Knuckleheads With Quentin Richardson & Darius Miles

Indiana stand up!! Pacers big man, Myles Turner, joins Knuckleheads to chop it up with Q and D. Myles looks back on his time growing up in Texas, going to UT, and why he decided to leave after his first year. He talks getting drafted by Larry Bird, what it was like playing with Paul George, and how he feels about this current Pacers team, now that he’s the OG in the building. One of the most underrated defenders in the league, live on location from XS Nightclub at Wynn Las Vegas — tune in! Texas hoops, being the No. 2-ranked player in the country (7:20) Getting drafted by the Pacers and meeting Larry Bird (28:55)  Playing with Paul George early in his career (37:42) Tyrese Haliburton’s impact (38:54) Being the veteran on the Pacers and their future outlook (46:47) Myles’s crazy Lego collection (49:10)   About Our Hosts: NBA veterans Quentin Richardson and Darius Miles are lifelong friends and bona fide truth-tellers. Listen as they invite special guests, high-profile athletes, musicians and entertainers to

We’re back with another Tap In on these WNBA Finals. After Game 2, it seems like only a matter of time before the Aces are crowned the back-to-back champions (and Darius has to do his pushups). The guys go off about the Aces firepower, why we need to tip our hats to Becky Hammon, and whether or not it’s time to start thinking about a potential Aces dynasty. Tune in to us and tune in to Game 3 on Sunday! About Our Hosts: NBA veterans Quentin Richardson and Darius Miles are lifelong friends and bona fide truth-tellers. Listen as they invite special guests, high-profile athletes, musicians and entertainers to get brutally honest about everything from current events to untold stories from the golden era of sports and culture. Named for the on-court celebration they made wildly popular, this unfiltered, hilarious and surprising podcast is like playing NBA 2K with no fouls. Other places to find Knuckleheads:  Subscribe on Youtube Follow on Instagram Follow on FacebookSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy informat

This week on Knuckleheads we got one of the OG’s of South Central L.A. hoops, Dorell Wright. D Wright chops it up with Q and D about starting basketball late and still getting drafted out of high school. He recalls being a rookie when Shaq got to the Heat, why he and D Wade were so tight, and what it was like to learn from Pat Riley. Dorell looks back on the early years of Steph and Klay, and what led up to his leading the league in threes during his Golden State tenure. D Wright is straight family — tune in!  Senior year of high school, growing up with Russell Westbrook (7:57) Getting drafted out of high school to the Miami Heat (18:55) Heat winning 2006 NBA Finals (28:52) Leading the league in threes with Golden State (54:54)  Being on the Trail Blazers during the start of Dame’s career (1:04:32)  Hall of Famer Dwyane Wade (1:17:05) About Our Hosts: NBA veterans Quentin Richardson and Darius Miles are lifelong friends and bona fide truth-tellers. Listen as they invite special guests, high-profile athletes

