Knuckleheads with Quentin Richardson & Darius Miles

The WNBA semifinals are underway! We’ve got the Liberty and Sun facing off in the East and the Aces and Wings facing off in the West. Connecticut and Vegas took home wins, while New York and Dallas have some adjustments to make before Tuesday's matchups. Q and D discuss how Jonquel Jones could be key for the Liberty, why the Wings will need to pick their poison when it comes to defending the Aces, and who might win the highly debatable MVP race. Tune in! Alyssa Thomas, DeWanna Bonner, Rebecca Allen show up night one at Barclays. Stewie gets tough defense. Jonquel Jones mismatch. (0:55) Aces take game one with ease. A'ja dominates. Dallas needs to take away a piece of Vegas' offense. (9:55) Satou's MIP award. MVP race between AT, A'ja and Stewie. Shoutout Natasha Cloud who left it all on the floor. (19:20) See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

WNBA playoffs are in full swing, so why not bring you some W royalty this week? Ticha Penicheiro joins the show to chop it up about growing up as a hooper in Portugal, playing at Old Dominion against some of Pat Summit’s best Tennessee teams, and her experiences in the early years of the WNBA. All the flowers to TP! Live on location from XS Nightclub at Wynn Las Vegas — tune in! Hooping in Portugal, watching Magic Johnson, going pro as a teen (1:25) Choosing Old Dominion, ROY, learning about Nancy Lieberman (4:40) Championship vs. Tennessee, WNBA emergence, draft process (12:25) Sacramento Monarchs, playing with Ruthie Bolton and Yolanda Griffith and getting a ring (16:40) Wheaties box, team folding, joining the LA Sparks (19:21) W25, HOF, and becoming an agent (25:35) Playing overseas and changes in the WNBA (33:30) See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This week we got one y’all been waiting on since the jump. Our original teammate and good friend, Lamar Odom joins Knuckleheads. The Clippers and Lakers legend goes through it all: what it was like growing up in Queens, running the city with an AAU team filled with future pros, and how he ended up at Rhode Island for school. L.O. gets into those early 2000s Clippers teams, his culture shock when he went to Miami and then got traded to L.A. for Shaq. He goes into his relationship with Kobe and what it was like to win two championships with the Lakers. Lamar Odom, everyone — tune in!!    New York City hoops, dominating AAU with Ron Artest (5:30) Clippers years, Lamar and D’s iconic SLAM cover (17:09) Getting traded from Miami for Shaq to the Lakers, being back in L.A. (29:33) Lamar and Kobe’s relationship, Lamar becoming sixth man on Lakers  (31:00) Playing in the Lakers-Celtics rivalry in NBA Finals, championship parade (37:37) Playing for Team USA, Kevin Durant ballin’ (45:38) The Blackout Game in NYC, 2003 (59:04) About Our Hosts: NBA veterans Quentin Richardson and Darius Miles are lifelong friends and bona fide truth-tellers. Listen as they invite special guests, high-profile athletes, musicians and entertainers to get brutally honest about everything from current events to untold stories from the golden era of sports and culture. Named for the on-court celebration they made wildly popular, this unfiltered, hilarious and surprising podcast is like playing NBA 2K with no fouls. Other places to find Knuckleheads:  Subscribe on Youtube Follow on Instagram Follow on FacebookSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

