Chicago Bulls veteran forward Thaddeus Young stops by Posted Up with Chris Haynes for a conversation about his 14-year career, his reputation as one of the league's most reliable big men and how building a business empire behind the scenes has always been important to him since the night he was drafted in 2007.Chris and Thaddeus talk about emerging tech platforms like Clubhouse, Thaddeus' venture capital pursuits, a fight he witnessed between his teammates on the Philadelphia 76ers and how a scary bout with MRSA sidelined the start of his 2020-2021 season.Stay up to date with the latest NBA news and coverage from Yahoo Sports on Twitter @YahooSportsNBA.Follow Chris @ChrisBHaynesCheck out the rest of the Yahoo Sports podcast family at https://apple.co/2Abi8jk or at yahoosports.com/podcasts  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

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Bulls veteran Thaddeus Young on his longevity, starting a business empire, teammate fights & guarding Carmelo

9-year NBA vet Lance Stephenson joins Posted Up with Chris Haynes breaking down his path back to the league. Stephenson was last on a roster with the Los Angeles Lakers before spending the 2019-2020 season in China with the Liaoning Flying Leopards where COVID put a halt on his plans. The guys also spend time on the NBA Finals, growing as a leader, playing with LeBron James versus guarding him and how he performed in Space Jam 2. Stay up to date with the latest NBA news and coverage from Yahoo Sports on Twitter @YahooSportsNBA.Follow Chris @ChrisBHaynesCheck out the rest of the Yahoo Sports podcast family at https://apple.co/2Abi8jk or at yahoosports.com/podcasts  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Lance Stephenson on playing with LeBron James & Space Jam 2, guarding Giannis Antetokounmpo, his route back to the NBA

Sacramento Kings guard Buddy Hield joins Posted Up with Chris Haynes to chat about his offseason regimen and how he is preparing for his 6th year in the league.Buddy and Chris dive into the trade rumors that seem to swirl around former Oklahoma Sooner standout. Does Hield see himself as a King next season?As a native Bahamian, Hield also opens up about his Buddy Buckets Program, which elevates young talent from his home country. The guys also opine about finding your role in the league & how the Kings are building chemistry this offseason.Stay up to date with the latest NBA news and coverage from Yahoo Sports on Twitter @YahooSportsNBA.Follow Chris @ChrisBHaynesCheck out the rest of the Yahoo Sports podcast family at https://apple.co/2Abi8jk or at yahoosports.com/podcasts  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Buddy Hield on trade rumors, offseason workouts, growing basketball in the Bahamas

Golden State Warriors swingman Kelly Oubre, Jr. joins Chris Haynes on the podcast this week to talk about his promising young career and what he expects out of his next chapter as he enters free agency later in the summer.Kelly talks about adjusting to his diminished role in Golden State this year, why he thinks he's one of the best 2-way players in this year's free agent class, and how he feels about his former team, the Phoenix Suns, competing in the NBA Finals, which kick off Tuesday night.Stay up to date with the latest NBA news and coverage from Yahoo Sports on Twitter @YahooSportsNBA.Follow Chris @ChrisBHaynesCheck out the rest of the Yahoo Sports podcast family at https://apple.co/2Abi8jk or at yahoosports.com/podcasts  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Kelly Oubre Jr. on playing for the Warriors and his impending free agency

NBA play by play legend Doris Burke of ESPN joins Posted Up with Chris Haynes amid the thrilling 2021 conference finals. Chris opens with a question about the grueling schedule the players have faced before asking Burke about the hard work that went into her meteoric rise in the business. They also cover the hiring of Chauncey Billups in Portland and the way Becky Hammon was viewed throughout the process. The duo also opines about the best player in the league, where the future of the game lies and which celebrity shocked Burke the most with their fandom of her work.   See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Doris Burke on the best player in the NBA, wild 2021 playoffs, future of the game

