Hoop Talk Ep. 187: Rachel Nichols Caught in 4K, NBA Finals Picks & USA Basketball (ft. Brooks Warren & Ian Evans)

Despite the 2021 NBA season coming to a close, there is still no shortage of storylines and news to talk about in the world of professional basketball. On this edition of the Hoop Talk Podcast, we have a few big headlines that are taking over the national media and we just could not help but to chime in. We open up with discussing the Rachel Nichols-Maria Taylor incident up at ESPN and the affect that this collision has/could have on the perception of diversity in the media. Then we switch over to the on the court stuff by taking a look at the NBA Finals matchup between the Phoenix Suns and the Milwaukee Bucks as they battle it out for the Larry O'Brien trophy. Lastly to close out the pod, we discuss some of the underlying storylines of U.S. Olympics national team and some of the potential implications that they could have on the upcoming NBA season. Of course, with so much content to cover we had to bring in some help to break this all down. So as always we turned to our esteemed regulars here on the podcast, welcoming back Brooks Warren of the Hear Me Out Podcast and Ian Evans of The Impact Podcast to sit down with us and talk some hoops. A lot of controversy and tough takes, but a constructive conversation as always with the fellas. Hope you enjoy!