J.A. Adande has been covering the NBA for nearly 30 years at the Washington Post, LA Times, and ESPN. You've seen him doing sideline reports on ESPN's NBA coverage, participating on ESPN's Around The Horn, reporting for SportsCenter and NBA Coast to Coast, and now he is in the world of academia. J.A. currently is the Director of the Sports Journalism program at Northwestern University's Medill School of Journalism. Mike and J.A. discuss the greatness of Giannis Antetokounmpo, the legacy of Larry...
May 20, 2019•56 min•Ep. 19
Mike felt that only one day of celebrating Mother's Day was totally inadequate. So he doubled up and had some fun conversations with Pamela McGee (Mother of Javale McGee of the Lakers and WNBA player Imani McGee-Stafford of the Atlanta Dream) and Lucille O'Neal (Shaq's Mom). They are two of the strongest, most caring, and loving Moms and they have some classic stories about their kids. Pamela had a great career of her own with National championships (USC), Olympic Gold (1984), and a great WNBA r...
May 13, 2019•1 hr 1 min•Ep. 18
Miami Heat guard Goran Dragic joins Mike for a 30 minute discussion before he heads back to Slovenia for the summer. They discuss his upcoming decision on whether to opt in with the Heat for the 2019-2020 season. Mike and Goran also break down why Nikola Jokic is such a unique player. Other topics include a breakdown of how the European style of player development focuses on team success as opposed to the creation of individual stars. And Goran describes his first interactions with Luka Doncic w...
May 06, 2019•33 min•Ep. 17
Antonio Davis, the 13 year NBA veteran joins Mike Wise to discuss a number of issues from his new role with the Players Union to his "cerebral tough guy" style as a player, to the issues affecting players who leave the game. Antonio discusses his own struggles after his career ended and the program he is setting up with the union to help former players navigate the challenges of their lives after basketball. And he also tells a surprising story about his college coach Don Haskins regarding the 1...
Apr 29, 2019•46 min•Ep. 16
ESPN Front Office Insider Amin Elhassan joins Mike Wise and they examine a number of "Big Picture" issues from around the NBA. They probe the mindset of Kyrie Irving and whether he will ever be content with his situation, regardless of the team he is with. Mike and Amin also warn Kevin Durant that while the Knicks and their fans are praying for him to come to the Big Apple, he may be in for a rude awakening if he is not able to produce immediate results. Amin also explains "The LeBron James Expe...
Apr 22, 2019•35 min•Ep. 15
Mike welcomes two Hall of Famers to this week's show. 2018 Inductee Grant Hill, a part owner of the Atlanta Hawks as well as an announcer for Turner Sports and CBS discusses everything from the Lakers turmoil to the evolution of Duke's Coach K to the developing identity of the Hawks, and even tells the story of how singer Anita Baker introduced him to his future wife. Jack McCallum was the recipient of the Curt Gowdy Media Award from the Basketball Hall of Fame in 2005. He was a senior writer at...
Apr 15, 2019•52 min•Ep. 14
Harvey Araton's new book "Elevated: The Global Rise of the NBA" is destined to be one of the best basketball anthologies in memory. Harvey has curated and connected some of the best basketball feature pieces of the past 30+ years. Howie Schwab is simply a college basketball savant. He's a legendary researcher who became an on air personality and is currently the Bracketologist for FOX Sports. They relive Virginia's worst loss ever and it wasn't last year vs. 16 seed UMBC in the tournament. Howie...
Apr 08, 2019•1 hr 23 min•Ep. 13
Mike is joined by three time NBA Champion Bruce Bowen as they discuss his incredible San Antonio Spurs experience, the impact of Manu Ginobili and Coach Greg Popovich, his controversial dismissal from the Clippers over his Kawhi Leonard comments, how basketball is and isn't being taught properly today, his past issues with mental health and hi mission to help young people in similar situations and much more! See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https:/...
Apr 01, 2019•54 min•Ep. 12
Jason Whitlock joins Mike for an depth discussion on LeBron James as they cover the influence of Muhammad Ali’s legacy in the area of social consciousness, athlete promise and the privileges that come with it, the role of black athletes as spokesman for social causes, present day realities about journalism and much more! See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info ....