There will be no fairytale ending this year in the City of Brotherly Love. The Atlanta Hawks shocked the hometown Philadelphia 76ers to secure a berth into the Eastern Conference Finals, and in doing so, raised many questions about the Sixers' future.Chris Haynes is joined by Yahoo's Vince Goodwill to talk about the fallout from that game. Is this the end of the road for the combination of Joel Embiid and Ben Simmons? Is head coach Doc Rivers to blame for another early playoff collapse?On the other side of the NBA's final four bracket, the Suns took a 1-game lead in the Western Conference Finals. Chris & Vince talk about how the Clippers dissected Rudy Gobert & the Utah Jazz, and later, the fallout from continued fan violence at Suns games.Stay up to date with the latest NBA news and coverage from Yahoo Sports on Twitter @YahooSportsNBA.Follow Chris @ChrisBHaynesFollow Vince @VinceGoodwillCheck out the rest of the Yahoo Sports podcast family at https://apple.co/2Abi8jk or at yahoosports.com/podcasts  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Hawks stun Sixers, Suns fan conduct & the end of the Embiid/Simmons era?

Two-time NBA champion, eleven-time all-star and 2021 Hall of Fame inductee Chris Bosh stops by Posted Up with Chris Haynes to chat about his illustrious career, its abrupt ending & this week's news of injuries to multiple high-level players in the NBA playoffs.Bosh also talks about what led him to write his first book, Letters to a Young Athlete, what advice he would give to his younger self and the one part of his game he would change if he had to do it all over again.Stay up to date with the latest NBA news and coverage from Yahoo Sports on Twitter @YahooSportsNBA.Follow Chris @ChrisBHaynesCheck out the rest of the Yahoo Sports podcast family at https://apple.co/2Abi8jk or at yahoosports.com/podcasts  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Chris Bosh opens up about his Hall of Fame career, abrupt retirement, his new book and the recent spate of NBA injuries

On this packed edition of Posted Up with Chris Haynes, former NBA stars Quentin Richardson & Darius Miles dive into their own media success after their playing days, hosting the Knuckleheads podcast.Quentin and Darius also detail the genesis of their famous celebration and how it opened the door for hoopers today. Which players and coaches let the celebration get under their skin?And on the heels of Naomi Osaka's decision to bow out of the French Open, the guys discuss how the media/athlete relationship is changing and what their advice is for young players coming up in the NBA today.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Quentin Richardson & Darius Miles talk their trendsetting celebration, Knuckleheads podcast, athletes dealing with the media

Longtime NBA veteran & former Cleveland Cavaliers assistant coach Damon Jones joins Chris Haynes to talk about LeBron James' mindset as the Los Angeles Lakers forward faces elimination for the first time ever in the opening round of the NBA playoffs. After playing with James for three years and coaching him for four in Cleveland, Damon explains why he never bets against LeBron.Afterward, Damon talks about the Los Angeles Clippers overcoming an 0-2 deficit in their series against the Dallas Mavericks (this interview was recorded prior to Wednesday night's game 5 of this matchup). Jones describes what Lue has done behind the scenes to turn the tides of the series.Next, Chris & Damon talk about the major leadership change in Boston following their exit from the playoffs. Why does Brad Stevens' promotion smell foul when many similar Black coaches have been fired after a poor performance?  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Damon Jones talks LeBron James' game 6 mindset, Ty Lue's impact on the Clippers & Boston's coaching shakeup

Chris Haynes invites Vincent Goodwill onto Posted Up to debate the MVP and Most Improved Player awards. Should Stephen Curry, whose Warriors did not make the playoffs, really be in the MVP conversation? How much improvement does Julius Randle need to show to win Most Improved Player? The guys also discuss what they would change about the play-in tournament.Chris and Vince then break down the Los Angeles Lakers vs Phoenix Suns series before pivoting to the Los Angles Clippers vs Dallas Mavericks showdown. Should Lebron James lean more on Anthony Davis? And what will the Clippers do to slow down Luka Doncic?  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Los Angeles teams in trouble & NBA awards debate with Vincent Goodwill

NBA legend, actor and activist Kareem Abdul-Jabbar joins Chris Haynes this week to talk about being the inaugural recipient of the aptly named Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Social Justice Champion Award. Kareem and Chris also chat about Kareem's relationship with Bruce Lee, the evolution of the NBA & the Los Angeles Lakers' chances to advance in this week's play-in tournament.Later, Chris is joined by his brother, Mark Haynes, who has been covering the Golden State Warriors this year for Clutch Points. They chat about what it's like to be a rookie beat reporter in the age of Zoom press conferences and what Warriors stars like Stephen Curry and Draymond Green are like behind the scenes.Stay up to date with the latest NBA news and coverage from Yahoo Sports on Twitter @YahooSportsNBA.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar talks social justice & Bruce Lee, later Mark Haynes on the year of covering the Warriors

