The Basketball Strong Podcast
By Tim DiFrancesco
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Episodes: 108
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The Basketball Strong Podcast is not just for basketball junkies, this podcast is for anyone who loves to hear the human stories behind great people! We bring together experts, legends, and hidden gems of the game to share their stories alongside the science of preparing your body to be basketball strong. By asking the questions that haven’t been asked, we will share the stories behind the game of basketball, including the trials & tribulations, setbacks, wins & losses, and lessons learned by those in and around the game.
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Michael Plansky: Using Basketball to Bring Young People with Disabilities & Student-Athletes Together
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Dec 06, 2023 |
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Ken Hunter: From a Drug-Ravaged Upbringing and Paralysis to Last Chance U Basketball & a Life of Service
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Nov 22, 2023 |
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Jesse Wright: Learning the Coaching Craft in NFL Europe, Watching the Dedication of Aaron McKie, Elton Brand and Andre Iguodala, and Helping Leaders Develop Soft Skills
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Nov 15, 2023 |
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#104 John Mosley: Last Chance U Basketball Coach on Servant Leadership, Surviving Drive-By Shootings, and His Faith-Driven Calling
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Nov 08, 2023 |
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#103 Mike Boyle: Strength Coaching the Aging Athlete
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Sep 20, 2023 |
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#102 Tim Frazier - Part 3: The Ultimate Story of Setback, Comeback, and How He Finally Made the Cut in the NBA After Being Told No
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Sep 13, 2023 |
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#101 Tim Frazier - Part 2: The Ultimate Story of Setback, Comeback, and How He Finally Made the Cut in the NBA After Being Told No
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Sep 06, 2023 |
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#100 Tim Frazier - Part 1: The Ultimate Story of Setback, Comeback, and How He Finally Made the Cut in the NBA After Being Told No
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Aug 30, 2023 |
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#99 Gray Cook - Part 2: Technology & Athlete Monitoring, How to Train Balance Better, Nutrition & Injury Rehab, Training Plyometrics in Young Athletes
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Aug 23, 2023 |
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#98 Gray Cook - Part 1: Helping Basketball Players Move More Sustainably, Better Ways to Build Power, Strength, and Balance, and John Wooden’s Wisdom about Basketball Conditioning
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Aug 16, 2023 |
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#97 Ed Davis: Working out with Ben Wallace, What NIL & Mixtapes Mean for Young Players, and Why You Can’t Cheat the Grind
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Aug 09, 2023 |
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#96 Dr. Jeremy Bettle: Kevin Garnett’s Work Ethic and How to Do NBA Load Management Better
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Aug 02, 2023 |
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#95 Ian Thomsen: How Losing to Dirk Nowitzki Made LeBron Better, the greatness of Larry Bird’s Boston Celtics, and the Night Michael Jordan Broke the Playoff Record with 63 Points
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Jul 26, 2023 |
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Dr. Ramsey Nijem: From the Sacramento Kings to Winning an NCAA Title with the Kansas Jayhawks
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Jul 19, 2023 |
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Carrie Moore: How Core Values and the “Believe It” Motto Powers Harvard Women’s Basketball
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Jun 28, 2023 |
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#92 George Mumford: How to Use Michael Jordan & Kobe Bryant’s Mindset Tools to Unlock Your Full Potential
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Jun 21, 2023 |
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#91 Gary Vitti: How Kobe Bryant Played on a Sprained Ankle to Help the Lakers Win the 2000 NBA Title (from the archives - 2022)
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Jun 07, 2023 |
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#90 Henry Barrera: Bouncing Back From Loss to Serve Others (from the archives - 2022)
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May 31, 2023 |
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Dr. Caleb Burgess: Growing Up Playing the Game, Becoming a Doctor of Physical Therapy, Pain Science, and the Soft Skills that Make a Great Clinician
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May 24, 2023 |
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Tom Brennan: Guarding Pistol Pete Maravich, Coaching Under Rollie Massimino, Seeing Jay Wright’s Potential & Orchestrating an NCAA Miracle at UVM
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May 17, 2023 |
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Mike Robertson: Bulletproofing Basketball Players’ Backs, Knees & Ankles
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May 10, 2023 |
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Andrew Bernstein: Getting in Pat Riley’s Team Huddle, Capturing James and Michael Jordan on Camera, and Working on Books with Kobe Bryant and Phil Jackson
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May 03, 2023 |
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Bill Foran: How Wilt Chamberlain Helped him Land in the NBA, The Load Management Dilemma & Pat Riley’s Leadership
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Apr 26, 2023 |
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Chris Leazier: From Coaching in High School to the Olympics and Back, Lessons from a Basketball Nomad, and Why the Game Belongs to the Players
