Clyde Drexler, former NBA Champion & Olympic Gold Medalist with "The Dream Team" | Ep. 9
10/19/22 • 55 min
Clyde Drexler is an American former professional basketball player and the commissioner of the Big3 3-on-3 basketball league. Nicknamed "Clyde the Glide", he played 15 seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA), spending a majority of his career with the Portland Trail Blazers before finishing with the Houston Rockets. He was a ten-time NBA All-Star and named to the NBA's 50th and 75th anniversary teams. Drexler won an NBA championship with Houston in 1995, and earned a gold medal on the 1992 United States Olympic team known as "The Dream Team". He was inducted twice into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame, in 2004 for his individual career and in 2010 as a member of the "Dream Team". Drexler is widely considered one of the greatest basketball players and greatest shooting guards of all time.
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A riveting podcast combining the worlds of sport and parenting with thought-provoking interviews. Delivered to you by diverse voices with unique perspectives—unafraid of honest questioning and impassioned storytelling—for parents, athletes, coaches, and fans.
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Mike Smith, Marty Haws, and Maddy Rasmusen
Mike Smith, Emmy award-winning Los Angeles Clippers broadcaster and first-round draft pick of the Boston Celtics, teams up with his former college point guard—the father of two All-Americans who just so happens to be an All-American himself—Marty Haws. Join these blue-chip dads and Maddy Rasmusen in their opening season as they interview some of the biggest names in sports and break down the blood, sweat, fears, and sometimes tears of sports parenting.
EXECUTIVE PRODUCER
Maddy Rasmusen
CREATIVE PRODUCER & EDITOR
Jim Detjen
ORIGINAL MUSIC & SOUND DESIGN
Lisle Moore
Jax Smith
Built Bar
Sports Parenting just got more delicious! Season 1 is recorded in the official Built Bar Studio.
Clyde Drexler is an American former professional basketball player and the commissioner of the Big3 3-on-3 basketball league. Nicknamed "Clyde the Glide", he played 15 seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA), spending a majority of his career with the Portland Trail Blazers before finishing with the Houston Rockets. He was a ten-time NBA All-Star and named to the NBA's 50th and 75th anniversary teams. Drexler won an NBA championship with Houston in 1995, and earned a gold medal on the 1992 United States Olympic team known as "The Dream Team". He was inducted twice into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame, in 2004 for his individual career and in 2010 as a member of the "Dream Team". Drexler is widely considered one of the greatest basketball players and greatest shooting guards of all time.
ABOUT THE PODCAST
A riveting podcast combining the worlds of sport and parenting with thought-provoking interviews. Delivered to you by diverse voices with unique perspectives—unafraid of honest questioning and impassioned storytelling—for parents, athletes, coaches, and fans.
HOSTS
Mike Smith, Marty Haws, and Maddy Rasmusen
Mike Smith, Emmy award-winning Los Angeles Clippers broadcaster and first-round draft pick of the Boston Celtics, teams up with his former college point guard—the father of two All-Americans who just so happens to be an All-American himself—Marty Haws. Join these blue-chip dads and Maddy Rasmusen in their opening season as they interview some of the biggest names in sports and break down the blood, sweat, fears, and sometimes tears of sports parenting.
EXECUTIVE PRODUCER
Maddy Rasmusen
CREATIVE PRODUCER & EDITOR
Jim Detjen
ORIGINAL MUSIC & SOUND DESIGN
Lisle Moore
Jax Smith
Built Bar
Sports Parenting just got more delicious! Season 1 is recorded in the official Built Bar Studio.
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Wally Joyner is an American former professional baseball player. He played for four major league teams during a 16-year career, most notably for the California Angels, for whom he was an All-Star. He was a member of the pennant-winning 1998 San Diego Padres.
ABOUT THE PODCAST
A riveting podcast combining the worlds of sport and parenting with thought-provoking interviews. Delivered to you by diverse voices with unique perspectives—unafraid of honest questioning and impassioned storytelling—for parents, athletes, coaches, and fans.
HOSTS
Mike Smith, Marty Haws, and Maddy Rasmusen
Mike Smith, Emmy award-winning Los Angeles Clippers broadcaster and first-round draft pick of the Boston Celtics, teams up with his former college point guard—the father of two All-Americans who just so happens to be an All-American himself—Marty Haws. Join these blue-chip dads and Maddy Rasmusen in their opening season as they interview some of the biggest names in sports and break down the blood, sweat, fears, and sometimes tears of sports parenting.
EXECUTIVE PRODUCER
Maddy Rasmusen
CREATIVE PRODUCER & EDITOR
Jim Detjen
ORIGINAL MUSIC & SOUND DESIGN
Lisle Moore
Jax Smith
Built Bar
Sports Parenting just got more delicious! Season 1 is recorded in the official Built Bar Studio.
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ABOUT THE PODCAST
A riveting podcast combining the worlds of sport and parenting with thought-provoking interviews. Delivered to you by diverse voices with unique perspectives—unafraid of honest questioning and impassioned storytelling—for parents, athletes, coaches, and fans.
HOSTS
Mike Smith, Marty Haws, and Maddy Rasmusen
Mike Smith, Emmy award-winning Los Angeles Clippers broadcaster and first-round draft pick of the Boston Celtics, teams up with his former college point guard—the father of two All-Americans who just so happens to be an All-American himself—Marty Haws. Join these blue-chip dads and Maddy Rasmusen in their opening season as they interview some of the biggest names in sports and break down the blood, sweat, fears, and sometimes tears of sports parenting.
EXECUTIVE PRODUCER
Maddy Rasmusen
CREATIVE PRODUCER & EDITOR
Jim Detjen
ORIGINAL MUSIC & SOUND DESIGN
Lisle Moore
Jax Smith
Sports Parenting just got more delicious! Season 1 is recorded in the official Built Bar Studio.
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