The Player's Perspective: Uncensored with Larry O'Bannon

Sponsored by Kentuxican Bourbon Hot Sauce On this week’s episode, our guest today is former NBA veteran Greg Minor of the Boston Celtics.  We had the opportunity to talk with Greg about his collegiate and NBA career, playing for two Hall of Fame coaches in Denny Crum and Rick Pitino, and having his career cut short due a major hip injury.  Be sure to tune in!!  Twitter @Th...

Sponsored by Kentuxican Bourbon Hot Sauce On this week’s episode, we got a wonderful show lined up for you guys.  Our guest is former NFL Pro Bowl Center from the Buffalo Bills, Eric Wood.  We’re gonna talk to the Cincinnati native about switching sports and positions in high school while not being highly recruited, how his pro bowl career came to an unexpected end, and his thoughts on t...

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On this week's episode of the PPU Podcast, we sit down with the New York native and cardinal legend Edgar Sosa. The east coast guard talks about coming up in the New York City playgrounds, thoughts on his career at Louisville and overcoming what most would’ve considered a career ending leg injury. Be sure to tune in to find out our bourbon selection of the day and see how Sosa did in the Barrel Pr...

On this week's episode of the PPU Podcast, we sit down with the basketball legend Alvin SIms from Paris, Kentucky.  SIms played his college ball at The University of Louisville, helping to lead them to a Elite Eight appearance in 1997.  We talk to him about his inspirations growing up, his progression under the 4 years with Hall of Fame coach Denny Crum, and overcoming adversity through...

On this episode of The Player's Perspective Uncensored Podcast, we sit down with International basketball star Juan Tello Palacios.  We talk with the former Card about what it was like coming from Medellin, Colombia to live in the U.S., his playing days at the University of Louisville and how playing basketball professionally has helped him make a difference in his home country by helping the...

On this episode, we sit down with International basketball star A.J. Slaughter on the podcast.  We talk about what it means to come from a basketball family, playing on the polish national team as a dual citizen and get his thoughts on the strong movement for change with social injustices and police brutality.  Don’t forget to check out our new Youtube Channel The Player’s Pers...

On this episode, our guest is Ryan McMahon, one of the best three point shooter in college basketball this past season.  We talk about Ryan’s unique path to becoming a Louisville Cardinal, the ‘19-20 season that ended due to CoVid-19, adjusting to playing for 3 head coaches in 5 years, his thoughts on social injustices and his future plans going forward.  Be sure to tune in!!

On this episode of the Player’s Perspective Uncensored Podcast, we talk bourbon and do a virtual tasting with Denny Potter, the Master Distiller at the Maker’s Mark Distillery. Denny discusses a variety of bourbon topics from how he became a master distiller to the global warming affects on grains, aging and tasting flavors of bourbon. Will Maker‘s have a product thats aged 10-12 years ? How did M...

On this episode, we have the pleasure of talking with Judge Derwin Webb on a variety of topics including the Current state of protesting for social injustices and police brutality.  He speaks on experiences ranging from failing his first semester of law school to the death threats he has received being a judge. Being a former D-1 basketball player, Judge Webb compares the similarities between...

On today’s episode, we sit down with the Head Coach of Lenoir Rhyne University Men’s Basketball program Everick Sullivan. Sully looks back at some memories of his college playing days and some of the coaching philosophies that he learned from the legendary coach Denny Crum. It’s a great episode for aspiring athletes to listen in to, and find out first hand what exactly it is collegiate coaches loo...

On this episode of The Player’s Perspective Uncensored, we sit down with former Chicago Bulls center Will Perdue to talk about his experience playing with Michael Jordan and his thoughts on The Last Dance documentary. The 13 year veteran and 4x NBA Champion tells us inside stories about his playing days with the bulls and whether the docuseries portrayed things accurately. Tune in to this exciting...

On this episode, we have the pleasure of talking to the legendary basketball coach and businessman Wade Houston.  Mr. Houston was the first African American to receive a scholarship to play basketball at the university of Louisville and also the first African American head coach in the SEC in any major sport. We’ll be talking to him about his experiences of breaking the color barrier in...

