Follow Keenan Online:  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠At Twitter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠  &  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠On Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Subscribe to Aaron's Subs...

We name our starting five resolutions for 2024 before getting into a conversation about why people seem to think LeBron James is going to be traded, how good Caitlin Clark really is, and if Wemby was right about Las Vegas. Follow Keenan Online:  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠At Twitter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠  &  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠On Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Follow Aaron Online:  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠At Twitter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠  &  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠On Instagram

In honor of Aaron's 40th birthday, we name our starting five of "people in their 40s" before talking about how to balance staying up-to-date and connected on what's new without denying that you are, in fact, an old head. Follow Keenan Online:  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠At Twitter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠  &  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠On Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Follow Aaron Online:  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠At Twitter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠  &  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠On Instagram

We name our starting five Holiday Songs (with surprisingly no overlap) before getting into a quick discussion of Joel Embiid's historic season, his MVP chances, and what else his haters might have left to say... Follow Keenan Online:  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠At Twitter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠  &  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠On Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Follow Aaron Online:  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠At Twitter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠  &  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠On Instagram

We introduce "Starting Fives" a new weekly segment in which Keenan and Aaron each name their starting roster (and Sixth Man) of Holiday Treats. Then we get into what a high-speed rail and 18-minute commute between NYC and Philly would mean for residents of Philadelphia in terms of cost-of-living and accessibility before finishing up with some hoops talk and asking "What makes a bask...

Our year-end music wrap-ups (on all platforms) have dropped and we take the time to reflect and learn about our habits as consumers, in more ways than one. We also explore the world losing a villain this week, and the online reactions in the aftermath, and get into more talk about haters and hating. Follow Keenan Online:  ⁠⁠⁠⁠At Twitter⁠⁠⁠⁠  &  ⁠⁠⁠⁠On Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠ Follow Aaron Online:  ⁠⁠⁠⁠At...

The Sixers were normal, and now they are weird. Andre 3000 has dropped a new album which might not be what we wanted, but is it what we needed? Join us on SubStack for more Hoops, Hip-Hop, Culture, and Life.⁠⁠⁠ Follow Keenan Online:  ⁠⁠⁠At Twitter⁠⁠⁠  &  ⁠⁠⁠On Instagram⁠⁠⁠ Follow Aaron Online:  ⁠⁠⁠At Twitter⁠⁠⁠  &  ⁠⁠⁠On Instagram