Is vehicle a symbol of status among pro ballers? (Hoops Journeymen podcast) / News - Basketnews.com

In the inaugural episode of Hoops Journeymen, BasketNews Editor-in-Chief Mindaugas Gobikas & the former JBA play-by-play announcer Manny Alvarez sat down to discuss the differences between the cultural understanding of basketball players and their cars in the US and Europe.

Topics:

Intro (00:00); What Hoops Journeymen are all about (1:15); Topic of the day: cars of the NBA players vs European players cars (3:50); Glen Robinson had the dopest wheels back in 2001 (6:10); Kobe's chauffeur & teammates giving you a hard time for driving a shitty car(9:12); American description of Skoda: KIA and VW had a child (12:00); Are American athletes into car racing? (15:25); Players in Europe have considered other things first before buying a car (18:25); What will recent New York Knicks draft pick Rokas Jokubaitis buy for his first car in the States (25:00); Players playing too long just because they need money (30:49); Charles O'Bannon is the guest of the episode (32:11); The first car of a newly drafted Detroit Piston (35:46); It was all about image back in the late 90s in the NBA (38:14); Do you know what suicide doors are? (46:01); Curious details of cars abroad (51:35) Tall ballplayers on trains in Japan (57:35); Where do college athletes get their cars? (1:00:10); How do professional athletes get along with the police? (1:04:15); A quick tour through the LA neighborhood (1:06:01).

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