On today’s episode, we sit with NCAA champ and professional basketball player Peyton Siva. He comes on the podcast and talks about leading the Louisville Cardinals to a 2013 NCAA Championship, his professional career thus far and comparing the European game to the NBA. Be sure to tune in and check out our review of the bourbon of the day for Peyton’s episode.

With the first Saturday in May approaching, on this episode, we preserve the normal spirit of Derby and horse racing by talking with world renown horse trainer Dale Romans.  Dale discusses the similarities between training horses to basketball and the work that goes into trying to make a Derby contender.  When this legend speaks, we listen!  Tune in and find out the bourbon of the d...

On this episode of The Player’s Perspective Uncensored Podcast, we talk with WNBA pioneer Kym Hampton formerly of the New York Liberty. We talk about her basketball journey throughout her career from high school to the WNBA. The legend also tells us what it was like to be apart of a historical moment in sports and her thoughts on the advancement of the women’s game today. Tune in as we get our fir...

On today’s episode, we sit down with former NBA high flyer Derek Anderson on The Player’s Perspective Podcast.  We talk about growing up wanting to play for the University of Louisville, winning a NCAA championship with rival University of Kentucky, winning a NBA championship with the Miami Heat, his take on load management in the NBA and being an inspiration for the next group of young guys...

We’re excited to be joined on this episode with 13 year MLB veteran pitcher Shawn Kelley.  He comes on the show and talks with Larry about his journey to the big leagues.  We discuss the grind of being in the minor leagues, the preparation it takes to pitch against the best hitters in the world, the mental toughness it takes to be a pitcher, the pressure of closing games, unwri...

This week, in the second part of a two part interview, Samaki talks about the friction between Kobe and Shaq being the alpha dawg in LA, the Tony Braxton saga with the three J’s in Dallas, the infamous playoff series Lakers vs Kings and we finish off with our Barrel Proof Segment of rapid fire questions.  Tune in to see what our bourbon of the day is for this episode.

On today’s episode, we’re joined by former NBA lottery pick and World Champion Samaki Walker. We talk about Samaki’s collegiate career and early times I’m the NBA after being drafted as a 20 year old to the Dallas Mavericks.   He discusses his playing experience with two of the NBA’s top organizations (San Antonio Spurs & Los Angeles Lakers), learning from some of the all-time great playe...

On today’s episode, we are joined by ESPN college basketball analyst David Padgett to look back and review the past season that was abruptly ended due to the corona virus.  David discusses with us some surprising and disappointing teams from the past college season,  whether seniors should get another year of eligibility, his choices for all-American honors and Rick Pitino back in colleg...

On today’s episode, we are joined by former NBA guard and University of Louisville Hall of Famer Dejuan Wheat, to talk some sports, ball and bourbon.  We discuss who inspired the former Minnesota Timberwolves guard growing up, his great college career and share some great stories from his NBA experience.  Wheat gives us laughs, insight and perspective on a range of topics in this dynamic...

On episode 10,  Louisville basketball hall of famer and former first round draft pick Reece Gaines stops by to join us on the podcast.  We talk about his playing days at the University of Louisville under two hall of fame coaches, rivaling Dwayne Wade for two years as an All-American and the struggle to find his footing in the NBA.   Tune in and find out how the...

On this episode, we sit down with former Los Angeles Clippers guard and Duke standout Daniel Ewing to tell us what it’s like playing for Coach K and his thoughts on student athletes getting paid for their name, image and likeness.  We also talk about the effects that getting paid for NIL could have on coaching and team camaraderie.  After, Daniel gets on the hot seat with some...

We send our condolences to the family of the victims of the Jan. 26th helicopter crash in Calabasas, California and we honor the late great Kobe Bryant and what he meant to us all. This is a therapeutic episode where we just speak from the heart in remembrance. R.I.P Kobe Bean Bryant🐍, Gianna Bryant, Ara Zobayan, John, Keri & Alyssa Atlobelli, Sarah & Payton Chester, Christina Mauser 1-26...