N'DIGO STUDIO | Stopping The Game

Description

Join your host Hermene Hartman as she talks basketball with one of the games greatest living champions, former Chicago Bulls player and the best 3-point shooter ever, Craig Hodges. We are also joined by Dr. Lloyd Walton who had a fantastic basketball career and is one of only three people to ever earn a doctorate degree in the game. Today we discuss champions, the game in general and stopping the game, as the players have done recently.

Craig and Dr Lloyd reminisce about their early days coming up in the game and what that was like. Craig explains how he developed his skill to become the greatest 3-point shooter on the planet. He also explains how the vicious beating of Rodney King affected his life and his mindset moving forward.

Dr Lloyd explains the difference between the protests of the past and the mass protests we are seeing today. He explains how unification and collective group action on social justice is what leads to real change. In the past individuals have protested or taken a stand against racial and social injustice but today we are seeing mass protests and a coming together of many people, this Dr Lloyd explains, is what is making all the difference.

Dr Lloyd tells the story of what drove him to finally decide to commit to getting good grades after years of only caring about the game. He tells how it was advice that his grandmother had given him as a child that resonated later in life and caused him to shift his focus. He also discusses the NBA bubble and the players that have declined to play as a symbol of solidarity with the fight for racial and social justice in America and across the globe.

In our final segment both Dr Lloyd and Craig deliver their advice to the up and coming players and youngsters of today. They emphasize the importance of understanding that a basketball career is a business and that at best, will only last a few years. They talk about the importance of talking responsibility and cultivating traits like leadership, independence and a strong work ethic.

We discuss all this and more, tune it and enjoy!

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Guests

Craig Hodges - Retired NBA Chicago Bulls Shooting Guard

Dr. Lloyd Walton - Senior Career Counselor at National Basketball Players Association

Credits

Host/Executive Producer

Hermene Hartman

N'DIGO STUDIO Supported By The Chicago Community Trust

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Closed Caption Sponsored By Illinois Lottery