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Apr 19, 2023 |
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Dr. Cate Shanahan: The Deep Nutrition Facts on Inflammation, Hydration, and Fuel Sources for Athletes
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Apr 12, 2023 |
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Phil Beckner: Coaching NBA All-Star Damian Lillard and the True Meaning of Be Better, Be Different
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Apr 05, 2023 |
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Lee Boyce: Strength Training for Basketball Players and Other Tall Athletes
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Mar 29, 2023 |
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Coach Rocky Lamar: The Path to 803 College Basketball Wins
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Mar 22, 2023 |
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Mike Boyle: Fixing NBA & Youth Basketball Injury Issues with 2 Strength Workouts a Week
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Mar 15, 2023 |
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T.J. McConnell: Kicking Down the Door to an NBA Roster Spot
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Mar 08, 2023 |
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Sean Light: Rolling with Brandon Ingram, Randy Johnson’s Championship Ring, and Rewiring Your Brain for High Performance
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Mar 01, 2023 |
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John Ireland: Kobe Bryant Memories from the Lakers’ Play-by-Play Announcer
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Feb 22, 2023 |
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Mike G: From Scrapping for a Football Scholarship to Doing the Dirty Work as an Intern to Training Jrue Holiday & NBA All-Stars
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Feb 15, 2023 |
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Alex McLean: Turning Down Julliard for a Life in Basketball and Leadership in the NBA
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Feb 08, 2023 |
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Alan Stein Jr: From Being Kevin Durant's Strength Coach to Helping Power Executives Become Better Leaders
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Feb 01, 2023 |
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Marc Bubbs: Why Nutrition is Key to Health and Basketball Success, What it Was Like to Coach a 15-Year-Old Andrew Wiggins, and why Canada Basketball Wins
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Jan 25, 2023 |
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Lance Hurdle: Learning Hard Lessons from Coaches and How Teaching Aborigines Basketball Made Him More Appreciative
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Jan 18, 2023 |
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Todd Wright: Going from Head Strength Coach of the Texas Longhorns to the Vice President of Player Performance for the LA Clippers
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Jan 11, 2023 |
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Brendan Suhr: Coaching Michael Jordan on the ‘92 Dream Team and How Isaiah Thomas, Joe Dumars & Bill Laimbeer Led the Detroit Pistons Bad Boys to 2 NBA Titles
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Jan 04, 2023 |
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How Kobe Bryant Got Off the Madison Square Garden Locker Room Floor to Play the Knicks
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Dec 28, 2022 |
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Chris Winter: Why Sleep is the Key to NBA Load Management and Helps Players Make the Cut
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Dec 21, 2022 |
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Trey Johnson: Continuing his Family’s Sporting Legacy at a HBCU and Dealing with Going from the NBA to the D-League and Back Again
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Dec 07, 2022 |
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Andy Barr: Rehabbing Kevin Durant’s Achilles Injury and Pioneering Sports Science in the NBA & Premier League
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Nov 30, 2022 |
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JJ Outlaw: The Journey from NFL Player to NBA Coach, Turning the Cavs into Title Contenders, and Learning the Art of Coaching from Bernie and J.B. Bickerstaff
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Nov 23, 2022 |
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Jim Afremow Part 2: Bill Russell’s Commitment, Steve Kerr’s Core Values, and More Mental Skills to Up Your Game
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Nov 16, 2022 |
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Jim Afremow Part 1: Coach K’s Confidence Technique and the 6 Cs of Mental Toughness
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Nov 09, 2022 |
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Larry Nance Jr: Battling Zion Williamson in Practice & How to Make an NBA Roster
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Nov 02, 2022 |
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Lee Taft - “The Speed Guy”: Developing Basketball Speed, Pitfalls to Early Specialization with Youth Athletes, ACL Risk Reduction, Agility Ladders, and More
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Oct 26, 2022 |
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Anthony Goods: Creating Swish Cultures, Starring at Stanford, and Betting on Himself in his Professional Basketball Career
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Oct 19, 2022 |
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Ben Bruno: Offseason Training for NBA Players, Programming for Tall Athletes, His Stance on Olympic Lifting with NBA Athletes, and Developing a Training Philosophy
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Oct 12, 2022 |
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Joe Mantegna: Putting Cause Above Self on the Court, Mentoring Young Players Through Personal Tragedy, and Continuing his Father's High School Coaching Legacy
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Oct 05, 2022 |
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Zeshaun Mirza: From Paratrooper to Coaching in China to Training Devin Booker
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Sep 28, 2022 |
