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Jan 2025
1h 13m

Transitioning to the Broadcast Booth, Wo...

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Howard and Raja are joined by three-time Sixth Man of the Year Jamal Crawford. They start by talking about his transition from basketball to being in media and the differences between working in studio and on the broadcast (14:57). Then they talk about Jamal’s workouts with Victor Wembanyama over the summer and what that was like (23:02). Then they wrap up with their thoughts on Jimmy Butler officially wanting out of Miami (33:23), how good the Knicks are (46:59), and Jamal and Raja talk about when they knew it was time to retire (57:35).


Hosts: Howard Beck and Raja Bell

Guest: Jamal Crawford

Producer: Isaiah Blakely

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