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Yo, yo, yo! The Knuckleheads are back with another check-in for this NBA season as we get close to the Christmas Day games and the new year. Darius and Q discuss how the East is shaping up to be the way they expected …

Darius Miles, Quentin Richardson

It’s big baller status this week, as we are joined by our first-ever billionaire — the owner of the Dallas Mavericks and Shark Tank star Mark Cuban, who sits down with Q and D for this episode of Knuckleheads.

Darius Miles, Mark Cuban, Quentin Richardson

BIG GAME JAMES is in the building, y’all! Knuckleheads ending the year strong with back-to-back Hall of Famers. Q and D sit down with one of the “Showtime Lakers” and a Top 50 Greatest Player ever to play in the NBA, James Worthy.

Darius Miles, James Worthy, Quentin Richardson

With two taps to the head, former NBA star Darius Miles left his stamp on the game of basketball forever. Toward the end of his career, life off the court began to take a serious toll. Listen in to Darius’s story and hear how he built the castle back up.

Corey Hirsch, Darius Miles, Dr. Diane McIntosh
Presented by Wounded Warrior

Knuckleheads is back with a Hall of Fame ep. Number 21, the dude who started the straight-out-of-high school trend, one of the greatest fours ever, The Big Ticket aka Kevin Garnett, joins Q and D.

Darius Miles, Kevin Garnett, Quentin Richardson

The Knuckleheads are back, with our first check-in for ’22–23! The guys share their opening takes on this young NBA season including how impressed they are with both the Bucks and the Cavaliers. Q and D chop it up about the rookies who are turning heads.

Darius Miles, Quentin Richardson

Yuta Watanabe pens a letter to Brooklyn Nets and Toronto Raptors fans: “I want to make the most of every day I have in the NBA so that I can continue to work hard right until the end of the season.”

Yuta Watanabe

Bennedict Mathurin is ready to suit up for the Indiana Pacers: “I’ve never been scared to go up against anybody in my life.”

Bennedict Mathurin

John Wall shares his story: “I was this close to taking my own life. That’s a hard thing to tell the world. But if you can say one thing about me, it’s that I’ve always been real, and that’s not going to change today.”

John Wall

Tim Hardaway ahead of his induction into the Basketball Hall of Fame: “Basketball saved my life.  It wasn’t a passion. It wasn’t a hobby. It was my refuge, man.”

Tim Hardaway Sr.

Ahead of Draft Night, Jaden Ivey and Johnny Davis sat down with retired pros to learn what it takes to make it to the league.

Jaden Ivey, Johnny Davis

Ahead of the 2022 NBA draft, new Kings guard Jared Rhoden sat down with the guys to discuss his basketball journey.

Darius Miles, Jared Rhoden, Quentin Richardson

Ahead of the 2022 NBA draft, the No. 30 pick of the Nuggets, Peyton Watson, joined the Knuckleheads.

Darius Miles, Peyton Watson, Quentin Richardson

The No. 25 NBA draft pick of the Spurs, Blake Wesley joins Q and D on Knuckleheads.

Blake Wesley, Darius Miles, Quentin Richardson

H2O is in the building! Quentin and Darius welcome New York Knicks legend Allan Houston to the Knuckleheads podcast

Allan Houston, Darius Miles, Quentin Richardson

Cali’s finest, y’all. It’s Andre Miller on the podcast.

Andre Miller, Darius Miles, Quentin Richardson

That’s a wrap on the NBA Finals! The Knuckleheads discuss the big Warriors win and dissect the crucial moments of this championship series.

Darius Miles, Quentin Richardson

Hall of Famer Mitch Richmond is in the building, y’all! Quentin and Darius welcome the Mitch to the Knuckleheads podcast.

Darius Miles, Mitch Richmond, Quentin Richardson

The guys give their takes on what Boston needs to do in game 6, why Steph’s lackluster shooting in Game 5 will never happen again, and how they feel this series will wrap up.

Darius Miles, Quentin Richardson

Members of the 2000 NBA draft class are together again! Kenyon Martin is in the building, y’all!

Darius Miles, Kenyon Martin, Quentin Richardson

The legendary three-time Sixth Man of the Year pulls up on Knuckleheads to talk about his unique basketball journey.

Darius Miles, Lou Williams, Quentin Richardson