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Dan Garner: How Nutrition Helps Basketball Players Overcome Performance Plateaus and Become Beasts on the Court
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Sep 21, 2022 |
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Keith D’Amelio: Inside the Raptors Locker Room After Kobe’s 81 Points, Getting NBA Veterans to Buy In & Why Sports Tech Will Never Replace Human Experts
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Sep 14, 2022 |
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Kasey Jo Orvidas: How to Overcome Self-Limiting Beliefs, Fuel Basketball Performance with Nutrition, and Use Performance Psychology to Groove Positive Habits
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Sep 07, 2022 |
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Paul Westhead: Playing Magic Johnson at Center, The Legacy of Hank Gathers, and the Impact of The Speed Game
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Aug 31, 2022 |
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Tyler Leclerc: Burning the Boats for Basketball Training, Buying his Own Gym During COVID, and Helping Young Players Read the Game
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Aug 24, 2022 |
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The Curious Case of Scott Wedman & His Revolutionary Nutrition & Wellness Ways
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Aug 17, 2022 |
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TD Sounds Off on Off-Season Nutrition Keys for Basketball
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Aug 10, 2022 |
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Sports Psychologist Peter Olusoga on the Dark Side of the Mamba Mentality and Why Athletes & Coaches Burnout
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Aug 03, 2022 |
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Tony Dorado: What It Takes to Maximize Your Basketball Talents and How He Tried to Stop Jason Kidd's All-World Defense from Shutting his Team Down
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Jul 27, 2022 |
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Hannah O’Flynn: Elevating Women’s Basketball at espnW, Taking Creative Risks, and Pursuing her Passion for Sports, Music, and Video
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Jul 20, 2022 |
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Mitch Kupchak: Basketball and Life Lessons from Dean Smith and Jerry West, Memories from Kobe Bryant's pre-Draft Workouts, and Becoming an NBA Executive
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Jul 13, 2022 |
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Gabe DenBraber: From Spina Bifida Diagnosis to Team USA Wheelchair Basketball Captain
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Jul 06, 2022 |
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Danielle Viglione: Breaking Cheryl Miller’s Scoring Records, Playing for Hall of Famer Jody Conradt, and Combining Coaching and Faith
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Jun 29, 2022 |
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David Hollander: How Basketball Can Save the World
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Jun 22, 2022 |
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How Kobe Bryant Played on a Sprained Ankle to Help the Lakers Win the 2000 NBA Title (with Gary Vitti)
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Jun 15, 2022 |
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The Bitch is Back: Legendary NBA Playoff Trash-Talk Between the 80s Celtics & Knicks
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Jun 08, 2022 |
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Tyler Ennis: Battling Back from a Severe Leg Fracture and Achilles Tears, Taking Night School with Giannis Antetokounmpo, and Learning to Play the Point from Jason Kidd
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Jun 01, 2022 |
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Steve Blake: Why He Clicked with Kobe, Leading By Example, and Getting Coached Hard By His Dad, Frank Martin, & Gary Williams
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May 18, 2022 |
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Dr. Michelle Boland: 6 X-Factors for Preparing Basketball Players to Be More Athletic & Healthier
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May 16, 2022 |
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Chris Herring and Dan Shaughnessy: Pat Riley’s Punishing Practices, the Basketball Symphony of Bill Walton and Larry Bird, and the Toughness of the 80s Celtics and 90s Knicks
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May 11, 2022 |
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Ben Simmons’s Back Surgery (microdiscectomy) with Dr. Dan Kharrazi
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May 10, 2022 |
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Paul Fabritz (Part 2): The Keys To Injury Risk Reduction & Load Management Without Fancy Technology, The 3 Strategies Paul Used to Boost His Own Vertical Jump from 32” - 47”, and How He Became James Harden’s Personal Strength Coach
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May 09, 2022 |
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Joel Embiid’s Hand & Face Injuries with Former Lakers Physician Dr. Daniel Kharrazi
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May 06, 2022 |
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Paul Fabritz (Part 1): How He Went From An Injured & Overlooked Player To Doing Windmill Dunks, Becoming One Of The Premier NBA Player Trainers In The World, Why Young Players Today Are Getting Injured At Alarming Rates & What We Can Do About It
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May 04, 2022 |
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Breaking Down Marcus Smart’s Neck Stinger and Quad Contusion Against the Bucks
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May 04, 2022 |
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Why Do NBA Players Get Hurt During the Playoffs and How Can Anyone Improve their Durability?
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May 02, 2022 |
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NBA Injury Report - Playoff Edition: Joel Embiid (thumb), Khris Middleton (MCL), Devin Booker (hamstring) & Fred VanVleet (hip flexor).