The Knuckleheads are tapping in for an NBA preview with special guest, Amar’e Stoudemire! The guys discuss Amare’s upcoming induction into the Phoenix Suns Ring of Honor, all the trade madness, NBA Media Day, and predictions for the season. Tap in! Phoenix keeping KD and Book, adding Bradley Beal and Jusuf Nurkić (3:18) Dame to the Bucks, why did Miami trade fall through? (6:48) Boston gaining Jrue Holiday, losing Robert Williams (12:20) Anthony Davis needs a big year, Lakers deep team (15:00) Philly’s James Harden situation (19:26) Can CP and Steph start the game together? (35:09) Way too early MVP, ROY, Coach of the Year, and Finals predictions (41:22) Young Amar’e dunk on Olowokandi, Phoenix memories, Suns appreciation (51:45) WNBA Finals predictions (59:05) See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The WNBA Finals are set! The New York Liberty will face the Las Vegas Aces on Sunday for Game 1 after some hard fought battles in the semis. Q and D touch on Connecticut’s toughness and talent, the good experience for Dallas and why the future looks bright for both the Sun and the Wings. The guys give love to the unanimous Rookie of the Year (Aliyah Boston), discuss the importance of Chelsea Gray and Betnijah Laney in this series, and have a disagreement about which team will walk away victorious. Tune in!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This week on Knuckleheads we got straight hoop royalty. One of the greatest legends of the women’s game, Cheryl Miller, joins Q and D. Cheryl chops it up about dominating in Los Angeles as a high schooler, scoring 105 points in a game, and why she ended up choosing USC. She gets into her time with Team USA at the Olympics, her relationship with Pat Summitt, and why she’s so grateful for the WNBA even though she didn’t get a chance to play in it. Cheryl Miller is one of them ones, you don’t want to miss this episode. Tune in!  Growing up and hooping with Reggie Miller as youngin’s (9:50)  Scoring a record 105 points in a high school game! (14:20) Going to USC, dominating in college, winning back-to-back championships (19:20)  Performing at the Grammys with Donna Summer, meeting Michael Jackson (28:02) Winning a gold medal with Team USA and Pat Summitt (31:26)  The creation of the WNBA (39:25)  Transitioning to the media, covering the NBA (48:24 See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We back with another Tap In as the WNBA semifinals continue! Q and D touch on the heated Liberty-Sun series, as the Liberty knotted it up at one game apiece. The guys explain why they are so impressed with what Alyssa Thomas is doing on defense, say that they expect a big game from Stewie coming up, and reveal who they feel is in charge of the series. They also go over the Aces-Wings series, applaud A’ja for her dominance, and define the fiery attitude Dallas must bring in order to have any shot. Tap in!! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Racine's own Caron Butler in the building! This week on Knuckleheads CB joins Q and D to go through it all. They chop it up about Darius and Caron’s early AAU battles, Caron reflects on his time in and out of jail during high school and overcoming that, and his unorthodox path to UConn. Caron talks about his relationship with Kobe when he played on the Lakers and what was so special about those Wizards teams with Gilbert Arenas and Antawn Jamison. We live on location from XS Nightclub at Wynn Las Vegas — tune in!   Going to juvenile detention, playing in AAU with an ankle monitor (8:14)  Growing up in Racine, finding a way out with basketball (15:13) Dominating freshman year at UConn, Coach Calhoun’s impact (23:49)  Playing for Pat Riley and the Heat his first two years (39:16) Getting traded to the Lakers, Caron’s relationship with Kobe (50:41) Wizards teams, what it was like to playing with Gilbert and Antawn (58:24) Going to Dallas, getting hurt and the Mavs winning the Championship on Dirk’s back (1:04:2

The WNBA semifinals are underway! We’ve got the Liberty and Sun facing off in the East and the Aces and Wings facing off in the West. Connecticut and Vegas took home wins, while New York and Dallas have some adjustments to make before Tuesday's matchups. Q and D discuss how Jonquel Jones could be key for the Liberty, why the Wings will need to pick their poison when it comes to defending the Aces, and who might win the highly debatable MVP race. Tune in! Alyssa Thomas, DeWanna Bonner, Rebecca Allen show up night one at Barclays. Stewie gets tough defense. Jonquel Jones mismatch. (0:55) Aces take game one with ease. A'ja dominates. Dallas needs to take away a piece of Vegas' offense. (9:55) Satou's MIP award. MVP race between AT, A'ja and Stewie. Shoutout Natasha Cloud who left it all on the floor. (19:20) See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

