S2 Ep. 67 The Hoops come off and return of Sports.

In this week’s Zoom’d episode, it’s the return of Kyndall and a new segment, The Hoops Off. We discuss Black Women writers in Sports during Women Crush Wednesday, the start of the National Women’s Soccer League and the power of their platform to support Black Lives Matter. We also discuss WNBA and NBA returning, Bubba Wallace’s NASCAR saga and much more.

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Black and WOC Sports Writers(just a few):
Jasmine Baker
Dorothy J Gentry
Ari Chambers
The Next
Sports Talk with Erica Ayala
Girl Sport Talk TV
Khristina Williams
Renee Montgomery
Jenn Hatfield
Just Women’s Sports

S2 Ep. 65 Guest Antonio Williams and the return of the NBA & WNBA

Antonio Williams, sports analyst, journalist, and host of The Sports Connect, unpacks his career with NBA, ESPN, and NIKE to share his insights in today’s Sports. He also draws from his personal love of the WNBA and his own experiences as a men’s basketball player to share perspectives on the game, society and the planned return of NBA & WNBA in a year of Coronavirus and Black Lives Matter urgency.

S2 Ep. 58 Special Guest Krysten Peek and WNBA Virtual Draft recap

Krysten Peek, NBA Analyst for Yahoo Sports, joins us in our latest Zoom episode to discuss how she is dealing with quarantine, Jalen Green’s announcement, how the G-League is evolving, the NBA Season and much more. We also dig into the WNBA virtual draft and what worked and what did not work.

High School Sneak Peek: Zion Williamson vs. LaMelo Ball in the biggest AAU game ever.

S2 Ep. 52 Do the Right Thing and Wash Your Hands!

Tonight’s episode features Alaska athletics, old men wildin’ out, and reactions to the finale of Forever Fan Freer. As usual, we discuss what’s going on around the NBA and lots of WNBA updates.

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S2 Ep. 51 The Final NBA Rose

Launched in October 2019, Forever Fan Freer comes to its’ conclusion as our producer and Yahoo Sports social media manager, Kyndall Freer, makes her final decision and chooses which NBA team will receive her Forever Fandom. We also discuss the Celebration of Life for Kobe & Gigi Bryant, Sabrina Ionescu, recap NBA All-Star Game and round-up the NBA.

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S2 Ep. 50 WNBA Trades, Final Forever Fan Freer Pitch and NBA RoundUp

Portland Trailblazers super fan Marci Marshall joins us to discuss the Blazers’ chances to make the Playoffs, her NBA All-Star picks and her fellow Santa Clara Bronco classmate Steve Nash. We also dive into WNBA and NBA trades, All-Star picks, and the final Forever Fan Freer pitch.

S2 Ep. 49 Women are Sporty & NBA All-Stars.

Celebrating National Girls and Women in Sports Day we talk about the female-forward Super Bowl 54, including Katie Sower, JLo, and Shakira. Get a first-hand recap of on the ground coverage by our producer Kyndall, including Lizzo concert and gators with Gardner Minshaw. We talk about NBA trades, All-Star Weekend and two new fan pitches - New Orlean Pelicans and Milwaukee Bucks - #ForeverFanFreer

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S2 Ep. 47: Yeah Jeets with Special guest Zach Dresler

Big episode tonight with director, producer and fantasy basketball leader Zach Dresler. We discussed Katie Sowers making NFL Super Bowl history, WNBA updates, Derek Jeter heading to Cooperstown, Forever Fan Freer and much more. Many thanks to Podcorn for being our sponsor for this episode.

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S2 Ep. 46: Special guest Heather Turman joins us to talk Ball.

L.A. based comedian, writer, and actor, Heather Turman joins us in the studio to talk NFL, NBA and general sports talk. We also dive into the WNBA collective bargaining agreement and Kendrick vs. Kevin Durant in the sport of petty.

S2 Ep. 45: NBA Round Up and Spurs Up with Ana Sheila

Ana Sheila, co-host of Tamarindo Podcast, which made Oprah Magazine's best Spanish and LatinX podcast list, joins us in the studio to discuss NBA happenings around the league and makes a San Antonio Spurs fan pitch to our producer Kyndall Freer for our #ForeverFanFreer segment.

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S2 Ep. 44: 2010-2019 End of a Decade. Hello 2020.

In this last episode of the decade, we're talking NBA 2020 trade rumors, NBA Christmas Day Games, New Year’s resolutions, Athletes of the Decade, and bidding goodbye 2019!

S2 Ep. 43 NBA is in their feelings and Megan Rapinoe all year long.

It’s our second to the last episode of this decade and we are talking Megan Rapinoe, our #WomenCrushWednesday of the Year and the Sports Illustrated's Sports Person of the Year. We put some towels down for Lizzo, break down the emo NBA, pitch some Los Angeles Clippers and Philadelphia 76ers love for our Forever Fan Freer! segment and a shout out to tonight's episode sponsor Podcorn!

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S2 Ep. 42 We are Back! Live in the studio with Karen.

We are back from the Thanksgiving break and Karen has joined us in the Los Angeles studio. In the Women Crush Wednesday segment, we celebrate Megan Rapinoe, Katie Nolan’s Always Late with Katie Nolan and couple crush on Gabrielle Union and Dwayne Wade. We also go over NBA Updates, our NBA Fantasy League and Dallas Mavericks/Phoenix Suns fan pitches for the #ForeverFanFreer segment. Pitch Please!

