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Today on BRING IT IN, TrueHoop’s David Thorpe and Henry Abbott kicked off the show with Yaron Weitzman, award-winning Bleacher Report NBA writer and author of Tanking to the Top: The Philadelphia 76ers and the Most Audacious Process in the History of Professional Sports. Yaron discussed his latest TrueHoop article about the battle of the bowels amongst NBA players. His final words on the matter? “...

Today on BRING IT IN Henry Abbott and David Thorpe spoke with Tom Haberstroh, National NBA Insider, host of the Habershow podcast, co-host of Pack Your Knives and Dad Pod podcasts, and co-founder of @countthedings. Topics: * We miss Judy, who is out for the day. * The Bucks have been better than they appeared all along and Jrue Holiday hasn’t even fully returned yet, * Tom makes the case to be som...

Today on BRING IT IN Henry Abbott and David Thorpe spoke with our TrueHoop BRING IT IN star Jarod Hector, multimedia journalist, voice, on-air personality and podcast host. They played NINE BY NINETY, where they get 90 seconds each to rapid-fire cover nine topics. They talked about the Nuggets and a Jamal Murray moment, the one team currently with a great record, whose defense has been improving,...

Today on BRING IT IN TrueHoop’s David Thorpe and Henry Abbott talked about the All-star roster. Then Henry asked David which player he’d take to star on an expansion team, and David names NBA-grade players in the G League, and after Jarod Hector explains TopShot, TrueHoop gets ready to make some money. RECENT BRING IT IN EPISODES: * MONDAY February 22, 2021 Tom Haberstroh on Timberwolves’ decision...

Today on BRING IT IN Henry Abbott and David Thorpe spoke with Tom Haberstroh, National NBA Insider, host of the Habershow podcast, co-host of Pack Your Knives and Dad Pod podcasts, and co-founder of @countthedings. They talked about the Timberwolves’ decision to tap Chris Finch as head coach, Tom’s latest TrueHoop piece on the innovation that took the Jazz’s offense to the next level, Finch’s hist...

Today on a zany, glitch-filled BRING IT IN Henry Abbott and David Thorpe spoke with our TrueHoop BRING IT IN star Jarod Hector, multimedia journalist, voice, on-air personality and podcast host. They played NINE BY NINETY, where they get 90 seconds each to rapid-fire cover nine topics. They talked about the COVID B.1.1.7 variant confirmed in the NBA, playoff odds, and more! And this all while syst...

Today on BRING IT IN Henry Abbott and David Thorpe spoke with Tom Haberstroh, National NBA Insider, host of the Habershow podcast, co-host of Pack Your Knives and Dad Pod podcasts, and co-founder of @countthedings. They go on a geeky investigation of the Bucks’ defense. Over the last several years, Bucks opponents have had either the fastest, or slowest, possessions in the NBA. This year it’s almo...

Today on BRING IT IN Henry Abbott and David Thorpe spoke with our TrueHoop BRING IT IN star Jarod Hector, multimedia journalist, voice, on-air personality and podcast host. They played NINE BY NINETY, where they get 90 seconds each to rapid-fire cover nine topics. They talked about Ben Simmons unlocked, the anchoring effect, and a delighted Henry relived the Blazers’ win last night against the 76e...

Today on BRING IT IN, Henry Abbott and David Thorpe spoke with Brandon Grier, NBA and NFL agent and co-founder of the Athlete Management agency, which represents players like Dewayne Dedmon, Ekpe Udoh, Quincy Acy, Kay Felder, and many others. They discussed Mark Cuban and the national anthem, how much time NBA players spend sitting in the their cars waiting for rapid test results, the NBA holding...

Today on BRING IT IN Henry Abbott and David Thorpe spoke with Tom Haberstroh, National NBA Insider, host of the Habershow podcast, co-host of Pack Your Knives and Dad Pod podcasts, and co-founder of @countthedings. What are the NBA lessons of Super Bowl 2021? Did Amin Elhassan say words that turned De’Aaron Fox into an All-Star? Is it OK to teach your children to gamble? Are the Heat good? What ca...

Today on BRING IT IN Henry Abbott and David Thorpe spoke with our TrueHoop BRING IT IN star Jarod Hector, multimedia journalist, voice, on-air personality and podcast host. They played NINE BY NINETY, where they get 90 seconds each to rapid-fire cover nine topics. The talked about the NBA’s finalizing an agreement to have an All-Star Game in 2021, the dangers of Marjorie Taylor Greene, the G-Leagu...

Today on BRING IT IN TrueHoop’s David Thorpe and Henry Abbott discussed Henry’s latest TrueHoop article on Robinhood, Facebook, and the NBA. Then they talked about the scrappy Pistons, De’Aaron Fox on his moves against the Pelicans, and much more. RECENT BRING IT IN EPISODES: * MONDAY February 1, 2021 TrueHoop on the making of Damian Lillard, the Lakers’ totally-different-from-last-year-but-once-a...

Today on BRING IT IN TrueHoop’s David Thorpe and Henry Abbott talk about Wizards’ Bradley Beal’s strange month. They stormed the Capitol not far from the Wizards’ home arena, his team was shut down amid a string of COVID concerns, and he expects to be traded any day. Stressful! And: the making of Damian Lillard, the Lakers’ totally-different-from-last-year-but-once-again-amazing defense, and more....