WNBA playoffs are in full swing, so why not bring you some W royalty this week? Ticha Penicheiro joins the show to chop it up about growing up as a hooper in Portugal, playing at Old Dominion against some of Pat Summit’s best Tennessee teams, and her experiences in the early years of the WNBA. All the flowers to TP! Live on location from XS Nightclub at Wynn Las Vegas — tune in! Hooping in Portugal, watching Magic Johnson, going pro as a teen (1:25) Choosing Old Dominion, ROY, learning about Nancy Lieberman (4:40) Championship vs. Tennessee, WNBA emergence, draft process (12:25) Sacramento Monarchs, playing with Ruthie Bolton and Yolanda Griffith and getting a ring (16:40) Wheaties box, team folding, joining the LA Sparks (19:21) W25, HOF, and becoming an agent (25:35) Playing overseas and changes in the WNBA (33:30) See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This week we got one y’all been waiting on since the jump. Our original teammate and good friend, Lamar Odom joins Knuckleheads. The Clippers and Lakers legend goes through it all: what it was like growing up in Queens, running the city with an AAU team filled with future pros, and how he ended up at Rhode Island for school. L.O. gets into those early 2000s Clippers teams, his culture shock when he went to Miami and then got traded to L.A. for Shaq. He goes into his relationship with Kobe and what it was like to win two championships with the Lakers. Lamar Odom, everyone — tune in!!    New York City hoops, dominating AAU with Ron Artest (5:30) Clippers years, Lamar and D’s iconic SLAM cover (17:09) Getting traded from Miami for Shaq to the Lakers, being back in L.A. (29:33) Lamar and Kobe’s relationship, Lamar becoming sixth man on Lakers  (31:00) Playing in the Lakers-Celtics rivalry in NBA Finals, championship parade (37:37) Playing for Team USA, Kevin Durant ballin’ (45:38) The Blackout Game in NYC, 2003

It's Cali’s finest on the show today, y’all! Nneka Ogwumike has been tearing up the league since 2012. WNBA Champion, MVP, 8x All-Star - it’s all on the resume! Q and D trace Nneka’s basketball journey from becoming “The Ogwumike sisters” back in Cypress, Texas, to helping break UConn’s 90 game winning streak while at Stanford, to winning a championship against Maya Moore in 2016. Tune in to hear more from the WNBPA president who deserves all the flowers for her impact on the women’s game!  Cypress, Texas, KG influence, basketball growth (1:40) Her sisters, choosing Stanford over Duke, Tara Vanderveer (11:45) UConn rivalry, Chiney to Stanford, March Madness (21:45) 2012 WNBA Draft, Candace Parker, ROY (28:15) Overseas, 2016 Sparks/Lynx series, Olympic snub (34:33) About Our Hosts: NBA veterans Quentin Richardson and Darius Miles are lifelong friends and bona fide truth-tellers. Listen as they invite special guests, high-profile athletes, musicians and entertainers to get brutally honest about everything fro

We got New York in the building today! One of the greatest ball handlers of all time, God Shammgod, joins Q and D this week on Knuckleheads. He gets down to the creation of his iconic move, who his favorite New York hoopers are, and of course his best Rucker Park stories. Shammgod gets into being in the gym with Kyrie every day and looks back on what it was like teaching Kobe how to dribble. Live on location from XS Nightclub at Wynn Las Vegas, tune in!    NYC hoops, Cam and Mase teaching him how to ball (4:25) Nate “Tiny” Archibald coaching him in middle school (11:35) Creating The Shammgod crossover move (14:41) Stephon Marbury and them killing on the circuit together (2:15)  Teaching Kobe how to dribble (28:04) Going to Providence, NCAA run (36:59)  Training with Kyrie on the Mavericks, their dribbling duels in practice (52:44)    About Our Hosts: NBA veterans Quentin Richardson and Darius Miles are lifelong friends and bona fide truth-tellers. Listen as they invite special guests, high-profile athletes,