S2 Ep. 40 Equal Pay is Possible, Victor Oladipo Masked Singer and Gummy Gate.

In this episode, we come in hot! Topics include Australian women’s soccer team, the Matilda’s, getting equal pay in a historic decision for women in sports, NBA Roundup includes Victor Oladipo’s as the masked singer, Dion Waiters gummy-gate, WTF Knicks and NBA Injury report. We also cover our power rankings, fantasy league and Sweaty and Petty.

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Westfield Matildas !!! Equal Pay is Possible!!!

Is Victor a Masked Singer known as Thingamajig?

Dion Waiters(MIA) - When the Gummy Hits!

5 teams that should sign Carmelo Anthony Right Now via Complex

TIME OUT: Fucking NFL: Integrity of the NFL's workout with Colin Kaepernick questioned after more details emerge

S2 Ep. 39: NBA RoundUp: Greek Freak, WTF Warriors, Cats of the NBA

NBA is only in week 3 and it is wild. In this episode, we round up the latest NBA news, including Giannis and Disney, the Warriors woes, load management, injuries/suspensions, power rankings and sweaty&petty of the new season.

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Disney is making a movie on the life of Giannis.

Coach Popovich wants to wear sweatpants.

Brooke Lopez and Robin Lopez cat’s have real hate.

NBA Cats website - it’s a thing!

S2 Ep. 38: Super Deluxe NBA, Power Rankings and Forever Fandom.

Liz, Karen, and friends dress up in Halloween costumes to recap week one of the NBA. We discuss power rankings, WTF Warriors, Lakers vs. Clippers and NBA Fantasy League standings. We also dive into #ForeverFanFreer, our new segment, pitching NBA teams to Yahoo Sports social media editor Kyndall Freer for her fandom. This week Los Angeles Lakers, Golden State Warriors, Portland Trailblazers, and Brooklyn Nets were all pitched for the chance to gain her forever fandom.

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If you want to pitch your NBA team for our #ForeverFanFreer segment, you can email us at info@thehoopstalk.com or tweet at us.

S2 Ep. 37: 1-Year Anniversary with Special Guests Latinos Out Loud!

The Hoops Talk podcast celebrates its’ 1-year anniversary with special guest Juan Bago, Rachel La Loca, and Frank Nibbs, of the Latinos Out Loud Podcast. The LOL crew shares their podcasting journey and building up of the LatinX Community. through podcasts. The LOL crew also dives into the 2019-20 NBA Season with predictions, just the tips and taking a shot at the first pitch in our new segment, #ForeverFanFreer, by trying to sell the New York Knicks to our newest NBA Fantasy league member, Kyndall Freer, in her quest to find her forever NBA team. It was HILARIOUS and a fantastic way to start season 2!

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The Blog: Do believe your NBA team has what it takes? #ForeverFanFreer

Latinos Out Loud Podcast
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Favorite Latinos Out Loud podcasts:
Season 5 Episode 22 with Comedians Sasha Merci and Dee Nasty and Los Espooky’s (Juan Bago gives the hoops talk a shout out)

Season 5 Episode 29 with Marysol Castro, the first female public address announcer for the New York Mets and Deanna Munoz, Latino Arts Festival in Kansas City and on Queer Eye Netflix

Season 5 Episode 21 with Radio Personality and Envsn Festival creator Laura Stylez @hot97 Ebro in the morning

Ep. 36 NBA Fantasy Draft Picks, China, WNBA Finals and new season petty!

We drafted our 2019-20 NBA Fantasy teams and we discuss our picks and bring back our “Just The Tips” segment. We try to unpack the China situation for the NBA, relish in a WNBA Big Game 5 and kick off the new season of Sweaty & Petty with mega-troll KD! It’s OCTOBER BABY!

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Reading Material:
PopSugar: Rihanna Confirms She Turned Down the Super Bowl Halftime Show: “I Couldn’t Dare Do That”

ESPN: Racial epithets, a star benched and a coach questioned: Inside the L.A. Sparks chaotic finish

The Athletic: Does Derek Fisher Stay? What’s Candace Parker’s future? Sparks face offseason uncertainty after firing Penny Toler - by Sabreena Merchant

Fansided.com: Understanding the Daryl Morey, China and NBA Controversy - by Paul Centopani

Sportingnews.com: The Daryl Morey controversy, explained: How a tweet created a costly rift between the NBA and China by Jordan Greer

NYTimes: Why Are People Protesting in Hong Kong? by Daniel Victor and Alan Yuhas

Ep. 35: October is Lit! It's the start of Sweaty & Petty SZN.

October is our favorite time of the year! It’s WNBA Finals, NBA 2019-20 season tip-off, Hispanic Heritage Month, Filipino Heritage Month, Halloween and The Hoops Talk 1-year Anniversary! In this episode, we dive into some of these topics, kick-off Sweaty & Petty with Shaq Fu vs. The Dame Rap Battle and Liz unveils her mystery NBA Superstar run-in. #RIPKimShattuck

Ep. 32: WNBA Playoffs, Fan Appreciation, Coach Kobe and Dennis Rodman's Redemption.

In this episode we highlight Candace Parker and Liz Loza in the new #WomenCrushWednesday segment, discuss WNBA Playoffs brackets and picks, and begin the NBA Fantasy Basketball league discussion. We also roast Kobe Bryant, unpack Dennis Rodman and give some fan appreciation,