It's Cali’s finest on the show today, y’all! Nneka Ogwumike has been tearing up the league since 2012. WNBA Champion, MVP, 8x All-Star - it’s all on the resume! Q and D trace Nneka’s basketball journey from becoming “The Ogwumike sisters” back in Cypress, Texas, to helping break UConn’s 90 game winning streak while at Stanford, to winning a championship against Maya Moore in 2016. Tune in to hear more from the WNBPA president who deserves all the flowers for her impact on the women’s game!  Cypress, Texas, KG influence, basketball growth (1:40) Her sisters, choosing Stanford over Duke, Tara Vanderveer (11:45) UConn rivalry, Chiney to Stanford, March Madness (21:45) 2012 WNBA Draft, Candace Parker, ROY (28:15) Overseas, 2016 Sparks/Lynx series, Olympic snub (34:33) About Our Hosts: NBA veterans Quentin Richardson and Darius Miles are lifelong friends and bona fide truth-tellers. Listen as they invite special guests, high-profile athletes, musicians and entertainers to get brutally honest about everything from current events to untold stories from the golden era of sports and culture. Named for the on-court celebration they made wildly popular, this unfiltered, hilarious and surprising podcast is like playing NBA 2K with no fouls. Other places to find Knuckleheads:  Subscribe on Youtube Follow on Instagram Follow on FacebookSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We got New York in the building today! One of the greatest ball handlers of all time, God Shammgod, joins Q and D this week on Knuckleheads. He gets down to the creation of his iconic move, who his favorite New York hoopers are, and of course his best Rucker Park stories. Shammgod gets into being in the gym with Kyrie every day and looks back on what it was like teaching Kobe how to dribble. Live on location from XS Nightclub at Wynn Las Vegas, tune in!    NYC hoops, Cam and Mase teaching him how to ball (4:25) Nate “Tiny” Archibald coaching him in middle school (11:35) Creating The Shammgod crossover move (14:41) Stephon Marbury and them killing on the circuit together (2:15)  Teaching Kobe how to dribble (28:04) Going to Providence, NCAA run (36:59)  Training with Kyrie on the Mavericks, their dribbling duels in practice (52:44)    About Our Hosts: NBA veterans Quentin Richardson and Darius Miles are lifelong friends and bona fide truth-tellers. Listen as they invite special guests, high-profile athletes, musicians and entertainers to get brutally honest about everything from current events to untold stories from the golden era of sports and culture. Named for the on-court celebration they made wildly popular, this unfiltered, hilarious and surprising podcast is like playing NBA 2K with no fouls. Other places to find Knuckleheads:  Subscribe on Youtube Follow on Instagram Follow on FacebookSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Chester, PA, stand up!! This week on Knuckleheads Magic legend Jameer Nelson joins Q and D to talk about his journey from no-name recruit to NBA All-Star. Jameer looks back on being ranked 100th in his class, how he ended up going to St. Joe’s and taking home all of the premium college awards during his four years there. Jameer gets into his time with the Magic, their run to the Finals in 2009, and what was so special about those Orlando teams. Don’t sleep on Jameer Nelson — too many people have. From XS Nightclub at Wynn Las Vegas, tune in!  Going to St. Joe’s, dominating there and getting all the college awards (11:33)  Draft process, getting drafted by the Magic (18:01)  Playing with Dwight Howard and their success (29:43)  2009 Magic Finals run, getting hurt and coming back to play (51:19)  Q and Jameer’s time together in Orlando, that team’s culture (56:11)  Playing in Denver with Jamal Murray and Jokic before their jump to stardom (1:07:08) Stan Van Gundy (1:15:42)    About Our Hosts: NBA veterans Quentin Richardson and Darius Miles are lifelong friends and bona fide truth-tellers. Listen as they invite special guests, high-profile athletes, musicians and entertainers to get brutally honest about everything from current events to untold stories from the golden era of sports and culture. Named for the on-court celebration they made wildly popular, this unfiltered, hilarious and surprising podcast is like playing NBA 2K with no fouls. Other places to find Knuckleheads:  Subscribe on Youtube Follow on Instagram Follow on FacebookSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We back this week with NBA royalty, as Celtics legend and current Jazz exec Danny Ainge joins Q and D on Knuckleheads. This man has done it all, played major league baseball, won multiple NBA championships as a player and constructed some all-time great hoops teams, and he gets into it all. Danny recalls his first time meeting Larry Bird and why Dennis Johnson is one of the more underrated players ever. He also discusses the formation of the Celtics’ Big 3 in 2008 and why he didn’t think getting Kevin Garnett was a possibility. Live on location from XS Nightclub at Wynn Las Vegas, you won’t want to miss this one!  Going to BYU, playing basketball and baseball (5:58) Playing for the Blue Jays, deciding on basketball (11:46) Getting drafted by the Celtics (16:34) Larry Bird (23:55) Celtics-Lakers rivalry (28:26) ‘86 Celtics and why they were the best team he played on (39:30) Playing for the Phoenix Suns with Charles Barkley (48:55) The backstory of forming of the Big 3; KG, Pierce and Ray (1:00:45) Evolution and history of the NBA (1:11:35) About Our Hosts: NBA veterans Quentin Richardson and Darius Miles are lifelong friends and bona fide truth-tellers. Listen as they invite special guests, high-profile athletes, musicians and entertainers to get brutally honest about everything from current events to untold stories from the golden era of sports and culture. Named for the on-court celebration they made wildly popular, this unfiltered, hilarious and surprising podcast is like playing NBA 2K with no fouls. Other places to find Knuckleheads:  Subscribe on Youtube Follow on Instagram Follow on FacebookSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Mike Bibby is in the building!! One of the original, original Jordan Brand members hops on Knuckleheads to chop it up with Q and D. He gets into winning the tournament with  Arizona, as well as what it was like getting drafted by Vancouver to play for the Grizzlies. Mike relives those legendary 2000s Kings teams, playing with C Webb and why he thinks they should’ve had at least one championship during that stretch. And of course … he lists his all-time five favorite Jordan PE’s. We back live on location from XS Nightclub at Wynn Las Vegas!   ’96 McDonalds game, playing against Kobe (8:20) Winning NCAA tournament his freshman year at Arizona (11:30) Getting drafted to the Vancouver Grizzlies (16:09) Going to the Kings with C Webb, Vlade and Peja (25:57) Lakers-Kings rivalry (38:56) Bibby’s legendary Jordan collection (40:30) About Our Hosts: NBA veterans Quentin Richardson and Darius Miles are lifelong friends and bona fide truth-tellers. Listen as they invite special guests, high-profile athletes, musicians and entertainers to get brutally honest about everything from current events to untold stories from the golden era of sports and culture. Named for the on-court celebration they made wildly popular, this unfiltered, hilarious and surprising podcast is like playing NBA 2K with no fouls. Other places to find Knuckleheads:  Subscribe on Youtube Follow on Instagram Follow on FacebookSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We got family on the pod today to close out the 2023 NBA Draft week on the Knuckleheads pod. Young Jett Howard stops by to chop it up with the guys about growing up with Juwan Howard as a father, hooping at IMG, how he almost didn’t go to Michigan, playing Young Melo in in the movie Shooting Stars, and all things draft process. Tune in to hear from Orlando’s No. 11 pick! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

New Lakers guard Jalen Hood-Schifino drops by our 2023 Knuckleheads Draft Special. The Indiana standout chops it up with Q and D about going away for high school and how that prepared him for the next levels. He touches on his time at Indiana and who he’s ready to match up with, and hints at his smooth draft night fit. Get to know the newest Laker! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.