Hanif Abdurraqib On LeBron James In High School, Why NBA Nicknames Are Bad, How He Loves Awful Teams

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Author Hanif Abdurraqib joins No Dunks to discuss if he's heard from LeBron James since releasing 'There’s Always This Year,' attending a LeBron high school game, why there are no good NBA nicknames anymore, how he became a Minnesota Timberwolves fan, his thoughts on Anthony Edwards and Rudy Gobert, his love of bad NBA teams, a memorable trash talk moment at a Toronto Raptors game, and what to make of Scoot Henderson.
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[@rapstallion6615]

How did I not know about this author?? An Alexey Shved-era Timberwolves fan...what a fantastic episode!! Thanks for putting me on, NoDunks!

[@fentonmh]

Woah what a crossover, Hanif is one of my favorite writers of all time and No Dunks is my fav podcast of all time. Well done guys! Legendary episode.

[@rapstallion6615]

Ok, the more this gentleman speaks, the more I can relate...even a level-headed KAT fan...that's extremely rare to come by. Loving this episode!

[@charlievincent4055]

this is a surreal moment seeing hanif on no dunks. Hanif if you see this as a guy who grew up in Columbus in the 2000s and vividly remembers the day brookhaven closed and has read everything you wrote, this book holds a special place in my heart. the way you wrote about that time in our city will never be matched. Thank you for writing this book.

[@zackaritas1]

Me and Hanif are exactly the same (hardcore fans of the Columbus Crew and No Dunks) Love to see this, shoutout to Hanif the greatest and only and best celebrity fan of the greatest soccer team the world has ever seen.

[@mmurfur]

just ordered Hanif's book. thanks as well for putting me on. we need diverse, skillful perspectives on the beauty of basketball in this age of analytics

[@mocheeks8953]

Bummed I missed watching this live… but HYPE to have Hanif on No Dunks! His book was genuinely awesome 🏀 You guys are great 💪🏽

[@bookaufman9643]

"A safe space to lie to ourselves." I like that definition of sports fandom. My brother-in-law is a Commander's fan and he sincerely tells me every year how they're going to the playoffs. I think he really does believe it. Eventually he's going to be alright it may even be this year.

[@bwall05]

This is a thrilling crossover event

[@jwright4]

Knowing Hanif is sometimes in the comments and/or the Stream Team, the community is strong and quite intellectual

[@beatsbykana]

Book is immediately on the tbr

[@joshgiannini1804]

It's nice to have someone on who actually likes the NBA and the pod. You had that other guest peddling his book (whose name escapes me, former fringe player) and he was very funny and thoughtful but he gave off real "I don't like the NBA anymore and you're dumb if you do" energy

[@childishaquino]

Shoutout Christian Eyenga

[@rapstallion6615]

Brad Miller was my Josh Giddey, TK. He was my Rudy Gobert before Rudy Gobert.

[@NoDunksInc]

Everybody’s got a Giddey.

[@theshivelyshow5784]

good morning everyone

[@NoDunksInc]

Good morning!

[@bryce5739]

Mornin!

[@jamieburnett4741]

a classic

[@jumpyhenderson]

trey looked confused to be introduced as the man in the middle because he's clearly on the right

[@NoDunksInc]

#1 - in the middle because he plays center #2 - he’s in the middle of the 3 people in the room

[@onnaquest]

Man that Cavs team had my hopes up lol.

[@vonfrancisco4022]

I'm so late 🥺

[@sandertan]

1 year, 6 months and 6 days of being sad about the chances of a NO CHAINS disc golf podcast :(

[@discowolf25]

1:44 we all ask ourselves this everyday we wake up 🤷🏻‍♂️