Knuckleheads with Quentin Richardson & Darius Miles

This week on Knuckleheads we got family in the building, none other than the national champion and now Atlanta Dream guard, Haley Jones. The former Stanford baller hops on to talk about her podcast Sometimes I Hoop, her transition to the WNBA, and what she’s looking forward to in this women’s college season. She also looks back on her success at Stanford, winning Most Outstanding Player of the tournament, and how it prepped her for the W. Tune in!  Dominating high school hoops, winning National Player of the Year (5:50) Choosing Stanford, freshman year and covid (12:28) 2021 March Madness, Stanford winning the tournament (15:05) Haley’s podcast Sometimes I Hoop (25:18) Her rookie year playing in the W for the Atlanta Dream (42:40)   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’re starting off the year with a big time Knuckleheads Classic, throwing it back to one of our earliest episodes,featuring a young young Jayson Tatum and his then teammate Kyrie Irving. In this ep these two Duke legends shared some of their best Coach K stories, and told how Kobe impacted both of their games, as well as what their expectations were for that 2019 Celtics team. And you know Darius had to connect with Jayson on their St. Louis roots! These two superstars have had a lot go on since we chopped it up with them, but both are killing it for their respective teams this season. Tap in to this classic!  Going to Duke, Coach K’s impact (15:30)  Kyrie developing his insane layup package (37:26) Kobe’s influence on both Jayson and Kyrie (43:22) Originally aired on March 12,2019   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.

This week on the pod, it’s Georgia Tech’s own … Damon Stoudamire! The guys unpack Damon’s NBA career – from winning Rookie of the Year as a seventh pick in the draft to putting on the hometown jersey in Portland. Damon gets into his unique transition from player to coach and why he left coaching in the NBA for Georgia Tech. Tune in for Darius Miles’ favorite PG he ever played with! Growing up in Portland, seeing Big Dog and C Webb in AAU (3:30) Almost choosing Louisville, playing for Arizona, sharing POY with Ed O’Bannon (11:15) Draft night and workout stories (23:45) Mighty Mouse nickname, growth of Canadian hoops, Portland Trail Blazers (33:40) Player-to-coach transition, beating Duke on his first attempt, bringing Bonzi Wells onto his staff (54:28) Small guard philosophies (1:15:22) 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 InstagramSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We’re back tappin’ in for all things NBA as Christmas is right around the corner. Q and D touch on Ja Morant’s return tonight from his 25-game suspension. They also discuss the Clippers — who are HOOPIN’ right now, with James Harden looking like his old self. And they then get into whether OKC has a real shot to be a top seed out West and what the Pistons need to do to stop their slide. And lookout for Q and D’s Christmas Day predictions. Tap in!  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.

Jamal Crawford is back in the building on Knuckleheads. One of the smoothest ever to do it chops it up with Q and D about his transition from being a sixth man legend to a broadcasting beast. Jamal also explains how his CrawsOver Pro-Am has grown so much and how he got LeBron to come last year. He also talks about how proud he is of Seattle hoops and gets into coaching his son and shares some of his favorite parts of working for TNT. Jamal is family, Tune in!  Scoring 51 points in his last NBA game (7:09)  Playing Gillie Da Kid in one-on-one (10:10) Jamal’s son, JJ Crawford, getting to work out with Devin Booker (19:30) TNT, what it's like to work with Ernie, Chuck, Shaq and Kenny (30:28) CrawsOver league, KD helping it explode in Seattle and LeBron coming in 2022 (32:53)  Paolo Banchero, how his game is growing and the Magic’s success (38:15) Jamal’s favorite young guards in the NBA (50:55)    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 a champ in the building today! Nuggets forward Aaron Gordon joins Q and D on Knuckleheads this week. The Dunk Contest star looks back on dominating California high school hoops, playing at Arizona, and his time with the Magic. AG speaks on his iconic Dunk Contests and not winning, and on his favorite dunk. He also talks about the Nuggets’ championship run last season and what it was like to be a huge part of that. AG got a big ring on his finger now — tune in!  California hoop scene, winning Mr. Basketball twice (3:50) Getting Drafted by the Magic, going through a rebuild and being the main guy (15:48) Dunk Contests, not winning and his favorite dunk (18:02) Getting traded to Denver, first impressions of Nikola Jokic (25:25)  Nuggets winning the 2023 NBA title (33:33)  Celebrating the championship in the streets, the parade and going to Serbia (38:21) Coach Mike Malone and his impact on Aaron (1:01:27)    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.

The inaugural In-Season Tournament is officially a wrap! We’re tappin’ in to discuss the King and the Lakers getting the job done against the Pacers on Saturday and look back on a great first year of the In-Season Tourney games. The guys look forward to the next stretch of the NBA schedule, share how excited they are for Ja Morant’s imminent return, and lay out what they need to see from the Clippers in the next few weeks. Also, Bradley Beal is back tomorrow night and the guys talk about what his impact on the Suns will do for that team. Tap in!    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.

The In-Season Tournament Final is set – Lakers versus Pacers! The Pacers put on a show last night with Tyrese Halliburton giving the Bucks the business. The Lakers cruised past the Pelicans winning by a whopping 44 points. Q and D disagree about who they want to win this inaugural tournament and why. Tap in with us! 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’re tappin’ in before heading to Vegas for the In-Season Tournament! Last night, the Lakers beat the Suns with a controversial timeout call in the final seconds of the game. The Pelicans won a high-intensity game against Sacramento, the Bucks showed dominance over the Knicks, and the Pacers put the Celtics to bed with Tyrese Haliburton leading the way! Tune in as Q and D make some predictions for the In-Season Tournament finale coming up this weekend! 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 all about Vin Baker this week! The Best-Kept Secret out of Connecticut joins the pod to talk about his journey from University of Hartford to 4x NBA All-Star to Milwaukee Bucks assistant coach. Vin looks back on his years facing off against some of the NBA’s greatest centers, being an original member of Jordan Brand, winning a championship as a coach, the power of vulnerability and overcoming addiction.  Old Saybrook, summer hoops in Florida, attending UConn camp University of Hartford, “America’s Best-Kept Secret” article, NBA draft experience Playing against Patrick Ewing, Alonzo Mourning and Olajuwan Glenn Robinson’s $100 mil, Jordan Brand, Seattle SuperSonics Gary Payton, NY Knicks, taking mental health seriously Getting hired by the Bucks, Giannis and Dame, winning a championship    2000 Olympics and Vince Carter’s dunk See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.