"Whoever came up with that s*** needs to be fired." With ten words, LeBron James re-ignited a controversy about the NBA's inaugural play-in tournament and pointed the spotlight on an NBA executive most fans hadn't even heard of until a few days ago.Who is that executive who suddenly drew the ire of the league's most prominent player? Evan Wasch, Executive Vice President of Basketball Strategy & Analytics.Evan joins the podcast to talk about the creation of the play-in tournament, his response to LeBron, how the NBA creates the annual schedule and how it divvies up the nationally televised games amongst the league's thirty teams.Stay up to date with the latest NBA news and coverage from Yahoo Sports on Twitter @YahooSportsNBA.Follow Chris @ChrisBHaynesCheck out the rest of the Yahoo Sports podcast family at https://apple.co/2Abi8jk or at yahoosports.com/podcasts  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

LeBron said fire him; I talk to Evan Wasch, NBA exec responsible for the play-in tournament

Cleveland Cavaliers forward, NBA champion and former UCLA star Kevin Love joins Chris Haynes for a conversation about mental health, basketball and Kevin's up-and-down journey through both.Love opens up about his longtime struggles with anxiety & depression, what inspired him to speak so candidly about these issues, and his recent odyssey of self-discovery thanks to Mental Health Map, a genetic test that helped him learn more about his biological predispositions in the area of mental health and wellness.Kevin & Chris also talk about Love's first years in Cleveland with LeBron James and Kyrie Irving, whether he could see himself playing for another team and Love's affection for his hometown of Portland, Oregon.Stay up to date with the latest NBA news and coverage from Yahoo Sports on Twitter @YahooSportsNBA.Check out the rest of the Yahoo Sports podcast family at https://apple.co/2Abi8jk or at yahoosports.com/podcasts  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Kevin Love opens up about his struggles with anxiety, depression and his first years in Cleveland

Clear the lane for a legend. Dr. J himself, Julius Erving, joins Chris Haynes on a very special edition of Posted Up.Chris and the Doc chop it up about how Dr. J's iconic afro led to Allen Iverson's trendsetting cornrows in the city of Philadelphia, why one-handed dunks aren't only about the size of your hand, the art of NBA enforcers, the proliferation of the three-point shot, load management and the players Dr. J would put in his three all-time NBA teams.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Julius Erving talks about his iconic hair, one-handed dunks and all-time NBA teams

Chris Haynes is joined by SiriusXM's Amin Elhassan to discuss the impending verdict in the Derek Chauvin murder trial. Recently, the NBA released a memo as the league prepares to potentially postpone multiple nights of games if Chauvin is acquitted. The NBA is primed to hit another flash-point as the lessons and protests from 2020 still seem meaningless in the face of continued police violence. (4:00)Later in the podcast, Amin & Chris react to a number of stories from around the league: • LaMarcus Aldridge's surprise retirement due to a heart condition (13:30)• Zion Williamson's first professional game in Madison Square Garden and subsequent post-game comments that sent Knicks fans into a tizzy (19:05)• Victor Oladipo's latest injury in Miami and his ceiling as a player (25:00)• De'Aaron Fox vs. Ja Morant (30:20)• Stephen Curry's streak of 30-point games. (39:45)Stay up to date with the latest NBA news and coverage from Yahoo Sports on Twitter @YahooSportsNBA.Follow Chris @ChrisBHaynesCheck out the rest of the Yahoo Sports Podcast family at https://apple.co/2Abi8jk or at yahoosports.com/podcasts  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Holding onto hope as NBA braces for Derek Chauvin verdict

Yahoo Sports NBA Insider Chris Haynes sits down with NBA stars to have real conversations about everything you don’t typically hear in player interviews.Chris and his guests will dive into the most relevant NBA storylines, culture, style and some x’s and o’s too.It’s just a couple of guys posted up and talking about life… Unscripted and unfiltered.Don't miss the debut episode with Kevin Durant, dropping Christmas Eve.Full video shows of most episodes will be available on the Yahoo Sports YouTube pageCheck out all of the Yahoo Sports podcasts at yahoosports.com/podcasts

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