Today on BRING IT IN we welcomed back TrueHoop Special Correspondent Adena Jones, who gave us a a glimpse of NBA and WNBA life. Then Henry Abbott, David Thorpe, and Jarod Hector played NINE BY NINETY, where they get 90 seconds each to rapid-fire cover nine topics.They talked about J. Cole’s chances of getting into the NBA, what science says about LeBron James icing his groin, and then Henry waxes poetic about his Trail Blazers’ bubble performance.RECENT BRING IT IN EPISODES:* WEDNESDAY August 5, 2020 Mary Pilon and Louisa Thomas on their new book LOSERS: Dispatches From the Other Side of the Scoreboard.* MONDAY August 3, 2020 Travonne Edwards on how the Rockets’ tiny lineup hypnotized Brook Lopez into unconventional shooting.* FRIDAY July 31, 2020 Jarod Hector on return of NBA play.* WEDNESDAY July 29, 2020 Dr. Michael Mina with an enlightening message about the power of cheaper tests.* MONDAY July 27, 2020 Catherine Belton on Mikhail Prokhorov, money laundering, the mysterious eighth man in the Trump Tower meeting.* FRIDAY July 24, 2020 Jarod Hector on the NBA’s unpublished and ever changing health policies.* WEDNESDAY July 22, 2020 Adena Jones on the return of basketball.* MONDAY July 20, 2020 Jeff Asher on Louisiana’s COVID numbers.* FRIDAY July 17, 2020 Jarod Hector on the NBA not making public the rules of play in the bubble. This is a public episode. If you’d like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.truehoop.com/subscribe Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today on BRING IT IN Henry Abbott and David Thorpe spoke with Mary Pilon and Louisa Thomas about their new book LOSERS: Dispatches From the Other Side of the Scoreboard.Mary Pilon is the author of the New York Times bestseller The Monopolists and The Kevin Show. She contributes to The New Yorker, Esquire, MSNBC, Vice, and Politico. She has been a staff reporter for the New York Times and Wall Street Journal, and was an NBC sports producer at the the 2016 Olympics.Louisa Thomas is a staff writer at the New Yorker, and the author of Louisa: The Extraordinary Life of Mrs. Adams and Conscience: Two Soldiers, Two Pacifists, One Family—a Test of Will and Faith in World War I. She is a former writer and editor for ESPN’s Grantland (where she wrote many INCREDIBLE stories, including this memorable one about Nets executive Irina Pavlova), and a former fellow at New America. Her writing has appeared in The New York Times, Vogue, The Wall Street Journal, The New Yorker, The Paris Review, and other places.RECENT BRING IT IN EPISODES:* MONDAY August 2, 2020 Travonne Edwards on how the Rockets’ tiny lineup hypnotized Brook Lopez into unconventional shooting.* FRIDAY July 31, 2020 Jarod Hector on return of NBA play.* WEDNESDAY July 29, 2020 Dr. Michael Mina with an enlightening message about the power of cheaper tests.* MONDAY July 27, 2020 Catherine Belton on Mikhail Prokhorov, money laundering, the mysterious eighth man in the Trump Tower meeting.* FRIDAY July 24, 2020 Jarod Hector on the NBA’s unpublished and ever changing health policies.* WEDNESDAY July 22, 2020 Adena Jones on the return of basketball.* MONDAY July 20, 2020 Jeff Asher on Louisiana’s COVID numbers.* FRIDAY July 17, 2020 Jarod Hector on the NBA not making public the rules of play in the bubble.* WEDNESDAY July 15, 2020 Adena Jones on life in the NBA bubble and WNBA wubble and Allen Iverson love with John Jervay. This is a public episode. If you’d like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.truehoop.com/subscribe Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today on BRING IT IN Henry Abbott, Jarod Hector, and David Thorpe spoke with Travonne Edwards, NBA Analyst for The Athletic, co-founder of Count The Dings, and until a couple of weeks ago … a teacher! They talked about James Harden’s performance, how the Rockets’ tiny lineup hypnotized Brook Lopez into unconventional shooting, and what makes authentic Black Lives Matter progress vs. empty gestures. RECENT BRING IT IN EPISODES:* FRIDAY July 31, 2020 Jarod Hector on return of NBA play.