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January 12th, 2021 at 5:40 AM ^

The first episode of Robinson’s show, The Long Shot, is being released this week through a podcast company founded by New Orleans Pelicans guard JJ Redick, the latest development in the rapidly expanding universe of NBA players illuminating their trade. 

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January 12th, 2021 at 5:41 AM ^

One of the many reasons that professional athletes aren’t podcast hosts in their spare time is that it takes some humility to be the person asking questions instead of answering them. Modesty has never been a problem for Robinson. He’s an NBA player who could have been an NBA podcaster.

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January 12th, 2021 at 5:43 AM ^

Robinson actually came into the league with podcasting experience. And it was all because of a plane crash. Michigan was traveling to the Big Ten Tournament in 2017 when the team’s plane slid past the runway on takeoff, and Robinson and a teammate decided to record a podcast to document the chaotic aftermath. 

They had impeccable timing. Michigan became the darling of college basketball when they won the Big Ten Tournament and then kept winning until the national championship game. The podcast became a cult hit. 

“I always thought that maybe down the line I could have something of my own,” said the latter half of The Dak and Dunc Show. 

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January 12th, 2021 at 8:35 AM ^

I love these kind of images - shows that these guys (kids & the staff) are still having fun out there and it's not just "business".  Where would anyone see an NBA coach (or any other pro sport) get in a squirt gun fight with their players after a win in the middle of a tournament?  This was just a Round of 32 upset win to get them into the Sweet Sixteen and look how these guys were cheering and celebrating each other.

I think this guy has a similar approach:

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