In June of 2005, 18-year-old Kevin Durant attended an all-star basketball camp for high schoolers that consisted of mostly juniors and seniors. During his stay at camp, he roomed with another young high schooler from Japan, named Taishi Ito, who had come to the United States to play basketball. The two were total opposites: Durant was 6’9 and full of hype, w ... Show More
Feb 2025
Champions League Playoff: Can Manchester City Salvage Their Season?
The American football season may now be over, but the drama in Europe’s club football season, aka soccer, is just heating up. Pep Guardiola’s Manchester City squad has been England’s most dominant club, with six home league trophies in the past seven years and a Champions League ... Show More
32m 15s
Apr 2023
The Dean (Feat. Dean Wade)
How do you grow up in a town with just over a thousand people, and still get your name on the map? Look no further than DEAN WADE, who joins ANDRE IGUODALA and EVAN TURNER to walk through how he rose from a small town to become Mr. Basketball in Kansas and, eventually, land on an ... Show More
1h 20m
Sep 2023
Rich Kleiman | Ep 199 | ALL THE SMOKE Full Episode | SHOWTIME BASKETBALL
Matt Barnes and Stephen Jackson are back with another All The Smoke episode! This time, they welcome on Rich Kleiman, business partner and close friend of NBA superstar Kevin Durant. In this wide-ranging interview, Rich dives into how he first met KD and built their special relat ... Show More
54m 33s
May 2022
Harry Rafferty | "The Path"
Davis sits down with longtime friend, high school & college teammate, former G-League guard, and current Michigan Women's Basketball assistant coach Harry Rafferty! They discuss growing up with Duncan, the adversity he has faced at every level, and how it's prepared him for this ... Show More
1 h
Jun 2022
The Former UCLA Benchwarmer Turned NBA Twitter King
Back in the early 2000’s, Josiah Johnson was a benchwarmer for one of the most storied college basketball programs in the nation: the UCLA Bruins. It was the closest he came to being a basketball star, and a long way from the heights reached by his dad, five-time NBA All-Star Mar ... Show More
20m 25s