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Episode Notes
Joel Anderson, Stefan Fatsis, and Josh Levin discuss the NBA All-Star Game and the state of the league a year after it suspended play due to COVID-19. They also talk about a new report on LSU’s failures to deal with sexual assault claims as well as allegations about the school’s ex-football coach Les Miles. Finally, Andrew Maraniss joins for a conversation about his book
Singled Out, on the plight of the gay baseball player Glenn Burke.
• Joel Embiid and Ben Simmons were forced to sit out the All-Star Game due to contact with a barber who tested positive for COVID-19.
Former Laker coach recalls the ups and downs of life as an NBA coach
Paul Westhead recalls coaching the Lakers, the Bulls, the Denver Nuggets, Loyola Marymount and nearly two dozen other basketball teams in “Speed Game: My Fast Times in Basketball. Photo by David Fairchild (DavidFairchildStudio.com)
by Paul Teetor
When Paul Westhead was interviewing for an assistant coaching job with the Orlando Magic back in 2003, head coach Johnny Davis asked him a tough question: “I hear from some people you’re a genius, and I hear from others you’re crazy. Which one is true?”
Westhead paused, realizing the wrong answer could kill his chances.