* WEDNESDAY July 29, 2020 Dr. Michael Mina with an enlightening message about the power of cheaper tests.* MONDAY July 27, 2020 Catherine Belton on Mikhail Prokhorov, money laundering, the mysterious eighth man in the Trump Tower meeting.* FRIDAY July 24, 2020 Jarod Hector on the NBA’s unpublished and ever changing health policies.* WEDNESDAY July 22, 2020 Adena Jones on the return of basketball.* MONDAY July 20, 2020 Jeff Asher on Louisiana’s COVID numbers.* FRIDAY July 17, 2020 Jarod Hector on the NBA not making public the rules of play in the bubble.* WEDNESDAY July 15, 2020 Adena Jones on life in the NBA bubble and WNBA wubble and Allen Iverson love with John Jervay.* MONDAY July 13, 2020 Marcus Elliott on whether he worries about the players risking their lives. This is a public episode. If you’d like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.truehoop.com/subscribe Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today on BRING IT IN Henry Abbott and David Thorpe spoke with our TrueHoop BRING IT IN Friday 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.Palpably excited about about the return of NBA play, they talked pick and rolls, LeBron James’ performance last night, abuse in Chinese NBA academies, and kneeling during the national anthem.RECENT BRING IT IN EPISODES:* WEDNESDAY July 29, 2020 Dr. Michael Mina with an enlightening message about the power of cheaper tests.* MONDAY July 27, 2020 Catherine Belton on Mikhail Prokhorov, money laundering, the mysterious eighth man in the Trump Tower meeting.* FRIDAY July 24, 2020 Jarod Hector on the NBA’s unpublished and ever changing health policies.* WEDNESDAY July 22, 2020 Adena Jones on the return of basketball.* MONDAY July 20, 2020 Jeff Asher on Louisiana’s COVID numbers.* FRIDAY July 17, 2020 Jarod Hector on the NBA not making public the rules of play in the bubble.* WEDNESDAY July 15, 2020 Adena Jones on life in the NBA bubble and WNBA wubble and Allen Iverson love with John Jervay.* MONDAY July 13, 2020 Marcus Elliott on whether he worries about the players risking their lives.* FRIDAY July 10, 2020 Ben Aronson on DeSean Jackson's anti-Semitic posts. This is a public episode. If you’d like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.truehoop.com/subscribe Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today on BRING IT IN Henry Abbott and David Thorpe spoke with Dr. Michael Mina, MD, PhD is an Assistant Professor of Epidemiology at Harvard T. H. Chan School of Public Health and a core member of the Center for Communicable Disease Dynamics (CCDD). He is additionally an Assistant Professor in Immunology and Infectious Diseases at HSPH and Associate Medical Director in Clinical Microbiology (molecular diagnostics) in the Department of Pathology at Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School.Dr. Mina has an enlightening message about the power of cheaper tests. They may not be as sensitive as the PCR tests now, but if every American could be tested affordably every day, the pandemic can quickly come under control. Malcolm Gladwell calls Dr. Mina’s idea “the best and smartest and most helpful” thing he has encountered since COVID began.RECENT BRING IT IN EPISODES:* MONDAY July 27, 2020 Catherine Belton on Mikhail Prokhorov, money laundering, the mysterious eighth man in the Trump Tower meeting.* FRIDAY July 24, 2020 Jarod Hector on the NBA’s unpublished and ever changing health policies.* WEDNESDAY July 22, 2020 Adena Jones on the return of basketball.* MONDAY July 20, 2020 Jeff Asher on Louisiana’s COVID numbers.* FRIDAY July 17, 2020 Jarod Hector on the NBA not making public the rules of play in the bubble.* WEDNESDAY July 15, 2020 Adena Jones on life in the NBA bubble and WNBA wubble and Allen Iverson love with John Jervay.* MONDAY July 13, 2020 Marcus Elliott on whether he worries about the players risking their lives.