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Post Game: Trey Kerby talks Accordions, Hook Shots and Tony Lavelli Aug 20, 2021

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Jamel Johnson is joined by No Dunks' Trey Kerby to discuss basketball and accordion savant Tony Lavelli. What ever happened to the accordion? Should injury lawyers sponsor LA's NBA teams? What secret talents would Jamel and Trey perform at halftime? Listen up and find out.

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The World Accordion to Tony Lavelli Aug 18, 2021

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Basketball phenom Tony Lavelli had 2 great skills: an unstoppable hook shot and playing the accordion. Lavelli loved music so much he nearly skipped out on the NBA until the Celtics allowed him to bust out his accordion and entertain the fans at halftime.

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Post Game: Angel McCoughtry Talks Alaska's First Pro Basketball Team Aug 13, 2021

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Jamel Johnson is joined by WNBA superstar Angel McCoughtry to discuss Anchorage's Northern Knights. Who was really the star of Space Jam? Should the WNBA expand to London? What business did Jamel agree to fund this time?

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But Oh, Those Northern Knights Aug 11, 2021

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What business did a regional basketball league based in Pennsylvania have starting a team in Anchorage Alaska? None, but that didn’t stop the CBA from welcoming the Northern Knights into their ranks. Who’s up for a road trip?

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Post Game: Andrew Sharp talks DeAndre Jordan Locked in his House Aug 06, 2021

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Jamel Johnson is joined by basketball writer Andrew Sharp to discuss the time the Clippers locked DeAndre Jordan in his own house. Did the NBA accidentally popularize emojis? Did Mark Cuban just drive around random developments in Texas with a boombox looking for DeAndre Jordan? Was the DeAndre lock in the birth of NBA Twitter? Listen up and find out.

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House Arrest Aug 04, 2021

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The NBA’s legal tampering period is a lawless time before the start of free agency. Nobody knows that better than DeAndre Jordan after his Clipper teammates locked him in his house to get him to sign a contract.

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Post Game: C.J. Toledano talks Haunted NBA Jam Jul 30, 2021

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Jamel Johnson is joined by comedy writer C.J. Toledano to discuss the ghost of Dražen Petrović haunting NBA Jam cabinets. Are the white dudes in Jam all programed to nail their 3s? Does just kissing the shoot button help you nail that underhand half court shot? Is 2k Playgrounds just a modern NBA Jam even if you can't dunk on fools as Bill Clinton? Listen up and find out.

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Ghost in the Arcade Cabinet Jul 28, 2021

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Nets SG Dražen Petrović tragically passed away in the summer of 1993 right as NBA Jam hit arcades across the US and became a cultural phenomenon, but he still made it into the game. They say, if you’re alone late at night, and Jam has been left on too long… Petrović’s ghost may pay your game a visit.

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Post Game: Jordan Ligons talks Lisa Leslie's Slam Dunk Jul 23, 2021

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Jamel Johnson is joined by Spinsters Co-host Jordan Ligons to discuss Lisa Leslie becoming the first woman to dunk in a WNBA game. If you had the power to dunk would you be dunking 24/7? Should every player just be walking around in those weighted strength shoes all the time? And Jamel even tells the story of the time WNBA star Jonquel Jones flexed so hard on him that he had to lay low for a while. Listen up and find out.

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Dunking on the Glass Ceiling Jul 21, 2021

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Lisa Leslie is like a superhero, performing physical feats beyond us mere mortals. She was the first to dunk in a WNBA game. For a while Leslie was alone, but her dunk launched a fleet of women who could slam.

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