137: From Writers Blok and the NBA Paul Shirley author of 'Can I Keep My Jersey?' - a podcast by The NBL Pocket Podcast

from 2020-09-28T20:00

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Episode Title: 'Aren't Whores Supposed to Negotiate?'

Topics:

- Good artists copy, great artists steal

- Pearl Jam’s GO

- Acting lessons and working in television (it wasn’t fun)

- Sticking up for a vision

- A look behind the curtain of pro sport

- 'Ball Four' by Jim Bouton/checking the competition

- Did the book damage his career?

- Walking the line when joking about people

- Wanting to punch Kobe Bryant

- The life, times and death of Kobe Bryant

- Paul’s thoughts on 'The Last Dance'

- Paul comes close to ‘meeting’ Michael Jordan on two separate occasions

- Phil Jackson - the most arrogant person Paul's met

- Almost signing with the Melbourne Tigers

- Paul’s high praise for the NBL then and now and;

- Better condition for being a pro sportsman: religious or stupid?