* FRIDAY July 10, 2020 Ben Aronson on DeSean Jackson's anti-Semitic posts.* WEDNESDAY July 8, 2020 Adena Jones on WNBA player reaction Kelly Loeffler, and Dr. Carl Suddler on inspiring NBA players to make their own demands. This is a public episode. If you’d like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.truehoop.com/subscribe Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today on BRING IT IN Henry Abbott and David Thorpe spoke with Catherine Belton, investigative correspondent for Reuters, former Moscow correspondent for the Financial Times. She has previously reported on Russia for Moscow Times and Business Week. In 2009, she was shortlisted for Business Journalist of the year at the British Press Awards.They talked about her new book, Putin’s People: How the KGB Took Back Russia and Then Took On the West, Mikhail Prokhorov, money laundering, the mysterious eighth man in the Trump Tower meeting, the “Kremlin pimp,” the role of sports ownership. RECENT BRING IT IN EPISODES:* FRIDAY July 24, 2020 Jarod Hector on the NBA’s unpublished and ever changing health policies.* WEDNESDAY July 22, 2020 Adena Jones on the return of basketball.* MONDAY July 20, 2020 Jeff Asher on Louisiana’s COVID numbers.* FRIDAY July 17, 2020 Jarod Hector on the NBA not making public the rules of play in the bubble.* WEDNESDAY July 15, 2020 Adena Jones on life in the NBA bubble and WNBA wubble and Allen Iverson love with John Jervay.* MONDAY July 13, 2020 Marcus Elliott on whether he worries about the players risking their lives.* FRIDAY July 10, 2020 Ben Aronson on DeSean Jackson's anti-Semitic posts.* WEDNESDAY July 8, 2020 Adena Jones on WNBA player reaction Kelly Loeffler, and Dr. Carl Suddler on inspiring NBA players to make their own demands.* MONDAY July 6, 2020 Jane McManus on how gender might play a role in the decisions being made in reopening U.S. sports. This is a public episode. If you’d like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.truehoop.com/subscribe Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today on BRING IT IN Henry Abbott and David Thorpe spoke with our TrueHoop BRING IT IN Friday 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 Giannis as the MVP, the NBA’s unpublished and ever changing health policies, Bol Bol’s performance so far, and more.RECENT BRING IT IN EPISODES:* WEDNESDAY July 22, 2020 Adena Jones on the return of basketball. * MONDAY July 20, 2020 Jeff Asher on Louisiana’s COVID numbers.* FRIDAY July 17, 2020 Jarod Hector on the NBA not making public the rules of play in the bubble.* WEDNESDAY July 15, 2020 Adena Jones on life in the NBA bubble and WNBA wubble and Allen Iverson love with John Jervay.* MONDAY July 13, 2020 Marcus Elliott on whether he worries about the players risking their lives.* FRIDAY July 10, 2020 Ben Aronson on DeSean Jackson's anti-Semitic posts.* WEDNESDAY July 8, 2020 Adena Jones on WNBA player reaction Kelly Loeffler, and Dr. Carl Suddler on inspiring NBA players to make their own demands.* MONDAY July 6, 2020 Jane McManus on how gender might play a role in the decisions being made in reopening U.S. sports.* FRIDAY July 3, 2020 Jarod Hector on Makur Maker choosing Howard University over UCLA. This is a public episode. If you’d like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.truehoop.com/subscribe Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today on BRING IT IN TrueHoop Special Correspondent Adena Jones takes us on a tour of activism and life in the NBA bubble.Then Jones, Henry Abbott, David Thorpe, and Jarod Hector talked about the return of basketball!! Well, scrimmages, anyway. They also talked about Hector’s TrueHoop piece on the G League’s new deep-pocketed new professional development program and corruption within the NBA.RECENT BRING IT IN EPISODES:* MONDAY July 20, 2020 Jeff Asher on Louisiana’s COVID numbers.* FRIDAY July 17, 2020 Jarod Hector on the NBA not making public the rules of play in the bubble.