Mar 25, 2019•1 hr 8 min•Ep. 11
Isiah Thomas shares incredible stories of his upbringing on Chicago's rugged West Side, his recruitment by coach Bob Knight at Indiana, why his 1992 Dream Team snub still hurts, and his controversial comments about racial issues in the 1980's NBA. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .
Mar 18, 2019•58 min•Ep. 10
Tim Legler of ESPN joins Mike as they discuss Legler's incredible basketball from the hardwood to the studio including the team that gave him his first opportunity, his desire to coach division one college basketball, how he views the Michael Jordan LeBron James G.OA.T. debate, the influence of AAU basketball on present day NBA player movement, stories about former Washington teammates Chris Webber, Juwan Howard and Rasheed Wallace, the future of Kyrie Irving and more! See Privacy Policy at http...
Mar 11, 2019•47 min•Ep. 9
Mike Wise is joined by long time basketball story teller Ric Bucher of Bleacher Report and creator of the podcast Bucher & Friends as they talk everything from their time together coming up at the San Jose Mercury News, the Lakers struggle to make the playoffs, the MVP battle between Harden and Giannis, Kyrie Irving and the Celtics, the state of the Warriors defense with Boogie Cousins, Lee Jenkins front office gig with the Clippers, Scott Perry and the Knicks front office, advice on raising...
Mar 04, 2019•56 min•Ep. 8
Mike Wise is joined by former NCAA & NBA head coach, and current basketball analyst P.J. Carlesimo as they flashback 30 years to Seton Hall's memorable 1989 Final Four run, P.J.'s close friend Syracuse head coach Jim Boeheim and the unfortunate tragedy he was recently involved in, the 1992 Dream Team experience including the friendship formed between Larry Bird and Patrick Ewing, the Latrell Sprewell practice incident 20 years ago and much more! See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privac...
Feb 25, 2019•55 min•Ep. 7
NBA All-Star 2019 special edition from Charlotte as Mike is joined by Bleacher Report's Howard Beck and Eric Newman to talk NBA All-Star weekend, where journalism is today, the unique New York connection between them and much more! See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .
Feb 18, 2019•45 min•Ep. 6
In mid-February of 2019, Mike was joined by Lakers owner and president Jeanie Buss as they talked about righting the Lakers ship, Magic Johnson's recruitment of LeBron James, her breakup with Phil Jackson and much more! While the conversation took place 8 weeks before Magic resigned in April, it is a revealing window into the thought process of the "Boss Lady" in LA. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info ....
Feb 11, 2019•1 hr 2 min•Ep. 5
Mike is joined by former Suns GM Ryan McDonough as they break down the Knicks decision to trade Kristaps Porzingis, address a report about the Suns pursuit of Porzingis in 2017, the looming NBA trade deadline, his family connection to Whitey Bulger and more! See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info ....
Feb 04, 2019•53 min•Ep. 4
Mike and Frank take a deep dive into the Knicks, who show us why lottery picks don't mean what they used to; Klay Thompson not a Top-10 guard in the west? Ridiculous. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .
Jan 28, 2019•54 min•Ep. 3
The time Garrett Temple's dad debated David Duke at LSU; Inside the dust-up with teammate Omri Casspi. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .
Jan 21, 2019•46 min•Ep. 2
A three-time winner of the Sixth Man of the Year Award, Jamal Crawford has played for 19 coaches in 19 seasons -- and he can name them all. And what about that time he gambled away his brand new Mercedes after playing craps at Michael Jordan's restaurant during his rookie season? Welcome to the Wise Ass Show. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info ....
Jan 14, 2019•51 min•Ep. 1
Ever been boar hunting with Shaquille O'Neal? Mike Wise has, and he wants to tell you all about it. Join the veteran basketball journalist (most recently of the Washington Post, New York Times and ESPN), as he pursues the best storylines around the NBA and shares them each week, on the Wise Ass Show via Pure Hoops Media. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info ....
Dec 23, 2018•1 min
