George Hill - Former NBA player on guarding Kobe, faith in the NBA, being baptized this summer

George Hill played 15 years in the NBA and was teammates with NBA legends Tim Duncan, LeBron James and Giannis Antetokounmpo. He joins Matt to talk about his career, guarding Kobe Bryant, faith in the NBA and his recent baptism in the summer of 2025.

Chapters:

- Choosing basketball over other sports (04:20)

- Going from a small college to the NBA (07:18)

- His first ever dunk (11:05)

- His "Welcome to the NBA" moment (13:00)

- The beginning of his faith journey (17:22)

- NBA faith culture (25:08)

- Identity as an NBA player (30:21)

- George's farm ranch (38:12)

- Being in all in for Jesus since his baptism (44:50)

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