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Episode 41 – Oscar Schmidt
Greetings, fellow earthlings, and welcome to Tales From The Hoop, a podcast dedicated to diving into the weird, wild, and wacky stories from basketball history. In today’s episode, we’re looking at the second-greatest scorer in basketball history, Oscar Schmidt. The talented Brazilian doesn’t get nearly enough credit among NBA fans, but his story is the…
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Episode 40 – Aleksandar Nikolic, The Father of Serbian Basketball
Greetings, fellow earthlings, and welcome to Tales From The Hoop, a podcast dedicated to diving into the weird, wild, and wacky stories from basketball history. In today’s episode, we’re leaving the world of true crime and looking at the story of Aleksandar Nikolic, the guy who turned Yugoslavia (and by extension Serbia) into a basketball…
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Episode 39 – Leonel Marquetti
Greetings, fellow earthlings, and welcome to Tales From The Hoop, a podcast dedicated to diving into the weird, wild, and wacky stories from basketball history. In today’s episode, we’re sticking in the world of true crime and looking at the story of Leonel Marquetti, a McDonald’s All-American turned murderer.
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Episode 38 – Lorenzen Wright
Greetings, fellow earthlings, and welcome to Tales From The Hoop, a podcast dedicated to diving into the weird, wild, and wacky stories from basketball history. In today’s episode, we’re finally leaving the ABA behind and moving back into true crime for a bit. This time, we’re looking into the sprawling mystery around who exactly killed…
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Episode 37 – The ABA Part 12 – Spirits of St. Louis
Greetings, fellow earthlings, and welcome to Tales From The Hoop, a podcast dedicated to diving into the weird, wild, and wacky stories from basketball history. In today’s episode, we’re continuing our first multi-part series, looking at the full history of the ABA. This time out, we’re taking a look at one of the wildest teams…
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Episode 36 – The ABA Part 11 – Kentucky Colonels
Greetings, fellow earthlings, and welcome to Tales From The Hoop, a podcast dedicated to diving into the weird, wild, and wacky stories from basketball history. In today’s episode, we’re continuing our first multi-part series, looking at the full history of the ABA. This time out, we’re taking a look at how the Colonels went from…
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Episode 35 – The ABA Part 10 – New Jersey Nets
Greetings, fellow earthlings, and welcome to Tales From The Hoop, a podcast dedicated to diving into the weird, wild, and wacky stories from basketball history. In today’s episode, we’re continuing our first multi-part series, looking at the full history of the ABA. This time out, we’re taking a look at how the Nets went from…
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Episode 34 – The ABA Part 9 – San Antonio Spurs
Greetings, fellow earthlings, and welcome to Tales From The Hoop, a podcast dedicated to diving into the weird, wild, and wacky stories from basketball history. In today’s episode, we’re continuing our first multi-part series, looking at the full history of the ABA. This time out, we’re taking a look at how San Antonio brought the…
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Episode 33 – The ABA Part 8 – The Denver Rockets
Greetings, fellow earthlings, and welcome to Tales From The Hoop, a podcast dedicated to diving into the weird, wild, and wacky stories from basketball history. In today’s episode, we’re continuing our first multi-part series, looking at the full history of the ABA. This time out, we’re taking a look at the Denver Rockets and how…
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Emergency Pod – 2025-26 NBA Preseason Power Rankings
Greetings, fellow earthlings, and welcome to Tales From The Hoop, a podcast dedicated to diving into the weird, wild, and wacky stories from basketball history. Today, we’re taking a break from the ABA to look toward the future, breaking down our preseason predictions for the 2025-26 NBA season. Who will stand on top and who…
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