* WEDNESDAY July 15, 2020 Adena Jones on life in the NBA bubble and WNBA wubble and Allen Iverson love with John Jervay.* MONDAY July 13, 2020 Marcus Elliott on whether he worries about the players risking their lives.* FRIDAY July 10, 2020 Ben Aronson on DeSean Jackson's anti-Semitic posts.* WEDNESDAY July 8, 2020 Adena Jones on WNBA player reaction Kelly Loeffler, and Dr. Carl Suddler on inspiring NBA players to make their own demands.* MONDAY July 6, 2020 Jane McManus on how gender might play a role in the decisions being made in reopening U.S. sports.* FRIDAY July 3, 2020 Jarod Hector on Makur Maker choosing Howard University over UCLA.* WEDNESDAY July 1, 2020 Lloyd Pierce on the unprecedented move by the Hawks to partner with Fulton County to transform the State Farm Arena into a voter precinct. This is a public episode. If you’d like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.truehoop.com/subscribe Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today on BRING IT IN Henry Abbott and David Thorpe spoke with return guest Jeff Asher, former CIA officer, co-founder of AH Datalytics, and public safety analyst with the New Orleans City Council.He spoke about Louisiana’s COVID numbers, and then put on his professor hat to teach us about espionage and the story of KGB officer Valdimir Vetrov. RECENT BRING IT IN EPISODES:* FRIDAY July 17, 2020 Jarod Hector on the NBA not making public the rules of play in the bubble. * WEDNESDAY July 15, 2020 Adena Jones on life in the NBA bubble and WNBA wubble and Allen Iverson love with John Jervay.* MONDAY July 13, 2020 Marcus Elliott on whether he worries about the players risking their lives.* FRIDAY July 10, 2020 Ben Aronson on DeSean Jackson's anti-Semitic posts.* WEDNESDAY July 8, 2020 Adena Jones on WNBA player reaction Kelly Loeffler, and Dr. Carl Suddler on inspiring NBA players to make their own demands.* MONDAY July 6, 2020 Jane McManus on how gender might play a role in the decisions being made in reopening U.S. sports.* FRIDAY July 3, 2020 Jarod Hector on Makur Maker choosing Howard University over UCLA.* WEDNESDAY July 1, 2020 Lloyd Pierce on the unprecedented move by the Hawks to partner with Fulton County to transform the State Farm Arena into a voter precinct.* MONDAY June 29, 2020 Zachary Binney, on the risk to players and staff of reopening play. This is a public episode. If you’d like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.truehoop.com/subscribe Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today on BRING IT IN Henry Abbott and David Thorpe spoke with our TrueHoop BRING IT IN Friday 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 NBA not making public the rules of play in the bubble, the economic realities of COVID-19, and seeking joy during the pandemic. RECENT BRING IT IN EPISODES:* WEDNESDAY July 15, 2020 Adena Jones on life in the NBA bubble and WNBA wubble and Allen Iverson love with John Jervay.* MONDAY July 13, 2020 Marcus Elliott on whether he worries about the players risking their lives.* FRIDAY July 10, 2020 Ben Aronson on DeSean Jackson's anti-Semitic posts.* WEDNESDAY July 8, 2020 Adena Jones on WNBA player reaction Kelly Loeffler, and Dr. Carl Suddler on inspiring NBA players to make their own demands.* MONDAY July 6, 2020 Jane McManus on how gender might play a role in the decisions being made in reopening U.S. sports.* FRIDAY July 3, 2020 Jarod Hector on Makur Maker choosing Howard University over UCLA.* WEDNESDAY July 1, 2020 Lloyd Pierce on the unprecedented move by the Hawks to partner with Fulton County to transform the State Farm Arena into a voter precinct.* MONDAY June 29, 2020 Zachary Binney, on the risk to players and staff of reopening play.* FRIDAY June 26, 2020 Jarod Hector on Vince Carter’s retirement. This is a public episode. If you’d like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.truehoop.com/subscribe Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices