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Trae Young called the shots, as he welcomed Quavo onto his court for a competitive round of HORSE.

Trae Young
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Chet Holmgren went from buckets to Birdies. The NBA champ linked up with Chef Kevin Lee to get a taste of restaurant life — and help assist foster families along the way.

Chet Holmgren
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VJ Edgecombe opens up about his journey from Bimini to the Sixers: “They will ALWAYS say, You can’t, you can’t, you can’t. They will be wrong.”

VJ Edgecombe

T.J. McConnell on losing in Game 7 and where the Indiana Pacers go from here: “It was just f***ing devastating, man.”

T.J. McConnell

From the court to the dance floor. Atlanta Dream's Allisha Gray teams up with instructor Terresa Fields for a crash course in line dancing.

Allisha Gray
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Jalen Williams hears a special voicemail from his parents, Nicole and Ronald Williams.

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After 14 seasons, Allie Quigley says goodbye to the WNBA: “I love knowing that these next generations of players are just going to get to play in better and better and better versions of the W.”

Allie Quigley

Ahead of Game 1 of the NBA Finals, Lu Dort has a message for Oklahoma City Thunder fans: “This is about the opportunity that’s right in front of us ... right here in OKC, right here with you all.”

Lu Dort

Lu Dort: “C’est une opportunité en or qu’on a devant nous. On est presents, avec vous, prêts à faire quelque chose de spécial.”

Lu Dort

This is for all the Indiana Pacers fans, from Myles Turner: “Indianapolis, Indiana is the basketball capital right now. We really do this in Indy. The game runs through us.”⁠

Myles Turner

Jarrett Allen and the Cavaliers are entering the playoffs with one thing on their minds: another title for Cleveland: “Hell yes we’re thinking about it.”

Jarrett Allen

Malik Beasley has a message for Pistons fans ahead of the NBA playoffs: “Detroit vs. Everybody. It’s a FEELING. And with this year’s team, it’s like we’re bringing that feeling back again.”

Malik Beasley

Ahead of the WNBA draft, Hailey Van Lith’s dad, Corey, leaves an emotional voicemail for his daughter. 

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Before UConn takes the court for the national championship game, Paige Bueckers’ little brother, Drew, left his sister a touching message. 

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Hannah Hidalgo has a message for Notre Dame fans: “I’m excited now for an offseason to get better. More than anything, I am excited to do it again at Notre Dame.”

Hannah Hidalgo

This week we got a Chicago hooper on the show, first team All-D, and the Grindfather — Tony Allen joins Knuckleheads.

Darius Miles, Quentin Richardson, Tony Allen

Rudy Gay joins Q and D on this week’s episode of Knuckleheads.

Darius Miles, Quentin Richardson, Rudy Gay

This week we got Spain’s finest, the NBA Hall of Famer and 2x champ Pau Gasol on Knuckleheads.

Darius Miles, Pau Gasol, Quentin Richardson
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We’re back this week with the 2007 No. 1 overall pick, THE Greg Oden!

Darius Miles, Greg Oden, Quentin Richardson
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We got a Top 75 player on Knuckleheads this week as The Glove aka Gary Payton joins Q and D.

Darius Miles, Gary Payton, Quentin Richardson
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This week, we got the one and only Rajon Rondo up in here to chop it up!

Darius Miles, Quentin Richardson, Rajon Rondo

Jewell Loyd says goodbye to the Seattle Storm: “I’ll continue to carry the spirit of Seattle with me wherever I go.”

Jewell Loyd