Ball Don't Lie | NBA Basketball Podcast

Michael Smith from Peacock’s Brother from Another joins the show to talk about the NBA but ends up talking about pretty much everything with Vincent Goodwill.

The show starts with a debate over Michael’s favorite D’Angelo album (and his rather personal history with it) before he and Vincent discuss the NBA’s new CBA and the one controversial thing that was left out of it: Allowing high school players to jump straight to the NBA.

Later, Vincent and Michael preview the playoffs the best way they know how: Picking matchups (realistic or not) that they would love to see happen in this year’s postseason, including their dream NBA Finals matchup.

Finally, Vincent can’t get over the things Victor Wembanyama is doing on the basketball court and he’s wondering how good a player would have to be for an NBA GM to not be willing to trade them for Wembanyama, so we asked Michael Smith that exact question and let him decide.

02:30 Brown Sugar or Voodoo?

05:15 New CBA: One & Done remains

15:15 NBA Playoffs Preview - Series we want to see

34:00 Angel Reese vs. Caitlin Clark

40:20 NBA Finals Dream Matchup

45:20 Victor Wembanyama

52:00 Voyage to Atlantis or Footsteps in the Dark?

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Miami Heat big man and avid Call of Duty streamer Meyers Leonard chats with Chris Haynes about his routine during the hiatus in the NBA season (01:30), why he posted his phone number on social media (04:40), dealing with anxiety and depression while playing in the NBA (10:20), his current rehab from injury (18:58), playing with Jimmy Butler and why Jimmy's reputation of being an ---hole is wrong (21:50), and tells a story about the late Kobe Bryant during his very first game in the NBA (35:40).

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Former New York Knicks guard Chris Childs joins Chris Haynes to talk about playing against a young Kobe Bryant (03:15), his experience coming into the NBA at the age of 25 (12:56), the current state of the New York Knicks (17:56), why the 90s Knicks never got over the championship hump (19:50), some of his favorite stories about John Starks and Charles Oakley (34:14), and his work with the mentorship non-profit Males-2-Men (46:35).

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Quinn Cook of the Los Angeles Lakers and Collin Sexton from the Cleveland Cavaliers join Chris Haynes for a special two-part episode from their own homes.

Quinn Cook talks about his day-to-day routine in isolation (01:51), his reaction when he heard that Kevin Durant and other members of the Brooklyn Nets -- a team the Lakers had recently faced -- tested positive for COVID-19 (04:40), the nerve-racking, painful process of undergoing testing for the disease (06:10), understanding criticism about NBA players receiving testing before other individuals (08:05), and how the Lakers are maintaining team chemistry miles apart (11:30).

Then, Collin Sexton joins the show (24:55). Sexton talks about keeping busy in isolation, where he was when he found out about Rudy Gobert testing positive for COVID-19 (26:48), his thoughts on if the NBA season will return (29:00), John Beilein's tenure as Cleveland's coach and the reported 'thugs' comment (32:43), and J.B. Bickerstaff taking over (34:00).

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Damian Lillard from the Portland Trailblazers and Anthony Davis of the Los Angeles Lakers join Chris Haynes for a two-part episode from All-Star Weekend in Chicago.

Damian Lillard talks about his season so far, including the groin injury he suffered in his last game before the All-Star break (0:40), his hot streak (8:35), playing the Los Angeles Lakers' first game after Kobe Bryant's passing (12:00), and why his pre-game ritual includes a trip to chapel (18:00).

Then, Anthony Davis recaps his first season in Los Angeles (30:30), early success and chemistry with LeBron James (33:00), his focus on defense (34:20), and handling playing in the wake of Kobe Bryant's death (36:00).

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