{"id":102773,"date":"2024-10-24T12:20:22","date_gmt":"2024-10-24T16:20:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/?p=102773"},"modified":"2024-10-24T12:20:22","modified_gmt":"2024-10-24T16:20:22","slug":"barack-obama-joins-nba-stars-podcast-rips-all-star-game","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/2024\/10\/24\/barack-obama-joins-nba-stars-podcast-rips-all-star-game\/","title":{"rendered":"Barack Obama Joins NBA Star\u2019s Podcast, Rips All-Star Game"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/2024\/09\/02\/3-best-games-2024-25-nba-schedule\/\" target=\"_self\">NBA season<\/a> is fully underway, and the entertainment doesn\u2019t stop on the court. It largely started with the <a  href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/players\/r\/redicjj01.html\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">JJ Redick<\/a> Podcast and has blossomed from there. The new NBA culture includes players <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/2024\/09\/10\/nba-star-releases-basketball-childrens-book-baby-dunks-a-lot\/\" target=\"_self\">controlling their narratives<\/a> and breaking their own news. Many players have started their own NBA player podcasts, and recently, <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/2024\/09\/26\/2024-25-nba-betting-preview-indiana-pacers-odds\/\" target=\"_self\">Indiana Pacers<\/a> star <a  href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/players\/h\/halibty01.html\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Tyrese Haliburton<\/a> was lucky enough to <a  href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=RosinuEpucU\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">interview<\/a> former president <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/2024\/10\/13\/barack-obama-names-his-all-time-nba-starting-5\/\" target=\"_self\">Barack Obama<\/a>.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><strong>Barack Obama Joins <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Tyrese Haliburton&#8217;s<\/strong>\u00a0<\/span>Podcast, Rips All-Star Game<\/strong><\/h2>\n<h3><strong>NBA Player Podcasts Culture<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">NBA players throughout the league have their own podcasts. Whether they are current or former players, it seems like everyone is putting out their own content. Players are interviewing former players, teammates, and even opponents. Some players, like <a  href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/players\/g\/greendr01.html\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Draymond Green<\/a>, are even monologuing about their own games.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">JJ Redick, now the Los Angeles Lakers head coach, started his own podcast a few years back called <em>\u201cOld Man &amp; the Three.\u201d<\/em> Redick was one of the pioneers of the NBA player&#8217;s podcast culture. His podcast not only helped spawn dozens of other player pods, but it may have even helped him land a job with the Lakers.<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Tyrese had to ask Obama about doing the Key &amp; Peele handshake sketch IRL w\/ Team USA basketball \ud83e\udd23\ud83d\udc80 <a  href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/bu7mapUYwP\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/bu7mapUYwP<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; TheYoungManAndTheThree (@OldManAndThree) <a  href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/OldManAndThree\/status\/1849108334567215361?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">October 23, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Redick and <a  href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/players\/j\/jamesle01.html\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">LeBron James<\/a> shared a podcast <a  href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@MindTheGamePodcast\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em>Mind the Game<\/em><\/a>, last season, breaking down NBA strategy and news, and shortly after, Redick joined James as his head coach. Now, the <em>\u201cOld Man &amp; the Three\u201d<\/em> has changed hands and will be hosted by multiple different NBA players under the name \u201c<em><a  href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@YOUNGMANANDTHREE\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Young Man &amp; the Three<\/a>.\u201d<\/em> Tyrese Haliburton was chosen as the first new host.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><strong>Haliburton Interviews Obama<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As his first assignment as one of the new hosts of the <em>\u201cYoung Man &amp; the Three\u201d<\/em> podcast, Haliburton was given the honor of interviewing former president Barack Obama. The interview, filmed in Washington, D.C., covered a wide range of topics. They included basketball, the upcoming election, and using platforms for positive change.<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Barack Obama\u2019s starting 5:<\/p>\n<p>Steph Curry<br \/>Michael Jordan<br \/>LeBron James<br \/>Kevin Durant<br \/>Hakeem Olajuwon<\/p>\n<p>Thoughts? \ud83d\udc40 (via <a  href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BarackObama?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@BarackObama<\/a>)<a  href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/vs5yMQ5NC1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/vs5yMQ5NC1<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Legion Hoops (@LegionHoops) <a  href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/LegionHoops\/status\/1845509124374847755?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">October 13, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Haliburton spoke about the honor of interviewing Obama, describing the former president as &#8220;the greatest speaker of my generation.&#8221; The two discussed their shared love for basketball, touching on Team USA, up-and-coming NBA stars like <a  href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/players\/w\/wembavi01.html\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Victor Wembanyama<\/a> and <a  href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/players\/e\/edwaran01.html\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Anthony Edwards<\/a>, and how Obama views the current state of the NBA All-Star Game.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><strong>Obama\u2019s Hot Takes<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Obama has always been a big basketball fan. Many Americans remember the famous pick-up games he would play during his time in the White House. It is no surprise then that Obama had some opinions on the NBA and how things are being run.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">&quot;Y&#39;all got to have a little more pride in that All-Star Game&#8230; It&#39;s an insult to the game.&quot;  -Obama confronts Tyrese about the NBA All Star Game <a  href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ynmGQaJfBm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/ynmGQaJfBm<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; TheYoungManAndTheThree (@OldManAndThree) <a  href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/OldManAndThree\/status\/1849144325885575514?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">October 23, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">During the interview, Obama complimented Haliburton on his team&#8217;s style of play. Obama mentioned the pace and ball movement the Pacers play with. He said that his favorite teams to watch over the last few years were the <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/2024\/10\/06\/2024-25-nba-betting-preview-san-antonio-spurs-win-total-odds\/\" target=\"_self\">San Antonio Spurs<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/2024\/10\/22\/2024-25-nba-mvp-odds-can-this-warriors-star-win-the-mvp\/\" target=\"_self\">Golden State Warriors<\/a>. He did throw a dig at Haliburton, saying, \u201cYou gotta pick up that defense a little bit.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Obama\u2019s comments on the NBA All-Star Game were not as friendly. Like many of us, Obama has been very disappointed in the All-Star Game over the last couple of years. He said, \u201cY\u2019all got to have a little more pride in that All-Star game.\u201d Hopefully, Obama\u2019s words can make a difference because we all agree.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The NBA season is fully underway, and the entertainment doesn\u2019t stop on the court. It largely started with the JJ Redick Podcast and has blossomed from there. The new NBA culture includes players controlling their narratives and breaking their own news. Many players have started their own NBA player podcasts, and recently, Indiana Pacers star [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5284,"featured_media":102851,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"no","_lmt_disable":"","sfio_featured_image":false,"sfio_embed_code":"","_ef_editorial_meta_date_first-draft-date":"","_ef_editorial_meta_paragraph_assignment":"","_ef_editorial_meta_checkbox_needs-photo":"1","_ef_editorial_meta_number_word-count":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[11,1608,62,3],"tags":[2109,896,2279,2815,636,477,2607,4669],"class_list":["post-102773","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-pacers","category-basketball","category-nba","category-news","tag-anthony-edwards","tag-basketball-podcast","tag-jj-redick","tag-nba-all-star-game","tag-nba-all-star-weekend","tag-nba-podcasts","tag-tyrese-haliburton","tag-victor-wembanyama"],"modified_by":"Eamon Cassels, Editor","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/102773","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5284"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=102773"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/102773\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/102851"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=102773"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=102773"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=102773"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}