Chris Gatling was an NBA all star in the 1990s but he's spent most of the 2000s in and out of jail running some of the world's worst cons.

Basketball Stories

All Star turned Con Man

You are as young as you feel. No one is a bigger believer of that old adage than Jonathan Nicola who posed as a high schooler to live out his hoop dreams. The only problem was Nicola was 29 years old.

The 29-Year-Old High School Basketball Player

Nobody likes their job, even if it’s a good job like being a Chief Executive for an NBA franchise. So why not embezzle $13.4 million from that NBA team. We go in on Jeff David ribbing the Kings blind and briefly make fun of Scottie Pippen again.

Kings Corruption

Decades ago Scottie turned down a young fan's request for an autograph. That seemingly unimportant event would alter Scotties life more than he could imagine. The young fan he turned down grew up to be hyper petty rapper Future. And Future found a fan in Scottie's wife.

Future vs. Scottie Pippen vs. Scottie's Wife

Bison Dele went from being a near NBA bust to a contributor on a historically great team to a top paid player for a franchise. That alone would make Bison walking away from the NBA worth examining. The disappearance and possible murder of Bison Dele is one of the strangest occurrences in NBA history. P.S. this ep has a Madonna sighting.

The Mysterious Death of Bison Dele

The draft lottery just happened and we talk about lotteries from the past and what this one will mean. Here is to hoping the NBA will call a press conference and do this year's lottery over.

Draft Lottery Junkies

‘Tis the season, so we have time to cover about 1% of the NBA weed incidents. We’ll get the rest next year.

The 420 Episode

He had a dramatic impact on music and his community and that earned him the respect of some of the biggest names in the NBA. We remember Nipsey Hussle.

Remembering Nipsey Hussle

The supposedly random occurrences that shape the outcome of basketball games might not be so random. Some of the biggest names in the league like Zion and Lebron put their faith in the higher power of the Basketball Gods.

The Basketball Gods

He isn't the first rapper to claim to be a ball player but he got further than most. Romeo made it all the way to a major Division 1 college basketball scholarship. The only downside was that he didn't really make the team.

(Lil) Romeo Goes to College

We are rolling out the red carpet for a special cinema based episode. If you have ever wondered where the best of the NBA are making cameos on the silver screen, we got you.

The Hollywood Episode

During his stint with the Utah Jazz, Carlos Boozer got the opportunity to rent his house to an anonymous tenant. That tenant ended up being none other than PRINCE. Boozer's house got Purple Rained on to the point it was unrecognizable.

Prince's Landlord

In 1997, Biggie Smalls released the song “I’ve got a Story to Tell” where he claims to have had sex with a Knicks player's girlfriend but when the Knicks player comes home early from a game, he pretends the whole thing is a robbery to cover up the affair. The story has been confirmed by former Knicks players but who was it?

Biggie Smalls talks Knicks

In game 5 of the NBA final Michael Jordan was under the weather and put up an all time performance. But was he sick, poisoned, hungover, or just trying to psyche out the Utah Jazz.

Michael Jordan's Flu Game:

From 2000-2003 the Portland Trail Blazers had one of the most talented and conflicted rosters in the NBA. If there was an NBA rule to break, they broke it. Sure there were the basics like marijuana arrests, but they also had a fight between two 7 foot 4 practice squad players that included threats of a law suit.

Jail Blazers

A podcast about the weirder side of the NBA. Hosted by Kyle Scanlan, Dan Drees, and Cleveland Anderson.

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