The NBA season is set to return during a trying time

06/05/20 • 80 min

The NBA season is set to restart and return with 22 teams continuing their seasons for a chance at a playoff spot and a championship. Even though the league has set a schedule the current state of the country is still in flux due to the murder of George Floyd. Host Jason Goff is joined by Rob Schaefer, Tony Gill, Kevin Anderson, and KC Johnson to discuss social justice and police brutality in America, the NBA restarting the season, and what does it mean for the Bulls now that their season is over.

(3:00) - It's been a hard week for America

(16:06) - When sports come back, we must still remember this pain

(35:40) - This situation feels different

(42:06) - Strong concerns over the NBA picking the season back up

(53:38) - How will no fan games impact the players?

(1:05:21) - The Bulls season is officially over, what will happen with Jim Boylen

(3:00) - It's been a hard week for America

(16:06) - When sports come back, we must still remember this pain

(35:40) - This situation feels different

(42:06) - Strong concerns over the NBA picking the season back up

(53:38) - How will no fan games impact the players?

(1:05:21) - The Bulls season is officially over, what will happen with Jim Boylen

Previous Episode

Behind the scenes look at Sports Uncovered’s ’I’m Back’

NBC Sports' Sports Uncovered series began with a bang with the NBCS Chicago team leading the series with the 1st episode "I'm Back'. Host Jason Goff is joined by Bulls insider KC Johnson, and producers of the episode Ryan McGuffey and Tony Gill, to discuss the making of the episode and provide an inside look into Michael Jordan's famous fax.

(2:12) - What was discovered in the episode

(8:53) - The Last Dance documentary, didn't go over the secret Jordan practices

(17:12) - Interviews that were done for the documentary

(28:36) - Interesting nuggets from the episode

(39:30) - LeBron James' comments in the documentary

(45:00) - Things that were left out of the documentary

Next Episode

The importance of music on the NBA and The Last Dance

On this edition of the Bulls Talk podcast, Laurence Holmes, Jason Goff, Chris Tannehill, and Jay ILLa discuss the influence of music on the NBA culture.

0:45 Why we are doing this podcast

2:00 Surprised Jordan wasn’t a huge hip-hop fan?

6:00 Why Jordan is still the most referenced basketball player in rap

10:50 How the Jordan brand is much more than a basketball shoe

14:10 The influence of Nike and Jordan brand on hip-hop culture

19:40 The Last Dance and use of music within the documentary

31:00 On Jordan using Kenny Lattimore to get hyped up

35:30 Jay ILLa on what the Bears like to listen to

42:10 On Chicago being ‘cool’ because of Jordan and what it’s like now

47:15 On Jordan being so important to hip-hop culture but not being a fan of it

54:15 On pushback to The Last Dance