Chester, PA, stand up!! This week on Knuckleheads Magic legend Jameer Nelson joins Q and D to talk about his journey from no-name recruit to NBA All-Star. Jameer looks back on being ranked 100th in his class, how he ended up going to St. Joe’s and taking home all of the premium college awards during his four years there. Jameer gets into his time with the Magic, their run to the Finals in 2009, and what was so special about those Orlando teams. Don’t sleep on Jameer Nelson — too many people have. Tune in!  Going to St. Joe’s, dominating there and getting all the college awards (11:33)  Draft process, getting drafted by the Magic (18:01)  Playing with Dwight Howard and their success (29:43)  2009 Magic Finals run, getting hurt and coming back to play (51:19)  Q and Jameer’s time together in Orlando, that team’s culture (56:11)  Playing in Denver with Jamal Murray and Jokic before their jump to stardom (1:07:08) Stan Van Gundy (1:15:42)    About Our Hosts: NBA veterans Quentin Richardson and Darius Miles are

We back this week with NBA royalty, as Celtics legend and current Jazz exec Danny Ainge joins Q and D on Knuckleheads. This man has done it all, played major league baseball, won multiple NBA championships as a player and constructed some all-time great hoops teams, and he gets into it all. Danny recalls his first time meeting Larry Bird and why Dennis Johnson is one of the more underrated players ever. He also discusses the formation of the Celtics’ Big 3 in 2008 and why he didn’t think getting Kevin Garnett was a possibility. Live on location from XS Nightclub at Wynn Las Vegas, you won’t want to miss this one!  Going to BYU, playing basketball and baseball (5:58) Playing for the Blue Jays, deciding on basketball (11:46) Getting drafted by the Celtics (16:34) Larry Bird (23:55) Celtics-Lakers rivalry (28:26) ‘86 Celtics and why they were the best team he played on (39:30) Playing for the Phoenix Suns with Charles Barkley (48:55) The backstory of forming of the Big 3; KG, Pierce and Ray (1:00:45) Evolution

Mike Bibby is in the building!! One of the original, original Jordan Brand members hops on Knuckleheads to chop it up with Q and D. He gets into winning the tournament with  Arizona, as well as what it was like getting drafted by Vancouver to play for the Grizzlies. Mike relives those legendary 2000s Kings teams, playing with C Webb and why he thinks they should’ve had at least one championship during that stretch. And of course … he lists his all-time five favorite Jordan PE’s. We back live on location from XS Nightclub at Wynn Las Vegas!   ’96 McDonalds game, playing against Kobe (8:20) Winning NCAA tournament his freshman year at Arizona (11:30) Getting drafted to the Vancouver Grizzlies (16:09) Going to the Kings with C Webb, Vlade and Peja (25:57) Lakers-Kings rivalry (38:56) Bibby’s legendary Jordan collection (40:30) About Our Hosts: NBA veterans Quentin Richardson and Darius Miles are lifelong friends and bona fide truth-tellers. Listen as they invite special guests, high-profile athletes, musician

We got family on the pod today to close out the 2023 NBA Draft week on the Knuckleheads pod. Young Jett Howard stops by to chop it up with the guys about growing up with Juwan Howard as a father, hooping at IMG, how he almost didn’t go to Michigan, playing Young Melo in in the movie Shooting Stars, and all things draft process. Tune in to hear from Orlando’s No. 11 pick! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

New Lakers guard Jalen Hood-Schifino drops by our 2023 Knuckleheads Draft Special. The Indiana standout chops it up with Q and D about going away for high school and how that prepared him for the next levels. He touches on his time at Indiana and who he’s ready to match up with, and hints at his smooth draft night fit. Get to know the newest Laker! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

UConn’s own Jordan Hawkins hops on the pod to talk all things NBA draft with the guys. The Husky sharpshooter discusses the road to his NCAA title with UConn, what the draft process has been like so far, and how legendary it was to get a ring the same year as his cousin Angel Reese. Tune in to hear more from this up-and-coming hooper!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

It’s 2023 draft day and Cason Wallace stops by the Knuckleheads to chop it up with Q and D. The two-way guard talks about how his brother put the game in him, why he almost chose Tennessee over Kentucky, and how the Wildcat fan base will prep him for the league. He gives us a hint on whether he’ll hug or handshake Commissioner Silver and who just he wants to match up with in the league. Tune in!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.