Kings return to practice facility, what is next for NBA?

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05/15/20 • 53 min

On the latest edition of the Purple Talk Podcast, NBC Sports California's Doug Christie and James Ham discuss the current state of affairs in the NBA. Topics include life in lockdown, the new NBA ball, should the league resume play and what will happen with Buddy Hield and the Kings during the offseason.

(2:00) Birthday wishes all around

(6:24) The new NBA game ball

(5:45) How did he get into the business

(9:30) Practice facility opens

(15:45) Christie on whether the NBA should restart

(19:45) Hams take on a potential restart

(31:30) Discussing Buddy Hield's future with the Kings

(38:00) Will Hield be a starter next season?

(41:30) Can the Kings and Hield find common ground?

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(2:00) Birthday wishes all around

(6:24) The new NBA game ball

(5:45) How did he get into the business

(9:30) Practice facility opens

(15:45) Christie on whether the NBA should restart

(19:45) Hams take on a potential restart

(31:30) Discussing Buddy Hield's future with the Kings

(38:00) Will Hield be a starter next season?

(41:30) Can the Kings and Hield find common ground?

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Kings longtime radio voice Gary Gerould checks in during NBA shutdown

On the latest edition of the Purple Talk Podcast, Kings longtime radio voice Gary Gerould joins NBC Sports California's Doug Christie and James Ham to discuss the current state of affairs in the NBA. Topics life in lockdown, his and his favorite moment from the last 35 seasons of Kings basketball.

(1:45) Gardening a new pastime?

(2:40) Missing basketball

(5:45) How did he get into the business

(9:40) Finding his way to Sacramento

(16:50) Telling a story during a game

(21:30) The evolution of calling a game

(28:30) The evolution of the game itself

(33:00) Gary Gerould and Paul Newman?

(34:15) What would a Kings championship mean to Gerould?

(38:40) Gerould on Richmond

(39:10) Kings vs. Supersonics

(43:50) How long is Gerould going to keep calling games?

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Do Kings players want to finish season? Bobby Jackson says yes.

On the latest edition of the Purple Talk Podcast, Kings assistant coach Bobby Jackson joins NBC Sports California's Doug Christie and James Ham discuss the current state of affairs in the NBA. Topics include life in lockdown, players back at the practice facility, is Chris Webber a Hall of Famer and whether the Kings players want to continue the season.

(1:30) Life in lockdown

(2:35) Working out with players under new NBA guidelines

(5:00) What type of shape are the players in?

(8:12) Breaking down what types of workouts players are going through

(10:40) What would playoffs feel like at Golden 1 Center

(11:45) Comparing early 2000s Kings to Last Dance Bulls off the court

(19:30) Coaching the modern player

(24:00) Jackson on his teammates showing up to his mother's funeral

(28:45) Christie and Jackson on playing with Chris Webber

(33:13) Do the Kings players want to finish the 2019-20 season?

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