Today on BRING IT IN Henry Abbott and David Thorpe spoke with our TrueHoop BRING IT IN star Jarod Hector, multimedia journalist, voice, on-air personality and podcast host. They played NINE BY NINETY, where they get 90 seconds each to rapid-fire cover nine topics. Then Tom Haberstroh, National NBA Insider, host of the Habershow podcast, co-host of Pack Your Knives and Dad Pod podcasts, and co-foun...

Today on BRING IT IN TrueHoop’s David Thorpe and Jarod Hector talked about Amanda Gorman, NBA teams with players to trade, and much more. RECENT BRING IT IN EPISODES: * MONDAY January 25, 2021 David Thorpe gives his one word takes on all things NBA. * FRIDAY January 22, 2021 Jarod Hector on the many faces of “Coach” Draymond Green. * WEDNESDAY January 20, 2021 Dr. Carl Suddler on the thin blue lin...

Today on BRING IT IN TrueHoop’s David Thorpe gives his one word takes on all things NBA, and Henry Abbott and he discuss. RECENT BRING IT IN EPISODES: * FRIDAY January 20, 2021 Jarod Hector on the many faces of “Coach” Draymond Green. * WEDNESDAY January 18, 2021 Dr. Carl Suddler on the thin blue line on the Bucks new alternate uniforms. * FRIDAY January 16, 2021 Jarod Hector on how perfect it was...

Today on BRING IT IN Henry Abbott and David Thorpe spoke with our TrueHoop BRING IT IN star Jarod Hector, multimedia journalist, voice, on-air personality and podcast host. They played NINE BY NINETY, where they get 90 seconds each to rapid-fire cover nine topics. They talked about the many faces of “Coach” Draymond Green, players becoming part owners, CAA, Dr. King, James Wiseman, Shawn Marion, a...

Today on BRING IT IN TrueHoop’s David Thorpe and Henry Abbott talked first with Wall Street Journal reporter Ben Cohen about his December 2020 article on whether star athletes should be vaccinated early. It’s suddenly relevant as NBA Commissioner Adam Silver has made comments about about players jumping in line. Then Henry and David spoke with Emory University historian Dr. Carl Suddler, author of...

Today on BRING IT IN Henry Abbott and David Thorpe spoke with our TrueHoop BRING IT IN star Jarod Hector, multimedia journalist, voice, on-air personality and podcast host. They played NINE BY NINETY, where they get 90 seconds each to rapid-fire cover nine topics. They talked about this story by Soraya Nadia McDonald, how long the NBA can keep going in the face of COVID, Jae’Sean Tate, Kyrie Irvin...

Today on a special BRING IT IN, TrueHoop’s David Thorpe, Henry Abbott, and Jarod Hector discussed the Harden trade. What just happened? Who won ? Which player traded yesterday will be the highest performer in three years? Were the Rockets really ever trying to win this year? Is the Nets’ defense good enough? What other trades make sense now? RECENT BRING IT IN EPISODES: * WEDNESDAY January 13, 202...

Today on BRING IT IN TrueHoop’s David Thorpe and Henry Abbott talked about how the Warriors are different this year, the second impeachment of Donald Trump, Sheldon Adelson, James Harden, the Warriors and much more. RECENT BRING IT IN EPISODES: * MONDAY January 11, 2020 TrueHoop on NBA’s loosening grip on COVID-19. * FRIDAY January 8, 2020 Jarod Hector on the most powerful offensive force in the N...

Today on BRING IT IN TrueHoop’s David Thorpe and Henry Abbott talk about the NBA’s loosening grip on COVID-19, the array of NBA injuries, the Warriors, and LaMelo Ball. All while trying, with mixed results, to avoid the topic of “seditious conspiracy.” RECENT BRING IT IN EPISODES: * FRIDAY January 8, 2020 Jarod Hector on the most powerful offensive force in the NBA. * WEDNESDAY January 6, 2020 Lin...

Today on BRING IT IN Henry Abbott and David Thorpe spoke with our TrueHoop BRING IT IN star Jarod Hector, multimedia journalist, voice, on-air personality and podcast host. They played NINE BY NINETY, where they get 90 seconds each to rapid-fire cover nine topics. They talked about the rioters at Capitol Hill, the most powerful offensive force in the NBA, COVID in the league, and much more. RECENT...

Today on BRING IT IN, TrueHoop spoke with Lindsay Gibbs, the founder of Power Plays, a no-b******t newsletter about sexism in sports, and co-host of the feminist sports podcast, Burn It All Down. She talked about the WNBA’s role in the historic Georgia senate runoff elections. RECENT BRING IT IN EPISODES: * MONDAY January 4, 2020 David Thorpe’s observations from the first two weeks of the 2020-202...

Happy new year! Today on BRING IT IN TrueHoop’s David Thorpe and Henry Abbott talked about David’s notes from the first games of the new year. David delighted in Stephen Curry’s game-on-the-line pass to Andrew Wiggins and has some appreciation for the early performance of LaMelo Ball. Mostly they discussed David’s post full of observations from the first two weeks of the 2020-2021 season. RECENT B...