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Apr 29, 2022 |
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Byron Scott (Part 2): Mentoring a Young Kobe, Transitioning from Player to Coach, and the Hall of Fame Coaches Who Molded Him
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Apr 27, 2022 |
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Crazy Frank: the NBA’s Most Secretive Trainer (Part 1)
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Apr 25, 2022 |
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Larry Nance Jr: How Hustle and Hard Work Earned Him NBA Minutes, What Battling Crohn's Disease Has Taught Him, and How We Went from High School JV to D1 Basketball
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Apr 20, 2022 |
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The Rundown on Robert Williams III and Lonzo Ball’s Meniscus Injuries
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Apr 18, 2022 |
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Luka Doncic’s Calf Strain and How it Impacts the Dallas Mavericks’ Playoff Chances
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Apr 14, 2022 |
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Chris Chase: Living in a Truck Bed Camper, Finding Quarters for Food, and Being Brutally Honest about the Best and Worst Basketball Shoes on Weartesters
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Apr 13, 2022 |
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How Metta World Peace and Steve Blake Christened Me Into the Lakers Family on the Celtics Leprechaun
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Apr 11, 2022 |
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Comparing LeBron James and Evan Mobley’s Ankle Sprains & What They Mean for the Lakers and Cavs’ Seasons
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Apr 07, 2022 |
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Byron Scott (Part 1): Leadership Lessons from the Showtime Lakers, How A Near Miss with Murder Led his Father to Faith, and His Favorite Michael Jordan Story
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Apr 06, 2022 |
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Zion Williamson’s Injury Pattern and Why He Missed the Entire NBA Season
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Apr 04, 2022 |
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Behind The Scenes & What It Takes to Win At The Final Four with Villanova Strength Coach John Shackleton
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Apr 02, 2022 |
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Dan Grunfeld: Surviving the Holocaust, Overcoming Hate with Grace and Forgiveness, and Using Basketball as a Path to Greatness
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Mar 30, 2022 |
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What Damian Lillard and LeBron James’s Injuries Tell us About Avoiding Sports Hernias and Ab Strains, and How to Train Your Core More Safely and Effectively
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Mar 28, 2022 |
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Drew Hanlen: What it Means to Live a Mission-Driven Life, How he Started Coaching Bradley Beal While Still in High School, and Why Skills Training is Vital to Basketball Success
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Mar 23, 2022 |
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Ben Simmons’s Return to Play Process and Reducing Your Own Injury Risk with Acute-to-Chronic Load Balancing
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Mar 21, 2022 |
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Jonathan Tjarks: Using Faith to Battle Cancer, The Unorthodox Story of How He Found God, How He Became an NBA Writer Instead of an NBA Player, and The Moment He Knew The Mavs Would Never Win Again with Dirk Nowitzki
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Mar 16, 2022 |
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8 Things Coaching Kobe Bryant Taught Me about Commitment, Outworking the Competition, the Mamba Mentality, and More
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Mar 14, 2022 |
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Osheray Streeter: Fighting to Earn a College Scholarship, Growing up in a Single-Parent Household, and Becoming a Physical Therapist Dedicated to Helping Hoopers Dominate the Court
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Mar 09, 2022 |
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Why Basketball Players Shouldn’t Do Olympic Lifts, What Exercises Are Great At Power Development for Basketball Athletes with Lower Risk Reward, Talking Kobe Out Of Olympic Lifts in the Twilight of his Career
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Mar 07, 2022 |
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Gary Vitti: How Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Demonstrated True Greatness, What It Took To Be A Head Athletic Trainer In The NBA, and The Moment That Forged The Celtics v. Lakers Rivalry of The 80’s
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Mar 02, 2022 |
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Mike Sielski: How Kobe Bryant’s Quest for Greatness Began, Why a Box of Lost Tapes Led to His New Book, and How Kobe's Mom Forged the Mamba Mentality
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Feb 23, 2022 |
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Jelani Williams (Part 2): Coming Back Strong after nearly 5 Years out Injured with 3 ACL Tears, Leading from the Sideline, and Chasing an NCAA Tournament Berth with Penn
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Feb 18, 2022 |
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Jelani Williams (Part 1): Coming Back Strong after nearly 5 Years out Injured with 3 ACL Tears, Leading from the Sideline, and Chasing an NCAA Tournament Berth with Penn
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Feb 16, 2022 |
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Briana Butler Shares What Life is Like as a WNBA Player and Dietitian | Nutrition Tips for Youth and Pro Athletes (part 2)
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Feb 12, 2022 |
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Briana Butler Shares What Life is Like as a WNBA Player and Dietitian | Nutrition Tips for Youth and Pro Athletes (part 1)
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Feb 09, 2022 |
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Henry Barrera: Bouncing Back From Loss to Serve Others
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Feb 02, 2022 |
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3-Time NBA Champion Jud Buechler on What it Was Like When Michael Jordan Returned to the Chicago Bulls and Why Scottie Pippen & Steve Kerr Were Such Great Teammates
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Jan 26, 2022 |
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Chris Kaman Gets Candid About his Mental Health Challenges, Why Old-School Centers Still Have a Place in Pro Basketball, and the Glory of 3-on-3 Tournaments
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Jan 16, 2022 |
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Welcome to the Basketball Strong Podcast
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Jan 02, 2022 |